Berlin Palace Siege in Revolt Against Ebert Rule
Copenhagen and The Hague reports describe a fierce battle for the former Kaiser Palace in Berlin. Sailors and government troops fought from the north wing to the library, with the palace heavily damaged and hand grenade entry followed by street fighting. The government retained control as sailors seized Wels and telephones, while rumors spread of relief by the Twenty-first regiment.
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White Salton
Copenhagen
Berlin
Ebert
Karl Liebknecht
Ebertvernment
Theabinet
The
Hague
Anzeiger
Kaiser
Liebknecht
Wels
Artis
Spartacus
Decover
Kommanddantur
Whert
Twenty-first Regiment
Rioting in Posen After German Officer Fires On Flag
A German officer fired on an allied automobile bearing an American flag in Posen. The incident sparked street fighting resulting in 138 deaths, with 298 people reported harmed, including men women and children, as reported via Ex Telegraph dispatch.
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London
Posen
Copenhagen
Mrs Stevens Care in New York Sparks Family Action
Relatives of Mrs Hattie Stevens deny claims she is sane and object to an article. They say urban life comment misrepresented her condition and plan to present evidence to commissioners for treatment at Mt Pleasant hospital.
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Hattie Stevens
Satturday
A. G. Jordan
Stevens
Art Moss
Mt. Pleasanth Hospital
Red Cross Martyr McKey Killed by Shell on Italian Front
Lieut Edward M McKey American Red Cross officer killed last June on the Italian front while directing a rolling canteen behind the battle line on the Piave. His praise of Italian troops and devotion to duty impressed Captain Calabatti who perished with him. The grave lies a mile and a half behind the line, marked by an American flag. His death symbolized unity between the United States and Italy.
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Edward M. McKey
Red Cross
Piave
McKey
Calabattisti
MckKey
Italy
Pope withholds wartime actions in white book plan
Rome reports the Vatican will not publish a white book on the pope's diplomatic actions during the war. The Giornale D’Italia says the forthcoming white book will cover only the pontiff's humanitarian efforts amid the conflict.
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Vatican
Fertio
Rome
Giornale D'Italia
Watch Night Meeting At Baptist Church Tomorrow
A notice states a watch night meeting at the Baptist Church located at 5548 Storm Strips with Storm Windows and Weather Strips. Cable Lumber Company offers contact via phone 120. Alcohol for cars is priced at 1.00 per gallon. Star Garage at 528 provides services.
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Baptist Church
Cable Lumber Company
For Sale Classified Ads from Cedar Mine Coal and More
Coal from Cedar mine delivered. contact 3472, 550. Dry black wood for sale. G B Parsons 6909, 6476. $5 000 1st mortgage at 6 percent on 80 acres near Pleasant Plain. land worth $10 000. price par and accrued interest. Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Co Fairfield Iowa. 39 pallets for sale. Loren White 1507. 526. Good partly modern seven room house. Wm L Long 512-1f. Five cottages for sale in different parts of the city. estates in settlement want cash. Wm L Long. Tt Fay 1c. oe
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Cedar
Black Wood
G. B. Parsons
Pleasant Plain
Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Company
Fairfield
Iowa
Loren White
Wm. L. Long
For Rent Listings with Multiple House Ads
Multiple real estate rental notices outline various properties for rent or sale. Advertised are three room, five room, sixty five room and nine room houses with features such as finish for light housekeeping, modern facilities, furnaces, basements, coal and fruit rooms, garden spots, and proximity to Libertyville Iowa or the square. Contact names include Jacob Scheffel Mrs R N Slimmer W D Garmo & Son.
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Jacob Scheffel
East Adams St
R. N. Slimmer
Libertyville
Iowa
W. D. Garmoe & Son
May Call Off Armistice Forces Debate In Paris
Paris reports that foreign minister Pichon told a special commission France delays demobilization due to the risk allies might denounce the armistice. Allies unhappy with Germany's delays in delivering the required rolling stock, including 5,000 locomotives and 159,000 cars by January 16. Germany’s failures could prompt further Allied advances into Germany.
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Paris
M. Pichon
France
Germany
Wanted Ads for Fairfield and Ottumwa Iowa
Wanted: agents for Fairfield Iowa inquire Grand Union Tea Co Ottumwa Iowa 222 E Main St 538 Want a kitchen helper inquire at West Side Restaurant 539 1f YP RG ey at hs re
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Fairfield
Iowa
Enquire
Grand Union Tea Co
Ottumwa
E. Main St
West Side
Pershing Thanks Y M C A and Winter Battery Offer
The American expeditionary forces are deeply grateful for the Y M C A's moral and physical welfare, as per General Pershing's telegram released by Carter Head. A local ad offers winter storage batteries at 59 cents per month, with G M Doughtry managing the battery department and a reminder not to let your battery freeze. Alcohol for cars is advertised at $1.00 per gallon by Star Garage.
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G. M. Doughty
Paris
General Pershing
Carter Y. Head
Lost and found notices and items for sale
Lost and found notices list a yearling heifer taken up on Christmas day with contact number 80, a Jersey heifer finder Fred Lathrop with phone 3732, a black muff to be left at the Journal office, a bill book with checks and bills between Power Coal Yard and L A Power residence with contact numbers 532 or 141, plus an F H S pin class of 1919 and fur coats and sheeplined overcoats offered by The Drake Clothing Co Fairfield.
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Journal Office
Power Coal Yard
L. A
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Pope
Star Garage
People's
Arthur Henderson
Great Britain
Lausanne
Switzerland
Pichon
RG Ey
Pershing Thanks
U. S. Army
Fred Lathrop
Drake Clothing Co
Nebraska
Colorado
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Big Horn
Denver
B. Howard
Farnam Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Gaines Bros
Cole
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