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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1896
Page
1
A quirky collage notes Margaret Mather’s divorce, a bicyclist’s boasts by Jerome KK, and a shotgun practice with seven hits at sixty feet. It spots a belleyes-making fireman, a warned prophecy killed by a train, Australia’s orphan wards, and global bicycle trade, plus a drop in post office receipts signaling hard times.
The British army including reserves and auxiliaries totalled 543,506 officers and men. The regular army averaged 220,300 in the year, the highest in 20 years, while punishment numbers dropped below the average.
In the English plunging championship Mr. W. Allason plunged 80 feet 12 inches in 1 minute 38 seconds, beating the prior record by over 5 feet. He won the championship with a plunge of 73 feet 4 inches in the same time, setting a new mark for the event.
George Mogle of Cheney Kane attempted to cross the Walnut River when swollen. The horse lost footing, fell into the water, and Mogle clung to the horse’s tail as it swam to shore, where it kicked him in the forehead and he died instantly.
A garbled OCR fragment describes distant sounds and distances such as a whistle heard 1300 yards away, a rally train at 2800 yards, a musket report, dog bark, orchestra roll, human voice, frogs, and crickets at various ranges, illustrating a noisy, partial text barely reconstructable.
Cyclists from far and near gathered for the annual Polkestone event. Wheelmen rode in a body to St Michael's church for a special hour long service. Afterward bicycles were stored in a neighboring schoolhouse.
A Maryland man fled after trouble with his employer and altered his appearance to evade detection. He then returned claiming to be the defaulter’s brother to settle the matter, but his mother or relative of the plantent heart employee recognized him, leading to his arrest.
A London government report states the United States has captured the entire cotton piece goods trade of Arabia and Northeast Africa, excluding Great Britain. American cotton textiles have driven Lancasire and Boubuy fabrics from the markets at Aden and surrounding regions.
The president denied clemency for Lather A. Hall who was sentenced in Georgia in 1801 to life for conspiring to murder. The shortest winter postal service now runs from Juneau to Circle City Alaska, 898 miles each way. George S. Moore will become United States attorney for the middle district of Alabama, replacing Clayton. Washington says the U S will have Russia and Japan backing in protecting fur seals in the North Pacific.
A Victorian notes column reports Nev. Peter C. Yorke of San Francisco may become the Catholic university of Washington rector. Prof. August Duhr, died at 90 in Wrietland Mecklenburg after translating Homer Into Plattdeutsch. Hon. W. K. Miller, a McKinley ally, dies in Canton Ohio after apoplexy. Dr. Henry Q. Paaner linked to Akron fire is not Dr Tanner of fasting fame. Edwin Willett, Monroe Mich., dies at 68, former assistant agriculturist under Rusk and Morton. Maj. Henry Ward, Denver editor, dies of pneumonia. William Stevens, 85, KC bar pioneer. Uncle Marshall Ferguson of Gwinnett county Tenn passes aged.
A fire destroyed AW. P. Sheehan's Attalia hotel with three volunteer firefighters badly hurt by a falling roof. Center Lumber mill in Illwankes Mich lost about 8 million feet of Junker lumber. An engine blast on Thomas Tats farm at Little Washington Ohio killed George Anderson and likely fatally burned Thomas Lutz. Carthage college women's dormitory burned with wardrobes lost and no insurance. Gas explosion in Avalon Pa killed 13 year old Bessie Osborne and injured siblings. Houston and Texas Central passenger wreck near Houston injured Englivers FE. Clark. no passengers hurt. Denver grocer Andrew J. Soute and family boat accident at Smith's Lake drowning Mrs Spute and five children. Tronald's five story Brooklyn factory fire damaged $100,000 to $125,000 insured. Ceimea and Criminals notes report guard P. Morgan at Fort Madison Iowa committed suicide. Charles James fatally shot Jacob Garrison at Richmond Ky over a daughter dispute. St Louis collision verdict cites carelessness of conductor George Atwood and engineer J A Dryden. Henry H. Croc, once Newark grain broker, hanged himself in Burlington N J after fortune loss. Toll gate raiders leave roads undermining Franklin county roads angering owners.
A report details mounting outrage in Mount Pleasant Iowa over a council insult with a Day effigy, while a 28 year old servant Misa Allen Pitt is held on suspicion of poisoning Mrs Tor rence and three children. Other items note suicides, royal funds, and political upheaval abroad.
A well attended Academy of Music Philadelphia meeting protested mistreatment of Tris political prisoners in English prisons. Monmouth township Illinois laid 3000 feet of brick pavement, the first hard road in the US. Tufts president Capon filed for insolvency. Two Houston firms were assigned for debts totaling 108,500. An Empire Athletic Club bout saw Matthews defeat Abbott in seven minutes. A Baltimore monument to Civil War sailors will be unveiled at Thanksgiving. G A Henry dictated notes to a phonograph for two months then failed to transcribe. The New York World libel suit over Dr Ashton Buchanan Talbot resulted in a World win. Chanler Paris art scholarship awarded to Lawton Parker after competition.
President elect McKinley sent a telegram to Mark Hanna thanking him for services to the campaign and praising national unity and respect for law. A separate statement from Hanna listed states carried for McKinley and Hobart and noted a record popular vote plurality.
Fragmentary text notes a working majority in the house but unclear claims about controlling a faction. Mentions names or terms that do not form a coherent event. No verifiable outcome or date is present.
Large surpluses of gold were offered at several subtreasuries in exchange for currency as officials faced backlogs amid strong demand for banknotes in anticipation of business revival. A million dollars in gold was offered in Boston, but the subtreasurer telegraphed for instructions, noting the office was behind due to the interwar period and would rely on new guidance. New York treasurers indicated they would not accept gold today, while about 40 million in assay notes remained outstanding and would be converted to currency. Officials expect several days before meeting all demands and see improved mineral conditions reducing future withdrawals.
Reports from Gen Passenger Agent Ruggles of Michigan Central and Gen Passenger Agent Mastis of Burlington indicate a railroad revival after McKinley’s election. Chicago traveling salesmen move out in numbers, with 10,000 expected to depart weekly. Plans to reopen idle car shops emerge as demand for freight cars soars, with forecasts of 40 to 60 thousand cars entering markets in the next two months.
The powers consider granting ambassadors in Constantinople authority to draft reforms and compel execution if refused. Britain supports the plan, Russia resists expanding warship powers, France seeks a Russian delegate and a permanent debt administration, and the issue could lead to sultan dethronement if resisted.
The Uawaik un government grants pardon and restoration of levelvit Mets to Queen Vilinekalani. Pardon cited for faithful conduct during captivity. Mention of McKinley and a Tonawanda factory batton event. Unclear details and fragmented wording.
Frederick J. Frum, president of a Saratoga chemical company, was arrested and charged with first degree forgery after a recently closed assignment. The incident occurred today in Saratoga, New York, and authorities filed formal charges.
Vienna reports a royal wedding as Louis Philippe Robert Duke of Orleans, pretender to the French throne, wed Archduchess Dorothea in the Torburg chapel this morning. The ceremony linked two historic houses in a landmark match.
A fragment reports Spanish troops detonating Antonio Maevo in Tunar del fua with insurgents suffering about 200 killed and wounded. The text is garbled but indicates a violent engagement and high insurgent casualties.
The Missouri snow episode reports about an inch blanketing St. Louis and surrounding areas, with sun breaking through later. In Morris Minnesota Diphtheria reappears prompting school closures and at least one fatality, while Canton Ohio notes Treland congratulating McKinley and Archbishop Ireland of St Paul sending a message.
Nov 6 report from Springfield Illinois notes miners demanding higher wages, tied to Republican headquarters in Chicago. Mention of Perry Death of Ohio and possible changes in the campaign staff around McAuley before inauguration.
Market notes span November December and January including prices for beef cattle hogs sheep pork and grain. References to Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis Western exchanges, rail shipments, and persistent volatility show mixed demand and steady to lower wheat futures. Prices list hogs cows calves beves and feeders with regional and national market movements.
Canton events note Maj. McKinley’s recovery from strain with light rain as he walks with a friend and considers a Cleveland visit at the invitation of Myron T. Herrick. Mrs McKinley also regains strength enough for housebound activity. Cabinet members Tracy and Noble send well wishes.
In Pittsburgh on Rounder’s Day the Carnegie Institute celebrated with the formal opening of the art galleries and museum. Andrew Carnegie and Mrs Carnegie appeared after a tea reception, toured the spaces, and heard reports from museum and art committee chairs on work funded by the million-dollar expenditure. The event featured a public reception and a display of paintings and sculptures in the galleries and museum.
A young woman Miss Fannly Viola Finnegan of Spencer Massachusetts died after a revolver was aimed at her head at the Carleton hotel. The scene revealed a premeditated plot tied to a buried plan with a coffin and nude arrangements with a ladder maker. No cause is known.
A terse dispatch notes that To Pickt Insurgenta Madd Nov G Qen Canta DPolay Jojo, once poised to sail for Cuba to aid Cen Martinex de Cnampor, becomes captain general candidate and begins today a mission toward the Philippine islands to replace Gen Blank.
An evening Cleveland paper reports Andrew Lemire of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey is to be attorney general in McKinley’s cabinet. The note hints that Kentucky politics are shifting and the Dyno–crats seek to move the state from 1,900 to seventy Republicans in upcoming elections.
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