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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1903
Page
3
Agnes Mitchell of Chicago records a poem in praise of Abraham Lincoln and the nation, honoring his legacy and the citizenry. The piece venerates Washington and the common people, asserting enduring patriotism and moral leadership amid upheaval, with reflections on time, sacrifice, and national hope.
Eli Johnson plans a Valentine’s Day outing with Susan Brewater to a tavern dance. A moonlit sleigh ride on a snowy night leads to a dramatic, private signal as the fast gray colt races toward the tavern, but the moment of asking Susan to marry him is interrupted by thoughts of Nancy Vriest and John Doolittle, leaving the proposal unresolved.
A vivid misadventure tale unfolds with Eli and Nancy in a sleigh ride near a tavern as a blizzard swirls. Amid tangled dialogue and comic mishaps a marriage proposal comes off unexpectedly and loverly tension resolves as the couple heads home at dawn with a cheerful, upbeat tone.
The article warns of imminent war in Europe with major armies on frontier positions for spring campaigns. It notes fragile peace prospects and rising Balkan tensions, including a possible Macedonian revolt, as observers assess the regional crisis.
The article argues the Ottoman regime in Macedonia, amid uprisings, risks a broader war as Russia and Austria prepare frontier troops for spring. It critiques the European concert for failing to protect Christians equally and warns that a Russian seizure of Constantinople could reshape Europe, with the outcome too uncertain to forecast.
Powers' representatives press to settle the Venezuelan dispute in Washington avoiding Hague reference. Italian, German, and British envoys, with Mr Bewen, seek a three month interim treaty. President allegedly favors an agreement, aiding German and British positions and avoiding escalation.
A brutal winter storm dumped snow sleet and rain across the Midwest. Chicago suffered complete telegraph and telephone outages as winds over Lake Michigan hindered lines and isolation from east west north and south persisted for hours. Stock quotes and market news trickled through via circuitous routes as operators struggled to reconnect.
The Spanish embassy relays news of a fierce clash between Moroccan forces and the pretender’s troops. Reports describe 12,000 Sultan soldiers sacking a village, with treachery and brutality marking the engagement around a central figure, amid heavy casualties and renewed imperial action.
A dispatch from Langier notes imperial forces pursuing the pretender's army were attacked by Kiata tribesmen. With other units arriving, the war minister joined the fight. The engagement yielded a costly victory with heavy losses on both sides as rebel positions near Box fell.
The State Department reports that Sierra has ceded the presidency to a ministerial council while Bonilla, claiming election, proclaims himself president at Amapala. U S vessels near Mare Island repair work accelerates as Washington orders rapid completion. Other scattered items include birthdays, bigamy pleas, and carelessly reported incidents in various cities.
Maury Ann Sottling, a healthy native of Prince Edward Island, has run a Boston household for fifteen years. At twenty she entered the kitchen for a wealthy family, summers in charge, years managing the home, and now she intends to marry within a month. She will travel with a young man described as a traveling agent for a new roveliner and a gas-burner, taking her into his ventures.
A Christmas Day near the Serpentine tale tells of a boy who fell into the water and was saved by an unnamed brave rescuer, Pat, who jumped in fully clothed. A witness praised the deed and joked about court punishment reflecting a old social quip.
A Baltimore Herald item recounts anxious parents fearing their child’s poetical bent after a phrenologist claims the boy “will be a poet,” while the father questions whether a violent cure could fix the bump, reflecting mid century doubts about pseudoscience.
Censis reports reveal 535 children under 16 employed in shirt making and 444 in women's skirts and similar garments in the United States. About 8,000 work in stocking factories and many more in ready-to-wear production. Fragmentary chat on Cholly Vitevic prompts bemused remarks. The Chicago and Northwestern operates as the sole double-track railway between Chicago and the Missouri River.
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