German submarine base on Tory Island off north Ireland
Off Tory Island near Donegal an asserted German submarine base operated for months. Six leaders were shot, fuel and provisions seized, and islanders reportedly aided operations. Submarines reportedly approached at night and vanished before dawn, with many vessels routed through Tory sound.
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Ireland
Tory Island
Donegal
North Channel
Scotland
Atlantic
Irish Sea
Tory Sound
Russia Weathering a Storm of Revolution and Unrest
Reflections on Russia’s fraught postrevolution climate describe enduring faith among peasants while violence and chaos grip cities like Petrograd. Reports note in Tomsk a Socialist committee restoring order with troops after a brutal clash, and a curious trend of Jewish merchants buying land amid nationalisation pressure.
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Russia
Fetrograd
Barytsin
Volga
Tiador
Tomsk
Possessed Military Secrets and Russia’s Growing Dissent
Sir Paul Vinogradoff argues that autocracy in Russia faced rising domestic unrest despite a false British and French view of Holy Russia. The Czar, influenced by the Empress Alexandra and Rasputin, failed to curb the camarilla. Widespread discontent grew as rumors of German intrigues and military secrets fed public fear of collapse, with the line of blame focusing on the German wife.
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Russia
Great Britain
France
Holy Russia
Inussia
Alexandra
Victoria
Duke of Edinburgh
Alexandra Feodorovna
Rasputin
Nicholas Mikhailovitch
Mariear
Elizabeth Feodorovyna
Camarilla
Paul Vinogradoff
Teaching Subtraction With Denominations
A teacher explains that subtraction requires same denomination and gives examples using apples and pears and horses and dogs. A boy protests with four quarts of silk from three cows as a counter example to the rule.
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Feacher
Autos in Guatemala Demand Grows Despite Poor Roads
A consular report notes rising car use in Guatemala despite rough roads and high fuel costs. About 123 cars are registered in Guatemala City, with 25 German made units bought before the war, a few French cars, and many imported from the United States. Several vehicles are second hand from the U S, yet some are the latest models.
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Republic of Guatemala
United States
We It
Municipality of Guatemala Chey
North America to bear year's burden in world food problem
The Journal of Commerce reports the food importing world will rely on North America for the coming year. Harvests start in the Southern U.S. in May and finish in Canada by October. Wheat supply for 1917-18 in North America is about 1.0 billion bushels with 0.7 billion needed domestically, leaving roughly 0.3 billion bushels for export.
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North America
U.S
Canada
Haggis and kilts urged to save cloth and music
The To ronto News jokes about wartime thrift urging kilts over trousers to save cloth and haggis for food while bagpipes provide economy in music. The item mocks shortages and rationing with humorous regional spin.
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Toronto News
Dry rot in a western town sparks a talk between old friends
Dan visits Bill to discuss economic strain in their growing town. They clash over catalog discounting and the impact of depersonalized commerce on farming and storekeeping. Bill cautions Dan about price games and warns how wholesale houses lure buyers with low headline prices.
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Dan
Bill
Bill Harvey
A Brodie
Ill
Fifty Thousand Dollars Missed Here Each Year
In a candid rural dialogue Bill and Dan debate keeping fifty thousand dollars spent locally to boost farms, roads, schools, and town growth, rather than funding catalogue imports. They pledge a future meeting to push for home spending and local industry, aiming to reverse dry rot in their community.
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Western
Canada
Dan
Bill
Bob Daniels
Bik
Russian Provisional Government Plans War Tax Reforms
Bills propose a 30 percent rise in the progressive tax on incomes over 400000 rubles and a 70 to 90 percent tax on profits of war material industries. The ministry of supplies is ordered to organize distribution of cloth boots petroleum soap and other necessities at prices covering production and transport costs.
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Russia
Ministry of Finance
Motor firm mulls floral car name Crimson Rambler
A car maker liked naming models after flowers. He toyed with Crimson Rambler for the new car and a friend jokingly proposed Virginia Creeper, reflecting playful tag ideas during development.
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Virginia
Sims and American destroyer flotilla win praise from British navy
A British officer lauds Vice-Admiral Sims and the American destroyer flotilla off the Irish coast. He says Americans have surpassed expectations with their training and adaptability and have earned the trust of British sailors by taking command in British waters.
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Sims
Sim
Unsinkable cargo boat designed by Italian engineer
Naval engineer Umberto Pugliere has designed a new unsinkable cargo vessel approved by Italy's ministry of marine. The Revista Macitime notes a 10,300 ton displacement and 5,800 ton cargo capacity, featuring a double skin with a coal filled space between hulls for protection against mines and torpedoes.
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Umberto Pugliere
Ministry of Marine
Revista Macitime
Contentment in words and wit from Louisville Courier-Journal
A fragment shows a playful exchange about beauty and sense. The speaker laments lacking wisdom but notes that if needed they can consult the encyclopedias in the Louisville Courier-Journal. The remark hints at a lighthearted editorial voice and domestic humor.
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Wiedom
Louisville Courier-Journal
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