Pigeon Heroes of Chicago Pave War Messages with Birds
Chicago residents recount the heroics of carrier pigeons in World War I. Sergt Thomas J Klein's flock, including Cher Ami and Lady Adelaide, carried vital messages despite wounds and poison gas, with Cher Ami recommended for the Distinguished Service Medal by General Pershing. Corporal Joseph Marin and families describe training, flight distances, and the pigeons’ crucial role in communication.
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Chicaco
Meuse
Ligur
Whittlesey
Grand Pre
Wershing
Cher Ami
Sergt
Thomas J. Klein
Klein
Chicago Bay
School Street
Adelaide
Lady Adelaide
Turu
Piolo
Joseph Marin
Archer Avenue
Signal Corps
France
Belgium
Snc
Lena
Brurm
Burm
Express and Sleeper Men Get $15 Raise
Washington April wage increases total about 15 dollars monthly for around 60,000 railroad employees of the American Railway Expo company, per Director General Hines. Sixty thousand express and sleeper staff gain 15 dollars monthly above Jan 1 1918 minima. 12,000 sleeping and parlor car workers gain 15 dollars monthly, net about 12.50 after last year’s raise. Dining car staff receive 25 dollars monthly more, about 8 dollars per month net. These orders finalize the war cycle of wage hikes with future raises tied to peacetime conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
American Railway Expo Company
Hines
Victory Gardens Grow as War Bonds Campaign Expands
Washington reports that Lawa is planting Victory bonds in her Victory gardens as H Hemenway tours Iowa towns, praising rising enthusiasm and community effort. Des Moines and Cedar Rapids lead active garden programs with schools, Y M C A staff, and banks backing home food production. Davenport notes local support from Union Savings Bank. A recalled testimonial promotes Milks Emulsion as a remedy, with price and guarantee offered by Milks Emulsion Co.
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Washington, D.C
Tawa
National War Garden Commission
Hemenway
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Clinton
W. O. Allen
West High School
Jessie Campbell
City Garden Commission
Eugene Palmer
Molland Furnace Company
Witheorse
M. Lyon
Arden Supervisng
C. V. Hauser
J, Yy
Carthy
Davenport Commercial Clih
Union Savings Bank
Lyman Baker
Star Route
Berryville
Ark
Building Permits for Several Properties Listed
Q Wilkins 208 High root of a4.04 Charles Tickley 614 16 Wels tan rent wee ene new 190 fn tes 128 Chicana re modelins dwelling Bs 0.0 Benes Hurst 407 Thongs TOOL Nyy k ween are enh tems William Torath 109 Phillin remodelng ootase osm SHO 198 001 Try helps Glasses turncan ache defferson advertisements
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Q. Wilkins
Charles Tickley
Welstan
Benes Hurst
William Torath
Phillin
Coal Mines Linked to Shan Tung Raiine Yield Output
A Shan Tung region mine complex in China reports annual coal production totaling GOGNG0 tons, indicating substantial output tied to the Shan Tung Raiine network.
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Shantung
China
Cupid and American soldiers wed in France during WWI
Correspondence from the Associated Press notes that over 6,000 French women married American soldiers within a year, many becoming stenographers, salesgirls or teachers. Most romances began when soldiers billeted with French families, leading to marriages and a question of where to live, with about half expected to settle in France.
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Paris
Associated Préss
France
America
Land transfers in Waterloo district list various parcels
A Waterloo area record lists multiple land transfers and subdivisions including Alford's Sub-division Pt LA Cedar Dale Waterloo and other parcels. Names such as Otis Higdon Le L. Hydon James Sullivan Henry Goulder Hertha Koch and Clarence J Fifield appear with amounts and lot references. The item resembles a legal notice of property transactions and plat references with dates and monetary values.
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Poorie
Higdon
Alford
Pt. LA
Cedar Dale
Waterloo
Cin
Cecaeece
Otis Higdon
A Dale
Robert KE
Marehall
Jona Baro
Howrey
McWillems
Lette Briges
John
Houser
Whitney
Plat
MIM
A. Limbert
George
Yenney
James Sullivan
Henry Goulder
Hertha Koch
Gushard’s
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Pershing
Pigeon Messenger
D. S.C
Z. F. Carney
Pittsburgh
CG. 1. Whittleseys
Argonne Forest
Express
Sleeper
Lawa
Victory Gardens
Clarway
Baker
Calvert
Defferson
Cupid
Phelps
Jefferson
Black Hawk County Airstrict Co
I - RR
Amelia I. Me
Dennell
Enterprise Place
Charles H. Hudson
EB. M
Storm
Buckingham Place
Waterloo Emantel Church of ’ Evangelical Assn. of North
Charles “A. Berth
Cedar
Chalmers
NYONE
Harry Padden Auto Co
Sixth and
Franklin Streets
Phons
Mardy & Virden
Cowles
Clarence
Fifield
Westfeld
Cobb
J. A. Francis
Whitney & Sedgewick
Jache
Bolshevism S
Jack Last
Chicago Sunday Tribune
All America
Caflee
Ade
Tates
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