American Red Cross Hospital Units First To Answer Nation's Call
The American Red Cross organized base hospitals to back US armies in Europe, supplying, equipping, and staffing facilities from field care to rear hospitals. Thirty-six hospitals prepped for a million-man army, with trained staff and massive stockpiles, while cautions about supply endurance urged Americans to meet needs to prevent shortages and tragedy at the front.
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RED Cross
Europe
America
American Red Cross
Jefferson Randolph Kean
U. S. A. Medical Corps
Military Relief of the Red Cross
No~ Man's Land
France
Ned Cross
lWtte
Storm Victims- Trust God and the Red Cross
Charles Lee Bryson recounts Mattoon and Charleston storm survivors praising divine protection and the Red Cross. He details a middle aged man who lost his baby and five year old, hospital scenes at Methodist Memorial, and residents expressing gratitude as they reconstruct amid wreckage, with cemeteries and townsides heavily damaged.
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Charles Lee Bryson
Providence
Red Cross
Mattoon
Charleston
Doa Tadehoo
Ted Cross
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Telegrams Reduce Rates for Ted Cross Chapters
Officials announce telegrams at half rates between Ted Cross chapters and the Washington headquarters, a courtesy by postal and Western Asian companies. The next step may be franking of official communications between Washington and chapters, and later broader chapter business, hinging on congressional action.
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Ted Cross
Washington
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Congressional Wettou
Red Cross claims over 1200 chapters and two million members
The Red Cross reports more than 1200 regularly organized chapters nationwide and a membership exceeding two million, highlighting extensive reach and ongoing growth across the United States.
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Red Cross
United States
How Much the Little Heroes Need Our Help
A wartime appeal extols the bravery of children in war zones and urges support for the American Red Cross. The letter by Maria Benson Davis describes bombed towns, wounded children, and nurses aiding civilians and soldiers, urging donors to give so every cent aids soup, care, and relief for those suffering.
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Almertcan Red Cross
Coceine
Suferim
Europe
Maria Bensall Davis
France
Maney
Aod
Bogudoe
O'Connor Red Cross Chaser of Cyclones
O’Connor directed Red Cross relief work across seven sites after disasters from Atlantic to Charleston. Washington ordered him to oversee cyclone relief with operations run from Denver, aiding communities in need during widespread wrecks.
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O'Connor
RED Cross
Cyclones
Viewworld
John Dt. O'Conner
Feck Cross
Cheene
Newcastie
New Atoany
Whitsie
Charkeston
Min O'Conner
Tie Washington
Denver
Red Cross or Iron Cross Pushes for War Aid
A Chicago trade paper editor urges readers to support the Red Cross over the Iron Cross, arguing that Red Cross aid is vital for wounded soldiers and disaster relief. He cites large fundraising targets, wartime taxation, and Belgian plunder as reasons to back charitable efforts now.
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Red Cross
Wolloe Purchase
Chicago
Dhe
Cape
Steke
Belyhia
Serebia
Pohand
Brussels
Belgius
England
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