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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
3
Representatives outlined a straight cut tariff for revenue, naming Alabama Democrat Underwood as a key advocate. The article covers allied moves including a U S ambassador appointment, tax receipts, rail rebate indictments, a Los Angeles murder case, robberies in Chicago, jail releases, and various national incidents from March to May.
A marble of notes from Iowa includes J. T. Beckon suicide in Sioux City’s Graceland cemetery, and large Interurban stock sales near $60,000. Other items include deaths of Captain L. B. Raymond and Rev. E. J. Schultz, indictments in Jasper county, church sessions in Britt and Webster City, and counterfeits seized near Waterloo.
President Taft told reporters at the Waldorf Astoria that the United States must take up the Canadian reciprocity question now or never. He praised the House for passing the treaty and argued the accord would not harm farmers, explaining objections and urging a test to reassure agricultural interests. He stressed that annexation talk is irrelevant and outlined why free trade items like meats and flour were excluded, warning against overreaching by the favored nation clause.
Senator Frye of Maine retires as president pro tempore of the Senate due to ill health and advanced age. He has served since 1881 following James G. Blaine and represented Maine for decades with a Lewiston, Maine home. Gallinger is expected to succeed him.
A major blaze struck the Buffalo Glass company five story building in Buffalo's business district, causing about 250000 dollars in damage. Violent explosions occurred, blowing down twenty firefighters and badly injuring several other responders.
The crown princess remains seriously ill in Tokyo after weeks of typhoid fever. Officials report the complication persists, and doctors monitor her condition closely as the capital awaits further updates.
The Inter Ocean noted 1900 U.S. wheat production at 737,189,000 bushels versus 656,442,000 last year, signaling a potential shift to Canadian lands for future supply. The author cites cheaper Canadian farms, vast prairie wheat yields, and growing American settlements in Saskatchewan as evidence Canada could meet rising U.S. demand. A letter from Turtle Lake, Saskatchewan, describes mild winters, harsh cold snaps, fertile land, abundant timber, and strong prospects for cattle, mixed farming, and Scandinavian settlers.
A fragmented OCR sample features racially charged dialogue about barbering and cakewalks, a joke about a play’s parting scene, a call to southern opportunities, and assorted advertisements for Allen’s foot powder, Dr Pierce’s pills, Garfield Tea, and a laxative.
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