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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1904
Page
2
Publisher Ike is renewed as Donnelly calls for stock. A strike by packers is noted with dissatisfaction over management. Superintendents and new hires face criticism amid claims of misconduct and harsh language toward agents.
The report states troops are prepared for a potential fighter deployment in May. Officials say readiness is high, with training and logistics in place. No dates beyond May are confirmed.
Reports describe a violent, evolving standoff as city authorities switch police chiefs, from O'Brien to Cat Browns of Pittsburg, amid shootings and masked gang clashes. Washington contacts and volunteer militia are being organized as registration nears a deadline.
Hong Kong to Penang report says the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Malacca was seized by the Russian volunteer fleet in the Red Sea. The ship detained by authorities awaiting instructions, crew declared prisoners, with 40 tons of contraband explosives aboard. The British captain and passengers protest harshly amid threats of arrest.
Thieves entered the new State Bank of East Molive Illinois on Thursday and blew up the safe with nitroglycerin, causing the bank and building to be demolished though little money was secured. Armed posses pursued several crews but no arrests. Illinois and eastern Iowa sheriffs have been notified as a capture is anticipated. One robber is believed injured in the explosion near Hampton Illinois amid a related shooting incident.
Franz Pierce shot and killed his wife at his Canton Illinois home then barricaded himself, threatening additional violence. Lewiston squad arrived after a hours long standoff with Pierce vowing another death. Undertaker aided, then officers entered and captured him after a desperate fight.
The wholesale packing strike in Chicago is settled after a pact among packers, meat cutters, and allied trades. A board will arbitrate, workers to resume duties promptly, with reinstatement for all former employees within 45 days. Strikers to return as soon as notified.
A Russian Vladivostok squadron, entering the Pacific Tuesday, overhauled a Japanese steamer east of the Tsugaru straits and released it. A Japanese torpedo boat is chasing the squadron as it moves, with no torpedo boats accompanying the Russian fleet. Potential plans suggest a raid on Japan’s east coast, then a dash toward Vladivostok or a junction with Fort Arthur fleet. Shipping along eastern Japan is warned. merchant vessels are urged to seek safety.
In Appleton Wisconsin all paper mills except the Telulah plant are operating while strikers remain out. Riverside Fiber and Paper Company, among the largest mills, has resumed but workers are reportedly insufficient and machines not fully manned. Harvey Pearson, an owner, says they have ample help and are running with a lean crew.
Byron and Ross Clutter, aged 22 and 14, were killed by lightning in a hay field at St. Marys West Virginia. The brothers, working on their father John Clutter's farm, were found three feet apart with the axes still in their hands after the severe storm on Tuesday afternoon.
A riot broke out when a group attempted to seize a dog from a Maxwell Street tenement in Chicago. Policeman Lilly was fatally stabbed with an ice pick. several dog catchers were knocked unconscious and three were shot. The crowd was dispersed by police fire. Also reported: Edgar G. Washburn killed his wife and daughter then died by suicide amid alleged insanity. In California, McCloud Lumber Company plant strike halts operations affecting about 4,800 workers.
Albert Shaffer of Des Moines, a Hoison Light Co. fireman, rushed to Keokuk after a telegram warned of his wife’s illness or death. There he learned an uncle had left him $80 000 in the bank, a fortune that moves him from greasy overalls to plans for a rural life. He previously lost a small fortune through bad investments.
The Democratic harmony convention at Iowa City nominated a split conservative radical state ticket. Officials include Secretary of State Ch A Dickson Sioux City Treasurer Henry Reigelman Polk County Attorney General Maurice O Conner Fort Dodge Auditor F Medary Wake Judge J W Sullivan Kossuth County Railroad Commissioner J I Munntrey Fairfield Electors at Large W Q Schmidt Davenport J G Romans Crawford.
Mrs. Peterson of Des Moines, mother of Lena and Thomas Peterson, says she thwarted a blackmail scheme tying A Tuffman uncle of the victims to the murder near Des Moines two years ago. She insists no real evidence links Huffman to the crime and asserts his innocence.
Detective Richard shot John B. Jones of Topeka while Jones attempted to flee from Detectives Richard and M. E. Folks in Sioux City. Jones, 24, described as tall and well dressed, had drafts and certificates of deposit totaling 1,523.46 found on him, tied to a confidence scheme involving farmer Siler.
Frank Riley, a cigarmaker who had lived in Britt briefly, was killed when struck by a Minneapolis and St. Louis freight train after riding a freight from Albert Lea to return home. He fell from the train end door and was cut in two, dying instantly. his aged father was at the Windsor Hotel depot nearby.
Wolles Anderson of Linn Grove shot his wife in the head and then killed himself as a family quarrel escalated. Mrs Anderson died within minutes. Myo, grown daughters survive. Anderson is believed insane. The incident occurred about 10:20 Monday morning as Mrs Anderson packed to move to Sioux Rapids.
A farmer named Thomas Conrad near Dubuque was arrested after an alleged assault involving his 11 year old daughter. Reports describe gunfire and bullets injuring the girl’s shoulder and hip. Police detained Conrad as the investigation continued and details remained unclear.
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Eight positions on the ticket were set by the Tes Molios convention with contests for only the railroad commissioner seat. Governor Citing received a warm ovation in the minority’s leadership showdown as delegates urged the governor to the platform for an address. State committee reorganization followed with Spence elected chairman and Scott and Visabrook named chairmen and secretary respectively.
During a heavy storm near Melvin, farmer Conrad Sehmiall was struck by lightning and killed while returning home with his brother in law. A boy, Fred Bucholz, suffered a serious injury but is expected to recover. Sehmiall, a well known local resident, leaves a wife and five children.
Storm Lake reports Charles S. Brown a Coon Township farmer sues for $10,000 alleging stabbing and assault during a private July dance at his home. Brown’s attorneys claim Brown was attacked by Charles Piercey and a partner, leaving him cut and nearly unconscious before aid arrived. The suit targets Teropys, who reportedly can pay if judgment is secured.
A section of the Mast Seventh Street bridge in Sioux City collapsed into the Floyd River Monday afternoon. Thirty-one cattle owned by Henry and J. Shulkin plunged into the water. Two boys, Sam Shulkin age 10 and Sam Goldstein, driving the herd, were swept away but survived. Shulkin sustained a badly cut nose, Goldstein remained safe after swimming ashore.
Hans Peters of Gretna was killed Tuesday after injuries from a Monday evening fall while alighting a Northwest railway train at South Norfolk. He, with a party from Gretna returning from Bonesteel, was dragged between the coach step and platform before the train halted.
The body of John Peterson a former Iowa Central Railroad bridge gillig worker was found decomposed in a room over the Seeley restaurant in Marshalltown. He had been drinking heavily for three weeks and his death was doubtless due to alcoholic poisoning. Walter Bloom is a 17 year old who confessed to writing a blackmailing letter to lumberman P. Musser of Musseating intending to extort 1000 dollars and threatening to kill Mussey. He provided a written confession and planned to carry it out.
An escaped convict named Pam Allen was arrested by Marshal Wood and Sheriff Tawings, identified by Cerro Gordo County authorities. He was taken to Molson City jail on July 1, 1904, for pocket picking charges.
A boating mishap on the Dubuque waterway left one person drowned as others narrowly escaped harm during the outing. Details are sparse and authorities are investigating the incident.
One hundred years ago Osne Lidians chiefs refused a war dance for the President and Cabinet. A demand was made of the Pope to crown an emperor in his name. Russia refused to acknowledge Napoleon as emperor. Abolition societies dwindled as the cotton gin’ s value rose.
Seventy five years ago a Trussian emissary in Constantinople urged a peaceful settlement with Turkey. A treaty followed with the Winnebagos and Pottrwatomler, and land purchases included Owlsconab seats between the upper Mississippi and Lake Michigan. Catholic emancipation failed to quiet Ireland as violence rose.
The dispatch notes the death of viceroy Abbas Pasha in Alexandria after his predecessor’s demise, a Massachusetts migrant aid effort heading toward Kangas, and English and French ships with 18 guns bound for Kusshiny Vaeile. It also mentions a fever outbreak near Haya Cuba and vessels lost in Table Bay during a violent gale.
Gen. Sheridan's army tests trench works on the Chattahoochee and advances toward Atlanta while Johnston reportedly withdraws. Sheridan launches a punitive expedition into Confederate territory in retaliation for Maryland raids. Washington telegraph lines resume after Confederate disruptions and Lincoln authorizes 600,000 more volunteers under a July 5, 1864 act. Six steamboats at St. Louis wharf burn in a suspected conspiracy to destroy harbor vessels.
Thirty years ago Goldsmith Mald set trotting marks at Saginaw Michigan finishing the final heat in 2 10 The note also cites a letter to Plymouth Church investigators where Theodore Tilton plans to present all charges against Henry Ward Beecher The Dominion bond trade board and other bodies debated the reciprocity treaty between Canada and the United States at Saint John New Brunswick
News from Washington confirms Lieut Greely and six companions are safe while the rest of the party perished. In New York City a Blaine Logan ratification meeting was held and Blaine's acceptance letter was made public two days later. A German noble society seeks colonization of the indigent. Edmund Yard importers and Co of New York failed for over one million dollars. Gen Porfirio Diaz elected president of Mexico.
Fragmented OCR text describes a long disputed period with a chairperson named Wilson and references to road practices and a resumed action. The readable portions mention a strike, a refusal, and a call for quiet, but specifics are obscured by garbled characters.
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