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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1908
Page
2
Martin Brady and John Bartolett were found dead in Brady's Philadelphia cellar, believed killed in an attempt to obtain money for whiskey. A gas meter quarter was in Brady's hand, torn from its fitting, suggesting the men attempted to siphon funds from the meter.
A fight at the correctional institute on Randall's Island near New York City left one boy dead and three others seriously injured. Meyer O'Shansky, 15, died from stab wounds while Raefella Stonzak, 15, is under guard and charged with the fatal wound. All participants were inmates of the institution.
Mrs Eliza Gray widow of former Governor Isaac P Gray died Thursday at her Indianapolis home. Her only surviving son W Bayard Gray of Frankfort was at her bedside. She was president of Anthony Wayne Chapter Daughters of the Revolution Indianapolis.
A burglar entered St Marys parochial school in Greenwich Connecticut and searched the building he was caught by a nun who held him until police arrived despite his struggles.
Salvatore Galla and Antonio Rose were arrested in Buffalo on suspicion of causing the express train wreck on Pennsylvania tracks at Franklinville New York that injured twenty four. Police allege they removed a fish plate joining two rails at the wreck site. Five Died in Explosion In Providence Plant
A London dispatch reports nearly fifty women suffragists raided the House of Commons and were arraigned in police court. They were fined one month's imprisonment, and all but two chose jail over the fine.
Andrew Carnegie proposes a $50,000 donation to Morgan College in Baltimore if the college’s officers and trustees raise a matching $50,000 for the education of colored youths. The offer underscores Carnegie’s support for African American higher learning and philanthropy in Maryland.
John Grant an unemployed printer in New York City leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge landing among floating ice cakes about 200 feet below and escaped with only minor injuries. Three killed eight hurt in Southern Pacific wreck near Forest Grove Oregon. Fatal furnace explosion at Monongahela McKeesport Pennsylvania causes multiple deaths and many injuries.
Dr. Carl Wollhorst once a practicing physician and Presbyterian minister died at the State hospital for the insane in Lincoln Neb from exposure and injuries after attempting to drown himself in a creek. He had been expelled from the church on charges of preaching heresies.
President Roosevelt publicly rebuts claims that federal patronage shaped Secretary Taft’s presidential nomination and outlines his appointment system and criteria.
Treasury figures show per capita wealth at 1310.11 with total national wealth at 107.1 billion and money in circulation about 2.914 billion. Major Quaiffe notes four decades of growth, with vast cash reserves, gold holdings, and extensive balances across subtreasuries and national banks.
Reports detail Henry Riemeyer losing a right hand after a log truck accident near Decker, Lon Williams killed in a wagon fall, a 8 ft 3 in eagle shot near New Albany, and Charles Morrison torn by a railroad train. Also noted are art associations moving exhibits, a proposed Marion county game preserve, Mill operations resuming at Linton, and multiple fires, drownings, and rescues across the state.
Henry Farman, the French aeronaut, surpassed the prize conditions by flying an airship heavier than air for 1,300 meters after a 512 meter mark. The 300 pound aeroplane uses ash and piano wire framework with two 30 foot sail cloth planes and a fifty horsepower motor. The test, conducted near Paris, began with a 100 yard run and an ascent to 12 to 15 feet before takeoff, then sustained flight at 25 to 80 feet high and about 25 mph.
The Steel Trust reports 1907 profits of 160,984,477 dollars, over six million above the 1906 peak. October earnings were the largest in the company's history, with dividends declared for Q4 at 1 percent on preferred and 0.5 percent on common stock. The five year profit sharing plan nears completion and Wall Street notes an exit dividend of 65.4 percent for employees who held preferred stock since 1903.
A Peruna publisher proclaims the product as a public household remedy and ethical medical practice. The piece promises transparent ingredients, solicits testimonials, and vows honesty against critics while aiming to expand distribution worldwide.
An OCR fragment reviews cold illness dangers and home care, warning neglect leads to pneumonia or bronchitis. It advertises Peruna as a quick relief and mentions other health notes, including Brom Quin ine products and teething remedies, with assorted historical facts.
Mrs Hattie Currier of Thomaston Maine reports a nine month old baby with facial and foot rash that caused nightly distress. After using Cuticura Ointment the feet cleared and cradle cap also disappeared, noting the scalp was cleansed and healed. June 9 1906.
A Baltimore porter Robert J Bellis recalls his hotel clerk beginnings in New York with $125 a month then compares with a rival earning $30. He mentions large tips from George Gould and Cleveland mayor Tom L Johnson and contrasts with life insurance president pay. In Manchester a king asks which son should inherit the crown, a gallery voice suggests half a crown apiece.
A renowned German physician states coffee damages heart muscles and causes undernourishment leading to disease. He recommends Postum as a safe beverage free from injurious substances, citing his own family and patients’ improvements and noting the slogan There’s a Reason by Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich. Read The Road to Wellville in packages.
Senate discussions featured Culberson’s analysis of treasury report on the Panama bond issue and a plan for a government exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition. The House pressed Indian appropriation and omnium war claims bills while clashing over President Trump? No, over President’s message and Bryan remarks.
Buckhannon West Virginia suffered a blaze destroying the Morrison hotel post office and four other buildings with losses placed at 310000. A San Francisco streetcar crash badly injured Dr Henry Gibbons Jr dean of Cooper Medical College. A deadly cyclone near Hazelhurst Mississippi left more than twenty dead. A Kansas City three story rooming house at 1116 Wyandotte street burned killing five and injuring others. Charles N Bell prominent St Paul attorney died recently. He drafted St Pauls first city charter and the wills of Amherst Wilder and Mrs Appleby gifting about 32000000 to the worthy poor. Columbus Ohio faced gas shortages from a broken pump freezing many residents. Gov Hughes of New York urged abolition of racetrack gambling at a Brooklyn mass meeting. President Roosevelt will open the Hudson tunnel Feb 25 with Govs Hughes and Fort set to meet underground at the river.
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