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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1907
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription rates including one year in advance, six months, and three months. It notes the paper is entered at the Fairfield post office as second class mail matter and carries the motto A drop of ink makes millions think.
A discussion notes Lincoln’s warning against switching horses midstream as Allison’s bid to re nominate Roosevelt faces scrutiny. The Fairfield Ledger favors railroads against a two cent fare demurrage bill in Iowa while denouncing railroad delays. The Tribune’s editor recounts demurrage costs and storage limits, arguing railroads ignore shipper burdens.
Company M of Fairfield plans a modern armory costing perhaps $15 000 with subscription drives underway. The editor notes Fairfield’s recent progress shows that community pressure and unity, not town size, drive civic projects, and the city may inspire larger towns to follow suit.
Owing to limited kitchen and dining room space and large influx of strangers for Rev. Billy Sunday’s tabernacle meetings, townspeople should give way as possible. Meals will be fifty cents to all during the period. Regular boarders exempt. Landlords near Leggett House asked to notify Chester & Trowbridge.
Senator Allison argues a tariff investigation by a congressional committee would be unlikely to yield lasting results. He recalls a past effort that found no clear price rises under the then Republican tariff, but says political shifts undermined its value. He cautions that such inquiries may similarly prove futile.
The piece profiles Danny Curtin of New York aged 16 who earned a Carnegie hero medal for saving two girls from drowning and plans to invest his 2000 prize money in education. It extols education as the key to success, urging study in day or night, and praises colleges for teaching thinking, with Descartes cited on thinking and existence.
A Des Moines News column critiques protectionist tariff rhetoric as a political smokescreen. It argues the tariff raises prices for farmers and consumers, labeling it a legal steal. The piece also condemns swearing and toughness as sources of weakness, praising cleanliness and gentlemanly conduct for true strength.
The noted wrestler Farmer Burns abstains from smoking chewing drinking swearing and tea or coffee. He attributes his strength to avoiding these substances and maintaining muscle power.
Dover Delaware reports that the little son of Dr H N Marvin who was kidnapped weeks ago has been found wandering near his father's home. Detectives were stood down after the discovery amid hopes the captors will be punished.
Albert Carland and Will Sindlinger were sentenced to eighteen months each in the penitentiary for extensive thefts from Illinois Central box cars while employed at Central shops. Paul Hintce received nine months for stealing a horse. Andrew Swadling got six months in the county jail and a $100 fine for robbing rooms at the Tremont hotel.
The George Hummer Mercantile flour and feed mill in Iowa City Iowa was gutted by fire early this morning causing losses over 10000 insured. Fire started in the engine and boiler room and spread up a cab chute to the third floor damaging machinery and the elevator grain. New machinery was ordered today to replace the destroyed mill which had just begun operation after a prior August fire.
Morris Rosenfeld a 19 year old Russian Jewish immigrant who landed in Philadelphia in April faced rejection due to a serious eye condition. He evaded authorities, worked for Cohen in Waterloo Iowa, and was captured by Immigration Inspector Harris before being sent back to Liverpool under immigration laws.
Real estate sales this past week include 120 acres in Cedar township from J. P. Manatrey to E. H. Ruvy for 7200 dollars and 45 acres in Walnut township from E. H. Ruvy to J. P. Manatrey for 2500 dollars. The R. Shafer residence on South 3rd Street sold to Wm. Roberts for 2400 dollars. multiple city properties rented. Contact Allender & McPherson for buying selling or renting needs.
In Waterloo Iowa detectives stopped Louis Vogt a New York theater attendee claiming the child resembled the missing Marvin despite blue eyes and brown eyes the two boys shared birthmarks and mannerisms matched nearly exactly leading to a temporary custody and shadowed home while the case stirred wide Iowa interest. Louis Vogt Sr a meat inspector previously lived in Dubuque and Sioux City with Mrs Vogt visiting Waterloo.
Closing out sale announces on farm Hoghton farm 3 miles south of Fairfield 6 miles north of Birmingham 4 miles east of Libertyville. Sale begins 10 30 a m Wednesday April 16. Items include 14 horses 32 high grade Shorthorn cows 8 calves 1 registered Shorthorn bull 35 fall hogs 10 broad sows with pigs by sale day and farm implements including nearly new McCormick corn binder McCormick mower and Dain hay rake.
Eight freight handlers at the Illinois Central freight house in Fort Dodge walk out over unsatisfactory wages. Local officials call the action not a strike and refuse to label it as such.
A midnight barn fire at Ed Brown's farm one and a half miles east of Niota Illinois killed four horses two cows pigs and many chickens. Three buggies harness grain and farm implements were also lost. The cause is unknown and no insurance was carried with an estimated loss near two thousand dollars.
Iowa university students will receive spring swimming instruction. Director E A Rule proposed the program, approved by regents executive committee. A swimming float will be placed at a safe spot in the Iowa river near the athletic park for healthful, invigorating instruction for students, including coeds.
Waterloo Iowa March 28 Andrew Schwendemann was sentenced for the third time in Black Hawk county to terms in the penitentiary. He received five years on the forged instrument charge and three years on forgery, with the sentences to run concurrently.
A playful, rhymed clipping contrasts Jack’s bold theft with Rose’s kiss. The Northern version notes a kiss on the mouth if the events occur there, while southern lines imply a cheeky bet and a returned smooze.
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