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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1895
Page
2
A violent clash near Medol a few miles from Pittsburgh saw striking miners clash with imported workers using pistols. Deputies backed by forces scattered the melee and drove new workers from the field, with more trouble feared as strikers remain desperate and the mine area barred to all.
The Western special describes a sweeping plan by a new telephone company with a $1,000,000 capital to disrupt Bell Telephone operations nationwide. Backed by notable names including The Parcott Company of New York and George Crocker, the venture signals a bold, warlike entry into markets Bell has long held. The report also notes other items from New Whatcom, San Francisco, and Kansas, including a court decision in Maine County and maritime incidents.
Market notes show higher crop prices, wage increases, and stronger bank clearings signaling improving trade in many sectors. Wool, iron, steel, and petroleum activity rise, while hogs and pork stay steady. wheat and oats dip slightly. Exports of wheat climb, and New York reports American Sugar Refining plans to distill spirits using refinery output.
Diaz and Guatemala's minister signed an official document settling the boundary dispute, with the matter to Senate ratification. Guatemala will apologize to Mexico for recent tensions and indemnify timber camp losses. the U.S. claims to island guano deposits off Yucatan were relinquished.
Fragments describe a murder plot in Santa Fe involving Jesus Vil pedpe and Felicilane Chaves, with Martinez implicated. An explosion at Charles Salathie’s grocery shop in New York injures many and prompts Mafia suspicions. A Tennessee march marks a state anniversary while rail robbery and a mob beating headline region-wide turmoil.
Old Pete, a well known Clinton figure, was found dead in his modest hovel after several days unseen. A Swede previously rumored as a former private secretary to a king, Pete lived a lonely life, wore an iron neck chain, and may have been banished from Sweden for political reasons.
Belle Plaine saloon keeper James Motaic was indicted and his business closed as about 150 gallons of whisky beer and wiser were locked in the city jail. Revival meetings spurred the action and other saloons closed after visits by a committee.
The Iowa Supreme Court sustains the constitutionality of the liquor law, with Justice Deemer delivering the opinion and Justice Kinne dissenting. The case State ex-rel. David T. Witter et al. v J L Ferkner et al. affirms no defect in the act’s title, denies delegation of legislative power, and rejects pardon power for cities. A related decision in State of Iowa v Martyr et al. reverses an infraction ruling based on fifty foot proximity rules. the court clarifies that only the room, not the entire building, must be within fifty feet and defines a resident freeholder as one residing in the town.
George R. Pearsons of Fort Dodge won a legal battle over Owl Lake in Humboldt County. He drained hundreds of acres of swamp land into the Boone River, converting it into 800 acres of tillable land valued at about 35,000 dollars. The government later patented the land as swamp land to the state, with Pearsons retaining quit claim, leading to looming evictions for rival settlers and a potential lien.
The Fifty first session of the Jowa An nits Conference of the United Brethren Church opened in Toledo with Bishop Millz presiding and Res. H. A. Crawford of Ottumwa as secretary. Rev. W. J. Deaty was elected trustee, and A. G. Statro was named Native... The meeting debated railroad contracts and wage terms, while a severe accident in Gelwin left Prominent citizen Ver Baker mortally wounded after a collapse and self inflicted throat injury. In other news a Texas secession case and school children cycling initiative sparked local interest. Sioux City fire destroyed a barn injuring thirteen horses and crippling several teams amid extensive property loss.
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