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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1907
Page
1
Mrs Lena Smith of Philadelphia was torn and bitten by a vicious bulldog at her home Tuesday night after whipping the animal on Monday. She died at a hospital. her husband killed the dog with a poker as she lay unconscious. The dog attacked after Mrs Smith entered with meat for it, and the animal’s brutal reaction followed weeks of tension.
Federal grand jury in Cleveland returns indictments against eight contracting firms for violating the eight hour labor law on government work. Indicted: Federal Construction Company Albany Buckeye Company Cleveland Patrick Keehan Indiana Hughes Brothers and Bangs Syracuse United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company Baltimore B P and J A Smith Cleveland Great Lakes Dredge and Beck Company Jersey City Great Lakes Construction Company Buffalo. Each firm faces an average of five counts.
Pulajanes attacked and burned five towns in Occidental Negros Province and killed a constabulary member. Two American teachers, W. J. Buassetter and Walter J. L. Ise, are reported missing.Raids covered a ten mile radius with schools first attacked amid a four year disturbance lull. The motive appears linked to mountain communities clashing with coastal settlers.
Leonard T. Brown merchant aged 30 and Margueret Strawb aged 26 were found dead in Brown store rear in Washington Theo district. Coroner ruled death by own action after investigation. Strawb shot four times and Brown bullet wound in mouth. Also report of Fast Running Engine Bursts near Luzon New York. Boiler explosion on passenger train killed fireman Martin Mutlen and an unknown man. train was forty miles an hour.
The president urged Congress to keep coal under public lands and lease it. The Monse committee approved a bill to raise the coal land entry limit for a single corporation, expanding access.
At the Carl Gifford and Lena Dance wedding in Russiaville Indiana a loud chivari party exploded thirty two pounds of dynamite near the house causing the building to be damaged and several guests to faint. Windows were broken in nearby houses.
Wreck survivors arriving in Providence accuse the Larchmont captain and crew of cowardice for allegedly leaving passengers to perish. Officials estimate the death toll remains unsettled as the inquiry unfolds amid a costly disaster.
Fire destroys the St. Albert hotel in Charleston. J N Crouse of Baltimore, a traveler, leaped from a third story window and is believed fatally injured. Also reports arrest for embezzlement and a separate fraud charge involving a church society.
A collision between the passenger steamer Lavehont and schooner Knowleton off Block Island results in about 200 deaths. The Lavehont sinks with 150 to 200 aboard. 8 survivors. Lifeboats launch amid zero cold. several passengers frozen or drowned. Captain McVey reports 22 of the top list accounted for. The Knowleton runs aground near Quonochontaug. crew lands safely.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports that major railroads including New York Central, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore and Ohio hold coal lands or stock in coal-related firms. It cites dangerous conditions from coal stock ownership by officers, conspiracies to restrain trade among Virginia and Carolinas railways, and asks carriers to disclose coal transport networks and end private car use except for own consumption.
A report notes Prof Sir William Crookes of England has found no viable method to extract altric acid from the atmosphere. In Danville Virginia prisoners allegedly broke sail when an iron door jammed during the absence of the serpent and jailers. One began recap ture.
The plan focuses on Thaw's defense claiming temporary insanity at Stanford White’s murder on June 25, 1906. Dr Evans testified Thaw showed insanity on early jail visits but improved, suggesting current sanity and challenging responsibility. A juror’s widow’s death interrupted proceedings, fueling anxiety around the case and the defense’s aim to sway the jury.
The Larchmont disaster near Block Island involved collision with the schooner Harry Knowleton. Captain McVey said his lifeboat left first or among the first as survivors, including 18 year old Fred Hiergsell, accused crew of abandoning passengers. About 157 aboard. only a portion saved.
The article argues Harry Thaw should not be committed to an asylum as his insanity is tied to brain pressure and possible correction by operation. It contends the irritant was White, not bone, and that removing White would end the irritation. The piece hints at uncertainty until the Larchmont disaster reveals casualty numbers.
A clash between Daily Herald and Daily Courier at Iretel Tennessee ended with the Courier's sale to the Herald. A dinner honored Daniel Burnham of Chicago by St. Louis Civic League. Burnham spoke on art and city design. A Troy Waste Manufacturing Co six story brick building in Troy burned for about 100000 dollars. A six story building on East Gay Street Columbus occupied by Peebles Merchandise Company was destroyed by fire.
Railroads nationwide prepare to raise freight rates by hundreds of millions to fund improvements and equipment. Chicago meetings among top traffic men aim to remove hundreds of commodity rates and shift shippers to classification rates. Exact totals and timing may wait until committee reports due by June.
President Roosevelt sent a long Congress message urging urgent legislation to conserve coal and fuel resources on government lands. He supports government control of Western public land pastures, a leasing system for mineral lands, and $300,000 to detect and prevent land frauds. He cites 2300 public land entries in four districts with widespread noncompliance and fraud, and notes Eastern lands would have benefited from continued government control. He also mentions an executive committee selecting Cleveland as chairman with $25,000 yearly, and the Paris Pasteur Institute receiving a $5,000,000 bequest from Daniel Osiris.
Dr Pierce's claimed medicine, made from native forest roots with glycerin, is advertised as alcohol free and thoroughly tested. The pamphlet asserts it purifies blood, tones the stomach, regulates the bowels, and helps head and throat conditions that can lead to consumption if untreated. It emphasizes patents’ endorsements, relies on medical leaders’ support, and states the medicine is sold by dealers at reasonable prices.
A Chicago Tribune quote has Juam Qurniury asking a restaurant proprietor if he serves pure food, then challenging him on price increases. The proprietor stumbles, unable to answer without admitting guilt, and shrugs off the question.
Mrs. A. Heiman of Stillwater Minnesota credits Doan s Kidney Pills with saving her life after severe back pain fainting and disordered kidney secretions left her near death She reports rapid improvement and says she has felt well since the treatment Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
A witty exchange reveals a senator praising his own remarks without endorsing a single stance. He claims to have convinced both sides that their position was the only correct and logical one, highlighting political theater and evasive rhetoric.
The fragment advertises a one hundred dollar reward for a cure of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes testimonials of BE J Cheney and firms Walding Kinnan Marvin, Toledo druggists. It mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and references pills and small unit prices. It also contains unrelated exchange rates and distances.
A fragment notes a single product titled Bromo Quin ine laxative with first Cold Tablet on 3 Whith package bearing G. W. Grove signature priced 65 cents. It also mentions an insurance firm aiding Russia securities worth 8 million and a 300 million English investment in submarine cables.
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