World War Fog of War and Policy Moments
Late dispatches report Allied gains in East Africa and Verdun trench actions. Russian and Austrian fronts see advances and retreats as Italy and Britain push against German positions. U.S. home front activity includes preparedness parades, labor actions, and new politics. President Wilson leads a national display of unity while Congress weighs universal military training.
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Harasievion
Verdun
Monfalcone
Turkeepilse Hritheh Sin Tigsie
Santa Viera
San Antonio
Tex
Luis de la Rosa
Carranza
Wilson
Washington
Pennsyvania Avenue
America
Congress
Sena. Thomas
Continante
Supreme Court
Widespread Global Turbulence Spreads Amid Unclear Alliances
A chaotic dispatch lists diverse events from a Zeppelins’ destruction near Chattelineau to Madrid proposing King Alfonso for a Nobel peace prize. It mentions a Jap an ambassadors shift to London, a Russian dietary protest, and a string of political and military rumors including Greek demobilization and British actions.
Boxing and politics mix in jittery early 20th century headlines
New York fighter Benny Leonard outpoints Johins Lunder in a subtest in New York Frankie Bustetl at New Orleans, while Willard and Eilien are touted for a Labor Day bout with a $20 purse. Promoters in Minnesota, Colorado, and Chicago face shocks over purses and matchups. A shooting, a bank hold up, and a cross-border tension rise as Mexico and U.S. cities report unrest. Disputes over anti-suffrage hearings, wills, and a Democratic campaign button design capture national mood.
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Benny Leonard
New York
Johins Lunder
Frankie Bustetl
New Orleans
Ad Wolast
Cartillac
Mich
St Laws
Eirenta
Chicago
Es Willard
Jack Eilien
Moumie
Ste Paul
Minneapolis
Jess Willard
Fred Folton
Minnesota
Gopher
Teen Jones
el Paso
Mexico
George Shelton
Colorado Springs
Colo
Toledo
Ohio
Continental Trust & Savings Company Bank
National
McLean
North Carolina
Wilson
America
William Mansfield
Kansas City
Oak
Iowa
Willisea
Swift
Miseaukee
James J. Hil
Axke
Louis W Hill
Albuquerque
A. G. Stricktant
Seeley
Varta
Jose Westfall
Macomb
Supreme Court
First All Steel Passenger Car Resting on Original Wheels
Kansas City Star recounts the first all steel railroad passenger car built in 1879 by Lacone Car company of New Hampshire. Owned by Leo Blondin, the car has toured the United States, was exhibited at the Chicago World’s Fair, and then passed to a wrecking firm before Blondin acquired it. The car features 11 dormer windows, leather paneled walls, three state rooms, a kitchen, a buffet, and a tiny observation parlor, with Garfield as its first official occupant on his funeral train.
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United States
Leo Blondin
Oklahoma City
Okla
Blondin
Lacone Car Company
New Hampshire
Ico
Lacerata Monin
Garfield
Kansas City Star
Refuted claim on first locomotive credited to Hackworth
Samuel Holmes in New York Times argues Timothy Hackworth built the first successful locomotive, not George Stephenson. He traces early trials at Stockton and Darlington, noting Hackworth’s 1825–1827 work on Royal George, the cost savings versus horse power, and the stock market rise following the achievement.
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Timothy Hackworth
Simuel Smiles
Rerse
George Stephenson
Stephenson
Stephenson Works
Robert Stephenson & Co
G. A. Sekon
Railway Magazine
William Hedley
Isi
Isle
Hackworth
Wylem
Hedley
Timothy
Lord
Killingworth
Stockton & Darlington
Trae
Stockton & Darlington Railway
Roy George
New Shildon
Royal George
Samuel Holmes
New York Times
World railroad mileage by country and state totals
The report lists Great Britain and France at 30 and 30,686 miles respectively, Germany 995, Russia 37,008, Austria-Hungary 27,070, and the United States total 252,230 miles. State breakdown includes Alabama 5,406, Arizona 2,273, California 268, Colorado 5,7, Connecticut 944, Delaware 334, DC 36, Florida 5,119, Georgia 7,402, Idaho 2,748, Illinois 12.10% listed, Indiana 7, Iowa 94, Kansas 9,256, Louisiana 5,720, Maine 2, Maryland 1, AIS, Massachusetts 2,130, Michigan 453, Minnesota 9,029, Mississippi 4441, Missouri 224, Montana 4, Nebraska 6,176, New Hampshire 1,255, New Jersey 212, New Mexico 3,008, North Carolina 5,418, North Dakota 5,160, Ohio 9,147, Oklahoma ?, Oregon 291, Pennsylvania 11.6%, Rhode Island 205, South Carolina 2,686, South Dakota 4,228, Tennessee 4,105, Texas 15,758, Utah 208, Vermont 1,073, Virginia 4,611, Washington 5,246, West Virginia 3,915, Wisconsin 7,611, Wyoming 120.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
United States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
New Use for Absinthe Reported in France
Stocks of absinthe are converted into a beetroot extract based explosive ingredient at a cooperative distillery in Pontoise France. Government factories use the product in gun cotton. Managers seek to buy remaining forbidden stock stored by manufacturers as the Mayor oversees the process with four government inspectors.
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Pontoise
France
Arizona State News Highlights in Turbulent Year
Arizona reports detail a range of local events from a coal gas explosion at Red Rock causing a fire to eight prisoners escaping Maricopa county jail. Reports mention ore yields near Globe, mining developments at Oatman and Casa Grande, new rifle club formation, road issues between Parker and Empire mine, and social unrest in Douglas with a fatal stabbing and mob actions.
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Red Rock
Maricopa County
Yavapai
Te Bs
Pioneer
Qatman
Ateur Heeben de Trirty Woien
Nueco Bari
Kiathon Salazar
Chan Ran & Ruew
Fortes
Theson
Milas Jessie Kelsey
Tyeanott Dawetter
Mary Kelany
Yuta
Yutua
Athconn
National Dry Farms
Bob Kirkiams
Territorial
St. Louis
Jarry Wheeler
Kinsey
Risbee
Biwants
Eawards
Globe
Pinto Creek
Stepe
Clarkdale Rifle Club
The
Rifle Club
Parker
Empire Mine
Kidney Medicine Famed for Safety and Efficacy Claims
An old advertisement essay extols a kidney medicine from Lenhart Pharmacy urging readers to request a booklet on kidney health. Several anecdotes reference Dr Kilner and Co, with notes about trials and a humorous tale about Kip Van Winkle. The piece blends testimonials and local color.
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Kiltoer
Lienhart Pharmacy
Lenhart
Norman
Dr. Kilner & Co
Inghamton
No Sick Nurse and the Porter Take a Break
Fragmented dialogue reveals a family scene with Gladys and her mother discussing late night porch talk. A sleepless, anxious man plans a possible escape to Canada, hinting at mounting fatigue and possible illness as a factor in decisions.
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Gladys
Irrefutable Evidence Echoes Family Ties
A terse exchange hints at a woman’s aristocratic lineage and concealed connections to prominent individuals. The dialogue underscores pride in heritage while noting that the family name is rarely acknowledged in social circles.
Manito tale hints at family quarrels and secrecy
Fragmentary lines reveal a domestic scene of disagreements between a couple, with references to a person named Katie and French quarrels behind locked doors. The text hints at tension and a missing key to communication within the household.
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Manito
Tanii
Katie
Misesus
I Meet a Man With a Lugubrious Countenance
A narrator describes meeting a man whose expression and mien convey extreme gloom. The exchange reveals the man denies being a humorist and asserts his belief that preparedness will bring war, while the narrator labels him a dadsburned tool and laments his condition.
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Tam
Aet
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