stokes, charles e
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Charles E. Stokes;Stokes, Charles E.;Chas E. Stokes;Chas. E. Stokes
- Record count
- 24
- Sources
- court_cases,life_events,msa_land_patents,v2_names
- Places seen
- Bloomfield,Missouri; Dexter; Dexter,Stoddard Co.,MO; Malden; Stoddard County,Dexter; Essex; Piedmont
- First event date
- 11 Mar 1882
- Last event date
- Jun. 19, 1885
Timeline — 15 events
- 1875-02 Dexter. In February 1875 established the Dexter Enterprise (weekly); in 1877 purchased the Bloomfield Messenger and consolidated as the Dexter Enterprise-Messenger; in fall 1887 transferred to R. H. Jones; Stokes then established the New Southeast and removed to St. Louis Co-mentioned: R. H. Jones.…
- 1879 Malden. In 1879 removed the Dunklin County Advocate from Kennett to Malden and continued it as the Malden Clipper; after successive owners, in spring 1886 it returned to Kennett; succeeded by the Dunklin County News (John P. Allen publisher, R. G. Sandige editor) Co-mentioned: John P. Allen; R. G. S…
- 1879-12-15 Star Lodge No. 1924, K. of H., of Dexter, was organized on December 15, 1879, with Charles E. Stokes as P. D.; J. C. Walker, D.; Charles Peters, V. D.; E. W. C. Weber, Reporter; Henry Bohlcke, Financial Reporter; James A. Collins, Treasurer; N. P. Riggins, Chaplain; J. H. Lee, Guide; E. W. Palmer, G…
- 1882-08-19 Piedmont. Elected as a delegate to represent Stoddard County at the 14th district Democratic Congressional Convention at Piedmont, August 22, 1882 Quote: "Resolved, That the following named persons be and are hereby elected as delegates to represent Stoddard county in the Democratic Congressional Co…
- 1883-03-03 Bloomfield, Missouri. Charles E. Stokes of the Enterprise-Messenger was in Bloomfield on Thursday Quote: "Charles E. Stokes of the Enterprise-Messenger, was in town on Thursday."
- 1886-05-15 Stoddard County. Announced candidate for representative of Stoddard county in the next general assembly; publisher for the past twelve years; sober and industrious Quote: "By authority we announce Charles E. Stokes as a candidate for representative of Stoddard county in the next general assembly"
- 1910-05-24 Dexter, Stoddard Co., MO. Mr. Charles E. Stokes, a leader in Statewide work, was a caller Tuesday morning. He reports the cause hopeful
- 1915-09-24 Dexter. Charles E. Stokes, who was Dexter's first editor and also this city's first mayor, is here from his home in California with Mrs. Stokes, the guest of relatives; a citizen told him 'Stokes was the best mayor Dexter ever had.' Co-mentioned: Mrs. Stokes.
- 1915-11-26 Dexter. Former city editor of the Statesman; now editing the new prohibition paper Missouri Dry [date from clip_id] Quote: "Missouri Dry, the new prohibition paper edited by our former city editor Charles E. Stokes"
- 1915-11-26 Dexter. Former city editor of the Statesman launched the prohibition paper MISSOURI DRY (Vol. 1, No. 1 just received); the paper is described as vigorous and unequivocating, and Stokes believes the state can be carried dry in 1916 [date from clip_id] Quote: "MISSOURI DRY, the new prohibition paper e…
- 1916-04-21 Dexter. Executive Secretary of the Missouri Dry Federation; will speak at the Presbyterian church, Dexter, Friday night, April 28th [date from clip_id] Quote: "Charles E. Stokes, Executive Secretary of the Missouri Dry Federation will speak at the Presbyterian church, Dexter, Friday night, April 28t…
- 1916-04-28 Dexter. Executive secretary of the Missouri Dry Federation; to speak at the Presbyterian church, Dexter, Friday night April 28, on why the state should vote statewide prohibition in 1916 Quote: "Charles E. Stokes, Executive Secretary of the Missouri Dry Federation will speak at the Presbyterian chur…
- 1916-05-19 Essex. Chas. E. Stokes, ex-newspaperman, of Dexter, gave a lecture on Prohibition at the M. E. church in this city (Essex) Sunday afternoon Quote: "gave a lecture on Prohibition at the M. E. church in this city Sunday afternoon"
- 1929-05-17 Dexter. Chas. E. Stokes of Los Angeles, California, a former Southeast Missourian who was once in the newspaper business at Clarkton and served as that town's first mayor, was visiting old home haunts and called at the Statesman office Quote: "was a visitor at this office for a short time this morni…
- 1930-04-04 Dexter. Presented the petition to incorporate the Town of Dexter to the County Court Thursday, January 4, 1877; editor of the Dexter Enterprise-Messenger; elected Dexter's first Mayor in 1889 for a one-year term and re-elected in 1890; succeeded by W. C. Brown; J. H. McAnally elected in the interim…
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