Irregularity Report on Tele phone No. 23 Carrier Service
Prompt reporting requested for any irregularity in the Tele phone No. 23 carrier service. Citizens urged to communicate issues to ensure timely correction and service standards.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
2
Ten Die In Latest Storm Rips Missouri And Illinois
Storms across Missouri and southern Illinois kill at least ten people and injure more than forty on Memorial Day. Reports from Cairo and Diehlstadt confirm fatalities though communications are jammed. Granit e ville Bonneterre and Bismarck were struck with isolated Bonneterre and evacuation underway. Relief sent quickly and homeless suffering not expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Cairo
Diehlstadt
Graniteville
Bonneterre
Bismarck
Major Beecher B Ray Retired Under Disability
Washington reports Major Beecher B. Ray of the Quartermaster Corps is retired for disability with the rank of lieutenant colonel. His withdrawal ends a protracted controversy that sparked a sensational congressional inquiry in which Ray was a central figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Beecher B. Ray
Quartermaster Corps
Ray
Censorship Provision Struck From Espionage Bill Vote
In Washington on June 1 the House rejected a censorship clause in the espionage bill by 164 to 144. The bill was recommitted with instructions to conferees to remove the censorship section, which would have let the President decide what could be published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russian Caucasus Army repels attacks in Armenia and Mesopotamia
The war office reports Russian troops from the Caucasus Army have beaten off hostile attacks at several points in Armenia and along the Mesopotamian front. A Berlin dispatch notes German passenger traffic limited to one freight train daily per direction and private railcars seized to reinforce state railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Russian Caucasus Army
Armenia
War Office
Copenhagen
Berlin
James P Hughes buys piano stock at G B Baker store
James P Hughes purchases the piano stock at the G B Baker store and invites old friends and patrons to North Main street to view an exceptionally fine line of pianos and a complete line of Singer sewing machines and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Hughes
G.B. Baker
North Main Street
Singer
Auditor Extends Tonight and Saturday Hours for Registration
The auditor's office will open from 7 to 9 tonight and Saturday night to accommodate young men who must register before June 5. A. C. Turner, County Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Turner
Piano instruction offered for ten week term
I will teach Piano this summer for a term of ten weeks beginning Monday, June 15. Students desiring to register may do so at any time. Jas. P. Moorhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. P. Moorhead
Orio Banquet at Court.Hotel June 7 10pm
Orio hosts a banquet at the Court Hotel on June 7 at 10 PM. Tickets are $1.25. All Orio's invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orio
Beginning the Eleventh Summer Piano Term
Iva Scheffel announces an eleven week summer piano course starting now with ten weeks of instruction. Pupils may register at any time. 799.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Scheffel
Graduation Day Triumph for F. H. S Class of 1917
The F. H. S banner class of 1917 was graduated in a large ceremony highlighted by John B. Stout Cornell College Mt. Vernon Iowa delivering the keynote "Democracy and American Youth." Diplomas were presented by Supt. A. W. Crane and Pres. Robert F. Wilson with music from Imperial Sextette and other ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H
John B. Stout
A. R. Toothacre
Francis Scott Key
Margaret Snyder
John BE
Stout
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Moszkowski
Wilbur Keesey
Clagss
Raymond Stewart
A. W. Crane
Robert F. Wilson
Imperial Sextette
Mary Elsie Baird
Otto Eckey
LaRue Jane Fischer
Claribel Roth
Margaret Louise Snyder
Raymond R. Stewart
Ferne Williams
Robert Wicksell
Charles H. Barrow
Clarence E. Brady
Galen S. Brawner
Herald DuBois Day
John Leslie Ebert
Walter Junius Fourt
Wilbur Emerson Keesey
Robert Evgerett Lewis
Ralph D. Nelson
Morris J. Pollock
Josephine H. Pollock
Harold M. Randall
Harold B. Thoma
Geneva Belle Allen
E. Everett Blough
Bruce Bradfield
Ethelyn Louise Cassel
Ethel Gertrude Castile
Edythe
Personal News Briefs Tidy Local Millinery Season End Notes
Mrs. Clara Lehman of Chicago visited Centerville friends. Maurice Fryer returned to Chicago after a brief stay with his parents. Miss Ira Collins travels to Culver Indiana for Culver Military Academy commencement and visits. Miss Florence Anderson returns home to Packwood after millinery season. C R McKeen visits parents in Trenton Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Lehman
Chicago
Centerville
Maurice Fryer
O. F. Fryer
Ira Collins
Culver
Ind
Culver Military School
Florence Anderson
Packwood
Marriage of Horse G Wisecarver to Edith Lysing
Announcement reports the marriage in Chicago of Horse G Wisecarver son of Mr and Mrs I T Wisecarver to Miss Edith Lysing of Muscatine a former Turney Wagon Works stenographer. They will reside in Chicago where Wisecarver works as a Boston Store salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wisecarver
I. T. Wisecarver
Edith Lysing
Muscatine
Chicago
Wisecarver
Boston
Lysing
Turney Wagon Works
Funeral for W M Overholser Sunday at 2
The funeral for W M Overholser, who died yesterday at his son's home, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Methodist church. Rev J W Carson will be in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Overholser
Mathodist Church
Metholist Church
J. W. Carson
British May Casualties Reported
London reports May casualties totaling 5,902 officers and 106,331 men. The figures reflect the official war loss toll for British forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Volunteer Auto Help Sought for Local Trips
Company M requests patriotic support from automobile owners to join today’s trips to nearby towns. Volunteers will serve for one day at a time and should notify Lieut. Robert Fulton as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company M
Robert Fulton
Governor appoints Clarke to Jefferson County Board
Governor Harding yesterday appointed Dr. J. Fred Clarke as a member of the Jefferson County Registration Board to act with Sheriff Campbell and Auditor A. C. Turner. Mrs. Jane Mealey of Pleasant Plain visits city relatives for high school commencement. granddaughter Miss Jessie Emry in the class. Mrs. Margaret Helman and Phyllis Greenland of Batavia visit Mrs. John Gow. Mrs. Fred Fairchild and Miss Fern Werner of Chicago visit Mrs. Fred Westerfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
J. Fred Clarke
Jefferson County Registration Board
Campbell
A. C. Turner
Jane Mealey
Pleasant Plain
Jessie Emry
Margaret Helman
Phyllis Greenland
Batavia
John Gow
Fred Fairchild
Fern Werner
Chicago
Ill
Fred Westerfield
Fairfield Proclaims June 5 1917 Registration Day Holiday
The city declares June 5 1917 a legal holiday for Registration Day in Fairfield. Mayor R. H. Munro signs the proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Kidnapping Hunt Fails for Springfield Infant’s Abductor
In Springfield Illinois a two day search yielded no clues to the kidnapper of Lloyd Keet age fourteen months. Mr and Mrs J H Keet have offered a reward for information leading to the child’s safe return after Memorial night abduction near their home during a dance at the Springfield Country club. The parents are prominent in local business circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Lloyd Keet
J. H. Keet
Keet
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