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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1904
Page
6
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Iowa delegates to the National Convention in St Louis will be chosen at a Des Moines meeting on May 4 1904. The plan calls for four delegates at large and twenty two district delegates with representation based on county and past Democratic Governor vote totals. The Democratic Central Committee invites all supporters to participate.
Officials in Ohio and Iowa receive sling shots at GOP conventions. The Siberian rail route spans 6,000 miles costing 81 000 per mile. A seedless apple is claimed as a new fruit invention while the vermiform appendix is questioned as a useless organ.
The president voiced global unity saying with all mankind we are now in friendship. The following day hostilities erupted in Ohio Io wa and New York amid mounting tensions.
General Bristow says the charges were aimed at smaller guns not Can non, and asserts the ammunition supply was sufficient. He emphasizes the intent was not to target Can non but focus on lesser weaponry.
Senator Tillman vents anger as an Ohio lynching bee is announced while his physician orders a monthlong rest for his throat. The clash highlights political tensions and health limits amid mounting unrest.
Kentucky quadruplets join Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt William Jennings Bryan and Richard Olney in a playful mock confrontation. The scene showcases a whimsical mock duel as part of a city parade, highlighting notable figures in a safe, staged display.
Secretary Taft states the objective in the Philippines is to make the people better Roman Catholics with Protestants urged to practice tolerance as initial help for proselytizing.
Secretary Shaw seeks a commission to study the ship subsidy issue but has not released the names of the three Republicans who support the proposal.
The inquiry notes Secretary Hay asked Russia, for Japan, to aid non-combatants to return home. It questions why he did not urge Japan, on Russia’s behalf, to obey international law at the war’s start.
A visitor to the rear of the White House mistakenly enters the Executive Mews where Rough Riders kept horses. He quips that the scene proves the nation has a stable government.
The War Department rejected Langley’s recrudescence request. He notes the Smithsonian is nearly finished, and his reputation suffers similarly.
Congressman Hull of Iowa won a suit over a $40 contract aimed at influencing voters. The court ruled the contract contrary to public policy. The story questions how Hull might regain election prospects.
The German army in Southwest Africa suffers heavy losses and is accused of brutal killings. A German surgeon boasts of mass executions and massacres of wounded prisoners, prompting questions about responsible actions by Germans and Americans and whether outsiders should intervene.
The G A R opposes Commissioner Ware's plan to provide ten to fifteen million dollars annually to veterans over sixty two. Matty calls it for the least worthy. Congress protests, arguing it impedes legislative prerogatives.
Parliament discusses a plan to import Coolies to the Transvaal and to punish harboring a runaway Coolie as receiving stolen property. Major Seely resigns and appeals to constituents rather than back slavery.
Rumors place Postmaster General Payne facing retirement due to ill health and hint at a Milwaukee homecoming. The Bristow report is described as shocking and provocative, described as peppery with ginger mustard and other stimulants.
The text asserts Panama will not receive ten million dollars due to fear of a new revolution. It claims most of the money would be kept in Washington and used for dividends to the president and treasurer, who would reportedly live on an American warship.
Special attorneys Bonaparte and Conrad brand Charles Emory Smith as having presided over grave abuses in the department. They say he ignored warnings of lax methods and suspicious conduct, failed to act, and remains publicly linked with the scandals.
Boone News argues farmers must choose between returning to corporate state politics led by Blythe and Hubbard or rejecting it. Canadian reciprocity fears are dismissed as buncombe and seen as a local Iowa issue with no wider ripple.
Connecticut congressman Sperry condemns Iowa for not extraditing a poison murderess and cites a cross border firing case from South Carolina to Tennessee as precedent. He argues a man who fired across state lines and killed cannot be prosecuted for murder, questioning legal consistency.
A strong editorial denounces the Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power Co for seeking unlimited water rights to Niagara Falls. It argues that the falls should remain public, notes Canadian and New York rivals already divert water, and criticizes bond-bloated promoters while praising the falls as a world wonder and national symbol. It contrasts rental terms paid by Canadian firms with zero charges for New York companies.
Des Moines News argues corporations would owe New York $117,000 a year but legislature shows little interest in public benefit. It predicts corporations will gain Niagara rights while New York receives nothing and questions what the state may obtain remain unanswered.
A critique of half a million dollars spent on White House renovations. Senators decry the architect and say the building was spoiled and the president’s offices became an eyesore. Critics condemn changes and fear more upheaval if Roosevelt stays another term.
Des Moines News lauds Jockey Phillips in New Orleans for earning a salary rivaling Supreme Court members. The country boy saves his money and shuns whisky, showing integrity amid racing temptations and gambling.
The Sully failure is cited as exposing the true wages in protected cotton mills of New England at seven dollars and fifty cents weekly, a figure the Cass County Democrat argues rivals claim as high pay. It criticizes standpatters who claim high wages push up farm prices, calling the claim nonsense exposed.
The national president of the miners' union says he has altered his stance toward employers. He reflects on past beliefs that the employing class was the natural foe, noting a moderated view in a recent address to the miners.
The article profiles Hon. Wm. A. Deane, San Francisco clerk of city and county, noting his native ties and leadership in Native Sons of the Golden West. It includes a 1899 letter praising Peruna for catarrh treatment and discusses seasonal catarrh varieties affecting different organs.
A speaker argues workers and employers share interests shaping fair cooperation. He contends hands and brains deserve equal consideration, rejects irreconcilable capital labour conflict, and says peaceful power rests on the ability to strike only against unfair treatment to sustain industry harmony.
Hyomei presented as a natural treatment for catarrh and cold related ailments. The pocket inhaler delivers germ killing air to head and lungs and the complete outfit costs one dollar with 50 cent refills. Shriner and Swayze offer no cure no pay guarantee and will refund if unsatisfied.
The meanest man living in Maine is identified amid a bizarre tale. One associate died and the suspect hired an artificial flower bouquet for the funeral day, then visited the cemetery after night to take the flowers and return them to the owner.
The Chicago Burlington and Quilcy Railway announces one way second class colonist rates to Billings Salt Lake Ogden Butte Helena Missoula Kalispell Spokane Portland Tacoma Seattle Victoria Vancouver San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego and other points Tickets on sale March 1 to April 36 at very low rates.
The notice outlines homeseekers excursion tie sale dates on the first and third Tuesdays through April 16 1904 and a one fare plus 2 dollars round trip offer. It mentions San Francisco events May 3 to 8 and a May 5 to 9 Knight Templars conclave and Grand Lodge gathering with a general church conference in Los Angeles May 3 and the National Association Retail.
A brief quip argues a woman prefers paying tuition even if mistaken to being right about costs, reflecting a humorous view on education expenses and choices.
The world record telephone wire length reaches 3,200 feet from pole to pole spanning the Susquehanna River at Lancaster Pennsylvania.
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