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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1904
Page
1
Bloomfield March 19 Mrs J McClure seeks divorce from Wm McClure on grounds of infidelity. She also asks for the homestead and division of the property. The couple, married since 1881, have three children two of whom are minors. The order stems from a widely reported family scandal last summer involving infidelity and separation with a move to Nebraska then Ottumwa.
G W Gould of Memphis Missouri travels to Keokuk after learning his wife, known as Mrs Fry of Centerville, is staying at Hotel Keokuk with a young clerk named Guy Harle. Harle is jailed briefly but later released. Gould confronts the scene and learns his wife’s whereabouts.
Gould hired Marshal Heneman after enlisting Fry lookalikes. Last night they confronted the Fry couple. Fry fled but was captured by the savvy marshal. Gould claims divorce proceedings will follow the escapade in Memphis.
In Ottumwa on March 18 a four year old boy, Densell Smith, admitted starting a blaze at Hygienic Ice and Cold Storage barns. Five horses died and losses reached about $2000 as authorities investigated the unknown origin before the boy confessed he lit a match to see a bonfire.
Congressman Haugen secures a signal station for Charles City one of 75 nationwide and three in Iowa. A $10,000 building will be erected and the office opens July 1 with a Chicago man in charge.
Bradstreet reports that 84 percent of merchants who failed last year did not advertise in newspapers. The remaining 16 percent likely did not advertise with sufficient frequency.
Mrs William Greenfield of 637 West Tenth Street killed her 1 year old daughter and took her own life by filling the house with gas and sealing doors and windows. Her husband, a shoemaker, found them dead at end of day after being warned earlier.
At J. J. Ayres home near Wellman yesterday Mr. Rowe, attempting to use a barred telephone line, was assaulted by Chas. Shafer J. W. Hoeffert and Ora Gray. They tried to cut Rowe's connection. a fight followed, Rowe aided by his wife and dog securing what is described as a victory amid scattered hammers and axes.
A traffic incident left Rowe with two broken ribs while the other parties sustained bruises and general battered condition.
In Muscatine county a weeklong runaway accident killed two. Charles Stroup died after fourteen days of lockjaw caused by a hand injury from the crash. His mother in law Mrs Tice died two days later from wounds suffered in the same accident.
Iowa Supreme Court reverses a lower court decision and releases Ida Gallagher, an Iowa City woman charged with murdering her husband. Her acquittal on the murder charge followed by a perjury conviction and a twenty year sentence as part of an appeals process.
Burlington March 19 John Fitzpatrick longtime resident of Burlington was killed last night at a railroad crossing by the Burlington fast mail train No 8 eastbound.
A reader notes hearing loud noises and talking from some homes and jokes it might be a private mad house, but explains neighbors are simply playing a rowdy game of pitch and toss.
New York reports Daniel J. Sully the cotton magnate suspended, staying silent after a late night meeting with officers. Friends say his suspension may be temporary and debate continues over his actual holdings. A dealer estimates Sully's stock around 225000 bales, far below 300000 bales rumor.
At the opening of the cotton exchange in New York on March 19 the suspension of J H Garrison & Co was announced but deemed not material. Daniel J Sully urged that his embarrassment may be temporary and resumed operations are hoped soon. The market opened irregular with quotes from 5 points down to 24 up.
W. E. Brown, president of the First National Bank of Storm Lake and owner of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank at Lynn Grove, has been held on eight counts in a Sioux City indictment announced today. Brown faces charges tied to bank operations and fiduciary duties. The case centers on alleged financial misconduct within his banking interests.
W E Brown indicted by Buena Vista county grand jury on eight counts for taking money after banks in Sioux Rapids and Royal failed. Barrick testified Brown received a 2000 deposit, with Brown's liabilities exceeding 500000, as A J Wilson, bank receiver, stated. Brown left Storm Lake on the Milwaukee line. no arrest warrant issued.
In Cedar Falls early today a theft at Harry N. Israel clothing store netted about $500 in goods. Thirteen dozen trousers including 150 pairs were taken along with several full suits overcoats and other items. Entry was gained by prying open a rear window. No clues yet.
Judge McPherson of the federal court ruled that the state habitual criminal act is constitutional and Gregory must serve the full term set by the district court. The decision came in a habeas corpus case in Council Bluffs on March 18.
In Lockridge on March 19 a 50 year old dam on the Skunk River east of town was partly swept away by ice break up. The damage halted most work at the Mills Paugh Mill and disrupted operations downstream.
A brief ad proclaims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to cleanse and rebuild nerve centers and wasted energies. The product, available as tea or tablets, is offered by Shriner & Swayze with a 35 cent price, dated March.
Massachusetts business leader Eugene Ik. Foss, brother of a U S Congressman, pledges $1 million to promote Canadian reciprocity and the Iowa tariff idea. He recently built a $1 million Hyde Park plant and employs 25 000 workers across New England and Midwest states. He seeks a Chicago convention delegate seat to push the cause.
Most patents face initial rejection by the U S Patent Office yet many are later secured through the skilled work of C A Snow & Co patent lawyers of Washington D C This suggests inventors often excel at making ideas but rely on specialists to obtain valid patents.
Farmers along rural routes are warned by the Post Office Department to stop using rural mail boxes as ad spaces for sales and notices unless proper postage is affixed. Prosecution is possible for violating postal laws.
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