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Newspaper

Hull Index

Location

Hull, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1897

Page

6

Fatal Gas Tragedy In New York Boathouse Affair

Patrick Sullivan aged about 23 and his cousin Annie Sullivan were found dead in a windowless room at Martin Ritz's hotel near West Chester village New York. Gas bracket broken a chair wedged under the door knob suggests possible suicide pact or murder. Neighbors had long spoken of their intended marriage despite blood relation and local controversy.

West Chester Village New York City Patrick Sullivan Annie Sullivan Timle Patrick Miss Sullivan Martin Ritz West Chester Sullivan Tnienport Sullivans Rovers

Probe Insurance Concerns Wholesale Investigation of Eastern Companies Is Proposed

Western insurance superintendents plan a wholesale probe into the financial state of eastern fire and life insurers. Superintendent McNab of the Randay department, who championed western action, is a key mover. The aim is to protect western policyholders and uncover possible mismanagement by large eastern firms.

McNal Ransay Insurance Department Llm

Japan protests U S annexation policy in Hawaii

A Japanese protest condemns the annexation plan for Hawaii and signals ongoing diplomatic opposition. The release, dated July 30, frames the stance in formal terms but confirms Japan’s firm intent to continue its diplomatic challenge to the policy.

Wah Hawaii U. S Ene Bawatlan Japan Fuly Ake Tapan

Crisis in Coal Strike Seeks Arbitration at Meeting

Reports from coal regions warn miners and operators near stalemate as arbitration commissioners hope for an immediate settlement. Miners say they have adopted a total tint limit while coke regions foresee no breakthrough before the meeting of representatives. No national beer trust confirmation. Milwaukee sources report brewing firms deny knowledge of such a scheme. The widow of J G Brien and James A Brien appoints assignees for J J O Brien Co assets of about 41 million with liabilities of 25 million including a bank loan from eastern creditors.

Yhia Aidas oMerais Eskera National Beer Trust Milwaukee Prineijal Brewing Companies Withs Mut Foundation Pailure San Preancisco J. G Brien James A. Brien Fairber J. J O'Bries San Prisco

Sex Distinction Erased in Dan Vite TH Trial

In Dan Vite TH, Judge Hiepatiee Justion sentenced Maggie Sellere a disorderly woman to the work pile for thirty days. Margy accepted the sentence philosophically.

Danvite Hiepatiee Justion Maggie Sellere Weiman Margy

Talla on National Faakes and Global Moves

The article reports a national currency call by a complocer, mentions Jake Scharter and Jake Schrefer bidding farewell to Anirien and settling in Paris with Eugene Carter. Peter McNaliy, a Beston swimmer, is slated to cross the English Channel on July 4 as AP notes an attempted crossing the previous Saturday.

Jake Scharter Ty Papis Jake Schrefer Anirien Hiself Paris Eugene Carter Teene Ana- Tener Peter McNaliy Oia Beston Wito Wan Enaliah Associated Press Caliis

Fire destroys Peoria Grape Sugar Company main building

A Saturday fire razed the Peoria Grape Sugar Company main building in Peoria Ti. The eight story 170 by 70 foot structure burned within minutes, with flames filling the basement after an apparent explosion in the sulphur room. Loss pegged at 600000 with 540000 insured on the building and contents. Trade talks with the glucose trust noted. it is unclear if the deal affected the loss allocation. The factory shut Sunday due to coal famine, steam kept for fire pressure, sprinklers worked but could not halt the blaze.

Grape Sugar Company Peoria Grape Sugar Company Peoria Loas New Glucose Trust Pew Walla Son

Klondike eclipsed by Peruvian gold bonanzas

Advices from Peru confirmed by C De Moranda in San Francisco say that new gold strikes in the departments of Cuzco and Puna surpass Klondike finds. A California prospector reportedly took 279 pounds of gold from a claim in June, with many Englishmen also noted as successful.

Peru Alaska C. de Moranda San Francisco Klondike South American Cuzco Puna Nemediatdtson

Explosion on the Nutmeg State Leaves Several Dead

An explosion on the steamship Nutmeg State of the Bridgeport line, tied up at Bridgeport, Conn., killed four men and fatally injured three others while leaving many more seriously hurt. The ship sustained about 1000 dollars in damage and officials fault the lighting method used by a deck hand who struck a match inside a confined area, igniting napththa paper.

Bridgeport Steamship Line Bridgeport Conn Aml Asas Telicentan le

War Bid Ties Armor Supply to Battleships Debate

Secretary Long reports replies from Carnegie and Getzhem to bids for armor on the battleships Witois Wiscon Fin and Alabama. Congress faces limits as firms refuse to bid citing theft and quality concerns while government orders, losses, and wartime procurement dominate. A separate note covers a Chinese steamer wreck near Malacca with 70 dead or missing and survivors rescued.

Long Carnegie Gethiehem Witois Wiscon Fin Alabama

Murder at the Daninis farm near Kigeport Conn

Wealthy farmer Alfrens G. Nichols aged and living on the Daninis farm near Kigeport Connecticut was murdered by two masked burglars. His sister Mary was shot seriously and the thieves ransacked the home, taking about $20. The report mentions Rad Starn in West Virginia and a severe storm in Hinton West Virginia, plus various unrelated items including Cuba and Japan arbitration notes and a discussion on postmasters and ships.

Barglara Alfrens G. Nichols Daninis Kigeport Conn Mary

Tariff Passage and Currency Commission Action Ranked

The tariff bill passed its final legislative stage in the Senate by 49 to 80 and became law when signed at 4 07. A currency commission proposal advanced in the House by 124 to 9, but Senate action was not taken before an extra session ended at 9.

Senate McEnory Jones Nevada Stewart Harris Turner Congress House

Remarkable Rise in Wheat Dominates Monthly Trade Review

RG Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade notes end of import duties uncertainty boosts confidence among both sides. Strong stockpiles, especially Granger lists, support expectations of large crops. Wheat surges on strong export demand and gold inflows. Coal miners strike slows some factories but settlements hoped. Since July 2 wheat price rose cents, with a small pullback expected but overall gain.

RG. Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade Granger Alaska California

Army test of the bigycle tour ends in St Louis

Lieut Moss and twenty troopers of the Twenty-fifth United States Infantry completed a 2000 mile bicycle ride from Fort Missoula Montana to St Louis Missouri arriving Saturday afternoon at 3. The unit left Fort Missoula on Sunday June 14 aiming to cover 2006 miles in six weeks. The army bicycle tour is described as the largest by any army unit and supports the role of bicycles in modern warfare.

U. B 1 Montana St. Louis Lieu& Moss Twenty-fifth United States Infantry Welock Fort Missoula Mont Lieut Alusa Fort Misoula

Cuban Horrors Described By London Chronicle Reporter

A London Daily Chronicle correspondent in Sagua la Grande Cuba reports famine and disease ravaging both sides as daily prisoner executions occur for withholding information. He says Capt Weyler shows no mercy and likens the Cuban campaign to Alva's brutal measures in sixteenth century Holland.

London Daily Chronicle Sagua la Grande Santa Clara Cuba Weyler Alva Holland

DROWNINGS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND MICHIGAN

Five men drowned in two states with two in Pennsylvania and three in Michigan. Richard Clair and James Schoonereer fell from a skiff in the Monongahela River near Araddoark. In Detroit area, four Detroit workers were drowned when a ra boat capsized near the Detroit River mouth. Names listed include W. Stier Frack Fo Bussell jr Fitwin Slubenday and Buswell family members.

Pennsylvania Michigan Richard Clair James Schoonereer Monongahela River Araddoark Detroit Detroit Hiver Wit W. Stier Frack Fo Bussell Fitwin Slubenday Buswell Uprek Rigm Sahope

Fire at Romana Park Theater Burns in Paducah

A Saturday night blaze at the Casino summer theater in Romana Park Paducah Ky injured numerous spectators and several actors. Fire started during a fireworks display and quickly consumed the paper covered building. Local officials ordered evacuations as emergency crews fought the flames.

Romana Park Paducah

Train wreck near Marietta kills one and injures many

A passenger train from Zangsvilln to Marietta derailed after trestle failure near Marietta at 9 50 tonight. Five injured were transported, one woman Nellia Purdy of Marietta is fatally injured, a coach caught fire, several passengers burned and escaped with clothing damage.

Marietta Ohio Zangsvilln Marieta Amiracia Fiiaen Paresis Lexa Nellia Purdy Bregat Aume Paz Songiara

Big Paper Mill Fire Destroys Wisconsin Plant

Large Badger Paper Company mill at Kaukania Wisconsin was totally destroyed in a Sunday morning blaze. Loss estimated around £235,080 with about £2,000 insured. The facility, one of the northwest region’s largest, stood vacant after the flames were checked shortly after midnight. Several nearby factories escaped damage as workers and residents fled.

Kanga Wisk Badger Paper Company Kaukania Wis O'Cnsk Combrach& Vilas Sti Db

Unclear Text About Episcopal Leaders and Deaths

Fragmentary notice references Bishop Hare and Ammathone with Sunce Agora terms. Mentions Langford as general secretary of a Thomestic and Foreign Missionary Society, and Webart as a bishop of South Dakota. Details are garbled from OCR, no coherent event or date.

Hare Langford The Thomestic and Foreign Missionary Society Strotestant Episcopal Church New York Ray Webart Alseiomaty South Dakota

Great Damage in Madison and Onondaga Counties

Heavy rainfall last week caused extensive ruin in Madison and Onondaga counties New York with crops valued around nine and a half million dollars destroyed Many bridges washed away across multiple locations as reports detail damages and relief needs from farmers and local authorities.

Madison Onondagaa New York

Bramwell Car Company Faces Saturday Afternoon Shareholder Shuffle

The Bramwell Car Company of 1. Tamia, once a leading national concern, filed a surprising statement about a Saturday afternoon event. The move signals significant corporate action and potential shifts in leadership and ownership among major stakeholders.

Bramwell Car Company Tamia

Valbed Quotations Touch Markets Across Commodities

The article lists varied price quotes for livestock and grains across multiple markets including Indianapolis Cattle, Cincinnati Cattle, Milwaukee Wheat, and Buffalo Cattle. Prices span cattle, sheep, hogs, and several wheat and corn grades with figures ranging from hundreds to thousands in the reported currency.

Louis Agile Cincinnati-Cattie San Milwaukee Park Mess Neyvelley Les Ulies Dudaenis Neliboavhire

The Fo Sehiniz Estate Wanes Amid Legal Woes

The lawyer and real estate dealer Theodore Fo Sehiniz faces mounting debts as his week’s earnings vanish and assets fall below twenty thousand dollars. Only one mortgage remains on his stores, with minimal funds left to count. Meanwhile reports reach Sacramento of a rich California mining strike near Placerville, boosting interest in private mining advices.

Theodore Fo Sehiniz Hieage Alaska California Sacramento Placerville

British Consulate Sends Jubilee Message to Subjects in New York

The British consulate in New York City issued a jubileec message to subjects in the United States marking a royal anniversary. Officials conveyed greetings and emphasized continued loyal ties between Britain and the diaspora.

Thronii New York Victoria

Lafayette Med Major General Venue Coverage

A fragmentary report from Lafayette Med describes a major general visiting a military event in Ga on a Sunday. The text is garbled but indicates a ceremonial appearance or inspection involving local units and officers. Further details are unreadable in the OCR.

Lafayette H Pty Ture Everett van Tiseavapeah, Ga Sanday Wath Maitary Tee Uitot Dea Naire

Davenport Woman Accused of Poisoning Husband

Coroner’s jury finds Claus Behrens died from poisoning in Davenport last Saturday. His wife Christine Behrens is charged with murder and awaits further questioning as authorities pursue her paramour Henry Bendt of Rock Island who allegedly supplied the poison. Bendt may be difficult to obtain due to requisition laws, but hopes exist he will reveal what he knows. Christine has signed a partial confession but not the full story. Bendt is jailed in Davenport after an arrest in Rock Island.

Claus Behrens Davenport Christine Henry Bendt Rock Island Paris Ilinois Behrens Hag Bendit Paris Green Bendt

Elopement of Eddyville Couple Involving Local Preacher

Rev W Parker pastor of the Baptist Church and Mrs D W Ward wife of the Eddyville bank cashier disappeared after eloping. Parker left first, Ward followed a day later leaving a note claiming she sought independence. They met in Des Moines and went to Omaha where they vanished with Parker leaving a wife and two children and Ward a husband and four children.

Aler Wes Ward

Stole Tools and Got Caught in Clarion Incident

Last week farmer and creamery man John Thennisen hired a drane. A regular hired man found a missing hammer and identified a tramp as the culprit. A suspect was traced by description to Livermore and arrested on trespass charges. Bail was set, and the case moved toward preliminary inquiry.

John Thennisen Clarion Inissius Denison Tie Livermore Girlon Hla

Fragmented Rural Tragedy Near St Charles Leaves Family Grief

A farmer named Nichyla from Janes idhyla died after a brutal assault near St Charles. A man Robert was attacked while working, his attackers fled as guards responded. Elsewhere teachers at Dobnyie Phrraday face possible loss of positions in a controversial school event. A separate robbery near Hoover on the Chicago Northwestern left A. Thebrew punished and two suspects captured after a shootout. one man gravely wounded.

Nichyla Janes Idhyla St. Charles Robert Abell A. Thebrew Poddler Fe Tin Sirents Hoover Buane Mane Fay Sandora and Childs Grand Junetign Haven Wlio Dal Roane Shesid Peter

Typewriter Agent Decampa Incident at Dareipark

Reported irregularities involve Mahin and Benedict Company staff. A thunderstorm caused damage as lightning struck Gregory Missouri killing a man named Boulware. several buildings suffered, described as the worst storm in years. A gun accident injured a 9 year old in Hagers and another man died after a chloroform incident at a local house.

Decampa I. Mahin Agan Wresil, Seyman & Tenedict Dareipark Baba Manchin Bia Keakuk Boulware Gregory

Tragic death of 35-year-old McFiride near Oxden station

The body of McFiride, 35, an unmarried man, was found mangled on the Chicago and Northwestern track near Oxden. Passersby reported witnessing a collapse and possible trampling by multiple trains. Police opened a preliminary inquiry as investigators seek witnesses and the exact cause.

McFiride Chicago and Northwestern Oxden Ais

Levee Contract Awarded for River Improvement Run

The U S government contract to furnish 99 000 cubic yards of work for river improvement from Burlington to Ft Madison has been let to McMat as Tucker of Keokuk at a price of about five thousand seven hundred fifty dollars. Work to begin in about a week.

United States Purlington Ft. Madison McMat Tucker Keokuk

Brief notes on a local sports standings report

A compact summary of a small section in a regional paper covering brief sports results. Mentions several teams and players in terse, fragmented form with no explicit outcomes or dates. The readable portions indicate a mixed brief of standings and performances from multiple clubs.

Indian Maiden Murdered on Tama Reservation in July Nigh

Excitement runs high on Tama Indian Reservation near Toledo after the brutal murder of 16 year old Se Ton A Qua a Tama girl who attended a large dance. She was found dead after being assaulted and beaten with a club. A reward for the killer has been urged and Gov Drake asked to raise state reward.

Tama Toledo Se-Ton-a-Qua Se-Ton-a- Qaa Drake

Enormous Brief Planned for Watson Case at Maquoketa

Judge Hayes of Clinton prepares a printer copy for the Watson case appeal. Six weeks needed to draft the abstract covering about 1,000 pages. One hundred copies will be printed, totaling at least 100,000 pages, distributed to attorneys and interested parties. Each copy will be two bound volumes with 1,050,000 cms of type and about 50,000 impressions. Supreme court expected in October.

Judge Hayes Clinton Watson Maquoketa Supreme Court

Doctor sues for ten thousand dollars over alleged malice

Dr J D Cleveland of Exline files a ten thousand dollar libel suit against AL Johnson a prominent farmer living south of Exiting The complaint states a malicious letter circulated by Johnson caused large damage and witnesses are expected on both sides ahead of the August 23 term before Judge Heberts in Centerville.

J. D. Cleveland Exline AL Johnson Maliciova Johnson Heberts Centerville

Grinnell Student Charged With Forgery Amid Celebration

Thurlow Polk, Iowa College student from a prominent Grinnell family, is arrested for forgery after passing checks drawn on a Humboldt bank during a Des Moines celebration. He fled toward Chicago but was tracked to Vermilionville, Michigan, and detained.

Thurlow Polk Iowa College Grinnell Wumboldt Des Moines Jtumnboldt Bank Tla Hety Chicago

Grain movement and households amid a deadly domestic incident

A report from Ames details a chaotic night with registered individuals and illegal movements described alongside a fatal domestic dispute. Aener Lewis and others are noted, involving a shooting and arrest, with reference to heavy grain and coal movements signaling broader economic strain.

Incidents Hit Stanhope and Dubuque Towns In Turbulent Night

Incendiary fire in Stanhope threatens property near G. E. B. Hamaker. damages limited as blaze controlled. In Dubuque a police find leads to Emma Timun, 18, who gave birth shortly after being taken to city jail. Hamaker’s town remains on high alert for motive and perpetrators. Drowning tragedy reported four miles south of a, with multiple prior drownings noted. Two young women from Portville and Cherokee join Sisters of Mercy at Mercy Hospital in Orague.

Iendiarium Stanhope G. E B. Hamaker Randall Fin Fark Hamaker Bill Dubuque Emma Timun Neltie Mckinley Portville Mary McWillame Cherokee Thee Sisters of Mercy Mercy Hospital Orague

Farmer Killed by Lightning in Terrific Thunderstorm

During a severe electric storm at Tameston, Joseph Linton a well to do farmer living three miles west of town was struck by lightning and killed instantly.

Tameston Joseph Linton

Shot Wounded by Target Gun Fire In Accident

12 year old Guy Glass, son of J E Glass of Attantic, was accidentally shot in the side by a 22 caliber target gun. The wood may result fatally.

Guy Glass J. E. Glass Attantic

Raas dor dairy exports butter in large shipments

Town matter reports Pais Alto Dairy Company at Raas dor shipped seven items of opourila butter packed in fifty six pound boxes to New York for export. The creamery is praised as one of the best in the state and well regarded by farmers and a local food association notes its value.

Gan. Gomez Thomas Barrads Palma Abanjunia New York Gen. Gomez Daft Pais Alto Dairy Company Raasdor Tin State Avery Regnest

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