Leader of Galveston runs local paper SAR THURSTON
Galveston Indiana publication titled Leader is led by publisher Sar Bam F Thurston.
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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
2
Alaskan Coast Relief Report From Revenue Cutter Bear
Treasury receives Captain Tuttle’s July 6 report from Nome Alaska detailing measles and pneumonia outbreaks in Linrock Port Clarence Cape York and Cape Prince of Wales. He warns the coast is very serious with about 25000 people within ten miles of a center, many in tents. typhoid fever and smallpox spreading.
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Alaska
Tuttle
Bear
Nome City
Treasury Department
Alaskan
Linrock
Port Clarence
Cape York
Cape Prince of Wales
United States Post Office
Tandra
Peach yellows ravaging Michigan orchards districts
The peach yellows are decimating trees in Benton Harbour and Fair Plain districts as cool, unseasonable weather aids spread. Government Commissioner Vaughn reports many diseased trees in Fair Plain southeast of Benton Harbor, with about ten percent affected across Benton territory.
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Benton Harbour
Fair Plain
Michigan
Vaughn
Benton Harbor
Benton Territory
Aged farmer slain near Centerville
James R. Meek a 78 year old wealthy farmer south of Centerville Indiana was killed by a member of a blackberry picking party. After he drove them from his berry patch they followed to the road and struck him in the mouth as they fled. A neighbor found him dead. The attackers from Richmond are under arrest.
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James R. Meek
Centerville
Ind
Richmond
Octopus Takes to Farming in Midwest Trust Plan
Farmers in Minnesota and the Dakotas receive letters soliciting aid to form a trust to control Mississippi Valley farm product markets. Delegates and editors would be paid in Farmers' Federation scrip covering expenses, redeemable against commissions at planned company commission houses.
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Octopus
Minnesota
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Farmers’ Federation
Cheme
Train Collision at Camargo Kills Fireman and Injures Engineer
Two passenger trains on the Indianapolis Decatur and Western Railroad collided at Camargo Indiana. Fireman Artie D Gigas was crushed between the boiler and engine and scalded to death. Engineer Shandhoff was badly injured and likely to die. No passengers were seriously hurt. One engine and a mail car were demolished. The wreck was caused by an open switch.
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Indianapolis, Decatur & Western Railroad
Camargo
Ind
Artie D. Gigas
Shandhoff
Fraser River fishers return to work amid unions squabble
In Vancouver special report, nearly all Fraser River fishermen resume work except 700 white union men at Stevenson. White fishermen’s union at Westminster and Indigenous workers join Japanese allied group. About 5,000 to 6,000 men operate at the river mouth while militia maintain control at Stevenson.
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Vancouver
B. C
Frazer River
Stevenson
Westminster
Fireworks of Danger at Camp Lincoln Caused by Cigarette
A cigarette ignited a premature cannon blast at Camp Lincoln Springfield as troops prepared for evening parade. Two militiamen were killed and about twenty others seriously injured while hundreds of visitors watched in anxious disbelief. The blast sent shock waves across the camp and heightened the tense atmosphere.
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Camp Lincoln
Springfield
Boers Surrender Reported by General Hunter
General Hunter reports General Prinsloo has surrendered unconditionally to Boer commanders. The surrender figures indicate a Boer force of about 5,000 men.
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Hunter
Prinsloo
Dayton collision injures a dozen on trolley line
A dozen persons sustained injuries in Dayton Ohio after a head end collision of two trolley cars on the Dayton and Near line. The crash occurred on a sharp curve as the cars met at full speed.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dayton & Nenia
Death in Pike County Through Hydrophobia After Bite
Adam Buchert died at his home in Pike County Ohio due to hydrophobia after a week of terrible suffering. Another man bitten at the same time has become insane from fear and apprehension.
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Adam Buchert
Pike County
Ohio
Ice Cream Poisoning Affects Evansville Church Social
Hundreds fall sick after ice cream served at a church social in Evansville Indiana. Three to four hundred victims reported with many suffering severe pain though all are currently out of danger. The exact cause of the refreshments has not been disclosed.
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Evansville
Ind
Freak of Electricity Shatters Toledo Street Scene
An overcharge of electricity caused an explosion in Toledo injuring ten people. One person died and two were very seriously hurt while others sustained injuries in the street car crash aftermath. Authorities investigated the electric surge as the likely cause.
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Toledo
Ohio
Engineer Saves a Train Near Kankakee River
An engineer kept passengers safe on the St. Louis limited of the Wabash railroad after the engine derailed near a high bridge at Custer Park. The train halted with minimal casualties thanks to quick action and presence of mind. Three children perished in a steam yacht explosion aboard the Trulby, owned by Bred I Spink of Serlba New York, injuring another child and scalding three more people.
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St. Louis
Trulby
Bred I. Spink
Serlba
N. Y
Dead Man's Name Cleared After Fifty Years
Jacob Ritter a Pittsburg Pennsylvania stone mason was jailed fifty years ago on a crowbar theft charge from Highville hotelkeeper Christian Zimmers. A rusty crowbar found near a well suggests his innocence but he died with the cloud. Ritter's relatives rose to prominence including an ex lieutenant governor of Illinois a Wisconsin railroad magnate and a noted western educator.
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Jacob Ritter
Pittsburg
Lancaster County
Christian Zimmers
Highville
Ritter
Zimmer
Martin Manning
Illinois
Wisconsin
King of Counterfeiters Held After Long Pursuit
Bartholomew Ruello, an Italian called the king of silver dollar counterfeiters, was seized in Philadelphia by secret service agents after years of surveillance. He operated from a Christy street room in Ruello. Ruello, active sixteen years, produced about $100,000 in counterfeit coins and previously minted in Italy. He focused on $1 pieces recently, with high quality workmanship that frequently fooled detectors.
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Bartholomew Ruello
Philadelphia
Secret Service
Ruello
Christy Street
Italy
Paroled convict killed during officer pursuit
In Joliet Illinois a paroled convict named John Butler was shot and killed by Officer John Kelly during a clash with a crowd rushing the can along railroad tracks. Four assailants fired on the officer who returned fire, Butler lying dead at the scene with a loaded .38 bulldog revolver found on him.
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John Butler
Joliet
John Kelly
Butler
Kelly
Man Confesses Wife Murder But Is Freed In Iowa
S P Dahlman, a Burlington shoe factory worker, confessed to killing his sick wife years ago in St Louis by smothering her. He sought to surrender to authorities. St Louis police found no evidence and likely deemed him crazy, so he was released.
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S. P. Dahlman
Morehardt
Burlington
Iowa
St. Louisa
Dahlman
Merehardt
St. Louis
Nine Presbyterians slain at Hai Nan mission mission
News from Hong Kong reports that the Chinese governor at Hai Nan unable to provide protection to foreigners. Nine members of the American Presbyterian mission, three men three women and three children, were murdered in Hai Nan province by imperial troops as refugees flood Hong Kong.
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Hai-Nan
Hong Kong
Wildman
Presbyterian Mission
Publishers Form a Society Formed by American Publishers Association
The American Publishers' Association was formed at a New York meeting of about fifty publishers. It says its aim is not to form a trust to curb author royalties. Elected officers include President Charles Scribner Vice Presidents Gen A C Mc Clurg George Mifflin Secretary Geo P Brett Treasurer G B M Harvey.
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American Publishers’ Association
New York
Charles Scribner
Gen
A. C. McClurg
George Mifflin
Geo. P. Brett
G. B. M. Harvey
Indiana Fire Ravages Northwest Montana Forests
One of the worst forest fires ever known in the Swan Lake country on the Lewis and Clarke forest reserve defies control. Superintendent Gus Mosler reports that Indians deliberately set the timber blaze and are slaughtering the game. Legal action will proceed against the perpetrators.
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Indiana
Montana
Swan Lake Country
Lewis and Clarke Forest Reserve
Gus Mosler
Cape Nome Swept by Flames
Cape Nome suffered a major fire that burned miles of tundra and destroyed numerous native homes. The blaze started near the eastern suburbs and swept from Sand Beach to foothills and beyond Cape Nome.
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Cape Nome
Nome
Cape None
Hold Up at Ed Santry Saloon in Chicago
Three men robbed the West Van Buren saloon owned by Ed Santry. Two robbers covered the bartender John Deere with revolvers while the third rifled the cash register, taking $27. A separate note reports Dr William KR Brooks of Smith Observatory discovering a new comet in Aries.
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Ed Santry
West
van Buren Street
Chicago
John Deere
William KR. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Geneva
N. Y
Aries
Pearsons Offer Accepted for Bethany College Fund
Dr D K Pearsons of Chicago has accepted presenting 25000 dollars to Bethany College in Lindsborg Kansas on the condition that 75000 dollars be raised by the institution. This charitable offer supports the college's fundraising effort and outlines the grant conditions.
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Pearsons
D. K. Pearsons
Chicago
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Ikxan
Tragedy in Alaska and Political Fusion Across States
Late dispatches from Dawson report another Alaska tragedy as four of five travelers perish after a dangerous trip to the Stewart river headwaters. Kansas elects a fused state ticket led by Populist John W. Breidenthal for governor while Democrats and Silver Republicans unify. Louis B. Scott, who saved a drowning woman in Atlantic City years ago, receives a $7,000 bequest after her recent death. A vestibule train wreck near Benton, Illinois injures fourteen with one fatality.
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Alaska
Dawson
Stewart River
Kansas
John W. Breidenthal
Will
Louis B. Scott
Hamilton, Ont
Atlantic City
Nerschoyle
Los Angeles
Cal
Scott
Train wreck leaves one dead and fourteen injured
A freight train overturned when the rails spread, killing Otto Meinal of Chicago who was watching from a window as his head became trapped. Fourteen others sustained injuries in the accident.
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Otto Meinal
Chicago
Tunnel to Free a Convict Sparks Pitt Suburb Scandal
Pittsburg police thwarted a bold plan to tunnel into Riverside penitentiary to free J. C. Boyd, a seven year inmate. Thomas Brown posed as a Chicago solicitor buying 28 Sterling street for 4000 dollars to house the operation, drawing neighbors’ suspicions from odd furniture and ceaseless piano noise.
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Pittsburg
Riverside Penitentiary
J. C. Boyd
Sterling Street
Thomas Brown
Chicago
John C. Langfitt
Langfitt
New York
Giant trust 18 planned to control Mississippi Valley farms
The plan aims to form a trust to dominate farm product markets in the Mississippi Valley. Delegates, farmers, and editors would be paid their expenses in federation scrip, redeemable at commission houses the company may set up.
Wrecked Schooner Stimpson Reported Off English Coast
Edward Shea, mate of the Bangor sailed schooner Etta A Stimpson, arrives at Southampton and cites wreck in the Gulf of Mexico. All crew picked up by French ship Milo and landed at Cherbourg. Vessel from Thomaston, 268 tons, last from Bangor, Me, June 28.
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Etta A. Stimpson
Edward Shea
Bangor
Southampton
England
Stimpson
Gulf of Mexico
Milo
Cherbourg
Thomaston
Nation grain and livestock price report across cities
Chicago to New York markets show cattle trading from $2.50 to $8.00, hogs $3.00 to $5.85, and sheep $2.50 to $8.00. Grains include wheat No 2 at 74c to 80c, corn No 2 at 38¢ to 45c, oats No 2 around 20¢ to 28¢, rye 50¢ to 58¢, plus diverse regional quotes and seed prices.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Desperate New Orleans mob earns notoriety in Charles hunt
In New Orleans a violent pursuit of Robert Charles ended when he was found in a frame building at Clio and Saratoga, firing on responders. He killed five and wounded several before his death. A mob burned Theamus Lafon schoolhouse after midnight, seeking alleged concealed arms, as police and firefighters struggled to contain the chaos. Mayor Capdevielle urged citizens to oppose lawlessness.
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Robert Charles
Captain Day
Lamb
Mora
New Orleans
Charles
Clio
Saratoga
Gabriel Porteus
Alfred J. Bloomfield
Andy van Buren
John R. Lally
Frank H. Evans
Leclerc
Mannesaleur
St. Peter and Royal
Theamus Lafon
Rampart
Paul Capdevielle
Prince Tuan Slain After Revolt Facing Boxer Rebellion
The Shanghai correspondent of the London Daily Express reports a major Boxer revolt against Prince Tuan near Pekin. Prince Tuan led his forces in a multi hour battle. two generals deserted him. He was defeated and killed.
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Shanghai
London Daily Express
Prince Tuan
Pekin
State Department brands Conger dispatch a forgery
A Washington special reports the cipher dispatch signed Conger, dated July 18 and delivered via Wu Ting Fang, is a forgery. The State Department, formerly treating the dispatch as genuine, now says it has absolute proof of fraud.
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State Deparment
Washington
Conger
Wu Ting Fang
State Department
Imperial troops kill Boxers on sight at Shanghai
Report from Shanghai states Imperial Chinese troops are killing all Boxers on sight claiming the Boxers deceived them into a hopeless struggle. The dispatch notes civilians fear further arrests as the crackdown widens.
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Shanghai
Minor News Roundup From Across The Nation
A compilation of brief items reports on Oregon fruit crop promise, a French inventor Dufour claims glasslike quarts, Dayton cyclist Ashley B. Jordan dies after a race, Michael Collins killed after a fall in Millerton New York, a Concord New Hampshire judge rules soda water a life necessity for Sunday sale, Los Angeles lemons and oranges survive an 8000 mile trip to Paris in cold storage, a robin alarms a Millerton home during burglars’ entry, patent chief Charles H Duell linked as a potential New York governor candidate, a Lima sidewalk bicycle collision injures a baby, and the Mexican government sets October 22 1901 for the International Congress of Americas Republics in Mexico City with each republic indicating representation.
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Oregon
Dufour
Ashley B. Jordan
Dayton
Millerton
N. Y
Michael Collins
Concord
N. H
Los Angeles
Cal
Paris
Walter Sigler
Charles H. Duell
Patents
New York
Lima
HUSTLING HOOSIERS. Indiana News Notes and Local Tragedies
A long Indiana roundup reports deaths and injuries including Menzios near Green- Geld, a 14 year old drowning at Evansville, and Henry Bodds killed by a belt in Patriot. Also noted are bank inaugurations, Indian graves found near Spiceland, a dismantled Marion rolling mill, preps for a soldiers reunion, new patents to Indiana residents, and coal output shifts with 1899 figures and a new cement town at Stroh with pay roll and housing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Thompson
Storyville
Nashville
Jay County
Superior Oil Company
Alfred Williams
Washington
Mr. Williams
Earnest Nichols
William Nichols
Levi
Madison
Henry Shepard
Bringhurst
Wisconsin
Clinton
Indiana
Joe’ Wheeler
W. T. Durban
Irvin Robbins
E.S. Holliday
Daniel Bareckdall
Indianapolis
Eli Beghiel
Huntington
Francis M Bonham
Heltonville
Walter C. Bush
Michigan City
Ot H. Clough
Redkey
George F. Collmer
South Bend
Lloyd E. Hamilton
J. W. Miller
Hudson
Stephen T. Hitz
Fort Wayne
The
Geological Survey
United States
Steuben
Lagrange
DeKalb
Stroh
Parker
Kendallville News
Gov. Mount
W E. Dietland
Danville
Indiana Reform School For Boys
Fiainfield
Eusceed
Gen. McUinnis
Sunshine After Clouds In James Whitcomb Riley Tone
A verse urging kindness to troubled friends and cheerful resilience. It lauds practical friendship, dismisses graveyard talk, and promises divine sunshine after clouds, ending with a Riley style moral about accepting fate and caring for others.
The Bravest Boy and the Bank Robber
A store boy named Fred Harkins, acting boss for his ill father, confronts a masked robber demanding a thousand dollars. Fred, who has just opened the safe, admits only forty-seven dollars. As the robber threatens, a sudden distraction occurs and Fred escapes, preserving his and others’ safety.
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Fred Harkins
Charley Green
Fred
Charley
Jerry
Charney
Beasides
Rascal
Burglar Shot, Cat Saves Boy in Indiana Farm Scene
In a dramatic Indiana farm store incident Fred Harkins reports a burglar stole money from the safe and was shot. Tom the grocery cat reportedly sprang into action waking the thief, who wounded himself. The cat is hailed as the boy’s savior as the rogue is captured and jailed.
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Tom
Fred
Mr. Harkin
Mr. Harkins
Greene
Charlie
Charleys
Indiana
Acts of Courtesy Misjudged in North and South Lifestyles
A Virginian notes customs differ over helping strangers on a Cortlandt Street ferry. He explains in the South women expect such aid, while in the North it is seen as impertinence. He recalls another incident with a dress-suitcase and umbrella, where offering help provoked fear. The piece contrasts politeness norms and their misreadings across regions.
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Cortlandt Street
New York Times
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