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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1906
Page
6
The column surveys social rumors about a fashionably tearful woman and gossips in Fairfield. It then notes a Pennsylvania bride turning courtship letters into sofa cushions. It adds bits on leaf cutting bees and mason bees in decayed trees and old walls. The piece ends by mentioning the tiny vertebrate fish in the Philippines and the ocean’s largest creatures.
Sir Norman Lockyer of the South Kensington Observatory agrees with Prof Milne that the San Francisco earthquake was caused by the earth not swinging perfectly true on its axis. The idea ties into the recognized sun spot theory.
The Irish claim whisky originated in Ireland and that Irish taught the Scots distilling. The word whisky derives from the Irish word uisce meaning water, and the full name unsque beatha meaning life giving water in ancient usage.
The message urges all ages to combat consumption by spitting only into a spittoon or dedicated cloth or handkerchief. It instructs returning home to burn the cloth or soak the handkerchief for later washing to prevent spread.
Excavation for new railway buildings at Capetown uncovered numerous relics called post office stones. Historically ships of the English and Dutch East India Companies left sealed letter packages beneath large shore stones for retrieval by returning homeward fleets.
In Bankok’s center stands Nang Harm, a royal city of 9 000 residents made up entirely of women and children with high walls around it. The king visits occasionally, while the residents live under a veil of secrecy.
The article notes that ancient Corinth avoided conquest through brave dogs that fought while the garrison slept. It adds that dogs are now used in active operations and ambulance work, with trained canines performing outpost duties and carrying ammunition. Their ambulance work is described as highly valuable abroad.
Readers note a shift in letter writing habits as engraving moves from plain initials to elaborate crestag and Gothic monograms. The Gothic letters appear in Roman gold and vivid colors on cream vellum, creating bold, churchlike initials.
Year by year records show 24,576 human deaths and 76,226 cattle deaths in British India. Snakes caused 21,527 human fatalities and 16,000 cattle deaths, while panthers and tigers accounted for 70,000 cattle deaths. Excludes feudatory states with 40,400,000 inhabitants.
Iowa State News reports on a notable recent occurrence spanning widespread districts. The piece highlights a major jail delivery as the central event and notes regional reactions and implications for public safety.
Six prisoners led by Ed Wagner escaped from the Marshalltown jail after blowing a safe at the Vinegar Works and tunneling through a 20 inch wall. Patrolman Frank Haas captured all six single handed as they tried to walk from town. Police nationwide were alerted, and the escape is described as a bold, clever operation by notorious offenders.
A massive fire destroyed the Boone Cereal Company plant in Boone after an explosion from milling dust. Losses reach $110,000 with 20,000 bushels of grain, while Axel Jacobson and Dan Weston suffer serious burns. Manager Funderman, Herbert Evans, and George Firmingham rescued injured workers. The 75 employee facility, four years old, was owned by Fred Sears of New York City. rebuilding undecided.
Mrs John Ulschner was seriously injured when lightning struck the kitchen through the chimney while she sat near the stove. She was unconscious for two hours and remains in a precarious condition. Four nearby houses were struck. Mrs Persons was shocked and A P Redfern knocked down. Twenty cattle were killed and two barns burned in Falls township with horses hay grain and machinery lost.
Amos and Leslie Ballard father and son were captured at their country home by city officers who overpowered them after being fired upon. The son was found hiding in a secret closet under the floor. They were charged with stealing hogs calves sheep and farm machinery from neighboring farmers.
Pro prietor Button saloon Brunington John B Butler was stabbed in the abdomen with a pocket knife by a drunken man named Gates. The cut was about an inch and a half deep and two inches long. Gates, intoxicated, claimed he targeted another man.
Warren Goodsell convicted of incest is sentenced by Judge Kelly to eight years in the penitentiary at Allison. His wife and children become destitute as the fortune is sent to the county home and the estate to the orphans' home.
Mrs. John E. Jennings was driving to town when her horse became unmanageable and dragged her through a barb wire fence. She sustained severe lacerations and lost nearly all her clothing in the incident.
J C Jensen, major holder in Meservey and Thornton banks, is near a mental collapse after the Meservey failure about a year ago and the Thornton collapse. The twin bank failures have battered his finances and stability.
Awakened by a pounding at his door, farmer John Ruhke found two men claiming a hog they had been hauling escaped into his barnyard. Ruhke aided in catching the animal, only to discover at daybreak it was his own hog that had been stolen and dragged away. The suspects vanished before a pursuit could begin.
In Cedar Rapids Mrs. Usher broke into violent hysteria after a jury found her husband guilty of manslaughter in the Garrity murder case. She was taken to Independence asylum as he returned to jail. The husband had been retried after a first manslaughter conviction and again received a guilty verdict. The courtroom scene showed the wife crying out and clinging to him as officers intervened.
Sixteen month old Jacqueline Nichols daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Nichols fell into a cesspool and smothered to death while playing in the back yard. A search party found the body as the parents mourn amid grief and shock.
A 24-year-old man describes a baby boy of Mr and Mrs Fred Lubnow living near Nashua who fell into a kettle of hot water set on the floor by the mother. The child sustained severe burns to the chest and side but is not expected to die or suffer lasting harm.
Sheriff Hutson posts a $159 reward for the capture of the six jailbreakers in Marshalltown. No clues yet. Two arrests in Waterloo and two in Crime, Iowa, proved to be the wrong men.
Davenport court orders William Nagel held for trial on a murder charge from the murder of a cabin boat man. Nagel sought release claiming no trial within four months as required. Also mentions a boy drowning in Iowa.
Marshalltown reports 19 year old Arthur Sampson drowned in the Iowa River near LeGrand while bathing. A rescue party recovered his body, prompting investigations into river safety and local memorials.
The body of Frank Shumuk, a Bohemian farmer missing a week, was recovered downstream by Carl Linder and Harry Mason. It was located about a mile and a half south of the presumed fall site in the Iowa River.
In a sharp exchange, Sillicus proclaims electricity as the greatest force, while Cynicus counters with a jab about flattery. The pair spar over influence and wit in a brief, pointed exchange.
The Senate approved the rate bill with three dissents Foraker Morgan and Pettus voting no. Tillman praised Roosevelt while Dolliver defended the measure and opposed striking the words In its judgment from section 15. The impact of removing those words remains debated.
A controversial device, described as an airtight box for twelve dogs, is being built in Council Bluffs for experiments in chloroforming canines instead of shooting them. The project sparks debate over animal welfare and researcher methods.
The term German silver refers to an alloy with no silver content and has Chinese origins rather than German. It was re introduced into Europe by the Chinese metal traders and artisans who carried the alloy through trade networks.
A new London slang term "Pull up your socks" appears in smart circles. It signals contradiction or surprise, similar to "You don't mean it?" A witty exchange has a young man replying to an elderly dowager who tells a strange tale with the remark "Oh pull up your books."
Insurance Commissioner Host testified before a Wisconsin legislature investigations committee that on June 16 1906 Secretary of State Walter L Houser handed him a slip favoring the Equitable Life Assurance Society in a state action for surplus distribution. Houser denied any campaign contribution link. Host said he would decide after considering the slip and their request.
The Rev. Dr. Algernon Crapsey Episcopal rector of Batavia was found in a heresy trial. Four jurors urged suspension from church duties until he demonstrates adherence to the apostles and Nicene creeds. They hoped he may seek conformity within the thirty day canon period before final sentence.
James H. Clark a Chamblee telegraph operator drank and raged over a love affair. In under 24 hours he killed one man and wounded four others, clubbed a sixth with a shotgun, set fire to a victim’s home, and after being surrounded by a posse ended his life with a self-inflicted bullet.
Five miners were killed and 12 injured by a dynamite explosion at Shenandoah City colliery of the Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron Company on Tuesday. A workman’s box of dynamite fell, igniting mine gas and causing the blast. the victims were mutilated beyond recognition.
Stanford University will reconstruct at once and have every building in perfect condition by next September. The work has already commenced to ensure college welfare and readiness.
St Louis reports Congressmen Ransdel of Louisiana Rainey and Lorimer of Illinois and other executive committee members of the rivers and harbors panel departed for home Wednesday after a session.
New York reports the death of Carl Schurz at 4 35 am after a long illness following a stomach trouble. Born Libau Prussia March 2 1829 he joined the 1848 revolution and fled to the United States in 1852. He later settled in Watertown Wisconsin and entered American politics.
St. Petersburg reports the assassination of Vice Admiral Ruzmich, unpopular with workers, as he left a small shop at the admiralty works. A concealed attacker stabbed him in the back, fleeing into a forge. In Warsaw a bomb killed Police Captain Constantinoff and wounded several others, with the assailant killed in a firefight.
Constantinople reports Tabah has been evacuated by Turkish troops on sultan orders. The porte answered the British note Friday agreeing to evacuation and a boundary delimitation commission, but terms were deemed unacceptable by Sir Nicholas O Conor who demands full satisfaction before the deadline. It is expected to be granted.
Illinois miners and operators met in Springfield on Thursday for a joint session to try to settle disagreements.
The House of Lords on Thursday rejected the bill from James Keir Hardie in the House of Commons to prohibit aliens from taking British workers' places during trade disputes. The tally was 96 to 24.
Atlanta Georgia reporters note the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association elected officers for the coming year and adjourned Thursday to reconvene in May likely at the Jamestown exposition.
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