Memorial Trees Planted in Mt Settlers Park on Memorial Day
Memorial day events planned in Mt Settlers park with Arbor Day tree planting honoring Jeffer son county soldiers both Civil War and World War. Hon Geo Ball and Lieut J F Bahl will speak. Bahl to share France duty experiences. Participants urged to bring plants and enjoy a picnic as schools dismiss early for participation.
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Mt Settlers Park
Jefferson County
Geo. Ball
J. F. Bahl
Lieut. Bahl
France
Alsace Loraine
168th Infantry to land at Hoboken en route to Camp Dodge
Washington April 23 The 168th infantry will land at Hoboken next Friday as routing plans aim to move troops through towns where they were recruited. War department officials say they will try to pass as many Hawkeye communities as possible en route to Camp Dodge for demobilization. Details on routing and east coast processing are expected this week. The regiment sailed from Brest April 18 and totals include 90 officers and 2,233 men with two-thirds headed for Camp e for demobilization.
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Washington, D. C
168Th Infantry
Hoboken
Camp Dodge
War Department
Iowa
General Staff
McAndrews
Old Fort Des Moines
168Th
Des Moines
Debarkation
Brest
Campe
Arrest of Pat Maloney at Tipperary
Pat rick Maloney son of PJ Maloney member of parliament was arrested by order of the military authorities in Tipperary Ireland on April 23 no formal charge was lodged against him
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Pat Maloney
Tipperary
Ireland
Patrick Maloney
PJ. Maloney
100th Anniversary Odd Fellows Gather in Fairfield
Past Grand Master Z A Church of Jefferson Iowa will be the principal speaker at the 100th anniversary celebration of the Odd Fellows in Fairfield on April 24. A large crowd is expected as all county lodges are invited. The evening starts with meetings in two halls, a parade led by the Fourth Infantry band to the Armory, and five minute talks from lodge representatives. A prize will honor the oldest member present.
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Z. A. Church
Jefferson
Iowa
The
Odd Fellows
Fairfield Order
Rebekah
Odd Fellow
Fourth Infantry Band
Odd Fellow Lodge
Horrors of Armenian refugees reported in cable
Dr. A W Halsey, commissioner for Armenian relief, described atrocities among about 830000 Armenian refugees on the border between Russian and Turkish Armenia as unparalleled in world war history. He said famine and disease were killing one seventh of refugees each month and that typhus had appeared among the sufferers.
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New York
Armenia
A. W. Halsey
Caucsus
American Committee For Armenian and Syrian Relief
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Halsey
HUNS TO VOTE ON TREATY
Berlin reports that election appurtenances including booths lists and clerks are ready for an immediate plebiscite on peace terms. If terms are published one morning the referendum can be held the next day and the answer sent to the Entente 48 hours later.
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Berlin
Germany
Seventeen-year-old and twenty-year-old jailed for life for murder
In Kalamazoo Michigan on April 23 circuit court imposed solitary confinement for life on George E Bird fifteen for murder and Arthur W Sterling twenty for murder after they pleaded guilty to killing Walter W Mattison a druggist during a store robbery. The pair confessed they killed Mattison to prevent identification.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Michigan
George E. Bird
Arthur W. Sterling
Walter W. Mattison
Mattison
Detroit tops Victory Loan quota with 57 million
Detroit reports it has exceeded its Victory loan goal, reaching 57,000,000 by 4 15 oclock Monday afternoon against a quota of 35 404 412. An effort will be made to double the quota.
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Detroit
Mich
Jealousy Ties Two Deaths in Rock Island NL
In Rock Island Newfoundland on April 283 Robert Cook aged 31 shot Cecil Nesbit 27 a Davenport barber and Mrs Ida Woods cafe proprietor. Nesbit died almost immediately and Woods lived several hours. Jealousy cited as the cause. Cook drunk and laughed for hours at the police station after arrest.
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Rock Island
Robert Cook
Cecil Nesbit
Davenport
Ida Woods
Nesbit
Fairfield High Debaters Meet Burlington in Federation Debate
Fairfield affirmative team Willard Daggett Leland Tallman and Eugene Fleming will debate Burlington negative on a world federation with military powers to enforce its decree Thursday evening in the high school auditorium. The Burlington team Edward Roth Booker Smith and Warren Mitchell will go to Centerville to face Centerville highs. Principal O F Nixon says the team is in good condition and promises one of the year's best debates. The public is invited to attend and hear arguments for and against world organization to prevent war.
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Fairfield
Willard Daggett
Leland Tallman
Eugene Fleming
Burlington
Edward Roth
Booker Smith
Warren Mitchell
Centerville
Centerville High
Prin. O. F. Nixon
United States
Local society notices blanket Fairfield area events
In society notes the Ladies Aid of the English Lutheran church hosts a 2 30 Friday gathering at Mrs. Robert Gumm home on South Third Street. Y P B girls meet tomorrow at 7 30 in the Methodist church Primary room. A pie supper at Bradshaw school house on the Glasgow road Friday April 25 at 8pm benefits the school. Everyone invited.
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English Lutheran Church
Robert Gumm
So. Third Street
He Y. P. B
Methodist Church
Bradshaw
Fairfield
Glasgow Road
Andrew Gantz Property at Public Sale in 1919
On Saturday April 26th, 1919 at 2 p.m. at the Court House two houses and lots and one vacant lot will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder. Desirable property and real bargains await interested persons. Calvin Hoskins Referee.
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Court House
Missouri bill seeks tax on theater and picture show tickets
Jefferson City Mo April 22 A state tax on tickets of admission to theaters picture shows and other nasements is provided in a bill by Representative Frank Jones engrossed in the house Gentry county The purpose of the bill is to make up some of the revenue to be lost by the curtailment of liquor license revenue
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Jefferson City
Frank Jones
Gentry Coutty
Fire at Pontiac School destroys reformatory chair shop
April 23. Fire at the Pontiac state reformatory for boys in the chair shop caused extensive damage and is believed to have killed several inmates. The loss is $100,000 with many rescues reported.
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Pontiac
State Reformatory For Boys
Reformatory
Fragmentary Legal Notice Lacking Clear Details
A garbled OCR item outlines a legal matter dated April but provides no actionable names, places, or actions. The readable bits indicate a court or law related notice but lack specifics to identify parties, dates, or deadlines.
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Journal Printing CO
Wean Taylor Aura R. Taylor
Old Settlers Park
Eastern Star Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Anna M. Orris
School of Instruction
Christian Church
J. A. Huglin
Alta Sullivan
Marshal Billings
Miss McWilliams
Mr. Billings
O. F. Nixon
W. H. Bangs
City
Beach
Masonic Temple
Lorenzo Heston
Andrew Gantz
Calvin Hoskins
Wilson
Charlie Chaplin
Catherine Calvert
Missouri
Peters’ Shoe Co
West Side Square
Chariton
Ohio
Pillsbury’s
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