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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
1
A British murderer held in U S penitentiary was identified through army fingerprint records. An escaped prisoner and former soldier reportedly killed an officer in a bush fight. Warden sent prints to authorities. Scotland Yard traced the man to Mortis, then to Africa.
Lord William Scully, reputed largest landowner in America, died in London leaving a will filed in Washington probate that cuts his three daughters Mary Julia and Kathleen, and their descendants, out of any share. The instruction leaves all U S lands to Angela Scully, his wife, and dates the will April 29 1901. The daughters are Mary, Julia, and Kathleen from his first wife.
Desperate battle near Kennewick Washington between officers and bandits ends with Marshal Mike Glover dead and Deputy Joe Halvey fatally wounded. Sheriff McNeil wounded, one bandit killed, another captured. Also perjury conviction of Hartje divorce case associate Hartie Coachman Quilty and Clifford Toor.
Multiple 1900s era clippings report unrest as Negroes raid property following white threats of Ku Klux Klan activity in Brookhaven Mississippi. A Lincoln county farmer is fired upon while riding through a rural area and his horse is killed. Other items note Pennsylvanias move to admit women, indictments against South Omaha coal men, an Erie Express wreck in Lima Ohio with severe injuries, Rockwood Hoars death in Worcester, a sugar shed fire in Brooklyn destroying thousands of bags, and related outcomes.
$25,000 damages awarded against the Pennsylvania Railroad for the death of Sam Shubert the theatrical manager. The award goes to his father and mother. The case amplifies the tragedy surrounding the Shubert family and the rail disaster. Castellane Troubles Told at Paris Divorce Trial. The story covers the Count Boni de Castellane's alleged harsh treatment of his wife Anna Gould and infidelity claims as the Paris divorce proceedings open.
A 1905 dispatch describes President and Secretary Wart moving toward a Philippine parliament. The two chamber body would assume legislative powers in non Moro areas, with voter qualifications fixed by Congress. The assembly would have 50 to 100 members, while the Philippine Commission may merge with the upper house.
Annual reports show Great Northern and Baltimore and Ohio posting substantial rises in gross earnings with Freight tonnage climbing. New York Central tests a 100 ton electric locomotive on a nine mile run to Grand Central, signaling shifts toward faster, mass transit and modernized facilities amid rail competition.
Seventy or more passengers perish when an electric train derails from a bridge into the Thoroughfare near Atlantic City New Jersey. The train from Camden plunged fifteen feet into the water as twisted rails toppled the cars. Rescue efforts were hindered by strong tides and heavy currents.
Mark A. Carleton of the Department of Agriculture predicts the United States could produce about 1.5 billion bushels of wheat, roughly two and a half times current output, with winter wheat varieties expanding northward and into drier upland regions. He notes rapid displacement of spring wheat in Illinois Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota as winter wheat spreads.
Judge Joseph F. H. Gary, longtime Cook County Superior Court jurist, died at home in Chicago after a long illness. Born July 9 1821 in Pottsville New York he forged a diverse career from carpenter to lawyer before joining the Illinois bench in 1863 and serving through many pivotal rulings. His death marks the passing of a revered figure in Chicago legal circles.
The scene marked a popular ovation as Judge Gary, ex officio Criminal Court judge, reflected on his four decades of service. He recalled the 1887 hangings of anarchists and warned that violence cannot override law as a means to redress wrongs. He stressed that free speech ends where murder begins and liberty is not a license to destroy.
Noted London physician Sir Almeroth E. Wright, famed for the opsonic index, visits the United States and argues bacteriological inoculation is the best defense, even against tuberculosis, detailing a vaccine strategy after opsonic testing. A German church membership report shows Protestant conversions outpacing Catholic by wide margins from 1890 to 1904, with Germany and France highlighted for shifts toward Protestantism.
Farmers in the wheat belt resist low prices of 60 and 60 cents per bushel and form unions to withhold wheat from the market. A surge of grain from the Canadian northwest is keeping prices suppressed.
The Mexican government plans meat markets across Mexico City to sell meat at cost or less to topple the meat trust after price hikes that strained the poor. English girl swimmer Miss Yenule, 16, breaks 100 yard women’s world record with 1 minute 20 and 1 fifth seconds.
A Piermont mother recalls her twenty two year old son’s four month old eczema spreading rapidly across his body and face. After doctors failed, she used all three Cuticura remedies and his condition improved in two months, fully clearing in six months. Reported in a 1905 testimonial from Mrs. Risley.
The piece extols Brandreth's Pills as a safe family laxative with consistent dosing and lasting efficacy. It claims three-year shelf stability and herbal purity, noting long historical use and availability in drug and medicine stores in both plain and sugar coated forms.
A tenant complains of cheap wall pictures in a flat as the agent jokes about price. An article touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with money-back offer, claiming cure for catarrh and related symptoms. A note on Austrian cruelty to children cites a father jailed for eight days for ill treatment.
Vivid product boasting Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by Mother Gray at a New York Children’s Home. Claims cure constipation fevers teething disorders stomach troubles and destroy worms with 30000 testimonials. Sold by druggists 25c. Samy Wirke, Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
In the dining room a mounted huntsman’s skull hangs above the sideboard. Robert, new to the decor, studies the display with uneasy curiosity and asks if the animal’s legs are truly as long as they appear or if it’s supported by another room. The host’s conversation reveals the boy’s embarrassment at the macabre trophy.
The young women of a type discuss nature as they gaze upon a tranquil English landscape. Jane asks if they love nature and a friend replies with eager affirmation. The exchange highlights the simple joy and vivid appreciation of nature.
A defensive pamphlet touts the dangers of caffeine in tea and coffee and promotes Postum as a healthier substitute. It cites a woman’s note about coffee unsettling her, claims many readers ignore the facts, and urges preparing Postum per instructions for a tastier drink. The ad copy is attributed to Ponton Co of Battle Creek Michigan and hints at a booklet titled The Way to Wallville.
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