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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1895
Page
1
A damaged OCR style passage discusses military officers, demographics, and agricultural data across states. It references German nobles, major generals, hunting, livestock, and a London collection valued at £118,577. It notes agricultural engagement by state, crop yields, and declining population activity with scattered, unclear metrics.
The article contrasts calls for noninterference with disease crises and famine in distant lands, noting cholera and typhoid as severe threats. It cites whale die-offs near Massachusetts and a Stamford, Connecticut incident where a militiaman’s home area reports typhoid deaths. It argues typhoid is preventable with sanitation and public health vigilance, linking French officials offering knives as symbolic gifts amid broader moral exhortations.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Manitoba resisting English royal authority, a possible dispute over supremacy and colonial politics. The text mentions voters, education, and reactions to governance, with unclear references to judges and citizenship. The piece hints at anti-British sentiment affecting colonial loyalties and future land prospects.
The text notes Canada’s drive for vast internal improvements and announces a new ship canal at Sault Ste Marie opening a continuous river and canal route from the mouth of the St. Lawrence to Lake Superior. It covers 2,884 miles with the canal at Sault Ste Marie described as 18,100 feet long, 142 feet wide, and 22 feet deep, alongside a nearby rural neighbor reference.
A jumble of names and movements includes Secretary Cneilsle and wife leaving Washington for Marilon, Attorney General Garmon returning from Cincinnati, and plans for espionage oversight on carriers. Abigail Dodge grows stronger in Washington while Maybrick nears prison hospital health. Tragic and notable deaths include the duke of Hamilton and Baroness Nalene, with various political figures and society names tied to the era’s intrigue.
A flood and fire laden report notes Rochester pottery ruin and a $50 loss, St Marys Woolen Mill and seven buildings destroyed, Wisconsin figures near $100000,Traverse City blaze, Iowa Falls and construction company losses at $15000, Missouri drownings in floods, San Paulo dynamite blast with deaths, Fisher’s mills explosions, an electric streetcar derailment injuring thirty, a Burlington boy killed, multiple injuries, a large family reunion poisoning incident, and a dead bat found nearby.
Mary Montgomery aged 23 of Sunny Hill TJ died after ingesting poison. Authorities note a burglar was restrained and gagged at the scene. The circumstances remain unclear as investigators pursue motive and details in this perplexing death.
A jumble of reports lists train robbers fatal shootings and murders by unknown perpetrators. Names like Montgomery and Bloomington appear with a Kawasaki of crimes including a self shot in Salem Missouri and a dynamite plot to harm a family in Hoxinston Pa. The piece also mentions an anarchist suicide in Alleghany and a reporter jailed for contempt in Los Angeles.
Reports from overseas and the Americas describe fortifications near the Tino frontier and German Imperial moves, with treasure discoveries in Colombia Panama and Mexico. The London railway congress opens, ships are attacked or captured, and violence unseen in fragmented notices in a busy era.
An OCR fragment recounts the planned electric chair execution at Sing Sing for Al Buchan an, detailing the death chamber, electric setup, and witnesses. Mrs. Auchanan pleads unsuccessfully with Gov Morton to commute the sentence as the switch is triggered and the condemned man is pronounced dead. The U S Supreme Court had not received an appeal up to the moment of execution.
A bond filing approved for W. A. Taylor seeks $25,000 bond with securities in the city to cover legal requirements. The list of sureties includes LB Albright, R. N. Locks, B. A. Crimming, D. W. Robinson, O. Larke, C Bennett, Chariund Skartvedt, J. B. Ferguson, Huntary Oscarly, Johnson, Hartwell Cady, and Rev. Cole.
In London on July 8 Rt Hon A I Balfour first lord of the treasury and Rt Hon Joseph Chamberlain secretary for the colonies were reelected without opposition in Manchester and West Bromwich respectively. They will join the new cabinet after acceptance of positions.
Arthur Gentis an 18 year old youth son of Daniel Gentis drowned in Walf Moon Lake at Sunny afternoon while boating. He suffered an epileptic fit and drowned before help could reach him. The body was recovered immediately.
July 8 in Pittaburg South the wage conference between iron manufacturers and the Amalgamated Association will convene Monday. Manufacturers accept the Mahoning and Shenango valley scale without issue. Participating firms include Illinois Steel Co, P H H Yahufman Co of Apollo Pa, and Baltimore Tin Plate Co of Baltimore.
A garbled text fragment mentions a 40 o'clock event and references names Mattingly Vordyce and Mott. The passage hints at a portlet matter and a fight or dispute as part of an old event, with unclear dialog and scattered phrases about a referee and a game or ritual.
A war scare grows as Bulgaria orders frontier surveillance and capabilities to act independently along the Bulgarian Turkish border. London reports indicate two bands, seven dozen men, clash as Turkish soldiers cross into Bulgarian territory south of Pirot, with casualties reported.
The National Educational Association plans to hold its Denver convention next week with nearly 10 000 attendees. Prof Nicholas Stui ray Butler, president elect, editor of the Educational Review and Columbia University philosophy professor, is highlighted as a leading figure in education.
St Louis July 8 Archbishops Kane and Kenrick are tied to a papal action. Kane reads the bull annulling the aged archbishop and declares a transfer to Kenrick, transferring church property and easing Kane’s suspicions about his predecessor’s fate. The news comes as a relief to Kane amid the expected succession.
Judge Woggle declared the new law unconstitutional removing jury power to fix punishments except in murder cases and closed the criminal court. Judge Guguin said it was a system of thine to try cases under the law, but other Judges disagreed and continued to hold court.
London observers report that radical members met to issue a campaign document denouncing hereditary legislators and calling for parliament to be democratized by removing election costs and member salaries, transferring legislative power away from the house of lords.
An outlaw stormed a passenger train near Roseburg releasing a torrent of threats and theft. Passengers were restrained while the robber searched pockets for valuables, took a sheriff’s pistol, and demanded valuables from Pullman cars. Police and officials attempted capture as dynamite was shown but the assailant escaped with loot.
Fragmented OCR tells of a dynamite blast under a house in Romeo this morning injuring five women, with three fatally. Inmates wounded, names like Luk Hoyle and Jim Holee emerge, motive linked to revenge.
John Doe decided not to pursue the court case against the cult of Teonidad Maprita. The action sought recovery for services as a fiduciary agent, with the verdict and interest totaling $18,308.
A new fire insurance company is planned in La Crosse Wisconsin with a capital of 250 000 dollars. O B Notbeck has led the work and capitalists and businessmen have subscribed stock, signaling strong beginnings for the organization.
Toledo July 4 The supreme council of the Catholic Knights of America met here and installed officers elected at a prior meeting.
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