Vermelles Chateau Assault Ends With French Victory
A graphic Berlin front report describes the Vermelles battle near La Bassee where French forces breached the chateau mine and overran German defenders. Terrifying trench fighting, collapsing floors, and chaotic combat across first floor cellar and ground levels culminated in a French capture of the chateau.
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Berliner Tageblatt
Flanders
Herr C. Popsel
Ypres
Herr Popsel
Berlin
Felda
Vermelles
la Bassey
France
Ban on Football Yarns Affects Season Gossip Across Leagues
Proposals by conference colleges of the Middle West curb secret football practices and weekly yarns about plays. The shift aims to limit detailed descriptions of schemes. coaches react, noting potential impacts on scouting and storytelling.
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Middle West
Webb and Hannan to Row for New Zealand race
William Webb of Sydney former world champion single sculler will row Pat Flannon in a three mile race for 1000 dollars on the Wanganui river in New Zealand, planned for September.
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Webb
Hannan
Wiliam Webb
Sydney
Australia
Pat Flannon
Wanganui River
New Zealand
Ahab Resists Ben-Hadad As Syrians Fall In Battle
Ahab refuses to surrender honor and palace, Ben-Hadad threatens Samaria. An ensuing siege sees Israelite youths and provincial retainers countering a drunken Syr ian force. A prophet reassures victory as the Syrians are decimated and Ben-Hadad flees. The lesson hymn laments victims of wine and violence.
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Ben-hadad
Ahab
Damascus
Abab
Alab
Israel
Samaria
Adom
Bethadad
Jehovah
Biut
Ren-hadad
Shrinking Sun May Lose Four Miles Per Century
The Philadelphia Press reports on theories of solar heat and contraction. A gradual decrease in the sun’s diameter is projected, with current heat loss causing about four miles of shrinkage per century and potential future densification comparable to Earth. The Sun’s composition mirrors Earth’s elements, seen in vapors around the aurora.
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Philadelphia Press
The Czars Check Reveals Partial Payment To Artist
Danish painter Professor Tuxen earned 12 000 rubles from Russia for a Coronation painting. In Petrograd he received an imperial treasury order but faced a discount and was paid only part of the sum. A second order was issued, completing the payment after a farewell with the czar.
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Tuxen
Edward VII
Petrograd
Russia
Toxen
Washington Star
Father Jane Questioning Young Man’s Intentions
A Boston Globe quip notes the father’s skepticism about a young man’s seriousness as he has been turned away eight times, with the suitor expected again that night. The exchange underscores parental caution in courtship dynamics.
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Jane
Boston Globe
Curious Letter Endings From Old Styles and Subscriptions
Curious letter closings from historical letters show formal and ornate cadences. examples include a 1713 Duke of Shrewsbury notice to Sir Thomas Hanmer expressing faithful and obedient esteem, and bellicose endings from 1504 threatening consequences unless release and peace were granted.
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Duke of Shrewsbury
Thomas Hanmer
Shrewsbury
Huntly
Errol
Aberdeen
Do You See That Calamity Howler Newsboy
A Birmingham Age-Herald reader describes a local after school newspaper seller as a calamity howler. The exchange highlights a boy on a corner whistling with hands in pockets and selling papers, drawing debate over perception and neighborhood behavior.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
March of Progress in Love in a Cottage to a Bungalow
A Kansas City Journal quip on evolving marriage norms details love shifting from a traditional cottage to a modern bungalow. The piece contrasts compatibility issues in changing living arrangements and societal expectations.
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Kansas City Journal
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Mes
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American Press Association
Ian Feld
Warsaw
By Square Deal
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Schaefer
Cobb and Crawford
Collins
Baker
Cobb
Crawford
Napoleon
von Hindenburg
Harry Niles
St. Louis
Harry
Mike Mitchell
Cincinnati
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Ty Cobb
Joe Birmingham
Tris Speaker
Joe Jackson
Milan
Fiehler Jones
Hummel
John Hummel
Brooklyn
Jake Daubert
Thumme
Thero
American Press
John Hummell
Berean
Czar
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