Quincy soldier sends Iron Cross and belt buckle home
Private Henry A. Klusmeier, chief signal officer with the American Third Army, reports sending a German Iron Cross and a belt buckle home from occupied Germany. He describes river ice on the Rhine, plans a 14 day Nice, France leave, attends a military funeral, and notes food, church, and local customs as they await return. He signs off with news of health, letters, and a hoped-for future reunion.
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Henry A. Klusmeier
Third Army
Quincy
Army of Occupation
North 11Th Street
Fred
Bert
Ann
Mayence
Rhine
Mess
Nice
France
Mediterranean Sea
Germany
Henry
Armistice Era Letters From World War I Soldier
In a letter to D L Musselman Sergeant Alva W Grammer recounts service with the Thirty-fifth Division from Camp Doniphan to the Meuse Argonne offensive. He describes stops in England and France, visits to Aix les Bains and Lake Bourget, views of Mt Revard and Mt Blanc, Hannibal’s Alps crossing sites, and a planned Paris return.
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Alva W. Grammer
GC. B.C
France
D. L. Musselman
National Guard
Missouri
Kansas
Camp Doniphan
Ft. Sill
Okla
Southampton
English Channel
Lelfavve
Department of the Vosces
Alsatian
Alsace
St. Mihiel Aisohelve
Argonne
Meuse-Argonne
Verdun
Metz
Aix-es-Bains
Nancy
Lorraine
Germany
Aix-les-Bains
Bourget
Savoie
Italy
Wham
Locke
Mt. Revard Ane
Mt. Blanc
Europe
Lake Bourget
Hannibal
Alps
Aix
Ino
Pariz
New Jersey Senators Block Ratification Effort
In Trenton ten senators vote for the ratification draft while two abstain. Harald H Wells introduces the resolution to save the measure from defeat, with hopes of gaining three more votes on a future reconsideration. Associated Press mentions Paris dispatches on food administration officials heading to Constantinople.
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Trenton
N. J
Marciell
Pajling
Senate
Harald H. Wells
Diys
Associated Press
Paris
Alfonzo Tarelor
Hugh &. Gibson
American Food Administration
Constantinople
Quincy man injured in Galesburg yards
W R Reed a messenger for the American Railway Express Company was knocked down and severely injured Monday morning at the Cop and Q depot. He had just arrived from Guiney and, after unloading his car, stepped in front of a backing engine. He was taken to St Marys hospital with several broken ribs and a bad head wound.
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Galesburg
Wil Reed
American Railway Express Company
Reed
Guiness
Guiney
Pioneer Creamery Co
Round House
St. Mary's Hospital
Clyde Finley
Form Court Martial in London Disorder
An inquiry held in London Monday examined rioting involving soldiers sailors and London police. A board of two American officers and one naval officer led the secret proceedings with observers from Scotland Yard and the British army.
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London
Scotland Yard
Military clash sparks call for court martial probe
A high ranking officer told the Associated Press that if the evidence warrants it, court martial proceedings would follow. He said the incident was a clash between military and police authorities and had no broader significance.
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Ral
Associated Press
Rhine Rights On the Rhine Benches Swiss Privilege Question
Paris March 10 The waterways commission discussed the Rhine navigation issue. It involves Switzerland claiming privileges the country has not previously enjoyed. The talks touch on possible French possession of Alsace and related rights on the river.
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Associated Press
Paris
the Waterways Commission Today
Rhine
Switzerland
Alsace
Rhine plans and dredging discussed for navigation
Lorraine proposed Switsertara to the right of Rhine navigation. Dredging plans and the construction of Nighthousen were also brought up for consideration.
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Lorraine
Switsertara
Rhine
Nighthousen
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad
A vintage advertisement promises a $100 reward for catarrh cure from Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims the formula destroys the disease foundation and improves overall health, urging readers to obtain testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
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Seead
Erefore Uires
Actaara
Hall
Tarre
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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