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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
7
The speaker recalls Decoration Day as a sacred national tradition linking past sacrifices to present patriotism. He cites Lincoln and Gettysburg, urges reverence at graves, and warns against turning Memorial Day into mere sport, calling for half mast and solemn observance across the nation.
Florence Fay in Success recounts a solemn ceremony honoring fallen soldiers as banners droop, drums quiet, and the nation unites to honor heroic dead. Citizens recall previous wars while a spring wreath of blooms graces graves, promising a free tomorrow.
The story follows Andrew French who enlisted at nineteen under the alias Andrew Page in Company D of the Third Maryland Infantry. He was wounded at Chancellorsville on March 3, 1863 and later received a pension. An identity investigation revealed no record of Andrew Dace at the given address, linking him to Andrew French and noting the broader pension and alias details.
A mixed recalls past battles and figures from the Civil War era. Tales recount a Federate bullet, a diary, prayers, and pay tribute through memories of soldiers, generals, and a Bible found among the dead near Richmond. Historic anecdotes include tributes at Bangor and a nurse’s medal read aloud.
The Presbyterian General Assembly meeting in Chicago begins with a sermon by the retiring moderator urging church cooperation against secular influences. Dr. William Henry Roberts of Philadelphia emphasizes the United States as a Christian nation striving for the welfare of all people. The report shows 195 new churches organized, 1,098 licenses issued, and a net church membership of 1,287,220, with sizable givings to missions and education.
The Bell Telephone Company at Butte Montana ended a fifteen month strike by line men and operators after conceding nearly all labor demands. The firm had been paralyzed by the boycott and had jailed labor leaders under injunctions, while merchants avoided phones to protect trade.
The Barmere Cooperative and Educational Union urges widespread reduction of cotton acreage to safeguard against crop loss. Southwest fowl damage and regional shortages worsen yields. The New Jiaven railroad reports its largest quarterly deficit since last fall, despite cost cuts. National Prospect Association radar negotiates with top center executives to restore employment and rehire workers.
A garbled chronology lists incidents from 1682 Royalists at Stratton to 1904 New York pool rooms cut off by telegraph service. It mentions the Spanish Armada, American independence, Napoleon’s empire, the Legion of Honor, MicHigan fires, and other scattered dates, places, and figures.
A derailment near Contich six miles southeast of Antwerp caused the Antwerp express to crash into a pilgrim train on a siding at fifty miles an hour. About fifty people died and over one hundred were injured as surgeons and nurses arrived from Antwerp. The Contich station became a temporary morgue and hospital.
Two brothers Ben jamin and Joseph Henness of O'Fallon perished while attempting to rescue their sibling in a slough along the Quivre river near St. Charles Missouri. A surveyed near Plainerd Minnesota recovered a decomposed man’s back from a swamp, likely deceased about a year. In Kenosha Wisconsin ten residents received treatment in Chicago for hydrophobia after a playful pup reportedly bit several.
The report surveys wage acts and union efforts from Japan to Canada, noting low pay in bricklaying in Britain, eight hour laws, and new labor campaigns. It highlights the International Braz Molders Union growth, French manufacturers’ federation progress, and regional strides in street lighting, sewing cooperatives, and woman workers.
Debates feature Dakota Wesleyan versus Hamline and St Olaf versus Gustavus Adolphus with St Glat College of Northfield and Gustavus noted. A fireproof construction ordinance is adopted for city school buildings. Rev Edwin A Schnell becomes president of Iowa Wesleyan University. Janes A Bull, longtime Minnesota education supporter, dies in Edina Mills. Minneapolis action reinstates Ray Larsen at Seward school amid vaccination dispute. Fragments also mention Crookston and Wahpeton affiliations and Br Joseph school fundraising letters.
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