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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1908
Page
2
Police investigate a thwarted bomb attack as suspects linked to an assassination plot are reported among a parade in New York. The incident involved attempted violence during a public procession with misread and garbled names reflecting an early 20th century reporting style.
Interstate Commerce Commission hearings in Washington heard 37 railway petitions for extending the nine hour law. Geogia Southern and Morida and St Joseph and Grand Island were denied for insufficient showing of good care. Most lines say shortages of telegraph operators prevent compliance, risking station closures and travel disruption nationwide.
Raf Page, a Cleveland resident and Civil War veteran decorated by Congress for valor at Fort Donelson, died after aiding wounded comrade Homer Stratton. Page bore Stratton to safety despite heavy fire, shielding him with his body as confederates cheered retreat.
Night riders early Thursday set fire to the residence of Broussais Gregory west of Hopkinsville Kentucky. The house burned to the ground as Gregory his wife and daughter slept. Troops from distant Biddlesboro were ordered to the scene to guard the area. A note inside accused Gregory of violating a pledge to the tobacco association. A large tobacco warehouse near Syltzerville seven miles from Frankfort was buried early Thursday containing about 100000 pounds of tobacco not in the equity system, owned by independent tobacco buyers in the Burley district.
Thursday Judge Kersten sentenced William Jones alias Birmingham and Dena Algina Jones of Chicago to long terms for kidnapping eight year old Lit an Wulff last December. The man received a forty year term and the woman twenty five years.
The Trallay chamber of deputies rejected a socialist motion calling for complete abolition of religious instruction in Italian schools. It drew only socialist, judicial, republican, and a few conservative supporters, failing by a large majority.
Report from Vladivostok states Capt Glizzan, commander of the Russian cruiser Agloll, preferred death over capture. He reportedly died during an alleged failure to suppress mutiny last October near Viadivostok, as news reached St Petersburg.
An incident in New York involves Capt. Willam He Yau Shutek of the 11 fated steamer. Names and details of a burn event, a church, and parish figures are referenced, but the fragmentary text provides few concrete outcomes or dates.
New York actress Wella Hay Tell tells of a dramatic interview about a murder case involving her husband Paul Hay. Calla, a famed opera singer, describes her role in a tragedy linked to alleged crime, her efforts to shield him, and her decision to speak after years of silence. She filed no arrest warrant and pursued legal counsel after her husband left, while detailing the impact on family.
Rumors swirl over a betrothal involving Rev. Charles Crocker in Boston. Parishioners and staff scramble as details remain vague and a date for nuptials is not yet set.
The body of Rev Falhny la Heinrichs slain by Guiseppe Alio was taken from St Elizabeth's church on Thursday to a Burlington train bound for Paterson New Jersey. A large funeral procession attracted thousands who stood bareheaded as the hearse carried the body to the station amid solemn ceremony.
N J Turner of Ras ton Pa reported receiving a package from Italy that contained dynamite. The explosive was quenched by a device, preventing detonation when opened. Turner, formerly an assistant to the district attorney, is believed to have been targeted by Italian defendants he prosecuted who have since been released.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress on the waterways question. A preliminary report from the inland waterways commission accompanies the message, while a separate item notes Daniel Naughton found guilty as an assistant clerk.
Wealthy Aurelia barber Aleo Pleld was bound over to the grand jury after sensational testimony at Cherokee. His wife Lisyd Whson also was charged with adultery as Miss Waddell testified. Amie Waddell said she stayed with Wilson at a Cherokee hotel before leaving for Nebraska and both said they would live together. The case likely appears at the March term, with the 25th set as a date.
Justice Zell G. Roe issued a warrant for the arrest of Rev. J.H. McCray former pastor of Valley Junction church on a charge of assaulting Rev. E.P. Bogers the alleged attack occurred inside the church with a scoop shovel as the ex-pastor entered. State witness Belitz Johnson was present and helped prevent further trouble. The feud between the two pastors has persisted for some time.
Mrs Thomas Mason files a warrant for the arrest of her husband alleging he has slept with Edna Leek a 29 year old photography pupil. The couple left the city and are reportedly together elsewhere, with Mrs Mason pursuing actions to return them to Jefferson.
A. A. Moore of the Marshalltown State Bank was named Wednesday as receiver of Grean Mountain Savings Bank after State Auditor advice. Bond of 30,400 was posted. bank capital stock of 10,000 exhausted and liabilities near 12,000 beyond assets, with President MacDiarmid unable to furnish a 10,000 bond.
A volatile Methodist Episcopal Church trial concluded in Marshalltown with William F. Jordan of Storm Cake expelled after a jury sustained charges including lying and misrepresentation. The report, riddled with garbled lines, also notes unrelated local items such as a fire at Sheldon and the death of Des. Frank Mievas's wife in Maurice.
A tangled tale from Town City describes Mia A. Miniteer once Marlon accused of orchestrating her murder plot to gain money from relatives. The trial of Mrs. Wino Hill sought 10,000 damages for a railroad wreck. a verdict awarded 500 after twelve hours of deliberation.
The commission finds no graft in Cras Caupig style investigations of Casa County finances. Auditors issued warrants improvised without proper seals, sometimes duplicative, paid without proper entry. Board minutes acknowledge lapses. officers acted outside scope yet funds largely remained with the treasury. The expert condemns practices not officials, notes a single executor would have faced prosecution, and cites reforms as of 1904.
Bank turmoil hits Green Mountain Savings with about $20,000 receivable in question. Green Mountain farmers backed by Dr Stuart B. MacDiarmid and others plan purchase and recapitalization. McDiarmid as largest stockholder holds 60 shares as New York holdings loom for asset realization.
Byers rendered an opinion Tuesday at County Attorney Dedirafi of Poll County holding that job printing and bookbinding plants are manufacturing establishments and should be listed for taxation. This would exempt their capital tools from taxation. The Fort Dodge district of the dental society met in Woobster City for the next meeting. Dr. P. P. Raoi of Fort Dodge was elected delegate to the state convention.
A 28 year old, Arty Horrl of Mason City, died Tuesday morning after ten hours of Breul sumtortig following injuries from a lacksa w, cats and py gungiut incident reported a week earlier.
A fragmented OCR passage argues for public ownership and strict limits on private water power development. It condemns corporate influence, urges improvements to inland waterways, and favors government-led projects to control rivers like the Mississippi. The text advocates balanced development, conservation, and regional prosperity while warning against monopolistic power grabs.
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