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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
2
Darr Mine Recovery and Vesuvius Busy Scene Report
Reports from Jacob's Creek Pennsylvania claim 100 bodies remain in the Darr mine with 70 unaccounted for among a miners' group. Coroner Wynn postpones an inquest while more bodies may be recovered, bringing total to 240. European scientists rush to Naples as Vesuvius cone collapse and crater smoke alarm nearby residents. Tourists flood in despite danger. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern round house at Elkhart Indiana burns destroying eighteen stall engines and oil house. Loss estimated at $125,000 as Shamburger dies in a lighted accident in the oil room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darr
Jacob's Creek
Wynn
Vesuvius
Europe
Naples
Italy
Matteucci
Lake Shore
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Elkhart
Ind
Wm. Shamburger
Terrible Powder Explosion rocks Illinois mills
A powerful explosion at the Phoenix Powder Company mills in Edgemont Illinois near East St. Louis caused shattered plate glass in St. Louis but no deaths or injuries were reported. Reports came by telephone from St. Louis East St. Louis and Belleville areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Belleville
Edgemont
Til
Phoenix Powder Company
Storm Rages Across Channel Death Toll Rises
Dispatch from Tangier reports two native passenger boats foundered off El Araish Morrocco with forty drowned including several Europeans as the storm continues along the English Channel and west European coast and north African shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Europe
North African
Tangier
El-Araish
Morrocco
Despondent Father in Millville Kills Self
Joseph H. Sheppard, despondent over unable to support his large family, shot himself at Millville New Jersey. He lamented having more children than he could care for, noting a seventh child added earlier this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Sheppard
Millville
N. J
Italian Corpse Found At 196th Street And Bridges Avenue
A well dressed Italian man was found dead in New York City at 196th Street and Bridges Avenue with his head nearly severed by three razor slashes. No clues to the murder or the victim’s identity have been discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
196Th Street
Bridges Avenue
New York City
California Court Frees Schmitz in Extortion Case Ruling
The Appellate Court of California releases ex mayor Eugene E. Schmitz from custody and voids the extortion indictment. The ruling is likely to influence the Abe Ruef case as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Schmitz
Appellate Court of
Eugene E. Schmitz
Abe Ruef
Aged Couple Die in Auburn Fire
James Moulton and his wife both over 75 perished in a house fire that destroyed their Auburn New Hampshire home. Police and fire officials investigated the blaze, with neighbors reporting the family lived alone and had limited mobility. the cause remained under study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Moulton
Auburn
N. H
Million Dollar Fire at Fort Worth level threat
A blaze in Fort Worth Texas caused about 1 million dollars in damage. The Texas and Pacific railroad suffered the principal loss with its freight house filled with goods and shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas &Pacific Railroad
Man and Wife Found Dead in Burning Home
Carbondale Illinois reports the bodies of Clarence Snider and his wife found in their burning residence. Both victims had been shot, prompting a reported fatal attack and investigation into the blaze and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Clarence Snider
Milk wagon driver sacrifices life saving child in Ann Arbor
Lee Fraser, a young milk wagon driver for John O'Hara, died after his wagon was struck by a train. He saved his employer's son by throwing him clear before leaping clear himself and perishing beneath the locomotive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Fraser
John O'Hara
Ann Arbor
Mich
Frazer
Little Egypt Found Dead in New York Flat
Renowned dancer Little Egypt was discovered dead in her Manhattan flat with indications of foul play, and the coroner has opened an inquest into the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Egypt
New York
Powers Jury Disagrees Fifth Trial For Goebel Murder
The Georgetown Kentucky jury in Caleb Powers case was dismissed by Judge Morris after 10 jurors favored acquittal and 2 favored conviction on charges of complicity in Governor Goebel's 1899 murder. Powers faces a fifth trial after four prior trials in 1900 and later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Caleb Powers
Georgetown
Wiliam Goebel
Morris
Goebel
Petition Drive for Powers Clemency After Jury Discharge
Following a jury discharge in the Powers case a telegram to Governor Wilson begged executive clemency. A Georgetown petition urged Powers’ pardon and similar petitions were to be circulated nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powers
Wilson
Georgetown
United States
Martial law declared in Muncie after street car strike
Gov Hanly issued a martial law proclamation for Muncie Indiana and surrounding areas citing riot and insurrection. Quartermaster General Powell led troops to enforce order while patrols guarded car lines amid injures and property damage. Strike conflicts over wages and hours continue as officials seek resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Hanly
Powell
McKee
Union Traction Company
Railcar and locomotive totals rise as 1906 power grows
Officials report 1906 Pacific lines list 1 198 locomotives and 26 148 freight cars an increase of 16 percent in motive power and 20 percent in cars. Court rulings limit railroad criminal liability for wrecks while a separate ICC decision affects through ticketing and joint rates amid a commercial rate war among Reading Jersey Central and B and O lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Pacific
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Kellogg
New York
Smith
New York Central Railroad
Woodlawn
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
Mellen
New York, New Haven and Hartford
New England
Reading
Jersey Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Haven
Many Indiana incidents and deaths across the state
A wide range of brief notices from Indiana: Otto Peterson, a Big Four rail switchman, killed by moving cars in Duane yards. Mrs. Spurlock finds a gold tooth in a goose. H. S. Reichman becomes cashier at West Side Bank Evansville. various births, deaths, fires, accidents, and legal cases across Shelbyville, Terre Haute, Indianapolis, and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Peterson
Duane Yards
H. S. Reichman
West Side Bank
Evansville
H. H. Ogden
Old State National Bank
Bryan Defends 1896 Platform at Chicago Banquet
William J. Bryan praised President Roosevelt for endorsing principles of the Democratic party while reaffirming allegiance to the 1896 platform. He argued Democratic causes on trusts, railroads, tariff reform, arbitration, injunctive power, imperialism, and leadership by voters over editors and magnates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
William J. Bryan
Chicago
Bryan
Cost of Panama Canal and Isthmian Commission figures
The Isthmian Canal Commission reports up to July 1 that appropriations total 79,608,568 with 48,285,110 expended. Excluded are 40,000,000 paid to the French Canal Company and 10,000,000 for Panama right of way. Expenditures include 39,452,499 for construction, 2,318,277 for civil government, 5,500,208 for sanitation, and 955,126 for misc. A 31,323,458 balance remained. In fiscal 1907, 20,884 workers came to the Isthmus from the US, Antilles, and West Indies. skilled labor rose from about 2,500 to 4,404, with total Isthmian Commission and Panama railroad labor at 2,446 on June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
French Canal Company
Panama
United States
Antrope
West Indies
Panama Railroad
Cleveland Hippodrome Opens With Mega Aqua Tank
The new Hippodrome in Cleveland billed as the largest U S playhouse outside New York seats 4540 people and cost 2000600. The stage floor uses hydraulic sections with a 456000 gallon tank under it for aquatic shows and a megaphone like proscenium arch extends beyond the stage. Built by local capitalists this independent house will be run as its own venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
New Hippodrome
Cleveland
Alaska Population Estimates in Governor Hoggatt Report
Governor W. B. Hoggatt reports Alaska’s population at about 31 000, plus 6 000 to 7 000 temporary workers in mines canneries and railways. He notes active prospecting, says whisky peddling harms natives, and urges liquor sale restrictions within five miles of large employers unless in an incorporated town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
W. B. Hoggatt
December to January Trade Review Shows Cautious Improvement
Holidays eased business activity but January signals define better conditions. Retail clearance sales stand without heavy pressure on apparel while wholesale inventories rise in anticipation of road sales. Some factories idle more but expect relief next week as iron and steel resume. Stock taking shows snug production and distribution with fair profits and no overstock. January dividends rise, currency circulation pressure grows, and mercantile collections stay slow. Chicago district failures reach 28, up from last week and last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dunn
New Year Trade Quiet, Yet Prospects Improve Says Bradstreet
New York reports unexpected post holiday quiet in general trade and industry with a sign of improvement in the financial outlook. Retail trade boosted by reduced sales in some cities while Northwest distribution slows due to mild weather and cotton hold affects the South. Dry goods and clothing are light though sentiment is cautiously confident. leather trade quiet, hides abundant, output curbed. Wholesale buying muted though a 7 percent drop in 1907 shipments suggests lower stock levels. Weekly business failures total 345 for the week ending Jan 2, up from 248 prior week. Canada sees 27 failures, down from 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bradstreet
Market Prices Across Cities for Hogs Wheat and Cattle
The report lists live cattle hogs sheep and grain prices in multiple cities including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices cover hogs wheat corn oats rye and dairy items with ranges such as hogs 3.50 to 7.65 and wheat No 2 around 98c to $1.06.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
St Louis
Ste
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Notable Short News Items From Across the Nation
Camden arrests tally twelve men charged with stealing a two story house. Reading Railroad to pay shop bonds in cash due to easier money market, others to be paid by checks. The London bishop plans to tour Russia and visit chaplaincies. St Louis insane asylum officials take milder insanity patients on a shopping trip. beneficial results noted. Prof Oscar Lassar dies in Berlin from injuries in a car crash. St Pauls cathedral deemed safe if surrounding buildings remain undisturbed. Eight year old Mary King of Philadelphia kneed a globe globe toppled and injured from a head concussion. John Jacob Astor spends 250000 dollars on a private Hudson river clubhouse for weather protected tennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Reading Railroad Company
Reading
London
Russia
St. Louis Insane Asylum
Oscar Lassar
Berlin
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Mary King
Philadelphia
Cal
John Jacob Astor
Hudson River
New York
Cure After Ten Years of Eczema with Cuticura Ointment
Hiram Mattingly of Vermillion South Dakota endured a decade of scaly eruptions severe itching and hair loss. After trying top doctors and many remedies with no relief he used three boxes of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and was completely cured with hair regrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Mattingly
Vermillion
S. Dak
Aung. 18
New Zealand's Wonderland and its volcanic North Island
W G Fitz-Gerald in Technical World Magazine portrays New Zealand as a utopian colony with women voters and near poverty absence. He highlights a mysterious aboriginal race and a vast thermal belt in the North Island designated as a permanent sanatorium for invalids consisting of volcanoes hot springs geysers mud pots and steaming lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
W. G. Fitz-Gerald
Technical World
North Island
Nerve Ailments From Kidney Weakness Noted By Woman
Mrs. Frank Roseboom of Moscow Idaho credits Dean's Kidney Pills with easing nerve related symptoms from inherited kidney trouble. The testimony describes dizziness sleep loss back pain and feverish reactions to cold, noting dramatic improvement after using the medicine. Also featured is a projection that Hudson Bay may become a major grain transport artery reducing Canada grain costs and reshaping Western commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Roseboom
Washington Street
Moscow
Idaho
Dean
Foster-Milburn
Grape-Nuts Aided Railroad Man After Digestion Struggle
A railroad worker details years of indigestion and hunger-led weakness. After trying many remedies, he started eating Grape-Nuts and reports rapid appetite relief, more energy, seven-pound weight gain, and no indigestion. His wife also begins using it. Bett Creek, Michigan. Read The Road to Walville on page 2. There are reasons to consider Postum Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Bett Creek
Mich
Walville
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Jeader
Galveston, Mnd
Bam E. Thurston
Isi
Shamburgy
Geo. Huber
Shelbyville
Carl Rost
H. L. Rost
Columbus
William ‘Paul
Sulli
John Small
Terre Haute
Joseph Logue
Edward Teeters
South Bend
Mishawaka
Penn-American Glass Company
Alexandria
Henry Koenig
Morocco
E. J. Naugie
Salem
Bright
Mr. Naugle
John Ade
George Ade
Ade
Middle West
Allen T. Johns
Fulton
Jeffersonville
Edward Johns
Pasteur Institute
Noah Bower
South Whitley
Harry Foster
Samuel Foster
Sarah Brammer
David Brammer
Walter T. Carpenter
West Richmond
Carpenter
Squire Turner
John W. Christian
Burney
Dorothy Miller
Hope
Elisha Clark
Alphonse Carter
Clay County
Marion County
Indiana
Henry Azzle
William Howard
Edward Zeigler
Peru
Harper Porter
Richmond
Sely
Columbia City
Knisely
Whitley County
Tennessee
Harrison
Walter Conlin
Mt. Vernon
Gus Bartel
Broad Ripple
Marit Wood
City Hospital
van Fleet
Nommny Bar
St. Joseph
J. E. Hedges
New Albany
Milltown
Corydon
Hedges
Corydon Junction
J. D. Foutz
William
Thomas
Francis Means
Elizabeth Means
Moral Township
Christian Clemens
Arbuckle-Ryan Harvester Company
John C. Graves
Warsaw
Wagner & Lewis
Wabash
Edward§appin
Seelyville
Central Indiana Insane Hospital
Democratic Party
Hudson Bay
J. C. Eliot
Technical World Magazine
Liverpool
Great Lakes
Greenland
Canadian Rockies
Montreal
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