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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1904
Page
4
The page surveys a mix of quips and social railings with names and riffs on public figures. It mentions the Marquis of Anglesey, Dom Paul, Jason and 20 000 broncos, Senator Clark’s children, Russians at Port Arthur, a Boston bridge loss, and a golf club boom. It also jokes about bigamy, Thibetans, and Dr Jekyll Hyde stunts.
A young woman engaged during college says correspondence course methods offer a good alternative during the summer vacation, delivering meaningful education when formal classes are unavailable.
A Boston newspaper runs a story titled The Naked Soul while noting the timing aims to avoid local readers. The piece draws interest as readers consider the bold choice and its cultural impact in the city.
Bandit Raisuli plans marriage provoking unease within the Raisuli clan if he introduces a stranger to dinner without warning. Tensions rise over new alliance and family honor amid discreet preparations.
New York multimillionaire Charles G. Stillman takes a bag smasher job in San Francisco. He aims for exercise and expects payment for the work.
An old educator who taught Mark Twain has died at age one hundred. The obituary notes the teacher’s long life and suggests he imparted to Twain a lasting trick of learning and storytelling.
The St. Paul railroad traffic department issued orders for the termination of the festive English sparrow along the line. The remark notes how easily orders are given.
An astronomer at the Lick Observatory reports discovering 100 double stars, while noting that many other gentlemen, not astronomers, are ready to challenge the record by several.
A club lady concludes that women possess a keener sense of humor than men and asserts that most of man’s failures stem from his natural conceit, presenting a view on gender and humor.
George Ade’s farce about the college widow provokes memories of aging and loss. The piece hints at cruel humor as it frames a man’s growing gray hairs and the past he nearly forgets.
The Department of Agriculture notes quail help control pests and weed seeds and are valuable to farmers. Yet some hunters shoot quail for quick cash when short on money, using a double barreled gun to kill them at lower rates.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes Carrie Nation going abroad and warns there will be no ransom or pursuit for her safe return. The piece suggests a stern stance on her safety and emphasizes independence in her travels.
A thief broke into the room of Mr. Wong Kai Kah, China’s commissioner to the world’s fair, and stole diamonds valued at $2,000. Kah remains strongly opposed to the open door policy.
Des Moines reports the St Louis exposition commission cannot use a $20,000追加 appropriation until the original $125,000 from 1902 is fully spent. Cautious Iowa officials note balances remain in several departments, risking a final surplus back to the treasury. A meeting in Des Moines debated strict legal construction and whether any of the extra funds can be released.
In Shannon City three men John Wisner Ralph Pitkin and Charles Mounts were wounded by a gunshot fired from the Commercial hotel area late Saturday night. The incident followed egg throwing and disturbances near the hotel with no fatal injuries reported though Wisner and Pitkin required surgeons. City officers later arrested occupants after forced entry and gunfire from inside.
Newton July 25 William Sitler a fifteen year old orphan was arrested on larceny charges after entering Parsons feeder works offices and stealing two payroll checks One was cashed for 20 50 at First National Bank the other for 23 remained in his possession He faces reform school placement for a lesser amount and has prior trouble history Also Thomas Maland a carpenter and brother of a railroad foreman drowned while attempting to swim Des Moines River near Fraser He was 84 unmarried and pulled under by current while fellow Norwegian John P F Jara survived by grabbing a tree branch.
Des Moines interurban company nears buying about sixty acres in Flint valley near Oak Park for transfer tracks and terminals. It has secured the Adel line right of way and plans a river bridge, with construction to start as soon as rights are secured. The project will serve Colfax service and cut Des Moines Colfax travel by about thirty minutes.
In Jefferson a boy named Matteson from Ogden held a supposedly unloaded shotgun across his lap. Walter Minor was shot in the head when the gun fired while Minor shot a rifle at leaves across the river. The coroner found skull fragments and ruled the death an accident, with no inquest expected.
A well dressed young woman, evidently de mented, was picked up by Officer Joe Enger in Burlington on July 23 near the Delano hotel. She carried her slippers and hat, identified later as Miss Todd of Washington Iowa. Her father arrived and took her away, police suspecting she was drugged.
Fred F. Hokuf fired a 32 caliber revolver at 1 30 PM yesterday and wounded himself in the abdomen and liver while jailed for the February 18 1903 murder of Peter Johnson near Melvin. He is in critical condition as doctors treat the self inflicted wound. Hokuf allegedly carried the gun since imprisonment and his tale is questioned.
Waterloo reports Frank Burton sought to raise rural mail carrier salaries by forging a $500 Iowa State Bank check using farmer signatures. He remains at large after the bank hesitated to cash the check. Osceola recounts John Hody’s leg injury when his three horse team bolted into a fence while he kept the binder from escaping, likely saving his life.
Chicago and Kansas City report the renewed packing house strike as 3,000 butchers fail to reclaim full posts. President Donnelly orders renewed walkouts after packers are accused of violating a prior agreement. Sanctions threaten a general allied trade walkout if no settlement by Monday.
Justice Brown has granted a writ of error to move the Burton case from the eastern district of Missouri to the Supreme Court. Senator Joseph R. Burton, convicted in St Louis for accepting a fee before the Post Office Department while a senator, will have his case reviewed likely in the fall.
A Philadelphia Record item labels a burning outrage involving a Turkish cigarette and related public concern. It notes heightened alarm and draws attention to health or regulatory questions amid ongoing debates.
The Sviet reports the assassination of Vice-Governor Adrieff of Elisabethpol on July 17 as likely politically motivated. It remains unclear if Armenians or anarchists carried out the act. The paper calls for special measures to prevent recurring crimes amid rising incidents. An unrelated note adds advice to an Atchison girl about attire.
Des Moines reports announce Fleinrich Pfitzner's engagement with the Des Moines Musical College and a new catalog. Iowa State Fair amusements feature Imperial Japanese acrobats and the Dunbar aerial troupe, plus the Jack and Jack firemen's races. State health officials plan a bacteriological lab rollout at Iowa City with free specimens but paid shipping, using express delivery. The Fifty fourth and Fifty sixth regiments receive a record salary-related payout after encampment.
The state executive council moves ahead with corporate property assessments, has completed some values, and will not reveal findings until all are finished. Railroads and telephones await conclusions, eight days of work lie ahead. The horseless carriage law voids city ordinances, leaving only livery vehicle rules. Two Highland Park coal miners, Charles and Harvey Schurtz, were wounded trying to bombard Sylvester White’s home. both in Mercy hospital with serious injuries. Sylvester and Oliver White are jailed for seems of insanity to commit great bodily injury, with leniency expected. Baron Rothschild’s wartime reward tale closes with a moral about a flag capture being a joint effort.
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