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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1906
Page
6
Washington Postmaster General Cortelyou recommends to Congress the appointment of a commission to study second-class mail laws. The panel would report by December 10, 1906 and seek modifications to fit modern publishing needs while protecting government interests.
The attorney general filed in the U S circuit court for the district of Indiana a petition seeking an injunction against associations corporations and individuals forming the Drug Trust of the United States to control prices of proprietary medicines through retailers in violation of the Sherman antitrust law. In New York the Proprietary Association of America defends the action and questions the label calling it a drug trust saying the term is a misnomer and unfounded.
Belvidere Illinois Zion City factions reach a temporary settlement appointing a three member committee to govern Zion City during the injunction case. One commissioner chosen by Voliva, one by Dowie, and one by circuit court judges, with Dowie’s consent.
Over 300 residents of Franklin County pleaded guilty to belonging to a white capper organization and were fined $25 and sentenced to three months in prison. The sentence was suspended pending good behavior.
The Illinois house approved the senate primary bill as amended by the Shurtleff substitution by a 4 to 56 vote. The senate refused to concur in the Shurtleff primary bill passed by the house. Conference committees will be appointed.
Fire at the Masonic Temple on Washington Street and Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, caused about 15 000 in damage and total losses of 25 000, wiping out paper commandery and several blue lodges paraphernalia.
Berlin authorities report the reichstag approved a bill taxing automobiles from two to ten marks per horsepower. A proposed exemption for vehicles used in commercial or industrial work was rejected.
Des Moines report: Iowa Supreme Court upholds a 10 o'clock closing for saloons and bars. Justice Ladd states keeping doors closed prevents evasion and clarifies that no late work or entry is allowed. Lingelbach case from Fayette county affirmed. certiorari dismissed with opinion.
Mayor George W. Mattern orders saloonkeepers to set clocks ahead eight minutes so real closing occurs at 9 52 p m rather than 10 p m The move follows a supreme court ruling that no one may be in a saloon after 10 p m and aims to finalize cleaning and cash handling before closing.
Floyd McEldrey of Centerville was arrested in Moulton and bound over for peace after threatening to shoot his sweetheart Miss Anna C. Brinegar for associating with other men. He planned to carry out the threat, but officers intercepted him before he arrived.
Temperance forces file lawsuits against Cedar Falls La Porte and Hanson druggists. The latest list includes H. J. Pfiefer J. H. Snyder Henry Mazinnette M. L. Cummins H. J. Blanchaine and A. T. Joder. Waterloo ministers J. A. Earl R. Teeter and H. G. Beeman bring action. No Waterloo druggist holds a permit and every saloonkeeper is set for May court.
Des Moines Iowa governor Cummins vetoes the long and short haul measure after a hearing. He cites serious changes to freight rates and optional rather than mandatory terms. He urges full committee debate and returns the bill without approval.
Des Moines report says Carrie Brown ran an institution at Buxton for making Choctaw malt liquor. Grand jury indicted her for retailing liquor. Authorities say she trea and is believed to be in Indian Territory. The drink became popular among Buxton miners. The formula used mixed brown sugar with malt and hops to ferment, sold at 50 cents per gallon.
J K Moland of this place died from blood poisoning after a scratch from rusty barb wire. A week passed before he sought care as his finger was scratched and limbs swelled, leading to a fatal outcome.
A blaze at the Feeney Brothers barn in Mason City Austin killed twenty nine horses and consumed a harness stock valued at seven thousand dollars. Firefighters battled the flames but the animals could not be saved.
In Crawfordsville the Brown Bros factory boiler exploded destroying the building. Workmen Henry Hough and Robert Menmesee were killed in the blast.
Washington reports Senator Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland is critically ill at his home. He has not attended the Senate for months and suffered a severe sinking spell amid a long illness began with grip. Despite danger, he wishes to travel to his Laurel farm if his condition improves enough for transfer.
After meetings between President Keefe of the Longshoremen and dock managers and allied labor leaders, Lake carpenters strike ends with workers to return to last season’s wages pending a further conference.
The Batavia court on Wednesday considered charges and specifications in the Crapsey case. The vote stood 4 to 1 against Dr. Crapsey after review of both counts.
New York reports the eastern Pennsylvania anthracite strike ends and the strike commission remains in force three more years. Miners who did not commit violence will be rehired and no retaliation for strike activity. Operators see the accord as a first general agreement, a step toward regular arrangements with employers.
Secretary Metcalf told the president and cabinet that earthquake and fire devastation Reports were not exaggerated and relief work must continue. He praised the army for its efficiency and Dr Devine and the citizens relief committee for their efforts. He commended E H Harriman of the Southern Pacific for on the ground aid and substantial personal funds.
An Illinois Attorney General opinion to the auditor of public accounts holds the Illinois Central railway liable for taxes on about 80 million dollars in stock and 25 million dollars in bonds. The railroad had claimed exemption by arguing stock is a debit to be deducted from credits.
W. H. Sylvester, president of the First National Bank of Montezuma, was shot and killed at noon Thursday in his home by his brother who is believed to be mentally affected. The tragedy occurred in Montezuma Indiana as authorities investigate the motive and circumstances.
Clinton Frank Strong, aged 14, speared a 7 pound fish in the Mississippi river. The catch measured 4 ft 8 in with a head larger than a candy bucket. The fight to land it kept him at the water’s edge.
Readable text notes that wild horses have longer lifespans than domesticated ones. It claims free horses age about thirty eight years, while domestic horses become of little use after twenty five years.
The J. A. Bliss jewelry store in Vinton was robbed of about 300 dollars in goods. A number of gold watches and necklaces were taken from the shop.
Clifford Butler Butman aged 21 was killed at the Mississippi Valley stove works when his coat caught on a moving line shaft. He was oiling the machinery and was drawn into the shaft causing fatal injuries with every bone in his body broken.
A terse dialogue frames a question about cigarettes and harm. A cold-hooded figure responds with a concise admission that harm continues as people take their place.
The schooner Algeria sank about two miles off Cleveland harbor on Wednesday morning. Captain Martin Eller and three crew members died in the incident.
The eighty first annual meeting of the American Tract Society was held Wednesday. William Phillips Hall was elected president to succeed Gen. O O Howard, who retires amid regrets.
A group of Salvadors with long hair known as Fuzzy Wuzzies loot Malasita in Pan gasinan province. A constabulary force pursues them through the area.
State banking commissioner J. C. Berkey ordered the Columbia Savings and Trust Company to close shortly before opening hours on Wednesday. The order was promptly carried out by bank officials in Pittsburgh.
During a Wednesday session in Havana's house of representatives two revolver shots were fired. Several members feared an attempt to cause a riot. The shooter was arrested.
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association adjourned in St Louis after selecting Norfolk Virginia as the site for the next annual convention but did not set a date for the 1907 gathering.
An advertisement attacks Calumet Baking Powder as fake while defending its purity and legality. The piece argues the concern stems from rivals and cites tests showing Rochelle Salts residue in competing brands. It notes health experts warn Rochelle Salts in foods can harm kidneys and digestive organs.
In the Tyrol mountains women and children sing at bedtime while husbands and brothers call from the hills guiding them home. The custom marks the nightly return and courtship of families as dusk falls.
The pope will present the Gold Rose to Princess Ena of Battenberg this year in a ceremony during mid Lent. The Golden Rose is a gold sculpture blessed by the pope and given to a prince or princess he wishes to honor in a traditional rite.
Excavations at Santa Cruz California near the coast line railroad unearthed several well preserved walrus tusks two to three feet long and nine to twelve inches thick. In addition petrified mastodon remains were discovered likely dating from the ice age.
A Lancashire vicar was urged by the choir to quiet Betty who was deaf yet joined the anthem solo. He shouted for her to listen about singing and she replied amid a clipped exchange that the praise belonged not to her but to the air.
In Londonderry a barber mocks a farmer with ragged hair asking who cut it and whether his wife used a knife and fork. The late William Snarp sits nearby in the barbershop during the afternoon encounter.
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