Karl Agreement to Berlin Rule Deepens Alliance Text
Berlin reports an official statement outlining an agreement to strengthen the alliance between Germany and Austria Hungary. Emperor Charles and Emperor William led high level talks with Burian von Hertling von Hindenburg Ludendorff Kuchmann Wedel to align political economic and military aims and deepen the alliance.
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Berlin
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Charles
Mimperor
William
Sunslay
Burian
von Arg
Prince Woldenrohe
von Hertling
von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
von Kuchmann
Count von Wedel
Aiebossidor
Vienna
Gas Fatality Claims Decatur Couple
Decatur Illinois May 15. Mr and Mrs Philip Achenbach found dead in their home with a gas jet turned on in their room. He owned property valued at two hundred thousand dollars.
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Decatur
Ill
Philip Achenbach
Italy’s War Expenses Rise to 36 Billion Lire
Rome reports Italy has spent 36,000,000,000 lire since entering the war. The figure underscores the financial burden of wartime mobilization and production on the Italian economy.
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Italy
Rome
War paying for mediums in New York probe
An investigation by the district attorney's office probes fortunes tellers and fake spiritualists who claim to inform families about soldiers in France. Acting District Attorney Talley says such mediums reap a harvest of gold by exploiting patriotism and prosecutions may follow.
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New York
France
Women at Rock Island Arsenal Begin War Work
The Rock Island arsenal started employing women in its workshops on May 14 wartime production follows Col Leroy T Hillmans appeal for skilled labor to meet the speed required by the war program.
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Rock Island
Lit
England
Rock Island, Dl
Great Britain
United States
Rock Island Arsenal
Leroy T. Hillman
Belgian Soldier Forcibly Enlisted by Germany Deserts
A Belgian subject born to Belgian parents at Teuven was forcibly conscripted into the German army on January 21, 1918 and deserted on March 4, reporting to Belgian representatives in a neutral country. He was drafted into the First ersatz battalion of Regiment No. 161 at Duren in Rhenish Prussia.
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Paris
Teuven
Havre
Duren
Rhenish
Prussia
For Sale Classified Items From Jefferson County Paper
Various ads list household goods bikes bees mortgages and seed sales. Golden Oak flat top desk oak swivel chair lawn swing and pure kaffir corn seed appear among offers while farm mortgages at 6 percent and loan summaries are noted by Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Co Fairfield Iowa. Contact numbers accompany most listings.
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A. B. Newton
Fred Wray
Ralph Harper
Oliver’s
Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Co
Fairfield
Iowa
For Rent Ads Mixed on West Washington Street
Rentals listed include a four room cottage on West Washington with contact William Brier at 506 South Fourth Street, phone 4560. Also a five room flat with bath offered by Thoma and Thoma. Additional entries show unfurnished room, five room house with references, two modern houses on Highland Ave and South Second Street via Wilson's Art store, and property at 504 South Main Street with contact H. C. Stevenson at the Leggett House.
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West Washington Street
William Brier
Fourth Street
Thoma
Highland Ave
South Second Street
Wilson’s
South Main Street
H. C. Stevenson
Leggett House
Wanted ads seek help and purchases in Fairfield
Two short notices run in Fairfield. A fifteen year old seeks farm work via Journal address. Another ad offers a waitress job at the Iowa Lunch room and a second-hand sorghum mill for sale by George M Bailey.
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Journal
Iowa
George M. _ Bailey
Fairfield
Lost and found notices from The Fair newspaper page
Lost hub cap from Packard car. pleas call phone 411. A purple jacket lost between Buchanan's feed barn and two miles west of town with reward at the Journal office. A large sum of money found on the show case in the Men's department Saturday night. owner can claim by identifying at The Fair.
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Packard
Buchanan
Reward
Journal
the Fair
British Defeat Turks Near Kisput in Mesopotamia
London reports British troops after capturing Kisput in Mesopotamia pursued the Turks twenty miles to the northward in an official statement.
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London
Kisput
Mesopotamia
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American Red Cross
USA
Frank Godwin
Karl
Austria
Golden Harvest
News of Sons
Inquiry On
U. S. Arsenal
Bao
Ger
Orpheu
Jewell’s
Metro Picture Corp
Emmy Wehlen
Mrs. Ward
Cinemelodrama Senation of
W. B. Reduso
W.B
Weingarten Bros., Inc
Chieaco
A. F. Carlson
America
Fast Broadway
Lon H. Israel
Popham
Williams Mfg
Cleveland
H. P. McLaughlin Company
W. J. Kritzman
Suwmowa
J. Engel
Chicago
Scheffel’s Music House
James Hughes
Pence
North Fourth Street
Derwent
Caine In
Hall Caine
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