Thursday, September 10, 1914

Heavy Rain

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #149Time not recorded
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The House is not going to sit to-morrow: so I will drive down in the afternoon, and bring you back . . . We can if necessary make a little detour so as to see the beautiful Surrey country.

Asquith plans a meeting with Venetia, mentions the loss of the Oceanic, a Cabinet meeting about recruits' pay, and reading Cramb's book.

Mentioned:Birrell • Tyrrell • Lady Aberdeen • Ava Astor • Edgar Vincent • Masterton Smith • Winston Churchill • Kitchener • Sir H. Rawlinson • Cramb

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration8/10
Political Unburdening5/10
Emotional Desolation2/10

Thematic Tags

Meeting plansOceanic lossWinston's returnCabinet (recruits' pay)Treitschke/Nietzsche
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYLunch. Cabinet. House of Commons. Reading.
Venetia Stanley
Munsteadⓘ
HER DAYWrote short letter. Had a hot and dreary day. Planning plans for Saturday

Official Register

1914-09-10

Top News

Daily Edition

The Battle of the Marne ends with the retreat of the German armies. The British Parliament votes to increase the Army by another 500,000 men,.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

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