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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
1
The keynote argues that the Monroe Doctrine rests on a strong navy to deter aggression and to uphold US interests abroad. It criticizes purely defensive fleets and urges building a robust fighting navy to protect shores, deter immigrants’ friction, and maintain prosperity and peace.
President Roosevelt at a conference urged efficiency and well being, sharing his views with officers gathered from across the eastern seaboard. He stressed the need to present his wishes personally to college leadership rather than through summer committees.
A sorrowful note, written in archaic diction, laments Chandler Harris’s passing and the loss felt by children and the animal kingdom. The piece imagines a better land where he will be reunited with beloved friends, while the world left behind holds an empty space. The text ends with a garbled reference to Nashville editor Cox Ripperson.
Reverend G G Kidder of Alto M I church found a beer keg and numerous bottles on his front porch last Sunday. Town residents witnessed the scene as he noted liquor issues in sermons and sermon topics linked to bootlegging and hangers on. The act is believed to be retaliation to his outspoken stance on law enforcement.
Reports from Clear Lake describe a liquor operation selling large quantities of beer around Oakwood Park woods on Sundays. Young men and boys reportedly intoxicated openly, with evidence of a beer camp under red tissue trails leading to the lair. A dealer with crippled fingers fled scene as property was smashed.
A severe incident on Monday at the Skow barn on Oak Street involved Chris Mortensen, Chris Skow, and Otto Nelson as they attempted to hitch an unbroken colt to a cart. The colt reared and struck Mortensen’s right arm, breaking the bone between the wrist and elbow. Nelson pulled the colt back and was nearly dragged, while Skow became trapped beneath the harness but escaped with bruises. Dr. J. B. Knipe of Armstrong set the fracture. Mortensen will be laid up for some time, while the others sustained only soreness.
The piece analyzes Socialist support trends and the impact of Hearst Bryan Roosevelt on their vote. It notes Socialist growth from 2,000 in 1888 to about 408,000 in 1900, influenced by idle youth, muckrakers, and educated workers. It argues farmers seek wealth and cautions against Democratic reliance.
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