Berlin After War Changes Brighten City Life
An observer returning to Berlin notes a revived order in the city. Restaurants and theaters operate with more decorum and patriotic programming while nightlife appears tamer. slumming and debauchery have diminished and public debate on amusement venues continues. The arts scene, including Rheinhardt led theater work and Shakespeare discussions, remains active with varied views on cultural policy during wartime.
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Berlin
Flo
Max Rheinhardt
Deutsche Theater
Schiller
Wallenstein
Ewald ‘von Kleist
Hermannschlacht
Arminius
von Berthmanh Holl- Weg
France
Shakespeare
Prince Buelow
Kielst
Hebbel
Goethe
Wagner
Gothe
Beethoven
How Hiram Maxim Invented the Automatic Gun
Hiram Maxim recounts the 1881 to 1883 period when he conceived and developed the Maxim automatic gun and smokeless powder. He details initial sparks from a suggestion in Vienna, trials in Paris and London, a government order, and his push to create smokeless powder despite safety and prejudice, including work with McRoberts in Scotland and early patent efforts. His brother Isaac joins the effort during the process.
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London
United States
Paris
Prince of Wales
Enfield
Lord Wolseley
Scotland
McRoberts
Isaac
Spends a Fortune to Aid Injured in Europe War
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney sails for Europe with a staff of surgeons and nurses to fund a large field hospital behind the French front. The unit will operate with the American Ambulance Hospital near Paris under Drs. de Bauche and Blake. Whitney has bought ten motor cars medical gear and clothing for 8 000 people, shipped Saturday aboard the Chicago.
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New York
Harry Payne Whitney
Europe
Lusitania
France
Paris
Powder innovator touts lab work and trials in Springfield
The speaker recalls hiring a man to test a single barrel gun that fired continuously at eleven shots per second. He explains sending the man to Springfield, Massachusetts to test his powder branded H. Maxim where, at trials, his powder outperformed all others and drew praise from American friends.
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Springfield
Mass
H. Maxim
French aviator catches bullet in mid air tale
A French aviator reportedly caught a rifle bullet at about seven thousand feet while flying. He said the bullet appeared as a small black object and proved to be a rifle bullet fired almost vertically. He saw it turn and fall as he landed.
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London
Elllille Lillian Ee
T. and N. Schedule Change for Train No 4
Effective August 26 the departure time of Alabama Tennessee and Northern train No 4 from Calvert Alabama will be 9 80 a m instead of 8 40 a m The change helps passengers north of Calvert by improving connections with Southern Railway train No 221 on the Mobile Selma division.
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Alabama, Tennessee and Northern
Calvert
Ala
Iuts
Southern Lway
Mobile-Selma
Southern Railway
Parsons to Speak on Iron Industry at Chamber Meeting
At the Cham ber of Commerce ways and means committee meeting in the Cawthon hotel global room Monday at 7 30 pm President A J Parsons will address the group on the iron manufacturing industry and a full attendance is urged.
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Chamber of Commerce Ways and Means
Cawthon Hotel
A. J. Parsons
Parsons
Wartime Balloon and Aerial War Tales Share Daring Skirmishes
The account describes German kite balloons used as observation targets and, later, sausages in Allied slang. It notes a heroic English pilot bringing a damaged aircraft home despite severed cables while a rank officer, unaware of the danger, scolds the pilot. Curious souvenirs include bullet-pocked altimeters, speed indicators, and revolution gauges.
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Tommy Atkins
London Lights Dim Like A Hundred Years Ago In War Time
Londoners adapt to blackout rules as theatres cut schedules and tram lights dim. Officers and costermongers witness a shift to matinees and candles, with streets and markets clinging to old habits while gas and oil flares vanish.
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London
Herbert Tree
Coster
Guynor
Tykin
Guvnor
West End
War Office
DeBriere’s Cafe Advertises Business Men’s Lunch
Busy lunch special from 12 to 2 30 p m invites businessmen to DeBriere’s Cafe at 12 South Royal Street. The short orders are served quickly with top cooks and a featured cup of DeBriere’s Fans Java Coffee touted as the best in the city.
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Qiaicke
DeBriere
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Mabile, Ale
South Royal ST
C.D. Kenny Co
Dauphin ST
Bell
C. E. Newman
Braswell’s
N. E.cor
Automobile and Accessory Dealers
FORD
BUICK
Adams Machinery and Manufacturing Company
North Royal
Lozier
Street Bell
Pat Byrnes
Royal Street
Orman
Britten
F. L. Tapia Dauphin
Hires Condensed Milk CO
Philadelphia, Pa
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