Goeben and Breslau Escape By Switching Lights
Berlin reports reveal how the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau eluded twelve British battleships off Algiers at the war's start. By swapping navigation lights they crept past the line, fading from view and slipping to sea unscathed.
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Goshen
Breslau
William G. Shepherd
Umited
Preas Star
Berlin
Navy Department
Goeben
Mediterranean
Algiers
Marine
Esr
Gosben
Hrealan
Wevy Department
Enighsi
Goeper
Engle
Essau
Six Cent Damages Awarded in Detroit Child Death
A Detroit jury valued a life at six cents after a child eighteen months old was killed when a frightened team dashed across a lawn. The jury found the defendant responsible but awarded only six cents in damages, in a case noted as a life value verdict. In Vancouver Washington, the first shave in thirty seven years left veteran engineer Brumagin unrecognizable to his crew who had trouble identifying him without his beard.
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Detroit
John A. McCurdy
Vancouver
D. B. ‘Brumegin
Brumagin
John I
France
Poitiers
the Savoy
Somerton Castle
Lincoln ‘Shire
London Chronicle
Somerton
John
Handwriting as Character and Gender Stereotype
A reader argues that men’s illegible penmanship reflects character more than women’s, noting handwriting’s individuality. Dorothy Wayne in the Philadelphia Ledger adds that legibility varies and judges ink a person’s traits, urging readers to see agreeable qualities in handwriting.
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Dorothy Wayne
Philadelphia Ledger
Idle and Activity in Japanese and Nature’s Impulses
A discussion on idleness as a social and moral failure, contrasting Japanese diligence with Western notions of usefulness. The piece cites a proverb about doing evil by do nothing, notes urban idle mischief, and compares human restlessness to animal impulses and patience. It references a naturalist’s view of blind anger and bears mimicking human indecision.
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Robin
Judge's Stand in Court Upholds Honor and Dignity
In a western court, after a losing attorney complained of an unfair deal, the judge did not reconvene to punish contempt. Instead he warned he would defend his honor man to man and avoid using power, signaling restraint and chivalric conduct as noted by Law Notes.
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Fter
Ireland
Europe
O’neills
Ulster
O'Donnell
Tyrconnell
O'Connors
Naught
O’briens
Con
Thomond
O’flahertys
Connaught
Henry Piers
New Yorkers Hunt in Piney Woods Georgia Encounter Speaking Uncle Mose
A group of New Yorkers hunted in Georgia's piney woods with an elderly African attendant, affectionately called Uncle Mose. A hunter quipped about rugged terrain making a springless vehicle impractical, prompting Mose to respond with a wary, if incomplete, reply reflecting dialect and humor.
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Georgia
Mase
Terra Firma
Mose
Ais Jae
Favors Change In Hegtetry and State Staffing
State accountant F H Paud urges cheaper auto registration methods in his department examination report and backs extra clerical help for the motor vehicle division if the present system remains. The reform echoes efficiency committee retrenchment proposals.
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F. H. Paud
Secretary of State
Efficiency Engineers
Legislative Committee On
Paul
Motor Vehicle Department
Foot Care Product Slogan Paraphrase Appears in Text
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions sore tired feet and a product called UZ that purportedly dissolves acids and poisons in feet while dancing. It references relief from corns blisters bunions and general foot discomfort with a claim of comfortable wear and freedom from tight shoes.
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Maditerranean
Roumania
Queen Marie
Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Victoria
Great Britain
Marie
Alexander II
Gustavson Farm
Havelock
Iowa
Mollie
Te Bess
Test Mabel
Test Cherry
Deck
Rose
Bob
Osborne
New P. & O
Emerson
H. H. Grove
A. G. Obrecht
Fred Stacy
Prop
le Roy Des Menesteréulx
Mukden
Far East
China
Peking
Mra. McLain
Croup
Roy
Chamberlain
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