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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
3
A collage of reports from Elgin Echo notes deaths, religious events, political moves, and international turmoil. Items include Amzi Barber’s death, Joan of Arc beatification crowds, Harvard comments on Mars, Turkish and Ottoman tensions, Roosevelt in Africa, and U S political debate on tariffs and labor.
A London Athens dispatch reports at least 10 000 killed in anti Christian riots in Adana and Tarsus districts with thousands displaced as villages burned. Reports from Constantinople say Abdul Hamid remains sultan while a government cabinet resigns amid constitutional struggle. Across Monastir Uskup and Macedonian regions Armenian and Christian communities face raids and mass casualties as Albanians seize control and many seek refuge in foreign consulates.
Governor George Lilley died at 26 o clock Wednesday in Hartford after weeks of illness. Surrounded by family, Lilley had faced health struggles following his submarine exposure and gubernatorial campaign. Lieutenant Governor Weeks will immediately assume the office.
Six young men in Preston Minnesota were arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnapping threats linked to a gang. Emil Dreckman, a farmer, received a $6000 ransom demand and later noted a second demand. His home was surrounded at night by about fifteen people who fired shots and threatened. A dynamite box was found on his porch.
Pittexburg Railway Company workers vote 228 to 128 to strike amid stalled wage talks. They rejected the renewal of last year’s scale and the company’s offer, announcing a walkout while thousands seek new jobs. President Mahon of Detroit rumored to aid the workers.
Indiana governor Thomas Tt Marshal criticized gambling and argued speculation persists in racing and markets. He favored fewer broad laws and tax on all futures contracts, urging Congress to regulate market manipulation to curb high prices.
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt and party aboard the steamer Admiral reached Kitindini harbor late Wednesday night. The ship flew the American flag as it approached while crowds and sailors welcomed the famed traveler. Roosevelt, in strong health, prepared to head toward hunting grounds with son Kermit and guide Cunningham nearby.
A folding bed malfunction killed Maher and injured his wife in Williamaburg during the night. The bed rose unexpectedly, trapping Maher as he slept on the floor below. Neighbors and family heard cries, but Maher died before help could arrive. Mrs. Maher survived but unconscious.
Thousands of tons of broken ice clog the Niagara River mouth piling against the Lewiston suspension bridge and river embankment. The mass advances slowly, threatening hotels along the river bank and raising concerns over damage as it blocks the outlet to Lake Ontario.
Destruction and flooding threats prompt appeals to the War Department and Governor Hughes. An explosives expert was dispatched as Col. James B. Yrice reports U S engineer office helpless to relieve the river ice barrier, noting ice at the mouth measures seventy five inches thick and a boat would be powerless. He sees no feasible relief.
A large fire nearly wiped out Site Rock Arkansas Tuesday, damaging Rock’s compress plant. Estimates place the cotton stored at about 850000 and the building value around 1000000, with most of the loss covered by insurance. General Superintendent Wilbur S. Black notes the extensive material destruction and fire impact on production at the cotton compression plant.
In Mexico City to discuss operation of a race track at Juana, Lower California within Mexican territory, a California turf group led by Aarty of California travels to negotiate with authorities. The report notes a broader context of racing industry moves and cross border interests.
Secretary Wilson denies Patten’s charges about wheat supply data, calling Patten’s plan a consumer robbery for profit. He asserts 143,000,000 bushels of reserve wheat exist as of March 1 and criticizes reliance on postmasters, saying the market requires continuous buying until a inevitable smash occurs.
Rev Dr William Manning of Trinity Church New York answered last months criticisms defending vestry actions and outlining a new policy He announced plans to build a new church at St Johns Chapel and refuted reports that Trinity owns derelict properties while denying misdeeds at the parish.
Early morning blaze at the St George Hotel and eight adjacent buildings in San Francisco left six dead and eight to ten others buried. About 12 000 dollars in property loss, 200 occupants unable to dress, many escaping by roof or fire escapes as charred bodies were taken to the morgue with difficult identification.
The United States government was asked to drop investigations in exchange for 200000 dollars. The offer came via intermediaries to William Loeb Jr, collector of the port of New York, and involved smugglers who had recently tried to import Paris gowns and faces without duty. Loeb rejected both the 200000 and prior 100000 offers, signaling the smugglers’ desperation as only a fraction of their operations had been uncovered.
After the announcement of Karl Adama’s approaching marriage to Miss Wilaabeth Bagley, Misa Jeane Brown, a famous young woman scorned, shot and killed him in Jacksonville, Ma. The incident follows a prior engagement and public social rounds.
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade notes sustained high payment volumes and improved credits lifting business conditions, with high commodity prices and labor disputes acting as temporary crosscurrents. Manufacturing gains, rising freight activity, and agricultural expansion accompany bank clearance growth, while failures in the Chicago district ease slightly from recent peaks.
Weather and crop conditions stay irregular with slight overall business gains. Retail trade rises in regions with favorable weather and fall orders for wholesale. cotton prices lift demand in the South and East, Pacific coast shows modest gains, central West reports slow expansion. Industry described as spotty with iron and steel activity. staple goods firm, woolen goods strong, warning yarns in demand. Weekly U S business failures total 201, Canada 2.
The report lists mixed bid ranges across multiple markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Golubo New York Toledo and Toledo with cattle prices from $4.00 to $7.40 and hogs up to about $8.50 to $8.66. Grain notes show No 2 wheat around $1.36 to $1.52 and corn around 6.50 to 87 cents with various quality terms and mixed oats rye and butter values.
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