From Lusitania to Khaki to Exiled Knights in War
Memoir style narrative follows a U S soldier in 1917 who travels from Jersey City to England seeking to join Allied forces. He experiences recruiting scenes in London Tottenham Court Road meets a Tommy Atkins, confronts neutrality limits, and details attempts to recruit Americans and Britons, including a few misfits and humorous setbacks.
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Tottenham Court Road
Lord Kitchener
Tommy Atkins
Tommy
Royal Fusiliers
London
Foreword to Over the Top by Sergeant Empey
An American soldier recounts joining World War I two years early and serving on the French front. The foreword notes his grim yet thrilling trench experiences tempered by humor and insight into what fighting men have achieved and how.
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Jersey City
Jersey National Guard
France
New York
Lusitania
Washington
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
England
Tilbury
London
St. Pancras Station
Lansing
Officers’ Training Corps
Ogden
Utah
Mufti
Empey
Tottenham Court Road
Empey Encounters Coo Ties Beneath French Gunfire
In training quarters in France Empey hears big guns and befriends the cooties during his wartime experiences. The article teases the next installment of his memories.
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France
Newport News Name Origin Traced to Ship News
In Virginia's early days colonists awaited ships from England and gathered to hear word from home. A return by Captain Newport sparked crowds at a site that grew into the city now known as Newport News.
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Virginia
Captain Newport
England
Newport
Resurrection belief and Marian lily symbolism in church lore
The article discusses the first disciples’ belief in Christ’s resurrection as the sole credible explanation and notes the Madonna lily’s tie to Virgin Mary symbolism. It mentions legends of scented lilies blooming at Easter and the Virgin’s tomb filled with lilies and roses. It ends with a brief note on Japan’s steel shortage.
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Shakespeare
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Bermuda
Japan
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Department of Agriculture
Florida
Mississippi
Washington
Texas
California
Christ
Ation
Zacharias
St. Thomas
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Ninai
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Holland
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Belgium
Ghent
Freesia
South Africa
Georgia
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Pasadena
San Gabriel
Italy
Guy Empey
Newport News
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