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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1900
Page
3
A New York News piece condemns Republican handling of labor unrest and predicts harsher responses under McKinley if re-elected. It links past actions in Homestead and Idaho to a future where the army and militia back corporate power, driving workers to accept low wages.
W J Uryan argues the Republican platform should include a labor representative in the president's official household to ensure workers have a voice. He notes current cabinet roles for commerce, state, and attorney general, but urges direct labor involvement in discussions affecting workers.
The Civil Service Commission decides to delay its report beyond the election date, shielding criticism of McKinley as the commission’s past findings on civil service patronage were censored. The public loses timely insight into how many civil service jobs were shifted to McKinley’s henchmen last year.
W J Bryan asks why the Republican party has not passed a bill to protect workers from the fear of injunctions, noting the party had ample time to legislate. The remark frames labor protections as overdue.
Secretary Root's new commission report repeats Otis brand lies urging immediate railroad franchises for the Philippines. It overlooks that Congress will legislate for the Philippines if given the chance and such a move is premature during wartime.
The full dinner pail argument from McKinley campaign managers aims to reassure workers at trust controlled mills that reforms will protect wages and benefit labor. The rhetoric seeks to ease tensions and secure labor support.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as stopping coughs and curing colds in one day with a money back guarantee. It lists no cure, no pay and a price of 25 cents at the time.
A compact telegraph digest chronicles notable events from abroad and at home. It features concise items on current happenings, aiming to capture the key moments shaping events across regions and nations.
The United States asks how Boxer leaders will be punished and safeguarded. Germany Russia and France submit notes aiming at united action. Britain follows the US line. Japan urges a tangible government before talks as clashes in Formosa and near Tientsin intensify. The Chinese emperor blames advisors, orders punishment, and German papers label the court anti foreign amid tense negotiations.
Filipino sources in Paris say American troops are driven from several key points as San Juan battles claim 180 U S soldiers killed. McArthur plans Marinduque dispatches to quell rebellion while a Villalobos gunboat remains free.
An explosion at Komati Poort kills two Gordon Highlanders and wounds twenty as British forces destroy Boer ammunition. General Baden-Powell arrives at Pretoria to lead police in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony amid ongoing fighting with the Boers.
The anti Clark Democrats of Montana nominate a full state ticket headed by Thomas Hogan Populist for governor. Governor Pingree calls a special session of the Michigan legislature for railway tax reform and a constitutional amendment vote.
The report chronicles multiple incidents: Babe Alexander and Louis Strebe White intoxicated in Chicago. Colonel Brooks of Owensboro Kentucky died by suicide on his birthday. Dr. Rinehard Hermann of Milwaukee killed himself at Union Hotel Chicago with prussic acid. Also, A T Patrick and Charles F Jones arrested in New York for forgery tied to W M Rice estate. Jury selection begins for Henry Youtsey in Goebel case at Georgetown Kentucky. Marie Diffenbach's Chicago death sparks insurance-fraud suspicions.
A Chicago firm foresees selling 500 000 tons of smokeless coal to London brokers while Grand Trunk railroad officials plan 4 million dollars in improvements. Arlington of Illinois reports 150 000 more workers than three years ago. Actor L B Curtis faces bankruptcy with 117 000 debt and 25 80 assets. Agencies note general business confidence despite strikes, elections, and weather.
George H. Cameron of Campbell & Cameron Lumber died from injuries after being struck by a street car in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Harrietta Lathore an actress died in Toledo when a wardrobe fell on her causing brain concussion. Five killed and seventy five injured in a Karlsthor Germany railway collision. A Biwabik Minnesota cyclone killed nine. A powder magazine near Eveleth Minnesota exploded, one killed and 200 injured. Lake Shore train collided with an electric car in Chicago injuring nine.
Obituaries report Steven R. Willard of Minneapolis dies in Santa Fe at health retreat. Isaac Thompson, 108, dies in Rockford. Benjamin B. Campbell of Pittsburgh dies in Santa Barbara. Benjamin Henning ex mayor of Oshkosh dies in New York. George I. Blanchard former Joint Traffic commissioner dies in New York at 59. Rev Dr S S Anderson of Toledo dies suddenly. W R Bissell railroad official dies of cancer at San Francisco hospital aged 80.
The four story shoe factory of J. E. Dayton and Co. occupying almost a block in Williamsport Pennsylvania is destroyed by fire. Loss is eight hundred thousand dollars. A separate blaze at Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire England, seat of the Duke of Portland, caused about one hundred twenty five thousand dollars in damage.
A wide array of 1900 era notes include Spain buying vessels in England, Texas Governor Sayers reporting 673000 dollars for Galveston storm victims, and a monthly public debt decline of 6122455 dollars. Porto Rico’s federal party endorses the Democratic US party, while Judge Day orders 28000 dollars indemnity. Other items cover building permits in Chicago, refugees sailing to safety, Peru’s cabinet resignation, Montana snow, aKlondike divorce suit, Omaha city status, and charity gifts from Herr Pschorr’s heirs.
Emerald Hamilton, 17, of Ottumwa, Iowa, is adjudged guilty of attempting to poison the Sargent family. She had worked for the Sargents and was discharged after larceny. She laced clubhouse cheese with fifteen grains of strychnine but was stopped by W L Sargent, a local druggist, who warned his family and gave an emetic to his father. The girl confessed with no remorse.
In Clinton and Davenport Iowa unknown heirs press claims to large estates. The Mott Watson case in Maquoketa remains unsettled as an alleged son seeks $400 in a contested estate. In Davenport the doctor P Walter Connaughton allegedly left two thirds of his estate and $10,000 in deposit to C A Connaughton, a supposed son, prompting bank refusal to release funds.
Abel W. Thompson of this city, a brakeman, was misidentified as A. E. Thompson and sent to Thomas Ness. The fiancé of the deceased’s stepson and his mother suffered severe distress upon learning the error at the undertaker. The father confirmed the body was not the son, with potential serious consequences for the young woman though she remains with her lover.
A dozen Richland vigilance committee members clashed with Gypsies six miles north of Ottumwa on a stolen horse dispute. Gypsies fired guns. farmers enlarged to fifty could not seize the horse. One man and several women were captured and taken to Ottumwa as officers arrived. no injuries reported.
A Washington letter argues coal and other goods rose while wages fell since 1896, aiding the coal and other trusts. It notes miners strike, rising costs for cotton, dairy and shoes, and that operators push for McKinley while workers endure poverty and debt, urging public awareness before elections.
A Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern passenger train derailed when it struck an open switch a block south of the station. The engine plunged into the sand and toppled. Engineer Funk remained at his post as Fireman Norris leapt clear as the engine left the rails.
Fort Dodge Iowa on October 5 reports Presbyterians met to raise an 850000 endowment for Buena Vista College at Storm Lake. Several hundred dollars were pledged by Fort Dodge members as part of the drive. Also October 5 Fort Dodge reports H Wilson a traveling man with Cragg Wool and Hide company was struck by lightning and killed instantly during an electrical storm.
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