Battle of Pilot Knob ends as Federals evacuate Fort Davidson
In September 1864 Union forces under Brigadier General Thomas Ewing Jr. defend Pilot Knob Iron County Missouri against Confederate General Sterling Price. After repeated assaults and heavy shelling the fort falls by night evacuation. Ewing saves most troops while Price’s advance is delayed reshaping Missouri’s path toward Westport and Jefferson City. The article also notes Lindbergh ransom case progress with Bruno Hauptmann, handwriting matches, and investigation developments drawing nationwide interest.
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Pilot Knob
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Sterling Price
Iron County
Price
Princeton
Arkansas
Marmaduke
Fagan
Shelby
District of St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Ewing
Fort Davidson
Shepherd’s Mountain
Shutin Gap
Arcadia
Fort Curtis
Arcadia Valley
James Wilson
Wilson
Ironton
Shepherd Mountain
Potosi
Rolla
St.Louis
Jefferson City
Westport
New York
Bruno R. Hauptmann
Hauptmann
J.F. Condon
Lindbergh
Isadore Fisch
Fisch
New York Grand Jury
Col. Lindbergh
F T Rogers Visits St Joseph For Cotter Anniversary
F T Rogers of St Joseph called at the office while in the city and attended the fortieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs S S Cotter. He spoke of better than feared conditions elsewhere and expressed thanks for local plenty. He is a cousin of Mrs Cotter and represents the Curtis Publishing Co.
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F. T. Rogers
St. Joseph
Rogers
S. S. Cotter
United States
Cotter
The
Curtis Publishing Co
End of the World Forecasts and Odd Anecdotes from a Past Era
The item notes Wilbur Glenn Voliva’s failed 1930s doomsday claim and his retraction with a 1942 prediction. It mentions inflated bride prices in Turkey, a Texas prodigy who reads 2000 words a minute, a Wisconsin wife filing for divorce after 29 years, and a Washington Taxpayers Protective Association discovery about destitute people driving pricey cars to relief stations.
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Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Catholic Church
Zion, Ill
Wilbur
Washington Taxpayers’ Protective Association
National Capital
Bankers Meeting Closure Notice in Chillicothe
Bankers meeting set for Thursday October 4 in Chillicothe will close Browning Savings Bank and Citizens State Bank locations for the day with offices not open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Browning Savings Bank
Citizens State Bank
M. C. Jacobs
Browning
Purdin
Bramhall Sues McGhee Over Cattle Transaction
The case Dan Bramhall versus Chas E McGhee moved through Linn county court with a change of venue and extended into adjourned sessions. The jury later found for the plaintiff on the first count for 354.03 and on the second count for 667.89. the counterclaim favored the plaintiff in part.
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Dan Bramhall
Chas. E. McGhee
Linn County
Bramhall
McGhee
Chas. FE
Linn Co
Plantiff
Salisbury Press Spectator
Poultry and Eggs Cooking Promotes Use by Women
Frank Priebe writes that Mrs. Snyder of the Institute of American Poultry Industries explains how to prepare poultry and eggs to boost sales. She has demonstrated for thousands of women, develops new foolproof recipes, and distributes booklets to editors and magazines to increase demand for poultry and eggs.
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Snyder
Institute
Frank Priebe
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Red
Sax
Graham
Emmett Childers Browning
Eryjindzan
Turkey
Marvin Ettinger
Austin Tex
Willard Hint
Kenosha, Wis
Stromberg
H. V. Campbell
M.C. Jacobs and
R.C. Jacobs
Goodyear Speedway
Goodyear
Peterson Bros. Garage
Browning, Missouri
A Willard
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