Locomotives Shipped to France in Record Time
The United States Army transport force moved over 400 complete locomotives and 1,200 in sections to France during wartime. Ships carried 12 locomotives per hold with heavy loading methods, achieving a total journey from shop to front in under 12 days. Maj. Dan O Brien directed the operations across ports, barges, ships, and rail links.
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Washington
France
United States Army
New York
Tongland
Channel
America
England
New Jersey
United States Transport Service
Dan O'Brien
United States
Cuba
Mexico
Philippines
Iowa National Guard May Continue Its Organization
Des Moines reports Iowa's national guard units that served in 1917 likely will not lose their identity. Major E. E. Lucas says efforts will refederalize infantry artillery and engineers after muster out. Batteries from the 126th field artillery will return home to Davenport Clinton and Muscatine.
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Des Moines
Iowa
E. E. Lucas
Iowa National Guard
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Field Artillery
Camp Dodge
Davenport
Clinton
Muscatine
Adjutant General's Office
Lucas
War Department
Marshall Vorhies Dies After Influenza Battle
Marshall Vorhies died January 12 after a prolonged influenza illness. Born October 8, 1889, he married Emma Olive Johnson on February 16, 1911 and left four sons. He leaves a large family and nine brothers and three sisters. funeral was led by Rev. H. E B. Weaver at New Sweden M. E. cemetery in Lockridge.
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Marshall Vorhies
Vorhies
Mt. Pleasant
Edgar Vorhies
Emma Olive Johnson
H. E B. Weaver
New Sweden M. E
Lockridge Times
Thieves Break In Steal Jewelry Then Return Property
In Iowa City Mrs Wolfe found her door unlocked and thieves looted a sapphire ring watch necklace and purse containing 75 dollars. The next day the robbers returned the stolen items and left them on her front porch.
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Iowa City
War Savings stamp committee blasts pledge defaulters
The Mahoning county War Savings stamp committee speaks plainly calling out residents who fail to meet stamp pledges as refusing to feed the army of occupation in Europe. The public warning uses direct language to urge support.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County War Savings Stamp Committee
Europe
Wanted Help Wanted Notices in Jefferson County
Classified column lists WANTED positions including a dishwasher cook and grocer salesman. Advertisements promote high earnings with no experience and offer sample outfits and instructions from firms such as West Side Restaurant and John Sexton & Co seeking local and national sales.
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John Sexton & Co
Illinois St
Chicago
Illinois
Ukrainians Gather in New York to Counter Bolshevism
More than 1 000 delegates from Ukrainian communities in the United States and Canada met in New York to plan combatting Bolshevism in America and Europe and to promote Americanizing one million Ukrainians. Rev N Pidhorecki said the convention was called due to the alarming spread of bolshevism and language barriers among emigrants. He stressed Ukrainians are here to stay and must become better Americans.
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New York
United States
Canada
America
Europe
Carinthian Fighting Ceases for Negotiations
The Carinthian chief commander reports a cease fire on January 14 from the Carinthian front, agreed with the Labach command, to permit negotiations.
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Klagenfurt
Austria
Carinthia
Labach
War Not Over Says Hollis Amid Europe Turbulence
Senator Hollis returning from Europe warns Bolshevism threatens Western Europe and Spain as he backs a 1.2 billion food appropriation and argues the war may not be finished despite the armistice. He notes troop shifts in Paris and possible friction among authorities.
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Europe
Washington
Wilson
Hollis
Spain
France
Paris
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R. N. Slimmer
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Tripune
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Fairfield Motor Company
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