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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1910
Page
8
A Parkersburg farmer planted ten acres of ground to corn in late March to test effects. Sunshine and a mild early April cooled fears as the crop emerged four to five inches high. Frosts since have been light and not fatal, with plowed rows and rapid growth. Observers hail the result as unprecedented for the Northern and Central States and expect tasseling and ears by July 4.
Laura Lewis, daughter of Lewis on a Murray area farm, confessed to county officials that she bore and buried an infant in a hay-filled barn one mile west of Murray. She stated the child was born March 25 and died soon after, and that the father was Blackard Dingmore of Chatton. She was bound over to the grand jury in 400 for manslaughter.
Rev Dr Spicer at St Pauls Universalist Church Webster City argues the star of Bethlehem was actually Haley's comet seen four years before 1 A D. He suggests the star and the comet are one, noting the comet's southerly path mirrors the biblical sign.
Secretary Green reports May 1 fruit condition with the lowest percentages in history. Strawberries 38 percent, grapes 20, black raspberries 12, red raspberries 10, cherries 8, currants 5, apples 8, blackberries 21, gooseberries 4, American plums 1, pears and various plums and peaches under 1 percent.
Dr Ida M Guthrie was arraigned in Newton on an indictment charging dynamiting the J A Quick home at Prairie City She pleaded not guilty and waived formal arraignment Trial date set for June 14 Her counsel were W H Hartzell Carthage TJ and Morgan and Kart of Newton Bond fixed at 3000 EH Salmon retained by J A Quirk to assist prosecution
Dubuque police captured 24 year old Charles W. Smith amid an act of arson at the Grand Opera House. Fire was detected early, guards kept on duty, and officers nabbed Smith as he fled from the basement stairway. He is described as a dope fiend and degenerate.
William Neal Jr and Jasper Bowie aged 19 and 20 pleaded guilty at Newton and were sentenced to ten years each at the Anamost reforma tory for breaking into the Frank Baldwin hardware store and selling the loot to an East Side Des Moines dealer. A hotel project and an interurban line proposal also appear with local business interest. Found dying under floor of barn near Farley farmer Joseph Breen aged 35 drank carbolic acid and died.
The state registrar reports 1,864 Iowa deaths in January across 41 diseases. Tuberculosis of the lungs caused 113 deaths or over 8 percent, while pneumonia led with 196. Ages 70 to 79 saw the most fatalities, with 844 deaths. Males accounted for 1,023 deaths and natives born in Iowa numbered 1,345, with 498 foreign-born. Marital status shows 790 married and 581 single deaths, 24 divorcees, and 446 widowed.
A major blaze in Fernald destroyed Western Grain Company elevator valued at 5000 and 6000 bushels of corn 2000 bushels of oats and 100 tons of soft coal. Duntz lumber stock and implements valued at 12000 plus a 2000 building burned. One small frame store and four gondola cars burned. Wind gale weather and no fire protection exacerbated damage totaling about 25000 with several nearby structures damaged. insurance status unclear for Duntz property.
The deceased are Hang Gold and his wife in Decorah. Neighbors report Gold shot his wife then killed himself in their home. Gold, about 86, a stone mason, had a history of drunken assaults and recently harmed his wife before she sought divorce earlier this spring.
Grace Cantonwise eighteen at Oxford Junction swallowed a teaspoon while laughing at a remark. Her mother and sister Pearl fainted on sight. A doctor removed the spoon with tools after several attempts. A Nebraska telegram notes H Edson had his arm blown off while wolf hunting. All over the state many brief items follow including a dynamite charge case, deaths, injuries, and local politics.
A wire from Grand Marais Minnesota reports forest fires pressing toward Duluth and several towns. In Michigan, farmers and miners battle blazes within fifty miles of Houghton to save settlements. Dozens of structures burned, inmates moved for safety, and vast timber losses accompany the widespread, wind driven fires across northeastern Minnesota and western Lake Superior region.
A government edict abolishes slavery throughout China but preserves certain forms. Manchu retainers are not freed but labeled not slaves. Household slaves remain bound to masters, effectively perpetual. Selling children ends, concubinage allowed without sale, with legal protections. Edict aims to advance civilization while leaving many statuses intact.
The Ohio Supreme Court hears an appeal challenging the denial of Charles Dick’s name on the May 17 primary ballot. The Circuit Court upheld Judge Babcock’s ruling that Dick’s name must be presented to voters for nomination to the United States Senate.
Hundreds of ministerial delegates from Michigan New York and Ohio arrived in Bellefonting Ohio to attend the Country Life Institute called by the Presbyterian Church to devise means of increasing church attendance in rural counties.
Practical guidance on incubator use with hot water machines and room temperature to prevent overheating. Includes daily handling, brooding after hatch, and dangers of neglect. Then reader letter on curtain front poultry houses, describing a 48 by 12 feet setup with south exposure, open front, and draft control for reliable egg production. Also tips to prepare coops and brooders in advance.
Advice for farmers on choosing pure bred poultry and breeding strategies to maximize laying. Includes a vermin killer recipe using kerosene emulsion and soap, plus notes on hen traits, trap nests, and alternating breeding stock. Mentions selecting strong males, utility flock building, and use of duck eggs in cooking.
R G Dun & Co reports ongoing irregularities in Chicago trade with slower progress than expected and a small improvement in solvent payments over a year earlier. Business costs rise, strike settlements lag, and transportation risk lessened by wage concessions. Coal mining, construction, and delayed seasonal weather hinder activity. Fashion and wholesale lines soften while summer bookings rise. Bank clearings total 208,832,816, up 2 percent from 1909 and down from 1908. failures in Chicago district number 18, with three in over 5,000 dollars.
The report notes a quiet New York trade with clearer crop and price views forming. Sentiment in agri cultural sections shows cheer, damage from the cold wave appears exaggerated, and securities markets gain on growing American bond demand abroad.
Market notes from multiple cities list cattle hogs sheep and various grain prices. Indicate ranges for Chicago Chicago cattle hogs and sheep, Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo with prices for wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed in to and from per unit and per bushel terms.
The passage notes at least seven million farms in the United States and asserts that about 64.7 percent were owned by their owners according to the 1900 census. It discusses farm ownership and land relations with the ownership dynamics emphasized.
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