May Draft Men 18 to 40 Bill Aims to Expand conscription
Washington October 15 1917 officials say a Kalin drafted amendment to the present law would draft men from eighteen to forty and register all as they reach eighteen with no call before twenty one. The War Department and President favor the measure which would add up to 12 million eligible men and set age based call rules.
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Washington
Congress
Julius Kalin
Repubican
California
House Military Committee
Kalin
War Department
Artis
America
Badin
Baker
Crowder
Fairfield Citizens Urged to Support Parsons College Appeal
A letter from R Ames Montgomery states Fairfield residents will encounter solicitors tomorrow offering five annual installments of gifts. The piece extols Parsons College as a major moral, financial, and cultural asset and a low-cost path to higher education, urging polite, generous community support.
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Fairfield
Parsons College
R. Ames Montgomery
Red Cross Elects Officers At Annual County Meeting
The Jefferson County Red Cross held its annual meeting in the court room on Saturday October 13 electing officers and appointing committee chairs for Survival Dressing and Bandages Hospital Supplies and Miscellaneous. Directors were chosen to serve until Oct 31 1918 and 1819 for different wards and towns including Walnut Penn Blackhawk Packwood Abingdon Batavia Brookville Center Buchanan Lockridge City Lockridge Township Round Prairie Cedar Liberty Des Moines and Fairfield with names like Mrs Ada Parsons Dr S K Davis J P Starr and Prof Charles Carter among others.
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Jefferson County
The
American Red Cross
Frank Fourt
Geneva Ripley
Walter Hughes
C. W. Raines Hospital Supplies
Frank Boies
Ada DB. F. Parsons
Misa Jiutia BB. Parsons
Walnut
Henry Shuppy
Penn
F. A. Apt
Blackhawk
C. B. Spencer
Packwood
S.C. Ryman
Abingdon
F. L. Mowery
Batavia
J. B. Trent
Brookville
Roy Fresconi
Center
Geo. Workman
Ruth Leggett
Adam Sinn
Eck
Nora Paxton
O. B. Myers
Kline
C. E. Nieukirk
Mertie Sears
L. H. Alexander
Buchanan
Jennie Pierce
Lockridge City
Lewis Booz
Lockridge Township
Perry Hickenbottom
Round Prairie
Clifford J. Taylor
Cedar
Social and club meetings announced for tomorrow evening
The Young Ladies Class social. Iythian Sisters Kensington at 2 PM with Mrs Mollie Liblin on East Washington Street. Fraternal Aid Union home coming with initiation and installation. W C T U meeting at Mrs Louis Easton’s with special service. Philothea Bible Class sewing for Des Moines home at Miss E Noble Ball’s. O B S club gathering at Mrs C A Emry’s. current officers listed and note of Prof Carter replacing J S McKenney.
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The
Christian Sunday School
David Crail
Kensington
Mollie Liblin
East Washington Street
Elizabeth
Stella Heaton
Fraternal Aid Union
Orpheum
Louis Easton
North Main Street
Philothea Bible Class
Methodist Church
C. A. Emry
O. B. S. Club
South Second Street
Local Briefs Highlight Area Travel and Visits
Local residents report a busier spell with multiple pairings and trips. Families including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ricksher and Amos Foote toured Eldon Keosauqua Stockport while others visited Keokuk Nauvoo Ft. Madison and Burlington.
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Frank Ricksher and Son
Amos Foote
Eldon
Keosauqua
Stockport
Messrs
Vern Samuelson
Wilson Hetlin
Hazel Scovel
Bethine Smith
Keokuk
Nauvoo
Ft. Madison
Burlington
Daily Journal to be Headquarters for Election News
The Daily Journal will cover Jefferson county election results as ballots are counted and report statewide results as available. Fairfield voters voted early, with a high turnout anticipated as Iowa voters decide a constitutional prohibition issue amid wet and dry campaigns led by William Jennings Bryan in Jefferson county and across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Journal
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Iowa
Ciry
William Jennings Bryan
J. B. Weede
Vote Frauds in Porto Rico Sparks Legislative Debate
In San Juan on October 1 Republican lawmakers met to seek party guidance on withdrawing from the territorial legislature after the electors committee ruled last election fraud occurred and unseated Delegate Alfonso Valdez of the Mayaguez district. Testimony claimed each candidate spent about $30,000+.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Committee of
Alfonso Valdez
Mays*ez
Town council refuses help for Hin denburg birthday
Amsterdam dispatch reports the social progressive majority in the Nurenverg town council declined a contribution to celebrate Field Marshal von Hindenburg's birthday. A rental listing notes a seven room house for rent on East Washington and D streets with contact J. E. Hickenbottom or phone 2505.
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German City
Hindenburg
Amsterdam
Nurenverg
Germany
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
East
Washington
D Streets
J. E. Hickenbottom
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Bournal Printing CO. Publishers
South Court Street
Ran Taylor R. W. Taylor
Eeeee
Fair Geld
RED Cross
Chas. Carter
J. P. Starr
J. S. McKenney
Carter
Fred Fairchild
Mt. Pleasant
Fred Westerfield
Eva Syfert
Mt. Zion
Mary Looftbourrow
Cecil Campbell
St. Louis
F. H. McQuiston
Omaha
Ned
T. S. Crone
Charles
G. W. Gaumer
Charles Glotfeity
F. B. Strie_ Kling
Birmingham
J. KE. Cohagan
Geo. M. Ball
Merrimac
Ie Wade Fairchild
Taegeles, Cal
Clifford Taylor
Glasgow
Thomas Stuckey
W. C. Harreld
Gillette
Wyo
Billings
Mont
Clarence McClung
Hedrick
Phillip Sauer
L. T. Gobble
Bruce Gobble
B. F. Crail, Jr
Elizabeth Poulton
Nettie Tedrow
Libertyville
Misses Minta
Berta Hoagland
Viva Valentine
Fern Nichols
White Rose Club
Robert Gumm
Joseph Wilson
Gumm
West
Burlington Street
Ottumwa
Clyde Ebbert
Douglas
M. Ebbert
W. M. Ebbert
Mr. Ebbert
Maud M. Bishop
Neb
Major
J. F. Clarke
Ll. J. Marey
W. G. Ross
KE. Turney
R. B. Louden
Wm. Clifford
Bloomfield
Mrs. Heule
Harlan Anderson
B. F. West
Centuria
Wis
E. B. Roseman
FE. DuVall
Della DuVall
Margaret Harris
Bessie Hansen
Florence Loehr
Ira Collins
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Los Angeles
Cal
Fered
Island
Roth & CO
Roth
Frank D. Kerrick
Tribune
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