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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes reference nominations and appointments involving a secretary and a Dickinson tied to Tennessee. The exact names, dates, and roles are unclear, but the text suggests favorable action or timing around March and appointive steps pending confirmation.
An inaugural day scene unfolds in the historic chamber with President Taft and Vice President Sherman receiving ovations. The ceremony features a blaze of display along Pennsylvania Avenue and a formal oath taking, as a citizen donor bids farewell amid the public farewell atmosphere.
President Taft urges federal supervision of large corporations and immediate tariff revision. He backs an inheritance tax, federal economy, and stronger international obligation enforcement while defending postal savings and ship subsidies. He calls for free trade with the Philippines and supports court authority against injunction abuse.
Reading Pa March 6 F C Sudvik president of the Reading Iron Company says a sharp decline in product prices, including wrought iron pipe down 10 to 11 per ton, has led to wage cuts from 7 to 15 percent across departments. Puddling basis set at 8.75 per ton, former rate 4.50.
Ten people died from suffocation and burns when a double tenement on Beventh Avenue in New York burned. Five others were severely injured. escape routes were blocked by smoke and debris as police and firefighters worked to rescue more than forty people via improvised routes.
President Taft issues a proclamation ordering an extra session to convene in Washington at noon on March 16, 1909. The call states public interests require congress to meet but does not specify the session’s object. The document names the Capitol venue and date.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruling in the Spokane rate case finds Western to Spokane rates not unlawful but declares Eastern origin rates to Spokane unjust and unreasonable. It cuts class rates from St Paul to Spokane by 16 percent and mirrors this cut from Chicago to Spokane, signaling a potential broad disruption to interior routes.
United States District Attorney Kealing resigns rather than help pursue Delavan Smith and Joseph Pulitzer for criminal libel linked to Panama canal and railroad coverage. He had served nearly eight years with a high standing in the Justice Department and prosecuted Elkhart bank officials, including Walter Brown, a Republican State Committee member.
Chicago March 6 Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago warns Theodore Roosevelt may not return alive if he pursues big game expeditions into the Congo Free State. Starr cites insidious fevers and the sleeping sickness as deadly risks in regions ventured by few white men.
In San Francisco on March 6 the tentative jury is finally completed as the trial of Patrick Calhoun, head of the United Railways Company, proceeds. He faces charges of offering and devising a scheme to secure favors.
Colorado Springs voters adopt ballot revision barring any party or political designation on ballots and forbidding any label or mark indicating a candidate's views in city elections. The charter convention approves the new rule, aiming for nonpartisan ballots.
Confirmation from Reading Railroad President Baer that a conference will be held Thursday between Mine Workers' union representatives and mine owners. The meeting aims to settle a three year wage agreement for anthracite miners and operators starting April 1.
Washington reports the ship subsidy bill, already passed by the senate, failed in the House by 176 to 172. cheering opponents highlighted the sight of Representative Goldfogle of New York entering the hall in an invalid chair after knee surgery to cast his vote against the measure.
Minneapolis wheat and on track prices shown for May and July around 1.13. Northern and No. 3 Northern bids near 1.12 to 1.14. St Paul cattle and hog prices range from good to choice steers at 5.00 to 6.25 and hogs at 6.10 to 6.85. Duluth wheat and flax quotes list various No. 1 hard and Northern grades with May and Sept terms. Chicago grain and provisions feature mixed wheat, corn, oats, pork, butter, eggs, and poultry prices. Chicago and Chicago Union Stock Yards report cattle, Texas and Western steers, stockers, cows, calves, and sheep values with several price bands.
A New York jury on March 6 found the American Sugar Refining Company liable for 184,116 in unpaid customs duties. The verdict ordered full damages to the United States government, based on charges related to import duties and weighing procedures. The case centers on the government's claim for the stated amount as owed.
J W Blythe longtime general counsel for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad collapsed at a hunting lodge in Louisa county Iowa while preparing for duck hunting. Born in 1850 in Cranberry New Jersey he was 59 and a Princeton graduate admitted to the bar in 1876. A prominent Iowa political figure he had been a staunch supporter of state Republicans and led opposition to Governor Senn and anti railroad legislation.
The body of Fred Loerche, found in the Des Moines river near Ottumwa, shows a throat wound and multiple stab and head injuries likely from an axe. Police note he was robbed months earlier by five men. two, Fred Ash and Fred Youne, were sentenced to fifteen years for the crime. It’s suspected the gang murdered Loerche to stop his testimony.
In Newton district court, Earle Lindsey of Prairie City was convicted of criminal assault on Grace Hopkins, eight year old daughter of James Hopkins of Colfax. Lindsey was sentenced to life imprisonment, appeal bond set at zero, and remanded. Bail unlikely pending sheriff transport to the penitentiary.
John Junken, the Black man who confessed to the Clara Rosen murders in Ottumwa, says the confession was forced by police and will fight the case. His lawyers plan to move trial to Des Moines due to alleged mob danger and a strong lynch mob in Ottumwa.
Greene resident Winston Bucknell fatally shot his stepsister Frances Miller, sixteen, during a family quarrel and then attempted to shoot his mother in law Mrs Frederick Butslasa. A deflected bullet saved Bucknell from suicide as deputies protected him while residents threatened lynching. A county recount initiative followed in Union County.
Greater Des Moines committee discussed bringing 600 girls from New York to work in local factories, with factory owners claiming a shortage of workers. W C A officials objected strongly, filing a protest with Secretary Wilson. Seevers warned of safety concerns due to nearby military post Fort Des Moines.
In Ottumwa, Mrs. C. M. Johnston retracts claims of being attacked, admitting a hallucination and saying she was not the victim. Reports tie to a broader affair with a murder link to Clara Rosen, while a detective’s claim about pursuing the attacker is dropped amid local tension and jail rumors.
Dededean R. Williams, a traveling salesman from Ona ha, was found by Uteli hols Central aides one mile east of Leeds after a blow to the forehead from a club. He appeared to carry money but none was found. Police believe the man was murdered.
Father Joseph, long associated with the Trappist Monastery at Dubuque, was ordained in Rome years ago and has served as a brother before taking charge of a parish in Montana under Bishop Garrell’s vision. He departs Dubuque for his new assignment.
A woman named Mrs Myers attempting to heat milk for her ailing infant in the Homegoathig hospital at Iowa City ignited her wrapper. Hospital attendants could not extinguish the flames before she died. The child was saved and prompt action prevented a wider blaze in overcrowded wards.
Fragmentary report states Frank Dyer shot W. C. Kirk in the side during a June encounter at Whiting. Kirk was taken to a Sioux City hospital incapacitated. Dyer telephoned Sheriff Rawlins from Omaha claiming self defense with a knife found on Kirk.
An aging engineer named Pickering Boone from the Northwest rallyoud era is pensioned after a long career. He served with Chicago and Nos Western roads, totaling forty eight years of continuous employment.
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