One Hundred Years Ago

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John F. Kennedy was born 100 years ago.  35th President of the United States. 

Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy


Photo portrait of John F. Kennedy, President of the United States.  By White House Press Office (WHPO) -  Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1393796

https://youtu.be/iynPkBEE0wE

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Major Connell inoculates a woman motorist on May 29, 1917.  New York City.  Library of Congress/Bain Collection.

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Some photos and cartoons from May 29, 1917: http://imgur.com/a/3I42M

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An advertisement in the May 30th, 1917 issue of the Evening Star newspaper.



Info on William Lewis Douglas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lewis_Douglas


William Lewis Douglas (1845-1924)  By Arthur Merton Hazard.  Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4222923


Not far from where the shoe store was.  Standing on Pennsylvania Avenue NW and look up F Street NW at the J. Edgar Hoover Building, the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C., in the United States.  By I, Aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2438142

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Photograph shows members of the Junior Naval Scouts aboard the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I. The photograph was taken on Memorial Day, May 30, 1917, the day of the "launch" of the ship. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)  Library of Congress/Bain Collection

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Here are three more World War One memorial cards from Germany.  The first two have front and back covers similar to other cards that have been posted so no sense in showing those.


Max Högl was a Sergeant in a Reserve Infantry Regiment.  He was a holder of the Iron Cross 2nd Class.  Max died on March 9, 1917 at the age of 35.  Interestingly, Max's card contains a tidbit of info that he joined his brother Anton in death.  It also states that Max was buried at the Soldiers Cemetery in the French city of Salome.  If there are any BellGabbers near Salome, France, you can find Max's grave at Block 4, Grave number 53.


Inside of card, folded open.


A street in modern day Salome, France.  By Floflo62 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33534727


Josef Auggenthaler was from the town of Ruhstorf.  He was in the 2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment. and he was listed as missing in action at Arras on April 9, 1917.  Josef was 27 years old.

Josef's body must have been located somewhere along the line because the German Graves Office has a record of him being buried in a Kameradengrab (comrades mass grave) in St. Laurent Blangy, France.


Inside of card, folded open.


Augustin Lechner was a Farmer's son from Berg.  He was in the 3rd Reserve Infantry Regiment, Company 3.  He was awarded the Iron Cross, Second Class.  Like Josef above, Augustin was listed as missing in action on April 9, 1917.  He was 33 years old.  (Augustin had a brother, 28 year old Balthasar, who was badly wounded in the war and died in September of 1914.) 


Inside of card, folded open. 


Back and front cover of Augustin's card.

   

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Some cartoons and photographs from May 31, 1917: http://imgur.com/a/T59c7

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Hank Gowdy was the first baseball player to enlist during WW I on June 1, 1917.  (Hank would serve in both World Wars.)

Info:  http://www.baseballinwartime.com/hank_gowdy.htm


Hank Gowdy.  By unknown - http://www.vintagecardprices.com/pics/51548.jpg, PD-US, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31523524

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House for sale in the June 2, 1917 issue of the Evening Star.



It's still there.  Notice the three brick structures in the front yard.  Looks like they altered the roof a bunch.

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Some cartoons and pics from June 2, 1917: http://imgur.com/a/MwNDQ

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A mass investiture (medal awards ceremony) is held at Hyde Park in London on June 2, 1917.

http://imgur.com/a/QBwKr

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Canadian pilot  Billy Bishop raids a German airdrome on June 2, 1917 for which he is later awarded the Victoria Cross.

http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/news-template-standard.page?doc=billy-bishop-canada-s-first-air-force-victoria-cross-recipient/hvxiinij


Bishop and a Nieuport 17 fighter in Filescamp, France.  By Unknown / *Post-Work: User:W.wolny - http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=185663

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https://youtu.be/cHhb0TNGvP4

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Leo Gorcey of Dead End Kids, East Side Kids and Bowery Boys fame was born on June 3, 1917.

Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Gorcey


Gorcey in the film Gallant Sons. (1940)  By Trailer screenshot - Gallant Sons trailer, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3493446

https://youtu.be/pu8cQNLyL_I

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Everett True, June 4, 1917.

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The first Pulitzer Prizes were presented on June 4, 1917.

Quote from Wikipedia: 

Pulitzer Prizes were first presented in 1917. There were initially four categories; others that had been specified in Joseph Pulitzer's request were phased in over the next few years. The winners were selected by the trustees of Columbia University. The first Pulitzer Prize winner, French Ambassador Jean Jules Jusserand, who had written the best book about American history, won $2,000. Herbert Bayard Swope won a $1,000 prize for reporting.

Info on Jean Jules Jusserand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Jules_Jusserand


Jean Jules Jusserand, French ambassador to the United States during World War I.  By Harris & Ewing -  Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25054019


Info on Herbert Bayard Swope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Bayard_Swope


Photograph of journalist Herbert Bayard Swope.  Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29439056

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Photograph shows New York Yankees pitcher George Mogridge at the Polo Grounds, June 4, 1917, in a game against the Detroit Tigers.  (It was a tight game.  The Yankees won 6 to 5.)


Library of Congress/Bain Collection

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This well known song was recorded 100 years ago today, and was sung by Billy Murray.

http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700005096/B-20009-Youre_a_grand_old_flag


Photoportrait of singer Billy Murray on Edison Records catalog supplement for May 1911.  By Edison Records - May 1911 Edison Records catalog supplement via [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35027015

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From the Library of Congress:

Photo shows three women dressed as fortune-telling gypsies with American flags behind them. Possibly shows a garden party benefit held June 6, 1917, on Governor's Island, New York, to benefit the Army Relief Society.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009, and New York Times archive, June 7, 1917.)  Library of Congress/Bain Collection.

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(This occurred on June 5, 1917 but it's worth mentioning anyway.)  The Chicago White Sox win a game against the Philadelphia Athletics, thus becoming the first team to achieve 30 wins in the 1917 season.

https://www.reddit.com/r/whitesox/comments/6fib5d/june_5_1917_white_sox_win_a_thriller_over_the/?st=j3m1x1nn&sh=2fb357ab


1919 photo of Oscar "Happy" Felsch.  Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47213607

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From the Library of Congress:
(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009, and New York Times archive, June 7, 1917.)  Library of Congress/Bain Collection.

Amazing how much nothing has changed, just technology. Some "gypsy" (maybe she is, maybe she is pretending) just converted a house nearby into a fortune telling place. One entrance has the usual hand symbol etc and says "Fortunes Told." Another entrance to the house has sign that says "Financial Adviser." Pretty good racket. There are cars there frequently and her vehicles look nice and the house itself is pretty good. On any given night you can tune into C2C and hear these types of folks.

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Amazing how much nothing has changed, just technology. Some "gypsy" (maybe she is, maybe she is pretending) just converted a house nearby into a fortune telling place. One entrance has the usual hand symbol etc and says "Fortunes Told." Another entrance to the house has sign that says "Financial Adviser." Pretty good racket. There are cars there frequently and her vehicles look nice and the house itself is pretty good. On any given night you can tune into C2C and hear these types of folks.

Well that's kind of cool.  I wonder how much she charges?

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The Battle of Messines started with a bang, literally, on June 7, 1917.  The British had been tunneling under German lines and when completed, explosive mines were installed, all of which were pretty damn powerful.  Nineteen of the mines were detonated at the start of the battle, killing an estimated ten thousand German soldiers.  You would think that the battle would have been a short, one sided one after those humongous explosions, but no.  The battle would linger on for seven days.

https://youtu.be/Hg51rgTn5zI


Spanbroekmolen crater in November 2009. It was created in 1917 by one of the mines in the Battle of Messines. It is also known as "Lone Tree Crater" or "Pool of Peace" and located on one of the highest points of the Messines Ridge.  By en:User:MisterBee1966 - en:User:MisterBee1966Originally uploaded to EN Wikipedia as en:File:Lone Tree Crater 2009.jpg by en:User:MisterBee1966 14 November 2009, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9657224

https://youtu.be/6xBq0f_flU0

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An interesting, colorized pic showing the after effects of the mine explosions at Messines: 

http://i.imgur.com/RSneFmS.jpg

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An interesting, colorized pic showing the after effects of the mine explosions at Messines: 

http://i.imgur.com/RSneFmS.jpg

Holy mackerel! "Audible in Dublin and London!"

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Holy mackerel! "Audible in Dublin and London!"

Yes, that was a powerful explosion.  I'm amazed that the British were able to get all 19 mines to explode at the same time, especially given the fact that they were set in different tunnels.  On the previous day some Generals were waiting around and wondering how effective it would be.  One of them said ‘We may not make history tomorrow, but we shall certainly change the geography’.

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The details of a triple homicide that took place on June 7, 1917:

http://amp.nj.com/v1/articles/20802132/triple_ax_murder_shocked_hunterdon_residents_100_y.amp

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From the Library of Congress:

Photograph shows German prisoners taken during the Battle of Messines, June 8, 1917 during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project and Imperial War Museums website: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205078027

Library of Congress/Bain Collection.

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The worst hard rock mining disaster took place on June 8, 1917.

http://www.kpax.com/story/35568169/looking-back-at-buttes-most-deadly-mining-disaster


Monument to victims. By Banjodog - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45467627

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Cartoons and pics from June 8, 1917.

http://imgur.com/a/CBHFQ