Narrow escape tale of a New Yorker in wartime Amiens
Chicago–Herbert Corey reports from London a New Yorker posing as a perfume seller and ex-waiter is arrested by French officers in a cottage near Amiens. After a tense exchange and surveillance, a volley ends the life of a suspected spy as troops move to remove him.
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Chicago
Herbert Corey
Daily News
London
Harry Martin
Amiens
Martin
Poissons
France
Hotel du Rhin
U. S
New York
Martin Place
Twenty-sixth Street
Diamond Jim Prady
Martin's
Paris
Hussars
Scione
Seran
SURE OF DINING IN PARIS Antwerp
A Brussels hospital death reveals a Prussian officer carried a German French vocabulary. It lists phrases about Paris landmarks and dining, including requests for the Place de Opera, Moulin Rouge, Louvre hours, and provisions of chickens, champagne, and Burgundy.
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Antwerp
Paris
Brussels
Place de Opera
Moulin Rouge
Louvre
Burgundy
Landor Reveals War Messenger Role Between Antwerp and Bordeaux
Paris edition reports explorer Henry Savage Landor as dispatch bearer for the Belgian government. He claims passage through German lines six times undetected, and that he survived Antwerp siege by exiting with the last automobile carrying wounded soldiers.
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Paris
New York Herald
Henry Savage Landor
Antwerp
Bordeaux
Passengers From Duca d'Abruzzi Include Hinckley Family
Among the Duca d Abru zzi passengers who arrived here were Mrs Robert Hinckley of Washington and her daughter Gladys Hinckley. They fled from Ur isbad as hostilities began and went to Vienna where Miss Hinckley said wearing an American flag and colors was necessary to avoid insults and mobbing.
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New York
Robert Hinckley
Washington
Gladys Hinckley
Urisbad
Vienna
Inckley
Churchill flies over London in air reconnaissance
W L Rees, son of a Montgomeryshire family and Marine staff officer, reports that Winston Churchill rode in an aeroplane and flew over London. He later moved among officers and described enemy positions to them.
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London
W. L. Rees
Llandrymaire
Montgomeryshire
Marines
Antwerp
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Plan to Take Teuton Helgings
Perlin Russia plans compulsory expropriation of property held by Germans and Austrians idle across 24 frontier provinces. The measure aims to seize assets as authorities enforce wartime policy.
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Teuton Helgings
Perlin
Russia
Fronter
New Petticoat Just Right
A DIY garter petticoat solution offers a frilly embroidery flounce worn through skirts with elastic at the leg. By cutting wide flouncing into circles and sewing, you create a lightweight petticoat illusion for under a dollar, described as modern and inexpensive.
Footwear of a New Kind for Dancing and Dress
The article notes the craze for dainty high heeled boots with light soles to aid dancing. Buttoned tops in contrasting leather or cloth decorate walking boots, with patent leather and striped silk cloth or bronze with black and white accents. A boot named the Salamander is highlighted.
Hints for the Household in Damp Weather
Practical advice on preserving furniture and items in damp weather. Tips include using cornstarch with salt, keeping salt shakers clean, lubricating drawers and doors with soap, drying chamois stoves slowly, and bringing furniture indoors to avoid warping from moisture.
Autumn hats show bold colors and refined shapes
The article notes a shift from black to a profusion of colored autumn hats. New silhouettes include soft sand and beet-red bedford hats with rolled brims, and garnet and coral tones. Descriptions cover turbans, wraps, ribbons, ostrich feather trims, and refined finishes in navy, watermelon pink, and cantoniers.
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Reboux
Style Tips From A Farther Era
A compilation of domestic fashion cautions advises women to avoid collarless blouses for long necks and to choose lighter hats. It also notes red wallpaper can strain eyes, notes proper storage for white satin dresses, and links hair ventilation to baldness while offering a neat tip to keep hands clean during delicate needlework.
New Afternoon Frocks Feature Indestructible Voile Sleeves
Long close fitting sleeves in new afternoon frocks for formal wear use indestructible voile in black or white instead of chiffon. Indestructible voile combines cobwebby sheerness with sturdy weave for practical elegance.
European Playground Movements Offer City Lessons
European efforts to convert vacant lots into family friendly play areas aim to preserve home life and curb poverty and disease from alcoholism. In New York City, 191,742 vacant lots valued at $644 million prompt calls for temporary playgrounds and potato patches. A Los Angeles store plans a future site park with mountain murals to invite public recreation until construction begins. Such trials could benefit many cities.
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Germany
Copenhagen
Europe
New York
Los Angeles
Country towns face possible elimination in future trade systems
Nebraska business leaders and economists warn that adapting or preserving the country town is crucial as trade patterns trend toward consolidation. The question of what would replace the rural retail hub prompts farmers and merchants to study reforms and remedies discussed at conventions and meetings across the state.
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Times
Lincoln
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Nebraska
Roses Need Less Water After Planting for A Restful Season
For roses planted over a year ago no watering is needed until October unless soil is very light. Leaves may yellow and drop without harm. Cut away shriveled bark on small canes around October 1, prune crossing growth and center, leaving two thirds removed. Water and fertilize lightly as new growth begins, then heavier after 3 to 4 weeks for high quality blooms.
Journalistic Feat by T P O Connor Gains Admiration
T P O Connor M P wrote a five to six thousand word appreciation of Mr Chamberlain for the Telegraph between 5 20 and 7 29 pm as the House rose. He then attended the Associated Industrial Insurance Societies dinner and gave a brilliant after dinner speech. Tay Pay is renewing his journalistic youth.
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T. P. O'Connor
M. P
Chamberlain
London
O’connor
Telegraph
O'Connor
House of Commons
Mr. O'Connor
Associated Industrial Insurance Societies
Train Clock Confusion Sparks commuter Carriage Chaos
A suburban station scene centers on a rosy cheeked ticket taker and flustered women arguing over train times and tickets. Passengers blame clocks and rules while a rush of 11 47 arrivals underscores the weariness of daily travel and vaudeville reminiscences.
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Mink
St. Louis
Nora Glenartey
Hamlet
Pickpocket Pleads for Release During Aviation Meet
A professional thief jailed awaiting trial sent for the prosecutor and begged for freedom. The lawyer replied that time behind bars is deserved for pocketing a man. The prisoner laments being locked up during Chicago's aviation meet as crowds gaze upward.
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