09 Feb 1882
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1882
Page
1
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription terms and rates. It notes prices for one year and six months, with delinquent payments leading to reorganization and penalties. advertising rates are available on request.
Dubuque faces floating debt over 112000 dollars. Carroll sees a new candy factory. Floyd county offers five dollar rewards for wolves. A Dubuque firm Dean Co. robbed of 600 dollars. A Burlington farmer killed by a falling beam. Deaths from strychnine and train accidents noted. Educational gifts and county fair funding announced. Several fires and rail incidents reported along with broader weekly news digest.
The Vienna Neue Freie Presse cites Tacitus describing the Fidene wooden amphitheatre collapse in Tiberius era. The flimsy structure, built by Atilius, caused thousands to be killed or wounded, prompting reforms to prevent a repeat.
Coroner orders the arrest of Conductor Hanford after a wrecked New York Central train incident. Mollie Holbrook is arrested again after escaping to Canada while in Illinois custody over a $40,000 robbery charge. Oscar L. Baldwin, ex cashier of Newark’s Mechanics National Bank, pleaded guilty and gets 15 years. The Carroll brothers are jailed for a brutal January 31 murder in Winona Minnesota. Mrs. Davis is slain near St. Louis. her grandson Russell Brown confesses to murder for robbery. Mrs. D W Miller dies after setting fire to her dress during a domestic dispute in Cisco Illinois. Henry Segram, English deacon, arrested in Chicago for embezzling $2,900 from Thomas Glide in England. detectives reveal murder-and-theft suspicions after Segram’s return.
In Herzegovina a band of insurgents surprised and killed ten gens d'armes, signaling violent unrest in the region. The broader dispatch notes security measures and coronation precautions in Russia and reports a reign of terror in Cabul with 1,100 political prisoners.
In Washington on February 3 Judge Cox heard Guiteau and counsel discuss motions for a new trial. Scoville presented affidavits alleging juror contact and forgery, while Corkhill challenged the evidence. The judge postponed decision, with the court adjourning to consider the motion. Guiteau was later sentenced to hang June 30.
A collection of recipes including German Way or Frying Beersteak and King George's Puppine with bread crumbs flour raisins currants and suet. Also Pawn Puppine using rye and Indian meal molasses and milk with a boiled egg. Steamer Appies suggests stewed apples with sugar and water and a final reflective line expresses gratitude for unanswered prayers.
Nineteenth General Assembly in Des Moines convenes with petitions for woman suffrage from Buchan an county and debates on a bill by Senator Nichols to modify State Board of Equalization duties. Lawmakers discuss tariffs on wire and steel as well as resolutions to oppose duty increases impacting farmers.
Senate sessions on February 4 consider amendments to the State Board of Health laws and vital statistics, salary changes for the Governor and Private Secretary, and a code-writing form for defective ink in instruments. Multiple Senators propose reorganizing county indebtedness, school punishment bans, court district provisions, and city powers for taxation and parks. Committees report on criminal procedure, deeds, and education. bills introduced include evidence rules for indictments and land jurisdiction transfers.
A list of proposed acts includes salaries for county clerks auditors and treasurers, organization and acts of Greenwood Independent School District in Chickasaw county, publication of city and town ordinances in pamphlet form, North Des Moines town council actions, fire insurance section amendments, school fund management and interest rate changes, transfer index books in real estate conveyance, and repeal with substitute for section 1862 chapter 11 title 12 code.
Fire in January 31 blaze on Nassau Street and Park Row destroys the World and Observer sites and damages the Times. Reports say one woman died, several may be missing, with losses potentially surpassing 21 million. The Scientific American and other offices suffer heavy damage as flames spread across the block.
Des Moines hosts a Temperance Convention with discussions on scheduling the September 1882 constitutional amendment vote. Gov. St John of Kansas argues prohibition strengthens the state, citing tax and crime reductions and cites Lincoln and Garrison as reform precedents.
A reformist speaker praised by reformers urged citizens to speak out for prohibition. He urged moral and political courage, insisting true Iowans must secure an overwhelming win to shake the rum power nationwide.
A long medieval legend from Clairmarais near Cambray tells of Brudemer who tricks a noblewoman into aiding him in murder over a chess game. The knight pursues priestly life, the castle becomes a monastery, and a pious monk unravels the haunting siege of a haunted board and treasure.
A Bosetourt County jury impaneled to try Bolen for assault on J. G. Sperry reached a manslaughter verdict after two days deliberation. The court scene amused all as the dead man supposedly smiled and Judge Palmer hid behind his newspaper.
Nature's Sluice-Way promotes kidney-Wort as a universal corrective for changing bodies. The copy claims kidneys act as a wash to flush toxins and suggests purchasing Kidney-Wort to prevent acne and signs of bodily disorder.
The Tribune Printing House announces up-to-date type styles for all job work. They also prepare envelopes statements invitations note cards bill heads programs letter heads business cards and more with prompt mail order attention and best stock.
The article extols the spectroscope as a tiny balance and a key to immense smallness. It explains detection of millionths and the ability to identify comet tails and cosmic dust, linking electricity to probing Nature’s hidden structure.
Dr Hammond explains that finger ear sounds reflect finger blood circulation and bodily activity. He urges readers to test by placing fingers in ears and comparing noises to the body’s ongoing life processes from conception to death.
A concise moral expressed as a critique asserting that religion is valuable only if it guides conduct every day not just one day a week. The statement implies consistent, daily religious practice is essential.
The statement places Christian duty in the present locality rather than distant realms. It emphasizes immediate responsibility and moral action within one's current surroundings and daily life.
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