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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
7
Fragmentary obituary notice honors a distinguished Sioux Falls figure, ex senator Beard Kittredge, with references to his life and death. details are fragmentary, but note mentions of Sioux Falls South Dakota, Ark and Keane New Hampshire.
Fragmentary OCR text references beliefs around interment and a person connected to an Irish context. Details are unclear, but the snippet hints at longstanding customs surrounding burial and remembrance. Further readable material needed for a fuller summary.
A sweep of early 20th century items reports Senate Judiciary committee favoring a constitutional amendment, new bills for postal workers eight hour day, indictments and robberies across multiple states, high profile legal cases, and disasters from fires to train wrecks. Prominent names include Borah, Hyde, Reilly, Taft, and MacVeagh amid national incidents and public notices.
Personal Archibald Wadeworth, 78, dies at the Yates home in Springfield NJ. Notes include his kinship to Gen Clijnb Wadeworth and former Governor Richard Yates. A Dominican university to be built in New Orleans at about $200000, announced by Rev Father Lorenz. Hruca Haldeman elected president of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association to succeed Herman Ridder. Tom L Johnson of Cleveland reportedly left no will. widow to apply for administratrix in New York surrogate court.
Foreign London reports state the Icelandic parliament passed a bill granting voting rights to women aged twenty five and up. Taft’s Anglo American arbitration treaty was ratified amid cheers at a landmark gathering. Details note a new aerial torpedo patent dispute and Chinese brigandage and anarchy concerns in the western province.
Readable items note May dates for commencements and district meetings, deaths, legal notices, and local incidents. Highlights include Davin High School commencement May 19, Colfax Methodist convention May 34 and Ath, a boy losing three fingers from a dynamite accident, pastor deaths in Roselle, bankruptcy filings, plant and dam developments, and various local elections, appointments, and community milestones across central and eastern Iowa.
The report lists multiple players linked to the so called jinx era, detailing injuries and misfortune affecting stars like Ted Collins, Johnny Evers, Jim Delahanty, Nap Lajoie, and Ty Cobb. It notes the struggle to find a reliable second baseman for teams including Chicago, Cleveland, Washington, and St Louis as Bobby Wallace searches for a steady partner.
Gaps DeMontreville will not play this season. Paul Chouinard seeks infield and outfield roles. The Boston Nationals prepared for Augusta training. Umpire Mulla, tied to Western League, will work with Colnfewer. Comisthoyite clashed with Lincoln In the West arm league. Philadelphia players vow to participate in flag ceremonies. Outfielder George Anderson linked to Lei hasty era.
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