The Day
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Virgo. The US president was Woodrow Wilson (Democratic). Famous people born on this day include Charles Luce(American Con Ed business executive) and Edith Wangemann(German astrologer, teacher and lecturer who founded "Astro-Magazine" and "Sein Und Werden" magazine with her husband, astrologer Helmuth Wangemann)
Nicholas II wrote "It was a nice, warm day. Now every morning I drink tea together with the children. We spent an hour in the so-called, garden and the larger part of the day on the balcony, which is warm from the sun. Until tea I puttered around in the garden. The children played on the swings."
The war
The Military Service Act is passed in the Canadian House of Commons, giving the Government of Canada the right to conscript men into the army.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/military-service-act/
30,5 cm Mörserbatterie
Source: http://www.bildarchivaustria.at
The raid
The cops raid the Hamilton Detective Agency on Broadway. The agency was kidnapping sailors on leave, holding them until they’d overstayed their leave and then turning them in for the reward money ($25 for stragglers, $50 for deserters). When the cops arrive to check out the story of previous victims of the scheme, they find two sailors on the premises, although one turned out to be someone who was just masquerading as a sailor for some reason – free drinks?
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Yesterday post:
https://steemit.com/back100years/@petrvl/back-100-years-tuesday-28-august-1917