Day by Day World War 1 timeline note in 1914 dispatch
The entry recounts events on September 12 1914 during World War I noting German aims to avoid direct conflict while submarines weakened British naval strength. It mentions ships sunk including Russia's Pallada by a U boat and German raiders Emden Hela and the Indus and Lovat transfers. It also references Great Days September 12 1787 New York ratified the Constitution and Hudson exploration.
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New Guinea
Germany
Britain
Russia
Pallada
Hela
Heligoland
Emden
Bay of Bengal
Indus
Lovat
Kambinga
Karl von Mueller
New York
Henry Hudson
Nogi
Japan
Deiji
Gatling gun inventor and other historical notes
A collage of historical sketches traces the life of Gatling, his invention the Gatling gun, and other figures and events from 1866 to 1934. It notes his rapid-fire weapon, his agricultural and industrial innovations, and celebrates birthdays, misstatements, and historical curiosities, ending with a prompt for readers to submit corrections for the column.
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Ard Gatling
Hertford County
N. C
Gatling
Jethro Tull
New stamps cause rush at Longmire post office
In Longmire Washington the Mt Rainier National Park post office experienced a rush after the release of a new three cent postage stamp featuring the mountain peak. On stamp release day 64 529 letters for collectors were canceled with the Longmire post mark.
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Longmire
Wash
Mt Rainier National Park
Savings And Loan Leaders Hail Ohio Recovery Prospects
Lorain hosts eight district meeting of savings and loan men. Ohio leaders James A Devine Don L Tobin and Edward Holt say state lenders show top safety records during the depression. Speakers tout deposit insurance stock protections and HO L C bonds. 700 Ohio institutions report first class condition with over 1 billion dollars in resources. payments exceed 500 million on accounts and 50 million in interest and dividends. Garthe presides with Pyle and Heikes in district leadership.
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Ohio Building Association League
Lorain
James A Devine
Don L Tobin
Columbus
S Edward Holt
Cincinnati
Devine
Ohio
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporatin Savings and Loan
George W Garthe
R. F. Pyle
Painesville
Ralph Heikes
East Cleveland
Autographs of Mrs Jefferson Davis Sold in Baraboo
Bert Trimpey, a Baraboo photographer, bought three rare Mrs Jefferson Davis autographs from a Wisconsin woman. One is a letter to a Wisconsin friend, another on a self addressed envelope, and the third on a book fly leaf. The article also notes carp can live 200 years.
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Jeff, Davis
Baraboo
Wis
Jefferson Davis
Bert Trimpey
Wisconsin
Broadway Voices Fade as Theatres Lose Their Color
Charles V MacArthur and Ben Hecht, once frenetic collaborators, amuse themselves on a New York Astoria studio lot under a hands-off order. The piece recalls their Chicago roots, famed wit, and impact on cinema while noting aging figures like A Sulke and W. C. Fields, and the waning era of Broadway's glamour and the Rialto's fading color.
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New York
Charles V MacArthur
Ben Hecht
Astoria
Chicago
Lake Avenue church speaker Rev Peck on Sunday
The Lake Avenue community church heard Rev. Peck of Ridgeville deliver the Sunday message titled Every One Stands in His Place. BRIE: local families and guests joined gatherings across Norwalk and nearby towns including Collier, Croskey, Starkey, Taylor, and Buckholz visitors, plus knit community notes and upcoming Grange meeting details.
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Lake Avenue
Peck
Ridgeville
Brie
R. H. Collier
Gordon
James
Karl Harper
Norwalk
Lucy Cole
Roy Cole
Detroit
Decatur
Illinois
EB. F. Croskey
Ellene
Curtis Easterday
Wellington
R H Coltier
Ed Haueisen
Henrietta
Eileen Laux
Lorain
Mary Jean Croskey
D J Clapp
Kipton
Harold Starkey
Edward Buckholz
Mary Buckholz
Miami
Florida
John Garret
A. J Starchbill
Edith Taylor
Elyria
Robert Taylor
Elaine Cole
Kent Normal School
Bert Chrisman
Popcorn Evidence of Warm Weather in Little Rock
Joe Webber displayed sun popp ed popcorn from his garden to show residents the weather had been warm. Popped kernels on several ears still in the shack were found behind his house, proving the sun’s heat in the area.
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Little Rock
Ark
Joe Webber
Shadowy corner Realities haunt a summer fashion scene
The narrator recalls a summer hold-out with Ieft Realities turning the corner into a clearance sale. After a brief evening out, two voices from upstairs windows whistle for ice cream, and the blue serge is judged unbeatable as a late season option.
North Olmsted Briefs Reflect Local Happenings
Local notes report visits travels and health updates as North Olmsted residents recover from illness share trips to Vermont Chicago and southern Ohio and attend church and group meetings. Items include a heart attack illness, hospitalizations, birthdays, and community gatherings with relatives friends and neighbors noted.
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North Olmsted
J. H. Saunders
Vermont
Howard Vogsey
Chicago
Aid
E. C. Crowell
Clarence Perkins
Mary and
Russell
Lakewood
Perkins
R. C. Perkins
W. A. Bourne
Burt Kelly
Lulu Yesberger
Charles Jenkins
O. Fishley
Kelly
Yesberger
Civil War veterans absent at Berwick reunion
At Patersons Grove near Berwick Pennsylvania the annual Veterans Reunion drew Spanish American and World War veterans and Sons of Veterans, but for the first time since the gatherings began no Civil War veterans appeared.
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Berwick
Paterson’s Grove
Balloon bread banned by Seattle bakery in air filled loaf ban
Seattle authorities order bakery to cease baking balloon bread after September 165, claiming loaves filled with air to look larger. The rule, tied to higher weight per slice, would force purchase of about $100,000 of new pans. Public notice cites education by existing external facts.
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Seattle
Washington
Vigilante group aims to curb reckless drivers in Brunswick
In Brunswick Maine a vigilante organization of meter ists bound by oath to chase every reckless driver on the road. Their ambition mirrors the dream of Police Chief William Edwards who believes such a group would drive drunks and careless motorists off the road.
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Brunswick, Me
William Edwards
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