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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
2
Reports from the Louisville Post state former governor W. S. Taylor will return from Indianapolis to Kentucky after the November election to stand trial on complicity in the Gobel murder case. Change of venue likely to transfer the case to Louisville. Taylor previously said he would seek a fair trial and bail.
The body of a man believed to be Claude Washburn of South Bend Indiana was found floating in Michigan City harbor. A card in his pocket shows membership in Electrical Workers Union No 132 for three years and indicates he may have been working on a traction line. He appeared about 30 years old.
A severe hail and thunderstorm near Henderson Kentucky caused more than 100000 in damage to Henderson County. About sixty percent of the tobacco crop is believed destroyed.
A 60 percent deaf and dumb man aged about 60 was struck and killed by a Baltimore and Ohio train west of Ravenna Ohio. He had a tattoo reading W V on his right forearm. The body was found near the tracks with no immediate identification.
Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans, recently commanding the Atlantic battle ship fleet, will be retired on August 18. He is currently on leave at Lake Mohonk New York. Four Chicagoans drown when a pleasure launch capsizes on the Wisconsin River near Kilbourne Wisconsin.
James W. Ryan shot and killed Daniel F. Mooney in Butte Montana and surrendered to authorities. Mooney's wife and sister of Ryan, Mrs. Mooney, died last week and was buried in Dover New Jersey. Both families are prominent in business and social life. In a separate item Mrs Annie Heineman killed herself with carbolic acid in St Louis after learning her 15 year old daughter planned to wed secretly.
A favorable crop report and improving bank payments boost the week’s outlook. Liberal rail orders suggest managers are buying supplies as financial conditions stabilize. Trade advances steadily though recovery remains slow in heavy production areas. Demand grows for pig iron, wire, structural iron, lumber and early completion work, while mill products boost western freight and lake transport. Country merchants attend wholesale markets in larger numbers, lifting dry goods and apparel bookings. Failures in Chicago district total 21 with liabilities over 5 000 at 4 players.
Trade and crop developments show favorable momentum with fall merchants' excursions expanding wholesale sales. Industries report higher output in iron and steel hardware, western coal, and lumber. early fall buying remains cautious. U S weekly business failures total 205 for Aug six, versus 275 prior week and historic years. Canada records 19 failures, down from 32 last week.
A Pittsburg Post quote records a Kansas farmer declaring prosperity in the wind rich with metaphor. He says you can spread a net anytime and snag a grand plane from a cyclone, signaling optimism amid weather and opportunity.
A husband boasts saving $900 in a sudden money move while his wife questions the method. He recalls Smith offered to sell his automobile for the sum, but he lacked cash at the moment.
A brief exchange contrasts trust and reciprocity as speakers debate whether a stranger is likely to trust you. The dialogue frames suspicion and belief in social bonds and mutual confidence.
Mrs. Stubb-It declares Laplanders are the shortest on earth while Mr. Stubb-H'm jokes that no American man could be shorter after summer vacation. The exchange highlights playful regional contrasts in a magazine.
Review lists multiple local items from Indiana including the ill health of W. B. Miller in Marion born June 4 1839 at Bluffton age 69. Saloons closed in Bicknell and nearby towns. K of P drill winners in Boston. School Board changes in Auburn. Electric signals at poor farm crossing near Columbia City. Automobile accident and deaths in Fort Wayne Winchester Morocco and other towns. Plant and farm news with local incidents and tributes.
Lincoln reports the nomination of W. J. Bryan with a formal notification at the Nebraska State Capitol. Bryan denounces Republicans, arguing the overriding issue is whether the people govern. He criticizes Taft administration and party corruption, urging trust in the people over predatory wealth.
The article describes a French hand powered ice machine that creates small quantities of ice quickly and cheaply at home. It uses a sealed cylinder with long lasting chemicals, a double wall tin vessel holding five gallons, and cooling achieved by gradual admission of carbonic acid into the space between walls. The released acid expands through a cross tube to chill the interior.
Dr Bourrilie of Paris proposes a simple method to diagnose tuberculosis early. The test measures chest expansion at full inspiration and expiration. a gap exceeding 11.6 inches indicates disease. Thousands of jobseekers were examined to validate the technique.
The founders of a new national theater in New York select Winthrop Ames of Boston as director Lee Shubert as business manager and John Corbin as literary manager for the project aiming to become America's representative stage.
The American Olympic team tallies 115 points to England 88 and Sweden 11 in the games held in England, excluding events with only English entrants.
The piece warns congestion may reach 1906 07 levels as grain tobacco and cotton crops promise heavy demand. It notes immigration trends and labor demand shaping numbers while Mexico turmoil and U S policy actions affect trade and transport. It also covers a dead letter office decline, a France parcels pact, and Buffalo sewer deadlines ahead of canal work.
Analyzing Peruna notes its two kinds of ingredients a mix of standard catarrh remedies and tonic preparations. The piece claims chronic catarrh is common and untreatable by some doctors while Peruna lists active constituents and appeals to critics. It also includes unrelated oddball lines about beauty and cosmetics and a Toledo Blade aside.
James M. Long of Staunton Virginia recounts January 31 1903 when his wife said Doan's Kidney Pills cured her backache and urinary trouble. In 1907 she claimed no kidney problems since and reaffirmed the testimonial. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Voster Milburn Buffalo New York.
An old advertisement touts Dr Elines Great Nerve Restorer for fits St Vitus dance and nervous diseases. It promises a free 2.9 trial bottle and a treatise from Dr BM Kline at ld Arch Street Philadelphia. The item also includes unrelated snippets about travel rates and miscellaneous observations.
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