The Twelfth Grime A Mystery Of Modern London
Old Peter Holgate in Clapham tends his garden as Olive Boyd learns of an antique turquoise pendant at Mr Goring's shop next door. Wheeler the Record reporter discusses sensational crimes with neighbours, while a rumor of a mystery grips the quiet suburb and Holgate's curiosity grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Holgate
Deter Lidgate
Wispham
Sill
London
Olive
Hogers
Clapham
Wich
High Walla
Peter Holga
Brusels
Ulham
Mr. Goring
Boyd
Katten
Goring
Lind Koyd
Unive
Holgate
Mokwen
Lorning
Wheeler
Phillip Whesler
Evening Record
Thyrapadee
Ocome
Mr. Wheeler
Pathy
Phil
Hatton Garden
Winter fashion notes on hats coats and fur collars
The article highlights small hats as a winter favorite with a military touch in millinery. It describes a model that fits over the ears suitable for dark tweed outfits and notes the Kosain coat draping over a tight underskirt with a fur collar.
What Better Epitaph for Gladstone's Grandson
The Westminister Gazette ponders the grandson of Mr. Gladstone and cites Hustricus ancestors who urged Belgium's integrity and independence. The piece recalls readiness to enlist to defend freedom and public right, even to die if needed, contrasting war aversion with duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Gazette
Gladstone
Hustricus
Belgium
Silence of Sea Power in War News
War correspondent notes the German U3 submarine may be sunk and questions the fate of other ships. The piece compares sea power with land campaigns, observes scarce naval reports since January and March, and emphasizes continuous Allied activity across oceans and seas. It laments limited official updates while praising persistent wartime effort.
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Shemy Crcep
Motlllaa la
Luvkl Beatty
Sin i Blucher
Grand Fleet
John Jelitepe
Dardanellea
Taft
Hillish
Tan Coast
Mort
Alloa
Pole
North Sea
Mediterranean
Seven Seas
German sentinel dummy explodes during risky trench reconnaissance
Albert Moore of Cornwall's Light Infantry recounts a near fatal dummy explosion in a patrol near Armentieres. He and an officer approached a German trench and, after a long cautious approach, realized the object was a dummy. The dummy exploded as it was pushed to reveal the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Resinshau
Ty Rélmie
Mabe Marine
Urftine
Jim
Busun
Stoke-Noi
Alivaya
Ao Abe
Philie
Kearney
Albert Moore
Cornwall
Light Infantry
Norwich
Moore
Armentieres
O&orsener
Ely
Ra Rce
Dominions and Peace in the Empire Debate
A 1916 column reflects on imperial policy, noting Dominion independence trends and the need for coordinated counsel with the British government. It cites Harcourt and Bryant discussions, arguing over timing and the Empire’s evolving balance between Old and New World interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harcourt
EB. A. Bryant
the Chronicle
Ms. Harcourt
Strategic East Front Debate Shapes Poland War Scenario
The piece discusses a high level view of the Eastern Front focusing on Poland with Hindenburg near Warsaw and Austrian/German forces. It analyzes possible spring campaigns, river barriers, and routes to Cracow and Galicia, warning of a potentially bloody stand at the Vistula and Cracow lines.
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Moland
East Prussia
East
New York
Folkad
von Hindenburg
Warsaw
Poland
Von
Preemysl
Galicia
Cracow
Carpathians
Vietula
Chicaw
Sil
Vistula
Hungary
Anatria
Cron Brochin
Cuenstochow-Cracow
Europe
Cannon Wound Keepsakes From War Playbill
In a wartime letter, Fr Lauriston describes curious cannon ball souvenirs and extraordinary shots. A shell fragment pierced a ship’s deck near the bridge while another shot rebounded and lodged on a commodore’s desk, turning into a grim paper weight.
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Lauriston
Boston Herald
Academy
London
Emden
Alex
Reem
Albert D. Richardson
Ameriak Ceene
Commodore Rei
Island Nova
Fighting America's Battle and Allied Resolve Speech
A distorted quote notes that France Britain and Russia fight Americas battle and face joint risk. Ambassador Choate in London is cited as popular, with uncertain lines from Aeleo about constraints from Kadraity and a wary hope for justice and humanity amid a broader war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Britain
Russia
America
Mr. Choate
London
Aeleo
Reese
Dreams in the Trenches and Nightmares of War Sleep
A British army surgeon reports on soldiers in feld hospitals who dream of endless trenches and contact loss with comrades. Nightmares include terror, inability to move equipment, and sudden awakenings from shell blasts, with cases of numbness, muteness, and disorientation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Youmang
New York Evening Poet Magazine
Notes
Cheme
Ghiare
Greek Policy Flip Costs Allies in Dardanelles
A commentator notes that Venizelos inspired Greek cooperation with the Allies, including troops and bases, but his fall triggered a policy reversal. He argues German influence and royal actions undermined the plan, leaving allied strategy strained as key bases and routes proved distant and difficult to supply.
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M. Veniselos
Dardanelles
M. Venizelos
Grecks
Thie
Constantine
Imbrox
Tenedos
Alexandria
Worthy Prices At War Time Art Sale
A Valu able Empty Frames catalogue reports over a hundred artists gifting works and promising portraits. The Times notes bidders paid lavish sums for empty frames to be completed to order, with two charcoal drawings fetching high prices. Names such as Sargent, Guthrin, Orpen, Lavery, Gerald, Collier and Augustus John appear among bidders and contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ueretle
Times
Sargent
Evan Eo
Mir
Loss
Kitcat Alze
James Guthrin
Mr. Orpen
Lavery
Gerald
John Collier
Augustus John
Alcohol for Industry and Government Control
Mr Arthur Sherwell argues that alcohol is a crucial industrial asset and a revenue source. He urges government control to prevent losses from prohibition while noting several states are already considering policy changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sherwell
Weveral
Welcom
Testotaller & Captain
Tapping the Middle Classes in Wartime Mobilization
A fragment discusses unity of the middle classes in wartime effort and the mobilization of large business interests at the outbreak of hostilities, stressing coordinated support and shared civic duty.
Two Million Men March With Auxiliary Service Stamp
Readable text notes mass movement of two million men supported by auxiliary services and stamps, with reference to Times military coverage and marching capability.
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Jones
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