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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1903
Page
2
A flood and storm sweep through Texas locales including San Antonio Beeville Victoria and Corpus Christi. Rail lines and bridges are damaged with several thousand feet of tracks washed away. No loss of life confirmed by Berclair and Victoria messages though property losses are reported along the Gulf coast towns.
Report from Havana states a treaty outlining absolute sovereignty over the Isles of Eingas and surrounding waters. Delegates discuss naval rights and coal land access, with position on American influence and revenue sharing under tense negotiations.
A contaminated fragment from the New York police blotter points to a commissioner named Shields facing a charge linked to a maritime incident. The garbled text suggests an official inquiry or legal action, though details remain unclear due to OCR errors.
Fragmentary OCR reads as police or city note. Mentions postmaster and possible cause linked to drug or heat exposure. Details incomplete, names or dates not clear.
A violent storm damaged farms west of Wilder and northwest of Windom. Gallagher and Nettie families were injured. Gallagher’s farm buildings burned. the Westerman and Kendall farms suffered major losses. Two Nettie women are missing. at Habbenan farm two people were killed. Losses reach about $15,000 with many structures demolished.
In Woodward Township farmer Miles O Rourke away, a stranger called for food. While Mrs O Rourke heated coffee the assailant struck her with a stove lifter bound her and burned her feet with a lighted lamp to force disclosure of the hiding money. Thief escaped with over 82 000 and authorities offer a 500 reward for capture.
Lizzie Yangold aged four on Delancey Street New York plunged from a five story tenement roof chasing her fallen doll. She caught lines and bounced across to pavement, hitting a passing woman who saved her head. She was taken home and found to have only bruises, then returned to play within half an hour.
A serious riot erupted on West Van Buren street as strikers from Kellogg Switchboard Company clashed with three escorting men and workers' companions. Shots were fired, four people injured, two officers badly hurt, and police arrested several suspects.
News in brief from 1905 reports a fleet gathering at Port Arthur with American British and Japanese ships and claims fifty seven Russian warships are assembled there. Lord Colville Culrogs, lord chamberlain to Queen Alexandra, president of the Honorable Artillery Company, dies in London after partial paralysis. Tornado devastates Peoria and Averyville Illinois. Mines in Birmingham idle as United Mine Workers halt 13,000 jobs awaiting new contract. local notes and weather are included.
A terrible explosion at Union Pacific Mine No 1 near Han ng, Wyoming, at 10 o clock Tuesday traps about 200 workers. Fire blocks escape routes, killing hundreds as rescuers struggle. Twenty bodies recovered near the mouth, many miners thought dead or near death. Reports say gas and fire hinder ventilation and escape. The mine, established in 1878, is one of the Whiton Pacific system’s best, but has long been viewed as dangerous due to gas.
Judge Kirkpatrick of Newark declared the United States Ship Company insolvent after reviewing all case papers. He stated the directors failed to protect bondholders and lacked funds, and announced he would appoint a receiver after counsel agree on a nominee.
The Louisiana supreme court upheld a law punishing husband desertion with hard labor, affirming its constitutionality after earlier suspensions and reversals. The ruling is expected to prompt stronger spousal support, with several deserting husbands previously arrested but not imprisoned.
State Comptroller R. M. Love of Austin was shot in his office at 10:30 Tuesday by W. G. Hill, a discharged employee. No motive is known. Hill killed by self after the shooting.
In Portsmouth Ohio John Bruce, a respected resident, has suddenly become fixated on religion and remains a danger as neighbors fear him. Police efforts to arrest him have failed and the town endures constant anxiety as he rants and terrorizes the area.
A line of a Des Moines bound railway wrecked near Des Moines killing engineer Perry and several crew aboard No. 98 after No. 62 left yards early. late trains, miscommunication, and a reverse curve caused the collision. Passengers were injured but none fatally. Officials declined comment pending investigation.
A unnamed small boy found a two pound dynamite bomb on the Indian Creek bank near Frank Street in Council Bluffs. It was encased in a steel tube with nearly half a pint of bloating powder at the fuse end. The boy took it to C Kringle’s news stand to sell it, but Kringle notified police and Deputy Guy Marshal Leach took custody for investigation.
A severe storm in Hanwarden struck George Knight’s property killing two horses and five cows. Subscriptions are circulating to compensate Knight for his losses. A week earlier Mrs. Robey’s Hawarden house was damaged by a storm and Wilson Akin’s barn, five miles northwest, burned with one horse and harnesses lost.
Perkins Bros Co bindery in Sioux City produced a 138 pound giant book seen as the largest bound in Iowa. The 3 ft 7 in by 3 ft volume for Lawrence County South Dakota will head to Deadwood. Inscription on the back calls it a map book for county government.
A chaotic Burlington carnival week begins with fatal incidents and injuries. Levi Lynn, a Burlington teamster, dies hours after being buried alive by a landslide. Willie Carlson, 11, is killed by a horse kick. Aad nameu McCoy may be fatally burned. Harry Yunger is seriously hurt by falling stalls. Fire ruins Dr. Randolph's new Correctionville residence after a lightning strike while the family travels west. Barns burn in Linn County from lightning. Heavy rain and hail sweep Rock Valley with hail five to nine inches, crops largely spared. A case against Tale ma is dismissed after tar and feathering incident in Bloux Center. Preliminary fugA
Davenport residents report counterfeit silver dollars in circulation with several saloons victimized. Officer Swannon arrests a man named I. Winory, with two accomplices reportedly eluding capture. The scheme, aimed at silver dollars, shows obvious clumsiness in some notes, yet others slipped past.
Evangelist Billy Sunday draws 1500 attendees at Centerville tent meeting on final night of a four week revival. Nearly 100 profess conversions reported with prominent local professionals present. Attendance included people traveling 20 miles. collection nets 1600 dollars. County officers and petition organizers see widespread attention as meetings end with fervent shouting.
The first Ottumwa baby kangaroo born Sunday at the Wallace show in Currie Nation’s menagerie drew great interest. About 678 employees celebrated as the newborn joined its mother in the pouch, with the infant christened Ottumwa by onlookers and kept near Carrie the kangaroo.
Farmers report excellent pastures near Temsen and Remsen with hay crops promising a top yield in years. Experienced growers expect a fine corn harvest and note there has not been two consecutive crop failures in the area. Remsen also sees a building boom with St. Marys church under construction and multiple business blocks and residences planned.
In a Marshalltown special election 569 votes supported and 59 opposed granting a franchise to the Marshalltown Electric Street and Interurban Railway Company to use city streets for an arrest railway system. The newly formed company plans a complete street and interurban rail network.
Bryson was knocked down while trying to halt a runaway team on a farm south of Mason City. The heavy wagon passed over his neck, breaking it and causing paralysis below the heart line. Physicians report a plaster-cast neck and hope for recovery.
A farmer near Hedrick nearly was buried alive when a tile ditch bank caved in twice, rescued each time and expected to recover. In Creston, Herman Kruger was robbed and fatally shot after resisting, while G Talsma of Sioux Center was tarred and feathered after being accused of infidelity. Gus A Schuleder died suddenly in Albuquerque during his wedding tour with fiancee Lora Bilenton, wedding in Fort Madison delayed by the tragedy.
R. G. Den & Co. notes cautious trade in dry goods and merchandise due to prolonged cold, with stock buildup and unclear bottom. Rail earnings rise, but buyers hold back. foreign demand improves as domestic steadies. Wheat and corn exports rise week over week with high futures, while Northwest drought concerns and speculative trading dominate the grain outlook.
A dense listing of commodity quotes across U S cities for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices cover Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with ranges for cattle hogs and wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and potatoes.
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