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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
2
Canada Great Strike Ties Up Rail Shops Across Nation
Winnipeg dispatch reports Canadian trade unions shutting down the CPR system with about twelve thousand workers idle. Montreal leads with 2,200, Winnipeg 1,500, Fort William to Vancouver 2,000. pickets not yet set, with old country mechanics recalled from pensions ready to join. Copenhagen says explorer Mylius Erichsen and two companions died in a Greenland snowstorm after departing June 24, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Fort William
Vancouver
Copenhagen
Mylius Erichsen
Denmark-Greenland
Erichsen
Greenland
Will wheat reach the dollar mark again
Farmers and millers ponder if wheat will hit one dollar as recent price jumps spark caution. A farmer notes market uncertainty and warns that certainty often proves elusive.
Fires Rage Through Big Elk Valley Forest
Destructive bush fires in the Big Elk river valley have burned past Fernie and now threaten remote timber regions beyond Michel Hos mer and Cranbrook. Fire conditions remain severe with no immediate containment and may persist for a month or until rain arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Elk River
Fernie
B. C
Michel
Hosmer
Cranbrook
To Wreck Cincinnati Viaduct
Fifteen people were slightly injured and windows in all houses and factories within the immediate neighborhood were destroyed. The Harrison avenue viaduct sustained ten thousand dollars in damage as an attempt to destroy the Cincinnati Ohio viaduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Harrison Avenue
Ohio
Farmer John Tribbey Brutally Punished Near Rushville
John Tribbey, a wealthy Indiana farmer accused of mistreating his wife, was found bound to a tree near Rushville. He had tar and feathers applied and suffered severe injuries after being beaten by a group described as white-coppers using a nail-pronged board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tribbey
Rushville
Ind
Brown Supreme Chancellor Elevation at Knights of Pythias Conclave
Henry Parrish Brown of Claybourne Texas was elected supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in the United States at a Boston conclave. He previously served as supreme vice chancellor and was elevated without opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Henry Parrish Brown
Claybourne
Texas
Knights of Pythias
United States
Boston
Mass
Cardinal Gibbons Stricken With Illness in Rome
Cardinal Gibbons was taken ill with intestinal trouble yesterday at Castel Gandolfo. He was brought to Rome and has been confined to bed under doctor care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Castel Grandolfo
Well Known Fort Wayne Man Frank J Gruber Dies
Frank J Gruber cigar manufacturer of Fort Wayne Indiana died of heart failure brought on by asthma and dysentery. His death is reported as a prominent local figure. County Commissioner Not Guilty John McGregor is declared not guilty by a Marion County jury after a bribery case involving a board of commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Frank J. Gruber
John McGregor
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
Indiana
Publisher Winfield Scott Smith Dies in Michigan
Winfield Scott Smith, famed to educators as a school textbook publisher, died in South Haven Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Scott Smith
South Haven
Mich
Biggest elephant Bolivar dies at Philadelphia zoo
Bolivar, claimed to be the largest captive elephant, died in his prison house at the Philadelphia zoological gardens. He surpassed Jumbo in weight, tipping the scales at six tons though Jumbo stood taller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivar
Zoological Gardens
Philadelphia
Jumbo
800 Men Thrown Out of Work Mill Shutdown Berths
About 800 workers at the Fort Edward and Glen Falls mills of the International Paper Company are notified that two mills will shut down for an indefinite period. The layoff affects a large number of employees across departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Edward
Glens
International Paper Company
Secretary Wilson Calls For Farm Help To Curb Prices
Secretary James Wilson argues the farmer needs labor, immigration reform, and support to raise production. He notes meat and grain prices rise as farm labor declines due to wages and displacement by other industries, urging policy action to avoid European conditions. He cites farm output values and a $444 million trade surplus last year, underscoring agriculture as vital to national wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
United States
America
Union
Mutiny Reported in Monastir Speeds Turkish Revolt
About 7 000 soldiers in the Monastir District reportedly mutinied as officers threaten to execute generals in Macedonia if Young Turkey prisoners are not freed. Nationalists claim Tabriz and much of Northern Persia have fallen, with Gen Rachin Khan troops fleeing panic amid rebel crowds. The Shah's palace in Teheran becomes a revolutionary HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Monastir
Third Army Corps
Macedonia
Tabriz
Persia
Rachin Khan
Teheran
Zeppelin's B16 Flyer Wiped Out by Flame and Storm
Count Zeppelin loses the B16 airship in a Alpine storm as benzine catches fire during repair work. A violent gale destroys the craft near a village at 6 000 feet. four crewmen are burned but Zeppelin escapes. The doomed flight marks the end of the $125,000 airship after a dramatic test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeppelin
Napoleon
Cade
Deter
Anchorage
Zeppelin Airship Disaster and Next Steps in Germany
Reports recount the Echterdingen crash near Stuttgart during Count Zeppelin’s long airship voyage toward Friedrichshafen. A piston overheated, gas loss and wind drag toppled the craft, dragging 200 crew along guide ropes before it crashed. five days later the Patrite landed in Ireland. Officials plan new airships with subscriptions opened in Berlin, Bremen, Stuttgart and Swiss towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Zeppelin
Berlin
Bremen
Stuttgart
Germany
Switzerland
Friedrichshafen
Echterdingen
Ireland
Count Aepuelin
Death of U S Senator W B Allison shocks Iowa politics
United States Senator William Boyd Allison died in Dubuque Iowa from heart failure on Tuesday. The veteran lawmaker born March 2 1829 in Perry Ohio served in Congress and the Senate for over 60 years and twice declined cabinet posts under Garfield Harrison and McKinley. His death may trigger tumult in Iowa politics as the state prepares for his pending reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William B. Allison
Dubuque
Iowa
William Boyd Allison
Perry
Ohio
Western Reserve College
Allison
Ashland
Anna Carter
Wooster
Hawkeye
Chicago
Congress
Washington
Senate
Garfield
Harrison
McKinley
Brussels
Cannon
Composite Airship by French Aeronaut Combines Balloon and Plane
French aeronaut M. Maleot unveils a hybrid craft blending balloon and aeroplane concepts. The triangular directing wing is two feet long with a 420 square foot surface built from bamboo and aluminum. A central nacelle houses the car and propulsion gear, including a 28 horsepower motor driving a ten foot walnut screw fan at 1200 rpm, attached to a cigar shaped balloon 100 feet long and 28 feet wide for extra buoyancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Maleot
Democratic Appeal Seeks Farmer Donations for Campaign Funds
The first formal request for campaign contributions comes from Democratic candidates to Iowa farmers. The Commoner asks for support to be sent to the national committee. Bryan’s paper notes busy activity as he receives delegations and records speeches on a phonograph. J G Phelps Stokes, allied with Rose Pastor, is nominated for the State Assembly. Robert Hunter plans a Congress run. The New York World supports Stokes despite anti socialist stance, and Mrs Stokes will campaign for her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bryan
National Committee
Lincoln
Ife
J. G. Phelps-Stokes
Rose Pastor
State Assembly
Robert Hunter
Congress
New York World
Stokes
Multiple disparate historic notes mix of crimes and events
A collection of brief items reports a murder to prevent an arranged marriage near Marydel Maryland, a Seattle man fatally shooting a friend while hunting in Virginian Montana, a Minnesota pioneer Henry Jones dies at 75 in Minneapolis, a St Paul frame building burns, a Swiss referendum backs absinthe prohibition, a Chile earthquake causes damage with no deaths, and British Macedonian military talks to be reviewed by Germany amid Russia plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Williams
Marydel
Maryland
S. T. Crum
Seattle
Albert Moody
Virginity
Mont
Henry Jones
Minnesota
St. Peter
Franklin Heights
Minneapolis
Tae
Arica
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
Lima
Macedonia
Russia
Germany
Georgia Representative Warns of Threats Over Marriage Contract Bill
Representative Glenn, who introduced a Georgia bill to invalidate marriages based on a woman’s false appearance using pads or other artificial devices, has asked state protection after receiving many threatening letters from women nationwide. He says anger implies some truth to the allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Georgia
Canal Cut at Culebra Half Completed Reach Near Forty Seven Million Cubic Yards
Washington office reports the Culebra cut about half finished with nearly 47,000,000 cubic yards excavated. American workers have dug only a portion. Chairman Goethals reevaluates and splits the work into three geographic sections under a single chief for all tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama Canal Commission
Culebra
ISA Ace
Goethals
New 1000-Foot Tower Planned for Mills Building Site
Plans drawn for a 1000 foot tower on the Mills building site in Road Street as New York awaits final decision. The project would rival the citys tallest structure but owner has not decided yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Building
New York
Mills
Road Street
Blindness Puzzle Baffles Doctors at New York Hospital
In Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat hospital a patient remains unnamed as doctors report a rare condition causing blindness when standing and normal sight while lying down. The unusual case draws interest from medical staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
New York
Economic Upturn Evident as July Trade Expands
Business activity shows further recuperation with bank payments over a billion dollars and fewer commercial defaults than a year ago. Production rises in leading industries, crop prospects improve, and demand strengthens in pig iron steel lumber while wholesale and retail activity pick up and grain receipts shift compared with 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central West
SOCO
Chicago
Trade and industry move toward moderate improvement
New York reports little overall change with sentiment edging toward modest gains. Fall trade preparations begin in August as buyers gather. iron and steel show larger orders and production, while pig iron eases. U S business failures reach 275 for the week ending July 30, up from prior periods. Canadian failures total 32. Bradstreet's Commercial Report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gire
United States
Market prices for cattle hogs and crops across major cities
Chicago to Indianapolis and beyond show cattle prices from $3.00 to $7.25 and hogs $4.00 to $7.25 with sheep and lambs at varied ranges. Wheat and corn quotes by grade appear for multiple markets including Detroit St Louis Cincinnati New York and Buffalo along with dairy and potato notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste. Detroit
Ste
Milwaukee
New York
State orders cutting orchards over San Jose scale spread
New York State Department of Agriculture orders extensive cutting of fine apple orchards where San Jose scale has taken hold. If owners refuse to act, officials will send workers to remove trees and bill the costs to the owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Department of Agriculture
San Jose
Harned to Divorce Sothern in Nevada
Noted actress Virginia Harned, wife of E. H. Sothern, has filed for divorce in Nevada on grounds of incompatibility. The case marks a split between a leading actress and the prominent American actor as proceedings begin.
South Bend Heiress Sued Over Insanity Case
Horace Birdsell, a prominent South Bend man, sues Olive Tarbell Birdsell and relatives for 150000 damages claiming they conspired to declare him insane and have him confined in a Flint Michigan asylum after his father’s death on October 2, 1905, causing social turmoil among the city’s elite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Horace Birdsell
Ben Birdsell
Olive Tarbell Birdsell
John C. Birdsell
B. A. Birdsell
Funk
Young Birdsell
Flint
Mich
Work for Willing Men Labor Conditions at Terre Haute
Captain Stahl of the Light House Mission in Terre Haute says charity calls are down this summer. Destitute men now find work. factories expand payrolls. Building boom aids trades. Carpenters Union Business Agent Davis says harbor trade is better in ten years. City orders extensive street and sidewalk paving creating many laborer jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Stahl
Light House
Terre Daute
Davis
Carpenters’ Union
Har
Indiana Clerk Confesses in County Funds Robbery
Emmet S. Hoggins former county clerk in Indianapolis admitted under oath to a scheme using fictitious warrants to siphon county funds. John McGregor, a county commissioner, faces trial for taking a bribe from Atlas Engine Works while serving as go-between. Huggins said he forged warrants to pay for a home for himself and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet S. Hoggins
Indianapolis
John McGregor
Atlas Engine Works Company
Huggins
Puegzins
Brakeman's daring rescue on dangerous Lake Erie and Western tracks
Hartley intoxicated and lying on tracks in Muncie as a switch engine neared. Brakeman Grant Hanley grabbed him from the rails at great personal risk. a limb part was torn and Hartley lost a finger and thumb. He suffered severe injuries but recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Hartley
Lake Erie
Muncie
Grant Hanley
Hartley
Hanley
Needle Pierces Girl's Heart Mystery Death at Warsaw
Miss Violetta Bowen aged 16 died in Warsaw within minutes of awakening her mother to report a strange sensation. Doctors are baffled by a suggested needle point piercing the prem heart causing a fatal leakage. The case involves repeated reports of piercing her palms arms and chest over several months. A separate note mentions Patoka river pearls found near Oakland City jewels with some fetching 300 dollars and two pearls netting ten dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violetta Marie Bowen
Warsaw
Miss Bowen
Oakland City
Two Drown While Swimming Near Bethany Park Indianapolis
John Shopman and Frank Shopman farm hands aged 1 and 2s were drowned in White River near Bethany Park Indianapolis while bathing. The older brother Frank fainted then both were swept by a whirlpool and drowned. Nelson Pfaff, 16, bathing in Cool Creek Carmel, was seized by epilepsy and resuscitated once but later showed no hope of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Frank Shopman
White River
Bethany Park
Indianapolis
Frank
Folin
Nelson Pfaff
Cool Creek
Carmel
Former deputy treasurer released on bond after embezzlement charge
Roy Massena, ex deputy county treasurer, freed from Warsaw jail after twenty days on embezzlement charges as twenty farmers sign his bond. Massena claims he is a victim of blackmail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Massena
Warsaw
Massena
Tragic Death of Charles Fisher After Domestic Row
Charles Fisher a 27 year old solicitor for the Evening Post died in Terre Haute from a gunshot wound to the head after firing on himself following a quarrel with Gertrude Lorey as they neared her home. Women Sentenced for Horse Theft. Mrs Maggie Spurrier and Flora Knox aged 17 are sent to the Indiana reformatory for horse stealing. Y M C A Lays Corner Stone. The Indianapolis YMCA building cornerstone laid with Bishop Hughes as speaker. cost $250,000 funded by subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fisher
Evening Post
Terre Haute
Gertrude Lorey
Maggie Spurrier
Flora Knox
Indiana Reformatory
Young Men's Christian Association
Indianapolis
Edwin Holt Hughes
Four Horses Cremated in Farm Fire Near Seymour
A fire at the William Bambling farm near Seymour destroyed three barns and much property. Four horses were cremated. Loss placed at 3000 dollars with 1500 dollars insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bambling
Seymour
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Sam E. Thurston
Tu Werk Free
Wilson
Gale
Cutch Beld
Alps
Grips Airship
Sewald
Epoedemak
Geri
Britain
United
Geran
U. S
Senator W. B. Allison
Senator Allison
Third Street
Market
St. Paul
Charles Kichler
Indiana State News
Robs County
Patoka
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