Year That Is Gone Filled With Great Happenings
A summary of 1914 events including the start of World War I with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, German advances, Belgian devastation, and naval actions. U.S. events such as the Vera Cruz occupation, Eleanor Wilson McAdoo’s marriage, Empress of Ireland sinking, and deaths of Adlai Stevenson and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. and sports noting the Boston Braves winning the world baseball championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Mexico
Ireland
Pius Iix
Weodrow Wilson
Boston Braves
Aike Jane Cis Verdinand
Commeracia
Old World
Servia
Austria
Eleanor Wilson
Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Giacomo Della Chiesa
Benedict XV
Connie Mack
Tlarry
World War 1 Chronology of Battles and Events
The article narrates the rapid progression of World War I from late July to December, outlining mobilizations, declarations of war, key battles, naval engagements, and pivotal moves across Europe and beyond. It notes Germany and Austria’s advance, Belgium and French defenses, Britain’s entry, and notable submarine actions, with economic and domestic impacts such as the NYSE reopening and other incidents tied to the conflict.
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Russia
Germany
Preneh
Belgium
France
Great Britain
England
Berlin
Tiege
Wilson
Colorado
Ireland Hill
Averta
Mexico
Lfter
Puerta
Dresden
New York Btack Exchange
Katsidis City
Tiptean Lord
Europe
Thomas A. Edison
Westhramac
N. J
New York Stock Exchange
Neutrality debates and wartime contraband questions unfold
Washington dispatch notes the US straining to stay neutral as Britain enforces shipping rules and contraband restrictions. It cites a smokeless powder firm alleged to have earned 40 million dollars serving the Allies, plus debates on how contraband materials exit the US.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Canada
Tiny Hammers in Steam Power of Gas and Molecules
A simplified explanation of steam describes water vapor as a gas formed under pressure whose expanding power drives work. It notes countless tiny water molecules colliding with surfaces, collectively enabling steam's power, and cites a Victorian proverb about many small things making a big whole.
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Aonai
Stella
Antiquity of Kilts and Kant Spelling Shifts
A compact feature notes kilt origins from prehistoric Scotland and military tartan usage by regiments dating to 1725 with Black Watch as first named. It also covers Kant’s name spelling change to ease English pronunciation and Murdoch’s Scottish surname variations.
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Balkans
Scotland
Black Watch
Seaforths
Argyll and Sutherland
Gordons
Camerons
London Saturday Review
Kant
Murdoch
London Chronicle
Justice Day the hanging judge and night court antics
London Mirror recounts Justice Day famed for rapid circuit justice. On a dusk session candles lit to hear another case after a prisoner trial. O Connor, Irish barrister, protested night work and quoted, What will men say that justice is not done by Day. The subsequent sitting led to an acquittal.
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Justice Day
O'Connor
London Mirror
A Beau Brummel Sundays Monday Work Joke
Cartoon caption style note features a quip about Beau Brummel and a playful contrast between Sunday leisure and Monday work, with a mock exclamation praising his swell appearance. The line suggests social vanity and weekly routine in a light, witty tone.
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Beau Brummel
Mhiincdelphin Taateer
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