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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
2
A collage of quirky items chronicles strange genteel scandals and oddities. A New York violoncellist refuses a kiss, a Rhode Island cure for rabies via beetles falters, and a doctor in Ithaca calls for statues of perfect men in public schools.
Three discoveries dated April 26 1911 claim cures for rheumatism through tonsil removal, hydrophobia prevention by eating a beetle, and restoration of speech and hearing by an automobile impact. All are presented as practical remedies.
Quarrel near Tar rytown features repeated blasts from a quarry beside a farmyard. Ducks respond by covering their ears with webbed feet while a mule shows marked failure among the mitigators.
A Cincinnati veteran, who has saved a dime a month since Lincoln died, plans to use nearly $250 this month to entertain the members of his old regiment on the 50th anniversary of their enlistment, a notable oddity among the war’s semi centennial observances.
The 1909 Indianapolis 500, the first 500 mile race on the Speedway, saw Ruy Harroun win in a Marmon with Ralph Mulford second in Lozier. Forty cars started. ten finished. one spectator was killed and several injured including S P Dickson, Arthur Greiner, and John Glover. The dramatic day included a major wreck before the grandstand and multiple engine failures.
Rebecca Boltman an eighteen year old girl in New York leapt from a third floor window rather than marry for love. She sustained injuries likely to prove fatal.
Samuel S Bogart, vice president of United Wireless Telegraph Co., pleaded guilty to fraudulent use of the mails. He was fined 2500 dollars in the case brought ahead of his five associates.
The post office department reports it is self-supporting for the first time in 60 years and will return 3 million dollars to the treasury. Officials credit reforms in the financial system and a current surplus of over 1,000,000 to strong performance versus prior deficits.
President Taft traveled to Alexandria after the Dolphin collided with the Culprit Fay on the Potomac. Three men aboard Culprit Fay, including Alexander Yellowless of this city, were aboard during the mishap. Yellowless drowned. The other two were rescued. Taft expressed sympathy and ordered full efforts to recover the body.
Galveston Texas governor Colquitt has been expelled from the Methodist church for campaigning against prohibition. He plans to seek reinstatement. In Bloomington Illinois William Armington aged sixty was sent to Joliet penitentiary for twenty years for killing Jerome Cray a horse buyer in Wenona during a fall quarrel in Marshall county court.
At the American Laryngological convention Dr Allen H K Thracher asserts kissing spreads many serious diseases, especially throat ailments, in a bold public address in Philadelphia.
Attorney General Wickersham told the House committee he advised United States Steel on one or two issues while with Strong & Cadwallader and received about 20 000 dollars in fees tied to the American Sugar Refining company. He described attempts to pursue criminal Sherman Act convictions after recent Supreme Court decisions and discussed government settlements with American Sugar Refining over under valuations at the port of New York.
John W Gates testified before the House committee on the United States Steel merger. He recounted Carnegie’s resistance to gentlemen’s agreements and the formation of the great steel combine. He cited Rockefeller’s forced sale and Carnegie’s $220 million in securities, plus the Tennessee Coal and Iron take over during 1907 panics to save the Trust Company of America.
A Spokane bound steel passenger train on the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound line derailed near Lind Washington at a sharp curve 26 miles east. The engineer and fireman died instantly and a passenger was severely injured. injured were taken to Lind. A Burlington wreck near Indianola reports eighteen dead with two more expected to die per a dispatch.
William Jennings Bryan attacked the Democratic majority over the revised tariff schedule on wool and woolen goods. Representative Harrison of New York released the statement. Chairman Underwood of the Ways and Means Committee said the tariff would pass the caucus with a two thirds vote.
Ten dead and many missing after a five minute storm across northern Ohio. In Cleveland a sixty mile gale wrecked buildings and ships, felled trees, and snapped power lines. Seven drowned in Lake Erie near Cleveland, three in Lorain, with others unaccounted for and extensive property damage reported.
Henry George Mitchell of Racine Wisconsin, a millionaire automobile manufacturer and son of the late Henry Mitchell, founder of the Mitchell Wagon Works, died suddenly from heart trouble.
Washington senate finance committee plans to vote on the reciprocity bill next Wednesday. The panel is expected to send the measure back to the full senate without recommendation.
Rio Grande bursts banks and carves a channel through San Antonito, New Mexico, ninety miles south of Albuquerque. The swollen river from melting mountain snow endangers the town as residents struggle to hold back waters. No lives reported lost.
Peter West, a Pendleton attorney, passed away at sixty one. He had been married twelve times and divorced eleven, using his personal experiences to build a large divorce practice in the western United States.
John V. Clarke, president of the Hibernian Banking association, died suddenly of pneumonia at his residence in Chicago. The death sent shock waves through the city’s banking circles.
A Broadway store faced a dramatic scene as a man barged in with a huge hat, demanding a refund for his wife who had bought multiple hats that spring. He claimed $35 spent was too much and insisted the hat be taken back, sparking amused commentary from onlookers and staff.
Looking out for Number One, Sydney wears a dlip carded millinery and trims a hat so a long red ostrich plume hangs down from the front. Her mother asks to tuck the feather away, but Sydney insists she wants to see it herself, noting others often don’t see the feathers on her hats.
A fragment from Harper's Weekly records Lollerby asking if Hawkins endured punishment like a man. Dub bleigh replies affirmatively, noting Hawkins hollered and used strong language to vent during the beating of creation.
A Toledo Blade quip notes a cure for headache humorously: liquor the night before. The snippet reflects a dated joke about drinking as a remedy.
A creamery manager in Wisconsin details relief after quitting coffee and switching to Postum. He notes restored digestion, reduced stomach fullness, calmer heart palpitations, and sharper mental faculties enabling better office work. His wife’s adherence to the label instructions preceded his improvement. he calls Postum the greatest table drink.
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