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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
2
A fragmented report notes a dispute and unclear result involving Knapp and Perham, with phrases suggesting a day’s outcome. The readable portions indicate a completion or closure but lack concrete details or clear parties.
fragmentary OCR notes indicate a battleship grounded after delays at high tide with tugs attempting salvage. The garbled text mentions a warship and buoy, suggesting weather or sea conditions halted movement and blamed for the incident.
Des Moines man Rik Dimitri reports that inmates including Henry Wagner of Milwaukee planned a jail escape. He alleges a heavy iron bar was to be used for a fatal blow. The plan allegedly would leave the jail and county prisoners freed and dead.
Report describes exchanges of fire between French and Turkish troops near Dehiba Tunisia on the Tripoli frontier. No decisive result reported, air ties noted as ongoing.
Fragmentary OCR notes show names and places including Greenpoint area and potential references to New York City sections with unclear dates and individuals. details are unreadable, but suggest a local item or notice needing clarification.
Fragmented input yields no clear event. No named persons or organizations are identifiable. Unable to construct a coherent headline or summary from the provided text.
A fierce coastal storm off Nova Scotia traps fishermen from Canso and Pei. Fourteen men are known dead, twenty-eight still missing as crews brace for further losses. Several boats from Whitehead and Port Felix were driven ashore, with crews lost at Dogfish rocks and in blinding snow. Rescue steamers search amid frost and fading harbor visibility.
Mrs Linton Davidson and two children perish in a blaze that destroys the Hovgenden livery barn on Main Street Peoria Illinois early Wednesday. Father Linton Davidson Sr escapes by leaping from a two story window and may die from injuries. An elderly boarder Joseph Pacay is missing and presumed dead in the fire.
Guests at the Broadway hotel in New York City hurriedly gathered their belongings and fled corridors when smoke from a Mercer Street factory blaze filled the rear of the hotel. Firemen quickly extinguished the original fire with minor damage. A second, separate blaze in an adjoining building sparked an investigation.
Interest surges for the Interstate Pet Stock and Poultry show to be held at the new Sioux City Auditorium from January 12 to 15. The first premium list sold out in two days. a second edition is now being mailed to breeders. Inquiries go to I. M. Ashjeld, care of the auditorium, for premiums and details.
An incident in Ashland Wisconsin led to the arrest of a German Evangelical pastor Roviv Tuutz on an assault charge. Reported events allege the pastor confronted a preacher named Alm at a residence, allegedly armed with a revolver to intimidate him from preaching. The reporting references a previous figure, Rev Blood, and a named purchaser Grasty formerly of the Avening News.
Marshalltown ministers voice support for County Attorney J. H. Drgerbayer in his campaign against saloons. At the pastors union meeting resolutions uphold his integrity and demand proven charges before accepting rumors. Civic league had earlier urged grand jury probe into alleged immunity of saloon operators. Only four saloons remain open, down from eighteen.
East Dubuque witnesses a double tragedy as Mrs Mat Mortas is found dead with her throat cut. Her children, returning from school, report a man named Babe Bainbridge seen around the house. Bainbridge later died from self inflicted injuries after fleeing to a country farmhouse two miles away.
Dora Todd, adopted into the John Goutjes family near Sibley thirteen years ago, learns she has a sister, Miss Nine Todd of Waynoki Ola, after a letter arrives. The sisters had been separated since the adoption and reunite as Dora, now 20, uses her foster parents' name.
Dr. G. H. Sumner of Waterloo assumes duties as secretary to the state board of health, succeeding Laula A. Thomas. President Moorse of the state board of medical examiners turned over the office keys and property. No staff changes announced though his wife and Miss Valentine of Waterloo join as assistant and registrar of vital statistics respectively.
Mr and Mrs Ed Dill face distress from anonymous letters filled with vile epithets and warnings about neighbors. The notes, not mailed but nailed to a tree near their home, reveal friends names and baffle investigators. No suspect has been caught.
Rev. A. O. Broyles of Sidney Baptist church reportedly engaged in a brief scuffle with his wife over a matter of supremacy. The incident left him injured and he is described as minus one eye, with a long time expected before he resumes athletic contests.
Ethel Palmer, a Des Moines resident, stopped the marriage of Barney Klein to Miss Sarah Goldstone in Davenport claiming Klein is already married. Palmer alleged Klein deserted her and had wed her in Kansas City, a claim Klein denied.
Mrs Grace Green Jones Jackson obtained a rapid fire divorce from William L Jackson in Des Moines. Grounds cited were drunkenness and cruel inhuman treatment. Petition filed, divorce granted with permission to remarry shortly after filing.
Don M. Stearns of Humboldt a prominent manufacturer and Iowa State Manufacturers association member has authorized the announcement of his candidacy for a place on the state railroad commission raising his bid as a business backed run for regulatory post with support from manufacturing circles.
Cedar Rapids businessman Porter Hamilton, a well known local figure, died after a lingering illness from stomach cancer at age 69. He was widely respected for his work in the Cedar Rapids business community and leaves a family behind.
Dc. J. Martin near Churdan has been chosen to judge Angus breeding cattle at the national stock show in Denver next month and named to a committee judging steers at the event. Child Labor case against Postal Telegraph company dismissed by Polk county attorney Thomas Guthrie in an official act Monday per State Labor Commissioner Van Duyn.
The Milwaukee station at Charlies City was robbed of about 65 dollars on Monday. Otto Tioger, the only person present when the agent stepped out, is under arrest on robbery charges and placed under 300 bond.
Ministerial association of Mason City condemns shoppers in a resolution urging stores to keep Clark’s outlets open near midnight on Saturday evening, prompting prolonged store hours and a controversy over retail limits.
H A Brandonburg, superintendent of Sioux City schools, has been elected superintendent of the city schools in Oklahoma City Oklahoma at a salary of 3800 dollars and will assume duties at the start of the next school year in June.
Frank Herman employed at the American Tila company in Mason City suffered a severe injury when a relay mixer knives nearly severed his left leg. A companion started the machine while he was operating it, leading to the accident.
A groom-to-be named George Allman of Tas ‘Moles’ sues Ralph Collander for damages after being dunned for $5 while riding a streetcar. The case alleges slander and seeks compensation for harm to reputation.
A garbled local notice mentions Ames postmaster bound over to a grand jury. It refers to Wilwon D Rich, assistant postmaster, and penalty letters allegedly used for his own private benefit, with scattered phrases about Ames and general process.
Fragmentary OCR text from Burlington item references payment, base and city. Details incomplete. cannot determine full event, entities, or dates.
The Iowa State University did not open Monday due to a coal shortage. The entire supply used to heat the university hospital will last about eight hours. It is believed railroads may have diverted the university's coal.
While rabbit hunting in Ames, 13 year old Arthur Davis climbed a wire fence, caught the trigger of his gun, and blew off his right hand. Friends searching for him found him unconscious.
Burglars entered N H Peterson’s Storm Lake hardware store and took about $25 in cash and some razors and other cutlery. Entry was through a rear window, believed to be the work of local youths. The report notes trouble over a proposed anti saloon movement in Iowa law affecting Indians and minors.
At a recent Storm Lake council meeting the contract for laying the new sewer pipe was let to Lytle Construction Company of Bloux City.
Sunday School lesson for January 16 1010 discusses Jesus temptation and triumph in Galilee, emphasizing anointing by the Spirit and ministry starting with Nazareth and Capernaum. It notes repentance as foundational, Peter and Andrew’s immediate followership, and the call to souls over ornamentation, with focus on holiness and social care.
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