Southeast News Briefs From Far and Nearby
Southeast News summarizes local incidents across Paxico Perry County Sun Perryville and Lead Belt areas. A 10 year old boy Fred Wright of Paxico dies from injuries after a shed collision. Senath reports a cross red corn kernel found by McKinley Neely’s son. Floyd House age 17 dies after a mine hoist accident at Federal shaft No 12. Bert Baker is shot and killed in Memphis during a whiskey dispute with William R. McVey, who is jailed.
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Fred Wright
Paxico
Dunkin Democrat
T A. Neely
Senath
Neely
McKinley
So FE Grigtett
Oeda School
Lead Belt News
Floyd House
Federal Shaft No 12
Levi Halbrook
Young House
Bert Baker
Memphis
William R. McVey
Caruthersville
Pemiscot Argus
McVey
Baker
Murder Chant Echoes in Caruthersville Saloons
A cryptic line hints at a chilling crime in Caruthersville tied to saloons. The brief note suggests renewed charges or investigation may target local venues as authorities probe the incident.
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Caruthersville
War Savings Certificate Campaign Urges Patriot Support
A historic appeal urges citizens to back the war effort through investments in War Savings Certificates. The message calls for unity, duty, and active participation, emphasizing national security, patriotism, and collective sacrifice to fund military needs.
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Sam
America
Camp Funston Notes from January 26 1915
Dear friends in old Bollinger the writer reports very cold weather and heavy snow at Camp Funston Kansas health is reasonably good military police shoot well Robert Cook claims bulls eye accuracy R S Gaither visited heavy artillery companion Elbert Robins to hear a Colorado preacher Mr Hightower moved to military police and likes it Cretin from Fredericktown visited his brother business runs well on the street car line
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Old Bollinger
Robert Cook
R. S. Gaither
Elbert Robins
Colorado
Hightower
Heavy Artillery
Military Police
Soldier Letters From Fort Bliss To South San Antonio
Alva Jamison, a recruit writing from Kelley Field No 1 San Antonio Texas, recounts transfers from a military post to Sook Carolina and experiences at the camp. He describes crowded barracks food shortages and typhoid inoculations, the long wait for examination, weather extremes, and life in tents with meals and drills. He notes airplanes overhead, dust storms, and asks readers to address future letters to him at his San Antonio post.
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Texas
Alva Jamison
Kelley Field No. 1
South
San Antonio
Two Thousand Drafts Called to Camps in February
Washington dispatch reports 2000 men from the first draft to move to camps starting February 23 for a five day distribution among camps at Devens Upton Dix Meade Lee Jochen Gordon Taylor Dodge Funston Kansas City Travis Pike and others Crowder confirms. note ill tempered letter from a Fort Hamilton volunteer details a canned menu and accuses Uncle Sam of starving the soldiers referencing family ties and Oklahoma paper sources.
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Washington
Camp Gordon
Camp Grant
Camp Taylor
Camp Dodge
Camp Funston
Kansas
Missouri
Camp Travis
Camp Pike
Sam
Gilbert Caldwell
Fort Hamilton
Bakers Corps
JF Cabdwell
Oklahoma
Toentionetatoo
Wf Allen
Uncertain enlistment delay alters St Louis to Jefferson Barracks fate
A drifting letter from South San Antonio Texas dated January 20 141s recounts a wait during 1917 recruitment. The writer explains missing a National Guard certificate caused delays after physicals in St Louis and Jefferson City as he completed enlistment papers.
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South
San Antonio
Texas
Marie Hill
St. Louis
Third and Hive Street
Adjutant General
Jefferson City
Jefferson Barracks
Van Anton We Ray Hue Om LV A J Iti
The readable fragment mentions names and initials likely from a local notice or brief caption. No clear event date or location is discernible. Entities include Van Anton and initials A J. Summary limited by fragmentary text.
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van Anton We Ray Hue
Red Cross Worker Linder Deal Reported
Reports from Crome township and surrounding areas note a Red Cross worker named Linder Thiewer involved in a week long aid effort. The Christie or secretary received a sum of 2197 BU from Sinner pie on ten divisions, with memberships noted and attributed to a local BC secretary.
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Red Cross
Linder
Ied
Crome
Farmers urged to boost Missouri pork output in 18
Missouri farmers were urged to raise breeding stock to meet a required 18 percent pork output increase. The campaign, led by university agriculture officials after a November Missouri meeting, promotes selling brood sows and gilts to ensure supply, with market demand strong and prices rising.
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Missouri
United States Department of Agriculture
Columbia
University of Misamir College of Agriculture
A Car Load of Mares at These Fine Animals
A Car Load of Mares offers good quality mares for sale. The listing highlights the animals as fine stock and invites buyers to seize the opportunity to purchase quality mares.
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Portant
Germany
Bank of Marble Hill
Marble Hill, Missouri
Southeast News
Perry County Sun
Perryville
Sook Carolina Wl
Fran von
Robert Hopkins
Hallitter County
Test Font
New Londen Hotel
Hanes
East St. Leaie
Mruigehnen
Dave Bye
Spring Field
Dewbay
Joel
Atkete
Pote
Mate Uty
Anne
Alton Merl
Daversport
Jeffereon Narranis
Hood
Burt
Cetota
Lalor Pe Peort
Wren
Fitegernid
Ieee
Imtann
Adler
Keyfei
Rive
Pare
Harper
Aliant
de CM. Witten
Martie Hill, Mo
The
Truman Murte
Hess
Marble Hill
J. A, Taylor
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