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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1896
Page
7
In Fort Madison Iowa a cheese related poisoning has sickened many with two deaths and several in critical condition. Dairy Commissioner Boardman leads investigations into a local creamery product thought tainted by improper canning and ptomaine formation.
William Tobin of Jefferson Calhoun County was chased by two bulls and backed onto a fence. As one bull moved past the fence the other charged Tobin. The fence collapsed and he was knocked down and trampled. He crawled to safety as medical help arrived and he suffered a double leg fracture and internal injuries.
The court released Suel J. Spaulding ex secretary of the state pharmacy commission after ruling the secretary's post is not defined by law. He is not imprisoned on defalcation charges of about $14,000 though collection actions may follow. The case may prompt board members to seek recovery.
Constables Oxley and Martin seized 600 dollars worth of liquors at the Annheuser-Busch Brewing Company building and arrested manager W Zalesky on a charge of keeping and selling liquor. Mrs H Ritchie, plaintiff, notes prior suits against the company. Action follows supreme court ruling that wholesalers must obey the mule tax law like retailers. Similar suits expected against other wholesalers.
Fred and Julius Burmeister, about 80, were likely killed by a premature powder blast while blasting boulders six miles from Waterloo. Fred's right arm plus extensive facial injuries and both eyes were blown out. Julius suffered arm injuries and facial burns.
Officer George Ross of Perry shot John Lessell three times in a dark alley after being told of a dangerous man nearby. Lessell, a Milwaukee roundhouse machinist en route to work, was mistaken for a highwayman and likely fatally wounded.
Ed Pulliam of Jefferson faced a furious cross Jersey bull in a pasture. The animal charged from twenty feet, throwing him, then the man climbed a tree to avoid the enraged beast for two hours before it wandered off and the man descended.
An executive committee of the Liberal League in Davenport met to plan a year long campaign against prohibition. They voted to investigate alleged betrayers among Iowa men and to support Congress and Senate candidates loyal to the league.
Union County reports army worms invading multiple townships. Farmers dig ditches to trap them and burn the trapped worms. Near Lorimer the pest destroyed 820 acres of blue grass in 36 hours, leaving a barren field and damaging corn as well. The worms appear to be spreading southward.
A severely mangled body was found on the Chicago and North Western near Ginien. The victim, Whamss Rubinsoan, about 20, intoxicated in Oulen, attempted to walk home on the railway tracks and was struck by a train, his body fractured.
At Dabugque base fall grounds the custodian unearthed bones of a days old infant near a large china platter wrapped in paper. Police investigations are underway as officials examine the disturbing find.
Tronj Mayer, the fireman badly burned in the Atensfit saw mill explosion, has died after suffered extensive injuries. His severe burns left his body a mass of raw wounds as investigators probe the deadly blast.
A burglary at the Sellerterocery in Oskaloosa netted zero cash value of dried meats and flour taken. No clues exist about the perpetrators. A separate report notes the drowning of 12 year old Boy Drowned at Clinton when a raft capsized. the body was recovered.
Mrs Albert Stepnaka 57 of Town Falls attempted to end her life with a deep cut to her left forearm but medical aid arrived and interrupted the act. She had long suffered from internal cancer and was described as invalid. Dubuque County reports $100,000 damage from recent storm, with officials estimating road and bridge restoration costs.
A catastrophic crush at a public feast in Moscow during the coronation celebrations killed and injured thousands. Reported crowding near the Hodynsky Plain and Petrovsky Palace overwhelmed attendants as police failed to control the throng. The tragedy, blamed on lack of police presence and mass packing, occurred between 5 and 6 in the morning as gifts were distributed.
A sprawling Decoration Day event paraded through a nearly twenty five mile route with over 100000 participants. The crowd and bands drew intense attention as locals celebrated the day with vigor and pageantry.
In a lively race at the Monitor Cycling Club palais an overcast finish Nelson led by a narrow margin with a time of 1 12 83 while Murphy of the North Shore Cycling Club followed for second. Handicaps of 9 00 and 5 00 applied to Nelson and Murphy respectively as crowds observed largely incident free racingConfidence in the event remained high with gentlemanly conduct and few accidents noted.
In a Dakota divorce case the court heard that the husband kissed his wife at least 100 times daily. The remark highlighted the couple’s unusual affectionate behavior reported during proceedings.
Dr Jameson attracts ongoing notice in Lendon as publisher agents pursue him to author a hack. An enterprising museum manager also offers him a princely sum to exhibit for a week.
At Pittsburg the national prohibition convention split over silver. Narrow gauge faction won to keep the platform against liquor, defeating a free silver plank 427 to 387. Joshua P. Levering of Baltimore was nominated for president with Hala Johnson of Illinois for governor. others faced internal defections as bolters met separate.
Mrs. Katherine Alice Tingley of New York becomes the recognized successor to the late W Q Judge as head of the Theosophical Society. The Fredle statue of Ole Bull was unveiled in Minneapolis by Miss Caroline Voeckman witnessed by 9 000 people. Walker Blaine Beale is born to Fraxton Beale who is traveling in the West selling Studebaker wagons.
The House approved repealing section 61 of the tax law allowing rebates on alcohol for arts and medicine, with an amendment for a joint commission from both houses to study free alcohol. Senate measures on French spoliation and Bowman act claims were sent to conference. St Louis relief dominated attention as House and Senate action aimed to aid victims.
Bradstreet's notes demand for hides and leather rising amid price gains for the same, with wholesalers in St. Paul Kansas City Omaha and Galveston reporting better demand for dry goods hats and shoes. Overall trade remains quiet with some merchants reporting weak collections and downward price movement in corn oats pork and refined sugars while wheat flour print cloths show strength. Exports of wheat from both U.S. coasts reach 8 053 000 bushels versus prior periods.
Alaska endured a brutal winter with January and February temperatures never rising above the coldest marks since the 1850s, and snow piling up in Sitka and Juneau. In contrast a Paris warehouse features glass doors, costing more upfront but promising long term savings due to tougher glass.
A Barterton Ohio article describes a matchmaking device in a motor factory. Wood blocks feed into the machine where splints are cut and heads formed, producing complete matches in about one hour and forty five minutes. Finished heads are assembled into boxes by workers in a sequential packing process.
George Anderson, a farmer living eight miles southeast of LA Prata, Maine, allegedly killed his wife by smashing her head with a dolly and cutting her throat with a razor before slashing his own throat. A 4 year old daughter witnessed part of the scene as neighbors found them.
A section of the Northern Pacific railway in Boars Lake near Ait-Ein collapsed after floodwaters washed away the bank. A locomotive and fireman escaped as the engine plunged into the lake. The incident follows heavy rainfall that weakened the track and sent water over the right of way.
A Big Four switch engine and cars derailed on Wayne Street in Darran Ohio when a loose tie caused a wreck. The engine was wrecked and tracks torn up. The engineer and fireman escaped by jumping. Larry Clarvison, a Lig Four vill clerk, suffered leg injuries. Union depot crews reported crowded sidetracks. In Idalia James Ellington was hanged for murder of employer Charles Bricas after a wage dispute.
Miller, indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for misappropriating 215 400 of Commercial National Bank funds in 1593, is released from jail on 5 000 bond. He returns to Chicago while global disturbances including Brazil Minas Geraes unrest and Costa Rica earthquakes are noted. Stewart Cumberland cites Kruger in Johannesburg synagogue opening tale.
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