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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1917
Page
2
The Kid Has Gone to the Colors
Poetic tribute from Eagle Magazine praising a boy who joins the military ranks. It notes the transition from schoolboy to soldier, the family pride, and the call of Old Glory. The piece emphasizes patriotism and the lineage of service through generations.
Indiana Harbor Railroad Takes Over NYC Roundhouse
Hammond Ind May 7 The Indiana Harbor railway has taken over operation of the New York Central lines roundhouse locomotive shops and storehouse at Gibson The force at the general offices will be increased by fifteen or twenty clerks under auditor Osborn to handle work formerly done at the New York Central Cleveland offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Indiana Harbor Railway
New York Central Lines
Gibson
Osborn
New York Central
Cleveland
Bohemia Enters Martial Law Across All Areas
A Praecie telegram reported by Basle newspapers via Exchange Telegraph states martial law is proclaimed in Bohemia and all Bohemian newspapers have suspended publication. The Geneva–Basle transmission notes the nationwide enforcement and the suppression of press activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohemia
London
Praecie
Basle
Exchange
Geneva
Madison votes down woman suffrage bill in assembly
A referendum bill giving Wisconsin a statewide vote on woman suffrage failed in the assembly by 44 to 41. The measure would have scheduled a 1920 ballot on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Fatally Shot in Row at Benton Charge Filed
In a free for all at Lesser John Harris Harris was fatally shot. Ed Wright and Thomas Hendren are being held charged with the crime in Benton Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton, Ill
Lesser
John Harris
Ed Wright
Thomas Hendren
Belgian Deaths Piling Up Warns Hoover Envoy
Herbert C. Hoover arriving in New York from Europe reports the German U boat threat has worsened food shortages in Belgium and northern France. He says adult mortality in industrial districts tripled during March and April and will go to Washington to lead the food control program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Belgium
France
Herbert C. Hoover
Europe
German Planes in Guatemala Reported by Officials
Advices from Guatemala say aircraft recently flying over Guatemalan territory from points on the Mexican border are distinctly of the German type. Mexican officials deny German operations in Mexico while Guatemalan officials credit the reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Washington
Mexico
Emperor William Receives Bernstorff at Headquarters
Berlin on May 7 reports that Emperor William granted an audience to Johann von Bernstorff, former German ambassador to the United States, amid rumors he will become minister to a neutral country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
William
Vossische Zeitung
Johann von Bernstorff
U United States
von Bernstorff
Red Cross Evening Meeting in Fairfield at High School
Fairfield residents are urged to attend a Red Cross mass meeting at the high school auditorium tonight at eight o'clock. Speakers include Mrs. J J Seerley of Burlington who returns from Chicago with Red Cross insights. Unkrich's Boys band provides music as the community enrolls in support of Red Cross work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Red Cross Society
J. J. Seerley
Burlington
Chicago
Red Cross
Unkrich
Russians Renew Lighting as Front Fires Grow
May 7 report from Petrograd says pacifist movements were suppressed and fighting increased in Volhynia and on the Roumanian front. Russians claim victories in both theaters while Brusiloff’s forces bombard the Fovursk station near Kovel, with explosions and fires. German attackers on Roumanian front retreat after heavy shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Volhynia
Roumanian
War Office
Kovel
Brusiloff
Fovursk
Quaker Youths Enlist in Richmond Army Recruiting
Richmond Indiana reports growing enlistment of young Quakers in the army. Recent recruits include Robert J. Davis who joined the army engineering corps, reflecting favorable recruitment responses from local Quaker families and officials in charge of staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
West
Robert J. Davis
Army Engineering Corps
Moose Lodge Dedication Draws State Delegates in Decatur
Delegations from cities across Illinois attended the dedication of a new Moose home in Decatur costing $50,000. Represented were Chicago Springfield Bloomington Champaign Mattoon Morrisonville Pana Ottawa Joliet Aurora Elgin Monticello Rockford Clinton and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ill
Chicago
Springfield
Bloomington
Champaign
Mattoon
Morrisonville
Pana
Ottawa
Joliet
Aurora Ele¢in
Monticello
Rockfjord
Clinton
Pecanha Named Brazil Foreign Minister in Cartola Update
Pecanha becomes foreign minister in Rio de Janeiro succeeding Lauro Muller who resigned. Nilo Pecanha, former president of Brazil, has accepted the portfolio on May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecanha
Rio Janeiro
Nilo Pecanna
Brazil
Lauro Muller
Bank Robbery in Cumberland Seizes $10000 in Cash
Three men with blackened faces held up PD W. Inskeep, cashier of the Firet National Bank of Kitzmiller fifty miles from Cumberland Md. They obtained 10000 dollars in cash, according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Inskeep
Firet National Bank
Kitzmiller
Army Recruiting Reaches Daily Average Near 8,000
Reeuler army recruiting is nearly an average of 8 000 men a day with 2 786 accepted Thursday. Overall 48 326 men have been enlisted since April 1 Illinois again led.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Control of Wheat Impends Amid Price Fixing Talks
Washington reports Sir George Foster, Canadian minister of trade, says any plan to fix wheat prices jointly with the United States hinges on how much food control the U.S. government enacts through pending congressional bills. The British mission focuses on closer economic cooperation with Canada as part of the war effort against Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sir George Foster
United States
Canada
Congress
Germany
Methodist District Conference Opens Here Tuesday
The Burlington District Conference of the Methodist church meets in Fairfield Tuesday and Wednesday with public sessions at the local church. Bishop Homer C. Stuntz of Omaha will speak Wednesday evening, with topics on Sunday School and district concerns scheduled earlier in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington District
The
Methodist Church
Fairfield
Bawarda
Keokuk
Homer K. Stuntz
Omaha
W. P. Stoddard
Iowa Methodist Hospital
J. ©. Kendrick
Iowa Conference Permanent Fund
C. S. Cooper
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
F. CC. Edwards
F. Pp. Frye
Donnelson
J. W. Carson
E. J. Shook
Homer C. Stuntz
Neb
Lcense
Thos, Osborn
W. R. Keesey
C. W. Cochran
Kk. A. Bentzinger
M. A. Banker
Ww. B. Ireland
J. H. Cudlip
F. C. Edwards
N. A. Swickard
W. A. Longnecker
J. F. Newsom
A. L. Jordan
J. 8. Decker
R. L. Patterson
J. C. Cough
Daniel G Higley Well Known Mer chant Dies Today
Daniel G Higley longtime Fairfield merchant and early American Express agent died at 11 30 this morning at his East Burlington Street home after weeks of ill health. Born July 10 1843 in Polo Illinois he moved to Iowa as a youth and ran a drug business in Fairfield. He married Hannah Ambler September 29 1868 and leaves a daughter Mrs Thelen Wilson and three brothers. Funeral plans pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Higley
Fairfield
East
Burlington Street
Higley
Mr. Higley
Daniel and
Nancy Higley
Polo
Ill
Iowa
Commercial Academy
Mt. Pleasant
Hannah Frances Ambler
Ws Sbm
Mra Thelen FE Wilson
T. F
Bolton
Marshall
Chatanooga
Tenn
Simeon
Oregon
American Express Company
Fairfield National Bank
Clinton Lodge
No. 15
Eastern Star
Farming Community Question Calls for Immediate Help
The National Crop Improvement Service urges farmers not to exceed current practices but offers to aid those limited by money, labor, power or seeds in planting their maximum acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Crop Improvement Service
Hoover Says Germans Face No Food Shortage Under Normal Conditions
Herbert Hoover, chairman of the American Commission for Relief in Belgium, warned that under normal conditions there is only one risk to Germans and that is a bad crop. He stated Germans are consuming scientifically and would have food for two years even with a liberal standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hoover
New York
Herbert ¢ .Hoover
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Europe
Wilson
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C. W. Mountain
K. A. Schell
Iowa Wesleyan
BE. Berg
Hillsboro
Jesus
J. H. Cudlipp
Winfield
J. E. Newsom
Ft. Madison
Daniel G. Higley
Mer
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C. F. Anderson
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