Red Cross Ship Sails for Pauillac and Dundee
The American hospital ship Red Cross sailed from Falmouth toward Pauillac France under Admiral Aaron Ward with Red Cross units to support French armies. Red Cross units for Russia leave Dundee Oct 2 for Sweden, led by Dr. W S Magill and Dr Edward Egbert. Helen Scott Hay accompanies. Ward expects Pauillac Oct 1 and Rotterdam Oct 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
London
Red Cross
Pauillac
France
Aaron Ward
Russia
Dundee
Sweden
W. S. Magill
Edward Egbert
Helen
Scott Hay
Illinois Training School
Washington
Ward
Rotterdam
Edward W. Ryan
Red Cross Hospi
Greek ship message places tal unit to Nish Servia
A cable from Palermo reports that a tal unit sent aboard a Greek ship on September 9 will reach Piræus by October 2, signaling its expected movement in the Aegean region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal
Nish
Servia
Palermo
Pireus
Joffre Named as Title of Vaud Vintage Wine
Paris reports the Vaud canton's wine will be called the Joffre vintage for this year. Earlier vintages named after Bismarck in 1870 yielded poor results, and growers hope for improved luck with the new designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vaud
Bismarck
Dutch to Inventory Wheat and Flour Stocks
The Netherlands government plans to inventory wheat and flour stocks across the country’s mills. Mills complying with government conditions will receive needed wheat, and maximum prices for wheat flour and bread will be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
London
The
Netherlands
Four Belgian Commission Sail Home From New York
Four members of the Belgian commission who arrived to protest German atrocities sailed for home today aboard the Adriatic, returning from New York as they ended their mission to President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Wilson
Adriatic
Doctor Advice Column Promises Quick Health Fixes
Readers present ailments from rapid aging at 38 to weight loss and hair loss. The ad offers cures with tablets like three grain cadomené, 5 grain arbolone, hypo-nuclane, and sulfur tablets, plus a Dayton address for free advice and sealed packages.
Italy faces crisis as Austrian mines threaten Adriatic
Italian fishing boat struck Austrian floating mines off Ancona, killing nine. A second report said an Italian torpedo boat sank between Venice and Comacchio, though unconfirmed by the ministry. Rome protests mine danger and Parliament groups debate neutrality with protection of Italian interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Adriatic
Austria
Ancona
Pesaro
Vienna
Rome
Evening News
Sccarcely
Venice
Comacchio
Ministry of Marine
Britain ships giant America airship to England for war use
The mammoth aeroplane America, linked to Lieutenant John C. Porte, was sent to England aboard the Mauretania. Reported as the world’s most powerful craft, it had tested in Hammondsport New York last summer before a flight was postponed by war. It carried ten men and substantial fuel with two 100 horsepower engines and plans for a third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
John C. Porte
Atlantic
England
Mauretania
Hammondsport
N. Y
British Lieutenant Porte Said to Be Possible America Pilot
Lieutenant Porte, an officer in the British navy, had planned to cross the Atlantic in the America. After the war declaration he returned to England, and the idea gained traction this afternoon that his knowledge of the America could make him a candidate to pilot the vessel if pressed into military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porte
Atlantic
America
England
Italy to Mobilize 1.39 Million in Full Army
London dispatch reports Italian reserves from the 1885 1886 and 1888 classes will be called in October totaling 1 390 000 men under 30 army corps. Including 80 000 in Tripoli Italy would field 1 310 000 in territory as Austrian frontier defences strengthen along the Isonzo and Tarvis regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Daily Mail
Venice
Tripoli
Italy
Ponta del Tarvis
Landwehr
Landsturm
Rochifort
Predil Pass
Isonzo
Romanian Ship Sunk by Austrian Mine off Istria
Venice dispatch reports the Romanian sailing ship Maria struck an Austrian mine and sank off Istria in the Adriatic on Monday. Only one crew member was saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Paris
Maria
Istria
Adriatic
Exchanging School Girls With Germany
Miss Daisy Polk of San Francisco has been delegated by the International Women's Relief Committee to take 35 German schoolgirls from England back to Germany. She will leave tomorrow and on her return bring with her back to Eve number of English students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daisy Polk
San Francisco
International Women’s Relief Committee
England
Germany
Samson's Balsam Cure All Coughs and Colds
An old advertisement touts Samson's Balsam as a universal remedy for coughs colds and grippe claiming it cures various ailments without fail. It presents the product as a trusted household remedy likely from a historic newspaper page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rgamson
Duchess on Lipton's Yacht Heads Nurses
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Erin has arrived in Havre as a hospital ship. The Erin carried the Duchess of Westminster and a contingent of nurses aboard for medical service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess ON Lipton
Havre
Paris
Sir Thomas Lipton
Erin
Duchess of Westminster
Dynamiting Of Chinese Rail Bridge Raises Diplomatic Dust
News from Pekin reports China has not explained the Tiayuho bridge destruction by troops near Wei-hsien. The foreign office denies War Department orders and speculates German railroad workers might be responsible. mediation sought with Britain. Pekin Gazette urges nontransfer of railways during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Tiayuho
Wei-hsien
Foreign Office
War Department
China
McHibben Chosen as Secretary-Treasurer
The Central Association of Commercial Secretaries merges with the American Association of Commercial Executives to form the National Association of Commercial Secretaries. Officers named include J. Christy Mead of New York as president Munson Havens of Cleveland and William George Bruce of Milwaukee as vice presidents and J A McKibbon of Boston as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Commercial Secretaries
J. Christy Mead
New York
Munson Havens
Cleveland
William George Bruce
Milwaukee
J. A. McKibbon
Boston
Portrait of Dean Briggs Hung in Harvard Union
Life-size portrait of Dean Briggs by Edmund C Tarbell, painted over two years, now hangs in the Harvard Union living room. Gifted by the classes of 1911 to 1914 and 19%, plus Tarbell, whose generosity funded the project. It sits beside Sargent’s portrait of Major Henry Lee Higginson, donor of the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Briggs
Harvard Union
Harvard
Edmund C. Tarbell
Tarbell
Sargent
Henry Lee Higginson
Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
Will
French Coast
Joffre
Coats
Hailparn’s
Park Street Station
Hailparn
Lewis Baker
College
College-Ellwood Sts
Dayton
Co Ll
Benip
Britain
GEIS
Porte AS
Cobb’s Grocery
Uneeda Biscuit
Lenox
C.D. Cobb & Bros. Cor
Hanover and
Union Street
Qlleggatrons
Redeem
Te Btn
Flannelette
Burson
Melton Sul
Hamburgs
Tre
Quimby
Houghton & Dutton
Kashgar
Loor
Royse
Big
Oor
Pyramid Deodorizer
Japan
Natu
Alwa
Ly Bony
Santa Clara
Walian
the Queen Olives
Chiver
Brylette Viscon
UIMBY
Bbd
Concord Graves
Hoele Model Creamery Hood
Eastern Shore
Arlington
Sea Street
Baldwin
Shawl Co
Loe Calista
Zie
Cretonnes
Asiza
Jean Mottle
Silk Wais
Volle
Tay
Rful
S.e
Sisoeacse J
Pluto
Plidir
French Lick Springs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!