28 Aug 1908
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
1
Reports detail Springfield unrest as militia from five regiments, including Chicago units, restrain violence after riots. Wires cut in business district, attempts to threaten fire protection, and a deadly lynching in Chicago linked to the riot era. Governor Deneen vows peace with arrests and public statements.
Reports describe a mob assault Saturday morning near a barber shop at 2th and Madison Street injuring and killing Scott Burton, five, and fatally wounding William Donnegan, sixty, as police claimed a confession from a suspect. The event prompted cavalry support and a large crowd, with officials denouncing the violence and calling for order.
Sherman Tuesday accepted the Republican nomination for Vice President. Senator Burrows announced the nomination and spoke briefly from a flag covered stand in front of his home, with party leaders from across the country present.
A garbled preliminary report from the internal revenue commissioner notes smoking and alcohol trends, with alcohol consumption down and beer sales rising. It cites yearly tax receipts of about 1 81, 1 8 2, 4 2 9 and 49 872 000, alongside estimates on whisky production and advertising impact.
The article notes a persistent high price level across commodities contributing to a late 1907 economic mood. It cites wholesale price movements over eighteen years, with 1907 showing broad increases in farm products, metals, fuels, clothing, and building materials, despite a general downturn later.
2008 BENDS, Tack Lesher denounces the Mishiganders christen their new Detroit track by trot ting a mite in 250444 in the Blue Ribbon event. Naver Ooks foaled go hav colthy Todd at Wathurr place, John TE. Madden's Tosington, Ws, Manager Dean of the Turlington base hall club has seen in Davenport inquiring into the grouperts for purchasing the Davenport baseball park. At Vokia, AL, Tusta went the first mile in S:13t, she festent this year for a S-year-old crotter the quartery were made in Oshii. AE Brighten Veach Biheeial ran 14 furlongs it Law, ennalier the time made by Brookdale Nrapl and Toya Vane for arsistance. EHelf Sovereign won the iinteap it six furlongs from 2 pond fel in the last time of T1225, Pha recess of the Fargo track, all vie cyark records of North Dakota red the Galimile each record for the entirenit ed States so Far this season wpe fireken he Lady Mid -C one by Walter Palmer of Ottawa, Al, when she make a mile in 208th. The and haat Betws PEs ka, the wescoo mitlowpieht, and lor Burke of New York, which was set Tor the Colizeiin AMMetic Club in New York. il mt take place owing to poline interfergun. A number of per sons had gathered to see he fight.
Results from tests on coal varieties across the United States are published by the United States Geological Survey. The Forest Park Plant near St. Louis conducted standardized comparisons of bituminous and lignite fuels, analyzed samples before and after processing, and explored gasification and combustion options. The Forest Park operation closed in March 1907 with related facilities moved to Norfolk and Denver, while gas laboratory work shifts to Pittsburgh and Norfolk for boiler chamber gas studies.
A scattered set of late 19th or early 20th century dispatches reports moves in Prussia to adopt silk as a national product, U S and British diplomatic notes on treatment and recuperation, a British naval incident and a collision finding fault, Manila’s band traveling to Australia for royal visits, a Panama presidential vote with Aldavia’s unopposed win, and military parades comparing royal and national figures across Canada.
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