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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
7
New York report says Miss Gould will wed Shepard on Wednesday January 22 in St. Louis. The ceremony will take place at noon in Tarrytown with a small private gathering of relatives and intimate friends.
Flooding worsens in Rusk shelter reports and Ohio Valley warnings. Weather outlook from Warelington indicates Oblo River rising toward flood stage at Cairo by Wednesday. Meningitis epidemic concerns grow in Arkansas Tennessee Missouri and Illinois as crowded, unsanitary conditions loom.
A plea of abatement over nonresident juror in the Southern District of New York suspends proceedings against Mellen president of the Grand Trunk and Chamberlain, chairman of the Grand Trunk, with indictments tied to alleged monopolistic schemes. Attorneys vow to seek the U S Supreme Court if needed, as weeks or months remain to resolve the issue.
Washington reports Kil Christ Stewart a Negro law clerk recounted on January 14 that on December 1, 1912 in Chicago he was abducted by men claiming to be policemen. They robbed him of letters and papers including two letters from former Senator Foraker and tried to imply the Chicago Examiner office was a police station. He described theft of letters from John B D Archbold and others from the Standard Oil Company’s New York office sold to the New York American by couriers W W Winkfeld and Charles Stump as part of an investigation into alleged forged photographs.
Police said a man’s leg, severed, was found in a suitcase in a Turkish settlement on North Halstead Street. Detectives searched Turk colony sheds and basements in a house to house canvass for the rest of the body.
The readable lines show garbled text referencing defraud schemes and legal processes. Mentions of judges, arbitration, and participation by United States likely indicate a legal or public notice context. Exact entities and dates are unclear due to corruption in the source text.
Fragmented excerpts describe a cabinet overhaul with ministers like Deathim and Jules Pains amid war ministry tensions. The piece notes opposition to Premier Poincare and concerns over leadership changes, referencing the Dreyfus affair and calls for consultation before high level moves.
Railroads entering Omaha are considering buying the Auditorium and adjacent property to locate a centralized union passenger station. The city contemplates keeping the Auditorium as a municipal facility. A bill to issue bonds for purchase may be introduced in the current legislative session.
The British government pays 6 pounds for the National Telephone company property in the United Kingdom. The entire telephone system across the British Isles was transferred to state control on January 1, 1912, after a 73 day arbitration. The Sutton Telephone company had originally asked 165 million dollars, but the claim was reduced through the trial, with forecasts suggesting the state would pay between 80 and 40.6 million dollars. The award's announcement impacted stock prices as the arbitration was seen as a landmark in UKE history.
The article notes an orchestral group from a nearby town arranging an elaborate music program for a wedding. Mr Siepard is mentioned as the uncle of the groom and a key supporter of the event. An engagement to provide the musical pieces is highlighted, with the wedding date approaching.
London reports that from today every child born to a parent insured under the National Insurance Act will bring the parents a bounty of 30 shillings. The act also grants the mother 10 sick benefit during illness. About 1.2 million births occur yearly in the UK, with an estimated 1 million eligible for the benefit. Officials expect improved maternal and child conditions as a result.
Washington court upheld a bread ordinance amid a dispute over whether it denied Poles and other foreigners the privilege of buying large loaves. The defendant, Schehrdingher, challenged the measure claiming deprivation of rights in bread sales.
In Chicago January 14 a thief in evening clothes broke into the bachelor flats of Frederick L. Reynolds, president of an advertising firm, in a fashionable north side district and absconded with diamonds and jewelry valued at 31,000.
A Moravian area plant owned by the Arheuser company was destroyed by fire. Chelms and equipment were valued at roughly 325 000 dollars. Three to four injured or missing workers reported. Authorities suspect accidental cause pending investigation.
A late 19th century short notice reports that an escaped convict was captured near Leecher TY by town marshal Beecher. The detainee reportedly laughed when taken and observed that the pursuit had ended with his capture.
Representatives of six user groups at a bunker meeting in Laindon have approved a proposed loan reduction deal. The agreement aims to ease debt obligations and secure funding for ongoing projects amid economic pressures.
Police believe an arsonist set a series of blazes at the Margaret Apartments on the North Side, driving six families to flee. Investigators think the fires were planned and that an invisible assailant targeted the structure to burn it down.
A chaotic incident involves a teen gang at a hallway confrontation with claims of escape from danger. Authorities report a confrontation on a school or campus setting with injuries and ongoing investigations into the events and involved individuals.
Cincinnati January 18 A wife mails her husband his noonday lunch from the post office station to Reading Ohio where he works. The one pound dinner pail carried a 5 cent parcel post stamp and was delivered to his factory by 11 o clock. He eats the lunch at work after his wife sends it by parcel post.
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened an inquiry into private telegraph and telephone wire contracts and associated rates and regulations. Representatives of American Telephone Telegraph Western Union and Postal Telegraph Cable were named as correspondents. Hearings were not scheduled.
A distorted report states that Jan Anton Tohn of the San Francisco labor district and I. Munsey of Salt Lake City were indicted last year by a federal grand jury on a conspiracy charge. The transport dignandie arrived in Los Angeles and will appear Monday before United States Judge Wellborn for trial.
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