42 000 Killed in Battle
A brief report notes 42 000 killed in battle due to neglecting a cold that could have been treated, highlighting a dramatic loss and urging timely medical care.
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Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1914
Page
2
Kern's Cold Caps Breaks Up Cold in One Day
Local pharmacy ad boasts Kern's Cold Caps ending a cold in a day. The jumbled text lists street names, stores, and scattered product references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
German and French Views of the War in New York 1900s
The Courrier des Etats-Unis argues Germany is not the sole bearer of culture. It condemns German arrogance, cites Nietzsche, and contrasts German with French literary and scientific contributions. It praises French figures like Corneille, Racine, Moliere, Voltaire, and Pasteur, asserting France's historic cultural leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Goethe
Milton
Voltaire
Shakespeare
Schiller
Moher
Lessing
Heine
Nietzsche
France
Corneille
Racine
Moliere
Bossuet
Fenelon
Bunsen
Helmholtz
Koch
Phrlich
Descartes
Laplace
LeVerrier
Poincaré
Pasteur
M Quinton
Judge Grosscup Responds to Critics Through Staats-Zeitung
Herman Ridder prints Judge Grosscup’s counter reply to a New York Times editorial. He reviews the history of Belgium’s neutrality, the Vienna settlement, and the evolving law of nations. The piece discusses Germany’s breach, England’s role, and the concept of military necessity versus neutral rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Judge Grosscup
the Times
New York Times
Staats-Zeitung
Belgium
Sir Thomas Barclay
Britannica
England
Herman Ridder
War on Mercy Ship Routs Crew in Mutiny and Assaults
The Red Cross relief ship arrived from Europe with doctors and supplies as fights broke out aboard between white and colored crew factions. Mutinies left 25 crew members knocked senseless and several sailors assaulted others with clubs and pipes amid frayed sanitary and refrigeration gear. A stewardess and an officer were harmed, and a number of crew were confined or subdued as the ship neared New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Europe
New York
Watdo
Fran Ammck
Claims 350000 prisoners in German war camps
New York reports Dr William Sprang a former Boston dentist says on September 15 a detailed list shows 350000 prisoners taken by German troops and held in military camps He arrived with his family aboard the Red Cross steamer noting the Russian and French prisoners were separated to avoid clashes due to their coercive hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Sprang
Boston
Spring
Germany
Efolland
Nine British Officers Killed and Casualties Reported
The dispatch dated October 20 and 21 records the death of nine officers and a list of noncommissioned officers. It notes 382 casualties, including 43 from the Grenadier Guards, with many wounded or missing. The Eleventh Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) are among those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Todis
Halred
Grenadier Guards
Ehama
Hussare
Prince Alberts
Bresnahan to Manage Brooklyn Federal Club
The New York Sun reports Roger Bresnahan former Cubs catcher will manage the Brooklyn Federal League club for three years with full control of the playing end at Washington park. He reportedly signed last night for a strong salary and a cash bonus around ten thousand dollars. Bresnahan traveled to New York after a conference with Cubs president Thomas and left Chicago content the rift could not be bridged. The Ward interests reportedly met his terms after a lengthy meeting.
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Cubs
Brooklyn
New York
The
New York Sun
Roger Bresnahan
Polo Grounds
Chicago Cubs
Washington Park
Bresnahan
Thomas
Monroe doctrine cited in German stance on war power
In Philadelphia the ambassador quoted Coolidge on the Monroe doctrine as the central clash with Germany. He said the US would defend its position at any cost and denied German plans for territorial footholds in the western hemisphere, noting German officials avoided a formal Monroe pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Political and Social Sciences
Philadelphia
Coolidge
United States
Germany
Railway groups urged as solution to railroad operation
Kansas City Oct 24 FEF Ripley president Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway urged creation of railway groups governed by a board of directors with government representation. He said the idea is his own and warned the current system may have broken down. He rejected government ownership as the solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
FEF
Ripley
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Cotton Rights on Sea State Dept Urged to Seek Assurances
Senators from cotton states urged Acting Secretary Lansing to obtain assurances from belligerent European powers that U S cotton shipments to neutral or belligerent countries would not be detained or seized. Informal talks and insurance assurances are sought to prevent future disruptions as trade aims to Germany and Holland markets. New York Chamber of Commerce chief Seth Low also pressed Britain for an authoritative statement on conditions for forwarding cotton to neutrals without warship interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Belgium
Austria
England
Prussia
France
Germany
State Department
U. S
Great Britain
Lansing
Europe
United States
Washington
New York
Seth Low
New York Chamber of Commerce
Scandinavia
Italy
Rev G G Johnson Accepts Immanuel Pastorate in DC
The Rev Gove G Johnson formerly of Alexander Avenue Baptist Church in New York has accepted a call to Immanuel Baptist Church in Washington DC whose pulpit had been vacant He will assume duties there tomorrow He said the move is a divine decree and not for financial gain The Atlantic Fleet conducted target practice at moving targets in Norfolk on October 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Johnson
New York
Washington Post
Alexander Avenue Baptist Church
Gove G. Johnson
Immanuel Baptist Church
Washington, D. C
Johnson
Washington
Norfolk
German Loss 60000 Bravery Highlighted On Battlefront
Russian and Austrian dispatches describe heavy fighting along the Vistula and San rivers. German retreat is pressed with deep frontline engagements, bayonet attacks, and thousands of prisoners taken. The Austrians claim victories near Ivangorod and Przemysl, while Montenegrins fend off Austrian efforts along the Jiorina frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radom
Ilianka
Vistula
San
Przemysl
Tytchentza
Jaroslau
Prazemysl
Stry
Bourse Gazette
Broussiloff
Sambor
Jaroslaw
Petrograd
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Vienna
Berlin
Amsterdam
Temes
Lower San
Seagues
Przemarysl
Kidney Trouble Warning From Rich Food Diets
An editorial style health note warns that overweight and rich meals burden kidneys, causing uric acid buildup, leading to bladder weaknesses and general health decline. It advocates four ounces of a grape and lemon salt tonic taken in water each morning to flush and stimulate kidneys, claiming it neutralizes urine acids and is inexpensive and safe for home use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jensen
Haghran
Evert
Paris Unnerved By War Office Statements On Front
French war office releases report detailing violent enemy attacks repulsed from Arras region to Argonne. advances near Melzicourt, Nieuport, Langemarck, and Armentieres noted. La Bassee and Frelinghen subjected to heavy shelling. Continuous fierce assaults and counterattacks reported along Albert to Arras corridor.
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War Office
Arras
Argonne
Melzicourt
Irennes
Alane
Dixmude
la Bassee
Nieuport
Langemarck
Armentierea
Mortmare
Thauourt
le Petre
Pont-a-Moussen
Frelinghen
la Bassee Armentieres
Frelingheen
la Quesnoy
Teal
Albert
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