World War Warnings and Shifts Across Theatres
Worldwide war items note Allied successes at the Dardanelles and Balkan debates on joining the march against Constantinople. French raids on Saarbrucken injure civilians. Petrograd reports Turkish craft destroyed in the Black Sea by a Russian flotilla. Bustling fronts include Vosges offensives, Gulf of Finland submarine sinkings, and Brest Litovsk activity. Italy declares war on Turkey as Greece Romania and Bulgaria edge toward joining the Allies. Late notices cover a Reno divorce suit, gold deposits to back cotton, fruit price probe, and seamen’s act implications.
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Dardanelles
Balkans
Constantinople
Italy
Turkey
Greece
Romania
Bulgaria
Germany
Washington
Plans for new detention home court rise to sixteen stories
Plans filed with the New York building department outline a sixteen story detention complex combining court jail and house of detention with a cost of 365000 dollars. The document details a multi function urban correction facility to be constructed in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Building Department
Teutons Take Brest-Litovsk and Control Rail Line to Bialystok
Austro-German armies occupied Brest-Litovsk today after Russian retreat. They now hold the railway from Chelm to Bialystok, while Grodno and Olita remain contested as Russians pull back toward Dielovoz forest and Pripet marshes. Austrian cavalry pushed east from Kovel, splitting Russian forces.
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Bialystok
London
Brest-Litovsk
Bug River
Ossowetz
Petrograd
Chelm
Grodno
Olita
Dielovieza Forest
Pripet
Nicholas
Vilna
Kovel
Gibson pleads guilty in Indianapolis corruption case
James Bud Gibson admitted guilt on the conspiracy charge tied to Marion County elections. He was among Indicted figures including Mayor Joseph Bell and Thomas Taggart, with over a hundred other politicians. Taggart denied any contact and prosecutors planned to dismiss the May 5 1914 primary fraud indictment.
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Indianapolis
James
Bud) Gibson
Marion
Gibson
Joseph E. Bell
Thomas Taggart
Taggart
Bell
A. J. Rucker
Texas storm toll reaches 275 with most deaths on land
A Texas storm that struck the coast ten days earlier caused 275 deaths after a state tallies update. Of the total, 206 died on land, with missing persons later found safe in coastal and inland areas.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Aeronaut Grace Dies In Balloon Ascent Accident
Miss Grace an aeronaut was killed in Stanton Michigan while making a balloon ascent before a large crowd. She slipped from her trapeze and fell about ninety feet during the ascent last night.
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Bai Stanton
Mich
Miss Grace
Killing Frost in Minnesota Reported in St Paul
St Paul reports killing frosts across Minnesota on August 27. The weather note highlights chilly air and potential damage to crops with temperatures dipping to near freezing in several counties. Officials urge farmers to take protective actions.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Nothing to Be Said Judge Questions Bread Theft
In a courtroom exchange a woman prisoner admits she stole a loaf of bread. The judge asks for her defense and she responds with nothing to say. She jokes that she might plead kleptomania for other items but bread offers no such defense.
Orchid Exports Rise from Philippine Islands in 1914
The export of orchids from the Philippine islands grows with shipments to a San Francisco firm. In March 1914 ten thousand plants arrived in excellent condition, followed by five thousand more on May 5. The consignments include Sollerians, Amabiles, Studianas and Sanderians.
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Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Land and acreage figures for United States territory
The United States covers 3,000,000 square miles with 1,903,000,000 acres. Of these, 878,000,000 acres are in farms, but 478,000,000 acres remain unimproved and unproductive.
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United States
Thimble Theater in New York Shows Play Variety
A character notes a small Thimble Theater in New York offering varied plays. The reply suggests the performances are modest and plain in nature.
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New York
Moving pictures outshine the average guaranty
A humorous remark compares guarantees with cinema, suggesting even a small extra payment could be worthwhile to glimpse a truly misleading or entertaining moving picture.
Will Aeroplanes Stop War Debate in Collier's
Orville Wright argues in Collier's that air scouting equalizes information between belligerents. He says air power prevents surprises, prolongs conflicts, and makes war prohibitively expensive over years.
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Europe
Orville Wright
Collier’s
Napoleon
Eight Cylinder Roadster Sparks Sudden Breakup
Mabel and George debate a park stroll but fatigue and a new eight cylinder roadster derail plans. She insists she is fine while he suspects danger and ends the call, leaving Mabel muttering in frustration after slamming the phone down. The Michigan Gargoyle notes the quarrel ending their outing.
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Mabel
George
Michigan
Uproar in the Air Cited by Peter Rabbit
In a retelling from the Kansas City Star, Peter Rabbit notes the loud disturbance above and learns it is Doc Stork carrying twins to a wildcat’s house, with the twins resisting the journey.
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Peter Rabbit
Doc Stork
Sammy Jay
Kansas City Star
People and horses vary in mud running ability
Some horses handle mud better than others and the same is true for people. The remark highlights differing performances in challenging conditions and suggests intrinsic variance in movement over muddy ground.
Swearing Off Fails as Man Keeps Cursing
After declaring to stop swearing a man persists in using strong language. The observation notes humans often revert to familiar speech patterns despite intention.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Restores Girl’s Health
A mother from Plover Iowa describes her 18 year old daughter's recovery from female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Five bottles restored regular cycles and strength. The ad cites numerous letters praising the remedy and invites women to seek confidential guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Plover
Iowa
Martin Helvick
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Books and Bangs by John Kendrick Banks in Maine Camp
The author of A Houseboat on the Styx and Coffee and Repartee discusses the value of reading and friendship. He notes Lincoln, Emerson, Balzac, Dumas, Mark Twain, O Henry, Aldrich, Penrod, Montaigne and The Spectator as constant literary companions in his Maine summer retreat.
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John Kendrick Banks
Maine
Lincoln
Emerson
Balzac
Dumas
Mark Twain
O. Henry
Aldrich
Penrod
Montaigne
Let Us Plan a Simple Fishing Outing
A short exchange suggests organizing a casual fishing trip. The speakers propose a fun, relaxed fishing party as a straightforward social outing.
Children wiser than parents in education claim
A remark asserts that the education system makes children wiser than their parents, yet the children are not wiser than their parents were at the same age. The statement questions intergenerational progress in wisdom.
One Left. Obsolete Gay Person System Quirk In Schools
Fragmentary exchange notes a sarcastic remark about a so called gay person system in schools. The dialogue then asserts a counter claim that only the brain is gay, reflecting a terse exchange.
Speech and Silence. Speak fitly or be silent wisely
A compact aphorism on choosing words with care and restraint. It urges speaking aptly or opting for silence when speech adds little value.
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George Herbert
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World News
War News
Saarbrucken
War Office
Black Sea
Vosges Heights
Gulf of Finland
Mackensen
Kopytov
Brest Litovsk
Sofia
Athens
Gallipoli
Huntington Wilson
Philander Knox
Elihu Root
Reno
Nev
Treasury
McAdoo
Federal Reserve
Atlanta
Dallas
Richmond
Agricultural Department
la Follette
Gregory
Oklahoma
William T. Aspinall
Reece Nee Novisees
Frost
Belgium
America
Navy Yard
Mildred Mabry
Dallas, Tex
Ella Shipperly
Miss Mabry
Berlin
John Haefner
Lutheran Synod
Cosgrove
American Lake
Wash
W .H. Wilson
Fourteenth Infantry
United States Army
Department of Agriculture
Deborah Smith Drury
Lucy Stone Blackwell
Haverhill
Chicago Board of Education
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
California
State Board of Horticulture
Chicago
International Motor Car Company
Plainfield, N. J
Munich Neueste Nachrichten
Paris
France
Okuma
Oka
Nikke
Japan
Berlin Vossicsche Zeitung
Brandenburg
University of Constantinople
Haiing
Teutons
Bug
Gzar
James Gibson
Dean
Kansas
Bernard da
E. Tenth &T
de- Kan
Ois
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Carter
Beca
Cutter’s
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Cal
Chisage
Parker
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