Britain Seeks Credit Boost as War Costs Rise
London reports England moves to fund the war with a new 400 million pound credit vote and a one million man boost, lifting the year’s military estimate. Bonar Law says no peace proposals have reached the government and hints at firm Allied terms and Greece discussions.
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London
England
Germany
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
Bonar Law
Asquith
Fonar Law
David Lloyd George
the Commons
Robert Cecil
Greece
Illinois Brick plant burned. Nelson dies
Charles Nelson, 65, perishes in a fire that partially destroys the Illinois Brick plant in Chicago early Thursday. Loss estimated between $1,000 and $30,000.
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Chicago
Charles Nelson
Illinois Brick Company
Ashland Report Finds Diphtheria Cases Cleared
Ashland Wisconsin reports two diphtheria cases treated at the Isolation hospital were discharged on Wednesday, leaving the town practically free of contagious disease.
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Ashland
Wis
Where Red Cross Would Have Gone On Active Duty
The base hospital of the provisional brigade on the Texas border could have served as active duty headquarters for La Crosse Red Cross first aid circles. Third Wisconsin regiment officers said the young women enrolled in nursing circles were liable for service at the hospital if active duty had occurred.
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Red Cross
Provisional Brigade
Texas
Wisconsin
Tribune
Fort Sheridan
la Crosse
Moore
From the Border to La Crosse Camp Wilson Portraits
Descriptive captions from Camp Wilson show La Crosse soldiers reading a Tribune in the field after a norther. Included are First Sergeant Alvah Hill at his desk, a mascot armadillo, mess tent preparations, and officers Hale Erickson Longbrake in bivouac scenes and pack equipment for winter.
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Camp Wilson
la Crosse
Texas
Alvah Hill
Company M
George H. Hale
Danny” Erickson
Warm Welcome For Returning La Crosse Troops
Milwaukee crowds greet Company B and the sanitary detachment as they arrive from active duty, with La Crosse planning a large homecoming in two train sections. Mayor Hoan and area mayors join in the reception.
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la Crosse
Milwaukee
Sanitary Corps
Hoan
Eau Claire
Wausau
Electric Line
Milwaukee Streets
Milwaukee Road
Soldiers Return to La Crosse for Jobs and Celebration
The first train sections reach Sparta around 6:35 and 7:00 with bells sounding a four four alarm to guide soldiers home. Local employers pledge seamless reemployment as returning militiamen resume posts, boosting plant labor and avoiding job gaps. A large Monday celebration at the high school, with Mayor Bentley and James Thompson, follows a shortened parade route to Market square.
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Sparta
Market Square
Milwaukee
State Street
Fourth
Bentley
Rio Grande
Wisconsin
James Thompson
Hixon Gymnasium
John B. Webber
Six Below Zero Recorded in Milwaukee Cold Snap
Milwaukee chilled by six below zero as the thermometer dropped with forecasters predicting colder weather ahead. The city faced a frosty day with wind chills likely to deepen the freeze.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Fort Sheridan and Other War Base Highlights
Notes mention 13 Barracks at Fort Sheridan where Third was mustered out 14 The field kitchen on the Aust in hike 15 The base hospital Fort Sam Houston 16 Water train on the Austin hike with brief references to support facilities.
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Fort Sheridan
Austin
Fort Samouston
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Gredit
Britain
George R. Longbrake
Hale
San Antonio
Austin Hike
the Tribune
Texas Ward
North Side
Wisconsin Pearl Button Company
la Crossé Plow Company
A. Hirschheimer
LA Crosse Tribune
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