Transcriptions of newspaper articles
January 4, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Capital Journal reports that the Belgian relief fund is growing. It appears that county residents are of the consensus [...]
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January 3, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Oregon Statesman, in an editorial, “Fletcherizing the Belgians” comments on one of the more bizarre aspects of this [...]
January 2, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent HMS Formidable. Source: Wikimedia Commons. The headlines in the Capital Journal addressed the sinking [...]
January 1, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent End of Year Summary The purpose of this chronicle is not to tell the story of the Great War. [...]
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December 31, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The final edition of the Capital Journal for 1914 assessed the first five months of the war: THE WAR SITUATION [...]
December 30, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent As the year drew to a close, this is what readers would have noted in the Capital Journal: RUSSIANS TELL [...]
December 29, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent From the Oregon Statesman: A Synopsis of the War Situation A violent storm has temporarily stopped important military operations [...]
December 29, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent From the Oregon Statesman: A Synopsis of the War Situation A violent storm has temporarily stopped important military operations [...]
December 28, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Capital Journal’s headlines for the day: CONDITIONS AT THE FRONT ARE BEYOND ALL DESCRIPTION Trenches Are Filled With [...]
December 28, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Capital Journal’s headlines for the day: CONDITIONS AT THE FRONT ARE BEYOND ALL DESCRIPTION Trenches Are Filled With [...]