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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
1
A miscellaneous collection of reflections on time patience and character. The author muses on trust among neighbors silence value, the limits of force, and the growth of conviction through time. References to Milner Chamberlain Transvaal Cuba and public virtue punctuate the essay like loose observations.
A long digest of congressional moves from 1902 covers proposals to abolish the army cadre, naval construction plans, and officer staffing needs. It notes committees advancing canal bills, Philippine affairs, and potential mediation gaps in the South African war, alongside local mishaps and crimes.
Klark WILT of Piper City is found dead in Wis Bech at a hotel. Benjamin Wond editor of New York Daily News dead at eighty. Dan KR Hanna, son of Senator M A Hanna, weds Ava at Greyrland. Dalby Gordon Maud dies in Boston aged 79. Ex-Congressman Harry Miner dies in New York. R S Thompson of Springfield reports death of brother in Islands, fortune lost in uprising. James H Smart, Purdue president, dies after long illness. Rev Anferson G C Peters to receive baptism rites in Calvary Baptist. Casper Mochter, German merchant in New York, dies aged 55. Peter Maher defeated by Choynsk in Chicago. Populist convention to meet Sioux Falls May 2. United efforts on military colleges and labor issues noted. Michigan labor commission reports rising employment and wages. Warner Miller abandons Milwaukee to Gulf railroad plan. Grace Church organist strikes. pastor plays. Enormous grain machinery shipments to Russia. Western rail managers plan pro-rating talks. Warrick miners strike in Indiana. Chicago garment workers debate strike stance. Chicago union tensions over brush fee escalation in 1900.
Dispatch from Paardeburg reports Gen Cronje has surrendered all forces unconditionally at daylight. The War Office in London acknowledged the surrender with Roberts noting Cronje is now a prisoner in Roberts camp. The message marks the anniversary of Majubi and expresses hope government acceptance of the event.
Arthur Sewall, running mate hopeful, denies a quoted interview predicting a Democratic defeat this year. He says he did not speak without qualification and expresses support for U S expansion policy including Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines, aiming for territorial status with full protections. He was blocked from continuing to the Philippines due to plague and halted in Lincoln, heading toward Manila.
A dispatch from San Juan reports Governor General Davis urging his view on Porto Rican trade during testimony before House committees. He argues Porto Ricans deserve free trade rights as a moral necessity, while prominent Republicans call for quick government action amid a crippled economy. Exports and imports remain paralyzed as American capital hesitates over an unstable government structure.
Wilson Wakely, a tavern keeper three miles north of town, murdered his wife by throat cutting then went to the graveyard and killed his first wife by striking her on her grave. Both deaths occurred as described in a tragic local incident. Myra Wakely, once popular, is named in the report.
The state contest awarded certificates of election to all Democratic contestants for minor state offices. They were sworn in and went to the state house to demand possession from Republican incumbents, but the demands were not acceded to.
A blaze on St. Catharine Street between La Dominique and Cadieux in Montreal leveled the Theater Francais and the surrounding block. The fire claimed business properties including a saloon once owned by former baseball figure Er i O Neill. Total losses estimated near $100,000.
A report notes the Prince of Wales visiting wounded aboard the hospital ship Princess of Wales at Southwington. He singled out the Galladiang fighters and praised their loyalty and unity with the mother country. Lord Roberts appointed Avi Dennison of the Royal Canadian Regiment to his staff.
A portion of Mihierte Stade Cleith company's plant at Minette, near Oswego, was burned. Loss estimated at 2000 dollars. Friction in the plant is blamed for the fire, investigators report.
In Meremnries Michigan former state senator Joseph Plesebein died by suicide. Authorities report he shot himself in his barn after a period of despair. The fatal act occurred at his residential property and was confirmed by local officials.
A blast at the new Ipswich opera house, opened only last Monday night by Nobles Metter company, injures one man with a fractured shoulder and others by debris. An acetylene gas plant used for lighting caused the explosion, gutting the second floor and leaving about fifty people inside. Nobles' troupe members were in their dressing rooms and escape unharmed.
In Winona Minnesota on the 28th a settlement was reached for a Jackson school fire loss. The contents valued at 4185 and building at 1512.30 were covered under a blanket policy. Insurance to any one company likely under 200. Temporary repairs to the building will be completed this week, permanent repairs after summer vacation.
Rev. Tom Scott of Walhalla died at Bate hospital after a brief illness. Known as Father Scott, he served sixteen years as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Walhalla. A pioneer missionary, he spent nine years in Manitoba before moving to Walhalla, at seventy five years old.
A Northern Pacific shop employee Charles Tolingon of Brainord, Minn, is missing from his Brainord home since payday Tuesday. Johnson, who had worked two weeks, left to collect previous month's pay and has not returned. Police have been asked to help locate him as a systematic search begins.
A rural Minnesota incident reports: at Alswo yons Thomas, age nineteen, Ammes, sixteen, and others from the family living near Easton faced charges of assault and battery. The youths allegedly chastised their sister, with Las well under the influence of liquor and biting during the trouble. The report notes prior misconduct and ongoing tension before the incident.
A westbound passenger train derailed after the rear wheel of a tender broke, causing the rest of the train to crash aside from the engine which remained on track. Sixteen people were injured in the incident and transported for care.
Andrew Goblisch awoke to a choking smell at 208 Route Avenue and found his wife and children unconscious from coal stove gas. The household suffered a near fatal exposure but all are expected to recover.
In Anoka Minnesota a boy Bennie Holt aged young son of Sydney Molt fell diving near Otsego and broke his leg. He crawled to the house with frost bitten hands and head, later feared to lose both feet. In La Crosse Wisconsin Mary Hilbergz aged ten burned to death in a fire that destroyed a family home near Blair Trempealeau County. the family escaped in a panic, leaving the girl behind.
A railroad man in Wheers Minnesota died after an on-street collapse amid suspicions of foul play, though the coroner's jury ruled it an exact disease. In Baraboo Wisconsin a push caused serious brain injuries to a ten year old girl, with the assailant identified as her uncle.
Dispatches from London report Boers assembling near Bloemfontein to block Lord Roberts and defend against his advance. Cronje reportedly holds strong positions. estimates place Boer forces at 60,000 to 70,000 with scarce supplies and uncertain ammunition. British dispatches note hard fighting near Ladysmith and Mafeking, with reinforcements moving toward the Orange Free State and Paardeberg.
A memorial petition from Porto Rico residents to the U S Congress requests withdrawal of the military, admission as an integral part of the United States, restricted free commerce with the Island, replacement of Porto Rican currency with American money, and appointment of a commission to codify laws. the motion is supported by Porto Rican delegates in the city.
Albany February 27 New York plans rapid moves toward the appropriation of 300000 for canal improvement. A heated survey by the state surveyor will test the project data and seek public consent. Work on the survey will be pushed this spring with decisions likely soon.
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