Jellicoe and the British Grand Fleet Leader of Calm Duty
Frederick Palmer profiles Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, praised as the war’s calm master and indispensable commander. The piece notes his relentless presence on the deck, quick decisions, and leadership style that keeps the fleet united under pressure, with Beatty and Sturdee as notable peers.
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Frederick Palmer
London
John Jellicoe
Jellicoe
Beatty
Peking
Sir Edward Seymour
John
Sir John
Sturdee
Falkland Islands
Navy
the Dogger Bank
Belgium Under German Rule Aims and Everyday Life
An American reporter in London details Belgian life under occupation. He notes Belgians learning English, three German occupation zones, strict travel limits, curfews in Liege Namur and Antwerp, risk of Arab escape, and bans on singing the Brabançonne and other songs. Personal relations are described as nonexistent with German authorities.
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London
Belgium
Liege
Namur
Antwerp
Holland
Tipperary
Boulevard Anspach
Brussels
Mamma
Geran
Germany
Hany
Paris
Commission For Relief of
Berium
Seals Bring Wealth to Maine Fisherwoman
Mrs. Janet MacDonald of Boothbay Harbor aged 77 nears retirement after twenty years in seal catching with three workers. Seals are valued for aquariums and collections, not skins, selling around 25 dollars. She typically catches about 100 seals per six week spring run, often animals linger around her home.
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Boothbay Harbor
Janet MacDonald
Maine
Ily
Mrs Osa Brown Sues Reuben Brown for Divorce
Elbyville Indiana reports Mrs Osa Brown filed for divorce from her husband Reuben Brown amid accusations including an incident where she says he fired a shot toward her feet.
Married life ends in ten separations says Shelbyville wife
SheCharge Mrs Brown asserts that after four years of marriage her husband Brown separated from her ten times. She also claims Brown is among the laziest men in Shelbyville and that she had to work in winter to earn money to support him.
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Mer Gance
French Commercial Mission to Spend 31 Billion in U S Machinery
Maurice Dumour heads a French mission arriving aboard the Lafayette to fund reconstruction of French industries with 31 billion dollars in machinery purchased in the United States. Damour says no funds will go to ammunition and purchases will focus on agricultural industrial and commercial materials.
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Maurice Dumour
France
United States
Lafayette
M. Damour
Aji
New Orleans
Committee of Appropriations
Radium Baths to Aid Wounded in Oberschlema
A strong radium spring has been found at Oberschlema Saxony and bathhouses will be erected for treatment of the wounded.
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Oberschlema
Syxony
College Men at War from German Universities
The Akademische Rundschau reports that 84 percent of the University of Königsberg students have gone to the front. Other universities show high mobilization with Heidelberg 60 percent, Munich 56, Berlin 54, Frankfurt 11. Danzig Technical University sent 90 percent. By end of May, 1,911 German professors and students were killed, including 266 from University of Leipzig.
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Akademische Rundschau
University of Koenigsberg
Heidelberg
Munich
Berlin
Frankfort
Technische Hochschule of
Danzig
University
Leipzig
Golden-haired girl and wounded soldier seek happy ending
A nurse helps a badly wounded man by asking what he would like to read. He asks for a novel about a golden-haired girl and a wounded soldier with a happy ending, a witty reply that the nurse receives with contempt.
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Manchaster Guardian
Changes in Fleet Street rent free inducement
London Evening Standard notes an unprecedented move where a landlord offers a period of rent free to an incoming tenant and displays the offer in Fleet Street. This contrasts with suburban practice where such terms are already common.
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Fleet Street
London Evening Standard
Morning Devotion: Reading the Bible for Daily Harmony
A preacher urges readers to approach scripture with clear purpose and notes that prayerful, devotional reading brings daily harmony with God. He groups readings by Psalms andGospels for various needs: comfort, forgiveness, gratitude, and growth, and urges choosing a passage that makes the heart burn. He ends by stressing daily soul nourishment through God's word.
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Hilo
Bod'y
Paglia
Jesus
Immaus
From Common Things to Sacred Gifts
A meditation on how humble daily offerings become sacred through obedience to Jesus, transforming ordinary life into a living sacrament as shown in Hay Aitken’s reflection.
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Jesus
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Britain
Prince of Wales
New York
Admiralty
Helgoland
Iceland
North Sea
Sir John Jelticoe
Lewisohn
Chrysanthemum Society of America
Cleveland
Japan
Adolph Lawisohn
Ardsley
Morava
Progreso
Mexico
Funston
Camp Douglas
Fred Funston
Arizona- Mexico
Carranza
Villa
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