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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1906
Page
2
Fragmented report details a bogus collection within a Searchlight Nevada relief effort. A package of coins totaling 1035 50 is described as sent by citizens to a San Francisco relief fund via a Los Angeles bank, allegedly to aid disaster victims.
Executives passed a resolution noting commissions were being paid and discussed competition during a recent meeting. The record cites the session as formal action with attendees approving the measure. The wording reflects a formal corporate or organizational proceeding.
The report notes the Sone th Epworth league in 807 at St. Joseph Mo as the forthcoming annual gathering for Germentiaat's League with plans underway.
A local sale of coins concluded with receipts totaling $82. The event, labeled by organizers as a union effort, featured pastors and clergymen from the central labor body. Officials say the gathering aimed at economic education and worker support amid recent market shifts.
A fragment notes an Alton related rail switchmen issue with a claimed 13 percent in pay increase and a defined action set for Friday. The incomplete OCR prevents full details but indicates a labor wage dispute involving switchmen at Alton with a scheduled development.
A grand jury indicted Mayor Hugere Schmitz and Abram Ruef of San Francisco on five extortion counts. Each count carries a $10,000 bond and $6,000 bail. Indictments allege extortion against Tony Bane of Poodle Dog restaurant, Marchand of Marchand's, Joe Malland, and others, with sums ranging from $1,000 to $1,176. Bail set per charge. sheriff undecided on arrest timing.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans urged at the United States Naval Academy alumni dinner in Chicago that the U S navy needs more ships guns and officers and even a spare gun for every ship. He criticized Congress but urged action in the next session to strengthen naval service.
A Tokio correspondent reports the Satsuma, the largest battleship launched Thursday, embodies lessons from the last war. Built with minimal woodwork, extensive fire systems, and spotless upper works, its design mirrors Britain's Dreadnought. The launch, funded entirely by Japanese labor, is seen as a historic event.
By unanimous vote the New York Republican central committee at its Thursday night meeting resolved to ask President Roosevelt to rescind his order discharging dishonorably a battalion of the Twenty-fifth Regiment United States Infantry.
A man thought to be Len Harris from Sturgeon Missouri was found dead by asphyxiation in a room at the Hoeffner hotel in St Louis on Tuesday. The traveler for Armour and Co left letters and telegrams on his person suggesting his identity and occupation.
The lower house rejected all amendments and approved the initial set of electoral bills, establishing that Austrian deputies will total 618. The action marks a major step in reforming the parliamentary structure and voting framework.
Mrs Charles A Strong daughter of John Strong died Thursday morning after a prolonged illness. The notice mentions the Hotel au Paris and references a past explosion context, with scant readable details remaining from the damaged text.
Lincoln Nebs Hilder W J Bryan addresses delegates and visitors at Indianapolis for the first Presbyterian brotherhood convention. He celebrates a peaceful start, calls the movement moral and global, and notes religion as the bedrock of morality while contrasting Western and Asiatic customs.
A San Francisco graft scandal unfolds as misdirected earthquake relief money, totaling up to $1,000,000, is alleged to have been diverted from mailed consignments to a relief committee. Investigations by about 190 federal agents unfold with President Roosevelt backing the probe and pledging accountability for those diverting funds.
The Dutch cruiser Kortenaer reported from Fort de France that on leaving Curacao it was generally believed President Castro was dead. The Venezuelan government allegedly manages the narrative to cling to power.
William Whalen, an elderly Nevada mining prospector, was arrested in Sacramento for swindling multiple citizens out of thousands. He was sentenced on Tuesday to ten years in San Quentin. An investigation into the Whalen mines found the ore to be salted.
Three pipelines the Crescent, the Northern, and the Southern, under Standard Oil, filed notices with Pennsylvania state department on Wednesday seeking to raise aggregate capital stock from 7 million to 16 million dollars.
Pennsylvania rail officials in New Brunswick NJ order that no tickets be sold to drunken persons and that intoxicated passengers must not be allowed on trains. The policy reportedly has long been in effect along the line.
Federal Judge Landis directed an order enabling Mrs. Jane Dowie to transfer the MacDhul property at White Lake Michigan in exchange for relinquishing all claims to stocks and property in Ziou City.
The American Humane Society held its annual convention in Chicago on Wednesday with addresses delivered by E. W. Newhall of San Francisco and other speakers.
A bomb exploded in the Cato Aragno cafe in central Nome on Wednesday, lightly injuring two people. Police warn of possible further incidents and urge witnesses to come forward.
The United States Secret Service announces the discovery of a new counterfeit ten dollar Buffalo note. The counterfeit appears printed on two pieces of paper with silk fiber, distributed between them. The Comptroller of the Currency issues a call for a statement of condition of Nathan Panka at close of business on November 18.
In Grand Island a liveryman J Wallage killed W Tillis during a midnight basement card game dispute. Witnesses claim Tillis attacked with a bottle. Wallage fired in self defense. The coroner’s jury ruled death a gunshot wound from Wallage’s revolver. Community uproar follows gambling raids and city saloon closings order.
I J Etter lifetime postmaster and South Omaha pioneer dies at home at 5 30 a m Tuesday after violent illness including Brights disease heart disease and spasmodic asthma. The fatal attack came an hour before death and he faced it with endurance and strong vitality.
Four horses were stolen from John Dorsey’s stable Tuesday night near Creighton. There is no trace of the robbers. A $100 reward has been offered. Farmers across northern Nebraska organize into the North Nebraska Live Stock Owners’ Protective association to trace horse thieves and pursue punishment.
In Tokamah district court Jesse Hadley pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced by Judge Kennedy to twenty three years in the penitentiary for killing his father Jacob Wadley and disposing of the body in a creek.
David Wyperle, a veteran of a Pennsylvania regiment, was found dead in a shack inland southwest of Tremont. He kept others out of his dwelling for years and visited Fremont quarterly to cash pension vouchers before returning to his isolated shelter. Relatives are believed to live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Congressman Ernest M. Pollard of Nebraska’s First District sent a draft for 1861.84 to the Sergeant at Arms covering salary paid from March 4 to January 18, 1906. The issue arose because Pollard was not officially seated during part of that period. He was later elected to finish the term.
John Sparks of St. Joseph, a bridge contractor, faced a Beatrice preliminary exam on charges of issuing false bills to defraud Gage county. He pleaded not guilty, posted $4,000 bond, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for November 10. The alleged false claims total about $1,000.
In Grand Trland voters approved dedicating the old courthouse square for memorial purposes after a county election. The plan envisions a July celebration, a monument to early settlers, and later a monument to the old soldiers on the site donated by the Union Pacific.
Deputy game warden reports 142 prairie chickens seized at an Omaha cold storage house for sale to river city hotel and restaurant keepers in violation of law. No arrests yet. authorities say arrests will follow.
An in depth review notes rising production and distribution volumes with persistent price changes and higher general costs. Demand for finished goods strengthens, while transportation constraints curb some sectors. Retail and mercantile activity rise with improving collections and confidence, yet deliveries lag due to labor shortages and congestion.
Market notes show Chicago values for cattle $4.00 to $7.40, hogs $4.00 to $6.50, sheep up to $5.50, with mixed figures for wheat, corn, oats, rye, and hay across St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York and Toledo ports. Prices span no. 2 wheat and corn行情 and include creamery butter and eggs.
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