Bates County lad writes home from Philippines war
Letter from W O Scrillinger of the 247th Infantry describes long voyage from Kansas City to San Francisco to Manila, guard duty in LOth Infantry, hope for a discharge and a possible promotion, plus weather, volcano sighting, and news of General Pan and Aguinaldo. An unrelated medical ad for Herbine follows.
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Gusta
Kansas City
Nelson Building
San Francisco
Fort
Ohio
Manila
Honolulu
Manila Bay
Loth Infantry
Co. D
Pana
Aguinaldo
W. O. Scrillinger
Mt Vernon Baptist meetings amid dry weather in area
Rural notes report continued dry conditions and a series of meetings led by Rev. WH Hanby at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church drawing large crowds. Local residents feature in social notes including trips, births, school postings, and upcoming institutes, with Roy McNutt joining Merwin College, and Mayport considered for future activity.
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Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
WH. Hanby
Nettleton, Mo
Local Notes and Visits Highlight Community Activities
The correspondence lists: a new Sept start date for someone, Robert Scott attending Merwin college, George Thompson canvassing with a cage wire fence, Bud Grider shipping cattle to and from Kansas City, George Hand bringing in his threshing machine for a rest, Jerry Lane recovering from injuries from a S. 8 convention in Butler, Mrs. Blevins of Fort Collins visiting her sister Mrs. Jas. Cowley, Mr. Philips finishing a new barn described as a dandy. CORRESPONDENT.
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Bud Grider
Ilinois
Ralph Scott
Will Robbins
Harrison- Ville
Mr. R
Scott
Rev. Benight
Salem
Davis
Montana
Maud Marshall
John Halford
Roy McNutt
Blue Ad
Kan
M. W.A
Burdette
Robi. Heddleson
Eldorado
Grace Clapton
Adrian
Merwin College
Dewitt
Wiklow
Beishood
Mayport
Ea Wyatt
Mckee
Mithe Warrensburg
Robert Scott
George Thompson
Kansas City
George Hand
Jerry Lane
Butler
Blevins
Ft. Collins
Colo
Jas. Cowley
Portuguese vineyard tale and Speer wine claim
A column notes young girls treading grapes in a Portuguese village during wine making season and cites Speer of New Jersey using rubber rollers to produce premier wines. It claims Speer’s Port Grape Wine is ordered by families in Dresden London and Paris for medicinal virtues and blood making qualities, using vines from Portugal.
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Vunto
Portugal
Speer
New Jersey
Europe
Dresden
London
Paris
Senator Jones Denies Rumors on Bryan Campaign
Chicago Aug 22 Senator Jones, head of the national committees, dismissed rumors he and Senator John P Jones joined the Republican camp and that Senator Teller abandoned the Bryan cause. He affirmed Jones’s twenty five year Democratic loyalty and said Teller remains active for Bryan, with no silver issue causing party defections. He denied any Carnegie talks or Scottish speeches for Bryan.
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Chicago
Senator Jones
John P. Jones
Stewart
Teller
Colorado
J. P. Jones
Mr. Bryan
Senator Teller
Lean
Bryan
Jones
Andrew Carnegie
National Committee
Carnegie
Scotland
Stevenson
Anti-Imperialist League
Boston
Gamblers On Ocean Liners Warn Passengers On Campania
London Aug 23 notice found in Campania smoking room warns passengers to beware of gamblers. Three men lured victims into banker game. losses totaled 13135 750 and 503. An onlooker described a spectator watching a 5100 win in twenty minutes. Evansville Aug 23 Chas A Sauerwine seeks to sign as Charles A Erwin to avoid punishing name jokes and banter.
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London
Campania
New York
Evansville
Ind
Mr. Sweetwine
Booze
Chas. A. Sauerwine
Supreme Court
Charles A. Erwin
Sauerwine
Apportionment of state county and school funds in Bates County
Broaddus, clerk of Bates County Court, certifies the above as a correct copy of the apportionment of state county and township school monies for the year. Witness my hand and the seal of the court this 2nd day of August 190?.
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Broaddus
Istan
Broaddil
Murdered man Oswald Gastonquay in Nome crime case
Somersworth New Hampshire Aug 22 Oswald Gastonquay son of Hi larion Gastonquay was murdered and robbed at Cape Nome last spring. He and nine others went to the Klondike three years ago. After time in Dawson and Circle City he staked out paying claims at Cape Nome and reportedly sold one for 20000 dollars on May 5. His body was found outside the settlement two months later.
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Somersworth
N. H
Hilarion Gastonquay
Somerworth
Oswald
Cape Nome
Gastonquay
Klondike
Dawson
Circle City
Croker sells ice stock amid ice trust chatter
New York August 22 Richard Croker says he sold his stock in the American Ice Company in the open market while abroad. He notes he cannot name the buyer and claims the decision aimed at securing full value. He accuses Republican officers of controlling the ice business and asserts Democrats are not responsible.
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New York
Aus
Richard Croker
American Ice Company
Wall Street
van Wek
Tammany
Samuel D. Coykendall
Hudson River
van Wyck
Augustus
Croker
Mr. Croker
Meyer
Europe
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The
Philippines
Bates County
Elkhart
Senators Jones and Teller
Missourie
Bates
West Point
Misgo
HOMER
Rockville
Prairie
Pleasant Gap
Dist
Deer Creek
Mound
PTL
MT. Pleasant
OSAGE
Charlotte
BOONE
West Boone
Nome
ICE Trust
van Wycks
St. Jacobs Oil
Smith & Son
North Side Square
Tutler, Mo
Nevada Business College
Cal Monthly Ara
Tete
Nevada, MO
Central Female College
Lexington
Fiacuelow
EM. Williams
Brewbeet
Missouri State Bank
Missouri
Depository For
John Deerweeter
T. C. Boulware
Booker Powell
J. BR. Jenkins
Cashier
Chaerley KR. Radfort
Frank M. Vorile
Wm. E. Walton
K. Jenkine
J.M Christy
M. E. Walton
Walton Trust Company
Butler, Missouri
Capital
Walton
WM. FE. Walton
Frank Allen
C. A. Allen
Sec
Weldon Yates
T. J. Wright
J. Brown Walton Boodkeever
Victor J. Evans & CO
Washington, D. C
Evans
A. S. Weddle
Cal Robinson
Wacon
Buccy
Wedole
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