A V Fraze y Writes of His Florida Journey
A V Frazey recounts a trip from St Louis to Florida in 1917. He describes welcome ceremonies in St Louis with music and prayers, a chain of train stops including Chattanooga and Jacksonville, and notes on St Augustine as a historic city with Fort Marion and the Fountain of Youth, ending with a personal sign‑off.
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St. Augustine
Florida
Journal
Fairfield
St. Louis
Pres. Alexander
Tipperary
Boden
Episcopal Church of
Anchiseur Busch
Union Depot
Slumberland
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chicamagua National Park
Missionary Ridge
Signal Mountain Inn
Jacksonville
Fla
U. S
North America
Ponce de Leon
Fort Marion
Fountain of Youth
WA. 8
A. V. Frazey
Four Men Arrested After Confidence Scam In Chicago
A Chicago report describes Stephen Masoras of Indiana Harbor losing 1600 dollars to four confidence men who sold him a so called money making machine. The device allegedly used a small intermittent light in a dark room at the Calvert hotel. Masoras reported the loss to police. Four men were arrested.
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Chicago
Calvert Hotel
East Eighteenth Street
Wabash Avenue
Stephen Masoras
Indiana Harbor
Fairfield Oratorio Society Dominates Albia Eisteddfod
The Fairfield Oratorio Society swept 15 firsts of 18 entries at Albia, earning eight gold medals and $392.50 in prizes. Led by Prof. C W Mountain and Prof. J P Moorehead with accompanists Mildred Stewart and Charlotte Waite, Fairfield claimed top honors in multiple choirs and solo events, and retained the silver cup for most first prizes.
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Fairfield Oratorio Society
C. W. Mountain
J. P. Moorehead
Mildred Stewart
Charlotte Waite
Fairfield
Mountain
Robert Israel
Margaret White
Marjorie Haight
A. B. Newton
Helen George
Snyder's Jewelry Store
Albia
Oratorio Society
Parsons College
Guardsmen From Every State Arrive in France
News dispatch reports that national guardsmen from all states have arrived in France and join troops training or recently arrived. Units are unnamed but those from the United States have arrived safely and some train near the battle front. In London the Lenine government has fallen and a coalition cabinet of advanced socialists forms, with Bolsheviks represented.
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France
Union
United States
London
Nikolai Lenine
Thanksgiving Visits Across Town Amid Family Gatherings
Roy Finger and family spent Thanksgiving near Birmingham with his parents. Dr N W Labagh of Mystic and Mr and Mrs A B Labagh with son John Jr visited their relatives on East Adams street. Ed Donovan and daughters Ruth and Grace Cook traveled from Davenport to see friends and kin. Mr and Mrs James Lynch and Mr and Mrs J G Bower of Fort Madison joined Mrs Lynch's parents Mr and Mrs S A Howard on East Burlington Street for the holiday.
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Roy Finger
Birmingham
N. W. Labagh
Mystic
A. B. Labagh
John, Jr
P. I. Labagh
East Adams Street
Ed. Donovan
Ruth and
Grace Cook
Davenport
James Lynch
J. G. Bower
Fort Madison
Big Fire at Coney Island Engulfs Area
A large blaze tears through Coney Island, New York, with authorities fighting the flames as residents watch. Firefighters battle the inferno amid rising smoke and urgency to protect nearby structures and beachside facilities.
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Coney Island
New York
Zapata Officer Arrested on Bridge Crossing
Laredo Texas November 30 Captain Morales of the Zapata army was arrested on the international bridge while bearing important messages from Zapata in southern Mexico. He will be sent to Mexico City for trial by Carranza soldiers.
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Zapata
Laredo
Tex
Mexico
Morales
International Bridge
Carranza
Mexico City
Beckt Car Party Escapes Serious Injury After Road Collision
An automobile party including Mr and Mrs J A Beck, Mrs Frankie Whiting of Oradell NJ and Miss Minnie Hiland of Des Moines escaped serious injury when a passing car struck their Oldsmobile on the Burlington road east of town. The impact sent the Beck car into a deep ditch near a stone culvert. the other vehicle fled. All occupants suffered severe bruises and shock. Sheriff Campbell urged efforts to locate the hit-and-run driver.
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J. A. Beck
Frankie Whiting
Oradell, N. J
Minnie Hiland
Des Moines
Burlington Road
Mr. Beck
C. W. Wade
Beck
Lou
Liblin
Sheriff Campbell
Keck
Social notes report multiple dinners and a June wedding
Mrs. Alice Mitchell hosted a one o’clock dinner for Logan school teachers and friends at Leggett House. Mr and Mrs H M Dysart entertained fifteen guests at their North Court home. A Y W C A talk at the Library cancels tomorrow’s Ex Elzevirs meeting. Mr and Mrs IP Holgate hosted guests at dinner west of the city. Friends brought baskets for a West Burlington picnic dinner followed by a theatre outing to the Orpheum to see When False Tongues Speak. Mr and Mrs J L Young Mr and Mrs FE Miller and Mr and Mrs H J Huddleston attended. Victor D Leech and Hazel M Stever wed quietly at the bride’s mother’s North B street home. A wedding dinner followed. The newlyweds retired to rooms at 400 West Burlington. Miss Stever, Fairfield High School class of 1914, is a teacher in Jefferson county. Leech is a clerk with Herring & Co grocery. he is East Lowe street. Friends offer congratulations.
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Alice Mitchell
Logan School
Leggett House
J. E. Johnson
West Burlington Street
Orpheum
J. L. Young
FE. Miller
H. J. Huddleston
Victor D. Leech
Hazel M. Stever
Emma Stever
North B Street
Leech
Miss Stover
Fairfield High School
Jefferson County
Mr. Leech
DD. I. Leech
Lowe Street
Herring & Co
Stolen Army Goods Recovered In East Boston Raid
Police raid in East Boston nets 5,000 army shoe soles seized from a house. Two men were arrested as officers continue raids against waterfront and warehouse gangs involved in thefts of military supplies bound for soldiers abroad.
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Boston
Parsons closes season with 51 3 victory over Soldiers
Parsons College closes a dominant season by defeating Camp Dodge 352d Regiment 51 to 3. Scovel starred with multiple scores while Keesey and Page contributed key rushing and blocking plays as Parsons outgained the Soldiers in all phases. Morald led Camp Dodge with strong quarterback play amid heavy Parsons pressure.
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Parsons
Soldiers
Parsons College
Camp Dodge 352d Regiment
Yount
Keesey
Scovel
Morald
Cilifre
Page
Flinspach
Kays
Zeigler
Hedrick
Johnson
Scovel Zeisler
Brazilian Fleet Leases German Vessels For War Aid
The Brazilian government and France agree to use thirty former German ships under Brazil’s flag for one year. The vessels, totaling 250000 tons, will support provisioning of allied countries to hasten the war’s end.
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Rio Janeiro
France
Windsor Park Bank Robbery Baffles Police
Four armed bandits robbed the Windsor Park State Bank at noon, taking about $2,000 from the cashier at East Seventy Fifth Street and South Shore Avenue. A fifth robber stayed in the getaway car as the others escaped and it is believed they crossed the Indiana line.
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Chicago
Windsor Park State Bank
East Seventy-fifth Street
South Shore Avenue
Indiana Line
Jail Cleared of Pickets After White House Picketing
Washington reports all militants of the woman’s party freed after Tuesday’s release of the longer-striking twenty two. The jail and work house are now empty of women imprisoned for picketing the White House.
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Washington
Woman’s Party
White House
San Diego Dry Ordinance Fails in Voter Showdown
San Diego voters defeated the bone-dry ordinance by a narrow margin with unofficial tallies showing 10 682 for wets and 10 585 for drys in the California proposition.
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San Diego
Cal
California
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Rainbow Division
Dispatch
H. M. Dysart
North Court Street
IP. M. Holgate
Army
Brazil
Windsor Park
Turkey
Roth & CO
Junior
Roth
Dame Fashion
R Satin
J. W. Oliver & Son
RED Top ‘Store
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