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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
4
A collision on the Pennsylvania road near Huntington left three dead and three injured. Police say a car crossed the center line, crashing into another vehicle. Emergency crews transported the injured to area hospitals. The wreck remains under investigation with details pending.
A Pennsylvania Limited No. 2 eastbound derailed near Warrior Ridge west of Huntington killing three and injuring sixty seven. Ten passenger cars and a postal coach left Altoona over an hour late at fifty mph as an equalizing bar dropped on the second locomotive, sending nine of eleven cars down the Juniata embankment toward the river. Telegraph lines snapped. Juniata Power Company telephone crews aided emergency response.
In Yarmouth Maine a collision of two Grand Trunk freight trains left three trainmen buried in the wreckage. Harry Corliss survived briefly in the cab but could not be freed before flames enveloped him. A physician used chloroform to ease his suffering as villagers acted to save others.
In Panola County near Marshall a mob fatally harmed four Black individuals named George Sanders Mary Jackson Degro and nergess tied to a tree just across the county line. The violence followed a white man Paul Strange being fatally struck by a Black person at a house on January 23, sparking the deadly mob action.
Representative Mott of New York introduces a House bill to appropriate 260000 dollars for survey and cost estimation of a ship canal linking the Niagara River to create a continuous water route between the five great lakes, Washington DC.
Edward Smith, 28, was sentenced in county court and Brooklyn after a jury found him guilty of highway robbery and assault. Judge Fawcett imposed a punishment of forty years in Sing Sing Prison.
Washington dispatch reports American National Red Orcas cable 32,000 more to Shanghai relief committees for famine aid. The donation follows an initial 2,000 contribution from the U.S. capital unit.
Negotiations will soon start in Washington D C for a new treaty with Russia to replace the 1833 convention recently abrogated.
Our live market roundup lists cattle at various grades from good to choice grass fed at 4.00 to 6.60 per unit and fat stock at 6.00 to 9.00. Sheep and lambs show prices around 4.25 to 6.50, with hogs and other livestock quoted, including bulk bale ranges near 6.66.
London dispatch reports the German ambassador in Constantinople stating Italy does not plan to prolong hostilities in the archipelago. The Turkish capital sources note Italy’s restraint amid ongoing tensions with allied powers.
Senate committees rejected the Sherwood pension bill proposing one dollar a day pensions to G A A men and adopted a Smoot substitute with a 24 million 786 thousand expenditure. Interstate Commerce Commission warned all railroads to appear and testify on stock cattle and sheep rate increases amid Midwest protests.
News notes from the era report the abdication of Pu Yi ending the Manchu dynasty after centuries on the throne, with edicts outlining abdicating, creating a republic, and urging peace under republican terms. Other items mention political shifts in Britain, a Mexican f
Frank Rockefeller testified in municipal court in Cleveland that he had not spoken to the old king for 18 years. A note clarifies the pronunciation of Rockefeller to distinguish him from a brother. Robert Jones celebrated his ninety fourth birthday in Grasen Valley California with dancing and entertainment for diademlly. Hibert H Gary chairman of United States Steel spoke in New York at a Schwab dinner urging capitalists to take the lead to improve mankind or face changes led by the mob.
A wide sweep of Iowa notices includes J Walker’s malefaction and probation, bills for Marion and Vinton public buildings, Iowa convention results in Waterloo and Des Moines, and a Burlington lumber meeting. Also reported are world record rifle scores, bank plans, university discipline changes, and a Davenport basketball title win.
A list of top batters drafted by major leagues highlights players across the Southern League American Association and other circuits. Notable names include Smith Nashville Pratt Montgomery Crayath Minneapolis Gobb Detroit Perry Providence Wagner Pittsburg Blue Hart Fulton Coyle Superior Schlaly Troy Bucs Seattle Naylor Wichita Falls Johnson Decatur Cockerel Reading Virginia League and more with 1912 reporting details to various cities and teams.
Hagush reports indicate British owners will challenge America for the Harmaworth motor boat trophy. The notice hints at a transatlantic contest with双方 spectators and officials awaiting formal confirmation.
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