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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
2
Cananea Mexico sees Mexican workers demand higher wages provoking a violent strike with American miners and Mexican guards clashing. Reports say many died as Col Greene mobilized troops to protect the plant and workers. The deadly confrontation continues as both sides suffer casualties and evacuees seek safety.
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A bomb from a third floor window shattered the royal procession as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria rode toward the palace. The blast killed sixteen, many from the royal retinue, while the couple escaped unharmed as electric wiring redirected the coach. The crowd cheered the royal rescue amid screams and bloodied grooms.
Dispatches to Washington indicate revolutionists mass near the Remon border as they plan to press the overthrow of President Cabrera. A filibustering expedition reportedly sailed from a Mexican port toward a Guatemalan port as Nicaraguan officials deny Central American involvement.
In Caldwell Judge Smith granted a continuance for Moyer Haywood and Pettibone officers of the Western Federation of Miners charged with the murder of Guy Steunenberg. The trials are postponed until the supreme court rules on related questions. The outlook suggests the accused may not be tried before December next.
A festive Madrid scene unfolds on the eve of King Alfonso and Princess Victoria's wedding with fireworks illuminations and a thronged Puerta de Sol. Crowds celebrate as delegates and diplomats arrive for receptions, while details of the royal marriage contract appear in the official gazette, including Victoria's renunciation of British royal succession.
Web Covington president of the last state senate faced arrest at Clarksville as a new indictment tied to boodling in the Arkansas legislature expanded to thirty lawmakers. Police indicated additional arrests and three new indictments have been issued amid ongoing corruption probe.
Mrs. W. P. Campbell wife of a Baptist minister awoke to a white man over her bed with a razor. He threatened to cut her throat if she cried out. They struggled. she escaped with injuries and the assailant fled, leaving a trail of blood. The incident occurred in Missouri on a Wednesday morning.
The threatened 60 percent of German metal workers faced a June 2 minimum wage demand that was averted as striking foundry workers in Dresden Breslau Frankfurt on the Main and Hanover withdrew their demand for a minimum wage after protests and labor action subsided.
Reported arrests of assailants in the William Stuart case as bribe plots are named. A blaze at the Windner Clifton Hotel in Chicago created panic but was controlled by the fire department. Naples reports Mt Vesuvius continues to erupt with ash and ashfall reaching Capri and Sorrento. Forrest Empress Bugeyle visited the observatory Wednesday.
A. C. Gilbert of Yale established a new pole vault world record at the Decoration Day track and field games hosted by the American Athletic Club at Celtic Park Long Island City. He cleared 12 feet 3 inches, surpassing the previous best of 12 feet 1 32 100 inches.
Abnormally high prices in China trigger acute distress and food riots in the Yanutae valley. Merchants hold glocks as orders press from wooded areas in Hunan province amid widespread hardship and shortages.
One third of Pandle ton Oregon residents are homeless or living on upper floors as the Umatilla River swells into a torrent. The rising floodwaters force people to seek safety above ground level amid ongoing river surge and damage warnings.
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future lists Amaia May 31, June 1 2 3 Des Moines June 1 6 10 20 Smooth June 24 26 27 28 29 Puerto Rico trip noted with special day. Strikes are interfering with sugar plantation work in the Araeiba district, Thapaflee and related issues described.
A Des Moines report details a new water and power upgrade at the Capitol that solves a long standing supply issue. The scheme links capitol mains to city lines, raising pressure to higher floors and ensuring fire protection.
Prominent G A R member Capt E G Miller died Wednesday at Waterloo after a stroke. He served Civil War duty, led militia units, and for thirty years was a mail clerk between Marion and Chicago on the Milwaukee line. He came to Waterloo in 1878 and lived there since.
A dispatch in Sioux City sent a mosaic telegraph message from the West Hotel just before noon Wednesday. The message, from a wireless telegraph company employee at the central station in a tank building, to manager A. Kitemiller, promised a Des Moines and Granding Tone relay to Sioux City readers to test system efficiency.
A Rock Rapids report describes corn crop damage from cutworms, noting worm activity ruined stands and stressed soils. The piece says some fields needed replanting and that worm damage has depressed prospects, though pests may soon ease amid scarce labor and feed costs.
Tow WHT and Dargest delegation tops state in women s club leadership with Mrs J Seer sey, president of the Town Revolution of Women s Clubs, announcing the first Town delegates will attend the National Federation convention in St Paul from May 31 to June 7. She predicts Tos will send more delegates than any state, with about fifty individual clubs notified to be represented by delegates.
In a county plan led by Mayer O. L. theledue prisoners will work on dandelion gathering during the April term at the court house site. Meanwhile Sunday closings continue in Rock Rapids with barber and butcher shops agreeing to close. pressure grows to curb Sunday commerce. The storm near Northwood kills a picnic participant. several others unconscious after sheltering in a barn. A 20 year old man dies at Cudahy Packing in Sioux City after being crushed by machinery. A fire at a Quimby barn destroys stock and gear, with insurance covering losses. Frost damages crops in Burlington Waterloo and other towns. John W. Reinhold near-blasted in Council Bluffs, saved by multiple procedures. Funeral of Dr Almons noted with a large attendance.
A cleverly raised counterfeit one dollar bill was found in circulation at Cornell Bank when a teller noticed a transparent film over the denomination and the note’s markings appeared altered. The Treasury Department will sweep banks to uncover more phony notes and stop further circulation.
The town of Stanhope agrees to revive the Stanhope Mail after accepting five year subscriptions in advance. A fire damaged the printing plant in the Wislpess area but local efforts will restore the paper by June 1. A storm near Slicdan damaged barns and bridges, including the Omnahe road railroad bridge over the Ploydi River. Monument unveiling honors John Morgan with funds approved by the Tawa legislature. Morgan’s grandson delivers brief remarks. James Montgomery, a longtime Town resident and notable pioneer born in Ireland 73 years ago, dies at Alarton.
Scattered details show Qhid Scaled to Heath and Ernest Robbing from a W. J. Robbing farm near Marshalltown fell into boiling water. Senator A. H. Gaile of Mason City broke his ankle in a friendly wrestling match. The State Bankers Association plans its twentieth convention in Cedar Rapids June 13 and 14. Rich Mon Crinhel died after a timber accident in Crawford County near Manila. G. Woodard, 14, killed by a falling timber while aiding to move gear, died a few hours later.
A garbled OCR page references multiple figures and moments from 18th to 19th century history. Names, places, and events surface in a disjointed stream mentioning rulers, battles, constitutions, and political moves across nations, with scattered dates and titles.
A garbled report discusses steel markets and global orders, then shifts to Commerce and Labor estimates on international trade and deaths from a health crisis. It references worldwide imports, economic scales, and fatality figures amid disrupted supply chains and health facility strain.
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