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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
1
A fire ravaged the State University building at Norman on a Wednesday. Reports from across regions note other incidents, including political figures, economic concerns, and various international updates. The news item compiles a wide range of events from Cuba to Europe with limited clarity due to OCR.
The House met Monday January 12 and Tuesday January 13. Resolutions paid tribute to late Representative Salmon of New Jersey and to Representative Tongue. A coal investigation was adopted. Alaska delegate bill progressed. Army appropriation faced debates and amendments increasing signal corps officers and preserving transport service. A coal duties rebate passed 268 to 6, commerce department changes debated. adjourned at 5 10 p.m.
Senate discussions focus on West’s coal duty repeal, Dingley tariff stance, and Rhodesland action. Mitchell reports Hawaii investigation aftermath, Tongue's death honored, and omnibus statehood notes. Senate adjourns after planning to rebalance coal policy and ship materials.
Senators denounced trusts and monopolies while criticising the attorney general. McCumber urged Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico statehood. The Guam matter and Mahini detention were discussed. West and Tillman clashed over trusts. Foraker supported omnibus statehood. Miss. rep raised Indianola threats claim. Fairbanks set immigration bill for Monday. Senate adjourned to Monday.
At 4 a.m. a masked robber entered Roll’s restaurant in Ames and demanded the till. Hat Roll, in charge, said the day man took the day’s receipts home, leaving about $10 in the till and a 38 caliber revolver. The thief forced Roll to open the till, counted the money, and escaped with the cash and firearm. No clue to the robber’s identity and officers have not yet captured him.
Walter Herbert, who confessed to murder, was acquitted today by a jury and discharged by Chief Justice Meredith. Herbert, along with Gerald Sitton, killed Joseph Sitton in 1900. Gerald was twice tried and acquitted. Herbert’s discharge follows, with no sentence imposed, believed first in Canada for a confessed murderer escaping punishment.
Baron D Estourneles de Constant, deputy and Hague tribunal member, writes in Revue Bleue that American peril becomes an American remedy and that President Roosevelt embodies moral leadership and material strength to save civilization. He calls Roosevelt the veritable statesman of the 20th century deserving of praise for the United States and the globe.
Chicago June 17. The National League of Commission Merchants urged Congress to grant broader powers to enforce its findings of the Interstate Commerce Commission. A resolution backing this passed at today’s meeting, with officers elected and delegates presenting papers. The next convention will be held in Louisville.
In Purdy Missouri on January 174 J M Hoff a hotel proprietor fatally shot his wife then killed himself. The incident is attributed to domestic troubles as the motive.
The National Wool Growers convention will be held in Kansas City tomorrow with speakers including Frank W. Harding of Wisconsin and L. L. Harsh of Michigan.
Vienna reports that extraordinary tariffs in the Austria-Hungary Agreement astonish agrarian protectionists as duties in some cases exceed the German tariff. Durban Natal notes a burgher contingent sailed for Somaliland on January 16. many are ex-prisoners of war serving six months under contract.
Mrs. Roosevelts second Friday evening musicale drew a large guest list at the White House. The program featured solos harp and cello and songs. President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained a small party beforehand.
Fifty passengers on the De Moluca and Minne-Rolls special on the Chicago Great Western railroad were seriously injured or killed when a broken rail caused a plunge from a 20 foot embankment near Sycamore Illinois. The engineer died. five uninjured helped free others and summon aid. Survivors were taken to Sycamore hospital as rescuers pulled victims from the wreckage.
Col R Phillips of Scranton general superintendent of mine shipments for the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railway testified at the strike commission in Philadelphia. He described conditions around the company collieries and said workers have a right to organize but outsiders have no right to direct company employees. His testimony largely echoed prior superintendent accounts.
Chicago Produce Market Report notes butter at 18 6 % 6 c and creamery dairies steady. Esxs-Market caster at 2c. Poultry activity quiet with turkeys listed 18 to 170 and chickens to SG. Rye futures May tied to bridge sellers. Finx-Cash N. W. bid 124 8 W 34.10 May 51.23% bid 2.24 sellers. Timothy January at 4.25.
Chicago stockyards report a deteriorating market trend as receipts rise. Cattle prices fall about 1 1 50, with good to prime steers at 4.75 to 6.00 and calves up to 67.60. Hogs total 60 thousand, with mixed butchers near 3.25 to 8.45 and heavy hogs around 6.00 to 6.75. Sheep demand remains steady with 5,000 head receipts and prices from 2.20 to 8.25 for sheep and 4.25 to 8.00 for lambs.
St Louis live stock reports steady cattle receipts with varied prices for beef steers stockers and feeders cows and heifers and Texas calves. Hog receipts fall as markets show lower tone. Minneapolis grain notes wheat futures hold on track with No 1 hard and No 2 Northern bids around 7.84 cents.
At Elgin Michigan on January 20 only one bid of 27 cents for 800 pounds of butter appeared on the board of trade and it failed to sell. Committees reported a firm market at 27 cents as sales for the weak reached 501000 pounds.
The article notes that in China fresh thistle fibers are gathered and mixed with fabric for practical use. The fabric can deceive expo observers when woven, and is also used to stuff cushions as a substitute for elderdown, illustrating inventive application of natural materials.
Mrs William Hanna aged 78 attacked her husband 76 with a hammer at their son L C Hanna's residence near Oskland Iowa, slashed his throat with a butcher knife, and killed herself by severing the jugular vein. A note claimed the crime to prevent penniless widowhood. The man was a wealthy retired farmer. Police report seven neck and chest wounds on Mrs Hanna. In Albert Lea Minnesota Andrew Alvenson reportedly hanged himself after sawing his neck on barb wire and lashing to a tree. authorities suspect suicide after discovering multiple incisions.
The U S Supreme Court rules divorces granted to non-residents in South Dakota are invalid when aimed at distributing an estate. The decision holds Massachusetts had jurisdiction and that six months’ residence does not create domicile or citizenship change. State control of marriages remains with states. federal power to regulate divorces is rejected.
Michigan Supreme Court upholds state law taxing logs in transit to another state on cars. In Diamond Match Co. v. Village of Ontonagon the company challenged the assessment as interference with interstate commerce.
About three thousand men gathered at the Perry jail to lynch Stephen Crandall, a suspect in the Saturday morning shooting of bank cashier Harry Pate. Militia guarded the jail at the mayor’s request while Crandall, insisting on innocence, was moved to Adel for safekeeping and to await further investigation on an unexpired sentence.
At Joseph New York on January 19 Elmer Artz shot and killed Harrah Hunt age 50 and wounded Mrs Stothart and her daughter Mary before killing himself with a shotgun. The killing followed a quarrel between Artz and the girl as Hunt entered the home during the dispute.
The battleship Massachusetts apprentice W. W. A. Schert of Cleveland died here yesterday becoming the seventh victim of the explosion. The funerals for Schert and Locke were held today with military honors.
A three foot vein of anthracite coal has been found at the edge of Lucky Nebraska. The deposit lies 170 feet beneath a rock foundation, drawing significant excitement from residents.
Washington reports an accidental discharge of a percussion primer in an 8 inch turret on the Mascachusetts caused a blast aboard the starboard side before noon yesterday. The charge killed or seriously injured nine crew members. Captain Lee and officers contained further danger. Survivors were badly burned and mutilated. Dead include Felix Herbert Losser apprentice New York Stephen Frank Malinowski landsman South Chicago Andrew Hendricksen boatswains mate New York Kenneth Joseph Platt seaman Troy Robt Rule seaman Mount Washington Ohio Alexander Newton Dossett landsman Durham N C James Garfield Patterson landsman Pittsburg Albert Stephen Tacke landsman St Louis Walter William August Schert Cleveland.
In San Juan Porto Rico on January 19 Cox awain Tackets died while Apprentice Schert and Seaman Dasgett were gravely injured and expected not to survive. Patterson showed improvement and was likely to recover. Funeral services occurred aboard the Massachusetts followed by a shore procession to the Military cemetery of Porto Rico for interment with Admiral Higginson and Massachusetts officers attending.
In St Joseph Missouri on January 19 Miss Edith Hinmann killed herself by a bullet through the heart in the office of a prominent physician after a quarrel three days earlier. A note explained she could not bear the notoriety of the misunderstanding among acquaintances.
Chicago man Eugene J Conlin died today after a fatal shooting in which he killed Jennie Dwyer and severely wounded her escort Frank Fay Merrith during a jealous fit last night. The incident occurred in Chicago and the slain woman’s companion was seriously injured.
June 18 report from Dover New Jersey states state agent James P Dekart and Mrs Minnie Hill were found dead in Mrs Hills residence. Police preliminarily note gunshot wounds with Reichart mentioned as grasping a pistol. The details are unclear due to fragmentary text.
Richmond Va Jan 19 Mrs Florence J Maybrick and her mother Baroness Von Roques may lose title to 2 552 302 acres of land in Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky valued at 7 600 000 if Mrs Maybrick is not released from an English prison to testify in a chancery suit filed about seven years ago by Judge Laobo Yarrell of Emporia on behalf of Mrs Maybrick and her daughter. The clerk Charien C Saville said the suit has persisted without a stated expiry.
In Toledo on January 18 a mob of about 200 people seized five cars of soft coal just arrived at Wheeling & Lake Erie yards. The coal, consigned to a local company, was carried away in improvised containers. Police and railway officials did not intervene.
Not Conyleted Neb Jan 19 The jury in the murder trial of James Walker charged in Noy 22 with killing Hasten Bronagus acquitted Walker The shooting followed a card game in Walker s saloon.
Jacob Haris was found murdered in his Cedarville home by hatchet blows. He lived alone and was believed to keep money in a box, which was found open with contents missing. The crime occurred this morning in Xenia, Ohio.
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