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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
2
In Appleton Wisconsin Mrs Minnie Grunert is found strangled in a closet with a cord attached to a hat rack. District Attorney Rooney suspects murder as Paul Krause her ex husband, jailed on arson charges, was held after plans to flee emerged. Authorities note Krause bondsmen moved to revoke bail.
A father on his first weekday outing in five years watched as his two children, 13 year old Else and 8 year old Robert Miller, drowned off Leeper Park near South Bend Indiana. The boy presumably fell in the swift St Joseph River and the sister died trying to rescue him. bodies remain unfound.
A special Minnesota and International train wrecked near Nishawa Minnesota when wreckers derailed the engine and three cars. Baggageman Chas Yorn suffered serious bruises. no other injuries reported. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Watson in Rushville Indiana. their son named James E Watson is a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Indiana.
Two women drowned and about a score of people missing after the Guanajuato river dam gave way in Mexico. Property valued at $20,000 destroyed. In Canonsburg Pennsylvania a farmer John Brady suffered a probably fatal injury in a fight with a large wildcat.
A tornado hit Hale a village near Chillicothe unroofing the bank and several business houses. Everett Ramsey was fatally injured by flying timbers. Earl Jones Roy Templeton and Henry Newson were seriously injured.
The Truesdale departed Superior Wisconsin for Buffalo in ballast seeking cargo due to a dull shipping season. This move is noted as highly unusual for the time of year.
A gas blast at Professor Philander Scudder’s Windfall home seriously burns him and damages the dwelling. A fierce bear prowls near Diaklo, with 150 hunters pursuing it. A lightning strike razes a James Fuhrman barn, many farm tools lost. High winds blow down thousands of trees in Elkhart and LaGrange counties.
The index indicates improved volume in banks and manufacturing with demand for finished mill products. Retail lines spur seasonable sales though some sectors lag due to weather and road conditions. Food, building supplies, and wagon trades rise while wholesale stocks shrink and liabilities shift. Failures register 531 this week, with weekly totals compared to prior periods.
The session ends with passage of the currency bill and other measures as final laws. The employees’ bill and a public buildings measure are among the last acts to become law, reflecting a nationwide focus on workers and public infrastructure.
The report lists commodity prices for oats, corn, wheat, rye, and hay along with cattle hogs sheep and butter in various markets. It also covers sugar and eggs, with fluctuations shown for No 2 and No 3 grades and creamery butter, reflecting a broad farm and trade snapshot.
The sixtieth Congress in session December 2 1907 appropriated 1 008 804 894 dollars but failed to pass a national child labor law and several reform bills. It adjourned May 30 1908 after extensive debate including a 27 hour 15 minute filibuster on the currency measure.
Washington notes describe the sixty first Congress adjourning sine die after the Senate with a decisive 43 to 22 vote accepted the conferees report on the emergency currency bill. long speeches and bedded quorum calls marked the drag net filibuster led by La Follette with Stone and Gore closing ranks. President Roosevelt signed the compromise currency bill just after 1 00 oclock, with Cortelyou, Root, and Garfield in attendance.
Reports from Mazomanie Wisconsin indicate carpenter William Joyston died after being crushed in a fall during a tornado while two other carpenters were injured. In Beresford South Dakota Peter Baker a 50 year old pioneer shot himself, citing discouragement from ill health. A Rockwell City Iowa church social left over twenty ill from pressed chicken and cabbage. Near Jamestown North Dakota an electrical storm destroyed barns and killed livestock, while Mrs Thomallo suffered severe burns saving hens.
Dr. W N Chalfant widens an indictment against buttercup claiming it may cause measles and cancer through multiple poisonous compounds. The report details a fatal poisoning case in Cincinnati where 18 month old Elizabeth Trpperstaten died from strychnine powder given by her sister Annie 8. The mother obtained the powders from Dr Edward Johnson.
Excavations at Olympia near the altar of Zeus uncover remnants of human habitation dating to more than two millennia before Christ. The discovery adds depth to Greece's prehistoric timeline and prompts further study by archaeologists.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe pleasant laxative. It claims it cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increases, with components known and approved by physicians. Genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. is urged.
A fragmentary column noting early signs of Theodore Roosevelt’s later zest for governing others. It recalls a childhood moment when his father warned him of a journey and Ted vowed to look after his mother himself. The piece then switches to an advertisement for OUR-PINS lemon chocolate and custard pie fillings from D Zerta Food Co Rochester NY.
A brief comic exchange in which two men riding downtown share a sigh about loneliness. The bachelor explains his longing while the married man jokes that he cannot be lonesome, triggering another sigh between them.
Pettit's Eye Salve restores normal conditions no matter how diseased or injured the eyes. Advertised by druggists Howard Brothers of Buffalo New York.
Orlando Spoonamore confronts Pulsatilla Corkins over sugary words. Pulsatilla defines sugar as verbum sap. The exchange ends with Spoonamore storming off into the dark Erie night, amid a Chicago Tribune reference.
A compact advertisement urges customers to buy Red Cross Ball Blue to keep clothes white, claiming the product preserves whiteness in laundry and noting grocers offer it at five cents per package.
The Escurial in Spain hosts an octagonal burial chamber for kings and queens, its walls clad in precious marbles and a marble staircase with jasper walls. Black marble coffins bear simple inscriptions, while a separate royal children vault features white marble effigies. Don Jaime II of Aragon lies in Palma Cathedral, a mummy displayed in a glass coffin with imitation royal robes.
A testimonial from a reader credits Grape Nuts with rapid improvement in strength nerve and brain power after fatigue from night work. The letter says weight rose 20 pounds and energy stayed with the user who carries the product while traveling. The ad notes the Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan and references The Road to Wellville.
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