Ghosts at Boulogne by Justin Huntly McCarthy
In a London Chronicle piece titled Ghosts at Boulogne the Irish dramatist Justice Huntly McCarthy presents a war time meditation. The lines envision English soldiers in France and name Churchill Wellington Harry Crispins Chandos and Edwards with leopards on their breasts as symbols within a broader hymn to enduring friendship and a just war against a dark threat.
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France
Churchill
Wellington
Harry
Crispins
Edwards
St. Denis
St. George
Justin Huntly
M’carthy
Surgeon Cordier Dies as Prisoner in France
Paris reports Surgeon-Major Cordier, captured at Briey, died at Besancon after 11 days in German custody. He treated battlefield wounds, spoke of mistreatment including scant meals and exposure, and was released three days before his death while still frail from the ordeal.
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Paris
Cordier
Briey
Besancon
Strassburg
Dandruff Remedy Works for Miss Nolan in 1914 Testimony
Miss L Nolan of New Bedford Massachusetts reported severe scalp trouble with thinning dry hair and itching. She tried many products until using Cuticura Soap and Ointment samples, then bought more and observed steady hair growth and complete dandruff relief by January 28 1914.
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Front St
New Bedford
Mass
Cuticura Remedies Promote Skincare Across Problems
Cuticura Soap and Ointment praised for pimples blackheads redness rough skin and scalp irritations including dandruff. Products priced 25c and 50c with 2 samples of each and 82p. Skin Book offered free upon request from Cuticura Dept. T Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Kaiser Wilhelm Now Wilhelm the Greatest
Dr I W Held of New York arrived in London from Berlin and said Kaiser Wilhelm is now regarded as Wilhelm the Greatest. He noted that the word great no longer fully expresses the Kaiser’s achievements as the title spreads among Germans and others.
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Wilhelm
I. W. Held
New York
Berlin
Held
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Girl Tries to Pass as French Soldier Revealed
Letters from British soldiers on the continent tell of a French recruit who hid her identity as a brother to join the war. She cried when sent back but vows to return, while Franco British exchanges grow friendlier. The French learn the Marseillaise and British troops sing God Save the King together.
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Kishenaire
South Africa
King
Britannia
Jones the only safe name in Wales now
Welsh correspondent notes it is dangerous to have an uncommon name in Wales during the rumor that Germans are influencing boycotts. A shopkeeper in Rhos displays a placard denying German ties and defending his identity amid the unrest.
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Jones
Wales
London
Rhos
North Wales
Dick Pennington
Atherton
Lancashire
Germany
King
Rhosllianerchrug Og
Nurses in Breeches to Seek Out Wounded
Breeches wearing nurses join a front line party in Folkestone to ride over the battlefield. They will locate wounded soldiers and administer first aid before transporting them to the base hospital by motor car. Immediate attention is stressed as crucial for reducing deaths.
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Folkestone
Germans Levy 400000 and Luxury Goods on Amiens
A Dieppe despatch reports German forces levied 400000 dollars in tribute on Amiens along with 3000 bottles of wine and 8000 cigars. The procureur-general was seized as a hostage to ensure civilian behavior. The German conduct at Amiens was described as correct with no outrages.
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London
Dieppe
Amiens
Sienkiewicz Urges Austrian Poles to Aid Russia
Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz issues an appeal to Austrian Poles to join the fight with Russia. He is known for the novel Quo Vadis.
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Sienkiewicz
Petrograd
London
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Russia
Local residents praise new tonic Tona Vita
East Boston resident Mrs. Mary Rossetti says four bottles of Tona Vita made her feel five years younger and reduced headaches and dizziness. The notice claims the tonic helps with dizziness loss of appetite sleeplessness vigor memory and general fatigue and sells at drug stores.
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Mary Rossetti
Maverick Street
Boston
Women Pipers Feature at Boston Scots Clans Gathering
Six thousand Scots gathered at Caledonian Grove for the Boston Scottish clans union picnic and games. Bagpipes played lively airs while lassies danced the highland fling and lads wore kilts performing the sword dance. Attendees recalled Burns and Rob Roy as tartans and plaids colored the crowd amid talks on the European war.
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Caledonian Grove
Boston
Robert Burns
Rob Roy
Myopia Horse Show Pleases Great Crowd
Hamilton reports over 10 000 attendees at the 20th annual Myopia Hunt Club horse show and gymkhana. Events included nine classes, exciting jumping, polo between Myopia Reds and Whites and a Masters’ Challenge Cup won by George L. Meyer's Overland.
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Hamilton
Myopia Hunt Club
Myopia Reds
Gordon Prince
A. F. Sortell
Robert H. Reece
Joan Whitney
Patsey
James H. Proctor
Blais
Charles Appleton
John Moulton
Elise Ames
I. Hamm
Ellis L. Dresel
F. J. Alley
Odd Socks
Myopia Hunt
Elise Ameson I
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B. Tuckerman
Thomas W. Pierce
Jerry
Mr. Pierce
Frank R. Appleton
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Harry Lee
Shaw McKean
Mr. Appleton
N. Prince
French Cigars for English Tommies
A reader reports from France that French and English troops fraternize warmly. French soldiers press cigars and coffee on Tommy and refuse payment, with many soldiers seen smoking French cigars.
Turkey Still a Problem in Constantinople Dispatches
Routine despatches from Ambassador Morgenthau in Constantinople indicate communication with Turkey remains unimpaired. No mention of political conditions was made, suggesting the diplomatic situation there is unchanged.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Constantinople
State Department
Turkey
British actions in Egypt threaten Turkish ties and German officers
Officials weigh expulsion of German and Austrian consuls from Egypt as Britain pauses to avoid provoking the Porte. Turkey’s wavering stance and the Bosphorus zone pressure hint at wider war risks while Ambassador Herrick seeks guidance on protecting Parisian arts and residences as neutrality remains precarious.
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Egypt
Great Britain
England
Turkey
Germany
Austra
Bosphorus
Ottoman Empire
Herrick
Paris
Wilson
Bryan
An English Catholic Bishop as Militant
Dr Robert Brindle, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham, now active in wartime philanthropy, served as an army chaplain. Sir Evelyn Wood notes Brindle in December 1884 on the Nile, paddling in the Royal Irish with sunburned features and blistered hands. The battalion won Lord Wolseley’s prize for best time Wadi Halfa to Korti, and Brindle was highly popular among his flock and peers.
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Robert Brindle
Nottingham
Evelyn Wood
Wadi Halfa
Korti
Kugiler
Lord Wolseley
German Spies in British Officer Uniforms Nipped in Paris
Paris reports three German spies dressed as British officers detected by a genuine British officer at the Grand Hotel. They were immediately arrested. This incident adds to Paris claims of enemy espionage within the city.
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Paris
Grand Hotel
England's Boy Scouts Take Soldiers' Places
England's Boy Scouts now called England's Last Hope take soldiers' roles in war. Under Chief Scout Baden-Powell they guard bridges telegraph lines railways harbors and wireless stations while guiding signaling carrying dispatches and gathering information. Many are under 18 and trained in rifles and bayonets as regiments form within troops.
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England
Baden-Powell
Boy Scouts
One Killed Three Hurt In Upset On Tucker Hill
Carl A. Anderson, 27, of Roxbury, was killed when the automobile he rode in tipped over on Tucker Hill near Randolph Avenue. Angilena Grassy and Salvena Lanséena, both injured, were taken to Haymarket Square Relief Hospital. A third passenger’s name could not be obtained.
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Winthrop Street
Roxbury
Milton
Anderson
Randolph Avenue
Tucker Hill
Maurice Pierce
M. V. Pierce
Salvena Lanséena
Margaret Street
Molineux Taken to an Asylum
Roland I. Molineux, famed for a high profile murder trial, was committed to the Kings Park insane asylum after being transferred from a village lockup. Alienists deemed him insane and County Judge William G. Nicoll signed the commitment papers.
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Molineux
Babylon
N. Y
Roland I. Molineux
New York
King’s Park
William G. Nicoll
Molyneux Assault Leads to Overnight Transport to Asylum
Peter Kleindvist and Constable Luke Devlin confront Mac Levy and Thomas Sprague as MacLevy Molyneux provokes a fight aboard a train. Levy strikes the trainer MacLevy and is restrained, with the group leaving for King's Park. General Edward L. Molyneux and family witnesses are present but do not accompany.
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Luke Devlin
Thomas Sprague
MacLevy
Molyneux
Mac
King’s Park
Edward L. Molyneux
Leslie
Florence Essleton
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