One hundred years ago in Kansas, July 3-7, 1917.
July 3, 1917
- The Holton municipal band enlisted as a group in the Marine Corps and was designated as the Second Regimental Marine Band. See previous post: https://www.kansasww1.org/the-holton-marine-band/
July 7, 1917
- Iris Calderhead, daughter of W.A. Calderhead, former Kansas Congressman, was sentenced to three days in the workhouse for taking part in a suffrage demonstration in front of the White House.
Blair Tarr
Blair Tarr is the Museum Curator of the Kansas State Historical Society. He oversees the three-dimensional collections of the Society, but has special interests in the Civil War, Wichita-made Valentine diners, and Leavenworth's Abernathy Furniture. In the last few years he has also done a lot of cramming on The Great War. He is a past president of the Kansas Museums Association and the Civil War Round Tables of both Kansas City and Eastern Kansas. He is currently a board member of the Heritage League of Greater Kansas City.
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