Fire Island Transport Northern Pacific Stranded
Relatives of 2480 aboard soldiers and crew told by wireless that no danger to life exists as the Northern Pacific is ashore at Fire Island. Naval authorities rigging a breeches buoy and rescuers transfer wounded and uninjured to the Trans port Mallory for safety amid cautious, orderly evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Northern Pacific
Fire Island
Associated Press
Connelly
United Press
Pacific
Mallory
Wator
Coast Guards
Governor Harding Outlines Iowa Plans for 1919
The Iowa governor proposes a 1919 program including higher teacher pay and contracts over twelve months, an Americanization effort centered in schools, English as the sole language taught from grade to high school, community cooperation centers, a state marketing department to aid farmers, and a campaign to eliminate waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Iowa
Griswold Woman Seeks Divorce From George Wyman
Mrs. Martha Wyman of Griswold files suit for divorce alleging cruel treatment adultery and drunkenness by husband George B R Wyman. Married Atlantic July 19 1911 separated May 3 1918. Requesting complete divorce and custody of children James Donald. The couple resides in Griswold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Wyman
George BR. Wyman
Soldiers Rough with Suffragettes in Lafayette Park
Washington January 2 An outbreak occurred in front of the White House as soldiers sailors and citizens attempted a fire demonstration by sentinels of the National Woman's Party to protest the Senate failure to pass the equal suffrage resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
White ‘House
Lafayette Park
National Women’s Party
Senate
Wright Named Defendant in Suit to Foreclose 4000 Note
Fay Wright of Griswold is defendant in district court in a suit by Court Braden to collect a 4000 dollar promissory note. The note dated November 26 1916 at Glenwood is secured by a Griswold real estate mortgage. Plaintiff seeks mortgage foreclosure with W C Bryant of Griswold attorney for Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Wright
Griswold
Braden
Glenwood
W. C. Bryant
Perrymans Sell Furniture Store in Walnut and Atlantic
W A Schrader of Walnut took possession of Perryman furniture store after purchasing from A S Perryman and Son. Negotiations concluded recently with transfer planned for the new year. Schrader, an experienced furniture man, will run the Walnut store and may add undertaking. Glen Perryman may relocate to Walnut as manager. Schrader will move his family to Atlantic. Perryman remains active in Atlantic real estate.
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W. A. Schrader
Perryman Furniture
Perryman & Son
Schrader
Walnut
Victor
Glen Perryman
Atlantic
Ibusinest
Waln
T. Perryman & Son
J. A. Giffen
Cumberland
A. S. Perryman
Avantic
Ford announces six dollar daily minimum wage and Edsel Ford to lead
Detroit January 2 Associated Press reports a new minimum wage of six dollars per day for about 28 000 workers nationwide including tractor interests. Henry Ford resigns as president of the Ford Motor Company and Edsel Ford is elected to succeed him at a salary of 150 000 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Ford Company
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edsel Ford
Stray bullet narrowly hits Griswold woman
Griswold Iowa January 2 Mrs Addson a Griswold resident narrowly escaped being shot when a stray bullet crashed into her room and lodged in the wall The missile was fired by a boy hunting near the Addison home The bullet penetrated the wall and crossed into the opposite wall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswold, Ia
Addson
Griswold
Thad Scribner Dies at Home in Griswold
Griswold January 2. After an illness of some weeks Thad Scribner pioneer resident of Griswold and Pleasant township died at his home in the north part of town. He was 78 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad Scribner
Griswold
Griswold and
Pleasant Township
Bell Reelected Board Chairman in Cass County
Cass county officials began new terms with oaths filed. W A Follett replaces Tom C Whitmore. others reelected. W D Bell of Massena named chairman as the board organized, committees set, and three official papers chosen: News Telegraph, Anita Record, and Griswold American. Assessors to meet tomorrow for annual duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
W. A. Follett
Tom C. Whitmore
County Board of Supervisors
W. D. Bell
Massena
Bell
Griswold Band Names New Leader John Jeannette
Griswold Iowa January 2 John Jeannette of Oskaloosa has been appointed manager of the Griswold band and will arrive at once. The new leader previously led the Iowa Brigade band at Oskaloosa. War largely depleted the group and led to its dissolution. John Davis had led the band since its formation on the day war began.
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Griswold
John Jeannette
Oskaloosa
Iowa Brigade
John Davis
Jeannette
Iowa Rail Commission Fights Express Rate Rise
Iowa state railroad commissioners moved at Des Moines to permanently block American Railway Express Company from enforcing higher express rates in Iowa. The action sought a district court injunction, contending the company lacked authority to raise rates. The case, heard in Polk County, requires the company to appear in March to answer the petition.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Railroad Commissioners
American Railway Express Company
State Railroad Commission
Express Company
District Court of Polk Cquity
Iowa
Commission
Influenza takes Exira twins in bitter loss
In Exira Iowa Mr and Mrs Will Pearson mourn the death of their two year old daughter Marie who died Sunday from influenza She was a twin girl and funeral services were held this afternoon in Exira Iowa prior to the burial The family notes the sorrow of losing a child in the illness that swept through the area with the same fevered fear shared by many small towns this winter
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News-Telegraph
Exira
Will Pearson
Marie
Mrs Colhoner Dies at 85 After Ministyrs Across NJ and PA
Telegram to Rev and Mrs Thomas Kelley reports the death of Mrs M A Colhoner in Pittsburg Pa aged 85. For nearly fifty years she and her husband served in the Methodist Protestant church in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. The couple also worked as missionaries in Japan for five years.
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Anita
Thomas Kelley
M. A. Colhoner
Pittsburg
Colhoner
Methodist Protestant Church
New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Dre
Colhousr
Japan
Milner Dies in Idaho At 26 In Lumber Business
Mrs. M. M. Childs learned today of the death of her grandson Max B Milner in Nampe Idaho. He was twenty six years old and engaged in the lumber business. He leaves a wife formerly Miss Irene Hayes of Pocatello.
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M. Childs
Max 3 Milner
Nampe
Idaho
Mins Irene Hayes
Pocatello
Government plans taking wheat crop in 1919 scheme
Rothachild Wire reports the government plans to seize the entire 1919 wheat crop, about one billion bushels, and sell it at world market price. It may cause losses between 160 million and 200 million dollars or the gap between world price and the guaranteed price to American farmers. A food admin and agriculture department approved resolution will go to Congress, sponsored by Chairman Lewis, to curb hoarding.
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Rothachild
Washington, D. C
Food Administration
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Lewis
Agriculture Committee of the House
David Lubin Dies in Rome Pneumonia Siege
David Lubin founder of the International Institute dies in Rome from pneumonia. The exposure and illness are confirmed as the cause of death in a brief obituary notice dated January 2.
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Associated Press
Rome
David Lubin
The
International Institute
Hed Hare
New Year Frolic Ends in Norfolk Tragedy
In Norfolk Virginia on January 2 a disturbance after a midnight army and navy shore leave left one sailor dead, another fatally wounded, and several civilians with minor injuries. Uniformed men blocked street cars, threw missiles, raided restaurants, and looted shop windows as crowds celebrated New Year. Police fired on looters, and the fighting spread through the business district.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Army
Navy
Chance Meeting of Friends in Siberia
Griswold Iowa January 2 It was a genuine surprise for Vertal Van son of S F Van of Griswold to meet Ralph Buhrman a friend in far off Siberia They had not met in years Young Van is in Siberia as a soldier He was sent from Manila P I Buhrman who is a nephew of F W Hanton of the Griswold American is on the ordnance service He enlisted from California The meeting occurred by mere chance as they passed each other in the end
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswold
Vertal van
S. F. van
Ralph Buhrman
Siberia
Young van
Manila
P. I. Buhrman
F. W. Hanton
Griswold American
Ordnance Service
California
All U S Naval Vessels To Be Electrically Driven
Secretary Daniels announced that all capital ships of the future in the U S Navy will be electrically driven to assure superiority over vessels of other nations. The statement was made in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United Press
Washington, D. C
Daniels
Henry A Johansen takes car to Fort Monroe for navy yard carpentry job
Henry A. Johansen, employed at a local garage the past two years, has left for Fort Monroe Virginia to work as a carpenter in the navy yards. He is traveling by automobile, and friends here express regret at his departure while wishing him success in his new home.
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Henry A. Johansen
Ft. Monroe
Virginia
Navy Yards
Henry
Former Kaiser Very Ill
Amsterdam January 2 William Hohenzollern is very ill and cannot leave his room He mutters incoherently and shows signs of a grave condition according to brief advices received by telegraph reports state his health is failing and his condition is described as serious royalty history notes indicate continued confinement and concern over his welfare
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Presa
Amsterdam
William Hohenzollern
Vermont Governor Is Short in His Accounts
Vermont Governor Graham is accused of failing to account for 24 755 drawn on state treasurer orders during his 14 years as state auditor. A report by a firm of accountants, released by the state board of control, continues the charge as he awaits trial on indictments for grand larceny and embezzlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Graham
State Board of Control
Iolaire Tragedy Drowns 270 Sailors Off Stornoway
London January 2 A British steam yacht Iolaire with about 300 sailors aboard struck rocks near Stornoway harbor Scotland on New Year leave. Only about thirty were saved and many injured. All officers and crew perished. The 862 ton vessel built in 1902 belonged to the late Sir Donald Currie estate.
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Iolaire
Scotland
London
Stornoway
Stornoway Harbor
Tolaire
Donald Currie
Bumper Wheat Crop Predicted for Iowa in December Review
Charles D. Reed of the Iowa crop service reports a predicted bumper wheat crop for Iowa based on December weather. A protective snowfall from Christmas onward shielded winter wheat from a warm trend, with mild moist conditions and low sunshine noted, and snow ranging from trace to about a foot across the state on the 24th.
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Charles D. Reed
Iowa Crop Service
Young Couple Wed On New Year’s Eve In Atlantic
Miss Mary J. White and Frank White, scion of Lincoln township families, were married at the Atlantic Methodist parsonage by Rev. Frederick W. Simpson. The 5 p.m. ceremony drew only intimate friends. Mrs White is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John White, and Mr White is son of Samuel H White, with cousins 3 L and John Budd of Atlantic among his kin.
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Mary "J. White
Frank White
Lincoln Township
Atlantic
Frederick W. Simpson
White
John White
Samuel H. White
John Budd
Americans Capture Kadish Village On Russian Front
Tuesday December 31 American troops yesterday recaptured the village of Kadish on the middle sector of the northern Russian front and advanced two miles south of the village toward Volomda in the direction of the Volomda.
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Associated Press
Archangel
Kadish
Volomda
Terhune and Carl buy Exira stock at Nelson hardware firm
Exira Iowa January 2 M R Terhune and B M Carl have purchased the John Nelson hardware and furniture stock and taken possession. Terhune long served Green Bay Lumber Co local manager and Carl has been with Nelson. The former owner will retire from active business. A personnel change follows later with a yardman’s resignation and new appointment.
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Newa-Telegraph
EXIRA
M. Ri Terpune
B. M. Carl
John Nalson
Green Bay Lumber’ ‘Co
Carl
Nelson
Elisa
Polish Army Marches on Berlin Threatening German Capital
A Polish force of about 40,000 men advances toward Berlin, capturing Frankfort on Oder and key stations including Guessen Bromberg and Bauthen amid alarm in Berlin. Gustav Noske orders arming of large German forces to oppose the invasion as divisions move to meet the threat.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Berlin
Gustav Noske
Ebert
United Press Berlin
Gustave Noske
Germany
United Press
Geneva
Jan
Frankfort
Oder
Posen
Guessen
Bromberg
Bauthen
Snow drifts push south as storm blankets region
A storm sweeping from Colorado has brought twelve to eighteen inches of snow a few miles south of Atlante, with eastern Colorado and Kansas also buried. Cass county farmers, facing a winter wheat crop totaling about 25,000 acres, hope for lasting snow to protect soil until spring.
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Atlante
H. S. Rattenberg
Missouri Line
Colorado
Kansas
Biron
Cass County
Life at Camp Dodge Is Growing Tiresome
After thirteen weary months at Camp Dodge Pvt. Harry Lorenzen is home on a four day furlough arriving in Atlantic on New Year’s Eve and returning to camp Saturday night. He says discharge is uncertain and overseas opportunities have vanished. Fellow soldier Glen Jones also spends a few days at home.
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Camp Dodge
Harry Lorenzen
Atlantic
Pvt. Lorenzen
Camp Podge
Glen Jones
Oime
Railroads' 1918 operating costs judged under $15 million
Government records show the railroad administration estimates 1918 operating costs at under 15 million dollars. The note suggests the government may owe railroads compensation for reduced returns and harmed property values amid wartime pressures.
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Greater
Perrymans Sell Furniture
A. M
Massena Man
Board of Supervisors
Griswold Band
Railroad Commission
Max B. Milner
World
Mar
Ket Price
Kaiser
Nefe Sens
A-Ady
Bene
Vermont
Bols
Terhune
R. R
Washington, D. Cy
Railroad Administration
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