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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1917
Page
4
The Texas senate impeachment court sustained ten charges against Governor Ferguson after a three week trial. The 27 to 4 vote supported the first article about misuse of funds for personal obligations. The court will formalize conviction Tuesday noon, with disbarment possible and acting Chief Judge Trolit expected to assume further powers.
battle reports say Soviet troops pressed back German forward units near Mudua. Russians fortified along the Teving river bank while Austro German attacks near Mun Aw and Ge Stoumanian positions were repulsed.
Metroit Mich Sept 24 Judge T. S. Ta resid, Michigan's leading jurist and father of Mrs Verne Os ew of Chicago, has died.
In the Ypres sector German artillery bombarded Belgian fronts as British forces repulsed strong attacks southeast of St Julien. The German war office reported Scottish troops attacked near Artois trenches, with bombardments and raids on Ostend and other Belgian railroad hubs.
Washington reports Senator King of Utah called for harsh action against pacifists and perceived traitors. He urged swift public contempt and firing squad penalties for those he labeled as aiding the enemy. King also denounced delay in war legislation but said lawmakers were not proven to be influenced by German money.
Report from an Atlantic port claims five British steamers and two destroyers were sunk by submarines shortly after leaving Lough Seilly Ireland on September 3. Survivors were rescued as the convoy of six destroyers returned. the date and details remain uncertain.
Account from Kansas City reports a giant spider weaving a white coded message in an alley near 1521 Hyland Ave as crowds of thousands, including soldiers and police, observe a prophecy of war. Mammy Fannie Taylor, 102, claims the spider writes divine words warning of conflict.
Lost heavy gold watch in Fairfield between two and five on Saturday with Parsons College Fei 1920 attached. Return to Lyons' Lumber Yard for reward. Also lost fountain pen between the square and Logan school on South Main or West Jefferson streets. Call 2623 Miss Lelia Lamberson.
Survivors report the British steamship La Negra carrying Argentine beef from Buenos Aires to Havre was torpedoed September 8, 4% miles off Plymouth. The tale arrives as American and Allied convoys cut merchant ship losses, according to navy officials.
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