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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1905
Page
2
London dispatch from Odessa reports martial law after a chaotic upheaval. Maxim guns man positions as residents are ordered indoors after 9 PM. Thousands have been disarmed, while authorities urge strict curfews to restore order and protect life and property.
Police disclosed a possible motive for the murder of Jacob H. Thompson, editor of the New York Times. Mamie Gibson, a colored woman who knew the bellboy Richard Hannibal, testified that Hannibal claimed Thompson’s death involved his actions but that the man was not present that night. Gibson was arraigned in connection with Hannibal’s death after his throat was cut following a quarrel with her.
A 17 year old Kenyon College student was killed near Mt. Vernon Ohio after an initiation incident. Investigators found blood stained ties and a wad of absorbent material at the culvert 200 feet from the point, as prosecutors plan to present the case to the grand jury on November 13.
A Philadelphia report to Mayor W. Bleddin Powell alleges thousands of dollars were siphoned from the city during the construction of six payil or consumptives on the grounds of Philadelphia Hospital. The document cites misused funds and improper contracting practices.
A freight wreck in Missouri near Slater involves box cars colliding with the rear of the second section of the Wabash fast mail at Kansas City. One person is killed and the crash blocks the line. Details are sparse due to damaged text.
A box factory in St Louis was destroyed by a fire on Thursday causing an estimated loss of $140,000. Fire crews battled the blaze to prevent spread to nearby buildings. No injuries reported as investigators begin outlining the cause.
A New York dispatch reports the murder of five American missionaries in Li enchow, Canton province. Victims include Dr Eleanor Chestnut and Dr John Rogers Peale, with details on their backgrounds, years of service, and the mission’s facilities.
Washington hears an Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry into the private refrigerator car operations on transcontinental rails. Cases target the Atchison Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Armour car lines, Santa Fe Refrigerator Dispatch, and American Refrigerator Transit Company. J. S. Leads of Santa Fe Refrigeration Dispatch testified on rebates and its fleet of 4,550 cars.
A Panama railroad main line crash near Bas Obispo killed Conductor Dunlap and badly injured the engineer, fireman, and several others. W. and Dutchey, chief engineer after John I. Wallace, arrived at Colon from New York aboard the Havana, which brought three refrigerator cars for canal hotels. The cold storage plant nears completion.
Jessie M Huffman sues Edgar Huffman for divorce in Loganport Indiana claiming three years of marriage and that his hugs are too frequent and violent causing her to scream and fear permanent injury.
George A. Durkes was arrested at Booth Bend Indiana for the murder of his former wife who died last April. The complaint was sworn by his daughter. He remarried within two months of the alleged crime and disappeared, later found recently in South Bend.
A Washington special reports a Wednesday blast in the Potomac Electric Company powerhouse lifted two employees through the roof. One died instantly, the other lingered, while several workers were injured.
In St Petersburg and Moscow crowds celebrate the change in regime as Count Witte and Gen. Trepoff withdraw troops and promise amnesty. Editors demand political prisoner clemency and removal of Cossacks. two killed in clashes. Sun shines on parades and assemblies, rivaling university town cheers.
Comptroller Ridgely reports a shortage not less than 500000 at the failed Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny. Investigation shows funds abstracted by deceased cashier T Lee Clark amid fraudulent bookkeeping. disposition of most misappropriated funds remains unclear after conference with Judge Oldham and review in Pittsburgh.
A 2:80 am wireless report from Pensacola Florida says a major fire is burning in the principal block on Palafox Street between Trent and Watson Streets. By 1:15 the flames had destroyed the Osceola Club and the largest stores, causing a loss estimated at $100,000 with a gas explosion blowing out much of the front of the block and the club quarters.
A Navy Department report from Colon Isthmus of Panama states that the wireless station at Colon received a message passing between the Key West station and a vessel about 200 miles away from Key West.
Gov. Mickey at Lincoln Nebraska honors the requisition of Gov. Ioch of Kansas for Rev. Audley dhuther pastor of the cctomentrian church at Walou Neb wanted in Oswego Kansas on the charge of securing money under false pretenses.
An explosion in the Central Coal and Coke Company mine near Hartford Arkansas on Tuesday night killed three shot firers. Bodies were recovered and the cause is not yet known, with gas suspected as the likely source.
Amicable relations are restored between mill owners and operatives at Inll River Mass. A wage dispute that disrupted industrial conditions for years has been settled through a compromise agreement.
New York’s population figures show Greater New York at 4,014,804, up from 8,437,202 in 1900 and 2,507,414 in 1800. Statewide, there are now 8,000,072 residents according to Albany’s enumeration bureau.
Morris Nathan, a young millhand in Pittsburg, is in custody charged with complicity in the Winthrop case mystery. He lies in a serious condition with a high fever and is described as a physical wreck.
Beings of Boston named as public printer in a dated note from the Roosevelt era. Nov 1. Stilings of the printers' hoard of trade referenced in the article.
A proposed joint water survey of Iowa by the state board of health United States Geological Survey and bacteriologist Tenry Albert seeks a $11500 appropriation to fund the project with state and federal cost sharing. The report notes similar work in Minnesota and Ohio and discusses survey of water supplies sewage systems and pollution along with rail car sanitation studies and bacteriological air tests in Great Western Railroad cars.
Opponents of compulsory vaccination won a notable victory in a suit brought last spring over a Council Bluffs board of health order. The court ruled that neither the loan board nor the state health board has power to discriminate between vaccination methods and that such an order cannot be enforced unless an epidemic threatens. Resistors urged vaccination by the medicinal or homeopathic method, but the city and state health boards refused to recognize it and upheld the traditional arm method.
Son of Cass County representative L Ed Delano dies at his Atlantic home after a year long illness. The longtime politician known for anti-nlroul legislation introduced in the last session passed away due to stomach cancer.
Judge Clements in Newton fined William Swift aged 64 and Charlotte Swift aged 62 each 300 dollars and ordered jail until fines and costs are paid. The couple were convicted of keeping a liquor nuisance in Newburg near Newton.
Prominent farmer James Preston of a Manchester area parish was killed Wednesday while trying to drive across the TH Nolan Central tracks near Masonville. His two horses also died in the accident.
Onawa resident D. Hogan sues Grant township in Monona County for 815.07 alleging breach of contract for building a schoolhouse.
Mrs Katherine Hanson collapsed and died on the sidewalk while en route to early mass on Cedar Street, the incident attributed to apoplexy according to local report.
A Saturday evening blaze in Blencoe destroyed Burdette and Kerr general store and Ilurris meat market. The insured buildings belonged to James Caranody and William McFarlane, the Uloneoe banker, with both stock and structures totaling the loss.
Sao County official William I Moyer, longtime county recorder, died Sunday night in Sae City after months of illness. Moyer served ten years as recorder and was a prominent local figure. Funeral arrangements were not disclosed.
A collision near Casey on the Chicago Rock Inland and Pacific lines between freight and eastbound trains No 85 and No 86 caused severe wreckage. Several crewmen were killed or missing, with reports indicating bodies recovered and search efforts continuing as rescuers work through the wreckage.
A 5 am blaze consumed the Blencoe House, cooking the Blencoe Hotel and its stables within forty minutes. The flames threatened the Vanscoy livery and spared Sam Cunningham’s residence after a strenuous effort. An insurance adjuster noted losses from Saturday’s Carmody building fire as the town faced a second major blaze. Snively escaped with only his life and clothing.
A young farmer living near Shellsburg was found dead Sunday morning with indications of foul play. He had visited a neighbor, Smith, earlier that day and reportedly left saying he could not work. His body was discovered Sunday evening by boys near Smith’s house. money and notes remained in his pockets.
The state census lists Louis Young of Oski Jogsa as the oldest Iowa resident at V1 years, born in Virginia. Mary Walbert of Albia self-reports 105 years, Delphin Magers of Clarinda lists all ages, and the census shows over 1,000 people aged 80 years and older.
Oliver Briggs a farm hand faces bigamy charges after marrying Dora Smith in Muscatine seven years ago and deserting her last August. He allegedly married Minin Millhouse of Rock Island and was located by Wife No 2 and others in New Up. Briggs has since vanished from Masentine, with known parties pursuing action.
National Bank of Lebanon president Slugeod. W. OT. DeVol was attacked and beaten unconscious near his home late yesterday. He was identified by police as the bank head, and a $200 reward has been offered by his family for information leading to the assailant's arrest.
Terry Thorgess, a well known Mason City farmer, reports the loss of twenty five head of cattle due to a throat disease. He has tried all known remedies without success, seeking relief from the ailment but failing to stop its ravages.
In Des Moines a conference of Adjt Gen Thrift Maj Olmstead and Gov Cummins agreed to move National Guard inspections to the fall immediately after the state campaign. Inspections will no longer be held in late winter or spring as before.
Former Iowan Dr. Werner Chestnut once living in Town was killed in China where she served as a Presbyterian missionary. Details indicate a targeted fatal incident and highlight the missionary work she conducted abroad.
Co. A. Skow of Newton suffered severe injuries when a ladder slipped while he carried a heavy pipe up to his chimney. He fell to the ground from the roof, ending his ascent in accident.
Mrs Mary A. Duckworth, a well known Noone resident, reportedly died in a kitchen gas accident. The report states a jet of gas in the stove was turned on and led to asphyxia, with an accompanying heart condition noted as a contributing factor. Emergency actions and local authorities were involved in the incident.
The article recalls U S actions in Cuba during the Twenty Years War era and discusses potential presidential intervention to uphold stable government. It notes fears of disorder at home amid corporate lobbying over tariffs and regulation, while listing Treasury gold reserves and upcoming international cable links. It also mentions a Custer battlefield cemetery project and a novelty electricity test by the Agriculture Department.
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