Deutschland Sinks Tug and Returns After Collision
In New London on November 18 the German merchant submarine Deutschland collided with an escorting tug, drowning Captain Gurney and four crewmen. The sub returned to port and was secured under protection from the liner Willehad, with the net reinforced amid an eddy cited by Captain Harry Baker of the Cassie as convoyer.
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New London
Conn
Deutschland
Gurney
Tus
Bremen
Willehad
Harry Baker
Will Rule On Foul Blow In Moha Gibbons Fight Case
Wisconsin Supreme Court hears first case under the Hedding boxing law regarding whether Bob Moha of Milwaukee can claim the guaranteed 22 percent of gross receipts after a foul on Mike Gibbons in a 1914 Hudson bout. The club disputes payment, arguing the foul voided the contract worth about 1000 dollars.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Bob Moha
Milwaukee
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Hudson
George Duffy
Moha
Gibbons
Roosevelt to Visit Samoa and Hawaiian Islands Trip Planned
New York Nov 15 Theodore Roosevelt will make a trip to the Samoan and Hawaiian islands in February it is announced there. It is said that Myron Roosevelt will accompany him. Plans for the trip have been under way for some time and are now completed.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Myo. Roosevelt
Munitions Craft Wrecked At Archangel Killing Many
Stockholm’s Afton Tidningen reports a mighty munitions vessel explosion near Archangel in the Russian port area. The blast aboard the Russian ammunition steamer Bacon Precini killed about 160 people and wounded around 650, with the steamer Raven Breceni and another ship destroyed. Nearby buildings and two barracks were burned.
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London
Stockholm
Afton Tidningen
Bacon Precini
Archangel
Exchange Telegraph Company
Train Kills 2 In Wisconsin Auto Crash
A Chicago and Northwestern passenger train struck a small automobile in Waukesha Wisconsin killing Edward Edwards and John Humphreys farmers. The train continued to its destination without the crew realizing the collision.
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Waukesha
Wis
Chicago and Northwestern
Edward Edwards
John Humphreys
Gambling house suit seeks five thousand dollars
John Turndich files suit in Haremond superior court claiming he lost $5,000 in a Gary gambling house run by Sunny Slivers W C Flanagan and L G Throckmorton. The complaint says the house has operated since July 22 under an old Indiana law aiming to curb gambling evil.
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Hammaod
Ind
Jh. O. Johnson
Gary
Steel City
John Turndich
Haremond Superior Court
Sunny Slivers
W. C. Flanagan
L. G. Throckmorton
Tnder
Indiana
Boston Welcomes Billy Sunday Revival Crowd
Boston, Nov 16. Five thousand could not enter the tabernacle for Billy Sunday’s first Boston sermon as 18,000 packed inside. Sunday rallied the audience to battle sin, led a rousing chorus, and defended finances amid questions about funding. Homer Rodeheaver directed a 2,500 voice choir.
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Boston
Mr. Sunday
Charlie Chaplin
Commonwealth Ave
Billy Sunday Tabernacles
Sunday
Tabernacle
Huntington Ave
Whisky Gang
Homer Rodenheaver
Rodenheaver
Rodeheaver
New Battleships Complete and Naming Sparks Iowa Debate
The Arizona and Pennsylvania are finished with four more dreadnoughts under construction to be named Colorado Maryland Washington and West Virginia. The Greater Iowa Association pushes for an Iowa christening and urges Senators Kenyon and Cummins to press the Navy. The Ottumwa Commercial Association idea sparked the push for Iowa recognition in naval naming.
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Sam
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Maryland
Washington
West Virginia
Greater Iowa Association
Navy Department
Towa
Iowa
Greece
Kenyon and Cummins
Ottumwa
Probate of Will Notice in Jefferson County Iowa
Notice is given that a document claimed to be the last will of Charles B. Caldwell is on file in the Jefferson County District Court clerk’s office. A proof and final hearing are set for November 27, 1916 at 1 30 o’clock p m at the November term of court.
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State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
S. S
Charles B. Caldwell
District Court
Sermon Ends With Humorous Dusty Tabernacle Scene
The speaker urges restraint during a sermon in a dust filled tabernacle. He delivers a firm cue to coughers to keep quiet, claiming relief and a fifty percent help to him, as the crowd endures tanbark dust for about a half hour after seating.
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Tabernacle
Wanted ads fill column with trades and help needed
In the People’s column readers seek a small gaso line engine with pump, a tent or barn or lumber, a housekeeper for a small family, and a part time café worker. Contacts offered via phone numbers and care-of journal address.
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Grant Enlow
Journal
New Chicago Cafe
For Sale and Rent Notices in Fairfield Classifieds
A mix of property and rental notices from Fairfield. Listings include an eight room house near the square with cellar and barn. dry wood for stove. multiple lots on South Second Street with builder options and easy terms. several rental rooms including furnished and unfurnished options. contact details for J EB Hickenbottom, James Bailey, Mrs Eckerman, J M Hunter, and others. Lost child’s brown kid mitten found on the square.
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J. EB. Hickenbottom
South Second Street
Fairfield
James Bailey
South Main
North Third Street
Care Of Self Compared To Horse Care In Health Tale
A trainer owner keeps a race horse well fed shod and cared for to stay healthy and win. The piece argues humans neglect their health, linking a strong stomach to ambition and energy and promoting Tanlac as a digestive tonic sold at Wallmer Bros. drug store in Fairfield.
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Fairfield
Wallmer Bros
Redick and Russell Property for Sale in Town
Real estate firm Redick and Russell lists several properties for sale: a modern s roomed house with garage on full lot in college district at 5000 dollars, a 7 room modern house with sleeping porch in Highland Addition at 5000, another Highland addition lot at 4500, a 6 room modern house on South 4th Street at 4300, two lots in Pumphrey Addition at 1600 each, one lot on Second Street at 800, and a Highland Addition lot at 750.
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College District
Highland Addition
South 4Th St
Pumphrey Addition
Burlington St
Second St
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People’s . Column
Acre
Pring the
Otters
Real Live Dogs
Fairfield Theater
U. S
Foreman & Cochran
California
Golden California
Golden State Limited
Yayo
el Paso
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Bisbee
Old Apache Trail
Roosevelt Dam
Los Angeles
United States Mail
T. F. McNew
Frank D. Kerrick
Iowa State Savings Bank
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