Boy Scouts of World to Play Role in Europe Conflict
Article argues Boy Scouts could play parts in the European war era. It cites reports of scouts aiding Belgium, spying claims about German scouts, and a debated French invitation to march on Paris to illustrate wartime and diplomatic tensions around the movement.
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BOY Scouts OF World
New York
Boy Scouts of the World
Europe
Belgium
Regian Army
Maestricht
French Peace Society
Robert Baden-Powell
France
Paris
Britain
Boy Scouts Seen as Future Army Support in Europe
The article surveys Boy Scout training and potential roles in wartime. It cites Major General Wood on boys’ strong participation and recounts European scouting strengths, from England’s 200000 scouts to Serbia’s 4000. It notes Baden-Powell’s influence and earlier American youth movements like Woodcraft Indians and the Sons of Daniel Boone.
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Wood
Ludwig S. Dale
New York City
Baden-Powell
Europe
England
Germany
Pathfinders
Servia
Scandinavia
Adou Me den-Powell
Aes
Outlands
Thompson Seton
America
Dé Beard
Sons of
Daniel Boone
Boy Pioneers of America
Boy Scout Movement
Motor omnibus liability debate and missing heir in London
London debates the Middlesex county bill establishing motor omnibuses must pay road maintenance. In Allentown Pennsylvania Wilson Adams, a steam engineer, died after a failed suicide attempt in Fogelsville. A London missing heir case concerns William Rouse Whittingham Upjohn claiming £46,188 gross from a May London death, with trustees to assume no issue if no son is found within seven years.
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London
House of Lords
Middlesex County
Middlesex
Aintheroa
Allentown
Wilson Adams
Pogelsville
Adams
William Rouse
Whittingham Upjohn
Guestlmg Hill
Hastings
Big Saving to Coke Industry Chicago
The coke industry in the United States saved 16070000 dollars last year by using improved ovens that collected the byproducts. The Chicago report highlights a large efficiency gain and reduced waste as a major economic benefit.
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Chicago
United States
Marion youth touts UK invention for fuel problem
A Marion man announces a United Kingdom invention that uses a novel engine and generator to solve the fuel issue. He claims the process causes frame decomposition at a low cost and promises practical applications soon.
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Marion
American man directs British troop trains on Great Eastern
Henry W. Thornton, an American from New York, is in charge of transporting British troops on the Great Eastern railway. In a letter to George D. Blau, he describes the emotional stress of mobilization, praise for his American crew, and the quiet departure of the German ambassador and his party, amid a mood of restraint.
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Great Eastern Railway
England
Henry W. Thornton
New York
Great Eastern
George D. Blau
New Castle
Railways of
Prince Lichnowsky
Herrick Stays in Paris to Aid U S Interests
Hon Myron T Herrick America s ambassador to France remains in Paris after the government moved its headquarters to Bordeaux He will stay at the Paris embassy to safeguard American interests and help ensure welfare of citizens amid the war Mrs Herrick joins him in Paris and is reported recovering from illness.
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Myron T. Herrick
France
Paris
Bordeaux
Herrick
United States
Sam G. Sharp
Thoes Seo
Robert Racoes
Natural Born Fighting Man: Churchill’s Genius and War Record
Portrait praises Winston Churchill as a natural born fighting man with genius and daring. It highlights his five wars, seven books, and long public service, noting his dual military and literary prowess and his unusual blend of scholar and man of action.
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Winston Churchill
British Admiralty
House of Commons
Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Miss Consuelor Vanderbilt
New Adjutant General’s Record
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