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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1894
Page
2
Early estimates put dead at 364 with fears the total could climb to as high as one thousand amid widespread destruction in Pine County. Property losses around Hinckley may exceed two million dollars as crews tally scattered remains and burned landscapes.
Oyster harvest opens Saturday with plentiful stock in Barnegat and Tuckerton. Traders fear a weak market this winter may curb shipments and depress prices, though oysters are described as fat and plentiful. The season follows a favorable summer for setting spat and growing beds.
Washington reports a new counterfeit two dollar banknote from the Commercial National Bank of Providence in the IH82 series with several security flaws.
French Canadian press denounces provincial authorities over the Quebec exhibit as the French flag is withheld from official recognition. The Patria urges exhibitors to demand the tri color fly over exhibition buildings or withdraw, declaring strictures on France a disgrace and promising blame if the fiasco occurs.
Harrowing disaster in Uvalde Texas as the Leona River swelled and swept away homes drowning multiple residents. Earthquake shocks, wrecked bridges, and a missing 75 to 100 families heighten the crisis. A Southern Pacific track walker helped warn a west bound train as rails and bridges vanished, with overall losses estimated around 9 3 5 million.
New York weekly review notes uncertainty concerning tariffs and demand, with gradual gains preferred over spasms. It reports weak expansion in commercial loans, softer prices for railway and Irish stocks, large wheat Western receipts, modest corn exports, and pork and lard price increases amid unusual frog fear explanations. Failures fall to 188 this week vs 306 last year.
Frank Butterworth of Chicago represents the English Syndicate in a near-final deal to buy all thirty four paper and pulp mills in Wisconsin for about 1,000,000 dollars. Transfer is planned for March 1 with cash and mortgage secured bonds.
St Paul special reports that six towns Hinckley Sandstone Pokegama Sandstone Junction Skunk Lake Mission Creek are largely destroyed with 355 known dead and hundreds missing. Fire raged across Mille Lacs Bridgeman St Cloud Hecker Atkin counties as relief trains and federal aid rush to affected areas. Authorities warn casualties may exceed 1,000 with millions in property losses and ongoing search efforts.
Twenty five miles north of here workers digging a well on the farm of iinaldo Brown uncovered a human skeleton embedded in solid rock at thirteen feet depth and sixteen feet from the surface. The skull and an arm were removed with rock showing a hand imprint. The skeleton’s age and duration will puzzle scientists. the bones will be sent to the Smithsonian Institute.
Indo China Governor reports that Chinese marauders killed M. Challet French Collector of Customs to Tonkin and his wife and children. Troops pursued the outlaws but failed to capture them. The French Government demands indemnity from the Po Kin government.
A fortnight of fires wiped out Stevens Station in Gladwin County Michigan between here and Pinconning. A train through the hamlet was set ablaze in several spots and windows were broken as flames consumed the mill hamlet.
Twenty Catholic clergymen were ordained for missionary work in Dubuque St Paul Omaha and other western points. They have sailed for the United States on the steamship Germaine Maile Record Lowered at Dayton Ohio where Lord Clinton trotted a mile in 2 12 beating his own and the world record on a half mile track.
George M. Pullman testified before the Labor Commission in Chicago for three hours describing the company’s motive to build a large manufacturing plant with worker housing close by. He stated the town’s purpose was to attract skilled labor, provide homes at convenient distances, and enable workers to buy or rent nearby. Wickes testified the company took losses on contracts to keep men employed, and cited car surplus and rents as factors in financial strains.
The weekly crop condition updates from the directors of the agricultural board indicate improved corn health and favorable fall weather, highlighting progress in growth cultivation and harvest across the country.
Merchants push to ship imports as new take law nears effect and Chicago customs receipts soar to nearly 200000. New York brokers bustle at customs rounds before opening, with an importer claiming 3000 saved by bonding goods. Major ports ranked by receipts. new stamp and tax changes boost future revenues.
The biennial Knights of Pythias encampment gathered in Washington with representatives from all jurisdictions. Fifteen thousand knights paraded for over two hours past the reviewing stand as crowds along Pennsylvania Avenue watched the president bow to officers.
Du ith receives new wheat from the Red River valley with grain grading higher than normal. The whisky trust raises whisky prices by six cents a gallon, signaling broader cost pressures for producers and retailers.
Various editorials accuse Carroll D. Wright of bias due to a Pullman pass and friendships with Pullman figures. They urge impartial handling of the Pullman strike inquiry and condemn alleged corruption in armor plate contracts and related investigations.
Across newspapers from Grand Rapids to Philadelphia readers condemn Pullman management and arbitrate promises while noting public outrage at autocratic methods. Critics argue arbitration promises exist yet fail for the workers, highlighting broader concerns about corporate power and law enforcement.
The report notes Gov. Tillman plans to open dispensaries in South Carolina signaling drought relief. It contrasts this with a court ruling and references other editorials questioning the spirit of the law. The items mention state action and public commentary across multiple papers.
Wires report a blaze in South Bend Indiana caused by unknown origins destroying property valued at 24000 dollars. Railway mail clerks protest a new residency requirement on their routes. In London 70000 Partons pass resolutions demanding abolition of the Lords. CivizENs of Elkhart fear a widening fissure threatens local structures.
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