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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1910
Page
4
A devotional poem in which the speaker seeks rest and renewal through prayer. The verse calls for courage to face tasks and serve others with a steady heart, asking for forgiveness, uplift, and divine grace in the dark and days ahead.
A Bavarian lieutenant recalls a winter night at a ruined castle near Orleans. A sleepwalking illusion of himself appears at the window frightening him. He flees, later learns he has typhus, and survives the deadly fear as the regiment fights.
An article describes how poor Mexicans often have temporary rented graves and bones moved when rent lapses. It notes catacombs in Guanajuato with mummified skeletons dressed for visitors, and reports authorities ordered clothed displays to curb shock. The piece also covers broader Mexican burial practices and a related U.S. Senate discussion on railroad and territorial affairs.
Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a critic accusing Billinger of past exaggerations about his fishing fame and claims he has quit lying about his fish prowess. The piece notes he now entertains with tales and defends his celebrity status while interacting with media and fans.
A strained home scene unfolds as a wife may have looked back and then spoke back, signaling friction in the marriage. Details remain tentative, with cautious narration of interpersonal tension and potential consequences.
The Senate rejected the Cummins amendment on rail rate approval and extended the hearing window six months while striking capitalization provisions. House debate erupted over President Harding expenses and a Western trip. Senate and House subdivided votes delayed final action as Lorimer sought a corruption inquiry into his election.
William Brown started from Newfoundland on December 25 1996 with a four dog team to circumnavigate the globe for a purse of 0900 reaching San Jose California after 25000 miles. An experiment in London shows heart trouble diagnosis by telephone over 100 miles using ordinary lines in a study with a woman listening to a heartbeat from the Isle of Wight.
A Pittsburgh Voters' League leader claims Dallas C Byers, a wealthy steel magnate indicted for bribery, faked his death in France last August. He allegedly converted assets to cash totaling about 14 million dollars, spared a will, let life policies lapse, and a sealed French burial raised questions about the funeral. Dispatches from Dinard cited a fatal stroke.
Alma Kellner disappeared December. Her body was found in the cellar of St. John's Parochial School five blocks from her home in Louisville. Mrs Lena Wendling, janitor Joseph Wendling's wife, has been arrested as an accessory. Wendling, 24, left no destination. The body was wrapped in carpet and mutilated with broken bones and a fractured skull.
Miss Sarah E. Peck, a Union College normal faculty member in Lincoln Nebraska, paid a $10 fine in federal district court to purge an indictment and avoid revealing her age. Enumerator Lewis Terry had charged her with refusing information on three occasions and warned of a possible fine, which she reportedly paid.
Sir William Mather proposed a world wide peace movement named after King Edward at a London Peace Society meeting. The proposal won prompt approval and speakers suggested Emperor William may lead or play a major role in forming a global peace league.
The battleship South Carolina set a world record for large gun firing by scoring sixteen shots at a forward 12 inch turret with sixteen hits in four minutes and fifty one seconds. The feat underscored United States naval marksmanship.
Premier Rutherford quits as head of Alberta government amid pressure over the guarantee of the water wars railway bonds. Chief Justice Sifton to form a new cabinet in the wake of the resignation.
R G Dun & Co notes a sharp year to year drop in aggregate bank payments for six days, with ongoing trading defaults. Causes include weak capital for high operating costs and bad weather limiting spring sales. The report adds some improvement in wholesale future deals and a seasonal delay in demand.
In New York the trade remains mostly quiet with speculation stalled outside grain markets. Activity centers on meeting current job demand while fall business shows little momentum and Western markets report only modest retail gains amid cool weather cited as a cause for slow trade.
Bradstreet reports 200 US business failures for the week ending May 26, down from 225 the previous week and with prior years showing 5s and 263 in 1909. Canada saw 15 failures for the week ending Thursday, compared with 19 last week and 22 in the corresponding week last year.
Regional and city price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Includes Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee New York Buffalo Toledo and Oklahoma notes with bids for wheat corn oats rye barley and butter eggs and clover seed. The Oklahoma remark mentions a law about convict-made goods.
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