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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1910
Page
8
A scattered column of dits and jests touches on aviation gains, weather, taxes, poultry, hair exports, and crowded families. It notes aviators earning prizes, a farmer quelling a kitchen blaze with milk, and a Virginia father with 56 children earning sympathy amid headlines about college insurance and urban folly.
A man whose car broke down recently offered a thousand dollars for a fresh and vigorous oath. He suggests that a person who wants to swear but cannot may simply lack imagination.
Returning American tourists must pay duties on both their luggage and the trunks they carry. The only apparent smuggling route remaining is transporting trunks and contents by airship, as authorities tighten oversight on imports.
A New York judge who ruled a man need not support his mother in law is noted as a bachelor. The census bureau figures suggest farming as the occupation most favorable to health and freedom from consumption, implying outdoor life and nature aid longevity.
Federal suit filed in U S circuit court by United States Attorney Henry A Wise seeks dissolution of the American Sugar Refining company known as the sugar trust. The petition alleges restraint of trade through rebates with railroads and monopolistic actions by the National Sugar Refining and Western Sugar Refining companies. It accuses Henry O Havemeyer of receiving ten million in stock at the formation of the National Sugar Refining company. The government seeks a perpetual injunction to end the alleged unlawful combination and restore competition in raw and refined sugar.
Washington Louis D Brandes Boston lawyer for shippers in rate hearings says he will outline methods to save about 1 600 000 daily by scientifically operating railroad lines He predicts presidents will be surprised by the gains if they follow his advice at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing C C McCain of New York chairman of the Trunk Line association testified about a pamphlet The Diminished Purchasing Power of Railroad Earnings and urged publication at eight thousand dollars The witnesses included Walter L Fiehe of Chicago and J L Tittemore of Outro Wisconsin who claimed sustained rate increases occurred on 600 articles and 261 decreases over 1900 1910 and argued rate classification shifts burden the poor and favors higher charges.
Representative Foss reports naval department estimates totaling 127 million dollars for 1911 12. Congress previously approved 128 751 624 dollars including 14 million for new warship construction. The current figures exclude ships authorized in the current year.
Jem Mace the renowned pugilist died Wednesday at Jarrow-on-Tyne aged seventy nine. He remained the idol of the English sporting public until the end, hailed as the greatest fighter of his era.
Representatives from every Ulster constituency adopt a pledge to refuse Dublin tax decrees and obey Dublin laws. A $50,000 fund is raised to buy arms as organizers appoint men to form regiments and push for armed resistance if home rule is imposed.
Gold shipments and reports of pay quantities are linked to John Grost’s farm in Antrim county near Boyne City Michigan. Samples have been sent to the College of Mines and a development movement is forming to exploit the property.
A violent gale battered Corunna on Wednesday causing heavy shipping damage along the coast. A small coastal vessel capsized and 16 persons were drowned.
The bark Gratitude sank within two minutes after colliding with a coal steamer in the Thames River at Gravesend, England, killing eight people. Deadly accident disrupted river traffic and prompted rescue efforts.
New York Dr Frederick A Cook admits in a magazine piece that he cannot confirm reaching the north pole amid months of isolation and hunger. He says the quest drove him half mad and he will tell his full case to readers while awaiting verdicts from the public. He and family remain abroad with wife and children in Europe.
Chinese Macao is held by the local garrison and the Patria crew after a Tuesday night mutiny. Rebels demand expulsion of religious orders, higher pay, and indemnities, forcing the governor to grant terms. Nuns driven from the Santa Clara convent. Officials displaced. authorities flee to Hong Kong.
Evangelist Billy Sunday was riding in an automobile struck by a trolley near Waterloo while crossing interurban tracks. Sunday emerged unharmed from the accident with no injuries reported.
John F. Donahoe of Lyon, a confidential clerk to D. Thomas W. Lawson for twelve years, committed suicide Wednesday by jumping in front of a train in the Washington Street tunnel in Boston.
President Taft’s publicity order is underscored by the Royal C. Cabell internal revenue report. It shows 262,490 corporations filed returns, total capital 52.47 billion dollars, interest bearing indebtedness 31.33 billion, net income 3.13 billion, first-year tax 27.29 million averaging 103.97 per corporation. Illinois leads with 17,908 firms paying 49.17 million.
Hudson County grand jury returns three indictments against James J. Gallagher of Jersey City. Two accuse him of atrocious assault with intent to kill Mayor Gaynor and Street Cleaning Commissioner Edwards, and the third charges carrying a concealed weapon.
The article reports the arrest and sentencing of counterfeiters in Atlanta, the seizure of substantial counterfeit bills, and the capture of the gang’s money stash hidden in a wine merchant’s cellar. It notes related parole actions in Ohio and updates on a rail or ship project with engineers and a test voyage.
Americans arriving from Chihuahua describe a passenger train ambush by revolutionists on the Chihuahua Pacific line between Chihuahua and Madera. About 100 attackers wrecked cars killing three Mexican women and holding passengers for 24 hours before release after protesters promises not to send soldiers.
The 1918 census lists Illinois population at 5 638 591 with Cook County at 2 405 233 an 817 041 increase since 1900. Creek County is among counties with large gains while many rural counties lost population. Wooster University president Dr Sylvester F Sc Vel dies of pneumonia after 20 years as president of the American branch of the International Peace Society.
A sudden tempest swept away a landing stage off the Caspian Sea near Astrakhan killing three hundred Persian dock workers. Rescue work and investigations follow as authorities assess the disaster and safety measures.
In Michigan many hunters died or were maimed during the deer season that opened November 10 and ended at month’s end. In the upper peninsula twenty fatal cases were recorded and twenty more were shot by mistake for deer. More deaths are expected as hunting continues in northern Michigan this season.
A derailment occurred on the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad about ninety miles below Macon. Four Pullman cars jumped the track injuring six persons. The accident disrupted service as crews worked to clear the line.
Five horses stables at the Harlem track burned in a major fire in Chicago. Loss estimated at 375000. Firemen struggled to save the grand stands betting ring and other buildings on the grounds.
Miss Grayneila Packer of Jacksonville will command the wireless room aboard the Clyde liner Mohawk sailing to Charleston and Jacksonville. At 22 she is the first woman to hold such a responsibility on an ocean liner after two years as telegraph office manager in Sanford Florida.
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