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23rd January 1915: Further rain from the west. In a mild month,
23rd January 1915: Further rain from the west. In a mild month, the sharpest frost occurred in the South East. Blackburn Rovers and Manchester Unit...

5th January 1915: The Scotsman carried a letter concerning the
5th January 1915: The Scotsman carried a letter concerning the Christmas truce. Eighteenth Century adventurer, unaccountably stranded in the Twentie...

8th December 1914 Newly arrived Austro-Hungarian forces attack the
8th December 1914 Newly arrived Austro-Hungarian forces attack the Russians north towards Limanowa. Daily Mirror headline ‘Success of our Great New...

7th December 1914: Daily Mirror headline ‘A soldier sleeps amid
7th December 1914: Daily Mirror headline ‘A soldier sleeps amid the snow: What Christmas means to our brave troops at the front.’ The Serbian gov...

3rd December 1914 Serbian forces launch an unexpected
3rd December 1914 Serbian forces launch an unexpected counterattack against Austria. Daily Mirror headline ‘Important trade notice –please order ...

3rd November 1914 British and Indian troops are disembarked at
3rd November 1914 British and Indian troops are disembarked at Tanga, on the mainland opposite Zanzibar. Great Britain extends a protectorate over Ku...

29th July 1914: As the German navy begins to mobilize, Chancellor
29th July 1914: As the German navy begins to mobilize, Chancellor Theobald von Betthman Hollweg makes an offer to British Foreign Minister Sir Edward...

20th March 1914: The Curragh Incident. This is a very BIG ISSUE
20th March 1914: The Curragh Incident. This is a very BIG ISSUE – and I can’t cover it properly here. Basically the Government were pushing throug...

16th February 1914: Med News. Sir Samuel Scott asked the PM the
16th February 1914: Med News. Sir Samuel Scott asked the PM the following in the Commons today ‚asked the Prime Minister whether the present garr...

28th January 1914: Shipping news. HMS Caroline was laid down on
28th January 1914: Shipping news. HMS Caroline was laid down on Cammel Laird on Birkenhead. The 3750 ton light cruiser was launched nine months lat...