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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer lists A. W. Allen as editor and publisher. It is issued weekly on Fridays with a subscription of $1.50 per year payable in advance. It is entered as second class mail matter at the Lexington Missouri post office.
The rule requires all letters and notices sent for publication in the Intelligencer to bear the sender's signature. Officials advise readers and contributors to include name and contact details for verification and attribution.
It is estimated that 7,000,000 men have been killed in the war thus far. All of which is the result of one man's ambition and the last of world domination by Germany.
A New York Times piece recalls Chilhowee Missouri farmers pledging wide support for Wilson's wartime draft and food production while praising Maj-Gen Frederick Funston. It notes a Consol School District No. 2 rally urging national food supply to back Allied effort and protect the country. Funston’s leadership is celebrated for molding soldiers from rural America.
The passage praises Johnson County Missouri and Consolidated School District No 2 for patriotism shown by practical effort and neighborly cooperation. It emphasizes volunteers giving time to public service while balancing home duties and supporting the United States during wartime.
The President designated June 5 as the registration day under the War Army Bill. All men aged 21 to 30 must register.
J K Leiter announces he has bought A R Clark's interest in Clark and Leiter plumbers including book accounts and unfinished contracts. He will run the business from the same stand and asks patrons to continue their support, with an advertisement in the Intelligencer.
Oyster Bay May 21 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt announced that men who volunteered to serve with him under the American flag in France are absolved from further connection with the movement. The funds promised will be withdrawn and applied to other purposes. Roosevelt stressed that the decision follows the commander in chief and that individuals should prioritize the public interest over personal aims. He noted relief that Pershing will lead a division abroad, though Roosevelt himself will not lead the troops.
Washington May 23 The British navy laid a floral wreath on Admiral Dewey s tomb via Rear Admiral DeChair and Commander Lawford with instructions from London to honor the friendship between the two navies and to express gratitude for American destroyers entering British waters The inscription praises the U S Admiral as the undying memory of George Dewey in affectionate homage from the British fleet
Portland reports naval stations are examining claims of a submarine seen awash off Machias late yesterday and a periscope sighting. Fishermen from two points corroborate the sightings as the search continues along the Maine coastline.
About 200 Kansas City Bar Association members gathered at Hotel Muehrebach for a patriotic annual dinner. Major Ruby D. Garrett spoke as guest, Alfred N. Gossett presided, and war effort themes dominated toasts, flowers, and the flag display.
The Missouri department of the Grand Army of the Republic elected officers at the Springfield encampment including Lt. Joseph as commander and O H Guffin as senior vice commander. The Women’s Relief Corps also elected officers led by Mrs. Alice Mae Armstrong as president. Orders were issued in St Louis to recruit for the army signal corps with two motor truck companies two wagon companies one pack train company and one bakery company.
Fire swept the two story office of the Mathis Stock Car Company in the Missouri Kansas & Texas yards at Sedalia and partially burned three tool and paint boxes. The value is about five thousand dollars.
Two mothers aged 105 and 100 met Sunday at Grace Episcopal Church in Springfield to celebrate reaching the century mark. The gathering was arranged by Dr. W. R. McCormack, formerly of Kansas City. The women were Mrs. Nancy Haynes Brewer and Mrs. Arsley Gibson. The grandfather of Mrs. Brewer was Jon Haynes, a minister ordained by John Woaley.
W A Morrill once paymaster for the M E T at Sedalia disappeared in 1586 and was found May 4 in Trinidad Colorado under the alias William Littlefield. J West Goodwin received a new share recently. Millard Rowden denied a new trial after grand jury involvement in a streetcar dynamiting case. appeal to the supreme court granted.
Reports show Western fed cattle selling around 19 dollars per 100 pounds in the St. Joseph market with other lots near the same price. The high price for quality fat cattle is cited as the highest paid in the country, with a shipment from Los Angeles noted in the notice.
Capt F A Day traveled to Kansas City on Wednesday for business. The brief item notes the mention of Fletcher's Castoria in a public notice style context.
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