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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
2
Reading shows the note entered at the Fairfield Iowa post office as second class mail matter. The fragment preserves the placement and classification as a mailed item in transit.
Fairfield churches host Parson College day with speakers from multiple denominations. Endowment campaign dinner and mass meeting at Presbyterian church highlight a shared effort.
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Laura Groff deceased is on file in the Clerk of the District Court in Jefferson County. A hearing for proof and final disposition is set for September 10, 1917 at 2 o’clock p.m. in the Septem ber term 1917. Witness GEO. W. BALL Clerk of the District Court.
Governor Harding refused to authorize use of Iowa's 1,000,000 war appropriation to equip a Red Cross Hospital unit set to represent southeastern Iowa at the front. He warned disbursement would lack federal reimbursement and risk bondsmen, citing legal technicalities and the act's framing.
Local Red Cross workers report friction between Governor Harding and Attorney General Hayner over a $6000 appropriation for hospital unit R. Dr. J. Fred Clarke of Fairfield led an effort after reading the state defense bill. A Mt. Pleasant meeting and legal counsel argued the funds should be released.
Report from Washington notes Germany faces a serious internal crisis with the Reichstag striking against the military and government. Rumors persist of abdication in favor of Prince Joachim while peace terms and a war credit bill stall amid parliamentary tension.
Dr Clarke and the Commercial Club press to fund a $1,000,000 Red Cross unit for France. Governor Harding refuses disbursement citing legal doubts though local chapters raise funds well beyond the target. Federal reimbursement expected to cover costs as 12 doctors, nurses, and 50 enlisted men prepare for action.
The Eisteddfod Association of Iowa schedules sessions at Albia King Opera House on Thanksgiving Day with Hon. H. M. Havner as president. Events include choral, solo, quartet, and declamation contests with multiple gold medals and cash prizes across age groups and voice types.
Recruiting for Officers' Second Training Camp will be in Fairfield through July 15, 1917. The Camp is located at Fort Riley, Kansas. For the necessary blanks to make application see Rollin J. Wilson at once.
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