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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1909
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription terms: one year in advance for $1.00 six months 50 cents and three months 25 cents. The paper is entered at the Fairfield Postoffice as second class mail matter. A drop of ink makes millions think.
The text notes Senator Foraker’s focus on the Brownsville affair and mentions Theodore Roosevelt while reporting that John D. Rockefeller Jr. secured a legal victory in a criminal libel suit, achieving something the father did not.
Voters head to polls amid five House contests and a single Senate race. The campaign period hints at unusual developments in several districts from the last state election and suggests notable action across multiple quarters.
The article notes public debate over whether Senator Tillman is a bad man, but acknowledges he could prompt the president with some very embarrassing questions.
Col Hepburn concedes defeat to Jamieson in the contest. Jamieson led from the start, making victory unlikely and exposing the earlier misjudgment by Hepburn and his supporters.
A terse editorial urges sweeping out all incumbents from both major parties. It argues for a fresh start and asserts many good men exist to fill vacancies, regardless of political affiliation.
The piece notes Cuba’s early steps toward self rule with bills to establish cock fighting as the national sport and to open a national lottery. It cites rising prohibition sentiment in the south and north, Tennessee joining the movement, and critiques state government for bloated departments and political self-interest.
A historical critique argues against lavish inaugural spending for Taft and Sherman. The piece questions the prosperity parade amid unemployment and calls for a return to democratic ideals, warning against plutocracy and corruption.
Two strangers, a man and a woman, died at the same hour on the same day in a shared moment, described as Spirit land a strange green place fragrant with summer air suggesting sea forest and mountain. The passage evokes a serene, otherworldly setting surrounding their deaths.
A man and a dying woman meet after a car crash and reveal they once loved each other. He vows they now travel toward a radiant dawn as fate grants them a new chance beyond the stars. The woman, wary of life, contemplates existence and finally accepts a hopeful reunion. Kate Masterson.
Two players pick a famous person and a closely linked object. Seated together, they answer Yes or No to questions from the group until the correct pair is identified. The game uses clues like Washington and hatchet or English king and crown, with players alternating questions.
Alex Peterson of 112 East Twelfth Street fired on his horse after saying he loved the animal more than his Saviour. He had attended Capitol Hill Church of Christ revival services and now remains in jail, praying and awaiting insanity examination by commissioners.
The President of the Industrial and Orphans Home in Macon Georgia reports nine years of use of Electric Bitters in the institution. The product is praised for aiding stomach liver and kidney troubles improving digestion building blood appetite and aiding weak run-down or pale children and women. Available at F S Shriner's drug store for 150 cents. January.
Louis Kingman president of the Kingman Plow company was harshly ruled by Circuit Judge T. N. Green at Peoria INI. He must pay Mrs. Kingman alimony of 35 dollars weekly and 75 dollars for solicitor’s fees plus 25 dollars for briefs.
Washington dispatch reports Colonel Hepburn and the House committee returning from Panama praising progress on the canal. He notes loyal American workers, good sanitation, and aims to complete the Gatun dam, with Jan 1 1915 targeted for operation and possible early completion. The committee favors abolishing the canal commission and placing control under army officers. Judge Connor joined. Mrs. Hepburn accompanied them.
Washington action on the pension bill endangers Des Moines by proposing to centralize all agencies in Washington. Representative Tawney, head of the appropriation committee, vows to push full consolidation and oppose Senate retention of agencies.
A vaudeville style notice touts the play Miss Petticoats at the Grand Opera House on Monday January 25 featuring a real American girl heroine living in New Bedford. The story follows her from a whaling town cabin to Paris with brisk shifts between pathos and comedy. Separately a hospital report details a severe facial injury with nose reconstruction and planned amputation after surgery.
Iowa City report on J B Eckenrode appealing a $50 verdict for underweight breakfast foods marked 16 ounces. He argues only original Ohio packages are sold and seeks federal court or interstate commerce review. Judge Horak ruled open shipment breaks original package and makes him liable under Iowa pure food law.
A Baltimore American snippet notes a pleasant guest Mrs Come up hosted a concert described as a great success despite a disrupted or noisy reception. The item emphasizes the event's overall triumph and the musician's reaction.
A public notice condemns counterfeiters mislabeling The Holy City as a moving picture of the Passion Play. It urges audiences to seek the four act drama withlive actors, proper costumes, scenery, and a regular theatre stage.
Judge Albert B. Anderson of Indianapolis will preside over the retrial of the Standard Oil case. The appeal remanded the case from Judge Landis who had fined $29,240,000. Anderson accepted the assignment by letter, with both sides satisfied and ready to begin promptly.
The first federal appeal in a criminal matter and the first case on punishing southern lynching parties was decided against the government. Robert Powell faced a conspiracy indictment over the lynching of Horace Naples in Huntsville Alabama. The Supreme Court affirms the lower court ruling that only state courts could recognize such offenses.
Cornelius Snyder of Hawthorne New Jersey is set to wear a finger cut from his own hand in place of his broken nose after a cancer surgery. Doctors report the operation may succeed and restore appearance as the cancer in the nose was previously removed to remove the growth.
A fragment recalls a brother's decade ago hold up affecting his work and health. The reported event hints at past trauma and ongoing impact without detailing the circumstances or outcomes.
An unnamed patient from Washington, NC, relieved by Dr. King’s New Discovery after various remedies failed. Six bottles cured him. the medicine is promoted as quick relief for lung ailments, coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma, and related diseases. Trial bottle offered free by F. Shriner.
Washington January 13 The appropriation committee approved a 161 million dollar pension bill over two million less than last year The report shows total pension expenditures since the republic began amounting to 3 751 108 809 dollars.
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