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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1911
Page
2
A mosaic of oddities and opinions from jokes about coronations pets and fashion to legal quibbles and royal misfires. Essays and snippets touch on cats doctors burglars bragging lawyers and a count arrested in New York hinting at global curiosities.
In Washington the Ways and Means Committee submitted the wool tariff revision bill. The report criticizes President Taft for past admissions and accuses the measure of being pushed for political reasons. A minority view calls the move cold blooded and potentially harmful to mills and workers.
Leopold Dreyfus president of L Dreyfus & Co confesses hiring agents of a firebug ring that burned stores for a share of insurance. Fire Attorney Michael Sullivan and Chicago police arrest Dreyfus Lazarus Dreyfus and Max Cohen after a $12 000 blaze at their Market Street store. The ring allegedly paid $200 down with $1760 to be paid on insurance collection.
A major earthquake in Mexico City kills 63, injures 75, with property loss estimated at $104,000. Soldiers in barracks and workers at a power plant suffer heavy casualties. Francisco I Madero’s government visit follows amid a city gripped by tremors and paused commerce.
Havara reports the initial uncovering work on the battleship Maine is complete. Pumping stops as water level falls five feet revealing portions of the wreck above mud. A visible stretch along the starboard side of the quarter deck is noted with limited details available.
The Senate Lorimer probe signals a broad campaign with Sir Dickinson or Louis Brandeis as potential counsel. A subcommittee led by Dillingham will reinvestigate Lorimer’s election and the sources of the alleged jackpot. A New York Commercial article on Western Canada highlights land values, climate, soil, and education prospects for settlers near Grand Trunk Pacific routes.
New York reports William Bert Stokes, proprietor of the Ansonia hotel, was shot three times on the fourth floor of a Broad Street building. Two young women, Miss Gra and Miss Conrad, were wounded. bullets also struck Stokes. The motive appears linked to a planned remarriage.
Seventeen year old pirates seize the fishing schooner Lere off Germany. They are described as well equipped and prepared, and when the vessel's master tried to reclaim his boat he was shot dead.
The supreme court refused a petition for rehearing by Dr. Haldere Cleminson of Chicago who sits under life imprisonment for the murder of his wife Whom at Jolie Penitentiary.
About a thousand union garment workers walked out in Dieseland, mirroring New York action from a year ago. The dispute centers on principles and union solidarity rather than immediate pay, signaling a broad demand for respect and reevaluation of bargaining.
Senator Mariois Rousier of France dies in Facis at Aix born in tent. He rose to prominence as an early foe of the empire and twice served as premier.
A 92 year old resident, Datton, credits longevity to eating beans. He marries Rebecca Jane Galoway, 24, in Maldrow, Ohio.
Portibid, Qee.A. G. Riscklicht, a regular frepullican, was chosen mayor of Porth in the municipal election. Josep Simon, an Independent Republican, was defeated by about 49060 votes.
Theodore Roosevelt approves Taft’s candidacy and will not allow his name at the Republican convention. The White House learned Roosevelt’s stance after a Baltimore jubilee meeting with nine men. Roosevelt’s endorsement boosts Taft and may impact campaign dynamics.
New York reports the Chicago representative overturned a game result amid protests by supporters of the Pittsburgh club. An umpire’s ruling led to a disputed outcome as Chicago teams faced the morning May 20 vote. The discovery of ballot irregularities connected to the state convention prompted a mass inquiry by the GALRR officials.
An order transfers Rear Admiral Kossuth Niles to a new duty in this city. The officer, originally from Mlincis, has retired from active rear admiral duties and will serve on a different assignment.
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