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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
3
A humorous exchange about Willie Jenkins’s recent mischief during Thursday afternoons. The explanation notes Mrs. Jenkins attends a mothers’ meeting to discuss proper child education and discipline, implying the event may influence Willie’s behavior.
A humorous exchange quotes Huddleston describing a dream of purgatory where he must do things he told friends he would do if in their place. The piece contrasts such self-imposed tasks with the temptation of fame via fasting.
Mrs Greene Charles expresses astonishment at how her husband eats salad. Mr Greene replies that he disliked salad but found another way to prepare it, in a playful exchange from the Boston Tran script.
An ostrich in the Detroit Journal vignette swallows fragments of a mirror with sharp wit, prompting a wry, philosophical image of self and reflection.
A terse inquiry from the Atchison Globe questions what became of the traditional woman who first lights the fire and boils the kettle in an emergency. The note reflects on changing social roles and expectations in the community.
Henry Norman laments lack of manners beauty and nobility outside plain natir pess in a terse reflective remark.
A narrator claims a lifelong experiment yielding a new hair growth remedy. He asserts decades of toil and sleepless study culminate in a successful preparation promising dramatic growth results. The text presents a promotional tone touting the remedy as proven by years of work.
The article surveys notable criminal events abroad alongside significant domestic cases. It highlights ongoing investigations and legal actions, noting cross border relevance and public safety implications.
Allied forces recaptured the walled city of Tientsin on July 14 after a July 13 defeat. General MacArthur sent 1 200 more troops from Manila to reinforce Americans in China. American losses at Tientsin totaled 103: 18 killed 77 wounded and missing.
The transport Thomas arrives at Manila carrying seven officers and twenty three hospital corps men and three hundred sixty nine recruits for the Seventeenth Infantry. Twelve American soldiers are killed and eleven wounded in the week’s engagements in the Philippines.
Joseph Chamberlain refuses the post of war minister while the Duke and Duchess of York see York house linked to London theatres by electrophone. A Russian convict confesses to killing and eating a companion during pursuit, and Count Boni de Castellane duels Count Orlowski in Paris.
After a cabinet meeting following the president's arrival in Washington, authorities say no special session of Congress is needed due to Admiral Remey's report of allied victory at Tientsin. Governor General Wood of Cuba is in Washington discussing customs affairs with officials.
John W. Yerkes is nominated for Kentucky governor by acclamation at the Republican convention in Louisville. Isaac Miller Hamilton is elected president of the National Republican League by acclamation. Anti imperialists seek Admiral Dewey for their presidential nominee. Marcus Hanna sets Republican HQ in Chicago near the Auditorium Annex. Debs denies plans to withdraw from the Socialist ticket. Nebraska Populists in Grand Island nominate a ticket led by Mayor Fleck and back Wharton and Donnelly. Cuban election delegates to the constitutional convention set for about November 15.
Willam A. Paulsen, former president of Central Trust and Savings bank in Chicago, is found guilty of embezzlement and sent to the penitentiary. Chauncey Richards, a Fond du Lac dentist, shot at Sun Wah in Chicago amid Boxer tensions. the Mongolian narrowly survived. Robert Noaks exposed a murder plot against William Goebel and testified against Caleb Powers. Bedridden John G. remains under physician care.
After August 1 Western Union and Postal Telegraph drop Chicago Board of Trade quotations. John J. Mitchell anticipates a broad stock advance. Labor Federation favors a levy to aid Chicago building trades. Mrs. Celia Wallace sued for 10000 by Spaulding Co. Cotton exports to China nearly halted. Wisconsin lumbermen eye Mexico for properties. Louisville beer price to rise to seven dollars per barrel. Cut-stone contractors concede unions’ points. Steel and wire business remains strong.
Reports from Chicago to Iowa detail multiple fatalities and injuries. Firemen and bystanders suffer as walls collapse in Chicago while Miss Genevieve Jones of Oshkosh goes blind in Green Bay. A deadly heat wave claims ninety three lives in eastern cities. A streetcar wreck near Niles Ohio injures all aboard. The Embleton disaster and a fatal Burlington crossing collision add to a day of loss. A body found in Ashtabula river and a lightning death at Knox Indiana also noted. An explosion kills Anna and Margaret Pugh in Chicago. In Sioux City a teen demonstrates a revolver with fatal result.
Nathan Gaston inventor of scales since 1844 dies at 90 in Beloit Wisconsin. Isaac Himmelberger a renowned Indiana lumberman dies at Logansport. Captain Charlies F Roe US retired dies at Horseheads New York at 70. Mrs M M Lamb longtime postmistress passes away in Annawan Illinois. Sydney Edgerton dies at 82 in Akron Ohio after long illness. first Idaho supreme court justice and Montana governor. Major John Caperton pioneer San Francisco mayor dies in Chicago. Julia Stone mother of Mrs John Hay dies in Cleveland. Gilbert H Lien Sioux Falls leader and fusionist ally dies. L E Chittenden treasury official under Lincoln dies in Burlington Vermont at 77.
Estimates put Thursday night fire damage at Charlestown Bay yard at 194000 dollars. St Paul Cold Storage and Warehouse suffered a larger blaze, costing about 750000 dollars in damages to the company and others.
Terry McGovern defeated Frank Erne by stoppage in the third round at a New York venue as Erne's seconds threw up the sponge signaling the end.
In Des Moines on January 23 notes suggest sending a large party to greet the Conger family if they survive the alleged Chinese murder plot. Politicians claim Major Conger could enter the U S Senate again, and his appointment would stabilize the party.
Three masked men halted eight companions in a box car two miles east of Jefferson late Saturday night. They robbed cash and valuables and shot J. C. Malsby of Glidden in the breast, possibly fatally, before fleeing at Grand Junction. Malsby was taken to a physician for treatment.
Two prisoners fled the state penitentiary during dinner by sealing the wall. They were chased and caught about five miles from Fort Madison. Guard Maysant ordered them to stop. one prisoner was hit by buckshot in the arm and leg. The second fugitive remains at large.
Chairman Weaver of the state Republican committee announced the convention will be held in Des Moines on the first day of August, confirming progress on the new Auditorium after the earlier fire. He had been undecided on the location but now confirms Des Moines as the site.
Des Moines Iowa July 23 progress in rebuilding the Auditorium after a fire has convinced Chairman Weaver of the Republican state committee that the convention site will be ready. He formally announces the state convention will be held in Des Moines on August 1 as originally decided.
Cedar Rapids Iowa July 24 The annual encampment of the forty ninth Iowa regiment will be held in this city August 7 to 15 Elaborate arrangements are under way for the entertainment of the soldiers The encampment is the first gathering since the regiment mustered out in Savannah in May 189 after months of duty in Cuba
Two Illinois Central employees died and seven others were lightly injured when lightning struck during a July storm near Winthrop Iowa. Frank Groke of Chicago and John Fitzgerald of Dyersville were killed as they sought shelter in a house.
Cedar Falls Iowa July 21 William Berger a farmer was struck by lightning and killed instantly while working in the harvest field. No storm was nearby as the bolt came from a nearly clear sky and caused the fatality.
The Belgrade Gazette reports King Alexander's engagement to the 36 year old widow of Dr Maschin Mime. Maschin once served as a lady in waiting to ex Queen Natalie and had longtime intimacy with her. Ex King Milan criticized the match and returned to Belgrade in what may be a tense family moment.
William Rockefeller’s $2,000 automobile figured in another Greenwich accident. In trying to stop the car it allegedly reversed and shot backward about fifty feet into a stone wall. The women passengers were frightened but unharmed.
The United States army transport Crook has landed in New York carrying a detachment of the Eighth United States Infantry from Havana.
A New York Sun piece recounts bank teller vigilance against recurring con artists. It describes regular visitors seeking money, a man posing as sick, a daring armed intruder thwarted by a quick draw, a knife-wielding assailant rushed out, and a blind man misled by a faulty check before his death and a later mysterious disposal of his body.
In India the banyan serves as a shaded arbor for birds and travelers alike. During fruiting season rude temples arise beneath its shade where passersby cook meals rather than pray. The trees proliferate across the tropical zone, yield gumlac from sap, and have bark used in Hindu medicinal practices.
A doll described as highly antique was discovered inside the graves of children from ancient Rome. The find highlights the long history of toys in Roman burial sites.
The Chicago News quotes a line stating every man is either a hero or a coward and notes most fall into the latter category. The brief reflects a bold, opinionated sentiment without additional context or attribution.
In Boston, Public Library head Mr. Putnam tours a ward leader through all departments to show the work and requirements. He hints at placing the leader’s friend, but the candidate fails the process and never submits an application. The ward leader remains a fan of Putnam.
The London Mail advises Wagnerites to start with Tannhauser and Lohengrin then add Tristan und Isolde. It notes drama outranks music and recommends using the words book to follow German lyrics. It ends with a note on pronouncing Wagner as Vaachkner.
The Mexican Herald notes evangelistas in the Plazuela de Belem and Plazuela Santo Domingo offer letter writing services to illiterate inmates’ relatives. They draft love letters and even mail envelopes for a fee of 5 to 6 centavos or more, plus a cent for affixing stamps, targeting the ignorant and letterless.
The Atlanta Constitution recalls James Whitcomb Riley in a southern town where a committee offered him a carriage tour. He joked he would go only if shown none of the “new courthouse, town hall, bridge, gas well, school building, and jail,” saying he has seen them all before the curtain rises.
A Philadelphia Bulletin note quotes Miss A saying she sings readily when asked and sits at the piano without delay. It mentions Miss B urging others to let the group discover their talent themselves.
A mother comforts her frightened six year old daughter as a billy goat looms. The child explains the goat does not know she is a Christian Scientist. The scene illustrates the humor and innocence in early childhood observations.
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