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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
3
Harry Daggett discovers embezzlement by Jack Stayton at the bank where Mildred Stayton works. He faces a moral test between exposing the crime and protecting Mildred. Daggett ultimately confesses to protect Mildred’s husband, accepting a five year prison sentence.
After a year of living death Daggett recalls Stayton found in a cheap hotel with a revolver in hand and one chamber empty. A note lies on the floor as investigators enter. Daggett notes a woman's first love is not always her best.
A Russian proposal aims to flood parts of the Azov Sea with a two mile long dam and large lock to deepen the shallow gulf. Rivers would fill the basin to allow oceangoing ships to reach the shores near Crimea, advancing trade aims with an immense engineering project.
A column skeptical of doom predicts humans vanish in about three million years. It jokes that intellectual birds will supplant people, citing lovers cooing like birds as evidence that humans are training to become feathered beings in the far future.
The New York Globe calls the trackless trolley a space annihilator, a cross between electric rail and automobile. It draws power from overhead wires and runs on roads, skipping rails and special roadbeds to reach sparse towns. Dresden to Klotswie operates a line of trolley omnibuses, with construction at about $13,500, much cheaper than standard electric railways.
Senator Depew humorously recalls a Kansas City woman seeking admission to Colonial Dames. While tracing her East European lineage she finds coats of arms on a door, silver, and a seal ring, posing the dilemma of which to use for stationery.
China’s population is likely about 250 million rather than 450 million says W. W. Rockhill newly appointed American minister to China and noted eastern traveler. He cites the 1741 census at 143 million and argues famines and wars kept growth low while many regions could support more people.
The verses describe a comically perverse goat nicknamed The Raat whose behavior centers on butting with its rear and horns. It ridicules nurses and family worries while noting the goat’s odd habits and stagey circus origin. The narrator muses on the goat’s endearing but troublesome traits.
A Brookline resident builds a large artificial lake by filling a hole with water and discovers it becomes full of fish without adding any. A biologist explains gulls and hawks drop fish spawn-like crumbs into new waters, which hatch and multiply, creating the appearance of a miracle.
A Wethersfield Connecticut prison convict built two wooden locomotive models about eighteen inches long using only a jackknife. The engines feature moving pistons, turning wheels, a crank for operation, movable cab windows, a bell, uncoupling of engine and tender, all powered by memory and wood.
The premier’s conference in Hobart considers limiting ministers passes as the railways lose thousands. In Victoria eighty ex ministers hold free passes, one with a pass since 1857, highlighting a long standing loophole in Australia’s rail system.
The article describes how seventeenth century English houses were arranged to avoid sunlit sleeping rooms. Masters and wives slept near the stairs, with family and servants occupying rooms accessible only through that central chamber. Daughters and maids stayed on one side, while sons and serving men were on the opposite side, reflecting strict household hierarchies.
The article lists global thunderstorm prevalence by region. Jay notes the Land of Thunder averages 97 storm days per year, followed by Sumatra 86, Hindostan 56, Boreno 54, Gold Coast 52, and Rio de Janeiro 51. Europe sees Italy with 88, France and Southern Russia with 16, Britain and Switzerland with seven, Norway four, Cairo three, and Northern Turkestan and polar regions very rare.
An account from the Canton Times describes the Viceroy of the Two Kuang at Kaelin stepping forward after a famous rebel chief's execution and drinking some of the blood. It questions whether the act sought courage or revenge.
John Macey of Northfield Vermont preserves a flintlock pistol from revolutionary days. The London made weapon by W Ketland Co features brass and a bore wide enough for a marble. It likely passed through King George’s soldiers and has a long service history.
Cumberland Maryland May 2 report details 8000 pounds of powder used in Paw Paw West Virginia area to blast rock for the Wabash railroad link. description covers tunnels Indigo and Sidling Hill, methods, delays, and projected opening dates amid heavy labor.
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