Remembered Prohibition and a Childs Mischief in Park Scene
A three year old girl named Dorothy wandered from her mother on the parkway during the Prohibition era. She followed an organ grinder with a monkey as he moved away, declaring I'se yest gettin eteted wit monkey not man's. Uncle Eben urges patience and humor, remarking Be patient but dont mope around and imagine youre a Job when youre only a Jonah.
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Dorothy
Uncle Eben
Uncle Ben
Jonah
Notables in the Limelight on General Liman von Sanders
The piece outlines German officer General Otto von Liman von Sanders prominent in Turkey's military reforms. Born 1855 to Carl Liman, he joined the German army in 1874 after military academy. He rose to lieutenant general, and with Germany’s Kaiser's staff approval reorganized the Ottoman forces, becoming a pasha with full control. The von Sanders name was added after his marriage to Amelin von Sanders.
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Turkey
Austria- Hungary
Germany
Cieneral Otto IK. V. Liman von San‘ders
Carl Liman
Frederick William Gyo Mishima
Berlin
von Sanders
Liman
Council of Nobility
Amelin von Sanders
Crown Prince Albert Edward at war amid rank contrasts
The article notes Albert Edward of Wales serves on Field Marshal Sir John French's staff rather than commanding, unlike Germany's Crown Prince William. The English prince, turning twenty one next June, shares wartime duties with other staff officers and seeks no special relief from routine duties while at the front.
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Britain
Germany
Albert Edward of Wales
Prince Willam
Prince of Wales
Sir John French
Crown Prince
England
Vines Albert
Governor Ammons Objects to Troop Withdrawal in Colorado
Governor Ammons of Colorado opposes pulling federal troops from the Colorado strike zone. He telegrammed President Wilson saying state authorities prefer the troops stay for now while they arrange to assume maintenance of order. The president will leave control with federal troops until Colorado is ready to take over.
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Colorado
Wilson
Ammons
Thaw Case At Supreme Court Examines Extradition
Washington arguments before the U S Supreme Court debated extradition of Harry K Thaw from New Hampshire to New York A. Knox for Thaw and W Tr Jerome for New York contended over insanity and the legality of extradition while Chief Justice White questioned railroading rights and habeas corpus.
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New Hampshire
New York
Harry K. Thaw
United States Supreme Court
William Travers Jerome
Thaw
Matteawan
Mhilander C. Knox
Jerome
White
Knox
New York State
Advertisers Learn Cost of Inadequate Ads
A merchant who feared advertising costs discovers that underinvesting is the true expense. The piece contrasts fear of the bill with the reality that poor promotion erodes sales and visibility, urging decisive, well funded ad efforts.
Unique Situation in Servia’s Va nish near Krupanj trenches
Report from Servia describes Austrians trapped in place on the eastern bank of the Drina near Krupanj. Neither side can advance or retreat without risking total destruction. Servians taunt with songs and noise, while Austrian sentinels guard against desertions in their own ranks. Odor of decaying bodies lingers as both sides stay alert for orders to fight.
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Servia
New York
Krupanj
Drina
Bosnia
Delmatia
Cretia
Slavonia
Austrian Empire
How Hindenburg Saved Germany From Russia in War Office Tale
Berlin reports recount a dramatic view of General von Hindenburg’s return to service, his lifelong swamp and lake country study guiding a plan to trap Russian forces in East Prussia, a gambit that altered the war office’s fortunes and boosted German morale amid the early August Russian advance.
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William G. Shepherd
United Press Stair
Berlin
New York
von Hindenberg
Hindenberg
Kaiser
Germany
War Office
Prussia
Russia
Konigsberg
Tannenberg
Hindenberg's Counterattack at Tannenberg in War Headlines
The Russians push toward Konigsberg but Hindenberg holds and hits back at Tannenberg. German forces trap and capture 93,000 Russians in 36 hours while both sides incur heavy losses, amid dire warnings from U S and German reports.
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Konigsberg
Prussia
Hindenberg
Germany
Tannenberg
America
Hindnberg’s 67 Years Justified by 36 Hours of Combat
The War office lost decorum as news arrived of Hindnberg’s victory. The 67 year old veteran Swampy Hindnberg is hailed for his life’s work in a brief, intense campaign, with 000 men reported dead or wounded. The piece marks a dramatic wartime moment.
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War Office
Hindnberg
Hindenberg
The Oldest Handicraft and Ancient Toy Traditions
The toy industry is one of the oldest in the world. The BritImussin shows a doll with mud bead hair rings and movable arms. Ancient Egypt used dolls and furniture from Greece and Rome. Earlier toys and toy animals served as playthings in antiquity.
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Egypt
Nile
Reece
Rome
Those to Be Envied Learn to Expect Nothing They Earned
A reflective quote attributed to Lord Macaulay states that the most enviable are those who work hard for what they seek and do not overindulge in self pity even if later efforts fail. It underscores self-reliance and perseverance without complaint.
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Lord Macaulay
How Electric Shock Kills and Doctors View It
Doctors conclude an electric shock kills by disrupting heart rhythm and suffocating the victim as lungs act like an anesthetic overdose. The finding frames the death as a failure of cardiac and respiratory function rather than external injury.
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