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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
2
Ten workers died and eleven train employees plus eight passengers were injured when Union Pacific Overland Limited No. 2 collided head on with a freight five miles west of Rock Springs Wyoming. Engines were wrecked and cars burned. several victims were incinerated. All the deceased were western-based railroad workers.
Four year old Michael Ohmer was found dead in a barn at midnight with a crushed skull. George Johnson, son-in-law to Ohmer, denies speaking terms with the old man and says he went to the barn after his wife dreamed Ohmer fell from a loft. Johnson stands to inherit Ohmer's money and ninety acres of land.
Two Baltimore and Ohio freight trains collided ten miles west of Chillicothe Ohio. Engineer John Mullen and Fireman F C Sampson were killed and Brakeman William Taylor fatally injured. The eastbound freight split, with the rear portion striking the westbound train. All victims resided in Chillicothe.
In Peoria Circuit Court Judge Worthington sustained Probate Court ruling and probated the will of Phebe Rose of Dunlap Alabama. The document leaves $110000 to the foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church of America and is challenged by the deceased’s wealthy brothers. The case may rise to the Supreme Court.
Myron Murrow, aged %, of Richmond Indiana, was burned to death while dressing in front of his parents’ arate. His clothing ignited from a blaze and firefighters could not save him, with death occurring about three hours later.
In Mississippi a Black man named Lewis Scott was lynched near Cleveland after firing on officers during a warrant attempt. He was captured and while being taken to the jail a mob overpowered the officers and hanged him.
A cable dispatch from Agana Guam via San Francisco reports several earthquakes on the island the first in months. None caused damage according to the report.
Evansville, Indiana reports reveal grand jury returns against saloon keepers for money and card slot machines. Hermit banker Janes M. Blodgett of Henaitage, a Yale graduate class of 1830, dies in his house amid rumors of vast wealth and extreme miserliness.
A committee of fifty prominent citizens, formed by preachers and reformers, will launch a reform crusade in St. Paul Minnesota. The effort is described as non political in character.
A blaze swept the Union Dry Dock Company shops and the Erie railroad freight house in Brooklyn New York causing extensive damage. Losses were estimated around 200000 dollars with four people reported injured and the fire under investigation by local authorities.
A St Petersburg dispatch via East Prussia reports Premier Witte tendered his resignation to the ensuror who declined to accept it.
Prominent Indiana Republican James Charles, a six state senator, died in Marion after a long illness. Born in Olel, he spent decades in Republican politics and public service across multiple states.
Indiana State Prison at Michigan City mourns the death of Chaplain Henderson. Funeral arrangements are pending with services to be held at a local chapel, details to be announced.
Cochran is elected grand sachem of Firtumans in New York, with Wo Bourne mentioned in connection to the outcome. The report notes Cochran’s leadership role within the Tammany sphere and positions him as a key figure in the local organization.
A run on the First National Bill of New York occurred as hundreds of small depositors withdrew funds after an unfounded rumor spread among factory employees in one city.
Joseph W Fairbanks a founder of the Republican party and longtime figure in Maine banking mercantile and political circles died in Washington D C at an advanced age. He helped shape the state’s early party and business life.
E. G. Lewis and BHJ Lewis, president of the People's Bank of St. Louis, are indicted for using the mails to defraud and for swindling the government by mailing sample copies of publications at the regular periodical rate.
The President argues prosperity rests on high character and fair toil, urges strong national regulation of interstate commerce, especially rail rates, and calls for robust supervision of corporations. He supports peaceful international cooperation, Monroe Doctrine vigor, immigration controls, and reforms in land, currency, elections, and public duties.
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