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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1895
Page
1
Obituary notes the death of THO AL NvOITT, longtime editor and proprietor of The Elgin Geko Geto in Elgin Iowa. The item reflects a vintage local obituary with scattered international commentary and dated opinions on immigration, economics, and imperial affairs, typical of a regional newspaper.
A broad digest reports treasury receipts forecast to fall short of expenditures for March, and April May authorizations for furnishing Indian supplies and transportation. It notes pardons, postmaster rulings on mailing rates, and lists obituaries including John F Cook and Edward Bradford Barnes. It also mentions societal notes from Athens to Liverpool, and commentary on Oscar Wilde libel cases.
Reports detail diverse calamities from Indiana to Iowa. Eyenta Rath quenched fires in southern Indiana. G W Maines killed dragging a cow in Sedalia Missouri. Anoka, Canton, and Newcomerstown also suffer deadly accidents. Fires, explosions, drownings, and a fatal rail wreck dominate a string of incidents with numerous fatalities and injuries.
A sweeping clatter of dispatches reports crimes, political shifts, and foreign affairs. Entries mention poisonings in Chicago, killings in Missouri, cholera outbreaks in Port Arthur, and indignant indictments in India. Empires grind on as Balfour advocates bimetallism and Canadian quarantine tightens on cattle imports.
A five story brick block at Main Street and the south alley collapsed without warning in Wheeling West Virginia. Fire followed amid tons of goods from Hutchinson and Chapman sons stores. Four Hutchinson workers trapped include J Ford and M Ford with others losing their lives. Father Parke and wagon maker Pritchard are believed dead. Voluntary rescue teams saved several workers as oil turpentine and mikes fed the blaze.
A Virginia family of seven resided on a farm nine miles from town. Peter Kuntz and his wife with four children fell ill after eating dressed meat from a recently killed cow found with a growth. Two children died and another member is in critical condition.
Four men entered Peterson and Bunyan's tailor shop at 2405 Central Avenue yesterday afternoon. Two distracted workers in the rear while another stole a suit and a bolt of cloth. Police seek suspects and review nearby footage.
Waterloo Ind April 11. While Mrs Eugene Aldrich and her daughter drove across a railroad track a horse shied. The daughter escaped unharmed but the mother died from fright after leaving the carriage.
Shocking Mount Vernon incident follows a bastardy case verdict. Martha Davis reportedly shot John Kills in the back as he walked, after an earlier acquittal. The wounded man is in danger, and authorities investigate the sequence of events surrounding the acrimonious custody and birth cases.
Milwaukee April 11 The receiver for Plantkinton bank stockholders will pay the first dividend and the bank will pay the third dividend tomorrow.
Patrick O Orane of the money order division is held on charges of embezzling 1416 from the Chicago post office. A Milwaukee judge appointed Duane Mowry receiver for Grosa Bros soup manufacturers. River levels rise slightly over Red River in Minnesota. A new post office opens at Enterby Minnesota with Ole Kokin as postmaster. Gen Harris dies at Locust Lodge near Pewee Valley. Sherburn votes 810000 for water works by 17 majority.
A fierce sandstorm struck Thursday and Friday, obscuring all visibility and wrecking storm damage across the plains. A Union Pacific Cheyenne Wells station saw thirteen cars buried, sheep herders found dead, and cattle losses reported as workers struggled to clear drifts and endure the brutal conditions.
The Wilwaukee district convention of Congregational churches buys the Sree Will Baptist buildings and grounds at Rochester, Wisconsin. The Rochester academy, started by the convention last September, becomes a permanent school in conjunction with Beloit College, with Beloit trustees aiding management.
Blanche E Limont, an eighteen year old brunette from Butte Montana visiting relatives in San Francisco has not been seen since last Wednesday. She was quiet well behaved and had been taking a special high school course. Her relatives, prominent in the city, scoff at elopement rumors.
Modern Cath Owensboro Kentucky reports that Will Payne was killed on his brother Loch Paynes farm after a dispute over a lion allegedly belonging to Will. The brothers argued, Will seized a fence rail and attacked Loch who then struck Will with a rail. A deadly confrontation followed on the farm.
A large freshet in Easton Pennsylvania April 11 floods the Dela ware and Lehigh rivers with many factories submerged. In Westerly Rhode Island mills workers threaten strike over return to pre reduction price schedules as Normal School laws face lobbying in Madison Wisconsin. Delegation from Superior arrives to push normal school bills while Lavarosse wins seventh normal school position after a tough fight.
April 11 report from Trenton New Jersey states Emory N Yard elected mayor by a 2560 vote majority, with Democrats losing in the common council and county board of freeholders. Mayors Shaw and Boyd noted in related Newcastle town and other local results. Also mentions Arizona irrigation outfit plans and Beresford State Bank incorporation in South Dakota with initial directors.
The Long Island Rubber company with plants at Port Jefferson and Nyngatuck sold out to the American Rubber company, a unit of United States Rubber concerns. Centenarian Dond of Owatonna, Minn, noted as dying aged in April. Berthaggleston’s death is reported as the oldest resident in the community.
Workers found the bodies of George Roberts Ben Moiran Thomas Contint and James Kirby at a mine 800 feet from the mouth with a 1000 foot gangway. A rescue attempt was hampered as safety lamps failed and twenty six rooms opened. nineteen more are believed dead. The explosion's cause remains unknown after the mine had opened about three weeks ago.
Intimations of coming exposures in the Wilde case hint at further startling revelations. Allegations claim Alfred Saylor plans to flee if prosecuted, potentially implicating a prominent Badland figure. Reported rumors circulated after April 10 in connection with the Wilde tasd.
April 10 CheristonG reports estimates submitted for potential conflict between Norway and Sweden. Figures show a 4,000,000 kroner allocation for war supplies and fortifications, including harbor defenses at unsbury harbor.
Secretary Smith hews to Yankton Todians protest against South Dakota school lands in the ceded reservation. He will grant the state two weeks to file arguments, then decide. Likely steps to remove squatters may involve U S troops.
A farewell event in St Paul honors W. W. Finley, master of traffic, with Southern luxury and Northern fraternity. Guests enjoyed soft music, exotic palms, and lavish hospitality as Frntey plans to make his home in the South. The notice hints at a high society gathering and cross-regional ties.
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