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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1908

Page

8

Police to destroy wiggles in Waterloo boys meetings

Iowa State News reports Chief Laighton orders a careful search of beats to locate wiggles behind Kido's Fruit and similar sites in Waterloo. Police say such places lure boys from school and endanger morals and city safety, promising destruction and warrants for occupants after finding a back of a wiggle with a stove fire.

Polley Waterloo A. Laighton Ling Tila Blueconta Teighton Wiggie The Wiggie Associn Tlan Wells Kido

Infant Rich in Ancestry McGregor Babeaux Greatest Grandparents Record

Agnes Naomi Read Gulley of McGregor aged 2% months is believed to hold the Union’s leaning record of 58 grandparents for a single infant. Her great-great grandmother Lydia Shrake’s line shows 107 descendants including children, grandchildren, and further generations.

McGregor Babeaux Agnes Naomi Read Gulley McGregor Lydia Shrake Shake

Apple Crop 15 Short

Henry Wallace of Wallace's Partner says Iowa will not yield much this year. He bases observations on scattered frost impact, noting northern areas may fare better than southern, with lowlands most damaged. Overall production seems insufficient for markets beyond home use.

Henry Wallace Iowa Wallace

Wife Uses Kidnapping Ruse to Probe Husband Affair

Mrs John Andre of Davenport claims a stranger bound and gagged her to trap her husband into confessing an alleged affair. Police found jewels hidden under the carpet and a note taunting the husband. The investigation cites a man named Erland aiding in the attempted scheme.

Pim John Andre Davenport

Fire at Helle Plaine line destroys gran elevators

A major blaze at Helle Plaine line caused about 25000 dollars in damage to two local gran elevators. The Western Gran Company suffered the largest loss, estimated around 12000 dollars. Two freight cars, one loaded with grain and another with merchandise, were destroyed. The fire began at the W I Rockwell elevator.

Helle Plaine Nelle Plaine Western Gran Company Goteres W, IL Rockwell

Woman Attacked in Musan City Home Near Milwaukee

Mrs. Catherine Nelson, an elderly widow living near the Milwaukee depot, was choked and assaulted in her sleep by two men who climbed a window. She remains in serious condition from a nervous shock. Four men were arrested but released after she could not identify them.

Agel Willan

Robber Shot After Post Office Attempt in Town

In the early morning a masked robber tried to rob the Tonka post office. Westlake and Postmaster Lee O Wolf confronted him. the assailant fired wounding Westlake. The thief fled through a rear door, later breaking into a nearby store before escaping.

Ti Malidig Ntonka Westlake Benj. Brydon Brydon Lee O. Wolf Togt Weat- Uke

Reform School for Ray Dickinson After Hardware Store Looting

Ray Dickinson was sent to the Eldora Reform School while his four companions were returned to their parents after a trial concerning the Dimmitt hardware store looting in Cox Movnes. Dickinson was named ringleader. the judge ordered the parents of the four others to repay Mr Dimmitt for stolen items. The youths fled with about one dollar in cutlery.

Hobber Mack Ray Dickinson Eldora Reform School Dimmitt Cox Movnes Dickinson

Iowa Items Include Drownings Deaths And Real Estate Deals

The column lists multiple local incidents and changes across Iowa. Robert Vincoln, 21, drowned in an YMCA pool in Clinton. Property transfers include Tom Goode selling five acres in Tabor to A. Berkheimer for 3800. The Ingalls building in Greene is being remodeled to a two story opera house. An infant north of Kensett died after falling near a water tank. Lecturer Lindy Randolph Churchill to visit Des Moines. A Colorado mine owner, I. Swanson, was killed in Buxton mines while recovering in Oskaloosa. George Dobson, ex-Des Moines city engineer, returns from Wyoming to work with Western Land and Irrigation. Oldest Tama resident Ghi. Chase dies, last arriving in 1835. Dr A. A. Edwards and wife tour the South via Shelburne. Initiatives aim to abolish Des Moines saloons. Coliseum stock drive near finish with $35,000 left. Des Moines police appoint fifty boy detectives after a successful trial in Connell Bluffs and Cedar Rapids. S L Morrison of Creston dies in Chicago. Paul Grogan, burned in an explosive incident at Dubuque, dies. Frank Murphy and George Connery die in Minneapolis. Mason City car-break-ins yield five-year terms for three. Colfax electric line work advances toward Col. Donahue’s estate. Mya Cigon of Fort Dodge burns from a lamp accident. Drake University absorbs Keokuk Medical College. ninety students transfer. Contempt case eases for John Jensen in a Dubuque divorce. Suits against Mutual Telephone and Edison Light filed for damages. Mrs Elizabeth Thompson of Geneseo dies after pneumonia.

Robert Vincoln Clinton Tom Goode Tabor Bouge A. Berkheimer Malvern Ingalls Greene Cevar Hengestad Kensett Pinay Lindy Randolph Churchill Buglead Des Moines Swanson Colorado Oskalooan Hess Buxton George Dobson Wyoming Western Land and Irrigation Company Ghi. Chase Tama Lown Territory A.A. Edwards Cambridge Shelburne Ind Mende Tra Moines Town Anti-Saloon League Dex Moines Coliseum Walloween Connell Bluts Cedar Rapids 8. L. Morrison Creston Chicago Paul Grogan Dubuque Clarence Chnesorge Murphy George Connery Minneapolia Mason City Clark Aruanosa Colfax Col. Donahue Mya Fort Dodge Drake Univversity Keokuk Medical College Drake Jensen Wiram Fickel Dea Moiner Odin Ietriter Gejaro Junot

Quotations and quips from various newspapers on culture and travel

A collage of brief aphorisms and anecdotes from different papers criticizing religion, politics, science, and tourism. Notable lines reference a piano filled heaven, wireless telephony, a box office payout, Tolstoyan birthdays, and a Europe travel lull. The collection notes elections, temperance effects, and a backhanded defense of frugality.

Pro Japanese Linked Group Members Killed in Korea Report

Reports indicate twenty two members of the pro Japanese organization Ll ehinhoi in Korea were killed by Japanese gendarmes in Chotado Korea a few days ago. The affair was kept quiet amid World War era tensions.

Llehinhoi Organization of Korea Korea Chotado London Melbourne Australia Algernon West Socinlam Zia Bey Turkish Secret Service Sultan Abdul Hamid Tzzet Pasha Constantinople Marina Iranzini Portugal Senor Vranzini Emanuel Lasker New York Munich Tarraseh Nuremburg

New York banker abuse tainted by Broadway excess

Ex bank examiner Minard P. Moxey warns of corrupting luxury and loose cash handling in Broadway circles. He cites lavish spending, gambling, and hotel life as factors eroding honesty, influencing young bankers from smaller towns to emulate urban excess and misappropriate funds.

Gotham Broadway 24Th Street Lots Acre Square Minard P. Moxey United States Department of Justice Moxey New York New England Flo

Woman Cook Not a Voter Says Church Official

A Vatican envoy to the United States cites Archbishop Glennon on modern women, advocating that women mind their homes and families rather than engage in politics. He asserts happiness comes from attending to husbands, children, and meals.

Mgr Diomeda Maaleano United States Glennon St. Louis Wen

Prohibition Cuts Arrests in Atlanta City Records

Mayor Joyner of Atlanta reports court and police records show arrests for drunkenness and misdemeanors tied to drink fell by more than 60 percent since prohibition began, presenting a sharp decline since enforcement started.

League of American Municipalities Joyner Atlanta

Doctors Study on Deadly Acids in Food Preservation

A four month study in New York City explores the effects of deadly acids on preserved meat. Doctors Dawes, Ringer, Harvey, and chemist Edward O'Urien subject themselves to forthcoming experiments testing hengoback, noted for its slow but potential effects.

Teathig New York City Dawes Ringer Aut Uarvey Edward O'Urien

Labor unions and industry notes from global to local

A survey of labor developments reports tuberculosis pavilion openings and large employment boosts in Treland, Canada's industrial injuries, trades union strength in Lethbokige, and ongoing union actions in Yorkshire, Guelph, and New Zealand. It covers wage scales, demises in Holland, and reforms in Australia, Germany, and the United States with emphasis on union leadership, strikes, and regulatory changes affecting labor.

Albany Treland Canada Lethbokige Yorkshire Hayland Werder tHlow Boston Magas Cigar Makers’ Union Guelph

State University Pharmacy Building Funding Sought

SG Pharmachite of Minnesota seeks a $100000 appropriation for a new Pharmacy building at the State University. Prussian education reforms place higher girls schools on equal footing with boys and allow women to matriculate to drug and science programs. Walter M. Wood leads a Philadelphia project on supplemental education including night classes and aid for the financially constrained. Supt Maxwell notes Carnegie Libraries boost playgrounds and deters idle time with directed play. Charles Mix County in South Dakota launches compulsory education enforcement, with South Dakota judge Blake jailed briefly for initial noncompliance and white parents also facing action.

Philadelphia Walter M. Wood Chicago Maxwell New York Music Schools Playground Association America Carnegie Libraries New York Charles Mix County South Dakota Xteve Blake Wagner Whine

Chicago Weekly Review of Trade and Market Activity Report

The Weekly Review notes a year ago weak mood, with strained recovery seen in rising bank payments and lower commercial mortality. Demand for woven goods and textiles softens yet manufacturing grows, with steel and rails contracted and rolling stock in higher demand. Bank clearings fall 6.5 percent from 1907, and Chicago failures rise slightly with five over $5,000.

Chicago Weekly Review of Chicago R. G. Dun & Co Cropa Hoa Thare Comuitmenta

Trade and weather shape early fall markets in New York

Bradstreet's report notes warm weather and the approach of selection breeds conservation influencing heavy buying and new enterprises. Wheat movement, drought effects on Ohio River traffic and coal, forest fires, and low water accelerate cautious optimism. Textile trade holds steady in Chicago and West. drought relief aids mining and iron markets. US and Canada weekly business failures show higher counts.

New York Northwest Ohblo River Poorcat Chicago Gantiment United States Canada Bradstreet

Chicago and Midwestern Grain and Livestock Prices

A dense listing of market quotes from Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, and Toledo. Cattle and hog prices vary by city, with ranges for sheep, wheat, corn, oats, rye, and clover seed. Notable figures include Chicago cattle 4.00 to 7.45, hogs 4.060 to 6.15, New York butter 25 to 27, eggs 24 to 27, and Toledo clover seed 5.10.

Chicago St. Louise Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee New York Toledo

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