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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1904
Page
9
A reconstruction of farm practice notes discusses an efficient hog trough design with sloping boards, partitions, and a hinged top to prevent feed waste. It also surveys irrigation projects, cost per acre, and potential impact on Western farming, plus potato beetle management, dairy and feed trials, and general farm husbandry insights from various regions.
President Roosevelt appoints a commission including Lawrences Mugray Gen Johs A. Wilson and O M Winslow to investigate the Slocum disaster. Mayor Mc Clellan expands the panel though coroner witnesses resist questions. Fire safety failures and misused equipment cited as bodies recoveries rise to 40 confirmed and 308 missing.
Reports from Liaoyang and Newehwaong describe a fierce clash near Shai-Chou Hal-Cheng where Russians were defeated with heavy losses and driven back toward Liaoyang. Japanese forces march northwest to block retreat, with fighting at Sen-Chen and Wa fungko ravine where Gen Kondratsvitch’s 1,000-strong force suffered 1,200 casualties before withdrawal. Gen Oku’s division took Hatung-Yao without opposition. Reports on prisoners and wounded vary, with instances of kindness and brutality cited.
A sympathetic view of Argentina’s economy notes a 23 percent rise in foreign trade last year and expects strong growth over the decade. It cites abundant land, a growing population, improving politics, and a shift toward small holdings as immigration and land laws reform. Also covered are political maneuvers in the United States with party conventions and potential presidential contenders, plus commentary on Parker’s Virginia support and Hearst in New York.
State auditor Carroll releases second half of annual life insurance report. It notes 121 companies doing business in Iowa, with life in force at 503 million and total benefits paid around 3.77 million. Iowa fraternal societies held 104.4 million in force and paid 1.05 million in claims. Non town fraternals held 176.74 million in force and paid 1.49 million. Also reports disappearances at the World’s Fair in St Louis, including Dr. Disher of Yale and Captain Mandolph Bory of the Fourth Iowa, plus other local notes from Des Moines to Spencer and Grinnell.
Iowa communities report upcoming projects and happenings. A $15,000 hotel is to be built at Valley Junction while a brick and tile factory nears a prospect at Oxford. Monticello prospects are not good for corn. New school buildings, water works, and planned carnivals appear in Davenport, What Cheer, and New Sharon with various civic actions and inspections noted.
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