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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR reads as testimony before a committee about government products. The garbled lines mention names and entities in unclear form, with references to a person and potential product or agency context, but specifics remain unreadable.
A condensed roundup from around the globe notes the national monetary commission, prompted by former Senator Al, must wrap up by January if the House approves the Senate’s tariff revision. Congress moved the wool tariff conference report forward. the Senate debate stalled it. Other items include a bribery inquiry into a Senate election, forest service and diplomatic shifts, Walter Tay’s telegram on a catastrophe, and mine safety demonstrations in Pittsburgh with major unions and agencies.
Sporting Harry N Atwood, the Boston aviator, flew into Chicago from St Louis in bid Diplans. He claimed aviation meld on the lake front before flight to the chairs of thousand. He completed the solo plane dash across the profile of Lill hota in five hours and thirty four minutes, noting a distance about 400 miles. The average speed was 56 miles an hour.
The body of Jameson Les Finney, the American sotar who lost his His in the fire at the Carlton hotel in London, was cremated after a simple service with Air and Mrs Willian Faversham and Miss Ads Dwyer present. The House of Commons passed a resolution to appropriate 1,260,000 for member salaries for the coming year, following an August 10 plan. Liverpool rioters faced troops who fired after property damage, six soldiers and two policemen were wounded. Dutch painter Joseph Terseis, born 1824 in Groningen, died in The Hague. his works include The Frugal Meal and Along in the Woods.
Partial notices detail a woman burned in a cooking accident aboard a construction car, Rush in Shefield facing grand jury with $10,000 bond for killing his wife, and multiple local events. Injuries, court actions, high school instruc tion updates, road and river hazards, and weather impacts reflect a broad slice of state life with names like Mya W. A. Rush, Rev. John M. Too, W. R. Brereton, and communities such as Mason City, Jefferson, and Keokuk.
The ninth annual Interstate Live Stock Fair at Woodlawn Park Riverside Sioux City runs the week of September 18. Hereford cattle, prize horses, and methane exhibits crown a full program with machinery displays and vaudeville acts. Educational talks by veterinary experts and agronomy faculty accompany a brisk racing schedule. Visitors face open fare discounts from the Woodform Passenger Association and high hopes for big crowds and a top shelf midway.
A Spartan narrator describes a group traveling by wagon to a village hotel. A woman is asked for a drink but declines, citing gentility and propriety. The text preserves a dated racial and social dynamic with limited readable lines.
A fragmented note references a performer or subject named Linatoum, described as troubled by a breakage of an expensive item and sawdust used on a floor. The text mentions a woman amused by the result and a character labeled ANE, with unclear action or outcome.
Fragmentary note indicates a woman read at a public library in a Gazette event, with mentions of a cookbook and a pig. Context suggests a local literary reading or book discussion drawing attention to printed material. Details are limited but point to a community reading activity hosted by the Gazette.
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