Cedar Rapids 349th Infantry Finally Receives Regimental Colors
The Cedar Rapids based 349th Infantry under Col. Charles B. Robbins finally received its regimental colors. The crest on the flag reflects the unit history from French and Spanish eras to World War I service and the Eighty eighth Division. The ceremony marks renewed pride and a tangible link to the regiment’s long service.
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349Th Regiment of Infantry
Charles B. Robbins
Cedar Rap
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Chicago
France
Rutherford B. H. McCrorie
Iowa
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Army War College
Washington, D.C
349Th
Firemen press for red car for city fire chief
In Coatesville Pennsylvania volunteers form a committee to demand the city provide Fire Chief George Miller with a red car like other chiefs. They cite state police stopping him while he drives his private vehicle and ask where is the fire.
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Coatesville, Pa
George Miller
Disappointed suitor kills girl and himself in New York corridor
In the New York Central building a rejected suitor, Jack McNeill of Yonkers, chased Miss Marion Wheeler through a corridor after a quarrel in an elevator. He shot her at her desk then killed himself in view of workers, ending a fatal pursuit.
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New York
Miss Marion Wheeler
New York Central
Miss Wheeler
Jack McNeill
Yonkers
N. Y
Westchester County
McNeill
Ohio 300 Years Ago Was No Man's Land
Cincinnati historian Dr Beverley W. Bond says the Ohio country was nearly empty for decades about 300 years ago after wars between New York Iroquois and the Ohio Erie nation. Following Erie defeat more tribes moved into the area around 1680 seeking hunting grounds.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Country
Beverley W. Bond
University of Cincinnati
Ohio
No Man's Land
New York State
Bond
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