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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1907
Page
2
Across many cities a wave of accidents marred Independence Day observances. Reports from New York, Racine, Racine, Greenup and St. Joseph recounts deaths and serious injuries caused by fireworks, premature explosions, and torpedo blasts.
Irvin L. Helfinstine, found partly unclothed and armed, fired into a room used as his headquarters at the Glucose Wrecking plant site in Marshalltown Iowa. He was taken into custody, arraigned on insanity charges, declared insane, and sent to Independence Hospital.
Washington July 6 The Interstate Commerce Commission is under pressure to prove it can enforce the rate law for shippers. Critics say the present enforcement may not satisfy shippers or the public and warn of a brewing storm unless the commission clearly demonstrates its competence to regulate railroads as intended.
Mayor in Council Bluffs Iowa unveils a novel scheme deputizing boys and girls as special police to curb premature Independence Day celebrations. Chief Richmond files applications, with youths taking patrolman oaths and patrolling districts, alarming fireworks dealers.
In Clarinda Iowa on July 6 Professor Thomas Baldwin piloted the California Arrow airship twenty miles in fifty minutes. Strong winds prevented takeoff at 4 pm but the craft later launched, refused steering, and landed after a chase across a clover field. Assistant J H Curtis tried to assist but was drag from a car and field. The ship landed safely in Villisca. A wagon returned the dirigible.
M H Markley pleaded guilty to the crime in Clinton Iowa after obtaining a pocket book containing $25 by claiming he was sent to retrieve it. He visited the finder’s home and was arrested when the money was handed over to him for the supposed employer who had lost it.
Ezra Naman of Burlington seeks a divorce from his wife who remains in Poland after he left her. He has lived in Burlington six years and prospered there but says she will not come to join him.
A body found near Bellevue is linked by report to A McRoberts once prominent as president of the Calmar bank. He lost wealth through speculation, deserted his wife Mrs A McRoberts, drank, wandered as a tramp, and died. his wife, now in Charles City, hopes for exhumation to confirm identity.
Mason City Iowa July 6 sleeping campers along Willow creek faced sudden flood when water rose around their tent at 2 am rescuers reached them pulling four children and Mrs Young to shore. The incident followed a rain that caused damage to poles two buildings and Bickel Produce factory. No injuries reported.
Burlington Indiana announces a September home-coming week from the ninth to the fourteenth to welcome former residents who once called Burlington home. Organizers aim to draw thousands of ex-citizens back for a genuine old-fashioned reunion and participation in planned festivities.
A man named Simmons who ran a tinker's shop in Brighton IA disappeared with his stock and a woman, leaving the town puzzled on July 6. No further details on destination or accomplices available in the item.
A man named Simmons vanished for a day or so, his brother from Marengo searched for him, found him in Washington, and the accompanying woman proved to be the brother's wife. She and the two children were taken back to Marengo. Simmons was unpunished.
Grundy Center Iowa July 8 Grundy County claims lead as the state’s top potato region. One farmer Albert Morrison alone raised eighty acres and earned over 6000 dollars from his crop. Last year Grundy farmers shipped 500 cars of tubers averaging 33 cents per bushel, totaling about 69000 dollars, with 600 cars expected this year.
John A. Williams of Crawfordsville Illinois was struck and killed by lightning while riding a mower toward his home during a sudden storm. Neighbors witnessed the strike and found him dead, his hat and shirt burned, while the two horses were stunned but recovered. Williams, about fifty, left a widow and three children aged eight to thirteen.
The U S government orders four University of Iowa Filipino students to sail from San Francisco on July 25 to Manila. They will teach in the Manila schools for four years then return to Iowa to finish engineering studies. The four are Hipolito Hernando Domingo San Jose Graciano Rico and Candido Alcazar. Two additional Filipinos stay in the United States pending orders.
Four year old Frida Mier daughter of Mr. and Mrs Wilhelm Mier of Davenport IA was burned when her dress caught fire while stirring a bonfire with a stick. A neighbor rolled her in grass but she died two hours later from burns all over her body except the soles of her feet.
Ten year old Ella Kilroy daughter of John Kilroy suffered severe burns today from exploding powder. She opened unused cannon crackers gathered the powder into a pile and touched a match to it. Flames enveloped her body and burned the facial skin.
Robert Rate, a young manufacturer, walked in his sleep and plunged from a second story doorway at Rate & Son's glove factory in Iowa City on July 8. He survived with bruises cuts and a severe shock.
Miss Lena Rose Dowing age sixteen of Creston attempted suicide by laudanum after being spurned by a local youth in whom she was infatuated. She earlier visited the young man to harm him but was denied. Her father arranged care at Clarinda asylum and Deputy Sheriff Evans transported her there following concerns for her safety.
Garden seed is exempt from the new Iowa law requiring labels on every seed bag. Seed dealer Oscar Jounkerman says the measure will bring high costs for equipment to clean seed and force inspection to disclose the proportion of bad seeds on each label. He notes garden seeds may remain pure regardless.
In Knoxville Iowa July 8 a local case reports William Kubli a 27 year old near Pleasantville deemed demented after attending William Sunday meetings. He suffered hallucinations claiming he alone could save others and attempted hanging before being committed to Mount Pleasant asylum.
Pension Agent W W Willcox met Interior official Vespasian Warner in Spencer Iowa and learned the new service pension law will not require large additional funds. Warner said reductions in regular pension rolls may cover extra costs and 300000 had enrolled before Warner’s departure from Washington.
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