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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
7
Philadelphia schools boast extensive municipal garden programs where 1800 pupils work with rakes and hoes to grow crops. Garden education emphasizes punctuality, record keeping, and outdoor exercise, with teachers managing plots, paths, disease detection, pest control, and hands on farming skills.
The American Association of Master Mates and Vilotx declared a coastwise ship officers strike from New York ports starting May 11 to push for wage increases. The action involved first, second, and third officers and included notices of intent to quit. it was later called off after Brunswick and Teeds lines agreed to pay the demanded wages.
Peaceful May Day across the United States contrasts with past industrial strife. Chicago reports no significant strikes as building trades renew wage agreements and many workers gain raises. New York, St. Louis, Boston and Philadelphia show improving labor conditions with renewed contracts and rising employment.
Berlin professor Adolf Jarnack urges harmony between Catholic and Protestant churches. He calls for no church political role, state justice without interference, avoidance of past disputes, and joint theological lectures to foster understanding and respect between branches.
Disjointed clippings mention Harriman related gossip and opinions from Philadelphia and New York papers. The assorted quotes cite figures like Dowle and references to Washington Post and Times Union critiques.
Reports say John W Gates has quit business and fled the scene of disaster, with his son Charley heading to France for a year. A Chicago partner calls rumors of dissolution and collapse plain rot while confirming the firm Charles Gates & Co. ends operations and plans abroad for a year.
Reported dissolution of the firm Charles G Gates & Co linked to the Gate family’s financial decline. Father and son described as failed players in a dramatic stock market crash culminating around March 15.
The Pennsylvania Home pads GN plating tax on anthracite coal while courts consider Be HY Harriman stock transfers. I F Yoakum of the Jock Teland System praises rail public trust amid passenger anger at stock jobbers. The Great Western cuts grain rates into Omaha, threatening Iowa grain parity. two more train wreck attempts prompt a high level rail safety conference. Rewards rise for reveals, and Great Northern appeals a $15 000 rebate fine as Pennsylvania rail fare law heads to court.
A compendium of dates, battles, treaties, and notable persons from 1420 to early 1900s, listing conflicts such as Almanza and key figures like Wallenstein, plus public notices about postage, railways, and institutions. Includes a Bellevue hospital case study of Timothy Rane and teaching methods for epilesy-related recovery.
Inland transportation shows improvement with rail and waterway movement rising for ore coal and forest products. Bank clearings reach 268 million, up 32 percent from the same week in 1806, while failures in the Chicago district decline versus last year.
Unseasonably cold conditions cripple retail activity and delay development. May 1 strikes are modest and business for four months runs above last year’s pace, while failures rise in the US to 163 and Canada to 28, with wheat shipments for the week ending May 2 at 2.29 million bushels.
The report lists commodity bids and ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and butter across multiple markets including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Folio with prices in dollars and cents. It also notes a quarrel in Youngstown Oba Williams and a governor granted respite for William Spaneh and a forthcoming American Friends conference in Big Trail with international implications.
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