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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
1
The Elgin Echo reports William Jaynes died last December in a hut west of Hempstead. Wreckers uncover $24,500 in gold and bills hidden in bags among rafts of hay, with $11,500 previously found in a bag. Jaynes, a longtime resident, died after an effort to go to the barn ended in his collapse with the bag of gold.
A federal jury in Minneapolis found Herbert F. Robinson J. J. Layne and B. E. Holiday not guilty on an indictment charging conspiracy in 1903. The defendants ran a grain brokerage office in the Guaranty Loan building and claimed inside market tips to solicit investments of 75 to 100 thousand dollars via broadcast letters.
The Copenhagen folketching passed the government franchise bill by 64 to 35. The measure already approved by the Jamlathing extends voting rights to all taxpayers aged over 25 and to married women whose husbands pay taxes, enabling them to vote in all communal elections.
Edwin Story, cashier of Citizen's State Bank in Belleville Wisconsin, allegedly embezzled 8000 dollars. He attempted to take poison to commit suicide but was found before it took effect and physicians say he will recover. Also reports on crowded steamer Princess May sailing from Victoria to Skagway and Prince Rupert amid shake-down rumors, plus a missing girl found dead near Rosalie Nebraska. inquest to determine if gypsies abducted Like Olson.
Congress plans to adjourn May 15 or 10 with a short post session period due to the governors conference called by the President for May 11. Flood losses total about 500000 dollars with dam failure on Mauser Lake north of Helena Montana adding another estimated 500000 dollars, potentially rising by up to 100000 more as reports come in.
Report says Gov Hoke Smith was heckled by supporters of Joseph M Brown in Marietta Ohio area as Brown opposes Smith for a second term. Fifteen strike at Coshocton Glads Company leaves 300 workers unemployed. Packets demand shorter days and higher wages.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to fund four battleships of the heaviest and most advanced type to keep the United States rank high in naval power. The House approved, but the Senate read only portions and moved on. Roosevelt argued that one or two ships yearly would let the nation fall behind rivals with modern fleets. He asserted the plan is a peace measure and not war, stressing a navy matching national power as a safeguard of peace.
Johnson supporters in Minnesota press Gov Johnson for the presidential nomination as the Democratic convention nears. The Socialist party announces its own daily paper in New York. John Mitchell declines a Panama commission to start a weekly paper in Indianapolis. Ninth District Democrats back Johnson over Bryan, while Roosevelt and tariff reform loom in Indiana GOP conclave.
A Texas banker Archle Tisdelle promotes prospects including the mystic ale of Padre off Padre Island with a claim of a $500,000 interest while his bank faces insolvency amid a $61,000 loss. Separately Major H. M. Chittenden faces land fraud charges, and President Roosevelt urges practical education at the national school superintendents convention.
Washington correspondent surveys rural free delivery growth from 1807 to 1907. Starting with 40,000 dollars and 83 carriers, costs and routes expanded to 28.35 million dollars and 87,728 routes, with 87,682 carriers. States with the most routes include Illinois Ohio Iowa and others. over 3,000 post offices closed as rivals picked up patrons. The postal system notes rapid population growth and road improvements fueling ongoing expansion.
Wire at the Joy line pier in New York caused losses of 150000 dollars. Union Pacific directors refused stockholders’ suit request. Startiman seeks profits on salt stock. The Lev. Dr. Charles N died at his home in Liberty Indiana aged 73. Texas issued execution on Waters: Vleree OH Company property for 1825108 dollars. M Saito former Japanese cabinet minister arrived in Seattle for a campaign to admit Japanese workers to union labor bodies.
The Senate focused on the naval appropriation bill with speeches by Foss and Padgett, while debate touched on Japan and possible war. The House saw battleship demand splits, pay increases struck, and a leadership clash over naval bands. Roosevelt urged four ships as the chamber weighed two or four battleships.
The Senate repeals the act of 180T denying pay to Civil War loyalty claimants. The House judiciary committee tables charges against Judge Wiltley of Shanghai pending further inquiry. The mines committee backs a bill to create a bureau of mines in the Interior Department. The education commission postpones the first Pan American Congress date to December 25, 1909 in Santiago Chile.
A New York man reports eight years of a skin condition on his face and limbs healed in a week after using Cuticura Remedies, after spending about $300 on doctors and other treatments with no relief. The account mentions his return to work and includes a brief unrelated anecdote about a sea sickness reply.
From Sunny Orange Groves Bernardino, Calif., Lionel M. Heath writes he suffered fifteen years with back pains frequent calls to pass secretions and kidney troubles. After using Donn’s Kidney Pills five years ago he found relief. The statement notes the product fit for sale by all dealers at 50 cents a box and lists Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY as the maker.
An excerpt discusses the Single Tax idea based on the land being a public heritage and governments recognizing eminent domain. It cites philosophers and economists, noting past schemes failed to curb land monopoly, and credits George with proposing a value tax on land as a natural, simple method to apportion nature’s bounty created by the community.
A Housewife piece argues active women miss the point of housekeeping. They focus on form and order, sacrificing the comfort the home is meant to provide. The text urges prioritizing human comfort over rigid upkeep.
A Oswego Montana woman reports slow eye disease from coffee improving after switching to Postum Food Coffee for two months. She claims restored vision, no eye pain, and better nervous health, with her nursing baby remaining healthy. A friend also saw relief from dyspepsia and headaches after using Postum. There’s a Reason.
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