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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
2
Grand Jury finds alleged coal combine among operators and robbers in Illinois. Officials report retailers believed conspiracy to raise prices and restrict output. Investigations prompt emergency measures and statewide crackdown as authorities probe anti trust violations.
A railroad wreck near Niles, east of the station, injures a conductor and several crew members. Special reports describe the incident on the Great Western road with details of the damaged car and carried twenty as authorities respond at the scene.
A Baltimore and Ohio Western Railroad express train derailment near Pittsburgh left several people injured. Emergency crews responded quickly, and investigators began examining the cause of the crash and the extent of the damage to cars and tracks.
Chicago man D J Conlin killed his sweetheart Jennie Dwyer on her porch at 6620 Vincennes Avenue Merritt and wounded her companion Frank Merritt before turning the revolver on himself. Conlin had pursued Dwyer after a breakup and had recently insisted on visiting despite her refusals.
J J Nance a Nemaha Township farmer near Beatrice Nebraska burned himself to death Friday morning by pouring coal oil over his clothes and running into a field. He managed to cross a barbed wire fence before collapsing twenty yards from where he started. Family and a hired man witnessed the fatal scene as the body burned severely. Nance about 50 years old left a wife and several children and had been partially demented since last fall due to illness.
Manila advices cite a Spaniard at Gen Lukban headquarters in Samar in May 1900 describing an American prisoner roasted alive. Sticks were driven into the body and the figure slowly turned over the fire until devoured by hogs. The victim’s name was not known. he was believed an American officer among captives or missing in 1900 Samar operations.
Edward Trish, a Wabash engineman, operated the Continental Limited Thursday despite frozen hands and feet. The seven hour late train forced him to crawl under the locomotive at Lafayette for temporary repairs. After finishing to Danville Indiana his hands and feet swelled severely and may require amputation. he is hospitalized.
Manila reports say the Kentucky battleship gunners exceeded Navy speed and accuracy with 13 inch, 12 inch and 5 inch guns aided by a new loading machine. In Louisville a grocery keeper Mrs Brightman died of lockjaw after cartridges exploded in her hand. The frozen body of 0 C Harrison was found near Edwardsville Alabama after travel from Jacksonville Florida. Cardinal Vanuitelli appointed vice chancellor of the Catholic Church in succession to the pope.
Lieutenant Governor Tillman shot N G Gonzales, editor of the States, at a Columbia street corner near the capitol. Gonzales, wounded, was taken for care as Tillman was arrested and jailed. Accusations arise from Gonzales editorials during Tillman’s gubernatorial campaign, but witnesses agree on the basic events.
Louis Phillips and Albert Brooks were found guilty of first degree murder in the Nov 17 1901 Albert City bank robbery case that killed Marshal John Sunblad. The jury imposed life imprisonment at hard labor in the state penitentiary at Anamosa after a seven hour deliberation, reversing an earlier hang verdict. The decision drew general approval.
Five boys aged 13 to 15 were coasting on a bobsled when struck by a train on the Philadelphia and Reading Railway in South Bethlehem and instantly killed. A sixth boy, John Huebner, lay dying with fatal injuries, while the others were mangled beyond recognition. The crossing lies at the street bottom.
London and Hopkinsville reports describe famine in northern Sweden with up to 80,000 affected. Pine bark bread and Iceland moss used as sustenance as crop failures and fish scarcity strain relief needs. Estimated $6.5 million required to avert catastrophe. only $200,000 subscribed so far. Also reports on a 13-year-old killing his aunt in Kentucky, grand jury indictments for manslaughter linked to an accident involving an electric car in Roosevelt’s visit, and moves to sue major coal companies in Ohio. Morroco letters note anti-European sentiment forcing American missionary and companions to flee Fez. Washington notes a coal duty suspension bill signing in LADDOCH.
The second trial of Louis Phillips and Albert Brooks for the November Greenville bank robbery ends with a verdict of life imprisonment for both. Jurors debated between hanging and life hard labor, opting for life in prison. verdict announced after seven hours deliberation early Thursday morning.
Knoxville case under state inquiry as John Cownie presses for action. Perkins and Massachusetts School for the Blind reply, saying they cannot assist. Director Anagnos notes the state must fund the care and tuition for the deaf blind girl, estimating at least $700 yearly.
Col XX P Thompson died at his Rock Rapids home Thursday morning after a six week illness. Bronchial troubles with complications caused the fatal illness. He had been in poor health for a week and sank steadily. All family members were present except his son in law and daughter Albert and Mrs Wold at Pasadena on their wedding tour. Thompson was among Lyon County's earliest settlers and a 25 year leader in business and public affairs.
A Pomeroy dispatch reports an Illinois Central depot incident where a westbound fuel car struck a drag wagon unloading baggage for the Thomas Lennon Theatrical Company. The collision scattered boxes, moving picture films, and attire for a quarter mile along the track. a car tank used for the moving picture apparatus exploded with a loud report tearing a hole in the depot platform.
Burglars broke a window at midnight to reach display cases and stole about 500 dollars in watches and jewelry from Herman Leffert's Jewelry in Council Bluffs. A Cedar Rapids report says three men tied to a long-ago Chelsea bank robbery and a marshal’s murder have been arrested near Fort Worth, Texas. Families of two men killed by a nitrogen gas explosion at Mapleton plan to sue Sioux City plant owners for damages.
Waterloo dispatch reports Yordy and his bloodhounds tracked robbers who robbed John Collin's home Wednesday. The theft totaled $2,100 in gold. Colling, an 80 year old retired farmer, is involved as the property owner. Appanoose county's old court house at Centerville, once the state’s handsomest building, was sold Monday for $200 to make way for a new court house.
A Burlington electric streetcar escaped its motorman on Monday and derailed at the Washington Street curve after striking two telephone poles. It jumped the track and landed at Salter and Lofquist’s clothing house on Jefferson Street. Eighteen riders were aboard. several jumped free and were only slightly hurt, while others suffered severe shocks. The cars reportedly lacked safety devices suitable for steep hill operation.
The Varied Monona County case of the state of Jamaica Rev C B Melway is on trial before Judge Wakefield. The continuance motion was overruled as absent witnesses not essential. The defendant, a Mapleton preacher, and his brother pastor attended with two girls and parents amid local interest. Additionally a Plymouth County incident reports a young farmer bilked of $40 by two strangers with prize claims, leading to warrants though capture seems unlikely. Judge McHenry orders a habeas corpus release for an inebriate to the state hospital, a new paroling question amid legality debates.
Rock Rapids report says August Bunge’s preliminary hearing for the December 20 shooting of Helmer Deboer concluded Saturday evening. Bunge pleaded self defense and was bound over to the grand jury with a $15,000 bond. failure to post sent him to jail. He was severely injured earlier after a kick from Deboer and was not well.
A lead ore vein discovered by Chas Cook and James Will near Durango amid shaft cleaning generates mining excitement. Reports say thousands of tons are in sight in a rich deposit reportedly uncovered during oil operations. Elsewhere, Walla city council vetoes sidewalk clearing fines and considers city cleaning fees. Town Falls residents seek a militia company but no authority granted yet.
Mrs Carrie Thompson, 40, hanged herself in Delmar Clinton County while her husband shopped. Six years earlier her father Henry Parker killed himself. Despondent over a damages suit in court. Fire at DeWitt destroyed three brick buildings, most contents, total loss about 80000 dollars.
The assembly convenes with Lt Governor Davidson presiding in a solemn session. Governor La Follette delivers his message to the Legislature as new officers are sworn and the Senate organizes under President Pro Tempore McGillis.
ER DIALIA Charles W. Palrbinks was chosen as the Republican candidate in the General Assembly for re election to the U S Senate at a joint session Monday. Senibor air banka was named with brief support by Lieut. Gov. Gilbert and backed by Senators Ball Lindley Woods and Representative Kistuun. The assembly debated coal famine causes and moved to form a special committee to assist the Governor, while House member Salisbury proposed a bill to curb coal output or raise prices as a misdemeanor.
In Lansing Wednesday Representative Kirk of Denson County offered a concurring resolution endorsing the Michigan delegation's opposition to the Cuban reciprocity treaty and urging continued resistance. The measure was laid over for one day. Representative Powell of Michigan introduced a bill to impose the death penalty by electricity or life imprisonment for murdering the President or any cabinet member in Michigan. the bill was referred to the judiciary committee.
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday morning by 85 to 0 to axnet from Congressman Llooking a pledge to support in the U S Senate any constitutional amendment providing for direct election of United States Senators by the people. Senator Albertson introduced a bill in the Illinois Legislature fixing the death penalty for killing and life imprisonment for attempts on the lives of the President, Vice President and successors, with a twenty year term for attempts on the Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
The Senate joint resolution to submit the capital removal question to the people advanced from State affairs committees and reached third reading. On roll call the measure passed the House 70 to 16 with little excitement and no notable sensations during the proceedings.
Reports from the Kansas, New Jersey, Colorado, Porto Rico and California legislatures describe William J. Bailey and others presenting messages, irrigation and forest policy debates, a Denver inaugural parade, and the Panama Canal treaty ratification timeline.
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