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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1903
Page
2
Report states textile mills entered an enforced idle period after agents announced non union support and a strike threat. About 27,000 workers were affected by the shutdown with potential wider impact on suppliers and industry vitality as managers weigh next steps.
A disrupted scene in Havana triggers citywide alarms as authorities report near submersion risk and arrest warrants. Officials describe casualties and ongoing investigations into the incident and its aftermath affecting residents and infrastructure.
A major crevasse south of Greenville threatens the delta as floodwaters advance. Reports say the break is the worst in the levee system's history, with dozens reported dead or missing and hundreds evacuated as backwater reaches the city. Relief boats and sandbag fortifications race to shore up the embankments.
The inquest into the murder remains unsolved with judges suggesting the case may enter criminal history as a major mystery. Judge Murphy hinted the judgment could be postponed to next week amid a protest by former District Attorney Penney over merging Burdick and Pennell inquests.
Washington dispatch reports Judge Tyner assistant attorney general for the postoffice department resigns to let a successor be appointed. He cites ill health and advanced age as keeping him from performing duties, noting forty years in government service. His name has been tied to recent fraud allegations involving indemnity from prosecution.
Fragmented report describes a wrecked flyer causing a disturbance among train crews as coal miners’ strike activity is discussed. Ambiguous lines reference sessions in New Orleans, Mary Woods presiding, and various names, with unclear details about delegates and legal actions amid a broader national council context.
Cherries H. Dugman once rivaled Armour & Co. in Chicago and influenced New York wheat markets. He died in St. Vincent’s hospital in a pauper’s bed, after years of court battles with Chicago and financial ruin. For the last decade he circulated tips to those who valued his knowledge.
Dr TR Ng Foieur, tied to a New York fraud case, was committed to Tomba prison in default of $50,000 bail after a grand jury indicted him for misappropriating money from others. Assistant District Attorney Garvin argued that the shortage could reach $500,000 and that victims, often poor, suffered severe harm. Bail demand rose to $860,000 in some claims.
A New York dispatch notes a 101st birthday for a centenarian born in 1802 who claims never to have left city limits, never drink, never smoke, and rarely rode a trolley or crossed the Brooklyn Bridge. Other items include a jewelry theft case, silver purchases for Philippine coinage, a fatal shooting in Peoria, and a 489 year old unrelated typo.
Knoxville dispatch reports James Edwards section foreman found critically negligent by a coroner's jury investigating the Chicago Burlington and Quincy wreck. The mishap Monday killed Engineer Hyatt after Edwards opened and failed to close the switch to sweep snow, leading to the fatal incident. Edwards bound over awaiting investigation.
Ralph Leonard, a 16 year old from Boone, confessed he set four fires to see the new tire engine work. He claimed others urged him to act, and police note he is from a respected family with a mother in delicate health.
The administrators of Charles Bradfield and John Matthews Estates reach settlement with Western Construction Co of Sioux City. Widows of the deceased receive 750 dollars each as partial compensation for the gas plant explosion on Jan 8. Total damages for property owners amount to 475 dollars. Fortunes for William Bradley's four children are shared equally. two private bequests of 1000 dollars each are made to the Home of the Friendless and Finley Hospital. Glenwood reports two children died from unknown plant roots. a third child remains in precarious condition.
The Linn County Auditor and executive council allegedly misled about telephone property valuations, with a 420M rate set by the council higher than state records. County Auditor Jacksquot Mann reportedly followed a board directive exempting farmers' phone lines, amid widespread errors in the executive council’s management and a state audit request for correction.
Fire swept Gilmore City damaging Cobb's general store for about 7000 and Wara hardware 6000 while Burne grocery 4000 and telephone office 1000 were scorched. In West Bend links saloon and Delano billiard hall burned as a family over the arcade fled with nothing. The blaze began about 2 30 Tuesday morning injuring no one. Trustees defer selection of a president at Low State Agricultural College until May with Stanton and Curtiss as leading candidates and Wilson as a possible future appointee.
A Pax Movies dispatch reports an increase of nearly 2 million dollars in deposits held by Iowa state and savings banks between February and December. The year shows 564 banks total, with 427 savings banks and 237 state banks, indicating a sound banking system despite some incidents.
Western states threatened to secede over the Mississippi navigation closure at New Orleans. A New York banquet honored Thomas Paine author of Common Sense and The Lights of Man. Vast lands near the Kanawha advertised for sale in Virginia and Maryland. The first general militia law appeared, Ohio’s statehood proclaimed, and notices for sale of lands and a black man named John Lee in Washington for prison costs circulated. A New York commission investigated William Morgan’s disappearance amid murder rumors. Robbery attempts on a mail stage between Princeton and Drenton were repelled by guards. House members resisted data removal as a perceived constitutional infringement. Hilda mail routes between Monroe and Tecumseh noted.
Forty years ago the Confederate Senate adopted regulations urging the drop of cotton and tobacco culture in the Southern States. Deserters from Michigan reached Washington. In Iran, Cincinnati merchants were refused exports to Europe due to military service conscription. Washington under a veil of terror, Gen. Buford’s pocket picked of $1010. A Confederate general and Joseph Wheeler defeated near Milton Tennessee by Col. Tin. Washington churches used as hospitals halted because beds were empty. Officers resigning or dropped by court martial to be enrolled in the army as privates.
A jumble of historical notes recounts events from thirty years ago including John G Whittier's mission for Sumner and political figures like Senator Sherman and President Grant. Also cited are a $15000 experiment on pneumatic tubes, McDonald’s arrest in a Bank of England forgery probe, YMCA staff offers refused for rail transport, and Vanderbilt’s era balls and a first ever telephone link between New York and Cleveland.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a ten year reference to Ex-President Benjamin Harrison in an interview. The legible bits include garbled phrases about the party and predictions, with uncertain names and quotes, lacking coherent context or clear events.
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