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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1906

Page

8

Town City Eyes Urgent Rabies Crackdown After Outbreak

Jowa State News reports Johnson County faces hydrophobia risk with cattle showing rabies signs after dog bites. Dr Henry Albert, Iowa State bacteriologist, advises Mayor Ball and the City Council to order dogs shot when at large, muzzle or tie up animals. Six animals from Koate locky farm killed. lab confirms rabies.

Johnson County Dinenne Enry Albert Towa Ball Town City Albertshina

Hermit of Webster City Faces Return to Chicago

Jon Picada with his father in Webster City pleads for the aging recluse to abandon his tumble down hut at the town’s edge and move to Chicago. The son, once 17, now a carpenter and physician in Chicago, hopes the elder man will seek comforts and share in his life there. The hermit has lived in solitude for many years and may have hidden gold. The old man has not decided whether to go.

Jon Picada Min I’. C. Lempke Chicago Webster City Mis Son

Independent Telephones Progress in the State and Nation

Twenty two percent of rural lines in the United States are in the town state reports. The census shows twelve exchanges with most being independent. travel telephones sprawl across the state and more residents use phones than in any state. A notable note on frontier telephone expansion and rural connectivity.

Fhoxelo United States Lowating Union State of Laws

Novel berry fruit raised by Lytle in Cerro Gordo County

A new fruit named the strawberey-raspberes or sturprising Lurcious Stenw berry-Raapberry has been developed and propagated by MS Lytle of Cerro Gordo County. The berry is described as the result of crossing raspberries and the plant is expected to gain popularity as a novel edible.

Child fatally injured by shotgun accident near Colerburg

An old report describes a 6 year old neighbor child at the Parsons home near Colerburg who climbed onto a dialy and attempted to take a shotgun. The weapon discharged, tearing a hole in the boy's side and mangling a leg. The child died a few hours later, highlighting dangers of firearms in reach.

Demand cheapen rates farmers plan independent lines

Polly City area farmers formed to obtain lower telephone rates and better service from the Respass company. A five member committee was chosen to seek a contract for reduced rates, with failure prompting consideration of an independent line. The panel will meet in Ankeny on September 1 to pursue duties.

Polly City Ankeny

Razor attack ends in deadly domestic violence

Duxton man accused of murdering his wife by cutting her with a razor as neighbors report a brutal domestic assault. Mrs Edward Mack died after a prolonged head wound while her husband, Barnard Mack, was present. A man named Marvel Mack reportedly joined the confrontation, striking and wounding the mother of the victim. The incident occurred at their home in Dorlog.

Duxton Dieanen Edward Mack Buxton Noel Baward Mack Coloren Inege Dorlog Marvel Mack Maokalao

Threshing near completion and local industry updates

From Mahaska to Davis counties the scene shows threshing nearly done, Mason City faces an ice shortage rumor, a new Mason City elevator project, and Burlington road upgrades nearing $100000. Also noted are local accidents, religious growth, and mining curiosities across Iowa.

Work of the Terrorists in Unhappy Itusata

General Youtlarski, Warsaw acting-military governor, shot in a cab after noon Monday. General Mill, head of costumed guard and czar loyalist, killed Sunday night at Peterhof by a young woman. Bomb attempt near Odessa governor Mantbars. girl wounded. Reds’ rise fuels rumors of military dictatorship after Moscow revolt. Multiple terror acts escalate tension and public alarm across cities.

Itusata Youtlarski Warsaw Fifth Army Corps Mill Sem Inovsky Peterhof Min Stolyplu Eleduy Mantbars Odessa Nicholas Boulevard Sity Gil Are Las Camarillo Moscow Arma

Labor and political stumping mix in The Era of 1908

President Samuel Gompers campaigns in Maine against Tittlefield, charging him as an enemy of organized labor. A Colorado Springs printers convention rejects a Hearst resolution but adopts praise for union-supporting lawmakers and editors. Roosevelt's stance on party factions remains clear as federal officers back his position in New York. Supreme Court Justice Brewer predicts Taft vs Bryan in the next election, praising both Roosevelt and Bryan. District 7 United Mine Workers nominates Dettray for socialist support, while a Democratic convention endorses both Roosevelt and Bryan.

Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor Maine Tittlefield Gompers Littlefield W. R. Hearst Colorado Springs Roosevelt Republican Party New York New York Republican Committee Yustice Brewer United Supreme Court St. Louis Taft Bryan Hothmex Presidant Dettray District 7 United Mine Workers Socialist Party Luzerne County Labor Party Ile Ohio

Record Crops Seen As 1906 Yields Set To Break All Time Highs

Preliminary figures from the Department of Agriculture indicate the 1906 cereal harvest will surpass all prior totals. Corn could reach 2,698,000,000 bushels, while winter and spring wheat mix total about 759,000,000 bushels. oats, rye, barley, buckwheat and potatoes also rise, with overall output likely exceeding any previous year amid rapid population growth and rising farm wealth.

Department of Agricultues Department of Agriculture St. Louis

Chicago Tops For Healthful Mortality Rates In Five Year Span

A Chicago report shows the five year mortality rate per 1000 is lowest among first class cities and lower than peers like St Paul Milwaukee and Minneapolis while St Joseph Missouri records the smallest rate overall at 7.6. Richmond Atlanta New Orleans and others in the South have higher rates, with Charleston highest at 1.23 per 1000. Also notes a Berlin study on a Swedish water kite device for deep water sounding and early alarm via a depth gauge system.

St. Joseph Chicago Iie St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee New York Tony Philadelphia Washington Hoxton JNA Bu&nt Okie Detroit Mingonpond Cleveland St. Pat Cincinnati San Francis Charleston D. C South Tilchmond Atlanta New Orleans Ducknonvilly Memphia Ee Nashville Berlin

Obituary and Navy Apprentice Figures Highlight Briefs

McClintock of Bodard Oil dies of heart disease in a New York hotel. In six months ending June 30, three naval training stations housed 5 397 apprentice seamen. University of Virginia growth report shows teaching force more than doubled in two years in medicine and engineering departments.

B. McClintock Btnodard Oil Company Oakland Cal New York Navy University of Virginia Departmente of Medicine Englsigezing

Women Terrorists Stir Great Fear Across Russia

A historical report details female nihilist terrorists influencing Russia, noting leaders like Catherine Berschkovsky and Marie Spiridonova. It describes how women trained in chemistry formed deadly explosives, used disguise as peasants or workers, and carried out assassinations including a dramatic bombing and a suicide.

Railroads Push Plans And Prices Across the Nation

A string of rail developments across the United States shows Illinois Central budgeting nearly 400000 for a new passenger train, while Western Pacific plans a California route with forty five tunnels. The Lackawanna eyes automatic signaling to replace telegraphers, and coal firms like Beech Creek and Eastern Coal expand amid interstate probes into rate discrimination.

Ilinois Central Railroad Frederick Waderwood Pirie Round United States W. J. Newman New York Central Interstate Commere Commission Toledo Fea Trust Ann Arbor Ohio Lackawanna Railroad America Western Pacific Railway Company California Fwo Irve Instructiona Oroville Beckwith Pass Europe Beech Creek and Eastern Coal Company Pannaglyaola Coal and Coke Company Witi

Bryan Returns to New York Amid Warm Homecoming Welcome

William J. Bryan arrives aboard the steamship Princess Irene to a festive harbor reception. Crowds, tugs, and music greet the former candidate as he forms a bridge between Nebraska supporters and New York demonstrators. Bryan pauses to speak with Nebraskan delegates and local officials, sharing smiles and thanks during a prolonged homecoming.

New York William J. Bryan Irene Madison Square Garden Pla Nebraska Witfern Jeader Brynt Hla Frion My. Goltrn St. Lous Donid Trywit Bryan Qarbo Mie Bryn Tinyes Neberasda Uilly Bat Ohi Elreles Dabhnan Tey Syughet Brynn Mags Alrevt Hrgan Aung

All Around the Globe Seizure and Local Suicides Stir News

A sheriff seized Slocan City in its entirety. Ferdinand Saar, Austrian official, shot himself in Mobling near Vienna. Sam Q Sevier, Ouachita County sheriff and state Sunday School leader, attempted suicide in Camden. The Navy reported the Dewey dry dock used at Olongapo for the Meade’s docking in Manila Bay.

Slocan City Sherif Tran Ivales

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