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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
6
A severe storm battered Maer and Plainfeld Wisconsin on July 2. It caused about 100000 dollars in property damage, demolished houses and outbuildings, and struck several structures with lightning. No lives were lost, but livestock were killed and injuries reported.
Granite Falls Minn July 2 The jury found Dr Wintner not guilty in the killing of William Leonard a gambler who was cheating at poker The shooting followed a demand for return of Wintners money Leonard tried to leave the room and Wintner said he did not intend to kill him Dr Wintner had practiced in St Paul and Granite Falls and hails from Brooklyn
Ole Kinseth, a leprosy sufferer for fourteen years, hanged himself at an isolated farm dwelling near Duluth, Minnesota. His sight had deteriorated recently, and a note left behind said he was glad it would not go on.
Fargo reports the sudden disappearance of Dr. E B Evans on May 28, with detectives sent to locate him. His bride Mrs. Byane, once Jennie Lind Lewis on stage, remains in Fargo and plans to return east, resuming her career. The case draws sensational interest as the husband’s whereabouts remain a mystery after ten days.
In Winona Minnesota on July 2 William Grundmann died in hospital after a Wednesday evening shooting with Joe Campbell. Post mortem found one bullet tore through bowels. another bullet path suggested self inflicted wounds were unlikely. Campbell improving and expected to recover. Also note Yargo North Dakota Baptist convention ended after a four day session with notable features and a successful meeting.
An elderly Polk County resident, eighty-one years old, died at his home near Wisconsin Dond on July 2. He spent more than forty years in Polk County and was once a prominent figure in the lumbering industry.
A cyclone and severe thunderstorm crossed Outagamie County Wisconsin July 3 killing one man by lightning and damaging farms, schools, a church steeple and many trees. Downded wires cut telecommunication severing details while Hortonville Mackinle and Greenville report large property and factory damage with crops ruined by rain hail and wind.
Leroy Huff, three, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Huff in Kenosha Wisconsin, fell thirty feet from a third story window to the ground but escaped with a slight bruise on one leg. His mother rushed out to aid him but the child told her to go away and to keep playing.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on July 3 it was disclosed that Alderman Schulz has never qualified for a high office, though serving as alderman since spring election. A contest for his seat will proceed and the validity of some council acts may be challenged.
Ta Crosse Wis July 3 Intelligence reached here that Capt. P. S. Davidson formerly of this city died suddenly at his Hood River Oregon home. Davidson was among the most prominent lumbermen on the upper Mississippi.
New Ulm Minn July 3 John Butler aged thirty two a resident of Arlington choked to death while eating supper at the Battle house Before medical aid could reach him he was dead Fifty one other men were wanted at the same tobis Thrown Into Barbed Wire Fence Langdon Minn July 3 MW Keene was badly cut after being thrown from a mower into a barb wire fence
Aberdeen D. July 3 Senator James H. Kyle died at 6 o clock this evening after ten days of illness. He had rallied from an earlier attack and hopes of recovery were entertained, but Brights disease developed and his condition worsened Sunday and yesterday morning all hope was given up. Mrs Kyle is prostrated with grief. Kyle was born near Xenia Ohio February 24 1854 and studied at Illinois University Oberlin College and Western Theological Seminary. He served as a teacher and in educational and ministerial work before entering politics. He was financial secretary of Yankton College before being elected to the South Dakota state senate in 1890 and to the United States Senate in 1891 to succeed Gideon Moody. He would have faced reelection in March 1902.
P B Winston senior partner of Winston Brothers railroad contractors of Minneapolis died in Chicago of heart failure after a lek on the train. Born in Virginia in 1844, he served as Minneapolis mayor from 1858 to 1890 and was a longtime Democratic figure and Kansas City convention delegate-at-large for Minnesota.
Leading citizens of Appleton, Wisconsin, Were involved in a July 2 fracas at the leading Hotel barroom. Dr. R Hettinger, a well known dentist, was stabbed near the fray and ordered emergency aid. Two men named Taylor and Whittaker from Milwaukee or Boston were arrested as Officer Zeuhlise subdued others to prevent further harm. Hettinger remains in a serious condition but is likely to recover.
Calumet Michigan July 3 The wrecking tug Fern went down in a terrible storm on Lake Superior Saturday night and Sunday morning The boat was found completely submerged except for three feet of spar Life saving crews from Portage Lake Ship Canal dragged the lake near the wreck but no trace of the six persons aboard has been found.
Yankton South Dakota July 3 J M Duur a real estate man undergoes a three week fast for a chronic dyspepsia case. He has gone without food for ten days and shows no craving. Physicians expect the drastic method to help. In Madison Attorney General Hicks rules a Portage levee extension bill unconstitutional. In La Crosse C L Coleman, a leading Northwest lumberman and Coleman Lumber Company president, dies aged seventy five from appendicitis.
Sheriff He Black announces a reward for locating three head of horses stolen Friday from Mr. Reardon’s Rose Dell township farm near Laverne Minnesota. The search continues as authorities pursue leads in the July incident.
Meredith, captain of the Rudd Street Second, leads his boys to outdo themselves by keeping the Fourth of July peaceful for the Crosspatch Man who fears noise. The Crosspatch Man’s calm, weary voice reflects a forgotten childhood, shielding an implied vulnerability behind his nerves.
In Skagway the Canadian customs flag atop Busby's office was torn down by American Miller after a dispute with US official Andrews. The flag was later raised again but local authorities warned against mob violence. Ottawa and Washington await guidance as tensions over the Klondike border rise.
Chicago June 30 The long standing fight over railway rates for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment flares again. Railroads offer one fare for round trip about 1% cents per mile. Veterans demand 1 cent per mile. Railroads would accept that rate only if limited to veterans. The issue stems from many non veterans using the low rate as the number of veterans dwindles each year while outsiders rise.
The Chronicls reports rapid progress on doubling the Winona Central line from Chicago to New Orleans. Nearly 1.5 million dollars funds new main and branch tracks south of the Ohio river. A 110 miles segment from Lake Corridor to Tutwiler, Miss is under construction with a 25 mile extension from Jackson to Crystaling near completion. The line from Chicago to the Ohio river is largely double tracked and a second track from East Cairo to Fulton is finished. A possible additional double track area north of New Orleans is under consideration.
Evanneville Indiana June 30 Dan Henson an engineer fleeing heat jumped onto his locomotive and drove it two miles tearing switches and nearly colliding with a passenger train. He was taken from the cab in a delirious condition. Another report from Washburn Wisconsin June 30 says Andrew Reid, a quarry engineer, was killed when a log rolled onto him during loading at W H Smith’s camp.
Fargo June 20. Charles Ingberg a young man who had worked on the storm of J B Ackenan at Grandin was drowned while boating He was unable to swim His home is listed as Detroit Minnesota.
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