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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
6
Manila reports the sultan of Bacolod asserts Moros desire immediate war and rejects American friendship. He warns to cease letters as natives remain hostile. Bacolodians are reportedly building forts and holding rifles. General Sumner may launch an attack following this reply.
Ex president Cleveland tells Evening Post a strengthened democracy hinges on tariff reform and a firm embrace of thorough democratic doctrines. He says tariff readjustment offers a great opportunity and must not be overshadowed by other issues. Reads like a stark party outlook amid looming elections.
Mutineers aboard the Dos Hermanos off Virac in the Philippines seized knives at dinner. Thirty mutineers fought officers and passengers. several were killed. A boat crew retook the vessel, 34 pirates arrested. $15,000 in cash on board.
Oct 14 report notes Prince Henry drives an American make automobile chosen at Hamburg motor show. He competed with French and German models, provoking annoyance from German makers and implied pride in domestic industry by trade journals.
New York Oct 14 The coal operators plan to submit the dispute with miners to a board of arbitration. The announcement sparked optimism in a buoyant Wall Street this morning as enormous blocks of stocks changed hands. General advances ranged from a point to three points in early trading.
W B Wilson secretary and treasurer of the mine workers departed Indianapolis for Wilkesbarre to attend a strike conference. Ottawa report notes death of Sir John Bourbnot aged 75, clerk of the house of commons.
Wisconsin peat plans emerge as a possible coal substitute amid the nation wide strike. Whitewater engineers claim a movable peat plant can produce 20 000 tons daily in compact form, burning longer with less smoke and dirt. Ventures in Fond du Lac Walworth and Superior aim to build peat factories to supply homes and mills, reducing demand for anthracite as a new peat industry grows.
New York City faces 17.671 million dollars in back taxes from street car firms with 8.222 million overdue. Mayor Low and Corporation Counsel Rivers pledged action, but collections remain weak as Metroplitan and others employ evasive tactics. Ford law and franchise tax fight loom in court of appeals.
Investigation into the St. Wenceslaus Joan bank reveals a $500000 shortage expanding to $1000000 missing over twenty years. President Drozd, elected, lived lavishly in two villas, gave large sums to a housekeeper, and suffered heavy losses on horse ventures.
The article notes hay scarcity driven by wet weather and poor curing, with last year’s stock offering better quality. It cites variable regional supplies, including limited Iowa hay, plentiful Kansas hay, and possible use of West alfalfa, while stressing the high value of good bright timothy hay amid narrow supply.
Clinton on October 14 reports attorney L. 8. Barker of this city invented a mail crane with a pouch arm that drops after sack removal. Built at the North Western railway shops, the device operates at Camanche and may be installed across the system if it proves valuable and safer for train crews.
The Cedar Valley Telephone Company structures many telephones in Geneva and nearby towns. It already serves three rural lines and will add several more. Direct links will connect with Hampton and Iowa Falls. Farmers praise the service for its excellent satisfaction and reliability.
Oct 14 report from Ashtabula Ohio says the wooden steamer C B Lockwood sank after a night storm about 15 miles offshore. The captain and crew launched two boats. one boat carrying the captain was recovered, the other remains missing with ten crew aboard. Tugs and life savers search for the missing vessel. In Sault Ste Marie Michigan the whaleback barge 129, owned by United States Steel, sank after a collision with the steamer Mammon in a gale on Lake Superior. All crew were rescued and the ship went down in deep water.
Iowa brief items note Des Moines controls 538 acres of city parks while Ames forms a juvenile band. Oakville to host municipal election October 21. Ground broken for Hampton Carnegie Library. Rural offices to operate in Dubuque county by November 16. Burlington meat dealers shift to cash basis. Goerdt Bros warehouse at Dyersville destroyed by fire, insured for about $2,000. Sunday Herald at Corning faces publication suspension. Blacksmith in Carroll robbed of 36 dollars. Was sandbagged in grading camp. Basher of Waterloo retires from politics to pursue business. Tabor College chapel attendance made compulsory. Boone buys hose and chemical wagon for fire dept. Klingheil breaks leg in Storm Lake football practice. Rock Island depot at Tipton to be enlarged with second waiting room. Wandering man wounded near Fairfield by accidental discharge. Glenwood apple carnival underway with fruit decorations. State secretary receipts exceed $200,000 since January. full year receipts in 1901 totaled $54,139.50. Over 100 lots sold at new town of Dikhart near Des Moines. Burglars loot C. W. Letchford home, steal jewelry. thrifty thieves also seize canned goods and wine. John Walker of Des Moines, 60, leaves home with $1,000, gets drunk, later returns $400 to police. guardian to be appointed. Newton and Northwestern RR pays $2,517 for filing articles of incorporation to build line Boone to Gowrie to Rockwell City toward Sioux City. Patent notices list Iowa names and devices including educational chart, tooth attachment, farming equipment, pipe parts, eye glasses, valve mechanisms, and speed regulators.
Des Moines reports the new dipsomaniacs ward at the Cherokee state hospital opens today. About 100 inmates from northern counties, including Cherokee and Independence districts, will be sent there as October court terms begin to shift more irresponsible individuals to state hospitals. The state board established special ledgers for dipsomaniacs and plans periodic reports for the next legislature.
Amanda Huff a 16 year old of State Center ran away last Monday from a day home. Des Moines police picked her up and she was returned to her parents yesterday after a telegram from Des Moines.
Revolt nerves tighten as President Castro leads 4,500 troops against 6,000 insurgents under Gen Matos near La Victoria, 35 miles west of Caracas. Reinforcements sail from Caracas and a fortress air of uncertainty covers Venezuela as authorities claim a government victory near La Victoria.
Dispatches from Europe report Macedonian insurgents gaining gains and Turkish troops suffering heavy losses near Krezna defile and Melnik Serres mountain pass. Bulgarian leadership claims a great struggle for freedom against tyranny led by M Zontcheff, with ominous rhetoric about extirpating Macedonian Christians.
Canada receives a prominent pavilion near the main entrance at the St Louis World Fair with a dedicated display in agriculture horticulture mines forestry livestock and manufactures. Commissioner Hutchinson and W H Hay outline space estimates and $1 265000 budget while coordinating with President Francis and officials. Mexico ordered to pay the United States 1 820000 in the Plous fund case by the Hague court.
The October 1 condition of corn stood at 79.6, up from 74.3 last month, with state by state tables showing Kansas 87, Nebraska 86, Missouri 79, Texas 78, Ohio 63, Wisconsin 57, Minnesota 62, Michigan 67, and Pennsylvania 66. The report notes spring wheat yields averaging 144 bushels per acre with Washington 21.0 and Iowa 15.7, and barley 29.0 per acre.
Syracuse man Joseph Hines lost two teeth when struck by a cyclist. He retrieved the teeth, washed them, and forced them back into his jaw with wood supports. After several days of jaw ache, Dr. George B. Beach assessed them as apparently well-set and secure.
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