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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
1
The Panama Canal project will consume 100000 pounds of dynamite in the coming year along with 40000 electric detonators 1000 tons of rails and thousands of track components. The shipment to Colon marks the largest explosive consignment ever sent from an American port as part of the earth and rock removal effort.
News briefs recount Elmer Styner reportedly stabbed in Mexico amid anti American threats, with his father in Indiana appealing to the State Department for investigation. Other items note a divorce and remarriage, a fatal factory fire in Ohio, Belgrade fears of unrest, a wheat export boom, a Dutch ship disaster, Asia Minor exploration plans, Kaiser’s Reichstag opening, a prison killing, eight hour day protests, possible freight rate rise, a Columbia president marriage, and a Chicago murder linked to Flora McDonald.
The Berlin of the Great Eastern Railway bound from Harwich to Holland struck the Hook of Holland in a southwesterly gale, broke in two, and sank. Of about 141 aboard, most were passengers. only one reported drowned. Rescue boats could not reach the stricken vessel due to heavy seas.
Evelyn Nesbit Shaw, wife of Stanford White slayer, endures a ninefold cross examination by District Attorney Jerome. He taunts and storms, she responds with varying tones from soft to defiant, and she remains firm, often replying I don't remember as her memory slips.
Reed Smoot, a Marion apostle, secured a clear title to his Senate seat from Utah after about four years of debate and division. The final roll call showed 28 against and 42 in favor, with no Republicans opposing Smoot and three Democrats supporting him. Women's groups filled the Senate galleries and joined in the final scene as the dispute ended after nearly five hours of debate.
A Berlin steamer disaster is described with the vessel breaking apart near the bow as it sank after a North Sea crossing. The ship was 12 years old and popular with travelers, with land close by and easy rescue possible in calmer seas. Separately, Mrs. Sage donated 1 million to Emma Willard Seminary, 1 million to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and 250 thousand to the YMCA, funds to be used for specific purposes in New York City and educational support. The report also details witness testimony in a high profile court case, including questions about Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, and Mrs Thaw, with extensive cross-examination and varied documentary statements influencing credibility.
Short news notes report a negro national fair scheduled for Mobile Alabama in November 1907 with a possible presidential visit request. The item also notes major destruction at the Townsend block in Yringeton Minnesota with losses around 60 thousand dollars and a violent threat thwarted by police at a General Electric plant in Rocksenter attributed to laborers.
The British royal commission on tuberculosis concludes that drinking unsterilized milk causes consumption, opposing Prof. Woch’s theory that bovine tuberculosis transmits to humans via milk. New York collectors report the traction company has paid over 3 million of the 19 million due for the 1904 special franchise tax.
The article notes the pending expiration of a Japanese treaty dated March 22 and President Roosevelt readying a new accord after conferences with California leaders. It reports Harry F. New and Elmer Dayer planning a December meeting to fill the chairman post, Philippe Bunau-Varilla warning of catastrophe for the Panama Canal, and Roosevelt urging trade development and a ship subsidy. Sheffield Thurlow Ingalls joins the Kansas Legislature, with a tied race leading to drawing for the seat and Ingalls securing victory as a Republican.
A suburban NYC electric train derailed near Bedford Park on Saturday evening killing 22 and injuring about 100 as coaches were dragged along the track. Fire and mangled remains spread across the rails while authorities sought a cause.
An official report by Captain John C. Soley details startling shifts in the Gulf Stream after the Kingston earthquake. The current now runs west of Cuba toward Central America, forms a large loop, then heads north and east, with a vast pool located south of the Atchafalaya, while inland seas and distinct water colors appear along the Florida coast.
A long dispute over a Rio Grande irrigation dam at El Porno has ended with a Washington treaty. It provides for dam construction and allows Mexico to receive its allotted water share from the retained flow.
News of Minor Note reports Professor Charles B. Garman of Amherst College died in Amherst Massachusetts at age 57. The item notes his scholarly contributions and the university connection.
Anarticle questions Peruna as a catarrh remedy and cites the United States Dispensatory on hydrastia canadensis golden seal corydalis formognia cubebs and cedron seeds and oil of copaiba as supporting its use for mucous membrane disorders stomach and liver ailments and urinary issues. It promotes a testimonial book from Ontx Heads Z Feet Long The John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wis and mentions a cereal hay food catalog.
Free 148 page Seed Catalog mailed to buyers. Send stamps to John A Salzer Seed Co Box C La Crosse Wis for free samples of Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals. Catalog includes details and pricing for intending purchasers.
Four State Gen Wallace drafted Ben Hur on a slate to avoid erasures then copied the final manuscript with pencil transfers and ink. Accounts say he rewrote it at least thirty times, with no corrections on the final proof. Also notes origin of Times nickname thunderer, tracing printed nicknames in London papers.
A Battle Creek reader reports relief from dyspepsia after nine months on Grape-Nuts. The 70 year old says stomach pain eased, fever faded, and sleep improved with daily meals of Grape-Nuts and cream. He invites letters for others with similar troubles.
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