Tag Archives: World War I

stars and stripes and kisses

Posted on September 20, 2019 by SUMPTER

After the jubilation of Armistice Day and the haggling over the peace treaty, domestic contention seems to have gained more prominence during the summer of 1919. Although New York City celebrated the return of several military units from Europe, there … Continue reading →

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“Sinn Fein Forever”

Posted on March 22, 2019 by SUMPTER

April 7, 2019: It looks like I made a mistake in the second paragraph below. There is evidence in the April 6, 1919 issue of the New-York Tribune at the Library of Congress that most of the “old 69th” was … Continue reading →

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please release men

Posted on March 15, 2019 by SUMPTER

let them go to war Recently I heard a radio commercial in which the advertiser said it was going to commemorate Women’s History Month by recognizing local women who have contributed to the community. To extend my paraphrase, everywoman might … Continue reading →

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and all that ragtime

Posted on February 12, 2019 by SUMPTER

100 years ago some American troops were still occupying Germany after the November 1918 armistice that ended most of the fighting in World War I, but many were returning home. According to the “Rotogravure Picture Section” of the February 23, … Continue reading →

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death of an ex-president

Posted on January 6, 2019 by SUMPTER

On January 6, 1919 Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, died at his home at Oyster Bay on Long Island. From Europe President Woodrow Wilson telegraphed his order to fly flags at half-staff for thirty days. Mr. … Continue reading →

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Khaki Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2018 by SUMPTER

The New York Tribune didn’t think it was dreaming in its December 22, 1918 issue. Although America entered the Great War late, its military prowess did help the French-British alliance eventually subdue the German-led coalition. One of the great promises … Continue reading →

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at last

Posted on November 11, 2018 by SUMPTER

According to History of the World War, by Francis A. March and Richard J. Beamish (1919), American commanders ordered their troops to remain all business the morning before the firing ceased on the Western Front. The last action of the … Continue reading →

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Lost in Lexington

Posted on July 4, 2018 by SUMPTER

According to documentation at the Library of Congress, Washington College in Lexington, Virginia held commencement exercises on June 18, 1868. A northern newspaper was disgruntled by a report from an unnamed source about some activities (toasts) during an alumni supper … Continue reading →

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living flag

Posted on June 14, 2018 by SUMPTER

“Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I’m not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be.”                  – John Wayne According to Wikipedia, … Continue reading →

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fictional preservation?

Posted on May 5, 2018 by SUMPTER

An editorial in the April 25, 1868 issue of Harper’s Weekly lamented all the historic Revolutionary War era structures that were being left to deteriorate and hoped that three other “sacred” buildings could be preserved. One of those structures related … Continue reading →

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