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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
3
A garbled mix of opinions and curiosities discusses political honesty, insults, and social traits, with references to Pranke Sh. Stanton, bread crusts, and a Sayings style commentary. It mentions Ma pini Durango's 1598 founding, a Chicago tragedy, and a Franco-Russian funded Abyssinian telecommunication line.
Washington dispatches report on tax receipts rising to 24 219 308 for December and six months of the fiscal year, plus approval of military and land acts. legations note Utah school sections disputes, canal concessions, and naval repairs while crimes in multiple cities include murders and scandals with several officials under arrest or investigation.
Secretary of the Navy John D. Berus Waselena presided at the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society annual gathering. J Johnson, president of Hargrove College, died suddenly at Ardmove Tad of bert disease at forty-nine. Charles McCarthy, a circus clown for over forty years, famed for turning trouble Bomiersanil. Tolinson, president of the state board of health, suspended from a telegraph pole in Monticelo Illinois by offended workers amid a smallpox quarantine. Tyilus Schriftziesser, editor of Der Boston Telegraph and New Mayland Staats Zeitung, a prominent German-American, died of consumption at thirty-four. born in Alexandria, Virginia.
A cracked frame factory loss of sixty thousand dollars. British colony subscription in Timí tops one thousand pounds for South Africa soldiers. Mandelala letter defends Dreyfus at length. Zola loses first suit with costs. Mexico City talks to lure Agatemy to New York for an exhibition at Madison Square Garden amid horse slaughter concerns. Negotiations with Williana A. Brady proceed.
A report notes the Oregon Democratic state committee scheduled the state convention in Portland for April 12. The text also mentions several global and national events, including strikes, rail and gas industry notes, and various figures and organizations of the era.
Dispatches from Spurman camp dated January 25 report Gen Warren’s garrison abandoned Spronkop during night operations. Seven days of fighting leave Buller’s army weaker while casualties rise, and English nerves strain under alleged impending harsher news. Censorship and cable disruptions add tension as British resolve to win remains intact despite setbacks.
Paris January 28 A large carpenters strike at exposition buildings involving about 5000 men seeks wage increases to 1 franc per hour. Work yards and bridges are guarded by police. no major disturbances reported. Officials expect a settlement in one to three days.
Notice reports bubonic plague appearing at Ulazara on the Tara’s north bank about fifty miles by water northwest of here. The government issues an obsolete isolation act in response to the outbreak.
St Paul market notes list wheat and corn bids by grade, No 1 Northern wheat at various cents, No 2 Northern and other futures, barley and rye prices, oat and flour values, with Minneapolis and Milwaukee price references. Cattle, hogs, and sheep quotes show ranges for stockers, feeders, and slaughter grades, alongside totals for the day's trades.
David A. Me, a wealthy Scots traveler who arrived November 27, 19th century, died at Homeopathic Hospital Brooklyn after an autopsy showed death caused by chloral that felled his heart. He had been battered and robbed near Fulton Ferry after a period in Manhattan hotel and Ocean Parkway.
Police investigate possible murder after the body of Rev Father James Sullivan is found behind the residence of Vicr General Mickey near the Church of Immaculate Conception. The priest, pastor of the Catholic church at Liberty in Adis county, had visited St Nicholas hotel earlier and was last seen with an acquaintance, Tollly O'Brien, near the Jefferson house.
In Cincinnati Ohio yesterday Charles Barloff a tannery worker murdered his wife and two children aged five and as young as Airee then attempted to burn the house by overturning a hot stove and piling furniture on it. He remained inside the burning room until arrested by police. His mental capacity is described as very low with dementia inherited from his father.
Consul in Munich reports creation of a gigantic rheto-papier trust uniting Bavarian paper makers. Fire in Lima seaport town destroys the custom house post office and several buildings, six ty-five miles southwest of Moynegan.
A 1980 notice from The Ney Manufacturing announces wage increases for workers at Davisville North and related plants. The plan would raise base pay by about ten percent starting January 1, 1980, with details pending. The source describes scope and dates without naming all affected positions.
Jan 20 report says B I Phelps grew very weak and doctors feared a major change at any moment, with medical staff maintaining cautious outlook while awaiting possible deterioration.
London dispatches report Gen Buller’s forces retreated south of the Pugela River after Spion Kop, with Boer claims of prisoners and artillery difficulties. The withdrawal aims to protect Ladysmith while planners consider an advance across the Orange River. British morale and supply concerns dominate editorials and signals from London.
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