Submarine Mines Shape Sea Warfare Across Frontiers
The article traces the evolution of submarine mines from German use in wartime channeled into North Sea and English coast operations to British countermeasures. It details mine layers, decoy periscopes, and defense nets, plus the shift from offensive to defensive mining and risks for coastal shipping and patrols.
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OBR
Entente Nilles
Teuton
Heliet
Crast
Scotland
England
North Sea
Megaphone
Jtach
Atlante
Navy
Army
Ast Artillery Corps
Dardanelles
Messadiyeh
Russia
Germany
Tyne
Admiralty
Williams. Sims
Prac
Maine
New York
Suny
Renaissance of Hilda Park Sparks Shared Cause
Hilda Park, long devoted to family, finds her civic voice and joins a protest against a land grab. Her speeches win praise at a mass meeting while husband Richard watches unsure. A sudden shift in partnership leads to a renewed bond and shared mission.
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Hilda
Wilda’ Park
Richard
Hilda Park
Park
Richard Park
Judge Fuller
H. 2
Shielding Eyes with Chain Visor Helmet Aims to Save Soldiers
The Colonial Institute showcased a new chain visor helmet for British troops. An adaptation of the steel anti fragment helmet, it adds a metal chain strip around the rim to deflect debris and stones from explosions, potentially preventing blindness though not preventing mortal wounds.
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Wong
Colonial Institute
Ehain
Ton: Gon Tit-Bite
Imall
Questions Prospective Risk for Surety Companies
An American Magazine piece outlines key questions surety firms ask to judge honesty. It covers salary expectations, cash custody, bank deposits, accountability for funds, handling of stocks, verification methods, exam frequency, and job title. The article aims to reveal how insurers assess risk and detect potential dishonesty.
Southwest Land of Color and a New School of American Art
The Southwest, especially New Mexico and Arizona, offers vivid color under bright sun and clear air. A new American school of landscape painters thrives in Taos and Santa Fe, preserving Pueblo and Navajo costumes and ways for posterity, with a growing colony of artists and models among Indigenous communities.
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United States
New Mexico
Arizona
America
Southwest
Taos
N. M
Taos Pueblo
Santa Fe
Sunset Trail
Chicago Daily News
Pillsbury Plays Simultaneous Chess in Kansas City Visit
Harry N Pillsbury visited Kansas City on January 26 1901 and played twelve chess games and three checkers games with local fans. Moves were called aloud as Pillsbury, with back to the boards, named his piece and square and won every game. Earlier in Chicago in 1900 he played sixteen blindfolded simultaneous games in under five hours, winning twelve and drawing three.
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Harry N. Pillsbury
Kansas City
Pillsbury
Pack
Chicago
Pilsbury
Japanese Beds Use Piled Cushions on Floor Says Observer
A foreign observer notes that Japanese do not sleep on European beds but on thick soft futon mattresses stacked on the floor. He mentions the emperor allegedly has 20 such futons, one shaped like a kimono and with a velvet collar. He suggests the emperor may sleep inside one if it is cold.
Incomplete OCR Fragment on Historical Speech Event
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Samuel Oxon and Wilberforce with scattered phrases about occasion audience and remembrance. Core facts and participants are unclear. no dates or locations are present to establish a full article item.
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Samuel
Wilberforce
Flag Colors Too Frequently Used During War Embrace
In 1917 America's war mood floods fashion as red white and blue dominate dress and accessories. The piece notes France and England avoiding color, while the United States flaunts flags in capes, frocks, hats, and sundries. It critiques overuse yet chronicles capes, serge, broadcloth, and checks as spring styles. General Joffre’s New York visit marks the peak of patriotic attire.
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New York
France
Englang
Wells
Britling
Ogland
America
Brussels
Joffre
McClure
Fifth Avenue
Ribbon fashions dominate season with fully ribbon outfits
Ribbons of bryadere and lingerie ribbon create sports suits, pajamas, hats, and bags. A Russian blouse features red and white striped ribbon with a white skirt. Light blue and lavender ribbons form intricate borders and a Boshanara girdle.
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Bryadere
Cew
Activities of Women in Early 20th Century News
The item notes women voting in the United States for 40 years, Boston teachers winning a first step toward equal salaries with men, Antoinette Taylor acquiring a Jenny Hancock table, New York bills allowing women printers to work at night and establishing a six day 54 hour week for women restaurant workers, and sisters Jennie and Sianche Yambe as Ventura County’s sole woman homesteaders who cleared over 1100 dollars last year and expect to double it this year.
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Boston
Antoinette Taylor
St Louis
Jenny Hancock
New York Senate
New York
Jennie
Sianche ‘Yamb
Ventura County
Cal
Art In Wearing Black
A commentary on how true artists wear black with style and restraint. Ordinary dress can misfire, while savvy women use black to mark morning or evening moments. Parisian influence shows black gowns reserved for bold, shocking looks that enhance white skin and glittering jewelry.
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Hilda Eld
Pinesght
We.g. Parararata
Ik Ig
Japan
Opera Glass
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