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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
2
A digest of diverse world items notes gusts blown in from many regions with a weekly record of foreign happenings. It highlights crimes, casualties, fires, and notable events reported by the Telegraph in the latest abroad dispatches.
General Fitzhugh Lee addressed the Merchants Exchange in St Louis saying the stars and stripes will remain over Mantanzas El Caney Morro and Havana. His remark sparked astonishment among attendees and fears of speculation about Cuba's future.
Captain Heygate of the British army seeks 50,000 cavalry horses and mules in Kansas City for service in South Africa. He first came to buy animals over a year ago but was sent home. renewed hostilities require rapid purchases. Goods will be shipped to Cape Town Durban and New London aboard British transports. Lieutenant Moberly puts a $300 per head cost.
Spokane leaders led by Mayor J M Comstock decide to stage a regional mineral wealth exposition in Spokane from June to November 1902. A $250000 congressional appropriation will be sought with contributions from each represented state and district.
Judge Neff in the criminal court at Cleveland Ohio sentenced Edward Ruthven colored to be electrocuted April 12 1901 for the murder of Patrolman Shipp Shipp discovered the negro burglarizing a residence and tried to arrest him Ruthven killed the policeman and escaped he was finally captured at Indianapolis
Mrs. Frye wife of Senator Frye of Maine died suddenly in her Hamilton apartment in Washington from heart trouble. He found her apparently asleep and could not wake her. The remains will be taken to Lewiston Maine. She was 57 years old.
Congres Hon Richard A Wise a republican from Virginia's second district died at his Williamsburg home after a second term in Congress. He was a former professor of physiology and chemistry at William and Mary College. Four children cremated in a San Jose fire. four small children perished. Raff and two adults injured while trying to rescue the children. Cabinet position rumors for Merriam and Metrian possible after March. US warship Kentucky entered the Suez Canal en route to Colombo and Manila. Conger ordered to China with powers in Pekin authority clarified.
A Washington report says Rear Admiral W. Schley will be detached as commander-in-chief in the coming spring and retire next October at age 63. An unrelated misshapen line mentions an alleged murder suspect and a fatal car collision with multiple injuries.
A fragment notes a darkened main street area near a bank and an operator observed something found in the scene. The readable text provides no clear names, dates, or actions beyond the location and partial description.
The report notes the death of Oang Barber, nephew of Mrs McKinley, who recently passed away in the orient.
Dispatch from Cape Town reports 2000 Zoers invading the northern district of the Cape Colony. Fears arise that Dutch sympathizers may join the rebellion and spread it further. British worry over insufficient mounted troops and the heavy loss of horses in South Africa.
Lincoln special reports a bold attempt to rob the State treasury in the capitol building. Watchman Good confronted the burglars in a revolver duel, with one bullet piercing his coat and another severing a watch chain. Vaults reportedly held from $100,000 to $200,000 as the thieves fled through windows leaving tools behind.
Four masked men stormed Mike Freeman’s Middletown area cabin demanding cash. They bound his limbs and forced carbolic acid down his throat before burning his ankles to the bone. Freeman lay unconscious. neighbors found him unable to recover. no money was taken.
Attorney General Sheets asks the Supreme Court to throw out all oil trust and tobacco trust cases. He argues the oil evidence is insufficient for conviction and that Continental Tobacco is a large corporation, not a trust.
United States Consul Gummery at Tangiers informs the State Department that the Moorish Government has settled the claim of the United States for five thousand dollars indemnity in the murder of Marcus Eszagui a naturalized American citizen in Morocco last spring.
Pekin correspondent of the Daily Mail reports that Great Britain's proposed changes to the preamble of the joint note have been largely accepted by all powers. Russia and Japan, whose support was uncertain, have now agreed.
The Philippines Co of New York City with capital 1200000 was incorporated at Dover Delaware. It aims to construct railroads and acquire and develop lands in the Philippines per its stated purpose.
The mayor voided all prize fight permits issued before the anti fight ordinance passed by the Chicago City Council. His move ends rumors that he would not enforce the new law.
The Ohio Box Manufacturing Company's plant in Middletown Ohio was destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at 300000 dollars.
Market prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Peledo Buffalo and Buffalo areas show varied ranges. Cattle 3.00 to 5.75 dollars hogs 3.00 to 5.40 dollars wheat No 2 red 72 to 76 cents corn No 2 white 58 to 80 cents oats No 2 22 to 25 cents rye No 2 46 to 50 cents butter eggs and potatoes listed with local ranges.
Congressional actions cover pension bills for Generals Palmer and McLernand and a large Indian and military academy appropriation. The Senate ratified the Hay Pauncefote treaty with Davis and Foraker amendments after a week of executive sessions and roll calls. The House approved measures to curb railroad grade crossings and alter Philadelphia routes, with reapportionment debates prompting rival membership plans. The session closes for holidays with Wises death and the First Session adjourned to January 8, 1901.
The speaker laments betrayal of democratic principles and recalls defeats in 1872 and 1882. He cites disobedience of party traditions, calls for return to Democratic methods, and urges reorganization not as a renewal but a return to core values. He concludes with the phrase Give the rank and file a chance.
The war in South Africa shifts as Dewet and Delarey outsmart Lord Kitchener. A large Boer force crosses the Orange River into Cape Colony, seizing Colesburg and threatening eastern Cape towns. English sentiment wavers on Hay-Pauncefote and Clayton-Bulwer treaties while China gains terms with powers, and Esterhazy’s exile draws little sympathy. Dewet rises as leading Boer strategist amid unsettled peace talks.
Report notes a major blaze at a Helvetia smelter in A T causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Separate items mention Gov Wood orders Cuban rural guards merged, Omaha fights Sunday theater bills, London Truth on Pauncefote title, Baden apple harvest aid from soldiers, California asparagus to London, Ed Shanks killed in Seattle, and Pennsylvania land purchases over 100000 acres.
A fragmentary poem describes winds from the West East and South moving across landscapes to rest and mourn at a beloved place. The speaker cherishes a final rest for a loved one as winds stir petals and lift gentle fragrances around a grave. The attribution reads Charies Henry Laders, with misspellings evident in the source.
Janet Long sits by a lakeedge log with Elwin Walker as autumn winds chill the scene. The social figure confesses weariness while she laments cold loneliness amid a house party backdrop and fading summer.
A couple sits by a driftwood fire on a lake shore exchanging intimate thoughts about loneliness memory and future plans. Janet Long and Elwin Walker discuss old ships wharves trees old loves and a hoped for life in town with gowns visits music dancing and poetry.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a man and a woman amid driftwood and a glow of fire confess deep love. His plea for permission to speak of joy meets a turning moment as she admits love, ending with a tense embrace and bright mutual resolve.
The article notes the deaths of Cyrus G. Neely in an Indiana asylum and postal clerk Alvin Vetrich near Orrville after extreme mental strain from studying to master state post office routes. It describes the demanding “scheme” system for clerks, with dozens of offices and rails to memorize, and the intense workload that can push minds beyond limits. It also mentions procedures for handling errors and the heavy clerical duties clerks shoulder daily.
The article analyzes Persia's alignments and fears over Russian influence. It cites Persian support for the Shah and distrust of a key vizier's stance toward Russia. It contrasts Sir Mortimer Durand's decline with a wish for a stronger British diplomatic figure like Sir H. Brimmond-Wolfe to restore Britain’s prestige.
Mrs P A Passmore of Flushing Michigan, a leading Temperance worker, suffered three years from kidney and bladder trouble. After failed treatments, she tried Dodd's Kidney Pills and reports rapid relief in less than a box. She endorses the remedy and urges others with similar ailments to try it, noting she remains a well woman. All dealers carry it.
The inland towns of Australia share a uniform layout with a single main street, iron roofs, and a few public buildings, while parks and a newspaper anchor public life. Towns serve as centers for scattered communities gathering for cricket matches and chores, with sparse populations as one goes toward the outback.
Fragmentary ad copy praises Jell-O as a new dessert and berry flavored option. Mentions grocer availability and a tasting prompt but provides no clear date or brand details.
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