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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1905

Page

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The Elgin Echo publisher notice

The Elgin Echo newspaper notes publisher F W Hughes operates in Elgin Iowa.

Robbers Blow Safe at Bank in Churubusco Indiana

Robbers wrecked the private bank of Oscar Gandy & Co in Churubusco Indiana and stole 85340. The interior was damaged and a guard was shot in the neck but not seriously hurt. The robbers fled in a rig from a nearby barn. Insurance coverage was noted and plans to pursue recovery are expected.

Oscar Gandy & Co Churebusco Ind George Hommick Gandy

Second peril for battleship Connecticut during launch cradle

The battleship Connecticut, after surviving a sinking attempt at launch, dodged a new danger when a large timber from the launching cradle became snagged on her port side forward. Crews spotted and removed it before she toppled from the blocks on the yard timeline.

Connecticut Brooklyn Navy Yard

Shocking shootings and political notes fill a gritty day

A gunman in Minneapolis fatally wounds a youth and gravely wounds the boy's mother after entering a home on 8 Paul street. Wisconsin bans cigarettes starting July 1, forcing smokers to seek supplies out of state. An American lawyer Charles Darling faces contempt charges in Guatemala. Pythian Knights report 622,253 members, a net gain of 27,583. The German Crown Prince narrowly escapes injury after a coach crash. A Central Road train wreck injures 67 passengers near Maddee Station. Albany considers stripping aldermen of franchise power. An Omaha con artist collapses as a fake scheme fails. An Iowa earthquake lightly shakes buildings. New York births reach 16,000 in four months. Fifth Avenue shows the lowest birth rate. Theodore Thomas Orchestra appoints a new conductor in Chicago.

High Wheat Crop Average Reported by Government

The monthly Department of Agriculture report shows winter wheat condition on April 1 at 1.6, with 70.5 in 1904 and 83.1 in 1903. It notes rye at 92.1, a ten year mean near 88.1, and details regional table data including Nebraska California Indiana Michigan Pennsylvania and the United States total. Acreage sown to winter wheat is about 165,000 acres down from prior estimates, with expected slight changes from May revisions.

Department of Agriculture Staten Taaquil Nebraska Sl California Indiana Pennsylvania Michigan United States Agricultural Department

Glories of Chadwick Home Fade After Sale

The Cleveland home of Onasie L Chadwick has been stripped of its furnishings after a $25 200 sale. The buyer prepares to ship out cut glass and a perpetual clock as memories of the remarkable woman fade. Photographs recordMrs Chadwick s famed rooms including a private sitting area with Uncle Mason portrait. The dining room showcased Tiffany pieces while Mary Chadwick s room held well chosen paintings and delicate chairs. The grand bed of adrid mahogany drew praise before everything else fell into alien hands.

Chadwick Onasie L. Chadwick Cleveland Cassie Mantla Uncle Mason Oll “Bunele Mason Tiffany's Europe Mary Chadwick

Church may try Rockefeller if charges proved

New York dispatch reports that under Baptist law John D Rockefeller could face trial at the Fifth Avenue Baptist church on extortion charges. If proven, he may be expelled. church members are urged to seek proceedings and Rockefeller is urged to demand an investigation.

The Baptist Church John D. Rockefeller Rockefeller Fifth Avenue Baptist Church New York Dispatch Fifth Avenue Rockiefeller Raptler

University News and Academic Appointments

The University of Town reports a new gymnasium completion. Harvard’s Prof. J. A. Jaggar will lead a geological Iceland expedition. Harold T. Madison becomes Brow University zoology instructor. War Secretary Tett to speak at Yale Law commencement in June. Harvard’s President Biot travels in Switzerland. L. V. Vernon-Harcourt resigns Galveston civil chair. Yale shows 12 085 graduates with Rev Joseph S Lord among the oldest. Wisconsin adds meteorology course led by James L. Bartlett of the U S Weather Bureau.

University of Town J. A. Jaggar Harvard Iceland Harold T. Madison Brow University War Tett Yale Law School Biot Switzerland L. V. Vernon-Harcourting Yale Joseph Lord of

Maple sap and sugar making explained in detail

A scientific explanation of why maple sap flows and how sugar is produced. The article notes an anticipated 46,000,000 pounds of syrup in spring, with 400 gallons of sap needed per 100 pounds of sugar and about 15,000,000 trees tapped. It covers starch conversion to sugar by enzymes, seasonal sap pressure up to 25 psi, and production methods from taps to evaporators and molds. It emphasizes sun exposure and foliage on yield and mentions Vermont station tests confirming sap pressure from above.

Iast Simmer Vermont Experiment Station Yrup-Githerer Molda The Alabastine Co

Wallace Reports 8000 Men at Work on Panama Canal Dig

Chief Wallace says 8000 workers are engaged as exhaustive investigations proceed to determine canal type. Diamond drills reveal geology to forty feet, and shafts are sunk at key sites. American plant at Culebra expands with six steam shovels. Costa Rica Jamaica and Barbados laborers join crews.

Wallace Panama Dinginedi Wallade Cutebra Culebra Costa Rica Jamaica Barbadors Weor Ude Thua Farle

Philippine census completes with 7.8 million counted

The U S census bureau releases the first complete Philippine Islands census. It records 7,835,426 total population across 42 islands, with about 9 percent wild tribes. The report notes high birth excess, literacy challenges, and population density of 67 per square mile near coasts.

Uncle Sam United States Bureau of the Census Philippina Islands Independent Islands United States Philippines Hiaa Continental Coust Luzon

Colored colonists form Colorado settlement near Denver

A new self governing negro colony is planned for Colorado near Denver. One hundred founders will start with 200 to 300 dollars each to buy 10 000 fertile acres. Rev Allen Allenworth will lead as president and 10 students from Topeka will supervise land layout and farming as Booker T. Washington aids the project through the Colorado Negroes Business League.

Colorado Denver Allen Allenworth Industrie and Bndncational Institute Topeka Kan

Photographer Blown Up In Saloon Explosion

Albert Butler a photographer from Oma ha Ned prepared to take a flashlight picture at a saloon when the apparatus exploded. fragments of his body were blown about and a bystander was seriously cut about the head. The saloon building was wrecked. Indiana labor unions circulate a petition to save George B Waruner, under a death sentence for murder in Louisville Ky.

Albert Butler Omaha Ned Indiana George B. Waruner Nurder Louisville

War Tide Shifts as Russian Mobilization Deepens Crisis

The article traces wartime strain after Mukden with Russia mobilizing vast forces to resist Japan and the risk of losses rising. It notes naval chances for Russia, political turmoil at home, and widespread unrest from Warsaw to Smolensk as peasants revolt, landlords flee, and autocracy faces a national breakdown. It cites April events: Moscow doctors proposing universal suffrage, a Tsar palace bomb threat, the Grand Horse Guards review without the Emperor, and a growing revolution amid famine and cholera fears. A minor note mentions a birth in Kentucky and local incidents in Sulphur and Camden.

Mukden Gyaina Rosaly Vindiyostok Russia Rojestvendky Wieto Rojestyensky Ozo Manchuria Marqris Oyama St. Petersburg Warsaw Lodz Poland Batum Kars Erivan Georgia Armenia Regulara Moscow Empire Tsarskoe ‘Seloe Horse Guards Smolensk

Braight K. Pursues Law Amid Broad Career Reflections

The text reflects Braight K. considering law as a lifelong aim while pondering medicine or engineering. It argues true excellence requires sustained focus on a single field rather than scattering attention across diverse disciplines.

Braight K Ile Heamet

Doan's Kidney Pills Cure Claimed by Joseph McCauley

Joseph McCauley of Sachem of Techisels Lodge claims his backache loss of appetite and insomnia were cured permanently after four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills. He urges suffering people to use the remedy as the only positive cure and notes it is sold by dealers at 50 cents.

Joseph McCauley Doan Yester-Mulburn Co. Sunate

Operation Avoided Experience Of Miss Merkley

A Milwaukee woman Miss Margret Merkley writes of avoiding surgery for ovarian and womb troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports relief from pain and renewed strength following the treatment, and she seeks further advice from Mrs. Pinkham. The note discusses rising cases of such female ailments and cites painful monthly periods.

Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia

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