Poles’ Plight in War Highlighted by Paderewski Dispatch
Extracts from Ignace Paderewski’s London Dispatch to the New York Sun detail Poland as the battlefield of the world. He portrays Poland as the cockpit of Europe under occupation, with mass starvation, internal division, and brutal suffering across 15,000 miles of occupied land.
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Ignace Paderewski
London Dispatch
New York Sun
Belgium
Poland
Europe
Alsace
Flanders
Germany
Russia
Austria
Jesu Maria
Galicia
Mythic past and modern echoes on the Hellespont coast
A wide excerpt intertwines ancient lore with contemporary reflections as the HellespontDardanelles and surrounding sites are linked to mythic origins and historic sieges. The piece notes Greek names, famed landmarks, and the enduring Greek memory of imperial and warlike events, concluding with Polish resolve and Allied aims for national self-determination.
Evangelist Billy Sunday Leads Largest Philadelphia Revival Farewell
Billy Sunday ended his Philadelphia revival with a record turnout of about 60 000. Four sermons drew 1 858 converts on the day and 415 724 converts over 11 weeks, a feat described as unmatched in modern evangelism. The tabernacle overflowed, crowds swarmed the pulpit area, and many took mementos from the campaign while the Sunday tribute ended with a city and church delegation thanking him.
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Billy Sunday
Philadelphia
Tabernacle
Billy
Signa
Pang
Lday
Evangelist
George H. Bickley
Cyrus D. Foss,Jr
Blankenburg
Mr. Sunday
Submarine Traps Catch German Subs In Firth Of Forth
London dispatch reports British river nets catching two German submarines in the Firth of Forth with a third sunk off Haddingtonshire and a fourth rammed last week. One large U boat was trapped and raised. twenty nine German sailors and four Scots fishermen died. King George inspected a captured sub as details emerge though no full description of the nets is allowed.
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Firth of Forth
Haddingtonshire
Leith
George
Firth
London
N. Y
Bank Deposits Reach Record At New York's National City
The National City Bank in New York surpassed 300 million dollars in deposits for the first time in its history as prosperity grows with increased commercial activity. Its reserve stood near 148 million dollars, about 47.5 percent, far above the 18 percent required. Navy divers from Brooklyn were dispatched to Honolulu to aid in raising the submarine F-4, with Admiral Moore directing the operation. The salvage is expected to take about two weeks and cost about 20 thousand dollars.
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Hellespont
Dardanelles
Helles— Pont
Pontus
Helle
Thesimes Strait
Jason
Argohaute
Dardanum
Ilium
Troy
Priam
Dartdanus
Agamemnon
Mount Ida
Aphrodite
Abydos
Seatos
Leander
Hero
Thither
B.C
Alexander the Great
Xerxes I
Europe
Xenophon
Persia
Pontus Euxinus
Black Sea
Sea of
Marmara
National City Bank
New York
Charlotte Observer
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Honolulu
Navy
Daniels
Moore
Cattle shifts in North Carolina from 1900 to 1910
Census data shows the state total rising to 700 861 cattle in 1910, up 76 800 or 12 percent. County gains and losses are mapped, with Caldwell leading at 62 percent, while several eastern and western counties show declines. Ratios per 1 000 acres reveal recurring patterns and notable county rankings. An aside notes the “Dutch dare” as a social novelty.
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North Carolina
D.E. Eagle
Iredell County Club
State University
Saldwell
Transylvania
Wilson County
Robeson
Wilson
Iredell
Gaston
Ashe
Surry
Wilkes
Alleghany
Davie
Catawba
Mecklenburg
Watauga
Cabarrus
Yadkin
Rowan
Alexander and Burke
Randolph
Montgomery
Landmark
Boone Aldermen Order May 4 1915 Election for Mayor and Aldermen
The Board of Aldermen of Boone North Carolina ordered an election for mayor and three aldermen on May 4 1915. W B Gragg was appointed registrar and R M Greene and B H Wattson were appointed judges. C J Cottrell, mayor, approved with other aldermen. A separate note mentions a new cash drawer with an electric bell that rings until closed and cannot be fed when partly shut.
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Boone
Watauga County
North Carolina
Bonn
W. B. Gragg
R. M. Greene
B. H. Wattson
C.J Cottrell
Partohn W
C. Rivers
Veterinary Surgeon H Hayes Declares Practice in Vilas
Dr. H Hayes announces diploma earned and readiness to practice veterinary surgery in all branches. He claims to be the county's sole practitioner and provides contact in Vilas, North Carolina.
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Allon
Vilas, N
BR. F
H. Hayes
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Nicholas
Prussia
Carter
Statesville
R. H. Hardin, M.D
Boone, N. C
Patna
Bodes
G. M. Peavler
Trent
Bristol
Tenn
T. E. Bingham
Lawyer
N.C
F. A. Linney
Ly. Pd
Silas M. Greene
Magi
N. C
E. S. Coffey
Attorney AT Law
Nat. T. Dulaney
Fourth Street
Edmund Jones
Lenoir
Wateira
Katia
Lowe
Foginaw
Ove
Avery
F. A, Linney
Lovill, Lovill & Coville
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