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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1905
Page
2
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Reports from Budapest indicate no major uprising after Thursday but rising unease over possible delays. Socialist gatherings remained compact, while coalition supporters face splits as Count Andrassy and Banasty decline to join the independents. Dualism in Hungary’s finances and governance prompts calls for a united front before a October 2 deputy meeting ahead of a large convention.
A six year old son of Frank Lina of Brooklyn has disappeared since last Sunday. A ransom demand appeared in a letter claiming the child will be returned in exchange for money. The note threatens harm if requirements are not met, amid ongoing police efforts.
In Budapest on Wednesday evening between forty and fifty people were wounded in riots between socialists and coalition supporters near the Royal Hotel, headquarters of the Independence Club. Police and 150 citizens fought to restore order as torch procession plans were aborted to prevent bloodshed.
Chicago men John B Ryan and Ed Greene, former express messenger, opened a revolver duel in Ryan's car from Bement to Decatur Illinois after drinking begun during the trip. Both were wounded and hospitalized on arrival in Decatur. Greene claims it started after an argument.
The British steamer Chatham, sunk at Port Said on September 6 to avert a dynamite explosion, was blasted Thursday morning. The blast caused a huge water displacement seen miles away, likely destroying all dangerous cargo. No major canal damage and debris removal targeted within four days.
A Rio Grande passenger train derailed on a sharp curve between Dolores and Glencoe Colorado. About thirty passengers were badly bruised and shaken. injured were taken to Durango and Mercy Hospital. The engine and tender remained on track after the baggage car left the rails.
The London foreign office released the August 12 agreement between Great Britain and Japan, signed by Lord Lansdowne and Baron Hayashi. The two nations pledge mutual defense in East Asia and India, stressing peace and prosperity and offering assurances to Russian and French governments. The pact, eight articles long, marks a historic shift to a formal alliance between the two powers.
A six power note to the Porte states the decision to assume international control of Macedonia finances is unalterable. Delegates will arrive in Salonica on Oct 1 to enter on their functions. instructions are sought for immediate entry. Friction grows between the British embassy and the Porte over delayed indemnity payments to British ship owners attacked by Arab pirates in the Red Sea.
The four masted schooner John W. Jackson sailing from New York for Norfolk was struck near Thistle Shoal Light by the steamship Bayport outbound from Newport News to Boston with coal. Norwegian crewman Chas Johnnta at the wheel was drowned, mate J Robbins injured, and the vessel disappeared under Chesapeake Bay waters after rescue attempts.
London police investigate the mutilated corpse of Mary Money found in the Marstham tunnel of the London and Southwestern railway. A long veil was wedged in her mouth, suggesting she was murdered in a train compartment before the body was thrown from the car, leaving the case shrouded in mystery.
Remains of a young man about 20 found six miles west of Paris Missouri in a corn field. Nine knife wounds indicate murder and hogs mutilated the body. A torn clothing card reads Concor dia Tr and a Manila typhoon report notes 8000 homeless Natives and 5 Wit pinos killed. Secretary Shaw will quit the cabinet February 1. Also reports of a bank run in Orrville Ohio and a major Spokane fire destroying five brick buildings with losses around 200000.
A gasoline explosion at the Adamson home in Fort Dodge Wednesday morning killed five children Edward 10 Iris 8 Clarence 6 Ernest 3 and Raymond Pecard 3. Neighbors rescued a neighbor’s child and rushed to aid the mother who fainted after seeing her home engulfed. The blaze, discovered by passersby, left bodies severely burned and prompted fears for the parents' mental state.
Detective Frank Brothers, suspended and arraigned for assault with intent to murder, pleaded not guilty with preliminary hearing set for Oct. 20. He is bonded at $2,000 while the 12- or 12-year-old Howard Witter lies in critical condition after a rear-house shooting bruise. Public sentiment runs high over the incident.
Rev Mr Nine of Des Monica to be examined at the conference in Des Moines. Rev I W Ning who resigned as Castle Memorial United Brethren pastor after a home robbery will be questioned to explain. Ning has since worked as a piano salesman. Des Moines Mayor vetoed the brewery resolution due to unexamined objections on file and called for reconsideration.
A string of dire accidents and violent incidents reports include Henry Clarken, a Vincent farmer, badly injured on a Great Western line while attempting a ride. brakeman Flagan injured his eye by a rock blast from a shattered torpedo. Ira King, 19, killed instantly near Cedar Rapids by an Illinois Central train while intoxicated. Weible Welsbrad shot in Cedar Falls. August Oalstrom found dead with throat cut near Fort Dodge. Frank Carpenter, 5, fatally crushed in a corn harvester south of Jowo Walls. An additional note mentions jealous personal crisis and a juvenile shooting accident, with fragmented details.
The coroner and Dr. Knott confirmed the remains are Griswold's after opening the casket at Des Moines. Public opinion remains divided between murder and suicide for the man’s death, with the body later sent to Omaha for burial, Griswold’s longtime home.
Reports indicate Frank Callahan of Peoria died by his own action rather than murder. His body was recovered from the Des Moines River about eight miles below Des Moines and officials note submerged water and a minor skin abrasion. Callahan’s brother and others had claimed foul play, but most sources believe he was in poor health and mentally distressed in the months prior.
A breach of promise suit in Paducah Kentucky ended with a verdict for $1000 against W Kennedy of Whiteville Illinois. Miss Crathier Guson sued Kennedy for $25000, alleging an engagement arranged by a winter advertisement Kennedy had his press man publish as a joke. Sentimental letters were read in court. Kennedy said he would pay the judgment.
Des Moines report says subpoenas were served on Western Beef Producers' Association officials to testify in Chicago before the Interstate Commerce Commission. They challenge rate discrimination by the Chicago Great Western Railway. Key figures named include John McCarthy mayor of Jefferson. James Cox secretary. Jon Wheeler treasurer.
Avispe Savings Bank in Avispe six miles south of Afton closed its doors. state bank examiner in charge reviewing accounts. directors meet to assess stock to quickly cover deposits.
A sweep through prominent figures highlights Governor JohnH Mickey of Nebraska returning railroad passes and aligning with Republicans since the Civil War era. Details extend to Patrick A Collings of Boston and John A McCall of New York Life, plus Ray Daniels of Utah winning first pick in the government land drawing. Corporal James L Tanner is elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, lauded for veteran leadership and pensions advocacy.
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