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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
2
Coroner's jury finds Ray Edmiston, a prominent Omaha insurance man, committed death by his own action while insane. The body was found in his office after a Thursday night incident. motive remains a mystery though rumored love affair factors are noted.
Roosevelt and guests sailed from Oyster Bay aboard the Sylph when a fierce gale struck Long Island Sound. Winds near 65 mph toppled a tug and capsized a three masted schooner. two crew clung to a bow, rescued by a yaw. The Sylph pitched and listed but and none aboard were injured.
An aged invalid John Cullen of South Des Moines held his dying wife in his arms in their home. She died of heart failure as neighbors arrived, and Cullen refused to let her body be moved until the coroner came, remaining by her side in sorrow.
Reports from the Atlantic describe rough weather with a hurricane at sea affecting steamships and tugboats. The Mexicano wreck near the Florida coast led to six survivors rescued, while the Roxby and Cherokee faced peril during their voyages from Turks Island and Santo Domingo. Also noted are upheavals in British government with minister resignations accepted by the Cabinet.
In New York on the East Side, a gang fight between police and toughs from the Paul Kelly and Monk Hastmann factions left Michael Donovan dead after refusing to name his assailant. John Carroll and several others were badly hurt as police reserves were deployed. four men were arrested amid the melee.
A heavy frost across northwestern Iowa southeastern South Dakota northeastern Nebraska and southwestern Minnesota damages corn and hay while higher ground escapes largely unscathed. Farmers expect some corn injury but in many areas the frost may speed ripening and provide limited benefit. Locations Cherokee Spencer Rock Rapids Sac City Onawa report varying damage with temperatures near 27 to 35 degrees.
In Wright County district court, prisoner ER N. Hendricks seeks damages from Dan Kenna of Wagle Grove alleging the owner turned a steam hose on him causing burns. Hendricks, a Webster City resident and carnival worker, says he was drunken and abusive when arrested, leading to the punitive water exposure.
Albert Ellinghouse, a prominent Bellevue youth near Dubuque, lies in critical condition after being shot by a disreputable woman named Cook last week. Officials fear possible mob actions if he dies and his friends seek vengeance. Ellinghouse was attacked while approaching a houseboat where the woman and a male companion stayed. Rumors allege the shooting was a cover to hide the identities of two Bellevue citizens being entertained aboard.
In Des Moines a wife who washes for a living testified that she hid her earnings from her drunken husband, who was jailed for intoxication for thirty days after he dug up her money. He had $2.71 when arrested and it was restored to her. Other items include a flying horse shoe injuring a man near Creston, a damages suit by Mrs. Emma Byam against J Harmses and Theo Matthiesen for selling liquor, a Burlington mill fire causing under $1,000 damage, and a penitentiary sentence for O B D Grifth for stealing brass at Ottumwa.
J T B DeForest former land department head at First National Bank Hawarden was jailed in Orange City after selling land for about 3000 and sending deeds. He was housed in county jail May 40, motions for bail denied, later released on 2000 bail awaiting grand jury investigations.
A shep herd dog named Minnie, taken in a baggage car seventy five to a hundred miles from home, traveled on foot back to Jefferson to reunite with her two puppies. George Smith sold Minnie to a man at Rolfe and she was carried to Grand Junction before returning by land, dragging a chain at the collar. Citizens wonder what account of geography or instinct allowed the dog to locate home despite the long journey.
At 2 30 in the morning a burglar entered G P Malsky’s house at 503 West Sixth Street and stole about $316 in cash just taken from a bank withdrawal intended for speculation. Malsky, a blacksmith, noted the money was missing. police have no suspect. Meanwhile Fairfield reports widespread poisoning at the county fair from orange cider mixed with dyes. Victims were sickened and several remain in danger. Garvin jailed, Donnellson fled.
Bank raid at Rhodes Warmers Bank ends with vault opened by roof entry. $1000 in silver recovered outside the safe. dynamite destroyed contents but no further theft. Indicted man DeAtta and wife for manslaughter over Clara Rasmussen’s July 4 death in Ort Dodge. Other local notes: Nolan dies of lockjaw, high flood levels, Atlantic street fair planned, Sioux City voters back two telephone stations.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a town without a marshal in Parkersburg faces an experiment or trial of governance. The readable text mentions citizens or officials considering a role or action, but specifics remain unclear.
The Weekly Historian reports on Congress seeking to limit foreign immigration, a rapid rail route between New York City and Albany with fare details, Ohio lawmakers imposing land taxes, and a Groban ship seized by a British vessel with crew punished for defiance of the British flag.
A machine capable of producing a ton of finished Morseshoes daily is projected by Robert D. Hobach of Pennsylvania The Post Office Department advertised for small carriers between Paria and Vandala NL to carry messages at a rate of 105 aviles between 10 h and 6 p m from Thursday to Saturday weekly. Turkish soldiers captured in battle Russia urged to pardon prisoners after Sultan's decree threatening death for surrender. Fifty years ago Garrison tried to bar women from a Massachusetts Temperance Society meeting and failed. Galena and Chicago Union rail line 121 miles long expected to begin mining traffic. Cubans protested through M Louie in New York over a proposed US settlement of their island. Dr Wayne Arctic expedition frozen on Greenland coast near the north pole as winter closes in.
Forty years ago President Lincoln suspended writ of habeas corpus nationwide. Seward sent circular to foreign ministers urging withdrawal of rebel support. Cabinet equated one black soldier to one white in prisoner exchanges with the Confederacy. Rumors of a Saint Louis uprising prompted troop callout. Draft began in Troy New York with two regiments held in readiness to curb riots.
Thirty years ago a liv ens ton chancellor is linked to a steamboat promoter’s vault theft in Red Hook New York while mill workers in Charleston demand higher pay and are thwarted by proprietors. The Treasury warns New York banks over a Gould wired corner. An inaugural excursion runs Chicago to Lake Kampaska Dakota. The government sues 170 citizens including Andrew Carnegie and Thomas A Scott in the Credit Mohinley case at Hartford Connecticut.
A garbled 19th century news montage notes Postmaster General Gresham’s action against a lottery, forbidding postmasters to forward money orders to M. A. Dauplin who acted as treasurer. It also mentions Mary Anderson in Ingomar, a Northern railroad celebration at Fargo Minn, a police finding of a passingly misdirected memorial, and various worldwide items including a rebel fleet, Bulgarian plots, and Detroit’s currency controls.
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