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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1904
Page
6
A garbled 100 year old account references Commodore Preble attacking a ship Wings tid hatieeton of Tripali. It mentions the Constitution, losses, captures, and a conth route via Ayyern Tailulphla. The text alludes to Chileans, Malt a tenting, and an insurrection with thwarted surprise actions.
Thirty years ago reports touched on Spain’s regent attempting to depart Maufeld blocked by crowds, U.S. local and national political tensions, slave era reminders in Mississippi, and a London club gossip suggesting Prince of Wales debts. Accounts mention cholera in Ohio, a Chicago bridge opening, and explorers welcomed in Portsmouth amid imperial receptions.
The defense rests on a poisoning theory as Mrs Krauss faces trial for Crystal Kriss’s death from strychnine. State witness Lloyd Somerville, 11, testifies strongly. coroner and doctors debate cause, with arsenic bottle and bed scene contested. Trial bound for October term.
Alton B Parker resigns as chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals effective immediately. The move, handed in from Rosemount Esopus, follows a bench conference and defies calls to delay. a successor would be nominated next year, affecting Parker's presidential ambitions.
A cloudburst caused a Rio Grande express train to plunge from a trestle over Fountain Creek near Pinon Colorado. About 125 aboard, 23 survivors reported as wreckage spread downriver with engines and cars washed away. Rescue trains ferried stretchers and coffins to Pueblo amid a massive search for victims and officials.
British Tibet expedition under Colonel Younghusband finally enters Lassa the holy city after months of hostile resistance. The clash sees medieval weapons against modern firepower as casualties mount and re‑enforcements are called to press toward the defiant Tibetan capital.
The Adjutant General reports 260000 died this year among G A R members and about 250000 due to other causes. Treasury stands near 10000 with 16000 in bonds available. Twelve months income shows 25000 in gains and losses slightly above gains. Funds raised amount to 7000 for a memorial to Dr Benjamin F B Stephenson founder of the order.
Elizabeth Lupton, oldest resident of Summer County Kentucky, died at her son R. W. Lupton’s Riverside home at 97. The town notes describe a dog related quarry incident where William Boyderson shot George Hammer four times, tied to local farmer families two miles east of Cadinden City.
Rain delays mark a county ceremony in Ulster County as Parker receives formal notification of his Democratic presidential nomination aboard the Sagamore. Speakers urge restraint and reform while noting loyalty to peace and self government. The piece also reports a separate execution in Uniontown, Pa. for a murder tied to a craps dispute.
Text discusses Elijah confronting King Ahab and the people of Israel at Mount Carmel. It outlines the test between Baal’s prophets and Elijah, the famine’s effect on belief, and the public display to prove which god truly answers by fire. It references biblical events, cautions about idol worship, and notes the crowd’s willingness to accept spectacle as proof.
Carroll D Wright reports an 16.8 percent wage rise across 67 occupations in 3428 establishments from 1800 to 1903 while living costs rose 15.6 percent for families earning under 1200 dollars. The Bureau analyzed 2667 families in 33 states, noting average family size 6.31, average income 827 dollars, and annual expenditure 788 dollars with 426 dollars spent on food.
Telegraphic notice states B. W. Murray of Lawrence Van has been chosen as a Rhodes scholar recipient at Oxford. The report also notes the death of Henry H. Crocker, pioneer stationer and railroad magnate Chariny Crocker’s brother, in San Francisco.
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