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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1918
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription options and prepaid terms for mail delivery. It specifies Ree Month ree Months in advance rates and instructs readers to handle payments via the Post Office in Fair Geld Iowa as mail matter of the Sec.
The article outlines a fortification appropriation bill of five and a half billion dollars with total expenditures over nine billion to complete within three years. It aims to equip an army of four million and defend the homeland against land sea or air threats, exceeding Gen. Leonard Wood’s earlier proposal.
The Yoko hama Specie Bank reports Buenos Aires opening of a branch and notes large increases in manufactured goods receipts in 1916 and 1917. Japanese salesmen ordered rubber goods electrical supplies canvas rope glassware porcelain and more. Osaka Shosen and Nippon Yusen Kaisha now run two lines to Argentina with monthly sailings planned. Japan may become a serious South American trade competitor amid tariff policy and home market competition.
The document reports on German postwar tax evasion fears driving emigration, requiring 20 percent of taxable property as security. It discusses potential destinations for migrants, Brazil’s colonial plans, and cautions Germans to stay home until a new generation abolishes the warlike policies.
Washington reports a government forecast that farmers could sow about 45,000,100 acres of winter wheat this fall. The goal aims to lift production by roughly 12 percent from last year, yielding a large harvest to feed allied nations.
In Johannesburg on July 22 ten shocks hit a mine area causing collapses. Casualties and overall damage were not yet determined by officials.
Fairfield and Jefferson county held a massive farewell for 92 men entering service for Uncle Sam. The crowd estimated 8000 to 10000 lined Main Street as the Exemption board swore in the volunteers at the courthouse. Heat strained the crowd but spirits stayed high as the band led them to the Burlington station for departure.
A California state order requires every able bodied man in the state to work during the war regardless of age or wealth. The directive was issued by the state council of defense to mobilize labor for war effort.
Local notice invites all residents to a patriotic meeting at the Balina Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening. Community members expected to attend as announcements indicate important business will be discussed.
A long list of names follows as enlistees or new members associated with the Golds. Individuals include Fred H. Diers John P. Melinski Elmer Pickering James R. Tygret Bert F. Carl Earl Broders Ray W. Cornell Wayne E. Caldwell William C. Beaber Harry Quick and many others. The compilation reflects a broad cohort connected to the group.
The Jefferson county fair directors plan an evening meeting to decide whether to hold a fair this year. Several directors and farmers oppose a fair this year while the Daily Journal earlier noted only informal opinions with no official action.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled a 70 cent rate per 100 pounds on western railroad shipments from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Dallas Fort Worth and nearby Texas points was excessive and set the rate at 6 1/2 cents.
A blast at the Aetna Explosives nitrate plant near Ishpeming Michigan killed three workers and caused extensive damage to the plant as it operated on government orders. The facility was fully destroyed by the explosion and fire.
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