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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1904
Page
2
Damage potential looms as great Sank river banks threaten locks at Saint Marys and Celina. The water level rises, endangering rail lines and sections of town. Residents fear gas mains may fail, leaving homes dark and fires out. The event could cause widespread disruption across a wide area.
Fragmentary OCR reports claim the International Packing Company wound up with assets near 4 million dollars, including stockyards and a lathe, amid plans to sell. It notes references to a powerful interest and a twelve year operation period, with details unclear.
Fragmented OCR notes describe flood damage along the Otland River with rail lines affected and unsafe conditions. Mentions ongoing damage assessment and safety concerns. No clear dates or authoritative entities are readable.
Des Moines reports 13 600 miners quit at 4 pm after a lengthy conference over arbitration of differences. The stalemate centered on wages and powder prices with operators resisting wage raises and lower price, while miners seek parity with other districts. Both sides propose a board of arbitrators as a settlement plan.
The Federal Trust Company of Cleveland assigned its assets to Guardian Trust Company on Thursday amid reports of a missing official and a wage shortfall in funds. About $1,000,000 in deposits will be turned over to the assignee. total assets run around $3,000,000 with $1,500,000 capital stock and $140,000 undivided profits.
Frank Brown a 45 year old scenic artist shot and killed his wife Dora 47 at their Roslindale home. He then shot himself behind the right ear and is listed in critical condition. Brown formerly worked for Chicago papers and recently moved from Minneapolis. His son says a quarrel over lunch readiness sparked the act.
A blast at a squib factory near Scranton Pennsylvania instantly killed fourteen young women, many crushed and mangled. Rescue teams reported chaotic scenes as authorities worked to identify the victims and determine the cause of the explosion amid chaotic details and conflicting reports.
Superior Judge Cook declared an attempt to tamper with jurors in the Botkin murder case in San Francisco. The jury was discharged and to be started anew amid reports four jurors were bribed and a fifth sought. Police testified a juror rejected a 50 bribe offer and was followed after court sessions.
Advices from Newchwang say United States Consul Miller secured a promise to restore the American flag to buildings owned by American citizens after the civil administration ordered its removal. The British flag will stay displayed. A London Times correspondent reports the Russia police apologized and rehung the U S flag at the correspondents’ offices. Interior cities near the Yalu report quiet, with natives estimating about forty thousand troops beyond the area.
Heinze A L Frank and J N Trevise found guilty of contempt of court in a United States case brought by Butte and Boston Mining Company over entering and mining the Michal Davitt Jade claim on the Emurgle vein. Heinze fined 20000 dollars while Frank and Trevise fined 1000 dollars each. Warfield found not guilty and dismissed.
The Belgrade levee ruptured Wednesday eight miles north of Vincennes causing extensive destruction. Houses swept away and livestock drowned as flood waters rise into second stories in Westport. Two thirds of Lawrence County submerged with depths reaching twenty feet. Wires down and telephones out as flood worsens.
Portland reports from Washington describe a dispute over west coast public land frauds. Charles Cunningham, a millionaire stockman from eastern Oregon, and six homesteaders were indicted for conspiracy in the investigation.
A man named Di Dewing, who says he is a preacher, was arrested in Chicago for buying railroad tickets at half fare and reselling them for profit to fund charity. He confessed to purchasing tickets to obtain money for charitable causes. The report notes confusion and garbled phrases while detailing the case and mentions a separate Duluth incident and Hibbing.
The Julius Vetter sensational case at Waterloo resurfaces with new statements from C W McKown while Vetter, jailed on incest charges, alleges his wife and a woman named Mrs Osland conceal a daughter. He claims the prosecution is blackmail to claim his fortune. The Oslands travel toward Oolwich as Vetter rests under morphine and eyes recovery. The Cedar County drama decades ago raises debate over guilt and culpability in a famed crime spree.
Coroner's jury in Montrose concluded Lemice killed his wife Lemice, then set fire to the dwelling and shot himself. Police consider a possible stranger murder and arson theory after the bodies of C Lem- Irv and wife were found burned with a bullet in each head. Lemice had lived in seclusion, leaving few acquaintances.
Humboldt County special notes a late spring peak in duck hunting as warm weather sent ducks to Minnesota and a cold wave drew them back. River shooting provides shelter and many mallards pin tails red heads and other ducks are harvested. Goose sightings and kills rise in northern Town for several seasons.
Shell Rock High School policy now requires graduates to obtain a teacher's certificate before teaching in the school system. The county superintendent recently conducted the exam for four years of study, and those who complete the course and pass the teacher's test will receive a diploma. Shell Rock is the county's only high school with this policy, one of few in the state.
Ephriam J Dean of Waverly files a $100000 claim with Iowa State for false imprisonment alleged twenty eight years ago. He says he was confined to a lunatic asylum and spent seven months in Blackhawk County jail amid supposed perjury by Blackhawk County officials tied to property schemes. Mary A. Miller of Des Moines, former state librarian and Soldiers' Home matron, dies. Vancouver murder case involving Walter Cockerell, a former Harlan boy, confirmed. he was 2 years old and married.
A gruesome finding of a half decomposed woman's arm was made in a vacant lot at the corner of Second and Gren Streets. James Parr, noted as a paper gatherer, reported the discovery to police and the station was alerted to the case.
Louie Jones, 20, shot Carl Yates at Yates home in Oskaloosa to defend his mother from ongoing abuse. The confrontation began when Yates tried to seize the woman’s property and pull a revolver. Jones fired after Yates aimed, wounding him in the hip and side. Yates previously served time for shooting his wife.
The cattle dip at the Sioux City stock yards was completed Saturday after twenty days of work at a cost near $1500. The dip eases handling of cattle and combats cattle itch or seabix, a major U S department of agriculture problem. Since January river markets and many western private cattle companies have installed dips, aiming to stamp out the disease as the scab is controlled in sheep.
Dr WG Wisher, a Red Oak physician of Washington Avenue, shot himself at his home after a period of illness and nervous trouble. He was found unconscious on his bedroom floor with a blood-stained carpet under his head, his death resulting from a self-inflicted wound.
The private bank of O G Miller and Son in New Providence failed on Tuesday morning causing surprise in the Quaker neighborhood where the firm enjoyed public confidence. Exact causes not released, but suspected negligence in credit extension to heavy customers. The firm also ran a large hardware and implement store which has also failed.
West Union city council adopted a resolution stripping Aelyler Hall of its status as the town playhouse until required safety and access upgrades are completed. The plan calls for moving the stage to the east end, widening aisles, installing stationary seating, adding two exits with a steel balcony and a six foot stairway, covering the proscenium with sheet iron, and omitting a fireproof drop curtain. Manager Woodard has not commented on his plans.
G M Johnson a Carroll restaurant operator has vanished from the Griffith block basement. Creditors who trusted him for supplies fear his whereabouts while a Cedar Falls lumberman Albert Morrill dies suddenly after a grip illness. The report notes Johnson at about 24 years old, 160 pounds, height around five eight, brown hair, reddish mustache, and that he took a gold watch valued at $28 from a local woman. His father is listed as residing in Waupon Wisconsin.
Allison grand jury returns five true bills against druggists for illegal drug sales. Three indictments issued in Greene County, Clarkeville and another unnamed location. Authorities pursue prosecution and court actions are expected in coming weeks.
An Ogden man linked to the Western railroad was killed Saturday morning after stepping in front of a moving passenger train near Ogden. Elmer Morgan brother of manager Morgan of the Ogden county telephone exchange, was declared dead at the scene. Details from the coroner and railroad officials are incomplete due to fragmented notes from the incident.
One hundred years ago events span Europe and the Americas. Duc d Maghien was executed in Paria. Washington built navy yards and marine barracks. Rusala issued an edict allowing landowners to free tenants to raise money to pay debts. Dress trends shifted toward trousers and long stockings. Napoleon sent a minister to knoll to request the bey release Philadelphia’s officers and crew. Congress divided Louisiana into Orleans and northern districts. Cuban authorities barred French privateers from carrying American goods. Dessalines of Hayti admitted massacres of whites inland.
The report notes a New York to Box ton journey in twenty one hours by stage, wage strikes and violence by Pennsylvania canal workers, and Stephenson’s Rocket running twenty five to thirty five miles per hour on a renew war schedule. It mentions Wheeling manufactures, a costly Providence arcnde, Key West salt production plans, and Achille Murat's Florida Legislature bid.
Advices from Hongkong report the defeat of the Chinese imperial army by rebels. England opens hostilities in the Crimean theater against Muasia. The Duke of Parma is stabbed in Turin by an unknown assassin. The brig Black Warrior is surrendered by Spanish authorities to Capt. Bullock for 6000 dollars under protest. The Baltic fleet sails to Kiel. Venezuela abolishes slavery. France notes Russia in a warlike stance. The Orange Free State begins forming a government.
Gen Ulysses S Grant and his staff head toward the front as Civil War action looms. A bill in Congress seeks a ship canal from the Mississippi to Lake Michigan. A French war fleet is reported near the Rio Grande. Illinois Congressman Owen Lovejoy dies in Brooklyn. Secretary Welles calls for negro seamen due to white sailor shortages. A Navy Yard at Cairo, Alabama, would get 200000 federal dollars. Frank Blair and Gov McClurg clash in Washington. Civil War unrest grows in Edgar and Cole counties Illinois with Union prisoners nearby.
Fragmentary report notes the French Parliament weighing a vote on becoming a republic or monarchy, alongside scattered references to U.S. political figures and a meeting at Cooper Union with Edwards Atkin presiding and Boston figures present. The garbled text also mentions a Washington House, a granger triumph, and candidates for Massachusetts Senate with Andrew Butler referenced.
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