Drive the Graters Out in Ohio
In Ohio residents rally to pressure a group they call the Graters, aiming to oust them from local influence. Organizers describe the action as a push for accountability and community control amid ongoing disputes.
01 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1905
Page
1
In Ohio residents rally to pressure a group they call the Graters, aiming to oust them from local influence. Organizers describe the action as a push for accountability and community control amid ongoing disputes.
A chaotic rally centers on reducing corporate influence in government. Speakers accuse bosses and corporations of domination, denouncing railroad and trust power while urging Republicans to back reform and purge machine politics. Publicans rally to support the platform and denounce entrenched interests.
Reported waves of antisemitic violence sweep multiple towns near St Petersburg with Jews fearing for safety and fleeing by day while working at night. In the capital, czarist advisers meet in Potrohot to review plans for a proposed national assembly as the tsar presides.
The union of bridge workers in New Haven calls on President Buchanan to declare a general strike across the United States and Canada against the American Bridge Company. All ongoing projects by the company are halted in New Haven and other locales as nonunion subcontractors are replaced and about 1000 workers may be affected. The state board of arbitration has urged settlement and contact with the company to avert this action.
A hobo, calling himself John Daly, selected a tree shaded spot on the estate of James D. Smith a New York banker and former stock exchange president in Stamford. He made a rough shelter and stayed briefly until authorities intervened prompting his departure after police persuasion.
Elsie May Poley, seven, daughter of John H. Poley, was struck and fatally injured while crossing Kimberly avenue in front of a trolley. The car had to be jacked up to remove her, and she died minutes later.
In Valosta California on August 1 the trio J G Rawlings Milton Rawlings and Jessa Rawlings were sentenced to death. The execution date was set for September 15. Frank Turner a black preacher was found guilty as an accessory before the fact with a recommendation of mercy.
A partially legible a report notes a fatal incident after a boy aged about 11 or 12 was struck by a vehicle on a city street. The cause is listed as disease, with unclear details about where or when the event occurred and who was involved.
William M. Keating longtime organist for St James Roman Catholic Church in South Manchester died yesterday at age 52. He served as church organist for 81 years in the community and was among the oldest in length of service in the area.
A terse statement signals new administration plans to overhaul additional bureaus. The note implies expanded agency restructuring with emphasis on efficiency. No dates or specific bureaus are named in the readable text.
Secretary Wilson returns from Oyster Bay as new inquiry into the agriculture department begins. Reports accuse an animal industry scientist of stock ownership in a meat label company and question the Blue Ridge Observatory near Eldemanata Virginia used as a summer resort for bureau staff. Moore defends funding and purpose, while a southern congressman’s offer for advance information is rejected as grounds for scrutiny.
Oyster Bay August 1 Attorney General William A Moody is in consultation with President Roosevelt and will stay overnight at Sagamore Hill. Moody arrived from New York aboard the Dolphin and was ferried to the village. He visited the executive office before driving to the president home and said the cotton investigation and nitro culture affair are not ready for publication. Moody suggested laws do not cover all wrongs and federal statutes are weak in some respects.
A fragmentary report discusses disarray within Zionist groups, noting internal factional tensions and organizational strain, with unclear specifics but emphasis on disruption among leaders and members.
Basel August 1 report says territorial Zionists rejected by Zionist congress over East Africa plans formed a new National Jewish Territorialist League with 30 former Zionist delegates and over 300 attendees. New body aims to find settlement territories, organize Jews, negotiate with governments, and establish supporting institutions. Leadership debates follow Herzl’s death with Nordau declining and Wolfssohn favored by a strong faction.
Erastus Spencer farmhand for George Pryor was arrested on assault charges after firing a shotgun at Miss Kitty Blakeslee and two women attendants near the Pryor farm by Middletown insane asylum. Blakeslee was wounded in the back though not believed to be serious.
Ralph Langdon, stage driver and mail carrier, halted his coach near Otis and Great Barrington Massachusetts when a large rattlesnake sprang from the roadside. He killed the five foot snake with 13 rattles before it could strike and displayed the reptile tied to the trunk rack along his route.
William H Wilder, a former lieutenant, was found wandering with a broken mind after being abducted and tortured by three men seeking his $200 hidden money. He described being bound gagged and kept prisoner for three days, with wounds on mouth wrists and ankles from cords.
Edward Smith the fox hunter asserts ice remains year round in Torin Cave near Mast Hampton and the Salmon river area. Nathaniel Strong first guided him to the cedar surrounding that blocks sun, with ice detected five to six feet below. A spa trip note says water from the ledge stays cold while ice slowly melts but never vanishes.
Newport Aug 14 James Hazen Hyde, linked with Equitable fame, is reported seeking a bride in Newport. The name mentioned is Miss Gladys Deacon, who was once linked with the crown prince of Germany. Mrs Charles H Baldwin, widow of a famed admiral, hosts Deacon and Hyde at a vaudeville outing as society eyes the possible engagement and awaits an official announcement from Baldwin Villa.
William Roberts 86 of Sound Beach was last seen walking toward Long Island Sound after declaring he had nothing to live for. His body was recovered later that afternoon with a rope and heavy stone, leaving three daughters Mrs. George Howland of Mount Vernon and Mrs. J. Dale plus Miss Kate Roberts of Sound Beach.
Ralph A. Martin, 28, employed at Wesleyan University government experiment station, was found dead in bed yesterday at the home of George F. Jonas where he boarded. Medical Examiner Gales will seek further opinions to determine cause. A former US Army man of nine years, he served at Port Rico and Manila and was orderly to General Lawton at his death. Born Port Jervis New York, he was stepson of Dr EK A Markham of Durham, Connecticut.
Aug 1. Most collieries in Wilkes Barre and valley towns to close Aug 10 for President Roosevelt's address to miners. Officials expect the talk to influence conduct as the current agreement expires. President Mitchell of the Miners union to preside and introduce the president.
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania on an church outing youths danced to a village band despite Pastor George H L Schaeffer’s opposition. He had the pavilion closed but an entrance from a saloon allowed the dance to resume and continued late into the night.
New Orleans reports 5 deaths and 21 new cases of yellow fever as heat threatens to worsen the outbreak. total deaths reach 62 with 3804 cases. Clean up clubs form citywide, cisterns screened, and Baton Rouge militia guards entrances to restrict movement from infected districts. Government officials dispute claims of concealment and push for fumigation and quarantine measures.
New York August 1 A 15 year old girl Isabel Cowan lived for weeks in Central Park surviving on picnic scraps and bird feed. She was sent to the House of Mercy by Justice Wyatt after being caught while authorities question her tale. Mrs Reilly who had hoped to adopt her supports the account but police remain doubtful.
In Boston on August 1 two women detectives tried to arrest two suspected shoplifters in a department store. Miss Thompson was stabbed with a butcher knife and wounded herself by accident with the same weapon. The suspects, named Bertha Hurley and Alice McDonald, were taken to police headquarters. Police found goods valued at 100 in their possession.
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