Memorials to honor American war dead around the world
The plan to build major and smaller monuments to U S troops abroad moves toward construction. Key sites include Montsec Montfaucon and Mont Thierry for Aisne Marne St Mihiel and Argonne actions with chapels in France Belgium England and a Brest memorial for the navy. The argonne site features a 165 foot Doric column designed by John Russell Pope.
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New York Times
Chateau ‘Thierry
Mont Sec
Montfaucon
Aisne-Marne
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Gibraltar
Corfu
Mediterranean
Rome
France
Belgium
England
War Department
Army
General Pershing
American Battle Monuments Commission
Congress
Verdun
America
John Russell Pope
New York
Aisne
Marne
Blanc Montridge
Champagne
Bony
Ypres
Audenarde
Cantigny
Meuse-Argonne
Romagne-sous- Montfaucon
Thiacourt
St. Mihiel Drive
Nere-en-Tardenois
Oise- Aisne
Belleau
Suresnes
Somme
Manders Field
Waereghem
Brookwood
London
Eddie Had a Previous Engagement
Ephraim Strong, a small town patriarch, anticipates his son Ed becoming a U S senator and prepares a summer with Eddie at the farm. Instead Ed sends a postcard and Eleanor plans a Washington lifestyle, delaying Eddie’s visit until a dramatic July arrival proves he has a prior engagement.
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Ephraim Strong
Joe Freeman
Murphy
Ephraim
Centers
Joe
Peterson
Pete
Washington
United States
Edward Strong
Eddie
Edward Strong, Jr
Harvard
Pal
Dad
Eliza
Minerva
Rascal
Eleanor
Clearlake
Millions of Pennies Lost and Circulated in the United States
A historical note explains that five to ten million pennies are lost annually in the United States while minting continues. Over 3.5 billion pennies have circulated, enough for a 878 carload 30 ton train. It notes the penny’s legal tender limit and a Pennies alimony case.
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United States
Sam
Frank J. Conway
de Witt
Syracuse
N. Y
Margaret
English coastal plants curb erosion spreading to Holland
Experiments show Spartan townsendi, a humble English pasture plant, helps firm beach sand against waves. British experts have plantings along eroded shores and Holland is adopting the same coast defense method.
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Holland
Woman Can Look Stylish With Home Dye Secrets
Mae Martin extols Diamond Dyes as a simple way for women to update wardrobes and household fabrics. She promises easy tinting or dyeing that resists streaking, with a 64 page free book "Color Craft" offering hundreds of affordable style ideas.
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Mae Martin
Home Service Dept
Diamond Dyes
Burlington
Vermont
Great Flyer Leader in All His Undertakings
Lieut. Frank Luke Jr of Arizona the only American to win the congressional medal of honor in World War I led in youth markets and war. He drew followers by leading in fishing expeditions and football games with Mission Indians, staying strongest when odds were against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Luke, Jr
Arizona
Norman
Hall
Liberty
Luke
Salt
Gila
Cause and grievance across marriage during teething nights
A terse family note contrasts unmarried and married states, noting a wife nursing a grievance and a teething infant keeping them awake all night, reflecting domestic strain in a lighthearted column.
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Northern Daily Telegraph
Snowfall Speed Compared to Tropical Rainclouds
An observer notes that if snow fell as quickly as rain in a tropical cloudburst, three minutes of snowfall would accumulate about 25 inches of snow, illustrating dramatic snowfall rates in theory.
Man Prefers Failure to Reform by Others
A speaker argues that a man would rather break a bad habit himself than allow someone else to reform him. The remark reflects a belief in personal responsibility and resistance to external moral coaching.
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Katherine Edelman
Unio
Valor
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Doctor Cret
Paris
Metz- Paris
Belleau Woods
Hill
National Guard
New England
Pennsylvania
Soissons
Foch
Michigan
Wisconsin
National Army
Montsec
Ogerton Swartwout
St. Miciel Salient
Pollus
Gallent
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Romagnesous-Montfaucon
D. J. Walsh
Timothy
Daniel
Millen, Ga
de Price Hat
Ridgeway Hatchury
LaRue
Obie
Yalesman
China
SHS CO. Stud
Cincinnati
Ohio
N.N. Y
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