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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
4
One year in advance costs 1.00. six months 0.50. three months 0.25. Entered as a weekly newspaper at the Fairfield Postoffice as second class mail matter. A drop of ink makes millions think.
The text notes a question about new laws, a quiet celebration, and hopes for complete casualty figures from tetanus victims. It states Cuba’s proximity to South America may hinder peaceful government and questions whether higher costs will drive higher wages.
The article notes Mississippi’s suit against Standard Oil seeking 20 million in damages. It also mentions Zig Zepplin plans, rash actions in hot days, republican dissatisfaction with president and legislature, and expectations of memory ahead of the next election.
The article notes Jefferson and nearby counties as having the best crop prospects in Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri. It predicts another year of prosperity and growth for the region. It also mentions Dubuque man Robert Pegel and an insult to political traitors in the U.S. Senate and House, likening them to Benedict Arnold.
The senate approved the corporation tax measure by 60 to 11, marking a climax to a powerful political push. Many citizens are not fully informed about the implications of this action.
In a trade-press tone the author extols a high protective tariff and Mr. Aldrich as the means to keep necessities rising about twenty five percent next year. The piece celebrates national prosperity and urges rejoicing over the tariff policy.
The report catalogues duties on items like knives 201 percent screws 334 percent iron racks 430 percent iron bits 526 percent school chalk 552 percent key rings 629 percent and U S canned vegetables 349 percent canned fruits 415 percent onions 616 percent. The text also asks if Senator Aldrich has visited that region.
The text condemns voting members who favor a tariff benefiting powerful constituents at the country’s expense. It urges party loyalty to the platform and national welfare, labeling those aligned with the Aldrich faction as traitors and demanding accountability from Democrats who side with them.
Herman Snyder, owner of the Paris Dye Works on upper Broadway, was badly hurt when gasoline exploded at noon today. The blast collapsed part of the building, causing extensive damage. Snyder was found under fallen roof debris and transported to a hospital, with prognosis guarded.
A collage of editorials mock or urge responses on suffrage, tariffs, personal accountability, graft, tax ideas, and Taft support. It presents assorted local voices from Daily Gate City Clinton Advertiser Pleasant Free Press Centerville Journal Monroe County News Register and Washington Democrat.
Mason City June 30. Arthur Betts of Howard county to run for congress in the Fourth district against Hon. Gilbert N. Haugen. Betts proposes enlarging Iowa by annexing nine South Dakota counties and making the Missouri river the western boundary to the James river.
Advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian Tube can only be cured constitutionally. Offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes pricing and a note to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Boston Journal recounts Mme Nordica contesting her aunt Mrs Allen’s will and her claim that much wealth came from her grandfather Camp Meeting John Allen. A humorous anecdote shows the revivalist John Allen declining to help his wife enter a carriage with the reply You are not as gallant as when you were a boy and you aren’t as buoyant as when you were a gal.
Ft. Dodge July 1 Great Western officials report a communication from General Passenger Agent J P Elmer announcing Iowa law changes effective July 1. Liquor on trains wholly within Iowa must not be sold or carried but through trains passing Iowa may carry liquor only without serving it while in Iowa. The measure marks a victory for prohibitionists as buffet car sales end.
The best pills are DeWitt's Little Early Risers the famous liver pills. They are small gentle pleasant easy to take and act promptly. They are sold by Frank S Shriner's drug store.
New York police widen the Elsie Sigel case to include six Chinese men plus Leon Ling. Investigators say four Chinamen aided in the killing, with accomplices aware of Leon Ling’s trunk contents. Bodies were moved from an Eighth Avenue room to a Newark trunk via laundry storage, deepening the motive beyond jealousy.
London June 30 Admiral Lord Charles Beresford urged vigorous steps to keep naval supremacy. He outlined a plan submitted to the admiralty calling for ten new dreadnoughts in addition to four provisional ships and a practical doubling of Britain's sea power. The situation is seen as more serious.
Railroad worker W M Bago of Driftwood Pa credits Dr A W Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills with curing his kidney disease enabling him to pass life insurance exams. He reports improved health and weight gain after treatment. Price 25 cents a box. available from dealers and Dr. Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY. For sale at Thoma's Pharmacy.
Lord Beresford unveils a bold naval buildup including ten dreadnoughts, sixteen second class cruisers, eighteen commerce cruisers, and a new destroyer-analog fleet. Four floating docks and 16,000 new sailors would support larger battleships. Estimated cost runs near 275 to 300 million dollars, shocking conservatives and shifting public opinion toward a far larger navy.
Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria, once banished for marrying Baron Siegfried auf Butteneim, has won pardon. Emperor Francis Joseph interceded, allowing residence, service, and a visit to Bavaria with their children after years in Vienna and among Austrian dignitaries.
In Oskaloosa Iowa the Town district United Mine Workers of America reports twenty seven death claims paid in June. The 27 deceased include nineteen men and eight women with names from Oskaloosa Evans Gladstone Cincinnati Hocking Moingona Jerome Norwoodville Evansville Everest Rutledge Boone Des Moines Flagler Angus Madrid and other communities.
Fred Warren, business manager of the Appeal to Reason at Girard Kan, was sentenced by Judge Pollock to six months in jail and a 1500 dollar fine for postal violations involving a reward offer to kidnap ex Gov William S Taylor. An appeal will be filed as socialists pledge 3500 dollars for Warren's defense.
Pearl McKee a 16 year old girl is hospitalized with a 32 calibre bullet lodged against her cheek bone after she leaped between her mother and stepfather Wray Gleason who pointed a loaded revolver. The incident followed a quarrel at their home near Thomson Illinois.
Gleason was arrested and is held on a bond set at $5,000. The case file indicates local authorities detained him pending further hearings.
A stranger named Munson drowned in Cedar Creek three miles east of Hillsboro while fishing. He was visiting his father when he went out about 1 p m. After hours of searching his pole and line were found by a log. Suspected epilepsy caused a fall into the water. the body was brought to town and buried.
A temporary restraining order was issued by Federal Judge Vandevanter and T. C. Munger halting enforcement of the guaranteed bank de posit law in Lincoln Nebraska today.
The Nebraska legislature last session enacted a law after a three day hearing in Lincoln. The attack on the law was fostered by sixty prominent national banks in the state. The court did not rule on constitutionality, reserving final action after a full hearing.
Amana July 1 Stanley Hands and Walter Prince university engineers students were capsized by the Amana dam while canoeing from Marengo to Iowa City. They clung to the canoe and surfaced, both experienced swimmers, narrowly escaping a fatal plunge down the river.
Prohibition in Tennessee becomes effective at 12 o clock tonight under the four mile law extended statewide. It will be unlawful to sell liquors wines ales or beer in Tennessee though the manufacturers bill grants brewers and distillers more time with retailer compliance until January. Nashville officials indicate retailers will not sell during the transition.
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