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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1900
Page
6
Rebels at the Kearney Military Academy drive out Commandant Crittenden and faculty, take refuge in the town, smash furniture and windows, while Bishop Williams seeks to arbitrate the dispute in Omaha, Nebraska.
William L. White, absconding quartermaster general of the Michigan National Guard, returned to Grand Rapids Nov 15 with a brother and sister. Relatives have paid restitution for defalcations and he plans to plead guilty and seek mercy. Preparations for bond were made by local business leaders. He had been abroad in South Africa and elsewhere before returning via San Francisco.
A match was arranged in New York between Jeffries and Sharkey with a winner take all purse. The date to be set next May before the largest purse offered. The principal deposits total 2,900 Leitheuro with appearances in the ring. If Jeffries declines a match with Fiteimmonas or Jigblin the bout will be decided on current terms. A potential later bout between Sharkey and Roblin is discussed.
In Piré Stil Bureing Mo debris from the Gifford Honge collapse leaves five more bodies likely beneath wreckage. One unidentified body recovered. two workers Winelot Siane and Jim Hargrove injured but alive. Eugene Dalton, previously missing, located in Hat Aaringas Arkansas.
In Northfield Minnesota Professors Parnas and Wilson at the Goodsell Observatory with assisting students noted and charted sixty meteor events between midnight and Wednesday morning. Several displayed bright magnitude and long sparks leaving tails. Photos proved difficult. future photograms may improve recording if meteor activity continues.
Washington dispatches report the torpedo boat Stockton going ashore near Shoals while preparing for a trial trip with the board of inspection aboard. Winds shifted, hindering escape and the vessel suffered a grounding but no further details are given.
Parliament debates South Africa war expenses amid delays and export issues. A fierce storm sweeps Haghaa region causing multiple wrecks. Pastor Tavis Psjand and other locals are reported injured.
Twenty five immigrants bound for Dowie’s Zion near Waukegan were denied entry by U.S. immigration officials. Claimed lacemaking work funded by John Alexander Dowie of Chicago, who plans a lace plant at Zion, but inspectors ruled lacemaking not a new industry and ordered deportation.
Washington reports a cabinet meeting where President McKinley expressed hope that every cabinet member would remain in his official post for the next four years. He view the election results as a reflection on his policies and on government departments. The gathering focused on prep for his forthcoming message to Congress as each adviser outlined his annual forecast.
Grant Bros of New York assigns FE C Stedman after a trusted employee allegedly pilfered between 150000 and 175000 dollars. The assignee neither confirms nor denies the report. Officials expect liabilities under 100000. The firm once featured James Grant as its head.
Indiana coal operators refuse wage hike at Monday conferences, forcing a broad mining shutdown. About 6,000 to 9,000 workers idle in Clay and other districts as engineers in some plants refuse to follow union orders. In Waterloo Iowa a jury finds Hoot guilty of attempted murder in a high profile case drawing wide county attention.
Civil tension escalates with British forces sending troops to Tang Ku to guard property while Chinese authorities order foreigners to vacate rail district. Bombay cavalry deployed amid warnings of a tense standoff. Simultaneously San Antonio endures a ten day outage as electric linemen strike for Sunday wages, blocking long distance service. A new Ohio-backed telephone firm faces demand to hire 800 lines amid stalemate. In Jefferson City a court holds a divorced woman is not a competent witness against her ex-husband in a St. Louis assault case.
In New York Tuesday the recorder granted the motion to dismiss the indictment against Chigh of Police Devery for violation of the election law in the Louise Frost case. Sheriff Freeman in Denver says John Porter, jailed in Lincoln County, is the murderer of Louise Frost. Jesse James' widow Zerelda James dies in Kansas City Missouri. Elmore-Cooper Live Stock Company files bankruptcy with liabilities near 6,000 and assets around 200,001. Muskogee city attorney Thomas Owens shoots and kills Noah Watts in a confrontation.
James Hardy and Elmer Miller were found not guilty after a trial in Anoka for the Wise family murder. Mrs Wise and a young son were killed May 27. William Wise and an older boy wounded but recovering. Eliza Wise testified that Hardy and Miller planned to steal the farm and money.
A deadly fire at the Gifford House in Poplar Bluff Missouri destroyed a large three story hotel in minutes. Forty five guests were present with ten dead ten missing and fifteen injured including many clergy escaping in night attire. The blaze trapped guests on upper floors as smoke and flames cut off stairs and reports say a porter failed to raise an alarm.
Barley King Henry Jr. of Omaha relieved of 500000 in liabilities by order of Judge Rabbadt in the United States Ostrich court. Other bankrupts discharged. Vande Suener and Abrian of Newbury Library noted. Pekin dispatch cites imperial politics. Florida visit announced. farm and commodity prices listed for Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York markets.
Train crews spotted piles of ties ready to cause a wreck on both Rock Island lines near Farnam eight miles west of Davenport. No. 4 arrived Davenport at 1 45 p m while No. 25 stood westbound at 6 15 pm delayed five minutes. An officer probes who placed the obstructions as Rock Island officials work to clear the case.
A special freight train running from Des Moines to Eagle Grove derailed at the Chicago and North Western yards in Ames after a misaligned puzzie switch. Engineer H. E. Bows of Eagle Grove died in the wreck. fireman and one brakeman injured, others unhurt.
A rail wreck near Chisago involving a freight and passenger train No 2 from Moline to Chicago left the engine and sleepers broken and derailed. Engineer Johnny Wells suffered serious injuries requiring amputation. a passenger named Peterson from Omaha had both legs amputated above the ankles. dispatcher error blamed for the crash.
Voters in Towa Falls approve the first levy to support the Des Moines to North Iowa line. The measure calls for a per cent tax to fund the enterprise and build contracts for the railroad expansion. Local officials including Gordon Culver and others oversee the project during the early stages.
In Iowa Republicans carried the state by large majorities with returns showing a high water mark. They elected their entire state ticket and proposed constitutional amendments for biennial elections and a constitutional convention, with both propositions carrying.
In Grange City district court, T. 2% Andrews and others of Sigux Center seek an injunction against the Central Reformed Church. The suit asserts the church, successor to the Second Presbyterian Church of Sioux Center, violated a language provision by offering a Dutch service in the afternoon and English in the evening. Rev. F. F. Haemaira is named as pastor.
Mrs Charles Palmer of Charles City who had not spoken for thirty years died at her mother's home. She summoned strength to speak briefly before passing, her words easing the heart of her mother. The cause of death was rapid consumption from scarlet fever years earlier. A new coal pier extends Iowa Northern line to a southeast site near Carfax with a 141 foot shaft planned.
Penn College trustees report a 30000 endowment raised amid efforts by the board of eos of Thun Veliere at Oskaloosa. The transaction included transferring the land title to a street in town per the agreement.
A hurricane wrecks the steamer City of Monticello off Nova Scotia near Monticello Bay. Over fifty lives lost as wreckage and corpses wash ashore from Pembroke to Chebougge Point. Eleven sailors and crew survived, while many passengers perished amid a raging gale and high seas.
A satirical summary notes expenditure figures for mail service including a total of 57 700 dollars and detailed line items for foreign operations and domestic handling. It references Postmaster General observations, mileage, special rates, and an annual expedite cost of 184 dollars with various route and facility costs, concluding with a forecast of yearly transportation outlays to end the current fiscal year.
Indianapolis judges push measures to curb divorces arguing that reducing divorce filings will lessen societal harm. They claim rising separation requests fuel public attention and that stricter controls may deter trivial grounds for dissolution. The state historically leads in divorce rates, with licenses issued across counties and annual totals varying.
Cryptic notes mention Smid, Neffer, Trebor, and Steamer Eagie in a tangled trio of names and places. The text hints at marital ties, registrars, and a retreat day within a fractured narrative about Toresta and the Nati Teeny, with references to Issak and Morehanns.
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