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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
2
A newspaper brief notes a Friday morning mob rushed toward Omaha to seize two men charged with murder. The mob’s action occurred as authorities attempted to protect the prisoners. twelve men connected to the case face murder charges while firearms were involved in the incident.
Twenty seven crewmen perished when the steamer British King foundered south of Sable Island during a fierce Atlantic gale. Thirteen survivors were taken aboard the Leyland line steamer Bostonian and the German steamer Mannheim, with five more rescued from debris. Captain James O'Hagan died aboard the Bostonian from injuries while aiding rescue efforts. Rescued seamen include James Planagan, J. D. Crawford, Adolphus Beck, and William J. Curry. most rescuers were Belgians and one New Yorker stowaway. Lifeboats were crushed and crews tossed by heavy seas before rescue. The Bostonian proceeded to Boston with the victims and survivors.
Delegates from the United Mine Workers gather in Indianapolis to discuss ways to prevent a coal industry strike. The convention, held at the request of President Roosevelt, anticipates a potential strike on April 1 as delegates from anthracite districts follow leaders in restraint.
A fire originating in the basement of a five story brick building at 1165 to 19 Hast Fourth Street, New York, totally destroyed that structure and spread to Nos. 14 and 13 East Fourth Street. Six firms occupied the land, including the American and Westcott Express Companies. Large freight stored there marked one of their main city depots. losses are estimated around 300,000 dollars. Tobacco stock valued about 25 dollars per hundredweight also burned. The blaze was reported to New York on Wednesday.
In Kuang Si province China rebels linked to an attack on the home of American missionary Rev. Andrew Battle were beheaded along with three others. The report notes the incident occurred on March 12. Actor Edward J. Morgan was found dead in his bed at the Bellelaire Hotel in New York after a jaw heart attack lay in a separate short item.
A Paris special reports President Fal Meres consulted former Justice Minister Jean Sarrien on Friday afternoon to take on the duties of forming a new cabinet. The move signals a reshaping of the French government amid political pressures.
In Kansas City a state hearing on railroad and Standard Oil methods to discriminate against independents ends with Senator Cockrell chastising J. W. Mayer of Standard Oil for evasion. Mayer repeatedly says I do not know as attorneys press for whether Republic Oil and Waters-Pierce are part of Standard. The senator declares exhaustion and demands candid truth from Mayer.
In a Tuesday morning blizzard a southbound car on South Thirteenth Street jumped the track and crashed into a northbound train, splitting it. One man identified by a key ring name, James Ratliff of Fort Worth, Texas, was killed instantly. About twenty injured and a dozen with cuts or bruises. Passengers were hurled in all directions between I and J Streets in South Omaha.
Advices from Hamburg report a hurricane driving water into the harbor flooding houses and driving vessels ashore along the Elbe. The emperor renounces a Heligoland trip as several minor shipping disasters are noted including the British steamer Caine foundering off the Dutch coast with twelve crew drowned and seven saved.
News from Omaha Nebraska reports the resignation and acceptance of Rev. George Ware as pastor of the Episcopal churches in Lead and Deadwood D. He had been convicted in federal court of conspiring to defraud public lands and was sentenced to one year in jail with an appeal pending. Christian Endeavor totals and finances are briefly noted, with 67,512 clubs worldwide and 46,250 in the United States, and last year’s receipts amounting to $9,241.
Louis De Lange, playwright, committed suicide Tuesday in New York by cutting his throat. He helped produce Pousage Cafe and authored Globe Trotter Little Host and Sweet Annie Page.
Henry Lafay ette, a twenty year veteran engineer for the Steenberg factory in Fond du Lac Wisconsin, was scalded to death when a steam pipe burst in the engine room. Roper, another worker, was injured in the incident.
Reports from the surrounding communities indicate a large number of funerals held Tuesday for victims of the weekend mine disaster. Authorities confirm 1242 lives lost as rescue teams recovered more bodies, with 26 additional confirmations Tuesday morning.
Taft informs Senator Allison that the War Department has finalized inscriptions for the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa regiments at Shiloh. The text notes the two regiments fought on Jones' field on April 6, 1862, and will not be reconsidered.
Joan P. Cottong, wealthy Maple Valley Township farmer in Buena Vista County, attempted suicide Tuesday by firing five 22-caliber rounds. Bullets lodged under the scalp, not the skull. Divorced recently, health and family troubles blamed for the act. Doctors say he will recover.
These first item notes the senate’s 46 to 4 approval of the judiciary substitute for Hart child labor bill. The key change lowers the prohibited employment age from 16 to 24 in shops and factories, reshaping the bill’s impact on child labor.
Miss Rave Byrne of Struble sues Fred Drnile D. D. Homer and W. F. Mandelkow for 5000 each for false arrest bet and slander arising from her dismissal after seven years teaching in Struble schools. She appealed to the County Superintendent and was reinstated. arrest followed but she was acquitted. Case to be heard at April term.
Two inmates, Robert Vrooman and Harry Baler, escaped from Pottawattamie County jail in Council Bluffs after four attempts within a year. They dismantled restraints, used a wrench fashioned from an iron brace to release a lever, climbed to the hallway, and fled via a second story window. Both are charged with burglary.
Nearly 1,000 residents gathered in Red Oak for a mass meeting led by Mayor W S Riley to back Sheriff William Thomas after he killed Harry Barker, a burglar, during a safe robbery. Bankers, business and professional leaders attended and voiced support, with a committee of vice presidents drafting the endorsement.
Harvey Willams Vieth aged about 28 son of John G. Willams dies after a hunting accident Wednesday afternoon near Missouri Valley. A full charge from a large gun at close range nearly severed his head. his younger brother witnessed the event, and the mother may struggle to endure the shock as the family loses its main support.
A head end collision occurred Friday night in Treton between Alvi White and a Mr. Johnson, both riding single horse rigs after a town party. Johnson's bogey pierced the breast of White's fine driving horse, which died within minutes from the wound.
Fire gutted the Centerville Tutorausky wallpaper and print shop on the square’s south side. Loss estimated at $10,000 with insurance about a quarter. Hinhart Bros. building damaged about $1,000 but fully insured.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous historical dates and names ranging from 1470 to 1905. It mentions battles, reigns, treaties, earthquakes, assassinations, discoveries, and political shifts across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Notable items reference Thomas Lord Seymour, Napoleon and Josephine, Wellington, the 1800s revolutions, and early legal milestones, interspersed with erroneous or garbled phrases.
Fragmented text describes a court or state action involving the Des Plaines and other waterways, the city of Chicago, sewage concerns, and an order to prevent dumping into a river system. Readable portions mention delays and a demand from Missouri to halt alleged discharges.
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