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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1894
Page
3
Early returns show a broad Republican landslide across states with majorities rising in New Hampshire Michigan Iowa Indiana and Utah. Analysts note gains in North Dakota Kansas Nebraska and Wisconsin while Democratic hopes fade in St Louis and other cities as party lines tighten in late counts.
The Republicans win a sweeping victory across Wisconsin and New York with majorities for Governor and state ticket. They gain likely 25+ congressional seats and secure a strong lower house majority while the Senate remains contested. West Virginia shows a nationwide landslide with Democrats still claiming one district. Ohio and Rhode Island results are mixed as returns trickle in from various districts.
A powerful explosion during breakfast at Westminster Female Seminary in Fort Wayne Indiana fatally injures two students ClaratHehold and Edith Masters and seriously burns Julia Anders as gas leaks from a nearby sewer ignite a closet fire. The wreck triggers hospital treatment and widespread alarm.
Washington reports overlook in determining Senate makeup centers on Utah admission in 1895 and the likelihood of New Mexico and Arizona joining soon. If ratified, Utah would add two senators and state officers, pushing total to ninety four, needing forty eight for a majority. Ballot timing could place those senators in the next Congress and affect party control.
The document lists states with Republican legislatures including California Nebraska Colorado New Hampshire Connecticut New Jersey Delaware New York Texas North Dakota Illinois Ohio Indiana Oregon Iowa Pennsylvania Maine Vermont Michigan Washington Minnesota and Wyoming. It also names states under Democratic and Populist control: Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Nevada Florida North Carolina Georgia South Carolina Kentucky Louisiana Texas Maryland Virginia. It projects governors elections and notes which states will stock governors in the near term.
The article describes the Electoral College failure scenario and how the House would choose the President by state delegations. It lists twenty states with Republican delegations including Colorado New Hampshire Connecticut North Dakota Delaware and others.
The text notes that in most states Congressmen are Republican across California Nebraska New Jersey Kentucky New York Maryland Ohio Massachusetts Pennsylvania Missouri and others totaling 31 states. Democrats hold 13 states, yielding a Republican majority in the House with 18 states voting for the president.
Reports from Washington say Secretary Gresham conveyed to Japan and China a US mediation proposal. China would join Japan in recognizing Korea independence with an indemnity to Japan, while Tokyo seeks concrete cash terms and a clear arbitration basis before any settlement. France and other powers influence the Allies as the US positions itself as possible intermediary to end the conflict.
An advertisement touts Hostetter’s Bitters as a tonic that arrests nervous display at the outset and provides immediate quietude for the afflicted. It claims benefits for heart strain kidney trouble malaria constipation debility sleeplessness dyspepsia and related ailments while noting Peter the Great’s colossal bronze statue in St Petersburg weighs about 1100 tons.
The passage touts the health benefits of Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system, relieves constipation, and eases headaches and fevers. It emphasizes its pleasing taste, safety, and wide medical approval, with bottles available at druggists in 50¢ and $1 sizes, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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