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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
6
FT B Gray, a Des Moines area farmer, inherited a legacy of 250000 but his wealth brought gossip and a breach of promise suit from former sweetheart Miss Winifred McKenzie of Hampton. She seeks 25000 claiming old affections revived after his marriage years ago.
The executive council reports a sharp rise in railroad gross earnings, with 1906 totals at 9,781,849 versus 2,793,500 the previous year and 7,306,848 in 1904. Officials note the assessment tends to follow gross earnings, signaling a substantial increase this year.
Conviction spreads among Town teachers as over 8000 fail the state exams under new rules. The shift to a State board for testing raises standard of qualification and wages, threatening school closures. A new examination may be offered to address the crisis.
Five big trunk line railroads face damage suits in U S District Court Des Moines over the 28 hour stock shipment law. United States Attorney M T Temple alleges violations by Union Pacific Chicago and Northwestern for 3000 dollars Trinda Central Great Northern for 500 dollars and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe for 3000 dollars. First suits in the Midwest under the act barring livestock carriage beyond 28 hours without food rest and water.
An explosion at the Humestown creamery ammonia plant sprayed hot liquid ammonia over workers, causing fatal burns. Engineer Howard Wood died after days of suffering. fellow worker Peterson sustained severe facial burns while two men moved an ammonia tank.
A drunken husband fired three shots through a locked door at his wife, wounding her on the left arm as he waited on the upper step and smoked. In a separate incident John Lepley of Gifford died after a fight with Burt Pell of Marshalltown at a hospital. The University receives a 70000 bequest from Iowa City resident Mrs. Alarony. Station agent at Manon City robbed of 35 dollars. thieves captured but escaped four hours later while crawling through a window seeking food.
W B Lourghan a 23 year old Ames man is a mental wreck in the Toledo county jail. He styled himself a traveling salesman for an Albion firm and wandered Toledo seeking his wife Miss Miller of Port Clinton. After a separation a year ago he became obsessed with a reconciliation failing, and his distress led to his arrest after ringing bells at Jackson flats and shouting for his wife.
A chaotic report from Iowa recounts livestock killed by lightning near Webster City, multiple drownings and suicides including Theodore Price and Charles Bucy, and numerous accidents. It describes floods in Davenport, a drowning at the Iowa river, and other fatal incidents across several towns, with police and court actions noted in Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, and Waterloo.
Telegrams from Seoul report extensive intrigues in the imperial residence. Jealousies among the Emperor's mother and Prince Ying's mother inflame politics, with riots feared as Japanese guards fortify arsenals and threaten use of magazines. Japanese influence grows as demand shifts toward constitutional changes and direct resident-general control, while Korean forces lose power and public agitation rises.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court bars license fee collection for Northwestern and St Paul roads. The Interstate Commerce Commission forms a board to test safety devices. Southern Railway appeals to block North Carolina and Virginia rate cuts. North Carolina Judge Pritchard voids penalty provisions in new rate law, risking a federal clash on interstate commerce and state authority.
Dispatches from Memphis report the federal grand jury for the West Tennessee district has handed up an indictment containing 1 524 counts, each count a separate indictment, targeting the Standard Oil Company.
Bayen chambers of commerce in session at Voklo seek an address to the principal chambers of commerce in America and to President Roosevelt. They express fear that repeated incidents like the California attack on Japanese residents could rekindle anti Japanese sentiment in parts of the United States and threaten future commercial relations and mutual interests.
Vespasian Warner, former congressman and now pension commissioner, accuses his stepmother and two half sisters of Negro ancestry and fraud in signing an antenuptial agreement. Mrs. Landella Warner denies the charges and seeks her widow’s share of the $1.65 million estate from the 1905 death of the millionaire. The case, long the talk of the county, centers on probate and alleged misrepresentation.
Statistica tabulated by the Bureau of Labor shows that in the last twenty-five years strikes and lockouts totaled 83,808 events affecting 7,444,279 workers. Overall employes were entirely successful in 48 percent of cases, partly successful in 16 percent, and failed in 87 percent. Organized labor succeeded in 4 percent and failed in 35 percent. unorganized labor was 84 percent effective and 56 percent failed. Most strikes, 41 percent, stem from wage demands. recognition of unions 28 percent, sympathetic strikes 3 percent. Arbitration yielded settlements in 2 percent of strikes and lockouts. joint agreements ended 0 percent of strikes and 12 percent of lockouts.
An official of the archive bureau of the Prussian railway association presents a comparative table showing the United States leads in railway fatalities and injuries relative to employed persons. The report ranks countries by mortality and injury rates, noting U S figures far exceed Europe and other regions in both deaths and injuries per ten thousand workers.
Steamship lines report a record surge in European travel with total passengers in the first half of the year rising by 48,102 over the same period last year. Third class shows the largest increase, reflecting broader demand and affordable fares driving travel.
Professor Angelo Veltprin a celebrated scientist famed for his Mont Pelee Martiniune eruption investigations died suddenly in New York City on July 1. His passing ends a notable career tied to volcanic research and public safety insights.
The Chicago market reports weak credit impact from July settlements and robust mercantile demand. Bank clearings reach $287.7 million, grain movement totals 0.084 billion bushels with large year-over-year gains in shipments while receipts lag. Livestock arrivals total 298,220 head as production remains strong across manufacturing lines.
New York weather favors reasonable trade and crops during midsummer and vacation season. Wholesale trade stable with good top collections and fair activity with firm wool prices. Shoes and leather show conservative buying while iron and steel soften and copper rises. cotton goods production reaches record levels but cannot meet demand. Week ending July 18 sees 177 U.S. business failures, 23 Canadian, per Bradstreet’s Commercial Report.
Readable fragments list livestock and commodity quotes by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and more. Entries show cattle hogs sheep and grain prices with grades and numbers in a dense period economy snapshot.
The text reports President Henry Lopkins of Williams College retiring and mentions Prof. Larry A. Garfield of Darraveton, said to be the son of President Garfield, alongside a garbled note about annual deliveries and a London-bound shipment of birds.
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