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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
6
Rumbles of a Japanese defeat intensify as Russians press a costly assault on Meter Hill near Mukden. Reports claim Russian casualties and Japanese prisoners with one officer’s suicide, plus unconfirmed rumors of Russian guns retaken. No front-wide change noted. fuel prices rise while food costs for merchants stay high due to slow Russian supplies.
A gang of six burglars attempted to rob the People's Bank at Jolley, seven miles northeast of Rockwell City, at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning. Explosions woke residents. two men fired from a second story window, the robbers fled in a buggy toward Vetters, then hid in a straw stack. A posse captured six armed suspects later Tuesday. they were taken to Calhoun County jail in Rockwell City.
A spark from a gas lifting machine in an automobile garage on West Thirty ninth Street Standay ignited a blaze. About Ty automobiles were destroyed or badly damaged as flames spread rapidly to a second story forcing workers to jump from windows. The fire reached a 160 gallon gasoline tank adding to the danger.
Two youths read their lives together and reportedly died in a locked room in a Second Avenue house. Their mothers blame loose habits and remorse is suspected as the cause. A trackless trolley begins operation in Berlin and is seen as a success. A British India report says the wife and children of a missionary and a schoolmaster are charged after a poisoning incident.
Report describes a Thursday collision at a freight grains facility near Rock Tsluid. Two individuals, identified as Teahadie and Van Phrea, reportedly met head on while attempting to steal a ride, sustaining unspecified injuries.
Fragmentary report describes a robbery at a market and mentions individuals and places such as Metamora Mor Ther and Marion. Readable names are scarce and the text is garbled, with references to robbers, interior locations, and possible elopement hints, offering little coherent facts.
Louis Huxer drew a revolver at Scott and Dubois Streets bakery in Detroit and fired on workers after his wife, a divorce plaintiff, refused him access. Mrs. Adolph Schneider Mina Weber were wounded as a patrolman was shot while aiding, and Huxer fled to a saloon before being arrested.
A westbound Missouri Pacific train derailed at the water works bridge near Holden after a broken rail pushed the first coach down a 20 foot embankment. Forty five passengers were injured, with several seriously hurt.救
Report signals a suspected poisoning in Carrollton Missouri where Mrs. Alc Cintu died in convulsions at age 80. Livingeten County officials arranged a postmortem and chemical tests by Dr Lowie, with the physician noting shrychiine poisoning symptoms and a recent illness prior to death.
A young woman about 16 years old, fashionably dressed with expensive jewelry, was found dead in a hotel room at One Hundred Thirty-Eighth Street and Park Avenue South on Saturday night. Her body was bound with a towel and appeared strangled, with signs of a possible struggle. A man accompanied her to the hotel earlier that evening and has since disappeared.
Edward K. Gray a civil engineer shot himself after a week of pressure from Lala Adams who left him for money fears. Adams said she wished to marry gray but he had spent freely on her and she fled his presence after the fatal shot was fired. The article notes the pair’s tensions and Gray's suicide following the strained relationship.
A deadly blaze in Texas killed three people and destroyed a residence. Firefighters battled flames from two upper windows as residents escaped. Investigators work to determine the cause of the blaze.
In Oberlin a district attorney office interview with Citi zens' National Bank president C R Beckwith reveals errors in handling loans and notes linked to Cassie L Chadwick. Beckwith admits potential complicity, cites calls for others to answer and notes two $500,000 notes and a $250,000 note tied to Chadwick.
A robbery on a moving express car between Newdlee and Daggett injures Express Vice Agent Evan G. Roberts. Gunfire erupts as the safe is rifled and a large shipment from Wells Fargo, valued at about 2000,000, is reported missing. Local officials tighten security and replace the presenter aboard the car as investigators sort the daring theft and escape.
New York reports the second trial of Nan Patterson for the alleged murder of jewelry maker Cesar Young began Monday in the criminal branch of the Supreme Court. Six minutes into the arraignment adjournment was taken. three jurors were chosen. Patterson appeared in excellent spirits, her mother present, and her father accompanied her as she faced the proceedings.
In Chicago the university replaces the doxology with a college hymn during chapel services, citing that songs foster true religious and college spirit better than traditional tenets. Attendance figures for the World’s Fair were released, with totals at 1,?10.
An explosion in the press alley at the Miami powder works near Wolnessday killed one man and fatally injured three others. Police and fire crews cordoned the area as investigators collect evidence and assess the blast site.
Wapello State Savings Bank cashier W H Colton of Wapello Louisa County confessed a shortage of about 23100 after Bank Examiner McKee and directors uncovered shortfalls. He pleaded guilty to larceny in a Port Marion prison term of two years. Colton, a community figure, faced ongoing questions about the missing funds.
Nes Ditou, 18, described as vivacious, was found dead with a pistol shot in the temple at the Tixen home in Chariton. Charles Atha, the girl’s alleged suitor, was present. coroner’s inquest returned verdict of death by self-inflicted wound.
Claude P Tangland and Miss Minnie Fuldentagen were struck by a seat bound passenger near Vandercock crossing Sunday night. Hoogland was thrown about a hundred feet and remains in Cherokee hospital with poor recovery prospects. Miss Tinddenhagen suffered head injuries but her condition is less serious.
County Superintendent J P McKinnex is preparing for a large educational meeting at the new high school in Sibley Drea Sand. Noted teachers from across the county will appear on the program. Michael Tiedds a Charles City farmer shot and killed himself last night. Tieddens married 20 years ago and hailed from a wealthy family.
The Interumions Graphoaphone Company is set to sit in part of the diiad dictionary for the Moison piano graph works at Orange.
In Denison Texas a deadly blaze killed three, including Annie Perre Leary and her husband. Police say the fire trapped occupants in a ruined room causing swift deaths and a rescue effort by responders. Investigators begin work on the cause as smoke and embers spread through the site.
Amfonona Gonnacy reports Manous County sale at Ona but not as large as last year. Vendors and buyers participated, with steady activity and some items selling despite a lighter turnout.
Letsan Balliet left Des Moines Weil residue evening in charge of Marshal Christian for Red Oak where he will begin a three month term in the Montgomery County jail. He will be liberated on March 1900.
The Interstate Fair for 708 will be held at Bronx City from September 11 to 16. The schedule was approved by the Federation of Fairs and Expositions at a Grand Hotel meeting on Wednesday night.
A private letter from Midshipman Aubrey Shoup aboard the New York recounts a drunken sailor on deck and a threat against Chip the guard, mentioning Lieut Fred R Holman of Sioux City and raising questions about his 1902 death off the Celtic near Manila.
Over 1,000 men are at work at Armour & Co new Sioux City packing plant opened last week. About 600 operate in the processing gangs under John N. Dirke and 400 in construction under William Cunningham. Construction will rise with new buildings while shipments at nearby yards surge, credited to the plant’s opening.
Karl Karere admits he retrieved 1.032 at Teeynur and was linked to a bank robbery. Trephar saloon keeper Jaarrer, arrested during the heist, confessed. jury indicted him Saturday and he pled guilty. Karere awaits sentencing in jail with potential 10 to 20 year term.
Grand jury in Town City indicted Janiah Wright for stealing a horse from Chetlee Gromus of Town CHEF and later recounts another theft after the initial discovery. Authorities expect the arrest to curb the recent spate of horse thefts in the area as two horses are currently reported missing.
George Hoffmeier took a blond horned dog team from Knoxville to Boone to aid in locating burglars who raided the Wilson Dry Goods store and the Olmstead Clothing Company. The stores were ransacked with only 5.95 and 50 dollars recovered. Officers have no trace of the robbers.
Rev. James J. Davis was raised from priesthood to bishop of Milopotards and coadjutor of the Davenport diocese at Davenport on Wednesday. Mentioned are the large assembly of 2500 churchmen and townspeople honoring the elevation. Also noted is the death of Hugh Bogan, possibly Iowa’s oldest man, at Kaosville, Fle ow, after years in the Wes country and Civil War service.
Jr S Withington of New York is appointed actuary examiner in the insurance department of the State Comptroller Carroll at Aviliter of State Alpines.
Burglars broke into the Olmstead old clothing store and Wilsons dry goods store in Boone aided by rear window entries. Authorities report about two smidred dollars taken in money and goods. Merchants have offered rewards for the capture of the robbers.
Mrs Harriet Garton, a Polk County resident for fifty years, died in Des Moines on Monday. She was 17 years old and connected with one of the county’s wealthiest pioneer families, Oldtheery.
The text notes 30 000 perished in the Nile inundation. It mentions Turkey agreeing to acknowledge Napoleon as emperor and the title Bade Chach granted by the Porte. It also reports Haitians destroying coastal forts and fortifying inland positions as a possible French attack approached.
Seventy five years ago a Washington relative and Supreme Court judge died in Thitndel phila. Georgia rejected biennial sessions in place of annual ones. Brazil earned income from slave import via a per head specie duty.
Commander McClure arrived in Angland after completing the northwest passage and entering polar seas. French and English efforts at Rt Domingy interfered with the liberty of the press and independent action of Hast government.
A Chicago man faced charges amended from petty to grand larceny for stealing a pig valued at £40 amid wartime price spikes. Five people tied to a Confederate plot to burn the city were arrested in New York, with rewards of $25.08 offered for convictions. New York capitalists proposed to buy southern land and plant sugar cane for cheap production.
The text notes a proposed exclusive air corridor between Chicago and New York to advance service, railway arguments in Washington, and a call to extend homestead laws to the inns. It also reports London Chamber objections to a US Canada reciprocity treaty and related government discussions.
Fragmentary report mentions Col. David Z Payne in Maui and New York events, a jubilee appearance in New York, and a Castmaster General revenue comment. Also references Baltimore archbishop and papal action, all in garbled form.
The State Department welcomed Iron Minister Denby at Peki amid hunger and protection requests. Seay York and the WLC discussed peace with Japan as the United States prepared to pursue talks and arrange negotiations, while film footage hinted at ongoing diplomacy.
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