Empey’s World War I Escape and Desertion Trial Tale
The excerpt follows Arthur Guy Empey as he endures trench warfare from training to front lines. It centers on a dramatic desertion case of a soldier named Lloyd, his death sentence, a sympathetic sentry, and a final breakout as D Company fights to hold a trap and march forward in the collapsing frontline.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Empey
No Man’s Land
D Company
Lloyd
Laddie
Peraones
British Readying for the Big Push Precursor to Somme
The article notes Britain mobilizes for a major offensive described as the Big Push, seen as a forerunner to the Battle of the Somme. It invites readers to learn more in the next installment.
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Somme
Striving After Strength Amid Fragile Truth
Fragmentary line reflects a debate on gaining strength through effort rather than through innate knowledge. The text hints at a philosophical stance equating strength with truth discovered by striving rather than certainty.
Murman Coast and the Arctic Rail Link to Kola
The Murman coast part of Russian Lapland near the Gulf of Murman hosts a vital ice free harbor. The 700 mile rail project from Petrograd to Kola sped in 1915, enabling a naval port at Romanov Murmansk with 6,000 inhabitants. The region remains sparsely inhabited with councils governing local life and food supplied by the Allies.
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Murman
Germany
Finland
Lapland
Kola Peninsula
Norway
Russia
Gulf of Kola
Gulf of Murman
Moscow
Metrofan
St. Tryphon
Petchenga
Archangel
Alexandrovsk
Vkaterina
Petrograd
Baltic
Black Sea
Kola
Kols
Gulf
Romanov
Murmansk
Ekaterina Harbor
Arctic Ocean
Tuloma
National Geographic Society
Arctic Circle
White Sea
Russian Lapland
State of
New York
Charms and Cures of Rural England Across Counties
A survey of traditional beliefs shows English country folk relying on charms and herbs for ailments. In Cheshire hedgehogs cure epilepsy and nails should not be cut in a child’s first year. in Lincolnshire complex rituals involve sunrise, carving knives, ant hills, and breathwork to treat ague and whooping cough.
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England
Cheshire
Lincolnshire
Internal Revenue surpasses major tax collection total
The Internal Revenue Service reports over 3.5 billion dollars collected in taxes for the fiscal year, including income and excess profits taxes. The figure exceeds prior collections by more than 100 million dollars, indicating a substantial revenue gain.
Midway Island: A Strategic Link in the Pacific Ocean
A fragmented account describes Midway as a tiny Pacific relay station and potential paradise. It details its role in global communications, sparsely populated past and present, and its symbolic American flag presence amid plans to expand infrastructure and cultivation.
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Midway
Pacific
Pac
Philippi
United States
Messa
Pekin
Manila
Sacisco
Mia
Destinatio
Midwa
Hawaii
Oyse
London
England
Trenches Not So Bad A Boy Wishes To Be A Soldier
A six year old asks if soldiers in trenches get vacations. His father explains they do not while fighting. The boy sighs with relief at finishing washing and wishes to be a soldier in the trenches.
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Father
Not for Publication
A brief bizarre note from an Indianapolis News item recounts Ed Lane of a county district who drank salt water the night before and later learned his wife had swapped granulated sugar for salt. The incident left him swollen and unable to remove tight clothing, as he fears disclose to officials.
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H. E
Barnward
Ed Lane
Ton
Safety Belts Emphasized By Dr Graeme Anderson
Dr Graeme Anderson urges aviators to fasten safety belts before takeoff and keep them secure in flight. He notes belts held in 28 of 17 crashes and stresses proper fit to prevent dislodgement during airborne operations.
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Drn
Graeme Anderson
Tractor Ma
Graeme
Advocat
Flying Experience and Grip Change at Kelly Field
Lieut. Col. G. V. S. Quackenbush, commanding officer at Kelly Field, bored with golf, tried instructors and hypnotism. During a flight lesson he rubbed the middle finger of his right hand, changed his grip that afternoon on the links, and found he hardly pulled the ball if he wanted. York World.
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G. V. S. Quacken
Kellyfield
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