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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
4
John Jay McDevitt of Wilkesbarre tried life as a millionaire for a day by sleeping late in New York. He planned to stay until Sunday hoping to enjoy the privilege of luxury despite the cold. McDevitt quipped about the dream and recalled another frugal lodging from a recent trip.
Five bandits wounded and loot about 3000 as they dynamited the Newport Beach bank safe. Citizens pursued them after they failed to escape the building and a guard was seriously wounded in the ensuing chase.
Mills at Lawrence reopened today with a largely orderly scene as workers faced guards at Washington Wood Yard and Dowrente mills. Striking workers began dispersing envelopes for weekly pay, while officials hoped for calm and modeled discipline during the resolution efforts.
In Shicaga on January 15 the state attorney's office said three attempts were made to assassinate Dr Arthur W Morrow nephew of inventor Charles B Morrow and a witness in the widow Rene Morrow's preliminary hearing The doctor reported bullets whizzing by and a threatening letter urging him to alter his testimony A Monday hearing before Judge Fake will decide if Mrs Morrow should be held to the grand jury
Judge Arthur signed a court order approving the sale of the Atlantic Northern and Southern road to the Iowa and Omaha Short Line and authorizing the deed. English syndicate financiers Henry Hoffman of London and P. Kieren of New York arrived to oversee the deal. The road was bid in September 27 by George Adams of the Short Line for 402,050 with a 2,000 cash payment. an accepted draft brings the total to 407,050 including interest.
Fire in Philadelphia originated in the General Film company building and a nearby theater at Market street, spreading to Stern & Co. department and furniture stores. Loss estimated around $200,000. Separate report from Huntington, Virginia notes a Logan fire destroying a whole business block and county courthouse with about $250,000 loss.
Mrs. E M Dunning a 70 year old woman in Correctionville Ja was awakened to find her house on fire just as she was going to bed. Neighbors alarmed by her screams aided her escape in night attire. She left behind personal items including her false teeth.
Sharp split in Missouri Democrats as the state committee favors Joplin for the February 20 convention while factions of Champ Clark and William Jennings Bryan Folk clash over delegates. Primaries set for February 13 in St. Louis and Kansas City to choose county delegates.
Fragmented text describes Italian forces and various factions amid violence and panic. Mentions civilians, soldiers, and foreign observers during a chaotic clash with possible casualties and looting.
News from London reports coal miners likely to strike nationwide over a minimum wage after unofficial ballots show a two thirds majority in favor. Employers and workers push for settlement by end of February while public demand drives coal prices up and the Admiralty stores coal for naval use.
George W. Bush attorney for the Southern Pacific company J J Harland and George W Manders secret agents were arrested on indictments after a grand jury probe into alleged bribery. They allegedly offered a bribe to Frank Hooper a parolee to alter testimony in the Fleming trial. Fleming a railroad policeman was convicted of manslaughter.
Fay Livingston 21, jailed in Denver after Cheyenne arrest admits robbing scores of men nationwide. She lured victims with promises of marriage and used newspaper ads to seek correspondents. Post office inspectors found hundreds of incriminating letters in her hotel room.
A car full of two men and three women plunged through ice on an artificial water stream near Trenton. Driver Foster escaped, while two women Margaret Lindall and Helen Mulvey were recovered before dawn. A third woman Anna Hazel is missing. One man Donald Reet and another Chester A. Vaneleet died. Foster, after rescue, was in critical condition.
The expert testified amid piles of books and records as the trial of the Packers charged with a substantial frame of trade products continued. He explained entries from volumes and vouchers, describing the base product flow and accounting through multiple ledgers. The proceedings touched on specific accounts and entries, with references to purchases and credits, including a $7,087 cattle purchase noted in September 1967.
A posse in Denver Colorado area pursues a black assailant who attacked Miss Eiffa Hasslett, 26, a school teacher from Pennsylvania, after she answered a fraudulent employment call and was escorted across the prairie by a man posing as a governess. The victim was choked unconscious before reaching a ranch to report the incident.
Peking reports the abdication of the throne has been practically decided and the imperial retirement to Jehol will occur immediately after a government meeting. Growing provincial disorders push the Manchu princes, officials, and soldiers to accept this path as the only option. In Washington, 900 US Marines are in China with 50 infantrymen en route, signaling readiness for international duties.
Observations at the Lowell Observatory report that the Martian canal Titan has doubled since six weeks ago. The feature extends nearly straight north from the gulf of the Titans across the equator into the northern hemisphere of Mars.
Paris report states M Poincare accepted the invitation to form the new government after being offered the premiership. He called on President Falières early today to confirm his acceptance and begin assembling a cabinet.
Describes extreme cold in Sioux City and Midwest areas with temperatures breaking records. Notes coal shortages, crippled train service, and heightened suffering among the poor as the nation endures a historic winter blast.
Washington reports the coldest temperatures of the season across the upper plains and southward with zero and subzero readings in Texas coast areas. A severe cold wave is forecast for the southeastern states within 36 to 48 hours as snow blankets most districts east of the Rockies. Across Canada and western areas, storms and heavy snows affect the northwest while Pacific states see rain and northern mountain snows.
Dr. Tacry E Webster pleaded guilty to murder in the Ogle county court on the anniversary of his marriage to Bessie Kent Webster. He withdrew a prior not guilty plea and testified he acted freely. Witnesses described the fatal neck wound and the removal of Mrs Webster’s body in the woods near Dixon and Polo.
Details emerge on how the Chicago packers allegedly maintained price related allowances and coordinated accounting across firms Morris & Co and others prior to the trial. Government seeks to prove systematic practices that allegedly kept trade arrangements uniform and concealed. Piglets bank witness testified about missing books and records from the 1904 grand jury probe.
Oklahoma City officials aided by Paul Hayes a suspected safebreaker gained entry to the state strong box under supervision. Hayes formerly a safe expert manipulated the time lock but detectives could not secure the vault. He was brought from Tecumseh prison as the safe opened exposing state funds.
Cable to Chairman Sulzer reports F E Cairns, former Persian treasury head under W Morgan Shuster, says Americans remain held under contracts as Washington weighs responses. Salvador fears war with Guatemala as Heimke informs State Department of Cabrera and Tapia actions. Hilda Johnson and Sievert Wing wed in Manson Mississippi ceremony.
A man seeking entry through Paradise Gate tells St Peter he spent his later life playing golf. Peter rejects him, noting the man failed the first rule of golf to keep his eye on the ball and follow through, and shuts the gate.
A garbled般 passage references a Pack Trust and Magnate, mentioning mail secretary, credit issues, destroying appeals, and quashing indictments by sending them to “our lawyers.” It reads as a fragmented legal or rhetorical note with unclear specifics and multiple invocations to discard or stall actions.
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