The Hull Index Editor and Prop’r Tamps its Name
The Hull Index lists WILL TAMPLIN as Editor and Proprietor in the masthead, indicating leadership and ownership of the publication.
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1904
Page
6
The Hull Index lists WILL TAMPLIN as Editor and Proprietor in the masthead, indicating leadership and ownership of the publication.
Militia from Portsmouth Ironton Gallipolis and Manchester rushed to Hanging Rock Ohio to quell clashes over strikes at Trontos Furnaces. US guards respond after efforts to replace striking workers with Black labor from Virginia escalate tension. One man killed as strife spreads through town and authorities seek order.
Mutilated body of a soldier discovered near the rifle range at Fort Ethan Allen near Burlington. The victim's body was severed at the waist and authorities withheld the dead man’s name. Fort officials avoided talk and police reported another incapacitated soldier found outside Winooski with knife wounds. Three warders have died within three weeks in related incidents.
Grand Rapids Alderman Char T Johnson pleaded guilty in superior court to receiving a bribe in the Lake Michigan water contract. Bail set for sentencing, he resigned as alderman. He is the eleventh city official to plead guilty in recent corruption cases. Ants Kill Cotton Built Weevil in Hexar County Texas as experts study boll weevil eradication claims with army ant activity.
A semi official note rejects reports that 640 people were hanged in Warsaw and 80 coffins buried in Moscow after mass executions. The U S Supreme Court upholds a federal ruling on electoral law. Conri adjourns to October. In Indiana, James Monre, 20, a farm laborer, fatally shoots himself amid Gillespie murder trial tensions.
A blaze consumed the washer and engine room of the Western Gael Company in Nanimaa, destroying the plant and its machinery. Estimated loss and detailed cause are not fully clear from the fragmented report.
The Cleveland authorities passed an ordinance prohibiting the use or giving away of pistols, cartridges, or related weapons within the city on the Fourth of July. The measure aims to curb public danger and maintain order during Independence Day celebrations.
Report from Victoria B C recounts a dying man’s voluntary confession after fifteen years in Snell tragedy. Philip Robertson, a prospector, finds the man in a remote cabin near Dahl River, who identifies as Tascott and dies next morning. Partners bury the body and depart.
A New York brokerage operated by 8, Munn, tan & Co faces a cash shortage with about $125,084 in apparent discrepancies. Office manager Clarence F. Cameriun has been away as investigators probe missing funds and altered trade accounts. Cameriun had worked fifteen years. it's unclear when operations might resume.
An elderly Chicagoan, Gustav Ratburg, 72, tried to cut off his left foot at home to relieve rheumatic pain. His wife watched as he began the operation. police intervened and stopped him. He severed an artery and, after transport to the county hospital, his condition was critical.
A cryptic report hints at Aguinaklo's peril as rebels threaten a quiet frontier settlement. The piece mentions a clash near a runboat launch and broader fears tied to the ongoing struggle, with references to regional forces and shifting alliances.
During memorial exercises at Riverside Park Salida Arkansas a footbridge over the Arkansas River collapsed. Witnesses say about twenty people were on the bridge. several were swept away and missing. Known dead include Mrs Clarence Tompkins Hazel Lines Esther Morgan Peter Bolland. Nora Anderson is missing and a boy’s body was seen downstream. A fire netting has been placed six miles below Salida and recovery may take days.
Widespread flooding labeled worst in years bursts banks of rivers in Kansas. Topeka and Ottawa report homes flooded forcing residents to higher ground. Crops damaged in lowlands. livestock drowned. several culverts and five pile bridges damaged by drifting debris. Residents remain alert as floodwaters threaten more areas.
A mob clash broke out on Thirteenth and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia late Monday afternoon when white and black residents confronted each other. Police dispersed the crowd as several people were injured and eleven people were charged with assault and battery.
The body of C. W. Dewey, a Dewey relative, was found in a shrubbery patch in a northwest St. Louis pasture. He disappeared last Wednesday while walking and showed no signs of struggle. Police suspect a self inflicted poisoning though no evidence like bottles was found.
A Sunday night fire on the barge Allen C Churchill and seven DL&W Trailead freight piers in New York caused likely loss in the millions. One mate remains missing with feared death, police estimate fire losses at 1000 dollars though higher figures are possible as logs burn. Anarchists in Liege face death sentences for a March 18 attack at a commissioner’s residence, killing and wounding. Two injured in Texas wreck of the vessel Afetear near Thenuisan. Memorial Day observed in Mexico at the American soldiers’ graves in Mexico City and at Giers’ graves.
An explosion occurred near Warwick Tennessee along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad injuring several workers. The accident disrupted nearby operations and authorities began investigations.
Richland Town proposes to form a local company to test a suspected extensive natural gas deposit beneath several large areas near Glidden. At Mrs. Robert Brown’s farm the 12 year old gas flare was reignited during tests showing strong flow and high pressure. Local promoters R F Lathrop J W Coleman Pri Mackey and G W McNought plan initial drilling to determine volume and commercial value.
The Storm Lake board of trustees proposes a $150 subscription and a $3 million city loan to fund a Carnegie library site at Erie and Fin Mireete. They plan to erect the building and manage ongoing operations after completion.
Prince and Princess Hobestrohe Visited the capital en route to New York from a long western tour. Prince Plobeniohe and accompanying Frank and Mrs Wiborg stopped in Des Moines Monday morning. Mrs Wiborg is daughter of the late West Sherman. A large number of German residents called on the prince.
Correctionville man Homer Voorhies was indicted by the Polk County grand jury in Des Moines on forgery related to forged checks at Century Savings Bank. Prosecutors allege a pattern of about 75 forgery accusations across several counties as his alleged scheme widened.
The report describes Rope Ewing, a cook for Th. C. MT. VWeurs fishing party at Spirit Lake, going insane and fleeing three miles before capture and transfer to Cherokee State Hospital. It also notes the seventh annual convention of the Town State Posters and Distributors Association, electing Wilton Diermer president and Waterloo named next meeting site. Additional items mention several indictments, escape from an insane asylum, and a suicide by Christ Mikelsen at Snowerr.
The trial of Dague Thompson of Ames for the attempted murder of Pearl Jones in Cedar Rapids produced sensational admissions during cross examination. Miss Jones testified to relations with Thompson and read letters filled with terms of endearment as the courtroom packed with prominent Cedar Rapids and Ames attorneys on both sides.
Panic swept a Marshalltown Odeon theater as a projection machine overheated after a Chicago horror reel. A sheet of flame leaped from the device prompting a rapid evacuation of about 100 patrons as the blaze alarm rang and firefighters arrived.
Robert G Rise and others of Galesburg IA sue Northwestern Life Insurance Co Minnesota in Des Moines US court to divide profits from the Northwestern Life and Savings Co Des Moines before its absorption. They seek appointment of a receiver to wind up the business, alleging misrepresentation and claiming certificate holders are entitled to a share of profits.
Donald Campbell a veteran Bronx city business man and Pelletier Dry Goods buyer fatally shot himself in Richand Weber's office after grabbing a gun from a pigeon hole and firing a shot at his temple. He died about an hour later at the hospital. He leaves a wife and one child.
The obituary notes the death of a young woman once living in Onage, wife of Mr. Edeon, sister to Col. J. Ti. Bwener. It mentions her beauty, accomplishments, and popularity at her old home. Remains were taken to Gange and laid before her mother.
A Missouri bottom dispatch from Onawa reports persistent rains flood the lower lands delaying planting. May rainfall totals reach 8.08 inches, well above the 24 year average of 4.40 inches, causing farmers to fear crop losses and draw on reserves.
lightning struck a fawn house in Grant Township Franklin County belonging to K I Rogers. Aug Holbrook family residents escaped with 16 injuries. building total loss though contents saved. partially insured. Cedar Rapids death case mystery ends with suicide near DeWitt after long treatment. military units restructure at Rock Rapids and Cedar Rapids to replace local guards.
A pawnbroker named Mrs Jennie Nelson contends the city wrongly fines her for selling items. She asserts she paid the required fee and disputes the enforcement action.
A repeat trial request is filed in Iowa court following the alleged beating of Mrs Gallauwher and the rounder charge against her husband. The document notes May proceedings and the defendant Gailey.
A long retrospective lists milestones from one hundred to fifty years ago, including Decatur’s Philadelphia commission, Navy recruiting shutdowns in major ports, Franco-American diplomacy, and early transatlantic shifts. It recalls steamboat expansion on Lake Erie, Catholic relief efforts in Parliament, and civil action trials abroad.
David Swing withdrew from the Chicago Presbytery after a long heresy trial. Ten thousand Don kard conference at Girard. Philadelphia Episcopal convention opposes Romanizing rites in services. Nellie Grant marries Algernon Sartori at the White House. Bishop Cannon declines to testify on family matters before the House committee. A national civil rights bill was passed by the Senate.
Twenty years ago lightning struck a Philadelphia refinery causing a fire that burned 28 40 barrels of oil. Gen Butler accepted a presidential nomination by the National Anti-Monopoly party in Lowell Massachusetts. The Methodist General Conference in Philadelphia opposed licensing women to preach. Gen John C Black announced his candidacy for Governor at Danville Illinois leading the anti-Clarrison faction of Timeis Democrats.
Ten years ago Cov. Alcehl ordered several companies of sine militia to La Salle Th to suppress miners strike riots after an attack by 1 560 strikers on a coal shaft. A bursting Alleghany mountain reservoir near Altoons Pa and flooding along central Pennsylvania rivers caused loss of life and property.
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