No race death by own action in Lexington
Our opinion of the Eastern question is that Turkey ought to be Gobbled. GPE.
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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
4
Our opinion of the Eastern question is that Turkey ought to be Gobbled. GPE.
A Washington Post editorial lauds Secretary McAdoo for bold leadership in expanding Allied aid, credit, and the Federal Reserve system. It credits him with mobilizing national resources, predicting bond oversubscription, and uniting Congress to support a $7,000,000,000 loan. Local notes report residents traveling and visiting in St Louis and Kansas City.
Walter Van Angrim and many others from Lexington appear in Dover notes with a flurry of weekend visits and Monday business. Residents travel to and from Lexington, Higginsville, and Kansas City, including Miss Mary Nesmith, Miss Bess Johnson, and Mrs. Geo Zeysing.
County Superintendent H. T. Phillips announces the Lafayette County rural and village schools graduation exercises in Higginsville on Saturday May 19 at 1 30. March Miss Elizabeth Kennedy attends the invocation Rev Lippard vocal solo Miss Winnie Bell Gaines address J Kelly Wright lecturer State Board of Agriculture Columbia Mo violin solo Miss Helen Rohring presentation of diplomas reading Miss Louise Jackman awarding scholarships chorus Emerson school
GC A Simkins traveled to Kansas City Friday morning on business. Miss Beas Maycock visited Wellington Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. T L Barnett also went to Kansas City Friday morning to spend the day.
London May 9 reports capture of Fresnay area trenches northeast of the village after German counterattacks, later retaken by British forces. Subsequent German assaults east of Fresnay prompted renewed fighting with heavy casualties. British forces eventually withdrew from Fresnay village and the woods. Paris notes German offensive near erreau Bac failed to push progress, more German prisoners taken in raids. British HQ recounts three counterattacks near Souchez and Bullecourt with no German trenches gained, while French communique claims gains and isolated operations north of Moulin de Laffaux and near Sapigneul with prisoner captures.
May Lom an and George Baker of the American Nitro-gycerin Company were killed when a nitro glycerin laden truck exploded while crossing a bridge near Okmulgee Oklahoma. Three Americans in the American Ambulance Corps were decorated by France with the War Cross for bravery in May.
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