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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a temporary substation event with mentions of a depot, four cars, and a related disruption. The readable text hints at emergency work and potential demolition or relocation actions, with unspecified dates and places. Entities are unclear due to damaged source material.
A damaged fragment cites destruction of a city block in the uptown section, mentioning Berlin and Milan in vague terms. No clear dates or responsible entities are identifiable.
Dedhdkes comparison to that year shows minds differ over financials from £4 to $5,099,000 in the net. Pacific stockholders consider menacing cost. Remarks from Gould and others urge stopping further expansion of the Wabash system. They warn the Wabash must manage existing debts like the $3,000,000 Wheeling Lake Erie note due August.
Miss.27 ex Bergen and Ming Bergen confront a man attempting entry to a room. She grapples with him, delivering blows while a relative restrained him with a chair. Police arrive after the assailant is beaten into unconsciousness, suffering seventeen stitches to the head.
About 7,000 persons evacuated from North Topeka Kansas as Kaw River flood surged. Major portion sought shelter in Topeka where Auditorium, schools, and private homes opened. No loss of life reported though extensive property damage occurred. Crest reached Topeka Tuesday morning with receding water by 0:80. Indications are for continued fall.
Three leads from Morgen form a Rochester New York based group to consolidate under the Amarean Plane company. The new firm will be incorporated in New Jersey with capital stock set at 0,000,009 preferred and 6,000,900 common.
In Breathitt county Kentucky Tuesday night Murill Had departed his wife and gone to live with another woman. Mrs Murril armed herself and searched for them. She found them together and Miss Terry three times.
Partial readable lines mention Arloz and Beoratary of orale effulray with denial hints. Names Mary Gatalu appear grouped with titles. Content is fragmentary and lacks coherent event or date details.
Fragmented notes describe a 19th century probate case in Iowa with references to Margaret Asher, Ellow W. Pere, and Elias W. Pegg. The supreme court deemed a 1885 marriage contract invalid as a prenuptial agreement not tied to property transfer, while detailing 21 years of labor on the Pegg farm and accompanying real estate values.
Brown, a clerk in the shoe shop of HM Sergeant Connell, shot and killed himself Thursday amid theft suspicions. The case involved a ring given to engaged fiancée Miss Margaret G. Coyle and the disappearance of $450 from P. M. Searr. Chief Richmond investigated, Brown denied guilt, then fled, firing two bullets into his body after crossing the street near the courthouse.
A fragmented district report notes Hengon and others involved in killings, a preliminary hearing discharges a suspect in Byron Moody’s death, Joe Dingham found in Manning Werney stockyards, and Frade Dilling ham linked to murder. Also covered are a 40 year old widow’s remarriage, local labor convention events, a Sloan fire, a Lisbon tornado, and a contested Crostusyik election result.
Convention hears Wright answer questions as AG objections rise over prosecution scope for small operators. Professor Pommel of Ames notes he had not read the defect until tested, while Holden and Crossley also weigh in on state coordination and remedies.
The official agricultural report released Tuesday by the agent general details Tow erap onmillond crop progress. It notes corn acreage at 4,870,800 acres, up 112,000 from last year, with forecast showing a possible increase in total output and favorable conditions for grain, potatoes, and pastures. Other figures list cattle, hay, and fruit yields alongside miscellaneous farm products and stock.
The jury in the case of the State v Charles Boston found the defendant guilty of attempted criminal assault. The offense occurred three weeks ago when a man assaulted a girl at a restaurant where she was employed. The accused was captured after the incident at a location near Lea.
A garbled report lists veterans gathering at Cedar Rapids for elections and ceremonies. Mentions candidates Gov Million of Ungan Miké McDonald of Oyard Hf A Dyer of Mason City, and a report on Coe College President Smith. Also notes a Sunday meeting at the central fire station Clinton and a tragedy near Sioux City involving Jos Tew alias Joe Ford.
A garbled chronicle listing independent monarchies, colonial ventures, battles, treaties, and notable events from 1907. Mentions include Aragon independence, colonization ambitions in America, war outbreaks, constitutional acts, and notable deaths and marriages, all in a torn OCR style.
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