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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
1
A tank burst during the annual sportsmen’s show opening at the Duquesne Garden in Pittsburg, releasing 100000 gallons of water. Hundreds fled to the promenade, dozens of animal cages and valued specimens from Highland Park zoo were saved by staff, preventing greater harm despite a chaotic panic.
The Philippine Government adopts a new postal stamp set prepared by the bureau of engraving and printing. Values and colors match the US set but denominations are in pesos and centavos. Portraits of Rizal and other figures appear on stamps under one peso, while one peso stamps feature the coat of arms.
Life savers combed Lakes Huron after the fishing steamer Searchlight was struck by a northwest gale off Harbor Beach Mid Tuesday night. They returned to port with wreckage as hope for the crew of six was abandoned.
A sailor named Brank WH Butler aboard the steamer John P. Wilson was arrested on murder charges in the disappearance of Florace N. Marvin a 4 year old child of Dr Marvin missing since March 4 near Dover Delaware detectives theorize the boy was murdered or accidentally killed and the case has drawn national attention.
Edward H. Everett of Newark and August Busch of St Louis have sold their interests in the Lincoln oil field to Standard Oil Company for 750000. The deal follows recent strides in oil territory development. Everett reportedly drilled what is described as the largest oil well in Illinois. George J. Gould criticizes railroad passenger profits but supports registration paving that reduces harm to rail travel.
Eddie Tate, known as the gentleman burglar, remains held in Peoria HL after allegedly stealing scrip from Dougherty school. Officials suspect a wider plot and possible involvement of others based on Tate’s account.
President Roosevelt presided at the Jamestown Exposition opening ceremony on Friday. The naval display formed a prominent part of the event as the exposition began to showcase national achievements and heritage.
Prince Estel Friedrich, heir to Emperor William, was thrown from a horse during a drill on the Doebritz grounds near Uotadam. Initial alarms spread, but latest information indicates he is expected to recover.
Mary Tomlinson of Concord killed herself at the Parker House in Boston after reportedly being influenced by religious delusions tied to Mrs. Eddy and church leaders. She traveled to the city with a companion, stayed with a nurse, and leaped from a fourth floor window at about 4 am, dying two hours later.
An explosion of gasoline at the Mississippi Valley Automobile Company garage at Vandeventer and Olive streets destroyed both the Mississippi and Central Automobile Exchange garages. About 100 automobiles were lost and damages estimated at 225000 dollars. The fire scattered burning gasoline across the block, and a worker at the Mississippi garage was reported killed.
The wooden lumber barge Arcadia, carrying captain and owner Harry May his wife and twelve others, left Manistee, Michigan on April 12 for Two Rivers and is believed lost in Lake Michigan. Wreckage found along the shore from Pentwater to Little Point Sauble, with cargo and portions of cabinage identified. Built Milwaukee 1888, Arcadia was 110 feet long, 2 ½ feet beam, 9 feet draft, tonnage 230.
Charles C. King, president of the First National Bank of Scotland South Dakota, was arrested in the Kaiserhof hotel Chicago by Deputy US Marshals. He fled while federal authorities prepared to prosecute him on charges of misapplying bank funds and issuing $45 000 in certificates of deposit to himself after being indicted in South Dakota.
The Ohio Fish and Game Commission elected General John G C Speaks as state fish and game warden to succeed J C Porterfield, who resigned. The commission filed with the Governor a statement alleging two Lake Erie fines of 700 and 400 dollars were split between Porterfield and the arresting deputy wardens.
Frederick Seymour known as Lord Barrington has lost his appeal as the United States Supreme Court dismisses his case. He awaits execution in St Louis for the June 1905 murder of James P. McCang.
John Gheres aged 92 died at his home in Mahaptonga Pennsylvania. He was among the oldest well known residents of Northumberland County. He is survived by a widow eleven children one hundred grandchildren and twenty all great grandchildren.
Captain Viccone, commander of the Sirio of Navigazioni Italia Line, who survived the August wreck on Hormigas Island off Spain that claimed 300 lives, died in Genoa from a broken heart.
P. Horwitz of Cincinnati, 33, died by drinking carbolic acid at the Kupper hotel in Kounan City. He left a note asking that Walter Jacobs of Kausag City be notified of his death.
The Seacoast Canning Company plant in North Taibec Me burned Monday after a gas house explosion. The entire plant, leased by American Can Company of New York, was destroyed with no injuries reported.
Secretary Taft has returned from a trip to Panama and the West Indies. He declines to discuss politics but is expected to make an early statement regarding costs and policy.
Fatal collision on the Chicago and Alton at Dwight occurred when a switch was opened to the northbound main, misread by Mreman Brows. Engineer George Goodman and fireman George Brown died, two tramps were badly hurt, and wireman Taylor was not expected to live as coal cars crushed bodies and traffic halted for hours.
In Portsmouth Ohio a church dispute over Rev Freeman Chase led to a riot during Sunday services with clashes between factions. Women fainted and people fled as police intervened. The pew minister and elders restored order and Chase, now removed, leads the church independently.
In Madison County near Roscoe George J Ward a prosperous farmer was attacked by sixteen neighbor women who used bogey whips to punish him for alleged cruelty. His wife Mrs Ward died the day before his burial and had filed for divorce citing abuse including forcing her to feed stock and stay out of bed.
A petition with twenty thousand names asks President Roosevelt to pardon Charles W. Anderson. The appeal, prepared in five days, was forwarded to Senator William Warner of Washington after Anderson, a Kansas City businessman, was arrested and sent back to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, from which he escaped eight years ago.
Calhoun county officers in Fort Smith Arkansas captured Dr John Carver also known by several aliases and alleged to have defrauded his wives of 150000. He faces charges of defrauding Lola Davis of Battle Creek Michigan of 25000. A letter demands examination of Mrs Eddy and Mrs Mary Baker G Oddy in a property accounting suit in Concord New Hampshire as defense remains silent.
Mount Vernon experts report a total Skagit county auditor Fred Blumberg shortfall exceeding 20000 dollars. The day after the shortage was found Blumberg's body was recovered in the river at Mount Vernon. Separate items note 31 drowned when Archangel sank on the Neva near Irinovka, Saint Petersburg, and a Minnesota rail property valuation dispute.
Fire swept the Dispatch stables at 190 to 142 Barrow Street, New York, suffocating or burying about three hundred horses. The old two story brick building, newly alight, saw the blaze spread rapidly through every part of it.
The headline reports a wholesale crackdown on the Black Hand in Pennsylvania. Charged actions include 13 shootings with attempts to kill, 13 conspiracies, 6 dynamitings, and 2 robberies by threats. Authorities, led by District Attorney Salsburg, detained 26 men in February, with most held without bail. Charles Salvatore and Joseph Ritz of Browntown are named for exposing the society’s personnel. The crackdown follows threats that targeted hundreds of foreign families, escalating to murders in some cases.
Large blaze destroys the six story William Hunge Company pickle factory at 71 to 85 North Ann street Chicago. Watchman John Wasaska 42 is fatally trapped on the fourth floor after leaping from a window. Surrounding structures suffer smoke damage and residents flee in panic. Loss estimated over 75 thousand dollars.
Krieger, a cattle buyer, says he was sandbagged and robbed while transporting cattle. He was found wandering dazed, taken to Owatonna hospital, where both feet were amputated after an operation. Austin officials deny the hold up claim. Krieger led a dazed trek to Pratt station before seeking care.
Sioux on the Moxebud reservation rush to divorce as the South Dakota Legislature’s winter law prompts twenty petitions in Bonesteel Circuit Court. Full-blooded Indians file suits, to be heard at the upcoming term, reflecting a sweeping response to new statutes.
A deadly blaze gutted the Hotel Campbell in Athens Pa when fire broke from a staircase area trapping guests who leapt from windows. Elam Senda described as a cripple died in the flames and several guests were injured.
A major blaze in Manila's Singalong Paco and Bambang districts wiped out two nipa huts and damaged parts of Ermita Malate. Fifteen hundred residents are left homeless as firemen, soldiers, and citizens work to control the flames. Governor Quits Under Fire: Hagerman of New Mexico resigns amid charges. Captain George Curry named as successor for the post in New Mexico. Explosion to Fireworks Plant: La Sultana in Chihuahua destroyed by a cigarette glow, causing $200,000 in losses and fatally injuring two plant workers. Stolen Securities Found: Police recover $20,000 worth of securities at the Manhattan Club from a member’s rooms.
Former Judge Abner Smith, president Gustave F. Sorrow, vice president, and Jerome Pierce as enabler, were found guilty of conspiracy in a Chicago bank case and sentenced to the penitentiary.
A long, era defining portrait notes six widows of the United States wielding combined wealth over a quarter of a billion dollars. Hetty Green, Mrs Russell Sage, Anna Weightman Waller, Mrs Marshall Field, and others are profiled with inherited, husband earned, and philanthropic sums, plus projections for heirs and charitable bequests.
District Attorney Jerome exposes poolroom fraud from Fulton Street books claiming a $5,000 bank roll in 1809 and annual profits of about $250,000 over eight years. The records detail divisions among insiders including a 16 percent rake and hint at a powerful official link, with names unissued.
The Southern education conference held a three day session at Pinehurst North Carolina and re elected Robert Ogden of New York as president. Dabney of Cincinnati University plans a commercial college connected with the institution and to place students in banks and brokerage offices while studying. The Minnesota Legislature defeated a bill to shift school board selection to ballot and have boards appoint county superintendents. Rockefeller funds awarded 625000 to five institutions including Yale Princeton Bowdoin and Millsaps. Harvard presidents apologized for student disturbances at Brown of Harvard premiere. Indiana Legislature passed a bill enabling state board of education to approve teachers training courses and grant credit for work in normal schools. W H Maxwell urged Columbia students that teachers should be physically fit and trained athletes capable of managing large classrooms.
Chicago activity edge expands with stronger manufacturing commitments and heavy orders for furnace and finished goods. Car production improves while distribution stays strong. retail dip cooled by outside merchants. Spring work gaps fill with material buys and wage adjustments. new permits rise. bank deposits grow and money market eases. Duns Review notes 17 district failures, vs 11 last week and 25 a year ago.
New York reports persistently frigid conditions slowing crop preparation injuring fruits vegetables and cotton while dairy wholesale and robbers deliveries also face delays. Building remains active outside New York with demand for materials high labor strong and wage advances common though new construction slows. Government weekly business failures rise in the United States and Canada. Wheat and corn exports from the U S and Canada surge while year to date totals increase. Brail Street's Report notes these upper sector movements amid economic strain.
A dense listing shows Chicago prices for cattle hogs sheep and staple grains, with figures like cattle 4.00 to 6.55, hogs 4.00 to 0.60, wheat No 2 Tie to Toe, corn 46 to 48 cents, oats 41 to 43 cents, rye 69 to Tie, and hay timothy 13.00 to 19.50. Other cities Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo display varied ranges for cattle hogs sheep and commodities with numerous typographical errors and unit inconsistencies.
On the petition of creditors Walter KX Shaffer of Chambersburg Pennsylvania was named receiver for the Wolf Manufacturing Company near Chambersburg. Liabilities are stated to reach nearly 300000. Nathan Looser of Cleveland Ohio was appointed trustee for the estate of O L Hays former president of the Gallion Ohio National Bank. Voluntary bankruptcy proceedings were initiated against Hays in the United States District Court recently.
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