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Probably a reference to the birth of a child to Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), an Italian opera singer. Despite the limited vehicles for spreading singers' fame during this era, Caruso was internationally popular; he made almost 300 recordings between…

“America I Love You" was a popular song "well received as an expression of American patriotism at the beginning of the European First World War"; it was written in 1915 by Edgar Leslie (lyrics) and Archie Gottler (music; Ewen 231 as cited in…

A parody of the song "El Soldado Americano", with "words suggesting that the soldiers felt that their military service prepared them for lowly service indeed" (Trombold 294 and 314)."El Soldado Americano" dates back at least to the Spanish-American…

I was unable to find an obvious reference for this fragment. It was unclear to me whether "mobs" refers to gangs or a rowdy crowd, as both seem to fit Dos Passos' context. Some information situating either possibility follows...1. Gangs…

I was unable to locate a news story similar to this item.Related Images:1. A freight train in Memphis, ca. 1910-1915.2. A train wreck, also ca. 1910-1915.

This newsreel piece is unusual in running three different narratives together: the headline "Aviators Lived for Six Days on Shellfish", a newspaper fragment beginning "the police compelled the demonstrators...", and another newspaper headline or…

Wall Street experienced panics in 1901 and 1907, with the panic beginning the Great Depression occuring in 1929.See another newsreel item's page for more on the history of the New York Stock Exchange.Related Images:1. "A swarm gathers on Wall Street…

A French newspaper headline roughly translating to "(The) People Flee Political Meetings". Possibly an allusion to the French response to the Paris Peace Conference?The Paris Peace Conference was a six-month meeting of diplomats and politicos from…

I was unable to find a story to which this fragment might refer.Related Images:1. Lifeboats carrying survivors of the Titanic sinking to the Carpathia. The Titanic struck an iceberg in April 1912 and sank, killing more than 1,500 people; this…

"Last Hope of Moist Mouth" refers to the beginning of the U.S. Prohibition Era mandated by the 18th Amendment. Prohibition lasted from 1919 to 1933 and prohibited selling, making, and shipping alcohol within the U.S. While Prohibition halted legal…