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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
1
The text discusses diverse superstitions and time dating methods from early Christianity and various nations. It notes beliefs about barnacle turning into a goose, dog bites treated with dog hair, and calendar origins tied to Annunciation and Ascension. It also mentions nonnatural divisions of time and recurring animal-based time cycles.
The text discusses Cubans forming a provisional government and seeking U S recognition, noting Spain grants franchise freely but Cuba imposes property qualifications. It mentions broader suffrage goals and potential political outcomes. It also covers ship safety via carrier pigeons, a Rome sculpture model for Jesse Seligman’s memorial, and a New York building collapse case where six builders are indicted for manslaughter.
The calendar began on September 22, 1792 and featured twelve thirty day months with five extra days called Sansculotides. Each month was divided into three decades. A four year cycle, the Wranciade, ended with a six day feast.
An English authority on such matters calls the phrase an Americanism from the Civil War era, but it traces back to William of Orange during his war with France. When asked how Holland would act if defeat loomed, he allegedly replied he would die in the last ditch.
European affairs are tense as Turkish fanaticism rises and powers may intervene to protect Christians. The potential clash could trigger extensive military operations, a sharp lesson to restore order after years of Muslim fanatical fervor.
A London chapel reportedly provides a puff of tobacco to every man attending service and allows smoking during prayers, a tale that echoes rumors about American social customs rather than a confirmed practice.
A writer urges universal free mail delivery, noting Japan and the Indian Empire provide it. He argues the public would bear extra costs for the benefits, despite expense concerns, and cites the postal system as admirable and widely accessible.
A sprawling digest from Washington and beyond notes Owen Jones found at the White House and other officials reports. It lists tax receipts of 1,822 parsons paying $77,130, plus various obituaries and incidents: Ramsey in actor circles, Ada Cavendish dead in London, and Peary preparing Arctic writings. It also covers accidents, deaths, and legal notices from across the United States and Europe, including ship movements and notable public figures.
Reports recount incidents in Peru Jasper and Marshall counties involving fights thefts and injuries. A court inquiry probes militia silverware thefts. a man fined for breaking a rival’s leg during a family dispute. Other items note a grand jury in Springfield bribery case. a robbery at a Canadian Pacific station near Myrtle. prison romance in Marshall county. a pension examiner fatally wounded at Waldron. and indictments of city officers in Anderson. International items mention Mexico tonnage dues Mexico abolish religious demonstrations in the City of Mexico Admiral Drummond’s death in London and Armenia reforms pressure. Overseas dispatches cover a wreck near Rosario with fatalities, Barcelona liberal Catholic clashes, and Korea unrest with Japanese guard presence. A Peruvian railroad project advances and foreign naval movements include Alacrity toward Yangtze and ships at Foo Chow. Rumors of Protestant missionary plots in Mexico spark church alerts.
A surge of counterfeit five dollar notes plagues Toronto Canada. Meanwhile reports mention a Kansas City eating house proposal and small town saloon openings under the Martin lay. A Rhode Island Grand Army monument is planned for Civil War soldiers. Georgia’s Central Railway auctioned for 2 million. The steamer Marsala is detained in New York for smallpox aboard. Trotting horse Constant! sold for 7100 at Lexington as gin manufacturers meet in Cleveland seeking to curb gin jobbers.
In Kentucky, Kye Oct 16, chatter centers on George Charles Spencer Churchill, the 23 year old heir to vast estates and title. He seeks to wed Miss Vanderbilt, linking a storied name with a great fortune, though funds may fall short for maintaining his holdings.
Grand Forks Oct 16 From state school reports for the year ending Sept 1 189? highlights include 33 male and 1865 female teachers paid 18720666 to men and 26033040 to women 64600 pupils enrolled 35 percent of state population in school 2071 schools seating 68527 pupils 15016 volumes in libraries total school property valued at 1043181 77 special school tax 82841002 number of school age children 61713 and only 35 colored children of school age statewide
Pittsburg October 10 two converters at the Frankstown mill overturned at 4 40 am releasing sixteen tons of molten metal into a pit where about twenty workers were present One man Squire Watson fatally burned three seriously burned and four others injured All injured sent to hospital physicians say Watson will die and Burr Edwards Freeborn have poor chances of recovery Others burned but not fatally The accident blamed as avoidable with minor mill damage reported
In Seattle on October 16 a failed arrest at Daniel McNamara's saloon left Police Officer John Corbett mortally wounded and John Connor dying from a gunshot. Bowzer and McNamara suffered knife wounds and a gunshot respectively as the struggle ended with Corbett wounded and Connor gravely hurt.
Brooklyn reports a rumored reconciliation between Mr and Mrs William K Vanderbilt amid Meadowbrook Hunt members. Following their daughter's marriage to the duke of Marlborough, a second ceremony is speculated. Murder case in Rolse Idaho ends with arrest after drunken quarrel. Milwaukee to mark a centennial with parades, banquets, and a new city hall.
In a police court today D MilWatkes Ort 17D TW Wiek was accused of causing a girl’s death by infecting her with smallpox during a summer epidemic. Thittie Cole testified that Dr Wick, facing per formance charges, admitted to being bothered by Myra Owens who followed him and was allegedly infected to remove her. The health records confirm Owens died of smallpox. Cole’s testimony sparked a strong reaction. Wick appeared unfazed and stalled during questioning.
Hot Springs Arkansas October 17 according to Arkansas best legal talent there is nothing in state laws to stop the Corbett versus Iuxstin Mens contest. World Athletic club officials plan a test bout immediately to arrest contestants and bring them before Judge Duffie for court ruling. If Duffie sides with the lawyers the fight cannot be stopped and an appeal to the supreme court will follow.
A dispatch from Seoul reports rioters killed three women inside the Gorenn Palace during the royal attack era. An imperial ordinance bars Japanese visitors to Corea without Japanese government permission. Paris comments warn against a strict protectorate by Japan and note dangerous complications in the China Japan dispute.
In Ishpeming Michigan on October 17 Adelph Duprenter’s four year old daughter vanished from a center city home. Hundreds including firefighters searched the town and nearby areas but found nothing until the child’s remains were discovered decomposed in an unused attic of the building she had climbed into, her cries going unheard by exhausted, distraught parents.
An important meeting of the officers of the Credits Commutation company, creditors of Sioux City enterprises failed by promoters in 1808, will begin late this week. Directors have spent hundreds of thousands this year and will present reports. Officers for the coming year to be chosen. Rumor claims Bronx City Packing company has closed its plant in Sioux City.
The Atlas line steamer Alene arrived in New York today after being fired at by a Spanish gunboat near Cape Maysi on September 20 while she passed the area. Captain Selders reports the incident and plans a full company report to Washington and possible state department action.
Dispatch from Fort Ripley Minnesota notes growing sentiment for Cuban independence as a company plans to expand next month to aid Craig's independence efforts. Mayor Switt references information sought from Port Ripley authorities.
A Oct 17 incident at a laundry, limited to the day, left Mira Bor Alar dead and Finnie Miller and Clardie Glark injured with broken legs and ribs. Ormyce Beckley suffered burns to face and shoulder. An unknown girl burned. Property losses reach 15,000.
In Boston on October 17 the Democratic campaign opened with a monster mass meeting attended by all state ticket candidates. The principal speaker was George I. Williams, the gubernatorial nominee, born Dedham Massachusetts July 10 1852. He studied at Dedham High, Dartmouth, Heidelberg, and Berlin, was admitted to the Boston bar in 1875, and published legal digests and citations through the 1880s. Williams left the Republican party in 1844 and joined the Democrats.
The item recalls a prominent mugwump figure linked to Cleveland Blaine efforts. It notes service in the Massachusetts house in 1889 and a Fifty-third Congress election as a Republican outsider. A Massachusetts rally at Springfield highlights state ticket candidates with Gov Greenhalge warmly received. Frederick T Greenhalge, born 1842 in England, appears in a biographical fragment tracing his family’s midcentury move to the United States.
The subject, a Lowell Massachusetts native, entered Harvard after a common school, but left to support his mother and six sisters after his father's death. He was admitted to the bar in 1865, gained early trust offices, served in the state legislature, and was elected to the Fifty-first Congress.
Six Chinese men buried in Deadwood cemetery eight years ago have been exhumed for shipment to China. Coffins contained only bones. the remains are prepared in caskets for transport. Chinese belief holds spirits rest only when buried in homeland.
Gov. Algol pardoned 492 individuals from Evanston industrial nerve, extending clemency to every person in the period. The pardon follows a report by a committee that investigated the institution, yielding changes in age range from 6 to 10 and 2b years.
San Francisco October 17 reports that Theodore Durrent’s trial was postponed to next week as defense counsel, Attorney Denprey, raises objections and questions in the case concerning the hiring of a new prosecutor. The proceedings focus on procedural issues affecting the timeline and next steps.
Convtated of Arnon New York Oct 17 the jury found Morris Bchoenhtely guilty of arson in a series of incendiary fires second offense with a possible forty to eighty year sentence Shot by a striker Carmaux Oct 17 a striker shot wounded M Rosseguier manager of the guisa works where a strike has run for some time past
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