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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1895
Page
1
A collage of international topics notes British and Spanish affairs, colonial finance, and European railway mileage. It mentions gold discoveries in Colombia, duels in France, and a mutiny on a Spanish ship with convicts aboard, reflecting a broad, opinionated reading of current events.
The steamship St Louis shows speed in rough seas, outperforming rivals. When she reaches full speed, the American Byers will move up to her pace in impressive fashion.
The article praises the new day nursery for working women, noting it in a suitable home of its own and calling it a beneficial philanthropic effort that helps people help themselves. It references Hortensius and a tale of a Roman wager involving Blenna and an auction, illustrating memory and bidding themes.
Edward Everett praises Col Ingersoll and others while noting the rapid progress in interpreting religion. He claims the last fifty years surpass a thousand prior, labeling the response brief yet strong in addressing Ingersoll.
Edison points to new methods reviving costly closed mines and boosting profits. Kaith excitement prompts focus on vast gold resources in the United States, signaling a potential national mining surge.
Three times as many American horses have been sold in Dugland this year as in 1804, with an average price of $155 at the port of shipment. They are used chiefly for draught in London, and the note suggests a future for fine horses suited to commercial and military uses.
A New York wagon advertises with revolving "inder's" that show momentary business announcements. Proponents say spend $10 to reach thousands over a contraption rather than 50 cents for a newspaper reaching a hundred thousand readers.
Figures furnished a few days ago place the corn yield at about 2,156,000,900 Lushels. The computation is not as favorable as the October department estimate but is nearer absolute accuracy. The crop has been reduced several times in the bearing, yet it remains the largest ever gathered.
A telegraph report highlights notable home and abroad events. Washington talks note immigration bureau proposals for radical anti padrone measures. Boston’s Chief Engineer Leach faces medical reevaluation and reassignment. Army vacancies include majors in the judge advocate general dept and civilan chaplain posts with many ministerial applicants.
A survey of prominent figures tied to art and politics: Sir Alexander Mackenzie writes for Paderewski, Sir Walter Besant foresees dialogue novels, Leo’s Latin will and estate, Mrs. Jones Miller plans a Columbia Heights home, and John W. Mackay funds a Joan of Arc statue in Nancy. Alfred Belt, Cecil Rhodes, Barney Barnato and others reportedly profit from Kaffirs. Paderewski’s ill son excels in languages. Paul Sorg falls ill with pneumonia in Middletown. Henry Snapp dies at 73, a former congressman and Rock Island attorney. Dryden Phelps dies in New Haven after Bright’s disease.
A collection of tragic incidents details multiple accidental deaths and fatal injuries. Narratives include a farmer near Intoln Nebraska killing his daughter Winnifred, a Rockford Illinois farmer dying in a basin accident, and several railroad and mining related fatalities across Cambria Pennsylvania Griffith Indiana Huntington Illinois Boulder Colorado Mount Carmel Illinois Robinson Illinois New Haven Connecticut South Bend Indiana.
A ceiling collapse at a Milledgeville Ohio church hospitalizes a man while Rev Wells averts further danger. Across states, trials begin for murders in Walton and Mount Carmel, burglaries at a Mount Carmel church, a murder attempt in Hammond, a self defense case in Cleveland, and a New York jewel thief passing as a jeweler. Reports cover a Texas ghost mystery, a tarred and feathered man in McArthur, jail plot finds, and a York burglary spree spanning fourteen years.
Disjointed notes report Brazilian students pressing for government recognition of Cuban rebels as belligerents. Other items note park weed clearance before royalty visits, name changes, expurgation indices, wealth estimates of South African magnates, a Mary Queen of Scots tablet, and hospital funding issues in London.
Miavelian cons and the Swise referendum are set for this year's Yale vs Princeton debate. The twenty-eighth Annual convention of the Railway Conductors Life Insurance Association will be held in Memphis.
The president's message addresses China’s disordered affairs after the war with Japan, calls for punishment of aggressors, and notes questions about investigation and health of John J. Waller. It urges arbitration with Germany, urges freer trade while guarding against discrimination, and discusses British arbitration, Alaska boundary funding, and Venezuela border issues. It praises U S relations with Japan and touches on Mexico, Nicaragua, and Russia.
President articulates concerns over foreign policy and the insurgent threat, urges restraint and unity, and condemns interference while urging stronger consular reform. He surveys currency policy, silver purchases, and a plan to issue bonds to retire greenbacks, seeking stability and regained financial confidence.
In a lengthy public address Grover Cleveland discusses the dangers and responsibilities of proposed free trade and currency legislation. He urges Congress to weigh consequences carefully and suggests a measured approach while expressing willingness to cooperate on practical relief and national welfare measures.
The actress reportedly sends her lions, vipers, apes, and other animals to the Paris Museum, rarely visiting them after transfer. The zoo refutes beef diets for the apes, saying they eat dates, figs, grapes, biscuits, and bananas, with hot milk occasionally. Bernhardt believes firmness and kindness subdue animals, though she rarely sees them again after placement.
In California a Marin county pair recounts a hot afternoon near a brook when explosives in pistol cartridges ignited after water exposure. A man named Berg escaped unharmed though his clothing and hat were at risk as fifty rounds exploded in minutes amid laughter and heat.
A London correspondent reports a push to marry quickly under a new law, sparking upheaval among peasants and clergy who fear abandoning old rites. Proposals promise edicts and lavish banquets to celebrate unions, while opponents warn of divine sanction and social disruption.
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