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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1917
Page
2
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The Interborough Rapid Transit reports November subway and L line totals about 2.21 million daily riders. Public Service Commissioner Whitney cites annual traffic growth over 100 million and ongoing expansions, with commentary on the city’s transit needs outpacing capacity.
Kate Mulcahy of Illinois is named heir to Mrs. John McCabe in a will valued between 100000 and 200000 dollars. Mrs. McCabe urged Kate to stay by her side until death, and the two formed a life bond with the promise of wealth. After years of faithful service Kate inherits, while local relatives challenge the will.
A Carlisle Pennsylvania dog named Mulidos, a bank messenger and hotel deposit carrier, stars in a motion picture sequence showing daily tasks from hotel to bank. The loyal canine performs his routine while other tricks, including smoking, are noted as part of the era’s animal performances.
New York hires FS Sheceit rahi ister to Argentiia where Mir Talt was president and organizer. He refuses £100000 bequeathed by his mother-in-law Mrs Sarah Barker Gills who died last May. Official appraisal notes the estate goes to the residuary share of his wife, prompting his calm rejection and claim the amount would not interest anyone.
Pupils of the Parsons College Conservatory of Music will give a recital tomorrow evening at 7 20 in the studio of Prof J P Moorhead. The program will be published tomorrow and the public is invited.
Addison M. Parker Iowa senator introduces in the state senate a joint resolution to resubmit to voters a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage. Rep R W Murray will introduce the measure in the house as chair of the woman suffrage committee. The plan requires passage in both chambers this session and the next.
Auditor A. C. Turner paid a bounty on a large wolf Saturday. The animal was located in a wire fence and killed by W. C. Sheets of Des Moines township.
Fifty thousand Los Angeles clubwomen cooperate with the Federal Immigration Commission and the school board to raise education standards for foreigners. Instead of patriotic hymns the curriculum will teach practical skills such as calling a doctor in an emergency and talking to police. Eighteen night schools will open for the foreign population and run year round as part of a city wide social survey directed by the State Commission on Immigration and Housing.
Twelve white mice released in a Brooklyn store start a blaze. Cigar dealer James Rigsby slept inside as the store's alarm drew families to the street. Fire caused about 500 dollars in damage and police suspect mice gnawed a box of matches.
Oyster Bay residents fear of incendiaries eased as Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and wealthy supporters introduce a modern tire truck. The apparatus promises fast Sagamore Hill runs and strengthens Long Island fire protection. Contributors include W. R. Coe C. K. Ghiltings J. Stewart Plackton Colgate Hoyt and Mortimer T. Seff.
Members met with Mrs. J. B. Johnson on West Burlington street for the annual officer election. New officers include President Mrs. Ray Loehr and First Vice President Mrs. J. E. Huglin. A social picnic supper followed.
In Morgantown West Virginia Theodore F Imbach of the state agricultural station secured permission to use a deserted Pittsburgh coal seam near the city for a mushroom garden. He camped at ground level, tested the soil and found it rich in moisture and nutrients ideal for edible fungi. The mine yields large weekly shipments to city markets.
Ben Blewett longtime St Louis schools superintendent died suddenly in Washington at age unknown, after collapsing while addressing a Congress of Constructive Patriotism committee, ending a nine year tenure and ties to the city’s school system since 1876.
The fast Iowa Wesleyan squad travels to Parsons Wednesday to avenge football losses and face Parsons in a sought after matchup. Wesleyan has beaten Des Moines Highland Park and Central and matched Simpson, while Parsons trains hard for the local clash against their ancient rivals in trustee gym. Messrs Harper and Scott, holding meetings at Seymour, returned for a brief visit.
A called meeting of the Ladies Aid of the Methodist church will be held Tuesday afternoon January 30 in the east room after the missionary address. Important business. By order of President Mrs Jennie Flinspach.
Ezra S. Naylor Jr., a New York National Guardsman, returned from the Mexican border and killed himself with gas after plugging crevices and donning full uniform. A photo of his former fiancée and a release letter stating another had supplanted him were found nearby.
A farmer named LP White of Birelyn Kanawha county reports a Rhode Island Red hen named Rhele Ishind has laid an egg every day for two months. The eggs are described as unusually large with dimensions about eight and a half inches around and seven inches across the ground, with sleds less than a year old mentioned in the record.
A blaze ravaged the finishing and drying department of the Taunton New Bedford Copper Manufacturing Company’s plant in New Bedford Ind. The damage is estimated at $200,000 with the loss attributed to the fire.
Huglin and Rorick offer loans on real estate with nine thousand dollars available. Interest rates range from five and a half to seven percent. Address or contact details are incomplete.
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