Letters From Fighting Boys From Estherville Soldier Letters From France
A collection of World War I letters from Harold A. Hudson to Miss Lela Hudson describing frontline life in France. He writes about gas, shrapnel, planes, and the "wind up" fear, mentions battles near the Hindenburg Line, and notes comrades Maurice Doyle and others who fell. Includes local obituaries for John Ruble of Armstrong and Floyd Maine, influenza deaths, and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Hudson
Estherville
Iowa
Lela
Cloud
Shell
Jerry
Fritz
Tao
Emmet County
John Ruble
Armstron
Ruble
Armstrong
Henry
LeMars
Alma
Gary
Indiana
Forest Calkins
Armatrong
Masons
Floyd Maine
Rock Island
John Hawkins
New Hampton
Armistice talk and war letters from the Front
Amsterdam reports Germany forms a commission on armistice terms and urges public order as peace terms loom. Paris notes Germany may soon ask for terms from Foch while disintegration-like pressure grows in Germany with plans for a new state. Messages from the front describe field hospitals, nurses, infantry burdens, and letters home from soldiers detailing life in France and prisoner camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Germany
Paris
Austria-Hungary
South Germany
Havana
Wintumberg
Badit
Died of Wounds in Action Ringsted Soldier The Third
Marius Christiansen of Ringsted died in France last week from wounds received in action marking the third Ringsted boy to fall for his country. Fred Rankin, wounded in France, reported hospital care after a hip injury from a machine gun billet. An accident on East Howard Street left several injured but none seriously. Correspondence from Everett and Wallace Westbrook details frontline experiences and hospital care as they near overseas deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eae Isnatehar
Marius Ristiansen
Ringsted
France
Fred Rankin
Rankin
Feed
Ms. Maloney
Genter Township
East Howard Street
Henry Long
Myra. Maloney
Isa
Fritz
Chauncey
Miss Colt
Esther Noe
Jim
Bulgaria
Everett
Bo J
A C. C
Red Cross
Miller
G O P Victory Emerges In Local Supervisor Races And State View
Local results show Warren Pullen defeats Coleman in Estherville district by over two hundred votes. Independent F. L. West tops J. L. Brown in Town Lake Swan Lake Center Townships by a slim margin. J. J. Robinson, Republican, defeats J. D. Weir and John Mitchell in Emmet County district races amid a strong GOP showing statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenyon
Harding
Claude Porter
Des Moines
Porter
Emmet
Francis Kennedy
Warren Pullen
JT. Coleman
Estherville
Town Lake
Swan Lake
Center Townships
F. L. West
J. L. Brown
Fmmet
Ellsworth
Lincoln Townships
J. J. Robinson
J. D. Weir
John Mitchell
Election bulletins and war casualty list mixed in Des Moines item
Election chatter reports Republican gains in New York and Illinois while Democrats claim lead in several districts. A Midlands casualty list lists numerous soldiers by town with names, ranks, and places of origin, followed by a note on the war hindering office staffing and a real estate ad for a new residence.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Hudson
Everett Ridley
Harold A. Hudson
America
Ridley
Maurice Doyle
Bodie
Tore Alr
Jove
Guy Empey
Camras
St. Quentin
Hindenburg
Foch
Trondon Special
Aveshee
Avery’ Road
Nearbenge
War Mothers of America
Gardston Hotel
Sammy
Atlantic
Young Ridley
Prett
105Th Field Signal Bat
Susaenne
Marius Christiansen
Rox
Snoffera
Fr. O. Butler
Wallace Westbrook
Camp Shelby
Misatesippi Tober
Camp Mills
Long Island
New Jin
G. O. P. Victory
Congress
Coleman
Sue
Adelia
Camp Upton
Long Island, N. Y
Mississippi
New York
Long Island City
O. K
Uae
Rockland
Itiv
Senate
House
Thos
Speake Champ Clark
Missouri
J. Hamilyton Lewis
Illinois
Smith
Horswell-Burris
John Horswell
Harris
Dun Lie
Victoria Burris
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
John R. Horswell
Earnest C. Richardson
Farmington & Classen
Reinbeck
Willard Fleming
Fontan
Cin We
Wren
Venable
Veer A
Moon
Wince
Ralph L. Zane
Lake City
Leonard Potter
Granger
Harley F. Thompson
Bloomfield
John W. Delong
Truce
Marius EH. Christiansen
Hopkinton
Fred A. Krogman
Patrick I. Sheehan
Bernard John II. Mesack
Adair
Henry H. Ashing
Wellsburg
Laurel L. Hanan
Joseph Poos
Cascade
Wesley Covers
Solon
Lynn L. Dean
Lamont
Harold L. Kirby
Elliott J. W. Verseck
Prescott W. T. Bohn
Pearl E. Levy
Larimore
August Schroeder
Preston
Errol Griaman Leyda
Lewis Wwunchell
Wall Lake
Joe J. Wolf
Rolfe
Theodore Upton
Burlington
Harry Beatty
Glenwood
Ross Gibson
Oskaloosa
Byron J. Harrington
Jessup
Hubert A. Miller
Hampton
Harold Lancaster
Charles City
John H. Buresi
Cedar Rapida
Roy
Lockabaugh
Chris J. Pickell
Dubuque
Frank B. Roethler
Elma
Wm. B. Morrissey
Albia
Jows
E. Welborn
Cantrill
C. F. Schliewért
Manson
Carl Lonnerman
Little Rock
Otis W. Church
Waterloo
Chauncey Butler
Branch
Charles A. Kinkennan
Dexter Mat A. Madson
Renwick
John L. Molyneaux
Davenpocl
Amos W. Wire
Gravity
Mankato Commercial College
Mankato
Minn
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