Elgin Echo Publisher Details
The Elgin Echo of Elgin Iowa announces FW Hughes as publisher and identifies the newspaper’s base in Elgin with standard masthead information for the local paper.
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FW. Hughes
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1904
Page
1
SINKS IN QUICKSAND NEAR HOBOKEN MAN NARROWLY SURVIVES
Hoboken resident Toter Johnson narrowly escaped death after sinking to his chin in a bottomless swamp of quicksand near his home. Neighbors responded with multiple rope throws as six men pulled him free, Johnson collapsing from fright upon reaching dry ground.
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Toter Johnson
Hoboken
Rolinson
Tolingou
Johnson
Hone
New York Apartment Fire Kills Three In Upper East Side
A five story New York apartment blaze in the Boston road area left three dead after a blaze started in stacked junk near a basement stair. Dozens of residents escaped in night clothes as smoke and flames filled halls. Firemen battled the fire but its spread proved unstoppable in a windy, crowded building.
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New York
Boston Road
Upper East Side
Austin
Roosevelt Wins a Record Electoral Vote Victory
The Republican ticket of Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Fairbanks wins by the largest popular vote. Roosevelts plurality tops several states including New York and Indiana. The House appears to favor Republicans with 244 seats to 142 for Democrats, a 102 seat plurality.
Roosevelt Sweep Across States Shapes Postwar Map
Early returns show Roosevelt winning six states for Democratic governors including Massachusetts Minnesota West Virginia Colorado Missouri and Nebraska with Nebraska's plurality near 40 000 and New Jersey Rhode Island Oregon South Dakota and California following strong Roosevelt support. Republican gains in several legislatures threaten Senate seats as party results produce mixed governor outcomes and broad GOP control in committees.
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Pheodore Roosevelt
New York
Charles W. Falrhbanks
Indiy
United States
West Virginia
Davis
Indiana
Parrybanks
Connecticut
Delaware
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Roosevelt
McKinley
Bryan
Colorado
Idahoe
Nevada
Marylin
Montana
Alka
Judge Parker
Parker
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Falk
Missouri
Hoonevelt
Senator Cockrell
Senate
Peabody
Wisconsin
la Follettes
Spooner
Eward
California
New Hampshire
Seerenaes
North Dakota
Oregon
Tennsylvania
Rhode
Sland
Kansas
Maine
South Dakota
Maryland
Hayes
Vermont
Massachusetts
Washington
Rease
Reese
Minnesota
Parker Airman
North Curalinn Ys
Arkuttsus
South Curraling
Floyida
Tunnessea
Ree
Georgia
Texas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Meyive
Maassachusetts
Nebraska
Betye
Willam Jennings Bryan
United States Senate
Turner
Johnson
Stocted Cornwall
Stokes
Wyoming
Waatington--Lha
Uralu
South Carolina
Demostatic State Committee
George W. Borgo
McLane
Tennessee
Raver
San Irancisco
Buckman
Republi
No Third Term Roosevelt Declines Nomination
President Roosevelt announces he will not seek another nomination. He recalls serving three and a half years as his first term and cites the two term custom, stating he will not be a candidate for another nomination under any circumstances. He dictated his statement to Secretary Loch hours after victory news.
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Roosevelt
Loch
Roosevelt Wins Illinois by Wide Plurality in State Election
Theodore Roosevelt carried Illinois by an estimated 290000 plurality with 120000 in Cook County and 170000 statewide. Charles S. Deneen elected governor by 226000 plurality, close to Roosevelt in Chicago and even statewide. McKinley’s 1900 plurality 46024 and Yates’ 61283 cited as context. entire Republican ticket elected with similar margins.
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Llinois
Theodore Roosevelt
Iinois
Cook County
McKintey
Charles S. Deneen
Roosevelt
Chicago
Yates
Ohio holds record as Roosevelt leads with large plurality
Early returns show Ohio awarding Roosevelt a 200 000 plurality, far beyond the previous Republican peak of 137 000. The piece notes Ohio’s statewide vote exceeds a million, with historic plualities including McKinley and Terrick as benchmarks for comparison.
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Ohio
Roosevelt
Gov. Terrick
McKinley
Roosevelt Leads Under Tight Republican Pluralities
Early returns show Roosevelt likely to win with at least 150000 votes, while the Republican State ticket appears to secure pluralities only slightly below the head of the ticket. The Republican lead is described as breaking previous records despite narrowed margins.
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Iowa
Republican State Content Committee
Towa
Roosevelt
Wisconsin Vote Returns Show La Follette Leading Statewide
Partial results from 30 of 71 counties indicate La Follette ahead by about 17,000 votes with Peck trailing by roughly 9,050. Early returns suggest a statewide lead for La Follette around 20,000 with Wisconsin favoring a large plurality.
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Wisconsin
Indiana Returns Republican Victory in Statewide Vote
Indiana, once doubtful, swung Republican by over 60 000 votes. The ticket trails behind by several thousand, yet Republicans control the Legislature and will elect successors to Senators Mailbanks and Heyeridge.
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Indiana
Rinte
Auc Cedgora
Mailbanks
Heyeridge
Massachusetts Governor Race Narrows to Douglas Victory
In Massachusetts the defeat of Gov John L Bates for a third term by Democrat William L Douglas dominated the election coverage. The decisive statewide vote marks Douglas as the first Democratic Governor elected since 1892.
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Massachusetts
John Ll. Bates
William L. Douglas
Douglas
Michigan results show Troosevelt leads with 148000 plurality
Michigan results indicate Troosevelt has broken records and leads by 148000, while Warner Republican for Governor trails by about 48000. The report notes at least eleven of twelve Republican Congressmen are mentioned in the tally.
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Michigan
Troosevelt
Warner
Manicured Tissue Paper Flower Touches Alabama School Show
A pupil named Jimmy Donovan brought a faded tissue paper flower in a pot to a school flower show on Alabama Street. Despite lacking real blooms, the gesture moved teachers and judges, with plans for a real flower pot to be awarded soon. Local officials and classmates praised the act, a touching moment echoed by the Cleveland Plains Dealer.
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Alabama
Alabama Street
Donovan
Pinin Httle
Tommy
Jimay Donovan
Jimmy
Charles Orr
Jimmy Donovan
Nny
Cleveland
Cleveland Plains Dealer
Dodd's Kidney Pills End Sciatic Pain Claim
In Mineral Idaho on November 14 a local resident D S Colson praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for sciatic and rheumatic pains. He states he suffered severe hip pain and could barely walk, then was cured, crediting the pills with removing uric acid and improving kidney function to alleviate rheumatism.
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Mineral
Idaho
Colson
Dodd
Calgon
Liam
The Coldest City in the Wort
The coldest city in the world is in Yakutsk Siberia. It is the great commercial emporium of East Siberia and the capital of Yakutsk province. Its area spans about 1 597 005 square miles and lies on permafrost soil. Yakutsk has around 40 houses of European style, with nomad huts of earth and ice formed dwellings nearby.
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Wort
inYakutsk
Siberia
East Siberia
Anc
Yakutsk
Yrkutsk
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Spy Catarrh Cure Claim
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a cure of catarrh with Mall's Catarrh Cure promoted by Cheney & Co Toledo. The notice asserts trust in Fr. Chena for fourteen years and mentions distributors including West & Fruax, Walding Kinga & Marvin, and others. The filler text touts internal cure of blood and mucous surfaces and claims testimonials and universal availability through druggists.
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Mall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Chena
Uholr Ara
West & ‘Fruax
Irviste
Walding, Kinga & Marvin
Ohio
Yani
Cicera
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