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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
2
A Galveston publisher is noted in the DZeader entry with slender readable fragments indicating a local newspaper reference. The snippet hints at a publish date and listing but details are unclear in the OCR.
Ferdinand Schumacher known as the Oat Meal King of America died suddenly at his Akron home. He founded the breakfast food business after arriving from Hanover in 1850 and built a large operation before retiring. Schumacher was a prominent prohibitionist and donated to education and charity.
Fairbanks dispatch reports two men who struck rich on Nolan creek in Koyukuk have already panned out 30000 dollars from bedrock while gravel remains to be washed up in spring. A similar find on Wiseman creek could spur another large camp if profits match Nolan creek.
A circus elephant herd escaped after a blast at Riverside and charged the streets. The leader killed Miss Ella Gibbs and injured two men while causing significant property damage before being subdued by four elephants and keepers. A Standard Oil employee, L. W. Wolsey, was killed by the explosion that also wrecked a large oil tank and caused about $7,000 in losses.
Frost caused fruit damage in parts of Indiana while cloudy weather protected buds in most areas. New Albany escaped frost with fine fruit prospects. Vincennes avoided injury due to wind and clouds. Rensselaer saw one quarter inch frost, with early plums possibly killed. A collision on the Indianapolis Shelbyville Traction line injured four passengers, Sid Conger among the seriously hurt. Liners Monterey and United States collided in New York Bay. no deaths or injuries reported. A Mount Vernon Ohio youth Clifton Vernon hanged himself, with a possible trigger from a cousin's death. A body found on Grove Street in Chelsea Mass brings fire deaths to seven.
Three men were killed and four others seriously burned by an explosion in an old Canmore Alberta mine near Winnipeg Manitoba. John Willmott fire boss among the dead. Big fire at Gary quarry causes $150000 loss and ruin of stone crushing machines. Cat upsets lamp. Mrs Catherine Tucker dies from burns. Weld embezzlement case: William Wortman jailed in Pittsburg on $19000 bail for alleged $14000 defalcation.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to fund four battleships of the most advanced type, arguing four ships this year would keep the United States as the second naval power. The House approved. the Senate reportedly did not read the message amid crowding, with support framed as a measure of peace.
The Chicago district market report notes tepid overall progress for the season with inadequate demand in key industries though confidence remains due to favorable agricultural outlook. It cites weak steel and iron quotes, possible mine delays, and uncertain price stability for heavy buyers, while banking shows credit strength and timing of dealer payments deteriorates.
May 1 marks the first time the Socialist party will publish a daily newspaper in New York City funded and controlled by party members. The National Democratic Club debated inviting Bryan to Jefferson Day but ultimately extended the invitation. John Mitchell declined a Panama commission, planning a weekly Indianapolis newspaper.
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes uneven improvement across regions with Easter lifting retail in some lines while jobbing and collections lag. Civilian wear and hosiery dull, leather prices firm, eastern shoe shipments down 27 percent from MOT, overall weekly business failures tally 238 versus 247 prior week. Canadian failures 28.
The notice lists prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains in multiple markets. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye barley and butter across St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo and New York with ranges for quality levels and weights.
New York City boards plan a one million dollar program to upgrade school buildings for safety. A brush fire destroys Greenville village center. Renowned singer Tetrazzini signs a five year contract in New York with Oscar Hammerstein receiving stock and fifty annual performances. Oklahoma railroad commission orders freight cuts of twenty percent on crude petroleum and four percent on refined oil. In Kentucky night riders dynamite tomato beds after conflict over crop and tobacco beds.
A massive blaze roared through Chelsea Massachusetts and reached East Boston, leaving 1,500 families homeless and about 100 injured. The conflagration destroyed a square mile of buildings including churches hospitals and banks and required militia and navy yard marines to guard the ruins. Three lives were lost and the disaster prompted martial law to curb looting.
A review of Dr Joseph Grasset's The Semi Insane and the Semi responsible translated by Jeliffe notes that genius often coexists with notable psychic defects. It argues intellect and nervous health are linked but not causally, challenging Lombrroso's extreme view that genius equals insanity.
After years of effort, the Bureau of Plant Industry reports promising results growing Egyptian cotton in New Mexico and Arizona. Sixteen.
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