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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
4
An Elgin Iowa paper cites a St James Gazette discussion of pretenders to a Servian throne. It mentions Minnesota boaster John Boyne Vouhnzer tied to a medieval king and speculation on whether he would accept royalty.
Calls tuberculosis curable but blames pessimism for slow progress. Prof German Situs Woodhead, British physician at Cambridge University, warns medieval beliefs hinder treatment. Report covers his address at Witherspoon Hall Philadelphia under Phipps Institute auspices and notes reactions. Also includes a chaotic mix of dispatches on accidents, theatre fire deaths, a forged jury verdict, and various public notices from 1905.
A flood of wadding epidemics among women teachers forces Omaha Public Schools to dismiss whole classes and merge others. Superintendent Pearse laments Christmas vacation worsened the spread as maternal concerns spread through the system.
Misdsword Man Lee fatally shoots his brother's widow after a dispute over marriage. He fires at her, chases and kills the woman on the stairs, then shoots himself in an apparent suicide attempt. He fled through an alley before being captured. the 80-year-old seamstress left two children.
A fogbound steamer Erastus Corning bound from New Haven to New York struck rocks off Copp's Island near Norwalk. Thirty passengers were aboard. most escaped to a small boat while others boarded a tug and reached South Norwalk. Several passengers were unaccounted for but all others reached safety by train.
Dairy commissioners report butter output shrinking in both states as creameries drop. South Dakota dairy plants decline from 153 to 130, Iowa from 190 to 130. pasturage losses and higher land values drive reduced production.
About twenty five Dodge Light Guards moved to Cornill Bluffs to shield two women, Mrs Sparks and her daughter, from a mob intent on lynching two men Zimmermann and Burke charged with robbery and assault. The guards kept the peace overnight, arresting two leaders as the crowd dispersed at daylight.
An Indianapolis News report details a head on crash on the Pennsylvania road west of Warwill Tai. Beggageman Snyder engineer Ebert and fireman Ireman of Fort Wayne died instantly. Eight passengers are seriously injured. Dozens of cars piled up as freight No. 76 reportedly disregarded orders and diverted onto the same track.
Engineer Greenhough risked his life by crossing a burning bridge in a light locomotive to warn the Apy Wroaching Limited of danger near Crookston Minn. He alerted the train as the bridge smoldered, preventing a catastrophe. Other regional items include reports on Brooklyn Bridge condition and various crimes and market notes.
Mary Gibbs 21, once arrested for forging bank drafts, died within hours of arrest. Coroner cites shame and humiliation as cause of death after a rapid decline at her grandfather George Holmes’s home. Gibbs reportedly forged drafts for sums including 200, 100, 500 and larger amounts from multiple Missouri and national banks in town.
Tonto Basin tensions flare between cattlemen and sheepmen in Arizona as two sheep herders are killed in a reciprocal act. Authorities in Payson identify suspects, with deputies pursuing them into Pleasdot Valley after the assailants. A slain cattleman and a Mexican lad, his aide, are named among the recent victims. the dispute centers on winter ranges and grazing rights along the river basin.
Constable Dennis Magan of Collesville township, while serving thirty Onyx at the Youngstown county jail, led a run reveal and arrested three prisoners wanted for serious offenses. He learned details from inmates, recovered stolen property, and even captured Sugmin Digun after other officers failed, then returned to duty in East Youngstown.
Fragmented dispatch reports Frank McNamee, once head of a Lebanon cemetery grave robbers ring in Philadelphia, was found unconscious with a fractured skull and died a few hours later after a long pursuit by Black residents. McNamee had been jailed for grave robbery and later released. The item spans multiple sensational bits from mob scenes, thefts, and notable deaths across cities, with the tone of a crowded, tabloid-era roundup.
The War Department advances a fortification program for the Panama Canal to be ready at opening, led by Gen. William Crozier. Congress would fund about 3 million dollars for two end fortresses with 12 inch rifled cannons, 8 inch and 6 inch guns, guarded earthworks, and a total force of about 2,100 men for emplacements plus 3,000 troops for guard duty. The plan covers five locks and key approaches from Bohio to Milnores, with a ten mile canal strip under U S control in the proposed treaty, improving mobility between oceans.
Final returns to the Department of Agriculture from regular and special correspondents detail the acreage and production of principal U S farm crops. Supplemented by reports from field agents, the data outline state by state totals for major crops across the nation.
Disjointed lines reference Colombia politics, potential war, and leadership with scattered phrases about Asia,Japan,Hussin, Canada, and intercat. The garbled OCR implies discussions of presidency, peace, duels, and public show with no clear events or dates. Entities are unclear and largely speculative.
Industrial notes show inventories rising and collections improving while railroad efficiency reduces storm impact. December prices hold firm with wheat output rising in Australia and U S market demand remain steady. wholesale trade signals strong holiday sales across apparel, luxury goods, and household items as deliveries expand and wholesale collections improve.
The report lists live cattle hog and sheep prices across markets in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and more. It also covers grain prices including wheat corn oats rye and timothy with bid ranges and quality notes.
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