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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1900
Page
3
Fairfield Markets Price Report
Market notes list shifts across grains, hay, seeds and livestock. Corn and wheat stable while oats rye and butter show varying moves. hogs and cattle ranges set. eggs and onions near low to mid ranges. Prices cited: corn 35 38c. oats 21 22c. rye 40c. wheat 50 65c. hay baled 7 8.5, loose 6.5 7.5. timothy 85c. clover 4.00 4.25. hogs 4.75 5.00. steers 4.50 5.00. cows/heifers 3.00 3.40. stockers 4.00 4.25. fat sheep 3.50 4.00. lambs 4.00 5.00. hides 6c. butter 18 20c. lard 63 7c. eggs 7c per dozen. potatoes 30 40c. onions 50 75c.
Condensed history of weekly events with fights and rail news
Plumer near Mafeking wounded in retreat. Boer forces 35 thousand with ninety guns fortify the Kroonstad to Winburg line. German government to receive Boer delegation in Naples. Reports of defeats and captures circulate. Manila cases include executions and saloon counts. Sumner arrives at Gibraltar with army funds. Batoc repels 300 insurgents. 106 killed. Luzon fighting nets 53 killed and 44 captured. village burned. Watertown confirms a spring injury. 200 workers to be employed. Reinhard & Co. in Columbus suspends after a month run. Northwestern adds locomotives for ore business. Southern Telegraphers strike. Leland hotel lease bought in Chicago. Burlington plans Yellowstone line. Western rail earnings up 12.5 percent over last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumer
Mafeking
Kroonstadt
Winburg
Naples
Brabant
Wepever
Royal Irish
Lord Rosslyn
Funston
Manila
C. C. Pierce
United States
Sumner
Gibraltar
New York
Batoc
Ilicos
Third Cavalry
Luzon
Philippines
Watertown
Wis
Reinhard & Co
Columbus
Chicago and Northwestern Road
Green Bay
Southern Railway
W. H. Dildine
Sioux City
Chicago
Burlington Road
Yellowstone Park
Senate committee finds Clark of Montana bribery to seal seat
The senate privileges and elections committee unanimously declares Clark of Montana secured his election by gross bribery and should forfeit his seat. Other actions include the Puerto Rico bill passing the house with senate amendments 161 to 153 and a buffalo preserve bill in New Mexico. Senator Burrows urges refusing to seat Matthew Stanley Quay. The rivers and harbors committee favors a survey of the Illinois and Des Plaines rivers. Ramon Baez loses habeas corpus bid. Charles H. Allen nominated governor of Porto Rico. the Kentucky governorship case set for April 30 at the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Clark
Montana
House
Puerto Rico
New Mexico
Burrows
Matthew Stanley Quay
House Rivers and Harbors
Illinois
Des Plaines
United States Supreme Court
Ramon Baez
Porto Rico
Charles H. Allen
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Political intrigue and party nominations in 1900 era
Admiral Dewey denies retirement from the presidential race. Charles B. Aycock is nominated for North Carolina governor by Democrats. The Fourteenth Ohio district GOP conducts 1 314 fruitless ballots for a representative and adjourns to meet May 17. Roosevelt declines vp bid. Des Moines hosts Iowa silver Republicans May 3. Oregon renominates M A Moody. Illinois Fourteenth district Democrats set Peoria convention for June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Charles B. Aycock
North Carolina
Ohio
Roosevelt
Wellington
Norwalk
Iowa
Des Moines
Oregon
M. A. Moody
Congress
Illinois
Peoria
Tragic killings and suicides reported coast to coast
The wire service style list reports multiple suicides murders and killings including Jessie Howard Arkansas found hanging in a tree James B Kellogg head of a company in New York sentenced to seven and a half years Charles Wegner in Chicago hanged after viewing his sweetheart Ida Keller who had been murdered August Young 22 shot wounded Kate Van Cloostere then killed himself George Manger 83 died by suicide in Scranton Pa Joseph Stringer killed wife and killed himself in Bakerville Tenn Thomas Brennan 27 Huntington W Va killed himself after quarrel Mrs T N Holland of Alexander Ark killed William Cook after alleging defamation Jack Kimmel James Heath and William Disbennett arrested for counterfeiting in Mould City Ill Dr James K Parker killed V A Antonalla in Lexington Ky Jesse Orendorf Indianola Ill killed wife and himself Jeanette Reed 20 killed herself near Keokuk Ia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Howard
James B. Kellogg
E. 8
Dean
Get-Rich-Quick
New York State
Charles Wegner
Chicago
Ida Keller
August Young
Kate van Cloostere
Murphy
T. N. Holland
William Cook
Cook
Jack Kimmel
James Heath
William Disbennett
Mould City
Ills
Lexington
James K. Parker
V. A. Antonalla
Jesse Orendorf
Indianola
Ill
Jeanette Reed
Keokuk
Reinhard & Co. Bank Closes Doors in Columbus
Reinhard and Co. private bank in Columbus Ohio has shut its doors. A large box factory is planned to be erected on the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhard & Co
Columbus, O
Mishaps and Disasters Collect Early 20th Century Tales
Summary of deadly incidents includes Richard W. Kenny as Chicago’s first automobile victim, a Pittsburgh building collapse killing three, drownings near San Pedro, Denver house fire killing a mother and twins, a lamp explosion, a Southern Railway wreck in Huntsville killing two, a Hazleton coal mine fatality, and damaging cyclones in Texas and Kansas with two deaths reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Kenny
Chicago
Pittsburg
Peter Larsen
Joseph Madsen
San Pedro
Cal
Sinington
Denver
Southern Railway
Huntsville
Ala
Percy Armstrong
Sandy Osborne
Essen
Hazletine
Weasel Sternad
Texas
Kansas
Notable deaths across the Midwest and East at week’s end
A roundup of prominent figures who died including Thomas C. Hannan of Chicago Board of Trade Rev William F Junkin of Montclair NJ Commodore William K Mayo US Navy retired in Washington George W Dillaway Crockery dealer in Muscatine Edward Donough OBrien Baron Inchiquin Colonel J H Lifford of Texas Frank H Cushing ethnology expert in Washington Major Martin M Burke superintendent of national cemeteries in Quincy IL George H Scripps of the Scripps Merae league Mrs Bridget Gormann 102 at Pana IL Henry J Slyfield longtime Waukegan resident John J Owsley Sr pioneer of western Wisconsin and South Dakota Mrs James Tuttle pioneer of Logan county IL died in Atlanta aged 93.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Hannan
Chicago Board of Trade
William F. Junkin
Mont Clair
N. J
William K. Mayo
United States Navy
Washington
George W. Dillaway
West
Muscatine
Baron Inchiquin
Edward Donough O’brien
Scripps-Me- Rae League
Bridget Gormann
Pana
Ills
Henry J. Slyfield
Waukegan
John J. Owsley
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Mendota
Wrs
James Tuttle
Logan County
Lils
Atlanta
Fire kills man in Williamsburg with cattle losses in Wisconsin
John C. Donaldson died and a man and boy were probably fatally hurt in a $400000 fire at Newton Creek and Grand street, Williamsburg Brooklyn. The blaze also killed twenty two cattle and four horses at the Slender property in Pickets Wisconsin, destroying barns and residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Donaldson
Newton Creek
Grand Street
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
August Slender
Picketts
Wis
Creek Indians plan to quit tribal government for Iowa andDakotas farms
The Creek Indians intend to resign from tribal government in Indian territory and acquire farmland in Iowa and the Dakotas. The developments come amid broader land and governance shifts in the region and reflect growing migration patterns.
Petition seeks nullification of Archbishop Hennessy will
Mich ael J. Hennessy, brother of the late Archbishop Hennessy, files in district court to revoke the will he claims is invalid and asks for an order declaring it void. He cites two later wills that alter bequests to relatives but not donations to religious causes, setting up a likely legal contest over the estate of David Hennessy of St Paul who left the archbishop as sole heir to a vast fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Michael J. Hennessy
Archbishop Hennessy
David Hennessy
St. Paul
Bank President Truman Harker Found Dead by Lake
Found dead near Fort Dodge Iowa, Truman D. Harker, president of the First National Bank of Storm Lake, was discovered in about ten inches of water on the lake shore after an unsuccessful duck hunting outing. No marks or discharge on the gun. accounts in excellent shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Truman D. Harker
First National Bank of
Storm Lake
Shot by an insane man in rural Iowa attack
Corydon Iowa April 13 John Koontz shot and fatally wounded John Hullyer seven miles east of town. The bullet pierced a hand and hit the abdomen. Koontz, 42, claimed insanity and shot at a deputy sheriff who came to arrest him. Hullyer, 24, and Koontz are farmers and husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
John Koontz
John Hullyer
Hullyer
Koontz
Hull Wins Republican renomination without opposition
Des Moines reports that A B Cummings Judge S F Prouty and Edmund Nichols all announced they will not oppose renomination of Captain J A T Hull. Hull, longtime chairman of the committee on military affairs, is assured renomination with no opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. B. Cummings
S. F. Prouty
Congress
Edmund Nichols
Dallis County
J. A. T. Hull
Hull
Governor to Sign Building and Loan Bill Reforming Loans
Governor Shaw announces he will sign the building and loan bill passed by the legislature. Loan association managers pushed to veto, arguing constitutionality concerns. The bill cuts interest from 12 to 8 percent and officials say it voids many existing contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Shaw
Governor Shaw to lead mass meeting on famine aid
Des Moines on April 16 reports Governor Shaw will headline a mass meeting to spark an Iowa famine relief drive. The ministerial union and state and city officials support creating a state commission appointed by the governor to oversee fundraising and organization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Shaw
Iowa
Receiver Appointed for Commercial Mutual Insurance Co
Des Moines Iowa April 14 R J Mc Kee named receiver for Commercial Mutual Insurance Company on petition by George A Jewett the typewriter maker Liabilities listed at 14000 assets 36000 receivership follows state auditor failure to issue a certificate over the company’s financial condition
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
R. J. McKee
Commercial Mutual Insurance Company
George A. Jewett
Farmer Andrew Newman Dies In Drowning Suicide
Andrew Newman a prosperous Clarke County Missouri farmer, living near Ottumwa Iowa, took his own life by drowning on Sunday. His body was found face down in a pond sixteen inches deep on his farm. Despondency over ill health is given as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Andrew Newman
Clarke County
Reese Put Under Quarantine For Smallpox In Albia
Iowa United Mine Workers state president John R. Reese is quarantined in his Albia apartment above a grocery store after contracting smallpox. Reese just returned from a state business trip and the source of infection remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
John R. Reese
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
Jis
Reese
Ex Mayor Duncan Dragged From Burning Home
Burlington April 17 Ex Mayor George A Duncan was dragged from his burning home at night in an insensible condition after a coal oil lamp exploded in his hand. His clothing was on fire and the house burned. He was seriously but not fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
George A. Duncan
Des Moines Waiters Strike for Higher Wages
Des Moines waiters in hotels and restaurants walk out demanding higher pay. About two hundred workers participate in the Labor action across the city, signaling widespread discontent with current wages and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
New York Drug Clerks Limited to Operating Hours
Governor Roosevelt signed a bill in Albany providing shorter hours for New York City drug clerks and authorizing local board of health inspection of drug stores. Clerks are prohibited from sleeping in stores or in connected apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Board of Health
Brooklyn preacher leaves Chicago presbytery church
Chicago reports Newell Dwight Hillis is no longer a member of the Chicago presbytery or the Presbyterian church. His name was erased from the presbytery roll at its weekly meeting yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Newell Dwight Hillis
Gallant Policeman Helps Lady Cross Busy Avenue
A tall, impeccably dressed officer at a crowded street crossing halted traffic to escort a nervous old lady across. After reaching the curb she bluntly asks why he dragged her across, revealing she had an errand on the opposite side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Redheaded Dreams Halts Artist in Chestnut Street Studio
An artist in Philadelphia recalls how a vision of a redheaded girl ruins his work for the day while friends seek quirky remedies. He notes many artists suffer off days and sometimes counter with odd routines, but he has none to offset the redhead dream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Ledger
Wink to win: mastering gentle art to manage people
The text cites Lord Beaconsfield and Napoleon, Nelson, and General Gordon on winking at minor faults to gain cooperation. It argues focusing on ultimate results and keeping temper in battle, while overlooking small failings, strengthens friendships and leadership effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Beaconsfield
Napoleon
Nelson
Gordon
Not If It Were My Boy Quote From Horace Mann
A private exchange recalls Horace Mann’s remark about reformatories for boys. He said saving even one boy would repay all costs, and he added that the statement would not be altered if the boy were his own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Mann
Mann
Bismarck’s Oyster Feast Revealed in Memoirs
In John Booth’s Memoirs of the Iron Chancellor the anecdote of Bismarck’s eating shows him at age 26 after returning from England. He ate 25 oysters first then 50 more, finished with 100, total 175, and declared he would eat nothing else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Bismarck
John Booth
Bismarck
England
Experience Versus Arithmetic in a Classroom Exchange
A classroom exchange features a teacher challenging Johnny’s math. Johnny argues borrowing $50 at $5 weekly would be finished in one week, noting his father would sue before that. The quip appears in the New York World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
New York World
Neighbors Question Drunk Driving Myth in Odd Incident
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note describes a neighbor, Blinkinoff, seen late at night attempting to drive a spigot into an ash barrel, prompting speculation about drinking habits. The anecdote taunts expert opinion while hinting at suspicious behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blinkinoff
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fragments Reflect on Human Need for Help and Fear
A reflective line notes that even the greatest may require aid and service and fear the power and unkindness of even the lowest humans. The wording suggests universal vulnerability and mutual dependence across all social ranks.
Ether Known to Early Scientists
The concept of ether dates back to the earliest scientists as a fundamental medium for light and matter. Its historical role centers on hypotheses about space and the propagation of forces before modern physics refined the understanding of space.
The Train Spotter and the Methods of a Private Detective
A San Francisco Chronicle piece profiles Miss Waller a noted railroad spotter educates on private detective work for railroads. It recounts her travels from Oakland to San Francisco and Missouri river journeys while detailing the rewards and risks of spotter work for eastern and western lines.
Treatment for nerves cited in Dill letter note
A Philadelphia Bulletin item notes a patient seeking continued medicine after receiving a letter from Dill. The report highlights medical treatment for nerves and the ongoing need for medication as described in the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bulletin
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