14 Mar 1895
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1895
Page
1
A collage of obsolete items notes donations to Boston hospitals, town bequests, and a Vermont founder's trust. It cites European bounty competition, US steel losses, farm hunger in Colorado, and rising immigrant labor demand. It covers Washington Washington politics, tax collection, and congressional stationery allowances amid a broad, period voice.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a legislative session with bills on public and private calendars. Items mention right of Will through Indian territory to railroads, and delays or actions by ministers and civil service boards. The text references the president and various committees in a tense dispute over precedence.
A mixed bundle of obituaries and crime reports from the United States and abroad. Notables like editor 0.W. Stickney and banker William W. Gray die, alongside ship and rail news. Incidents include robberies, suicides, accidental deaths, and a murder mystery in Cleveland. International items mention Japan, Austria Hungary, and colonial affairs, with influenza outbreaks and military movements abroad.
A cascade of tragedies includes Drents and Cynvyangugh burned to death at a Haddam farm, Mrs Delhanty killed by a local Alameda train near Oakland, a 10 year old drowned at Joliet, a trestle collapse near Spring Valley injuring none, and boiler explosions at mills in Adelphia and Standish. Fire damages large mills, a Peru child burned, Lenn ox worker crushed, and a St Louis boot factory fire. Also a Great Falls block fire, Lowell cigar factory blaze, a Nickel Plate wreck near Tinden killing two, Belgian steamer safety concerns, and the Morgan steamer Hawes listed as a probable loss with passengers evacuated.
A 60 year old, Ornning Doisgs, committed suicide by hanging in Bloomington Illinois after a fascine incident. Tramps attacked Nickel Plate train workers in Glovelande burra and looted freight cars. Cornelius Gallagher, 49, of Philadelphia, was knocked from his Philadelphia home steps by his wife and killed.
A fragmented narrative traces Bill Cook, a Cherokee outlaw famed in the Mountain country, his love for Martha Pittman, and the rise of his band. It notes Martha's unwavering devotion, the band’s raids across Fort Gibson and Muskogee regions, and Sheriff Perry’s pursuit culminating in Cook's capture in Port Smith. The piece paints Cook as a restless figure constrained by government pursuit and personal loyalties.
Dense vines and creepers choked the area near a house as laborers worked to remove long strings of growth. Juxtaposed with leeches and plant pests, the scene described slows progress while highlighting the stubborn tangle of nature reclaiming the orchard and surrounding structures.
The article discusses in archival detail how Col- on In-Arch Portland stone buildings in London develop color contrasts from wind and soot. Bleached surfaces reveal color, while protected areas stay dark, creating architectural color unseen elsewhere. The description references Hawthorne, Pisa marbles, and Dante in a lyrical treatment.
An incident on Fifth Avenue in New York sees a remarkably poised young woman rebuff a persistent caller. After he sits beside her and awkwardly chats about weather, she rises, signals the nearby police officer, and warns she will have him arrested if he follows her. The man retreats, suspecting a failed approach and a major social misstep.
A fragmentary OCR read mentions a gentleman identified as Peter I and others including Hare, Mr. Trolley, and various incomplete names. The text lacks full context or clear event.
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