Austrian Officers Astonished by Italian Soldiers Cheer
Ciamlmo Cianfarpa reports from Udine that Italian troops keep good humor and strong officer soldier bonds even under heavy shelling. Music and tomfoolery sustain morale while acts of self sacrifice, such as Guido Vitelli carrying a wounded lieutenant, illustrate devotion and readiness to die for superiors.
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Camillo Cianfarpa
International News Service
Udine
Italy
Tommy
Cecone
Dunn
Talan
Guido Vitelli
Vfterli
Soldiorg
Vitelli
Bank Teller Admits Hold-Up Fake
Leo Perrin, a bank teller at the Cedar Rapids National Bank, confessed to embezzling $20 070 by staging a hold up. He was arrested after failing to post a $5 000 bond and taken to jail.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Banks
Perrin
Coffee Nourishment Case Sparks City Inquiry
A Baltimore child named Kate Larber, aged thirteen, reportedly has lived on coffee since age fourteen months. Doctors report extreme undernourishment while guardians explain the child has received little proper sustenance. Authorities consider welfare action.
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Baltimore
Kate Larber
Around Him Signaler Splices Broken Telegraph Wires
A signalman at a perilous post Coolly repairs a frayed telegraph line While working at danger point he threads the wires and maintains the line under risk for passing traffic and travelers.
The Unsung Telegraph Signalers of World War I
A wartime portrait praises Royal Engineers signalers who laid and repaired wires under fire. The piece highlights their daily routine from dawns of trenchwork to night operations, stressing calm precision, danger, and the crucial role of keeping artillery and infantry connected as battle turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Liverpool
Great Britain
Navy
Royal Engineers
Michael O'Leary
Ypres
Festubert
la Bassee
Red Cross
Miller rancher with famed horses refuses sale
Robert Wilson, a prominent local rancher, is noted for the fine horses he raises. He has many ready for market but refuses to sell a single one.
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Miller
Robert Wilson
Pan American railroad advances through Mexico and Guatemala
W. D. Hornaday reports the Pacific division extension from Champerico to Ayutla links with the Pan American railroad to San Geronimo, connecting to Guatemala City and Port Barrios, boosting US Central American trade and travel amid Tehuantepec and Chiapas frontier riches and Tehuana culture.
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United States
Central America
Mexico
Guatemala
W. D. Hornaday
Panama
South America
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Division
International Railways of Central America
Champerico
Ayutla
Mexico-Guatemala
Pan-American Railroad
San Geronimo
Tehuantepec
Suchiate
Mariscal
Arratla
San Jose
Port Barrios
Cordoba
Salina Cruz
South Pacific Islands
Hand Shaking Ties Faithful Courtesy to Friendship
A professor defends his stance outside a church asking why join and take sacraments when hand-shaking seems only a formality. The reply urges him to forgo a friend’s hand and learn that such gesture conveys trust or distrust, reminding him to treat his best friend as he would any friend.
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United ‘Presbyterian
A Bird Story
Irate diner confronts a waiter claiming the coffee is not real coffee in a tense dining room exchange. The scene centers on disappointment with a beverage described as a mix rather than genuine coffee.
Cracow Life in the Great Square Before the War
The piece paints Cracow as Poland’s heart with a busy market in the main square. Peasants sell milk and cheese beside a goose market where geese dominate, guided by a public weigher. The city’s people wear worn clothes with natural grace, their faces expressive and refined despite hardship.
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Berlin
Cracow
Poland
Polland
Craton
German patent granted for beet sugar molasses lubricant
Commerce notes report H Stefferis receives a patent for making a lubricant from beet sugar molasses. Other items note American plans to build dried egg factories in China and Krupp safety steel advances. Argentina oil fields in Chubut produced over 75 million barrels in 1914. World coffee output in 194 £ dropped about 92 thousand tons from 1913.
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H. Stefferis
China
Krupp
Chubut
Argentina
Eagle River Gold The first gold mining
A historical note highlights Eagle River as the site of early gold mining seeking fortunes and exploration in the region. The fragment references exploration efforts and the lure of precious metal guiding settlers and prospectors.
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Eagle River Gold
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Dardanelles
Mary Ellen Wilson
Secretary of Labor
W. B. Wilson
Signal ‘Corps
Get
Chris Healy
California
Chiapas
State of
Grijalva
Usumacinta
Chicapis
Palenque
Palencue
It& Cliens
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