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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
2
Parry's Men Project of Mother Jones Organizing Plan
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Mother Jones aiming to organize workers at a manufacturing plant. The text references intention, scorn terms, and new arrivals, with unclear punctuation and scattered phrases. No clear names, dates, or location given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Desperate hunt for Illinois dispatch reported locals
A fragmented Waterloo and Fama Republic era clipping hints at a desperate search for an Illinois dispatch. The garbled text mentions Hoffmann and a female figure, with unclear roles or outcomes. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlinois
Waterloo
TIE, Fama
AY Hoffmann
The
Mardure
Hovonehiy
Gale Sweep Brings Damage Along Britain Seacoast
A gale swept Britain's seacoast causing damage over the kingdom with strong winds prevailing since Friday. Weather reports say the storm effected coastal towns and homes as crews assess the aftermath.
Turbulent War Crimes Outbreak Shocks Monastir Victims
Eyewitness accounts describe Christian residents terrorized by Mussulman forces in Monastir with burned villages, forced plunder, and widespread starvation. Consuls fear for safety as 70000 destitute people seek shelter while authorities limit aid and Europeans observe cautiously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayet Figtin
Chiriahe
Muirdér
Porte
Macedonia
Demand for Beirut governor's removal sparks Turkish reply
Leishman asks for the dismissal of Beirut governor Reshid Pasha as American lives and property in Beirut face insecurity. Constantinople has not replied. Nazim Pasha arrives in Beirut from Damascus to discuss settlement, greeted by a cheering crowd at the railway station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leishman
Beirut
Constantinople
Reshid Pasha’ Vali
Porte
Nazim Pasha
Damascus
CANNOT REVIVE TREATY WITH COLOMBIANS HOPE LOST
A Panamanian dispatch states the Herran Hay treaty is dead and the United States should focus on Nicaragua. Colombians have lost hope of securing justice on the isthmus. The new governor, departing Bogota, is due here about the 16th with military leaders and a canal plan satisfactory to all concerned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal
Paname Dlispatch
United States
Nicaragua
Bogota
Pope's Sisters Disappointed by Rome Formalities
The three sisters of Pope Pius X. living with him in Venice find Rome overly formal. They expected closer ties with their brother but see only ceremony. They note eroding attention from curious locals and prefer Venice’s electric streetcars and wide avenues over Rome's ruins and narrow lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Pope Pius X
Rome
Unclear Syria Situation Prompts Cairo Paris Telegram
A telegram read in Paris reports disquieting rumors from Cairo about Syria. It notes Druses in Ayish and fears of potential massacres, with mentions of Lebanon and Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Paris
France
Cairo
Syrian
Ayish des‘Druses
Leba
Post Office Frauds Trials to Begin in October Term
President Roosevelt ordered a thorough investigation into the Washington post office charges led by Seymour Tulloch. Holmes Conrad stated prosecutors may consolidate cases to speed proceedings, with a final report to the attorney general. No prosecutions will follow from conclusions due to statute limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District Supreme Court
Ly, Ten
Holmes Conrad
Roosevelt
Seymour Tulloch
Washington, D. C
Post Office
Charles J. Bonaparte Holmes Conrad
Iment
Mes
Bonner
Conrad
Department
Tulloch
Deed of an Ingrate Ends in Murder and Flight
A Waterloo area shooting reports William A. Hoffman killing his father in law Dr. William Brandt over finances. Hoffman then paid his wife $2, kissed their four children, and fled into the woods saying two more must be killed before he dies. Sheriff pursuit expects a fierce chase as Hoffman is armed and accurate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
William A. Hoffman
Maystown
William Brandt
Hoffman
Proclamation Demands Punishment as Servian Officers Protests
Servian Army officers arrested at Belgrade publish a proclamation urging the severest punishment for the murderers of King Alexander and Queen Drogs The officers threaten either their removal or the murderers from service and call for cheers for King Peter Public mood favors the officers and their release while dissatisfaction grows over Gen Gynkics appointment to Nish division command
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Alexander
Drogs
Peter
Gynkics
Nish
Webster City Receives 200000 From Kendall Young Estate
Mrs. Kendall Young of Webster City dies in Battle Creek Michigan and Webster City gains 200,000 for a library in memory of Mr and Mrs Young. The estate remains intact with 25000 directed for a fireproof building on Wilson Avenue. Funds from the remainder fund library use. a new structure to be built at once preserving a strong local library legacy. Funeral services set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Kendall Young
Battle Creek
Mich
Young
Wilson Avenue
Remarkable Sleepwalker Survives Train Descent Near Town City
Willie Hennessey a 14 year old from Cripple Creek Colorado escaped death after wandering from a moving train at night while asleep. The boy now bruised but alive says he remembers Grinnell and waking in a sand bank after falling from the car steps at speed about fifty miles per hour. He was bound for South Bend to enter Notre Dame University and claims to have never sleep walked before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Hennessey
Cripte Creek
Colo
Town City
Master Hennssey
Patrick Hennessey
Cripple Creek
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame University
Grinnell
Coun cil Bluffs Deaf School Opens Oct 1 After Fire Recovery
The council Bluffs school for the deaf will open Oct 1 with expected strong attendance. Pupils are urged to come Sept 30 as conveyances will meet trains to transport them. A new building replaces the 1902 fire, offering roomy classrooms a dining area and workshop.
Child Seriously Scalded in Pot of Coffee Accident
The 12 year old daughter of Pred Richards, lying west of Sloan, was badly scalded when a chair toppled a coffee pot during dinner. Dr. Frear attended promptly. The child is in a serious condition and probably will not live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred Richards
Sloan
Twelve Horses Burn in Fort Dodge Fire at Livery Stable
Fire at Rick Bros livery stable in Fort Dodge broke out around 1 am in the feed stable next to the boarding stable. It blocked the entrance, preventing the removal of twelve horses and a cow, all of which burned. Five horses owned by Rick Bros and the rest by local citizens were lost. Some harness and hay also burned. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars, with about one quarter insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Rick Bros
Rick Brog
Sultans helpless amid Eastern tensions may trigger war
Official and press reports from the east stress the seriousness of the Macedonian revolt and Turkey's volatile mood. London authorities fear uncontrollable Ottoman sentiment could push Sultan toward war with Bulgaria despite the porte's reluctance to engage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nent’ East
London
European
Asia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Drugged and Robbed A Davenport Resort Cash Loss
Reported by friends that ex Davenport high school athlete id Webb was drugged and robbed of over 110 dollars in Davenport Saturday night while traveling to Grinnell for college football. George Black of DeWitt also present. A 17 year old named Sam Simmers died at brick yards east of Harap following two earth banks collapse. Clifton Hotel fire escape case in Cedar Rapids yields 800000 damages. defense seeks to strike law as unconstitutional for improper passage. Mayor’s son Charles Warner pleads to petit larceny in Itumwa police court. fined 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Id Webb
Grinnell
George Black
DeWitt
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Charles Warner
Springfield
Jir
Itumwa
Bad Young Man Robs Employer Then Betrays Girl
Sheriff Morgan of Mills County pursued a case involving a young man named Allen charged with decoying Florence Pollard a 10 year old girl from her home. Allen employed at a Pacific Junction drugstore lured Pollard to Malvern Omaha and Council Bluffs then disappeared with over 1000 dollars while the girl was left in danger. The mother collected the child and Allen previously returned 900 dollars he admitted stealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Mills County
Cornell Bluffs
Florence Pollard
Pacific Junction
Taylor
Ashe
Allen
Pacific Tunction
Plorence Pollard
Malvern
Omaha
Corneil Bluffa
Council Bluffs
Miss Pollard
Saloon Closures Prompt Legal Question In Des Moines
A court injunction case against Lorenz Till and building owners at West Third Street and Court Avenue raises a key legal issue. If ruled against, many Des Moines saloons could close as the law redefines premises to property, potentially affecting numerous liquor licenses statewide. The dispute centers on whether the term premises refers to the unit room or the entire property, a revision from the original wording to property in 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenz Till
Weat Third Street
Court Avenue
Des Moines
Clarke Inn
Aupreme Court
Inquest Finds Accidental Shooting Death Of Richard Figgie
Dr. C M Wade presided over an inquest into the death of 14 year old Richard Figgie near Slory. The jury ruled the fatal gunshot was from a stray bullet, likely from a .22 rifle, with no evidence of intent by two 14 year old suspects. Autopsy cited internal hemorrhage from abdominal aorta injury caused by a small bullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Wade
Sloan
Richard Figgie
Slory
Fisher
Constable Dailey narrowly survives assault in Des Moines
Constable Dailey of Des Moines nearly died when Ed McFadden an express driver struck him with a brick during a warrant service at a Mast Locust Street saloon open on a holiday. Dailey recovered and pursued McFadden into the express barn where he was arrested and held to the grand jury on assault charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dailey
Des Moines
Ed McFadden
Mast Locust Street
McFadden
Wreck at Sibley Collides Passenger and Freight Train
A Sioux Falls passenger bound for Cedar Rapids crashed into a freight engine at Sibley on the Rock Island line. The impact damaged rolling stock including a dozen freight cars and a caboose, narrowly averting a larger loss of life as the passenger train attempted to switch to the wrong track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Sibley Garde
Rock Island Railway
Sibley-Gowrie
Cedar Rapids
Sibley
Cowrie Line
Lomack Arrests Stir Up Des Moines Baptist Church
More grief for Rev. F. Lomack of Des Moines as he faces a bigamy charge from his wife seeking divorce. She claims he married Minnie Garland in 1894 and has never divorced her, with a stormy marital history reported since late last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. ©. Lomack
Des Moines
Minnie Garland
Lomack
Wabash Depot Burned in Shenandoah Fire
A Shenandoah blaze destroyed the Wabash depot believed sparked by a wall engine spark. The log depot was the best between Cannell Bluffs and Maryville, while Ida Grove suffered a cloudburst flooding Maple River’s lowlands. Le ho Brek, crossing the stream, lost his team but family escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Shenandoah
Wallenging
Cannell Bluffs
Maryville
Ilda Grove
Ida Grove
Maple River
Leho Brek
Iowa Cornfielders Reports Mixed Farm Conditions in Sept
Des Moines bulletin notes warm days and cool nights with favorable farm conditions. Corn growth steady but uneven with drought risk. fall plowing advancing. oat and Timothy seed yields strong. apples and potatoes show varied prospects across counties led by Mason City and Independence with frost risk looming two weeks out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
J. R. Sage
United States Weather and Crop Service Bureau
Allamakee
Rosaville
Winneshick
Ridgeway
Worth
Northwood
Extherville
Hancock
Rich
Cerro Gordo
Mason City
Butler
Clarksville
O'Brien
Primghar
Gray
Spencer
Sac
Lane City
Carroll
Carrellj
Shelby
Harlan
Webster
Fort Dodge
Boone
Ogden
Story
Nevada
Furtwickj
Jasper
Newton
Buchanan
Independence
Waterloo
Mont Iand
Benton
Blairstown
Washington
Annaworth
Henry
Mt. Pleasant
Cort
Mahaska
Oskaloosa
Marion
Pella
Mundigon
Lucas
Wayne
Seymour
Warren
Indianola
Cass
Viola
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