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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1919
Page
3
Cousin of President Wilson, Dr Z Winecoff, recently returned from France, stops in Butte to see Tom Davis and recount his eventful YMCA service during the war. He speaks of hardships endured and a life full of varied experiences as he proceeds homeward via Camp Lewis.
Dr B Winecoff, cousin of President Wilson and former U S marshal of northern Alaska, recalls his many roles from Smithsonian collector to Mississippi college president. He served in World War I via Y M C A educational work, endured gas, shellfire, and hut bombardments in the Vosges, and credits the Y M C A with aiding the American army in France while noting Montana’s strong appeal as he plans to settle in Tacoma for his wife and daughter.
Dr. Winecoff, long a fighter for prohibition in Alaska, recalls wartime service with Chief Justice Scudder and emphasizes sacrifices by officials. He describes collecting Arctic specimens sent to the Smithsonian and Paris Academy, misattribution fears, and a seven year Alaska trek. He will speak tonight at First Baptist Church in Butte. Pat as train wreck in Paris leaves seven dead and 34 injured in a collision between an express train and a troop train.
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