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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
7
A damaged historical fragment cites Tolstoy condemning government repression as the same tyranny it claims to fight. It features dire observations on execution, revolution, and moral consequences of state action, arguing both sides commit grave injustices in pursuit of power.
Hall of fame era notes show EE "Iron Man" Joe McGinnity will no longer pitch for New York Giants. Other sports items include Batting leaders: Borton 266 in AL and Criss hitting .412. white Sox lead in Gelding with 376. Princeton beats Yale 4 2 to win Intercollegiate baseball title in 11 innings.
A compilation notes deaths and tributes to many prominent figures including Unéle His first negro dialect creator and Udle Heradis. It recalls Richmond Pearson Hobson’s wartime stance and a career spanning naval service, Congress, and lecturing. Also mentioned are George S. Unthelier, Le Whe aeréral Hmes, and Right Rev. James J. Keane, plus Murat Halstead and Alex Halstead as journalism figures.
The King party from Fort Wayne to Wewasee perished when their auto collided with a Manhattan Limited passenger train at a rail crossing west of Columbia City. Six occupants died, bodies hung along the track, with severe injuries reported. Mr. King, once Indiana Legislator from Wabash County and Ways and Means chair, was among the dead.
The article discusses a statewide measure to lease 75 000 40 acre farms from public lands to raise funds for schools and local government. It notes leases may fail to cultivate and argues lands could be more valuable when sold later if kept unleased.
The United States begins formal recognition of practical aeronautics with trials at Fort Myer. Captain Ferber credits Octave Chanute and Lilienthal as ideas behind early aviation, noting American influence on Farman and De la Grange in France.
Eugene W. Chafin campaigns in every state as Prohibition nominee. Frank Titchcock named chairman of the national Republican committee. Roosevelt declines a public speaking role with a piano model. William F. Taft's speech draft at East Springs, Va. nears 3000 words after revision. Theodore Burton discusses senate bid. Bryan derides Taft on campaign funds. Bangor Me Republican convention nominates R. L. M. Feenard for governor and endorses prohibition. Resubmission of the law to the people debated.
The twenty fifth session of the Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias will convene in Boston with an estimated 100000 visiting members. The event features two parades, one for the uniformed rank and one for the other ranks, to be held the next day. The organization reports 100000 members and the Ladies auxiliary the Pythian Sisters at 200000, totaling 1000000.
The Look pays Thin's Review reports 7 08 U S commercial failures in H1 with 124 million losses versus 5 007 failures and 50 . 662 in the prior year. It notes improved performance in later months indicating the commercial death rate is diminishing.
A detailed breakdown shows farmer costs per acre for land rent seed fertilizer sowing harvesting thrashing housing and marketing with an average yield of 23 bushels per acre. The calculated margin was small or negative when wheat sold near 89 to 90 cents a bushel, sparking critique of rent fertilizer and marketing charges.
Reports cover punitive actions in Northwest India and Sindson Bay plans for a new Canadian townsite with a railway, Belgium election shifts toward Socialists, Korean suppression of rebels, Persian border tensions, Russian ultimata, and a Panama intrigue linked to U S policy. The piece blends war casualties, political gains, and imperial maneuvering with ceremonial visits aboard royal yachts.
A scrambled chronicle lists events from 1708 to 1912 including victories and treaties such as Marlborough and Eugene defeating French besiegers at Namur, 1713 Stony Point taken, 1786 treaty of peace, 1798 battles near Aboukir Bay, 1845 Millard Fillmore presidency, 1962 Halleck appointed commander, and 1869 Chilean victory at Huamachica, among many garbled items. The text combines battles, politics, and anniversaries with numerous OCR errors and misrendered names.
Commissioner Draper of New York denounces NYU Summer School teaching that youth should aspire to high national office. He contrasts American pupils with foreign youths kept in birth clans, arguing the system may mislead children to believe they can become president. The piece notes broader moves to add trade schools and cites a policy proposal limiting married women from teaching unless their husband is disabled. It also mentions a change at a Wisconsin biblical school with retirements and reassignments.
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