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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
6
Singled out is a New York millionaire who eloped with a waitress, prompting local readers to note societal contrasts. The piece wittily links romance with finance and asks about practical values in the Wall Street real estate pitch.
A Montana man has invented a vineless potato. Citizens react with curiosity as innovation reduces traditional grape flavors and raises questions about agricultural mascots and future potato uses.
A brief editorial urging patience with a young graduate as he adjusts to the wider world. It cautions that initial struggles reveal limitations that will lessen with experience and time.
A Philadelphia alert urges May or Weaver to hire a reliable understudy to monitor nights. The piece notes a postal deficit of about 15 million dollars this year and claims authors are returning fewer manuscripts. It also reports a hundred cars damaged by fire in New York recently, though little visible change will be seen.
The passage notes that after numerous casual associations, Texas faced a figurative sinking of its relevance rather than a physical defeat, highlighting the ship’s symbolic decline in the public eye.
A Russian in London notes Admiral Rosestvensky’s name stresses the second syllable. The speaker asks if the correct pronunciation can be managed.
Preparations are underway to combat mosquitoes though experts say the plan will not spur a surge in life insurance activity.
A schoolboy in Iowa received letters from twelve famous Americans praising hard work. Eleven of the writers were lawyers, highlighting discipline and diligence as keys to achievement.
The fragment notes that King Alfonso formed friendships in London but cautions there is no authority supporting the claim that King Edward now calls him Allie.
A preacher is ordered to re sign his pulpit due to using an automobile. Dispatches do not reveal whether his funds came from inheritance or marriage.
A New York man paid a $20 fine after catching a trout under six inches. The joke ends by noting the judge should have seen the one that got away.
A Chicago man filed suit asking a court to bar his wife from talking, alleging harm and seeking an injunction to silence her communications. The case highlights unusual spousal dispute remedies and the boundaries of injunctions in domestic matters.
A Baltimore man Mr. Bonaparte dismisses those who live on a grandfather’s name yet concedes that having a granduncle can be a notable distinction in society.
A chair once owned by President Washington was sold to the Mount Vernon association for 7500 dollars. The report notes that a seat in New York's stock exchange costs significantly more.
A vintage quip attributed to Dr Osler praises freckled girls as amiable and attractive marriage choices. The joke hints at aging and a dark, humorous twist about chloroforming, reflecting early 20th century streetwise irony.
A New York man asks police to locate his 16 year old niece who is missing from her home. He notes she is six feet tall, giving officers a workable lead and hope for progress.
A Yonkers New York alderman seeks 25000 in damages after being accused of soliciting a bribe. He argues that a alderman brave enough to pursue the case in court deserves compensation.
A Massachusetts man aged 35 becomes engaged to an elderly 84 year old woman. The note quips the couple’s future faces a possible obstacle from her great grandchildren while teasing cautious congratulations until more proof of unity emerges.
Virgil White, a Des Moines attorney, is found alive as Henry Kirkhert, a Ferguson farm hand near Defiance. A notebook recovered in a Shelby county farm house explains his mental breakdown and choice to vanish. He plans to reunite with his father as the truth surfaces.
A fashion writer doubts hoopskirts will gain traction here and hopes Gear girls avoid foot entanglement with the contraption.
A wry observation imagines a habitual borrower asking a neighbor’s 12 year old to lend his automobile for the day. The humor hinges on shifting expectations of ownership and propriety within a domestic scene.
Des Moines reports Walter Irwin missing since last week with his clothes found on the Raccoon river bank. Two fishermen retrieved the apparel and showed it to Mrs. Irwin who identified the garments as her husband’s. Whether Irwin drowned or staged his disappearance remains unresolved.
Fred White father of Virgil White arrives in Council Bluffs and searches for his son who vanished after leaving Des Moines with John C. Hume. Fred Wadsworth and Chief Richmond plan a joint Omaha trip to aid the hunt as the mystery deepens.
In Dubuque on June 29 David B. Henderson, former speaker, suffered a stroke last Thursday. He rests better at Julien House apartments with his right arm benumbed and left leg impaired. Family reports gradual improvement and numerous sympathy messages follow the illness.
Des Moines reports arsenic detected in Cyrus Pratt’s stomach amid suspicions of wife and hired man Will Persing murdering him. Pratt’s funeral halted during arrests. Kinney to compare embalming fluid to confirm poisoning theory.
Lake City June 29 Mrs Cyrus Pratt under surveillance admits purchasing strychnine from Mc Nichols drug store. She claims the poison was for rats not her husband’s murder. The morning after Pratt’s death she and hired man Will Persing visited Yetter to check Pratt’s bank account and life insurance.
Marshalltown June 29 William Miller cashier of the Graettinger Savings Bank disappeared about a week ago and has not been found. The bank remains closed and Sheriff Coakley has an order to open the safe. Estimated shortage could reach as high as 10000 dollars though deposits are expected to be largely recoverable.
The disappearance of William Mueller the Graettinger Savings Bank cashier remains a mystery no trace found beyond a Graettinger to Emmetsburg ticket. Emmetsburg Bank holds an $8000 note against him and his home is heavily mortgaged with a $22000 shortage to cover.
Dialog shows colonial era tensions with Tories and Yankees. A Boston witness comment about absent mindedness humorously notes a man who keeps checking his pocket watch to see if he has time to go home. Names like Rufus Choate appear as part of the humor.
June 30 report from Odessa says a government transport crew mutinied and joined the battleship Kniaz Potemkine, seizing officers. Dispatches note a Russian squadron heading to Odessa, heavy shelling, darkened streets, and 10,000 troops in the city with ongoing intermittent firing and port destruction.
Russian sailors mutinied in Libau on Wednesday night attacking government stores seizing arms and firing on officers. Infantry artillery and Cossacks were deployed as intense excitement gripped the Courland port.
Gunshu Pass Manchuria June 29 reports show Japanese cavalry and light infantry with field and machine guns moving northward east of Kirin and west of the grand trade route to ward Bodine. General Linevitch withdraws, not seriously opposing the advance, but tightens outpost lines under pressure.
The state department received a cable from Ambassador Meyer in St. Petersburg stating that extensive mobilization has been ordered in the districts of Kiev, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, and Moscow to rapidly increase forces in the Far East. Between 100000 and 200000 men are expected to be called into service.
Reports from St. Petersburg describe widespread disorder in Russia with clashes between military forces and strikers in Odessa. A suburb was barricaded by 400 armed workers who repulsed a Cossack attack. reinforcements were deployed and casualties reported but not fully detailed. News from Lodz cites hundreds killed over Friday to Sunday with totals uncertain.
Oyster Bay June 30 The resignation of Chief Engineer Wallace of the Isthmian canal commission was accepted after a New York conference with Secretary Taft. Wallace had received a $60 000 annual offer from a major corporation while earning $25 000 with the canal. President Roosevelt directed Taft to accept immediately, deeming his timing unsatisfactory as canal work was crucial.
Edward G. Bellows, former U S consul general to Japan, arrives in San Francisco aboard the Manchuria with confirmation that Chinese merchants sustain a broad boycott on U S goods. He notes Orientals have pressured importers by hindering unloading of American products at times.
A telegram from Trondhjem to the Jamt lands-Postem reports nearly the entire Norwegian army mobilized with three classes of conscription in training. Each night about 2,000 infantry moved toward the Swedish boundary, and 65 cars plus two engines were sent south from Trondhjem to assist troop movements.
Capetown reports rebels under Merengo attacked and defeated a German unit commanded by Captain Siebert at Amos in German Southwest Africa. Rebels seized all ammunition and supplies. losses are described as heavy.
Dialogue shows a judge sentence of six months. The character Puck expresses relief about summer plans, saying relief is unnecessary as it implies future care while the speaker expects freedom.
Newbury New Hampshire July 1 Secretary of State John Hay died at 12 25 this morning from pulmonary embolism. He had shown improvement Friday and his condition was not considered critical. Mrs Hay and doctors Scudder and Murphy were at his bedside when he died. he had planned to leave his bed for a couch and had slept quietly at 11. The death followed a recent European trip and baths at Bad Neuheim.
In Watkinsville Georgia on June 30 a mob killed eight prisoners near town center. One man survived by feigning death. names listed include several Black suspects and white mob members. Victims were jailed on minor charges and accused of involvement in a prior crime.
Washington reports John F Stevens, formerly second vice president of the Chicago Rock Island railway, chosen to lead the Panama Canal mission as engineer. His salary and status remain unsettled while secretary Taft reviews the appointment and the mission’s scope.
A German social democratic senator in Berlin was sentenced to three months in prison for insulting members by alleging soldiers in a 1900 expedition plundered and abused women. Former expedition members testified corroborating the claim, with the case reviewed during a campaign period.
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