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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
6
Northborn fruit farmer M Darby notes 640 buds from sixteen trees mostly alive, nine from one tree dead. He sees excellent prospects for peaches and fruit in general, with unusually mild weather and cold mornings not severe enough to hurt crops.
Family and friends of Sarah Kuba of Nookuk County doubt a written confession tied to a murder case. They pursue a quiet investigation in Des Moines and argue the confession may be falsified. Warden Tiunter of Anamosa reportedly wrote to the girl's parents that the confession shows nothing and the story did not come from him.
A Great Western passenger train derailed near Dubuque due to a broken rail just before midnight Saturday. The engine and several cars toppled down an embankment. Injured passengers were taken to Dubuque including I Mumer, T C McGrain, Miss Pearl Turner, D Butler, and three Austrian emigrants among others.
A lamp in the Dysart basement exploded, scattering burning oil over flammable goods stored there. Firemen promptly restrained the blaze, keeping damage to the basement and estimating losses at about $500 from fire, smoke and water.
Mrs. W. Zimmers of Anamosa, about 30, died after her clothing caught fire while making breakfast. Her weak condition prevented self extinguishment and the blaze engulfed her body within an hour. The fire was limited to her clothing and local aid arrived too late.
Iowa Methodists aim to purify the Erving school house site at Font h and Pleasant in Cox Moines to establish a Central church organization. They would adjoin the half block east owned by Methodists and place a church deaconess home parsonage and school building as close together as possible.
In Lawn City burglars drilled a vault hole and forced a private office door in the Fox Hutchinson Lake Company lumber offices but fled when frightened by guards. police say no clues yet.
A Burlington high school junior class party ended in a riot as seniors forced entry, drenched attendees with ogee water, and a few pistol shots were fired without injuries. Police arrived to quell the disturbance. Mainstor Wilted in Exploxion and a janitor was killed by a lighting plant blast. A man named Warner committed suicide. Matt Jorgerson of Seneca township faced hanging amid financial distress. Sadie Callahan, 10, from McGregor, saved a Northwestern passenger train by spotting a broken rail and warning others on her way to school.
A blaze damaged the Keystone House Furnishings store and the Furmora Savings bank, engulfing the east block. Fire walls saved adjacent German State bank and west-side buildings. Loss about 25000 dollars with 12500 dollars insured. No injuries reported.
Judge Diehlberger sentenced Homer Rutledge for manslaughter to five years in the Wort Madison penitentiary. The defense denied, motion for new trial was overruled. an appeal to the Supreme Court is anticipated. Also: attorney Hillyard pleads guilty to forgery and awaits sentencing. a gasoline stove explosion injures Mrs. Peckham and Mollie Crippen in Iowa City. Irwin Stites severely injured by a horse kick near Mason City. Fire devastates Stanhope’s business district, with $30,000 loss and incendiary suspicion.
The Senate passed a statehood measure admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state with New Mexico as another, while Arizona and New Mexico joint statehood was removed. The bill returns to the House to seek concurrence without the Arizona reference, renewing a major partisan fight about western state formation. The debate drew large galleries and few absentees, signaling strong interest in this era of territorial change.
The Supreme Court recently ruled against the Interstate Commerce Commission, affirming joint tariffs in a freight pooling arrangement among 163 railroads. The decision allows shippers to choose routes, halting rebating and reducing competition among the railroads, with the Southern Pacific and Atchison lines cited in the dispute.
Speaker Cannon denounces reliance on federal legislation to fix state faults and urges states to exercise their sovereign powers. He cites Gov. Dawson of West Virginia asking for federal help and notes a 1,500 bill pending in Congress would take a decade to enact.
George A. Hearn announces an endowment of 125000 dollars to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. J OL Harrison remarries his divorced wife in Youngstown Ohio. Harbison killed L V Bergman in his wife’s room and was acquitted. Norbert J Thompson of Chicago, secretary of the Lafayette memorial commission, sets October 19 as the dedication date for the Park monument.
President signs resolution authorizing an investigation into railway discrimination subdepot issues and congressional oversight powers. Secretary Root discusses Congo policy. US stance limits international action. Army costs shown relative to France and Germany. hero medal awarded for saving a child on a railway. No substantial budget surplus after February, and Cuba’s president to Roosevelt on reforms.
The report describes a House debate over suspending students for football play, multiple amendments defeated, and the bill failing 40 to 40. It also notes Senate passage of bills to raise Mitchellville officials’ salaries, extend school enrollment, define life insurer fund securities, and other measures, plus a Gilliland resolution demanding proof from Governor Cummins regarding railway influence claims.
In a turbulent session lawmakers consider measures on endowing coroner led euthanasia style controls for cripples and incurables, while temperance driven petitions and wage exemptions draw debate. Cemetery law revisions aim to fix conflicting rules and expand board powers.
A blizzard wreck on the Denver and Rio Grande line near Mist Mountain. seven killed and many injured as three engines were destroyed. Engineer Grant Kelker and Florenna Harry Unetmin survived. others perished while attempting to escape. Dispatch confusion and blizzard conditions hampered rescue efforts and clarified that two trains, No. 16 and No. 3, collided after misread orders near Adobe and Beaver.
The coal mine dispute spreads uncertainty as anthracite miners demand higher wages an eight hour day and equalized pay while operators resist. If anthracite strikes or gains, soft coal prices may rise and bituminous miners may win a wage boost, altering market dynamics. The outcome hinges on a possible strike and the operators’ stockpiles.
A retired Philadelphia basket maker named George Shonns presented 100000 to a church fund. Andrew Carnegie pledged 26000 toward Rio Grande College, an Ohio Baptist theological school. The International Waterways Commission met in Toronto to study power distribution from Sag River and river water division in the Niagara region.
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