Red Cross Finances Show Wide Services Details
A 1925 year report outlines Red Cross expenditures totaling 10.32 million dollars, with 4.23 million to ex service and service members, 3.58 million for disabled veterans, 1.92 million for disaster relief, and 285,579 for foreign disaster relief. Domestic programs include 1.03 million for Public Health Nursing, 214,423 for First Aid, 445,707 for Junior Red Cross, and 302,958 for other home operations. Chapters spent 678,000 on general services.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
National Organization
Regular Army
Navy
National
Laague of Red Cross Societies
Junion Red Cross
League of Red Cross Societies
Red Cross First Aid Popular in America As Accidents Gain
The Red Cross reports rapid growth in first aid training across the United States with 356 chapters teaching and 26,601 certificates issued. State police, schools, and industries like Western Electric expand instruction, and the Red Cross railroad car logged 10,340 miles visiting 137 cities for 1,200 meetings and 146,827 attendees.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
United States
Washington
D. C
Toledo
Boston
Mass
South Bend
Indianapolis
Ind
Port Arthur
Texas
Western Electric Company
Nu Strand Corp Buys City Lots From Strand Theatre
W H Harmon owner of the Strand Theatre sold several business lots in the city to Nu Strand Corporation with no stated consideration. A new theatre may be built if city growth justifies it, with seven thousand people needed to justify the project. Realism Invades Frisco Chinatown Theater then begins.
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Nu-Strand Corpn
W. H. Harmon
Strand Theatre
Nu Strand Corporation
Harmon
The Golden Butterfly Stage Scene Draws Chinatown Crowd
Invaded San Francisco's Chinatown theaters showcased a stage play The Golden Butterfly with a film river as scenery. Actors stood behind the screen as if on the riverbank speaking Cantonese. The hero feigns death and hurls enemies into the swirling water, making villains appear to vanish from the screen.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Italian Steamer Campania Beached After Fog Collision
In Chesapeake Bay heavy fog early today the Italian steamer Campania was rammed by the British steamer Mombassa. Campania sank bow first and was beached by the coast guard Apache, with hopes salvageable. Mombassa remained undamaged and proceeded south. Governor J. Lind was reported ashore but likely to be floated at next high tide.
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Mombassa
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Apache
Point No. Point
Campania
Hawaiian Island
Bay
Whick Re
Manning
J. Lind
Delhi
India
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Paramount
Red Cross First Aid
America
Broad Street
Frisco Chinatown
the Holston Drug Co
Kodaks
Mand
Briars
Holston Drug CO
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