P A Lynch Pioneer Tanner Remembered In County
The article honors P A Lynch and his wife celebrating their 67th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day. It notes Lynch’s Civil War service, his early tanning work in Jefferson County, and his role as a pioneer alongside others mentioned by local historians. It also recounts county history and notes recent deaths among local society members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Lynch
Petes
Nan Lynch
Sara
Jane
Rev. Johnson
New London
Mrocyneh
R. E
George Strong
Jefferson County
Historical Society
Schertz
Fairfield
Forties
J. W. McLean
Venn
Joseph Roberts
Williams
Peter Allen Lynch
California
Hildreth
Parsons College
James
John W. Cummings
Iowa
Anthony YW. Jaques
G Reat Merlé
Jaques
Mary Tilford Humphreys
Haig Yields Ground as British Withdraw Near Novelle
London reports British troops pulled back to the southwest of NovellessueL'Escaut and Bourkin Wood. The withdrawal occurred largely unseen by the enemy until late Wednesday. British forces then advanced slightly southwest of Tan Vacquerie on the Cambrai front. Paris notes patrols brought back prisoners near St. Quentin and Alleys region. Batteries on the Meuse shelled active positions between Loavemont and Bezonvau. A raid north of Bezonvaus was repulsed and an assault near Lurgitzen in upper Alsace failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Novellessuel’escaut
Bourkin Wood
Tan Vacquerie
Cambrai Front
Paris
St. Quentin
Horth
Alsace
Snys
Meuse
Loavemont
Bezonvau
Bezonvaus
Lurgitzen
Nieuwemsterdam Safe After Halifax Blast News
Word reached local offices that the passengers and crew of the Holland American liner Nieuwem sterdam are safe in Halifax after a blast. The ship escaped damage and the update brought relief to families and authorities monitoring the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Holland
Halifax
New York
Ling
Italian Defeat Reported as Axis Forces Advance on Asiago
Vienna reports indicate Monte Sissemot captured and 15 000 Italian prisoners total after a heavy assault on the Asiago plateau. Berlin and Rome confirm continued fighting with Italian defenses and repulsed enemy attacks near Melatta and Monte Kerhata.
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Berlin
Asiago
Rome
Melitta
Franzetta
Renehi
Monte Kahertaba
Gallo
Bersaglieri
Monte Sisemol
Monte Sisemot
Dee
Monte Sissemot
Vienna
Vientia
Dec
Austro-Hungaran
Conrad
Meletta
Austria
Mungiry
Monte Badeneeche
Monte Tondarecar
Kaiserjaeger
Monte Gifla
Valstagna
Brenty
Monte Bello
Bozn
Monte Castelgomberto
Krenzela Ravine
Zenson
Agerland
People’s Column Item From Local Paper
A brief column snippet labeled People’s Column presents a local civic note and readers’ responses. the fragment suggests community concerns but lacks fuller context or names.
Roumanians Join Russians in Armistice Pact
Jassy reports a peace accord states Roumanian troops will join Russians in the armistice though Roumanian forces had resisted fraternization. Front hostilities paused along the line as negotiations proceed. Austria initiated moves to end the war by returning Russian prisoners and treating Prussians to Austrian aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jassy
Offtein
Rmy
Austria
Aussia
Strugg
German Cruiser Blown Up in the Sound
Copenhagen reports a large German auxiliary cruiser, likely the former Russian steamer Bothnia, was blown up in the Sound after being seized by the Germans. The detail comes from a dispatch describing the incident and its ambiguous identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bothnia
Copenhagen
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Haig
Novelle-Sur-L’escaut
Bourk An Wood
Nieuwe
Amsterdam
Womens Suits
Journal Office
Jacob Scheffel
J. Engel
Chicago
Scheffel
Music
James Hughes
Arlo McPeek
James F. Wilson
East
Lowe Street
South Second Street
South Second St
Highland Avenue
J. G. Browning
J. M. McKain
South Third Street
Orpheum Orchestra
Goldwyn Picture Corp
Madge Kennedy
Violet Heming In
Judgement House
George W. Mnkrich
East Side Square
Fairfield, IA
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Burlington Street
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Down Town
Jericho
Easton
C. F. Long
Association of Soldiers
L. A
Red Cross
Goeke’s
West Broadway
Ely
South Main Street
Catholic Church
Rosary Heads
Journal of Ice
Pure Life Insurance
Ational Life Assn
Des Moines, la
W. B. Parrett
James F. Wilson Jr
Agts
Fairfield, Is
New Grocery
South Fairfield
South Fourth Street
George H. Lee
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