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Mail Call Episode 1: June to July 1914

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Episode 1 Show Notes:

Chicago Ledger, v. XLII, no. 25, June 20, 1914.
p. 7: Advert: "Diamond Post Card Gun"
p. 17: "Warship Adventures"

The Clan-na-Gael Journal, v. 27, June 27, 1914.
p. 4: Advert: "Clan Na Gael Games"

Excerpt from an article in The Sun, New York, Monday, June 29, 1914.
p. 2: "Death of Francis Ferdinand Makes For Peace of Europe"

The Gaelic American - Vol. XI, No. 27, July 4, 1914.
p. 4: "The Double Crime at Serajevo"

The Gaelic American - Vol. XI, No. 30, July 25, 1914, Whole Number 567.
p. 3: "Cosey Corner Chat"

World-war : an exact translation of "Weltkrieg" accurate daily record of the present war, No. 1.
p. 1-2: "Preceding Events"

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Historical documents were accessed through the digital collections of the Digital Library @ Villanova University and The Library of Congress. The theme music is from "Til We Meet Again" as performed by Nicholas Orlando's Orchestra. The Mail Call podcast is a project of Home Before the Leaves Fall: a Great War Centennial Exposition. For more information, visit wwionline.org.

This episode featured the voice talents of Laura Bang, Michael Foight, Demian Katz, Raamaan McBride, Susan Riley Stevens, and David Uspal.

Narrator: Chris Hallberg

Producers & Editors: Chris Hallberg and Raamaan McBride

Executive Producer: Laura Bang [LCB]

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