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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1903

Page

3

Soldiers in wreck disaster in Italy during king’s visit

At Udine near Venice a train carrying soldiers collided with a freight train at night. Twenty soldiers were killed and eighty injured. a captain was killed with head severed, an engine driver buried alive. The regimental band leader and other officers were among the injured. The royal visit to Udine included observing army maneuvers. A relief fund was appropriated to teach Filipino students.

A. Dimetrons Udine Aixty Miles Venice Wolund Waa

Education Bill Funds Filipino Students to U S

A new education bill allocates 372000 for the first year and covers costs for up to 100 top pupils aged 16 to 21 from public schools to study in the United States. They must pledge allegiance with parental approval, pass exams, and return to take a civil service exam for government appointment. Each student is estimated at 500 annually apart from transportation.

TP Hippine United States Villainos Cese Philippines

Bank Messenger Involved In Theft At City Bank

A bank messenger named Young Thlat allegedly delivered forged checks totaling around 5000 dollars after a theft at a city bank. Nelson, escorted by another bank employee, traveled from Chicago National Bank to Milwaukee Avenue to obtain certificates and cash, then reported the incident to the cashier at the bank.

Chicago Certife Teg Howe Rentauran

Woman saves family in storm fire rescue at St Louis

In a fierce thunderstorm in St Louis a brave woman and her three children were saved from a burning house. She reentered the blaze to grab her husband from a bed and later found their eldest son Charles missing, then returned him to safety after a second search with neighbors aiding and the family in need of care.

Huabany Mira Richard Rolfe St. Louis Charles Wouman

Girls Fall 300 Feet From Glacier Adventure Near Alien Colorado

Two young women were injured after a misstep on Yankee Hill Glacier near Alien, Colorado. Miss Mills and her companion were swept 300 feet down the icy slope. Mills suffered a broken left leg and her companion was bruised. The glacier is a popular local attraction and the accident prompted a cautious note to hikers.

Colorado Yankee Hill Alien Cole Miss Milla Lowa Champion Idaho Springs Miay Mills Miss Mills Waa

Explosion at South Chicago coal plant kills worker

An explosion at the Tidewater Coal Company plant in South Chicago killed Michael Foginsky and injured others. Seven laborers were near a draft pipe when the blast hurled them and machinery across the furnace room, with hot air and debris spreading through the building.

Alge Tilliola el‘ Company South Chi‘coo Maimatoth Michael’ Faoginsky Independent Power Company Carthage Center Creek Orrla J. Towne Easthern Maxsachusetts Philadelphia Ontario Powder Company Tweed, Ont

Man and Wife Robbers Run in Seattle Case

Reports detail a duo known as the hale Bandit pair, Brida and Grace Haynis, arrested after confessions of highway robberies. Brida purportedly wore men’s clothes during the crimes. A livery hitch was used to lure victims to secluded spots where the wife remained in the bogey while the husband acted. Haynie’s wife Ugyitie, formerly a Seattle high school girl, had been recently married. A separate note corrected an assassination report about Vice Consul Magelasen, stating he was not killed as telegram errors claimed.

Seattle Hale Brida H.W. Haynis Grace Haynis Wash Tuynin Law Plact Haynie Ugyitie Taygio Magelasen Byria Ingolrec Porgon Conan Tat Magelatet Grose Magelseen

Whales Stranded at St Marys Bay Spark Village Fury

Town Thaps reports a mass strand of forty three whales near St Marys Bay drawing fisherfolk to the shore. The crowd of men and women attacked the whales with axes pitch forks knives and stove hooks, burning blubber and dragging carcasses ashore.

St. Mary's Bay St. Muby's Bay

Worry Over Money Ends Fatally in Kansas Woman Death

A Kansas woman, Mia Van Hers, traveled to St Paw to deliver seven thousand eight hundred dollars for her son. After misplacing the money twice and a failed bank suggestion, she reportedly died the next day from worry. Doctors cited worry as the cause.

Kansas Dias Mia Lucy van Hersche Slawuece Kay St. Paw Shawtee

Woman dies from fright during yacht invasion near Port Washington

Miss Alice Parker of Greenpoint, a young woman described as beautiful, died within an hour after sailors from a yacht attempted to enter her mother's seaside cottage near Port Washington. The intruders, startled by the cottage’s plat ea, fled after a rifle was brandished, leaving Parker terrified and unable to speak before a physician could help.

Aunier Port Waeh- Ingley L.L Alice Parker Greenpoint

State Wins Telegraph Suit In Minnesota

The Minnesota case against Western Union Telegraph Company concluded with Judge Simpson upholding the state law requiring a license. The company challenged the Somerville law exemption claiming interstate commerce immunity, but the court sustained the demurrer and the state prevails.

Western Union Minnesota Western Union Telegraph Company Simpson Somerby Ircenge

Lou Dillon Breaks World Trot Record at Rendville

Lou Dillon a mare owned by O N G Bil lage of Chicago trotted a mile in two minutes at Rendville Mass becoming the new world trotting champion. The feat confirms a long effort toward a two minute mile and signals broader improvements in harness horses. The historical pace and impact on breeders are noted as experts discuss the potential for further reductions.

Tha Horme Salsal Don Patch Atllory Rondvills Mass Lou Dillon Lou Dillon O. N. G. Billage Chicago Rendville Mand HB Maude Korea Walle Abbot Creaceus Lon Dillon Mor Io

Fragmentary 1910s Crime and Edicts from Diverse States

Scattered items include an 18 year old in Ohio stabbed at a church festival, a 15 year old girl killed. Washington Supreme Court upholds felony gambling statute. New York embezzlement case of 12,000 against Town send & Wendell lawyers. Leavenworth bankruptcy petition valued at 1,000,000. Also: Ohio man under arrest for pardoning a former sweetheart. Montana cattlemen pressed by grasshoppers. Kansans rural letter carriers plan organization. Virginia postmaster shoots a man at a station. an American artist in Paris to paint a portrait of a Chinese empress. Andrew Carnegie offers Dublin 140,000 for a free public library.

Finley Nelson Dyarsville Ohio Jessa Hudnall Supreme Court of the State of Washington George Creighton New York Townsend & Wendell Harry Simpson Ashland Montana Kansans Emporia Rept Honls Reama Station Ente Augusta Carl Paris France Impresa China Andrew Carnegie Dublin

Market report hints at inflation fears and steady trade

The piece notes rising costs and cautious demand across rail, coke, wool, and cotton goods, with price pressures easing in staples. It cites supportive but uneven activity in dry goods, shifting buyer behavior, and forecasts further concessions amid broader trade tensions and currency effects.

R. G. Dun & Co Woka Hellsville Boston United States Canada

Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains Across Cities

Cattle prices range from $3.00 to $6.00 across Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo and Buffalo with hogs at $4.00 to $6.05 and sheep $2.60 to $8.40. Wheat No 2 prices span 70 to 88 cents, corn No 2 white 50 cents to 82 cents, oats No 2 white 30 to 41 cents, rye No 2 57 to 68 cents, hay $9.50 to $15.00, butter 17 cents, eggs 18 cents, potatoes 0 to 10 cents per bushel. Prices presented by city reflect shipping and market grades.

Indianapolis St. Louis Detroit Milwaukee New York Bbc. Com Lutter Uime Western

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