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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
8
In a dramatic Washington tableau, Calhoun defends a Texas and Oregon compromise amid Barones von Ritz intrigue. Helena von Riis confronts fate, urging a united people as Trist and Buchanan weigh treaty credit and a White House ball crowns fragile diplomacy.
In a vivid reminiscence, the Tonight social sphere recalls the diplomat's ball on May 8, 1846, amid Polk's administration as U.S. forces moved toward Palo Alto. Prominent figures like Henry Clay, Edward Everett, Sam Houston, and Helena von Ritz appear, with attire and mood capturing Washington society, diplomacy, and the Mexican War context. The narrator notes the moonlit siege of memory and the complex mix of public and private histories.
Judge Wright in Port Dodge grants an order in the Ogden mine strike requiring union transfer cards and recognizing workers who cross to a deserted mine. The ruling is modified to not force union recognition before merits are decided. The case centers on race prejudice claims by negro miners and company-miner tensions. Plans to improve the Des Moines River via locks and dams involve the Des Moines River Power company and the government, with twenty three locks and dams planned and potential power plant construction. Iowa manufacturers are urged to bid the auto numbers contract, valued at $8,000 to $10,000 yearly, with two-year terms discussed. State Mine Inspector Sumner to investigate sanitary conditions in Iowa mines, planning new sanitary rules after inspections. New corporations formed include Crescent Macaroni and Cracker Co Davenport, Fr. Madison First Association Madison, Gilman Canning Gilman, and Belmond Savings Bank. Ramshackle buildings ordered demolished in Knoxville Oskaloosa Cherokee districts to prevent fires.
Iowa reveals fifteen hundred corporations have refused annual reports, with daily fines and possible disbarment looming. Secretary Hayward vows enforcement as 4500 of 6000 firms have filed. others warned to comply or suffer penalties.
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