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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1903
Page
9
Cleveland lawyer John H. Oloriga and Mark Hanna are named as rivals for the U S senate seat, both born in New Lisbon. The piece notes Hanna’s age and Clarke’s legal prominence, plus Gov. Ferguson’s national stature and Joseph Choate as U S ambassador in London, with other political and global references.
Chicago retailers face a near $1,000,000 loss on State Street as an unusually cool and wet spell disrupts normal shopping patterns. Merchants warn that unseasonable days curb downtown foot traffic and shift customer needs, denting sales of goods and accessories while tempting impulse buys.
Chicago mayor asserts widespread graft in city hall. He vows to purge corrupt officials within eighteen months, insisting the hall is full of graft and that many officials would quit if fired. The fiery remarks reflect a clashing battle over corruption in city leadership.
The mayor says his hands are tied and proven guilt cannot be secured. He reveals no public knowledge of widespread, systematic city department corruption to avoid triggering strict accountability for department heads. He argues suspicions alone are not proof under civil service laws and cites police department as rife with suspected cases.
In Denver Mike Dorgan an outfielder once with the New York Giants plays, while Kid Carter battles Gur Rublin in Philadelphia. A bout between Jim Corwwte and Fitzalmemonos is likely, and Billy Keeler rises among top American Leaguers as Adrian Anson praises ball players. Hob Phzsimmons and George Gardner are set for a Yosemite Athletic Club match in Sun Evan.
President Roosevelt announces he will not reinstate Miller at the Government Printing Office after labor union objections. He cites equal treatment under law and rejects discrimination based on union status, stressing that employment decisions must not reflect creed color birthplace or socioeconomic condition.
Yellow fever fears rise in Laredo Texas as thirty seven fever cages exist and ten cases deemed auspicious. Eleven new cases reported Tuesday, some genuine, others auspicious. Most patients in one district while doctors work to restore sanitary conditions under fever experts. A second detention camp opened at Cactus station about fifteen miles from Laredo along railway line.
Cursory jumbles touch on global figures and whimsical aims including Turkey and the pole. Notes comic, political, and social asides about pirates of power. Mentions May Goelet wealth, Admiral Cotton, and Peary. Tone mixes satire and curiosities from an era of shifting world events.
A mid afternoon tornado at 2 30 p m devastated St Charles Minnesota wiping out most of the business district and many homes. Two boys were killed sheltering under rail cars. Wide scale damage reported across nearby Minnesota and Wisconsin with property losses estimated at about 100 000 and several deaths.
The notes report a $500000 independent theater to be erected in Indianapolis and a $40000 Lightcliner contract in Junction City Kansas. Mentions include a university hiring club, a legal case in Wilkestucrowag, and a murder in which Peter Lenowicky is jailed. Also discusses Navy budget projections and a quarantine crossing from Pawnee County.
The weather bureau weekly summary notes generally favorable conditions for corn with widespread frosts causing no major damage in the central and eastern states. Rain was sparse east of the Rockies while southern California saw possible light injury. Plentiful harvest activity continues for spring wheat in the north Pacific coast region and cotton picking has begun across the cotton belt though rust and shedding threaten yield. Tobacco remains to be cut in Kentucky and Tennessee with late plantings hurt by cold fronts.
Sir Michael Herbert, British ambassador to the United States, died Wednesday at Davos Patra, Switzerland, from consumption. He began his career in 1870 in Paris and served in Washington, The Hague, Constantinople, and Rome, later leading the embassy in Paris and finally becoming ambassador to the United States after Lord Pauncefote's death. He was married to Mica Lolia Wilson, connected to prominent New York families.
Chicago celebrated its centennial with a grand night parade along the loop on Tuesday night drawing thousands to Market Street and Jackson Boulevard. The procession impressed with military discipline and novel features, ending hours after 7:30 p m with a blaze of red fire lighting the downtown area. Roosevelt Jr and George Roosevelt returned from an eight month hunting trip with no big game found. Destitute miners reportedly resort to eating horse flesh to stave off starvation.
Fifty years ago reports recount the sinking of the ship Aunledane from Liverpool near Baryn island with 348 of 450 passengers perishing. A large gang of counterfeiters was alleged to be connected to prominent bankers in Cincinnati, with United States bonds worth 217,368 redeemed by the Treasury in one week. Wall Street faced high demand for money as prices for bread and grain surged, while extensive Chinese migration to San Francisco continued, including the first arrivals of thirty women. Smuggling in California and Oregon persisted with murders among whites. Forty years ago Gen Rosecrans held a strong position near Chattanooga and several generals conducted raids. Roosevelt and McCook faced accusations of failing to obey orders at Chickamauga. Governors of Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri appealed to Western Confederates from Marshall, Texas. General Robert E. Lee proposed marching on Washington and abandoning Richmond. Cyrus W Field pushed for a second submarine cable link from Ireland to Newfoundland. Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus appeared in Chicago. Union advancement kept east Tennessee relatively free of Confederate forces.
A roundup of 19th century financial shocks and events: nearly five million in currency moved to Chicago to ease disturbances. a Senate committee examined railroad discrimination in Chicago. Union National Bank of Chicago failed amid the Black Friday panic. Credit Mobilier trial began in Hartford. La Salle’s 200th anniversary noted at Fort St. Louis. Memphis battled yellow fever amid panic and bank failures. Chicago opened the great inter exposition with 15 thousand attendees. Senators Logan and Oglesby present. Henry Clews & Co. failed in Wall Street, followed by the suspension of Howe & Macey in New York.
Custom receipts in Chicago reached 4,000,112 with an increase of over 1,600,000 from the previous year. A cable car on the Brooklyn Bridge opened to the public amid these items. Jews face persecution in western Hungary as news continues to spill from Europe. Jay Bya Bee defeated Bt. Julien in three straight heats at Fleetwood Park. The GAR bones of Gallonwy, linked to President Garfield, moved from the Army Medical Museum to the purveyor general's office to meet crowds. The Panama Canal superintendent reports completion possible in 1888. James van G. Biolne will not seek the presidency in 1884. the Navy announces no expedition to Grooly's lost Arctic party before 1884.
Ten years ago chaos includes a race for free land in the Cherokees scandal involving Representatives Morao and With fan, a $1,000,000 fire loss at St Josaph Missouri sparked by a cigarette, and a Senate push for a silver repea bill amid silver advocate talks. A torpedo damaged near Bloomington Oklahoma. a Mrs Sarah Garter home and daughter were harmed after an explosion. In Truall ton Montana a 6 year old boy murdered by Walter Jackson case jury returns verdict. Fort Riley militia declines army maneuvers over equipment shortages.
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