Red Cross Benefit Fourth Of July Baseball At Alumni Field
A Red Cross Benefit is planned for July Fourth at Alumni Field under the Inter Sunday School Baseball League. Company M will play a hometown team plus a league all star, with a Methodist Lutheran tie game as part of the schedule. Thirteen Company M players will arrive on the 12:20 train. Comic races and band music will fill the afternoon as funds support Red Cross work. Tickets will be sold at the grounds and by Sunday school groups to fund patriotic charity.
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Inter Sunday School
Bass Ball League
Red Cross
Siven
Alumni Field
Co. M
Company M
Red Cross Base Hospitals and Sanitary Training Detachments
The article describes base hospitals with 26 officers 50 nurses and 150 administrative staff, and outlines sanitary training detachments in colleges and plants to teach First Aid and prepare volunteers for medical service. It notes various Red Cross bureaus, including Medical Service Nursing Service Naval Service and Supplies, and invites inquiries via Circulars 135 136 and the Annual Report.
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Red Cross
Army
Navy
Department of Military Relief
Military Relief Department
Bureau of Medical Service
Bureau of Nursing Service
Bureau of Naval Service
Q Bureau of Supplies
National Committee of Red Cross Medical Service
Department of Military Reef
Red Cross War Relief
Th Army
Bureau of Supply Service
John Farmer Sent to Fort Madison to Serve Term
John Farmer, convicted of obtaining money by false pretenses, was taken to Fort Madison to serve his term after an appeal to the Supreme Court. A. J. Boyd, who previously went on his land, has been released by court action.
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John Farmer
Supreme Court
Ft. Madison
A. J. Boyd
Red Cross Supply Service and Army Shortfall Report
The Supply Service coordinates gifts and comforts for soldiers through a national network with central offices and camp hospital agents. Washington reports June regular army entitlements totaling 1,290, leaving the force over 50,000 short of wartime strength.
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Supply Service
Bureau of Supplies
Red Cross
Ane
Congress
United States of America
Washington
Reported Missing on the French War Front
Bert Barrow learned from England that his sister’s only son is missing on the French front after failing to report at roll call. Germans are not believed to have taken prisoners, so presumed killed. Washington July 2. Senate finance committee reaches agreement not to authorize more war bonds in the tax bill.
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Bert Barrow
England
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Private Smith Breaks Leg in Ottumwa Ball Game
In a Sunday game between Company M and Ottumwa High School Private Smith, brother of Captain W. C. Smith, suffered a broken leg between the ankle and knee while sliding toward home plate. Dr EB. OG Bock and Co M members gave first aid and took him to hospital as Company M won 7 to 4.
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Ottumwa
Co. M
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Fort Madison
G. Taylor
C. Conner
Ottumwn
Baker’s Piano Store
Vudor
K. P. McLaughlin Co
Fairfield’s Big Furniture House
Private Smith
Klutstedler & Baker
American Film Company
Marguerite Fischer
The
Jesses Lasky
Blanche Sweet
B. A. Rolfe
Mabel Taliafeiro
William Fox
Stewart Holmes
the Direlief
House Peters
Louise Huff
Paramount Pictures
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