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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
1
Baron Ozawa, envoy of the Mikado, visits New York offering a compact to cement US Japan ties. He cites famine aid after the war with Russia and notes possible Pacific territorial aims while expressing Japan's interest in an alliance with the United States amid anti Japanese sentiment.
Reports from fruit growing regions indicate delayed market entry across the north with lighter losses than the southwest. Michigan foresees fruit and vegetable delays of about a month with average yields. Indians report good crop health, four weeks late. Kansas and Missouri face severe losses with killed crops and widespread destruction. Oklahoma and Indian Territory expect near total loss of tree fruits, with bush fruit grapes and strawberries seriously damaged.
After July 1 no special delivery postage will be required for letters. Postmaster Meyer orders that after July 4 any letter bearing 10 cents in stamps with special delivery notation will be treated as if it has a regulation special delivery stamp. Sentences also note a 99 year sentence for John Stapp in St Louis juvenile court for murder in the second degree, four Kueng City ice firms fined $32,500, a forest fire in Venango county nearing control, and Isaac Stephenson’s nomination by the Wisconsin Republican caucus for U S Senator to succeed Spooner.
A headon crash on the Cincinnati Northern Traction near Hamilton injures twenty riders. Both cars wrecked but injuries are not serious. Separately, wages for 85,000 operatives in southern New England are set to rise 10 percent starting May 27.
The opening wheat trade at the Board of Trade hit historic highs with foreign buyers and speculators driving up prices. July opens 93 to 97 cents, September 95 to $1.00, December 96 to $1.03, amid forecasts of a world bread shortage and reduced U.S. exports. Severe weather and late seeding threaten North Dakota Minnesota and Red River valley crops, with farmers delaying sowing and heavy spring wheat at risk.
Thirty two people were killed on the Shriners special train when a defective switch at Honds caused a wreck on the Southern Pacific coast line near Hon da. The engine and several cars piled into a massive crash, burying the baggage car, smashing the dining car, and scalding occupants as steam escaped. Conductor Jones quickly tapped a dispatcher line to relay the disaster, confirming the incident to Santa Barbara and other points.
A large fire at Rose Pine Louisiana wiped out a block of business houses and two dwellings, causing about 25 000 dollars in losses and destroying the National Stove Company plant in Lorain Ohio. Separately, Peter Savage and Joseph Chonowsky received three years in the eastern penitentiary plus 800 dollars in fines and costs for dynamite wrecking of the Welsh Congregations church at Edwardeville Pennsylvania The sentences were handed down after the wrecking incident.
Abe Ruef, longtime San Francisco political boss, pleads guilty to graft and extortion before Judge Dunne. His statement promises to expose others involved, rattling graft networks state wide and alarming officials and financiers who profited from public franchises.
The article recalls Abe Ruef as a dominant San Francisco figure linked to graft, naming his role in city government, party machines, police control, and saloon influence. It notes his education, linguistic skills, and early career as a lawyer's clerk, framing his political rise and misdeeds within the reform movement to reclaim city governance. It also reports on the submarine torpedo boat Octopus testing at Newport, highlighting three speed runs and a new submarine bell used for submerged communication during trials.
Robert H. Baker, 23, becomes assistant astronomer at Allegheny Observatory after leaving Amherst faculty. Francois Coppee funds a $200 biannual prize for young poets at Academia Francais. Rockefeller adds 2 million to the University of Chicago endowment, bringing his total gifts to over 28 million. Chancellor Day urges colleges to bar immoral students to raise campus standards. Yale’s William Lyon Phelps praises Mark Twain as the nation’s greatest novelist.
John Kissenger of South Bend Indiana, a Spanish American War veteran, volunteered for yellow fever experiments led by Walter Reed. He was inoculated with infected mosquitoes, suffered severe illness and later developed myelitis, leaving him a wheelchairbound, nearly 80, and unable to walk. Moran recovered better, but Kissenger’s longterm damage grew worse. Medical authorities deem his condition a consequence of the experiment.
The report details rural delivery performance showing 37 507 rural routes in operation served by 87 447 regular carriers through May 1. The figures reflect the scope of the rural service and indicate staffing and route coverage levels across the system.
Longshoremen strike after wage demands rejected by principal steamship lines. Strike breakers loaded ships as ocean liners sailed partly loaded, sparking street clashes along the docks. Some lines reached terms with workers, rallying remaining strikers. A related disturbance occurred at Havemeyer sugar refinery in Brooklyn.
Dun's Review notes continued effects from severe weather and government data on winter wheat, with temporary adverse commerce amid sustained industrial activity and labor spending. Manufacturing sees strong deliveries and new orders, yet higher costs and material shortages push up machinery prices. lake traffic seeks more tonnage while yards idle ahead of a predicted strike.
Freezing conditions and snow in the Northwest slow crop preparation while heavy rains and low temperatures disrupt southern distribution. Midwestern and eastern regions show mixed demand as wholesalers and jobbers run behind orders but remain engaged. May failures in the US and Canada total 154 and 20 respectively. US exports of wheat and flour reach 2.9 million bushels for the week, with corn exports around 1.74 million.
Chicago to Indianapolis to Detroit and beyond report a dense price grid for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices per category vary by city from $3.00 to $7.00 for cattle and hogs around $4.00 to $7.00, with wheat corn oats rye and hay listed across regions, and several wheat and corn quotes in the No. 2 grade ranges.
Navy access lines report an order by Superintendent Sands for an escort of midshipmen to President Roosevelt at Inmentown. Four companies, the pick of the brigade, will form the escort.
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