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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1904
Page
4
A short notice offers subscription options one year in advance six months or three months with pricing. It notes Fairfield Post Office entry as second class mail matter and carries the ad slogan A drop of ink makes millions think.
President Theodore Roosevelt argues that the modern economy centers on industrialism and the clash between capital and labor. He calls for updated laws and court interpretation to reflect changing economic life, criticizing reliance on old doctrines and noting growing wage inequality and the need to protect the masses through new legislation.
The piece notes Republican papers in Pennsylvania shifting toward tariff reform arguing the steel rail duty of seven dollars per ton is unjustified. It cites monopoly pricing, foreign competition, and the potential for mills to profit without protection, highlighting the case for reduced or removed tariffs.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports a Roosevelt and Senate agreed plan for railroad rate legislation, creating nine Circuit Courts of Interstate Commerce and a Court of Appeals. The bill's text is with Attorney General Moody and Congress is to act. Appointee numbers and names are unspecified, likely presidentially chosen. The proposal may duplicate ICC powers and risk railroad influence on selections.
Congress ordered investigations into the Beef Tobacco and Coal trusts but no report has been issued. Experts say no damage is found against the Beef Trust while tobacco and coal cases faced public exposure only after private citizens presented evidence. The writer urges the Republican party to demonstrate action.
Jacob Long, a Baptist minister and longtime resident six miles northwest of Richland, died suddenly after a calm evening. He had suffered rheumatism for some time and was found dead at ten after going to bed near eight. His passing shocked the community and he was a highly respected local figure.
The New Year shooting custom survives in remote Carolina districts with old houses named Swan and Ingleside. Neighbors travel to a central gathering, fire loud salutes, and share hospitality as guests are welcomed with a New Year sermon and a festive, if chilly, homecoming scene narrated by the York Post style.
A massive blaze in Sioux City on December 23 caused about two million dollars in losses and the death of one person. The fire started in Pelletier Dry Goods in the Fourth and Jackson area, destroying nearly two city blocks and shutting down banks, telegraph offices, and numerous merchants. Omaha sent a special train with firefighting equipment, but little communication could be maintained that night.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach liver and kidney issues with no alcohol opium or sugar. It features testimonials from Henry Landshef Alderman Buffalo and claims long term benefit from Dr Pierce s sanitarium staff and free medical advice.
In Marshalltown Iowa Judge Platt dismisses the Boardman disbarment case, taxing costs to Armstrong. The ruling says no grounds for disbarment existed, the actions stemming from court reporter correspondence, and that Boardman sought factual corrections only. Armstrong faces costs for pursuing the suit, deemed malicious after prior court rulings.
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