Connecticut in World War 1

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By Victoria Bresnahan, Kaitlyn Regan and Jailene Cuevas, SCSU Journalism students Victoria Bresnahan, Kaitlyn Regan and Jailene Cuevas, journalism students at Southern Connecticut State University, reported this story in 2018 as part of Journalism Capstone coursework on World War I. Lucile Boteler thought the apocalypse had begun as she laid […]

WWI Nurse’s Assistant Battled Influenza Epidemic

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By Jonathan Gonzalez and Kevin Crompton, SCSU Journalism students Jonathan Gonzalez and Kevin Crompton, journalism students at Southern Connecticut State University, reported this story in 2018 as part of Journalism Capstone coursework on World War I. With just a pen and paper, Emil Weiss illustrated the daily struggles of life […]

Emil Weiss Documented World War I Through Art

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By Ryan Conchado and Patrick Quinn O’Neill, SCSU Journalism students Ryan Conchado and Patrick Quinn O’Neill, journalism students at Southern Connecticut State University, reported this story in 2018 as part of Journalism Capstone coursework on World War I. Connecticut resident Cpl. Carlton Stevens rode his motorcycle 827 miles to deliver […]

Connecticut Resident Delivered Terms of Armistice

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