Marquis of Clanricarde in London Shadows a living relic
Washington Post reports from London on the aging Marquis of Clanricarde now living quietly in the Albany. The piece recalls his Irish estates in Galway and his family’s storied past, including his father and brother, and notes his solitary daily walks in or near London.
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Thackeray
Marquis of
Steyne
Lord Dunkallin
Edward
Prince of Walesa
Earl of Kilmorey
Clanricarde
London
Ireland
Ita
Manaiona
Lord Clanricarde
Henry Labour
Cabby
de Burah
Iriah
de Burgh
Italy cites new reasons for war on Turkey
Paris reports a detailed Italian dispatch outlining the August 3 ultimatum to the Ottoman government. The circular claims violations of Italian rights in the empire and accuses Turkey of failing to honor Lausanne treaty provisions and related hostilities in Libya. It notes Italian ambassadors and military actions, including embarks at Rhodes and disruptions in Syria and Cyrenaica, leading to Italy declaring war.
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Asia Minor
Lausanne
Porte
Libya
Tripoli
Paris
Italy
Turkey
Havas
Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
Marquis di Garron
Beirut
Syria
Smyrna
Vaurla
Sighajik
Moravia
Alexandretta
Haifa
Jaffa
Grand Visier
Rhodes
Betral
Marsina
Cyrenaica
Oman
Boldiera
Tripolitanie
Enver Bey
Asis Bey
Africa
Gifta
Masterpiece Nail on Door and Clanricarde's Land Fight
A historical profile blends Lord Clanricarde’s enigmatic wealth and art connoisseurship with his long battle to retain Irish land. The piece threads his odd life, the estate’s tenants, and a sweeping revolution, ending with a court decision forcing land return to the people and a note on meat and bread limits in wartime Germany. It cites Meath art auctions and a vast fortune while detailing political tensions and social upheaval surrounding the estate and era.
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Lord Canning
India
Albany
Chiietla Manatona
Ike Nan
Fam
Chambera
Lord Clanricarde
Clanricarde
Pernell
Davitt
House of Peers
House of Lords
Ireland
The
Central News
Grand Duke Nicholas in Retreat Seen as Major War Feat
Pall Mall Gazette reports Grand Duke Nicholas secured a retreat with intact armies, calling it one of history’s greatest feats. The piece cites Russian foreign minister Suzenoff denying rumors of disunity, affirming allied coordination, continued munitions supply, and Russia’s pledge against independent peace while the war endures.
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James L. Garvin
Washington Fort
London
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Balkans
Washington Post
Russa
Germany
Suzenoff
Russia
Petrograd
Clausenits
Y Turka
Ivan
Teutons
Asname
Musman
Swedes complain to Berlin over Gotland shelling
Sweden protests to Germany over the Swedish steamer Gotland that was shelled and later taken to Cuxhaven. Swedish officials insist the vessel carried no contraband and request proper treatment under wartime rules. The report notes Irish historical themes and events, with commentary on Clanricarde and Ireland’s land issue in a broader wartime context.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gotland
Cuxhaven
Giant German Big Bertha shells devastate village outskirts
Berlin reports a letter from Flanders Captain Schroeder describing the 42 centimeter gun at work. German siege artillery moved into place, fired on a fortified French town twenty one miles away, and caused damage to nearby houses and a swampy area near the village. The week included rail line construction and deployment of heavy mortar support.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Flanders
Carl Schroeder
Seventy-Ninth Reserve Infantry
State Department warns on Italian naturalization defense
Secretary Lansing said naturalized Italians remain exposed to Italian military service if they return to Italy, with the policy unchanged. A circular to Wheeling attorneys explains the status of naturalized Italians and their risk of conscription. In other news, a village window-smashing blast shattered homes and vibrations toppled nearby structures. A separate account notes a gun firing without perceptible impact on the eyewitness. French and Italian forces clashed as aviators revealed gun positions but failed to breach heavy artillery reach.
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Lansing
State Department
United States
Italy
Wheeling
W Va
Melon Patch Havoc By Sailors From Interned Cruiser
Norfolk August 8. Sailors from the interned German cruiser Princ Hitet allegedly damaged a 3 acre watermelon patch in the Deep Creek area. The incident involved cutting ripe and unripe melons, leaving little behind and prompting the patch owner Carey to seek compensation. An attorney for Carey says the matter centers on a $200 fee for appointing counsel for the German commander.
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Norfolk
Carey
Deep Creek
Pring Ettel
van Friedrich
Accept
Anether
Tom J
Ead Jedrich
Wim J
Mander
War Reports From France and Russia Rack Up Casualties and Maneuvers
Paris reports extensive artillery bombardments across the Queunsrieres sector with clashes near Arras Lille and St Hubert while French aviators bombarded a railroad station at Chattel en Argonne. Berlin cites French grenade clashes near Lingekopf and broad artillery activity, with Russian counterattacks and Allied advances described along the Niemen and Zlota Lipa corridors and in East Galicia as Austro Hungarian and German forces press in multiple theaters.
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France
Paris
Ni ‘Hotes
Arran
Lille
Queunsrieres
Lx Ville Morte
Alarie- Therese
St. Hubert
St Fourds
Pariy
Artilery Fromn
le Prete Wond
Parroy
le Chapelotte
Launoase
Vosges
War Office
Souches
Nea|ville
Rays
Quennevierss
Noprron
Argonne
Chattel-en-Argonne
Germany
Berlin
General Staff
Lingekopf
Muenster
Oostend
Middiekerke
Brogen
Muefhaim
Baden
von Hindenburg
Bausk
Schoenberg
Nnis
Radzaiwilischki
Bvjadosea
Kovno
von Eichhorn
Baing
Bohr
Berbralowieska
Narew
Revolt Feared in Russia Amid War Talk
The steamship Hel ry Clay from Copenhagen arrived with passengers and cargo, reporting three British cruiser detentions in the North Sea before clearance after identification. Among travelers was HW Zimmerman, American vice consul at Rostov, who said Petrograd hosts many well informed people fearing a revolt more than German forces advancing.
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New York
Auk
Helry Clay
Copenhagen
North Sea
HW Zimmerman
Rostov
Russia
Zimmerman
Petrograd
Russian Victory Rally Draws London Stock Exchange
A large crowd gathered before the Russian embassy in London praising the Gulf of Riga naval victory. The Ambassador and Countess Benckendorff appeared on the balcony as the crowd cheered. the envoy thanked them, saying God helping us, we have had one success, more will come, bringing peace to Russia and England and the world.
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Thackeray
England
Paris
Bois de Boulogne
Clanricarde
Galway
London
Gulf of Riga
The
Stock Exchange
German Occupation Threatens Punishment for Belgian Dissent
Military governor van Bismne orders punishment for Belgians who refuse to undertake or continue public work demanded by German authorities. Penalties apply to those who hinder, discourage, or cause others to refuse work. The order targets any refusal deemed without adequate reason and aims to enforce compliance with Allied occupation tasks.
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Aruseia
van Bismne
Belgium
Berlin Wounded Immortals Parade Amid Military Pomp
Berlin today shows wounded soldiers in grim display as streets bustle with salutes. mutilated youths and veterans crowd the Unter den Linden as Crosses mark torn bodies while a “trunk man” example rises to show disabled men can live and even teach. The era’s social order seems to prize endurance over loss.
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Washington
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Momen
Hindenturg
German
Feira
Hall
The Conquering Spirit in Business Growth
A reflective piece on building a town and a business through imagination and advertising. It argues that dream plus persistence yields success and stresses the need to persuade the public and use newspaper space to win customers. It emphasizes leadership, planning, and leveraging media as key factors.
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Serbia
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Verdun
Stanley Washburn
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Teuton
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Austria
Vienna
East
Galicia
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Pripeta
Kerbin
Eerth
Austro-Hiumarian Foncesighting
Kamieniez
Litovsk
Tolmine
Fittec
Tyrol
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Atssia
Riga
Friedrich— Stadt
Centinen
Vladimir
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Dniester
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