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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1905
Page
1
The Fiala-Ziegler polar expedition, marooned since 1902 after the America was crushed, is rescued near Hobningsvong by the Terra Nova. Anthony Fiala and 37 of 68 crew are saved. one Norwegian seaman dies. Relied on stores from Duke of Abruzzi and Andree relief.
Governor Handy moves against racing gambling at Thomas Taggart’s French Lick hotel disallowing pool selling and race results. Western Union barred delivery of racing news, signaling a state policy to end race gambling statewide. Cost of evidence to the state listed as 407.50.
A Sunday dawn collapse at the John C. Myers estate department store in Albany New York trapped hundreds of workers and bystanders as upper floors fell into the cellar. Fire crews and relatives searched amid mangled debris with at least eleven dead and twenty four hours later two hundred workers still among the ruins and fifty women unaccounted for.
About 18,000,000 communicants from 24 denominations will send five to fifty delegates to an interchurch conference in Carnegie Hall New York City November 15 for a week long federation discussion. Roosevelt aides may attend as 60 speakers include bishops from multiple churches, two Supreme Court justices, senators, a governor and others. The conference will address religious education social order evangelization homes missions and unity of Protestant churches with denomi national rallies and a reception at Waldorf Astoria planned.
The report details widespread hunger in Andalusia and neighboring provinces Cadiz Seville Malaga and Granada where two thirds of residents live on herbs roots and berries. Food thefts occur at night and mothers poison infants to silence cries amid a system of land concentration. Cardinal Gibbons turns 71. Francesco Zocchi dies aged 96. Dr. Reyburn is last surviving Garfield physicians.
The weekly Weather Bureau bulletin notes warm Texas and Oklahoma, cool northern Lake region and California coast, with generally favorable temperatures. Rain harms Nebraska Kansas Missouri Florida. needed in Georgia Carolina Ohio Valley Tennessee and mid Atlantic. Wheat harvest advancing. oats yields good. Harvest active in Oregon, Washington wheat ripening, expectations mixed for corn and fall seeding. North Dakota crop excellent.
New Orleans reports sixty new yellow fever cases and four deaths, raising totals to sixty eight and 124. Outside parishes see twenty two new cases, mainly in Patterson with Italian victims. Governor urged to call militia to enforce quarantines, with travel restrictions and fumigated, certified shipments allowed under Marine Hospital Service rules.
The crop shows improvement in Tennessee and several southern states while deteriorating elsewhere in the cotton belt. Picking is general in southern Texas and some central counties, with initiation advancing in southern eastern districts.
A Louisiana eruption near Caddo district Shreveport is described as a crater 70 feet wide expanding daily. The source says a burning oil well started the event three months ago, with the derrick and machinery swallowed by a widening hole. Trees nearby uprooted as burning oil and gas shoot skyward.
The text notes warnings to comply with court responses and states no more illegal travel or commerce restrictions will be tolerated. It indicates Governor Guy Blanchard supports the health board and expects Louisiana to modify onerous quarantines accordingly.
Prof Flinders locates ancient temple in Sinai peninsula at Seabit el Khadem. Prof Curle elevated to member of the Academy of Sciences of France. Dr A V Raymond, president of Union College, refused 14000 to pastor Buffalo church. salary 3500. Prof Cobb to promote scientific farming in Hawaiian islands for Uncle Sam. Yale philosopher Davis named professor at Washburn College. Prof Reese travels to Florida with Smithsonian to study alligator embryology. Rev Dr Ryan commissioned by the Vatican to survey Irish clergy in Philippines.
A Plymouth County attorney, Squire Latham, awoke to a burglar attempting to force a back hall door. He calmly advised the intruder that the door slides back, revealing the burglar’s misstep and the squire's cool, methodical restraint.
Bauit Ste. Marie Mich Aug 14 Mr C J Smith a painter and decorator of 209 Anne Street reports severe pains thought to be lumbago salation rheumatism or lead poisoning. After two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he could walk without a cane and soon completely cured, expressing high praise for the remedy.
A youth becomes oddly attached to a riven lock in his jacket until one evening he returns to find the brunette has turned blonde, revealing a surprising change in appearance and perhaps affection.
A testimonial from B B Wrankin of 717 Washington St Allegheny Pa describes fifteen years of scalp sores and itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three days his head cleared and one cake of soap and one box of ointment completed the cure in one week.
A German locksmith aided a young man claiming lost keys to break into a Harlem house. After finishing in ten minutes the man invited a drink and whistle. The next morning the house was found looted and the locksmith fled as police arrived.
A terse exchange shows a man asking for help with his lot while a woman refuses the crop he will reap. The pair debate who will benefit, framing a tense moment over intentions and outcome.
A Colorado man credibly recounts heart trouble and indigestion linked to coffee. After quitting coffee and using Postum, his health improved, digestion normalized, nerves steadied, and life insurance eligibility followed. The Costum Co. promotes Postum with this testimonial and a booklet.
Weather has favored crops around Chicago with early corn promising strong yields and grain handling up by over 50 percent from last year. Port receipts of lumber, hides, and ore rose while leather and manufactured goods gain momentum. bank clearings and trade reports show broad expansion in western markets and improving wheat and corn exports across the Southwest and Canada.
Readable fragments show bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago Detroit and Milwaukee with prices for wheat corn rye oats and barley, along with dairy and livestock indicators. Citations include No 2 grades and mixed lots indicating market variability across dates and regions.
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