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7 stories matching oversea
- A Community Effort for Overseas Aid
Schools across Benton County unite to gather cast-off clothing for Near East Relief orphanages in Armenia, Syria, and Greece.
- WWI Veteran Sent to Sanity Commission in Prosser
Local man B. W. Wright, suffering from injuries sustained during overseas service, is evaluated by a sanity commission.
- Fire Claims a Veteran's Souvenirs
A local veteran loses his home and irreplaceable mementos from his overseas military service to an accidental fire.
- Kennewick Sends Aid to Starving Belgium
Local community rallies to ship flour and beans for overseas war relief.
- The Right to Retire Abroad: A Veteran's Pension Fight
When a U.S. Congressman proposed cutting off pensions for veterans living overseas, the Post-Intelligencer defended an English immigrant who served in a New England regiment and returned home to Bradford after the war.
- The Industrial Pilgrims of Seattle
A group of fifty American workingmen return from an overseas tour with a glowing report on the superiority of American life, sparking a fierce debate on labor, prosperity, and the protective tariff.
- The Navy’s Useless Burden: A 1877 Critique of American Militarism
An editorial from the Seattle Intelligencer questions why the U.S. maintains a naval force, arguing that defense of the continent makes overseas armadas obsolete and economically damaging.