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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary text references prince, witnesses, houses, palace items, stations, and unclear explanations. The readable pieces imply a dispute or agreement among named entities but lack coherent context or complete facts to confirm events or outcomes.
A violent street assault erupted as a group of Japanese attackers confronted three men in uniform. One victim, Anderson, sustained deep slashes and a near-jugular neck wound, while two companions were wounded on their faces and arms. Police arrested four suspects. the attackers dispersed as officers arrived. Three doctors treated the wounded for hours.
The mystery surrounding a murdered woman found in a pond near Harrison, New York, widens as identifications by Mrs. Hattie Hall and Detective Drabell fail to hold. Acting Mayor Daly announces a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the slayer as the pond drainage is planned to aid clues.
Mrs Cooke of Hartford faces possible charges after her husband Francisca fled to San Francisco with another woman named Knode Cooke. Nassau county officials may press charges as DA Coles weighs action. Also, H C Friel announces a 3 month wage cut across all coke plants in the region by about six percent, lowering pay from the March 1906 increase.
A Dr. Tisher of Slonn patents a mail crane system to catch mail sacks from train cars. The device uses a triple compound resistance and baseball catch to swing sacks away from wheels, preventing destruction from impacts or mud. Also reports the death of Garmoe, a Fort Dodge businessman and banker, at age 80, with a large estate and a bequest to local institutions pending after his wife’s death.
Carolyn Edna Carlson Hoyt Stanley Beckwith Perry Thornton Carlson vanished from John Carlson’s Alberta home, triggering a cross country chase. Des Moines meeting with John Edward Perry reveals claim to be husband of the missing woman. Across four to five husbands, all say they married her within five years. Her charm aided escapes with men’s money and belongings.
John A. Berry of Logen sues Harrison county district court B O Bruington A W Blackburn and American Bonding Co of Baltimore for 5000 damages. Berry says a prior case favored him, he appealed to the supreme court and sought trial shorthand notes but claims Blackburn failed to file them and Bruington denied. No transcript could be made, the appeal was lost and Berry claims damages for lost land, including payments, two years rent and increased value.
Judge Geceen grants Mason Hedgepeth a new trial in the Council Bluffs case for breaking and entering a warehouse and robbing a safe. Conviction based on circumstantial evidence. new trial ordered due to imperfect record. Hedgepeth, a known criminal, was released from Missouri penitentiary months ago for train robbery, linked to prison mutiny service.
Wiliam Neth, a farmer near Atlantic, was milking a cow when the frightened animal kicked him. The blow struck his side and broke two ribs, leaving him with serious injuries.
Eight year old Heth Northrup died thirty minutes after colliding with a grocery wagon while coasting down a Des Moines hill. He was the son of Frank Northrup, a department store owner.
A 24 year old farmer Dean Will and 18 year old Edna Blake from Marshalltown eloped to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. A telegram announced their marriage. Ames reports the Short Course out with the fifth annual short course hall opening at Ames. About 250 students enrolled in corn and stock judging. Prominent men will lecture each evening.
A De Moines lawyer Peter Hadlin drank a potassium solution thinking it water and died in agony. A separate line mentions an adopted son of Dykstra in Orange City and a buggy accident. The garbled report notes a trigger discharge and a fatal ending for a young man, reflecting a chaotic incident.
Thousands of game fish perish in shallow ponds and sloughs along the Mississippi in eastern Iowa as mild winter gives way to danger. River overflows once trapped fish in landlocked pockets now face evaporation and freezing as winter deepens. Harvesters scoop up the doomed fish to sell in towns while the public weighs state or courtesy action to aid removal and preservation.
O W Petters, a Highland Park student at 9 Washington Ta, was fatally wounded above the heart Tuesday while walking near the gun club en route to school. He claims he cannot explain the shooting as a bullet struck him suddenly. In Albina Crystal moving picture show a panic arose when a film fire caused flames to flare over the crowd. T C Hammond, a proprietor and operator, suffered severe burns to face and hands.
Marshalltown figures report Ketchum seeks reelection as Railroad Commissioner. The announcement highlights ongoing transportation policy focus and Ketchum's bid to continue leadership and oversight in rail matters.
Bancroft postmaster Wibur By Laidly and Bancroft Register editor and son of a Baptist preacher were arrested Monday after a Federal Inspector J D Farrell charged a shortage of 184 dollars in an school account. Principal Prof Wil Mektee of the public schools was badly hurt in a separate Walnut street runaway incident.
A garbled OCR timeline lists events across centuries including King Stephen, Charles VI siege value, Plymouth construction, King George II death tidings, British port abandonments on Delaware, Savannah attacks, Napoleon rumors, marriages, battles near New Orleans, Antwerp surrender, steamer explosion, London railway opening, Library of Congress formation, Great snow storms, indictments, York events, and British naval actions in South Africa. Names and dates are inconsistently rendered. many items are unclear or partial.
A damaged report from a Missouri Republican meeting in St Louis shows endorsement of Gov Broward of Florida for the U S Senate seat to fill the late Stephen Mallory. William James Bryan of Jacksonville is noted as candidate for the Florida governorship and possible U S Senate run.
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