Organize County for War Savings Drive Opens
Washington county plans a county wide war savings campaign with township and school district committees. Volunteers will seek subscriptions by personal solicitation while town headquarters open and some soliciting may occur. Committees listed by township include names and post office addresses across multiple towns and townships.
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Washington County
Washington
Jackson Township
Ed Horn
Riverside
From Our Exchanges and Travel Tales
An exchange note from Keota Eagle credits Alex Coffman of Washington for solid work on Andy Blattner’s new house calling him no spring chicken though he labored well forty years ago. The Winfield Beacon reports late word that John Miller leaves Philadelphia for New York, uncertainty over whether he will go on.
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Alex. Coffman
Washington
Andy Blattner
Alex
Here
John Miller
Philadelphia
New York
Winfield Beacon
Coal scheme eyed by pastor for church conference
Rev. T. F. Barker pushes a plan for congregations to buy coal now and swap purchases, hoping to secure next winter's fuel. Local notices mention Delbert Pierce’s France letter, Will Schantz enlisting after selling his Noble blacksmith shop, Hugh Dunlap returning from Ames to await aviation call, and Camp Dodge sendoffs with Washington county youths.
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T. F. Barker
Keota Eagle
Will Schantz
Camp Dodge
Washington County
Will
Noble
Wayland News
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Catarrh
There is more catarrh in this section than other diseases and was thought incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio is a constitutional remedy taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. One hundred dollars reward offered for any case it fails to cure. Send for endorsements. Prepared by Poineer & Toledo, sold by druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Po Iecater
English River Township tops third Liberty Loan drive
Keota Eagle notes England River Township led the third Liberty Loan with a perfect over the top record earning a Liberty Loan flag. Township Chairman John A. Yoder and local committee credit residents for their strong enlistment and contributions. Kalona News reports Wellman nearly gained notoriety by tracking down propagandists amid a chase that ended a block away.
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English River
Kalona City
John A. Yoder
Mena Dunlap
Chris Miller
First Ward
Office Court House
M. Hollinger
Mide C. Lewis
David McLaughlin
Wm. A. Cook
Chas. Atkin
Yoder
U. S
Chicago millionaire’s remark on Middle West farmers
A Chicago millionaire declared last summer that the farmers of the middle west had no future. The comment sparked debate among agricultural leaders and prompted responses from local farm groups in several states.
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Chicago
Middle West
Liberty Loan support lags as Chicago adds pressure
The Columbus Gazette rebukes residents who avoid Red Cross donations Liberty Bonds and government support noting that money talks and Chicago efforts surged ahead before officials even began. It warns the law’s approach will win the war, contrasting Chicago’s showy stance with civic inaction.
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Red Cross
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Lawa
Columbus Gazette
Auto Train at Chicago Bears First Motor Truck Train
A five truck train carrying 16 tons of freight arrived in Chicago from Akron marking the first motor truck train in the city’s history. The Red Cross received the cargo for overland traffic and the convoy will depart for Baltimore via Washington with hospital supplies for soldiers in France, expected to take four days.
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Chicago
Akron
Red Cross
Baltimore
Washington
France
Ex Soldier Held for Possible Internment Over Shells Claim
Federal Attorney Robertson has urged internment of Fred Blunh a former soldier in Kansas City Missouri after he allegedly told fellow prisoners in 1914 that while at an American munition plant he helped German workers produce 50 000 faulty shells supporting his remand for detention.
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Kansas City
Robertson
Fred Blunh
Biunn
Railroad incomes decrease under federal regulation during first quarter
Washington reports that 114 American railroads earned a net operating income of 54,108,661 in the first three months under regulation, down from 104,011,809 in the same period of 1917. For the quarter ending March, revenues totaled 726,011,329 with expenses 637,784,608 and net railway revenue 88,226,721, vs 175,398,488 last year. March income was 50,628,302 versus 57,592,087.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fire wipes out Waukegan Terminal plant disaster
A blaze at the Waukegan Manufacturers Terminal in Waukegan destroyed about 625000 worth of property and left 500 workers jobless. Firefighters from Waukegan and North Chicago plus naval forces battled five hours to control the flames starting in lumber. A war supplies building was saved and a federal probe will follow.
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Waukegnan
Waukegan
Naval Training Station
North Chicago
Jackies
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Organize County For War Savings
Frank Shebeck
Frank Horn
Walter Smith
Ed Gallagher
L. L. Ros
Ainsworth
Will Davis
Homer Birney
Harry Whittaker
Marion Township
Wm. Hesseltine
Brighton
Wilber Beanblossom
Walter Woods
Wayland
Sam Conrad
Way
J. G. Witting
Will Caldwell
Earl Birney
Wash
Ington
Will Mitchell
Crawfordville
Aighland Township
Jno
B. Quinn
Ains
Krotz
Joe Prymek
Kindlesperger
M. Taylor
J. M. Nicholson
James Quinn
Worth
J. H. McCreedy
Harry Dye
Everett Fleming
Wellman
Sam. M. Pulver
Keo
R. J. Eckerman
Ota
Sanford Anderson
Keota
Harley Harden
H. T. D. Henderson
Edward Duvall
F. A. Dunbar
Geo. Stevenson
Clay Township
Clay Independent
Ray Woodford
Greenvale
Max Waterhouse
Brigh
Ton
Pleasant Grove
R. C. Balderson
Rubio Independent
T. R. Benn
Rubio
Blackhawk
W. F. Leppert
White Hawk
Maynard Crumly
Iowa Township
Crescent
Julia Wieland
Riv
Erside
Rath
Greenfield
Laney
Yatton
Mrs. Robt
E. Tobin
Hardy
North Ridge
Julia Sechneider
Oak Grove
Lawrence Veggy
Riverside City
Blanche Dautremont
R. A. Knittel
John Rath
Oregon Township
Geo, Allbaugh
M. E. Ebner Haskins
E. R. Lins
I. K. Beal
Glen Sands
W. I. Duncan
Harry Pearson
Ode Ferguson
Ainsworth City
H. G. Crawford
Effie McCreedy
W. H. Anderson
Hugh Hall
Clegg
Washington Township
R. I. Main Line
Perry Dewey
Wm. Black
R. E. Brown
Thos. Stewart
Havre
J. R. Coulter
J. S. Phillips, Wash
A. B. Carr
Nelson Thompson
Wm. Galloway
J. C. F. Weade
Martin Essley
Will Mayhew
Cedar Township
Dayton Grove
Allen E. Knotts
West Chester
Lexington
Warren S. Bishop
Union
E. S. Bishop
Summit
T. J. Thompson
Cedar Center
C. F. Timmons
Prairie Flower
W. D. Booth
Bethel
W. A. Phillips
McAvoy
Dutch Creek Township
Wm. Ralston
Jas Pulver
F. E. Sturgeon
Walter Sheets
Ota. District No
Jas. McCaleb
Geo. Frain, Wash
Harve Corpman
Arthur Meyer
Henry C. Hollingsworth
Brighton Township
Riverside District
G. C. Pickens
Oakland
Ben Stout
Walnut
Joe Limerman
Indian Creek
K. H. Frazier
J. A. Lemsey
W. S. Parks
W. W. Harras
Franklin Township
Guy Dillon
Frank Anderson
Claude Davis
Geo. Hayes, Wash
Ino Libe
Claire Brook
Paul Harvey
West Chester Town
Hattie Green
B. M. Dobbin
Emma Cherry
Crawford Township
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
N. L. Lease
Clyde Horton
Nina Wooley
Mary White
Earl Swailes
Robi, Shafer
Howard Crozier
Honore, Ferguson
Frances Eicher
Lime Creek Township
Forrest Jones
Watsonville
W. H. Blumenstine
Center
Wm. Eitermiller
Grandview
James Hanley
Bunkerhill
J. Roy Palmer
Well
Eagie
J. D. Morrison
Fairview
W. W. Davison
Nira
J. W. Evans
Daytonville
C. Emde
Brown
E C. Henn
Pleasant Mound
T. T. Johnson
Pilotbore
Arl Anderson
Surprise Valley
Geo
Smith Creek
Mal Wheistine
Hawkeye
H. O. England
Wellman City
J. A. Dodds
J. S. Fisher
Bertha Ward
Second Ward
Mauck
M. Lytle
Frank Barnoske
Wilbur Miller
Schuyler Livingston
Thos
J. Berdo
Third Ward
Harper & Gardner Offfice
Carl Hedges
Julia E. Cavender
Carl J. Roberts
W. Applegate
A. E. Atcheson
Fourth Ward
Y. M. C. A. Rooms
J. Matthews
D. J. Patterson
Margaret Duff
J M. Bratten
O. M. Cuddy
Claude Pierce
Delbert
Hugh Dunlap
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Hugh
Aviation Service
Kalona News
Jack Gillies
Ralph Stephen
Carl Martin
Caude Rinker
Kinross
Broadway
Eagle
The
Kingdom News
Marshal Bradford
Rev. Barker
Fred Blunn
Journal
Evening Journal
Mattery Service
America
Mannhardt Bros
West Second Street
New Post Office
Great Lakes Station
Big Blaz
Toul
Picardy
Pershing
Germany
Zeebrugge
U. S. Food Administration
Dr. Mack
Curbon
Lamb
Kaiser Henry Ford
Debussy
Wagner
Paris
News of Finance and Commerce
Iterary Digest
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