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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1901
Page
2
A cryptic report discusses a future money market condition and the sinking fund. It notes potential steps like selling bonds to reduce deficits and consider tax reductions. Names such as Payne and committee recommendations are referenced amid concerns over internal revenue and national expenditure.
Reports from Washington indicate Marquis Hirohito Ito may be forced to abandon a US visit as illness keeps the Japanese premier confined to an auditorium annex. Attendants fear a prolonged absence could affect ongoing talks and diplomatic engagements.
A fragmented report cites General Dickies and Miss Stoic amid tense talks over an apartment and pension. The readable text hints at fear for a woman involved and references negotiations and conditions surrounding her residence and support.
At the trustees meeting in Senator Ham as office Cleveland the McKinley National Memorial Association elected officers. The board includes Wm. R. Day as President Marcus Hanna as Vice President Myron T. Herrick as Treasurer Ryerson Ritchie as Secretary and a broad board named by President McKinley. The Canton memorial site is chosen with funds to be raised publicly for the late president’s tribute.
W A Humphries of Texas and relatives sue in Montgomery Alabama against capitalists controlling 5570 acres of Beaumont oil land. The heirs claim the property worth 25 million dollars belongs to the Humphries estate and seek 25,000 dollars yearly trespass damages plus 0.85 per barrel on 5,006,000 barrels shipped out of the state.
A detachment of the Twenty first Macabebe Company clashed with about 300 insurgents near Lipas Batangas. Lieutenant Beau was killed and another wounded. After two hours of fighting the Americans retreated to await reinforcements as the enemy held fortified positions. The insurgents captured the entire police force of Cavite province number eleven.
A fragmentary report notes a mishap near East Charles Aghdrews involving a Mayher and Lhroe on a mile east route. Details are incomplete but authorities investigate the four-vehicle incident.
Prince Ching demands Pekin expel foreign businesses saying Pekin is not a treaty port and that such establishments should move to treaty ports. Ministers plan a meeting with German minister to oppose the demand. Foreign presence in Pekin has grown since the 80s, with banks and shops near the legations. The protocol’s Article 11 may offer a path to open Pekin to foreign trade, under discussion by powers.
Gen Smith leads Seventh Infantry battalion from Manila to Samar to command Samar and Leyte while Gen Hughes focuses on Cebu. Reports from Samar describe indecent acts on dead Ninth Infantry soldiers. Nearby, Charles K and Horter WW Weming of Tucson report a large gold vein discovery 70 miles north of Tucson with estimated gold value up to seven million dollars.
The Whaleback steamer Thomas Wilson wrecked on a reef in Bailey’s Bar, Bailey’s Bar buoy? Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin, at 9 o’clock Tuesday night amid heavy fog and storm. The crew were rescued by lifeboat. ship valued at $125,000 and will be total loss.
President Roosevelt will receive the degree of LL. D. from Yale College in October. The announcement notes Yale College plans to confer the honorary doctorate as part of the university ceremonies.
Market quotations show cattle hogs and sheep prices across Chicago Indianapolis and St Louis. Prices range for hogs from 3.00 to 6.50, cattle 3.25 to 6.50, sheep around 4 to 8 and grains corn wheat and rye quoted with No 2 prices. Details list multiple regional figures and product yields for the period.
A severe wind and rainstorm struck western Iowa causing extensive damage to telegraph lines and railroad tracks. Downed wires disrupted service from Red Oak to Hamburg, with the Keokuk and Western line washed out near Four Mile Creek. The storm left Shenandoah, Riverton, and surrounding towns in darkness, damaged buildings, and widespread flooding of streets and property.
Coroner's jury returns a murder verdict in the McKinney case from Princeton. The death of Mrs. McKinney is by a gunshot wound inflicted by her husband, while Robert McKinney dies from a gunshot wound to himself, with intent to take his life.
Iowa City v Melanety clarifies cities lack statutory authority to set fines for open saloon violations on election days and Sundays. The court holds saloonkeepers lose charter rights for violations but may still be indicted under prohibitory law. municipal fines cannot be nominal.
The fourth annual Iowa League of Municipalities meeting closed at OsKaloosa on Wednesday. Iowa City will host the next gathering as a committee is sent to the state assembly to push legislation on living costs, health board expenses, and alderman compensation. Also reported: a Wabash freight train collision near Moulton injuring the engineer and fireman. a Drake University student sustained burns preparing laboratory gas. Rev. Frederick W. Kentor named bishop of Washington state, current in San Francisco at the triennial convention.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local brief about Conroy sustaining a neck injury and an arm in a mishap at Polkar field. Details are garbled but imply a sports or public event incident with injuries to an individual named Conroy. No firm date or organization is recoverable from the text.
Angry residents in Des Moines react to Brie Wert’s appointment amid accusations and political friction. Supporters and opponents converge on city leadership as timelines and duties stir tensions over cruiser Dew Mate and local governance.
The supreme court affirmed a life prison sentence for Orman McPherson of Lonka County. He had traveled to Morning Sun to visit his daughter, became intoxicated, threatened his wife, drew a revolver, and an exchange of shots occurred, resulting in a deputy’s death. The court upheld the term imposed by the county court.
Northwestern passenger train No. endured a wreck on a side track near Cravath after a misaligned switch. Engineer Wheeler suffered a broken jaw. one passenger injured. firemen and crew managed emergency actions as the train derailed wrecking a car and scattering maize.
A LeMars jury convicts Stettin of the killing of John Dass in an April murder. The defendant admitted shooting Dass in the heart during a quarrel and surrendered to the sheriff. Accomplice Win Beaver and neighbor Peter Peterson face separate trial next.
Robert McKinney shot his wife at their Princeton home during supper, then killed himself after reloading. Neighbors found the bodies. Inquest revealed despondency and threats of self harm. McKinney, 44, and his wife, younger, had lived in Princeton twenty years and were respected. Surviving daughter and son listed.
In a Northwest Wort Dodge district accident, Thomas Dwyer was fatally struck when horses pulling flax collapsed a wagon during a steep descent. Brothers Seek assistance, Dwyer dies before help arrives. Local notices list land deals and purchases by Shoms Mou Brothers and others.
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