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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1898
Page
6
The Hull Index Hall in Towa serves as the official paper for Sioux County residents, publishing local news, notices, and community items for the region. It covers civic events, public notices, and regional announcements relevant to Sioux County and neighboring communities.
Private letters from Madrid report ongoing internal disorders in Spanish provinces including Granada and Barcelona. Gendarmes faced attacks as an armed band described as jailbirds appeared at Gargaria, Banos, and Valdorres, with authorities failing to quell the unrest amid strict censorship.
A Madrid dispatch claims the government has drafted a message to Washington proposing an armistice to discuss terms of peace with the United States. An informant from the queen regent’s circle says a mortified cabinet led by Gamazo will oversee negotiations with Desira and Gen. Polajeja, aided by Sivela and Gen. Campas to reorganize the country.
A damaged report states a box with thirty pounds of dynamite and guncotton was found on the main deck of a steamer in New York area. An explosive mechanism was prepared to trigger the blast but failed to detonate. Authorities name officers and locations linked to the incident, with July events noted in Victoria.
A trestle collapsed while a dirt cart was unloading in a Cleveland trench. Adam Hianamat, 60, was crushed beneath falling debris and died. Several others were wounded and sent to hospitals as investigators seek cause.
July 25 dispatch reports U S troops landing on Porto Rico near Ponce on the south coast amid confusion in Halifa Honda area. A separate wire notes a delayed attempt by American forces to disembark was repulsed with losses.
John F. Taylor George Wilson and Ed Stricker three well known citizens of Marshal Illinois were drowned in the Wabash river eight miles southeast of that place while seining. All have families.
A historical summary shows 125 million dollars spent to July 15 on war costs. Items include transportation, mobilization, troopship purchases, subsistence, ammunition, coats, coal, harbor defenses, telegraph tolls, secret service, and miscellaneous expenses. Total actual expenses match the 125 million figure.
A Saturday statement from a knowledgeable official asserts Commodore Watson will not bombard the Spanish coast. The main mission is to protect Camara’s fleet, locate and move ships under Camara, and end all fears about the fleet’s movements. The Canary Islands claim is denied and policy is to avoid such bombardment.
Prisoners of war in Brooklyn Brooklyn Navy Yard celebrate the sight of Union Jack and American flags. The captives aboard a prize ship cheer as the vessel nears home waters, with cheers echoing to Governor’s Island and Governor’s Tower. The ship anchors off Brooklyn before transfer to Gibraltar.
A tornado struck Minot causing extensive damage including demolished buildings and injuries. The county hospital was destroyed and several box cars were toppled. A follow up hailstorm damaged crops across the region, including 21.0 acres of wheat at Casselion, N B.
Levi Leiter filed seven mortgages totaling 2 000 090 dollars in Chicago on Saturday. The notes run ten years with per cent interest to North Western Mutual Life Insurance Company. Properties in downtown Chicago including the Grand Pacific Security Bank are mortgaged to secure Leiter’s heavy loan used to aid his son Joseph Leiter amid wheat speculation losses. Revenue stamps amount to 1996 on the papers.
Maj Gen Shafter commends United States troops for their efficiency in the Cuba campaign. He notes 24 000 prisoners captured and heavy casualties as the army broke Spanish resistance, securing eastern Cuba and the harbor devastations.
A cave-in at the Tinit Verde Copper Mine in Arizona destroys assay offices and part of surface foundry. Civil engineer WJ. Dounsen and several workers die or are severely injured. A New York mining expert is fatally injured. Superintendent Giroux sounded alarms and ordered safeguards.
A six-man gang hijacked a south bound Santa Fe passenger near Saginaw eight miles north of Fort Worth Texas. They ordered the engineer to run toward North Fort Worth and opened fire wounding engineer Joe Williams who is likely fatally wounded. The robbers escaped with nothing and the fireman is missing presumed wounded.
The Kentucky Board of Health issues a proclamation placing Jackson County under quarantine for smallpox after reporting over 190 cases. Officials urged county court to fund enforcement. the court declined though funds exist. The state extends enforcement to adjacent counties and forbids evasion with penalties.
The largest Wal lace show elephant Prince died at Wallace Minnesota from blood poisoning and lockjaw after being chained heavily. The monster had already terrorized Racine Wisconsin killing its keeper. His skeleton will go to the national museum in Washington and the hide preserved.
A grocer syndicate reports pending talks to form a trillion dollar trust, with Chicago hosting pre talks. Reported participants include prominent financiers and New York bankers expected to fund the venture, with a price near 3 billion.
Lewia Warner, absconding head of the Northampton Savings Bank and another Northampton bank, was captured by Louisville police Sunday. He confessed guilt and agreed to return to Massachusetts without needed papers. Warner had been living in Louisville for months amid a bank shortage estimated at $349,099.
A major financial shift occurred Saturday as four million dollars moved from the clearing house to the U S treasury. The deposits backed by government accounts required gold due to lack of legal tender notes, with four hundred deposit bonds placed as security.
A report credits Majiy Fon A Jablon with an important wartime service and readiness efforts. It notes recruiting, equipment, and field deployment totaling nearly 3,000 days of work, praised by army experts as a significant achievement. Postal developments include extended U S Hawaii Islands service pending rate decisions. Also mentions athletic records set by Jol Flannagan and a broad commodity market update across several U S cities.
Medical Examiner Draper reports autopsy on six infants found wrapped in paper in a vacant lot in Boston. Youngest two months old, oldest three months. Some were stranded while others died of neglect.
The Iowa Grand Army of the Republic declares Fred O'Donnell of Duluth as department judge advocate replacing EB B Soper who declined. A committee is named with Marshalltown M Grape and others. numerous district mustering officers and inspectors are listed across multiple towns.
The Grain Ship pers Association of Northwestern Iowa held its annual meeting last week electing officers including President E J Edmonds Vice President FE M Parsons Secretary and Treasurer F D Gallock Assist Secretary Gen Wolbonk Auditor Ira Conger and J Danane to the expen sive committee. The Grain Ship pers Mutual Fire Insurance Association also elected officers with President E J Edmonds Vice President E M Parsons Treasurer A Keenan Secretary AP Barny and several directors including Ira Conger, A Petersmeeyer, and J Conger.
The report details changes in local military officers and government positions. It notes centralization policy for district officers at Des Molina, a new stamp office in the city, and relocations of officials including District Attorney Lewis Miles and Judge John S. Woolen. It lists promotions and resignations in Fifty-second volunteers, with unit adjutant and sergeant changes in Company G and related formations.
The Attorney General rules that creamery companies not strictly cooperative must file articles of incorporation with the secretary of state and pay the fee. Building and loan associations must also file with the secretary and pay the fee. The statute had directed filing with the auditor, but that practice is being discontinued in favor of the new corporation fee system.
Ralph Humlong Jr son of a wealthy Marshalltown merchant was killed at the union depot in Des Moines after a switching engine struck him. He drew a knife in shock and slashed at his chin, but crew members wrested the weapon from him before he could harm himself. He died eight hours later in the hospital.
Robbers blew open a depot safe at Maysfield and seized about Sin silver and between 4000 and 5000 dollars in notes belonging to Tackore Bros grain and coal merchants. Local authorities investigate.
Bishop McCrehe laid the corner stone of the new Methodist Church at Algona on July 2 with assistance from several ministers and a large attendance.
The Stata Mine Operators Association moves to raise Jump coal to a uniform $165 per ton on the flat at the mine. The increase takes effect October 1 and applies only to shipping amillers.
Readable fragments describe Carnival plans in Siduk City with mentions of The Committers and an expected event in the Corn Palace City this fall.
Theodore G J Pierce, adopted son of Waterloo resident Twe-Wi Fieres, receives notice from Portland attorneys that he is heir to vast properties in Oregon and Wisconsin valued at about $3,000,000. The 27 year old, real name Burnette, discusses estate delays and a history of the family, with Wisconsin lands totaling 2 900 acres across Racing Dane, Washington and Grant counties.
Iowa outlets report fairs in Sibley and Osceola County, a $10 020 Catholic Church in Tantdi, a new post office at Deponti with Richard B Simpson as postmaster, a mastodon tooth found near Burlington, and bond and banking actions across the state.
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