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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
6
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the danger of healthy appearing individuals carrying typhoid. A case linked a new cook to 26 prior typhoid infections across seven families, leading to detention and bacteriological proof she was a chronic carrier.
The article surveys factory social life and worker recreation detailing outdoor sports, gymnastic time, and in-house entertainments. It notes roof gardens in Dublin, Pittsburgh, and New York as affordable boosts to morale, warning roofs could curb idling at noon. It urges turning factory roofs into uplifting spaces to improve welfare.
The piece notes a Hindoo editor jailed for printing his views and mocks the British government for making a hero of him. It suggests a jail sentence matters little if public sympathy endures while officials are quickly forgotten. It ends by remarking the editor may gain history fame or better treatment in prison.
The passage describes Thuringians as eye makers with glass eyes blown from plates at home. Four men work at a table with gas jets, shaping each eye by hand and tracing colors with needles. No two eyes are exactly alike due to the lack of fixed coloring rules.
The passage notes manufacturers decree dresses will feature longer skirts and looser fits to hide curves. It counters with the historic view that fashion trends hinge on evolving styles and public taste.
Miss Robb aged 94 died in Edinburgh and had been a naval pensioner for 93 years. She was the posthumous child of Capt Robb of the royal navy and was placed on the state pension roll at birth.
A string of Iowa incidents reports drownings at Sioux City and Grun dy Center, a fatal fall near Fairfield, self destruction near Panora, paralysis near Burlington, and robberies in Clinton. Court actions include Beaver vs Swecker in Poweshiek with bankruptcy questions, while Des Moines area accidents and a Bristow school discipline case also appear. A Lenox commemorative event honors Civil War soldiers with Senator Allison speaking.
The Haywood trial paused to possibly move Orchard to Caldwell while the Steunenberg case proceeds. Prosecutors press Orchard’s story linking Pettibone in Denver with Orchard in San Francisco on the Bradley murder plot and implying Haywood paid Steve Adams for similar work. Haywood’s cross examination focused on motives, with Orchard tearfully insisting his confession aims to atone for crimes and save his soul. The defense challenged his motives as the section moves toward the Steunenberg murder, including a claim of a plot to abduct a rich miner’s children for ransom suggested by David Coates, Colorado’s former lieutenant governor.
The San Francisco board of supervisors declare Mayor Eugene Schmitz temporarily unable to perform duties and appoint Supervisor James L Gallagher as acting mayor. The long list of other items includes drownings, rail fare ruling, stock intrigue, and various disasters.
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