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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
5
Harorp writes home from the Pacific noting a voyage past Leper's Island, 44 miles from Honolulu, plans to bail Monday the 18th, and a possible transfer to China if trouble arises. Address given as Cavite, Philippine Islands.
A Chicago wave of lawlessness claims many victims with 24 women murdered or brutalized in the past year. Mrs Bessie Hollister’s case is cited as the worst, as police records indicate hundreds of assaults on women. Authorities and residents demand 1000 extra police to curb violence in the city.
A bill to create a Parcels Post System in Congress prompts both support and opposition. The Grinnell Gazette warns it could devastate small towns and their merchants, while urging preservation of rural commerce. It notes the backbone role of small towns in national prosperity and warns against concentrating business in a few large cities.
Notice to settle all indebted accounts at once. In Elgin for gale or not. inquire of Mrs Rosa MubyLENTHaLin, Eigid. Local notices mention Joseph Butler and wife visiting, Berg bargain, and various social events in West Union and surrounding areas. Church meetings led by Rev. Zirbes, gospel sessions at German Baptist church with men’s meeting and Sunday services in German and English.
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