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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1898
Page
2
In a tense pursuit through the bank district, a man in blue shadows Earl Kellogg and his banker uncle, with clues bolstering theories of a planned crime. The stranger eyes Kellogg’s movements from a distance as plots around trust and inheritance begin to unfold.
Applications for pensions from the Spanish American War rise in Washington. Lita M. Hook, widow of William N. Hook, seeks 912 monthly. Eliza Z. Tunnel, widow of Elijah J. Punnett, requests pension for dependents. About 3,000 cases await adjudication as a special division handles war related claims.
A bank in Holland, Michigan was robbed by four to five men using nitroglycerin to blast the safe. About 88,000 dollars were taken along with 35,000 ip movers and 4,100 in notes. The robbers fled toward Augusta after using a handcar and explosions. Witnesses saw armed men guarding the scene and one resident, Alvin Haines, was threatened.
Captain Charles Cates reports Dawson famine threats and a rush to leave. Provision prices soar with meals scarce at high costs. Indignation meetings flare as officials and lawyers profit, while a Dawson police power grows. A student from Madison heads toward Brazil and the Confederate Veterans plan their next encampment in Charleston.
The article argues that fears of German interference in the Philippines are unfounded. It cites German neutrality assurances in Washington views and notes Vice-Admiral von Diederich at Manila would not provoke Admiral Dewey. A London paper says any war would be swift, with no rupture expected between the United States and Germany.
The Electrolytic Marine Salta Company, formed to extract gold from sea water, is suspended as its 2400 stockholders lose millions. Leader Rev. PPL Jernagan, a Baptist minister, bought government securities before sailing for trepe. The force of men was discharged and futures remain unclear.
Reports from Boston, Santiago, and Washington describe six infant bodies found on a vacant Boston lot while notes on politics and quarantine updates appear. A Boston woman claims hypnosis with doctors unable to help. A plea from New Brighton suggests melting $280000 in silver into souvenir spoons to fund a torpedo boat destroyer.
The Queen sent Princess Louise to Sir Toho Millais who lay dying to ask if he desired any favor. He wrote on a tablet that he wished to see his wife. The queen, breaking protocol, granted the interview with Lady Millais in a compassionate act.
Real Warm Weather Meat and Cow wee. Allen's Foot-Ease by Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York claims to cure corns and bunions and ease itching and burning feet. Druggists say it best for feet. sample free by mail.
A garbled collage shows a physician quip about eating after breakfast, a limb of medical phrases, references to the Washington Star, a Catarrh Cure ad estimating 75 cents, teething remedies for children, ancient Egyptian caricatures, a pension note, a poetic quote from Stephen Girard, and a mention of Ripa Chemical Co New York.
Mrs W E Paxton of Youngtown North Dakota shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after suffering leucorrhea bearing down pain and profuse menses post delivery. She reports strong improvement after three bottles and urges others to try the remedy.
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