Mrs. Blackburn Recalls Visit to Son’s Grave in France
Mrs. Sarah Blackburn of Los Angeles, visiting with the Gold Star Mothers on their France trip, praises the government hosting. She describes daily entertainments on the ship, services in France, and visits to Verdun and the Oise Aisne cemetery, noting warm hospitality and accessible meals and care.
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Sarah Blackburn
France
Los Angeles
Cal
J. D. Barnett
Rhode Island
Bouillon
Blackburn
Oise Aisne
Soissons
Quentin Roosevelt
Belleau Woods
Verdun
Paris
Pasadena
Charlton
Wilfred Charlton
Brest
Wilfred
Theodore
Topeka
Allenton
Floyd J. Kelsey
Leavenworth County
353Rd Infantry
Camp Funston
St. Mihiel
Unsure fragment notes additional interments and counts
Fragmentary text records that initial interments occurred and that more bodies have since been interred, mentioning a figure around 5,978 and noting additions to the count. The garbled source lists unclear names and places, with no clear event or location identifiable.
Sleeves Run Wild Above the Elbow in Fall Fashions
Paris fashion notes reveal autumn dresses feature sleeves that extend above the elbow with new innovations. Fore sleeves stay close fitting while upper sleeves show narrow bias tiers or fur bands, sometimes puffing above the elbow and tapering tight below. Caps and cape sleeve remnants appear on coats and fur garments, marking a shift from traditional couture silhouettes.
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Paris
Prohibition blamed for rise in youth crime and law defiance
An editorial argues prohibition erodes reverence for law and pervades homes with illicit liquor. It claims youth crime rises as youths imitate criminals, citing widespread drunkenness, “cellars filled” with distilling gear, and many felonies by young defendants, noting moral decline and loss of respect for authorities.
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Phela
Circuit Judge of
St. Is
Tenth Suffrage Year Stirs Militant Memories
Washington AP recalls the 10th anniversary of woman suffrage with memories of militant activism. Rosalie Jones led the 250 mile march from New York to Washington in protest dresses and Pilgrim hats. The piece notes old fervor, Forward marches behind the ballot, and the 1848 origin of the suffrage movement.
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Washington
White House
New York
Rosalie Jones
C. C. Dill
Washington State
Peace Monument
Youth crime and wartime losses in a fading era
A clipping reflects on youth crime tied to prohibition and social decay, listing grim crimes by minors and urging repeal of prohibition rhetoric. It notes Missouri reformatories housing 1725 youths, and mentions war dead including Wilfred Charlton and Floyd J. Kelsey, with details on their service and graves.
Gold Star Mothers Leave Lawrence for France Pilgrimage
Four Lawrence women depart last evening to sail from New York for France as guests of the U S government to visit graves of sons who died in World War I. The travelers include Mrs S W Atkinson Mrs D D Hornaday Mrs C B Charlton and Mrs F A Kelsey.
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Lawrence
New York
France
United States
S. W. Atkinson
D. D. Hornaday
C. B. Charlton
F. A. Kelsey
Paul D. Atkinson
University of Kansas
Yeoman
Navy
Army
Mexico
Ft. Oglethorpe
Verdun
Chateau Thierry
Lyons
Jessie E. McCracken
Emporia
Lawrence Youth Tribute to Gold Star Mothers Published
Robert S. Charlton honors his grandmother Mrs C B Charlton and all Gold Star mothers in a tribute recalling 1917 trials, war losses, and the memory of soldiers. He notes farmers facing drought, crosses with wreaths, and a hope for peace. A New York butcher displays a sign reading The Live and Let Live Meat Market.
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Lawrence
Robert S. Charlton
Glenn Charlton
C.B. Charlton
Chareeft
Overseas
New York
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Aise
Aistie
Mrs. QC
Joegmain
Florence E. Allen
Bertha Miller
Judge Allen
Elizabeth J. Hauser
Girard
Ohio
Greta Coleman
Boston
Patou
Kerma
Missouri
Tison
Enourd
Ahich
New Jersey
Texas
Arkansas
Springfield
Michigan
Marion Parker
Edward Hickman
Reed
Kansas City Journal-Post
Alabama
Louisiana
Buick
Ee Wanders Ia
Kons Core
Suez Tormence
GM. A.C. Va
Sepment Plac
Auren
Kansas
T. M. van Scoyoc
Warren M. Crosby CO
Kan
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