Florence Nightingale Medal Recipients Named for 1919
Six American nurses are honored with the Florence Nightingale medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva. The six are Helen Scott Hay, Florence Merriam Johnson, Martha M. Russell, Alma E. Foerster, Linda K. Meirs, and Mary E. Gladwin, with detailed records of their war service and nursing leadership.
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Florence Nightingale
International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva
America
Florence
France
Germany
Europe
Ragged Schools
London
Scutari
Red Cross Society
Helen Scott Hay
Washington
D. C
Florence Merriam Johnson
New York City
Martha M. Russell
Boulder
Colo
Alma E. Foerster
Chicago
Linda K. Meirs
Boston
Mass
Mary E. Gladwin
Miss Hay
American Red Cross Commission For Europe
Northwestern University
Illinois Training School For Nurses
Iowa State Hospital For the Insane
Dunning
Pasadena Hospital
Illnois
American Red Cross
Army School For Nursing
War Department
American Red Cross Commission
Balkan States
Miss Johnson
Department of Nursing
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Smith College
New York Hospital Training School For
Cornell University Medical Dispensary
Ithaca
N. Y
New York
M. Y
Red Cross
Atlantic Division Department of Nursing
University Hospital
Russell
Medical Hospital
Norton Infirmary
Louisville
Henry Street
Providence
R. I
Jones Hospital
Pittsburgh
Sloane Maternity
Meirs
Army Nurse Corps
Jouy sur-Norin
Chateau Thierry
Toul
Pleury-sur
Pueblo
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minn
American Hospital
Mexico City
Unit “G
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
Roumania
Roumanian Commission
Russia
Archangel
Presbyterian Hospital Training School For Nurses
Infant Welfare Association
Jewish Aid Society
Ohio
Rush Medical College
Gladwin
Nish
Serbia
Boston City Hospital
Woman's Hospital
Shouldn't Be Old at 70
Dr. Harvey W Wiley argues in Good Housekeeping for a League for Longer Life. He cites mortality stats showing two danger points in life, and says average life could extend beyond seventy-five with prevention of premature decay.
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Harvey W Wiley
Good Housekeeping
League For
United States
Expert Mice Catchers in Brooklyn Barn Owl Record
The barn owl brings a mouse to her nest about every 12 minutes during brood care. She hunts at dawn and evening with both sexes active, producing an estimated 40 mice daily.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Asking God to Forgive Us from David’s Repentance
Lesson outlines David's year of guilt after adultery and murder, his cry for pardon and purification, confession and deliverance, and vows to tell of mercy. It cites Psalm 51 as the path from sin to restoration through God's mercy, cleansing, and the Holy Spirit.
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David
God
Judas Iscariot
Christ
Jesus Christ
Christ Jesus
Mission of Every Christian and Universal Ministry
A religious meditation asserts that drawing nearer to God enlarges human sympathies and broadens a Christian’s mission. The message quotes Anon that Christ’s mission to save the world becomes the Christian servant’s calling.
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Christ
Anon
Invincible armor built by prayer and humor
A thoughtful note from Beth Bradford Gilchrist credits a habit of prayer and a strong sense of humor with forging an invincible armor. The quotation frames resilience as a blend of faith and wit.
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Beth Bradford Gilchrist
Who Sails on Pan Pacific Trade Trip Secret Voyage
A Pan Pacific union excursion of U S congressmen and officials aboard the army transport Great Northern sailed from San Francisco on July 5 to study trade conditions in the trans Pacific region. The list of participants remained unpublished as the ship departed with restricted attendance and planned stops in Hawaii, the Philippines, China, Japan, and Korea.
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Ashington
Pan-Pacific Union
Congress
Great Northern
San Francisco
Randal
California
Uncle Sam
Hawaii
Philippines
China
Japan
Korea
Shanghai
Hugh Nanking
Peking
Mukden
Soldiers Bonus Legislation Faces Dim Winter Prospects
Congress may again delay action on the soldiers bonus as party platforms avoid endorsing cash or compensation schemes. Senate Finance Committee has not acted and President Wilson’s veto looms if the bill advances. Legion officials vow continued pressure while Treasury Secretary Houston and platform drafters oppose bonus plans.
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Congress
House
Senate Committee On Finance
American Legion
Senate
Wilson
Secretary of the
Treasury Houston
Ways and Means
San Francisco
Chicago
You May Now Do Business With Russians
NCLE Sam lifts the ban on trade with Soviet Russia. Americans may ship goods with one risk limit and no postal mail to Russia. No passports or legal protection. war‑use goods restricted. Russian co operatives form the sole remaining trade channel amid chaos.
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Ncle Sam
Russia
United States
Moscow
Lenin and Trotzky
Uncle Sam's Big Insurance Company H
Bureau of War Risk Insurance reports vast wartime coverage totals. Marine and Seamen division: $2.49 billion in business, $47.59 million premiums, $20.12 million claims, $17.57 million surplus. Allotment division approved 2,090,893 claims totaling $3889.39 million in allotments and $266.48 million in allowances. Insurance division: 4,631,993 policies, gross premiums about $338.61 million, 128,300 death claims, $1,141.82 million, 3,256 disability claims totaling $28.54 million. Medical division lists treatment and hospital figures: 452,609 treated, 54,799 hospitalized under government supervision, 17,500 currently receiving hospital care, 641,600 potential patients.
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Marine and Seamen’s Insurance
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Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
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