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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1903
Page
6
A collection of farm notes discusses a steam plow design with long iron bolts and a front handle, methods for improving light soil for potatoes with acid phosphate and rye, winter egg production guidance, horse behavior and feeding, cooking stock food, ice supply usage, and general farm building details.
A mixed feature lists farm notes on soil health crop rotation and feed tips discussing turnips milking practices and drainage. It then shifts to a sensational crime report about grave robbing rings in Indianapolis with arrests of physicians and the “Ring of the Ghouls” and details a grisly extraction process.
Indianapolis jurors failed to agree on De J G Alexander’s complicity in grave robbing after a three day deliberation marked by altercations over outside influence. Evidence tied the crime network to cemeteries across the Midwest with over a thousand graves robbed for dissection room needs.
Chicago raid nets H F Blackstone as investigations reveal E J Arnold & Co caused millions in losses. Victims span 51 towns with Chicago losses over 1.5 million. nationwide damage potentially hundreds of millions as get-rich quick schemes collapse. Money flowed from Omaha to Florida amid widespread deceit.
A garbled collection of statements mentions grave robbers, mobilization, earthquakes, and political figures like Rockefeller and Sultan, with references to World’s Fair work and Greece’s dream weapons. The text intermingles health notes, parliamentary talk, and social topics in a disjointed, fragmentary pastiche.
The sale of White House furnishings since remodeling drew little competition and low prices. A large sideboard and a mantel sold for modest sums, with many smaller items and fixtures fetching cheap rates as contractors and collectors came away with bargains. The report also covers society notes, civil service test details, a push for an international congress, and U.S. military manpower figures.
A cabled London dispatch reports the blockade of Venezuelan ports ended by Britain Germany and Italy. A formal note reached Washington and officials in London Rome and Berlin confirmed the move as peace protocols signed. President Castro and Sate Secretary Hay conferred on Bowen’s mission while Andrew Carnegie offered funding tied to Venezuela's independence terms.
Dr Alberg Ames former Minneapolis mayor is in custody facing bribery and default claims. Reports describe him as frail and near collapse at age eighty two with deputies at his residence in Minnesota. The wider wire service notes multiple deaths and political figures involved in varied incidents across the country.
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