Public morals and sensational crime in Elgin Echo
The Elgin Echo reviews urban trends in New York’s telephone plans and social ethics. It warns of holiday robbery temptations and reports on James B. Gentry, the Madge Yorke killer, gaining health and public acclaim in eastern penitentiary. It also covers bull-fighting culture in Mexico and a bullfighter's public vindication after a disputed beating claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Gentry
Madge Yorke
Eastern
Mecca
Treasury clerks to prove sickness for paid leave change
Washington treasury department employees enjoy a thirty days vacation with full pay and a further thirty days sick leave. Two thirds were sick for thirty days in the year yet were paid for twelve months and only ten months worked. Secretary Gage proposes requiring evidence of sickness and a physician's certificate and proof it came from official service, or lose pay during illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Washington
Gage
Congress
Calculations on Mingiecippi drainage area and rainfall output
John Berkenbine estimates the Mingiecippi drainage area covers 1,260,000 square miles from the Alleghenies to the Rockies and Canada to the Gulf. One inch of rain over that area would yield about 1,090,000,000,000 gallons, with 20 inches yielding 21,200,000,000,000 gallons and 23 inches yielding 1.61 quadrillion gallons. The river’s average flow is 604,000 cubic feet per second, about 31,880,000 gallons per minute or 456,019,200,000 gallons per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Berkenbine
Mingiecippi River
Alleghenies
Rockies
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Engineers’ Club
Berkenbine
Sunlight and Happiness in Daily Life Declares Health
A persuasive essay extols sunlit living for health and beauty, arguing that sunlight aids growth, air quality, and well being. It urges open, bright homes, noting light can aid illnesses and emphasizing pleasure as a guiding aim for humane conduct toward community and neighbors.
Alaska to get three judges, senators propose
Washington talks reveal Senators Mhursten Carter and Witte favor three judges for Alaska, replacing a single jurist. Marvin Winky from Minneapolis sustains injuries skating near Joy Wisconsin during a bridge support dispute. A New York Central train strikes a carriage near Buffalo killing Mr and Mrs Sanne Hiss. The steamer Lamberts Point arrives at St Johns with cotton ablaze. crew refuse to sail until police compel departure. jettisoning may follow if fire worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mhursten
Carter
Marvin Winky
Minneapolis
Joy
Wis
Buffalo
New York Central Min
Mig. Sanne Hiss
Lambert's Point
St. John’s
Liverpool
Crime Roundup From Tort Keogh To Kansas City Murders
Summary of police and court actions across several locales. A seventeen year old mother Mary Comisky was acquitted in Chicago court of murdering her baby. J A Cassidy jailed a year for theft of 1800 at Fowld's lumber camp West Superior. Glendale crowd incident resulted in Seward Gray shooting three attackers. Fred Jentges arrested for embezzling 5700 from Moon Bros Carriage in St. Louis after two years as confidential bookkeeper. Eugene Lee’s wife found murdered in Hanis. husband under arrest amid threats of lynching. Captain Hale fined in police court for delaying Salvation Army parade. favorable appeal in district court. Bill Adler convicted of second degree murder in Jackson County. first white man convicted of murder of a Black man in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teferson County
Fred Jentges
Moon Bros. Carriage Company
St. Louis
Eugene Lee
Hanis
Hale
Hutchingen
Salvation Army
Bill Adler
Kansas City
Wiliam Johnson
Jackson County
Chicago
A. B.A
MeIenna
Supreme Court
Gen. Merriam
Department of the Cohubla
Go Kuondike
Lnland Iron and Porge Company
Onivago
Philadelphia
Omaha
Hailie
Kid Portland
Wid Lavigne
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Washburn
Wis
A. C. Probert
United States
Mobile
Ala
Cuba
Union Paelie Railway
Spokane
Wash
Conners
J. Clark
Yale
Harvard
Jim Garland
Frank Taylor
Lucky” Baldwin
Garland
Suggin
Spreckies
Undine
Powell
Seoul
Coren
State Department
Cabie
Emperor of Coren
California
International Brickiagers and Masons’ Union
Feorla
Tennessee Lumber Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Iowa
Dubuque
Menominee
Mich
D. Sheldon
Michael H. Kern
N. Stephenson
Amelia Miller
Robert Morris
New York
Speecnl
Bangor
New York Commercial Advertiser
Orono
Cripple Creek
Delmonico
Union Gold Mining Company
Glue Hii
W. A. Clark
Butte
Colusa Parrot Mining and Smelting Company
Clark Properties
Butte Corporation
Clark
Slocan Mines
Reco
Idaho
Rederick
Rombaud
Court of Appeals of St. Louis
Crow
Charles C. Bland
Richard Bland
Court of Appeals
Forel Notes and Charities of the Day in 1882
Far flung dispatches report Count Delanel’s death and failed peace talks with the Philippines. Ernest Hart of the British Medical Journal is reported dead in London, as are Sir Robert Henry Measle and Air Charles Hutton Gregory. Prince George of Greece seeks a year’s leave, Milo. Marie Louise Ney is found deceased by suicide in Paris. Russian threat over Armenian reforms. Halifax to receive two quick firing batteries. Mme Jouffrey d Abbans jailed for blackmail related to Esterhazy inquiry. London fire inquiry blamed unknown perpetrators. water and engine improvements urged for city safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forel
Count Delanel
Philippines
Ernest Hart
British Medical Journal
London
Robert Henry Measle
Prince George of
Greece
Charles Hutton Gregory
Institution of Civil Engineers
Milo
Marie Louise Ney
Marshal Ney
Paris
Constantinople
Rusele
Halifax
British War Office
Parle
Mme
Jouffrey d’Abbans
Maj. Esterhazy
Indy
Great London
Cotruy
Prominent Figures in Early 1900s Noticeboard
Dr W W Moore appointed to Honston board. 0 Brayton Tyes elected president of Metropolitan Trust NY. Mrs Mary Cowden Clarke dies at Genan Der Lappens treats pope for rheumatic flare. Dr Jameson refuses return to England. Ifa seeks Cape parliamentary bid. Senator Quay buys Ohio Valley estate near Pittsburg. Alvah Mansur, St Louis, dies in Los Angeles pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Moore
Honston
Brookings
Brayton Tyes
Metropolitan Trust Company of
New York
Mary Cowden Clarke
Genan
der. Lappens
Dr. Jameson
Transvaal
England
Ifa
Cape
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Pittsburg
Alvah Mansur
St. Louis
Mansur
Pioneer Wittom L Wettmoren dies in Marquette Michigan
Longtime Marquette pioneer Wittom L Wettmoren, an iron and lumber dealer who arrived in 1850, dies. The report notes his ownership of the New York Mine with Samuel Ides and mentions his various business ties and public prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittom L. “Wettmoren
Marquette
Mich
Margquetts
New York
Samuel
Ides
Polden
Harry A. Scott
Luddington
Mr. Scott
Cher ry Sisters face student riot at Iowa opera house
Iowa City students pack the opera house when the Cherry Sisters perform. A barrage of vegetables and eggs erupts as the trio acts. Hurling escalates to a retreat to their hotel, police and fire crews restoring order after five students are arrested amid freshmen banquet plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
State University
Hila
Ntage
Fire Department
Five Men Believed Killed in Butte Tunnel Explosion
In Butte Montana two blasts near the upper smelting works shook the city. A blacksmith shop at the tunnel mouth was blown away and timbers lifted for thirty feet. Five workers inside the tunnel were likely killed, and a large crew started clearing the debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Anrconda
Jennings
Icy Bath Mystery as Miss Van Wyck Anderson Plunges in Tacoma
Miss Eliz abeth Van Wyck Anderson, relative of New York mayor, fled a fevered state, ran two miles to the sound in scant clothing, and plunged in. Policeman John Burns rescued her. she is in hospital with hopes of recovery, noted in Chicago and New York society circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mint van Wyck Anderson
Tacoma
Yacoma
Wash
Elizabeth van Wyck Anderson
Mayor van Wyck
New York
Gen. Anderson
Northern Pacific Railroad
Old Town
John Burns
Dnd
Miss Anderson
Chicago
Steamer Danube Seized After Alaska Violation
The Canadian steamer Danube of Victoria surrendered to U S authorities in Seattle after violating customs regulations in Alaska. Orders to seize her were issued, but she sailed from American waters. The owners aim to force a seizure in Alaska this season to clear the offense, with U S Attorney Gay preparing libel papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Victoria
United States
Alaska
American
Gay
Hbel
Four Men Rescued After Tunnel Explosion Near Anaconda
Four of the five men imprisoned in a tunnel near Anaconda Montana crawled to safety after forty hours of confinement and anxiety. An improvised passage through debris was used to reach daylight. Jack McLeod died several hours earlier from effects of the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Mont
Jack McLeod
Inmate at Montana prison heir to $150000 fortune
A Deer Lodge convict named Oliver, granted a new robbery trial, receives notice from Bridgeport lawyers that he is heir to $150,000 from uncle Edwin M. Quyer. The estate’s trustees learned of his existence, and with key witnesses missing, his new trial may lead to release in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montina
Livir
Butte
Mont
C. M. Oliver
Deer Lange Penitenthiry
Bridgeport
Customs seize whisky on City of Seattle steamer
Port Townsend officers seized 420 quart bottles of whisky from the steamer City of Seattle before it sailed for Alaska. A smaller quantity was found aboard the Clip of Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netter
Port Townsend
Wash
Seattle
Alaska
Topeka
Steamer City of Seattle Heads North for Klondike
The City of Seattle departed this morning from Victoria for Alaskan ports carrying over 600 passengers. The Klondike rush has begun slowly but is expected to pick up, with many men to arrive daily in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Victoria
B. C
Seattle
GOC
Farmer Delong shoots two Indians after eviction threat
In Washington state at Wallula near Walla Walla farmer W F Delong faced a group of Indians who demanded he vacate his farm. He retrieved two guns and killed one Indian and wounded another, while the assailants fled after their companions were shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wedekina
Washington
Unda
Walla Walla
Wash
Wallula
W. F. Delong
Dim
Delong
Jim
Morgan Fire destroys saloon and hotel in Morgan Minn
Fire gutted the saloon in a building attached to the Commercial hotel in Morgan Minnesota on January 21. Both structures burned completely while Miller & Marti hardware and lumber yard and Grabow Co general store survived only thanks to rapid fire company work. Fenske machine office also burned and hotel boarders fled by leaping from a second story window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichy Eneapo
Morgan, Minn
Sire
John Schuler
Miller & Marti
H. B. Grabow & Co
F. J. Fenske
Analysis of Sugar Beets Gleaned From State Seed
Prof Henry Sny der of the Minnesota School of agriculture reports the first analysis of beets grown at the St Paul farm from state seed. Beets yielded 17.6 percent sugar with 86.7 percent purity and averaged 11.2 ounces weight. Tests used the Kleinwaltse r variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Henry Snyder
Minnesota School of Agriculture
Koerner
Wanton Try at Soldiering in St Paul January 21
In St Paul on January 21 the national guard is being renewed with new applicants. Four candidates seek the vacancy in the Second regiment after Luverne disbanded its company. Manhattan Madea and St James submit formal applications while Luverne also requests another trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
National Guard
Luverne
Mankato
Madea
St. James
Alleged Chicken Thief Arrests in Barnesville Case
Felix Polanski a retired hardware merchant and his son William sixteen were arrested in Barnesville Minnesota on January 21 for stealing chickens. Police found the birds at their home. Polanski denies involvement claiming unknown persons placed them there to ruin his reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phleser
Barnesville
Minn
Felix Polanski
William
Mr. Polanskis
Disappearance of Thomas Farmer in Jessup Iowa
Alarm grips Jessup as Thomas Farmer, an elderly respected resident, vanishes from home last Thursday evening. He left with about 35 dollars, no clothing or other valuables taken, and his whereabouts remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algaierioun
Jessup
Iowa
Thomas Farmer
Farmer
Rates to Alaska Advanced
Seattle dispatch reports announced rate increases by several transportation companies controlling most business. Passenger fare from Puget Sound to Dyea and Skaguay rises by 10 percent with proportionate increases to Juneau and other Alaska Southeast points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Puget Sound
Dyea
Skaguay
Juneau
Otter
Alniska Points
Roaming Youths Plucked in Washington Yard
In Washington Iowa on January 21 Wow Yoga was spotted in the railroad yards. Two claimed Lewisville as origin and one Pang born said Battle Creek Michigan home. A stock shipper took them to Chicago. The other, Hill, said he had been discharged from a reform school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nore
Washington
Iowa
Lewisville
Pang
Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago
Hill
Jnstepu
Reform School
Snak Center Mayor Faces Supreme Court Adju rnement
In Ming on Jan 21 the trouble between Mayor W. D. Townsend and the city council heads to the supreme court for adjournment with the council cited to appear in St Paul on the 26th instant. The dispute unsettles what was thought settled after the last election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snak Center
Ming
W. D. Townsend
Supreme Court
St. Paul
Whisky Seizure Aboard Steamer Rosalie Near Seattle
Customs officers seized about fifty gallons of whisky on the steamer Rosalie before it left for Southwestern Alaska. The vessel ran ashore between Tacoma and Seattle and waited four hours for the tide to turn. Appointed by Gov. Clough, J. H. Rich and Chris Amundsen were named to the state board of corrections and charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie
Alaska
Clough
St. Paul
J. H. Rich
Led Wing
Chris Amundsen
Bt. Peter
State Board of Corrections and Charities
Sonntag
Hem
Horse Thief Arrested in La Crosse Wisconsin
Joseph Schmidt, wanted for horse stealing at Bangor, arrested at Warren's Mill and brought to La Crosse for trial. Preliminary hearing set before Judge Brindly. He was caught while trying to sell the horse to a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Joseph Schmidt
Bangor
Warren's Milla
Tudge
Attempted Incendiary Fire At Fergus Falls Drug Store
An attempted arson at J. T. Johnson's drug store in Fergus Falls Minnesota was thwarted when Officer Alm spotted a heap of inflammable material ignited but extinguished before it took hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus Falls
Mion
J. T. Johnson
Alm
Rally and Wea Start Big Industry Here in Buen Vista
Jan 21 cash shipments begin as J H Handcock delivers first load, signaling a new industry that will inject thousands of dollars into local settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buen Vista
Minn
Rally
Wea
J. H. Handcock
Manitoba Wheat Gold Outshines Klondike Claims
Manitoba fields yielded 21,000,000 bushels of wheat this year with wheat priced above 76 cents a bushel. The article notes the $15,960,000 value of wheat, estimating about $798 per farmer from 20,000 producers. It argues farming generates more wealth than mining, praising Manitoba’s open immigration policies and free homesteads. It also mentions settlers from the U.S. and invites inquiries to Ottawa for pamphlets on homesteads and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
Es Oanadieu
Canada
Manitoba
North Dakota
Klondike
Government of
Western Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
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