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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
1
William Grover Reynolds born June 18 1888 and mayor of Mansfield died at 8 45 p m Saturday in the Ausbach Hotel Kansas City of pneumonia after Spanish influenza attack He went to Kansas City on business with his wife his father and sister Maude were summoned by his illness
The article details the death of Will Reynolds, his burial arrangements by Carroll Davidson Undertaking Co of Kansas City, and transport to Mansfield. It notes the home lay in state on Oakwood Place, funeral held at the Cumberland Presbyterian church with Rev. John T Younger, and interment in Reynolds family burying ground adjoining Mansfield cemetery. It lists pallbearers and local organizations attending, plus extensive obituary details and out-of-town mourners. It also covers other local deaths from influenza, noting survivors and funeral arrangements as part of a long notice.
Paris dispatch from Matin reports two French scientists have isolated the infectious agent causing Spanish influenza. The Tunis dispatch notes progress in identifying the virus and its origin, marking a potential breakthrough in understanding the outbreak.
Tax due reminder from Ward B. Hitchcock directs Pleasant Valley Township residents to call and pay taxes at their convenience referencing the authorized tax list. This public notice urges timely payment and confirms official tax collection action.
Lieut Verne Reynolds Wilson was severely wounded in action with the American Expeditionary Force on September 28, according to a war department message received this morning from his father HS Wilson of Ava.
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