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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
1
The Elgin Echo discusses women’s financial resilience, Chinese aristocracy, Alaska mail routes, and the opulent life of Li Hung Chang’s wife. It notes the rarity of financially successful women, rising China trade interest, extensive reindeer herds in Alaska, and a lavish, managed household in Shanghai with 1,000 servants and a vast wardrobe.
Public sentiment favors the New York sheriff who arrested a woman known as a lady eyelist after she attempted a three thousand mile ride in record time. Officials noted she had already covered twenty six hundred miles in twelve days and local residents complained about her dangerous condition. Some argue she should be cared for rather than jailed, while others support protecting her health and life.
A magazine features a life photo of a wild white footed mouse with four young ones. The photographer found the frightened mother missing in terrain and, upon reaching home, discovered the mouse in a pocket. He then retraced two miles with the mother to reunite the family in a remarkable picture.
Mr. Martin Donge announces that the secretary of agriculture has set up in the division of chemistry a laboratory to test physically and chemically all road materials. It will cover rocks gravel shells brick clay and similar building materials and be ready by December 1. Interested parties should write to the Office of Public Road Inquiries Washington DC for testing instructions.
A fragmented reminiscence describes a house moved by a "clover Yankee" to Hawaii sequestered over a cellar later serving as a centipede habitat. The text mocks haste and improvised schemes, noting critics, laughter, and a misfit dream of meeting desires with force.
A synopsis of diverse items notes postal service cut in Alberta Stevens County Minn. Indiana Senator Fairbanke proposes a bill admitting Oklahoma as a state with two representatives. other items include judicial appointments, wartime promotions, Pacific and Atlantic shipping, fires in Boston and Evansville, mine disasters, and dismissals.
The report notes Cecil Rhoades donating £3000 to a ward for a new cathedral in Caps Town. It states Count von Cuetgen, ex military attache in Washington, will be appointed governor general of German East Africa. A Reuters dispatch from Constantinople mentions Rusain pressing the Porte to refuse Dr Nortom’s exequatur. The Reichstag and exurgence topics are discussed alongside a Vienna claim about a poisoned car and Western sympathies.
Chicago dispatches report telegraph operators on the Santa Fe facing a prolonged conflict with allied unions. Western lines show blocking yet California fruit shipments resume. Wichita and Albuquerque divisions see mixed results as leaders push for settlement and potential wage cuts in shops.
Havana reports Sam Small evangelist and former Havana newspaper editor arrested on swindling charges has agreed with prosecutors to depart the island forever. The arrangement ends the case with his exile from Mayana.
A Shanghai dispatch reports Field Marshal Count von Waldersee ordered the arrest of Li Hung Chang’s Manchu secretary Yiko for allegedly communicating with the Boxers. The action was announced from Yendon on December 12.
In Key detail, Capt. Carr of the schooner Frank In perished in a blaze that consumed vacant buildings in St. Augustine area. The incident occurred the night prior, with likely exposure of crew from the vessel.
Reported in London and Amsterdam that Gen. De Wet is cornered between the Caledon and Orange rivers on Basutoland’s border. British columns secure passes to block escape as a major battle with British forces under Gen. Knox unfolds. Queen Wilhelmina intervention rumors surface amid European diplomacy.
Cape Town crowds of 23 000 witnessed a grand reception for Lord Roberts. The event included an address and a sword of honor after a luncheon at Hood Hope hotel where Roberts praised Lord Kitchener and paid tribute to Sir Alfred Milner for invaluable services.
Market notes from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago and Sioux City report wheat, corn, oats, and barley prices with bid ranges. Strong activity in cattle hogs and sheep shows varied prices across regions, with steady to firm tones in wheat and rye and notable farmyard price spreads.
Fire swept through Winnipeg causing near total destruction of Watson's cone sectionery and several McKenzie and Mann properties. A later report notes the Grand Ledge postoffice was blown open, with about $400 in cash stolen along with cash cards and registered mail.
Fragmented report from a European Russia area mentions crop protection and savings amid a complex budget with figures like 800,000 ponds and 724,600,000 ponds. Names and places are unclear, but terms relate to wheat, departments, and agricultural finance.
In the bitter Lake Erie gale eight aboard the iron ore steamer Foster perished after she broke from her tow and sank nose first. Captain Ashley of the Iron Duke reported a heavy sea, cold water, and a lost crew as wreckage could not be located near Erie. The Foster, valued at $19,000 with 1,590 tons of ore, had no insurance.
London reports an authoritative note from Mr Kruger to The Hague requesting a conference to settle the war between Great Britain and the Transvaal. Lord Salisbury has not replied yet, but the request is believed likely to be granted. Telegraphic dispatches also note the long standing alliance between England and Portugal amid royal visits and praise of cordial ties.
A Canton blaze gutted the Centon block, one of the city’s largest buildings, with losses estimated at 200000 dollars. The Grand opera house adjacent suffered 300000 dollars in damage but was emptied safely. Owner Mrs. M. C. Harber is related to President McKinley’s wife. twenty families were left homeless and four firefighters were seriously injured but survived.
Dec 11 Pittsburg reports a Cumberland accommodation train for Pittshywey on the Taltimora and Ohio crashed into a WWatted Traction car filled with passengers at Rankin. An unknown man was killed outright his wife severely injured and their baby seriously hurt. A score of other passengers were badly hurt though none are expected to die.
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