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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
3
Police probe a deadly blaze at a Tech street home in Montclair. Mrs Hannah B Toss died in the fire while a coachman is missing. Fire is suspected incendiary and a murder may be linked. Rosa Toss, a wealthy resident, lived alone. investigators seek clues from the missing worker.
Dr. Thomas Burlington reports experiments show germs of consumption and diphtheria can transfer via money. Paper money may carry microbes for a month, metal for twenty four hours, prompting a committee to consider withdrawing soiled bills from circulation. No action was taken.
A mother attempted to drown her infant in New Haven Connecticut but was restrained by the grandmother who saved the child. The mother was handed to police amid concerns of mental instability. Other items include a bath death verdict in a separate case, Berea College fined for co education, and various national brief items.
The piece notes large armies under Oyama and Kouropatkin with hundreds of thousands of troops, reports limited fighting, raids from Mongolia, and strategic moves as winter ends. It discusses fleet movements toward Admiral Rozhestvensky, Japan's naval strength, and Russia's war-weshing prospects including internal unrest and possible peace talks.
St Petersburg official returns for the war's first year reveal 130,480 hospital admissions north of the front. Of these, 1,710 officers were wounded and 1,308 sick. 53,890 wounded and 72,000 sick. Four thousand seven died in hospitals, 674 wounded and 11,248 sick invalided. 9,420 returned to Russia. 21,554 still in hospitals. Over 77,000 presumably returned to ranks. Not include port casualties or some field-hospital cases. Wounded and sick total about 50,000 with half likely to return to the army. Estimates place Russian killed between 46,000 and 50,000.
A bomb exploded beneath Grand Duke Sergius’s carriage in Moscow as he drove near the Kremlin. Five assailants in cabs attacked, wounding others and triggering arrests as crowds and soldiers clashed, amid reports of renewed anti oppressive tension and the duke’s brutal rule.
Grand Duke Sergius was travelling near the Kremlin when two fast cabs hurled a bomb at his carriage. The explosion killed several onlookers and wounded the duke, with mobs rioting as police detained suspects. Police blame students for the plot amid ongoing crackdowns and repeated life threats against Sergius.
Austria’s new premier Enron Gautsch began his career as an usher in a 4 school while Arthur de Ferraris the noted Austrian artist toured the United States. The Highgate House in London where Coleridge wed is set to be torn down amid changes.
Governor Beac Hoch leads Kansas against Standard Oil amid calls for a state refinery. Legislators debate pipelines and fair pricing, with 1000 workers at risk and farmers backing stock purchases to break the trust. Kansas aims to rival Ohio and Pennsylvania in oil production.
A blast in the Alabama Steel and Wire Vir ginia City coal mine near Bessemer trapped 152 miners hundreds of feet underground. Rescue efforts faced heavy slate and debris as officials pondered whether a dry shot caused the catastrophe amid warnings of frequent global mine disasters.
An OCR fragment discusses the giant clam Tridacna held as an ancient marine marvel. It notes large, stationary bottom dwellers with broad shells and power to move slowly, forming coral-like structures and a well-like coral formation near the seabed.
Town report from Halo Indiana on February 27 notes Mrs L C Bowers credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her diabetes after years of illness and failed treatments. She claims relief from severe symptoms, weight loss, and ongoing kidney issues, saying she has remained well for three years. The ad-style note also asserts the remedy cures backache, Bright's Disease, rheumatism, and other kidney ailments.
A husband worries about a fire in their block described as the war of an incendiary. His wife dismisses the worry, joking that no one will accuse him of building it, in a light domestic exchange.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a quick economical remedy for pimples blackheads red rough or oily skin and disfiguring humors. It promises clear white skin with routine morning and evening application followed by washing with Toilet Soap. The copy also claims Cuticura Soap prevents eczema and skin troubles and improves scalp and hair, offering rapid relief for rough hands and painful nails.
Salzer's yield in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan set a national benchmark. Indiana 157 bushels per acre, Ohio 160, Michigan 20? bushels per acre. Audacious claim urges competitors to surpass this 1905 record.
A promotional seed notice touts high per acre yields for Beardless Barley 120 bu and Pedigree Potatoes 1,000 bu plus crops like Salzer Speltz and Macaroni Wheat and Teosinte. It invites readers to request a catalog and seed samples from John A Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, amid a fragmentary marriage joke.
The article notes indigestion as a common hindrance to growth in schoolchildren caused by rushed lunches. It advises correcting meals and digestive disorders and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe, effective remedy available at druggists for a dollar with a money back guarantee if it fails.
The readable text mixes an old cough remedy advertisement with garbled dialogue about a house break in. It mentions a cure named Catirrh Core and Hall's Cilarrh Cure, dubious mercury-based claims, and scattered courtroom or court-like question lines.
The weekly Chicago trade review notes improved weather aiding distribution but snowfall keeps farm and coal markets tight. Grain and livestock receipts fall short of last year while freight and consumer demand pick up for food, apparel, and household goods. Merchants arrive in fair numbers, building materials orders rise, and some factories expand production. grain speculation and altered wheat values leave receipts and shipments lower than a year ago. New York reports severe winter weather depressing wholesale and retail trade and rail logistics, with Northwest and West hardest hit. US weekly business failures total 243, Canada shows 17 failures. year-over-year comparisons vary by region.
Chicago cattle common to prime priced 4.00 to 6.75 with hogs 4.00 to 5.05 and sheep 3.00 to 0.00. Wheat No 2 1.18 to 1.20, corn 42 to 44, oats 6 to 320, rye 28 to 35. Timothy 8.50 to 13.60, butter 80 to 84, potatoes 28 to 38. Detroit cattle 3.60 to 4.60, hogs 3.00 to 5.75, wheat 1.20 to 1.22, corn 40 to 47, oats 82 to 84, rye 28 to 33. Milwaukee wheat No 2 northern 1.11 to 1.15, corn 28 to 33, rye 66 to 73, barley 28 to 52, bark 12.80. Toledo wheat 1.16 to 1.18, corn 28 to 41, oats 80 to 82, rye 58 to 84, clover seed 7.57. Buffalo cattle 4.00 to 6.50, hogs 4.00 to 5.10, lambs 4.50 to 8.50. New York cattle 3.60 to 5.90, hogs 4.00 to 5.40, sheep 3.09 to 5.50, wheat 1.19 to 1.23, corn 40 to 60, butter 40 to 60, Western rye 48 to 60.
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