TODAY WE FIND JOHN RETURNING TO THE SHOP WITH A COPY OF THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE. THE DATE IS JULY 28,1914, AND THEY ARE IN A PLACE CALLED ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
It’s been one month since the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie by the "Black Hand." The chain of events that had been set in motion spiraled into something the world wasn’t quite ready for, and that would literally change the landscape of an entire countries forever.
Austria has Declared War on Serbia…
And Germany has Austria’s back.
There will be a multitude of countries declaring war on each other with in the next month. The fighting will be brutal, and many lives will be lost…
WILL JOHN AND ED STICK AROUND? OR IS IT TIME FOR THEM TO FALL A BIT FURTHER THROUGH TIME? GUESS WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. JOIN ME AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS WHEN WE LOOK IN ON JOHN AND ED AGAIN AS THEY CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THE ARCHIVES…
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Staring
Jim Hodges - As the Narrator
John Teach - As John
Cori Andre - As Ed
With Special guest
Mike Allender- As Advertisers
Music is from 1912 and 1914 and in the public domain.
In order they are…
Panto Medley by Stanley Kirby with Regimental Band of Scots (1914)
If Your Heart Keeps Right by Homer Rodeheaver (1914)
Roamin in the Gloamin by Harry Lauder (1912)
And - Silly Ass by Jack Charman (1912)
Sound Design and Editing done by Hayden Hodges
The newspaper articles read on the show are actual written accounts of the time period and can be found in The Library of Congress under Chronicling America.
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Always pay attention to where and when you are, or you too may find yourself Falling Through the Archives…
