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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1900
Page
6
Congress engagement over naval appropriation and related bills dominated sessions. Grosvenor clashed with Williams, while debates on Porto Rico rights, Alaska code, and armor plate policy tangled party lines and delayed final action on key measures.
Washington April 25 Rear Admiral George Remey assumed formal command of the Asiatic station at Yokohama last Friday hoisting his flag on the Brooklyn and relieving Rear Admiral Watson. Rear Admiral Louis Kempf assumed command of the second division of the Asiatic squadron with Newark as his flagship to operate in Chinese waters.
A Washington report says President McKinney favored selecting young men for leadership roles in Porto Rico and the Philippines. He argued that elderly men could not adapt to new duties or serve long after gaining experience, and that replacements under forty are preferable.
April 24 report from Minn states a great prairie fire roars in Kittson county destroying homes. Twelve year old Anta Erickson saved her twin sisters by riding with the two babies through flames, while nearly 100 farmers fight the blaze and await rain to halt its spread.
April reports describe widespread forest fires lighting northern and western St. Louis and parts of Piasen and Lyuth counties. A Powers and Shupson portable sawmill near Hibbing was destroyed while rails and settlers worked to shield homes. Fire stretches toward Gass Jike as underbrush dries and grain fields burn over miles. rain is hoped to halt expansion.
A vast forest fire danger spreads from the Duluth extension area near Leech Lake, North Dakota. High winds and unusually dry conditions threaten many small way stations and Eckles, where villagers fought to defend the town as flames advance.
The Evangelient association held its centennial meeting yesterday at the Hirst Congregational church in Sheboygan Wisconsin. Bishop Harn of Cleveland delivered the principal address.
In Plainview Minnesota on April 24 Misa Minnie Wisk in a temporarily demented state ended her life with a shotgun. Her condition worsened by prolonged illness and partial blindness.
A prairie fire driven by light winds endangered a new school house. pupils fled as flames approached. The town fire brigade grew from three to thirteen men and locals aided with riveted effort until the danger subsided late Saturday.
A second Friday night blaze in Devils Lake North Dakota swept from the south, starting at 11 30 pm in the power house of the city’s second largest hotel. The fire spread north burning thirteen structures including barns and a livery. Losses totaled multiple thousands with fires consuming several farms, shops, and a hotel. A lamp sparked Reid’s hotel fire at 6 0 clock, but firefighters responded promptly to quench the blaze.
Des Moines Iowa April 24. The board of supervisors finished canvassing the permit petition and found it sufficient. Two hours later the city council passed the consent resolution, allowing saloons to reopen immediately.
A Chicago resident, about thirty, committed suicide yesterday at Albert Lea Minnesota. He hired a boat at Boatman Mutlett, rowed to the lake center and jumped in, drowning before any help could reach him.
A disastrous fire swept the village of Wiinot in western Wisconsin, destroying every industrial plant. The town had no protection beyond a bucket brigade. Loss is estimated at $50,000 with little or no insurance.
At the steel works dome in Pueblo on a scaffold ninety five feet high to the new stove building, FD Curtis was instantly killed while LW Stanton suffered fatal skull injuries and broken legs. Fire at Morristown Minnesota destroyed Knopf building and several others. occupants rescued amid rapid flame spread. William Snyder and W Bennett were severely burned. damages listed as twelve thousand to twenty thousand dollars.
A fire at the Mahany Transfer Company barns in Anaka Minnesota on April 24 caused about 1800 dollars in damage. The horses were out of the stables at the time, and the nearby OG Pratt residence sustained about 300 dollars in damage after the blaze began from an exploding lamp.
In Crookston Minnesota on April 24 Mrs TG A Larson wife of L A Larson former state holler inspector was killed by a stray bullet fired from a rifle accidentally discharged by her two year old son. The tragedy underscores dangers of handling firearms around young children.
Bierbauer and Shingle of Mankato processed a land tract in Fairmont and plan a brickyard at once. They report excellent clay with strong penetrability and unlimited quantities. Options secured on nearby finds and adjoining land, with operations to commence May 1.
A disruption at Anderson's flour mill located south of Austin caused a loss of 36,000. Local authorities assess the event and note financial impact while investigation proceeds.
Flooding from a breached government levee below the toll gate in the First ward washes away a 30 foot section. The lower part of the ward and Milwaukee road tracks are flooded with water several feet deep as 200 workers rush to save the line. The city faces further inundation if water rises.
Duluth Minn April 25 Forest fires flare in all directions around Duluth with no major losses yet. Three freight cars between Hibbing and Virginia on the Eastern Minnesota and were destroyed along with telegraph and telephone poles. Wires down hinder long distance service between Duluth St Pat and Ashland. The situation recalls the 1904 disaster if relief does not come soon.
Members of a North Montana association met in session to urge extending the link on Cudic in Tennsit and waited in the U S senate to allow cattle to be transported on cars without unloading for twenty eight to forty hours. They also condemn a measure to prohibit oleomargarine production, arguing such a ban would cut value of aged animals by 48 to 64 dollars per head due to loss of butter fat.
A sixteen year old boy, Henry Wrist, died after his hunting gun accidentally discharged. The weapon ignited his clothing, fatally injuring him as a nearby gunpowder blast caused his clothes to catch fire and burn. The body was found at the scene.
In Walsh county near Park River a young farmer, Joseph Kosohudl, 17 miles SW of Park River, committed death by own action by shooting himself after being distressed by the rejection of his suit by a young woman. He died almost instantly. described as of good habits and temperance and reportedly troubled by the rejection.
Four inmates fled from the South Dakota Penitentiary on the eighth of April. Bloodhounds followed the trail east of Emwarden Iowa, but trackers lost the line as night fell. No subsequent clues were reported by penitentiary authorities by last evening.
Noland P Will, former Puget Sound University professor, was arrested in Tacoma on bigamy charges and will contest extradition seeking habeas corpus release. Sheriff Menecke from Blair, Nebraska, has not secured extradition papers due to local delays and conflicting reports from Olympia regarding his first wife in Blair.
At a mass meeting of German Lutherans in Ralaton Minn they voted to erect an eight thousand dollar church. The plan reflects community effort and fundraising underway among local Lutheran congregants.
A roundhouse in Boeardsh and D Apel 23 burned to the ground, with the Parselver engine Nu hk damaged and an estimated loss around $15,000. Authorities probe the origin of the blaze as a dry condition cited.
A newspaper correspondent in Houston notes uniform physical traits among soldiers in Luzon and other fronts. Bearded Saxon types with pale blue eyes and fair skin appear in Cebu Panay Negros and Sulu, sparking thoughts on a shared American identity. The piece argues that soldiers from Tennessee Nebraska Montana Oregon Washington California share a common bloodline and destiny, brothers of the flag and battle, undivided by temporary emergencies.
Paris police chief Lepine coordinates international cooperation to guard lives and property during the 1900 exposition. He warns of widespread criminal activity and vows tough measures to protect visitors and residents from both foreign and native criminals during the event.
The London performances under Lady Lenadown raised 55000 in a postwar effort. Pattl shone in a pale blue silk gown adorned with diamonds emeralds and turquoises. Mr Frank Watkis accompanied, praised for matching the singer's moods and cadenzas, delivering a delicate, light touch.
The piece explains how Tommy Atkins arose as the nickname for a sentry who held his post during the Lucknow siege, refusing to withdraw while mutineers attacked. It notes the widespread adoption of the term to describe heroic British soldiers and mentions Breslau and a fanciful aside about a paper chimney.
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