Roosevelt misread on France force. hospital ship torpedoed
The Kansas City Journal notes Roosevelt overstated French troop prospects while Germans sunk a hospital ship with two hundred noncombatants dead. It recalls Rep Hamlin's February 14, 1916 speech against arming Belgium France and England, allegedly circulated in German communities.
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Baker
France
Kansas City Journal
Hamlin
Belgium
England
Germany
Local Social Notes Show Visits Across Counties
Mrs. Mike Hughes returns to Kansas City after visiting her mother Mrs. Susie Summers. Miss Anna Bell Cross of Lexington visits sister Miss Beulah Way of Slater, and arrives for a stay with Mrs. Fannie Roberts. Fred Morgin Dr Moore and Wm Schaeperkoetter travel to Kansas City on business. Hugh Williams visits Independence from Friday to Sunday. Margie Oldham of Clark arrival for visit with grandmother Mrs. C. H. Brown. Milton Hefter and wife return to Kansas City after two weeks with Lydia Hefter. Mrs. Geo Kleeschutz and family spend week in Kansas City with relatives. Caroline Schaeperkoetter leaves for Blue Springs to visit daughter. Bertie Lee Jones visiting Christian Hammel in Stuer freen. Amy Jackson of Blackburn visits Mrs. E. M. Moore. Wm Fox and family of Cear Higginsville spend Sunday with Wm Busch family. Margaret Holmes of Mearshall visits Sylvia Brown. Mrs. W. H. Dean visits daughter Mrs. S. W. Fletch at Alma. John McCormick of Kansas City stays Friday and Saturday with C. H. Brown. Mrs. Fannie Roberts family Beulah Way and O. C. all guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Perry near Higginsville.
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Mike Hughes
Kansas City
Susie Summers
Anna Bell Cross
Lexington
Beulah Way
Slater
Fannie Roberts
Fred Morgin
Dr. Moore
Wm. Schaeperkoetter
Caroline Schaeperkoettesr
Hear Daughter
Blue Springs
Bertie Lee Jones
Christian Hammel
Stuerfreen
Amy Jackson
Blackburn
IE. M. Moore
Wm. Fox
Cear Higginsville
Wm. Busch
Margaret Holmes
Mearshall
Sylvia Brown
W. H. Dean
Beer
W. Fletches
Alma
John. McCormick
C. H. Brown
Mins Beulah Way
Real Estate Transfers in Lafayette County 1918 week ending July 5
Deeds filed in Lexington Missouri record office show transfers from Julius Gieseke to Erreest Gieseke for $800 with parcel NE 29 49-24, Wm A Scott to Fred R Jenkins for $332 with lots 1 and 2 Elk 2 Hoon, David F Jacksora and Isabel Jacksora to James Jackson Jr for $3650 covering 42.19 acres in SE 86-50-24, Otto T Piepmeier to Teichert J Borgmann for $19 with NE NE 26-50-29 area, Aliie Proffitt to John A Sanders for $12550 for 50 feet of block 2 McGirk Add Lexington, Jos A Meunier to Pierre Mavel for $860 in block 1 Houx Add Lexington, Sam L Boyles to Carrie Warder for $850 in Lexington, Triumph Bricker to W F Hinesley and J O for $1760 including lots in 50th Add Lexington, Sam L Lowe to Lois Sere for $1000 Wy lot 48 Lexington.
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Recorder’s Office
Lexington
Lafayette Co
Missouri
Lafayette County Abstract Co
Ike H. Noyes
Julius Gieseke
Erreest Gieseke
Wm. A. Scott
Fred R. Jenkins
W. D
Add
David F
Isabel Jacksora
James Jackson, Jr
Otto T. Piepmeier
Aliie Proffitt
John A. Sanders
McGirk
Lexington Jos
A. Meunier
Pierre Mavel
Lexingertin
Sam'l H. Boyles
Carrie Warder
Triumph Brickec
W. F. Hinesley
Sam'l. F. Lowe
Wiitey Lois
Local social notes from Kentucky and Nebraska visits
Miss Carry Field returns Thursday from a six week visit to Kentucky and Alabama. Mrs Joe Coates visits with her son Henry Orn tree and friends. Mrs P G Mast and Kathy left Saturday for Wahoo Nebraska to join her husband.
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Carry Field
Pointa
Kentucky
Alabama
Joe Coates
Henry Orntree
P. G. Mast
Kathy
Wahoo, Neb
Capitalists of Right Type in Early Co operation
Norman Hapgood argues in Leslie's that an early mall manufacturing plant adopted worker involvement, with a president aiming to extend control as employees become educated. He contrasts this with complacent capitalists clinging to profits and fearlessly praises the energetic leader.
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Norman Hapgood
Leslie
Weary Rivets Takes Over as New Lug Lane Auto Buyer
A garbled note announces Weary Rivets as the latest addition to the lug dine scene. It claims he has replaced the horse fly and is now the primary auto buyer, referenced as the second Bee-Why.
Ancient weapons revive in modern warfare
A World War era piece notes the revival of ancient defense and attack methods. Trench warfare is described as a modern elaboration of old tactics with steel helmets, shields, and breast plates. Hand grenades are highlighted as a dangerous modernized revival, requiring extreme care to prevent premature explosion.
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Popstar Science Monthly
Reading During Convalescence In Wartime Belgin Invasion
A reader recalls how wartime events and a stark book choice shaped recovery. The German invasion of Belgin is referenced as a test of resilience and endurance during illness, with the line that “the madder I got the stronger I felt.”
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Gin
Ambulance Arrives Amid Bond Buying Rumor
In a Boston Transcript style blurb, bystanders question a medical scene as an ambulance parks near a crowd. One man asks what is happening while another notes a person may have bought Liberty bonds until it hurt, requiring hospital treatment.
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Jommnion
Boston Transcript
Dreamer’s Nightmare Dreams Still Haunting Ayre Herald
A cryptic quotation from an Ayre Herald piece hints at a dreamer named Trotaky whose imagined nightmares may have become real. The journalist notes skepticism about people wanting to see nightmares fulfilled.
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A. Rusaiay
Birmaingham
Prayer of the Bell grips Verbena in afternoon devotion
The Christian Observer notes a new Verbena Alabama custom where every day at six the church bell rings for two minutes and all residents pause to recite a prayer for President, soldiers, and nation. The practice, called The Prayer of the Bell, gathers people across creeds. Also mentions visits of Mrs Hugh Bedssul and W C Allen to Kansas City relatives.
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United States
Verbena
Alabama
Angelus
Christian Observer
Mid-Summer Opening Draws Students from Six States
The Chillicothe Business College event last Monday drew attendees from six states with strong representation from northern Missouri. Students attended the opening with apparent enthusiasm and interest in courses offered.
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Chillicothe Business College
Missouri
Ady
Children Leave for Camp Dodge in Motor Car
E. W. Mollenkamp, E. F. Mollenkamp, Henry Mollenkamp and son Max, and Alfred Fasse drove to Camp Dodge Iowa on Friday. Mrs. Howard Henry traveled to Kansas City on Wednesday for a day trip.
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E. W. Mollenkamp
E. F. Mollenkamp
Henry Mollenkamp
Max
Alfred Fasse
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Howard Henry
Kansas City
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