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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
1
The piece surveys Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress in Chinese translation with native art, notes Pekin demand before boxers, shares camel travel facts, recalls a lynching anecdote from Arizona press, reports lemon juice as diphtheria remedy, recounts a Sioux City drowning tragedy, evidences Central American sporting zeal with a McKinley bet ad in The Guatemala Herald as June foes loom.
William C. Royal of Georgetown Pennsylvania dies in May probate shows his $50,000 estate goes to the Woman's Branch of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals His widow Emily L Royal receives his horses dogs and other animals If the widow finds care burdensome the animals may pass to the same society The item is joined by a tale of a Philippines veteran and a shirt theft with a witty exchange at a churchyard home
A Berlin automobile exhibition will showcase a phonograph based guide. Visitors call an attendant and the device plays an explanatory roller describing the exhibit in detail, replacing long monotone talks. The listener may pause or repeat any part as desired.
The Columbia River canneries report success in cann ing shad, potentially launching a new Northwest fishing industry. Shad is valued for flavor though bones were a concern, but extensive canning heat disintegrates them and eliminates the issue.
The flagship New ark has sailed to Cavite for repairs. Seven assistant engineers are to inspect materials for a Mackinaw revenue cutter costing 169500 and to serve on Lake Michigan. Obituaries include Frank Betz in Berlin and A H Merrill at Tite Springs. Legislative races update Tennessee district four with John F. Gora. Baron von Stumm Halberg ill with cancer.
London dispatches report the imperial palaces under siege as Chinese troops retreat within the grounds near the palace and empress dowager and emperor possibly flee. Japanese headquarters sit at the legation while Amur Remey notes troops moving on the imperial city.
Countess Waldernee reports aerial dispatches from Peking and 400 Italian marines sent on post. Tokyo notes a Japanese detachment protecting the imperial palace after Peking entry while Canton borders grow tense and Swatow demands a warship amid rioting. Washington weighs China’s peace appeal as Li Hung Chang seeks a US envoy for cessation of hostilities with no withdrawal terms offered.
St Paul market notes show mixed grain quotes with Wheat at No 1 Northern around 74 cents, Corn near 91 with several grades listed, Oats about 25 cents, and Barley around 24 cents. Minneapolis and Duluth sandal entries include wheat, oats, and flax with July and Sept futures. Chicago and Sioux City firmed and fed cattle and hogs show varied gains and losses, with South St Paul reporting diverse cattle, hog, and sheep prices across grades.
In Pittsfield Massachusetts on August 22 May Fosburg twenty four, daughter of Buffalo contractor R L Fosburg, was shot and killed by a burglar her brother F F Fosburg was badly beaten while attempting to capture one of the men. Three burglars fled. Fosburg lives in Pittsfield while working for an electrical company.
Walter Wilkers was convicted of involvement in the Humphries lynching in Henderson county in May 1898 and sentenced to life in the penitentiary. Three other men also received life terms for the offense.
Senator William M. Stewart of Nevada visited Republican headquarters in New York on August 22 and announced his decision to support President McKinley. He urged party unity and indicated his choice reflects prevailing support for McKinley in the state.
Georgetown Ky Aug 24 190? Ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers found guilty as an accessory before the murder of William Goebal. Jury fixed life in penitentiary. Verdict returned after six weeks of trial. Powers appeared stunned yet composed and planned to appeal.
Catherine Scharf a 22 year old woman was beaten to death with a hammer in her room between 7 p m and midnight Saturday. The body was found by her brother after midnight in a blood filled room with a bloody hammer nearby and a ransacked apartment. Police believe a thief entered the house and was surprised by the victim, who was killed to prevent identification.
Pretoria August 21 Lord Roberts declares that oath breakers will face death imprisonment or fine. Burghers in British occupied districts who refuse the oath are to be treated as prisoners of war. Farms harboring enemy scouts may be razed.
In Cincinnati Ohio on August 21 Joseph Richter a retired brass founder shot and killed George Uchtman a grocer after a week of quarrels. As Uchtman passed Richter’s house yesterday he shouted an insult to Richter’s son. Richter appeared on the veranda with a revolver and killed Uchtman before being arrested.
Three men Willem Tomkiss George Tomkiss and Charles Snitts and sixty mules are trapped in slope No 3 of Lehigh Valley Company's Primrose colliery near Mahanoy City Pennsylvania as a fire that began Friday night continues. Rescue teams fear suffocation and say it is unclear if others remain in the mine.
A fire destroyed the Missouri, Kansas and Texas trestle across the South Canadian river near Eufaula Oklahoma, aimed at wrecking a north bound passenger train. The train was halted before plunging into the river. In Chicago, D Besler, CB&Q general superintendent, was injured by a gas explosion in the office building caused by a lighted match.
A mob gathered in Warrick county to seize Joseph D. Keith from Booneville jail and lynch him. Keith, jailed on a murder charge in the Nora Kiefor case, was spirited away to Evansville to avoid the mob.
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