August 3, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Across the front page the headline reads “Armies of Million Each, Rushing to Frontier.” “First [...]
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Across the front page the headline reads “Armies of Million Each, Rushing to Frontier.” “First [...]
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Statesman headlines read: German Forces Invade Duchy of Luxemburg France’s Delay in Answering Germany’s Ultimatum Disastrous French Are [...]
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent From The Daily Capital Journal: THE GREATEST WAR IN WORLD’S HISTORY SEEMS INEVITABLE History’s greatest war seemed all but [...]
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Capital Journal Headlines: Russia Mobilizes Her Entire Army Forcing Germany London Exchange Closes First Time London Sees Little Prospect [...]
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Capital Journal Headlines: Italian Feeling Against Austria Becoming Intense Compact Which Binds Germany, Austria and Italy an Unnatural One [...]
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Once the dominos began to fall readers had difficulty keeping up with the news. The Capital Journal reported “The [...]
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “Austro-Servian War Declared and Europe Trembles” read Tuesday’s headline. Austria had declared war on Serbia, rejecting British appeals for [...]
By Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Journal’s headlines reported troubles from Ireland to the Balkans: ULSTERITES CLASH WITH KING’S TROOPS CATHOLICS EXCITED Ten Thousand [...]
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent No edition of the Capital Journal was published on the 26th. In Europe, events continue toward war. […]
This is the cover to the program given out at the dedication of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in 1953 that was recently donated to the [...]