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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text indicates three men were outed and mentions a Pennsylvania tram or train. Details are missing, unclear names, dates, or events, making precise reporting impossible from the available lines.
Local marshal leads a posse to apprehend a suspect after a chase at half of fair grounds. The incident ends with the capture and no injuries reported. Authorities continue investigations and lodging details remain unclear.
In Cincinnati a five story fire at Allen Bros wholesale grocery stock led to the collapse of a floor trapping four firemen Leroy W. Lester William Burnes ter Lu Golsborough and William A. Barrett. The blaze started in the furnace room and fumes appeared on the second floor as heavy smoke filled the structure.
Minnesota declared champion after decisive defeats on Thanksgiving Day. Scores include Chicago 28 over Michigan 0 and Des Moines Ames 17 over Drake 0. Other results: Lincoln Nebraska 16 over Tilmoin 0. St Louis 12 over Iowa. Canton 11 Mandreau 10 over Canton. Yankton 18 over D Yankton 8. Vermillion 23 over Morningside 0.
International reports clock Tsushima era hostility with Japan dispatching ships to deter Russian vessels and Russia warning Korea over Yongampho trade. London cites unconfirmed notes from Tokyo and Seoul while Nagasaki Shimpo mentions a 12 vessel Japanese squadron sailing to an unknown destination. Corean government protests Russia interference.
As Chicago prepares the State Street cable line launch, rioters strike to disable four lines. Wires are cut on Winisted Street, rocks dumped on Archer Avenue, and police exchange gunfire with the mob near Porty First and State Streets. One man wounded, several officers knocked down.
A Coville Utah dispatch reports Lieut Sorengon and seventeen men with fixed bayonets seized Charles Memolll state Organizer for the Western Federation of Miners from a crowd of 200 striking Italian miners. He was arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace, taken to the courthouse under heavy guard, found guilty and sentenced to thirty days in jail. Demolli was later taken to Price Inter in custody of troops amid considerable excitement.
Fires rage across southeast Texas timber lands with no stop in sight. In churches at Nacogdoches Lutkin Angelina Newton and other towns prayers are offered for rain as the only hope to quell the flames. Fire front crosses Sabine River in multiple spots and burns large tracts in Louisiana and Indian Territory nearby.
Prisoner ODay remains tightly guarded after an attempted rescue by Friends of Prisoner at Casper Wyoming. Deputies say the escort encountered a waiting group but did not reach the prisoner. Stolen horses were found in ODay possession and security was increased due to threats from his associates.
Fragmentary report from Juneau Alaska mentions a ship probably lost while a voyage named Little Hope for Alaska. References to Belts states and Bogota imply scattered, unclear details about a storm, army, and government notices amid a missing passenger scare.
Word reached Fort Missouri Montana that Indian agent W A Snead said Merrigeau and his band of cowboys with 1500 head refuse to pay grazing charges. Troops Maj Torey Capt Maxie and fifty men were sent from Washington to the scene. Rumors spread of a deputy sheriff shot and Indian policemen wounded.
Wages of about 32,000 workers in southern New England cotton mills were reduced starting Monday, with reductions in all but one Wall River corporation and outside mills. Roughly 82,000 operatives face the wage cut across the region.
A blaze at La Crosse on Main Street destroyed the Ulrich building and three story blocks near Fourth and Main. Loss estimated around $50,000 for buildings and contents. Fire crews fought the flames Tuesday night, with authorities investigating the cause.
A fragment notes individuals labeled non union men who applied for something titled American Hidden Hint in Chicago. The readable bits suggest labor or political context but details are unclear and entities limited. The item appears as a clipped OCR fragment with incomplete phrases and missing key facts.
Vinak P. Watkins, oldest Bart Madison convict serving life, seeks a pardon after new disclosures of a prior 1867 murder of Deputy Sheriff Cronk in Jackson County and a later 1878 murder of Mellus Bosier in Monona County. The double crime, committed to obtain property, undermines clemency hopes as authorities review the case.
A baby boy, under two, suffered a broken leg during a street brawl between his parents in Des Moines. The child, held by his mother, was knocked down as the father clashed with the mother. Doctors fear amputation may be needed and police were alerted after the mother sought release for husband.
Morona County Supervisors wrapped up a six day hearing at Ontawa on the Moroua-Harri son ditch. They ruled the project conducive to public health and welfare, signaling progress toward establishing the ditch. Estimated cost stands at 218000 with experts Elliott and Fes Rendon. interals were dropped at 20000.
Burglars blew the Rock Valley post office safe door in an early hour break in. They made five attempts to crack the inner safe box but took only a few stamps and damaged the office furnishings. Frank A. Large is postmaster.
Anna Crawford was released on parole after nineteen months of a four year sentence for the murder of Clinton County saloonkeeper James Dillon. She promptly married Edward A. Thurston of Chicago. Meanwhile Sioux City union leaders urge a boycott to curb coal hauled by nonunion teamsters, seeking to involve union engineers and firemen in the effort.
A bank in Yettor was robbed last week resulting in the destruction of about 1056 in paper money beyond redemption. The incident involved the Onah, who opened the bank and caused the loss. Police are investigating the bold act and securing the scene.
A double funeral occurred at Sac City for Samuel A. Mackrill and his wife Wow D. Mackall. The services were led by Pastor Ray at the Christian Church. Samuel died at 10:35 p.m. and his wife fell ill and died 22 minutes later. Samuel suffered Bright's disease, and his wife died of heart disease brought on by the stress of his death. Samuel was 67, his wife 65, with three daughters and one son still living.
J U Sammis returns home from Washington and refutes Sioux City Journal charges as false, promising a formal, complete answer. He denies pressuring deputies to equalize sacrities and explains Mowe was removed for unsatisfactory performance, suggesting Mowe seeks revenge.
Nate Haworth formerly of Iowa Falls will not be executed on December 11. His sentence is commuted to life imprisonment by Utah pardons officials. The decision draws strong local interest in Haworth’s hometown, where his family has fought for years to overturn his fate.
J Hayworth of Webster City seeks Utah board input on Nate Hayworth tied to a penitentiary escape gang. Nate is accused in a guard’s shooting death and faces a life sentence for complicity, with Dec. 11 set for execution if pardon requests fail.
The Attorney General Mullen in response to Secretary Shaw issued an opinion allowing foreign insurance companies to purchase securities mortgages and bonds in the state without filing articles of incorporation or paying incorporation fees. The ruling could enable these banks to negotiate securities with insurers. Miss Lota Irwin a Methodist Church choir soprano in Mason City collapsed during service and was carried to the choir room where doctors restored consciousness but it appeared she had temporary paralysis on her left side. Ben Vin Radden of Lanesboro was adjudged insane and sent to Clarinda due to overwork. his condition viewed as temporary amid enthusiasm for the new town.
Army headquarters orders move Companies O and I of the Twenty-fifth Infantry from Fort Niobrara Nebraska to Fort Des Moines. They will relieve the detachments of the Fourth and Eighth cavalry now at Fort Des Moines on December 1.
Death the Ferality James Smith colored of Albion received the death penalty Saturday for the murder of Mrs Kennedy in Buxton. The defendants were once lovers in Virginia. Constable Dailey of Des Moines was fined 100 dollars after recent conviction for threats to extort money from women of disrepute.
A traveling salesman for Benjamin 7. Strauss and Samish of St. Louis fell ill at Tote Monica Grinnell. He reportedly suffered from smallpox and was taken to Grinnell hospital for treatment in a confusing report from the era.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a burglary incident at Cushing with names Kurtz and Dg connected to the event. Details are unclear due to corrupted text, but the report references a break in and possible suspects in the vicinity.
The piece catalogs a rambling mix of names and events including Cape Hayton, John Buckler a former public executor and brigand in Germany, Napoleon’s trade order criticized in American papers as treaty violations, and Sedediah Murner of Cuxenogin New York patenting a horse or wind powered thrashing machine capable of 160 bushels daily.
Seventy five years ago London faced severe pauperism with officials rationing scarce yacunt ota while poor residents valued vegetables free of vent. America imported corn for France as it later faced wheat and farm shortfalls. A Guernsey County Ohio sect claimed divine leadership and Woobster's bestseller circulated widely in the United States. Andrew Jackson journeyed through Philadelphia with his family en route to Washington after some states voted.
The text describes a chaotic scene with fighting on the Mix sport Fiver in Lown Goa and a political shift as Urquisa becomes president of Argentina. The United States surveys a canal across the Isthmus of Darien with ship Cyatie while reports accuse Mooyland of sending African apprentices there for eventual freedom after fifteen years. The nation is polarized over President Iranklin Vierce and his controversial statements.
Union forces led by Wood Sheridan and Palmer storm Missionary Ridge Tennessee as planners advance toward Chattanooga. Railroad traffic disrupted in Scott County Illinois as rebel supporters bar further Union deserter arrests. Rebel General John Morgan and Captain Mines escape from the Columbus Ohio penitentiary after their raid and capture in the state.
President A. S. Grant at the White House foresees Cuba’s annexation by the United States as the natural progression. Joseph Poole of Werion has been sentenced to hang in Dublin for the murder of John Kenney tied to Ireland’s struggle against British rule. The steamer Virginius and its crew reach Tayanao with four survivors amid life chain-gang sentences. William Tweed, linked to over 1,000,000 in New York municipal graft, is sentenced to twelve years in detention and a $12,7 fine.
British forces in Khartoum and Egypt suffer heavy losses as the Mahal claims victory over the Egyptian army. In Tonquin, Chinese forces evacuate southern regions while French troops occupy river areas. Standard time shifts nationwide, and debates grow over a permanent British protectorate on Egypt with calls for troop withdrawal.
A fragmented note references W Bono aiding Joseph with plans for a new tunnel project to be offered Sunday for a price of $2. The garbled text hints at submittal and approval steps in a historical context.
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