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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
6
The executive council reports on a 1907 to 1908 fare and revenue transition. It notes six months of the tarent fare since July 1 and gradual increases in passenger receipts, led by the Wabash exception. Freight receipts mostly declined across roads, with Rock Island showing a near half billion dollar growth in passenger business.
Husband secures custody of five year old daughter before writ served. Judge Miller awards custody to husband in Des Moines as Mrs. Cora Vangurdy, the child's stepmother, leaves town with the child. The case centers on habeas corpus dispute between the couple and the sheriff’s inability to serve papers.
Mrs Cora Roe of East Des Moines is believed murdered after being poisoned with strychnine. A mysterious man reportedly came to her mother’s home, took her to another house, and vanished. Police pursue the suspect while considering self harm theories.
A weeklong search through Northeastern towns and a cement plant area failed to reveal Mrs. Trank Schomthal, who vanished from Dubuque. Her body surfaced in a river. cause of death undetermined. The report also notes several other local incidents including assaults, accidental deaths, a governor’s grandson pneumonia death, a shooting, a swallowed needle case, a bridge fire, a child’s coal mine accident, and an old Marshalltown pottery sale.
A misfired revolver intended for practice wounded a teen on the town river bank. Doctors at University Hospital decided to leave the bullet embedded, after evaluating the leg injury above the knee.
A flurry of Iowa items reports a liquor clamp and police reforms in Des Moines, barn destroyed by lightning near Buxton with losses around two thousand dollars, hail and greenhouse damage in Central Town and Des Moines. Elopement of Amy Byrum and Harry Bibbins noted, Bertha Wilson dies before June wedding, Cres Ton burglars loot Crest on safe, and Rev. Lloyd Aldrich returns from India to Shenandoah. Towns from Waterloo to Oskaloosa report crimes, accidents, and legal actions with major transfers in rail lines and insurance. Jane Addams to speak in Des Moines. funeral of Dr Gouiday attracts crowds. large sums hidden on premises revealed. Union miners extend contracts. Geneva elopement case. Mason City road tax dispute. Tama county accident. Louisa county to host an experimental station. Clinton extortion case. Clarinda inmate commitment. Buxton bank thefts totaling four thousand dollars.
The St Louis prognosticator Rev Hicks predicts a turbulent May with violent thunderstorms hail and frost early in the month. Expect a hot stretch with possible tornadoes from May 13 to 16 followed by cooler spells. Tornado threats recur from May 19 to 22 and again 25 to 27, with the 27th marking the cyclone anniversary as the danger area expands across central and western regions.
A jumble of observations on spring opening millinery prices, wealth, marriage, and social norms. The piece critiques high costs, old maid stereotypes, and rich families while noting global tension and a humorous nod to Pharaoh and Uncle Sam. Abstract commentary on society and current events with diverse names and ideas.
The article surveys party influence in U.S. presidential elections from 1800s to 1900s, noting that only two parties usually win electoral votes, while several others occasionally perform in state races. It cites Weaver in 1892 and Watson in 1896, explains coin flips after Civil War, and describes historical splits and coalitions affecting electoral outcomes. A separate passage describes Gary Indiana’s steel plant installing 33 gas engines to convert blast furnace gas into electricity, using heated gas from iron melt and cleansing to power the system.
An organization created to control dramatic material for hundreds of American play companies. Miss Marbury serves as president with offices planned in New York and branches in Chicago London Paris Berlin and Vicenza. The trust reportedly controls about nine tenths of leading playwrights from England France Germany Austria and Italy, with hundreds of authors enrolled.
President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress requesting expanded Interstate Commerce Commission authority and new legislation. He calls for limiting federal injunctions, strengthening anti trust laws, and financial measures including postal savings banks. The address urges action on labor disputes, court contempt penalties, and a national incorporation concept while warning against plutocratic or socialist excesses.
R G Dun & Co reports mixed conditions in Chicago with steadier but slow recovery, lower costs, and rising May payments. Industrial activity shows scattered gains in machinery, hardware, and farm implements, while iron and ore markets weaken. New York notes improved weather and crop optimism but limited impact on distributive trade, with some retail gains in the South and West and cautious Easter trade. Overall failures: Chicago 84, New York week ending April 23 shows 254 filings. Canada 36.
Chicago Cattle to hogs and grains range across multiple cities with no clear trend. Cattle in Chicago $4.00 to $7.15, hogs $4.00 to $5.05, wheat No. 2 65c to 90c, corn No. 2 white 68c to 85c, oats 60c to 52c, rye 70c to 87c, butter 2d to 20c, eggs 11c to 25c. Indianapolis, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Toledo, and New York show varied values for cattle, hogs, sheep, and grains with mixed quality and grades listed.
Samuel Ingall, president of the Chicago Edison Company, was appointed receiver of the Consumers' Electric Company, New Orleans, upon the application of the National Conduit and Cable Company of New York, a creditor.
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