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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1903
Page
2
A fire at a Lima military school residence ends with the discovery of a charred body and the apparent death of a governess and another occupant. Firefighters rescued a second floor resident as flames engulfed the building. The incident prompts investigation into the cause and entry of officials into the crime scene.
A fragmented report from Pittsburg describes a smoky, darkened sky due to flooding and an Easter event. The scene mentions a radiant sky and a sudden phenomenon with torresite falling, implying a dramatic weather or atmospheric occurrence in the area.
Fragmentary text reports a raid on a union hall with references to kidnapping and missing persons. Names and full context are unreadable, but the scene suggests unrest and discovery of a troubling incident.
Fragmentary OCR notes from Indiana recount a fatal or serious crash involving a buggy and engines near Sellersburg. Pieces mention Doneta Clark County and Bey, with bodies recovered by engineers or investigators.
Post office pouches stolen from a train platform between Alton and Chicago. Authorities recovered that some pouches were missing after a late Friday event. Towerman Driscoll blamed for lax security as robbers broke bars and windows. Sheriff Brainerd leads a county-wide pursuit.
A chaotic report from Bayettyville centers on a near fatal shooting after jealousy, with a man suspected of firing at a target in a house where a tenant was moving. Separately, a New York case notes a theft of bric-a-brac, silverware, and jewelry worth $5,000 from Mrs Elizabeth Dempsey’s East Witty Bird Street residence during a moving day. eight youths involved, seven arrested, one eight years old confesses.
A Chicago election altercation erupted into gunfire injuring Police Lieutenant Maurice Moore and four Italians. The riot began in a saloon early Friday after an argument over the election. Moore moved men upstairs. a volley hit him in the right arm as officers forced entry. A dozen men were arrested.
Three hundred guests at the Victorian Hotel were awakened and routed from beds by smoke from a nearby fire. The blaze occurred in a Fifth Avenue building used as a storage warehouse, causing about $100,000 in damage. Police aided evacuations as residents were escorted down fire escapes and to safety.
A Melilla dispatch details a fierce assault by 5000 insurgents on the Prajana fortress in Morroco. After prayers the tribesmen surged forward driven by religious exhortations. Two assaults were repulsed by well directed fire as powder explosions killed many attackers.
Advices from San Domingo City report an April 5 engagement as government forces besieging San Domingo clashed with revolutionists in possession of the city. Troops of President Vasquez attacked and were repulsed after severe fighting, with many men killed or wounded on both sides as warships landed marines to protect consulates.
Four men were fatally shot and one seriously wounded after a card game dispute at Skrotsky's saloon north of Athens Ohio. Revolvers were drawn and a general fight followed before police subdued the scene. Mrs Skrotaky was hit in the breast by a stray bullet. Train robber Geo Howard alias Too Kirby and Gee Cole were convicted for holding up the Burlington express near Homeplake, Butte Montana, for one month.
W. H. Hopkins, former Sioux City manager for Edwards Wood & Co., Minneapolis grain firm, was arrested in West Baden Indiana after a $3,600 shortage including a forged check. He sent a settlement note to his successor to avoid losses. The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company backs the case.
A mob of nearly fifty negroes attacked Cleves city hall in Ohio, wrecking walls and roofs with traditional tools and bullets. White residents pursued the assailants, a running town chase ensued, and several whites were injured as shots rang out.
W J Atkinson, former Moorhead school principal, sues C W Blackman of Spring Valley for slander alleging false claims that he hugged and insulted two female teachers Myrtle Beck and Mrs G R Reynolds. Plaintiff seeks 10,000 actual and exemplary damages plus costs.
Wallace Pike, a Des Moines musician, was arrested on a charge of attempting to extort money after allegedly kidnapping Minuie Siegel, daughter of merchant B. Siegel. The merchant filed the information. a detective recovered the girl after a conference with her mother.
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed Woodbury County’s district court in the Millspaugh laundry versus First National Bank and G. N. Sweetzer. Originating in 1899, the bank foreclosed a chattel mortgage and operated the plant as Millspaugh laundry. The suit seeks $5,000 damages for using the Millspaugh name. The first trial ended in a jury disagreement, the second in a $250 verdict for the laundry, and the bank appealed, leading to the reversal.
Frank Beebe, 35, of Clinton, died in Charlotte Wednesday night after an accident while driving a mule team. His foot was caught in a wheel, the leg mangled and nearly torn from the socket. Although the limb was amputated, he died from the shock.
State board records show forty four of the large group of inebriates escaped from the institution during March. The report notes a hospital for the insane with no restraint is not a fit price for keeping the victims of drink. At month end March there were 108 inebriates at Mt Plengaut.
A fire on a Burlington houseboat owned by Reuben Burtlow destroyed the craft. Eight year old Pearl Burtlow perished in the flames while her parents escaped. Witnesses describe a large crowd unable to help as the stove ignited the blaze down under the bridge. In a separate report from Muscatine, William Mobley and his family suffered poisoning from milk believed to contain formaldehyde. Prompt medical aid saved their eyes and lives.
A gathering in Waterloo convened to discuss securing more uniform and efficient administration of state laws. The convention included school superintendent delegates from northern Iowa counties to explore methods and means for improvement.
An Alton family mourns as John Jangge, 12, dies after a hammer blow to his thumb while a younger sister and he played outside. The injury caused fainting and death within hours, with Dr. Gleysteen noting a nervous shock as the likely cause of death.
Mrs. Lennon of Clare rode into a Fort Dodge dental chair with plans for seventeen teeth extraction. After strenuous effort the dentist pulled three or four molars, with Ms Lennon showing concern for the doctor’s fatigue. She left unaware she had set a local record in dental extraction.
Storm Lake plans to spark corn interest among schoolchildren and farmers, with prizes totaling several hundred dollars donated by local business leaders. Two thousand circulars will list prizes for the best corn sampler at upcoming Buena Vista County Farmers Institute meetings.
A Marshalltown special reports a morning fire that destroyed the coal chutes and damaged the supply department building at the Iowa Central car shops and roundhouse. Eight freight cars were burned. Loss expected to be heavy though insured. Believed caused by spontaneous combustion.
A Cedar Stuple resident and state game official visited Blue Lake to inspect the fish status. Arrangements with the warden led to a carload of fish to be placed in the lake this fall, with a deputy warden watching this spring to prevent seining. Next item reports gold discovery near Ollie in Keokuk county and other local notices.
A century ago Scotland feared rising rest-class emigration to America. New York ads offered a middle aged black woman and her five year old son for sale amid flu rumors dubbed Masonic disease. France barred interracial marriages as General Lananti assumed Louisiana governance in New Orleans.
Seventy five years ago reports claimed the United States would discharge 5,000,000 of its national debt amid tales of a booming economy. Other notes mention large groups of gypsies wandering Europe and political attacks on Andrew Jackson for spelling errors. A petition sought a four day rule affecting children born of enslaved parents in the district of Columbia.
Fifty years ago reports described two thousand enslaved people landed at Haovana amid ongoing British naval patrols. Vessels reportedly carried $2.7 million in gold from new California mines. Ireland pause on pauper immigration to the U S contrasted by many upper classes arriving aboard ships. Washington ceremonies marked a stone for its monument, inscribed and distributed by the Swiss Confederation. The American slaver to Brazil complained as U S cruisers failed to stop slave trade between Africa and Brazil.
A 25 year look at events from coal shipments to Paris to political shakeups in Washington and Mexico. Reports note a steam collier and locomotive sent to Europe, legal actions in Maryland, salvos in London, and labor unrest in Montreal. Protests target Pacific Railroad leaders Gould Huntington and Dillon in D C. Cuban General Roloff surrenders amid slave emancipation. Sitting Bull and Infinite prepare to strike American settlers. Beecher denounces shared religious factions. Terrible fire kills patients at a New Jersey almshouse.
A vast wind storm toppled a crane at the Chicago drainage plant in Romeo, causing nine fatalities. The disaster follows collapse of three iconic Chicago structures, the Clarkdale and Plymouth hotels, and the Chattanooga panorama building, amid the gale.
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