22 Aug 1901
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
1
A compilation of varied observations and innovations including honey quality, Japanese rail miles, Bengal’s vast expanse, waterproof Manchester paper, telephone secrecy, oxygen for high altitude flight, Paris moving sidewalks, a unique Malay flower, German sweetener laws, the Tulset shoe decline, russet trends, and wireless news on ships. It notes the era’s push toward modern tech and global curiosities.
The piece surveys remnants of Ireland's national dress in remote districts and commented on the appeal of baseball as a relaxation ritual. It notes lasses in lacepetticoats, old high hats among fishermen, and contrasts old attire with the modern English peasant frock while examining public mania for the game as a social outlet rather than sport.
Wallace Bertholf leads 12,000 reindeer shipment from Okhotsk post to Alaska. Navy picks Rear Admiral Mortimer L. Johnson to succeed Admiral Bampson at Boston Yard upon retirement. Treasury appoints Walt Gace II as board member. Brigham chairs farm board. Peckham praises Captain Hall for Pekin guard service. Floods and fires cause heavy damage. Accidents kill engineer in Denver line wreck. Crime stories include bank theft, smuggling raids, fraud, and a wife murder in Shamokin. Weather rains, landslides. many named figures and firms noted.
Reports indicate Boer forces surrendering in large numbers while France completes harvests with a short wheat crop. The Chinese tariff lifts cereals and flour to free list. tensions rise in Venezuela and Colombia. Judge Carland rules in favor of railroads in the South Dakota case. Whisky prices climb amid poorer grain yields. Universal peace rumored despite European jealities. Harriet Boyd uncovers ancient Crete cities. King Edward preserves the defender of the faith phrase. Commandant Pretorius dies at Jagersfontein. Cuban tariff talks press for concessions or annexation. Loomis meets Portugal’s King Charles, presents credentials. Berlin loan of 40 million marks to Posen approved. Kruger contemplates a U.S. visit but dates unsettled. King Edward honors Waldereen with the Bath. Duel in Pressburg leaves Hustinger mortally wounded. Julius Lieban to retire from Berlin opera and continue in the United States.
New York August 20 James J H head of the Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington rail groups outlines a vast plan to push Orient trade. He claims ocean freight with 28 000 ton leviathans can be half the current cost, aiming to flood the westbound market and boost railroad and steamboat revenues.
Washington reports from South America say a vast plot thickens with possible invasions and revolts. Venezuela Colombia and Ecuador are cited as ready to clash as Gen Uribe Uribe leads for Castro and Ecua dor forces. Ecuadorian troops near the Colombian frontier are poised for battle near Posto about 180 miles northeast of Quito.
Frank Bennett, bookkeeper for the Grand Rapids Gas Engine and Yacht Company, was robbed of $1,000 after withdrawing funds from a bank to pay workers. The money vanished on a street car, later reappearing in a downtown restaurant missing its contents, with no clues found.
A party of nonunion strike breakers arrived by special train at Monessen steelworks early morning, guarded and housed in the premises with food and fences. United States Steel aims to run the plant with nonunion workers within 24 hours as strikers warn of possible trouble. Banks and guards erected to protect the site. Monessen may see further mills started using nonunion labor, while Joliet remains quiet and plans to keep order as South Chicago anticipates similar action.
Victoria report says the Islander passenger steamer struck an iceberg off Doug las island at 2 am Thursday and sank with 63 to 80 aboard. Survivors reached Victoria on the Queen. bows exploded on sinking, killing many. Captain Foote went down with the ship. George McL Brown cites 133 saved and estimates fewer than 20 lives lost.
Juan Robeles, a sixteen year old Mexican boy, was found bound and unconscious as Yaqui Indians prepared to force him to dance over cactus beds for killing Azula, an Indian. A posse from Phoenix tracked him to a Yaqui settlement and intervened to prevent the torture.
An edict dated Aug 14 reports the Pekin court will delay its move from Singan-fu until Oct 6 due to severe heat and flood damage. A secret edict orders Henan governor to prepare a temporary palace at Kaifeng for the imperial party during the empress dowager's birthday celebrations on November 20.
Paducah Ky August 21 The steamer City of Golconda en route to Paducah struck a squall and capsized in ten feet of water near Crowell's Landing Sixteen are known dead with others missing Capt Jesse Bauer and Pilot W B Peele swam ashore saving several passengers The ship valued at 2500 dollars was owned by Capt Otto Baust and the toll may reach twenty casualties until books confirm the list
Latest quotations from grain and live stock markets report mixed prices in St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Chicago Sioux City and South St Paul on August 21. Wheat and corn varied by grade with No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern futures noted, while cattle hog and sheep ranges were listed by weight and grade for regional markets.
A despatch from London dated August 21 reports Russian forces moving to fortify Wen Chuang and adjacent railroad lines near the Chinese front. German troops are said to have added defenses along strategic routes, signaling heightened preparation amid ongoing hostilities.
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