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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
8
A long list of incidents covers destroys and crimes from various counties. Fire fatalities include two children in Seymour and a house blaze at Des Moines. Poisoning charges, thefts, mine closures, and legal appeals are noted alongside census updates, business openings, and council actions in several cities.
The article reports strife over oil policy in Kansas with Gov Hoch, State officials, and Prohibitionists clashing over a proposed license or legislative action tied to a $10,000 request. It notes low oil prices, halted drilling, and industry stagnation, while describing Standard Oil tensions in Indian Territory and widespread financial hardship among field workers. It also examines Fourth of July fatalities and injuries nationwide, contrasting modern celebrations with historic independence milestones, and cites rising casualty figures and regulatory responses.
A historical dispatch discusses Panama Isthmus canal work facing heavy rains fever and malaria. It notes organizational friction at Washington and labor disputes among American workers, with frequent attrition of executives and repeated personnel changes delaying progress. Continuous rain and heat disrupt outdoor labor from April onward, shortening work windows daily.
Official reports and interviews depict Panaia as a land of pleasant sunshine and picturesque rivers yet shadowed by pervasive dirt, damp heat, fever, and crowded huts. The rainy season brings flooding, isolation, and yellow fever, striking quickly with high fever and severe illness, often leaving quick hospital admission as the only chance of survival.
Ample evidence is expected to launch ethical and civil prosecutions in the Equitable Life Assurance Society affair. Francis Hendricks and officials demand remedial laws to curb Wall Street control of grant funds. Chauncey Depew may resign from the Yale board amid the scandal, with pressure from Yale and others. The Canadian Supreme Court rejects appeals in the Gaynor and Greene case, confirming extradition under exhibition trepeed laws.
The resignation of John TN McLean as personal committeeman is noted as a precursor to a broader policy change in Ohio and surrounding areas. The shift described aims to move from Democratic to Republican alignment, per unnamed old authorities.
A Milwaukee grand jury returns 25 indictments tied to graft in county buildings cases. The charges describe bribery, drunkenness to sway votes, and improper distribution of railroad passes. Court aims to set bond levels around 500 dollars to 1,000 dollars as framed by the governor’s controversial reform push.
Notes of current events report policemen rescuing four people stranded in peril on the Broox Kills ridge near New York. Wilward Burke, a notable merchant from North Scranton, died in a Delaware river incident. A woman was missing after a separate event. Fire destroyed multiple buildings in White Baylor Springs, Mont, causing extensive losses estimated at twenty five thousand dollars and claiming a life.
A collage of snippets from New York Mail Providence Journal Chicago Inter Ocean and others shows varied commentary on government scandal, fiscal policy, and leadership. Mentions include Secretary Tate, General Stocasel, Go mez, and Roosevelt era reform ideas amid debates on graft and regulation.
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