United States Army Hospital No 1 on Gun Hill Road
A detailed look at United States Army Hospital No 1 near Gun Hill Road in the Bronx. The wooden city houses 1100 beds with plans to expand to 6000, treating WWI wounded from both overseas and camps. The facility runs with civilian medical staff, khaki personnel, a two operating room setup, and a kibble of wards from nose and throat to psychopathic and neurology.
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Merica
Europe
United States Army Hospital No. 1
Gun Hill Road
Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx
New York
Gun Hill
Atlantic
Columbia University
Columbia Oval
War Department
Ife
Columbian University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Medical School
France
University
Douglas F. Duval
Duval
Army
Long Island
Norfolk
Camp Merritt
United States Military Hospital
New York City
James W. Decker
Lem Cain
Civilife
Iowa News Highlights Compose Public Welfare And War Efforts
Evening schools to teach English and government. Iowa Dairy council formed to promote milk and stabilize prices. Recruitment drives seek non-draft men for France, while a three-county U.S. agriculture officer targets hog cholera. Fatal shooting of Gilbert Lehr by his brother shocks Burlington. Timbers Creek flood devastates farms near Marshalltown. Malcom flood damages Malcom and Marengo. many Iowa youths join service as World War I mobilization continues.
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A. M. Deyoe
Mr. Deyoe
Iowa Dairy Council
National Dairy Council
Des Moines
France
Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
Medical Department
Cavalry
Infantry, Engineers
Quartermasters Corps
Signal Corps
New London
Masonic Lodge of
State Center
McClellan
Jackson County
Maquoketa
C. Q. Mosey
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Timber Creek
Marshalltown
Ed Putnam
Timber Creek Township
Tama County
Charlies Coleman
Union Township
Perry
Mark Scroggy
Waterloo
Scroggy
Storms cause severe losses across Iowa in spring surge
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Co says storms from May 5 to May 21 caused massive damage across numerous counties. Losses cited at $175,000 from May 5 9, with further large claims and ongoing assessments to cover spring totals. No assessments since 1914 and potential two mill levy discussed to bolster funds.
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Iowa
J. B. Herriman
Town Mutual Tornado Insurance Co
Hubbell Building
Des Moines
Herriman
Hamilton
Story
Marshall
Jasper
Mahaska
Keokuk
Jefferson
Johnson and Henry
Butler
Floyd
Chickasaw
Winneshiek
Allamaakee
Norwestern
Monona County
Clayton
Blackhawk County
Carroll
Greene
Webster
Hardin
Fayette
Boone
Newton
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Company
Self Education Showcases Self-Taught Great Minds
The New York Commercial notes that many educated or college graduates miss that true learning comes from self study. It cites a famed diplomat who left school at sixteen to sail, later mastering seven to eight languages by reading encyclopedias and studying on shipboard.
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East India
Cape of Good Hope
New York Commercial
Bulgarian Carpets Prized for Modern Design
Bulgarian carpets have evolved from domestic loom work to refined modern pieces. Since 1878, and especially in the last decade, Bulgarian suppliers have surpassed Turkish Romanian Serbian and Grecian makers in design texture and finish.
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Bulgaria
North American Moose Fact Summary
The North American moose is the largest member of the deer family and ranges across North America. It stands about six and a half to seven feet tall at the shoulder and weighs 1,000 to 1,500 pounds. The elk, native to northern Europe, is smaller and often cited as a game species.
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North America
Europe
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Great Army Hospital
Battle Front
Big Hospital
Astors
Sroois
Hawkeye
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Co
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