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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
2
An account recalls a daring bid to rescue amid a shipwreck. Captain Johnson advocates restraint while urging crew to focus on rigging and endurance. The scene centers on a tense standoff as survivors cling to wreckage and prayers rise for aid.
Fragmentary OCR reads as an assembly or meeting note with names like Stephon and Commodore and dates, but the text is garbled. The readable items suggest a proposal and actions from a city or organizational body, but specifics are lost.
A dense fog and heavy sea hindered rescue as MV Victoria wrecked on Kathaway rock five miles from Cape Bente at 41:45 Monday night. Of 184 aboard, seven passengers and eight crew died. total dead 182, the greatest loss in the north Pacific since the Pacific was lost in 1876. Tug Lorne arrived too late after Royal Navy Bluejackets and surf boats attempted rescue.
In Chinatown New York a crowd watched a revolver battle between rival Chinese secret societies the On Leong and Hip Sing. Two men Ching and Lee Soon were killed, a third wounded and others injured as gunfire erupted near Pell Street during celebrations. The fighting began with fireworks and escalated as the factions fought under cover of the noise.
In Deadwood D H Hugh starved to death in Albuquerque N M after living on coffee and doughnuts despite a monthly income of 2600 from rents and interest and owning substantial property in Deadwood. His daughter Mary Moulton is married to the Deadwood government assayer. A train collision near Glendora California injured fourteen passengers on a Santa Fe service traveling at sixty five miles per hour.
A 40 degree drop since Sunday chills New Orleans to below freezing Tuesday. Temperatures plummet state wide with traces of snow. Reports mention “Jack the Cutter” at St Louis and seven downtown workers among the victims. Railroads face tax disputes in Lincoln. Talladega students boycott after a southern white man denies employment. Governor-elect Hebert inaugurated in New Mexico. Murder case unresolved as Aberdeen, South Dakota reports a suspect in the Prake murder.
Report notes a muddy track and a freak inithe fast preliminary heat for the Dowar trophy. Marriott sets a new world record for the tie mile at 82 1 5 per, with Harp finishing second.
A disaster near Cape Beale leaves 128 sailors missing or dead as the iron steamship Valencia, an 1698 ton vessel built in 1882, sinks after a heavy gale. Surviving crew report chaotic efforts to abandon ship while whaling steamer Orion reaches the scene to aid rescues. Weather remains fierce with strong winds and rough seas.
At Boise City Henry Neu anmer an Alaskan miner shot and mortally wounded Ollie Powell his intended bride Lafayette Gray and Mrs Rolart Gray and Lilian Gray as they left the Gray home, then killed himself from a board fence across the street. Powell had run away with Gray before the planned wedding.
Pekin reports grave danger as viceroy’s tax scheme to fund the Canton Han Kow railway faces a Merchants Guild retaliation. Leaders warned of decapitation threats. Three Chinese gunpients have been summoned from Shanghai.
A Boston dispatch reports the 0G collision between the steamer Trofan of the Boston and Philadelphia line and the steamer Nacoochee of the Savannah line in Vineyard Sound Sunday. Nacoochee arrived Tuesday with the Trofan’s captain and crew aboard. The fog caused the crash. the Trofan sank within three quarters of an hour. No passengers were aboard the Trofan.
An earlier board meeting disclosed John D. Rockefeller donated 1,450,000 to the University of Chicago with 100,000 earmarked to create a fund for the widow of President W. B. Berperacsing her life. Harriman reported a major stock transfer enabling control of the Pacific Coast Company and securing terminal facilities at Sears, signaling a strategic maneuver against J. J. Ho.
In Japan, nearly four million people face starvation as rice crops fail and tenant farmers, long tied to field labor, struggle amid ongoing war with Russia. General Wheeler reports a swift warning of famine and a feared attrition in military and civilian life.
Adernl Land conspiracy charges target Blake of Mort Mose and associates. Iv an Webster and others face allegations of double dealing and land schemes in Red River valley areas spanning Minnesota North Dakots. The suit seeks four thousand dollars over alleged commissions from a sale involving Purvis Land Company and Miller.
A blaze swept the nearly finished Sanborn opera house on Monday night, sparked by a wood alcohol explosion in a gypsy booth at a bazaar. The building suffered smoke damage and one exhibitor was treated for nervous distress while others received only fright. three booths were damaged and a death is reported in the chaos.
Charles City mail clerk Charles Singer, among the oldest in the railway mail service west of Chicago, resigns after 34 years on railways and 12 years in post office work. The department refuses to accept the resignation, granting renewed leave on full pay in effect. Singer, a Waterloo resident aged 42, faces ongoing absence while the resignation is tendered.
Thieves desecrated the altar of the new St Patrick's Catholic church in Clinton Elm Street gaining access and stealing the ciborium containing the Eucharist. The tabernacle was pried open the gold vessel valued about 300. Also reports Footnotes on liquor permits and other local items.
Governor Ys Honoret Wy presided as Tez-Governor Larradennewhawled attended the 74th Ch'thaay university assembly. The house officials and guests filled the hall as courts and dignitaries observed the formal proceedings, with remarks on media rates and public policy.
A black man and a white companion were arrested aboard a night train near Milwaukee after police recovered diamonds worth hundreds of dollars stolen from council trusts. The man identified as William Kellogg and a 17 year old girl named Voby Bowayyit were taken to Marshal City. The pair allegedly planned a sensational wedding in Cornell Bliss with many guests present. The girl claimed Omaha as her home.
A jumbled historical ledger lists events and names across centuries with many OCR errors. It mentions rulers, battles, political milestones, and notable births and deaths, including references to American, European, and colonial contexts, but the text is garbled and requires careful reconstruction to identify concrete dates, people, and places.
Talley, a farmer near Maxwell, refused entry to law officers seeking to attach corn. Talley drove them away with a shotgun, prompting a warrant and the arrest of Canty Maemer during the March court term. The case involves a $1,000 bond and a balance owed by Talley to Girly Lash, a wealthy farmer.
The Charter of the Council Bluffs Waterworks Company expired at noon Wednesday without a new franchise. The plant will operate temporarily by sufferance of the law while the city debates taking over and running the waterworks. A temporary contract is planned as legal questions are tested in court and the company is expected to lower rates immediately.
Todd Freastone, a United Mine Workers delegate bound for the Miners' Convention in Indianapolis, vanished en route two weeks after leaving Des Moines with funds. Authorities in Indianapolis have been asked to locate the missing delegate amid murder suspicions.
A fragmented account reports bogus check schemes led by Th. WH Herter tied to county commercial activity in Bay County, involving endorsements on small notes and a $200-plus fraud. A dangerous incident describes a stray bullet at Dayoenpoort and a crash near Rock Island Avenue. Separate notes mention Charles City resident Rev. John Sanford deemed insane and sent to an asylum, with background on his past hospitalization. Casualties include a freight derailment near Independeica with injuries to John Canhold, Josonn Leydun, and Drad Yong. A Northwestern switchman, John Chatterton, dies after being caught in a yard incident at Clinton.
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