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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
2
A partial report shows a $70,000 shortfall tied to a treasurer’s accounts. An arrest or formal action is under way as authorities examine discrepancies and recover missing funds amid review by the SROBS STATH authorities.
A well dressed white woman, seen near Apple street bridge, reportedly nervous before disappearing toward the fairgrounds. Authorities note a fatal route and a possible theory of body disposal after a recent spate of six unsolved Dayton a murders.
Three masked assailants entered the study of Rev. Wrasmus Anslow at St Stanislaus Polish church in Newark New Jersey and gunned him down. A housekeeper Mrs Antonio Scirzytska was wounded while defending the priest. Police detained four suspects but no clear identity or motive emerged.
Worth county and a broad region await Ed McNamara’s trial for murder in Northwood after he allegedly killed his father, Martin McNamara, on December 26. He allegedly acted after jealousy over his mother and a woman in Clear Lake. Five bullets, chloroform, and a dramatic confrontation preceded the death. The case centers on whether McNamara was sane at the time and deserving of life-saving hospital care.
The anthracite coal operators met the committee of hard coal miners in Philadelphia and flatly refused to grant any demands. They proposed renewing the current agreement for three years as it expires March 31. Thomas Lewis, UMWA president, would not comment beyond planned meetings. Most miners oppose a strike, fearing they are not strong enough to wage a campaign like 1900 and 1902.
Judge Anderson in Chicago Wednesday instructed the jury to find Standard Oil Company of Indiana not guilty in the Standard Oil case. The ruling voids all but two pending indictments and the government will abandon them. The remaining cases involve shipping 1,915 carloads of oil from Whiting to Evansville via Dalton Junction on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad.
In Council Bluffs Bald Albert Hogan, accused of stealing fur pelts from the Dindsay hide house, faced Judge Thornell who sentenced him to an Indeterminate term up to ten years in Fort Madison. Hogan protested age questions saying he could be sent to Anamosa or hell, and the judge noted a possible transfer to Anamosa if age was correct.
A southbound ARK-LA-Gulf express was derailed twenty miles north of Monroe Louisiana after vandals derailed and spiked a switch. Engineer C W McDaniel was instantly killed and Fireman J B Gow hurt. No passengers injured. The train ran from Little Rock to Monroe at high speed. The switch had been thrown and spiked and the signal light set to white.
A fog bound collision occurred about 8 a.m. Wednesday between the iron steamers Horatio Hall from Portland to New York and H. F. Dimock from New York to Boston. Few passengers aboard the Horatio Hall and both ships carried freight. Officials received messages but gave no details or exact location. The Horatio Hall belongs to Maine Steamship Co and the Dimock to Metropolitan line freighter.
John Junken, accused murderer of Miss Rosen, was moved from Burlington to Fort Madison penitentiary for safekeeping after a tense jail visit. He denied confessing and said two white men were responsible, while a large crowd at the depot shouted and hurled stones as the train departed.
Plans for a new St Francis academy in Mason City this season propose a brick building with stone trimmings replacing a fired structure from earlier years. The project costs about $30,000 with a fundraising committee led by Dean Carolyn nearing half of the target.
Enraged Sigourney residents opposed bringing John Jun Kin to Ottumwa for arraignment after news of Clara Rosen’s murder. Sheriff Jackson was surprised by the turnout and Sigourney police refused to host the prisoner. Kin remains in Sigourney as Ottumwa authorities coordinate a rapid transfer to Fort Madison for safety.
Arrangements completed to raise the first torpedo boat of the Confederacy from the bottom of Lake Pontchartrain. The craft lies near Spanish Fort where it was sunk years ago. Plans call for placing the vessel on the lawn of the Confederate Soldiers' Home in New Orleans.
A measure introduced in the Honolulu territorial assembly would require Japanese doctors to pass an English language examination administered by territorial medical examiners. The Hawaiian Medical Society backs the bill and seeks to restrict practice to qualified physicians.
Ruth McPherson Morris born Ruth Carey in Grayson County Virginia in August 1807 died in Des Moines Thursday at age 102. She moved to Des Moines in 1900 to live with grandchildren James and Anna Edworthy and remained mentally sharp into recent weeks, doing light house work.
A Des Moines circulated report claims railroads will sue to block Missouri 2-cent rate laws. Judge McPherson’s pivotal Kansas City ruling supports the challenge and Des Moines will host the U S circuit court action.
Mayor R C Harper resigns Thursday after a recall petition by 19 000 voters alleging misconduct. He declines to explain his steps as he faced a March 26 special election under the city charter recall clause.
The will of William T. Joyce a lumber merchant was offered for probate in Chicago Wednesday. It disposes of an estate valued at more than 65 million dollars all to his widow Clothilda G Joyce and his two sons David D Joyce and James Stanley Joyce.
Supreme Court justice Mundy Deemer rules that retail packages of adulterated lard need not carry label warnings under the Pure Food Law. Des Moines grocer Andrew Neslund was arrested under orders of Pure Food Commissioner H. Tu. Wright had convicted for selling unlabeled lard, the tub labeled at 60 pounds was deemed sufficient labeling.
A Baldwin Wisconsin bank, The State Bank, was reported impaired due to unfortunate speculation in the west. The notice notes financial distress stemming from speculative investments and market conditions impacting the institution.
Detectives arrested John Horton at his wife’s home in Alton Illinois on a forgery charge. He allegedly obtained between 75000 and 100000 from the Stock Yards National Bank of East St Louis Illinois by forged notes.
John Duttermisid, member of the seven who outlined the first overland mail route to the Pacific, died at his home in Utica Taos night aged 82. He helped establish the Overland Route of the American Express Company in 1868.
Kanate Brunswell sustained a severe leg injury during a friendly scuffle with his brother in Mason City. The bone between knee and ankle splintered and protruded, infection risk prompted amputation near the knee. The incident involved two full-grown men, with county notes and local officials referenced.
An 18 year old hunter, John Burns, was accidentally shot while duck hunting near State Center with Eddie Hinneman. Burns’ left foot was shot away by a discharged gun from Burns’s son and doctors fear amputation may be required to save his life.
Plymouth county jury rules publisher A. P. Cramer of the Globe-Post must pay $400 damages and costs after Akron resident Mrs. George Cain sued for $10,000 over an May 16, 1908 article alleging her chastity and linking her name with a local businessman.
A fragmentary note mentions a poor colgarmaker and refers to two girls and a wife in a brief society snippet dated August 8. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear events or identities.
In Topeka Kansas the senate on Tuesday adopted the railroad committee report recommending the 2 cent fare bill not be passed, ending the 2 cent fare legislation for this session in the Kansas Legislature.
Whitingville youth T. S. Hook, studying at Iowa City university, won his fifth competitive drill in the Varsity Rifles. His win earned him an honorary position with the company Egg Shippers Meet. Iowa egg shippers, at their Day Movies convention, blamed low production on hens and cited meat demand as driving egg prices higher.
Mrs Leo Bauman wife of a wealthy New York furniture dealer was struck and killed Thursday night by an automobile owned by Tully OC Bateo a local merchant.
Estherville voters approve a brick construction costing 11000 to add a fifth school building beside the North Bixth street high school. Charlton elects two women to the school board, reelecting Mrs W B Penick and Mrs W W Whitfield over rivals by a large majority. Superintendent Ford of Wabatey City resigns, with donations following the election results.
The Big Sioux River runs the annual rampage, swelling beyond its banks and flooding lowlands. Dry Creek, which flows through Hawarden center, also stays at bank full, alarming residents and prompting flood concerns.
Word from San Disso California states Frank Wilder a former farmer near Marshalltown died by his own hand after years of invalid status and severe stomach trouble. J B Lyona a Denison merchant and captain of the local Sons of Waterang camp suffered injuries from a fall on a slippery way after an accident leaving him unconscious since.
Kansas City federal judge Meltherson held Missouri’s two-cent fare and related rates not remunerative in the 2-cent freight-rate cases involving eighteen states. The decision questions if state rates can yield a reasonable return, suggesting railroads may revert to higher passenger fares though specific actions unsettled.
Reports from Darbin Manchuria indicate railroad authorities press the local administration. China and the United States protest while Russia and Germany are implicated in a broader political struggle. The dispute affects Chinese merchants and tax collection, drawing international attention as negotiations stall and external powers are blamed.
Through filings with the Laporte County recorder a new corporation unites Northern Indiana gas and electric plants under one umbrella. Gelat of Chicago and Philadelphia lead the consolidation as Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company with a 10 million dollar capital stack. Frank J. Canall elected president and Rollo M. Cole secretary. Plants at Michigan City Lamond Valparaiso Indiana Harbor and East Chicago come under single management without changing current leadership.
J W Thompson, a Pittsburgh coal man, closes a deal for 6 010 acres near Waynesburg Greene County Pa paying 1 202 000 in cash. O P Markel and R F Topawood two lifelong farmers who once optioned land at 25 an acre will share over 1 000 000 in profit from the sale.
Arthur Curzon, cousin of Lord Curzon, plans marriage to Eva Lyn Pritman of Sun Wratelyco despite a family bid led by Sydney Curzon to stop the match. The couple departed for Los Angeles as relatives reportedly sought to influence the union.
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