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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1919
Page
5
A William Fox production presenting Western Blood with romance thrills and adventure. Also Fox Sunshine comedy A Self-made Lady with pretty girls and exciting action. Evening show at 7 pm with 10 and 16 cents admission.
The article describes American and Allied troops in northern Russia facing a decisive disadvantage against Bolshevik forces. Retreat from Shenkursk follows the town’s capture by Russian revolutionists who encircled it on three sides.
A Paris dispatch reports December crime by American troops in the Department of the Seine including 34 murders 220 assaults and nearly 500 serious fights linked to deserters. In Terre Haute Mrs Mabel Rollson Gummere obituary notes survive husband and four children with other relations named.
Clifford Coffin visits, friends travel, and social gatherings occupy Marshall this week. Army ratings, veterans, and new club members surface amid lectures, ceremonies, and local real estate transfers in the Niantic and Paris areas.
A letter written by Sgt. Milton F. Brandenburg in France, two weeks before the armistice, to Edwin Brandenburg, former president of the Washington board of trade, asks for fatherly advice on loyalty and family expectations as war chaos looms. He wonders if Jeff will ever be as tall as Matt, reflecting personal anxieties amid conflict.
For the first time in Church of England history a Chinese bishop, Archdeacon T C Shen, was consecrated at Our Savior Church in Dixwell Road Shanghai before guests. The rites followed Anglican ordination and were led by bishops Molony North China Graves and others with several international church leaders present.
In a Cape Shima settlement meaning Settlement of Nymphs, women dominate pearl fishing while men do housework. From age four girls dive as craft remains female. Men seek diving rights, face boycotts, expulsions, and a parliament petition as tensions rise.
Lieut Sydnor Harrison recalls a doughboy aboard a transport bound for France who became seasick. His corporal rouses him to deck duty with news the ship was torpedoed and would sink in ten minutes. The doughboy pleads for a quicker rescue.
A well improved farm for sale about 3.5 miles south of Marshall. Includes 111 large house and barn with all necessary improvements, practically new. Henry C. Bohn, owner. Also classified: Hides wanted by The Independent Metal Co. at 232 N Main St Paris Ill with freight charges paid and satisfaction guaranteed.
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