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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1918
Page
6
The notice lists subscription options for Taylor A. W. Taylor editor manager, with carrier delivery weekly and monthly rates in advance. Three month, six month, and yearly terms are shown, all to be paid in advance.
Text fragment shows an Iowa mail clerk posting at the Post Office in Fairfield. Indicates an official notice related to job class or classification within the postal service.
Reverend James W. Bean, son of Dr and Mrs J W Bean, resigns as pastor of First Presbyterian Church Hastings Nebraska to become president of Emporia College.
Lawrence H. McLain a 34 year old cashier for Northwestern Cabinet, was found dead in his Burlington home from gas asphyxiation. Coroner B A Prugh investigated and noted evidence of a struggle. Survived by wife and daughter, mother matron at Parsons College, sister Madge in Salt Lake City, and brother Arthur in Detroit.
In the Prussian lower house Dr. Franz Mehring asks why the United States with 110 million people could not project military power, noting Canada with 9 million sent 250000 troops. The finance minister concedes he cannot prove his statements on the American army but remains convinced it cannot cross.
More American observers have begun work at the front with French pilots in French airplanes. Their flights are instructional yet conducted under actual battle conditions, and their numbers and stations are not disclosed.
Kansas City chauffeur Ray Pfanschmidt pleaded guilty in criminal court to attempting to remove tires from a garage where he worked. He received a two year sentence in the penitentiary.
Washington Jan 23 The 40 ships manned by Brazil when he delivered the war have been chartered by the French government for war purposes. The vessels total about 120000 gross tons and are to be used in wartime commerce and logistics.
Foreign Minister Trotzky announced he would report to the congress of soldiers and workers delegates in Petrograd for a week. The telegram from Berlin quoted him saying the split did not end negotiations and talks would continue during his absence.
Senator Wm. Kenyon urged continued U S involvement to finish the war, praising the navy and Red Cross while condemning German atrocities in Belgium and France. He mocked critics and warned of consequences if allies fall, contrasting London and New York scenes.
A large Royal Arch Masons gathering featured multiple conferrals of the Royal Arch degree to six groups from Fairfield, Brighton, and Richland. Guest of honor Senator Wm. S. Kenyon addressed the attendees alongside a venison banquet served by Methodist ladies with Frank's orchestra providing music.
A brilliant meteor swept across the sky last night at about six o clock from the northwest. Weather observers say it may be the most brilliant meteor in twenty years, with reports of an explosion at an altitude of 15 to 20 degrees above the horizon.
A quoted speaker denounces German peace talks as treachery and bribery while urging a decisive victory. The caller frames Italy and France as targets of aggression and warns against perpetual universal military training. The passage ends with a religious invocation and a call to sacrifice for liberty and justice.
Carl Moburg, famed newspaper man and former proprietor of the Fairfield Tribune, has purchased the DeWitt Observer in DeWitt Iowa. He has spent years as a traveling salesman for the Linographer with headquarters at Davenport. Neighbors here extend best wishes for his new venture.
Officials at the Brooklyn navy yard hold a daring German spy in solitary confinement after his capture in New York. Identity withheld, case sent to Washington. The intruder entered days ago wearing a U S marine uniform, later ejected while attempting to depart in a foreign uniform stolen from a docked ship under repair.
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