National Museum Prepares War Relics Collection
The United States National Museum is assembling a major exhibit on the current war to preserve and illustrate military and naval activities of all nations involved. It will include medals, insignia, equipment, air service items, mementos, maps, books, and memorabilia, with cooperation from the War and Navy Departments.
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Washington, D. C
United States National Museum
United States
Army
Navy
Naval Service
Nays
Sips
IMS
Atd
Ameri
Wish of Kaiser's Defeat Fulfills Suffering Veteran Dies
An elderly World War I veteran Willan Rallies, aged eighty nine, greeted the armistice with relief and declared his wish granted before dying days later. His death followed the news of Germany's surrender.
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Kaiser
Belinghim
Willan
Germany
Five Trips to France but Never Landed in the Country
George H. DeKay, a Y M C A war work secretary in the transport service, made five round trips to France with ten steamers plowing the war zone. He has yet to set foot in France, though he has viewed its coastal waters from the coast.
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San Francisco
France
George H. DeKay
DeKay
Transport Service
Collection of World War I Aircraft and Relics On Display
A wartime exhibit features a variety of airplanes and related artifacts. Highlights include an American flag made by local makers for troops lost with the transport Tusconia, a Mag of the Zeppelin captured near Hourhone les Bains in France, and a fragment of the gas bug land outer envelope. Naval items are to be expanded with government and private contributions.
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Islay House
Tay
Jessie McLellan
Mary Cunningham
Catherine McGregor
Mary Amour
John McDougall
Econ
Tusconia
Hourhonne Les Bains
France
Hungry Sailors Find Real Haven Amid War Work
Six brothers in service tell how American Red Cross volunteers in Brittany fed weary sailors. The men, tired and hungry, describe trains, barracks, and meals, and one sailor recalls selling a farm to buy Liberty bonds while his family aids Red Cross at home.
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London
Brittany
Tiestafon
Ie Freee
America
United States
Tye
Navy
Red Cross
New York
Dress Suit for Prisoner in Turkish Prisoner Exchange
London reports a British woman obtained a flag of truce delivering a message from the Turkish commander to the British lines. She asked for a dress suit for Lieutenant who has been captured and is being held.
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London
Duck Island Club Notables Highlight Past Members
Fragmentary text references a Duck Island club with past members including Benjamin Harrison and Marsala, noting Albertson as a former lower house member. The passage is garbled but indicates a social or historical note about notable figures connected to the club.
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Albertson
Congress
Duck Island
Benjamin Harrison
Albert
Lille Kissing Orgy Pictured By Yank
A wartime dispatch describes Allied reporters entering Lille after German threats, greeted by crowds shouting Vive le Anglaise and a frenzy of kissing by locals. The scene includes boys on the car, enthusiastic mothers, and a parade through the city core ending at the prefecture.
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Lille
Yank
Loos
Canole
France
Haubourdin
Tommy
Jili
Non
Kerimaninontie li
Tange
Pollen
Charles Delasollie, Jr
Von
Thinkirk
Champs de Mars
Petit Pirate
le Matin
Oris
Interes
Lile
Mellott
Pert de Moutes
Merlett
Deacon
Immense Camp Wheeler Soidig Plan and Community Welcome
Vague recollection of a large gathering at Camp Wheeler with Allied troops passing through. Descriptions include crowds cheering, kisses exchanged, ribbons and rosettes given to celebrants, and a festive mood among locals and soldiers. Mentions Fernand Haneinus and General Electric rep, plus British reception and gratitude toward Allied forces.
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Hue
M. Augunte von Helginn
Becnuke
Kingland
Cnote
Thrift Stamp Drive Sees City Record Near Nov Total
A local thrift stamp drive reports high sales with Mittchinson KunMis Stanier achieving strong figures. In October a preacher at a news stand in konte hotel questions participation while the city records show $5,000 in sales by October and a further $1 added in November.
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Mittchinson
Kun—Missi
Stanier
Mwstra
Konte Hotel
Ahe
Prid Tober
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Brest
President Wilson
National Museum
Ilinola Nimrod
George T. Bye
Hille
Melville
Mstairs
Bawsee
la Bassee
The
Chy
Aestainy
Antlatae
Eli
Poilus
Paris
Camp Wheeler
Can Wheeler
Mellett
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!