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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1904
Page
6
In New York amid protests over reckless driving and traffic dangers, citizens confront policy makers. Reports cite marble memorials, street confrontations, and injuries from speeding as efforts to curb motorist behavior escalate.
Chaos erupted at Norris Auditorium when more than 7,000 spectators clashed as a staged performance ended in destruction. Doorks battered, windows broken, and stone-throwing left Mrs Norris injured. four arrests were reported as police struggled to restrain the mob. Authorities blamed intoxication and crowd surge from a touring exhibit. evacuations or delays scattered attendees and forced emergency services to respond.
A warehouse fire at Tennkiss T. Corning & Co in Puorla Illinois, caused by an explosion aboard an iodine carrier, killed ten and destroyed a 11 story iron building storing 6000 barrels of spirits. Fire raged through the complex, widely damaging nearby buildings and prompting extended firefighting efforts. total loss estimated around 1 million dollars with few survivors from the distillery workers.
The war week yielded little beyond a few skirmishes between Ixuroki forces near Fengwanghang and Cossack detachments from Russian lines at Mo tion pass. Casualties rose modestly as both sides probed positions, reflecting limited engagement and no decisive action.
Reports on the Kinoha battle and the Port Arthur defense claim Japanese and Russian losses ran high. Japanese casualties appear around 3,000 killed and wounded, while Russians lost about 400 on the field. The piece highlights Japanese courage, strategy, and lower perished tolls amid heavy fighting.
Fragmentary dispatches describe skirmishes near Wangenfuchu and Kinchon, Japanese gains threatening Port Arthur doors, and debated Russian siege attempts. Analysts weigh Japanese losses and the strategic price paid, noting ruthless efficiency and a frontier of near total war.
Report says large naval guns were removed from ships and stationed in land fortresses. If true, they may be hard to return to vessels before a sudden rush to Ben. In Russia, 400 dead from the trenches near Nanshon Hu, while Japan reports transports landing 60,000 men at Takushan and other points. Cossacks advance toward Horman ridge but are checked by port defenses and a fortified harbor, delaying Japan’s northward campaign until ships are captured or destroyed.
Naval contractors report that final preparations for the Baltic fleet ship movements toward Port Arthur are underway. The status of Strela and other units remains uncertain amid shifting assignments and weather considerations impacting the potential operation dates.
Masked men hijacked a westbound Denver Rio Grande passenger train three miles west of Parachute Colorado. They dynamited the express car, seized a sealed bag, and attempted to flee into the mountains. A crew member was wounded as the robbers fled toward the Grand River valley.
A guide estimates a week at the fair can cost around 25 to 26 dollars excluding travel and souvenirs. It outlines room, meals, and ground admission, with tips on pre booking, meals, and pacing to avoid overspending while enjoying grounds and Pike illuminations. It notes harsh prices in restaurants and suggests frugal options, plus a brief obituary note for Marion N Butler in Topeka.
One Hundred Years Ago vaccination for cowpox widely adopted in Persia. The Babi sect formed in Cape Fear with branches. Wilmington bank absorbed. First Court of Camineau Pleas in St Louis. Supreme Court organized. postmasters appointed. Farmonists in Pennsylvania. John Stevens of Hoboken built steamboat with farm screw and boiler. Burr proposed Federalist NY governor candidate. Seventy-Five Years Ago events include Pulion frigate explosion at Fort Pierre. Andover Woman’s College. Mississippi board of internal improvements. St Louis telegraph becomes Jackson administration organ. Fifty Years Ago riots in Brooklyn between street preachers and Catholics. Omaha incorporated. gold found in New Hampshire. albumin paper for photography. US Britain reciprocity treaty on Newfoundland fisheries and trade. four British steamers attack and destroy ships at Uleaborg.
Major General John C Fremont resigns his army commission after accepting the presidential nomination from the anti Lincoln Cleveland convention. General Pisk at St Louis orders actions against harboring fugitive slaves. Provost Marshal General Pry recommends repeal of the draft act exemptions. Secretary of the Treasury Cligue confirms sale of 74 million dollars in 6 percent bonds to fund war needs.
Thirty years ago Congress defeated the Heads $11.0 million scheme to improve the Mississippi River mouth and passed the Fort St. Phillips Canal Bill for a ship canal linking the Gulf of Mexico. Electrical wind and rain storms caused damage in Illinois New York and Michigan. Twenty years ago the Emperor of Germany hosted a state banquet and the nomination hearing named candidates for president and vice president.
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