Fields of Honor in Fair France
Ten years after US entry in 1917, most battlefields are overgrown or cultivated. Eight permanent American cemeteries overseas remain solemn memorials for over 80,000, with Suresnes the most complete in France. Graves are identified with ironclad headstones, while the Battle Monuments Commission plans chapels, walls, and official monuments, led by Gen. Pershing.
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United States
Germany
Europe
Paris
Legionnaires
Pershing
AEF
States
America
Suresnes
Brookwood
Army
Gettysburg
The
Battle Monuments Commission
Gen
John J.pershing
Coolidge
Robert G. Woodside
Pittsburgh
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
John Philip ‘Hinl
Finis J. Garrett
D. John
Mont Valerian
Seine Valley
France
Notre Dame
Arc de Triomph
Ours to Keep the Faith Memorial Day Quote
A Grit quotation urges lasting devotion to the nation and responsibility to preserve freedom for future generations, praising loyalty and heroism as core Memorial Day values.
Up With Truth and Good Spirit Anthem Poem
A poem by Sydney J Burgoyne urging the public to rally behind uplifting ideals. It frames the choices of "Down" versus "Up" as a battle between oppression and progress, praising truth, peace, goodwill, and fellowship. The verses call for unity across creeds and classes, stressing that living to help others achieves true worth and brotherhood.
Writer Questions Angels Wings and Dictionary Confusion
A writer riffs on Johnson’s dictionary and a new English lexicon defining wing as a limb for flight. He quips about angels having wings and mocks artist depictions, imagining angel travel by wish rather than effort.
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Samuel Johnson
England
BE. W
Tawa
Our Boys in France Reflect on Fallen Soldiers
A Louisville Courier-Journal poem reflects on WWI casualties with sober reverence. The verses honor those who died and mourn their graves overseas, while the living pause to remember their sacrifices as the world continues.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Monk Not Inventor of Musical Scale Notes
The origin of the solmization syllables Do Re Mi Fa So La Si traces to Guido d Arezzo in the eleventh century but evidence shows earlier Hindu and Persian use. Guido popularized them in Europe after teaching Pope John to sing, yet he did not invent the seven notes, only introduced them.
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Guido d
Arezzo
Arctinus
Benedictinae
Ravenne
Ituly
Pomposa
Guido
Rome
John
Europe
Guido d'Arezzo
Animals Fear Snakes Even in Captivity
A Montreal Herald correspondent reports an London zoo experiment showing monkeys, including babies, fear snakes. A basketed snake drew initial curiosity, but once revealed, all monkeys fled and refused to approach again, with a baby chimpanzee and an infant orangutan showing alarm upon first sight.
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Derwin
Montreal Herald
London Zoo
Record of Rail Crew Effort on 200 Mile Round Trip
A detailed account describes a man at the throttle and the foreman performing 6123 acts during a 200 mile trip. The duties include operating the steam throttle 328 times, whistle 268, brake valve 0, blower valve 110, air fire door 45, bell ringer 200, leek 80, right injector 700, left injector 30, water gauge tests 80, and equalizing brake and discharge valve 752. The crew also monitors signals, junctions, crossings, stations, bridges, culverts and tunnels. Total effort is estimated at 88 foot-tons for the round trip.
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Freman
Stephen Girard Founder of Girard College in Philadelphia
Stephen Girard born near Bordeaux on May 24 1760 pursued seafaring life rising to shipmaster and owner. He settled in Philadelphia expanded his fleet and fortune left to establish Girard College for orphans. At death he was regarded as the wealthiest American with an estate around eight million dollars.
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Stephen Girard
Bordeaux
France
Philadelphia
Girard College For
United States
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William J. Shawn
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Ridgely, MD
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Denton, Md
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Virginia
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Virginia Soy Deane Apply
J .L. Everngam
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J. W. Shively
Goldsboro, Maryland
James J. Ross
Cecil C. Fulton
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J. T. Carter & Son
L. Irving Jones
Greensboro
Clare N. Payne
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Ball Journal Office
Prince Albert
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Fellows
NR. J. Reynolds Tobacca Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
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