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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1917
Page
6
The Gangster
Judge Edward Swann of the New York Supreme Court argues against linking gangsters to social conditions. He says they refuse parents and schooling, rely on a living without work, use drugs to become fearless, and kill for money, viewing gang codes as revenge rather than esprit de corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Swann
Supreme Court
New York
Fairfield Ordinance Sets Water Works Pay Rates
Ordinance No 193 repeals Section 2 of Ordinance No 78 and enacts new pay scales for water works staff. The chief engineer receives 75 dollars per month and the assistant engineer 60 dollars per month, with semi monthly and semi annual payments respectively. Effective after passage and one publication in the Fairfield Daily Journal, dated February 27, 1917. Signed by Mayor D F Spratt and City Clerk W R Heflin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa
Hall
Fairfield Daily Journal
Diamond in an egg rings a claim to fame
In Chicago a tanning firm worker Miss Hilda Levy broke a batch of eggs and claims one egg yielded a diamond ring inside the shell. The manager doubted the tale but she remains in possession and quips that findin's is keepin's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Interior Department
Hilda
Keepip
Ship Safety Features and Hull Construction Details
The text explains slip safety tied to stability, strength, watertightness and reserve buoyancy when damaged. Strength comes from end plating and planking. Watertightness uses calked joints and hammered seams. Plank seams are filled with oakum and pitch or putty. Reserve stability depends on interior flooded volume, reduced by compartments and watertight bulkheads.
Redwood and fire resist of California redwood
California redwood wood is described as highly fire resistant due to nature and size. Logs weigh heavy with some butt logs reaching thirty to fifty tons, making handling difficult. When slash is burned, the logs survive eight to ten hours of fire with only light sapwood charring.
Corn and Soil campaign to tour county next week
Prof. T. R. Douglass of Ames will lead a two week Corn and Soil campaign starting March 5. The itinerary lists talks at schools and churches in Cedar and Glasgow townships and other towns with local chairmen named for each site. The second week covers northern and western county areas with dates to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Douglass
Ames
Bradshaw
Cedar Township
E. M. Blough
Ankrum School
Craig Patterson
Baptist Church
of Glasgow
Wm. Parsons
Parsons Concert Company Delights Washington Audience
Parsons college concert company of Fairfield presented eight student artists under Prof. Charles Mountain at the Presbyterian church. The program featured solos by Mildred Stewart and readings by Ruth Collins, with Miss White and Miss Haight among the performers. Proceeds go to partial payment for the Presbyterian motion picture machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Parsons College
Fairfield
Presbyterian Church
Charles Mountain
Parsons Conservatory of Music
Presbyterian Motion Picture Machine
Mildred Stewart
C. W. Stewart
Mildred
Chopin
Miss Stewart
Miss Collins
Delbert Pierce
John Miller
Marjorie Haight
Winfield
Margaret White
Marianna
Duenna
Charlotte White
Mr. Pierce
Hose Maiden
Cowen
Ruth Colling
John Gates
Farmer Joseph Olliver Dies by Suicide at Libertyville
Joseph W. Olliver, a farmer living west of Libertyville, shot himself in the right temple this morning. His body was found by his sister this afternoon around two o'clock after a search began when he did not return from chopping wool. The 32 caliber revolver caused the fatal wound. Mr. Olliver had just returned from Mt. Pleasant hospital around Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suicde
Citizens Mass Meeting Set for Next Week Nomination Deadline March 10
Nominations for Fairfield city officers must be filed by Saturday March 10. A Citizens ticket is customary. at the March 18 1915 mass meeting a committee led by Harley Hoops John F Loehr W C Spalding and others was named to prepare for the March 1917 meeting. The officers to be nominated include Mayor Treasurer Assessor two Councilmen at Large Park Commissioner. Ward meetings will nominate ward councilmen and the committee will call those meetings the night before the mass meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Citizens
Harley Hoops
John F. Loehr
W. C. Spalding
Co. H. Doughty
Park
Bruton Seeks Cure for Razor Stroke Counting
Edgar R. Bruton of Moultrie Georgia fears madness if he cannot stop counting razor strokes while shaving. He began counting to reduce the number and had limited success but now finds himself unable to refrain from counting each shave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moultrie
Edgar R. Bruton
Matron's Declamatory Contest Held at Woolson
The Matron's Silver Medal Declamatory contest was held last evening at the Woolson church with a large local attendance. Mrs. Frank Locke led devotional services and judges awarded first prize to Mrs. Cecil Hadley and second prize an oil painting to Mrs. Mary Mendenhall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolson
Woolson Church
Frank Locke
Bert Day
S. E. Carmichael
Marshall Chilcott
Cecil
College Notes Highlight Local Events and Sports
Miss Nichols of Spokane spoke at the YWCA meeting. Rev Holler addressed LYMC A members. Parsons faces Christian University on the local floor after a Canton, Missouri win. Mawson Antarctic travel pictures planned for Barhydt Chapel. Genevieve Wise and Frances Dool amid mumps cases. Mary Miller recovering at Jefferson County hospital with Ada Miller visiting Ballard Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Christian University
Christian
Canton
Mary Miller
Jefferson County Hospital
Ada Miller
Sidney
Mary
Ballard Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Journal
Journal Printing CO
Dean Taylor
A. W. Taylor
the Gangster
D. F. Spratt
W. R. Heflin
Mayor
Amaryllis
Parlow
Moffat
Quaret
Miss Ruth Collins
Lindy
Cs Warner
Mildred Stewart Lass
Watson
Mr. Miller
Libertyville
Joseph W. Olliver
Mr. Olliver
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Bruton
Mary Mendenhall
Cynthia Smith
Asa Paxson
Lydia Hiatt
Cecil Hadley
Asa Chevitt
Grace McCrackin
Vera Gardner
Lander
Hey College
Miss Nichols
Spokane, Wash
A. K. Harper Evangelistic Party
Holler
New London
Sir Douglas Mawson
Antarctic
Barhydt Chapel
Genevieve Wise
Frances Dool
Public Square
Long
Col
T. B. Allender
Nunn & Kline
Packwood
The
Jefferson County Abstract & Loan Co
E. R. Smith
Ticular
J. W. Oliver & Son
Frank
Kerrick
Iowa State Savings Bank
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
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