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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
8
A chaotic court record details Gerry Gove and associates amid a financial dispute over sums allegedly owed and a demand for contempt. Witnesses describe transfers, alleged misappropriations, and a push to secure assets while Londergan and others face questions of honesty and potential imprisonment.
An eyewitness recount details of a fatal crash near Mawirden Uburaday when a drunken rider on a Northeastern bound train collided, loosing limbs and blood, as the car derailed through a gully. The victims include James Lawler and another unnamed man. responders rushed bodies to a warden for identification.
The Shriners parade drew Des Moines leaders and guests from multiple cities to Fort Dodge on Thursday. A Christy Cont Company of Des Moines, with about $75,000 in liabilities, is to handle a Davenport project amid water and explosion incidents. Two Cedar Falls youths were jailed for horse theft after a failed robbery attempt, while Carroll hosts a sixth chival tournament with minor incidents reported in a murky Transcriptions era.
Mayor Airtin circulated a notice urging sobriety among Waterloe residents amid a rising issue of intoxicating demica. The document warns tavern owners and drunkards to avoid disorderly conduct and reminds them of official duty.
A disputed military muster pits Gov Shaw and Adjutant General Gat against Adjutant General in a tense stand. Byers supremely dominates the go b statemental company A with a Moy- Iment of Des Moines, insisting the governor’s order mustering the company stands, while the adjutant general counters.
A distressed account describes Mrs. Schlegel defending her home during a burglary. The intruder entered by the back door while she slept and moved through rooms before attempting to steal valuables. Neighbors responded after a loud struggle but the burglar escaped.
A chaotic Oska newspaper recounts four violent deaths among well known residents and one serious injury within hours. Naomi Deskin is found dead at home after Sir Deskin’s return from work. Charles Lafayette, 25, crushed by an Iowa Central car. Lisselh Cox collapses at the paying works. Charles Lalaire, a farmer, dies by suicide. Jot M. Triage sustains severe injuries from a fall and an explosion in a fringe workshop. Covington area noted as context.
A fight over inheritance tax charges surfaces as the Attorney General acts to pursue taxes on a large estate in Gilberts County. Questions arise about religious or party ties affecting tax decisions and the path to the Supreme Court. In Iowa, Bengante Sheldayn’s sizable estate faces withholding and higher rates, with $13,000 already paid and more due as the tax dispute unfolds.
The Anti-Saloon League leaders urge modifications to the current temperance statute, arguing more clerks and harsher penalties may be needed as express companies face increased prohibitions. Prohibitionists predict a turnout shift as many counties complain the law is weak and seek tightening, while signor tutorists defend the tally of antihoomy regulation and oppose drugstore style dispensing.
Traveling man charged with bigamy and desertion but freed after Governor Shaw pardoned George Fayle. He allegedly left first wife for new life in Des Moines and produced a bogus decree before marrying again. Records show alimony payments and eventual marriage. case closed with pardon.
In Hardin County near Union a deadly quarrel erupted over Giambons wife. Mel Clemons struck Wil Burghdatt with an iron bar, blinding his left eye. Burghdatt died. Clemons is jailed at Eidora for safety as local authorities handle the case.
Des Moines Baptist minister Lucies Vroman Selormer seeks a divorce in Polk County District Court. The minister, a Ly teachings proponent, claims marriage should not be dissolved, amid reports of debates on legislation restricting marriages of degenerates.
The Democratic State central committee issues a call for the State convention to be held in Des Moines at 9 o clock in the morning on August 22. Delegates will be chosen to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge of the Supreme Court Superintendent of Public Instruction and Railroad Commissioner. Each county gets two delegates plus one for every 260 votes or fraction for W. J. Bryan in 1900.
Bids continue to come in for long settled lake bed tracts advertised by Secretary Davidson of the State executive council. Negotiations will be delayed as councils review applications to protect the state's title. Officials admit uncertainty about the land's value beyond its slough grass use.
Attorney general to issue official opinion on whether Iowa insurance firms pay tax on all business receipts or only gross receipts within the state. The dispute halves the revenue, with companies arguing for less tax and the author of the opinion seeking broader basis. The matter may advance to court pending mabilities of the agencies.
Weather across the nation brings mixed crop outcomes with winter wheat harvest expanding in Kansas and Missouri while California sees slower wheat development due to cool conditions. Corn prospects improved in principal states though South Atlantic drought persists. oats, oats and other grains show uneven gains with rains aiding some regions and hampering others.
Bank of Englands reduced its rate of discount to 34 per cent. Olt found in Parmatownesbly ten miles from Cleveland Ohio. Joan Lelgen a farmer living near Cashion Okio became suddenly insane and beamed its beather with an ax Allentown Pa school board has decided that Mr ting must cease. A new school room will be built for the boys. Columbia Taylor beet 50 was for hanging in barn at Broomingt Ale Nod mot with Boaticl
A scrambled 19th century column mentions Elizabeth Cady Stanton as a leading suffragist signer of the Seneca Falls call of May 8 1848, noting her steadfast work amid storms. It also cites Maj Gen Acton TR Chaffes praising US British harmony, Catherine Waugh McCulloch's law reform to guardianship laws, and details about Francis B. Loumis and Charles D. Sigsbee related to the Maine battleship christening.
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