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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1901

Page

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Mixed Global Updates From Budget to Bold Ventures

The report notes Australia’s current year revenue at £8,417,000, a high record, and covers varied topics from electric car miles covered by a Mr. Rirleger to a state funded theater effort in Upper Silesia. It also recounts a highway of crime recovery, a Texas elopement on an elephant, a sudden death by lightning in Ridge Spring, and Prussian agricultural and industrial notes, including Scotland’s moor replanting and new plantings near Schmelsin.

Western Australia Rirleger Manufactere Paris Chatellerault J. Andrew Cullum Ridge Spring Cullum Ezain Fightating Silesia Ceen Prussian Schmelsin West Prussia Scotland Scharbin Austin Lawrence Larsen New York King's Imp Works New Brighton Staten Island Fs Ind Iightland Licht San Francisco Hequett Vancouver Island Victoria Queen City Green Ridge Coal Company Scranton Jesse Dixon Platte Center Neb James Tate Central Paper Company Murkegon Mich J. M. Bayard Burleson Texas Forth Worth Bayard Thomas B. Baya Denver Croke-Thome Carpet and Furniture Company Welton Street 8. N. Wood

Procrastination and Disaster On Stormer Islander

A fragmentary account recalls a near catastrophe on the Stormer Islander in Asselian waters last summer where a sleeping passenger ignored an alarm, survived when a mattress flipped and floated, and was rescued unharmed. The piece blends cautionary satire with jittery wartime infrastructure chatter about carriages and safety provisions.

Asselian

Washington Notes and Foreign Affairs Roundup

Washington notes report opposition to railroad bills in the Senate and unrest over China preparations for war. Spoorings include Taft returning from the Philippines for health, a Havana squadron shift for Christmas, and a November mint coinage total of 7.484 million. Reports cover ships, accidents, fires, crimes, and notable deaths, with mentions of Spooner Holdy in Constantinople and various domestic incidents across cities and states.

Wuohington Senate Prmnp- Pines Washington China Hull Philippines Gen. Wood Cuba North Atlantic Havana Chrisiman Gultepe Wiliam H. Taft Philppine Islands United States Manila Gov. Taft Philippine Islands Gen. Smith Humphrey United States Army Wright Bay State San Jacinto Harbor

Markets Report From St Paul and Chicago Livestock

Latent quotations from St Paul and Minneapolis markets show grain and livestock prices across wheat corn oats and flour. Prices reflect No 1 and No 2 Northern wheat and various feed oats while Chicago bids highlight cattle hogs and sheep values with regional totals and price ranges for buyers and sellers.

St. Paul Minneapolis Duluth Northern Milwaukee Wis Chicago Sioux City Iowa Dee Lambe Booth Bt Paul Cone Helfers Bialle

Weekly Market Letter Indicates Wheat Rally Amid Drought

Edwards, Wood & Co. report a quiet week turning to a 4¢ wheat rise and strong corn prices due to country buying, drought, and higher cables. Western wheat receipts reached 7,000,000 bushels with 6,117,000 exported. world supply figures show increases. May wheat at 76 5/8 to 80. Chicago May corn 68 1/3. advise buying on dips and request telegraph cipher and rally letter.

Edwards, Wood & Co Grain Commission Brokers Chamber of Commerce Minneapolis Board of Trade Duluth Chicago Siadstreet

Brakaman Drowned After Fall From Train Bridge

George Mink of Winona, a Milwaukee brake man, was knocked off a moving train while crossing a river ridge near La Crosse Wisconsin yesterday. He fell fifty feet into the river and drowned. the body has not been recovered.

la Crosse Wis Dee George Mink Winona Milwaukee Mirsiestopi

Death of La Croase man in Missouri rail wreck

A La Croase resident, Thomas H. Johnson, died in a wreck on the Missouri Pacific line near St. Joseph, as he traveled to the Comanche country. He leaped from the car and was killed instantly.

Clem Studebaker South Bend Ind Eastern Indiana la Croase Wis Bec Thoman H. Johnson Ravens & Texas St. Joseph

New Subsidy Bill Passes Amid East Two Asrtans Tiff

A new subsidy bill moves through tense talks as Hills and East Two Asrtons clash over funding details. Officials from NACTU pressure for rapid passage while opposition raises concerns about fiscal impact and regional equity.

Subsidy Bill Aims To Redefine American Ocean Mail Policy

Washington December 11 Senator Prye introduced a new subsidy bill altering ocean mail service by dropping wooden steamships, shortening the act, and emphasizing American crews and defense needs. The four titles cover ocean mail, general subsidies, deep sea fisheries, and general provisions with open competition and strict eligibility.

Washimeton Prye United States Great Britain Roosevelt Gage Secretary of the Treasury Committee On Commerce

Carnegie Offers Major Gift for U.S. Higher Education University

Washington reports Andrew Carnegie writes to President Roosevelt offering about 10.69 million dollars to establish a Washington university for higher education. He cites James Smithson’s bequest model and says the endowment will become the world’s greatest institution for higher learning. He consulted Johns Hopkins Yale Harvard and Cornell leaders who endorsed his plan.

Og University For Bigher Washington Hoogevelt Andrew Carnegie United States Congress Carnegie James Smithson Smithsonian Institution Gilman Johns Hopkins University Hadley Yate University Eliot Harvan White Cornell

Secretary announces two new soil divisions in bureau

Secretary of Agriculture Shaker Rewreoly in Washington on December 11 announced the establishment of two new divisions of soil management in the Bureau of Soils. Prof. FH King, former soil physics professor at the University of Wisconsin, will head the division responsible for roll surveys and remedies related to erosion and optimal cultivation methods.

Secretary of Agriculture Shaker Rewreoly Washington FH. King University of Wisconsin

Bank cashier vanishes with 190000 in funds

Mershman, cashier of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles, disappears with about 100000 to 190000 of the bank’s money. The bank’s president Hollman estimates the shortage at 100000. Bonded cashier Felshman, 42, formerly cashier and assistant cashier, had long service and connections to local wealth in Visalia. Bank officials vow to continue operations. a pursuit for the suspect is planned.

Los Angeles Cal Mershman Farsners Mervhanta’ Bank Vibe E. W. Hollman Frelghman Goolodk Molshma Pilelshman Farmers and Merchants’ Bank Flelshman A. J. Barrell Visalia I. W. Hellman Ti. W. Hellman California Tt. W. Hellman Neveila Bank of San Francisco Iarmera and Merchament Bank of Iletshiman

Mrs McKinley’s Condition Worsens After Tragedy

Reports from Canton indicate Mrs. McKinley’s health is failing rapidly after the death of her husband. Doctors and relatives note serious mental and physical strain from the California trip, illness in San Francisco, and the shock of his death.

Cincinnati Charles G. Dawen MecKinley Canton San Franceisco Atrain McKinley

Fatal Inland Sea Loss Reaches Record Toll

Chicago December 11 Alet reports a record Inland Sea fatalities rising to 182 for the year the highest since modern boats entered service. Despite few storms deaths climb each year due to more vessels afloat and foundering remains the main cause in lake shipping casualties.

United States

Senator Hoar Pushes Resolution for Exile Treaty Plan

Washington Des tr. Bemator Hoar yesterday introduced a resolution urging the president to seek negotiations with civilized nations to form a convention permitting banishment of those who plot or attempt to overthrow governments or threaten chief magistrates. If no such convention is possible, the measure proposes a suitable territory for transport and confinement after due process.

Washington Des

Collision Damages Two Royal Navy Ships at Sea

London December 1. While leaving Sheerness harbor the sloop Rinaldo of 380 tons displacement in commission was in collision with the battleship Sangpaedal. Rinaldo sustained serious midships damage above the water line while Sangpaedal suffered minor damage.

London Sheerness Harbor Rinnaldo Cormmiraion

Christman Ballad Parody Sparks South Africa Camp Claims

Edmond Nortand and associates in New York report a Christman Ballad parody of European boys and girls linked to Edmond Fas and Cyrann de Bem terac. The Paris correspondent calls it a crude paraphrase alleging cruelty in South Africa’s concentration camp system, noting vile, bitter, and malevolent tones.

Edmond Nortand New York Edmond Fasand Onden New York ‘Times

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