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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
6
A New York Globe feature notes a child’s playful innocence and a man’s aging reflections. It contrasts youth’s romping with forebodings of aging, as a grandfather recalls time’s march and the fear of growing old. The piece blends literary imagery and social observation on life’s passage.
A man sought a forbidden cosmetic eye alteration from an oculist in St Petersburg. He proposed using ink-filled needles to match the left eye to the right blue eye. The plan led to an attempted operation, then police identified the patient by a description matching Constantin Proker.
A man with striking yellow beards and blue eyes evades police and an oculist's inquiry as he travels toward the border and sails to the United States. Police doubts fade after eye examinations. the fugitive continues his journey amid cautious scrutiny.
A 1900s discussion contrasts British and American rail safety. It cites 1901 and 1908 fatality and injury totals, notes many derailments and collisions in England, and praises American use of air brakes versus vacuum brakes. It highlights a Boston station with high train movements and imagines British equipment vs American safety measures.
The New York Tribune notes German cities funding dental care for many residents. In Strasburg 2000 children were examined, 699 teeth filled, 2012 extracted, with monthly dentist visits and Saturday rechecks. Russia adds nine Buch Institutions in St. Petersburg as a model. The piece argues good teeth link to health and calls for broader preventive medicine and care for workers and soldiers.
An elephant shoots a hunter in Cayton after a friend drops a rifle in panic during a hunt. The weapon fires, injuring the owner in the ankle as the elephant seizes the abandoned gear. Reports mention British interest in jiu-jiten and commentary on women’s eating habits.
The Iowa case tells of Martin May who was imprisoned for life for the murder of his wife in Council Bluffs after a confrontation with his daughter who testified that provoked the crime. Now pardoned, May walks out to greet his daughter and awaits a new life while his daughter pleads for forgiveness, recalling how she grew to believe he acted with provocation.
Police and deputy sheriffs ride with non union drivers as a large strike paralyses Chicago. Gunfire, injuries, and mob activity disrupt business as the Employers Teaming Company blocks deliveries. Labor leaders vow to persevere while the mayor seeks arbitration amid federal injunctions and calls for grand juries.
An Illinois rural population trend shows towns absorbing farmers as farm sizes shrink and land prices drive migration. Improved farm machinery, land sales to migrants, and urban moves reduce county rural populations while towns and villages gain residents and new businesses. The piece cites Missouris higher land prices drawing farmers west and predicts a future of intensive cultivation and smaller farms restoring rural workforces.
The blast furnace workers receive wage advances from 10 to 1244 percent on May 1 as unions reach contracts with the Later Garriors' Association. The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers loses influence in the Calumet region after the 1902 strike, with several lodges dissolved and only pockets remaining near Chicago and Indiana Harbor. Industry reports note union activity among carpenters, meat cutters, and shipyard workers, while US Steel projects 33 to 35 million tons of ore shipments for the season, setting a record potential.
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