A Century Ago Ken AshfordOctober 13, 2015HistoryLeave a Comment For no reason other than my amusement, here are the headlines from 100 years ago…. Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download The Red Sox won the World Series (they would win again in 1916 and 1918, but that was it for the 20th century)… and WWI was heating up.