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    Tag:  world war I

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    Dear John Francis Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil IV (Jack)

    Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by Xpress Contributor

    “So, I’m asking you to consider that building excessive numbers of weapons factories may actually be causing war rather than preventing it.”

    5.4 K views24CommentaryOpinion

    Asheville Archives: City residents dream big in 1920

    Posted on January 12, 2020January 6, 2020 by Thomas Calder

    “Western North Carolina is confident, optimistic in the highest degree, and eager to be busy with the tasks that will come to our hands in 1920,” declared local banker W.B. Davis, in a Jan. 1, 1920, interview with The Asheville Citizen.

    6.6 K views+HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: Residents celebrate a postwar Thanksgivi­ng, 1919

    Posted on November 28, 2019November 25, 2019 by Thomas Calder

    In 1919, a year after the Great War ended, Asheville, along with the rest of the country, prepared to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

    5.0 K views2HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: Residents clash over street dance, 1919

    Posted on July 3, 2019July 4, 2019 by Thomas Calder

    As July 4, 1919, neared, patriotic fervor lost its unifying grip, as Asheville residents split over the controversial topic of a public street dance. 

    3.6 K views2HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: The lost tradition of the comic valentine

    Posted on February 14, 2019February 6, 2019 by Thomas Calder

    Valentine’s Day hasn’t always been exclusively about love. In the early part of the 20th century, many who participated would just as likely have sent vitriolic cards to their sworn foes.

    3.0 K views+HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: An ode to the Red Cross nurses, 1918

    Posted on November 27, 2018October 29, 2018 by Thomas Calder

    “When all the wounds of war are healed/And hate’s grim sorrows fade/With pulsing heart we’ll read the part/The Red Cross Nurses played,” reads a poem in the Nov. 23, 1918 publication of The Oteen.

    2.9 K views1HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: Patriotic residents forego turkey on Thanksgivi­ng, 1918

    Posted on November 22, 2018November 2, 2018 by Thomas Calder

    World War I ended on Nov. 11, 1918. That Thanksgiving some local residents celebrated with nontraditional dishes.

    3.5 K views+HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: Constructi­on begins on U.S.A. General Hospital No. 19

    Posted on October 23, 2018October 15, 2018 by Thomas Calder

    In March 1918, construction began on a new hospital in Asheville. The facility was specifically built for World War I soldiers infected with tuberculosis.

    4.5 K views2HistoryNews

    Charles George VA Medical Center celebrates its centennial

    Posted on October 22, 2018October 23, 2018 by Thomas Calder

    On Friday, Oct. 26, the Charles George VA will celebrate its centennial at its grand reopening of building No. 9, known today as the Hope and Recovery Center.

    8.5 K views3HistoryNews

    Letter: Prepare young people to deal with threats

    Posted on July 18, 2018July 17, 2018 by Letters

    “Preparing young people to defend our country is not keeping them from learning. It is making their education more realistic and comprehensive.”

    2.7 K views5LettersOpinion

    Asheville Archives: A cloud of war welcomes 1918

    Posted on January 2, 2018December 22, 2017 by Thomas Calder

    On the eve of 1918, wartime efforts overshadowed revelry.

    3.8 K views+HistoryNews

    Asheville Archives: Thanksgivi­ng and the Great War, 1917

    Posted on November 23, 2017November 20, 2017 by Thomas Calder

    In late November of 1917, Asheville, along with the rest of the country, was preparing for its first Thanksgiving since entering World War I.

    3.0 K views+HistoryNews

    Tuesday History: Headlines from July 4, 1917

    Posted on July 4, 2017July 4, 2017 by Thomas Calder

    We thought it would be interesting to see what Asheville residents were reading about on Independence Day, 100 years ago, today.

    2.6 K views+HistoryNews

    Tuesday History: Headlines and advertisem­ents from 100 years ago, today

    Posted on May 9, 2017May 10, 2017 by Thomas Calder

    In May of 1917, the country was at war with Germany. Meanwhile in Asheville there were some great deals on clothing, sleeping porch shades and real estate.

    5.7 K views9HistoryNews
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