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Newspaper
Pocahontas County Sun
Location
Laurens, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
4
Reported mob attacks against Black residents provoked injuries and terror as bricks clubs and knives were used. Troops arrived to quell the unrest after officials sought martial law. police faced threats while ambulances ferried victims to hospitals amid chaotic scenes.
Exemption categories listed for conscripts include dependents of widows and orphans, certain religious sect members, aliens with papers, and key workers. Affidavits required for exemptions, with boards to judge status, and immediate physical exams to determine eligibility for service.
A Betsy Ross flag exhibit at a local Elkstrom event draws attention as a granddaughter presents the emblem. Senator W. B. Kew is noted in the coverage amid community response.
Washington announces a complete set of draft regulations guiding exemptions and appeals nationwide. The rules aim to minimize hardship, with later proclamations setting draft dates and operation details for various exempt groups and medical and moral disqualifications.
A fragment notes Betsy Ross flag to be sent to front in France for American troops. The brief mentions Seearoul and delivery soon, with emphasis on wartime morale.
The readable fragments describe a seventy six year old person in a Betsy Ross locale and a concern about an email scale. Details are sparse and unclear from the text.
Evansville detective Eldridge Shrode led a raid on a craps game where three players were wounded. One suspect, David Amnett, allegedly tried to shoot Shrode and was himself shot in the thigh by officers. Several other names and details appear in the report amid unclear text.
A short meditation on resisting temptation and the awakening joy it brings. The text speaks of a wider sense of fellowship with the “higher” and God’s creation, suggesting a spiritual uplift from moral victory.
Fragmentary notes discuss a Bible translation issue naming mules and warm springs. It mentions Genesis and a discussion of how the term in Genesis 36 34 may have referred to horses and blonderials. The text refers to David, Laraclites, and a debated term related to warm springs.
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