Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

Page 1

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1903

Page

1

Madeline and Milas face a Cornwall mine crisis

Hugh Trelawney recalls love and loss as Madeline Graham declares her engagement to another man. He travels to a Devon copper mine, confronts Mike Love, and asserts authority, earning Love’s respect and securing his position as overseer. The chapter ends with his uneasy power over the volatile crew.

Annie Sir Garrett Ehla Sayueld St. Garlott'a Devon George Redruth Maroline Graham Angie Hugh Mian Grahat Madeline Milas Graham Trelawney Anita Sergan Graham Mr. Trelawney Milas Hwa London Thia Dea Wwe Rover Redruth House Cornwall Dames Michael Love Love Mike Love Hugh Trelawney Bolt

Puget Sound Proposed Gateway to the Orient

A writer argues Puget Sound is the U S gateway to the Pacific Orient, noting shorter routes to Yokohama and Hongkong via the Bering Sea, saving weeks at sea, and avoiding Suez canal charges. Comparisons praise Seattle’s route as about half the distance of New York via Suez, with context on rail and shipping movements and a rural comedy aside from Josiah Allen’s Wits on Farmers.

Puget Sound Orient United States Pacific Orient North America Asia Globe San Francisco San Diego Cal Japan China Sandwich Islands Bering Sea Haawaii Yokohama Shanghai Hongkong Hawaii New York Haut Seattle Suez Canal Europe Josiah Allen George Washington Josiah Adam Eye Luz Shaw Lippincott’s

The Old Lady from Dover Apple Turnover Tale

A Dover grandmother bakes a fine apple turnover. A cat interrupts the baking, causing the turnover to overturn while she watches in dismay.

Dover T. Nicholas

Of the Same Family and the Sailboat Chore Boy

A fragmented note discusses a man who mentions a yacht while owning a sailboat, referring to a family link and a wife calling a chore boy the eagehman in a obscure context. The text reads as garbled OCR with unclear events or dates.

Calla Eagehman

Labor unrest and gifts mark Iowa reports in July

A rail labor federation reports wage gains and organ izing growth across Iowa with new union headquarters planned at Valley Junction and thirty members. Milton College receives the Perrill mill dam and a hydraulic lab from alumni Sundera of Iowa City to power campus facilities. A fatal fall from a courthouse cupola prompts a $20,000 damages suit against Webster County. A giant kite accident at Glenwood tests safety as a worker is lifted briefly into the air.

A. Quirtery Federation of Labor Lowa Iberanae Imrailroad Miichintats Valley Tiacloh Sith Milton College Ha State University of Iown Wuelld Sundera Iowa City Perrill Mill Iowa River Samuel J. Kirkwood Towa Sylool of Applied Science Matal Minhap Clara, Rasmussen Connell Bluffs Lfe Court House Tha M. Wheeler Wheeler Webster County Court House Square

Turbulent Iowa News From Early October Local Notes

A scramble of fragmented reports from Wat ertoo to Council Bluffs covers labor troubles floods fires and civic changes. Items include a running meet planned at Davenport, a five legged cow notoriety, postmaster changes, fatalities, major plant overhauls, a large cholonial excursion, bank and theft incidents, and record river flood damage across Muscatine Davenport Des Moines and surrounding towns.

Watertoo Wort Dodge Macedonia A. Marshalltown Davenport Tod Kinney Poin Comets Colombo Junction Clarion William Droullind Dubuque Tissuing Clinton

Alexander Benublen Retires as Longtime Chicago Policeman

Alexander Benublen, believed to be the oldest active police officer, retires after fifty years of service in Chicago. A tall, athletic, Beaubien figure, he participated in many firsts and recalls childhood deer hunting along the lakefront.

Alexander Benublen Chicago Weoda

Storm sweeps West floods Iowa Nebraska and plains

Severe storms lash Iowa Nebraska Montana and Kansas with widespread flooding. Reports cite record rains in Burlington Iowa and Omaha Nebraska causing bridge washouts and street damage. Council Bluffs and Liberty record major flood volumes. Kansas rivers rise four feet and Blue River near Stockdale makes new channels. farms inundated.

Iowa Nebraska Kntios Montana Great Northern Kansas Burlington Council Blutte Choteau Omaha Liberty Lawrence Stockade Manhattan Stockdale Kansas River

Indians and Dupes in Indian Territory Fraud Probes

Secretaries inquiry into Indian Territory corruption centers on alleged frauds tied to Dawes Act lands. Special agent Samuel Broalus reports whites pressuring Indians to lease lands, avoid rent, and surrender titles. Several companies allegedly organize to traffic in allottee lands through duped leases and small-borrowed sales.

Bitchcock Washington Samuel M. Broalus Indian Rights' Association Dawes Comminision

The Two Minute Trotters At Boat Show

A garbled item notes racing trotters at a boat event with names and political mentions. It references Turkey Edward Bulgarians Ferdinand and a Kentucky feud, plus remarks on a new president and a flying machine, all in a fragmented style.

Turkey Joan Bull Oyster Bay Edward Pora Ithin Ferdinand Ywlia Wilton Langley Bechecq

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robert Buchanan Jada Rayan Measter Ned Wil Hnada Traffic OF the Pacific Punt Coty Joxe-Heno Actix Edward Merritt Institute For Glenwood Merritt Western Iowa Interurban Railway Company Des Moines Cowncil Bluffs Polk Dallas Guthrie Audubon Shelby Pottawattomie Berg Bime O. Praovencher di Vaterle Pepferel Astie France Boiyert Council Bluffs Farmers’ Grain and Stock Company Ridgeway Capital Reinbolt Dubucuo Dumont J. Loughran Government Land Office Peter Burk Council Biles Otemmwe Fort Dodge N. Torgenson Peélro O. F. Wende Samuel LP Mauseell Olloton Stussell Timothy Fairehild Town City Amaworth R. Showalter Des Moinea Marshalltown T. J. Marsden Walrfield Bud Pierson Delminr Federal Grand Jury Wilson Harham Muscatine Rock Island Blackhawk County Oto Medical Society Olive Muscatind Cornell Bluffs Olive Chase Waterloo Orend Institute of D. M Lowa Walls Julius Larson Pirtles J. R. Clapp Water Company Raya North Palegts Dodge Street Crati Morrell Ottumwa Halleck L. Griswold George Margrum Keokuk Partons, Rich & Co Newton W. 8 Golden Pecos Valley Standard OH Company Calumet Mining Company Carlabad N. B Cedar Rapids Charles H. Marsh Baptist Church Rockwell Marsh Holyoke Maas Waterloo Yards Raymond Baye Council Bluffy Trafic Beas
Search Courier

Search the Elgin Echo Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Elgin Echo?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication