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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1903
Page
6
The Iowa Republican state convention at Dow Morris adjourned after a spirited session with speeches from leaders including Congressman Cou sing and Senator Dolliver. The platform endorsed protection, tariff policy, Cuba treaty, anti trust regulation, and continued support for President Roosevelt's administration and the gold standard.
A fragmented passage extols the Apache Ludian's tracking prowess across deserts and mountains, describing his detailed focus and nearly flawless method. The text shifts abruptly to unrelated notes about tuner repairs and a daughter’s message, intermixing two disparate items in a single block.
A Treasury Bureau estimate shows total foreign commerce reaching 2.44 billion dollars for the year ending June, the largest in U.S. history. Exports surpass Germany and Britain domestic exports combined, with imports near 1.4 billion and manufacturers materials forming a substantial share. Domestic trade via railroads also dwarfs imports and nearly equals total exports.
A Black woman identified as Georgia Plynter fires at a revival congregation in Hursin County Georgia killing John Cash a white printer who had entered the church to disrupt services. Chaos follows with shots fired and Cash dying at the altar as the crowd shouts and the preacher pleads for calm. Henry White has been arrested though prosecution seems unlikely.
A big plea from Ken san wheat counties calls for an army of laborers to reap the grain after machines and shock it for threshing. Within two weeks 28000 men are needed, with 30000 more for expeditions. Railroads, press, and employment bureaus race to supply labor with wage premia, travel discounts, and farm offers of board and room. Regions from Kansas to Western Canada report shortages as prosperity draws workers to cities.
The document lists varied figures from 2,429,000 dollars invested in a government printing office to 60,000 electric malirons marketed this season. It notes the Democratic Labor Union in Mania with 15,000 members, and ranks Pennsylvania and New York in shipbuilding prominence with California following. It cites a gradual drop in unemployed engineers in British unions, and arithmetic on world sugar consumption versus domestic production. Bohemia’s industrial census tallies 469,827 manufactures workers with 201,589 women, most work by hand at home. The Chicago Printers Union expands benefits to a pensionlike $3 weekly for long-time, incapacitated contributors. Indiana skilled labor averages $2.484 daily. unskilled $1.38, with various minor notes. New York City abandons wasteful deforestation methods in favor of briquettes with a bituminous flux for lighting, and San Francisco publishers reach wage talks with Newspaper Writers Union under broader labor circles.
The official crop report notes cooler conditions and variable rainfall across regions. Corn shows improved growth in central valleys and western belts, while spring wheat suffers under drought in North Dakota and northern Minnesota. Weather remains insufficient for rapid wheat growth in Atlantic coast and Gulf districts, with yields varying by state and locality.
The Erie freight offices move from Cleveland to Chicago while Western Passenger Association seeks better interchanged books. Georgia Florida and Alabama at Bainbridge extend rail south to Jacksonville. Chicago St. Paul and Ohio narrows limited from Twin Cities to Chicago by five minutes. lines report busy traffic and rising rates. World’s Fair exhibit in Transportation Building includes a fully operative model railway ticket office. Tickets worldwide and baggage check offered.
Fragmentary sermon reflects on Saul chosen by lot at Mizpah and hailed as king. It discusses his hidden modesty, initial public support, and the resistance from some tribes. The episode contrasts divine foreknowledge with human choice and notes Saul’s restraint in face of scorn before rallying Israel at Gilgal.
A fragmentary diaristic exchange shows a terse courtroom tone as one speaker asks for a response and the other dismisses the request with a blunt observation about thinness. The odd phrasing hints at a lettered or coded dialogue from a historical paper.
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