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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
7
The committee discusses throttling claims and national banks' role in money control, noting hearings paused by pending legislation. Officials including Mr. Tanase Gabber and Mr. Wilber head the inquiry as the panel shifts focus to broader heads while awaiting Senate action on the bill.
In New York a 12 year old boy George Krause died 13 days after a puncture of the brain from a steel umbrella rib hurled by a companion. Detectives arrested 10 year old John Estricher and held for a hearing following the autopsy shows a street rib wound penetrated the brain.
A dynamite blast hit Julius Cardoen’s meat market on Chicago’s west side early today. The explosion wrecked the building and shattered windows up to two miles away. Cardoen had received threats to slow his business unless extortion demands were met.
Joenn Mack a clerk told police he was robbed of 822 this morning near State and Twenty second streets by a woman from shadows who demanded surrender then fled. He described the robber and search of the south side is underway.
Six prominent clergymen in Massillon Ohio announce plans to purge plays as indecent and to stage only clean moral dramas. They will bring a French concert company and black jubilee singers to Massillon, coordinating to counter existing theatrical interests.
Three schooners named Cora A Butcherboy and Tyler reached Chicago port two weeks overdue. The ships were iced over but in good condition after a rough voyage from northern lake ports carrying lumber. Captains said they sheltered at upper lake ports to escape last Thursday's gale.
A fragmented wartime era article notes rising divorce figures and social stress. It cites January 19th era statistics, mentions industrial shifts and women's labor, and discusses church roles in shaping morals and policy alongside public opinion on divorce.
New York news reports a rabbit leg from a seven foot talisman used by Dr Ralph L MacFarland to patch the left forearm of 12 year old Tomlinson after a shotgun accident. The boy, injured November 23 in Oxford Cann near Ansenia, is expected to recover.
In Baldwin Michigan a circuit court jury convicts O Q M Arebach of first degree murder in the death of his business partner Harry Fisher on a hunting trip near Baldwin. Prosecutors urged motive from a noted life insurance payout and alleged affair between Arebach and Mrs Fisher.
A garbled Washington note claims the public ignored government postal cards for gutter souvenirs. A public printer report supposedly shows only two cards printed last year while the major plant produced 4,289,895,840 units.
A New York City address by Dr Athan J. Melisuvhlin, via the United States Public Health Service, argues typhoid fever causes more deaths in the U S than plague in India. He cites economic losses around 100 million dollars annually and urges an education driven sanitation campaign to end typhoid through clean water, sewage control, and pure milk.
New York reports an adaptation of a rural credit plan to aid farmers. Advocates argue credit banks with state insurance would lower interest and unlock vast capital for development, while a life insurance component would secure debt and protect rural communities.
A Col Marvin Maus report in the journal published at Clovernor's Island calls alcohol the chief obstacle to military progress. He urges banning alcohol from appointive positions and warns of reduced capacity, health decline, and increased medical burden across services.
Gov Thomas R Marshall delegate to the Federal Council of Churches urges neglect of Bible study in families while noting Sunday schools carry children through scripture with a hop skip and jump He cites irreligion and unruly youth as results He and Fairbanks give voice for Christian unity and Bryan is set to speak at a mass social service meeting.
Police in Catlettsburg Kentucky pursue the death of Minnie Turner found dead at a hotel. Investigators reveal the victim’s real name Minnie Idkins and identify a second woman Bertha Kelley held at the county jail. Ed Gullett is connected through the disclosed relationships.
Virginia Minn December 3 A grand jury ruled John Baki acted with criminal carelessness in the shooting death of hunter John Bannon ten days earlier Citing Bannon's appearance described as resembling a moose and Maki's belief at the time.
The text identifies a daughter of Thomas Gullett of Huntington connected to the case involving Miss Adkins. The man James York is noted as being found in the room when the body of Miss Adkins was discovered and remains in critical condition, with possible death imminent.
New York reports actress Davis known for her Anna Moore in Way Down East died yesterday at her Larchmont home. In private life she was Mrs. Joseph T. Grismer. She was born in Wales in 1354.
Secretary MacVeagh urges sweeping bank and currency reform to create never failing reserves and currency, a central cooperative banking structure, independent units, and equal treatment for national and state banks. He cites deficits, Treasury estimates, and aims to remove government from direct banking while preserving supervision. He also notes savings from cracking down on frauds.
John Feter Davin, a 70 year old from Peoria Oregon, on his deathbed confesses to killing William Atcheson in Castle Rock last spring. District Attorney M TY Purcell in Colorado Springs says the case hinges on Davin's condition. if he recovers he will be tried in Colorado for the homicide.
Topeka Kansas December reports an aged buffalo bull known as Old Joshua, long leader of the herd in Gare Park, died today from a broken heart. For 15 years he led the herd which moved from Michigan to the park two years ago. Three weeks ago his position was challenged by two young bulls and his own offspring amid a mutiny that toppled the throne. The city owns the herd.
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