Orio-Elzevir Society Event Opens Pleasant College Year
A formal Orio Elzevir gathering at Elks hall featured a grand march led by Frances Spence and James Simmons, with a program by the Orpheum Concert Company including readings songs and a violin solo. Ruth Lee wed Sales M Smith in Fairfield with Rev C L Tennant presiding and vows witnessed by Miss Merle Smith.
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Elks Hall
McDonald
Walter Hughes
Anna Humphrey
Ethel Cassel
Pierre Tracy
Philip Smith
Frances Spence
James Simmons
Josephine Montgomery
Orpheum Concert Company
Burlington
Robert Israel
Wilbur Keesey
Charles H. Lee
Ruth Lee
Sales M. Smith
Hazel Carlow
Lester Harper
C. L. Tennant
Merle Smith
Smith
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Depot St
Plans for 600 Motor Routes in Washington Ambiguously Outlined
The article discusses plans to establish 600 motor routes to cut food costs, mentioning Fourth Assistant Secretary Blakeslee and a request to the Senate to appropriate funds. It notes objections over feasibility and potential impact on incomes, with hints of geographic spread across congressional districts.
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Washington
Uvine Hey
Tod Hey
Lastimuvter Blakeslee
Senate
Tee
Fairfield High routs Mt Pleasant 27 to 5 in basketball
Fairfield High School beat Mt Pleasant 27 to 5 in a Saturday night game at Mt Pleasant. The Fairfield squad traveled with many boosters and was refereed by Mike Mier of Ottumwa. Next game is at Fairfield against Ottumwa High School.
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Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Mike Mier
Ottumwa
Ottumwa High Scool
Earling resigns as head of Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul
Albert J. Earling age seventy one resigns as chairman of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway. Ransom M. Calkins elected president to assume Earling duties. Earling began as a telegraph operator in Milwaukee and rose to general manager before becoming president in 1899. His notable achievement includes the Pacific coast electric extension of about 500 miles.
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Chicago
Albert J. Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Ransom M. Calkins
St. Paul
Earling
Milwaukee
Mananger
Roswell Miller
Pacific Coast
Continental Divide
Middle West Troops Back From Brest Aboard Ulua
The Ulua arrives in New York from Brest carrying 1,008 American troops. Among them are 15 officers and 421 men of the Sixth anti-aircraft unit, 9 officers and 266 men of the Twelfth anti-aircraft unit, 2 officers and 49 men of casual company 822, 5 officers and 118 men of the One Hundred Ninth Trench Mortar battery, plus 9 casual officers and 9 Y M C A and K of C field force civilians. The One Hundred Ninth Trench Mortar battery is from the middle West.
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New York
Brest
K. of C
Humdred
Middle West
Aerial Passenger Service Plans Formation in Chicago
Captain Ty B. Lipner announces a new Aero Navigation Company of America to operate aerial passenger service between Chicago and New York with three planes, each 40-passenger capacity, construction at about $40000 each, capitalization of $1,000,000, meeting of aviation experts in New York February 20 to work out details.
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Chicago
B. Lipsner
Chcago
New York
Aero- Navigation Company — of America
Mrs Jerusha Hunt Dies at 84 in Douds Leando Home
Mrs Jerusha Hunt died Saturday afternoon January 11 1919 at her daughter Mrs W H Pence 401 North Fourth Street. Born January 12 1834 in Ohio she would have been 85. She married George Brown then Rev Thomas Hunt and is survived by son J S Brown and numerous relatives. Funeral services are planned in Douds Leando with burial in the family cemetery.
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Jerusha Hunt
W. H. Pence
North Fourth Street
Hunt
Gershum Gorrell
Ohio
Iowa
George Brown
van Buren County
Margaret Howitt
Brown
Thomas Hunt
Pence
R. H. Polly
The
Christian Church
Douds Leando
Baker Reaches New York Over Harbor Boat Strike
Secretary of War Baker has arrived in New York to confer with army transport officials about actions to address a harbor boat strike that has escalated and delayed transports and army supplies.
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Army
New York
Baker
No Higher Fares in Gotham
The New York City Board of Estimate denied Interborough Rapid Transit Company request to raise elevated and subway fares from 5 to 8 cents. It also rejected New York Railways proposal to raise surface line fares from 5 to 8 cents and to add a 3 cent transfer charge.
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New York
City Board of Estimate
Interborough Rapids Transit Company
New York Railways Company
Money to Loan on Farms and City Property
Money to loan on farms and city property indicated by an ad from Thoma and Thoma. Alcohol for cars offered at $1.00 per gallon at Star Garage, 528.
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Thoma & Thoma
Star Garage
Musterole Offers Blisterless Relief For Ailments
Grandmother’s mustard plaster caused burns but Musterole promises relief without blistering. The white oily ointment uses oil of mustard and is massaged into the skin for rapid easing of sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma and other pains. Jars priced 30c 60c plus hospital size 2.50.
Man Confesses After Burlington Yard Arrest
Arthur Proctor was captured in the Burlington freight yards by Sheriff Walter Harris and confessed to the attempted robbery of groceryman J. B. Wier in Ottumwa. He states he was an associate of John Jayners who died after being run over by a train in Ottumwa. Ottumwa police will release his signed confession.
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Arthur Proctor
Burlington
Walter Harris
J. 8. Wier
Ottumwa
John Jayners
Fairfield Theater Names J Louis Smith Manager
The Iowa Theater circuit has secured the Fairfield Theater with J Louis Smith of this city named resident manager. Smith has operated a vulcanizing business locally. The theater will remain closed during renovations and will announce a future opening.
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J. Louis Smith
Fairfield Theater
Iowa
Smith
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