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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
1
Two German destroyers were sunk by British forces in two North Sea engagements near the Dutch coast and Schouwen bank. The V-69, a modern German destroyer, was center of the action. its commander died after being wounded.
Indianapolis Jan 24 The constitution convention bill passed the House 87 to 10. It sets the selection of delegates for the third Tuesday in September and the convention for the second Tuesday in January 1918. The measure moves to the Senate for action.
Nashville January 24. Governor Rye signed three new antiliquor measures approved by the legislature. The laws prohibit clubs lodges or associations from handling liquor, make a second bootlegging conviction a felony, and bar firms from storing liquor intended for sale as a beverage.
Des Moines January 24. A boxing bill was introduced in the Iowa house by Representative Lake of Woodbury county. The measure would permit and regulate sparring matches now prohibited in the state and are modeled after Wisconsin boxing law.
In Laporte county Indiana a jury hears James Meek known as the Jean Val Jean seeks release from prison so he can return to Clarion Pennsylvania with his wife and child to resume the business that led to his imprisonment. He fled, married a young woman unaware of his convict status, and prospered before being recaptured. Meek refuses to reveal his wife’s former name.
In Springfield Illinois the Fiftieth general assembly sees a statutory prohibition bill introduced in both houses. Charles L Wood of Keenes and Thomas E Lyon of Springfield chair the senate license and house temperance committees. The measure would let voters decide on abolishing the saloon in 1918.
Washington January 24 stenographers clerks and other employees in the office of Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation are reported to have demanded better working conditions with the threat of a strike if not met.
Hopkinsville Kentucky resident BE. M. Flack died from poison given by a druggist through a medicine error. The incident occurred January 24, with the fatal mistake blamed on the pharmacist's misreading or improper preparation of the remedy.
Chicago live stock receipts total 34 000 hogs with light shipping at 11.05 to 11.20 and heavy packing 9.50 to 10.15. Cattle receipts 8 000 with good to prime steers from 10.25 to 11.00 and butcher cows 7.35 to 8.00, primes 14.25 to 14.60. Cash grain mixed with No 2 red wheat 1.92 1 3 4 to 1.93 and corn around 1.00 to 1.00 5 with oats at 58 to 58 14 cents. East Buffalo also reports steady cattle and hog markets with hogs 11.65 to 11.70, pigs 10.60 to 10.75, lambs 14.50, yearlings 12.00 to 13.25.
Washington hears President Wilson’s epoch speech on European peace and awaits its digest. Lloyd George and Bethmann-Hollweg may address parliaments as the Senate debates the measure precipitated by Senator Cummins. The foreign relations panel resists delaying action while liberal and conservative factions clash.
An employee at the Gompers office warns of a potential strike over grievances. Authorities assess conditions and possible negotiations as staff weigh action.
Washington reports a subcommittee perfected a revenue bill for the ways and means committee to propose. It creates a $222 million preparedness fund from excess profits tax and estate transfer boosts, plus $130 million from last year emergency law. It allows the President to lower income exemptions to $2,000 and raise surtaxes in emergencies, aims to raise $100 million quickly and curb spending.
The United States employment bureau and the war department announced plans to place returning national guardsmen from the border who may be unemployed.
Mrs. C. Hall, 30, was granted a fourth divorce in the circuit court after testifying that her husband abandoned her sixteen times during their two years of marriage. The judge noted state laws should limit divorce actions.
Springfield Illinois January 24 The will of the late Mrs Anna Kinney of Loami Illinois provides 500 to John Isaacs if he abstains from intoxicating liquor for three years. If he drinks the money goes to defray his last illness and death expenses. Isaacs was an employee of Mrs Kinney.
Veedersburg Indiana January 24 192? A colored man PD D Duncan age 27 attempted to sell a stolen horse and buggy to Calvin Scherer for ten dollars. He was unaware Veedersburgs night policeman wears no uniform. Duncan was sent back to Danville Illinois charged with stealing the outfit from J D Mitchell a farmer from Foster Indiana.
Delphi Indiana January 24 Cass Armstrong aged twelve fell from the third floor of the new Carroll County Court House just after dark through the joists to the basement below. He was carried home by youths and passersby who heard his cries. Physicians hold hope for his recovery.
ROCK ISLAND ILL JAN 24 Quincy and Cairo compete for the $11,000,000 armor plate plant proposed by the War Department. Both cities seek the major defense industry project and aim to attract the facility.
Roald Amundsen, the south pole explorer, met President Wilson in Washington on January 24, with H K Bryn, the Norwegian minister, presenting him.
Indianapolis voters faced a dry movement milestone as the Indiana House passed the Wood bill test during the current session. The measure prohibits sale of intoxicating liquors on any railway train operating within the state. The vote was 87 to 6 in favor.
A report notes the death of the First Chief in a border region as authorities investigate the assassination. The news outlines the shock to residents and potential security implications along the frontier.
The wife of a prominent Mexican linked with the Carranza government claims a code message says Venustiano Carranza was assassinated in Querotaro on Sunday. No independent verification is available.
Washington reports the War Department with President Wilson’s approval orders the withdrawal of General Pershing’s outposts in Mexico. As the outposts return, plans to move the main body toward the border are expected. Ambassador Fletcher’s dispatch to Mexico has no set date. The arms embargo on Mexico is under study with no decision yet.
Des Moines Des Moines Daily Capital reports that thirty two Iowa daily newspapers with about 400 000 subscribers support universal military training. Four papers totalling about 80 000 subscribers oppose it and two papers with around 6 000 subscribers are neutral.
J N Ralston of Middleboro Kentucky discovered the body of his missing wife in a Cincinnati morgue after a nationwide two year hunt. Mrs Ralston aged fifty disappeared two years ago after escaping a sanitarium and wandered the country until sheltered by a Black woman.
Des Moines report says the Whitmore temperance bills will be reported out of committee in the senate Friday. The Bone Drys oppose measures limiting personal possession to two quarts of whisky and one case of bottled beer.
New York January 24 Eleven hundred stock exchange members confront possible jail for contempt if they refuse to reveal confidential customer accounts and stock dealings during the alleged leak inquiry. Sherman Whipple and President Noble clash over pools to sell short.
In Waterloo Iowa on January 24 Mrs C C Calkins and her seven year old adopted son were found dead with gas jets open and arms around the child. The coroner labeled it a premeditated murder and death by self action. The report notes the incident occurred in the home of an insurance agent.
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