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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
2
Jefferson county conducts a clay test revealing high quality pottery material. Expert Joseph Young praises the clay, planning a larger kiln burn and potential local plant. A new facility could boost regional transport links and competitiveness along the Rock Island and Q lines.
In Pittsburgh a 23 year old inventor Walter Zelch deaf mute from Norton Avenue tested a bicycle like aeroplane crossing the Mount Washington valley. The craft with canvas wings 22 feet wide crashed after a steering error. Zelch was injured but plans another flight soon. His earlier toy mechanisms earned him over $100,000.
A boy dies at his Market Street home while his mother Nettie Turner serves a larceny sentence in county jail and his father, described as insane, is at Anamosa hospital. Friends mourn quietly as the child is laid to rest.
Fort Dodge plans a large welcome for Senator Dolliver returning from Washington. The celebration shifts from public square to night events with speakers from across Iowa and a potential record crowd, date tentative pending Senate session length.
In St Louis on July 29 Joseph Mitch known as Brother Deserious and attached to the Alexian Brothers Hospital wed Augusta Wrobel in St Augustine's chapel. The couple met as he nursed her father at the institution and a special dispensation allowed the breaking of his vows.
In Charles City Iowa on Monday evening a pet dog bit Miss Gertrude Waite on the hand causing deep wounds. The dog died shortly after. Authorities rushed the girl to a local physician for treatment and then to the Pasteur Institute in Chicago for further care.
Mrs Hat tie Allen a colored woman formerly of Des Moines is in serious condition at Hawkeye coal camp east of Knoxville Iowa after taking a large dose of carbolic acid in a tent. Frightened locals gave cold buttermilk to save her life. Her husband Phillip Allen a mine driver is from Des Moines. She has not explained the act.
Lieut. Harry Stuhleyer of the Salvation Army reports an unusual family pattern in Cincinnati. The father mother and all three children were born on Sundays, with the latest birth a nine pound boy named Wilson after his grandfather. The lieutenant admits he cannot explain the coincidence.
Mr A Robinson of Drumquin Ontario recommends Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion and constipation. He claims they are the best medicine he ever used and a trial is certain to prove beneficial. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price is 25 cents with free samples at F W Jerichos drug store.
Orville Wright with Lieutenant Foulois completed a ten mile cross country flight from Fort Myer to Alexander and back at over forty two miles per hour. The achievement impressed Army and Navy officials who cited practical wartime use and low altitude flight advantages.
Fairfield community urges health through fresh air and ten days of rest with tent camping at Chautauqua Park from August 11 to 26. Dr Henry Albert finds park well water clean while organizers offer first class tents, electric light, and affordable rates.
Miss Wright rushed to greet her brother at the drill grounds with excitement. She praised Orville Wright as determined to finish the trials locally and as capable an operator as Wilbur Wright, reflecting family pride in the aviation milestones.
Sioux City reports 11 year old Victor Stoneberg dangled for minutes in the Floyd schoolhouse cave before slipping fifty feet to the ground. He suffered a crushed skull and the prognosis is grave as bystanders watched unable to help.
Centerville Louisiana July 30. Lewis Lear and wife arrested for assaulting 80 year old Pete Fisher at his home at midnight in an attempt to steal $200 in gold hidden in his bed. Fisher woke to a face blow and struggled with the assailants who fled after Fisher refused to reveal the hiding place. Mrs Lear is Fisher's granddaughter.
Washington insiders predict Speaker Cannon will lose his job as tariff row shifts blame to him. Midwestern Republicans pressure to replace him with a more reform-minded leadership as Danville veteran faces growing opposition. Democratic hopes rise as Champ Clark's name surfaces for next speaker.
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