Parisian judge kept as hostage four years in Cambrai
Honori Bergier, a Cambrai judge, refused to abandon his post as German forces invaded in 1914. Held as a hostage, he endured bombardments while his family fled to safety. After four years, he reached Paris to reunite with relatives and seek his city’s records. His wife and daughters aided hospital service and were honored for devotion.
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Paris
Cambrai
Honori Bergier
Belgium
France
Bergier
Boulogne sur-Mer
Bergler
Hotse
Germany
Tie
M. Bergier
Switzerland
Familly
Notable Elder Siblings Live in Bowdoinham
In Bowdoinham Maine four aged residents are living together Mrs Eleanor Sparks aged one hundred years her sister Mary A Green aged ninety eight years their brother William K Denham eighty five years and his wife aged eighty five years The quartet presents a remarkable multigenerational household scene in the town.
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Bowdoinham
Eleanor Sparks
Mary A. Green
Wiliam K. Denham
Local Belgians Sent From New Hampshire to Ellsworth
A local man sent a year of Belgian haves from New Hampshire to his family in Ellsworth. When the crate was opened at the Ellsworth beste there were Lt haves.
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Ellsworth
Haves
New Hampshire
Ellsworth Beste
Oval saucer eases afternoon tea discomfort
A witty note from Atlantic Magazine praises a new oval platterlike saucer large enough for a cup a lettuce sandwich and pastry. It quips that the old circular saucer juggles elbows and lacks a secure perch for a sandwich, imagining an evolved tail to hold the saucer.
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Mr. Edison
Atlantic Magazine
Efficiency and speed top Navy talk in Secretary Daniels remarks
Secretary of the Navy Daniels pushes cutting red tape and speeding up production. He questions practicality versus talk and cites a humorous past anecdote about Torkins and his girl to illustrate urgency.
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Daniels
Beau
Torkins
Odd Indian Foot Race Under Night Torchlight
A Tarahumare foot race shown at night by torches draws a lively crowd. Runners chase a small ball with remarkable sight and speed, winning only honor and women's admiration. Winners often share some winnings with fellow racers as a voluntary gesture.
Splinterless Goggles for Military and Industrial Use
Splinterless goggles offer two bonded layers of optical glass with a celluloid interlayer. They resist splintering like glass, gain rigidity from celluloid, and reduce moisture clouding through heat insulation. The design suits gas masks, aviation helmets, and workers needing eye protection.
Letter From Front Shows French Study Pays Off
A young Red Cross volunteer in France writes that studying French before deployment proved invaluable. He explains he can communicate easily since most locals speak English, highlighting practical language benefits in the field.
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Red Cross
France
War Horses Are Veterans Record In Hussars Front
A Hussars driver has steered the same team for over three years of war. He led them to France on August 16 and they served at Mons Aisne the Marne Ypres Neuve Chapelle on the Somme and at Arras during Vimy Ridge. They have never missed a days march.
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Ihe
Hussars
Ife
France
Mons
Aisne
Marne
Ypres
Neuve Cha Ipelle
Somme
Arras
4Neil
Vimy Ridge
Transatlantic Flight Race Tempers Prize Hype
Paris reports intense development of long‑distance aircraft as newspapers and clubs entice with prizes for transatlantic flights. Farman and Bleriot unveil multi engine machines with hopes of 36 hour and 24 hour nonstops, speeds around 110 to 150 mph, and long range capability.
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Paris
Newfoundland
Ireland
Berlin
Atlantic
Farman
Bleriot
Nieuport
Moonshine Use Cited as Cause of Insanity in WV
Huntington reports moonshine whisky as spreading insanity across West Virginia. J B Coster of the state insane asylum warns of an insanity epidemic in Logan County coal regions. Officials say diverse ingredients in illicit whisky wreck mind and body.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
J. B. Coster
State
Logan
Coster
Music Cures Shell Shock in London Hospitals
Music is found beneficial in treating shell shock among soldiers and singing plans are forming to use it systematically with army approval. Singing has shown both direct and indirect curative effects, with cases of speech recovery after joining in. An effort to organize regular singing training in all hospitals with shell shock patients is underway.
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London
The Case of La Follette and Senate Action
The Wisconsin Senate rejected charges against Senator La Follette amid war era tensions. Critics say the expulsion was unlikely and the action left a blot on the Senate’s reputation as patriotism clashed with obstructive rhetoric and controversial remarks about Lusitania and wartime policy.
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Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
la Follette
Senate
Wisconsin
Williams
Mississippi
St. Paul
Foreign Office
Lusitania
Congress
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Bert Bryan
J.R. Burnett
F. W. Greenough
Edwin Booth
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St. Louis Globe - Democrat
United States
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