London Letter on air raids and war life in 1915
The London Letter reports fears of Zeppelin raids on the capital, disrupted rail service, and vigilant crowds. It describes soldiers visiting London on leave, the mood of coping with shortages and price rises, and calls for Empire support for Sir Rider Haggard’s postwar plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Rider Haggard
Empire
Dominions
Royal Colonial Institute
Sir Nider Haggard
Greater Britain
Plana
Colonial Office
Ivorstand
London
Tom
Rider Hageardhaa
Gold leakage to China sparks sovereigns trade in Australia
Report notes strong Chinese demand for gold sovereigns as Australians test the market. Prices reach two pounds, three pounds ten, with traders wary of counterfeit concerns. Observes Chinese patriotism and preference for returning with gold. calls for stricter controls to curb private leakage amid high premiums.
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Australia
Melbourne
Bob
Jia
China
Commonwealth
Postmen, War Loans, and a Jumbled Parade of News
A collage of anecdotes and verse notes features a Russian art dealer selling paintings to fund war munitions, a theatrical quip about conjurers, and a Saxon mice of life in wartime villages. It includes commentary on conscription, a tale of a devil resigning to modern weaponry, and London theatre chatter, all reflecting public mood and wartime strain.
Nations at war show iron will in prolonged struggle
The Berliner Tageblatt explains that neither Germany nor England will yield easily after sixteen months of war. Both nations underestimated wartime developments while opposing sides face the hard reality of sustained fighting and enduring resolve.
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England
Germany
Fowl Bone Thought to Kill Tailor at Dinner
Post mortem on Lipman Cuiren a tailor's machinist shows death from a mis swallowing a two inch bone fragment from boiled fowl. The bone pierced between the artery of the lung and heart. Inquest returns verdict of death from mis ming ling ture.
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Lipman Cuiren
The Faithful Horse Story from Ventonville Magazine
A tale from the Chiremont Mission magazine in Ventonville describes a horse that stayed with its master after a battle. Despite dangerous conditions, the animal refused to leave, aiding the men who crawled from danger and later guided rescuers back to safety.
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Chiremont
Ventonville
Morea
Humorous Vignettes and Wartime Jests From Aboard A Car
A late era clipping describes a crowded tram car with a nervous passenger challenged by an amused conductor. It recalls stage quips about a crying child at the London Theatre of Varieties and a London asbestos tale. The piece includes brief pieces on Kaiser policy humor and a war era verse about a man rejected for military service due to a damaged heart.
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London
Bloomsbury
England
Digbona
Thackeray
Macaulay
George Sala
Darwin
British Museum
University College
Bedford Square
Gowoer Street
Warsaw
Yser
Greal
Cologne
Hugh
Maxton
London Theatre of Varieties
Ghoreditch
Indy
RK. G. Knowles
German Soldiers Denied Pay Rise Says French Official
Information from a French wireless report states Doctor Helfferich German finance secretary refused a raise for German troops. He argued that long war will worsen finances and proposed to pay as little as possible. Current German soldier pay is 6 4d per day while Austrian soldiers receive 14d.
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Helfferich
Geta
Pear of Collapse in Germany
American journalist Gustavus Roeder reports on German nerves amid ongoing war. Germans fear national collapse, fearing manpower shortages and prolonged struggle, while authorities ban private gold transfers, forcing use of German paper money.
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Germany
Gustavus Roeder
New York
Hindenburg
Roeder
Mr. Roeder
Snieder
Clermiany
Alleged Seaman Charged Over Losses in Naval Incidents
The court hears claims against Jonah Dunn a seaman linked to multiple ship sinkings and a collision. Dunn reportedly deserted his crew and was later urged to behave, with a magistrate noting his harsh wartime experiences.
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Charles Dann
Sal Ho Dis
Huth Shreeborg
Trelasut
Storstn
Ladttinht
Dunn
Notable Royal Wife Mrs Hughes Amid World War Headlines
A column reviews Mrs Hughes wife of Australia's Prime Minister, detailing her travels with royalty and public reception in Fiji and Canada. It notes gifts, hospitality, and her unaffected manner. Also discussed are bigamy scandals, a sensational stage romance, and a society marriage involving Lord St Oswald's son Evie Carew.
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Hughes
Australia
Shela
Houses of the
Queen Mary
Hughes Descrbes
Fiji
Tongans. Mr. Hughes
Mra. Hughes
Canada
Ottawa
Witzoff
America
M'selle
Cupid
Mother Grundy
Bagines
Pound
Mquor
Wberry
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
France
Turkey
Great Britain
Bulgaria
Bean
Rowland George Winn
Lord St. Oswald
Coldstream Guards
Evie Carew
Daly's Theatre
London
Rowland'a Pater
St. Oanald
Earl
Elease
Ehaudedad
Lilayi George
Caroline Marah
Carolhne Marsh
Blockading Duty and Copper Ploughs on a Dutch Trawler
A patrol boat boards a neutral flagged merchant ship during examination duty. Inspectors uncover copper ploughs camouflaged as farming tools, exposing a contraband scheme. A later port stop reveals fish, then mines and petrol hose hidden as innocuous gear, signaling concealed supplies for German submarines.
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Anid
A girl’s playful verse on men and manners
A young writer mocks men in a humorous poem noting they drink, smoke, and swear, seldom attend church, and joke about gender roles. The verse playfully claims men and women descend from monkeys with women advancing further.
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Lonilch
Midlands
North Sea
CIA Constablas
Ile
Westminster
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Abbey
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Charing Cross
Trafalgar Square
Tommy
Wardins
Mia
Berlin
Alden
Piccadilly Circus
Drosses
Suburbia
Ation
Cosmopolitan London
Vienna
Drunsels
Liege
Balgium
Napoleon
Stock Exchange
Dresent
Druga
Aucho
Woolwich Arsenal
Canning Town
Engitimnen
Tridges
Walb Maso
Wbbuty
Solor
David Devant
Devont
Mary
Thullotin
Nea
Rhine
Kruppmunition
Hell
Kaiser Bill
Ferdinand the Czar
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Hohenzollern Deviltry
Buffalo
Express
Arthur Bourchier
Kyrle Ballan
Onlona
H. &. Gullett
Sydney
Mr. Gullett
Avery
Hiotor-Car
Nidisis
Imal
Moo
Whitt
Cnn
Denny Mulligan
Denny
Mulligan
Ned
Gir
UBS
Time
Clorke
Trepark
Roy
Carlotta
Knowles
Funehal Mountain
Crickay
Atern M.O
Jonah
Pushalong
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