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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1913
Page
1
A broad survey of events abroad and at home highlights politics, finance, and legal moves. Key items include hearings on trusts and antitrust actions, the Gettysburg reunion plans, a Panama canal toll debate, and the Wheeling gunboat order to Vera Cruz. Also noted are police cases, labor tensions, and notable deaths and appointments.
Towns gather scattered news from Iowa. Brandt, near Hampton, unearthed a large jaw fragment from an extinct proboscidean. Authorities confirm it as part of an ancient giant, dating to the mesozoic era. The item joins reports of council, business, crime, and community events across the state.
London January 27 dispatch notes recall of Ottoman peace delegates from London and ambassadors from Vienna and St Petersburg. Nazim Pasha, former war minister, is killed. Mahmoud Shefket Pasha becomes grand vizier and war minister while a new cabinet is sworn in amid street clashes and arrests in Constantinople.
James J. Hill testified before the house money trust committee detailing his numerous directorships in New York and Chicago banks and in the Great Northern and Burlington railroads. He noted competition between the Great Northern and Northern Pacific, disclosed stock holdings after the Northern Securities dissolution, and opposed cumulative voting for minority stockholders fearing disclosure risks.
Fifteen persons were injured when the Daylight special of the Illinois Central derailed near Melvin at 4 p m Friday afternoon. The engine remained on track, no fatalities reported. Speaker Shurtleff and Representative Ryan of the Thirtieth district were aboard.
Reno reports that the Nevada legislature’s assembly passed the women suffrage amendment. In Tennessee, Prof. W F R Webb of Bellbuckie, an Independent Democrat, was elected United States senator for the term ending March 4, defeating M. Bryan of Nashville.
Kansas City Moc Jan 27 Tav Dr Cyrus Townsend Brady preacher and author will retire as rector of St George's Episcopal Church here to accept a call to the Church of the Ascension Mount Vernon New York.
London January 27 Britishers react to the young prince of Wales scoring the sole goal in the association football match at Oxford between Magdalen and Keble colleges. The game Friday drew attention as the prince’s strike decided the result.
A brief exchange reflects on steadfastness in public life with lines praising loyalty and integrity toward trusted leadership. The dialogue evokes respect for fidelity in office and hints at a notable figure's reputation without naming specifics.
Misa Lillian Hill lectured in Cleveland on eugenics arguing beauty outweighs intellect in love. She claimed intellect brings nerves and insomnia and cited an old maid from Vassar who quipped preference for a well formed girl over a well informed one.
A humorous vieille tale from Mack's Monthly recounts a girl with a mink parasol teasingly calling a slow young man the slowest she has seen. He asks for a kiss and she reveals she wears a knotted veil that takes twenty long to loosen, and the goose takes time to untie the knot.
A man extols his wife's health improvement after using Grape-Nuts with cream for breakfast and supper. He credits four weeks of the cereal with a dramatic recovery from 18 years of poor health and says the meal supports digestion and energy. The ad from Postum Company invites readers to read The Road to Wellville.
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