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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
4
A fragmentary report notes stage superstitions such as opening an umbrella on stage to bring luck and actors hesitating to wear new shoes on opening night. It mentions avoidance of certain stage mishaps and whistling during rehearsals to ensure a frost on production night in operatic circles.
In a northern tone tale set in Deer Trace Manor the Major Dabney faces a boundary clash with Caleb Gordon over railroad expansion into the Dabney pasture. Thomas Jefferson witnesses rising tensions as Gordon mobilizes workers and a makeshift battery to resist the intrusion, while the Major abandons pretenses in a dramatic standoff.
Berlin Times reports Mme Behagno claims descent from Lesurques and seeks a pension on the revived Lyons Mail legend. She asserts a Napoleon III pension existed for oldest female Lesurques descendants, now due to her, while officials see no documentary proof. Pilgrimages to the Pere la Chaise monument have renewed amid the revived tale.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes Nott saying constituents want readable material and that he is tired of patent office reports. He suggests preparing a speech that incorporates popular novels and leaving it to print.
Brief, fragmented exchange showing Worl and Wogga discussing Smith. Worl notes surprise at Smith failing despite being busy. Wogga jokes about Smith spending time tacking up inspiring wall mot toes. Conversation reads as casual banter with quotation-like errors and unclear context.
Pacific coast to Atlantic shippers met in Chicago at the Congress Hotel to challenge railroads over proposed freight rate increases. They formed a permanent body with a $50,000 fund, pledged arbitration via the Interstate Commerce Commission, and prepared to seek court injunctions if needed to halt rate hikes while reviews proceed. A 15 member conference committee will lead the campaign, with dues of 60 cents per member to build the fund.
At Saltair near Salt Lake City a proposed Jeffries Johnson bout turned tragic as a collapsible stairway failed and three thousand spectators watched a panic erupt. About 100 spectators plunged into Great Salt Lake when a section of the amphitheater floor gave way, with many sustaining broken limbs and chemical burns from brine as emergency crews ferried victims home by improvised hospital train. The ring stood on the stage and the audience sat on a saucer track turned into a venue over the water. Cyclone Johnny Thompson was declared winner after Pete Sullivan fainted from a blow in the ninth round as chaos erupted on the exposed steps.
Fire and boiler blast at the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company plant in Ornton Ohio kills thirteen and injuries thirty as seven boilers explode. Fireman and engineer perish in the boiler room. Plant sustains heavy damage, investigators uncertain of cause, witnesses report three distinct detonations.
A medical department invites individuals to write with their case for free advice. The physician in charge will respond and send literature outlining common sense health rules, implying the guidance is affordable or free to those in need.
A Boston‑bound bride-to-be endures a chaotic postnuptial scene as guests unleash fish horns tin boots cow bells and rattling dry goods boxes. The distressed bride asks Harold to quiet the revelry to avoid further attention, in a report styled after a Chicago Tribune anecdote.
A jumble of notices reports Fishguard’s bid to replace Queenstown as a regular transatlantic passenger stop and a line about a suffragette. The main item details a Tokyo court appeal where farmer Gisei Haseba, 26, convicted of murdering his parents in law and injuring his wife in 1908, pleads insanity. Doctors test his sanity with a venom blood test, leading to questions of whether he feigned madness. The judge orders a pause in the trial until recovery from apparent lunacy.
The speaker recounts telling Nan that Jack was released from his engagement after learning his rich uncle, who planned to employ him, had gone broke. Nan isn't sure if Jack asked for the release, and the caller ends the call after mentioning the uncle.
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