The Man Without a Country in Nolan's Navy
The narrator recalls Philip Nolan an elderly naval officer famed for discipline and learning. Nolan's restraint and sympathy emerge during a slave liberation episode where he translates for enslaved Africans and consoles Vaughan about returning home and country. The scene highlights Nolan's lifelong devotion to family home country and his insistence that sailors serve the flag.
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Mr. Nolan
Nolan
Fort Adams
Secretary of War
Washington
Porter
Nakahiwa Islands
Essex Porter
Essex
Pacific Ocean
Madison
the Iron Mask
Linnaeus
John Foy
Philip Nolan
House of Virginia
South Atlantic
Mars
Vaughan
Moon
White Desert
Mme
St. Thomas Harbor
Heaven
Encouraging Bible Reading Through Book Studies
A pastor recounts using monthly book studies starting with Genesis to engage a diverse church audience. He describes choosing practical themes, distributing study folders, prompting pre-meeting reviews, and the resulting growth, revived interest, and expanded influence across successive churches.
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Babel
Adam
Noah
Abraham
God
Christ
Organization and Training of the New British Armies
An Office of the General Staff report notes the August 1914 Mons expeditionary force as highly trained, with Aldershot drills praised. It describes rapid expansion of accommodations, depots, and huts for up to 500000 men within a year, improving discipline and feeding through prewar cookery instruction, and outlines rifle shortages delaying full armament until early 1915.
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New York
General Staff
Great Britain
Mons
England
Army and Navy Journal
Aldershot
United
Kkingdom
Oxford University O. T. C
Inns of Court O. T C
War Office
Kipling
Mulvaney
America's smallest recruit: early WWI artillery scarcity
In 1914 1915 First New Army divisions faced severe shortages of rifles guns and gear. Training suffered as gunners learned without proper equipment while dummy and obsolete weapons filled gaps. Officers and NCOs were scarce and many officers trained through unorthodox routes to form a capable force.
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Perseus
Woolwich
Sandhurst
Farmer Behind the Times
A farmer’s wife in The American Magazine laments her family’s hardships noting lack of screens and water, worn furnishings, and the slow pace of change as she recalls how luxury items once were necessities. She details crowded living spaces and a farming life strained by insufficient housing.
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A Farmer’s Wife
South Farm Production Value Reveals Gains in 1916
The Manufacturers' Record reports the 1916 value of the South's agricultural products including animal products at 34.65 billion, about 8 percent below the U.S. total in 1900. Crop value excluding livestock reached 3.658 billion with cotton 1.08 billion, grain 1.283 billion, and hay tobacco and potatoes 440.494 million. livestock added to overall totals.
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United States
Dollars and Sense as Poetic Value
A Cincinnati Times-Star quips that poets turn lines into dollars beyond ordinary meaning, noting the humor in noble verses producing practical gains.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Words of Inspiration and Duty Quote by James Otis
A compact quotation speaks to sacrifice for country as James Otis pledges to uphold liberty. The speaker commits to giving up comfort health and even life for the sacred calls of nation.
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James Otis
No Favoritism in Draft Says Army Official
A statement from the provost marshal general refutes fears that county and city registration boards will favor friends or personal connections in selecting soldiers for the new army. The law is clear and self executing, with penalties for evasion and for false returns by officials. Exemptions are limited to specific cases, and registration will be conducted with justice and democratic spirit.
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Washington
United States Army
War Department
Art Agent Swindler Baffles Berlin Police
Berlin police hunt a bold swindler posing as an art dealer and agent for an American multi millionaire. He arrived from Vienna, rented a top hotel, selected several paintings, and paid half by check to have them sent for further examination. He vanished before settling the balance.
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Berlin
Robert Wachtl
Vienna
Painter Scam: Customer Vanishes After Forgeries Found
Money issue surrounds a buyer who disappeared with paintings after discovering the customer's check was forged. Authorities investigate the fraud and potential theft linked to the altered payment.
War Kills Free Lunch in Chicago Salons
Loafers in Chicago salute a five cent sandwich rule after bar owners vote to end free lunches. Saloonkeepers across the city justify the price by citing wartime price pressures and a departure from the long standing practice.
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Chicago
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Palmas
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Aviation
Sheepshead Bay
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