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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
3
Northern Korea sees a clash between Chinese and Japanese troops at Baentao near Kantao. Several men are killed or wounded. China’s war office denies permission to pursue alleged aggressors, risking a cross frontier action by Japan and worsening regional tensions with China and Japan.
Six persons were severely burned late at night in Amherst Ohio when a gasoline tank car exploded after a wreck on the Lake Shore. Injured include Fire Chief John Einwachter and several named firemen and residents. Fifty people were turned away from a twenty-foot embankment beside the tracks as the wreckage telescoped two cars behind the tank car.
Mrs John Snyder of Riverside Pennsylvania a stout woman weighing 275 pounds fought off a tramp who insulted her on the road after luring him to her farmhouse she knocked him down carried him to the road and beat him with her fists until neighbors intervened the woman claimed the punishment was sufficient and resisted lynching attempts by onlookers
In Cleveland jail awaiting transfer to the Ohio penitentiary, Jocko Briggs or Joseph King will serve two years for pocket-picking after escaping hanging in Chicago five years ago for the murder of Hans Peterson. He admitted his identity after the trial was completed.
Fire in a gallery of the Koe niigsbrube coal mine near Kobnigshuette Prussia traps 100 at work. Mey escapes via a adjoining shaft. Twenty three men in another gallery rescued unconscious. Twenty revived but three die in the incident.
B L Meikeljohn of Meikeljohn Brown timber brokers Seattle is lost in heavy timber near Arlington after telling he would enter the woods. Robert Myers of Arlington telegraphed that Meikeljohn disappeared following that remark. Baird Guilty of Land Fraud in Omaha federal court. Frederick Baird of Chicago found guilty of defrauding government with fictitious entries. he leads Chicago Ranch Company.
A blaze in Bisbee Arizona caused $500000 in property loss. Dynamite used to fight the fire destroyed multiple Main Street businesses and Castle and Clemson hills homes. Several people were injured but none fatally.
Yale students earned roughly 214449 dollars in work study during the year ending March 20, according to the annual report from the bureau of self help at the university.
Robert F. Palmer a Joliet letter carrier with church ties confessed after arrest to robbing the mails for seventeen years. The long time crime stretches deep into his career and he faces legal action.
In Charlotte North Carolina about 2000 people pursued a Black man who was captured on suspicion of confronting Pearl Tucker a 16 year old girl while she picked corn. An automobile used by Phlet of Volea Boger saved the prisoner from the mob.
Ora Lee, 21, was found dead on a rural road between Wadeworth and Distart Hook with two bullets in her skull. Guy Rasor, the man she was to marry the next day, is detained as investigations unfold. crime scene clues include tracks and a missing horse shoe. theories include murder during a buggy ride or a rival for her affections. no sign of a struggle despite a handbag and suitcase nearby.
A freight train was hitched to a steel beam inside the Mahoning and Onkhill avenue hotel in Youngstown to pull the building down. Part of the structure was wrecked and lodgers were jostled but not seriously hurt as union and non union workers clashed amid halted B&O trains.
Captain Abb G Grimes once a prominent St Louis figure and Civil War veteran now works as a laborer earning sixteen cents an hour. He, his wife Mrs Grimes, and their two dependents live modestly at 8330 South Grand Avenue after losing their fortune following his acquittal in a controversial murder case.
An executive order signed Friday and announced recently adds many Washington government offices to the classified executive service. The changes cover 112 employees across the five civilized tribes commission, logging operations at the general land office, clerks in the bureau of education, Indian service workers, and scattered staff in other departments.
News states six Black men were arrested in Myersville Mississippi for posting night riding warnings. Posses search for two more suspects. An alleged confession by Walter Robinson cites organized night riding groups in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Eliin Jones, longtime avenger of President Garfield’s death, shot and killed John A. McPherson, a discharged Marine, on the Bates farm near Brookland outside Washington. Jones is in custody as University of Nebraska reforms take hold. Chancellor Andrews bans clays fights and kidnappings and warns expulsion for violators.
Andrew Copeland, brought to Milton Fi from Berrydale, faced charges of murdering Title Dizon a young girl. The girl, before death, told her parents she drank water laced with what Copeland said was quinine.
Three lines describe a pistol duel near Porum Oklahoma between farmers Eagle and Williamg. Eagle was killed and Williamg fatally wounded after a long standing quarrel. The incident highlights frontier violence and a feud ending in tragedy.
Eight year old Margaret Frances Mitchell heiress to 250000 and niece of Minnie Mitchell who was murdered by William Bartholin was abducted in Chicago by three men in an automobile.
Aboard the cruiser Birmingham during a final acceptance trial at Boston a fireman and crew actions prevented a likely explosion as seven of twelve boilers degraded. Damage runs into thousands. cause under review, possibly boiler unfamiliarity or piping flaws.
The Japanese Official Gazette prints an imperial rescript stressing mutual welfare through East West friendship. Premier Katsura, in a speech to prefectural governors, outlines экономic policy, pledges to cut unproductive spending, and says Japan's foreign relations are increasingly cordial to reduce friction.
William Ted Washington of Cleveland, famed Ohio shoe shiner, recovered a missing $100 diamond shirt stud after using an X ray to scan dogs. He exposed Bouncer Bull under the machine and found the jewel hidden among the animals following a chase when the jewel vanished from his shirtfront.
Government figures from the bureau of statistics in Washington indicate a drop in opium imports in 1908 of 250000 compared with the prior year. Through this year the Chinese empire supplied 1322601 dollars of opium and imports from other sources amount to 14012 dollars.
In Chicago the United States Court of Appeals upheld peaceful picketing and the right to strike or threaten to strike. Justices Trudges Grosscup Baker and Seaman modified Milwaukees Judge Sanborns injunction against the Iron Molders Woion on the Allia Chalmers Company complaint, vacating several clauses of the original writ.
In a Chattanooga hotel room with about a dozen attendees the Liberal party held its first convention. Sydney C. Trapp of Atlanta Georgia was nominated for president and the ticket also lists John Maddor of Minnesota as vice president with fourteen votes in total.
Annapolis naval academy authorities called twenty three midshipmen to resign after an academic board review found fifteen fourth class and eight second class cadets failed the September mental examinations.
The Rose law election returns show Yatnam county Ohio went dry by 21 votes instead of wet by 1471. The wets will contest the result before the board of elections.
Oale McKenzie, a high diver, was killed during a diving act at the fair grounds in Decatur Texas. He plunged from eighty feet, struck the netting feet first, rebounded and fell head first outside, hitting his skull and breaking his neck. The executive committee of the Trans Missioniop Commercial Congress decided to hold the next meeting in Denver in August 1900.
German tenants John and Peter Bohli living alone near Ingalls Crossley New York were found murdered in their cabin. Their hands and feet were bound and their heads battered with an ax. An empty wallet lay on the table. Chicago Cubs Win Pennant. The Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers 2 to 0 to clinch the pennant.
The Lake Superior Fish Commission warns that four fishing tugs are now operating in Michigan waters, down from eight a year ago, with catches of whitefish and trout falling sharply. Marquette boats Theera and Columbia and Grand Marais boats Hmba and Nadress are cited as current operations as calls grow for a Marquette fish hatchery to bolster stocks. The article notes higher jumbo whitefish prices, the federal spawn program, and existing hatchery capacity at Duluth and Sault Ste. Marie insufficient to meet demand.
Seven coaches of a Rock Island passenger train carrying state fair visitors derailed in a collision with a freight train at Yucon a small station seven miles west of Okahoma City Twenty five people were slightly injured one woman Stella of El Reno was seriously hurt and may not recover Injured were taken to a sanitarium in El Reno The passenger train stood at Union station when the freight train on a siding crashed into it The impact piled coaches on their sides and a relief train was summoned by telephone
Mrs J Clayton Erb and her sister Catherine Heistl are jailed in Media Philadelphia on accessory charges in the murder of Captain Erb. Erb reportedly attempted self harm in custody using a torn underskirt rope and cried she did not shoot him amid hysteria. Police say the case spans counties and jurisdiction limits.
John W Kern Jr gradually regaining use of paralyzed limbs at home in Indianapolis. Doctors say recovery will be slow but complete, though touch is currently absent. Mrs George Coller of Occidental California drowns in a wine vat at Collier ranch winery after likely succumbing to fumes.
Five hundred spectators panicked as the grand stand at the Brighton oval in East New York collapsed at the start of a baseball game between the Brooklyn National team and the Brighton Athletic Club. Thirteen were injured two mortars reported.
John G. Shedd of Marshall Field & Co has consented to accept a seat on the Illinois Central board, to succeed Janes DeWolf Cutting of New York who has been allied with Stuyvesant Wish.
Guy Rasor, charged with the murder of his fiancee Ora Lee near Wadsworth Ohio, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. He appeared calm and confident during a brief court appearance.
Belgrade residents believe a war between Austria and Servia is inevitable as Austria rushes troops to the frontier amid rising tensions and notices from officials warning of possible military actions.
A mob of 100000 suffragists besieged Parliament in London at the campaign climax. Police and military aided by troops struggled to repel the disturbance as crowds rallied outside the Houses of Parliament.
Dynamite destroyed a 16,000 gallon water tank supplying the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company mill. The blast also damaged the piping feeding the mill. Authorities suspect dissatisfied employees were responsible.
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers 2 to 0 in Detroit, sweeping four of five games to claim the world baseball championship. Cubs stars Chance and Evera led with decisive hitting while Donovan faced strong defense. O Leary made a key fielding play in the fifth inning.
Notes of current events report a course in mental healing included in a Boston college curriculum. The Michigan Federation of a aut backs woman suffrage and opposes prohibition. A crash near Aghiand Pa kills two, wounds three. Young's Point collision totals 21 dead and 9 injured.
Chicago weekly trade review notes no major shocks with general conditions encouraging for the future. Merchandise movement holds seasonable proportions. wholesale attendance steady. deep waterway convention drew many visitors who bought in apparel, millinery, footwear and furnishings. Freight tonnage rising. crude supplies improving. livestock arrivals strong though hogs and cattle scarce. provisions stocks fall. cash grain dull but futures active on political jitters in Europe. Manufacturing shows more demand for machinery and labor. furnace products quiet but steel mills and foundries run closer to capacity. farm implements and heavy hardware in steady demand. Bank clearings 297,847,501, down 4.9% from year ago. Chicago district fallures 25 versus 27 last week.
Bradstreet Commercial Report notes irregular trading due to weather and elections, yet overall improvement. Country trade quiet as farmers harvest, but crop marketing up for railway tonnage and stronger export wheat. US business failures total 256 for week ending Oct 8, up from 225 last week, with Canada at 31.
A compilation of bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep with wheat corn oats rye and related commodities across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and Toledo notes mixed quality, pricing, and grain varieties including No 2 and No 3 grades with October clover seed values. Specifications include price bands in dollars and cents and regional variations.
In Below Massachusetts the long running family store ends a 104 year era. The present owner plans to devote time to developing an invention. International Paper Co officials say several mills shut four weeks will restart soon after workers refused a ten percent wage cut.
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