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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1895
Page
1
A garbled page fragment surveys varied topics from sensational death rumors and literary claims to industrial data. It mentions Koch and tuberculosis cures, Oscar Wilde, real estate indemnities, New York manufacturing, and public monuments, all presented in a disjointed, era-typical miscellany. The piece blends sensational chatter with statistical snapshots and literary asides.
A jumble of obituaries and notices lists numerous figures including Geoffrey T. P. Hornby and John Stuart Blackie, with deaths in Constantinople, Pittsburgh, Louisville, and London. Mentions Henry Studebaker, Charlen Lanmin, Paul Blouet, Mark Twain, and others. references to historical events, literary figures, and a search for Sir Henry Ceswick Rowlinson.
A string of tragedies reported from Newton Iowa to Salina Kansas includes a farmer killed by a train near Newton, a man crushed by a boiler explosion near Deadwood D, and a seventeen year old drowned while skating at Dow City. Fire damaged factories and distilleries in Louisville Ey and Salina, with extensive property losses. Several accidents worldwide are noted, including mine disasters near Huelva Spain and gas explosions in Kaneas City. A baby burned to death in Tacoma, and a man killed rolling a log in Petoskey Michigan are reported among numerous fatal and injurious events.
A garbled item list reports Orritual Doings involving Andrew Dupont, a 74 year old in Galene Tl, and a missing Charies 7 Rholdon broker from Munds Ind. A group led by RIM Dalton is cornered in a cave in Hye Fiativ country. Domestic strife appears as Mrs Kute al bangs borgels at Byansryille, Mn. Broyles shoots Mrs. Willa Aaa in a quarrel at Batramento. A riot nearly erupts in Auburn Ala after Cadets and negros clash. W H Reed despondent over parental objections shoots Lymeois at Decatur Inoys affair. Charles T Wink, 29, commits suicide at Aurora Il. Mr and Mrs Joseph Beanstt of Manlates Mich have been mined hear.
The March 10 proceedings detail Harry Hayward's murder trial for Kitty Ging. Judge Seagrave Smith instructs jurors on reasonable doubt and credibility, with the jury convicts Hayward of first degree murder. Hayward is sentenced to hang. crowd confrontations and police presence mark the aftermath as he is taken away.
A scattered roundup reports violent incidents and legal actions from multiple locales. Layl Binster and Abraham Turpin, waiters in Terre Haute, are linked to a fatal shooting. other items note embezzlement at Detroit, a church arson scare in Boston, and alleged political pressure cases. The bulletin also covers Wilde's a London arrest, Irish land bill moves, and Hawaiian rebellion penalties, with various local prosecutions and public notices.
London March 18. According to a report from Constantinople published in the Standard this morning unconfirmed rumors spoke of new disorders at Karabissar in the Sivas region Asia Minor. Additional advices from the same source say that many Armenians have been killed and wounded at Karahissar.
A damaged and garbled text notes a ship or vessel named Isla Luzon missing with all hands after leaving Algiers. The report mentions a search by Spat antiod and Cadiv, with lifeboat or crew details unclear. Authorities and catalogs of the grént fety indicate a maritime incident prompting a rescue effort.
Pauncefote directed British consul St John to request necessary special section from royal authorities to protect British subjects during race riots in New Orleans. The ambassador reported the local authorities could handle the uprising to ensure safety, earning measured praise from officials here and aiming to end protests without further flare.
Rev George W Preeman a noted pioneer preacher and missionary of the Northwest died suddenly of heart disease at his home in Elk Point South Dakota on March 15 He came West from Connecticut in 1851 and did missionary work across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Dakota and Montana In 1871 he became general missionary for the Territory of Dakota and organized Baptist churches throughout the state He was seventy six years old and widely known in the Northwest.
The Hawanl county grand jury indicted Special Panston Eximinar F. Walte of Mila neipolia for alleged intimidation of witnesses. Trial delayed to the June term as District Attorney Onto Sells and ex-County Attorney W. P. Barker, the leading witness, are unavailable. Defense intends to press for a jury issue at the next term.
A string of short notices reports a Kansas City fire destroying a building housing English Supply and Western Newspaper Union facilities, Toledo robbery by masked assailants, a Roanoke bank dynamite breakin, a Curfew Ordinance in Albert Lea, and Rochester church leaders yielding to Bishop Coxe. Names include Piro, West Fifth Street, Fourth and Broadway, Western Newspaper Union, Great Western type foundry, and A. Py Its. Jager. No injuries reported in most incidents.
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