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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1894
Page
11
A long Iowa dispatch reviews sensational local cases, court actions, and public notices. Adolph Mack faces theft claims of his family’s goods after tragedy. coroner matters enter, and a Des Moines law dispute over saloon locations near schools surfaces.
Arthur Ibach of Eldora recovered after unknowingly ingesting rat poison he mistook for flour. He rose early, prepared his own breakfast, fried fish in the suspected flour, and fell ill shortly after eating. Medical aid likely saved him.
Far and Near reports the Plymouth County Temocratic convention to be held at Le Mars on Sept 15. A 15-year-old named John Aendt drowned after falling into the Mississippi. his body was recovered. Dr Myron Underwood of Eldora, a prominent Central Iowa physician and former State Senator, has died. A major lead ore discovery near Dubuque yields 54 100 pounds daily. Mrs Adolph Max and two children were found dead in the river, cited as starvation and unemployment causes. Charles Lotten, a farm foreman near Lyona, died from a broken neck at a windmill tower. hogs had partially eaten the body.
The bulletin notes a third of expected merchantable corn cribbed, with above normal mean temperatures and excess sunshine. Two thirds of the state saw showers breaking droughts, improving unfertilized fields. pastures revive slowly while late sown hay and potatoes show gains. Spring plowing begins well.
John Peters manager of Frod den Lumber Co at Ackley found in his office with a bullet above the right eye. He claims he was shot and robbed of 500 dollars. revolver and pocketbook nearby. He is alive but not hopeful of recovery. Wife in Des Moines and another woman cited as a source of domestic trouble.
Pilgrims flock to St Anne shrine twenty two miles below Quebec with Kate Sweeney of Morrisburg Ontario recovering strength after touching the relics and Mrs Diogene Guirmont of Capt Ignace rising from bed after kissing the statue’s felic. Crutches dropped away as she stood erect and walked away with husband and friend. The scene underscores the shrine’s reported miracles amid large delegations and daily crowds.
Reports describe a thoroughly cured woman walking home after pilgrim procession led by Cap Saint Ignace priests. Crutches left at the church entrance form two twenty foot pyramids. other relics and stories of St Anne's miracles draw crowds while some pray with written petitions at the altar.
A string of incidents reports a powder house explosion at Fort Smith Arkansas killing two women and damaging buildings, a dynamite bomb injuring workers at a threshing engine in Boone Indiana, a balloon accident at Sharburne Minnesota killing Lee Walker, bold actions against bandit Lana and his wife in mountains, and military orders sending a British gunboat Brambie H to Tangier amid Moroccan unrest.
The AW elephant Arty is described as maturing at sixty years and expected to live about one hundred fifty years, indicating a long lifespan and notable maturity for its species in captivity.
Debs of the American Railway Union testifies in Chicago before the strike commission. He depicts Pullman wages and housing as exploitative, links the Pullman dispute to the nationwide strike wave, and recalls wage cuts and union suppression, noting injunctions and federal court actions as decisive factors. He asserts the government and courts, more than troops, battered the union and cites efforts to prevent rioting while opposing federal forces.
Weekly summaries from state weather service directors fed to the U S Weather Bureau describe rainfall below normal in several southern counties and drought continuing in many areas. Corn and wheat progress vary by state with showers improving crops in some regions while others face delayed planting and dry ground.
A jumble of short items reports incendiaries in Florence South Carolina, a New York room for Henry George, a 14 year old JOSEPH BAULI dies in Kansas, a bill becoming law without the President, Rocky Mountain News manager JoHN ARKINS dies in Denver, a thief pockets 203 in watches in Indiana, Russian thistles spotted in Illinois, a shooting in Crookston Minnesota, a boat twined into the river in Michigan, a suicide in Norwalk Ohio, and Spain Argentina commercial treaty negotiations concluded.
The piece surveys Sorrento and Naples style life including street vendors guides and donkey boys. It notes bands in Sorrento and tourist contagions as well as the sea color palette in the bay and the timeless beauty of the landscape.
An old guide explains drum major technique with emphasis on hand position gait and signaling motions. It details left hand on hip right hand on the stick and the upward wrist cue followed by forward thrusts to cue music and marching cadence. It notes traditional cane carry and evolving drill commands.
Amion L Vandervate of Pensacola, Kia, describes northern coast natives who eat wood as a dietary staple. They strip bark, scrape logs, boil the wood in a kettle with snow, and mix in small fish, milk, or butter at times. The practice elicits sympathy from outsiders and often yields gifts of tea and tobacco.
A brief exchange shows a real estate owner asking the painter for fencing work and pricing. The painter quotes thirteen dollars for the fence with three coats and a three dollar charge for touch ups after testing the paint. The snippet appears from the Somerville Journal and reflects a concise historic dialogue on painting costs and aftercare.
A man named Wren carries a market basket and buys corn and beans, seen as a sign of his affection for his wife. The small purchase reflects domestic concern and daily life in the community.
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