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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
2
In the Fairfield Weekly Journal several social and political notes appear. Opium touted as a cure for consumption prompts critique. Items mention John Paul Jones, Susan B Anthony, Tibet, Osler, Sage, Balfour, and golf opening season with varied reflections and quips.
The column notes suit and satire about advertising dinners and life insurance directors. A French savant foresees the legless man of the future and the contempt of women. It contrasts early civilization with the wild man of Borneo and mentions Mont Pelee's eruptions drawing little attention amid pressing news.
A Chicago professor in a speculative view argues birds may supersede humans. The remark hints at gendered implications about a woman’s status and fashion symbolism in hats.
The golf ball trust has advanced prices despite three members of the United States Supreme Court being enthusiastic devotees of the sport.
A reader recalls a moment when a lewd mix of science and faith is questioned by a bald spot encountered with an unusual insect name. The fragment reflects uncertainty about the boundary between scientific explanation and religious belief.
The Fall River News remarks that while grass grows green and fast it trails the vigor of men investing in get rich quick schemes. The piece uses vivid contrast to critique speculative ventures.
The Rhode Island legislature authorizes a statewide railroad consolidation, likely based on the belief that only one system can operate within the state.
The monkey Coco who has dined in New York will read with interest Philippine reports that Americans in the islands have found monkey meat a delicacy.
The text notes Dr. Osler married after age 49 and credits him with the view that mental decline accelerates after the fortieth birthday. It presents him as a man who cautions about rapid cognitive drop following middle age.
The heirs outline a new program to combat moth pests with a $300,000 budget. They suggest a lighter alternative of sending a letter to the moths asking them to depart, a tactic some use with rats.
Three New Hampshire savings banks have been wound up with final accounting filed by the assignees. The action ends the banks operations and obligations, informing creditors and the public of the closure and final financial tallies.
A New York automobile reportedly struck a boy twice causing injuries. The incident fuels debate that the car is more than a mere machine and prompts calls for safety measures and accountability.
The complete set of first editions of the Waverley novels sold in New York for 1776 dollars. The 74 volumes arrive in original boards and are unread in their first issue state. The prior owner reportedly had a $4 edition he read.
An editorial warns Boston residents about possible adulteration in Paradise affecting coffee beans. The piece argues such rumors could lead people to believe certain individuals are capable of corrupt acts, urging vigilance and evidence-based scrutiny.
London dispatch says the Daily Mail Hongkong correspondent reports the Haian cable cut by the Russian squadron to hide vessel movements. Rojestvensky awaits the Japanese fleet as peace talks stall and Tolstoy's wife describes the terrors of war.
Naval circles hint Admiral Rosestvensky sails in the gulf of Tonquin near Hainan island beyond territorial waters awaiting the fourth division led by Admiral Nebogatoff. The admiralty has no confirmation and says the squadron location is unknown.
The fourth division of the Russian second Pacific squadron led by Vice Admiral Nebogatoff was expected to pass Penang and enter the straits of Malacca yesterday as British authorities maintain patrols at night guarding approaches to Penang.
Tokyo reports describe conflicting Russian and Japanese plans as Admiral Rojestvensky aims to join Nebogatoff and pressure Togo. Analysts weigh battle prospects, with Japan counting on mobility morale and lighter ships to offset Russian battleship strength while martial law enters Formosa and Togo’s squadron location remains undisclosed.
Lincoln Nebraska April 27 reports from many counties indicate the Hessian fly is busy and widespread damage to wheat is expected with grain men estimating about 20 percent loss in the central section of the state.
The first railroad train from Liu Yang since the Russian retreat last year arrived at Mukden station crossing the Hun river on a new temporary bridge. Regular service will run between Port Dalny and Mukden within days as supplies move toward Tie pass from New Chwang via the Liao river. The item ends with a quoted joke about a new coat and an honest opinion.
Des Moines reports Attorney General Mullan will issue an order placing former Deputy Bil Richards in the state penitentiary to serve a seventeen year sentence for the Hamilton robbery. The stay of sentence expired, rehearing petitions lapsed, and Richards faces immediate confinement.
Alvin Harmon was found guilty of murder in the second degree by a jury at Glenwood after a three hour deliberation. He shot and killed his uncle John Hampton on December 30, 1904 during a drunken row near Malvern as a New Year celebration gathering formed.
Clarinda reports a disaster at the state hospital under construction when the new wing collapsed after workmen entered. Seven workers were in the attic. no lives were lost though several were injured. The roof and second story truss failure followed heavy concrete filling.
Washington reports Hon Jonathan P. Dolliver Iowa senator did not attend the Des Moines Grant club banquet due to the birth of a robust son in his household on Tuesday morning. He receives congratulatory letters and telegrams as the family welcomes the new member.
A shotgun fired while being cleaned killed Benjamin F. Speed at his brother in law J F Filer’s Cherokee home. Speed had recently moved from Diller Nebraska and no witness saw the accident.
William Koob, a 50 year old tailor, struck his wife while she slept in Grundy Center, crushing the back of her skull and scattering brains. He attempted suicide but neighbors stopped him. the wife died about 8:30 pm. Police seek insanity evaluation as Koobs faces charges.
Des Moines reports the federal grand jury set for May 9 may probe the beef trust in Iowa. U S Attorney Miles has run months of inquiry and Iowa witnesses are expected to testify in Des Moines. Farmers and cattle shippers allegedly faced steep losses, with bank failures blamed on the trust, totalling about 12.5 million dollars. J J Ryan of Fort Dodge is named as a potential witness.
A mandatory writ requireing exclusion of unvaccinated pupils and a temporary injunction from the same case place the Council Bluffs school board in a bind. The board refused Sheriff Canning’s son admission, risking arrest for contempt of the superior court order.
Tokio reports April 24 fighting near Kaiyuan between a Russian force of five infantry battalions sixteen sotnias of cavalry and one artillery battery and a Kaiyuan group that defeated and chased them north of Miemuachieh. Casualties were thirty eight. about two hundred Russians left dead. A second Russian force attacked Changtu and Liaotaizu but retreated when Kaiyuan force prevailed.
In Rangoon India a Chinese carpenter employed to build a pulpit for an English church submitted a bill reading To one preaching tub fifty rupees, which amused the pastor when he read it.
Davenport April 25 Martin Beuthein was re arrested on a new indictment alleging he received deposits for an insolvent bank. He is father of Arnold Beuthein of New Liberty who was recently imprisoned for six years. He is out on $10 000 bonds and fought a prior embezzlement indictment that was quashed on a technicality.
Andrew Carnegie donates ten million five per cent mortgage bonds to a trustees board to fund annuities for disabled or aged college professors in the United States Canada and Newfoundland. The Carnegie Foundation will organize to receive the gift with a November fifteenth trustees meeting and aims to retire veteran faculty for fresh appointments.
Eminent actor Joseph Jefferson died at his home The Reefs in Palm Beach at 6 15 last evening following days of declining health. His wife, two sons Charles B and Frank, nurse Miss Mabel Bingham, Dr R B Potter and servant Carl Kettler were with him. The death followed indigestion believed to have resulted from a recent visit to Hosse Sound near Palm Beach to see former President Cleveland. The body will be sent to Buzzards Bay on a special train. A note on Guiana peanut fields states African production and quality differences.
John Sharp Williams, Democratic leader in the U.S. House, announced his candidacy for the United States Senate to succeed Senator Money in Mississippi. Governor Vardaman also declares his aim for the same office.
General Fitzhugh Lee aged 68 veteran Confederate cavalry commander dies at Providence Hospital Washington from a stroke suffered on a Boston to Washington train. He was conscious until minutes before death and recognized his brother before passing. He leaves a wife and five children not present at his side.
The United States government becomes a party to the Chicago teamsters strike via a federal injunction issued by Judge C C Kohlsaat. The order bars interference with the Employers Teaming Company and prohibits picketing and street demonstrations near non union workers. The injunction cards were attached to every wagon, reducing street rioting aided by a late day thunderstorm.
In St Petersburg on April 27 American superiority is hailed after Charles M. Schwab’s talks with the Russian admiralty near conclusion of an agreement for constructing a number of battleships. Schwab departs tomorrow amid plans for US built ships and a possible Russian yard at a seaport using American supervision to boost home shipbuilding and independence from foreign yards.
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