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The Philippines letter and local notices in Jasper County
Roy L. Davie, son of Mr and Mrs Johan S Davie, writes from Cebu to his sister in Buena Vista Township after enlisting in the 44th U.S. Infantry. The item notes daily life in Cebu, local shells and gems, Spanish language, and a near battle as troops moved on Panay Island. Nearby brief items report school events, appointments, and community updates across Newton, Mingo, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesper Ldter
Philippines
Roy L. Davie
Johan S. Davie
Buena Vista
Belle
Cebu
Bohol Island
Roy Hft
Forty
U. S. Infantry
Sven
Manila
United States
Panay Island
Mingo
E. H. Robbd
Newton
Iowa
Chicago
J. R. Gorreil
Ed. A. Eustice
Lamotte Eustice
L. B. Westbrook
Grinnell
Lee
M. K. Livingston
McDonald and
Race
Ed. H. Bailey
Livingston
Jacob Sims
Council Bluffs
Sims
Alton Reynolds
Alton
Mary Boysdon
John E. Benjamin
Rock Island
Frank Boysdon
Benjamin
E. E. Lambert
P. H. Earley
Hamilton
Marion County
Jasper County Farmers’ Institute
Ira Livingston
Grove
J. R. Sage
Des Moines
Jas. E. Northup
Baxter
Army of the Potomac