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A Year of Strange and Amazing War Times
A vivid roundup of 1914 oddities from war exploits to odd civilian acts. It notes Marius Botron’s daring arrest of German officers, British Indian troops’ courage, and quirky misadventures from Broadway rats to a New York doorborne naturalization stunt, all illustrating the era’s bizarre blend of heroism and odd luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marius Botron
Paris
Botron
Bolton
Senulis
Kia
M. Boiron
Theh Ha
Sentlis
Ger- Map
Monte-Pilioy
Pathfinder
Stoker
Cincinnati
Ohio
Trenton
N. J
Broadway
New York
Forty-third Street
Grandway
Rat
Mr. Lat
Lochinvar
Lorrain
Sileen
Oneida Lake
New York State
France
Collins
Vienna
Petrograd
Austria
Petrovgrad
Objective Point
Risian-Palund
Alster
Los Angeles
Axl