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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1909
Page
8
Old Settlers Day Thursday features Tag Day to raise funds for Parsons College. Volunteers from the Parsons College Ladies Auxiliary seek coins from passersby as tagged participants gain immunity from further tagging while contributing to library books and Ballard Hall supplies.
Judge Smith McPherson in federal court denied Davenport Locomotive Works a restraining order against striking members of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and other unions. The court found no sufficient showing of violence or intimidation and reserved the right to reapply. The judge said state and local courts must preserve order and that the federal court does not act as city police.
Chicago reports a fatal wreck in the railroad yards as a southbound passenger train bound for Cincinnati crashes into the caboose of a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul cattle train. Ten men die, sixteen injured, fires burn, and many cattle are killed.
A massive blast at the Columbian Film Exchange offices in the Ferguson building downtown Pittsburg injures 75 people, many seriously. The south wall on Third Avenue is blown out, surrounding windows shattered, and pedestrians struck by flying glass. Officials say an electrical spark caused the explosion.
Butte Mont Sept 28 labor difficulties declared off as seceding engineers take Western Federation cards and all mine employees resume work.
Des Moines reports indicate a profitable Iowa crop season with frost advisories but most corn out of danger. Weather Bureau director Dr. George M. Chappel notes fall equinox signs and warns of nightly frosts while predicting a banner yield for grain and good quality small grains though not as heavy as hoped. Potatoes suffer the most from moisture shortages among crops.
George W. Schee of Primghar funds a Thirty-third Iowa infantry flag fund totaling about 15000 dollars to float a flag over each schoolhouse in Mahaska Marion and Keokuk counties the rest goes to renew flags yearly. The scheme follows his reunion remarks and honors the regiment's service in the Civil War.
Dr. Cook issued a formal AP reply to Peary’s charges after a lecture under the Arctic Club of America. He defends his sledge gear and explains why he left only a half sledge with Whitney, cites travel risks, and omits Peary’s name in credit to predecessors.
President Taft travels west and faces extended formal dinners. Secretary Carpenter urged simplification before the trip, but cities have held long banquets lasting three to four hours. Taft asks committees to shorten meals to fit the tour.
The twelfth annual American Mining congress convened in Goldfield Nevada with about 700 delegates. J H Hutchinson chaired the opening session as anticipation builds for scrutiny of the government forestry service and Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot by the prior year’s investigative committee.
Denver September 28 official announcement of Missouri Pacific railroad system reorganization filed with Secretary of State Pearce. Capitalization set at 240 million dollars as part of Gould plans for Western Pacific completion and transcontinental traffic via their lines.
Commander Peary at Union Station describes cordial relations with Whitney aboard the Roosevelt. He says Whitney stayed in Captain Bartlett's cabin, shared meals, and had musk ox and bear skins among his belongings. Peary insists Whitney possessed no Cook instruments or documents and he refused to carry Cook items aboard the Roosevelt.
President Taft rode a mine expedition 1200 feet underground at the Leonard copper mine in Butte, Montana, then flew over mountain grades to Helena. He watched a cowboy race, reviewed a schoolchildren parade, spoke at the fair, and headed to Spokane to discuss conservation of natural resources and arid-land reclamation.
United States District Attorney Tate received notice from Judge Fite that, on Attorney General Hart's advice, Charles E. Stegall would be surrendered to federal authorities and produced before Judge Newman in Atlanta today.
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