An excerpt from 1917 by Melina Druga Patriotic zeal gripped the U.S. Frederick Summer Boyd, an Englishman in New York City, was pelted with salad and mayonnaise at a restaurant for refusing to stand when the orchestra played “The Star Spangled Banner.” He was dining with Jessie Ashley, a suffragist and attorney who had…
An excerpt from 1916 by Melina Druga On Election Day in the United States, Nov. 7, both Democrats and Republicans were confident of victory. Wilson was in Princeton, New Jersey, staying at his home, Shadow Lawn, and Hughes was in New York City, staying at the hotel serving as his campaign headquarters. Hughes would vote…
