European War Front Turmoil and Allied Efforts Reported
World war notes recount three days of intensive fighting on the northern French front with German assaults against French and British lines. French and British officials say the offensive failed. German claims mention center gains and rail assault. Reports cite heavy casualties, including 104,589 German total with 15,674 dead. Additional items mention Japanese and Russian actions, Austro-Hungarian finance issues, Canadian expeditionary force leadership, and American hospital ships aiding allied armies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Congress Votes Gold Medals for Mexican Mediators
A joint resolution to honor A B C mediators Ambassadors DaGama Naon and Suarez passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Other items note Wilson declining NJ Democrats endorsement for a second term, a $105 million war tax bill passing 233 to 136, and Wilson signing the Washington alley bill in memory of his wife. Reports also cover treasury moves, Carranza Villa talks, Sonora clashes, and disrupted Mexican rail and cable lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
DaGama
Naon
Suarez
Flood
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington
Wilson
German Aviator Describes Air Battle Over Paris and Mons
Feldwebel Werner, a German aviator, recounts a dramatic dogfight with a Bristol bomber and a Bleriot near Le Cateau while guiding German forces, then later drops bombs on Paris. He details air warfare tactics, Zeppelin rumors, and the broader German advance aided by artillery and logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Warsaw
Herrick
Raymond E. Swing
Berlin
H. G. Wells
Feldwebel Werner
Liege
Werner
Mons
War Office
France
Belgium
Alsace
Flyer
le Cateau
London
Bristol
Fee
Bia
Cochon
Germany
North Sea
Parrot Sound Recording Sparks Unexpected Alarm
Jones recorded his parrot's cries on a cylinder and played it in Poll's presence. The device repeated phrases like Sugar and Poll, prompting Polly the parrot to react with fear and exclamations about the beak and sweet stuff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Poll
Gramophone
Scott
Polly
London
Dr Pierce Pressant Pellets for stomach and bowels
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce Pressant Pellets as a sugar coated remedy to regulate the stomach liver and bowels without causing gripe. The tiny granules are described as easy to take and invigorating.
The Difference Joke: Did Jack Fall On Job
A brief quip contrasts a question about Jack’s new job with his humorous response that he tumbled to it. The line showcases a playful pun on falling and catching on in work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Also Mentioned on This Page
Verdun
Far East
Tsingtao
Kiaochau
Petrograd
Russian
Poland
Rome
Vienna
Przemysl
Dembitza
Cracow
Venice
England
Austria
Lord Kitchener
Paris Temps
Leipzig
St. Quentin
Count von Moltke
Eisternay
Woevre
Noyon
Toul
Lissa
Adriatic
Plymouth
New York
Rotterdam
Theodore Roosevelt
Ethel
Richard Derby
London Chronicle
von Daimling
Red Cross
Rust
Falmouth
New Jersey
Marshall
Cal
Hawaii
the Treasury
McAdoo
Venustiano Carranza
Constitutionalists
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Fernando Calderon
Villa
Benjamin Hill
Governor Maytorena
Sonora
Carranza Maytorena
Hill
Juan Cabral
Mexico City
Republic
Vera Cruz
Pablo Gonzales
Zapatistas
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Mt. States
Denver
Watson E. Coleman
D.C
Bestservicam
Rowh CO
East 43Rd
Chicago
Tarney, Auborn
Ind
Security Safes Co
St. Louis
Hay
Bay
Philo Hay Specialties Co
Newark
N. J
Absorbine, JR
W.f.young
P.D. F
Tagple St
Springfield
Mave
Carter
Specializ
Cutte
Cutter’s
Cutter
Atory
Berkeley
Oise
Reit
N.N. U
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!