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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1900
Page
3
The market listings reveal varied changes with some items steady and others up or down. Prices span vegetables and seeds including beans and potatoes, with per unit costs ranging from fractions of a cent to several dollars, reflecting mixed supply dynamics.
British forces press the Boer fight at Thabanchu and Brandfort as Lord Roberts reports activity across the front. Philippine battles see US garrison losses on Samar and Panay amid Aguinaldo rumors. US general Otis heads home. MacArthur commands Manila. Domestic crimes include Goebel case trials and acid attacks in Chicago. executions in New Iberia and Bamberg.
Both houses approved the Porto Rican amendment after a conference clash with presidential involvement. The Nicaragua canal bill passed 225 to 35 in the House after a stormy session. Captain Chadwick defended by attacking Rear Admiral Schley escaped with a reprimand. Senate moved the canal bill to the calendar while leaders plan to let it sleep until adjournment. Senator Clark says he will speak for himself when his case comes up. The president reportedly opposes repealing the war stamp act. Indemnity talks with Turkey remain unchanged. An early adjournment of Congress seems likely.
Michigan endorses Towne for vice president while Grover Cleveland booster efforts surface in Brooklyn. Indiana Iowa and Wisconsin host convention actions withBryan McKinley splits and gubernatorial nominations. Nebraska urges Deitrich. Illinois Republicans renominate Boutell. Swallow and Woolley top Christian party ticket.
The article reports George Miller killed himself in Toulon Illinois, suffering from a deranged mind. It notes he was son of the late James H Miller former speaker of the Illinois house. It also mentions a venue change for defendants in the Goebel murder case from Frankfort to Scott county Kentucky.
Over 15000 workers walked out on May Day as demands were rejected. East Side Rolling Mills in Toledo part of Republic Iron and Steel shut indefinitely. Edward E. Rice files for bankruptcy with debts of 91610. Citizens’ National bank sold to First National bank Lyons. Siegel-Cooper formed in Tren ton to trade goods in major cities. City National of Philadelphia merges with Philadelphia National. Rumor places A P Wilder buying H A Taylor’s stake in Wisconsin State Journal.
Reports recount the Scofield Utah explosion killing 250 workers in two Pleasant Valley Coal shafts. Other incidents include Walter Lessleyoung’s fatal horse carriage injury in Fond du Lac Wisconsin, Mrs. J Johnson burned near Arkdale, an arson related factory wreck in Chicago injuring four, and scattered midwest cyclone casualties.
Sheridan Cox dies at 68 in Kokomo Indiana. Waitman Willey, former U S senator from West Virginia, dies at Morgantown of old age born in 1812. George B. Smith, Chicago journalist, dies. Bishop H M Jackson dies in Montgomery of pneumonia. David B. Culberson father of Senator Charles Culberson dies. William C Endicott former secretary of war dies in Cleveland. Alexander Chesney a wealthy Illinois pioneer dies near Nashville Ill. Alonzo Burr longtime Bloomington businessman dies. Mrs E S Hinrichsen mother of former Congressman W H Hinrichsen dies at Alexander Illinois.
A forest fire near Cedarville and Center Grove New Jersey destroyed W S Wells Newport villa valued at 200000 dollars. Sandon British Columbia mine town burned displacing about 1200 people with seven hundred thousand dollars in losses. The Mallory steam ship pier in the East river New York burned costing a million and claiming an infant. Grand Mere Quebec pulp mills and Reed Fertilizer Eastwood New York plant also burned with total losses around sixty thousand dollars.
Investigators report evidence of a conspiracy linked to Fenian and Boer groups in the Welland canal inquiry. Dupuy de Lôme is named ambassador to Italy after serving as Spanish minister to Washington. Cripple Creek gold output for 1900 totals 10,592,988 versus 724,233 for the prior period. The Paris Exposition palace of arts opens under President Loubet. Archbishop Keane is expected to be appointed to the Iowa see. Gold Coast governor reports severe fighting with the Ashantis. Chicago pulpits host visiting bishops and delegates for the Methodist general conference.
Des Moines May 4 Iowa Democrats nominated delegates at large to the Kansas City convention: Sato Sells, Walsh, Murphy, Baker and alternates Evans Wagenen Garing Stubbs. The convention drew nearly 1000 delegates and backed Bryan as a unit.
A severe May storm raked Fort Dodge and surrounding areas with heavy rain and lightning. A prominent farmer A. T. Emmons was killed by a bolt south of Manson, and R. M. Wright’s large residence in Fort Dodge was struck, causing extensive damage while inmates escaped unharmed.
Marshalltown Iowa May 8 reports a severe smallpox outbreak leading to closure of churches schools theatres and clubs and prohibition of public gatherings. Most cases are mild but several are serious and the first death occurred Saturday night with the health board promising swift control.
In Sioux City Iowa a mass meeting organized by branch ministers of the Anti-Saloon League led by H H Abrams of Des Moines warns of serious trouble. The city, long open, faces a push to enforce the Martin liquor law on screens and back doors amid expected violent opposition.
In Des Moines on May 4 the Democratic state central committee elected six district members. First district N C Roberts of Lee. Third district B E M Carr of Delaware. Fourth D A Lyon of Howard. Seventh George A Huffman of Polk. Eighth W R Hart of Ringgold. Tenth J B Romans of Crawford.
At Mount Vernon Iowa on May 7 Cedar Rapids reports the fourth annual inter-collegiate debate between Cornell and Grinnell. The question asked if constitutional rights should be granted only to voters who can read the constitution in any language. Cornell opposed the motion and won the debate.
Cedar Rapids Iowa May 4 annual meeting of the leased lines of the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern railway elected officers President and general manager C K Ives vice president J C Brecksmith secretary W P Brady treasurer S B Dorwits chief engineer H F White
The Walsh residence three miles from Bristow Iowa burned Wednesday night. One child died before morning, another is fatally burned, and Mrs Walsh the hired man and a son are badly burned.
An albatross with a broken wing fell on Belmond streets on May 5. The fine specimen was killed and sent to a taxidermist by Captain A. G. Cram, U. S. A. for mounting.
A physician recounts a bridal tour clinic incident where a woman’s false teeth dislodged during chloroform. Her husband, shocked by the sight, attacked the surgeon, shouting that his wife had had her jaw broken. The tale ends with the narrator retreating before clarifying the husband’s reaction.
In early Ventura Dr. Bard earned a fierce reputation. He confronted a lawyer who betrayed him by forcing a drinking confrontation in a bar. Bard drew a pistol and ordered the lawyer to drink, then left after his friend and he shattered the glasses.
A Lewiston minister ends a prayer with a bell causing offense to deacon Uncle Ira who retaliates with a sharp rebuke. The minister seeks pardon as Ira refuses to sit quiet, declaring bells will never drive him from the vestry after 29 years of talk.
Marjorie displays unusual stoicism after her doll Araminta is hurt by a fall into an open grate. She hides her face in her mother’s lap and confesses she cannot cry because her tears have come unfastened.
A house painter explains a quarrel with Jay Krank over painting a new house. Krank allegedly decided to apply the paint himself, and the painter notes most of the paint ended up on Krank. The Philadelphia Press reports the anecdote as a humorous aside.
Mrs Walldorf and Mrs Justinn discuss ancestors as decorators mix them up in the gallery. They note they could not tell one from another and ended up calling all of them their ancestors, prompting a light judge’s remark.
A physician notes a swelling over the heart region and orders reduction at once. The patient quips that the swelling is his pocketbook and asks the doctor not to reduce it too much, in a witty exchange from Harler Life.
An eyewitness recounts Indian fakirs performing in Colombo showing empty jars filling with water and boiling, fire from the throat, a cobra reappearing from a basket, and a boy lifted by eye cups. The piece notes hypnotic explanations and compares street acts to stage tricks.
A brief item notes a rural scene with a tramping vagabond and a small dog. The tramp underestimates the dog but the animal’s bark is described as capable of waking larger dogs under a porch. The exchange ends with a curt rural greeting.
A humorous quip from the Chicago News hints at tight finances in Ostend Pa with a character pleading for a dollar to buy tenpins while a spouse replies it’s the best he can do to support his mother.
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