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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
1
A lengthy Iowa miscellany quotes moral maxims and social observations about manners, advertising, habits, and class roles. It covers polite behavior in crowds, credit and consumption, smoking, honesty, beefing up prices, and a light note on a railroad land dispute, ending with a Wyoming expedition tale about photographers outweighing fossil hunters.
The piece argues liberal aid for Porto Rico, where 100000 are homeless or hungry after a hurricane, will show natives that American rule means justice, charity, and shared welfare. It asserts relief and education foster better understanding of America and Americans among new residents.
General Reannie presents the most timely headlines from across the globe in a compact format. The work compiles major events into a single easy reference for readers seeking quick updates on politics, society, and global developments from noted press sources.
From Washington: the treasury reports 3 210 000 dollars from the old New York site sale authorized by Congress. An order to establish a sanitarium at Fort Bayard New Mexico for army consumptives. Eighth Infantry to Fort Snelling Minnesota for depot battalion duties. Census scams warn 60 000 immigrants to be phoned for payment. Sporting items include Searchlight the Kentucky saddle horse bought for 3500 by Thomas L Lawton. Creedon defeats Morris in New York. Two clipper ships race for San Francisco with 10 000 dollars stakes.
A eclectic roundup reports Brazilian anarchists plotting to destroy Paris exposition buildings with a girl to carry out the act, alongside multiple western crime notes. Arrests include W J Jackman in Warsaw Indiana for arson aiding rival business, Elie Napier shot in Hayden Kentucky, and A A Wilson city marshal killed while Darnell brothers resist arrest in Sed an Kansas. Other items note fraud disappearances, wardner riot escapees, and various accidents from Illinois to Montana.
J A Ttnee a former Illinois jurist dies at home in Peer. John Addison Porter returns to Washington to resume White House duties. William Buchanan is formally offered Pan-American exposition directorship. several political nominees and business moves follow as postings and bankruptcies appear across Illinois, Indiana, New York and Nebraska.
London reports say Lord Salisbury will travel to London for a cabinet meeting Friday as Prime Minister and Joseph Chamberlain coordinate. Telegraphs from South Africa flood the Colonial Office while field officers prepare for potential ultimatums and possible offensives. Pretoria debates troop concentrations and warns of mass relocations as tensions rise.
A coroner says the Milsburg Bridge company and Charles N. Pens ly are responsable for eleven deaths in the Celiscum bullring arch collapse during construction. After evidence and deliberation the jury returned with A Survey Ordered. The War Department orders a survey of government lands on the Ox River Wisconsin amid a long dispute over rights to improvements. W. R. Troster, a brakeman on the Milwaukee road, was severely injured at Rascoe when the bell cord broke. his right arm was broken and his left wrist dislocated.
In Ark one federal court, Judge Rogers freed Hugh Gaffney after a three month contempt sentence for intimidating witnesses. He received a court lecture before release.
Sept 7 Indiana Washington dispatch reports Capt. Francis W. Dickins, assistant chief of the navigation bureau, ordered to assume command of the battleship Indiana, relieving Capt. Taylor. Commander Cowies will take over Dickins’s navigation bureau post.
Ellsworth Wisconsin September 7 In partn away yesterday Jake Bristle a leading German farmer of this section sustained no fractured jaw. His injuries may prove fatal.
A September blaze at the Mills Dry Dock company premises in Buffalo caused about 100000 dollars in damage. Nearby wooden steamers Sonia and George Spencer were damaged to the extent of about 5000 dollars each.
Springfield lawyer Harvey Murray died from injuries after being thrown down stairs by E. G. Mays a wealthy farmer The incident occurred yesterday and left the state’s legal community mourning Murray was among the most prominent attorneys in Missouri.
Viladelphia Sept 7 Rear Admiral San Son told two Associated Press representatives he asked Secretary Long to relieve him of command of the North Atlantic Squadron after the Dewey reception in New York. He added the secretary has not yet fixed a definite time for relief.
Jimenez arrived from Cuba at Inerte Plata Puarte Pinta Santo Domingo last night to a crowd at the waterside. General Ramon Lambert organized the reception as the city hoped for restored order and peace amid demonstrations led by soldiers and citizens with welcoming speeches.
The Staats Anzeiger reports Dr Bosse minister of public instruction and Baron von der Reeke von der Horst minister of the interior have been relieved of their posts at their own request. They will retain ministerial ranks while new governors will be appointed to Westphalia and Dusseklort.
Newport Sept 7 in a light sailing breeze Columbia defeated Defender by three minutes eleven seconds over a 29 course ten miles to windward and return. Columbia tested a new lighter canvas mainsail for the race offered by Gen William Goddard of Providence.
Lord Sandhurst, governor of Bombay, warned that plague spread due to monsoon failures. He noted the disease already among the people and dire conditions in Poonah as September rains were hoped to bring relief and reopen affected routes.
New York reports the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse completed a record westward crossing in five days eighteen hours and fifteen minutes, from Cherbourg to New York via Tiremenau and Southampton. The voyage covered 0490 knots at an average 22.09 knots per bow.
Rear Admiral Dewey, recovering from illness, received a cordial welcome during his visit to Gibraltar. He went ashore at Vue Brestol and lunched with Truman Sprague, the United States consul in Gibraltar.
Washington reports to Surgeon General Wyman that twenty eight yellow fever cases have occurred at Key West with three deaths. A separate item notes Swan Johnson, intoxicated, fell from a third story window but escaped with minor injuries.
In Waterville on September 7 a stranger named Janes Fitzpatrick was killed after being crushed between the northbound freight cars. The incident occurred near the tracks with authorities reporting the fatality as accidental. Further details remain sparse as investigators inspect the scene.
Bath September 7 five persons drowned when a yacht capsized in Sheepscott Bay during a squall. The vessel overturned trapping sailors unable to reach safety. Rescue efforts continued as investigators assess cause and confirm identities.
The twenty fifth annual convention of the American Bankers Association opened in Cleveland Ohio with bankers from across the country gathering for the first session. In New York a man named John Y Meane died at his Coney Island home aged sixty eight. A ship named Nuwa Mettane reported well after anchor near Cape Henry.
Jerked hence, Hartford, Conn., Sept., Max Brookhans was hanged at Wethersfield shortly after midnight for complicity in the murder of Daniel N. S. Lambert. His partner in crime, B. F. Willis, was hanged Dec. 30, 1803.
Rennes reports a push to enlist Emperor William and King Humbert to let Col Schwarzkoppen Panizzardi and Italian officers testify in Paris. If allowed, their deposits could sway the trial toward acquittal while Rennes prepares for further public and closed sessions this week.
Three hundred Naian carpenters in Omaha struck for a one cent an hour wage increase from eighty cents. Some contractors granted the raise or postponed the decision to January first citing potential losses on ongoing projects. A few outside contractors granted the raise and workers returned. most remain on strike after yesterday’s conferences failed to reach a conclusion.
Darien Ga Sept 7 rioters faced verdicts as the riot trials ended with four convictions and four acquittals. Six defendants received the maximum penalty of 1000 dollars and one year in the chain gang, while sixteen were fined 250 dollars or a year in the chain gang. Henry Delegal to stand trial for rape tomorrow. This case sparked the riots.
Greenville Mississippi September 7. Martha Johnson with two half grown children were being driven to Deland when the mules balked and backed off a bridge. All three were killed in the accident.
Chicago marked the hottest day since the weather bureau began in 1871. By 5 o'clock the government thermometer reached 100.8 degrees, with city street levels reported over 100 degrees.
Mrs Nellie Bland, said to work as a stewardess on a steamboat plying routes from Chicago, is reported to have fallen heir to a substantial fortune. Police are investigating possible levies and the details remain unclear amid rumor and incomplete documentation.
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