Ambulance Run Through Dark Front Night With Lunatic
A French front ambulance crew recalls a harrowing eight mile return trip to a hospital behind the woods amid shrapnel and a rain of shells. One patient, insane from battle, grabbed the wheel and raged while another passenger fought his way inside, leading to a tense, chaotic journey under fire.
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Paris
New York Sun
American ‘Ambulance Corps
Poste Secours
Brancardiers
Bon Soir
Ambulance Ride Through War Hospital Frontier
MISS CATHERINE HARLOW recounts a perilous ambulance trip to a hospital behind the hill. A new sentinel nearly fired on the narrator as a madman wounded by battle calmed in the yard and disappeared without a trace, leaving observers puzzled and relieved at the relieved chaos.
Bleached Bones Found Believed To Be Missing Man
In Elwood Indiana the long missing David Davis, age fifty one, disappeared August 7 leaving a note for his children. His bleached bones and weathered clothing were found by James S Edgell on the Washington McCoy farm west of the city, with identification possible only through his clothing.
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Elwood
Ind
David Davis
James S. Edgell
Washington McCoy
McClay Glass Works
San Francisco Schools Ban Secret Societies Pledge Required
The board of education requires every high school pupil and parent or guardian to sign pledges against joining any forbidden secret societies. In San Francisco, over 100 pupils were suspended for membership, with a state law prohibiting school secret societies.
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San Francisco
Board of Education
Visit of Sir Walter Raleigh Told About in London Trumpets
A Canadian American recounts a London letter tale about Sir Walter Raleigh, Oxford professor of English literature, arriving in New York. A tall man mistaken for Raleigh is identified by a Westerner as Christopher Columbus, highlighting humorous mix ups at the pier.
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Sir W. Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh
Oxford
United States
London
Sir Walter
New York
Walter
Sir Walter Tinleigh
Christopher Columbus
Ancient Peanut Politicians and the Intestine Guessers
Forefathers migrating to new lands fed birds with seeds and studied animal guts to judge settlement outcomes. Leaders, like modern peanut politicians, cloaked the practice in mystery and pretended to predict futures, keeping such intestine rituals as profitable acts.
No clear news item identified in fragment
The fragment cites an Ohio State Journal remark about evaluating matters in their larger aspects, credited to a short-statured man who cannot see beyond immediate questions. No identifiable events, names, places, or dates are present.
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Ohio State Journal
Lampoon Caption About Delay Sparks Amusement
A humorous lampoon quotes a dialogue about lateness and a slow watch, using playful banter to riff on punctuality and companionship. The fragment conveys a lighthearted vignette with familiar wry tone.
Cuba adopts new monetary system mirroring US dollars
The Cuban monetary reform completes the switch from diverse circulating currencies to a national system. Former Spanish, French, U S and other coins were common. money changers thrived in Havana and other cities amid the confusion. The new system uses the U S dollar sign and aligns with American standards.
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Cuba
United States
Havana
Mississippi Delta spans area rivaling Maryland
The Mississippi Delta covers a land area roughly equal to Maryland, highlighting its vast river basin. The comparison emphasizes the delta’s expansive reach across multiple parishes and regions.
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Mississippi Delta
Mississippi River
Maryland
A Good Soldier Will Enlist in the Church
A sermon urges Christians to join the church as the proper army of Jesus Christ. It argues loyalty, obedience, and willingness to endure hardship, citing soldiers of history and the need for an "Old Guard" of faithful members who will do their share and more.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Tennyson
Jesus
Maury Lyon
Holyoke College
God
Joshua
Garibaldi
Napoleon
Old Guard
France
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