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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1898
Page
6
A nostalgic Thanksgiving scene follows a family’s quiet prayers and a mother's leaning faith as she hopes for a son’s return. Interwoven are memories of American strength, gratitude for farmers, and a distant portrait of loved ones, with a practical aside on mastering a perfect turkey carve through precise technique.
Margaret Tradson moves through a sunny dining room setting the table for dinner while softly singing a hymn about patience and faith. A dog greet and a broad-shouldered neighbor approach, exchanging cheerful words as the scene unfolds with gentle domestic detail.
A fragmentary religious verse from the College Pines Herald thanks the Lord for protection from temptations and evil, mentioning death and a personified death’s daughter. The text appears garbled with misspellings but conveys a devotional tone and supplicant gratitude.
A Millstone local train struck a work gang of thirteen laborers repairing Pennsylvania Railroad tracks west of Jersey City at 8 AM. Engineer John Van Nostrand led the engine. nearly all workers were killed or injured, with one dying within an hour. Victims were moved to Jersey City in a freight car as passengers were shaken by the tragedy.
Two Cleveland convicts Jank O'Neil and George Atkinson, each serving fifteen years for highway robbery, tried to shoot their way out of the Ohio State Prison Friday morning. Guard C. A. Lauterbach was killed instantly, and Guard Woods faced the attackers, exchanging shots. Woods crushed one assailant with a club, breaking the other’s shoulder. both convicts were later captured. Several other prisoners brandished guns, triggering a general alarm before authorities regained control. Warden Coffin said guns’ procurement is unclear.
Captain McCalla reports the warship Maria Teresa stranded on a coral reef off Cat Island. The vessel rests in sixteen to twenty-one feet of water with prow northward, on a rocky reef of coral sand and boulDers, rendering approach by any but a light draft craft impossible. The wreck is telescoped with rivets strained by constant wi forking. Four 6 inch guns from a wrecked ship are mounted at Guantanamo.
Two brisk battles erupted Thursday in Pana Illinois between white miners and Black workers at Springside coal mines. Troops from Bloomington arrived with a Gatling gun but chasing arrests was unnecessary. About 500 shots were exchanged before authorities intervened. locals plead for continued cavalry troops or replacements to deter further violence.
The War Department speeds up the occupation plan with transports ready to sail. Three vessels at Philadelphia are repairing and set to carry about 2,800 troops each as the United States moves to formal control of Cuba on January first.
Manila dispatch cites 200 lepers at large on Luzon island within Manila city and others in nearby areas. American officials alarmed by their roaming presence unknown to authorities. Authorities order action to confine and protect uninhabited regions southeast of Luzon.
The joint peace commission in Paris met for about forty five minutes amid high importance. Spain protested against U S sovereignty over the Philippines but proposed referring the dispute to arbitration to settle protocol scope and legality of the U S demand. The United States reserved Manila control and the Philippines’ governance for future determination, while Spain accused of hair splitting tactics and urged amicable issue.
Joseph Jefferson announces temporary retirement from acting in New York. He leaves behind a fortune conservatively placed at 2,900,000 with landmark hits like Rip Van Winkle first staged in 1859. The star’s career includes five thousand performances and immense weekly grosses, with The Rivals and other plays contributing to his fortune.
New York society patrons crowded Madison Square Garden Tuesday for the annual horse show. About 400 attendees filled the venue as elaborate costumes and diamonds illuminated a fashion spectacle while the horses performed in customary display, marking opening night as a great success.
San Francisco cyclist F. C. Kragness set three American marks in a race. He broke the fifty mile standard from 2:22:59 to 2:18:29 and lowered the straightaway course mark to 2:15. The final ten miles were run in 22:15, beating the existing 24:14 standard.
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