Flu On Wane In Camps And Cities In 1918 Epidemic
A nationwide survey notes Spanish influenza conditions still active in civilian communities while army camps show a gradual fall in new cases and deaths. New York reports 4930 cases and 383 deaths. 19 new cases since Thursday. Indiana bans public gatherings until Oct 26 as northern areas improve but south shows signs of a rise.
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Washington
New York
Royal
Copeland
Indianapolis
Ind
J. N. Flurty
State Board of Health
Indiana
Abuse of American Captives Reported at Front
The Hague reports an American captive with shrapnel wounds forced to work behind the lines despite a doctor's warning linked to President Wilson. Other Americans in prison camps face hard labor and mistreatment. Russians die from disease and starvation, while overdoses of morphine and etchine are used to hasten death.
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the Hague
West Front
French May Quit in Crisis
Field Marshal French the lord lieutenant and governor general of Ireland has gone to London to submit his views to the cabinet on the failure to enforce conscription in Ireland. He is understood to resign if a satisfactory arrangement is not reached.
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Dublin
Field Marshal French
Ireland
London
British Officers and Editors Arrive in New York North Atlantic
Col. Sir Thomas Mills and Maj. Gen. Blakeley Monihan arrived at an Atlantic port with other British army and naval officers. Nine Australian editors and five New Zealand editors were among the passengers on the vessel returning from the front.
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York
Oet
Thomas Ans
Egy
Blakeley Monihan
Atlantic
New Zealand
Obituary: Mrs Catherine Lyon dies in Mt. Pleasant Iowa
Mrs Catherine Lyon died last evening at about 11:30 at the home of her daughter Mrs Jacob Sheffel on West Adams St. She was born May 5 1837 in Indiana and moved to Iowa at twelve. Survived by six children and buried at Oak Grove Baptist cemetery after services at noon led by Rev B L Nay.
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Catherine Lyon
Jacob Sheffel
West Adams St
John Hull
Indiana
Iowa
Peter Lyon
Stephen Lyon
Lockridge
John Lyon
Trenton
Edward
Osceola
Charles
Merrimac
Etta Scheffel
City
Lorene Dalmer
B. L. Nay
Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant
News From Home Folks From a WWI Letter
W G Corbitt writes from France July 20 1918 to Mother lamenting slow work and housing shifts, noting heat and delays in receiving Stars and Stripes. He describes sending photos, missing his US papers, and relying on French papers and fellow soldiers for war news as Allied advances continue.
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Seattle
Freneh
Life of Mrs. Mary Chadduck
Mary I Sears born June 1 1847 in Fairfield Iowa died October 14 1918 near Crescent Oklahoma at age 71 years 1 month 14 days. She married Charles E Chadduck May 15 1867 and had five children. Survived by husband and children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral held at her daughter Mrs J W Wilson home conducted by Rev R H Polly. Burial in Gantz cemetery near Brookville.
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Mary I. Sears
Jacob and
Mary Sears
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Iowa
Crescent
Olahoma
Charles E. Chadduck
Cora B
Mary E
J. W. Wilson
FE. Leathers
Ft. Cobb
Oklahoma
Virgil T. Chadduck
R. H. Polly
Fairfield Christian Church
Gantz
Brookville
McKain Golden Wedding Anniversary Observed Quietly
Mr and Mrs McKain planned a fiftieth wedding anniversary on October 22 1868 at their Fairfield home after a prior plan to celebrate in Independence was halted by the Spanish influenza outbreak and Mrs McKain ill The couple married at McKain Millis near Brighton in 1818 Rev D Donaldson conducted the ceremony They had five children two sons living in Omaha Nebraska and Independence Iowa Both mill and home have ties to Brighton and Fairfield over the years
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McKain Millis
Brighton
J. M. McKain
Rosetta Dillon
D. Donaldson
Methodist Church
Omaha
Neb
Independence
Iowa
McKain
Fairfield
Clyde
Omatfa
Mowery seeks re election in Jefferson County race
Candidate Frank P. Mowery outlines war aim and policy pledges for the State Legislature. He calls for strong support for soldiers families, action against graft and profiteers, wage growth in line with life costs, and simplification of laws. He favors primary reform to let parties choose delegates by popular vote and invites records study.
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Frank P. Mowery
37Th General Assembly
Red Cross Election Postponed in Jefferson County
The Jefferson County Chapter American Red Cross postpones its Board of Directors election to November 20 1918 due to quarantine regulations. Branch chapters and auxiliaries may also reschedule elections to a convenient November date. J P Starr, Chairman.
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National Headquarters
Jefferson County
American Red Cross
Notices on tuition, rentals, and typewriter supplies
Notice from Fairfield Modern Business College and local vulcanizing shop offering lost-prices quotes on tuition or rental of typewriters and supplies. Office contact advised via visit. details referenced as “flue” epidemic affects operations at Jun kin Block, So. Main.
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Fairfield Modern Business College
Junkin Block
So. Main
Rural Schools Stay Closed Under State Quarantine
The county's rural schools remained shut as a statewide quarantine lasts with city closures extending a week. Directors closed a few rural schools when the measure began. all rural schools stay closed until epidemic danger passes. County Superintendent June Chidexter acknowledges receipt of the order in southeastern Iowa.
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Iowa
June Chidexter
Influenza Standstill in Fairfield Suppresses Public Life
No new flu cases reported in Fairfield at city hall on Sunday or today. The influenza epidemic prompts continued local and state quarantine and the cancellation of all public meetings.
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Fairfield
New York Life Expands Liberty Loan Subscriptions
New York Life Insurance Co announces an extra 24 million dollars to the fourth Liberty loan, bringing its total to 50 million. The Southern Pacific railroad also adds 2 million dollars in subscriptions.
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New York Life
Southern Pacific
New York
The
New York Life Insurance Company
Liberty
Southern Pacific Railroad
Baltimore’s Beauty Margaret Baldwin Dies in Baltimore
Mrs Margaret Eyre Stirling Baldwin once posed as Columbia for James Montgomery Flagg to aid the Fourth Liberty loan. She died in Baltimore from pneumonia after an influenza attack, widely known as the city’s most beautiful woman.
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Baltimore
Margaret Eyre Stirling Baldwin
Columbia
James Montgomery Flagg
Liberty
Baldwin
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