Over There exhibit dazzles at Baltimore Liberty Loan Cantonment
The wartime show opened at Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, blending inspiring patriotic displays by the YMCA, Red Cross, and Army and Navy with vivid trench realism, Navy panorama, and musical acts. Visitors meet loved ones at the Nostess House as plans for county headquarters are announced to support the third Liberty Loan drive starting April 6.
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Baltimore
Uncle Sam
Armory
Ike
France
No Man's Land
Thes
Young Men's Whitstien Association
Navy
San Francisco
United States
Young Woman's Christian Association Nostess House
Aipy
Camp Meade
Cantonment
Liberty Loan Committee
Marshand
Hell Gate Bridge Sets World Heaviest Steel Span Record
The New York Central Hell Gate Bridge, known for its three miles of elevated approaches, is one of the era’s greatest engineering feats. It features four tracks and is designed to carry 12 tons per linear foot live load while supporting 200 tons per linear foot of structure, potentially bearing the weight of fifteen large locomotives in motion.
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New York
Hell Gate Bridge
Frigid Morning Leaves Clark County Official Frostbitten
Dif ford Allhands, clerk of Clark County, reports a freezing morning incident. He woke with teeth frozen and immobile, thawing only after warming in water. The event occurred during a severe cold spell described in a Minneapolis News recap.
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Difford Allhands
Clarkenanty
Taolinapolis News
Northwest timber wealth and Pacific coast lumber industry
A Pacific Northwest contractor cites vast timber, noting Washington and Oregon hold hundreds of billions of feet of standing log value. He references distribution by ocean carriers, rail shipments worth tens of millions, and that over 60 percent of regional workers earn wages in lumbering. Modern machinery and ocean rafts illustrate industry evolution.
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Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Edward Mott Woolley
McClure’s
North Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
Laget Sound
Sumner
Washington Sailroads
Orefoh
Pacific Coast
English Thrushes Start Early Song Season
Thrushes in England sing in February, with December singing noted by some. Robins occupy gardens and hedges as winter loosens, while thrushes from woods break tradition and perform as early as they can. Observers question if warm weather or shifting seasons alter the musical season.
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England
de Ieszke
Liberty Bond Advice Warns Against Wildcat Schemes
The article warns millions of new investors about Liberty bonds and high yield scams. It cautions that genuine government bonds offer limited returns and urges treating investments with care, avoiding strangers and wildcat pitches, and using banks for safekeeping.
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Mllion
Liberty Loan
Ins Net
Weltern
Avery
Milous
Superstitions of British soldiers amid war tales
The piece outlines soldier beliefs about numbers and luck. It notes that the third item is unlucky, three cigarettes with one match brings misfortune, odd numbers are deemed luckier or riskier, and days vary in luck. It mentions white heather as a lucky flower and that some decorations may be unlucky for the regiment.
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Tommay
American in Windsor restaurant recalls Victoria Cross story
An American diners at Simpson's recounts meeting a Canadian soldier with the Victoria Cross earned at Ypres. He carried on foot through No Man's Land under fire, has no English relatives, and longs for a simple greeting of support. Only one other from his company survives. The veteran expects more fighting and a dangerous trip back to the trenches.
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Bank Leoves
Lasksbee Commissioneny
Windsor
Hardis
Trenehies
Ypres
No Man’s Land
England
States
London Mail
Persia and Imperialism Revisited in Russian Policy
An essay-like reflection traces Persia recovery from 1907 division into Russian and British spheres. It notes expulsion of Morgan Shuster, aims to redraw influence, and links Bolshevik moves to Brest-Litovsk and Petrograd authority. The piece contrasts past British Russian tactics with current stance, citing imperialism’s ebb.
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Persia
Morgan Shuster
Persin
Germany
Turkey
Berlin-Bagdad Wnr
Queensberry
Boston Globe
Brest-Litovsk
Petrograd
British Geological Photos See National Collection Growth
A British Association for the Advancement of Science committee has built a national geology photo collection for the British Isles now totaling over 5,600 images. The Geological Survey of Great Britain also publishes a list of Scottish pictures and offers prints and lantern slides for sale. The Tunbridge Wells Natural History Society offers prizes for photographs illustrating geological scenery.
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British Isles
Yorkshire
Geological Survey of Great Britain
B. A. Committee
Geological Survey
Tunbridge Wells Natural History Society
Scientific American
Finland as a model nation and literary heritage
The piece praises Finland as prosperous and independent, noting a population around nine million and dairy farming as a key industry. It argues Finland should be free of Slavic Russia, and highlights the Kalevala epic gathered by Elias Lonnrot and its influence on literature including Longfellow's poem.
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Republic of Finland
Russia
Republic of Einland
Nevin O. Wlater
Christian Herald
Elias Lonnrot
Longfellow
Christian Literature In Japan Exerts Wide Influence
The Christian Literature Society in Japan is a major, closely knit Christian group, publishing vast pages of Christian literature. Its executive secretary Doctor Wait Wright is highly capable, yet the society’s power rests mainly on Japanese eagerness to learn and reading ability, not on mission backing or leaderly literary skill.
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Christian Literature
Japan
Christian Literature Society
Doctor Waitwright
Christian Herald
No outward sign of grief at Cossack’s farewell
Olive Gilbreath depicts a stark farewell on a foggy riverbank as a Mongol-eyed North woman endures unspoken sorrow while her soldier lover departs by steamer. A child clings to a mother, bread loaves in hand, and the North’s silence magnifies the tragedy.
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Volta
Hfe
Williun
Milton
North
Olive Gilbreath
Yale Review
Merely cousins of Christ in early church debates
The article surveys interpretations of Matthew Luke and John claiming Jesus had cousins, not brothers, listing James Jude Joses as kin through Mary’s sister and noting patristic and Protestant authorities who support this view.
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James
Alpheus
Cleophas
Mary
Tertullian
Origen
Ambrosius
Irenaeus
Grotius
Calvin
Redhead the Redheaded Woodpecker Keeper of Orchard Cracks
The redhead woodpecker is described as a regular orchard doctor, probing bark cracks with its sharp bill to detect borers. It drills holes for nests in decayed trees, with both parents sharing the excavation. The bird forages nearby for grubs and nuts, stores nuts for winter, and often loses some to squirrels.
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Redhead
Jersey draft invites to buy cemetery plots provoke anger
In south Jersey a draft in a city reaches 300 men who receive mailed cemetery lot invitations. The note asks whether now or later is best for such a decision, suggesting relief of others' duties by owning unused plots. The incident prompts investigations into how the homes were sent out. The New York Tribune comments on the psychology behind the prank.
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South Jersey
Jersey
New York Tribune
Burgomaster's Firebrand Reply From Altwasser
The Prussian town of Altwasser reports a humorous response from its burgomaster after anonymous letters accused him of neglecting food supplies and misusing food cards. The posted note defends his conduct, mocks accusers, and invites them to dine with him on Sunday to witness the meat, rejecting cabbage and turnips as substitutes.
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Altwasser
Schwaeblische Taswacht
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