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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1903

Page

3

Brewer Defends Broad Use of Judicial Injunctions

Justice David J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court told the Des Moines gathering that equitable injunctions should have a wider scope in federal practice. He argued government diplomacy rests on honest, principled use of injunctive power to prevent wrong and align law with advancing civilization.

David J. Brewer United States Supreme Court Justice Brewer Machiavelli Talleyrand John Hay

Picketing Ban Upheld by Illinois Court In Kel log of Chicago

The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the injunction against picketing the Kellogg switchboard plant in Chicago. Judges Preeman Baker and Stein censured rioting and destructive methods used by the strikers. The decision bars intimidation of employees and their families and disallows coercive threats.

Holdom Illinois Chicago Kellogz Awitchboard Preeman Baker Stein

Georgia Cantalope Crop Boosts Local Market

In Albany area cantaloupe growers report a strong season. Planting with Rocky Ford seed yielded excellent fruit quality and high prices. Over the past three weeks Albany shipped at least 10 train cars of melons, mainly sold to agents loading on wagons along the Ridings. Earnings from the 200 cars are estimated well over $445,000 for the area.

Rocky Ford Albany

Belknap Nominated for Governor at Kentucky Republican Meet

The Kentucky Republican convention nominated Morris Belknap of Louisville for Governor and endorsed Roosevelt for the presidency. The platform denounces assassination and lawlessness in Servia and Kentucky as threats to civilization and calls for state remedies to restore order. May Move Headquarters.

Belknap Kentucky Morris 4 Louisville Roosevelt Servia

Cleveland Pierces Fire Turmoil and Kurdish Turmoil Outline

Principal speaker Bryan denounces President Cleveland during a plaza event. A Russian steamer Nadejka burned near Niogorod with many perishing. Kurdish forces plunder a monastery near Burpargon with injuries and loss of portable property. Erie Road lobbying and Chicago railway interests faced scrutiny amid turmoil.

Whipping Bride’s Father Forces Consent to Marriage

In Matambra district Ohio Rev Harris, a Baptist preacher, refused to allow S Harvey Carter to wed his daughter Mie. Harris’s sisters beat him with cowhide to compel consent. Carter’s date and details unclear, but the preacher finally yielded, allowing the marriage to proceed once persuaded by the women.

Ohio Rey Martin Uarris Matambra Harvey Carter Mie Harria Carter Hig Nome Tila Harris Roy

Lake Yields Murder Mystery Near Hammond

A body found in Lake Michigan near Hammond shows heavy head and shoulder blows with two large stones tied by a rope around the neck. Coroner Turner reports the man, about 45, 5’10”, well dressed, likely a murder victim. a brass safety deposit check from Chicago’s Commercial Safety Deposit Company was found in a pocket. The body washed ashore two weeks after drowning, discovered by watchman Tweeb Selmerkehauser of Tingia Steel Company.

Hammond Lake Michigan Euimmond Iain Turner Commercial Safety Deposit Company of Chicago Tweeb Selmerkehauser Tingia Steel Company

Tacoma Woman Revives Copper Tempering Method

Tacoma resident Mrs. Anne Renstrom discovers a practical tempering process for copper, forming a plant to produce hardened copper with spring steel like properties. Her process yields trolley wheels tested by Seattle Electric Company, lasting 61 days and over 12 000 miles of operation, with similar tests in Lucans, San Prunc elsee and Oakland.

Tacoma Anne Renstrom Wash Lax Incorporated Stenstrom Seattle Electric Company Lucans San Pruncelsee Oakland

Death Reveals A Dual Life In A Utah Prison

A dramatic report traces the double life of EK. W. Hamilton, a prisoner in Salt Lake City, revealing his alias Thomas F. Keefe and his prior wealth as a Grand City Iowa real estate figure. He killed a farmer, escaped jail twice, and was sentenced to life, ending his life by suicide. The item also mixes several unrelated notices about accidents and legal cases.

Hamilton EK. W. Hamilton Salt Lake City Thomas F. Keefe Grand City Iowa Utah

Woman who posed as man held in Prentiss County case

In Prentiss County Mississippi Willie Ray, a 25 year old resident long seen as a man, concealed her sex for eight years while working as a farm hand and earning wages. She dressed as a man and traveled to Booneville weekly, later renting a farm and opening a store account before her sex was revealed at the courthouse last week. Ray, originally from Tennessee, said she did it to earn a livelihood.

Prentiss County Miss Misa Wille Ray Heraelf Misa Ituy Prenting Booneville Willie Iebe Bonneville Tennessee Thor

Remand Captain Blum's Healed Duty Sparks Boycott Threats

Evansville unions threaten to boycott Captain Juling Blum's employers after alleging he ordered militia fire on a mob during a riot at the jail. The Cook Grocery Company faces pressure to discharge Blum or face union action while the Business Metro Association pledges a boycott and appeals to residents of Dyansville.

Evansville Associaton Hvansville Lod Juling Blum Business Metro Association Cook Blum Dyansville

Chief P. M. Arthur Dead at Union Banquet

Chief P M Arthur head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers dies after collapsing at a banquet during the annual convention. He fell while beginning a toast, prompting widespread mourn. The report also covers storms, wrecks, strikes, and other incidents across the country.

TM. Arthur The Brotherhood of Locomotive Eugineers Winhipes

Michigan Supreme Court Blocks Salt Contract Challenge

The Michigan Supreme Court, with a majority and Justice Grant dissenting, set aside a $10,000 judgment against the National Salt Company in Wayne Circuit Court. The court ruled the Detroit Salt Company contract illegal as restraint of trade and aware of efforts to seize salt market control. The Bennett v. Carr decision is upheld, and the state’s oleomargarine law faces a setback by allowing manufacture or sale of margarine colored with coloring matter like crude cottonseed oil.

Michigan Supreme Court Genelaion Nationas Dnatie Grant Detroit Salt Company Wayne National Salt Company Supreme Court Articlala Detroit Bennett Va. Carr Michigan

Soldiers Lead Kansas Mob in Lynch Threats

Leavenworth police thwarted an attempted lynching of Everidge Williams and Walter Brown after soldiers and civilians gathered at their homes near the old fair grounds. Police moved Brown and Williams to the station as armed mobs surrounded the houses. Several men with revolvers were arrested and later released. the incident lasted about an hour.

Leavenworth United States Kurt Leavenworth Everidge Williams Walter Brown Kan Williams Brown Williama

Judge rules guardians cannot lease Creek Nation lands

Judge GW Shiymond of the western district of Indian Territory invalidates leases on about two million acres of Creek land. The ruling holds that a parent cannot lease a minor's land without formal guardian status. Many acres allocated to minors were leased by parents, affecting thousands of acres and funds. Creek Nation holds over 2.7 million acres with about 2.5 million leased to outsiders. only an estimated 600,000 acres are leased legally.

GW. Shiymond Indian Territory Raymond Mure

Mrs J G Blaine Dies in Maine Widow of Blaine Passes

Harriet Stanwood Blaine born in Augusta 1880. Widow of James G Blaine she taught in Georgetown Ky before marriage. Surviving daughters noted. Nebraska to Arizona plan new combustible plant by wealthy Detroit group. Rumors of British island seizures denied. Divorce rumors in Sioux Falls. Prominent man Edwin J Phelps commits suicide in New York. Judge Leeds instructs acquittal in Colorado Springs bribe case. Kishinetz murder confession denial. ambush shooting near Stillwater Minnesota. Peonage trial in Montgomery ends with no verdict. Kuntz sentenced five years in Pittsburgh.

Maine Sis Jamey G. Maine Augusta Blaine Harriet Stanwood Bor Georgetown Janes G. Blaine Ulil Mya Blaine Waa Gie Stillwater Mlon Joseph Neiman Ti Ia Neimaan Montgomery Ala United States Mether Turner Thomas G. Tones

Tent Endeavor Falls at Denver Convention Disaster

A giant tent during the Christian Endeavor convention in Denver collapsed under a sudden squall, injuring one, with 8,000 attendees panicking. Chicago delegate A M Ramsey directed crowds to hold poles and prevent suffocation, while Mrs. Winifred Sleep coordinated power shutoff to avoid live-wire danger. The 290 by 180 foot tent wrecked. no fatalities. King Edward replies to King Peter I of Serbia on accession. Britain’s stance unchanged.

Denver Christian Endeavor Chicago A. M. Ramsey Mr. Ramsey Winifred Sleep St. Mark's Hospital Electric Light Company Jessie M. ‘Thornburgh Chrvisthin Endeavorera United Society of Christian Endeavor Boston Edward VII Peter I

Notable Figures and Events Highlight Late 19th Century News

Depe Leo’s fortune tops five million dollars. Dr Samuel Smiles is the oldest living author in England. Bourke Cochran may become a permanent London resident. Ivo D Sankey, evangelist, owns a country house at Westport. Arlington plans a monument to Captain Austin R Davis USMC who fell in the Chinese campaign. Theodore Roosevelt becomes life member of New Jersey Historical Society. George A Wyman completed a San Francisco to New York motor journey in fifty days. President Loubet to resume astronomical studies after leaving office. Walter M Howland, Amherst 1863 graduate, elected president of the college. John Philip Sousa, burdened by overwork, resists charges about his band in England.

Depe Leo Samuel Smiles Bngland Bourke Cochran London Ivo D. Sankey Westport Arlington Austin R. Davis Roosevelt New Jersey Historical Society George A. Wyman San Francisco New York Loubet Caves of State Walter M. Howland Amherst Jol Philp Sousa England

Trade and harvest outlook amid Weather and demand

The Weekly Review notes improved New York conditions with stronger wholesale trade and holiday demand. It cites higher commodity prices, slower labor disputes, and expectations of steady farm prices, with wheat yields in Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota seen around 180 million bushels and potential export surplus amid drought effects.

Don New York Lt. G Semen Freemilla Tivtatargeam Vibern Cnpper Welaw United States Canada EH Be Yune

Chicago Cattle and Grain Prices Across Markets

A fragmented price list shows cattle hogs and sheep values by city including Chicago New York St Louis Detroit Milwaukee and Buffalo with futures like No 2 wheat corn oats rye and creamery butter and eggs quoted in cents per unit and per bushel. Various markets report steady to fluctuating bids with range notes for choice shipping steers hogs and lambs and minor shifts in grain prices across regions.

Chicago Tadianapolis St. Louis Detroit Ste Milwaukee Toledo New York Duga

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