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Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1919

Page

4

Church notices outline morning and evening services

Multiple church bulletins list sabbath school times sermons and meetings across Methodist Episcopal Christian English and Free Methodist churches. Topics include Omaha convention and What God Thinks of the Slacker, George Washington, and Mind with prayers Bible schools Sunday worship and evangelistic meetings.

Methodist Episcopal Church Sab Bath School Serman Epworth League Omaha Israel Fairfield Free Methodist Church

Illinois Supreme Court Orders April 1 Local Option Vote

The Illinois supreme court directed the Chicago board of election commissioners to submit the local option question to voters in Cook County on April 1. The decision upholds the Dry Chicago federation petitions rejected by election officials last year.

Ilinois Chicago Illinois Supreme Court Springfield Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Rok County Chicago Federation

Australia tightens rules to bar U.S. undesirables

Melbourne reports that Australia will not allow undesirables from America to enter. Federal ministers have already tightened passport regulations to prevent their entry into the country.

Melbourne America Australia

FoE Ships to Carry Yanks

Definite word from the war department that eight German steamships including the Imperator have been allocated to the United States to transport troops from France. They will provide accommodations for from 40,000 to 60,000 additional troops monthly.

Washington War Department Imperator United States France

Lloyd George Returns to Paris for Miners Conference

Prime Minister David Lloyd George received an urgent summons and will depart for Paris today after meeting miners' conference delegates in London this morning.

London David T Lloyd George Paris Miners’ Conference

Sunday Service Invitation and Eternal Dividends

A religious notice urges readers to invest their Sunday evening in worship. The message emphasizes service to God and eternal rewards that continue to pay dividends beyond this life.

Gompers Directs Meeting On International Labor Plan

Paris February 22 The peace conference commission on international labor legislation under Samuel Gompers continued discussion of the British plan for an international labor organization. Ratification proceedings and bills adopted by the conference were studied.

Paris Peace Conference Commission On International Labor Samuel Gompers International Labor Conference

House Starts Wheat Talk In Five Hour Debate

Washington reports the wheat guaranty bill moves to give the president authority to appoint agencies for buying 1918 wheat at the guaranteed price of 2.26 dollars per bushel. The bill would allow pricing set by supply and demand and was taken up with five hours of general debate agreed upon by the house.

Washington House

Eight Die in Hotel Fire at St Jovite

Montreal reports a small hotel in St Jovite in the Laurentians burned, killing eight persons. Fire destruction occurred on February 22, with victims unable to escape.

Montreal Que St. Jovite Laurentian Mountains Russell Smith 6Th St W. J. Schaefer John Bartholomew Court Hotel Burlington Jacob Scheffel W. Grimes

United States Seizes Large German Ships for Troop Return

Paris reports an official communique from the American committee on public information stating the United States has gained access to several major German merchant ships to transport American troops home. The vessels named include the Imperator Leviathan Graf Waldersee Pretoria and other large liners, though the Imperator cannot leave the port until the Hamburg channel is dredged.

Paris United States American Committee On Public Information Imperator Vaterland Leviathan Graf Waldersee Pretoria Hamburg

Call Painters to Strike in Solidarity Action

New York February 22 193? William L Hutcheson president of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters Joiners announced a sympathetic strike of painters and paper hangers employed by the Building Trades Employers association. This action precedes a conference between officials and labor leaders aimed at settling the nationwide strike of basic building trades workers.

New York Building Trades Employers’ Association William L. Hutcheson International Brotherhood of Carpenters Joiners Vod

Japan backs China's Tsingtao stay in question

Tokyo reports Premier Hara replying to a diet interpellation that there is no reason for China to demand the return of Tsingtao. He also says the race problem will receive utmost government attention.

Tokyo Hara China Tsingtao

Parsons College Seniors Present Miss Hobbs at High School

The class of 1919 announces a Tuesday evening performance of Miss Hobbs at the High School Auditorium. The production follows last year’s A Batchelor's Romance and is billed as the season's biggest amateur hit with Mrs. Alles Booker as director and senior gifts to be awarded.

Batchelor Parsons College Miss Hobbs Adam Alles Booker

People’s Column Brief Note

A fragment from a local People’s Column titled 762-25 R. le u offers a glimpse of community commentary and social notices, with unreadable details limiting specific events or names.

New German Flag Chosen by Weimar Commission

Berlin dispatch reports that on February 22 the state commission selected black red and gold as Germanys national flag, aligning with republican tradition. The decision, transmitted from Weimar, marks a formal adoption of the tricolor.

Berlin Weimar

Lindmann Arrested at Weimar in Communist Display

The Matin reports German communist Lindmann was arrested at Weimar where he had been showing active propaganda. The incident dated February 22 highlights continued suppression of revolutionary activity in the region.

Lindmann Weimar Paris

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