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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
2
A fragmented OCR story describes a train wreck near Baltimore with several coaches derailed. It mentions injuries and a fatality, a bridge collapse, and aftermath involving police and insurers. The text is garbled but signals a serious rail accident with multiple people affected.
An European ambassador told Associated Press in Washington that The Hague tribunal should be used only for pending disputes, not settled questions. He said Panama should be the focus and noted Colombias Reyes may offer a note urging settlement there, while Washington may not grant such a proposal.
Grand Jury in Rising Sin Indiana returns true bills of murder in the first degree against James Gillespie, twin brother of murdered Mrs. Bella Seward. Warrant issued and defendants surrendered to the Gillespie County court amid the Gillespie family connections to Dr Thad A Reamy and Dr William Gillespie.
Striking livery drivers warn of impact on funerals as undertakers and unions clash over use of hearses and funeral wagons. Police monitor the city as union officials accuse rivals of diverting public sympathy. Twelve independent undertakers sign wage and hour deals.
A university professor warns that alum and alumina salts in baking powders harm digestion and nutrition. Alum can irritate the stomach, constipate bowels, thicken blood, and may cause nervous issues with long-term use. Even small doses are dangerous, and no safe proportion exists for food use.
A Monday night blast at the St Louis Transit Company power house at Jefferson and Geyer Avenues killed four, wounded thirteen, and wrecked the building. Boilermen and stokers were trapped as walls collapsed and debris blocked access. Names given include W. Wilson, Louis Barber, Frank Steele, and an unidentified negro. injured include William Gantt and Simon Mixon who were near death. Rescue efforts were swift, but casualties may rise as bodies are recovered. The cause remains undetermined and power outages halted streetcars briefly.
Mrs. Mary A. Rogers was found guilty of murdering her husband Marcus H. Rogers near Bev ngton Vermont. The trial showed she conspired to kill him with chloroform, aided by Leon Perham and Stella Bates, then disposed of the body in the Willamoo sang River to collect life insurance. The verdict carries the death penalty.
James Reinsmith, once in Oxford Kansas, is named by a coroner's jury in the murder of Elizabeth Lacey. The elderly Mt Carmel Illinois area case saw the assailant shoot through a window Sunday night, killing Mrs Lacey at her home seven miles from Mt Carmel. The jury returned a verdict based on circumstantial evidence. Reinsmith is a divorced ex-husband.
A gang blew open a central Illinois bank at All Monday night, exposing the vault and triggering a telephone warning that scared robbers away. The boarded wires cut to isolate the bank from outside cities, leaving little plunder. In Francisco six people died from gas in a separate incident, with the coroner investigating the fatalities.
Secretary Wilson projects Iowa corn production at 222 million bushels, ranking second in the nation, with 8 million acres under principal crops and livestock valued near 276 million dollars. Governor Cummins and others tout 80 million acres suitable for new agricultural use, total soil product value around 230 million, and continued prosperity despite a difficult previous year.
Joseph O. Quist of Sioux Rapids killed himself in Des Moines Saturday night after moving there a week earlier claiming to suffer from consumption. Refused at two hospitals, he used a clothes line to hang himself in his rooms. body found Sunday. He was about 50, with letters suggesting a guardian had been appointed, hinting at possible insanity. A note to state officials about entering a state institution for care was found as well.
Thieves broke in to Gault's general merchandise at Exira and stole two full outfits of clothing including an fur overcoat. Entry was gained by smashing the front door glass with iron pry from the front walk grating. Sheriff pursues a suspected crew. the money drawer was left untouched. Estimated loss about $100.
Arthur Humphrey a 14 year old boy is held for the murder of William Stice and Nam Stice after a quarrel led him to threaten the pair. The three boys disappeared Monday. Humphrey later confessed after cross examination that he dragged them into the river where they drowned. His mother is dead and his father serves a twenty year term in the penitentiary.
The death of Mrs. Charles Wy Craver, mother of Winnie Reider of the Gray Opera Company, was found last Monday in her East Des Moines home. Coroner reports suggest strangulation and note the husband faced court entry restrictions, with threats alleged. Winnie Reider, returning from Grain Company duties, learned of the killing and planned to reveal her secret marriage to her actor lover, Walter Halbach.
The National Live Stock Association pushes Iowa to join the fight against the meat trust at the Des Moines farmers institute December 7 to 9. Iowa estimates hogs at 9 823 000 and cattle at 1 342 600 annually, with data showing a $30 per head cattle and $4 50 per head hog price effect, highlighting packer influence in livestock pricing. A second item covers a Winterset boy, Charlie Burger, found in a barn after a bottle of patent medicine, suffering severe illness from prolonged exposure and drugging, with search efforts continuing.
J. M. Horigan of Lake City has not been heard from since November 30 after traveling to Chicago to buy gouda. His family sent inquiries to the Chicago firm he did business with, but responses indicate no contact. His eldest son C. H. Horigan left for Chicago to locate him as his business affairs remained in good standing and the shop is temporarily closed.
The Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association at its Davenport convention on Oct 21 22 appointed a Burlington official led committee to visit Washington. They seek congressional action on a memorial requesting a $15,000,000 appropriation. Other brief notices follow: Daniel W. Coote dies in Los Angeles after long Iowa residence. "Sandy" Anderson dies in Sioux City. a Tidderdale post office burglary yields about $5 in change. a murder case from TM Buspert district is noted.
General Frederick Donut Grenut selected to lead the Department of the Lakes for service in the Philippines. He is a son of Ulysses S. Grant born in St Louis in 1850 and a West Point graduate who held key posts including minister to Austria and New York police commissioner. He served as colonel in the 144th New York Volunteers during the Spanish American War and later brigadier general of volunteers. He commanded the San Juan district and led Cavite and northern Luzon campaigns.
Reports from Colon say about 100 Colombian troops have landed at the Isle of Pines off Panama near Cape Tiburn, a possible base of observation. U S naval movements are noted with Mayflower sailing from Colon to confirm and Bancroft, Nashville and Prairie in nearby waters. Colombian authorities warn Americans to evacuate Darien, while chatter of more landings on Isla Hinon circulates.
The Meteor fast train on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway wrecked at Godfrey Kansas fifteen miles south of Fort Scott after a switch was left open by a preceding freight. Nine were killed and more than twenty injured as cars including two baggage cars a mail car a smoker two chair cars and a sleeper derailed with the engine and forward baggage car ending up off the track.
Disjointed lines mention Colombia Europe Kentucky and Kaiser Wilhelm with scattered phrases about divorce mania postal theft and ants. No coherent event or names form a concrete news item or outcome.
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