Shipments Delayed as Influenza Halts Camp Pike Troops
At Pike County Arkansas on October 15 the shipment of 126 000 Iowa soldiers to France is stalled for three to four weeks due to influenza outbreaks. Missouri Kansas Louisiana Arkansas and Wisconsin units training at Camp Pike await overseas orders while new arrivals also pause. Crowder's orders canceling September and early October drafts further slow movement as milder fall weather aids training.
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Tiyap Pike
Ark
Paa Pike
France
Missouri
Kishome
Louisiana
Arkansas
Wergessee
Camp Pike
Iowa
Crowder
Influenza Closes Churches and Schools Across Libertyville
Libertyville reports widespread influenza closing churches schools and public gatherings indefinitely. News notes visitors among residents include Ray Stewart Roscoe Riggs Ed Williams and families with health concerns and travel updates. Edwin Stephenson has reached Archangel Russia with American troops including engineers and infantry units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stewart
Nebraska
Roscoe Riggs
Udell
Ward
P. ©. Shores
Monmouth Hospital
Ray Buchanan
North Dakota
Sadie Lewis
Carl Riggs
Richland
Ed. Williams
Oklahomaa
Asea
Edwin Stephenson
Archangle
Russia
210Th Regt
Anderson Funeral Held at Lockridge on Monday Afternoon
Arthur Anderson died at a Dover New Jersey hospital after illness from influenza and pneumonia while on guard duty at Picatinny arsenal. The 18 year old son of Solomon Anderson of Lockridge, he was widely known and survived by his parents and many siblings. one brother Herma is stationed at Camp Dix New Jersey.
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Arthur Anderson
Dover
New Jersey
Lockridge
New Sweden Methodist Church
Anderson
Picatinny Arsenal
Solomon Anderson
Herma
Camp Dix
Fairfield Daily Journal Ownership Report October 1 1918
The Fairfield Daily Journal provides its ownership and circulation details as of October 1 1918. Dean Taylor is editor with Journal Printing Co as publisher and business manager. owners listed as Dean Talor and Estate A W Taylor. average paid circulation 1575 copies over the prior six months.
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Congress
Fairfield Daily Journal
Fairfield
Iowa
Jeffer
Dean Taylor
Publisher
Journal Printing Co
Not
Inc
Towa
Same
Dean and
L. R. Taylor
Déan Talor
A. W. Taylor
For Rent Cottage and Houses Listings on East Adams and Nearby Streets
Multiple rental notices list properties on East Adams and East Monroe, West Grimes, South Main, and nearby streets. Apartments and houses range from four to seven rooms with various amenities. Contact numbers and owners include Mrs. W. B. Murray, Mrs. George Sammons, Batavia IA, H. C. Alston, Gilbert McKee, Mrs. Ida Mintonye, Lloyd Tally, Dr. De Marsh, and abstract firm references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Adams Street
W. B. Murray
East Monroe Street
Washington School
George Sammons
Batavia
H. C. Alston
Gilbert McKee
West Grimes St
Ida Mintonye
South Main
Lloyd Tally
Jefferson Co
Abstract & Loan Co
Malleable Iron Point
de Marsh
Lara
Wanted help and work across Fairfield area ads
Classified notices request a dishwasher, coin picker, housework helper, branch manager for a patriotic manufacturing firm, an experienced bookkeeper and stenographer, cooking and domestic assistance, an elderly companion, a used writing desk, and at home circular letter work with contact details and payment offers. Includes address for Chicago branch and local box numbers in Fairfield Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leggett House
Ray Sayers
Frank Boies
Fairfield
Prtzes
W. Madison St
Chicago
Ballard Hall Parsons College
Earnest call for 20000 men by midnight Oct 27
A strong recruitment appeal requests 20 000 men for the motor transport corps with all meeting by midnight October 27. Jobs listed include blacksmith, carpenter, chauffeur, machinist, plater electro, radiator repair, trouble shooter and more. Apply via Mallon Rollin Wilson branch chairman at 108 South Court for blanks and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin J. Wilson
South Court Street
Mre
Motor Transi Corps
Welder
Mallon Rollin Wilson
Lairman
Military Training 3 Association
South Court
Furth
Phosphated Iron Promises Health and Nerve Strength
An advertisement touts Phosphated Iron as a cure for tired nerves and weak blood. It claims the tonic boosts energy, appetite, and vigor for workers and many life roles, urging readers to demand capsules and avoid tablets. Aimed at physicians and patients, it warns against counterfeit forms and promises quick, lasting results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iti
Kaiser Out Note Sparks Question on Imperial Terminology
London dispatch notes the German note repeatedly uses the phrase the German government, seven times, while the form imperial German government is typically used. Analysts question what the omission signals about the Reich’s self description and status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alfy
William L. Russell Funeral Held Saturday
The remains of William Lee Russell who died at sea on October 6 arrive in Fairfield for burial. Funeral services were held at Evergreen Cemetery at four o'clock Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lee Russell
Fairfield
Evergreen Cemetery
Man Wanted Immediately at Fairfield Steam Laundry
Help wanted notice seeks a man for immediate employment at Fairfield Steam Laundry. Applicants must report in person to the Fairfield facility and apply with necessary references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Lost items listed on Libertyville road and Blue Grass road
Lost on Libertyville road or 6th Street a log chain. Call 8513 H. D. Hiatt. Lost on the Blue Grass road west of the city a man's right foot shoe. Call 2358. Reward if returned. 241-1f 249-16 ge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville Road
6Th St
H. D. Hiatt
Blue Grass
For Sale Classified Notices From Local Column
Full blooded Plymouth Rock cockerels and White Wyandotte cockerels offered by local residents with phone contacts. Also rhode island red roosters and other farm items including a Riverside cook stove and 300 acre home with outbuildings. Trade equity offered for 100 acres near Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillaspie
J. M. Knowles
Rhode Island
Harry Calgbertson
D. M. Holgate
Geo. M. Bennett
Fairfield
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Gummer
Libertyville
May T. Barnes
Ford
Kaiser
William 'L. Russell
W. Kirkwood
H. F. Keltner
Journal
R. I
Harry Ball
People's Column
A_ Riverside cook stove
W. Grimes
Formu
W.B
W. B
W.B. Forma
W. B. Ee
W. B. Reduso
Weingarten Bros., Inc
New York
Jefferson County Livestock and Farm Products Association
Jefferson County
Fair Grounds
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