Editor Manager Entered at the Post Office at Fairfield
A notice records that the editor manager was entered at the post office in Fairfield as mail matter of the second class.
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Faireld
Town
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
2
Subscription Terms by Carrier and Mail
Terms of subscription list rates for weekly and monthly options by carrier and by mail. Week six costs 10 dollars per month two weeks or three months at varying rates, with advance payment required and a note to report irregular carrier service to telephone number 23.
True Americanism Speech by Justice Bruce
Justice Bruce speaks from a foreign born perspective praising America for its free lands schools and spirit of openness. He argues national loyalty to the flag constitution and laws even as he notes his and others’ immigrant journeys and gratitude amid calls for unity.
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Bruce
America
Andrew Bruce
North Dakota
No Developments in Mt. Pleasant Murder Case
Mt. Pleasant Sept. 6 There were no new developments in the Clarence Hedden murder case. He remains in his cell and has not spoken of the crime. Officials note possible insanity or impersonation and anticipate an insanity defense if the case goes to trial. He shows signs of mental disturbance and violence, with no chance for self harm allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Clarence Hedden
Raymond Matthews
Wesley Chapel
Elevator operator joins the Second Field Artillery
In Chicago on September 7 Harry Stephens, an elevator operator for the city Wall, enlisted after two recruiting men from the Second approached him when he needed time off to see his brother depart for Rockford. Stephens stayed for lunch and then enlisted, becoming a private in the unit.
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Chicago
Harry Stephens
Second Field Artillery
Stephen
H. H
Rockford
Stephens
Warns Against Fancy Seed Wheat Claims
Washington warns American farmers to beware of abnormally high priced seed wheat offerings. The agriculture department says some vendors tout varieties as far superior with catchy names and extravagant claims.
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Washington
Sept. T
Department of Agriculture
Department
American flyer Lufbery downed German plane in flames Paris
Sub-Lieutenant Raoul Lufbery of Wallingford Conn a famed La Fayette escadrille pilot was shot at but remained aloft after downing a German biplane. In a prior skirmish Lufbery and Sergeant Walter Lovell of Concord Mass fought four combats with eight Germans and Lufbery shot down another aircraft.
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Paris
Raoul Luthery
Wallingford
Conn
la Fayette Escadrille
Allehted
Lufbery
Walter Lovell
Concord
Mass
Meanest Old Cat Seeks Divorce in Los Angeles Case
Mrs. Lillian Reseck of Los Angeles asks for a divorce after claiming her husband labeled her the meanest old fat that ever existed. The filing highlights a marriage break and requests legal relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Reseck
Los Angeles
Herusband
Exemption Board Moves Quarters as Exemptions Listed
The County Exemption Board, a migratory body, has moved from the Grand Jury rooms to the Supervisors’ room during court sessions. A long list of residents from Fairfield and surrounding areas are noted as recently exempted from service, mostly due to dependents, with several from Batavia, Packwood, Hedrick, Libertyville, and other local towns.
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Perviecra
Clyde Spray
Fairfield
Iowa
Thomas R. Crawford
Albertis J. Inghram
Richards. Warner
Elmer Pickering
Troops to Enforce Law in Chicago Under State Militia
Governor Lowden announces Illinois will mobilize six thousand reserve militiamen to suppress traitorous meetings in Chicago. The state council offers training corps to form a brigade under Major General KE C Young, who accepts command.
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Chicago
Illinois
Miltia
Lowden
Blackstone
State Ecounet! of Defense
State Council
Cook County
KE. C. Young
Young
Wheatless and Meatless Badger Day in Wisconsin
Madison announces one meatless and one wheatless day each week statewide under orders from Herbert Hoover. Food administrator Magnier Swenson urges all residents to observe these days as a patriotic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Magnier Swenson
Wisconsin
Herbert Hoover
Red Cross Notes List Young Bonnell Heads Soldier Bags
The following list honors those who filled bags for soldiers. Robert Owen Bonnell leads with a patriotic display on his perambulator. Other contributors include Mrs. W. W. Fordyce Elizabeth Moorhead and Mrs. Peterke. About thirty bags remain to be filled for Company M ahead of departure to Deming New Mexico by the fifteenth to free space for a Fort Des Moines hospital.
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Bonnell
Robert Owen Bonnell
W. W. Fordyce
Elizabeth Moorhead
Peterke
Company M
Fort Des Moines
Deming
N. M
Des Moines
Red Cross Announces Major Relief for Syrians
The Red Cross war council approves a 300000 dollar relief appropriation for Near East aid through the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief. The effort focuses on self sufficiency training for refugees, crafts for boys, garment making for children, and care for an estimated hundred thousand orphans.
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Washington, D. C
Red Cross Committee
Red Cross War Council
Near East
Ottoman Empire
Peanut Crop Doubled in South Georgia
The peanut crop in South Georgia has more than doubled with farmers producing near Mystic and other areas. One farmer near Mystic expects about 110 bushels per acre, at a market price of 1.70 dollars per bushel, illustrating a profitable object lesson for the region.
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South Georgia
Mystic
Jefferson County Men Reported in Military Service
The list shows local men enlisted with dates and branches including Heilman, Bollinger, Bates, Baker, Douglas, Sorrell, Walker, Nordgreh and others. Jefferson county will gain no credit for these enlistments as its quota was already met. Also noted are others certified for service and Camp Dodge postings for Guy Spielman and Tom McGranes.
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Harry J. Heilman
Brighton
Co. K
Iowa
John C. Bollinger
East Plain
Myriam L. Bates
Perlee
Co. M
George W. Baker
Fairfield
James H. Douglas
Pekin
Jefferson Barracks
Tillman Sorrell
William Walker
Harry A. Nordgreh
Batavia
Illinois
Reserve Corps Motor Truck Co
Jefferson County
District Board
Rea P. Yanaway
Bert A. Clements
Tom Lt McGranes
Guy Spielman
George Spiel
Camp Dodge
Moline
Ill
Rock Island
Death of R. E. Caviness in Pleasant Plain
R E Caviness aged resident of Jefferson county died last night at his Pleasant Plain home after an illness of over a year. He was 79 today August seventh. He is survived by a wife and several children. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 30 PM, with burial in a nearby cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Caviness
Jefferson County
Pleasant Plain
Three Die in Auto Car Collision at Crossing
Richmond Indiana reported three killed and two injured when a car was struck by an interurban traction car at a crossing. The dead are Frank Puthoff age 42 his wife 42 and Anna White 54. Injured include Bernadina White 47 and Katherine Puthoff 4. All resided in Richmond.
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Richmond
Ind
Here
Frank Puthoff
Anna White
Bernadina White
Katherine Puthoff
Personal visits span Des Moines and Chatam area
Dr. Anna Melfestein of Des Moines is visiting her aunt May Mouck. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baston from Chatam, Wvyo., arrived tonight to visit C. M. Brown. Reed Wills, formerly of Calumet Michigan, died in France after enlisting in the Canadian field artillery and going overseas last November.
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Anna Melfestein
Des Moines
May Mouck
Charles Baston
Chatam, Wvyo
C. M. Brown
Michigan
Calumet
Mich
Reed Wills
France
Canadian Field Artillery
Governor Lowden calls National Council for Democracy and Peace treasonous
Chicago dispatch reports Governor Lowden denounces the National Council for Democracy and Peace as treasonous, arguing its antece dents, personnel, and propaganda form a conspiracy against the nation during wartime and that shielding under free speech is improper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of America For Democracy and Peace
Chicago
Lowden
National Council For Democracy and Peace
Dr Book's Office Closed for Special Work in New York
Notice that Dr. Book's office is temporarily closed while he undergoes local anesthesia and surgery work in New York and will return around September 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Book
New York
Card of Thanks from Bethel A M E Church
Card of Thanks extends appreciation to the people of Vairfeird who helped make the rally a success. Members of the Bethel A M E Church express gratitude for support and assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vairfeird
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Fairfield Business College Low Rates Offer
A brief notice invites a few days remaining to secure low rates at the Fairfield Business College located in the Junkin Block on South Main Street. The reminder emphasizes timely action to lock in favorable tuition terms.
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Fairfield Business College
Junkin Block
South Main St
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Frank Warner
Albert Lee Nelson
Clarence C. Dana
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George L. Edick
Ted DeGood
Arthur E. Lundquist
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Selvage
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Parsons College Conservatory OF Music
James P. Moorhead
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