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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
8
Fragmentary verse traverses frost and snows, tracing a heart stirred by a distant beloved. The speaker recalls a fleeting presence across winter scenes, sensing hidden origins and speed of longing. Images of glow, waking blood, and vanished seasons appear as a muted, lyrical lament.
A reader's tale revisits the old English temple near Brodericksburg and the famed Bride's Rose. In a midnight courtyard a gray hut woman recounts the centuries old tragedy of Lady Beatrice and her lover the architect. The legend says blood red roses bloom each night,akindled by a bride who gathers them at dusk and finds them fresh at dawn.
A truncated Brooklyn Life fragment shows a dialogic scene with Thugton and Tiugton discussing age appearance. The text hints at a local society voice, with a playful tone and fleeting character names.
Dispatch from St. Petersburg cites terms Japan would accept to halt the war with Russia. Korea under Japanese suzerainty, Port Arthur and the Tsushima peninsula ceded, Vladivostok neutral with open door, Trans-Siberian line under international control, Manchuria restored to China, indemnity disputed but potentially unresolved. London press notes rumor of Austrian mediation.
Federal authorities opened hostilities with the meat packers by serving subpoenas on department heads and employees across packing firms to appear before the grand jury in Chicago on March 20. Aiming to enforce the anti trust injunction, Deputy U S Marshals circulated subpoenas in 15 cities as the government seeks indictments for violations of the Sherman act.
A collage of historical notes mentions Governor Tranly of Indiana, Senator Moraker buying a home in Clnnlunnel for 106000, Jon K Harvey ex mayor of Waltham born in a log hut, Senator Cock doubting another Senate term, Captain Howse new West Point commandant from Texas, Secretary Taft as editor in the family, the editor described as tall and wiry, and English papers labeling Roosevelt as whig. Also references to Mayor McClellan examining New York water, Broward of Florida, Major General O O Howard, Frederick Vanderbilt social life, Joseph W Balk guest at a Missouri Society banquet in New York on March 16, and Senators Lodge Platt and Pettus defending government speculation area humbug.
Russian reports say Grand Duke Vladimir is seriously ill after a stroke linked to his brother's fate. Moscow dispatches discuss army movements, unrest among troops, and the St Petersburg university strike as protests widen.
President Roosevelt directs the Justice and Commerce and Labor departments to cooperate on the Standard Oil affair. Commissioner Garfield and Representative Campbell discuss a thorough, coordinated inquiry with no scope limits. Texas pushes for comprehensive evidence, while states Wisconsin Missouri Oklahoma plan independent probes and the Interstate Commerce Commission weighs exposing alleged rate conspiracies. The Wisconsin Legislature also may investigate Standard Oil operations.
A挟 snapshot of labor statistics shows over 50,000 elected clane in the United States, a shorthand school run by Canadian Pacific in Montreal for employees, and about 44,000 hotels contributing. The Iron Molder Union of North America paid 278,800.87 in bonuses in 1904, with death, sick, and out-of-work benefits funded. Michigan reports scarce labor with factory slowdowns and wage increases. Dublin Board of Trade notes worsening employment in recent months, and 274 unions with over 600,000 members saw 7 percent unemployed by late November.
Miss Surn Hum of Dubuque sued George Potter and three Duluth millionaires over a deed to a Dubuque residence. Judge Matthews ruled the revocation and related annuity forfeiture clauses valid. Potters’ alleged drug influence and nonpayment framed a broader breach of promise case. a separate Duluth verdict awarded $20,000. Supreme Court to determine biennial election validity.
In Davenport the Hheh school houses 686 pupils as rural disturbances rise. Farms near Buffalo Grove destroy apple trees while plans to reestablish Davenport M. A. follow. A new bank opens at Harper with $10,000 capital. Reports mention accidents, thefts, and local civic efforts across nearby towns.
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