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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
2
A collage of scattered items notes royal music limits in France and Prussia ages, a wave of new women workers in Boston, a faulty life jacket test, coastal industry shifts, wireless regulation fines, and varied tech and agriculture facts. Mentions include Bourbon hymns at court, a Business Women's Club growth, and beekeeping plans in gap regions.
A congressman discusses the Pension Bureau case in LoS and reviews the status of claims under the new pension law. The report notes interest from several veterans and attempts to clarify who qualifies under the act and the daily rate guidance.
The article reports a proposed 4 000 000 dollar mortgage bond issue by Iowa and Northern Pawns to fund construction of a new road from Clifton south to Clinton. Milwaukee and Northwestern rail interests support the project, planning a junction at Climtunm with several trunk lines and connections to Chicago routes.
Emmetsburg and Palo Alto County Real Estate board and Chamber of Commerce back a project to hire a county agriculture superintendent with private funds from J Rosenwald of Chicago who provides 1000 for each Iowa county. The plan aims to convert the poor farm into an experimental farm with short courses demonstrations and advisory service to farmers. Palo Alto counts 80600 acres of corn and a six bushel per acre gain could add 256000 in wealth, plus benefits from crop diversification. A county meeting in the court house discussed definite action, with P G Trolden citing Clinton county and North Dakota experience.
A man calling himself Stine and claiming Fort Dodge residence was arrested in Marshalltown after a description linked him to multiple forgeries totaling 3300. He will be turned over to Greene County Sheriff. Governor Carroll named delegates to the Good Roads Congress in Atlantic City on Sept 20. D. C. Shall Sioux City N Balkema Kioux Center John Hogan Cherokee named Eleventh district delegates. Missouri Valley special agent D. Myers resigned as deputy sheriff of this county.
Report describes arrival of equipment and horses for the big encampment at Owa Falls Field. Descriptive notes cover wagons tents artillery and camp logistics while officers and committees organize the 4000 soldiers and guard units expected over ten days.
Aug 12 reports show Mort Dodge Portland Cement company let a contract for a new Glave Clay plant with more than ten acres of floor space and a 1500 barrel daily cement mill. Work to start in three weeks. 1000 workers anticipated.
Mrs Menor longtime resident of Kossuth county passes away at Algona age 120. She was mother of 17 children all with one husband and left 53 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Born May 12 1803 came to Iowa in 1809, survived by two brothers and two sisters.
A jumble of items records appointments, deaths, pensions, and civic notes across Iowa cities like Marshall, Alton, Harlan, Carroll, Le Mars, Spirit Lake, Clinton, Des Moines, Woodbine, Manson, Charles City, Belle Plaine and Clay. Notables include Marshall Tu Dawn's death. Colonel John Jack of Harlan. D W Hamilton as Carroll’s old settlers’ speaker. bank incorporations in Charles City. and damages from fires, storms, and thefts.
Des Moines reports on a proposed Canadian Gulf road formed by linking several historic schemes. Officials describe the plan as a major transstate route from the Canadian border toward a gulf port, with railway integration and cross-border coordination. The article notes prior authority grants, potential costs, and expected regional impact.
Miss Anna Cleveland of Harlan is the first woman to pilot a Wright biplane. Daughter of former State Senator WF Cleveland, she studies aviation with H N Atwood after a long distance flight feat from St Louis to New York. The actress is spending vacation and has just finished a season in Laggan and Boston playing The Other Woman.
Elizabeth Cushing, 16, was thrown from her home by her father and mother. Police found her homeless and friendless on the street last night. A temporary home is secured and efforts will find a permanent place without sending her to Mitchellville.
Emmet County farm boy Chester Richards wins a free trip to the Iowa State Fair for writing the best essay on Iowa in a county contest. Open to farm boys ages 15 to 19, the winner travels to the fair and camps on the fairgrounds for a week of instruction by the state board of agriculture to spark interest in the state fair.
Mason City announces plans to organize a large project extending the lake to river road from Prairie du Chien to Milwaukee. It would weave through Sioux Falls to McGreager, joining the national highway via Chicago Milwaukee Madison Mazon City Chamberlain to Yellowstone Park.
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