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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1906
Page
2
Describes efforts to extinguish a well hood fire using canvas, gumbo, and a vented hood. The process included anchoring with chains and steam pipes, attaching a spool to a valve control, and drawing out dropped tubing with a future derrick to recover equipment. Gas was released afterward to vent the hood.
Lieutenant McNamee acting Guam governor urged establishing a hospital to isolate a highly contagious tropical disease said to be worse than leprosy on Guam. Admiral Rixey surgeon general backed the proposal, noting a 5000 bed facility could be erected if needed.
In San Francisco, Father Pashkovsky of a Russian Orthodox church declines to offer prayers for the repose of Lieut Schmidt, leader of the Kailaz Potemkine faction. His congregation threatens to secede and has written letters demanding a service. The priest states he will not pray for a man who took up arms against the czar.
Mrs Mary Wallpeer of Denver was badly hurt in a Senate Capitol elevator incident on Thursday after attempting to exit the car during a motion. She sustained serious injuries and was taken for treatment.
Rioting erupted in Bucharest Wednesday night as Romanian nationalists protested a play in French at the national theater. Troops fired twice, two men were killed and over 300 wounded amid clashes with voters. The Ladies' Charity Society under Princess Maria had promoted the production, drawing thousands who gathered around the theater causing the confrontation. Over 100 arrests followed as the demonstration was dispersed.
The Penn Wyoming Copper Company smelting and power complex at Grand Encampment Wyoming was almost destroyed by a fire caused by Ira Wednesday. Estimated loss ranges from 200000 to 500000 with limited insurance coverage. The smelter building was saved after a spirited firefight by the department. Plant had been shut for winter for improvements. preparations to resume next month.
Six Bulgarian workmen were found murdered in a dilapidated house at 246 Tenth Avenue South Minneapolis. Their bodies showed brutal slashing and throat injuries with bloodstained weapons discovered nearby.
Gas well near Caney Falls in Carey Kansas remained ablaze after a sixth attempt to smother the fire. Workers lowered an 8 inch pipe into the well and confined the flame to the pipe end before trying to close a valve. When the valve was shut gas burst through a hood and re ignited the well, which was burning fiercely.
Washington Roosevelt declined a Florida plan to hold another international exposition in Tampa in early 1908 to mark the Panama Canal digging. He said he had about all the exposition work he could handle and gave only cautious interest to the proposal.
French army officer Lieut Bourgere arrives in Leavenworth Kan to enter the infantry and cavalry college. President Roosevelt extended the invitation in recognition of courtesies paid by Generals Chaffee Ball and Crozier during American visits to France last year.
The house appropriations committee agreed to an unfavorable report on the state board of health appropriation bill. The sole objection was Mississippi’s opposition to further quarantines amid concerns about additional quarantines.
Brodie L Duke of Durham North Carolina, a relative of the president of the American Tobacco Company, was granted a divorce from his wife Alice Welch Duke whom he married in this city. The proceedings occurred on Wednesday in New York.
A fragmented notice reports unrest among peasants in Poltava Russia tied to Prince Catacuzeno and Julia Grant marriage rumors. It mentions land plans disrupted and a clash near Coaldale at a church, with reference to an ANA TRIBE and unnamed participants.
Postal clerks uncover a farmer John Johnson ordering dynamite by mail from a Graettinger hardware firm. A stick shipped in a small box labeled fleas failed to explode, prompting authorities to seek prosecution of the firm. The incident triggers fear among Esther Villa area postal workers.
Cedar River rose 11 feet in twelve hours flooding Waterloo causing extensive damage. West side factories and the levee area suffered losses while lower eastside districts flooded. About 1,000 workers were laid off for days as basements flooded and hundreds of families became homeless. Shell Rock River also rose to near its twenty year high with minimal damage in Shell Rock.
A blaze began at 9 46 PM Friday in the third story of the J Chase Dry Goods on Main Street Ottumwa spreading rapidly to adjacent W J Donelan Dry Goods and the First National Bank building. Loss estimated between 76000 and 100000 with insurance not disclosed.
A coal strike threatens soft coal supply in Atlantic and tamps demand, with dealers reporting no reliable delivery dates. Tin price rose 25 cents per ton, yet buyers fear paying more as supply remains constrained. Also, Newton marks the sixtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Carrier, whose celebration was held Sunday after a postponed Saturday event.
Sunday Ltd reports Mayor Donald Macrae announced a Sunday closing edict for all saloons in Council Bluffs with police instructed to enforce strictly and arrest violators. Other brief items note a Osage gas explosion fire damage totaling 56 000 at Leuthold Bryans and 35 000 at W H Lemke, no serious injuries.
Clinton police chief Media with peculiar accident at his home reports two desk telephones rang at once while he sat at his desk. An electrical current passed through his body, throwing him to the floor and leaving his arms partially paralyzed though doctors say effects will not be permanent.
In Bloomfield defense attorney H C Taylor opened on Monday with a startling claim that if Claude Whisler killed Frank Ogden last April it would prove the shot was fired by the husband to save his wife’s honor. The state says the shot came during a heated quarrel with Whisler unprovoked. Ogden’s body was found near Whisler’s home, positioned as if placed there after death. The alleged quarrel stemmed from an attack by Ogden on the defendant.
Anticipating an April 1 strike, Des Moines faces a coal shortage with prices ranging $3.50 to $4.50 a ton. Dealers refuse delivery dates, no orders taken, and other fuels rise in cost. Mines prepare to halt as supply runs out across districts.
After a wedding in Reinbeck Adolph Zell hanged himself within two days. He was a diligent young man and the cause remains a mystery to friends. His bride lies prostrated, and the coroner investigates the death in the cemetery tool house.
A head end collision occurred Friday night in Treton between Alvin Whites and Mr. Johnson, both in one horse rigs after a town party. Johnson’s bogey bore pierced the breast of Mr. White’s driving horse, which died within minutes.
A. J. Lally of Clinton sues in Clinton district court for the unpaid amount of a policy held by his late wife in the fraternal Inights and Ledles of the Golden Precept, originated in Clinton and spread across several northwest states. The article also notes a shooting affray in Marshalltown, a legislator quit, a doctor declared insane in Marshalltown, a new member for the Board of Control, a death in Onawa, and corporate changes in Iowa oil.
A dense, OCR stray list of historical events with years and partial place names. Mentions executions, battles, empires, and political acts across Europe, Americas, and Asia. Includes references to Archbishops, privateers, revolts, and natural disasters with many garbled spellings and incomplete entries.
United States Steel Corporation reports a net earnings increase of over 46 million dollars and a total surplus near 120 million as of December 31 788.40. Gross receipts reached 80 381 785 with improvements in export trade and higher production. Employment rose to 480 198 while 12 250 workers were added in the year.
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