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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
7
After a concert, listeners traveled along the road to the Burpham Inn where Ma Burnham praised the pianist. The performer received high marks for power and speed, and the host credited the instrument maker for enduring strain.
A fragment shows a photographer prompting a woman to adjust her head for a portrait while a dog named Bitter objects. The exchange hints at framing a wider composition and deliberate posing.
A Winchester Indiana woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving long standing female ailments after doctors warned of dropsy. The ad promotes widespread testimonials and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Rioting spreads after a wave of attacks on imported trolley crews in northeast Philadelphia. About 100 injured as windows shattered and crews beaten amid station blockades and partial transit strikes. Police board to hear suspensions. city parole and hospitalizations rise as rioters target transit.
France’s vital statistics for 1908 show an excess of births over deaths, reversing the 1898 deficit. The report notes total deaths around 48,206 for 1908 with births at 715,067, indicating improved demographic momentum despite prior pessimism.
Quas Bends Cr and Ssonk duel for turf wins as a top rider goes freelance on English courses. In Philadelphia Jack O Brien draws a six round non decisive bout with Jack Johnson. Weston walks sixty three miles daily across Kansas and Colorado. A thrilling Louisville sprint ends with a photo finish as Kine and Hizperion IT race to the line.
The immigration report for the fiscal year ended March 31 shows Canada receiving fewer settlers from Great Britain and Europe, but a surge of migrants from the United States, totaling 150,882 leaving via the southern border. The total value brought by these settlers is estimated at 260,000,000.
In Phoenix Arizona on Thursday the land office counted more than 20 000 acres of desert land offered near Agua Fria twenty five miles west of Phoenix. A Santa Fe Railroad land rep withdrew after the ruling that no single applicant could file more than two filings or 29 acres. Later he filed on 2706 acres with scrip after the auction cleared.
A severe flood causes extensive damage in the Black Hills with losses estimated around 300 000 dollars, rainfall surpassing records at fourteen inches. Rail lines to Deadwood are cut off for days, necessitating mail delivery by team. Mines report forced closures as weather isolates towns.
Rebels attacked the palace in Lima and briefly held President Leguia prisoner after street fighting. Loyal troops reclaimed the palace, routed the insurgents, and Leguia resumed power while security tightened around the city.
John W. Speas prominent business and club man, in frail health, died by suicide at his home in Kangaa City. He led Monarch Vinegar Co and held posts with the Priests of Pallas Carnival Association, Convention Hall board, Kansas City Club and the Commercial Club.
President Taft names William W Williams immigration commissioner and William S Washburn civil service commissioner as Walter E Clark is named Alaska governor. Spokane mayor Nelson Pratt and city officials prepare for recall powers under the amended charter while an initiative referendum clause targets voter action.
Alexander K. McClure prominent Civil War era politician and editor of the Philadelphia Times died at his Wallingford Delaware County home. Born June 4 1828 in Shermans Valley Perry County he rose from printing apprentice to state legislator and Republican leader before founding the Times and shaping Philadelphia journalism.
Jesse Fletcher a wealthy Indiana financier and prominent old Indiana family member died by his own hand at Turtle Lake near Algona Michigan. He was middle aged and unmarried with a retiring disposition and had been a key figure in Indiana financial development and Midwestern business. his fortune size remains undetermined.
Ten supposed victims returned from Molokai to Honolulu have been found free of leprosy. Ages range from 27 to 70s with two under four. Some older patients seek return to the island, claiming isolation left them with no place to go. Some cases may reflect natural cure before bacteriological tests existed.
The Missouri Pacific Railroads and its Tron Mountain subsidiary pleaded guilty in federal court Little Rock. Judge Trieher imposed 7500 dollar fines in each case. They faced fifty eight counts each alleging concessions to firms.
An oil can explosion at a Cecilia home injured Angel Berger 12 fatally and seriously injured her mother father and brother. The house was destroyed causing about 2.44 dollars in losses.
The California Fig Syrup Co releases a full statement on ingredient sourcing and manufacturing method to assure purity and uniformity. It advertises figs from California for flavor while medicinal properties come from carefully selected plants and urges purchase only of their produced syrup.
An ex mandolin player performed in a hospital ward soothing patients including a morphine addict and a nervous breakdown case. The music, from Mendelssohn to a homey tune, calmed nerves and reduced requests for sedatives, praised by physicians as more beneficial than drugs.
An elderly Newburyport man recounts two months of severe illness with weight loss and food distress before trying Grape Nuts. After six weeks, he recovers significantly and gains 15 pounds, crediting the cereal with his recovery. His wife and son support the letter as true.
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