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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1896
Page
2
In Troy New York a factory blaze causes panic among about 360 women and girls. A small boy’s match sparked the fire, trapping and injuring many as flames and smoke billowed, with at least three dead and several hospitalized or maimed. Firefighters and police aided frantic evacuations.
A chaotic report covers Waderewski turning down a lucrative invitation in San Juanized, with financial terms offered by a Hungarian matron artist for a guest performance at elite city mansions. The piece notes artistical prestige and the California financier's dilemma over attracting a great musician for a private event.
In a St Louis rooming house at Olive and Third Streets two lovers dead after a quarrel turning deadly. Barbara Kassel, 19, shot Henry Rohling then killed herself with a revolver found in her hand. Henry and John Rohling, fellow printers, discovered below. Police guard Henry as details emerge.
The World’s Fair Board of Contention in Washington weighs variances related to the Chicago exposition. It may approve awards of up to 28 000 and 85 00 medals to exhibitors, with a plan for diplomas and a transmission table. Everything expected ready in less than a month.
Proclamation by Don Valeriano Weyler Nicolau orders Cuban districts to concentrate at designated headquarters and require passes for travel with strict detentions for noncompliance. A second proclamation concerns prison trials during operations. The rest notes Gladstone possibly returning to Parliament over Armenian causes, various criminal cases, accidents, and a major glass works fire with treasury figures and indictments for Pearl Bryan’s murder.
The headless corpse of Pearl Bryan, last seen with William Wood and two Cincinnati students, Jackson and Walling, was found near Cincinnati prompting arrests. Conflicting confessions and a storm of rumor swirl as investigators pursue who held ultimate responsibility.
The readable fragments reference a person denying responsibility for a death and disputing involvement with the case. A witness notes acquaintance with a girl and a suggestion that someone named Seksan was blamed, but the text is unclear and damaged.
President nominates Edwin F. Uhl of Michigan former assistant Secretary of State to be ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Germany. Uhl, a wealthy former Grand Rapids mayor and Republican, will leave Michigan for Berlin after swift Senate confirmation following a notable political career and prior role as a key Spanish dispatch author.
The article notes Weyler in command at Tavana reviewing a proclamation by Valerigna Werler and pledging to use all Spain's resources to crush the insurrection in Cuba. He plans to muster force, protect property, and cavalry, concentrate troops, and provoke insurgents into a trap while avoiding pitched battles.
The Pine Ridge powwow began at Vine Rides Nebraska with a private subscription soliciting Indians to send delegates to Washington to discuss Pine Ridge agency issues. About 7,000 delegates were thought possible, but unlikely to attend. weather and travel concerns kept many away. The event centers near Wounded Knee, twenty miles away.
The Senate and House proceedings report debates on the silver substitute and free coinage, with sponsors from Pennsylvania, Iowa, Texas, and Minnesota. The Senate considers a joint resolution for a Great Britain boundary survey, and a deficiency bill faces protests over Indian Territory salaries and federal costs. Leaders move to holiday Lincoln’s birthday while trust enforcement and regulatory actions receive attention.
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