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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
2
Report describes a month of killings targeting Jews in Odessa and large towns of Bessarabia. Citizens reportedly expressed relief at violence while Christian zealots fired. The state of terror among Jews is described as ongoing, with daily dread of death.
A San Francisco receiver action centers on Porter Brothers Company a major fruit and dry goods supplier with branches in New York Boston Chicago Minneapolis and San Francisco. The firm faces liabilities potentially reaching eight million dollars as Chicago banks demand immediate payment of notes. Pacific agency officials report efforts to determine the companys financial condition while plans to close small town stations threaten local employment and rail service.
Arthur Hobertson, a 16 year old from Salt Lake City, received a severe electric shock of about 16 000 volts while with other boys on a roof. His hands arms chest and back were blistered and burned. doctors say he will recover.
Scattered reports describe a looming strike by thousands of freight handlers at major terminals, including Cotton Belt and related roads, with potential for widespread disruption. Mention of San Juan style poisonings and other incidents appears in fragmented text. Authorities and labor reps prepare for possible action, while city and rail officials monitor impacts on shipments and prices.
The Midsummer Festival opens the week of June 29 to July 4 in Sioux City Ia. Three large tents and an open air stage will host Grand shows with a single admission price. A Japan theme features a Mikado visit with geisha, singers, and pyrotechnics. Also on stage are entertainment acts and novelty performances. Officials promise low excursion rates and a busy city filled with visitors. In Sonora Cal a fierce office fight left J Webster fatally attacked? later clarified as a shooting incident involving J M Watkins and Frank Price. Webster was attacked after divorcing Watkins’ wife. Price fled, later surrendered. both Webster and Watkins expected to recover.
A damaged transit bridge in Binghamton New York collapsed during an incident on a city street. Six passengers and the conductor were injured as rescuers scrambled to assist victims and secure the area. Authorities investigated the cause and traffic was diverted.
Burglars entered the A Williamson flour mill in Paulina through the engine room and forced open the office safe. They took notes insurance papers and a draft but no cash. The door was blown off its hinges and the explosion was heard several blocks away as the burglars escaped, believed to be professionals.
Dr Ida Louts Lyons of Webster City is arrested for practicing as a physician and magnetic healer without a license. Dr J B Kennedy, president of the state board of health, leads the case, which tests whether physicians of her school may practice in the state.
George W Hoyt of Union Township won first prize for the best corn at LeMare. Hoyt scored 84.25 of 100 points in a contest with eleven contestants judged by agricultural officials from Ames. The event highlighted corn quality amid regional contests and local agricultural pride.
The grand jury at the August term of district court returned an information charging M. Markley with murder. Coroner Marqubor testified Markley shot and killed his wife Inez Wednesday morning. He allegedly told his son the wife shot herself while he was away, leading to arrest on suspicion though coroner's inquest deemed it suicide.
Town Supreme Court rules a wife can recover damages from a saloonkeeper if her husband becomes a habitual drunkard due to the saloon’s provision of intoxicants. The ruling also considers bodily injury by a drunken husband in damage assessment. Also reports an elderly man, about 82, fatally struck by a train near Carroll, with a Scranton address found on him.
Edgar Allen was indicted by Audubon County grand jury for obtaining money under false pretenses and other counts. He allegedly persuaded a young Audubon County woman he would marry her, took $200 to invest, promised $800 back, and fled after the indictment. The grand jury was discharged and Sheriff Anderson left for Ohio to pursue the man.
Mrs. Perry of Waterloo publicly struck J. J. O'Hern after he insulted her on a busy street. A crowd watched as she continued the beating until he fled to a saloon and was arrested. Fire damaged Delay foundry and distillery in Charles City, with losses around 26,000.
A mass casualty pogrom in Kishineff leaves at least sixty five killed and over 800 maimed or disabled. Reports describe brutal mutilations and mob violence against Jews with widespread destruction of property valued at about 1.0 million rubles and thousands left homeless. The Jewish Chronicle and relief committees urge action as authorities are accused of complicity and neglect.
Reports show diverse labor actions: Ogdensburg workers form a union, Albany bakers push to end night shifts, Schenectady and Cleveland unions grow, Austria employs women at low wages, Holland pays seven cents an hour to bricklayers, Lancashire furnaces face pay cuts, San Francisco laundries press for nine-hour days, Wales workers gain eight point four percent, German printing and English textile operatives push wage changes, and a new nationalist labor party forms in New York as part of a broader U S labor landscape.
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