World War War Year 1914 The Great Conflict Begins
A sweeping chronicle of 1914 events from January to December highlights the outbreak of World War I, with dates marking battles, sieges, political moves, and notable deaths. Key figures include Wilson, Huerta, Kaiser, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand, alongside nations across the Americas and Europe.
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Uang
General Huerta
Mexico
Francisco Carbajal
Mexico City
Europe
Austria
Servia
Edward Grey
Germany
Kaiser
Russia
Luxem
Janitor Learns Adders Downstairs in Brockton Enterprise
A Brockton Enterprise item recounts a janitor stepping into an elevator and discovering an adding machine misread as a dangerous adder. The comical misunderstanding ends with the janitor accepting the task to move the device downstairs.
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Jack
Blank
Brockton Enterprise
Master of Memory and the Whistler Lesson
A reminiscence of Whistler’s memory skill as Mr T R Way recalls a dusk walk past Chelses hospital and a corner pub. Whistler hides his scene then mentally reproduces every detail of color and arrangement with perfect recall, insisting on focus “one thing at a time” before the next image appears.
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Whistler
T. R. Way
Chelses Hospital
Definition of Chauvinist and Chauvinism
A chauvinist is defined as someone absurdly jealous of national honor or inflated with national glory. The term derives from Nicolas Chauvin, a Napoleonic soldier famed for exaggerated devotion to the imperial cause. His notoriety led to his name symbolizing blindly patriotic mischief.
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Nicolas Chauvin
Napoleon
Topeka Capitol Quote Sparks Public Curiosity
A Topeka Capitol remark states that citizens not only want to hear any scandal but also seek the details. The line underscores public appetite for transparency and thorough reporting on misconduct.
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Topeka Capitol
At Russian High Command Grand Duke Nicholas Observed
A Russkoe Slavo correspondent describes Saint Petersburg era headquarters of Grand Duke Nicholas. The army operates in near monks quiet, with every staffer essential, meals Spartan, and a democratic tone. The piece praises revived strategic traits inspired by Peter the Great Souvaroff and Skobelev.
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Pats
Arras
Augustowo
Hungary
Lassigny
Antwerp
Ostend
Caroline Islands
Hazebrouck
Poland
Vistula
Warsaw
Galicia
Capa
South African Union
Havre
Ypres
Hawke Senk
Takachima
Kiguchau Bay
Aliied
Channel
Lille
Ung
Nieuport
Ypresslacken
DeWet
Germany
Lodz
Radom
Berlin
Ivangorod
Emden
Penang
Turkey
Ayasta
Odessa
Novorossyak
Theodosia
Marits
Caps Province
Coony
Talug Tao
Gaier Tntarha
Honolulu
Bervin
Pleschen
Silesia
East Prussta
Moextco Ys
North Keeling Island
Bay of Bengal
Sydney
Dent
Rusalana
Johannisbore
East Prussia
Viotalavel
Lipno
Kutno
Mandera
Manders
Germana
Centar Agath
Loos
Medway River
Ruasian Circle
Lode
Vera Rue
Reichstag
Plotsk
Georges
Fland
Chateau
Vermell
Belgrada
de Wet
London War Office
Egypt
Lod
Nancy
von Spee
South Atlantic
Falkland Islands
Bturaco
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Gneisenau, ‘Leipzig and Nuernberg Are Sunk; British ‘Occupy Basgorah
Agia
Minor
Dover
Yserne
Goethals
Canal Zone
Metz
U. S
Waco
Flanders
France
Hartlepool
Scarborough
Whitby
England
Petrograd
Nicholas
Rusaia
Russkoe Slavo
Grand Duke
Peter the Grant
Therow
Souvaroff
Skobulef
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Digastere Goth
John Lind
Vera Cruz
Wilson
Ojinaga
United States
Oklahoma
Sandy Hook
Fiord Motor Company
Srepemen
Villa
Torreon
Monros
Cheas
Peake Bay
Caatillo
Madera
New York
Arthur B. Cook
T. 8
Navy
Vera Cruz Street
Ville Killa W
Banton
Scotch Tander
Geo. Westinghouse
Gaston Calmette
the Figaro
Mme. Calliaux
Seely
Britain
House of Representatives
Panama Canal
Federal Reserve
Daniels
U. 5. Navy
U. S. Navy
Stars and Stripes
Huerta
Tampico
Herman Rosenthal
Atlantic
Congress
Senate
Fletcher
Marines
Aerze
Carranza
Colorado
Metcher
Funston
Mt. Aetna
Sicily
Charles Becker
Herman B. Duryea
Bjorstad
Rimouski
St. Lawrence River
H. B. Clafilh Co
Balem
Mass
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Mra
Louise Bailey
Edwin Carmen
Freeport
S. 1
Burg
Belgium
Liege
Sues
Siena
Alsace
Italy
Muethausen
Eingland
Aussia
Carbajal
Serbia
Japan
Brussels
Lorraine
Brusscia
Bel-gian
Mons
Krasnik
Namur
Zappulin
Bomba
Muelhausen
Longwy
Helagoland
Louvain
Sing Tao
LaFere
Tannenberg
Amiens
St. Petersburg
Creil
Paris
Verdun
Relime
Bordeaux
Ruselana
Lemberg
Alana
Belgian Commission
San River
Rupeltins
Relmy
Tro Ut
Kiauchau
Coronel
Chile
Sebastopol
Yarmouth
Yorkatrikas
Jade Bay
Derdaneller
Jaroslav
BNYL
Shelkubisiam
Mosque of Faith
Constantinople
Cracow
Cas Seu
Bulwark
Gillingham
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