Survivor Account From Submarine Attack Aboard Lincoln
An eyewitness narrative details the sinking of the USS Lincoln by a submarine and the crew’s 19 hours in lifeboats and rafts. Descriptions cover explosions, fires, escape from the sinking vessel, rescue by the submarine, and subsequent travel to Brooklyn for leave. The piece mentions Lieutenant Isaacs and postwar anecdotes regarding escapes from a train.
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York
Washits
Wazhirsion
D. C
Harry
Brooklyn
New York
Des Moines
Cresco
Guating
Wuaile
Lieu- Isaacs
Escape from Rhine Frontiers Soldier and Captain Flee
An escaped group including one army captain breached a wire circuit to flee. They swam the Rhine to reach the Swiss frontier eluding patrols and peasants, seeking asylum pursued by authorities as they vanished into the region.
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Rhine
Pioneers Bring Family to Grant City by Mule Team
Mrs. M. E. Hillard and family, early Dane County settlers, traveled with three children and all worldly goods in two covered wagons. They crossed the Mississippi on a ferry at Dubuque, camped along prairies, and reached Grant City around June 10. Mr. Hilliard built a cabin near the new school, and he long freighted between Grant City and Carroll for Parker and Grey, amid timbered shores and Indian winters.
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M. E. Hillard
Dane County
W Spr
Ubon
Grant City
Hilliard
Mr. Hilliard
Old Jack
Bill
Carroll
Parker and Grey
Organizational Meeting VFW Post 590 in Sac City
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 590 in Sac City was organized on Sunday September 14 1929 with state and district officers present. The meeting was held at the 1 0 C F hall and a group photo lists officers and members from front to back with roles including post commander post surgeon post treasurer and trustees. The image appeared in The Sacramentan on September 28 1939.
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Sac County
Sac City
W. L. Price
Leslie Wingerson
L. &. Amick
Fred &. Rosenbauer
Frank Fleming
Ralph Curtis
Matt Diedrich
Ted Edwards
Commas Minnick
M. &. Kinney
Carl Tunnall
Stevens
A. Bo
Leland Daibey
Wm. Henshall
Charles A. Hacke
Grohe
Ralph Carter
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Sac City Boy
Shin
Star
Assis
Anther
Ed Mast
Harry End
Isaacs
Seraa
Nerras Pang Isoner
Mississippi
du Ibuque
Organizational Meeting
V.F.W. Post
Johnny
Wilson - Russell Corn Company
Genuine Pfister
Lewa
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