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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1896
Page
7
Sheriff Gus Ruby arrested a man matching Fred Pratt's description on Sunday afternoon in Lake Mills as he rode a bicycle. Three revolvers were found on the suspect with extra cartridges. The drenched prisoner gave evasive answers about the Sherburne murder, and heavy rains had kept roads impassable.
Fire on the morning of the ninth devastated Corning starting in the Regynalds elevator. High winds and waterworks repairs left the fire department powerless as boxcars and cobblings burned. A man was found burned beyond recognition among the flames. Some speculate arson by robbers to plunder a burning city. Several suspects were arrested while fleeing with loot. The Delmer hardware store and the best business dock, valued around ninety thousand dollars, were burned. Insurance covered about one third. Nearby towns aided with engines to prevent further spread. Losses hit five figures for A. A. Turner and the National Bank block. In court, Granato Granta received 1908 years in prison plus a large fine for forged receipts and false pretenses. A petition urged clemency. Granta had struggled with drink and family troubles. W. C. Hafer faced an indictment for undue intimacy with his wife, a scandal linked to Granta’s case.
A widespread grain rush strains roads and railways as farmers haul sacks for days awaiting transport. Des Moines police report a hotel proprietor from Grinnell, charged with sending obscene mail to a Des Moines girl, prompting post office investigations.
Mrs Myers aged 7 of Williamsburg died after falling into a cellar suffering a skull fracture at the base of the brain. Police assist motor company officers in solving several recent robberies targeting meter conductors on municipal cars and depot lines.
The Eagle Grove conference discussed prohibition with a sharp critique of the liquor law and the Jewish community. It condemned current legislation and urged voters to demand total prohibition. Appointments for the coming year across Sioux City and Ida Grove districts followed in lengthy lists of pastors and churches.
The aging banker Witney Whitmore of Atlantic dies leaving over $510000 in wealth to be managed by the Bank of Atlantic. In Des Moines, the murder trial of William and Mae Harris opens for the September 8 killing of Georges Frank. Cass County farmers report widespread losses of hoes from a disease causing coughing and damp conditions.
An older con artist, Dabaqua, was sentenced for conspiracy to swindle. He used a ruse of being a wealthy widow seeking two remaining heirs on a journey to California and required applicants to enclose money for telegrams and character investigations. He victimized many and evaded police for years by changing tactics and residences in Logansport, Indiana.
J Tingerman of Waterloo found eight choice steers missing after night theft. Thieves moved the cattle across the field, built a corral, loaded them onto wagons, and returned to the roadway, where tracks showed their route.
A 20 year old driver named Pred Moss, operating a farrier vehicle, crashed along the Arlington tracks at Triviey. He sustained injuries described as a treadat urain, with recovery details not provided.
Burlington marksa fiftieth anniversary celebration with a large women’s day and a massive parade. Willlam Bryan attends as silver-Democrat candidate, addressing crowds at the coliseum and street pageantry ends with a water carnival and fireworks.
The account portrays Ronda as a startling, cliffside Spanish city famed for its dramatic gorge and white houses. It notes a fearsome bridge and dizzy vantage points, alongside a populace depicted as wild and intimidating yet fascinating to visitors.
The London Chronicle reports a humorous tale about President Iveland. An Atlantic portrait painter asks if the president is solid and stolid, prompting a hearty, if garbled, reply during a sitting.
Travelers describe walking around the vast Moorish walls of the cathedral, noting the golden facade, shadowed domes, and a sunlit river nearby. They pass a Moorish bath house, watch a bridge with a central heron, and flee from a dust cloud as the town wakes and water carriers emerge from shaded places. Century.
An art instruction fragment describes layering leaf colors centering on yellow ochre red tints and greens. It outlines mixing various pigments for specific effects including pale center tints, bright greens, and rich browns. A brief stray line notes men complaining about dog scarcity.
A wide montage of 19th century curiosities and developments. British tea trade shifts toward India and Ceylon. public smoking in Kansas City. Roentgen cartridge tests in London. European social life and espionage, railway innovations in Africa and Mexico. opium in Oakland prison. Japanese English language law. updates on European arts, science, and infrastructure. crime, burials, and curiosities across North America and Europe.
In a brief exchange a blind beggar asks how to know when to go home. Willam Ann questions the timing while the beggar replies by the sun. A man smirks and mutters about peeking at his ticker as a lurid aside.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls a quip about wanting to regain two fingers lost to a cannon. The line hints at wartime nostalgia and comic resignation.
A fragmentary item hints at fashion chatter about tan hides and gloves in a casual, dated tone. No clear event or named entities are readable to confirm a specific person, place, or publication.
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