Elgin Echo highlights from a wide world news week
The Elgin Echo reports on royal marriage prospects between Alfonso of Portugal and Princess Beat rice, a world tour by Atlantic fleet units, and a divorce split between Margaret Tlington and Daniel Frotinng. It covers President Roosevelt urging aid for dependent children, a deadly Acapulco theater fire, and political shifts including Taft’s cabinet talks and tariff commission moves.
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Alfonso
Manuel
Portugal
Beatrice
Edward
Atlantic
Gio
Margaret Tlington
Daniel Frotinng
New York
Roosevelt
Congress
Acapulco
Mexico
Major
Missouri
Waters-Pierce Company
Franklin MacVeagh
Chicago
Treasury
Nft
Acapulco Theater Fire Kills 300 During Gala Night
A devastating blaze at Flores Theater in Acapulco during a governor visit killed about 300 people and injured many more. The wooden venue with two narrow exits trapped patrons as flames engulfed the building during a moving pictures show. Fire department efforts focused on nearby structures while government records survived. The disaster left many prominent families dead and overwhelmed the city with mournful scenes.
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Acapulco
Mexico
City of Mexico
Flores
Daming Flores
Guerrero
Ore Department
Pablo Devan
Taft Cabinet Completed As Taft Names Key Officials
President elect Cattlis announced a full cabinet with Knox slated as Secretary of State and M Dickinson chosen as War Secretary. Other posts include Secretary of the Treasury Willis Me Vinderwenter, Interior Richard Ballinger, Navy George Von Beyer, and Attorney General George W. Wickersham. The White House says eligibility issues are settled and Knox’s confirmation was confirmed after talks with Taft.
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Curnens
Venezuela
United States
Taft Latly
Panama Canal
Rulas
Cincinnnati
Bar
Knox
Cooper Jury
Nashville
Carmack
Cattlis
Knox Woul
Congress
Walt
Sincob M. Dickinson
Chitiyomud
Ennesser
Willis Me Vinderwenter
Wyoming
Vreasury
Angell Resigns as University of Michigan President
Dr James Burritt Angell steps down after thirty eight years of service as the university accepts his resignation. He urges continued ties but offers to sever formal duties while remaining connected through ongoing collaboration with the institution.
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James Burritt Angell
University of Michigan
Angell
Aefio
Angell to resign as university president effective year end
President Angell will step down at close of the current college year with Dr Aurell set to assume the role as chancellor. Rumors of a younger successor have circulated, but Angell and the regents made no surprise plans. Aurell will continue teaching international law and treaties after his resignation, receiving an unpaid salary and maintaining his current residence.
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Angel
Bhat
Alventur
Angell
Aurell
Singing Stops Fire Panic at Kaewo Theater
A Fargo Opera House crowd in Fargo North Dakota panicked when engraver George Radley rushed from the stage calling for Fire Chief Sutherland. The pianist played America as the mob rushed for exits. ambulances restored order with few injuries reported. A separate blaze near Clayville, Virginia, killed aged Burns and a man named Johnson in a burned mansion.
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Kaewo
N. D
Fargo
Notable Tributes to the Memory of Lincoln
Ambassadors and figures including Bryce Jusserand Takahira and Lodge praise Lincoln in commemorations. William J. Bryan Booker Washington Roosevelt speak to his legacy as a unifying national leader and exemplar of liberty and democracy. Billion-year echoes mark a century of influence amid American civil strife and unity.
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Mauretania
Roosevelt
Hepburn
Iowa
W. W W. Taft
Cincinnati Lodge
la Follette
Penrose
Taft
National Tariff Commission
Indianapolis
J. W. van Cleave
D. G. Cooley
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
O Man
United States
Lincoln
Bryce
England
Wiliam J. Bryan
Springfield
Demosthenes
Ciccero
Jusserand
Mratles
Springflekl
Chat Boon
Washington
Karen Takahira
Peoria
Tineola
Theoore Roosevelt
Senator Lodge
Boston
Booker
Abroham Lincoln
Drowned workers in mine flood near Johannesburg
Reports state ten white workers and natives drowned when a mine flooded after a dam burst near Johannesburg Transvaal. Other items note Venezuelan ambassador John de Paul opening talks with France to settle tensions, plus a Moroccan earthquake region landslide killing or injuring hundreds. Dominion Canadian express orders agents to adjust schedules to January timetable.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal
John de Paul
France
Tetunn
Morocco
Lng
Dominion
Canadian Express
Ther
Canada
Dominion Railway Commission
Millionaire Traps Dynaniter in Infernal Machine
Lawrence M. Jones a wealthy dry goods merchant of Kansas City and his family were attacked at home by a man with a revolver and a dynamite bomb demanding 7000 dollars. Jones overpowered the intruder and a boy helped secure him. Mrs Jones retrieved the bag while the device failed to explode. The suspect named C I Garnett, held ten pounds of dynamite, and confessed to planning more crimes. the plot originated in Independence Missouri.
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Indianapolis
William Gagle
Ella Schraeder
Gary
Ind
United States Senate
Pacific Coast
Carack
Nashville
Lawrence M. Jones
Kansas City
L. W. Jones
Katises
Jones
Gavn
Fimais
Indlependence
Earthquake in Persian region devastates sixty villages
Reports indicate a violent quake on January 23 struck western Persia in Luristan and surrounding districts. Sornfurdnd and Selahor districts suffered the heaviest damage with many villages destroyed and survivors fleeing to Buvujyrd seeking government aid. Geography notes place Luristan southwest of Tehran with rugged terrain and sparse communications.
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Lristan
Persia
Sornfurdnd
Selahor
Bi Lutistrna
Buvujyrd
Luristaiy
Teheran
Diamond Robbery Seen At M C Rosenfoli Jewelers
Hundreds watched as a man in overalls hurled a brick through a Bt Joseph jewelry store window and stole $2001 in diamonds. He was pursued but a rope stretched across a dark alley tripped the pursuers.
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M.C. Rosenfoli
Bt Joseph
Lailey
Ofivers
Sloan Liniment Victories Told In Varied Tales
A parade of reader testimonials recounts Sloan's Liniment healing hand injuries and rheumatic pain. Milton Wheeler of Birmingham credits it for a hand wound, J B Batthews of Corning cites a finger infection, J P Bane of Mt Alvy says it cured long standing rheumatism, while unrelated quips close the piece with odd humor about a person named Cynthia Brown and letters.
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Alwaya
Milton Wheeler
Morris Ave
Birmingham
Aln
J. B. Batthews
St. James Hotel
Corning
Ark
Sloan
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endure Testimony in Lincoln Rev Suffield
Reverend J M Suffield of 2179 8th St Lincoln Nebraska confirms a decades old report praising Doan’s Kidney Pills for lasting relief from backache and kidney troubles. He states he has used them at various times with consistent results, selling worldwide now for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The rest of the text includes stray dialogue about shooting and sparrows, lacking coherent news core.
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J. M. Suffield
St. Lincoln, Nebr
Doan
Rev. Suffield
Grape Nuts Endorsement Letter Praises Health Benefits
A reader recounts long use of Grape Nuts, claiming improved sleep, reduced irritability, and restored energy after seven years of use. She notes her family consumes the cereal thrice daily and attributes the product to health gains, despite trying other brands. A brief nudge about occasional letters from readers appears at the end.
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A. Neb
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