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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1897
Page
6
In January at Merchants' Cafe Washington Avenue the fifth annual St Louis Electrical Exchanges dinner featured a Fiji dancer after the dessert curtain reveal. Attendees pledged secrecy but details leaked out days later amid a wave of scandal.
In New York large wagers pour in on the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout with Corbett the favorite among big bettors. Bets fluctuate as supporters of both fighters place money while training locations are awaited and odds drop to seven to one in places. Joe Venilig reportedly laid $1,000 against the field with a leading wholesale dry goods merchant.
The Christian Radeavar Society marked sixteen years on February 2 with nationwide meetings in many cities. Secretary Gant announced the Young People's Association and junior engagement programs, noting a grand total contribution of 82 f 300,000 to support their causes.
Managua based correspondent reports a new revolution surging in Guatemala as officials in Nicaragua struggle to obtain a full status update. Cables indicate limited information and rising unrest, with regional leaders discussing the crisis while censorship tightens.
Reports describe bread riots and widespread disturbances in Madrid with police action and mass arrests. Officials resigned and martial law has been proclaimed to restore order.
A noted swindler Latimer Ti. Jones is arrested in England and faces American victims. reports indicate possible extradition to the United States. Indictments in New York allege multiple charges of fraud with BR. T. Langton named as the complainant.
The U S battleship Brooklyn grounded on a sunken ledge in the Delaware River near Marcus Hook Pennsylvania. Four forward compartments were breached but inner compartments held. The ship remains afloat tied to Marcus Hook ice breakers awaiting a court of inquiry and possible return to service.
Secretary of the People’s Party National Committee Joseph A. Edgerton issues an address opposing dropping the silver issue and urging continued push for silver money, government paper money, and railroad ownership. He argues the Populists must win next time and reject Washburn’s suggestion. London papers react coolly to proposed arbitration treaty amendments.
A London Telegraph dispatch reports President Brueger of the Tranevase republic growing indignant after a meeting with millonaire mine owner J Hi Hohingen. The exchange included a copy of Chamberlain’s parliamentary speech and questions on armpmission 19.
George Taylor, once sentenced to hang for the Meeks family murders in Browning Missouri, reportedly captured in Hanford California after fleeing Carroll County Alabama. Witness B F Lane identified him. Taylor remains silent as authorities pursue his accomplices and recount a notorious case tied to a Browning bank.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Allison telegrammed that James Wilson has accepted the secretaryship of agriculture in McKinley’s coming administration. Wilson, born August 16 1835 in Ayrshire Scotland, moved to Tama County with his family in 1846 and rose from farmer’s son to legislator and farmer leader.
Yokohama dispatch reports Mrs. Carew secretary of the Yokohama United Club was found guilty of poisoning her husband Walter Ratna Halliwell Carew and sentenced to death. The trial drew large crowds and prominence in Chinatown amid New Year festivities.
Madrid dispatch says Weyler will be replaced by Senor Azcarrrago as Cuba governor general. Senor de Lone told Secretary Olney a week ago Azcarrago was offered the post but no action taken. Most American prisoners in Cuba near release next week as Spanish authorities and the state department negotiate amnesty. The amnesty could include the Competitor crew and possibly Gen. Julio Sansuuly and Louis Someliim.
Dispatch from Key West reports a daring attack on the trocha west of Artemisa. Col Pedro Noudurs’ forces storm Fort No 10 and force surrender after two hours. Fort No 7 falls to Cuban fire, Fort No 6 reinforced by Spain, leaving the trocha open for passage. In Denver, Judge Hallett sentences Miller Tiernia Treatment Co president O B Miller to ten years hard labor for bank fraud. Dow gets seven years, McClurkan five.
William Albert Cunning confessed to murdering Mrs. Mary Denning in Ghieazo on Friday. He died at Mercy Hospital two hours later after signing a sworn statement admitting the killing and claiming a two year relation to the dead woman. Cate Ning, a former Cincinnati resident, is noted. Also mentions Talon Metcalf as receiver of the Dime Savings Bank with about 4,044 depositors and over $500,000 in short deposits. bank assets cited at $125,000 on hand.
London dispatch notes US senators seek to influence the Angro-American treaty indirectly amid public support for the measure. The correspondent warns the tactic could backfire if perceived as evasive.
Edward W. Perry, convicted of killing the Sawyer family father mother and child, was hanged at Ava, Oklahoma, on Saturday afternoon. The fall broke his neck and he was pronounced dead fourteen minutes later.
The Russian government plans to set up commercial agencies in major European capitals and in several large U S cities to promote trade. These offices aim to stimulate commerce and expand international business ties.
The report lists commodity quotes from Chicago to New York for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices are given per bushel or head with variations by grade and region. Entities include Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo and New York markets with figures for corn wheat oats and rye along with livestock values.
P O James the Des Moines postmaster and Leon printer who vanished thirty years ago has been located in Bedford Indiana under the name Oran Brown. He disappeared after a Des Moines trip and left a wife and four children. accounts were clean and relations were pleasant, prompting renewed interest in the long mystery.
Judge Fee in Ottumwa district court ruled that a traveling salesman contract binds the house, after Forter Bros. & Packworth refused a goods order and Porter Bros. & Packworth counterclaimed for damages. The verdict favored the plaintiff for the full amount, signaling strong enforceability of traveling van contracts. A separate filing concerns Margaret Brennan and others seeking an undivided share of a large Keokuk Jackson Township estate, claiming ownership of significant real property including the half breed tract and city parcels.
The Des Moines district court ruled the Chisago Rock teland and Pacific Road can refuse to pay the mill levy on railroad property within incorporated areas, arguing payment would be double taxation. The ruling, if upheld by the supreme court, could cost several thousand dollars annually per county and trigger appeals. The article also notes a request to move a pending case involving Ike Cohen of La Porte City to another county due to alleged local prejudice and press inflaming public opinion.
Willie Boesen released from Anamosa Penitentiary after an eleven year term for the murder of his father in a Sioux County corn field. His brother John, 20, was jailed twenty years with time to expire April 25, 1900. Governor Jackson pardoned Mrs. Boesen in 1895 after five years served.
News reports an explosion at Foster coal mine in Monroe County on the 27th. Eleven miners were buried but most are expected to recover, with one possible fatality. Cause unclear. theories include a powder keg or natural gases ignited by lamps as workers left for noon.
In July William Wells ended his life at Newton by taking morphine. He faced an arrest in Dallas for attempted rape of a girl, and a sentence of eighteen months at Fort Madison. an appeal was under way. A Utah Chapel Burns at Waterloo and a fire loss of roughly 100 dollars for the surrounding buildings is noted. A policy elsewhere provided 5100 remained in force until recently. Charles Daniels near Jhallas Center was indicted for burglary. he pleaded guilty and received six months at Anamosa. John McHugh, Cresco ex bank examiner and 1888 congressional candidate, is dead. Edward Flinn, 99, Castle Grove, was found dead near his home.
James King a well to do farmer living near Wall Lake was killed Friday morning by a Carroll Moville passenger train. He had ridden from Carroll to Carnarvon and was walking home when the train overtook and struck him. The crew learned of the accident when told by the station agent at the next stop.
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