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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
6
Hendricks suspects a elusive figure known as the Shadow who controls key jobs from the shadows. Jebbs, paid for information, hints at schemes tied to Fifth Avenue and a mysterious master criminal. Hendricks warns, rewards loyalty, and plans to corner the shadow, as a black coupe delivers a pivotal confidant to discuss the enigmatic man’s whereabouts.
Richard Harding Davis travels as special commissioner for a weekly illustrated paper to cover coronations in Madrid and London. He previously covered the czar’s coronation, sending dispatches from St. Petersburg describing enthusiastic crowds and vivid scenes.
Three French non commissioned officers of the One Hundred and Tenth Infantry Regiment completed a 78 mile march in 24 hours with four hours lost to halts. The feat showcases endurance and discipline of French troops.
King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway, visiting southern France near Pau, wins broad favor by greeting distant kin in Berpadotte family as peasant farmers. He speaks kindly in their dialects, shares wine, and exchanges cordial phrases at rural farmhouses, reflecting his genial nature and popular charm.
Job observes a tense incident as a pale group diverts to a cape, then a distant clatter fades into shadows. He suspects Ellison may have placed a pursuer, sighs with weariness, and longs for work finished as he seeks the hoped refuge that night.
A curious natural air well on Nicho las Moizen s farm in Jolingon township Ply mouth county vents strong air and roars before storms. Drilling reached 148 feet before gas-like air was found nonflammable. The four inch pipe acts as a natural barometer, guiding farmers to protect property. Geologists speculate a buried water passage extends toward the mountains. A whistle device warns neighbors during tornadic risk periods. Visitors have flocked to view the well, and Moizen plans to bore deeper to test the cavity theory.
Des Moines Leader reports that Rock Island lines ended the 16 year practice of placing speed recorders on way cars to curb fast running. The rule, once tied to strict penalties for excess speed, was rescinded as lines lifted limits. General Manager Goodnow ordered removal by June 1, delighting trainmen who joked about Dutch clocks being cut out.
A neighbor debate over a newborn's sex ends with a playful exchange as a boy guesses a baby girl and the mother thinks otherwise, noting the infant cries and stirs at home. The fragment hints at rural or domestic scene and local humor.
An eminent criminal lawyer asks why a friend’s defense should be retained, while the accused’s friend replies that mutual counsel depends on the client. The Indianavolia news item frames the exchange as a commentary on legal costs and strategy.
Fragmentary text shows an editor and printer dispute over a story about a heroine described as an artful mise en scene causing an awful mess. Names and full context are unreadable.
The Sunday School lesson presents Exodus 20 with the Ten Commandments given at Mount Sinai, outlining God’s revelation to Israel, the first four commandments about direct duties to God, and a brief historical look at Israel’s journey from Sinai to Horeb. It emphasizes moral conduct, divine authority, and gradual revelation culminating in gospel truth.
Mrs Allene O Malley wife of Notre Dame professor Austin O Malley and William Hearin of New York were arrested for stealing jewelry valued at $200. The alleged theft occurred while Mrs O Malley was a guest at her brother-in law's home, and pawn tickets were found on her. Prof O Malley is hospitalized with paralysis.
July 7 report from McGregor says a man named Wilson lay unconscious beside Milwaukee train No. 1 after a night along the track. A bloodstained front of a woman’s dress appeared. she fled the baggage car as the train moved on and was later jailed. Wilson, in charge of the cemetery, may be the victim of a jealous lover named Howard, who lives south of town and has a bad reputation. The case remains unsolved with grave doubts about recovery.
Early Thursday morning Waterloo faced one of its worst floods as rain from midnight to morning totaled 3.6 inches. The Cedar River rose to a 12 year high, rail lines suffered washouts, electric service stalled between Waterloo and Denver, and major losses hit Union Mfg, Silas & Cato, Frutt Co, Dixon Graft Candy, plus many others. The Y M C A sustained fire from burning gas with little damage overall. The Chautauqua grounds lay under five to ten feet of water.
J BR Blehon of this city attempted to shoot himself through the heart with a shotgun this week. He had suffered years of partial paralysis and gangrene. Doctors had urged amputation but warned it would not ease his pain. A grandson left a loaded gun in the grandfather's room. Blehon then fired, likely fatally, as he desired. He is a respected father of five married sons.
About 200 traveling men from several states gathered as S F Hill of Beloit Wisconsin opened the Gideons national convention in Cedar Rapids. Officers elected include Frank A Garlick Chicago president A B Moore Cedar Rapids vice president John N Nichalson Janesville Wisconsin secretary F J Knights Ta m es gills Wisconsin treasurer K C Smith Oshkosh Wisconsin chaplain.
Dubuque July 7. Miss Logan W. Orvis daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark Orvis Emerson homestead Middle Road will depart for Sesarea at the foot of Mount Argen Taurus range Central Asia Minor. She goes as a missionary to India for a ten year period.
Iowa Falls reports July 7 announces O B Chassell, ex local, named principal at Steamboat Rock schools and to begin duties in September. His wife Elia B Chassell serves as county superintendent. they reside at the county Beat. Dead in a Lily Pond. Muscatine July 7 B Loveless, gardener and shell fisher, found lifeless in a lily pond north of Muscatine, likely an apoplectic stroke. Coroner’s Jury rules accidental drowning. he was 84, survived by seven. List of Patents to Iowa People. Washington July 7 patents granted to Iowa inventors this week per Snow & Co. O F Crow, Fren Dale wagon end gates. A Doering, Burt pig Was, scale. etc.
The Graphic-Herald, a Democratic weekly newspaper, was sold this afternoon to H. Roable of Sioux Falls. The Grayie-Herald was the only paper of Democratic faith in Hamilton county, with outgoing editor Jesse Gouge.
A young Bohemian man Joseph Coal was robbed of his bank book by a roommate and forced to try cashing a $25 check at Ettrity Savings Bank. Cesler arrested on larceny and forgery charges. Dr Bartholomew dead in Chariton aged 98, death attributed to age. West and wife implicated in horse theft near Golds Junction, with husband David West charged for assault and possible grand jury action. Clinton and Lyons bond and tax disputes tied to street improvements and municipal taxes. Council Bluffs reports serious Fourth of July accidents, including a nearly fatal gunnery can explosion injuring Eugene Peterson and severe facial burns to Gled Deyo.
Remains of Clark W. Moyer railway clerk were brought to Fairfield and interred beside his mother. The funeral, conducted Wednesday, was under Forest City lodge No. 87 Knights of Pythias, with ard Ggranged as a member for 2.5 years.
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