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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
2
In a brief notice the newspaper announces changes at the editorial and management levels with Ban Taylor taking on duties of editor and W Taylor assuming the manager role. Their new positions mark a shift in leadership at the publication.
A fragmented notice from the Fairgeld Post Office outlines subscription rates in advance for the month. It mentions 1.25 Maree Months and 1.00 by Mailea and 0.10 for Bas subscriptions, all to be collected in advance. The note classifies the matter as civil.
The national war labor board prepared to award street car workers in about 19 cities wage hikes likely 30 to 40 percent. Each city will receive a minimum wage based on local cost of living, with differences reflecting local conditions. Cities listed include New York Boston Albany Troy Schenectady Buffalo Columbus Detroit Chicago St Louis Portland and more nationwide.
A German newspaper recounts an execution by firing squad amid a chaotic grain of misread phrases. It describes the condemned man collapsing during the firing and notes the presence of soldiers and officers at the scene. The account portrays the event as marked by fear and distress.
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen reports a collision between two German trains near Scheldemuss and Landsberg causing a gas explosion. The incident resulted in the deaths of about 30 people and prompted emergency responses.
The navy department issues Anglo orders calling thousands of reservists into active duty aboard ships built under the shipping guard and navy building program.
Crowds gathered at the Burlington station as 14 selected men departed after a two o’clock Court House report and 7:15 assembly. The group, led by the Fairfield band, rode train No 4 with five extra coaches carrying recruits from Wapello and nearby counties.
A four year old, Emma Jane McNeil, was thrown from a wagon hitched to a dog near the Eighth Street railroad crossing as No. 4 freight passed. Dr. Myrick arrived and treated injuries including a badly lacerated leg and a bruised head. The child rested better today.
Mrs. L. T. Gobble hosted the J. M. club at her South Main home with a pleasant afternoon and luncheon. Mrs. Anna Hedge and M. L. Snider united in marriage at the Christian parsonage. they will reside in Richland where he runs a grocery. The Methodist Woman's Foreign Missionary society will meet tomorrow at North Sixth Street with Mrs. I. C. Vinton, members to bring mite boxes. Mrs. Arthur E. Greer entertained guests at Fast Broadway for her sister-in-law Mrs. Ralph Greer of Los Angeles. afternoon included conversation, fancy work, and refreshments.
Mrs. James Greenfield is seriously ill at her home. John T. Davies is not absent from the city. Mrs. Mary Arnold and Mrs. Ollie Arnold visit Mt. Pleasant. Prof. and Mrs. E. Miller and son visit Dearcuff home, Camp Cody visitor Charles Reed in Deming. Jessie Traxler and Pearl Ball back from Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Easton and Mrs. Easton report Mr. Easton in France. J. S. McKenney returns from Toronto visit. Charlotte Stevenson visits and relatives noted. Mrs. Jacob Norris learns her father broke his hip in Kansas. Mrs. Roy Hartman visits relatives here.
Daniel Walmer born 1838 in Wayne County Ohio lived on a farm near town before moving to the city twenty years ago. The Rev H A Ansnach led funeral services at the Lutheran church at 3 pm with interment in Evergreen cemetery. He married three times and is survived by five children and siblings in Iowa Nebraska and Missouri. A Civil War veteran he fought at Fort Donelson Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing and was paroled after Shiloh. He was the oldest living Lutheran and helped build the church in 1855.
The local board reports a special call for one limited service man to Syracuse New York on August fifth and a call for auto tradesmen to Des Moines on August fifteenth. Iowa's quota for autos is two hundred six men. John R. Jones will be sent to Camp Pike to replace William Melinski who failed the physical. Mr Joares was listed for the July twenty second contingent but did not appear and was later located in Minneapolis Minnesota.
A golf picnic will be served at six thirty Friday evening. The notice confirms timing and planned event details for attendees.
Reports from Berlin state that Ukraine has agreed to cede the Russian province of Bessarabia in exchange for commercial concessions. The settlement, reported in Copenhagen July 31, highlights a diplomatic concession amid ongoing negotiations.
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