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- May 1881, Clara Barton forms the first branch of the American Red Cross and serves as its president.
- August
1887, President Cleveland appoints Clara Barton to represent the United
States at the International Red Cross Conference in Germany.
- June 6, 1889, Clara Barton helps with relief efforts after the devastating flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
- 1896, Barton sails to Turkey to aid the victims of the Armenian massacre.
- February 1898, Clara Barton sets off to Cuba to help the injured during the Cuban insurrection.
- September
17, 1900, Clara Barton arrives in Galveston, Texas and directs the
distribution of relief supplies to victims of the flood.
- March 1904, Red Cross mission of mercy covers the Russo-Japanese War
- May
14, 1904, Clara Barton retires after serving twenty three years as
president of the Red Cross Society. Mrs. John A. Logan is named as
successor
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- [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.]
Clara Barton, Red Cross, American Red Cross Society, American Red Cross
- Washington News, Daily Globe (St. Paul, Minn), May 22, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7
- Miss Barton's Appointment, Fort Worth Daily Gazette (Fort worth, Texas), August 10, 1887, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-4
- Martial Law in Johnstown, Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, Nebraska), June 6, 1889, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-4
- Miss Barton Off for Armenia, The Sun (New York, N. Y.), January 23, 1896, Page 8, Image 8, col. 2
- Miss Barton will go to Cuba, The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Texas), February 5, 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4
- Clara Barton Describes The Red Cross Work In Cuba, The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, Calif.), January 15, 1899, Image 17, col 1-7
- Clara Barton in Galveston, The Evening World (New York, N. Y.), September 17, 1900, Evening Edition, Page 8, Image 8, col. 2-4
- Clara Barton, Home From Russia, Tells Of The Czar, The Evening World (New York, N. Y.), August 6, 1902, Night Edition, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1-2
- The Red Cross Service in the Russo-Japanese War, Deseret Evening News (Great Salt lake City, Utah), March 26, 1904, Last Edition, Part Two, Image 13, col. 1-7
- Retiring President of Red Cross: Red Cross Now Has New Head, The Washington Times (Washington DC), May 15, 1904, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5
- Makes Answer to Remonstrants, The Washington Times (Washington DC), May 20, 1904, Evening, Page 6, Image 6, col. 1-3
- Clara Barton Tells Her own Story of Red Cross Triumphs, The Washington Times (Washington DC), July 31, 1904, Magazine Features, Page 9, Image 28, Col. 1-7
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