Sugarland Man Claims Telepathic Train Rescue 1903
Walter H. Seidel a Sugarland resident and former Illinois dispatcher told Zenith radio hour he foresaw a 1903 train wreck in Saint Charles Illinois at 12 14 pm and ordered a wrecking crew and medical aid 44 minutes before a public call. The Saint Charles newspaper reportedly matched the account from its 1903 files and Seidel said crew friends may have been sending thoughts to him during need.
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Red Cross rural nursing expands under wartime to peacetime care
By 1918 there were 100 rural nursing services and by 1919 the number rose to 2000 as armistice duties shifted nurses to peacetime tasks. Red Cross public health work grew to nearly 3000 services with 6,800 nurses serving chapters and 18 million visits to patients over 16 years. Each year about 440,000 rural school children were found with defects and 189,000 received treatment. last year over 2,000,000 visits were made for the sick.
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Fieser
GG Red Cross
Ilese
Red Cross Marks Nursing Anniversary Across Rural Areas
The Red Cross notes 28 years of rural public health nursing, led by James Lieser who urges stronger membership during the upcoming Roll Call from November 11 to 25. Since 1910 rural nurses began in Massachusetts with support from Jacob Schiff and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, expanding urban and country health outreach.
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James Lieser
American Red Cross
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Red Cross Rural Nursing
Lillian Waid
Heary Street
New York City
Wald
Massachusetts
Jacob Schiff
Red Crosse Board of Incorporators
Whitelaw Reid
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