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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
1
United Mine Workers ordered end to a violent strike in the Birmingham district after the governor barred tented camps and public meetings. Officials planned to recall miners except those with acts of lawlessness as about thirty people allegedly died from asphyxiation in a club house found by three local boys.
The forty second national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opens in Toledo with a welcome address by Mayor Brand Whitlock planned. A parade on Wednesday will honor William H. Taft, Senator Foraker, and Governor Harris, with receptions by the Lincoln Club. The city displays extensive patriotic decorations and crowds enjoy the festive ambiance despite concerns about damp grounds.
Butte Montana September 1 coal mines in Wyoming closed leaving about seven thousand men idle. A wage scale dispute followed two days of rallies and sub committee talks. John J Hart of the Union Pacific and Thomas Gibson of the Wyoming mines led talks, which the Mine Workers repudiated. Investigators began examining alleged bad faith amid the labor dispute.
Louis Weiner nine died after two days of torture at county hospital following brutal mistreatment by two vagrants in Illinois Central railway yards last Friday. Police report the attackers remain at large as the case draws public horror and calls for justice.
A controversial craze with Jim Squid, a Bowery tattoo artist, spreads along Atlantic City beaches as fair maids display indelible arm tattoos from anchors to arrows. Fearing irate fathers, spectators watch as signs of the new ink trend emerge, while Squid reportedly earned several hundred dollars from the art. A separate note announces a memorial project for Joel Chandler Harris, proposing an Uncle Remus home for children near Atlantic City run by the Juvenile Protective Association, including a school and workshops on a 400 acre site funded by subscriptions.
A playful verse catalogs African wildlife under a Roosevelt era frame, listing animals like the lion unicorn lyre bird elephant giraffe and leopard. It humorously imagines creatures and dangers, wryly noting cultural figures and the era’s gaze on exploration and conquest. The poem blends whimsy with a colonial wildlife fantasy voice.
Settings for public buildings stress greensward around municipal structures. Past layouts overbuilt sites, but now lawns and belt lines grow in demand. The push calls for grass covered parkways and street trees on principal business streets as urban planning progresses.
JA funds advocate playgrounds as essential for the development of well rounded youth. The call links childhood welfare to national strength and urges government action to ensure safe public spaces for children.
Nebraskan William Z. Bryan addressed the state fair at Hamline in St. Paul on Republican extravagance and imperialism. He attacked the party’s spending, warned of taxes burdening farmers, and urged Democratic economy and reductions in appropriations across government departments.
William J Bryan will draft weekly letters during the campaign to guide precinct Democratic clubs across the country. John L Tomlinson, head of the DNC club bureau, announced the plan as he organizes eastern Democratic clubs. State Chairman William J Connors handed 6 000 precinct committeemen in New York to be directed by the national committee to organize immediately. Mack Hager invited John W Atwood to prepare an itinerary for John W Kern as vice presidential candidate.
A fragmentary Chicago report outlines a secretary named Harahan grappling with a personal crisis amid fears of disease and violent death. The piece hints at confidential notes and a troubled president, suggesting a broader political or social turmoil in the city.
Fragmentary notes describe the Lawson family during a period of hardship and illness. A member, cited as the heir, suffered high fever and left to take an outing, with the text indicating distress and overwork affecting the household.
New York September 1 District attorney will be ready to try Peter C Hains Jr and his brother T Joenking Hains for the slaying of William Annis on the opening day of the October term likely September 5. In Chicago Republican leaders enjoyed Grover Cleveland article favoring Taft over Bryan but delayed public comment until cue from Mack and Hitchcock.
In New York on September 1 the Central Federated union endorsed a resolution from the Elevator Constructors and Mill Wrights' union. The resolution pledged support to the AFL president and executive board to oppose the Republican party and to back William J. Bryan and the Democratic party for labor labor protection. Several delegates argued against party politics. The motion to table failed and the resolution was recorded in the minutes.
Chicago reporters note mixed reactions from organized labor to William H. Taft's remarks on injunctions in labor disputes and contempt of court cases. Some officials backed Taft and declined to be named due to AF of L stance. others opposed Taft found nothing new in his stance.
Peking reports the Chinese government is considering recalling Wu Ting Fang the minister to Washington due to alleged indiscreet disclosures. The government cites his platform and public stance in America as causing embarrassment. Liang Tun Yen is named as a leading candidate to replace him.
Washington dispatch reports Minister Wu saying he has heard nothing of a recall and dismissing claimed indiscreet remarks as created by others. He notes Japanese papers may claim his recall if true and says there could be many in Peking seeking his post, though he can name none. He adds he did not seek the appointment upon returning to China.
Winnipeg Manitoba September 1 One of the worst washouts in the history of the Canadian Pacific on this division. Torrential rain washed away hundreds of yards of track between here and Kenora. Dozens of trains were held up and none are allowed to cross. Loss to the company is heavy. Surrounding rocks and heavy water flow created dangerous conditions for traffic.
A blaze starting at Brinville and Charles streets swept three blocks in New Orleans center, destroying many wholesale houses and plants and damaging 62 concerns. Loss logged at 1.4 million dollars as flames extended toward Connauset and Royal, with logs and small stores struck in the heavy fire zone.
The Pennsylvania Railroad enhances its right of way with station parks, trees, and shrubs around passenger stations, plus green slopes and erosion control. Long Island Rail Road stations receive extensive plantings, while in open country the system converts bare slopes into green terraces to improve drainage and aesthetics.
A West Philadelphia two story house hides a lovely yard behind a low wire fence. Climbing roses ramble over the fence creating a green, flowering screen that turns the back area into a charming retreat for family meals and visitors. The gardener’s trick was simple: plant climbing roses and train them along the fence.
A call to residents to tidy premises plant flowers and care for yards. Emphasizes communal pride thrift and health benefits of clean attractive surroundings. Encourages trimming dead limbs clearing brush painting repairing buildings and removing roadside brush to boost neighborhood appeal.
The garbled text mentions a "lady optimist" and a "funny man" who is a professional. Theresa appears in a strained relationship, with phrases about superiority and concrete beliefs. The passage reads like a corrupted social vignette with unclear names and events.
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