Americans From All Lands Aid Fourth Liberty Loan Effort
The Woman's Council of the Fourth Liberty Loan organizes foreign language divisions across states to present roll calls of nations and pageants. Volunteers sing native airs, demonstrate dances, and share folk lore and foods to educate English-speaking Americans and support war funding. Pierre Nuyttens leads production and spectacle design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon
Woman's Council
Fourth Liberty Loan Organization
Felix J. Streyckmans
Federal Reserve
Constantine Howard
Woman’s Council
Pierre Nuyttens
Chicago
Nuvyttens
Liberty bonds chart shows navy vessel costs and per man day
The list outlines approximate costs of vessels completed before June 30, 1917 and under construction, including battleships, battle cruisers, scout cruisers, destroyers, and submarines. It notes gun costs and reports the Navy's per man per day cost in the first half of fiscal year 1918, ranging from 0.49 to 0.52 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
McGowan
Keane
Reese
Seie
Ieee
For Rent and Wanted Classified Notices Sweep Street Listings
Several short rental notices list furnished rooms modern electric lights and gas for cooking with several contacts including J C Barnes Sam Culler Mrs N Redick J M Hunter and Leggett House along with a farm help and domestic work requests and a Drake Clothing Co undergarments and winter wear for men and boys including a seven room house with barn and a new three room cottage at West Van Buren St brackets omitted to fit.
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Washington St
Sam Culler
City Square
West van Buren St
E. Hempstead St
County Price Interpreting Committee Named
Authorized by the Food Administration the County Price Interpreting Committee is established to oversee fair pricing efforts across the region and ensure compliance with official guidelines.
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County Price Interpreting Committee
The
Food Administration
State Over Subscriptions Surpass Fourth Liberty Loan Goal
Iowa leads the nation by exceeding its fourth Liberty loan target with subscriptions totaling 148.9 million while some counties await results. New York district reports 39 towns in the district surpassing quotas and expected to rise above 100 towns soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Iowa
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Jefferson County funding shortfall narrows to 17000
Chairman Fryer reports that up to today 925000 of 942000 has been reported leaving 17000 still needed before Jefferson County reaches the funding goal.
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Fryer
Jefferson Couty
Air Raid Strikes Hit Venice and Avalona
Rome reports raids by Hun flyers on Venice and Avalona. Two women and children wounded in Venice. no material damage. Avalona attack causes some loss of life among Austrian soldiers in prison camps.
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Rome
Venice
Avalona
Admiralty
Valor Medal for Yankee in Italian役 Rescue
Rome reports Duke d Aosta personally awarded the first Italian valor medal to an American infantryman Sergeant Albert Richardson for saving an Italian soldier from a mountain torrent. The act honors Allied cooperation amid ongoing operations.
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Rome
Duke d’Aosta
Albert Richardson
Richardson
New Hats Caps for Men and Boys
Drake Co announces new hats and caps for men and boys in a stylish assortment. Offers a range of designs and sizes to fit every head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake Clo, Co
For Sale and Trade Notices in Fairfield Column
Childs bed with dropped sides for sale by Mrs. Fred Rohrer phone 2702. Artistic hand crochet bed spread displayed at Fair store offered for war work of the Y M C A. Call to view. Sorghum for sale phone 8510 J O Danielson. Trade equity in 100 acres near Fairfield for a dwelling or other property in Fairfield box 28 Fairfield Ia.
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Fair Store
Sali
J. O. Danielson
Fairfield
Local nuptials and society notices headlined in Ottumwa
Marriage announcement: Miss Vanilla Smith wed Curtis Elliott on Saturday September 28 at First Methodist Church Ottumwa performed by Rev F E Day. Guests Mr and Mrs Bert Adams attended from Ottumwa. Elliott family noted, she a Glendale native and Fairfield High School alumna class of 1916. Elliott formerly with Company M in Deming NM, discharged Army, now a printer at the Ledger. They will reside in Ottumwa. Also: Miss Ethel Dougherty hosted a social supper at West Hempstead Street last evening. Fol lowing notices: Thursday Embroidery Club to meet with Mrs Will Neibert. W A C ladies to initiate eight candidates at Fraternal Aid hall. Health Club to meet with Mrs Dillon Turney. Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church postponed to October 10.
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Vanilla Smith
Curtis Elliott
Ottumwa
First Methodist Church
F. E. Day
Bert Adams
Elliott
W. R. Smith
Glendale
Fairfield High School
Ethel Dougherty
West Hempstead St
Liberty Loan Speaker Falls to Death
Hymie Fuller, 26, died after falling from a fifth story window while sealing an office building for Liberty loan appeals. The amateur fundraiser had made four appeals and was making a fifth when he slipped and fell to the street.
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Liberty Loan
New York
Hymie Fullerman
Amateur “Humanity
Mike
Army Shirts Sold By Drake Clo Co For Camp Boys
American infantry in France reports a German flyer shot down by rifle fire near St Die in the Vosges. The German aircraft was seen low above the town and was fired on by two military policemen and later by a company of infantry, causing the plane to crash in flames after machine gun fire. A civilian was wounded.
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France
St. Die
Vosges Mountains
Hai
Mrs Etta Smith Copeland Dies in Davenport
Jay Copeland reports the death of his sister-in-law Mrs. B. E. Copeland formerly Miss Etta Smith in Davenport. The body will be brought here for burial with funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Jay Copeland
B. E. Copeland
Davenport
Retail Merchants Set Thursday Annual Meeting
The Regular meeting of the Retail Merchants association occurs next Thursday evening. This will be the annual meeting at which time the officers and directors will be elected.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Twenty Sailors Drowned Near Key West in Navy Dispatch
The navy reported a Liberty party aboard the Salem scout cruiser overturned in rough seas off Key West on Sunday night. Earlier dispatches said 20 sailors were drowned and 11 were rescued, with no bodies recovered. The department gave no exact casualty count or further details.
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Washington
Navy Department
Salem
Key West
Fla
Department
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Navy
Berg
Bae
Shell
Shell Settee
Dungaree
Ueses
Leggett House
Drake Clo. Co
East Side
J. 8. McKenney
W. C. Spaulding
Louis White Ray Maxwell
H. C. Erickson
J. H. Stuckey
C ‘Ligg
C. W. Wade
Walter Burns Dean Taylor
Pia
Tate
Cy W
Avolona
People’s Column
Ren
Fred
Rohrer
Will Neibert
North Court St
Fraternal Aid Hall
Health Club
Dillon Turney
Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
U. S
Frank’s Orchestra
Carmel Myers
Jack Pickford
Kendall
Fuel and Light
America
National Live Stock Remedy Co
80Th St
Illinois
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