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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1914

Page

4

Mrs Wilson Relapses After Foot Surgery Accident

Washington March 20 Mrs Woodrow Wilson wife of the president relapsed after a foot operation following a rug accident at the White House weeks ago. Relapse alarms the family and officials sealed news from the White House as Dr Cary Grayson attends her bedside amid renewed concerns.

Washington Woodrow Wilson White House Cary Grayson Katherine Dickman Margaret Wilson Helen Woodrow Bones Doctor Grayson Wilson

Coal Trust Road Issued Against Lehigh Valley and 16 Individuals

Proceedings in equity were begun in the United States district court of New York to force the Lehigh Valley railroad and 16 individuals to dispose of coal land holdings and end a government dissolution order. United States District Attorney Marshall charges a conspiracy in restraint of trade and monopolization by seizing control of mines output and using railroad power to favor allied coal firms while discriminating against competitors.

New York Lehigh Valley Railroad United States District Court of New York Tta United States District Attorney Marshall Lehigh Railroad

Train Robber Steals 14000 Near Beaumont Texas

A lone robber aboard Santa Fe express No 202 near Helbig 14 miles north of Beaumont on March 20 stole 14000 sent by a Beaumont lumber firm to Browndall for payroll. Deputy sheriffs and Beaumont police pursued the culprit, who vanished into wooded country after the 12:16 p.m. departure.

Beaumont Tex Santa Fe Here Helbig

Deputy Sheriff and Black Man Die in Steamboat Incident

On March 20 at Frisia Point Mies a deputy sheriff Frank Mullen and a Black man died after a public safety incident aboard the steamboat Kate Adams. Mullen led three Black men to arrest. one man died, another was arrested, a third struck Mullen, then leaped from the boat and swam ashore as two other Black people faced imminent fatalities.

Frisia Point Mies Kate Adams Frank Mullen Frank Russell Mullen

Noted Author Near Death in Mobile Stroke

Mobile March 20. T. C. de Leon, a noted author, lies critically ill at the home of Mrs. T. D. McCoy after a stroke of apoplexy. Attending physicians say there is little hope of recovery.

Mobile Ala T. C. de Leon Mre T. D. McCoy

Aerial Line for Panama Fair Seeks Oakland Flight Route

Oakland aviator Weldon Cooke applies to the Panama Pacific Exposition franchise office for a license to carry passengers by air between Oakland and the fair grounds. The plan aims to connect the city with the Panama Pacific Exposition site, with March 20 as a referenced date.

Oakland Cal Weldon Cooke Fair Grounds

Devastating Japan quake and sea disaster claim many lives

An earthquake struck Akita prefecture on Hondo Island causing numerous deaths, destroyed homes, and damaged rail and telegraph lines. In Kawakubi, many casualties. 60 bodies found near the Omono river as 820 homes were wrecked. Kitameno burned. 800 mine workers in Tawamdato unaccounted. Simultaneously a Kuban hurricane battered southern Russia with floods and shipwrecks. six villages damaged and 176 construction workers perished. Paris reports fierce gale and high tides affecting Normandy and Brittany coasts.

Tokio Akita Hondo Tawamdato Bt. Petersburg Kuban Russia Ekaterinodar Sea of Azov Yolsk Strait of Kertach Paris Normandy Brittany

Wall Collapse After Fire Tragedy Claims More Victims

March 19 report from St Louis describes a wall collapse at the Missouri Athletic Club building ruin area near the St Louis Seed company. Three dead, 14 rescued with serious injuries, 10 missing. About 170 workers evacuated before the structure fell in high wind. Names include May McKein and Mildred Sunderman among injured. James Cobb saved after two hours.

Loula Missouri Athletic Club St. Louis Seed Company McKelvay Cobb

Four Die in Brechen Hotel Fire in Ontario

Brechen Ontario reports four killed as fire razes the Brechen hotel threatening nearby areas. Victims named Mia, Thomas McCauley, his wife and daughter plus the daughter's maid. Over twenty guests fled in night clothing. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars. In Baltimore a waterfront fire on the Old Bay Hoe steamer Alabama was checked by firemen with several thousand dollars loss.

Brechen Ontario Mia Thomas McCauley Baltimore Alabama

May reunite the Goel ets in Newport

Friends of Mr and Mrs Robert Goele t have not abandoned hope of reconciling the couple despite a divorce on cruelty grounds. Efforts at reconciliation have continued for months. Pan American Congress Postponed. Santiago Chile March 13 The fifth Pan American conference scheduled for September is postponed to after November.

Newport K. I Robert Goelet Santiago Chile Beptember

One Trainman Killed In B and O Wreck At Washington

One railroad worker died when a freight engine jumped the track and crashed into West Washington station near Washington Pennsylvania. The incident occurred March 19 and involved a Baltimore and Ohio line freight engine. Local authorities investigated the crash and identified the deceased crew member.

Washington Baltimore & Ohio Railroad West Washington Here

Foil Plot of IOLE Plan to Seize Federal Arsenal

Report to the War Department details an alleged scheme by unemployed army leaders led by "General" Kelley to capture the Rock Island arsenal and arm 606,000 men for a nationwide revolution. Lieut Grimes, a Sacramento guard member, spied for Kelley, revealing Chicago gatherings, railroad takeovers, and a march on Washington with Canadian support.

Sacramento Cal War Department Washington Forbes National Guard of California Kelley Rock Island Franklin Grimes State Guard Grimes United States Chicago

Wilson exonerates Ambassador Page on Monroe address

President Wilson cleared Walter Hines Page of any fault in his Monroe doctrine speech. The White House said Page's remarks were quoted and misrepresented and that the address as reported is accurate and harmless to the United States. The president noted there is no phrase waarop this government could take offense.

Washington Wilson Walter Hines Page United States Court of St. James Page Tola

German Aviator Killed In Landing Crash

Meta Germany March 19 another German military aviator was killed here Lieut Von Gard was crushed to death in making a landing The aeroplane turned sideways and crashed to earth from an altitude of 200 feet.

Meta Germany Lieut von Gard

Twenty Wounded in Peru Demonstration in Lima

Twenty persons were seriously wounded in Lima during a protest against Seguin the republic's first vice president who returned on March 16 to succeed exiled President Billinghurst. In Tokio, Yoshida linked to Siemens & Shhuckert, died by suicide in prison amid a naval scandal.

Peru Lima Seguin The Republic Billinghurst Tokio Japan Yoshida Siemens & Shhuckert Company

Paris editor Calmette slain in Paris shooting

Gaston Calmette editor of Figaro was shot by Madame Henriette Caillaux in the Figaro office. Five shots fired at close range ended his life after a long feud over political accusations and love letters from Caillaux to her future husband.

Paris Gaston Calmette The Figaro Mme Henriette Caillaux Joseph Caillaux Finance Calmette Cailiaux Madame Caillaux Calmettte Paul Bourget M. Bourget Bourget Mme. Calliaux

Prisoner Captured After Man Slayings Breaks Out

Joliet reports Mathew Startha, serving a life term for killing two men, fled the penitentiary prompting a nationwide search by guards and police. He was captured by a Braceville constable in Georgia on March 19. Other items note Wilson administration endorsement at the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association with sixty dailies, Bud Logan defeating Jack Regan in Oshkosh, an electric car wreck in Woburn injuring seven, and Albany proposing 43015 to fund Thaw defense attorneys.

Joliet Mathew Startha Lea Sheriffa Prigzon Stakha Braceville Atlanta Woodrow Wilson Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Oshkosh Wis Bud Logan Chicago Jack Regan Milwaukee

Tillman Warns Opponents in Senate Remark

Senator Tillman Read a self written piece on restoring his health in the senate. Some selectors laughed. He warned with a firm line I’ll bury you follows yet, signaling a firm stance amid the audience.

Tillman Wathington Senate

Three Die in Windsor Hotel Fire and City Blaze

Detroit reports three men killed on the fifth floor of the Houghton-Detroit Elevator building as a five story fire tore through Woodbridge Street. The Windsor hotel and the Western Newspaper Union in Milwaukee burned, with large losses. other fires in Sidney Ohio and Fort Worth endangered dozens, with heroic rescues and many displaced families.

Detroit Mich Houghton-Detroit Elevator Company Woodbridge Street Fie Walter Libby John Law Frank Todd Milwaukee Wla Windsor Western Newspaper Union Milwaukee-Painter and ‘Roller Company Btanchard Blank Book Manufacturing Company Milwaukee Novelty Dys T. A. Chapman Dry Goods Company Sidney Ohio Fort Worth Tex Tarrant County Junda L. J. Easley

Ulster Forces Mobilize Amid Ulster Crisis Rumors

An emergency force of picked Ulster volunteers was summoned to headquarters on Friday amid rumors of government military action and impending arrests. London reports say crisis has been reached with talk of military occupation while Bonar Law’s censure vote failed 345 to 252 and Sir Edward Carson rushed to Belfast amid arrest rumors.

Belfast Ulster Volunteers London Ulster House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law Arthur J. Balfour Bonar Law Tima Edward Carson Edward Cargon

City Spends 2.4 Million to Remove Gotham Snow

New York street cleaning officials report 2.4 million dollars spent on snow removal with another 100 thousand dollars expected. The figures reflect the cost of winter storms and the city’s response.

Gotham New York

Bryan Celebrates 54th Birthday in Washington

Secretary Bryan marked his fifty fourth birthday on Thursday in Washington. President Wilson sent a birthday letter and colleagues and friends extended congratulations.

Bryan Washington Wilson

Canada Firms World Agrictural Championships Victory

Canadian farmers clinched another world title at a national corn exhibit in Dallas, with J C Hill & Sons of Lydminater Saskatchewan winning the oats class over Montana and Minnesota entries. The 1913 oats were grown by past competitors, earning a $1,500 silver trophy and proving Western Canada’s farming prowess across oats wheat and hay. Farmers from the United States relocating to Canada praise the region’s yields and climate.

J. OC. Hill & Sons Liydminater Baskatchewan Dallas Montana United States Minnesota Jadge Saskatchewan Oflorado Western Canada International Boundary Line Manitoba Alberta Canada

Two Views of It in a Humorous Exchange

A henpecked man questions the groom about married life. The bridegroom replies enthusiastically that Buss is a poor name for it, while the henpecked man agrees gloomily that Bilas is no better. The light exchange captures domestic tension in a playful tone.

Buss

Fragmented Advert Fragment Highlights Patent Medicines

A garbled ad style clipping references BromO Quinine and Dr. Pierce products, including Pellets, and lists quips about tonics, remedies, dyes, and fashion notes. It mentions signatures like K W Grove and a jab about fashion and travel.

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Mrs. Wilson Helpmeet Haa Coal Trust Road U. 8 Beging Sult Lehigh and ‘ Subsidiaries Lone Bandit Excapee Man Butle Ee Sea France M.A. C. Wall Falls St. Louis M’adoo McAdoo Mike Wleanor Wilson Robert William Iole Kelcey Arsenal Federal Arma ENVOY Holda Harmieas King Albany N. Y Harry K. Thaw Matteawan TROY Houghton Elevator ‘Company BIG Guente Windsor Hotel Western Ulster Forces K.W. Grove Jones Putnam Fadelesa W. AL Douglas Og Weis Tor
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