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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
3
A reflective voice describes a life spent in relentless experimentation and toil. After years of wakeful study the speaker claims a culmination of success and a warp of understanding that may sound extraordinary.
Foreign ministers face danger as China endures mass killings and battles near Pekin. Reports say 6,000 to 7,000 killed in clashes with Prince Tuan's troops while Chinese forces retreat after heavy losses. United States refuses to negotiate until Conger is heard. General Miles may command American troops.
The Democrats of the Eighth Texas district renominated W. T. Lanham for congress. The Colorado Democratic convention will meet in Denver on Sept. 12 to nominate state officers and presidential electors. Iowa Republicans named a ticket at the state convention. Oklahoma Democrats and Populists jointly nominated Robert A. Neff for congress. Kentucky Populists chose O. H. Cardin for governor. Minnesota Supreme Court upheld Hugo over Truelsen for Duluth mayorship. North Carolina elected Democrats by about 40,000, with McKinley set for West Virginia speeches and Marion Butler likely losing his seat as the legislature tilts Democratic.
Mrs. Alice O Day shoots herself at Lindell hotel in St Louis while Frank Jones 16 fatally shoots James Elam in Illinois. Alexander Jester is acquitted in New London after six weeks on trial for murder. Chicago bucket shop raids involve 400+ patrons. Robbery and arson strike Toledo and Colorado passengers. North Carolina election canvassing provokes mobs and military deployment. J S Scott of Beaver County Oklahoma Territory mentioned.
At El Paso Wisconsin an infant son of Grant was nearly eaten by dogs. Four Philadelphia girls drowned while swimming at Ocean Grove New Jersey. Five people were bitten in Chicago by a Newfoundland dog suspected of rabies. In West Liberty Delbert Grimes and Alvin Spellman died when an embankment collapsed. Scranton Pennsylvania saw two buildings demolished by a gas explosion injuring twenty one people with one fatality.
A panorama of prominent figures dying in recent times includes historian John Clark Ridpath in New York, Prince Alfred at Rosenau, Rev. Heman Dyer in New York aged 90, Rev. William Dexter Wilson in Syracuse, George Daniels in Hull, Ballard Smith in Waverly Massachusetts, Lewis Cass Vandegrift in Wilmington Delaware, Benjamin Armstrong at Ashland Wisconsin, Delos E. Goldsmith of Boston, Edwin Russell Morse in Bloomington Illinois, Luke Pryor in Athens Georgia, General Zebulon York in Natchez Mississippi, and Mrs. Lucinda Cave in Litchfield Illinois aged 92.
A string of fires reports losses in Seaford Delaware Gilman Colorado Fairfield Maryland and Cleveland Ohio Providence Rhode Island. Fire at Seaford destroyed property valued around fifty thousand dollars. Gilman burned with losses near one hundred thousand and over two hundred people left homeless. Baltimore Chrome works at Fairfield suffered sixty thousand dollars in damage with forty five thousand insured. Suyahoga Lumber mill in Cleveland suffered a hundred thousand dollars in loss with John Zahm fatally burned. O Gorman department store in Providence sustained fifty thousand dollars in damage.
A jumble of notices includes A J Streeter robbed in Mexico City. W G Bowman held for refusing soda to a Black customer. a Fort Atkinson marriage. rural free delivery to Cambridge Isle Winnebago City and Westby. yellow fever in Tampa. Nicaragua recognizes a canal concession. steamer Mariposa carries £350000 gold. Paris cab drivers strike. Hay's health at summer home. Thomas McClelland to Knox College. a dead man found in a rowboat. 71 Chicago couples wed in St Joseph Michigan. Captain Streeter to circumnavigate. Darius Cole delay. bubonic plague aboard a Hamburg vessel. Buffalo census shows 6 352 219 population, up from 255 064 in 1800.
The Republican state convention packed the new auditorium naming W. B. Martin for secretary of state on the third ballot. Frank F. Merriam is renominated state auditor and G. S. Gilbertson wins the treasurer post on a two thirds majority. Emlin McClain is chosen supreme court judge after four ballots. District electors named include Tucker, Bartholomew, Raymond, McNider, Read, Harper, Stookey, Lever, Wray, and Bowers.
Aug 6 Sioux City reports a scandal behind the engagement of Jesse M. Cunningham of Seattle to Miss Mary Grandy of Denver. Grandy formerly supervised music in Sioux City schools and taught in Evanston, while Cunningham, a tailor, sang in Unity church and later moved to Seattle after a divorce. The couple plans Denver nuptials Aug 10.
Toledo OhioAugust 7 Ired T Rerdan a prominent capitalist of this city was accidentally drowned while fishing at Middle Bass Island last night.
Two panthers swim from the mainland to fight a sea lion on a reef off California. The 30 minute duel ends with the sea lion fatally wounded, the panther(s) escaping, and crimson marks staining the shore as observers report the scene in the San Francisco Call.
Edward Bok argues that city life drains a businessman by daytime and night, leaving him unable to access refreshing landscapes or true rest. He contends urban noise and pollution corrode health and family life, preventing peak work and genuine renewal as long as one remains tied to business pressures.
A compact chronicle of India ink tracing its origins in ancient China to its early restrictions, evolving quality, musk aroma, and the playful notion that good ink hosts gods while bad ink harbors devils, with wry observations by the Weekly Bouquet.
A Chicago Post quip notes a schemer advising a living artist to fake death to boost fame and price his paintings. The businessman claims executorship and a staged disappearance would trigger adulation and wealth for the living artist.
A Glasgow lawyer once laid traps for workers by leaving money about his house. A worker found a half crown and drilled it, driving a screw through it to fasten it to the floor, deterred by the ploy. The note says the lawyer has not set such traps since.
Mrs Greene Charles remarks on devouring salad tonight while Mr Greene notes a new preparation method. The exchange, captured in the Boston Transcript, hints at evolving tastes within a domestic scene.
An ostrich in the Detroit Journal piece swallows fragments of a mirror and reflects on rude wit. The satirical image uses the bird to comment on self awareness and irony. The quirky anecdote reads as a whimsical cartoonish observation from the paper.
In the Atchison Globe the question asks what became of the old fashioned woman known for her first instinct in an emergency to light the fire and put the kettle on. The piece reflects on that image and its implications for modern resilience.
Henry Norman laments lacking manners beauty and nobility beyond plain nature, expressing frustration with perceived decay in society. The remark reflects his view on cultural decline and human conduct.
A satirical exchange tongue in cheek jokes about blame for dull pencils. The man asserts women cannot sharpen a lead pencil while the woman counters with the blame lies with the pencil itself, claiming women were invented first. The Chicago Post style quip highlights gendered humor in a reporting voice.
Chicago News reports a playful puzzle where the parson adds one to one producing one, while the divorce judge subtracts one from one leaving two. The item appears as a quirky regional snippet from the paper.
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