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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
1
The most valuable stamp hoard, sold in Brighton by Mr Castle, vice president of the London Philatelic Society, fetched 150000. Other items note a German Paris Exposition typeface change and a Cincinnatiink ribbon poisoning case with dramatic symptoms and death.
Seven major French railways and the Belt railway of Paris signed a pact outlining baggage acceptance for all kinds of vehicles. It specifies motorcycles, auto tricycles, and auto carriages as baggage, with unpacked weights up to 3306 pounds and boxed weights limited to 220 counts.
In a dated reflection, the piece notes South American nations expanding defenses, citing an Argentine training ship with forty boys bound for officer roles. It recalls a era when Argentina lacked a navy and observes that new naval ambitions signal stakes in the region.
Scientists agree the two year mark marks peak in a child’s early development with constant, pleasant surprises. Photographers find two year olds hardest for time exposure as they are too alert and restless to stay still for portraits.
Dr H H Surtis notes in Medical News a curious idea that exposure to certain plant tinctures may confer temporary immunity. Reports suggest two drugstore workers became immune to ipecac cold after tincture doses, then rose scent allergies and ragweed reactions reportedly improved.
Prince Oukthomeky sent bronze Mongol figures to the Russian Asiatic section of a Paris exhibition. While on view they shocked Paris sensibilities and drew complaints. Officials could not return the exhibit, so they boxed the worst specimens in an Asiatic looking container labeled Mongol Idols.
The American commander in China, Gen Chaffee, reached Ho Si Wu thirty three miles from Peking last Thursday news arrived at the war department in three words. The advance shows open communications back to Chefui and signals a potential entry into Peking. Casualties at Yang Tsun were disclosed and the US government stated no general negotiations with China while conditions require safe passage for ministers to Tiensin.
Dispatches describe Chinese offers, allied troop movements, and American losses at a besieged location. The British Russian and American forces advance under heavy fire with 3 US infantry killed, 60 wounded, 2 missing in a day of action. A London paper notes cooperation needs a single commander. Also, Gen Wheeler saves William Jennings Bryan Jr after a dangerous window incident.
The White Star liner Cymrie, after crossing from Queenstown, suffered a major cargo fire in forward hold No 1. The blaze burned for 36 hours from Sunday noon, Aug 6, until midnight Monday, and was brought under control with flooding of the hold. No serious damage to the vessel itself reported.
Mr Bryan’s Indianapolis acceptance speech is reproduced on a phonograph in Chicago. The record includes his promise to call an extra congressional session to tackle the phonine problem and the closing remarks. The phonograph version is expected to influence the campaign.
Paris on August 15 sees rapid desertion as most Americans depart for watering places or return home. Passage on transatlantic steamers is nearly impossible before December, leaving the city sparsely populated and travel uncertain.
Aug 15 report from Santiago de Chile states congress allocated 2.5 million Chilean pesos to buy a cargo of cars, largely sourced from the United States. The chapter also invites tenders for the construction of a substantial iron bridge over the Maipu River.
Camden New Jersey police officers start a voluntary dress trial today wearing only neat shirts and trousers while on duty. The move aims to promote comfort, public image, and efficiency as officers adapt to summer heat and urban policing demands.
A Washington decision explains Minnesota sheriff certificates become real estate conveyances after twelve months. Transfers before twelve months may avoid tax unless a notarial acknowledgment is required, then taxed. Transfers after twelve months with value are stamped as conveyances.
The Faribault convention drew two to three hundred delegates. Rev. Albert Zabel of Faribault was elected president with Mrs. F. W. Tesch of Nerstrand as secretary and Edward Figenbradt of Prairieville as treasurer. Speakers included Rev. T F Gesch Nerstrand and Prof. W F Boelter Kenyon on church attachment and national future.
Aug. 15 in Arma Kenosha county Wisconsin Hazel Patterson eleven years old was abducted during a family quarrel over custody. Abductors fled in a waiting carriage. The girl, from a former marriage, was left with grandparents in Mansfield Pennsylvania before her mother, now married to William Maloney of Pleasant Prairie, moved to Arma and sought the child's return.
Edenborn now carries 8424 tons of iron ore on the Great Lakes, sailing from Fairport to Ashland. The record surpasses the previous 7446 gross tons by the barge Smeaton of the Bessemer line.
Game wardens across the state are vigilant to prevent prairie chicken shooting before September 1. Reports indicate chickens are more numerous than in years due to a dry hatch season.
A thunder shower struck the Free Baptist church at David Brownsville Iowa on August 15 blowing out part of the front and causing other damage. Loss estimated at 200 dollars with insurance covering the claim.
Fire at Pa tience Bogart’s millinery in Rockford Iowa destroyed the entire stock mostly by water. Fire department saved adjacent buildings. Loss listed at $1,000.
Deluge along the Yellowstone between Glendive and Billings damages the Northern Pacific. Two steel bridges wrecked as cloudbursts cause a sudden rise. In Minnesota Casa Lake riot case, Smith Fagler Gillette and Jennifer released after prosecution rests. defense to begin.
Reedsburg Wisconsin August 15 The local canning factory has begun operations with about 125 employees. Corn and tomatoes will be the only products this year, but a large acreage and a few grants are anticipated.
Announcement says the Silver Republican meeting will not be held in Topeka with the Populist notice. St Paul or Minneapolis will be chosen as venue, with the date set for early September.
Ten round boxing bout at the Olympic Club ends in a draw between Jack Jeffries of California and Billy Stitt of Chicago in Denver Colorado on August 11. The fighters contest all ten rounds with no winner declared.
Daily quotations from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago show wheat No 1 Northern at 761-2 to 768-4c, corn No 3 yellow around 40-44c, oats mixed at 24-26c, rye 46-47 4- de. Chicago cash wheat No 2 red near 76c, No 3 around 73-74c, oats No 2 around 41-42c, Milwaukee reports steady flour and lower No 1 Northern wheat. Sioux City cattle and hog prices mixed, Chicago cattle and hog ranges listed, St Paul and Sioux City cattle, hog and sheep prices vary by grade.
Aug 16 in St Paul reports Dunlap McAdams, a boy from Walla Walla, set for transfer toward home. He traveled with his father Dunlap Adams from Seattle a year ago, then to Australia, Algiers, and New York. His father, an engineer on the Matin, died in Hoboken fire. the boy narrowly survived epilepsy since. His family, six in all, stays in Walla Walla while the steamship line promised wages and sent relief after the disaster.
West Superior Wisconsin Augh Thomas Lowry arrives to take charge of the Consolidated Duluth Superior Trolley Company. He plans modeling the system after the Twin City lines with over a half million dollars in new track and improvements. C G Goodrich to lead the local company.
Pierre August 15 Catholic priests from east of the Missouri river gather for an annual retreat at the Benedictine Sisters' school in Pierre. Previously held at St Paul due to lack of accommodation, this year the event will be hosted in Pierre with about fifty attendees attending the retreat in the city.
An epidemic of diphtheria exists in Valley City North Dakota and surrounding country. Four deaths occurred last week and several are very ill. The home of Maj Frank White Republican candidate for lieutenant governor is quarantined with all inmates including a domestic serving. Two other homes are under quarantine.
Rev. C. H. Atchinson of Portland Oregon has received a call to become pastor of St Luke's Methodist church in Dubuque Iowa. He has accepted pending transfer to this conference.
The City of Seattle brings in considerable gold from Skagway to Port Townsend in August. Senator Maron of Illinois travels as a passenger aboard the vessel.
Charles R. H. Ferrell, a 22 year old former Adams Express employee, confessed to killing Express Messenger Charles Lane and robbing the Adams Express way safe on the Pennsylvania bound train. He fled Urbana with the loot, gave the money to his fiancée Lily Custlow, and was arrested in Columbus after a public confession. Ferrell cited inability to find work and upcoming marriage as motive, and authorities noted his calm demeanor collapsed under questioning.
William J. Bryan attended Emanuel Baptist church in the morning and dined at the Chicago Peach hotel with a notable group including Senator and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Towne, and General Joseph Wheeler.
Edward F. Duryea, a New York starch manufacturer and millionaire, died suddenly at his Glen Cove residence after a three week illness. The fortune was estimated around 43 million.
Washington on Saturday showed available cash balances at 141,355,207 dollars with a gold reserve of 72,622,240 dollars in the division of redemption. In Glens Falls New York a fire caused about 100,090 dollars in damage including the town's electric and gas plant.
In Muniee Indiana on August 14 fires were lit under the large continuous tanie of the Maring Hart and Over window glass factory owned by the American Ginrw company as preparations begin for a general restart on September 1.
Berlin Aug 14 Field Marshal Count von Waldersee will travel to Rome on a special mission before sailing to assume command of international forces in China according to the Berliner Tageblatt.
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