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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
4
Fragmentary report notes Hubert Latham, the French aviator, attempting the Channel crossing from Rams with a 164 meter noted climb and 456 meter range. The piece hints at weather difficulties and parallels Paulhan’s earlier efforts, mentioning fuel range and storm conditions affecting the flight.
A stormy collision at the entrance to Montevideo harbor between the Argentine excursion steamer Colombia and the North German Lloyd steamer Schlesien caused the Colombia to sink with about 200 passengers and 48 crew aboard. Rough seas and rain hindered rescue. around 70 survivors were landed, many women and children among the dead. The disaster postponed Montevideo festival events and left dozens of bodies unidentified.
Moodland Park in Riverside opens Monday September 20 at 9 am for the Interstate Live Stock Fair. Highlights include a cattle display valued at over 1.6 million dollars, vast agricultural products, largest farm machinery exhibit in the state, dairy lectures by federal experts, seed corn and grains by Iowa State Agricultural College, a 22 car circus on the Midway, high quality free attractions, the Igorrote Village, and an upscale race program with harness horses and strong running fields.
A heavy earthquake struck Siena province at 1:29 a.m. Wednesday, destroying or badly damaging most San Lorenzo houses and injuring many. One person was killed as several homes collapsed near Buonoconcento, with injuries reported at Monteroni. The tremor reached Plomine on the coast fifty miles southwest and repeated five minutes later while residents fled in panic.
The national executive board of Metal Polishers and Buffers convened to discuss amicable adjustments and greater cooperation. Members urged sustained efforts to improve standards and unite members across the union amid ongoing industry concerns.
President Taft signaled in talks with callers that in his December message to Congress he will press for an early postal savings bank system. He argues hundreds of millions could be placed with the government and used to buy outstanding 3 percent bonds. He contends postal banks would attract timid savers seeking under 2 percent interest, not harming regular banks.
The full code of prohibition laws passed by the Alabama legislature and signed by the governor includes the Fuller bill. It bans alcohol use or distribution in clubs, bars foreign corporations from temperance violations, allows impeachment of sheriffs failing to enforce laws, requires municipalities to enforce prohibitions, bans soft drink stands from using screens, and prohibits gambling via barred doors and machinery. Sheriffs across the state were informed by wire that the bills were enacted. The Fuller bill allows raids of suspect places and destruction of mayors found there.
Otis Claycomb a Missouri farmer near Gallatin shot and killed John Ward returning to seize Ward’s wife Mrs. Claycomb, whom Ward had eloped with weeks earlier. The Claycombs, married twenty years with six children, are central figures in the fatal incident. Ward, 58, had employed Claycomb after a prior period of affair involving Mrs. Claycomb.
A mob blasted the Carlisle Indiana home of Stephen Hart, superintendent of the Carlisle coal mine, fatally shooting Hart's wife as miners had threatened him for weeks. Earlier, violence in Juriquilla Texas and nearby Santa Rosa left five dead or fatally wounded and ten seriously hurt in a feud between laborers and farm workers.
Three cases of bubonic plague and one death were reported Monday from the island of Hawai i in Hawaii. Honolulu authorities confirmed the outbreak and urged vigilance while tracking contacts and routes of transmission.
A special dispatch reports that fifteen miners were killed and thirty imprisoned after a cage dropped at the La Paz mine on Wednesday night. The cable parted as men tumbled four hundred fifty yards, according to Mateahaula sources.
A hayrack carrying Methodist Sunday school members overturned on a hill in Tumboldt Wednesday afternoon. Two children died Almada Wilder aged 12 and Ruth Faucett aged 16. Fifteen others injured, several seriously. William Wallace, a retired farmer linked to the Sunday school, drove the team and is deeply grieved as the town reels from the tragedy. The rig toppled after the horses backed up, dumping the passengers down a seven foot embankment.
James F. Porter a Civil War veteran was surprised to meet his son Samuel Milton Porter in Sloan. The elder Porter, now 86, had believed his son dead for years. Samuel, nearly 60, traveling with his wife, had not known his father was alive until recognizing him cross the street.
Lawrence Morgan 14 son of Harry Morgan of Shaldon was struck by a train on the Ninth street crossing Wednesday afternoon and taken to hospital in serious condition. Crowds at the fair grounds watched as he lingered near the track and the engine’s steam chest struck his head. The full extent of injuries remains undetermined.
The state fair board of directors voted to exclude nude art entries amid protests by locals. Reports cite furious responses via mail and phone to Superintendent Legae, Secretary Simpson, and others, including Sioux City police. A separate tragedy in Councell Bluffs notes a manfatally injuring Mrs. Martha Rasmussen and then committing suicide.
Edward Everett Sewall aged 40 died at home after shooting himself in the head with a revolver. Despondency over the death of his wife and son is believed to have prompted the act. he arose about 7 30 p m and lived until eight o clock.
A fire caused an $8,000 loss to the Nevada Electric Company's plant on Thursday with unknown origin. The company says it will rebuild at once, with $1,000 in insurance covering the building and contents.
A six foot tall man was found dead near Mint Creek north of Burlington on Sunday. The death is under investigation with no clear cause whether suicide or accident. No identification or further details were provided.
Two Tofurles and Maena Wreelked Newr Storm Bake as two koViONs repeat. Julius Kraft, thrown from a horse after a car frightened it, breaks shoulder blade and dislocates shoulder. Andrew Brodersen crashes when his team runs away after the auto veered. He sustains a broken leg and scalp wound and is treated in town. W G Stock and Lloyd Hooker collide autos, machines damaged but no injuries.
A $910,000 check to Morningside College arrived in Sioux Tuesday, bringing the endowment to $400,000 with a guaranteed $5,000 yearly income from the Northwest Iowa Conference. The gift secures the college's $60,000 grant from the American Home and completes a $160,000 funding effort before September 1.
Edward Connely of Mason City reports improvement after using Ime dust in a sealed room. He inhales thick dust several times daily, with increasing appetite and strength and lungs clearing per a physician. A second note describes a Marshalltown mill firm planning to grow its own corn for canning next season to supply its plant.
Sergeant Charles Robinson of Company C Muscatine narrowly escaped death when a broadax fell from a tent pole grazing his back. The axe struck his wrist severing an artery and nearly severing his hand. He was transported to the camp hospital.
Secretary of State Hayward is shown receiving J Pierpont Morgan’s personal check for 96000 as a Ming fee for the reincorporation of the Chicago Great Western railway which is incorporated for 600000000 according to papers.
The livery stock of A. M. Buth was sold at public auction in Sac City as cars supplant horse drawn services. Only one stable remains in Sac City after the sale.
A Tuesday fire partially destroyed the elderly Isaac Kalbach home in Oskaloosa. The old brick building, among the town’s oldest, had stood as a boarding house for about twenty years.
A ticket clerk for the Northwestern at Cedar Rapids was arrested on information filed by the company's auditor. The charge cites a shortage alleged at about 400 dollars and notes the clerk’s age as under 18.
Readable fragments indicate a brief item but the text is garbled and lacks clear facts. No distinct names, places, dates, or actions are identifiable for a reliable headline and summary.
President B C Montgomery of Boone County Telephone Company denies sale of the Boone County Telephone Company to the Tule town phone company.
Pomeroy Wilt and citizens announced a two day hazeball tournament and street carnival in Pom roy on September 2 and 3. The event aims to celebrate community vigor with games, parades, and social activities conducted on city streets and parks.
Hundreds searched the river from Burlington to Fort Madison on Sunday for Friday night carnival casualties but no body was found. Authorities and volunteers continued the sweep seeking the victim in the wake of the disaster.
Dunn's review notes improved trade in the principal initiatives with rapid forward work and rising production in iron steel wood and leather sectors. Despite prompt delivery concerns and transportation fears, money demand increases, bank payments rise, and trading defaults show indications of credits wealth. Grain, raw materials, factory outputs and dry goods show activity while temperatures favor agriculture. Bank clearings reach 204,188,004 versus 221,123,055 prior year, with 17 declines in Chinago district failures and outstanding liabilities.
From multiple markets reports show cautious purchasing by buyers and restrained retail demand. Currency shipments to the country rise while money remains firmer. Security markets stabilize with sobriety as iron and steel demand strengthens and railways buy more. Higher prices for cereals especially winter wheat may spur farm movement and lessen idle car totals before year end. Business failures for week ending Aug 19 total 183, down from prior periods.
The report lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices in Chicago Indianapolis Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Cincinnati and New York. Prices range with cattle generally $4.00 to $7.85, hogs $3.50 to $8.60, sheep $2.60 to $7.60, wheat No 2 around $1.04 to $1.10, corn No 2 67c to 69c, rye around 68c to 70c, oats 72c to 88c, and butter and eggs with small cent values.
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