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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
12
The Jefferson County paper for Friday July 9 1920 presents local news briefs and notices from county offices. Community events, public announcements, and resident activities reflect a mid July 1920 rural city scene.
The San Francisco Democratic platform endorses the Versailles treaty with reservations and supports Irish freedom while shying from a clear prohibition position. It notes opposition to a direct abolition plank and argues that liquor policy should stay with Congress and the Volstead Act. The piece contrasts with Republican bosses and praises Senator Harding while criticizing big-interest cliques.
The voter in the fall will choose a president by platform not the man. Intelligent voters weigh what the party promises and aim for the strongest appeal to their vote. The piece notes skepticism toward Warren G. Harding despite his public roles.
The piece profiles Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox as leading GOP and Democratic contenders. It highlights Harding’s party influence and Cox’s record as governor, mediating disputes, enacting reform, and upholding constitutional law, framing Cox as loyal and principled for the national contest.
A collage of notes on politics and local life from the Ollie News desk. Items include Windmill on Abner Power farm, McAdoo and Cox nomination talk, Missouri delegate woes, cartoon depictions of a donkey and rooster, and humorous quips about conventions, journalism jobs, and small-town sayings.
The New York News argues for preemptive action to revoke or suspend licenses of drivers deemed dangerous before they cause fatal accidents. It emphasizes identifying unfit drivers who defy regulations and shows a pace for separating the killer from the car before tragedy occurs.
Ali, an infantryman in No Man's Land, hid in a shell hole as shells exploded overhead. A German shell landed and did not explode, proving to be a dud. He checked the fuse and saw his identification number 1 217 413, then returned to his lines unscathed and reported to his captain with a grin.
Albert Wolff the famed French composer rose to aviation fame in World War I. He recounts an incident at Blancinesnil where American pilots flew Salmsons despite his warnings, landing safely with no crashes. He quips about God and the devil being with them and ends by noting a wish to see a football game.
The article notes that despite treaties, slave trading exists along the Arab coast. It recounts a Bahrein rescue of African children sold for Oman coast labor. Slaves serve as personal servants and guards in interior towns, with freeing after seven years upon conversion. Embracing Islam enables marriage between blacks and Arabs, spreading mixed populations in Muskat and Aden.
The University of London will inaugurate two commerce degrees: bachelor of commerce and master of commerce. A practical modern language curriculum will be introduced, taught as useful subjects rather than purely academic ones, including Polish Czech Rumanian modern Greek Hindustani and Chinese.
In a 24 hour ordeal in San Francisco a thirteen year old boy aboard the three masted schooner S N Castle steered the vessel to safety with his father the captain and a crew of three when the ship leaked from Apia bound cargo copra. The donkey engine ran pumps while the youth manned the helm as the ship fought twelve feet of seas daily.
US Geological Survey notes 25 operating gold lode mines in Alaska in 1918 with seven smaller or abandoned prospects. Output value fell from 4,581,453 in 1917 to 3,473,317 in 1918 due to the Treadwell disaster in April 1917 and labor shortages, especially in Juneau.
Iowa agricultural engineers urge weekly checks to tighten silo hoops as staves dry and shrink. Inspect guy lines periodically to ensure stability and prevent the silo from blowing over in storms.
Three hundred thirty four bachelor laureate degrees in agriculture engineering home economics industrial science and veterinary medicine were conferred along with 78 advanced and honorary degrees and 34 certificates for non collegiate work at the commencement exercises ending Iowa State College semi centennial celebration.
Iowa Masons report state membership rising from 62,472 in January 1918 to 67,346 by January 1919, an increase of 4,874. The surge reflects ongoing adherence to high standards and steady fraternal expansion across Iowa.
William Wilson, prominent local farmer, received a record grain payment in Blackhawk County totaling 12 500 dollars for six thousand bushels of corn. The deal valued corn at 1 80 dollars per bushel, with 1 000 bushels priced at 1 70 dollars. The shipment mixed 1918 crop and last year’s harvest.
A large reservoir to serve as a cooling pond for the new turbine is begun at the Webster City electric plant. It will hold 260 000 gallons of water and may supplement the present supply in a fire emergency.
A nation’s perceived benefits attract residents of other lands seeking opportunity and freedom. Economic prospects, political stability, and personal liberty shape migration patterns as people pursue better futures.
One of the state’s best call club shows occurred in Le Mars where 35 pure bred heifers drawn by Plymouth county youths last year were exhibited.
The Iowa state Baptists assembly will be held at Chautauqua Park in Iowa Falls starting in July for ten days. A tentative program is being arranged for the event.
The article notes a shift toward home ownership as a core American ideal, highlighting rising housing availability and economic factors that enable more families to buy homes and establish stable living arrangements.
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