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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1903

Page

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Madeline Graham Leaves English Boarding School

A lonely ten year old boy at Amster's Boarding Academy for Young Gentlemen befriends Madeline Graham, a rich South American girl. She excites his imagination with stories of a bright homeland, but soon reveals she must return home. Their bond deepens as he faces her departure and his heartbreak at Madeline’s imminent voyage to Liverpool.

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French View of America Painted by a Visiting Tourist

A French writer who toured the United States criticizes American values and habits. He ridicules the obsession with size, machinery, and speed, condemns slave-driving instincts, and mocks the idea of liberty and independence as a myth. The piece portrays Americans as fixated on the biggest things and perpetual productivity, with a satirical tone.

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Laborer Frightful Attack in Webster City Camp

The report describes Frank Miller of Winnis Central grading gang who attacked a fellow laborer with a heavy club in a Webster City camp after rising in a drunken frenzy. The assailant, restrained by others, was jailed. the wounded man Ralph Robinson was expected to recover.

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Blood accusation cited as trigger for Kishimet massacre

Washington special to the Chicago Record-Herald reports the blood accusation against Jews as a centuries old pretext for riots and massacres in Russia and beyond. It notes rabbis deny using human blood, cites Chinese anti Christian rumors, and recounts violent incidents sparked by such forgeries.

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Flood Losses and Forests Offer Flood Control

The Ohio and Mississippi floods caused nationwide losses totaling about 120 million, with Kansas and Nebraska suffering major damage. Analysts urge reforestation of river basins and plains, noting tree planting can protect farms, fuel, and fencing, and suggesting a national effort with costs around 25 million to 250 thousand dollars per year for long term gains.

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Notable deaths and rescues in Newark and Brooklyn notes

Notes of Current Events report the death of Bimen Witsou in Newark from glanders contracted from a diseased animal. Thomas T. Curran of New Haven receives a Yale degree posthumously. Fire in Wallon Street, Brooklyn, prompts quick heroism by two police officers who save women and children. Officer McAuley suffers severe injuries and is placed in a straitjacket.

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