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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
7
The 1905 crop estimates from the Department of Agriculture show higher grain value despite reduced tonnage. Winter wheat area and production are up, with spring wheat and oats showing mixed results. a tentative 25,792,000 acres of winter wheat yield 409,442,000 bushels valued at 5.2 cents per bushel.
A fragment notes a nephew Beudher- Davis linked to a prominent southern family. The text identifies a constant companion and aid stenographer as related through the Insterous lineage, describing Beudher- Davis as a nephew bearing the family name.
The article details farm crop values for 1907 with totals and district breakdowns. It discusses production figures for corn and wheat, prices over three years, and notes a North Dakota ship keel laying projected for October with plans developed in the mold loft and 50 percent of construction plans approved.
Coincident with the departure of the Athletic fleet for the Pacific the keel plates are laid in a North Dakota yard for battleship construction. The project aims to create more powerful ships, with Rear Admiral Evans overseeing progress and the gun plans described as significant for naval strength.
The article describes a movement to convert Death Valley into farmland through homesteading and irrigation projects. Plans include a railway link from Greenwater to Boras holdings and proposals to move water and people across the valley. It notes state actions in a separate legal case involving Waters-Pierce Oil and a death of artist and statesman ALB Catyes in Nashville.
The piece mulls money troubles and living costs, noting poor circulation and bread prices. It cites an Eastern banker seeking more common sense, a Pennsylvania miser’s frugality, and a range of scattered observations on fashion, railroads, wages, and social figures amid hard times.
The Dun’s Review notes tighter money with higher rates for foodstuffs and commercial paper, boosting gold reserves and currency flow inland. It cites reduced outputs in rails and footwear, improved pig iron demand, and six failures in the Chicago District 23 versus 18 last week and 6 a year ago, with liabilities over $5,000.
NEW YORK reports retail buying weak with overall volumes below last year. Trade sentiment on the year ahead is mixed as financial conditions remain subdued and coal payments and general credit tighten. Grain trade shows notable strength amid export push while other sectors lag. Week ending figures show small gains in some regions and modest declines in others.
A chaotic OCR list shows cattle, hogs, sheep and multiple grain prices by city. Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo markets report varying ranges for cattle hogs sheep and commodities like wheat corn oats rye and barley with prices per hundredweight or bushel.
Telegraphic brief notes Chemas W Lawson elected president of the Bay State Gas Company of Delaware. Army chief recommends building officers quarters at the Army War College Washington at an expense of 50. Tre is reported Heinrich Correia of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York to retire at season's end after company difficulties.
The speaker argues shellproof armor sits below the waterline, leaving the broad side exposed to enemy fire. He notes prior warnings by other nations and cites historical accidents to support the claim that the design is fatally flawed.
United States forester Gifford argues that planting Christmas trees four feet apart would require over 1400 acres but would produce infinitesimal benefit compared to forest fires. He says reproduction is best in open sod and old forests offer little reason to outcry against land use for Christmas trees, noting demand centers in New York City and New England consume about 1,400,000 trees.
A critical editorial attacks naval design flaws as battleships allegedly sit low with open shafts to powder magazines. It condemns bureaucratic excess in Washington and argues for younger commanders and expert advisory boards to avert disaster in future conflicts. The piece connects naval problems to broader wartime warnings and cites regional supply chains.
Mrs John Crosby argues for shared learning between genders citing child training as a mutual duty. President Wilson criticizes current schooling methods urging three guiding aims enlightenment orientation and discipling to foster dreamers and creators. Cornell Medical College finalists must hold a degree from approved institutions for entrance with limited exceptions.
A garbled sequence of 18th to 20th century items lists events and persons such as Francis Dana’s Russia appointment, Napoleonic actions, the Louisiana purchase, Napolean III in France, cholera among US troops, ship disasters, and political developments in the US and abroad, with many corrupted names and dates.
Pennsylvania health chief Dizon launches a campaign to check tuberculosis with four home visits by visiting nurses. Each household with a consumptive member will be inspected and advised on rest, air, foods, and precautionary steps to curb spread.
President George J. Whelan of Toward Cigar Stores testified in the government suit against American Tobacco Company that Toward paid a 2 percent dividend in 1905, 20 percent in TRO, and 40 percent in 107.
A Greek named Lizeris caused a stir in Baltimore grain circles by listing Gill & Fisher as the exporter for a 500,000 taish of wheat destined for Athens. He offered no credentials yet cited a New York firm. If filled, the shipment would require five steamers. A rough gene topic on Cote is noted as being fabulated with a population figure of 2,096,282.
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