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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
2
The Graettinger Times of Graettinger Iowa announces its publisher position in the local newspaper. Details and applicant information are available from the Graettinger Times offices.
The wooden side wheeler Northfield of the Staten Island Ferry line was rammed by the steel propeller Maud Chunk near Whitehall Street and sank within twenty minutes. The Maud Chunk, damaged, landed two dozen passengers. Police fear fatalities as over a hundred passengers were rescued along the riverfront. Captain Gully of tug Mutual cites many leaped into the water and perished.
A historical report recounts the execution by hanging of Arnold Augustus Andrew Davis Richard Sanders William Hudson and Sam Baldwin in Screven County Georgia. The men, said to be members of the Knights of Archer, were executed after a murder tied to an alleged black supremacist conspiracy. The event follows a 1899 ambush in Sylvania where Constable Filmore Herrington Milton Mears and Captain Tess Wade survived a gunfight.
Hazard, longtime Northwestern Railroad agent from Des Moines, hanged himself Friday. His body was found in a basement. friends noted despondency linked to career advances and repeated demotions, with younger men perceived as surpassing him.
Gen. Shafter and Col. Maus head federal inquiry into quartermaster fraud in California. Detectives link arrest of Louis Abraham & Sons to broader schemes. Officials estimate hundreds of thousands in losses. Maj. Gen. Shafter notes ongoing, limited investigations and urges arrests as deterrent.
A mob surrounds a Winnebago store near Shreveport seeking to lynch John G. Foster murder suspects. Prince Edwards, the shooter, remains at large as armed factions muster through the night. Authorities report Edwards surrounded near Bel Cher by a posse led by Jacob Foster. violence feared.
Percy McElrath former United States consul at Turin died of consumption at Glockner sanitarium after arriving in Colorado Springs with his wife and a maid at 10:35 Tuesday morning and being treated by Dr. Gerald Welsh in the final hours of the journey.
General Sumner in Manila received a threat from Cailles, a noted insurgent leader in Laguna province, stating he will not surrender unless the Filipinos are granted amnesty and negotiations on the matter are ended.
A meeting of the supreme Yudge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen in Buffalo, New York adopted the finance committee report for the year ending May 31 1901. Receipts were 393 841 and disbursements 77 471 leaving a total surplus of assets over liabilities of 197 297. The National Association of Train Dispatchers elected new officers in San Francisco. President J P Manon Ennis Texas and Vice President F James Cherokee were chosen. J F Mackie Chicago became law editor. Pittsburg to host next year in 1902. A stock yards company took option on 43 acres in eastern Pueblo, financing 100 000 capital with stock yards interests from St. Louis and Kansas City. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company is believed to be interested.
The report notes George Younger, son of Jim Younger, being confined at the Minnesota penitentiary and transferred to Fort Scott on Tuesday for a lieutenant’s charge. Details are limited due to OCR fragments.
The Havana constitutional convention, on June 12, voted to accept the Platt amendment by a late 11 tally. Twenty seven delegates present divided on the resolution with a mix of supporters and opponents, including Senor Ferrer switching to support. The body will appoint a committee to draft the electoral law.
Headless decomposed body of a young woman found in Chelmsford woods near Mass on Sunday. Murder clearly indicated by slashes severing the head from the trunk. Clothing scant, identity unknown, with speculation that the body was left in secluded brush away from the community.
Mrs RB Ws Passmore, a Minneapolis grain businesswoman, sought chamber membership but directors rejected her application after a favorable committee vote. She protests the decision as a gender-based exclusion, noting her seven years as a leading figure in the city’s mercantile community.
Seated at the French Chamber of Deputies on Thursday Francois Laur with two former deputies filed a petition targeting the American steel trust. They warn it could disrupt France's metal industry and call for reprisals including higher duties on American steel products especially machine tools.
Julius C. Benton a Denver stockman killed his wife with a shot fired through their residence window and then committed suicide. Mrs Benton, a daughter of former State Auditor John W Lowell, figures among those involved in the fatal incident.
Mr. Kroger issued a statement at The Hague saying he knows nothing of alleged peace negotiations with Boer leaders. He asserts that if talks are underway, they are not through any action of his.
Private detectives recovered the severed head of the unidentified Chelmsford woods victim on Tuesday, under a bridge near the site where the body was first found Sunday near Lowell Massachusetts. The corpse remains unidentified.
Regional market notes list cattle hogs and sheep price ranges for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo and more with varied grades for wheat corn oats rye and related commodities. Prices show wide spreads and general volatility across markets and items.
Des Moines says the weekly crop bulletin notes a favorable change in condition across crops despite cooler than normal temperatures. showers on the 4th and 6th, plus later rains, boosted moisture for small grain pastures and meadows though hay will be light except in clover meadows. worm damage and cut nights slow growth. apples plums cherries peaches grapes and berries show varied but strong percentages in state surveys. local reports also cover wheat corn oats and livestock, with notable notes on Humboldt re gion camping and Humboldt as a summer resort along the Des Moines River.
The 675 page Iowa farm yearbook summarizes reports from the state farmers institute, agricultural convention, dairy commissioner, experiment station at Ames, weather service, stock buyers association and county fairs. Only 2,000 copies were printed, distributed by Secretary Van Houten, postage 25 cents, and books will be sent while supplies last.
The body of Frank Bennett a prominent farmer near Ottumwa was found in the road with his head shot. He was last seen watering cattle about 7 pm. No enemy or motive noted. Michael Coyne a farmer west of Ottumwa was found dead in the Des Moines River after missing since Saturday night. No marks on the body and the cause unknown.
The School of Instruction at Cedar Rapids reports fine weather and steady improvement in small arms work compared with last year. The program includes lectures on arm details beyond the range and shows notable progress with Krags on the range, though long distance work lags behind short-range results. Captain Thrift as camp adjutant leads a good record. new assistant inspectors Capt Cush ing, Capt Kains, and Capt Smith perform well in their first year.
An audit by John Jamieson of the secretary of state office uncovers about 4700 in overcharges tied to Lafayette Young the late state binder. The executive council will review the findings while George L. Dobson defends the pricing as proper under law and printer binding practice.
In the United States court at Fort Dodge a number of important cases were disposed of. John Booge was fined 1600 dollars and sentenced to six months in the penitentiary for drawing s pepe alon under the false name of donny Brown with a date from November 1 1900. John Hanson was convicted of stealing a registered letter containing 2000 dollars from a mail car at Hampton. Leway was fined 1000 dollars and costs and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary to be suspended during good behavior.
Gustav Mamarin a 20 year old German from Lyon County serving a year in Anamosa state prison for sedition may be released for honesty after He turned in a pocketbook containing over 5500 to Warden Hunter who reported it to the board of control The board will recommend his release though he began to serve his sentence April 17 Clinton's costly federal building work begins Clinton Iowa construction on a new 100000 federal building to be erected at Clinton with a twelve month completion deadline
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