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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1908

Page

6

Missing Iowa physician puzzles state authorities

eNews of Iowa reports Dr George W. Jones a leading western Iowa surgeon and Leo County Medical Society president vanished after a Christmas night trip to Stockport for an emergency operation. Authorities traced him to Keokuk and Biteling, while his missing funds and destination remain unclear.

Gov. Jones Urasher Tome W. Glyde Jfouen Chichya Eta Leo County Medical Society Jeff Keokuk Stockport Tie Bitelinghon Agg Fon

DOG GUARDs BODY OF MISTRESS AND ATHLETIC TROUBLE

A faithful collie stood guard beside the body of Mrs W J Burns near Council Bluffs while mourners arrived. Mrs Burns had been visiting a sister in Council Bluffs and died after a long illness. Meanwhile disputes in Iowa sports circles threaten scheduling after alleged premeditated injuring at a championship game. A pension fraud case unfolds as Alfred Daugharty is accused of impersonation and John L Markert faces alleged government benefit theft.

Collin W. J St. Paul Bettween Ames Umiversity Trots Smith Kirk Sa Dleyer Haa Bevn Alfred Daugharty Keokik Soldiers Yhome Marshalltown Daugharty Erinad John L. Markert Washington County Ilinois Sie Rea! Maykurt

Shot-Wirer and flood of mines claim lives in Albina

A mine in Albina, near the Slooking Coat Company, killed Shot-Wirer Is Hilted and Chaves Bagsley after a fuse ignited in one room and gas and smoke filled the passage. Multiple tragedies and legal notices follow, including other deaths and injuries across towns, with a large bequest to a Baptist church and various court actions.

Chaves Bagsley Slooking Coat Company Albina Lewis Mourve Downton Churely Baptist J. WY Glenwood Hantse

Soldier Boy Howard Parole Petition Headed by County Jury

Jury of twelve men from Tok county plan to sign a parole petition for Mivoy W. Howard a twenty year old soldier found guilty of shooting Martha Pievay on the night of November 20. Sentencing conducted by Judge Treman marked his final act as criminal judge.

Tok Mlvoy Howard Suliier Martha Altar Cvitnal Mey

Discontinued Post Office and Local Troubles Across States

A scramble of short notes reports Sinuliit post office closure and mail redirection to Parkersburg. It covers illnesses, deaths, bank approvals, weather’s impact on fishing, local church fundraisers, resignations, property losses, political candidacy, a poisoning scare, automobile plans between farmers, a self shooting, a fatal coal camp shooting, a Christmas party-related jail, a bank robbery suspect, a railway car break, a creek accident with fatal injuries, and an ice accident that saved a life.

Lowa National Bank of Ys Malnes Wreastey First National Bank of Hubbard Lowa Mississippi River Dubuque Vwan Methodist Town City Pyirfield Ny H. Motts Newton N. Noble Indianola J. A. Dyer Mason City G. A Cedar Rapids Ada Stull Wendell Stull Marshalltown Clem Parker Orrin Tearson Shay Eldrers Joseph Snyder Farrer Henry Snyder Tom Frazier Tamex Mitchell Cricket Oskaloosa Frazer Mitchell Mone Fray Vier Enterprise Charles Carter Lea Dies Moines George Oscars Polk County Oscars Des Moines Carter Carl Bowker Davenport Clayton County Hlader Grand Turkey River Hougé Hn Wan Richard Gail Ralph Willman Swaledale

Kentucky Tobacco War Tallies Major Destruction and Fear

The Kentucky tobacco war, highlighted by night riders wrecking Hopkinsville and other towns, has disrupted commerce and harmed growers. Riders seized towns, burned barns, dynamited factories, and intimidated farmers resisting the tobacco trust. Losses approach nearly a million dollars, with casualties and widespread fear across Kentucky and beyond.

Hopkinsville Kentucky American Cobacco Company Tobacco Trust Tobacco Company Princeton Tropkinsville Eddyville Kuttawa Lyon Caldawell American Inuit Company M. CG. Rice

Limits on Japanese emigration to the United States

The United States and Japan reportedly reached an agreement to curb emigration by Japanese to America. Emigration would be restricted to students and merchants, with laborers entirely barred. Japan would supervise enforcement, and Ambassador O'Brien accepted the plan provisionally while warning violations could strain the friendly ties.

United States O'Millen Adutrs Hayashiry Tokio Ita America O'Brien Ttiv Usyashi

Treaties of Latin Nations Near Final Signature

Central American peace conference in Washington nears signing seven treaties as delegates agree to create a periment court and an international Central American bureau, with extradition, education, communication, and financial accords also planned to foster regional peace.

Waraington Ling Cente America Periment Court Cente Amerigua Pedagogica

Brownville Court Tests Roosevelt's Discharge of Soldiers

Oscar Wy Reid sues to challenge President Roosevelt's 1917 order discharging Black soldiers from Brownsville Texas citing the Brownsville affair. Suit filed in the Southern District of New York seeks Supreme Court review to settle legality and authority in a timely fashion.

Brownville Roosevelt Brownsville Pesan Supreme Court of the United States Oscar Wy- Reid United States Court For Southern District of New York

America Remains Wealthy Nation in Thirteen Decades Growth

Figures from 1870 to 1907 show per capita wealth rising from $770.83 to $1,310.11 aided by population growth and expanding real and personal property. Data from the census and Treasury illustrate a vast expansion in bank deposits, currency, and national expenditures, with imports and exports reaching record levels in 1907.

Sim Croesus Lydia Bureau of Statistics Bureea Treasury and Agrictural Department William FH. Curtis Washington Ile United States Paki Toaso Treasier Tuman

Record of 1907 economy and Congress inaction article

A lengthy 1907 review contrasts strong treasury figures and growing farm values with stark legislative inertia. It catalogs agricultural, industrial, and transport gains since 1870, notes vast rail and postal changes, and critiques the Sixtieth Congress for three weeks of work with minimal substantive action before adjournment. It also mentions post office revenue shifts, committee leadership, and early Senate party adjustments.

Congress Monnday House Senate Congressional Dilly Ainore

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