Letters From Soldier Boys Over Here And Over There
A pair of wartime letters recount service experiences. Theo Kvale of Madison Township describes aviation duty on Long Island and a flight over New York City with sights of clouds, ocean, and Coney Island. Claude A Robinson, in France with the 117th Infantry, writes home to Burr Oak about hospital time, letters from home, and life in a foreign camp.
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Theo. Kvale
Madison Township
Julia Kvale
Long Island
Henry J. Camm
Gerstner Field
New York
Coney Island
Ruth
Victor Hoeg
Decorah
Dave Thompson
Lloyd
States
Burr Oak
Iowa
Minnie
Grandma
Milt. Whitney
Howard
Marion Price
Camp Mills
Frank
Claude A. Robinson
Co. D
Inf
N.Y
Cat Fight In Estherville Ends With Cat’s Death
R D Soper of Estherville was bitten on the left hand by a strange cat during a yard clash with his own outdoor cat. He swung the intruder, the animal latched on, and after failed attempts a neighbor helped. The cat was killed and its jaws pried open before Soper was freed.
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R. D. Soper
Estherville
Mr. Soper
Fort Heath Returns: Soldier Fred Womeldorf Writes Home
Fort Heath in Winthrop Mass hosts soldiers after two month furlough in Decorah and Winneshiek County. Womeldorf details travel via Chicago and New York to Boston, notes crops in Iowa and Illinois, and reports transfers to Fort Standish and Fort Heath with beach passes and easy city access. He signs Prot. Fred Womeldorf.
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Fred Womeldorf
The
Republican
Fort Heath
Winthrop
Mass
Mr. Bailey
Decorah
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York City
New Haven
New Hartford
Boston
Long Wharf
Fort Standish
France
Virginia
Fred Womeldore
Will Lewis Scalded During Farm Threshing Incident
Will Lewis son of Robert Lewis received severe burns while assisting at the Hugh Williams farm last Friday. He was near the engine when bolts on the cap over the blow out vent loosened and a pressurized steam burst burned his body.
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Lime Springs
Tractor haul tests grit as seed weighs heavy
Abe Belrens arrives in Postville with a tractor laden with 5524 pounds of timothy seed and shows no sweat. Yet when collecting payment of 8469.54 dollars, the machine strains and groans under the load.
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Abe Belrens
Postville
Timothy
Rim of the World trip twists through danger and frost
G R Baker recounts a Los Angeles outing to the Rim of the World with friends including a doctor and several women and men. The trip features steep grades, cold nights, a broken car axle, a deranged chauffeur, a sanitarium stop, a fire on the road, and a return to San Bernardino. Baker notes war news and a local arrival of E A Hoyt to Pomona.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Republican
Wife
Red Cross
San Bernardino
Strawberry
Arrowhead Springs
Waterman Canyon
Big Bear Lake
Little Bear Lake
Strawberry Flat
Phe Crest
Loma Linde Sanitarium
Arrowhead Hotel
Wolves Bag Hits Hunters McDowell and McGregor
Seven wolves were captured in a week by Elmer McDowell and Elmer McGregor earning 870 each. The cubs, nearly full grown, were taken in farming areas including open fields, an unusual count for the season. About thirty wolves have been killed nearby in the last year.
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Elmer McDowell
Elmer Pullen
McGregor
Fatal Accident and Sabotage Rumors Reported
A child found Mrs. Geraghty fatally wounded and with her clothes on fire in a dining room. A shotgun near her suggests an accidental discharge during shell removal. The narrative also alleges bomb making and shipment on ships, with names and locations linked to sabotage. An intercepted 1916 radiogram lists suspected saboteurs in the United States and Canada.
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Elkader Democrat
Wolpert
Bode
Steinberg
Leary
New Orleans
O'Leary
Berlin
Bernstorff
United States
Canada
Joseph McGarrity
Philadelphia
Jena
John P. Keating
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Jos, O'leary
Parklow
New York
Sir Roger Casement
Committee On Public Information
Jackson Place
Washington, D. C
Cedar Rapids Becomes Wool Shippers Concentration Point
Government agents graded eight carloads of wool at Cedar Rapids last week for shipment to various mills. This is the second eight carloads this season, making Cedar Rapids a central point for Iowa wool growers. Returns arrive faster while prices stay the same no matter the destination center.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cure for Unrest in Factories and Homes
The Medical Record argues that the true cure for alcoholism fatigue and unrest lies in decent factory and home surroundings a fair wage adequate leisure and relaxation for workers. It stresses environmental improvements and humane conditions as key to reform.
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Soldier Boys
Aero Squadron
Camp
Henry J. Damm
N. Y
Claude Robinson
Ruth Robinson
Will Lewis
the Rim OF the World
R. Baker
California
Germany
Republic
E. A. Hoyt
Pomona
G. R. Baker
Sil
North
Mariposa Ave
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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