Forts at Takv Fall to British Naval Action
The bombardment and capture of Takv forts followed British gunboats Algerine and Princess Ada style operations. German and Russian ships supported, with heavy losses among Chinese forces and several forts stormed by British Italian and Japanese landing parties. The action ended around 7 AM with all forts taken.
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Hat Ben
Litte
Gity
Tarfleur
Centurion
Orlando
Aurora
Endymion
C. Cratock
Alicrity
Batterina
Funne
Whevely
Algerine
Ising
Algerinne
Povithh
Cadalig
Alline
Chinese Tolerance In Shanghai Turks Fearful Tides Of Modernity
A fragmented, old-fashioned sketch depicts Shanghai near the Yangtze with pyramidal hills, river gods, and centuries of Chinese life. It contrasts village near-silos with crowded riverfront works, describing noise, smells, and the social order under patriarchal family and neighbor ties amid rapid urban change.
Heard the Corn Growers Addled Tale in Iowa
An absurd claim by L BR AiMard of Towa arrives in Washington. He asserts corn grows in Iowa and travels a day to town, describing enormous stalks and prodigious holes. He claims corn fields force farmers to split stalks to feed oxen, depicting unbelievable, surreal rural scenes.
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L. BR. AiMard
Towa
Han Juni
Washington
Fragmented OCR about royal dinner seating rules at Hever
An aid de camp of King Humbert readies the Hever scene as the king grows angry over seating. A queenly official kept at hand to fix a fourteenth at the table, then a lady leaves, provoking the monarch who insists the order be kept.
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Humbert
Vite
Ninetythird Highlanders
Edward
Bannockburn
D'Umphreville
Cromwell
Havelock
Gordon
Stonewall Jackson
Moltke
Chaplain Prayers and Naval Tales Stir Wartime Reverence
A reminiscence piece recalls General Chaffee’s rise, his cavalry beginnings, and early Army life, interwoven with wartime prayers by army chaplains and historic battlefield pieties. Also retold are naval anecdotes of discipline, drinking, and a court tale from the New York Press, illustrating religious practice and moral codes in military history.
Modern War in South Africa Through Desolate Battlefields
Fragmented recollection contrasts heroic World War I imagery with modern trench realities in South Africa. The piece depicts dirt covered ranks, machine guns, and artillery, noting the dehumanizing progression of modern warfare and a Parisian trend of celebratory frivolity amid conflict.
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South Africa
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Holioburg
Shanghal
Sue
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Celestial Empire
Asang
Hwang-ne
Wisung
Indadtey
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Chater
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Saya
McCook
Los Angeles
Denver
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Vancouver Barracks
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Ninth Cavalry
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Army Register
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Fife
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Vrifatgar
Hurape
Desersl
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Bator
Maho Lantie
Destaner
Herr Gott
Jacob Autiey
Edgehill
Venken
United States Navy
Navy
New York Press
Ti Te
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