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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1918
Page
4
West York and vicinity report influenza driven closures with no church services. Local visits include Bess Holaday Nat Robinson Hubert Hagar and others. A Liberty Loan drive at Green Moss raised 5200, reaching 100 percent, as schools and churches stay closed and residents aid Red Cross.
Allen Claypool hauled rye to town last week. Glen Ross visited his parents John Ross and wife for a few days. Henry Murphy of near Bellair was digging potatoes. John Boesinger and family of Anderson visited WH Hendricks on Sunday.
Alpha Claypool finished sorghum molasses last week and James Hurst and wife from West Terre Haute spent Sundays with Mrs Emily Melos. Dolson township churches were closed due to the epidemic. Grandma Alfred, living with son Alonzo, returned to Oliver. Wm Day of Arkansas visited his daughter Mrs Emery Davis. A P Burger moved to the I W Pease farm from Anderson. Etta Morgan died of influenza at 19, leaving parents, four brothers, five sisters, and many friends. funeral held at Clarksville cemetery beside her sister.
The district reports a school closure due to an influenza outbreak. Residents travel and visit each other. Mrs. Mary Lamb of Oliver spends Friday at Plainview Farm. Ray Huston returns to be with family. HK C Grisham and kin visit Omar McDaniel’s in Oliver. Mrs. Otis Landers and Terre Haute visitors stay with M M Landers family. Mrs. Allen Wood is ill with pneumonia after influenza. Amil Morter and family from Vincennes were weekend guests at M M Landers. Donald English dies, the first from the district and the first star on the Mar ME church service flag.
A local community extends sympathy as a bereaved family mourns a fallen patriot who pledged to answer the final roll call and lay down his life for his country.
Mrs Jackson Lindsey and Dr Will Rogers ill with influenza populate a community diary alongside visitors including Sheri Davis from Marshall and Ina Fasig from Terre Haute. An October frost is praised for drying corn, while car travel winds down and loan quotas edge past targets.
Mrs Harry Caylor died of pneumonia after the grip in Charleston and was buried in Westfield. A golden wedding anniversary was celebrated by Mr and Mrs E Fogler. R Hays sold a 120 acre farm east of town to John Strader who then sold it to E T Pinnell. William Pinnell and wife celebrated their sixty fifth anniversary in Kansas. Mrs Tyler of Parker was buried after influenza. Miss Etna Briscoe and Charles A Tweedy married in Chicago on Oct 4. Briscoe is daughter of Mrs Lottie Briscoe Wilson formerly of Westfield College alum.
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Dr. Baltasar Brum Uruguayan foreign minister visits the United States and influences regional sentiment. He helped shift Uruguay from pro-German to neutral and finally pro-ally, championing democracy and shaping Latin American policy in support of the Allies.
British airmen describe a 58 minute raid on a German ammunition dump behind enemy lines. The aircraft faced searchlights and machine gun fire as they lit ground targets with a flare and dropped bombs. The raid ended with a dramatic fire display and a return to base.
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