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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
4
Albany reports Gov. Black signed two anti trust bills restricting monopolies and tightening foreign corporation reporting. The first bans contracts creating monopolies as against public policy and void. The second requires annual reports on capital stock issued, debts, and assets for foreign firms.
Special Counsel W J Calhoun of Illinois, heading the U S government inquiry into Dr Ruiz's death in Gauababa prison, sails to Havana with secretary Fishback. He plans initial consultations with Consul General Lee before a formal inquiry. The investigation, conducted with Spanish consent, aims for a fair, non judicial proceeding.
New York actress Rose Coghlan underwent a delicate surgical operation at St. Elizabeths Hospital on Saturday. Surgeons Professor William R. Pryor and Dr. Walter C. Gilday performed the procedure, reported as entirely successful. She is expected to remain in the hospital about six weeks.
A London correspondent reports a circular from shiekh Islam to Imams in Constantinople and provinces foretelling a holy war with a sacred edict already in preparation. Paris charity totals rise to £87,300 for the Reu Jean Coujon bazaar, plus £1,806 from day one. Astoria reports a London exile killed in the Santa Cruz Islands. Washington mourns the drowning of attorney William Hullett Phillips. California cycling clubs lift suspensions. Paris silk trade warns the U S tariff dangers to world commerce.
Fragmented OCR summary notes failures at Carriagemakers in New Haven Connecticut. Mentions B Vaudeville and Co large carriage manufacturers. References rusted employee and business downturn. Includes garbled names such as Desperado and Jim Parker with unclear context and location Arizona.
An attempted switch derailment near Cheyenne Wyoming aimed to wreck the Incoming Cheyenne and Northern passenger train was thwarted as the train moved slowly. Investigators found several Union Pacific brakemen behind the plan. one confessed to the county attorney. The men hoped to blame Cheyenne and Northern workers to oust them and replace them with UP staff.
Lodges of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen across the country voted on joining the American Federation of Labor. The biennial Galveston convention supported the plan strongly, with Grand Master Sargent and President Gompers present. Returns reportedly show a two thirds approval, affiliation to aid fraternal and financial matters without triggering unauthorized strikes or actions.
In Allegan Michigan Eddy Shannon of Detroit and Lew Agnew of Jersey City staged the bloodied battle described as the most brutal western Michigan has seen. Referee twice halted, fearing Shannon’s punishment fatal, yet the fighters continued to the forty fifth round before both collapsed from exhaustion. Shannon sprained a wrist in the twenty sixth but kept fighting.
Belle Walker dies after quarrel with lover who used alias Gardner Marchbank from Ouray. A letter on the deceased man names him as Gardner Marchbank and connects Laura Belle Lant to the case. He claims he sacrificed everything for her. she deceived him. In Crown Point, Ind., jail rules spark protest as Barney Whitlock refuses street sweeping, threatening to die before he works.
The first heat prostration of the season occurred on the 8th when Charles Wilson, a milk wagon driver, collapsed unloading cans. He was taken to a hospital. The weather bureau thermometer showed 0 degrees, and streets in the business district ran 8 to 6 degrees warmer.
The interstate oratorical contest in Missouri awarded Pearl D. Decker of Park College first prize of 8100, Chauncey Bell of the University of Colorado second prize of 150, and Lawrence L. Booth of Minnesota third. Also reported: embezzlement arrest of Robert H. Martin at Columbian University, murder of a farmer south of Waukesha by tramps, Samoa uprisings predicted not to occur, a prisoner hung in Indiana, mutiny among Congolese natives, Standard Oil dividend approved, miners eight hour bill rejected in London, Rosebery’s horse wins at Newmarket, and a million dollars of gold shipped for export from New York.
A major fire gutted the Sloman Cold Storage warehouse of the Menaherie Refrigerating Co in a five story building on Chambers Street New York causing losses likely over 500000. Sixteen engines and three alarms fought the blaze as firemen entered the cellar and were overcome by smoke. Fireman John Rheinhardt died after rescue efforts. Reinhardt and two others were rescued and hospitalised after collapsing from smoke.
Counsel for Theodore Durrant, condemned in San Quentin, has filed a proposed bill of exceptions in Judge Bahr's court appealing to the state supreme court. The issues include the confinement order pending execution, alleged double punishment, and the absence of Attorney Dickinson at sentencing.
The Senate on Thursday approved an amendment to the sundry civil bill that revokes the February 22 order by President Cleveland establishing forest reservations totaling 17 million acres. The action alters federal land management and reduces planned protected areas.
The arbitration treaty failed in the Senate by a 48 to 26 vote, missing the two thirds needed. Reports from Chicago and Indianapolis cover ensuing financial, political, and market notes, including Oscar Wilde’s potential release and the Greater New York charter signing.
The Town Federation of Women's Clubs opened its biennial meeting at Second Presbyterian Church in Dubuque with Mars. R.B. Richards delivering the welcome. Mrs. Anna J. Howe of Marshalltown, federation president, spoke in response as reports from officers and committees were presented. A reception followed for federation guests from Chicago. The gathering adjourned with elected officers, led by Mrs. G. F. Van Vechten of Cedar Rapids, who won decisively amid active organizing efforts.
Former Cedar Rapids city treasurer Studdard retired after sixteen years. A yearslong shortage of about 12 000 appeared in his books. A recent audit reduced the shortage to about 1 600, with hopes of recounting further.
The Iowa Christian Endeavorers discuss withdrawing support from the Iowa Endeavorer after a suit over aiding another paper. The Republican state convention selects Cedar Rapids as site and August 8 as date, with Hart chosen as chair. Burglars fire on Perry police. a store remains secure after a nighttime break-in. A Modern Woodmen case ends with verdict for the defendant in Dubuque. A vascular meet closes with minor results. A child dies after an accident in Toaterman. the boy was playing near a playhouse when he fell and became wedged between boards.
The Colony Township vote on a per cent tax to aid the Colesburg and Manchester Railway carried 7 for to 142 against. The measure funds completion of the road from Colesbury south to a junction with the Chicago Great Western by January 1808, with the Chicago Great Western Railroad likely to purchase or operate the line upon completion.
JASPER COUNTY coal mine worker Robert Spence, 20, employed as a digger for the Jasper County Coal Company at St Thomas, was instantly killed when a five ton slate and rock roof collapsed in his room as he worked. His remains were found under the debris. He leaves a wife and one child.
Rev J W Gelger of Marion faces charges of immorality brought by Davenport Congregationalists. He denies the accusations and countersues Ray S B Rolling and G W Stratton for $25,000 in damages to the arena, alleging conspiracy and libel.
Sue Banks stockholders Ker D Dunlop as receiver of the old North Western State Bank of Sibley will sue the bank stockholders to raise dividends for the bank depositors in a move tied to settlement actions and creditor rights.
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