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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1904
Page
3
Reports say two persons died and nineteen were injured as a Rock Island passenger train collided with a derailed freight near Tiskilwa Illinois Wednesday night. The Chicago to Sioux City train struck wreckage, several cars piled on the westbound track, and emergency crews rushed to care for passengers.
Fragmentary reports recount a vast engagement around Liaoyang with heavy casualties on both sides. Japanese assaults aimed to wedge between Russian forces, while Russians defended key positions near Anping, Tsegow, and Liandinislan. By day two, Russian lines showed strain as Kuropatkin built fortifications and Celt forces faced intense night fighting, with thousands of casualties and river crossings shaping the retreat toward Liaoyang.
A report claims the Liaoyang battle killed wounded or captured about 50,000 soldiers. It asserts this total equals or surpasses the male population of New York City and exceeds the populations of many American cities such as Providence Kansas City Rochester and Columbus, with the overall troop figure stated as 415,000, a number that would outsize several large U.S. metros.
The piece argues Liaoyang’s siege carries immense significance as a confrontation between imperial West and liberal East. It notes Western and Eastern troops fight with valor and cites how the East adopts Western tactics, strategy, weaponry, training, discipline, and experience in a pivotal battle shaping global history.
The report claims the Czar plans to head to the front as World War tensions rise. Dr. Dmil G. Hirsch of Chicago returns from abroad amid unsettled markets. Europe leans toward Japan in its struggle with Russia, while Musden and Linoyang are cited in retreat and strategic actions. Russian ships shell Japanese positions near Port Arthur as forces move toward Mukdet. General Stakelweg’s 85,000 corps allegedly fights to rejoin the main body near the Tyern region.
In a New York Times reminiscence, Grover Cleveland recalls riding to Grand Central before his presidency. Passengers, children teased him about being “fed on yeast,” and Cleveland joked that their mothers could not have fed them yeast, remarking it would have improved them.
In Buxton North Dakota Sept 12 special Ty Skriysethi touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as cures. The ad claims the pills cured a man of kidney issues and the wife of kidney disease. the husband says three boxes helped him but the overall claim lacks verifiable proof.
A fragment from a Baltimore World item shows a parson and a young philosopher debating necessity with a witty exchange about fishing and bait, reflecting a humorous public discourse moment.
Five six five thousand five hundred fifty dollars in gold coin will be paid in prizes to those coming nearest in estimating attendance at the St Louis World's Fair. The above amount is deposited with the Missouri Trust Company per the official receipt of the treasurer of the financial mediation and published in the prize schedule announced elsewhere in the paper The World's Fair Contest Company Delinge and Adelaide avenues St Louis Mo are offering these prizes and there is no doubt the cash is in the bank to pay the lucky winners. The contest closes October With.
A woman reports Postum improved her digestion and heart palpitations after swapping coffee for the beverage. She claims her complexion cleared and she feels younger, crediting two years of wellness to quitting coffee and drinking Postum. The ad notes a coupon in each package offering The Road to Wellville booklet.
Chicago markets show larger bank activity yet signs of irregularities as general activity flags. Retail trade and commodities move cautiously with some gains in textiles and furniture, while corn and wheat slopes shift modestly. Banking earnings rise slightly but factory suspensions and labor unrest cloud the industrial outlook amid ongoing meat strikes and widespread failures.
Market summary shows Chicago and other cities with cattle prices from common to prime, hogs mainly $4.00 to $7.00, and sheep $2.50 to $4.20. Grain quotes include wheat No. 2 around $1.05 to $1.18, corn No. 2 near 52 to 63 cents, oats 30 to 84 cents, rye 10 to 78 cents, with regional variations and delivery notes.
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