Funeral attendance and local notices in Fairfield area
Albert Swanson of Ottumwa attends Forrest Clinkenbeard funeral in the city. Mrs. Julius Tappert of Davenport visits for the McKenney-Raney wedding and at the Heer home. Several others arrive for funerals, visits, and business. Marriage licenses issued for Quick Johnson, Raney, and McKenney. Local society notes include a Masonic temple dividend and a hospital discharge update. Also includes farming loan offers, county unification proposal, and assorted classifieds.
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Albert Swanson
Ottumwa
Forrest Clinkenbeard
Julius Tappert
Davenport
City
Chas. H. Heer
Edward Quick
Lockridge
Laurene Johnson
Fairfield
Ellery M. Raney
Toronto
Canada
Margaret McKenney
Stone Opposes Rail Bill in Testimony
Washington January 24 W S Stone grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers testified before the commerce committee opposing the Adamson bill. He argued it would prevent interruption of railroad traffic by creating a special investigating commission during whose deliberation strikes and lockouts would be unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Washington
W.S. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Houses
Commerce Committee
Senate votes to repeal antitipping law in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa January 24 the state senate passed the Caswell bill repealing the antitipping law by 27 to 6 after a jocular debate. It now goes to the house. The law was enacted two years ago but not generally enforced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Abstract and Loan CO
Fairfield
Iowa
E. R. Smith
H S
van Buren County
Jefferson
van Buren
Big
Grand County of
New van Buren
Smith
Des Moines
State Senate
Caswell
House
Salina Presbyterians Plan Rural Life Conference
Salina church members press on with evangelistic work and fellowship after four new converts. They anticipate a Rural Life Conference in Cedar Rapids on January 31 1917 with speakers including Dr Scott W Smith and Reverends Campbell and Michel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Cedar Rapids
Hipsaoff
Scott W. Smith
Campbell
Libertyville
Michel
Argil
Nurse Thedora Morgan dies at 102 in Streator
Mrs. Thedora Morgan a Civil War nurse known to General Grant as French Mary died in Streator Illinois at age 102 She cared for General Grant's children during their Chicago hotel stay after Lincoln's funeral and voted in last November's presidential election She was born near Mt Clemens Michigan Her first husband died of yellow fever in the Civil War
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thedora Morgan
Chicago
Streator
General Grant
Mary
Ill
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Lincoln
Morgan
Bulgaria’s peace terms listed for Dobrudja and Monastir
In a Copenhagen dispatch the Bulgarian parliament president told the Lokal Anzeiger that Bulgaria seeks the whole Dobrudja to the Danube parts of Macedonia the Morava river and Monastir in any peace settlement with Romania and Serbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lokal Anzeiger
Belin
Exchange
Copenhagen
Bulgaria
Dobrudja
Danube
Macedonia
Moravia River
Serbia
Monastir
High School Baseball Based on Recitations In Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge embraces a novel schooling game where recitation groups become ball players and classes form teams. Each day equals a game, each week equals a game, and averages define batting prowess. W I Blakely supervises 400 students and staff in an all class series with arithmetic and bookkeeping tracking scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
W. I. Blakely
School Review
University of Chicago Press
Blakely
Commercial
Odd Fellows to Lead Funeral Service for E B Kracht
The Odd Fellows will conduct the funeral services at the grave for E B Kracht and all members are asked to meet at the hall at 1 15 o clock Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
E. B. Kracht
Swedish Steamer Kama Sunk Reported by Lloyds
Lloyds confirms the sinking of the Swedish steamship Kama a 1516 ton vessel. incident reported from London on January 24. The reference notes the ship's tonnage and loss in a maritime hazard context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyds
Kama
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Harry King
Carl Copeland
Iowa University At
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Eaton
Jesse Ketcham
Mt. Pleasant
Ed. Rains
Glen
Batavia
Wm. Dexter
Fairfield Masonic Temple Association
J. M. Speer
Jefferson County Hospital
West Hempstead Street
George Cupp
Keota
Letha
Roll Stansberry
J. A. Huglin
Ray Lamansky
Rock Island
Fred Bowermaster
W. W. Dyer
Ottunmwa
Emma Lamansky
Pleasant Plain
Alex Oliver
Harry Jolly
Creston
Malleable Iron Works
McCord
C. A. Gregory
Department of Education
Parsons College
University of Oregon
J. L. King
Logan School
Journal Office
D. Garmoe & Seon
Huglin & Rorick
Orpheum
Santox
Gaumer Bros
Grant
Roumania
Kansas University
Lawrence, Kan
John M. Shea
University
Grand Rapids
Shea
Calaboose
Wapello
Shelley Reynolds
Joseph Wilson
Dows
Smith & Reed
Iowa Electric Co
Tegrity
Gentlmen
Dows, Smith & Reed
John Wheeler
C. E. Anderson
Fe People
Orpheum Orchestra
Mme. Petrova
Metro
Valeska Suratt
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