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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1913
Page
6
A disjointed OCR fragment aggregates diverse topics from labor unrest to political figures, rail projects, and social conditions. It references strikes and measures, public works costs, elections, and demographic estimates, with scattered mentions of Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United States.
Vermillion officials request federal funds to cover a $ PR 600 appropriation for riverbank revetment near the Missouri border. Local residents fear erosion worsens and ask for timely support. a joint resolution may be needed to finance the work.
April 1 1924 President Wilson weighs new sugar duties and tariff shifts in Congress as officials await his final decision. Delegates and Treasury leaders defer to the president while awaiting guidance from the Ways and Means Committee and the cabinet.
A debate over making the superintendent a appointive position unfolds in the city council discussion. Republicans oppose, Democrats push, and Brads and Brady resist calls to alter the role while other members wrangle over procedural points.
The speaker indicates a possible adjournment by April 14 and hopes to finish key business soon. He notes the House has a heavy committee workload and aims to clear important legislation, with a bill and a commission measure moving forward next week.
The senate moved a bill to classify quail as a game bird under a speed bird head, prohibiting shooting at all times. During debate, Game Warden Hinshaw opposed the measure as Quigley tied the issue to surrounding closures and enclosures.
Weather and flood reports warn the Mississippi watershed around Davenport families to evacuate as rising waters from the Wapsinonicon and nearby rivers push into farmland. Residents fear deeper flooding if the river swells beyond current levels.
Mareh ti Ackley escaped Sunday night winds with no injuries. Reports of a disaster in Baltimore prompted the city to offer assistance. Mayor J. Roberts declined, thanking officials for the gesture while expressing regret for the calamity.
Word reaches that Percy Jenkins injured months ago when struck by a Minneapolis and St. Louis train was awarded damages. The verdict is described as the largest in Minnesota for this type of suit, with Jenkins losing an arm and a leg after the crash.
Attorney general notes that Wilsons supporters in the legislature abandoned the fight on a jury bill mandating fusion. A joint committee was empowered to decide the issue with potential passage ahead. In the house thirty one votes were needed, but twenty five voted for no mandatory measure while six defected from the whip.
Secretary Houston approves advertising for sale of 2.0 billion feet of timber in U S national forests in Alaska California Idaho and Oregon. The largest bid is for 700 million feet. the successful bidder will be allowed 22 years to develop the timber.
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