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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
2
A late Friday tornado devastated sections of North St Louis causing widespread damage. Buildings, manufactories, and trolley cars were wrecked as telegraph poles toppled. Residents reported roofs torn off and streets littered with debris, though casualties remain unconfirmed.
Fragments indicate children are missing, feared abducted, with police units active in LaSalle area. The report mentions October and a notable incident, suggesting a high concern in the community as authorities investigate potential kidnapping linked to Illinois.
The situation worsens after the Reed and Cato case with two negroes whipped near Register. Reported lashings at other localities as the exodus and cotton labor scarcity grow. Troops face criticism for alleged mismanagement during the trial, while shooters near the mob could have halted the killings. Judge Daly vows to consider action against participants.
Four people killed and twenty three seriously hurt in a collision between an express train of the Chicago Great Western and a trolley train returning from the South Hawthorne line at the Forty-eighth Avenue crossing. Motorman Michael Ryan fatally injured. conductor W H Condon among injured. Officials dispute speed and fault, noting brakes failed on the trolley car and unclear causes.
Official news from St. Petersburg confirms the Vladivostok arrival of cruisers Gromoboi and Russia, both badly damaged. The Russia reports two officers killed, while all Rossin and Gromoboi officers are said wounded or dead. Rear Admiral Jessen narrowly escaped, on the bridge when a shell hit. The ships were riddled. guns and engines partly dismounted. rescue of four armored cruisers deemed remarkable luck.
Chicago labor leaders signal a long struggle with packers, likely not expanding to unrelated unions. Donnelly to appeal to about 3,000,000 workers nationwide to fund support for the striking packing house workers as contributions to a benefit fund are expected to shrink with more strikers.
The New Sharon post office was burglarized Tuesday morning with an explosion wrecking the interior and blowing the safe doors apart. About $200 to $250 was taken, though funds were scattered and stamps and the main till were largely untouched. Postmaster Vail and sheriff investigated. evidence points to tools from Dryden wagon shop and nitroglycerin as the likely cause of the blast.
On a Bennet Caldwell farm near Berkley a long running feud between Myron Bennett and George Caldwell led to a shooting. Caldwell was struck three times and lies near death. Bennett, who is jailed at Boone, says he acted in self defense.
Gen. Wilmon W. Blackmar was elected commander in chief of the G. A. R. by acclamation at Boston. John K. King of Washington was named senior vice commander, Geo. W. Patten of Chattanooga junior vice, Dr Warren R. King of Indiana surgeon, J. T. Bradford elected chaplain in chief. Denver chosen for the next national encampment.
Refugees in Asuncion report the capital under bombardment with business halted and streets deserted. They say the revolution is spreading and expect the government to offer little resistance, while Gen Ferriera is named as a likely leader amid cannonade near the capital.
Wheat prices surged on the Chicago board of trade with September opening up to 1.5 cents and later spiking on crop damage fears. September closed around 1.4 cents higher while December finished up modestly. At Minneapolis, September wheat hit 1.42 dollars as rain fears and rust worries drove volatility.
Des Moines chemists investigate the death of Harry Salisbury found under a city bridge in twelve feet of water with no water in his lungs and no visible injuries. The Maccabees stopped the funeral pending formalities as analysis and cremation of the body were arranged. Also reported are a boy struck by a brick in Des Moines, a deadly quarrel leading to murder charges against Ed Brown, a bold robbery at Webster City depot, and a drowning near Dubuque of 21 year old George Young in Maquoketa chute.
A crash involving the Chicago limited train from Kansas City to the Neck Island line wrecked two miles east of Alta mont Missouri when rails spread. baggage master Bates, a news agent, Brook, and fifteen others were seriously injured, including Erlett Steece of Burlington Indiana. Medical aid came from Altamont and Galatia. The injured were taken to Altamont and lodged at a hotel after delays.
A lengthy Lewiston Idaho convention debate ended with the convention rejecting a resolution proposed by Senator Dubois. The measure urged adopting a call against the practice of polygamy as part of party platform discussions.
Clarence R. York, an 80 year old city employee at the Vin ton municipal light plant, suffered an accident Tuesday afternoon while at work. He touched a live wire, fell and was hurt.
Winter Carpenter died after alleged poisoning. Dr J Wy Louk wood reported strychnine in the stomach and blood reports, with foreign substances under analysis. The coroners jury will receive a full report later as investigators weigh whether self-harm or external poisoning caused the death.
A young Des Moines physician W J Rorabaugh was arrested by federal officers on fraud charges. While based in Dunlap he allegedly defrauded multiple victims via a fraudulent letter writing scheme under the Sylia Publishing Company name offering work for fifty dollars per thousand letters. Deposits were required before work, not refunded, and no letters were produced. Bail set at three thousand dollars. he was cited to appear for arraignment.
John Sloan president of Maquoketa Exchange Bank, known as Slown's Bank, is charged with illegal banking as investigations seek to determine losses. Estimated assets start at 12 000 dollars with liabilities up to 25 000 dollars as books are unreadable until expert accountants finalize report.
Dr W E Rornbaugh of Des Moines was held by Commissioner William McArthur to answer to the grand jury on using the mails for fraud. He allegedly ran a writing scheme asking applicants for work to deposit 50 cents for materials, promising 850 per thousand letters and mailing costs, then diverted the funds for his own use.
Joseph Francis, a lad from Holly Springs, admitted guilt in Sioux City after deputy sheriffs shot him three times while attempting to blackmail Joseph Feldner. Detective W C Davenport secured the confession after hours of work. Francs was jailed to await hearing as his parents arrived with others.
Windsor Tote Hotel proprietor Carroll S Nestle was accidentally shot and killed Saturday afternoon while handling a revolver loaded with tobacco coupons. The weapon discharged, striking him in the chest as boarders dined. he died within minutes after to room. A son in law, Charles Plercy, was arrested on assault charges.
William Barkley, a married farmhand for J. M. Mather three miles west of Wall Lake, was arrested on rape charges from Minnie Wullachal, 46, daughter of Join Wunsohol. A separate threat against Mrs Otto Peters led to information on a shooting threat and placement.
One Hundred Years Ago the article notes Francis II assuming the imperial titles. It mentions a valuable lead mine found near Porkiomen week by the Sehayl ici river in Virginia and reports Vice President Aaron Fruke arriving on the east coast of Florida. The Thoughthouse at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, guarding Chesaspeaker Bay, is described as destroyed by tre.
Seventy five years ago a Missouri governor ordered mikithi to the frontier, returning to camp with a net and no troute with Indians. A slave ship arrived at yu ilavana, unloading cargo of no sick slaves after losing 600 on the voyage. The Delaware and Pawnee battalions faced hostility in Kaneis. Fear of Fort Leavenworth attack prompted aid to Jefferson barracks, while news from Acriot noted rail disruptions at Baltimore.
A violent tornado disrupted the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad causing damage and delays. The Austen government sent a note of negotiation to the Czar. Ballas Tombs was destroyed. The United States minister to Spain planned to attend a widely publicized dinner. The Bret Auer trading vessel attempted entry but faced homeward restrictions. The voyage of Napoleon was celebrated in Paris with mixed attendance. Trushina men moved at Tagho observed from distant fortifications. Confederate raiders alarmed southern Illinois by seizing the steamer Kate Robinson and crossing the Ohio River near Cairo. Stanton reported 68 dead and 108 wounded after an Army barge incident on the James River. Twelve men perished when boilers exploded on the steamer Itacine en route from Chicago to Buffalo near Rondoeau Point, Lake Erie.
Fragmentary dispatches note deaths of a bishop in Chicago and racial violence in Austin Massachusetts while detailing famine in Palestine and European recognitions of the Spanish republic. Scattered items include military dispatches, economic turmoil in New York, and varied world events with unclear sequencing.
Fragmentary text mentions President Gloveland and a July nature event tied to whisky penalties. References 820,000 day and 104000 result of pay the Bri man tariff. Details are obscured by garbled OCR.
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