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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1896
Page
3
The Cuban junta in New York negotiates for aeronauts to build and crew a 48000 cubic foot hydrogen balloon. Anchored by a 1500 foot steel cable, the craft aims to observe artillery and troop movements in Cuba with a parachute-like upper section for safe descent. Perilous mission amid Spanish patrols and landing risks.
A New York project aims to erect a thirty story tower surpassing 96 feet in height from curb to cornice. The structure will be one of the tallest in the world, with heavy components and foundation work described, reflecting a boom in skyscraper building despite height restrictions elsewhere.
Judge Adams of the Creek Supreme Court finalizes a decree at Okmulga stripping over 2700 Black people from tribal citizenship. The ruling, upholding the emancipation act as unconstitutional for Black inclusion, ends appeals and aligns with Interior Department views and the Dawes commission stance.
Alarm grows in Mansfield Missouri as land slowly sinks in spots over a year. Dry spells expose trevices and depressions widen across Douglas and Texas counties. Reports tell a horse swallowed by sudden ground sagging while a farmer barely escapes. Local Black community fears judgment day.
Public land sale in Kingston section details Edward Winter buys for Northern Pacific Railway. Buckville crowd fight with pocket knives ends in a death. Sow price at Springfield state fair hits record around 120 dollars with multiple sales. Unidentified man found dead on Pennsylvania Railroad track near Columbus. Arm injury threatens amputation for Isaac Zane. Springfield quarrel ends with gunfire injuring a farm hand. Railroad agent G. Jones disappears with missing accounts.
Cyclist E. E. Alderson sets a fast mile time on a plank path near Oldenburg with a locomotive coach assist, then plans another attempt. In Columbia Pennsylvania a trolley derailment on the Columbia and Donegal line kills one and injures fifteen as brakes fail after a wheel breaks on an incline.
Fragmentary late nineteenth century dispatch describes a mob hanging three alleged murderers in Bastrop Parish near Irneching Nashjville La. It reports jail demolition, escape, and pursuit, plus collateral items about other killings, shipwrecks, and a Supreme Court remark on procedural changes and historical contrasts.
The week's trade notes a dramatic collapse of Chicago speculators who controlled Diamond Match and New York Biscuit stocks, triggering an indefinite Chicago exchange halt. Output shows exports up 12 percent to $300,000 weekly, imports down 7.7 percent to $870,000, aiding balance of payments as wheat moves briskly with Atlantic exports at 1,761,033 bushels. Crop reports vary but winter wheat forecasts rise to 300,000,000 bushels while western receipts reach 17,533,382 bushels. Turnover in corn and rye cereals also features prominently amid uncertain gains.
The notice reports unrest in Spain with Valencia a hotspot as Cuba’s army is reinforced. It cites discontent fed by reports of soldier hardships, mismanagement, and propaganda, noting Madrid’s government struggles and alleged U S blame. It also mentions a New York patent suit, grisly murder cases in St Paul, and local hospital deaths and a drowning husband.
Dr. Ag Rawls of Creston, a leading southern Iowa physician, collapsed unconscious after taking a proprietary medicine he had prescribed to a woman patient. He was moved to Dr. Sampson’s office, where efforts to revive him have failed. The scene follows a warning about self-testing medicines. Also reported are jail discipline, an extraordinary vegetable plant, and various local notices.
Rev. Ge Scott, Waterloo Methodist preacher, who eloped with 1 year old Daisy, Dorian, was captured in Logansport Indiana and ordered committed to an insane asylum rather than prison. A commission of insanity voted eight to one that he is insane. Judge Weaver’s handling of the matter faces criticism as the investigation continues.
Miss Kinnie and Dr Murphy eloped from Boone on the evening of the 7th and have not been heard from since. Miss Kinnie lived with her parents on Benton Street, while Dr Murphy from Plattsmouth Neb, related by marriage to the Kinnigs, is believed to be the groom. The couple may now be Mr and Mrs Murphy, with their whereabouts unknown to Boone residents.
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