Modernized grenades and siege weapons reshape warfare
The piece details varied explosive devices from improvised hand grenades at Port Arthur to modernized types fired from rifles and howitzers, including the Ansen grenade and a mine grenade. It notes defensive fortifications in Liege, the value of night attacks, portable searchlights, parachute lights, and the introduction of gun silencers by Hiram Percy Maxim.
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Port Arthur
New York Evening World
Liege
Hiram Percy Maxim
Hartford
Red Cross Ship Becomes Floating Hospital For War
The Hamburg renamed Red Cross sails to aid war wounded. It carries 30 surgeons and 125 nurses with hospital supplies and clothing. Commanded by Captain Armisted Rust, Major Patterson leads medical staff. Nurses receive detailed packing and uniform rules for European service. Germany calls up aged troops seen training in Brussels.
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American Red Cross Society
Hamburg-American Line
Hamburg
Red Cross
Falmouth
England
Havre
France
Rotterdam
Germany
Russia
Belgium
Armisted Rust
Robert Hugh Patterson
Medical Corps
Helen Scott Hay
Illinois Training School
Queen Eleanor
Bulgaria
American Red Cross
Europe
Autumn’s warning on greed and war’s human cost
A poem notes nature's mourning for mankind's greed and war's bloodshed. It contrasts gold used for conflict with the woodland's neutral beauty, referencing McLandburgh Wilson in the New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dame Nature
McLandburgh Wilson
New York Sun
Paris Author Reveals Hidden War Tactics
A censored Paris dispatch discusses the war, noting German siege guns and a hidden French secret arm near the front. It mentions Lord Kitchener as an unknown factor, General Gallieni as a formidable commander, and predicts heavy destruction before an allied pivot yields.
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London Daily News
Paris
Hoesenge
Lord Kitchener
President Wilson Proclaims Oct 4 as National Day of Prayer
President Wilson issues a proclamation designating Sunday October 4 as a national day of prayer for peace in Europe. He calls all God fearing persons to worship and petition Almighty God to heal nations in conflict and guide them toward concord and wisdom.
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Wilson
Europe
United States
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Don'ts for readers to support the town paper
A humorous piece urging readers to support their home newspaper by paying, communicating clearly, and updating addresses. It jokes that editors run on wind and that subscription matters are best handled by readers who keep temper and fill papers on both sides, while staff decipher unread notes.
Shingles sale notice from McCormick Co
Cold damp weather approaches and a local supplier promotes immediate shingle purchases. McCormick Co offers shingles and lists phone contact as 48 for orders.
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McCormick Co
Talk is cheap in words but costly in consequences
A reflective note argues that verbal assurances often lead to real costs, urging accountability for promises made and actions taken. It contrasts fronted talk with tangible outcomes, warning that empty rhetoric can incur consequences across personal and public life.
War tax plan faces politics as beer and gas duties rise
The Louisville Times notes the Democratic House caucus and the President approve a war tax package adding duties on beer wine and gasoline to existing wartime taxes. Republicans oppose it as political capital but acknowledge the need to pay debt while expecting red tape and minor living-cost impact for average citizens.
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House Caucus
Underwood
Wilson
Louisville Times
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