10 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1896
Page
1
A sweeping collage notes floods on the Pacific coast, tax and reform debates for Turkey, medical findings on consumption across Southern cities, and harsh views on Cuban war impacts. It cites legal jests on a cat's intellect, a Spaniard’s quip on justice in Cuba, and fashion trends like dagger pendants for the up-to-date woman.
General resume notes Secretary of War Jaumont’s report, civil service probe into political assessments, and Consul General Leems proposing Cuban independence by purchase with US debt guarantees. Reports on accidents, deaths, and court actions cross many states, with updates on Irish leader Redmond in New York, Bryan’s daughter diphtheria, and various political and economic developments worldwide.
Names and actions span Ohio Indiana Nebraska and Illinois with suicides by poison, jail breaks, arson sentences, attempted poisonings, robberies, dynamite attacks, and a horse theft arrest. Notable entries include Joseph Martin of Kankakee dying by poison, Sandusky jailbreak escape, four men in Hebron charged with 20 bank robberies, and Miss Fisher Foster jailed in Wilmington for horse stealing.
Reports from Eau Claire to Durand describe a towering ice gorge on the Chippewa River, thirty feet high, backing water into farms and towns. Durand residents flee as a rapid rise floods low lands, trains halt, and a long ice-choked gorge endangers Chippewa Falls with widespread property loss and fear of casualties.
Panic spreads in Eau Claire and Durand as the ice jam on the Chippewa River nears the dam and threatens the city. Hundreds rush to move goods from Bridge to Central streets while water climbs toward City Hall basements. Authorities fear inundation. some comfort possible if cold weather holds, but risks remain for many districts.
London December 4 Dr Leander Jameson was released from Holloway jail following a home secretary order. He had undergone a serious operation November 1 and was granted release on medical grounds after being imprisoned since July 28 for violating neutrality laws by evading the Transvaal.
Reports from Williamsport Ammons county tell of a Russian family of five perishing in the Thanksgiving blizzard. Other deaths are feared across the state as cattle perish and a 200 strong band loses most of its members. In St Paul, relief came as three Northern Pacific overland trains reached Union Depot, passengers snowbound and chilled by 20 to 25 below.
In Cleveland National Chairman M A Hanna plans to return from Canton tonight after a brief stay to discuss inauguration plans with President-elect McKinley. Friends say the discussions covered broader questions and that the cabinet lineup will be largely settled upon return.
Ernest Bachner, a longtime resident and prominent business figure, killed himself with a Winchester pistol. Authorities attribute the act to financial troubles and despondency after the recent deaths of his two brothers and a family grievance. The incident follows a broader note on industrial activity and yields in St Louis.
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