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Newspaper

Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1909

Page

2

Kennedy Will Leaves Major Bequests to Institutions

The will of John Kennedy Kennedy leaves about 26 million dollars to numerous charities and institutions in New York and abroad, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library, with roughly 48 million for the estate itself to heirs and other relatives. The document names many organizations and a large number of friends and employees as beneficiaries.

John Stawara Hennedy Museum of Art New York Punta Mbrary Columbia Yerali Yan Teabort Conage Conatanrom Pitts Kennedy

Fragmentary Note on DHS Priest Former Judge Action

An unreadable OCR fragment mentions DHS, a priest former judge of a United States district court, and a judge named Priest. It references fines and attorney involvement, with unclear names and dates. The text is garbled, lacking coherent facts or a clear event narrative.

DHS United States’ District Court Tudge Prigat Corfr

Evga Priday Convention and Army Officers Elected

Turbulent Columbus meeting of the Army of the Tennessee selects Gen Grenville M. Dodge as president and L. D. Montgomery as vice president for the coming year. A mail theft attempt and a bucket brigade fire scare disrupt discussions as attendees plan outreach to nearby cities.

Dodge Présigent Columbus Fhuraday Army of the Tennessee Grenville M. Dodge Counell Blorr L. D. Montgomery Coitell Lutea

Wealthy farmer Neville obituary and estate details

In Aurelia, a wealthy farmer named Aomod W. Neville dies. His will reveals the tract of land he held in Galva and farm assets valued around four thousand dollars. Other named individuals include William Maxwell and local figures, with references to legal proceedings and petition actions surrounding the estate.

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Wreck in Dakota Kills Woman from Pukwana

A Burlington train wreck south of Deadwood during a holidation convention bound trip killed Miss Ethel Logan of Racine Wisconsin a teacher at Pukwana and injured her cousin and aunt Ana Sedgwick of Pukwana and Edith Sedgwick of Chamberlain South Dakota. The three women riding in a baggage car were jolted when the car left the rails and toppled into a creek. Logan died from head injuries while the others suffered contusions and fractures but were not seriously hurt. Logan was slated to marry Northwestern railroad operator John Simons.

Tne South Dakota Holugationa! Association Todd Ethel Logen Pukwana Ana Edith Sedgwick Deadwood Miss Logan Racine Wis Waa John Simona Northwestern

Robbery at Grand Trunk Station Injures Dobson

Niagora Polls Express Company clerk William Dobson, master of the Canadian Express in Niagora Ont, was struck down Thursday afternoon in the Grand Trunk station office. A package containing about 156 in cash was stolen by two unknown men in broad daylight while employés stood nearby. Dobson recovered consciousness after help arrived.

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Robbery on a New York steamer yields $7000 in gold

Robbers boarded the Tramburz American steamer Prine Jonch at her pier in New York on Thursday and forced open the captain's office safe, escaping with $7000 in gold. The theft occurred while over 100 crew and nine dozen sleeping officers were nearby, as the gold, consigned to Jamaica, was intended for a voyage to the West Indies.

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Child Horse Thief Sentenced in Canada Case

Cyral St. Armend of Thuan, Canada, aged 0 years, was Thursday sentenced to six years for horse stealing. At age eight he was convicted of attempting to wreck a Canadian Pacific railway train. His youth helped him dodge that sentence and a string of burglaries that followed.

Cyral St. Armend Thuan Canada

Antis Contigsalt Battle Shapes New York City Race

A Tuesday election produced a mayoral victory amid anti Tammany fusion with Republicans. The result shifts control toward anti Tammany Democrats and risks future city spending power. The Board of Estimate will feature nine anti Tammany Democrats, four Republicans, and Mayor Gaynor, shaping more than 4 billion dollars in city expenditures.

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Explosion Sharpens Election Night Celebration in Doukson Hy

Reports say a dynamite blast and thousands of gunshots marred the election celebration in Doukson. No one was killed. Walls were damaged by bullets. in Jackson, soldiers faced a tense scene with limited ammunition. Lexington troops reinforced the Jackson military post the next day.

Indoukson Jackoom Jackson

Japanese tycoon freed after inquest rules death by own action

Mitsu Umeklich, a wealthy Japanese businessman, faced a murder charge in Hel Ingham Washington but was discharged after a coroner's jury ruled the death was by own action. He testified he concealed the suicide to spare his sons in Japan disgrace and asked officials to report it simply as death by own action to protect his family.

Karl Umeklich Mitsu Hel Ingham Wash Corange Japan

Greek Rebel Leaders Captured Near Thebes

Four rebel officers and ringleaders were captured near Thebes Greece on Wednesday after exchanges with gendarmerie. Tibaldas who led the revolt is reported captured along with a few followers near Megara as government troops close in.

Thebes Greece Tibaldas Megara

Girl Stenla Minory Arrest in Davenport Theft Case

A Davenport girl, Tilile Supemeker, aged about one year, reportedly seized a suitcase and $12 in cash along with a large assortment of rugs from Mrs. A. H. Fields, a prominent society woman. Supemeker was arrested as a result of the incident.

Stenla Minory Tilile Supemeker Davenport A.H. Fields Aoclety Avorman

Trains, Injury On Route Near Bridge

Eugene Lighter was struck by a thrown piece of slate from an eastbound train near a bridge, fracturing his skull. Two local boys helped him home a half mile away after the impact, and onlookers found the bloodstained slate near the scene weighing about thirty pounds.

Eugene Ralfe Aida Tim Emil Dalance

Disaster in Drake car tram kills Drake captain

A fatal university rail accident in Iowa injured many, including Elbert Warren, captain of the Drake University football team. W. J. Robb of Okinome City died at Methodist hospital. The crash involved a car jammed with shoppers and workers en route to summer jobs, with numerous young women among the injured.

Urowil University Plaeg A. A Elbert Warren Drake University He Will Vu

Paroled Dubuque Water Works Chief in Embazzlement Case

In Dubuque word arrives that Arthur McArthur, former superintendent of the city water works, has been paroled from Fort Madison Prison after serving a four year term for embezzling funds. He was convicted of misappropriating about 100,000 dollars in the Dubuque water system scandal.

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Tragedy in Muscatine Ends in Suspected Murder

In Muscatine the lifeless body of John Degler, aged 00, was found by his wife upon returning from a week in Iowa City. A blow to the head and a weapon nearby suggest foul play. The suspected assailant, Hagon Strank, had quarrels with the father. The crime occurred a week ago and the wife’s last night preparation remained untouched.

Tome John Degler Waa Muscatine Iowa City Wotcles Hlagon Strank Tas

Broken wow causas deat John Smith engineer

Veteran engineer John Smith of Sioux City was killed when a driving rod on Engine No 6 detached after leaving Charter Gate. The rod struck the cab as the train traveled at speed, injuring others and causing chaos aboard the locomotive.

John Smith Willer Jenn O. Smith Sioux City Chicago Milwhaken St Paul Nat Foxt Mall Ant Sabin Smirth

Student Hieegien and Iowa Central Railways Training Scene

The piece notes a power shift at Iowa Central railway training young men as student firemen without full employment, with several placed on engines and trips with crews. It mentions a college project by German Lutherans in Des Moines, and the McFarland murder case in which John McFarland faces a $20,000 bond as a state witness fails to appear.

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Confesses at Jail Meet Involving Wrestler and Wife

A man identified as Phomay F. Clark of Waterloo Indiana confessed to officers that he married a former Wisconsin wife seven years ago and may have an earlier divorce. He was released on his own recognizance October 11 and said he had a religious experience in jail. In other news, Paul Domko of PineStone Minnesota defeated Oscar Warsem of Omaha in a two fall wrestling match, the first after an hour of grappling and the second after Warsem exhausted on the mat.

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School Bonks and Boundary Disputes Reported in County Areas

In Bronx City county offices six boxes of school belongings were reportedly missing prompting officials to search. Nearby towns discuss boundary changes and protests while a murder near Rollins and a trial in Wabstay City headline violent crimes. A $210,000 damage claim surfaces and a multi community religious assembly is planned for November in Northwest Iowa.

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Ay Ton Mudeating Champion at Tadland

Ay Ton Mudeating wins the championship at Tadland, defeating rivals in a close final. The event occurred on the Terrestrial stage, with From A theater audience witness to the notable victory.

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Sunday School Lesson Summary from Paul Prisoner Text

A reader’s study notes outline Paul’s voyage to Rome and his imprisonment, referencing Acts and Romans themes. It discusses faith under trial, divine providence, and the spread of the gospel amid hardship, with reflections on Pauline writings written during captivity.

Paul Oo Chilat

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