Pioneer P A Lynch Celebrates Long Marriage in County
Longtime resident P A Lynch and wife celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day. The couple, pioneers of the state, helped raise orphaned children and contributed to early tanning industry history in Jefferson County.
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P. A. Lynch
Petes
An Lynch
Sarah Janevnt
Rev. Johnson
New London
Cumberland Presbyterian
Schertz
Fairfield
J. W. McLean
Penn Township
Joseph Roberts
Williams
Peter Aven Lynch
California
Haig Yields Ground in November Front Flank Action
British forces withdraw to positions southwest of Novelles sur L Escaut and Bourlan wood in a night move not detected by the Germans until late Wednesday. The British also report slight advance southwest of La Vacquerie on the Cambrai front. Paris reports patrols capturing prisoners north of St Quentin and shelling enemy batteries along the Meuse from Louvemont to Bezonvaux. A raid near Bezonvaux was repulsed and an attack near Largitzen in Alsace failed.
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London
Novelles-Sur-L'Escaut
Bourlan Wood
la Vacquerie
Cambrai
Paris
St. Quentin
Ailles
Alsace
Meuse
Louvemont
Bezonvaux
Largitzen
Esa
Nieuw Amsterdam Safe After Halifax Blast Escape
Word from Halifax confirms that the passengers and crew of the Holland America line steamer Nieuw Amsterdam are safe following a blast incident at Halifax on December 8. The ship’s status was reported at local offices of the liner.
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Halifax
New York
Nieuw Amsterdam
The
Ling
Vienna Reports Italian Defeat on Asiago Plateau
Vienna reports heavy Italian losses as Austrian and German forces claim success on the Asiago plateau. Italian defenders reportedly hold Pozza and Monte Castelgomberto while Monte Sisemol falls and 15,000 Italians are reported captured in the Melotta region.
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Berlin
Asiago
Roumanians Accept Peace Pact Tie With Russians
An official Roumanian announcement states Roumanian troops will associate with Russians on the armistice though Romanian forces resist fraternization with the enemy. Hostilities have been paused along the front. In Northern Belgium Russian prisoners held by Austria were released after schooling in Austria’s aims to end the war, with the prisoners sent back to Russia as propaganda.
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Jussy
Belg
Austria
Russia
German Cruiser Blown Up in the Sound
Copenhagen reports a large German auxiliary cruiser blown up in the Sound. The vessel, likely the Russian steamer Bothnia seized and armed by Germany, was destroyed in the incident.
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Bothnia
Copenhagen
Wv Cvelved
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John W. Cummings
Third Iowa Cavalry
Anthony W. Jaques
Jaques
Mary Titlord Humphreys
Haig
Novelle-Sur-L’escaut
Nieuwe
Amsterdam
Vienna
Monie Sisemol
Rome
Dec. S
Astligo
Melitta Salient
Franzella Valey
Nom
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Monte Rabertaba
Gallo
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Monte Sisemol
Monte Sisemel
Dee
Monte Sissemiel
Asinge
Conrad
Meletta
Austria-Hungary
Monte Bello
Poza
Monte Castelgomberto
Prenzela Ravine
Hanes
Osses
Zenson
Piave
People’s Column
RENY
Journal Office
Jacob Scheffel
Association of Soldiers
J. Engel
Chicago
Scheffel
Music
James Hughes
James F. Wilson
East
Lowe Street
South Second Street
South Second St
Highland Avenue
J. G. Browning
L. A
Red Cross
Arlo McPeek
Bray Y
South Main Street
Rosary Heads
Journal of Ice
J. M. McKain
Iowa
South Third Street
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Down Town
Jericho
Easton
C. F. Long
Goeke’s
West Broadway
Ely
Orpheum Orchestra
Goldwyn Picture Corp
Madge Kennedy
Violet Heming In
Judgement House
East Side Square
Fairfield, IA
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Burlington Street
Pure Life Insurance
Ational Life Assn
Des Moines
W. B. Parrett
James F. Wilson Jr
Agts
New Grocery
South Fairfield
South Fourth Street
George H. Lee
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