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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
8
A vast winter storm devastated truck gardens, orchards, and farms across the Middle West. Damage ran to tens of millions, with fruit crops, grains, and spuds hit hard. prices may rise as supply tightens. Temperatures plunged, frost threatened buds, and yields for peaches, apples, and cherries look uncertain for next season.
An Indiana crash on the Cleveland Indianapolis and Chicago line near Bradford injured many and killed several aboard after a switch error caused a car to derail. Officials identify the deceased as Waginnor R and H Driscoll among others with multiple passengers critically hurt.
Albert Wolter, a ten year old boy, was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury in New York. The State proved he enticed Ruth Wheeler to his room with a work offer, threatened her, and burned her in a fireplace. The verdict paves the way for a death sentence by the electric chair.
A wind driven blaze devastates Lake Charles Louisiana surpassing twenty blocks. More than 1000 buildings damaged and losses exceed 1 million dollars. Over 2900 residents left homeless. mayor calls militia to keep order as aid pours in. Fire destroys city hall courthouse hotels churches convents and parish buildings.
Fragmentary text references a New York colorist, a $2 006 000 amount, banks, and figures like Andrew Carnegie and Roosevelt. many garbled terms hinder clear event identification.
A sweeping early season storm caused extensive damage from Iowa to Nebraska. Losses include $6,000,000 in early vegetables and grocery buds in northern districts, $10,000,000 overall in town areas, and multistate losses to apple orchards, fruit belts, and crops. Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Nebraska report significant damage to fruit, vegetables, and grain with totals ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.
New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes accepts associate justice seat on the U S Supreme Court at twelve thousand dollars yearly, leaving private practice and delaying his governorship’s successional path until 1911, taft arranging terms to finish pending reforms.
A tar blast at Jerry Miner’s residence in Ponca Landlog Nebraska killed six people including his wife and five children. Miner, who operated a ferry on the Missouri River, had tar boiling on a kitchen stove to mend a boat when it exploded. He saved an 8 year old girl by throwing her from a window before leaping into the river as his clothing caught fire. Authorities fear Miner also died from injuries.
Fragmented OCR yields a cacophony of names and events. Young Prince Joachtus travels toward his studies while Admiral Monteencept contemplates exports. Bertram Aemytage linked to Shackleton hints at polar history. Carnegie fund awards to widows of soldiers emerge amid political turmoil, with Paris floods and Finnish authority figures also noted.
Refugees arriving at Hankow describe a massacre of natives and the burning of a technical school with thirty students killed. They report gunboats protecting foreigners near Changsha while three thousand Imperial soldiers occupy key areas, as mobs threaten all foreigners and many vessels pursue rescue efforts downstream.
Theodore Roosevelt was received by Paris officials at the Hotel de Ville with tributes from Mayor Caron and other officials. He dined with Premier Briand and Caron, toured the Carnavalet and Notre Dame, and spoke at the Sorbonne noting race death by own action as a national peril. He attended an opera reception and featured remarks on rights and citizenship.
Robbers raided J.D. Lumber Co, Davis Bros, and Moreau hardware in Sparta Wisconsin. Safe blows yielded money and papers. Three riders fled on horses tied behind a looted shop. A posse formed and pursued, with hoof prints indicating a three-man gang. Similar methods link to a prior Brittingham & Elison robbery.
A fragmented item describes a windy event with lively, sensational wording. Readable bits mention a spectacle tied to Virco Sweepe Dartingtos and a dramatic outdoor scene. The text hints at a playful or ironic celebration of wind effects and public reaction.
A high profile gathering with President Taft, Cardinal Gibbons, Senator Root, and diplomats celebrated the war’s end. Messages from Latin American presidents were read as Mr. Carnegie spoke of unity while a peace tree was planted. The Bureau of American Republics headquarters cost 7.9 million, funded in part by Carnegie’s 750 thousand gift.
An Illinois teacher Miss Kelley seeks Supreme Court review over a school incident in 1906. The case centers on corporal punishment of a boy, a bankruptcy claim, and whether a debt from the act could be discharged. Court filings recount the pupil’s vulgar language and alleged assault, with Kelley later declaring bankruptcy.
The Norwegian novelist playwright and publicist Bjornstjerne Bjornson died in Paris at age 78 after a stroke. He left a long career rich with literary and public work and was married to his wife for many years. The news notes his influence on Norwegian letters and public life.
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