Royer and team shine in regional meet provide lead
Royers and rivals push through regional events in a field dense with competitors. Local athletes deliver standout performances as teams vie for top positions and regional honors.
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
2
Royers and rivals push through regional events in a field dense with competitors. Local athletes deliver standout performances as teams vie for top positions and regional honors.
The fragmentary text references a Supreme Court decision and a person named Franklin. Details are unclear due to OCR issues, but the core suggests affirmation of an illegal picking matter. Further readable material needed for precise framing.
Delegates favor a provision allowing the innocent spouse to apply for divorce from bed and board when residence changes affect jurisdiction. Dr. Henry C. Winton argues separation is needed for abuse risk, while Chairman Smith defends a humane approach. The section passes with an amendment permitting filing at any time.
A well dressed unidentified man with a bullet wound above the right ear was found in a gutter at the corner of Twenty first Street and Calumet Avenue. A cheap revolver lay near the corpse. Police cannot confirm if the death is murder or suicide. The initials VAT stamped on his hat sweatband and the label BLK. & Co. Milwaukee are noted. The man appeared prosperous and may be a business man.
Fragmentary notice reports the dry dock Dewey being towed to Palmas Canary Islands on the west coast of Africa during a voyage. It mentions Hosley commanding the Glacier and Brutus towing the dock amid a stormy trip.
A brief item notes a train incident on Tuesday evening involving Southern Pacific Oregon. press reports indicate a collision or derailment near a rail line. No injuries or follow up details are provided in the fragment.
Des Moines report claims Sarah Kuhn alias Delta from Kaoluk County murdered her husband Charles Kuhn to gain property. The 18 year old, jailed for murder, allegedly left a written ante mortem declaration. Her pardon efforts failed in 1920s votes. she committed suicide with poison in her cell.
Expert Cannon is cross examined in the McCutchen case. Defense challenges his Tuesday testimony and highlights that books alone show the bank solvent on September 26, 1902. He admits McCutchen and McCutchen & Co. were one on Tuesday but agrees they were a partnership on Wednesday.
A back room fire at Robert Richardson's meat market in Sibley was discovered around 11 PM Tuesday. The fire department arrived quickly and put out the blaze with only light damage. It is believed the fire was an act of revenge, marking the second incident in two years at the same building.
In Austin a woman labeled as a negresa was on trial for murder after an incident where she allegedly attacked her husband with a knife but dropped it. She then seized the weapon, fatally stabbing him. The jury accepted her plea of self defense.
In Fort Dodge a coal miner and his wife Mr and Mrs John Ford of Otho are reported as the parents of a surprisingly small newborn. The infant, weighing under a pound and a half, arrived wrapped in cotton batting and was kept warm with artificial heat in a bid to save its life.
John Riley was arrested in Kingsley on Saturday for larceny. He appeared before the justice of the peace in Monona County on Monday and pleaded guilty.
Fragmented OCR describes a man at Sheldon attempting to ignite himself to escape a jail or branch incident. He faced smoke peril, reached a window, and was rescued with difficulty. Another note records a burial related to Rock Rapids, mentioning a hotel, a funeral, and local towns.
Fifty five Clinton employees of the Chicago Northwestern Railroad Company received checks totaling over $7,000 for time lost during last summer’s typhoid outbreak. The funds, sent from Chicago offices to Clinton, matched full regular wages. checks varied from $60 to $260.
The 19 year old known as Buck Aznoa shot himself with a Winchester shotgun placed under his chin. Death was instantaneous and no reason is given for the act. He lived in western Manoana County and had recently arranged work with Fred Dugdale in Franklin Township. His father has ties to West Tark and Gnawa, now in Minnesota.
Des Moines Chief of Detectives EN Hardin was temporarily suspended by order of Mayor George G. Mattern while two women’s charges are investigated by the police commission. Police Chief J W Jones executed the order and Hardin will defend himself, claiming the charges are malicious.
A counterfeit silver dollar has appeared at Cotweil Bluffs with excess silver and a convincing die cast appearance. Differences show United States mint notches only partial across the milled edge. The fake shares more alloy than the genuine coin but sells for around 45 cents. A government agent is investigating the case.
William Morris of Springfield TI, 96, bruised and beaten, walked fifteen miles from Oxford to town alleging robbers attacked him and left him naked. He says a gold watch and about 500 dollars were taken by Des Moines highwaymen. Morris, a prominent Odd Fellow of Illinois, says his wife runs a lodge in Illinois Rebekahs.
A Friday night head end collision in Ireton involved Aly White and Mr. Johnson. Each rode a one horse rig returning from a town party. Johnson’s buggy struck White’s driving horse, piercing White’s breast and causing the horse to die within minutes.
Mrs J P Byers wife of the peace at Belmond ended her life by drowning in the Town River. She tied a flatiron to her feet and neck after making preparations. Authorities say her mind was unbalanced by family troubles and she acted alone.
A gasoline tank behind FPD McMahon's residence exploded Monday night with violent force. Windows rattled for blocks but fire stayed in the pit. no further damage reported. Nearby, Jacob R. Folwell, a well known farmer near Whiting, was found dead with fatal shotgun injuries at his farm. authorities note the Cannon examination concluded Wednesday afternoon, with rest unconfirmed.
A garbled chronology lists various historical markers and incidents from 1400s to 1900s. Entries reference battles, treaties, explorations, political shifts, shipwrecks, assassinations, and legal milestones with scattered names such as James of Scotland, Temnando Cortes, Jefferson Davis, and Garfield, among many others, in a fragmented OCR snapshot.
A New York Life Insurance supplemental report states former President McCall’s $148,702.50 contributions to the Republican national committee were not legally justified and the company plans to pursue $425,000 in liabilities. The committee argues McCall acted to aid policy holders, though allegedly illegally.
An unclear excerpt reports a Philadelphia legislator critical of the Legislature. It references ownership matters and strong language accusing members of ignorance and cowardice. The text is damaged and difficult to fully interpret.
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