Maurice Doyle–Youngest Emmet County Volunteer Dies in France
Estherville mourns as Maurice Doyle, youngest Emmet County volunteer, dies of wounds in France. Enlisted April 1917, he trained at Fort Logan then Texas camp, sailed to Europe with Co. C 10th Infantry, U.S. Army. He was 21 or younger, sole son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos Doyle, beloved brother to Ellen Josephine Catherine and Mary. A manly, good community figure, his sacrifice is deeply lamented by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
Estherville
Maurice
Doyle
Thos
Aeasts
City
Ellen
Josephine
Catherine
Mary
Maurice Doyle
Fort Logan
Colorado
San Antonio
Texas
France
Co. C 10Th Infantry
U. S
Dan Jones
C. H. Howard
England
United States
Uncle Sam
Sane
Not in Officers Training School Clarification from Sgt Thorndyke
The Vindicator and Republican corrected a false claim that Sgt Wilbur Thorndyke had entered an officers training school at Camp Dodge Iowa He states he has not been selected and will go to France with the 88th Division when released He attended unit command training at Camp Dodge and asks for a correction. Also weather floods and wind caused crop damage and a feline attack on Mr Soper’s hand are reported with other local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vindicator
Wilbur Thorndyke
Camp Dodge
France
88Th
Rock Island Railroad
Green
Clobe Call For Percy Harris Injured in Ship Plant
Mrs. Percy Harris writes from Seattle dated July 22 1918 describing her husband’s close call at a Seattle ship building plant where he was nearly crushed by machinery his overalls torn to shreds and he narrowly avoided hospitalization The letter notes wages and shifts and other household details reflecting wartime shipyard life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Harris
A. E. Ammon
Seattle
Washington
Mama
Paparey
Percy
Ben Laya
Breming
Boys Leave for Camp Forest From Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg sends twenty three men to Camp Forest Georgia onboard a Rock Island train. A large sendoff banquet was held at the Elks Home by the Red Cross Society with Henry Grant sponsoring theater tickets. Local and county recruiters list names of quota volunteers and notes Navy enlistment drive for 18 to 40 year olds with furlough options and open aviation and trades roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Ladies of
Night
Red Cross Society
Henry Grant
Grand Theater
Emmet County
Army Training
Camp Forest
Lytle
Georgia
Rock Island
Elks
Night Red Cross Society
Grant
The
Grand
Red Cross
Ies
Osceola County
Emmetsburg
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
St. Louis
Chattanooga
Increase in railway shopmen pay ordered by McAdoo
Direct General McAdoo raised shopmen wages to 68 cents an hour with proportional boosts for assistants and other mechanics. The pay hike covers about 600000 workers nationwide, effective August 1, plus time and a half for overtime and Sundays. Back pay will be issued as calculations allow, and the total added pay is near 100 million dollars. The measure follows the commission on railroad wages and conditions and aims to end discrimination against railroad workers in shipyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ngton
D. C
Stl
McAdoo
Tirteen Ci
Culati
Death claims beloved Mrs. Jennie Ellerston
Mrs. Jennie Ellerston of Estherville died suddenly July 25 1918 at age over eighty after years of devotion to church and family. Born Jennie Jensen in Norway she lived in Chicago and Norway before settling in Estherville in 1894. Survived by seven children two sisters and a brother. funeral at Grace Episcopal Church with Eastern Star burial service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Ellerston
House of God
Episcopal Church
Lousueas
Jennie Jensen
Kragero
Norway
Chicago
Oyward
Estherville
Europe
E. E. Hartung
Eugene
Oregon
E. H. Elleraton
Emmet
L. K R. Woods
Pasadena
California
M. H. Schiieman
Chris Elleraton
Order
Ringsted man found violently insane after train ride
Martin Hansen of Ringsted left Estherville on a troop train to Camp Pike, then deserted at Cedar Rapids and was later found by police in a local hospital in a violent state. His father was notified and he was placed under care of the local exemption board. Meanwhile L R Buckingham of Estherville, a grocer, plans to enlist in the Quartermaster Department in Jacksonville Florida and will return briefly to wind up business duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of
Columben
Joe McCormick
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Committee On
France
K. of Organization
Columbus
Beri
Lake Park
Harris
Ochevedan
Sibley
Rock Island
Estherville
Minnesota
Heaven
Martin Hansen
Ringsted
Camp Pike
Mai
Poliige
L. R. Buckingham
Jacksonville
Florida
Buckingham
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Mia
Officers’ Training School
Sgt
W. R. Thorndyke
860Th Inf
Iowa
Clobe
Camp Forrest
Southern Fe Bs
Elks Home
Mmet
Soren Schmidt
Karl Gage
Bert Meyers
Ralph Sutton
Orlando’ Tosdal Ray H. Bidalwain
Wm. F. Brown
Ben Vanon
Charles ‘King
Albert Antonson
John M. Peterson Alpha Bon Pha E. Fo
Oral V
Race C
Ars
Navy
Porter Williams
Miey Alt
Minneapolis
Merk Albert Anderson
Albert Clarence
Martha M. Lauritzen Anderson
Emma Jennie Balmer
Andrew
Anna May
Frederickson Balmer
Cooper
Harvey and
Trene Stanhope Cooper
Veronica Katherine Hassel
Joe and
Margaret Millican
Hassel
Nelma Rose Johnson
A. J. Arthur
Effie C. Rose Johnson
Gwendolyn Newton
Grover B
Nellie Kathryn Culbertson Newton
Adaline Irene Olson
Adolph
Inger Mathild Quasted Olson
Jeanette Myrle Petersen
Fred Carl
Karen Nielsen Petersen
Mable
Alee Pedersen
Sam
Alee Handler Pedersen
Huntington Huntington
F. L. Weat
J.D. Weir
George Groves
Ood 1 Conservation Organization
Jennie Eillerston
Jesus
Annhea
Rtin A. Hansen
M. A. Webb
Remesevank
Fred Petersen
Hansen
Britt
J. M. Fredericks
Frederickeen
Constance
Jane Petersen
Silver 4
A. J. Fink
Eutherville
Carl Fink
Ford
Deas
Mac Oaken
Spirit Lake
Sam Frederickson
Mason City
Dr. Fredericksen
R. M. Butter
Graettinger
G. F. Biske
Lou Race
Hatherville
Iver Salling
Klemme
Rudolph Boogh
A. R.robinson
Anita
Carl Nelson
Peter Miller
Frank Hann
Bruning
Nebraska
John Ant
Tyiggo Farnow
Yver
C.M. Brown
Sac City
Howard Jones
Ida Truesdall
Graet Clitena
Joe Yer
Anderson Hospital
Eathertville
Geo. Dotson
Thoresey
Dotson
Paul Bandsgaard
Tyler
H. J. Fink
Anns
Clarence, Mathiesen
Roy Rasmussen
Fort Dodge Stalene
Verland
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