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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1917
Page
5
Mayors, state officials and Red Cross leaders call for nationwide donations to aid thousands homeless after three days of cyclones across the midwest and south. Deaths exceed 300 with injuries above 1,200. property losses top 5 million. Illinois seeks 3 million relief funds.
A broad tornado outbreak devastates Andale Kansas Mattoon Charleston and surrounding areas injuring hundreds and killing dozens. The sequence spans Friday to Sunday hitting Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Arkansas with immense property loss and ongoing search for missing residents. Willsville Missouri reports fifteen houses demolished and five injured as storms continue to rile the region.
A patriotic verse excerpt recounts the flag still waving over the land of the free and the home of the brave. It evokes dawn light over forts and reflecting streams, urging victory with the motto In God is our trust and a nation preserved through peaceful resolve.
Washington May 29 The great food bills move slowly through Congress with the House passing the Lever survey bill for 14 522 000 to boost food production while the Senate pares down the animal disease fund from 4 500 000 to 825 000 in a tight 35 to 34 vote. Debate remains sharp.
A patriotic exhortation links Memorial Day to a broader war for human rights and liberty from Lexington to Santiago Bay. It urges continued devotion to freedom, warning that victory or defeat will shape world rule and urging all citizens to reconsecrate themselves to liberty.
Billy Sullivan former catcher for the Chicago Americans asked and obtained his release from the Seattle Northern league club. His future plans were not announced.
William V. McCoy and J. W. Phipps, Roanoke mountain men, are jailed as federal agents gather evidence that they sought to mobilize about 300 followers to resist the army draft. The plan allegedly included attacking revenue agents and landowners, blowing up a bank and a railway bridge, and dividing the spoils.
Washington and western livestock representatives protest before the Interstate Commerce Commission against a 15 percent rail rate hike, arguing higher freight costs would hinder federal efforts to stimulate food production.
Alton Illinois May 28 Western Cartridge plant work hampered by a shortage of raw materials delaying shell production at the Alton facility.
Five thousand miners across Sheridan and Mayor coal companies in Pittsburgh walked out over wage payment disputes after failed bargaining. The strike affects ore production and local supply chains. Officials note continued disruption until negotiations resume.
WU TING FANS is reported as a former minister who plans to back a new priority, signaling shifts in Chinese leadership as the United States engages with the incoming premier.
In Chicago on May 29 the Illinois attorney general filed suit in Cook County Superior Court to stop railroads from raising passenger rates from 2 to 2.4 cents per mile. The president and passenger agents of each railroad are named defendants. The case cites failure to comply with interstate commerce commission orders to remove rate discrimination against St. Louis and points across the Missouri line. A prior injunction was denied by Judge Landis, with a later United States Supreme Court hearing set for October.
An official British war office statement says 3,500 aeroplanes will be built and 6,000 aviators trained in the United States this year. It notes 100,000 Americans will be in France with the British and French armies, and outlines broader mobilization including destroyer cooperation, 2,000,000 man draft prospects, and extensive naval expansion. Rear Admiral Sims is made a vice admiral.
Eleven people were injured in a series of auto accidents in and near Anderson Indiana on May 29. The most serious include Madeline Younce 13 skull fracture and neck injury Eben Thomas 85 shock and age related injuries Mrs J M Kaufman spine injury and Don ald Younce 8 concussion. Miss Ida True 16 was badly hurt getting off a streetcar struck by a car.
Damages totaling over 300000 were caused by a May windstorm that struck Clear Creek, three miles south of Bloomington. The storm cut a half mile swath over five miles and left about fifteen families homeless with no fatalities reported and numerous narrow escapes.
Butter sold at 43 cents wholesale, a new record for this season. Commission men say the price is unusually high for this time of year and reflect on the market implications.
Thirty five cigar dealers and soft drink shopkeepers in Des Moines Iowa pleaded not guilty at arraignment for violating the new blue law. Their trials were scheduled for June 8 with hearings set in the near term.
Levy Mayer, a member of the Illinois state council of defense, subscribes to a full million dollars in Liberty Bonds in Chicago on May 29. The pledge marks a strong financial commitment to war bonds and supports national defense efforts.
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