Rain Spoils Grand Plan To Overthrow Society
A New York City urban legend recounts a rainy Friday that halted a planned December 13 1918 Bolshevik style uprising. Central Park preparations, proclamations, and police readiness dissolved into rain as eight alleged radicals faced a damp fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor H. Arnhem
York
New York
Central Park
Mall of Central Park
Tom Mooney
California
Mooney
Liberty
Dona Ater
Huns Exercised the Privilege of Destruction to the Very Last
British front dispatches describe German forces destroying bridges railways and roads to hinder Allied advance. American reporters traveling the Ath Brussels road on armistice day found dense minefields with danger signs and fresh excavations as German retreat efforts caused heavy explosions and smoke columns.
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Ath-Brussels
Enghien
Sigas
M'nes
Brussels Road
Ath
Mons
Asmes
Disorderly conduct case ends with psychiatric observation
A man accused of subversive talk about disbanding the army and navy was booked on a charge of ambitious utterances and later held for observation after a disorderly conduct accusation. The district attorney urged the judge to place him in Bellevue for evaluation while editors cheered the outcome.
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Army
Navy
Jones
Bellevue
Timeline of notable historical figures and events
A compact list recounts select dates from 1715 to 1916, naming figures such as Jamese the English claimant at Peterhead, Marquis de Perignon in Paris, Patrick Gilmore born in Ireland, and General Butler with Admiral Porter at Fort Fisher, plus battles in Yvetot and Spain, Austro-Italian fronts, and German response to an American peace note.
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Jamese
Peterhead
Marquis de Perignon
Napoleon
Paris
Toulouse
Patrick S. Gilmore
Johnny
Irleand
St. Lowia
Gen. Butlker
Admiral Porter
Fort Fisher
Yvetot
Spain
Avalonea
Albania
Rome
Gorlaia
Carso Plateau
Germany
Birthdays of notable military and civic figures today
Eva Booth former Salvation Army head in the United States is 46. Maj. Gen. John F. Morrison of the U S Army is 61. Mark L. Requa, director of the United States Fuel Administration division, is 63. Paul Manchip, New York sculptor who designed medals for the 1908 Port, is noted as having a birthday today.
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Eva Booth
Salvation Army
United States
London
John F. Morrison
France
New York
Mark L. Requa
United States Fuel Administration
Virginia City
Mev
Paul Manchip
Invisible Guards and Faith Across the Void
The passage argues that unseen moral and spiritual forces act like guards on mankind influencing civilization. It defends belief in a future life against mockery and asserts the mind’s immortality through eternal witness in the soul, space, and memory, ending with a cosmic image of the southern cross guiding relief at night.
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Osly
Africa
Socrates
Emerson
Voltaire
Gibbon
Tyndale
In’ Géersot
Groffer
Earth
Tropic
Sean
Mariners Esperanza Amid Storms Seek Relief Beyond Gloom
The passage speaks of sailors facing life’s tempests. It urges lifting the gaze to distant stars and the horizon, promising relief and joy after midnight, with exhortations to console a desolate heart and weary soul.
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Walt
Economy From War Life Safer Than Before The War
A returning American serviceman reflects on wartime savings and discipline. He cites strict budgeting, extensive use of Liberty bonds, and restraint in clothing and entertainment as lessons learned. He recalls efficient daily routines and resourceful use of limited water in camps, hoping to keep these habits after the war.
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British Front
America
Para
Oir
Festival of Peace Marks Centennial of John M. Lea
The article notes today marks the centennial birthday of Tennessee jurist John M. Lea in Nashville while the nation observes a Christmas festival in wartime. Homes open nationwide for service members as churches and charities provide dinners and entertainment for soldiers and veterans. President Wilson is shown delivering the message Peace on Earth to American troops defending democracy.
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John M. Lea
Tennessee
Nashville
New York
Chicago
Christina
Wilson
Racing Winter Meeting at Jefferson Goes On
The calendar notes a winter racing meet at Jefferson with events listed for fans. Track officials prepare early for a slate of races and anticipated crowds.
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Jef
Boxing Notes Benefit From Havana Meeting And Fights Listed
Winter meeting of Cuban American Jockey Club at Havana noted. List includes Langford vs Thompson six rounds in Philadelphia and Erne vs Jackadnys six rounds in Philadelphia. Morrys vs McCabe ten rounds in Reading Pennsylvania and Loadman vs Scanlon ten rounds in Homestead, Pa. Doyle vs Donley and others scheduled in Newark New Jersey. Rent notice appears for a steam heated sleeping room at 116 W 265th near Jefferson Park in New Orleans.
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Ferson Park
New Orleans
Cubaa-American Jockey Club
Havana
Sam Langford
Jack Thompson
Philadelphia
Willie Jackadnys
George (Young) Erne
Walter Morrys
Jimmy McCabe
Reading
Dick Loadman
Patsy Scanlon
Homestead
Paul Doyleya
Mickey Donley
Newark
U. J
Judge Julian Mack Led Jewish Delegation to Versailles Peace Talks
Judge Julian W. Mack of Chicago is chosen to head the American delegation at the Versailles peace conference, a leading figure in American and European Jewish welfare and cooperative labor efforts. He studied at Harvard Law School and Berlin, taught at Northwestern University, and served as Chicago Juvenile Court judge before a U S district judgeship.
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Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Versailles
United States
America
Europe
Mack
Harvard Law School
Berlin
Letpine
Northwestern University
Juvenile Court of
United States District Bench
Central powers unveil peace plan as war nears end
Count Czernin, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, presented the general peace proposals of the Central empires. France and Germany reached an agreement at Bourne for the exchange of prisoners over 48 years of age.
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Count Czernin
France
Germany
Borne
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRESS
Women in Brooklyn push for female probation officers and detectives in New York courts while Oregon prepares legislative measures to improve women workers. US railroads employ 3000 women from labor to skilled machinists, Portugal hires women as civil register officials on par with men, and Russia’s imperial collection features antique warming-pans with historic and design value.
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Brooklyn
New York
Oregon
United States
Carmen
Portugal
Crarina
Russia
Imperial Palace
Petrograd
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United States of America
Austria
New York City
People’s Day Committee
Ellis
Cheyenne Business Directory
DR. H. OC
Andrew
Butte
Citizens National
Cheyenne
Wyo
Stree Ee Eees
Ccheyenne Stamp and Novelty Works
Carey Avenus
Laramie County
Bankers and Stockmens Trust Co
Boniied Avetractors
Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Undertakers Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbloor Undertaking
Plains Hotel
Mark Chapman
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A. Kirkpatrick
Carey Ave
Ee John Chas. Thompson
Wyoming
D. W. Gia
Capitol Ave
W. Riner & Co
W.S.S. Club
Cheyenne and Vicinity
Senate Bar
C. A. Tinsley
the Guardian
C. N. Oranor
Ady Deambora
Cheyenne Stamp and Novelty Works
Carey Avenue
Shang Ial
West Sevenmenth Street
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