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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1896
Page
7
A New York Herald Madrid special reports that with restrained diplomacy the United States can avoid conflict with Spain. Spanish leaders say the government avoids war, protects Americans, and would consider autonomy terms if approached peacefully.
The Bolivia with 1 376 Italian immigrants arrived from Genoa and Naples. About 600 were detained as likely public charges, many penniless. Dr Senner warned only 10 percent of detainees would be allowed to land. Alesia carried 1 064 more and would land at Ellis Island. Immigration officials fear a flood from Naples as 15 000 have already arrived or are en route.
Friends Sel Defmise Agki, charged with the murder of Mia, faces trial. Minnie Miller and her nephew Willie Truesdedl were captured near Denver after a struggle over wares. He admits killing the woman but says it was self defense after an initial shacking with a pan and then with a kale. He denies details of the death.
Charles Haber Charles J Lantry Jas Farrington and others in Lyon Chase and other Kansas counties won their case in the Kansas Supreme Court at Topeka. The dispute involved shipping Texas cattle into their grazing country and concerns about disease spread among stock.
The text describes multiple fatal incidents including a man named Harry Pice who killed himself near Perce Oklahoma to avoid capture, a man named Rien who killed Rob Taylor during a Telit over Rice's squin, and Jlice vial surrounded and killed after being cornered by officers in the woods. It also mentions Jon Wachs and his wife found dead in Milwaukee from arsenic poisoning with unclear cause, and reports on brigands and insurgents with no clear connection to a single event.
At Carrollton Missouri the condemned Taylor brothers broke from their cell and escaped to the roof with a rope. George Taylor is at large while Bill Taylor was quickly recaptured and jailed again. Deputy Sheriff Shelton and a posse pursue the fugitive as cries of alarm spread through Browning and nearby towns.
A severe northeast storm swept Cripple Creek Colorado causing immense property damage and several lives. Widespread destruction included collapsed buildings tents and lumber scattered, telegraph lines and electric lights down, trains halted, and many businesses damaged. Estimated property damage exceeds 100000.
London papers report mixed views on a US Senate move regarding Florence Maybrick the Amstinah woman sentenced to life for murder her appeal and possible reprieve stir sarcastic commentary in British press officials warn Senate intervention could disrupt daily affairs while supporters say it may aid the prisoner in a high profile case.
A smoky fire at Josephina Manninyr’s dressmaking shop in Salem leads to a corpse found inside. Alisa Mannins dies before doctors arrive and Joseph Flynn, wounded, is suspected of murder then suicide. Nearby, three men Sullivan Barnes Hanley drift at sea after hunting seals. Hailey dies, two others Talyard Dalton adrift. more losses feared as coast news arrives.
Coroners jury in Eau Claire Wisconsin finds Kate O'Donnell died of poison likely administered by her husband Thomas to marry Le Chire. In Leavesworth Kansas a double tragedy unfolds as Will Laterer Bud Owens and Cora Beston die after a confrontation on a principal street. Owens dies after injuring Beston and self inflicts wounds.
A Washington dispatch reports President Cleveland has proposed U S mediation between Spain and Cuba. The note states U S aims to help reach pacific reforms, without demanding independence or home rule, leaving those questions to future discussion once Spain accepts mediation. Spain is urged to respond in good faith.
The Weekly Review of Trade notes faint signs of a coming dawn as business activity remains flat since April 1 with prices largely unchanged. Wheat from August 1 totals 159,781,596 bushels versus 120,075,460 last year, and Western receipts run 60 percent higher than last year. Wool prices fall except fine washed wools, with manufacturers cutting output. U.S. and Canada failures total ²05 this past week, down 60 and up 27 respectively from last year.
A man named Smith confessed to murder and attempted murder in the Stone and Stilton families case at Talmadge. He admitted killing Alvin Stone and wife and injuring Emma and Hattie Stone with a baseball bat. He claimed extra motives tied to Flora Stone and said he could not explain all details of the crime.
Fix Queen of the Trotting Turf shows promise and may race again if conditions allow. Electioneer’s daughter, praised by Tebert Bonner of New York, is reported sound and smooth, with a chance to lower her trailing record. Philadelphia frame maker Hall & Garrison faces liabilities of 450003 with assets matching. wreck of Carnarvonghire near Skibbereen leaves crew rescued.
The report lists cattle and hog prices at major markets including Chicago and Kansas City with steers from 3.75 to 34.50, stockers 2.00 to 3.66, and hogs 2.00 to 3.70. Grain notes include wheat and corn futures with April and May quotations, and hay and timothy prices.
A Michigan crime spree ends with William B. O. Sands shot and crippled, then Minchell kills his wife and three children before turning the gun on himself. Sands dies next day after arm amputation. Minchell, an insurance agent and attorney, had quarreled with Sands over business and left a note of desperation citing fear for his family, poverty, and a plan to destroy them rather than see them suffer. Police linked him to the massacre. neighbors recall threats amid prior legal troubles and eviction disputes.
London officials slowly cleared a slum by demolishing a portion and repairing the rest to keep rehousing gradual. They kept many old buildings habitable, listed vacant rooms near the area, and required official approval of new homes before tenants received moving compensation. Within months, former slum residents found healthier surroundings.
A long established US senator from public life tells friends of a German railway incident. In a packed compartment a soldierly man at one window and the senator at the other both interact as the window is shut by the first man. The senator responds by moving into the rival seat and raising his own window. The episode raises questions about propriety and decorum.
In Atacan fiathers Montana the Anaconda Onion Society held a feast with a long table of meats bread fruit crackers and cheeses. Members wore onion pins and the hall displayed a banner In Onion Where Is Strength. The piece praises Montana onions and notes hopes for the society to elevate the onion’s status.
The clipped quotations reveal social tension as employers and politicians are described with biting humor. A bookkeeper frets about a holiday while a wannabe politician is mocked for constancy and vanity. The tone shows a pressurized social scene with sharp, sardonic commentary on character.
Senate debates post office funds but takes no final action while the House, under suspension, passes the river and harbor appropriation bill. A conference on the agricultural bill yields a 3.30 million dollar measure. The metric weights and measures bill stalls after combative votes, and a sailing vessels pilotage exemption is debated amid tariff discussions.
A young San Francisco woman offered healthy skin for sale after learning the process from a friend who underwent the operation of flaying. She advertised to physicians and surgeons, charging per square inch, selling large sections and beginning a second growth after removing seven square feet. She takes pride in being possibly the only woman to have been flayed.
Report describes Lieut F G Fisher recounting action at Malakaland with a native regiment marker. He recalls a direct encounter where a shot struck a man in the chest before he died. Concurrently a statue of General Grant is planned for Providence club house grounds with Quincy granite pedestal and a 32 foot high figure priced about 36000 dollars.
A New England naturalist suggests songbird decline stems from widespread use of Paris screen and other insecticides by farmers rather than predation. The piece comments that laying hens cannot be kept in cold houses and notes changing farm practices.
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