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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1910
Page
2
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A garbled archive of historical clippings mentions Wiltta Aynor of New York killed by an electric wire in Galveston, Charles R. Wright a famed sporting editor, London’s lord mayor by common hall, Duke Franz Josef praising American women, Donald P. Stubbs dead in Cleveland with a revolver, Theodore Roosevelt leading a New York convention, aviator George Chaves’s Alps crash, Ida Cinugan challenging Roosevelt, and Mrs von Clausen criticizing his court presentation limits.
A compilation of brief items notes Wilkesbarre plans to file for a copyright on its name and limit other U S towns from using it, legal actions against the sugar trust, Lorimer senate debacle details, clashes in Berlin over coal strike suppression, Payne tariff critique, and various criminal, political, and social developments worldwide including cholera fears in Italy and Naples, labor unrest in New York, and notable public figures’ movements.
A committee of Des Moines ad men organizes a state wide publicity bureau to educate Iowans about state opportunities and spur industry. The plan includes a speakers' bureau, funds from a local theatre donation, and endorsements from major state leagues to urge legislative support and club formation.
Des Moines Sept 20 The net assessment of telephone and telegraph companies in Iowa for the current year totals 3 047 600 14 up nearly 300 000 from last year as companies report heavier business Throughout the state telegraph lines show 3853 instruments 10568 miles pole mileage and a net assessment of 706 071 88 Toll lines 23 instruments 1 040 04 miles and 77 300 assessment Exchange lines 13898 instruments 755 15 miles 113 656 72 Mixed lines 1468 toll 167220 exchange 87455 rural 40080 miles total 2679469 33 Rural lines 334 exchanges 57562 rural instruments 28216 03 miles 382 159 41 calls for election proclamation and more mentions of officials and actions including a trial over rat ownership and Bertha Nelson case adding a slice of state news.
An assortment of local items including a fatality near Creaco with Mrs. Catherine Broke dying at 30, civic appointments in Fairport and Des Moines, Iowa State Fair prize money totaling 61,600, civil service exams on October 16 for rural carriers, several rural carrier appointments, a 82 year old Altoona pioneer Henry Davis’s death, postmaster changes, a stolen mail pouch recovered near Marshalltown, population data for Duebuque, and other regional notices involving murders, marriages, pensions, and local civic actions.
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