Lord Braybrooke to wed Dorothy Lawson in London
Lord Braybrooke plans marriage to Dorothy Lawson of London this week. The bride is daughter of the late Sir George Lawson, with Braybrooke noted as heir to the Neville line and master of Magdalene College Cambridge. The article traces Braybrooke’s lineage, Audley End, and ties to the Nevilles and Shuttleworths, plus a digression on Pepys diary discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Braybrooke
Dorothy Lawnon
George Lawson
Unger
London
Magdalene College
University of Cambridge
Arthur Christopher Benson
Archbishop Benson
Canterbury
Magdalene
Arthur Benson
Edward Frederick Benson
Dodo
Mgr Benson
Whicch
Rome
Edward
Lord Esher
Queen Victoria
Eton College
Audley End
Cambridge
Charlies Stewart Parnell
Henry VIII
Thomas Lord Audley
Walden
Croyland
Lord Audley
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Essex
James I
Charles II
Gay
James II
Nevilles
Neville
Lord Abarwavenny
Lord Shuttleworth
Duchy of Lancaster
India
Lawrence K. Shuttleworth
Canadian Expeditionary Force
the Aisne
Tie
Edward KK. Shuttleworth
Rifle Brigade
Witham
Iittle
England
Richard
Gawthorpe Hall
Barnley
Lancashire
Gawthorpe
Shuttleworth
Shuttleworths
Richard I
Robert Shuttleworth
James Kay
Hia
An Adventure in Law and the food price control act
This editorial hails a new law empowering the President to regulate food and fuel prices. It argues the measure will curb hoarding and middlemen, bring producers and consumers closer, and rely on deterrence and gradual reforms while facing inevitable criticism from affected interests. The piece emphasizes public support and wartime context as the law enters new territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Food Administration
Ts United States
Fight for War Aims Ends Talk Anew in Congress
The piece argues that after adjournment Congress should explain U S war aims to the public. It notes Lusitania and other German outrages, defends President Wilson, and says talk has failed while America must now fight. It mocks pacifist voices and cites cultural references to underscore resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Germany
Willgon
United States of America
Japan
Government Shipping Control for Maximum Efficiency
The text argues for intelligent government direction of merchant shipping to maximize cargoes and reduce idle ships. It warns against hasty action and urges experts within the government to craft regulations, allocate ships to suitable trades, and ensure constant use of shipping space for overall wartime efficiency.
Morale study and the German psychological bureau in war
A critique of Germany's planned morale research across neutrals and foes, describing a proposed psychological bureau to track thoughts and the difficulty Germany faces in understanding morality, honor, and humanity in modern warfare. It notes the global response as nations move forward while German introspection falters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Willie
Paul Prys
Thither
Capt. Cuttle
Kipling
von Bissing
Zimmermann
British Navy Reorganization Signals Possible Offensive
The article notes a shift in British naval leadership under Sir Eric Geddes and Rear Admiral Wemyss, suggesting a move from defensive patrols to potential offensive actions. It contrasts Britain's proven defense with a call for a decisive strike, while predicting potential U S naval cooperation if an offensive is pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
John Jellicoe
Wemyss
Gallipoli
America
United States Navy
Our Difficult Language in a Quusok Style
A subscriber comments on foreign born friends learning English. A boy born in Denmark and raised in a German family asks to borrow a wheelbarrow and explains his need by saying he means to lend it from you. The piece highlights language challenges and mispronunciations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Japan and Russia Peace Talks Began Twelve Years Ago
A historical overview recounts the twelve year lead up to the 1905 Portsmouth peace talks ending the Russo Japanese War. It details battles from Port Arthur to Mukden, the US brokered conference, and the Portmouth treaty terms including Manchuria withdrawal and Liaotung cession. Japan sought indemnity but settled for prestige and limited gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japan
Far East
Port Arthur
Ching
Ahi
Manchuria
Seghalien
Korea
Mukden
Roosevelt
Tokyo
St. Petersburg
Mikado
Czar
United States
Komura
Takahira
Count Witte
Baron Rosen
Navy Stores
United States Navy Yard
Fiscataqua River
Portsmouth
N. H
Liaotung Peninsula
Saghalien
Bering
China
Names of Fighting Men and Dry Spot Tale
A Westminster Gazette feature lists legendary fighters by name and duty, from Harold to Napoleon, bound to their names for fame or fate. A Detroit Free Press anecdote recounts Adolphus Busch's prohibition era quip about two drummers seeking a drink in a town where church is the only place to wet it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereward Wake
Finn McCall
Arabi
Barbarossa
Tarquin Proud
Bennacherib
Owen Glendower
MacAlpina
Oliver Cromwell
Detroit Free Press
Adolphus Busch
Milionaire
St. Louisa
The Hopeful Young From the Philadelphia Record
A fussy old gentleman questions a traveling companion about his son. The replies claim the boy, aged six months, is a model young man who never smokes, never attends clubs, never stays out late, and goes to bed after dinner, prompting the tester to congratulate the parent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Senate and House in Brief War Time Proceedings
The Senate did not convene but will meet at noon with sessions on war tax revenue and committee debates. Women from the National Woman's party disrupted the judiciary committee while pacifists gathered in the Capitol. Rivers and harbors funds were signed, ICC membership rises to nine, and John M. Baer, North Dakota’s 31 year old member, will be sworn in. The House awaits the war tax bill return to resume business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
National Woman's Party
White House
Judiciary Committee
Overman
Capitol
Toures Con- Sreex
Democratic Commissione
Ententea
Gronna
Interstate Commerce Commission
Simmers
Finance Committee
Congress
House
Clark
John M. Baer
North Dakota
Kitchin
United States Treasury August year to date financials
Treasury data show the August year to date totals for the General Fund assets and liabilities including gold silver dollars United States notes Federal reserve notes and other obligations. It lists revenue receipts this day month and year to date alongside ordinary disbursements and net balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Fund
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
National Bank
Teres
Philippines
Cece
Cece Ee Eees
Federal Reserve Banks
Army orders assign officers to Fort Silk as instructors
The Army dispatch directs Majors Townsend Williamson Cox Thompson Faris Moose Dougherty Drain Phillips Parker Conrad Suggs Aiken Crank Hillman Phillips Fishleigh and Lt Cols to proceed to Fort Silk Oklahoma for musketry school duty and to report to the post commander The July 23 1915 board for engineers fitness for promotion is dissolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Silk
Okla
School of Musketry
Grosvenor L. Townsend
Infantry
Llewellyn P. Williamson
Medical Corps
Capta Kenyon A. Joyce
Cavalry
Creed F. Cox
Charles F. Thompson
Melvin G. Faris
Thirty-fifth Infantry
Herbert M. Pool
Forty-fifth Infantry
William L. Moose, Jr
Fifteenth Cavalry
Andrew J Dougherty
Jesse C. Drain
Albert E Phillips
George M Parker, Jr
Twenty-first Infantry
Robert Conrad
Medical Reserve Corps
Frank Suggs
Spencer B. Aiken
H. A. Crank
Leroy T Hillman
Coast Artillery Corps
Ordnance Department
William A. Phillips
Walter T Fishleigh
Sanitary Corps
Surgeon General
Army
Corps of Engineers
Clothespin talk shows tension in China and America
The Christian Herald notes that Americans carry clothespins while observing that Chinese use clothlines differently. It argues labor-saving devices like sewing machines lights and phonographs may widen American leisure yet could increase Chinese toil or temptations when work ends. The piece contends spare time becomes a curse for the idle and warns about social effects of such devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Herald
Passing events heard in Washington hotels and Kansas politics
Henry J Allen of Wickita Kansas met Red Cross officials in Washington preparing to sail for France as a committee member, amid talk of his gubernatorial bid. Virginia political shifts, Prohibition sentiment, and Kansas crop optimism dominated discussions, with emphasis on wheat corn and labor conditions. Col H T Smith of Denver praised Rocky Ford watermelons and the farming class supporting the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J Allen
Wickita
Kans
Victor Murdock
Wahahington
Red Cross
France
Alien
Kansas
Allen
Cnr Ff i
M- Allen
Willard
LWW
Colorado
Rocky Ford
Colo
Col. H T. Smith
Denver
Raleigh
Georgia
Portland
Los Angeles
Ford
Col. Smith
The Truth Will Out. a craps tale in Louisville
A destitute craps player in Louisville pleads for a loan from a friend as he repeatedly bets his last dollars. He shouts his final claim to wealth before firing. the circle urges him to keep shooting, insisting the dice will reveal the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
Louisville
Gua
Gus
Neither Man Nor Woman in French Village
In a quiet French village a Highland regiment marches past as two elderly locals debate gender and costumes. One argues men must wear trousers while the other insists women could wear the kilt and moustache. The exchange highlights confusion over uniforms and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Highland Regiment
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dorothy Lawson
Pepy
University College
Oxford
Handala
Samuel Aepys
Gawthorpe Halli
Elisabeth
Burnley
Walla
Richard Shuttleworth
PE Fonthngy
Saxe-Coburg
Hugene Field
Keats
Ruth
Berlin
Roger Casement
Edith Cavell
Capt Fryatt
Prince
Lord Northcliffe
Charlie Chaplin
Charles
John Sharp Williams
Wellesley
Wellington
Roderick Chu
Napoleon Bonaparte
Havelock
Proceedings OF Congress
Committees
Wat
United States Treasury
Elphi
Washington
Virginia
Westmoreland Davis
H. J. Callahan
Norfolk
Davis
Ellyson
Pollard
Antinaloon League
Old Dominion
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!