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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1904
Page
3
Reports indicate Japan seeks a rapid Russian response to its latest note amid rising public demand for decisive measures. Tokyo weighs possible military moves while keeping government plans secret. experts foresee a brief ultimatum or limited seizure of Sakhalin as a likely scenario.
Disjointed OCR reports a chaotic incident in Chicago involving Mayor Harrison and multiple officials. Gatorine names such as Glen Banda and Will Doyle appear amid scattered details of arrests, a theater, a crowd, and alleged charges.
Indictments returned by the grand jury name Allerman A J Gray Alderman George Schwarts attorney Fontaine and Ascantar Tur wentier. They were admitted to bail as part of an inquiry into alleged irregularities in municipal government.
A man named Whitaker Wright was sentenced at 3 pm Tuesday and died at 4 pm in the law courts. Indications point to poisoning, with an examination pending. In Missouri a rail collision near St Charles derailed cars and injured passengers. Separate dispatches note political exchanges between Russian officials and remarks on Roosevelt era railroad machinery in the United States.
A mother chopped wood Monday while her infant died in a nearby oven after a door was clawed open by an intruder, the tragedy reportedly occurring before authorities arrived. Police hunt a fugitive linked to Baltimore and St Louis cases involving a former musical treasurer and other alleged crimes.
Coroner's jury, after three weeks of hearing, holds several city officials and theater staff to await grand jury action. Mayor Carter Harrison Fire Marshal Moshaw Will J. Davis theater proprietor George Williams building inspector Edward Laughlin and others face warrants. Jury anticipated verdict by Tuesday morning after reviewing extensive testimony. Authorities plan immediate arrests to prevent escapes and ensure impartial proceedings.
Fleeing residents from Parkeraburg and nearby districts find shelter in public buildings as the river overflows streets. Water inundates the lower town up to Think Street, with Hiverdda Wentwood and Southilde districts also affected. Several hundred people evacuated, with many staying in temporary shelters through the night. Roads and businesses near the river are submerged as the flood extends toward Port Jervia area and Port Jervis.
A Burlington road rear end collision near Green North left three passengers dead and many injured. The Denver express, delayed by the wreck, stopped at the scene after hitting a local southbound train. Wreckage burned as rescuers rushed from Charter eight miles away and a subsequent relief train brought physicians. Local casualties included a damaged Denver sleeper and destroyed engine and coaches. Officials coordinated from nearby towns as the death toll mounted.
An aging Indian fighter and veteran in California prior to 1840s era dies at his Brooklyn home from tuberculosis. Authorities search for a suspected accomplice as reports claim a fellow soldier was ambushed during an attempted identity theft in a Mora district. A separate blaze damages a central fire block, causing reported casualties.
The region faced record lows with St Paul recording 27 degrees below zero on Sunday. Milwaukee and Wisconsin reported extreme chill with highs below zero and livestock suffering. Detroit and Kansas City endured their coldest nights of the season. Forecasts suggested no relief for the coming days as frigid air held firm.
Turmoil erupted on an electric street railway in Seoul, Korea, killing a Korean and prompting locals to push for restraint as American guards stood nearby. Authorities and witnesses offered unclear accounts of the incident amid tense crowd control efforts.
The British schooner Alexis from Manello for New York and the Augusta were wrecked near Meckaway Teter and off West Hampton. Captain Blair and a Norfolk crew aboard the hoover were lost. lifeboat crews saved two, fifteen perished, bodies recovered, distress signals heard as the fleet battled heavy seas.
A chaotic account describes Armour Institute students apologizing to a ticket seller after a disorderly incident on the Chicago streetcar system. The piece references a fatal motor accident, a torpedo factory fire in New York, and various sensational events, naming multiple individuals and places in a period-tinged, fragmentary report.
The Blydenburg trial at Eldora features strong testimony from Mrs Harold of Wanseer and others. Prosecution describes his wife’s convulsions and vomiting linked to poison as witnesses recount prior lodging, property remarks, and alleged intent.
David Peip known as Storm Boake pled guilty to assaulting a teacher at a local lake school. The case will be forwarded to district court for review as a second offense, with the school authorities anticipating vigorous action to protect students.
Dr George Giglinger leads Davenport prayer group urging officials to curb gambling. Mayor Becker to order enforcement as grand jury meets to close gambling houses. Dr Munger warns closing one side will spur indictments and prosecutions to the full extent of the law.
Three linemen from Johnson County during pole and line repairs at a town plant near Towa City fell sixty feet. William Bishop of Hark Estand Frank Wangler and Gat Clark, all of Towa City, were seriously injured. The storm damaged many poles and caused an estimated $10,000 in losses.
Jury verdict stalls after disagreement in the trial over the death of Cora Tacey of Mitchellville allegedly caused by Dr Trotter. The case centers on disputed evidence and the fate of a planned marriage involving Tacey’s family. Local notes report Missouri River conditions, a Republican city convention, and other small items from Onawa to LeMars.
Carroll county report states Joe Willey a school director barred Miss Grace Pulliam from the Willey district school by taking the key and closing the doors to prevent her attendance at a neighborhood dance. Miss Pulliam threatened legal action, but a compromise reportedly allows her to resume teaching.
Sioux Valley Medical Association held its semi annual gathering in the new A auditorium in Sioux City with Mayor Caldwell welcoming physicians. Papers of interest to the fraternity were read and discussed as members conferred with the Woodlary County Medical Society at the West Motel.
Wempen of Lilie Mock sues the Kook Trhund Railroad Company for 820,000 claiming loss of wife, children, and brother in a September incident connected to the construction of a bridge over the Little Rock River. The case alleges negligence and seeks damages for the family’s suffering and financial harm.
Disjointed report notes a gorge forming at the Des Moines River mouth with flood threats from rising waters. Mention of levee damage south of the river, overflow into lands, and widespread impacts on farmers and livestock along the Mississippi basin.
Dr John Marriman, head of the anatomical department at the state university medical school, died Monday after an appendectomy. He led the department for fifteen years and was widely known in the medical community. His funeral services were held at the university campus, with many colleagues attending.
Reported in a chaotic account, four young women in a sleighing party near Drhnque were badly hurt when horses frightened the sleigh and overturned it on a steep slope. Several others suffered injuries including broken ribs and contusions. hospital care and inquiries follow.
A collection of historical notes recalls events from a century past. It mentions black residents in Hayti resisting French troops, British control of The Cape of Good Hope, Dr Jenner’s cowpox vaccination reports, Senate action on imports in the Louisiana territory, the distribution of banks across states, a London revival of stereotyping, and Maryland debates restricting Catholic priests teaching converts.
Seventy five years ago Bolivar opened Caloimble ports to import of Spanish goods via neutral ships. Turkey US treaty talks collapsed as aims shifted to free navigation of the Dardanelles. A Norfolk bound ship sailed toward Tiberia with its cargo. Egypt’s viceroy launched major arakoal plans for Alexem ria independence recognized by Tepe. Western Australia moved toward British control with crown backed officials.
Disjointed text reports various claims of independence and bans, noting Heneta's independence including Lower California and a Cuba authority prohibiting foreign papers. It mentions Brandon Ohio destroyed by a cyclone, proclamations against emigration, and a Great Western Mall road completion at Canna with burials. It ends with a bizarre quotation about an Anatolian leader.
A garbled list shows old wages such as carpenters at 2.26, laborers 76, and other misread values alongside mentions of flour, pork, butter, eggs, and coal. The passage also references Gideon Welles, a Senate resolution on Mexican affairs, Henry Ward Beecher, Jefferson Davis, and financier Chase, all in a chaotic collage of dates and figures.
The Whilidalphia Convennial Exposit tion asked Congrens for a SiG Gin to subsidy. A national cheap transportation convention in Washingslon aimed to stop the bleeding of commerce by legalized bands of robbers and to scrutinize rail and steamboat trusts. The Siamese twins at Mount Virx, Chang, died by dyattte vimecl. The Morrison Waite era saw the death of Eng and the sttorney generalship. Grant withdrew Caleb Cushing’s nomination to the Supreme Court over ideological opposition and concerns about his orthodoxy.
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