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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
1
A collage of remarks on world affairs culture and politics cites Rudyard Kipling China Europe and Cuba. It notes debates on polygamy in Europe and legal questions in St Joseph and St Louis while mentioning Marconi voting machines and Carnegie library generosity.
The senate discussed the Philippine insurrection with Mr Pratt of Connecticut and Mr Hoar of Massachusetts leading questions while Mr Teeler of Colorado argued against extending the pending tariff. In the house, oleomargarine legislation passed with amendments on branding and inspection and a claim payments bill for Civil and Spanish-American war losses. The senate also moved to a constitutional amendment for presidential inaugurations. Washington, Feb. 13-14.
In Washington discussions point to a possible Senate vote next week on Philippine self-government with the United States as protector. Wheeler of Kentucky denounces foreign policy, while Beadle defends Hay. 125 private pension bills pass in the Senate, amid clerical employment scrutiny and a census office measure. The House repeals war revenue taxes unanimously after a stormy gag rule debate, and the Senate establishes a permanent census office and votes on bank charter extensions.
In Washington on February 19 the Senate approved the Danish West Indies purchase after about an hour of debate, ceding St Thomas St John and St Croix to the United States for five million dollars. The long debated treaty traces back to Lincoln’s era and marks a major expansion of U S territory in the Caribbean.
Pretoria february 18 one hundred fifty mounted infantrymen while patrolling the Klip river south of johannesburg feb 12 surrounded a farm house where boers were believed hidden a Boer broke away and british pursued but heavy fire came from three sides trapping them eight officers fought to defend the ridge until overpowered two officers and ten men killed several officers and forty men wounded the force fell back under cover of a blockhouse london feb 17 lord kitchener reports the af fair and says a south african constabulary party on the waterval river feb 10 faced superior enemy near vandefracht and was driven back durban feb 17 mrs de wet says two of her sons still fight with her husband and she would rather see him die than surrender
Manila reports Gen J Franklin Bell has nearly cleaned up Batangas province in the insurrection crackdown. While some insurgent arms may remain, many are believed moved or hidden as robber bands surge in Tayabas and Cavite. Bell notes locals fear and the insurgent leadership faces growing unpopularity.
In Binghamton New York on February 18 Grand Army veterans cheered Stonewall Jackson and Robert E Lee as Gen John B Gordon spoke on the waning days of the Confederacy. Gordon was escorted by G A R posts and veterans led the platform amid boisterous applause.
In Birmingham on February 18 Ernest Matthews a ten year old boy was arrested on counterfeiting charges. He and ten companions allegedly received instructions from an old man and set up a small mint near the North Birmingham Iron Furnace to produce lead and pewter spurious quarters. Several coins were passed to merchants. secret service agents continue investigations and expect more arrests.
Paoli Indiana February eighteenth. A dog in the Patton home awakened the family when a lamp left lit low sparked a blaze. The dog stood on hind legs and pawed piano keys to alarm the household, helping to extinguish the flames with little damage.
Thirteen young men were convicted of the murder of Jack Osborne in Russell County Virginia last Christmas and sentenced to the penitentiary. King John Wilson and Thomas Rhein, brothers, got eighteen years each. Charles and Ben Ball, brothers, eighteen years each. Walter and Joseph Hess, brothers, sixteen years each. James Green and Thomas Ball, brothers, five years each. James Puckett, five years. John Henry Hess, one year.
The FurnessAll ten line steamer Dalton Hull, Captain Gordon, en route to St John s Newfoundland and Halifax, from Liverpool, was struck at the Morney mouth by the steamers Murpesso and Sutherland. The Dalton Hull was cut to her bilge on the starboard side and beached at Seaforth. Damage to the other steamers is not yet known.
Marshalltown Iowa Feb 18 Four men died when a light engine northbound crashed into a passenger train one mile north of Gifford The engineers of both trains died Wallace Frew and John White Frank Patton and Elmer Ogle were killed or fatally injured A traveling man George Gegan was bruised and several passengers hurt The crash was blamed on the light engine not clearing the siding and engineer White remained at his post to save lives
Harold M. Cole, assistant superintendent at the Helena smelter, shot his wife Ollye Mayne Cole and then killed himself in their residence after arriving from East Helena. Mrs Mayne was mortally wounded and unable to speak. letters lay near the woman as officials investigated the scene. The incident occurred about seven o clock with no witnesses. motive believed tied to suspected wife correspondence.
Articles filed with the South Dakota secretary of state for a new corporation named Northwestern Industrial company with 900 million capital. Offices at Pierre and 26 Broadway New York. Incorporators include Thomas B Besant Mortimer Metzger Oscar Nelson. Directors include George H Thayer Samuel A Kimball Samuel L Chamberlain Horace Winans Edward D Street. Purpose to construct abbattoira to handle meat products and by products.
North Dakotan Dilton Esterton left for Chicago Feb 18 to begin treatment under the Pasteur system after being bitten on the cheek by a stray dog while supervising his brother's live stock ranch at Rugby. Several cattle on a nearby ranch showed illness from bites by the same dog. No alarming rabies symptoms yet in Esterton. prompt treatment hoped to prevent onset.
Fargo February filing shows Frank Filk answering a $6,000 damage suit by his ex wife. The witness Irish testified about alleged relations with Mrs. Fill and her brother, prompting the damages suit.
Andrew Wapper Tapper was executed at 12 45 in Chaska Minnesota for the murder of Rosa Mixa eighteen, with visiting sheriffs and two Lutheran ministers present. Tapper, thirty three, had shown religious reading and claimed a clouded memory of the crime, defense noting an insult to the girl led to the assault. His body was released to relatives for imminent burial in Minneapolis.
February 19 in Great Polls Mant. Werger Fred Mamer attempted suicide using a rope fashioned from prison clothes to strangle himself against upper cell bars. The cry for help woke other prisoners who rescued him as authorities pursue charges for forging thirteen counterfeit cheques totaling about $500.
In La Crosse on February 19 a jury awarded $1,000 to Coren versus John Ulrich in a suit over water damages from a broken pipe. The plaintiff claimed the defendant’s building plumbing was not maintained properly, leading to the loss.
In Craze Wisconsin on February 19 a party of German-Americans is preparing to travel to Milwaukee to inform the prince about developments. The group includes members of Germania Society, a leading literary and social group, and will be led by a respected choir director who will present to the prince.
In Wells County a train accident occurred when two crippled boys attempted to board a rapidly moving Northern Pacific train. One boy fell from the car, fracturing a leg, after recently being released from a hospital. Local authorities investigate the event and the circumstances of the injuries.
February 19 report from Spring Valley describes 21 year old Charles Oily residing seven miles away shot in the heart, a Winetester ball entering the meter room. The victim did not know the assailant and recovery is doubtful. Authorities investigate the fatal incident as a violent act in the rural area.
A disrupted entry at Managan's home in Clinton involved twelve men forcing open a bin and forcing valuables from the premises. Police report about $2000 in goods taken or at stake.
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