13 Dec 1894
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1894
Page
1
A garbled roundup mentions a giant flower and a central cup with quart capacity, alongside a string of fragmented notes on weddings, Armenian affairs, antiquated bells, and a Wisconsin crime report. It references the duke of Cambridge, Kaiser, and various European and American figures in a mosaic of dated and fictionalized snippets.
The readable text reflects discussion of a plan to Congress and a treasury issue. It mentions Secretary Mor ton and Senator Sherman. It hints at foreign government prohibitions and a general approach about exporting dressed feed and cattle.
The report lists prominent individuals including Hamlin founder of the Cleveland Lea, and Maj Gen Owen Bole of the Indian Territory stricken with paralysis and abandoned recovery in Washington. It notes Walter E. Butler famed for a congressional resolution, and a general church capon warning clergy about marrying divorced persons amid national attention.
A wire service summary describes multiple disasters and accidents: a defestive fuel blast causing $160,000 loss to a block of dwellings near Darm eraville Indiana and the death of Martin Lee from a 200 foot fall in a mine shaft. Marion, the county seat of McDowell County, is burned for unknown losses totaling $125,000 across nearby towns. A large portion of Marilyn North Dakota area burned with high losses. Wheat crops statewide suffer, with three fourths of winter wheat sown in the western region failing. Rev Father OConnor found dead from gas asphyxiation in San Francisco. Mrs John Hi of Onion, Tennessee injured in buggy crash. Tomey Whitby drowns in Baraboo, Wisconsin while skating. Prairie and forest fires along the Okaw river bottom in Diltoia now under control and nearing eradication. Willan Carpenter injured on Vandalian train after falling thirty feet while assisting at a bridge. Peter Usting killed while coon hunting. a coon was shot from a tree. Usting attempted to end a rival’s life with a clubbed crutch. a second blast discharged, killing him.
A jumble of crime notes: officers capture in Tennessee mountains recovering a large still. Alexander Bagshaw of Springfield tried for a shooting death. Charles Hart confesses to killing the Good children near Paulding. Neul Bros & Co millers arrested for embezzlement at Portland. Ferdinand Borgmann of Addlesburg shot a farmer, Peters. Martin, a half blood Indian, killed by a ten year old boy at Ardmore. A train hold up near Brive Station thwarted by engineer. Martha Whites refuses to leave Monksville after orders. Bill Cook gang pursued with $1500 reward from Miskopee residents. George Hamage near Washington Town commits poisoning after wedding. Expedition to search Lala Ontario for pirate Moillo. Route of depredations along the South Bay coast. Eliza Stiles, sued for the burning of the Dayton bank.
A sprawling, fragmentary report surveys global turmoil from Turkish atrocities in the Balkans to Hawaiian and Hungarian intrigues. It notes mass killings in villages, debates on currency reform, imperial banking rates, and ministerial shifts in Berlin, Washington, and Port Arthur.
From Yankton comes a gory description of a life ruined by crime and addiction. A husband serving a rape sentence at Fort Madison is linked to the case. The wife, Mrs Nelson, killed herself after being discovered inflicting a fatal gunshot wound. The coroner conducts an inquest into the events.
Mrs Hattie Hadley Harries wife of Capt W H Harries revenue collector died suddenly in St Paul after a journey to Ain Neapolis. She was 34, daughter of W B Dunbar, and had a history of paroxysmal attacks. Capt Harries left for Washington last Saturday and has not yet returned.
In Washington, the appropriation bill completes action on rawpeoples and pedstone payments for the fiscal year 1805 0. It carries an appropriation of 141 981 570 against estimates 14 581 576 and an appropriation for the current year of 261 081 070. The only reduction to estimates is 200 000 on the count of fees examining bur goons.
An informal dispatch notes China United States channels for possible peace talks via a special envoy. In Oklahoma, plans to irrigate acres along the Cheyenne river foreshadow an ambitious project to channel water from the river, with a long ditch planned to supply alfalfa fields. Also reported is the burial of B H Moore at Beloit, noting his connection as father in law to Gen Tyger and the presence of his family at the ceremony.
Deposition notices advertise that Chri Hurd will take depositions of multiple parties in a divorce action in Renville County. The proceedings pertain to Johan Da Hurd and are set for December in Ollysa.
Ashland Wisconsin residents Veasborann Mateliy Injured and Danifel Dion and Mark Morrieette fatally injured at a logging camp near Ashland yesterday. Local authorities report a logging accident with multiple casualties.
Government agents review land cession impacts on native communities and white settlers. Taxation, enforcement, and transfer of property create friction, with officials citing expense and authority gaps as hindrances. Social welfare of Indians declines amid disputes over land ownership and crop records.
A dated Washington report details a proposed bill to assist homestead settlers in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan whose property and effects were destroyed by forest fires and other hazards. The plan would allow two years for final proof and grant rights to cut salvage timber with a small payment, followed by patent issuance. Local Minnesota entries note parole releases and managerial actions.
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