Local News Briefs From Batavia Visit To City And Area
Mrs Henry Bevans of Batavia visited friends here yesterday. Corrine Gentry is improving at Jefferson County Hospital while another Gentry relative recovers from influenza. Today is last day to file cases in district court for February term. Birth announced for Henry Lewis Faulkner. Numerous residents travel for business and service moves, including Stoner brothers, Hammes, Wisecarver in Chicago, and discharged soldiers returning home. A marriage license was issued to Lela Lamberson and Clarence Hall. An aunt of Mrs Patterson, Mrs Henry Titus, died at St Josephs hospital Ottumwa after pneumonia. Funeral plans pending as several residents mourn her long-time city ties.
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George Patterson
Henry Titus
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Ottumwa
Luxemburg
Bitburg
Germany
Letters From Mayen Frontline Soldier in Germany 1918
A soldier writes from Mayen and Bitburg detailing movement through Luxembourg to Bitburg and Mayen, noting harsh light, weather, and scarce supplies. He describes orphanage visit, German civilian hospitality, discharges in Bitburg, and plans to move to Coblenz as 24th Engineers seek base port home.
Letter from France from Corporal Charles Maxwell
Corporal Charles Maxwell writes from France to his parents in December 1918. He details his unit the 77th Division, life in rest camps at Le Mans, Argonne activity near the front, limited funds, and longing to return home for Christmas. He advises supporting the Salvation Army and the Knights of Columbus while cautioning against sending funds to the Young Men's Christian Association.
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Corp
Charles Maxwell
France
Ray H. Maxwell
LaHarre
LeMans
Argonne Woods
Jerry
Red Cross
Soldier Letters Home From Germany Describe Waiting For Ship
A service member writes of moving through three armies in Germany and hopes for relief and a voyage to the United States. He notes being 912 miles from Brest, France, where he expects to board, recalls disembarking there last April, and mentions the strain of officer duties and a private room in the officers mess.
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Germany
Brest
France
Ex Kaiser Wreck in Exile Talks of Old England Days
A hospital worker who visited Amersfoort reports the exiled Kaiser William Hohenzollern is a physical wreck. He is described as pale and aging, with white hair, a livid face, and eyes that seem staring. In company he talks incessantly and ignores others, while alone he shows restlessness and deep melancholy.
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London
Kaiser
England
Victoria
Holland
Amerongen
William Hohenzollern
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Bevans
Batavia
Corrine Gentry
Jefferson County Hospital
Horace Gentry
District Court
Henry Faulkner
Henry Lewis Faulkner
E. A. Stoner
Ray Stoner
Kansas City, Mo
John Hammes
Oskaloosa
H. E. Wisecarver
Chicago
Illinois
Walter Johnson
Ben West
College Station
Texas
F. A. Gageby
Paul Gageby
Margaret Hillman
James McDownfil
Patavia
J. C. Gow
Orville Nott
New York
U. S. S. New York
Lela Lamberson
Fairfield
Clarence L. Hall
Eldon
Bernard Damm
Camp Dodge
Edward McKee
St. Paul
McKee
Army
George Yarrington
Son Brainard
Los Angeles
California
City
Johnson
Ruth Wisecarver
V. A. Wagoner
Madison
Indiana
Libertyville
J. W. Wagoner
Mayen
Rhine River
Coblenz
Rhine
24Th Engineers
Third Army
Engand
K. of C
Salvation Army
Daily Journal
Post Office
Tripune
Kaiser Physical Wreck
Richardson Hardware
Matinee
Orpheum Cremona Pipe Organ
Artcraft Production
Wallace Reid
Dorothy Dalton
RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Crimp Cut Peeth
Bolt Tate
Prince Albert
P. A
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
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