01 Sep 1917
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1917
Page
1
Paris report details shortages behind the front lines with flour, labor, and carpenters in short supply. French women serve as stevedores while medical bases stockpile in sheds. An aviation center echoes prisoners nearby as trainees seek repatriation.
Donald M. MacMillan recounts the Crocker Land expedition noting two previously unseen lands, coastal surveys near Ellesmere, and a glacier he names the American Museum glacier. He claims earlier charts cannot locate certain suggested lands nearby and compares the glacier to the Humboldt in size.
Baseball scores from Chicago and Cincinnati to Pittsburgh show multiple games with winners Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburgh and St Louis. Notable pitchers include Schupp Pfef fer and Doak with various catchers Rariden Mayer and Miller.
American League recap shows Chicago St Louis and Philadelphia games with pitchers and catchers listed. Notable lines include Daven port Sotheron Severeid Chica go 8 14 3 Faber Williams Schalk and Ruth Thomas in Boston and Kinys Agnew in second game.
Donald MacMillan arrives in Freeport after four years in Arctic wilds with tales of Crocker Land mirage and a possible continent beyond the polar ice. He asserts Eskimo tribes persist despite contact with civilization and notes Crocker Land may not exist.
The American Red Cross will provide monthly living expense payments to dependent families of soldiers and sailors. Over 1,000 physicians will treat medical cases for free, with hospitals volunteering and druggists offering discounted or free prescriptions. Miss Katherine Stimson will fly from Chicago to New York delivering Red Cross literature.
Washington debate on war profits and income tax provisions as Senate plans final vote by Sept. 10. Senator Harding argues against crippling wealth and cautions taxes should avoid harming business and industrial capacity amid world war financing.
Washington set a basic price of 2.20 per bushel for the 1917 wheat crop with a system of grade based differentials. No. 1 dark hard winter and northern spring rise to 2.24, red winter 2.20, yellow hard winter 2.16, soft whites vary, and each grade carries reductions from the basic price, with No. 2 30 cents lower and No. 3 to No. 4 down 6 to 10 cents.
Italian subject John Canigna of Indianapolis has been refused admittance to two armies. He was rejected by the IVvon military examining board a year ago and again by the third district board in session here due to his dependents.
Ethan Allen directs Red Cross work in three great states as relief and welfare operations expand. The headline notes leadership by Ethan Allen guiding activity across multiple regions, reflecting organized aid efforts during the period.
Washington reports the vanguard of America's air fleet has crossed the Atlantic to France. The first group includes the armada of 150000 airplanes and well trained aviators, with exact figures kept secret by the War Department.
Markets report mixed prices across hogs cattle and sheep with receipts from Chicago Kansas City East Buffalo and other centers. Hogs dip to $14.80-$19.16 range, cattle mostly $6-$16, lambs $16-$17, grain values steady with corn around $2.00-$2.08 and oats about $0.58. Produce shows varied egg butter and poultry quotes with regional differences.
London reports repulse of a German raid near Lens as weather hinders operations on multiple fronts. Italy presses attacks within twelve miles of Trieste while Austrians reinforce Batasizza plateau. Petrograd police suppress antigovernment unrest. an earthquake is recorded abroad.
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