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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
1
A frenzied mob, swelling from seven to about sixteen hundred, attacked a jail and shouted for justice after reports of a brutal assault. The mob dragged a suspect from custody, hogtied him, and marched him out of town before authorities intervened. Police later removed others, and a demonstration erupted with fear and chaos.
A fatal plunge on the Muscatine Northern and Southern line injured five others. Nadler Frank, 45, Davenport, died from a broken neck. Injured: Herttin Johnson 30, Pello 36, Thomas Seaford 52, Halamanska 21, Ney Dickingon 45, with varied internal injuries. Grand View Hospital treated most. Pease went home.
Fragmentary text appears to report a burglary case with names and guilty verdict hints. Readable portions mention burglary, a suspect, and a court outcome, but key details and proper nouns are incomplete or garbled.
A Black man, Joba Junklid, allegedly tried to pawn a diamond broach claimed to be taken from the body of murdered Clara Roxon in Ottumwa two weeks earlier. Authorities placed an arrest warrant and searched his Fort Madison release prior to the crime, but no corroborating evidence emerged. Leslie M. Shaw, ex-treasury secretary, plans to move to Philadelphia with family. rumored Kansas City relocation denied.
A condensed review of legislative activity notes amendments and votes in both chambers. Key items include restoration of the marine corps to battleships discussions on naval and military appropriations, penal law codification, and prohibition related amendments. The Senate and House moved on diplomatic and consular appropriations and district governance investigations.
A Tehran dispatch reports mass casualties and widespread destruction from violent clashes and a hotel fire. The exact numbers vary, with estimates around six thousand killed and many more injured as authorities mobilize to assess the devastation.
Washington February 2 The Kittredge prepared report on the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption by United States Steel concludes the merger forms a restraint of trade and Roosevelt had no lawful authority to sanction the deal. The document, read by members of the judiciary subcommittee, may prompt Justice Department action against the merger under the Sherman act.
Robert Bledsoe of Dulas Texas was sentenced to thirty years in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to attempted robbery at the home of Lawrence M. Jones a jeweler in Kansas City He admitted no confederates and claimed he only used the bond threat to intimidate Jones and his family Judge Ralph W Latheran lamented the crime as diabolical and noted the bond’s failure to detonate during the incident
February tragedy at Stanley coal mines leaves 32 miners burned and seven dead. One survivor dies from injuries.108 miners still missing. Rescue teams from the shaft face tons of fallen stone blocking access as paths to the survivors are cut off.
President Roosevelt defended the lock canal concept in a public message amid criticism. He argued the proposal remains the clearest path and warned against shifting to a sea level canal, calling such a change imprudent.
Washington February reports that President Taft has authorized the announcement that the extra session of Congress will convene on March 16. The date has been definitively settled and public notice has been issued.
Minneapolis wheat prices show May at 91.11 percent and July at 1.12 percent on track. Cattle at Union Stock Yards range from good to wholesale, around 5.00 per hundredweight, hogs at 5.60, sheep and lambs moving between 5.00 and 7.40. Duluth reports on track wheat and oats with May at 1.11 to 1.12, and Chicago and St. Paul price lines for cattle, hogs, and butter. Extensive figures across markets include corn, oats, butter, eggs, and poultry with varying quotes.
Mrs. Herbert Bishop, a Lamoille farmer’s wife, faced accusations of elopement with Herbert Rygmy of Forest City. They were arrested in Bronx Falls, Minnesota, in July, and Bishop sought a divorce after a ten minute decree in Marshalltown. Custody of three babies awarded to Mrs. Bishop. Bishop alleged new name and residence in St Pauls.
Lawton Oklahoma February 18. Geronimo the famed Apache war chief died at Fort Gill where he had been confined as a prisoner of war for years. He was captured with the band at Skeleton Canyon Arizona and had surrendered to General Nelson A. Miles after a long pursuit.
Federal grand jury returned indictments against Press Publishing Company of New York and Joseph Pulitzer Caleb M Van Hamm Robert H Lyman editors of the New York World and owners of the Indianapol is News Nalavaxt Smit and Charles KR Williams for alleged libel in connection with the Panama affair Indictments name Joseph Pulitzer Caleb M Van Hamm Robert H Lyman and the Press Publishing Company with libel in five counts Delavan Smith and Charles R Williams charged with libel in seven counts The pardons named include Theodore Roosevelt J P Morgan Carlos P Taft and others The indictments were filed before Justice Gould in criminal court No 1 with summons for the publishers and warrants for the defendants issued
Open market efforts in iron and steel trade were announced by former Judge Gary, chairman of the United States Steel directorate. Manufacturers plan to set modified prices to retain customers, with pricing to be determined by the producers and communicated to buyers. The move follows three days of conferences led by Judge Gary and involving subsidiary units and other steel firms.
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A damaged fragmentary report notes a diamond robbery with jewelry valued at about three thousand dollars. The text references northern city area, Pinuburat, and involvement by New York and Chicago police, but most details are unreadable.
Mrs. William J. Lemp Jr. received a divorce from Desialon Lem with alimony of 6000 dollars per year and custody of their seven year old amid a sensational circuit court trial before Judge George Hitchcock. The case spanned more than a week and closed Tuesday, with debates over the alimony amount and potential gross income.
A disastrous blaze at a crowded wooden theater in Acapulco or nearby Mexico City killed between 250 and 300 people and injured many more. The inferno trapped spectators, with only three narrow aisles and panicked exits, as victims were crushed during a dramatic event honoring a local figure.
A battered note from Havana reports a proposed law to bar foreigners from owning property in Cuba. The wording is unclear but indicates a push to restrict land and asset ownership by non-Cubans, triggering disputes among factions including Meplyans and Spagiards.
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