Memorial Day and the Blue Gray and Khaki link
A reflective piece tracing Memorial Day's evolution from Civil War memories of Blue and Gray to the modern Khaki era. It recalls Fighting Joe Wheeler and the Spanish American War, Arlington ceremonies, and President Coolidge, urging remembrance with peace as the goal. The essay frames national unity, duty, and the evolving meaning of sacrifice across wars.
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Tous
Francis Miles Finch
Maine
Havana Harbor
Spain
United States
Alabama
Joseph Wheeler
Joe Wheeler
Arlington ‘National
Beteen
Robert J. Lee
Sheridan
Srore
West Point
Alabya
Union
House’ of Representatives
Mielne
Wheeler
McKinley
Sofie
Joe
Arlington National Cemetery
Coolidge
Arlington
Sherman
The Kitchen Cabinet Recipe Fragments From 1945 Notes
Fragmentary kitchen column outlining a variety of home dishes. Includes pea soup, chicken, cake, supper dish with bread, gelatin salads, and a Spanish meat dish. Mentions fresh produce like peas carrots and berries, plus basic steps and ingredients. Contains numerous garbled OCR words and nonstandard spellings.
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Concordia Bar
All Entitled to Honor The Nation United by Courage
Washington Star editorial calls for formal national commemoration of fallen soldiers from Lexington to the Philippines. It lists Yankee and Southern casualties from Lundy’s Lane to Vera Cruz and Argonne, urging unity in shared sacrifice and gratitude from every state and people.
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Lexington
Cowpens
Lundy's Lane
New Orleans
Scott
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Grant
Lee
San Juan
Philippines
Hindenburg Lne
Argonne Forest
Washington Star
American Dead in France at Oise-Aise Cemetery
The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery in France houses about 6,000 U S graves, consolidating the dead from nearby temporary plots including Ploisy near Soissons. Many perished in the July 18 1918 Allied counter offensive with over 1700 First Division soldiers killed in six days. A battle monument near Soissons lists the fallen on its four sides.
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Oise-Aise
France
Ploisy
Soissons
Soissong
Hull Selected to Represent U S at Buenos Aires Conference
Congressman William H. Hull of the Peoria district was chosen by President Coolidge to represent the United States at the International Good Roads Conference opening next October in Buenos Aires Argentina. He wired his acceptance and expects global representation with leading engineers from every nation on the program. South America plans an extensive roads program as delegates study U S construction methods and timetables.
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Wiliam H. Hull
Peoria
Coolidge
United States
Buenos Aires
Regentina
South America
Frou
Andy
Augustus Succeeds Borglum In Sculpture Role
Augustus Lakeman takes over sculptor duties from Borglum on the Antinay project. The narrative mentions Lakeman’s membership and continued work, with references to syns and ante details surrounding the collaboration.
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Augustus “Lakeman
Borglum
Ate “Lakeman
Onl the Antinay
Sooty
Tha’ icKinley
Anians
Retirement Forces Major Reorganization at Southern Pacific
Plans announce Julius retirement after forty eight years of service on his seventy first birthday prompting a full company overhaul. After May 31 operations will report to William Sproule in San Francisco while the general office and finance hub move to New York with Henry W De Forest taking over the executive committee and Kruttschultz joining the board.
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Julius
New Orleans
Morgan “City
Southern Pacific
Wiliam Sproule
San
New York
Henry W.de Forest
Kruttschu
Federal Women Prisoners to be Handled at Alderson
Dr. Mary B. Harris will head the new federal women’s institution at Alderson West Virginia with a capacity of 500 inmates and 2007 acres of farm land already secured negotiations underway for 300 more acres. The facility is part of a plan to replace state jails for federal prisoners and address protests from states. Harris, daughter of Dr John Howard Harris, has a background in Chicago University training and roles at Blackwell’s Island Jersey State Reformatory and New Jersey State Home for Girls.
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Alderson
W.va
Cotta
Mary B. Harris
Institiou
John Howard Harris
Preknell’ University
University of Chicago
Blackwell's Island
New Jersey
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John Dickinson Sherman
Elax
Vermont Hills
Alabama Dells
Santiago
Capitol
Brooklyn
Washington
Roosevelt
Canucks
Stag&erin
Berlin
Weaters Newspaper Union
Mae Weed
William E. Hull
Good Roads
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