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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1895
Page
3
Reports describe hogs dying after a disease blamed on damp bedding and weather. advice urges warm dry pens and proper bedding. At Dubuque a tailor Charles Beckett is arrested on an information charge for an anti-letters scheme selling tickets for a drawing with a suit of clothes as prizes. details promise close scrutiny of the trial.
A Saturday morning blaze in Chelsea destroyed five buildings including a drug store grocery and bakery egg-case factory meat market and implement warehouse. Loss estimated at 5000 with 4100 insurance. help from Hel5le Plains saved a row of ten buildings across the street and two large elevators. Remaining details list several business owners and items damaged or lost.
A fragmented Iowa column reports Spirit Lake massacre survivor Mrs. Abby Gardner Sharp in Washington seeking aid from the Indian Department for losses in lands and estate. It also notes Davenport Shrine dinner for 200 poor children and views on muled law petitions and liquor law enforcement in Des Moines and Bellevue.
The December public debt statement from the Treasury shows an overall rise with a total debt of 414 million and a breakdown of gold holdings and treasurer credits. It notes a monthly increase in the debt, with specifics on gold assets and disbursements, while mentioning related indictments of malfeasance and a theft investigation involving local figures.
Widespread distress described in Nebraska counties amid shortages of food and fuel. Belief Committee and railroad officials push aid as hundreds of families face freezing and hunger. authorities warn of deaths from want unless outside relief arrives.
William L. Strong is inducted as executive head of New York City government marking the first time a non Democratic mayor leads the city. The new administration faces debates over mayoral removal power, police control, and department leadership as legislators consider new laws to reshape municipal authority.
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