The Hull Index Will Tamplin Extitor
The Hull Index announces Tamplin as extitor and proprietor.
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1904
Page
6
The Hull Index announces Tamplin as extitor and proprietor.
A devastating explosion on the battleship Missouri during gun practice kills twenty nine men and injures five, with 2000 pounds of powder igniting in the 12 inch turret and handling room. Captain William Cowles oversaw rapid flooding to avert total destruction at Pensacola, Florida.
Fragmented report describes heavy loss aboard a Russian battleship during a clash near Fort Arthur. Only a few survivors, including Ketiy Grand Thuke Cir, reach safety as rumors link Vice Admiral Mak arait to the sinking of the Petropavlovsk.
A Wisconsin man Clyde Ore shot and killed Addit Binssem, 28, at Fireot near the girls home, then killed himself. He had planned to wed Gwen Thrain two weeks earlier when a rival claimed the couple. The minister refused to perform the ceremony after a family disturbance.
The Minneapolis Journal reports Minneapolis flour mills will shut for an indeterminate period late this week amid protests over what millers call discriminatory competition. They accuse shipments from Kansas City to Chicago of underselling pricing. The piece also notes a court ruling denying a habeas corpus request for Guistax Marx, a noted barber involved in the case, with later mentions of local figures in Minnesota.
Gen. Kuropatkin reports a bold Russian raid on April 8 near Wiju with sharpshooters crossing to Ba malind island. Japanese scouts were killed or driven off as Russians pressed toward Yougampho and a Russian village where Korean forces intervened. One Russian sailor died. Russians claim all Japanese forces were annihilated with no losses.
A would-be assassin armed with a dagger wounded Spanish Premier Maura during an attack at the palace. The assailant Joaquin Miguel Artao, 19, was frightened and reportedly overpowered. Initial reports claimed the wound was grave but later statements softened the severity.
Police officer shoots Frederick Shall, a fugitive, fatally wounding him during a pursuit after Shall allegedly attacked a man with another diver. Shall, a teamster, had earlier beaten his assailant unconscious. the officer fired while chasing on foot and from horseback.
Edwin Griffith, son of a Great Bend postmaster, is jailed in Nereda Missouri on charges tied to stealing a £5000 registered package sent to a banking house in Craft Bend from Kanman. He fled via El Paso to Nevada and Minneapolis before being traced. A woman aided by taking funds and was not named. Also reported: Charles Nelson, 22, escaped a Duluth hospital delirium and stole a locomotive, stopping it aboard. A New York conference ended with a truce between lithographers and employers. Fred Smith of Springfield, nursing pneumonia, planned to wed Marie St. Olkn of Portland Indiana.
Charles Albert Beecher, a close associate of Abraham Lincoln, died in Marysville from heart disease. Beecher served as a confidant and pilot adviser after Lincoln’s era and held a delegation in the convention. A Galena High School building was destroyed by fire, with students and teachers escaping in an excellent fire drill.
District Judge Stevens held Adj. Gen. Bell and Capt. Wells in contempt for defying a habeas corpus writ. He ordered their arrest and discharged Charles Moyer while fining Bell and Wells. The judge challenged Governor Peabody and military leaders over alleged insurrection and civil authority conflicts.
Red River overflow sends water over Malin Street and threatens bridges on the railway line. Floodwaters rise several feet along the river and jeopardize streets and safety zones as authorities report rapid damage and disrupted telegraph service to the west.
Wailer Canaty reports rising race tension south of Holston Texas after a planter Pinckney is shot at a church by hidden assailants. Goss says panic followed as residents discuss vengeance while over 100 whites hunt the alleged Black attackers.
Official Paris reports reachers confirm a Japanese force of four army corps has fully landed in Korea and a second similar army is ready to embark. Details on Ise and army rebarkation are unavailable. A St Petersburg dispatch notes further exchanges of shots near the Waly River frontier. James Colgate of the New York Stock Exchange has insured $1500,000 in a humance policy, with a roughly $45,000 annual premium.
A young farmer, son of a prominent farmer, was shot in the side near Teil in the Waterloo area. The incident occurred when he was working among fields. the attacker remains unknown and the victim is expected to recover.
Thieves broke into Henry Davis's residence near Teenesville Sunday night stealing valuable jewelry. Aged occupant, described as re einge, living alone, was affected as police investigate the break in and assess the loss. Total amount stolen reported as $12,000.
John Fittcroft 65 of Onawa died near Blencoe after being struck by a Chicago and Northwestern train while wandering from home in a possible mental lapse. Coroner Dr J Huff considers it accidental and notes the body was found beside the track after midnight.
D. Z. Bennett, alleged to have fled Polk County Jail in Des Moines while awaiting trial for forged checks, was arrested in Council Bluffs. He was connected to heavy drinking, two forged checks, and a subsequent jewelry and money hoard allegedly tied to the case.
Charles Bernas awattes Hla faces a first degree murder charge in the Weaterton district court next month. The case concerns the death of Tart, the father-in-law, with the judge setting a May term jury to avoid delay. Boras awaits trial quietly and expects acquittal.
Isaiah Bell a longtime Chariton resident and pillar of the Methodist Church died of apoplexy during a Men's League meeting at the church Sunday afternoon. He was 74, had just finished a short folk program, and collapsed in his chair. He leaves a wife and six children.
A blaze at the First National Bank in Doon at 4:30 Monday morning caused about 2040 dollars in damage. The brick building and fixtures were valued at 2500 dollars, with partial insurance. Overhead, the Odd Fellows and Koat TV lodges suffered destruction of regalia and rooms.
Noted reclusive heir Ismaiih Shower of Traer dies leaving a will not to relatives. About 75 000 dollars likely goes to Trier M E Church with possible gifts to colleges. He lived fifty years without women or close friends and requested no notification of illness or death. Neighbors only attend his funeral.
This week in Des Moines the criminal division will hear the murder trials of a man named Alexander and then Graves. The Alexander case is expected to last two to three days, followed by a Graves trial lasting at least a week. The state seeks convictions in both cases, with strong grand jury indictments.
A Des Moines jury declined to grant clemency to Sarah Krohn, 32, who had been imprisoned three years for poisoning her husband, Charles Kuhn. The attempted pardon failed 20 to 20 and left Krohn still jailed amid questions about the crime and evidence.
Coroner and jury convened at Blenege to investigate the death of John Fitteroft after he was found lying near the Northwestern Railroad track. The inquest suspected death from injuries received when struck by a moving train between two unnamed locations on the morning of April 6. A notebook in the decedent’s pocket contained a premonitory note regarding possible suicide.
Bishop Garrigan of Sioux City visited town to arrange construction of a Catholic parochial school, set to open Sept 1, serving all denominations with instruction in German French Latin music and standard subjects. City council also voted to merge city materials and street operations, creating an economical administration and combining roles of Right watchman and water works engineer.
A German servant named Marin Neskeweg, age unspecified, died by self harm in Daibaique on Wednesday. She drank poison then cut arteries with scissors and hanged herself in a closet. She had been despondent since arriving six months earlier and worked at Open Shop in City Work.
Dr 2. DD. McVoy, Calhoun Countys oldest physician and prominent publican politician, died suddenly at Lake City after a brief illness.
One hundred years ago the Empress Josephine left France for Rome triggering renewed news of Napoleon's possible divorce. Charleston port faced a blockade by a French cruiser aiming to capture British ships, stopping vessels of various nations. Russia announced plans to use Sevastopol harbor exclusively for its warships. All U.S. territory ceded by Georgia north of Mississippi and south of Tennessee was annexed to Mississippi by act of Congress.
A great Augusta fire destroys over 300 buildings. Bolivia raises an army for Peru invasion. Paria scientists unveil a horizontal thermometer. Humboldt plans sun expedition in Siberia. Russian 400,000 troops move toward Constantinople. Americans and English defeat Chinese at Bhanghal with 100 fighters. Adame departs Japan to treaty voyage, Engaged in conflict with Apaches in Embuda mountains. Tejamiport law enacted in Merion.
A distorted report notes award to an architect in New York for dome work, a Virginia Oregon Wisconsin voting clash over a murder case, Indiana militia mobilization about a Confederate uprising, Wisconsin Senate fighting a railroad war bill, and Lincoln era army to navy engine transfers for training.
An aged chronicle recalls Henri Rothefort's escape from a New Caledonian penal colony after a petty offense. Spanish warships in Darana harbor respond to a threatened revolution. Senate debates currency inflation and the Morrill plan to reach 40 million dollars. A New York matting pushes cremation adoption, deeming burial in earth disgraceful. The Ro losne see faces arrest by a German enforcer over alleged ecclesiastical law violations.
The report recalls suspending business in Washington to welcome Gen Grant on crutches escorted by Speaker Wendell. Dispatches note Kiartum held by El Mahdi, Nile control reaching Shendy. France vows invasion of China for indemnity. House passes Will for silver trade dollar after fierce debate. A filibuster departs Florida. A clash erupts in Ima onati Ohio between militia and assailants with dogs.
A garbled report recalls a British commons action on an establishment in Scotland and Thailand. It notes a Washington death, the funeral of Lewis Kossuth in Pesth, and Coter’s army entering Pennsylvania during a Palestine toast. Casualties are reported from Oklahoma in a flu outbreak.
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