Consuelo Duchess of Marlborough Drives War Charity Work
London dispatch profiles Consuelo Duchess of Marlborough leader of the Children's Jewel Fund aiding maternity and infant welfare amid WWI. She has raised over 23000 dollars in two months and turned Sunderland House into Inter-Allied Council offices in Curzon Street. Her wartime efforts include sheltering locals during air raids and praising American women’s support. Her son serves at the front.
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Consuelo
Duchess of
Sho
England
New York
United States
Great Britain
America
Sunderland House
Curzon Street
Inter-Allied Council
Council
Oscar T. Crosby
Virginia
Washington
Paul D. Cravath
London
Duchess of Marlborough
London School of Medicine
Bedford College
King George The Peoples King And Sailor King
King George is praised for democracy in spirit and public kindness over a three year span. He visits hospitals and schools, speaks with workers, and collects babies photographs. He cherishes family life with Queen Elizabeth and six children while guiding state affairs with steady, unshowy leadership.
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England
America
George
Europe
Martinique
Edward VII
Great Britain
House of Lords
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Prince of Wales
Cornwall
Duchy
King George
Prince George
Girl Receives British Empire Medal for Munitions Heroism
Miss Gladys Herrington twenty years old volunteered for a dangerous powder mixing task in a munitions factory. She survived a severe explosion after her sleeves burned through, was treated in hospital, and received the British Empire Medal for her bravery. She spoke of the ordeal and her gradual recovery with friends visiting and wages continued.
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Gladys Herrington
Rowly
Indian Lieutenant Earns Victoria Cross For Triple Dash
Lieutenant Gobind Singh, a Rajput from India, rode three times into heavy fire at Cambrai to deliver vital messages. Each horse was struck down, he moved on foot, and he completed a mile and a half through shell fire to save a battalion. The King asked to see the brave officer.
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Gobind Singh
India
Great Britain
France
Singh
Cambrai
No Man’s Land
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Van
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Green Park
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Startish
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Ore Ingland
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Victoria
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Pentonville
Ernest Witham
Empire
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Germany
Belgium
Serbia
Duke of Cambridge
Norway
Mmunition Factory
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Miss Herrington
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