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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1909
Page
1
The Elgin Echo reports on a Chicago mayoral incident involving a shot through a window and the mayor’s daughter, Russian espionage arrests, Nevada and California politics, Roosevelt’s stances, and assorted national updates. It notes bills on Japanese segregation, tax and banking topics, labor disputes, and imperial affairs with Morocco, Cuba, and Canada in a broad, bustling city-paper style.
In Yuyion Arizona Mia Hosa Silvana, the first woman to settle there, died at age 100. Fire damaged Kosvilate New York warehouse and large paper plant. A paper company hoard valued at 1250 was destroyed by fire. The couptry and Baveridga Paper Company controlled local industry amid tumultuous events.
Tennessee confronts a high profile murder case involving Colonel Duncan M. Cooper Robin Cooper and John Sharp, with Governor Patterson framing the trial as a national crisis. The piece links the case to Prohibition politics and Carmack’s 1871 shooting as a catalyst, noting Tennessee’s deep distrust and partisan divides during the Senate’s January 12 actions.
Five hundred milk producers from Illinois and Wisconsin met at Sherman House in Chicago to boost prices and form the Milk Producers Protective Association. They warned Chicago residents that only expensive, sanitary milk meeting new ordinances would be supplied, asserting farmers must earn a profit.
The article covers a statewide four mile prohibition measure vetoed by Governor Patterson and later placed on the statute books. It notes the Anti-Saloon League convention near the court house, Attorney General McCarr's stance on juries, and the Carmack murder trial already drawing fierce public attention amid jury-packing allegations. It also mentions a jury selection episode at Lake County and rising milk prices affecting Chicago dairy buyers and producers.
Four men were shot in a Gatesville District courtroom by Miss Verna Ware and her brother in a case tied to Ava James Smwith and James Smwith. John Fanes died at once. Fanes had faced charges of betraying Misa Ware. The community feels a high tension after the incident.
Oklahoma Governor Charles N. Haskell and six Muskogee men were indicted by the Yedevitt grand jury for conspiracy involving Muskogee town site lots. Penalties include up to $10,000 fine and two years’ imprisonment. bonds set at $5,000. Indictments cite Section 5440 of the Federal Statutes and the cases proceed before Judge Campbell.
A historic blizzard of 1909 blankets much of the eastern United States from Missouri to New York and Tennessee. Rain sleet and snow cause widespread disruption as trains stall telegraph and telephone lines fail and property damage rises while people suffer from cold and shortage of warmth. A cold wave follows the storm.
Governor Patterson vetoes the anti liquor bill prohibiting manufacture of intoxicants in Tennessee. In a special message he asks recon sideration, arguing the veto is to protect revenue, prevent discrimination, and avoid confiscation of private property without compensation.
The California Assembly on Wednesday defeated a stronger anti Japanese measure by a 48 to 28 vote. Governor Gillette praised lawmakers for standing against anti alien rhetoric and avoiding urgent action this session. Leaders noted the outcome signals limited anti Japanese action for now and protection of state resources.
George Busse, brother of Jinyer Pred A. Busse, discharged a revolver in the Walton apartments, the bullet passing through a window and striking Mrs Lucius Tuckerman as she stood at a dressing table. The incident occurred as Busse explained the revolver to Bertha Lemke in his own apartment. He was absolved from blame by the relatives at the scene.
A Minnesota Sheriffs Association meeting in St Paul voted to favor a salary rise for sheriffs but stayed silent on changing county officer terms from five to four years. The executive committee will consider the latter, while national figures and southern governors were invited to a chamber event where President Roosevelt’s influence and immigrant policy debates featured prominently.
An 19th century advertisement asserts deafness results from Eustachian tube inflammation. It promises a cure via constitutional remedies, offering one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured, and promotes various remedies and pills from CHONDY & CO Toledo.
A peculiar dialogue highlights Wetneus and a man with a bulging brow and a bulious nose. The speaker complains of mess and attire woes, noting their overcoat is soaked.
A jumble of patent medicine claims and dubious tonics appears alongside a line about New York City housing activity with 8,540 new dwellings under construction. The text includes claims for Rheumatism cures, eye remedies, laxatives, and a joke about a poem’s rhyme, reflecting era advertisements and editorial quips.
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