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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
2
Fragmented notes describe Premier Balfour weighing a three month political move as Liberal Ministry disunity deepens. Downing Street meetings with influential figures suggest a renewed appeal to the country while Unionist tensions and parliamentary strain loom over the government.
Tarbell, vice president of Equitable Life, testified for three days before committees in New York urging reforms and full public disclosure of insurance practices. He disclosed owning policies with large commissions, defended commissions as proper, and admitted conflicts while condemning agent rebating. He said he carried $400,000 on his life and $100,000 on relatives, and urged state control to restore confidence among policyholders.
A St Johns dispatch reports explorer Dillon Wallace and companion aston have successfully crossed Labrador without guides or Indian help. They reached Ungayya on October 16 with ample provisions and good health. Wallace previously endured Hubbard's doomed 1904 expedition and was rescued after severe exhaustion in the snow. He faces further winter travel by snow shoes to reach civilization.
A Halifax dispatch reports a violent late week storm off Nova Scotia claimed a second vessel. The Kilkee encountered a heavily laden two masted steamer that vanished after a smoke burst above the water as they neared Beaver Harbor. No identity or survivors confirmed amid wreckage and heavy seas. crews presumed lost.
St Malo reports reveal the full scale of the cross channel disaster as bodies are found along the coast. More than sixty victims washed ashore including Captain Gregory of the wrecked steamer. Survivors are recovering while the hospital and reception room are prepared for the influx of remains. The harbor entrance at St Malo remains notoriously difficult for mariners.
Postmaster General Cortelyou sent to the secretary of the treasury fiscal year estimates showing a planned reallocation of expenses to expand postal facilities. The total postal service estimate stands at 193 million dollars, about 12 million more than the prior year's appropriation, reflecting growth in demand across regions.
W E Thomas associate of late C J Devlin at Leavenworth Kansas swallowed carbolic acid Tuesday night He has a fair chance for recovery Thomas a principal stockholder in a defunct bank was heavily involved with Devlin interests and carried about 480000 in liabilities and 175000 in assets Courtmartial began at Annapolis in Meriwether case and a Mississippi lynching followed by a Chicago murder arrest in Reese case
The grand jury at Albany New York indicted contractor John Dyer Jr and supervising architect Clark L Daggett for manslaughter over the August 8 Myers company department store collapse that killed or fatally injured thirteen and wounded thirty others Also noted are references to the Chinese boycott in Monace and related political topics.
Cresceus, the world's champion trotting stallion with a 2.02%4 record, sold for $21,000 at a New York auction to M. W. Savage of Minneapolis. In Lawrence Massachusetts, a fire at a French parochial school caused a narrow escape for about 25 girls from the third-story, all unharmed.
The Town Farms report notes 37,000 Negro farmers in the state and lists 209,163 farms with 233,128,100 acres. Land value totals 1.84 billion, buildings 308 million, implements 41 million, live stock data and county allocations across Alla Mutkee, Decatur, Harrison, Kossuth, Lee, Louisa, Mohaska, Marshall, Page, Taylor, Worth, Webster, Winneshiek, Union and Warren.
Miss Mamie Murphy of Clinton suffered a peculiar form of lockjaw after a dentist extracted a buck tooth. Her jaws locked hard and could not be opened for several days though no tetanus or blood poisoning was present. Physicians could not initially free her, but the condition gradually abated and she began a partial recovery with hope for full use of her jaws.
Roy Hum, an employee at the Tuma paper mills, was arrested in Marshalltown for the murder of Daniel Leary last Friday. A fellow worker reported Hum said he had “fixed” Leary, and Hum directed officers to the iron rod used in the fatal attack. He refused to name any accomplices.
John J. Marriman, a Chicago and Northwestern employee, was struck and killed by train No. 72% near a curve four miles east of Marshalltown. He left a wife and was about 60 years old. An inquest will be held.
The Dubuque grand jury reported after a record session Tuesday with 194 indictments. About 108 target slot machine owners in the city and county, along with prominent businessmen. Indictment of Mayor Berg proved unfounded.
Henrietta Walter, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Walter, seven miles north of Burlington on Irish Ridge, died at Mercy hospital from burns after falling into a kettle of boiling soap at the family home. Also official sample ballot issued for Logan special election on Monday November 27. Harrison County residents will vote on bonding $85,000 to fund a new courthouse.
Florence M. Wood filed an injunction action at Logan against the boards of Harrison and Monona to stop work on the ditch project. The matter was heard but reportedly dismissed. details remain unclear in the readable fragment.
A hunter found a branded wagon and horse trace east of Storm Lake after a rig stolen from Mapleton disappeared Sunday night. One horse drowned, the other injured. a woman’s hair ribbon and a hatpin were found at the scene. No solid lead, sheriff and Monona County authorities pursue railroad employee theory. no arrests.
The Monona County farmers institute showcases corn exhibits in the Douglas building near the opera house with corn judged by Prof. Bowman and five students from Ames agricultural college, reviewed later by Prof. Holden. Tama County Institute students proclaim Monona exhibit superior. judges Oliver Crow Moore assess all but corn. exhibit praised as splendid as institute opens with corn judging explained by Prof. Polen and assistants, entry fee $0.80.
A fire destroyed the Northwestern depot and the Northern Grain Company elevator in Breda. The warehouse held wheat barley and ants. Coal sheds with three cars burned. Total loss may reach 5000 with limited insurance and no local fire protection.
Harvey Stotler of Newton died at the Victoria Hotel in Colfax from injuries after a fall from a Rock Island fast train near Colfax Tuesday night. His skull was fractured ribs broken and his arm crushed. Found by a wayfarer he died within hours. He was about 27 and single living with parents in Newton where he worked. Burial arranged by his father and brothers.
Des Moines courts swiftly convict Charles Sing, an ex convict charged in a two week old burglary. Sing faces indictment and quick placement on trial Tuesday afternoon amid police pursuit of a gang linked to a series of burglaries and holdups.
Webster City district court hears a sensational fraud suit by George Herr Steinnicker against H Woodworth and Heywood of Texas. He claims defrauding him of 1 107 acres of Texas land and seeks judgment for $200.
Forty year old Burton Mates, a Whitethle County farmer, was shot and killed Monday morning by Arthur Mun Ley, a farm hand employed by neighbor John Winkler. Mun Ley has surrendered and is jailed in Morrison.
Mrs Jonn Watt, a prominent LeClair resident, collapsed and died at her home while entertaining invited guests on Monday. She had lived in Le Clair for fifty years and was known in the community.
Sheriff J. N. Haines of Dallas County obtained a governor's requisition to fetch Rev. Jacob Warren Smause from Martinsburg Pennsylvania who is wanted on a seduction charge.
J. M. Christy president of the Christy Hox Car Loaders Company, a respected Des Moines business figure, was severely injured in a Cuba accident Sunday. His foot was crushed and later amputated, leaving him in a dangerous condition.
A lone Iowan student, Samuel Cleghorn Lewis of Broux City, enters Brown University in Massachusetts this year, marking a unique state representation in the incoming class.
A garbled timeline lists monarchs, treaties, battles, and births from 1490 to 1904. It mentions Porkilh Warheek’s execution, Trinity proclamations, early English church openings, ships from Maghi, executions, various European rulers, the American Confederation era, naval actions on the Delaware and Hudson rivers, treaty anniversaries, and notable deaths including Catherine the Great and Admiral Dewey, all presented in a disjointed, OCR-derived fragment.
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