Letter From France From Ohio Boy In Camp and Field
A letter from Corporal Oscar Koeppel of Columbus Ohio describes life in France with the 155th regiment supply company Rainbow division. He explains billeting in villages with soldiers occupying barns and sheds, the old castle where ten men stay, Red Cross relief, French railcars and small engines, and plans to visit Joan of Arc sites before returning home.
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Ohio
France
Clara Collins
Oscar Koeppel
Columbus
Cambridge
155Th Regiment
Rainbow
Delaware
Red Cross
Arrang
The War Effort and Labor Demands in Early Month
The piece argues the rail unions push for large wage hikes despite the war outlook. It cites a 40 percent demand on top of 25 percent already secured by the Adamson law. It warns against ongoing wage-rate cycles and calls for a permanent adjustment while urging national focus on unorganized masses resisting elite pressure amid wartime governance.
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Congress
Austria
Halifax
Railroad Brotherhood
Stella Waters Marries Iral Lewis at Kane Home
Stella Waters oldest daughter of J. F. Waters was wed to Iral Lewis on December 5 at the Waters family farm near Kane. The ceremony drew many relatives and friends who gave gifts and best wishes as the couple plan to live in Casper.
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Kane
Stella Waters
Iral Lewis
Miss Waters
J. F. Waters
Mr. Lewis
Lewis
Casper
Lovell Chronicle
Deaver
O. R. Irwin
Ellison
A. T. Ellison
Bill Tillard
Basin Gardens City
Billie Lewis
Basin Country
Mrs. Irwin
Nebraska
Basin Gardens Social Notes From the North Bench
Basin Gardens residents report on crops like sugar beets and potatoes and trade with Platte county. Col May & Sons ship big pigs. Himes expands trade as newcomers settle in. Local families attend social evenings, improvements rise, and plans for a large 1918 county fair loom.
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Basin Gardens
Tom
Basin
G. L. Shipman
Irwin
John Frazier
Col. May & Sons
Platte County
North Bench
Ahrensville
Himes
N. A. Paddock
N. A
Lovell Chronicle
Byron
Chronicle
Denver
Deaver
Soldier letter from Kelly Field dated December 13 1917
John W. Lewis writes from Kelly Field San Antonio to his mother describing cold weather a bad cold church social meals and hospitality for soldiers. He mentions delays in deployment orders and his wish to go overseas. The piece ends with a political note on post office service and a Basin State Bank Ramona calendar invitation.
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Burleson
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Joan of Arc
Big Horn Basin
Colonel
Rockers
Basin Furniture Company
First National Bank of Basin
Member
Federal Reserve System
John W. Lewis
J. H. Hanlon
Aviation Corps
San Antonio, Texas
Kelly Field
San Antonio
South
J. W. Lewis
Basin State Bank
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