London Letter from Carmelite House March 6 1915
Our London Letter reports a week of relative calm amid war. Diplomatic tensions over Germany and the trade dispute with Amelia linger, yet Americans strive to aid the Allied cause while Britain seeks to defend itself. The piece notes March weather, road conditions, and social life shifting as London prepares for wartime demands. It covers law, courts, and the public mood, plus home economics training for women and recent crime notes, including a police raid and a mansion burglary uncovering valuable spoils.
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London
Eng
Dardanelles
Wucrerding
Add de Cade
America
Ely
High Court of Justice
Temple Har
Aheim
Jovem
Bearn
Gelenes
Department of Household
King’s Colleges
Firth
Adelaide
Feype
Taine Arnen
Priew
Hops
Abe
Hope
Haunted Night Sentry Duty In French Front Trenches
A French Foreign Legion member recalls a eerie night on sentry duty in trench warfare. Moonlight and shadows conceal dangers as the line presses forward with hostile shapes. A terse, chilling vigil ends with dawn uncovering a buried corpse of a spy.
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French Foreign Legion
Garman
Minnell
Ermana
Eeric Voles
Macbeth
Helina
Wedded Under Guard in Royal Edward Weddings
Four German internees wed in Southend registry aboard the Royal Edward as guards march suits of honor. The couples Jacob Maguzer and Mabel Spicer, Wilhelm Zeander and Winifred Bollinaford, Fritz Karl Reinhold Ochlke and Laura Grace Mogors, William Wilhelm and Marguerite Lunnett exchange vows with witnesses Adjutant McCulloch and a lady member. Guards escort the party from the pier to the wedding breakfast amid enthusiastic crowds, while war-time questions linger about its duration and future sacrifices.
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Southend Pier
Jacob Maguzer
Mabel Spicer
Holley-lane
Church-road
Wiles
Wilhelm Zeander
Winifred Bollinaford
Hayne-road
Lacton- on-Hea
Fritg Karl Reinhold Ochlke
Chauteur
Laura Grace Mogors
Lancashire Street
Southwark
Wiliam Wilheim
Walter
Marguerite Lunnett
Grangsiestrest
Lambeth
Landos
Southend
Iguseh
AdjieUullech
Surrey
Sompasy
Plar
Highgatesiest
McCulloch
Imberellad
Witnesess
The Horse Ships
A eye to the voyage of Australian Imperial Force transport ships carrying three hundred horses to Egypt. The article details stables on deck and below, feeding, watering, exercise, and the grueling labor of caretakers, with a chorus recounting the relentless routine of stables, stables, stables.
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Egypt
Sen
Netance
Lraneport
Berauer
Hornes
Reveille
Quam Recruiting Comedy In Derbyshire Village
A village misadventure unfolds when a recruiting officer forwards a call to enlist to a bowlder’s wife and confirms the husband’s willingness to enlist. The husband, surprised and emotional, explains he never expressed readiness while the letter insists elsewise. The scene ends with the husband joining the army.
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Derbyshire
Jack
Beoslden
Homer
Music in the Trenches Broken Harmony at Front Concert
A front line concert by the Franch and a phonograph entertained artillerymen as shells fell nearby. The Coppella ballet by the Garde Republicaine played until a barrage disrupted the recital, killing one gunner in retreat and ending the program.
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Daily News
Artery
Uberuselet
Hull
Ind
Munle
Morceaux
Fragmented Tales and Hymns Across a War Torn World
A collage of wartime snippets, folk songs, and village recollections. The text blends military talk, poems, hymns, and local anecdotes describing lives amid conflict, nostalgia for old tunes, and humorous incidents involving travelers and townsfolk. It preserves voices from diverse pages, noting people like Jones and Lae, while reflecting on memory and faith.
England's Honor Lit by Wartime Resolve Poem
A war era poem exhorts England to endure and love the land amidst bombardment. It recalls scenes of rain and fields, graves and gravesides, and honors the fallen as the fighting spirit endures in the living. The author James P. pays tribute to Merrie England and national resilience.
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Jordan
Ieonlsed
India
Mons
England
Merrie England
Jemie Pops
Canary in Trench Describes Pet Canary and War Fog
A fragmentary wartime diary describes a canary kept in a trench. The writer notes a companion bird in a shelter, mentions smoke from shell fire, and a sheep casualty. The tone stays with the animal as the trenches fight continues and the Canary remains cheerful amid devastation.
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Tirigade
Shedfeld
Hants
Wong Teckel
The Despatch Rider and Motor-Cycle Valor Reflected
A narrative mix portrays motor cyclists as daring messengers, praising speed and bravery amid battlefield urgency. It extols reckless driving as valor, framing riders as heroic despite risks, and notes public fascination with motorized dispatches and their role in war efforts.
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Yelk
Rorne
Niue
Sveo
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