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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1918
Page
2
Reverend Bean Resigns Pastorship to Lead Emporia College
Rev James W Bean son of Dr and Mrs J W Bean of this city resigns as pastor of First Presbyterian Hastings Nebraska to accept the presidency of Emporia College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Bean
J. W. Bean
City
First Presbyterian Church
Hastings
Nebraska
Emporia College
Victim of Gas At Burlington Home
Burlington January 23 Laurence H McLain 34 a cashier at Northwestern Cabinet company was found dead in his home from gas asphyxiation Coroner B A Prugh investigated noting signs of a struggle The body lay face down with arm reaching for the gas jet Survivors include his wife and daughter his mother a Parsons College matron sister Madge a Salt Lake City teacher and brother Arthur in Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Larence H. McLain
Northwestern Cabinet Company
Ady
B. A. Prugh
Parsons College
Madge
Salt Lake City
Arthur
Detroit
Michigan
Prussian Diet Debate Questions US Military Capacity
In Amsterdam the Prussian lower house questioned Mehren about Canada sending 250000 troops to Europe and asked why the United States with 110000000 inhabitants could not mobilize. The finance minister admitted he could not prove his army claims but insisted the US could not mobilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Frans Mehring
Cananda
Europe
United States
American observers join French pilots at front in battle conditions
More American observers have begun work with French pilots in France. Their numbers and locations are not disclosed. Flights are for instruction but occur under actual battle conditions at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Chauffeur Amy Plineschiddl Sentenced in Missouri Court
In Kunisity Missouri on January 28 Amy Plineschiddl a chauffeur pleaded guilty to stealing tires from a vehicle at the garage where she worked and was sentenced to two years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Planschmidt
Kunisity
Amy Plineschiddl
Criominal
BS Teday Moterest Tires
Guenge
Wis
Othe
France Gets German Ships
Report from Washitcheon dated January 238 states that ships sent by Brazil to the war effort were traded by the French government for war purposes. The payment appears as an aggregate of about 2000 gro ropa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Washitcheon
Brazil
Belgium
Red Cross
Meetings Not Called Off in Telegram Dispatch
A garbled telegram recounts that German forces planned to go to Petrograd for a week of reports to soldiers and workers delegates. It states that separations indicate discontinuance of negotiations, with continued action by a party in some capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copentinzen
Perret Batovnk
von Kietun
Bertin Phar
Petrograd
Morkinen
Kenyon Appeals for Peace Fight and National Unity
Senator Kenyon spoke at the high school auditorium urging Americans to stay truly in the war effort and reject extravagance. He praised the navy and Red Cross while condemning German war crimes and urging citizens to support the total war effort and postwar standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenyon
Senator Kenyon
Red Cross
Ottumwa
Commercial Club
Fairfield Oratorio Society
C. W. Mountain
Hallelujah
Mt. of Olives
Bethoven
Sword of Ferrara
3Ullard
J. P. Starr
Washington
Gumshoe
Bill” Stone
Teddy Roosevelt
R A M Banquet Attracts Large Royal Arch Turnout
A long, memorable Royal Arch gathering featured lectures by W H Beneé of Bloomfield and H O Virden of Mt Pleasant. About 150 attendees enjoyed a venison supper after six groups were conferred with Royal Arch degree in a ceremony at the Methodist church basement. The event included speeches by Senator Wm S Kenyon and a guest list from Fairfield, Brighton, Richland, Ottumwa and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arch
W. H. Benée
Bloomfield
Harry O. Virden
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield
Brighton
Richland
Frank
Wm. S. Kenyon
America
Bill’ Stone
D. H. King
C. L. Whitmore
J. B. Harris
Batavia
W. T. Cottle
Elmer Schwartzweller
W. W. Ward
W. E. Ferrell
R. D. Nordyke
Paul Harlan
A. J. Morgan
L. B Reed
A Bond
F. M. Johnson
Theo Leyle
W R. Kine
J. D. Burns
W. A. Shafer
Wayland
Brilliant meteor seen over valley last night
A brilliant meteor swept across the sky at 6 oclock from the northwest. Local observers say it may be the brightest in the Mississippi Valley in two decades. It reportedly exploded at an altitude of 15 to 20 degrees above the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
We Must Finish This Business Right or We Will Have War
A wartime speaker denounces German peace terms as a gold brick offered through lies bribery and intrigue. He vows to resist and pursue a just civilization, invoking religious imagery and the refrain of marching with God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
France
Germany
Christ
Moburg Buys DeWitt Observer In Iowa
Carl Moburg, a known newspaper man formerly of the Fairfield Tribune, has purchased the DeWitt Observer at DeWitt Iowa. He spent years as a traveling salesman for the Linographec with headquarters at Davenport. Many friends here wish him well in his new work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Moburg
DeWi Jt Observer
DeWitt
Iowa
Moburg
Fairfield Tribune
Linographec
Daven
Lone German spy held in Brooklyn Navy Yard
A German spy, seized at the Brooklyn navy yard, is in solitary confinement in federal custody. Authorities have not disclosed his identity, but preliminary notes indicate he wore a U S Navy uniform at times and stole a uniform from a docked ship during repairs.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Iain Place
Paris
New York
Navy Yard
United States
Frelon
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