Announcements and war era notes from Carlinville era
County Judge announces Republican senatorial convention in Carlinville on May 31. Intriors Day set for June 21 at the Trans Mississippi Exposition in Omaha. Spain wins the first victory in the Maine blowup. Weyler caricature and rope jokes persist. Dewey and war coverage highlighted with ship assignments. Kaskaskia declines as a town. Gladstone mourned by all Britain. Interment expected at Westminster Abbey or St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Britain
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Memorial Day Message Calls for Honoring Fallen Heroes
The Weekly Call urges a grand Memorial Day celebration to honor gallant soldiers who died for their country. It stresses unity of purpose, American spirit, and a long remembered event to teach future generations about the cost of war and the nation’s shared sacrifice.
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Germany
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Woodmene’ Patriotic Roll of Honor
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All Nationa
Beardstown Nets
Loui Allara
Bro. Allard
United States Navy
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Capt Sampson
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Wm. Peters
Oregon
New Orleans
Spain Street
King’s Highway
St. Louis
Kaskaskia
Illinois
Great Middle West
Maine
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Cuba
Phil. Eckert
WM. Hampe
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Humphreys
Hum Prove
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Wwe
Rawson
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