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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1916
Page
6
WOWA Soldiers Begin Two Day Border Hike
Iowa brigade troops start an eight o'clock two day march toward La Palma after a storm paused the original four day plan. They will camp tonight at La Palma and return tomorrow completing the four day schedule despite rain delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Sentinel
Iowa Brigade
Iowa
Point Isabel
LaPalma
College Notes Cancelled Game With Leander Clark
Leander Clark sidelined after two players suffer broken legs last week. Carthage College of Carthage Illinois will fill in, offering a possibly stronger matchup. Parsons to play Enke at left half as conference rules lapse. Fairfield residents urged to attend remaining games and support Parsons. Board of Trustees met at 10 this morning. Students to attend tabernacle services next Thursday. Sophomores painted Class colors on campus walks but were asked to remove them by four this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leander Clark
Highland Park
Garretson Maat
Carthage College
Carthage
Ilinois
Clark
Parsons
Enke
Fairfield
Maine Gets National Park on Mount Desert Island
The Interior Department announced the creation of Sieur de Monts National Monument east of the Mississippi. The 3,000 acre tract on Mount Desert Island, Maine, donated to the federal government, lies a mile from Gar Harbor and near several summer resorts. It includes ten mountain peaks and four lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washlington
Mississippi River
Mount Desert Island
Maine
Interior Department
Sieur de Monts National Monument
Gar Harbor
Innovative night wheat harvesting with electric glare
Salina Kansas farmer Frank Johnson culls wheat at night using electric glare from a large tractor front light to speed harvest as wheat ripens. Berlin reports German torpedo Pori forces shelled the Russian naval base at Ba sic port in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic port near Reval, late Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kon
Frank Johnson
Berlin
Gulf of Finland
Baltic
Finland
Reval
Batavia horse case headed to jury in live stock suit
In Batavia District Court the trial of D. E. Plumb versus Iowa State Live Stock Insurance Co. opened with a jury selected including Leo Grimes and Ray Nelson. Plumb testified his gray stallion Jarvinal, insured for 800, died October 27, 1915 after a nocturnal break in. Witnesses described blood, wounds, and police-like dog tracking across fields. The insurer argues the death resulted from abuse or neglect, reducing value to around 100 dollars, if due at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D E. Plumb
Iowa State Live Stock Insurance Co
Plumb
Jarvinal
J. H. Britt
W. H. Rodabaugh
Agency
McClain House
Walker House
Heston
North Dakota
Klicker
Potts
Libertyville
Turkey Run Is Acquired by State in Indiana
Turkey Run in Parke County, famed for natural beauty and rock formations, transfers from Harry B. Daugherty's trust to a committee for Indiana Historical Commission. The Meyer-Kiser Bank will hold the property until the state park commission can take formal possession in the state’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Turkey Run
Menor
Parke County
Indiana
Harry BE. Daugherey
Tloosier Vepeer Company of
Indiana Historical Commission
Meyer-Kiser Bank of
Couny
State Park Commission
Swat the Weed Campaign Spreads in Arkansas
Fayetteville reports a University of Arkansas extension drive urging a weed campaign across the state. Officials warn weeds threaten millions in damages and promote public awareness including schoolchildren' s education on weed control and seed prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Ark
Arkansas
Wiergood
Tabernacle Sidelights and Meeting Notes
Reports from the Tabernacle recount improvements to back stairs by Supt Kuhns and praise for Mr Peacock as preacher auctioneer and plate mover. Attendance and funds rise in shop meetings with 2400 in Ottumwa and $22.46 collected, while London visitors prepare for Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Kuhns
Mission
Mr. Peacock
London
Ottumwa
Council Deliberates Franchise Details With Cedar Rapids Group
John A. Reed of the Cedar Rapids syndicate, buyer of Fairfield Public Service Co., met with Mayor Spratt and the council with engineer J. B. Hill. Voter input was limited and no formal action occurred as discussions focused on comparing Burtis’ franchise proposal with the current ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Reed
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield Public Service Co
J. B. Hill
Iowa City
Spratt
Burtis
Heflin
G O P Claims The House Shifts Needed
Washington November 14 Democratic leaders concede a shift in at least three districts appears necessary to win control of the House in the next Congress. Republicans maintain 218 with two Pennsylvania districts undecided, potentially dividing the seats. The final tally hinges on the soldier vote canvass and whether Democrats can secure both districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Devils Lake Block Burned Damage Estimated
Devils Lake North Dakota on November 14 reports a fire that destroyed the Banes office and business block with losses estimated at 150000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devils Lake
N. D
Banes
Mission Sunday School Raises Offering for Company M
The New Chicago Mission Sunday School has collected a generous offering for Company M's Thanksgiving. The exact form of the gift has not yet been decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Mission Sunday School
Luck Again Favors Pfanschmidt in Illinois case
Ray A. Pfanschmidt, once acquitted of a 1913 Quadruple murder in Adams County, and later linked to auto theft rings in Wichita Kansas, will not stand trial as a key state witness is missing, according to reports received in Quincy Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfanschmidt
Quincy
Ill
Ray A. Pfanschmidt
Wichita
Kat
Quiney
Veteran voter recounts nine teenth president vote
eNESPORT ILL Nov 14 Jonathan Matter aged ninety four voted at Freeport for his nineteenth president at Tuesday's election. He cast his first ballot for James K Polk in 1844.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Matter
Freeport
James K. Polk
Lafayette Man 89 Dies At Home
Lafayette Indiana November 14 Frank Hisério eighty nine years old is dead at his home here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Frank Hisério
Boy Uses Water Wheel to Divert Well to Impress Kids
A Brazilian man, unhappy that surface water contaminated his well by ud bindings, began pumping it dry. After half an hour under the sun he quit and built a small water wheel at the end of a trough. He lured local boys to watch the wheel, and upon returning the next evening they had drained the well to see it in motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
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Cable Lumber CO
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