103 - Iva A. Rombom - Methodist Cemetery - Rosebud, MO - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

County of cemetery: Gasconade County
Location of cemetery: 3rd St. (CR-332),N. of US-50, Rosebud
Founded: 1918
Number of graves: 235

Tombstone Text:

" ... Raymond Bradley Brandt is survived by his aged mother ... two sisters, Mrs. Iva Rombom of St. Louis and Miss Bernice Brandt of Burlington, Wisconsin .. " ~ Newspapers.com

Some events of her birth month, but do not forget this was the year the USA got dragged into World War I.

Mar 1 1st federal land bank chartered in USA Mar 1 US government releases the plain text of the "Zimmermann Telegram" to the public "Mar 2 Jones Act: Puerto Rico territory created, US citizenship granted
Mar 3 US Congress passes 1st excess profits tax on corporations
Mar 3 1st major strike of the Russian "February Revolution" starts at the giant Putilov factory in Petrograd [OS=Feb 18]
Mar 3 Mexico and the USA renew diplomatic relations
Mar 3 German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann publicly admits the "Zimmermann Telegram" is genuine. Generates support for the US declaration of war on Germany in April.
Mar 7 1st jazz record released on a 78 by Original Dixieland Jazz Band for the Victor Talking Machine Company ("Dixie Jazz Band One Step," one side "Livery Stable Blues" other)
Mar 8 Russian "February Revolution" begins in earnest with protests celebrating International Woman's Day and riots in St Petersburg over food rations and conduct of the war
Mar 8 US Senate introduces the Cloture Rule, requiring a two-thirds majority to end debate, at the urging of Woodrow Wilson
Mar 10 Batangas was formally founded as one of the Philippines's earliest encomiendas
Mar 11 1st NHL championship game ever played, Toronto Arenas beats Montreal Canadiens 7-3 in 1st of 2 game set (second game on March 13)
Mar 11 British forces occupy Baghdad, the capital of Mesopotamia, after Turkish forces evacuated
Mar 12 Russian Duma sets up the Provisional Committee; Soviets form Executive Committee
Mar 12 In the wake of the February Revolution, Communist Party members Joseph Stalin, Lev Kamenev and Matvei Muranov arrive in Petrograd (St Petersburg) and seize control of the Pravda newspaper

Mar 12 A German submarine sinks an unarmed US merchant ship, the 'Algonquin' on the same day that US President Woodrow Wilson gives executive order to arm US merchant ships

Mar 26 Stanley Cup Final, Seattle Ice Arena, Seattle, WA: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 9-1 for a 3-1 series victory; first US team to win SC
Mar 26 British win a battle against Turks at Gaza
Mar 28 Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv & Jaffa by Turkish authorities
Mar 28 Puccini's "La Rondine" premieres in Monte Carlo
Mar 31 The Danish West Indies are officially ceded to the US for $25 million and renamed the Virgin Islands" ~ On this day