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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reports a hurricane near the Texas gulf coast causing injuries and damage to several towns. Limited details mention wounded residents, evacuation concerns, and school-related impact while officials assess the situation and coordinate aid.
A Gulf of Mexico hurricane struck Galveston and Matagorda County areas Wednesday, flooding streets and destroying beachfront structures. Ten fishermen from Tarpon plot were drowned seven miles offshore, while Galveston city endured with a reinforced 17 foot sea wall and seven foot tidal inundation. Bay City and Palaces Blessing reported heavy losses, but overall property damage was limited by fortified barriers.
M L Dawson realty dealer demanded money at Savings Trust Bank in St Louis at gunpoint. Zeelig, president of the bank, handed over 390 dollars then fired. Dawson fired back but missed. Dawson surrendered to police. Zeelig went to the station to face charges.
The four day strike at Standard Steel Car in Butler Pennsylvania ended Tuesday after mediation by Rev Father Beezweski. About 3500 employees will return to work with an 8 percent reduction in certain weekly deductions. Twenty three jailed protesters to be released on nominal bail. Court rejection of an injunction against the company and strikers noted.
Private Charles O Neil, pursued by about 500 cavalry, surrendered after fleeing into Lake Merritt with his sweetheart Minnie Sharbene at Fort Leavenworth. Captor Private Osthuyzer, a Boer War veteran and former interpreter to Gen Da Wet, was commended and promoted to corporal.
NEW PREMIER OF FRANCE President Fallieres will offer the premiership to Leon Bourgeois, ex foreign affairs minister. Bourgeois not expected in Paris until Friday, health uncertain. Cabinet crisis feared short. Fire destroys seven businesses in Long Branch New Jersey, $100,000 damage. Local fire units request aid from nearby Perth Amboy.
The Clemenceau cabinet resigned after a debate over the marine department probe. The vote of confidence failed 176 to 212, prompting Clemenceau and ministers to present their resignations to President Fallieres, who accepted.
Attorney describes a sweeping move against protected vice with a grand jury return. Indicted are resort keepers on Chicago's west side levee district and nearby suburbs, tied to the Canal in Winter and aerial plant ventures. The gallery highlights aerial navigation and related incorporations.
John A. Cooke, former clerk of the circuit court of Cook County Illinois, serving a sentence for misuse of public funds, is paroled by the state board of pardons on Tuesday. His release was granted without delay due to the illness of his mother, and he was taken to Chicago in a car by friends.
A mob in Paris Tennessee seized Albert Lawada after he shot Sheriff R F Compton. He was hanged to a mulberry tree near the jail Tuesday night. Three thousand displaced by a fire on Halliburay road near Cobalt Ontario wrecked a Chinese restaurant and nearby businesses, causing extensive losses.
A chaotic description of a canyon fire spreads through Mereda canyon near Yosemite valley, with Brigades of olite and cavalrymen attempting to halt the blaze. The narrative notes the fire spreading across the ravine and threatens surrounding areas.
The Parola town board Thursday recommended an unconditional pardon for Samuel Francis Smith, once Davenport’s mayor and son of the author of American, who was convicted five years ago and sentenced to Fort Madison for eleven years on perjury, larceny and embezzlement. He is 72 and the pardon, if approved by Gov. Carroll, would allow him to return to Newton Center, Massachusetts, to spend his declining years.
Three people drowned when a pleasure launch owned by Bern Macy overturned in the Raccoon River near Des Moines. The dead are Mrs Clark Dawson 43 Bern Macy 23 Nina Thorson 19. Miss Darling Dawson swam ashore, fainted, and needed help to summon rescuers. the sunken craft struck a submerged log or rock and the bodies were not recovered.
In Dubuque a man named Robert Peget, aged 60, appeared at his home claiming to be alive after being listed dead since last October. A Mississippi floater identified by his wife as her husband was buried as Peget, but he offered no clear explanation for his disappearance. The body’s identity remains uncertain and the case raises questions about the true person who died.
Will Draves, a young man, had both hands and part of his face blown off when a dynamiting blast exploded prematurely. He wandered a mile shouting for help, was misjudged as mad by neighbors, found three hours later in an oats field, and later required amputation of both arms at the hospital. He has a wife and one child.
A 12 year old boy named Lawrence Clark drowned while swimming in a small lake in western Council Bluffs. An older companion rescued him from a third immersion but life could not be saved despite valuable efforts. The death, attributed to exhaustion, ends the incident. Parole for Dr Crawford discussed after revelations to the parole board by Dr Artemus Brown.
Harry Bayless fell from the top of a water tank in Kingsley and was brought to Sioux City for hospital care. Doctors report fractures of both wrists and a leg with internal injuries feared. The incident prompted medical attention and an investigation into the fall.
Report from Ruthven describes Miss Thel Dean becoming hysterical and unconscious during Free Methodist revival meetings. Her parents Mr and Mrs Dean and Rev New urged joining the church, with J Hanson and Ed Cole interceding and state authorities warned against continued pressure. Neighbors followed to her home as pleas continued and arrests were threatened.
A merchant at Buffalo Center received a pall of conscience money by express. The charge was 66 cents. The consignee, Charles Leibsohn, a dealer in the morenntite business, found two sacks of pennies totaling 2,740 under the note: You are my friend, you have this coming, Your friend, nothing else.
Promoters of a proposed 160 mile Red Oak to Des Moines interurban railroad met with Des Moines business leaders to discuss the route through Montgomery, Cass and Adair counties. Judge Horace E. B. Deemer of Red Oak said no stock subscriptions have yet been sought.
A major fire in Tracy wiped out Stephens general store, Masonic hall, stables, and more, totaling about 20,000 dollars in property loss. The blaze, of unknown origin, was visible from Oskaloosa thirteen miles away and was billed as the town’s worst fire in history with about 8,000 dollars insured on general merchandise.
The body of an unidentified man about 45 was found hanging on a loading platform in a sand pit two miles north of Council Bluffs. He wore nothing to identify him, and death appeared to have occurred several days earlier. Other items note a separate case of self harm and various weather and legal notices.
President Taft issued a formal statement after a conference with twenty two Republicans and one Democrat. He backed downward tariff revision, weighing evidence of necessity for each item, and tied policy to Republican platform while protecting industry and national interests.
Appitonilona Ravieten for Indian lands faces 800,000 in compensation. About twenty five thousand lands in the Ooets and FF thea a nda, with many reservations. A total of 200,000 applies from 16,000 to elo veteran, 80s.
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