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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
2
Missing mail bag with $50000 in currency stumps post office
Telegraphic dispatches report a registered mail pouch carrying at least $50000 in currency and other remittances vanished while en route from Los Angeles to New York. Post inspectors say the theft likely occurred within the Kansas City division but will not disclose the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Post Office Department
Los Angeles
New York
Department Railway Mail Service
Kansas City
Compton Estate Wins Against Wabash Railroad in Court
In Washington, Judge R. W. Taylor grants the estate of James Compton a judgment of 860000 against the Wabash Railroad Company over title to a segment of track between Toledo and the Ohio line and stock ownership. The suit was begun over thirty years ago, prosecuted by widow Ellen Compton. A second item notes the loss of the British tank steamer Caribbee after foundering on June 8, with one crewman drowned. the remaining crew were rescued near Savannah by the steamer Merrimack and the schooner Thealine Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Compton
Wabash Railroad Company
R. W. Taylor
United States
Washington
Toledo
Ohio State Line
Washington, D. C
Ellen Compton
Savannah
Matanzas
New York
Merrimack
Philadelphia
Brunswick
Boston
Frying Pan
Wreck Kills Five in Belgian Train Disaster
Dispatch from Tournai Belgium reports five dead and several injured when a Mona passenger train derailed near the town. Cars were demolished and the wreckage caught fire, delaying rescue efforts as flames spread through the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tournai
Belgium
Mona
Paroled Indiana Reformatory Convict Arrested in New Mexico
Charles F. Swetner, the paroled convict who caused a stir in Louisville society and recently disappeared, is in custody at Deming New Mexico. Reformatory officials plan to send him to New Mexico for processing and return defendants and creditors to satisfy debts and bad checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Swetner
Indiana Reformatory
Louisville
Deming
N. M
Reformatory
New Mexico
Boy 11 Confesses Wrecking Burlington Freight for Coal
Willie Barkest of St. Joseph Missouri admits to police that he turned a switch causing a Burlington freight train wreck. He aimed to steal coal and planned the derailment to access fuel more easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Barkest
St. Joseph
Burlington
Robbery at Hymen Berg Co. Jewelry Store in Chicago
Thieves smashed a plate glass window at Hymen Berg & Co. on State and Washington streets Chicago and escaped with sixty gold watches and other jewelry valued at 3000 dollars. Two watchmen pursued them but the robbers vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hymen, Berg & Co
State and
Washington Streets
Oil Pipe Line 500 Miles Long From Illinois to Atlantic Seaboard
Announcement from Pittsburg Pennsylvania states a pipe line over 500 miles will begin immediately to connect with existing lines and transport Illinois oil field products to the Atlantic seaboard. William Howell a wealthy Indiana landowner in Jasper and Porter counties died by his own hand using a pistol due to worry over land holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Illinois
Atlantic Seaboard
William Howell
Jasper
Porter Counties
Indiana
State Comptroller Seizes 1059 Delinquent NY Corporations
State Comptroller Glynn has issued warrants against 1059 corporations in New York for unpaid corporate taxes. Officials expect to secure several thousands of dollars in corporation tax revenue from these actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glynn
New York
Hitchcock Is Acquitted In New York Case
The jury cleared actor Raymond Hitchcock of charges accusing him of mistreating young girls in New York. The acquittal ends a high profile legal battle that drew widespread public attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Raymond Hitchcock
New York
Stranger shoots traveling man in Minneapolis
A man believed to be A. P. Camden of Chicago was shot and killed by a boy named James Montague, 15, in Minneapolis. The youth, who claimed no prior encounter, made no resistance when arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Camden
Chicago
Minneapolis
James Montague
Trainmen Strike Begins in Atlanta Over Brotherhood Membership
A strike by trainmen and yard crews of the Western and Atlantic Railroad started in Atlanta Georgia. Workers allege many members were discharged for belonging to the Brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Atlanta
Brotherhood
Contest of the will over Carlos Hale estate in Meriden
Eight grandchildren challenge the will that left $30,000 and property to Percival White with a life use for Mrs Hale. Probate testimony shows Hale tested heirs thrift and accused White of undue influence. White kept a $5 Christmas gift, took old bicycle, and discarded decayed apples while others discarded them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Hale
Meriden
Conn
Percival White
Hale
White
Boy Swims Two Miles After Boat Capsizes Near Georgetown
Selby Harrington a 14 year old swims two miles through stormy Chinco Teague bay to reach shore and aid two sisters Florence 18 Ruth 16 and cousin Clarice Harrington after their small boat overturned. Fishermen pulled a yaw to help and all were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Del
Selby M. Harrington
Chincoteague Bay
Harrington
Florence
Ruth
Selby
Nurse in Harlem Killing Claims No Regret in Act
Sarah Koten, the nurse who lured Dr. Martin W. Auspitz to a Harlem house and shot him, says she does not regret her action. She states she killed him after he wronged her and refused help, insisting she did not murder him and that the unwritten law may be tested by a future trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Koten
Martin W. Auspitz
Harlem
New York
Grain measure struck down by Missouri Supreme Court
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled the state grain weighing law unconstitutional for permitting multiple suits. It also held the eight hour train dispatchers law unconstitutional for limiting one operator per peak. The court decided liquor dealers may ship intoxicating liquors into local option counties where sales occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Italy
Option Counties Co. Q. D
Miners Struck by Gas at Gladstone Gold King Mine
A mine fire at the Gold King mine in Gladstone Colorado left twenty three men missing and presumed dead. A rescue party of thirty four entered the mine to locate them but encountered dangerous gas. fourteen reached the surface while twenty were overcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold King
Gladstone
Colo
Destructive Tornado Strikes Bryan Nebraska and Courtland Kansas
A tornado swept southern Nebraska and northern Kansas Friday night, the most damaging in years. At least 23 dead, five fatally injured, and many others hurt. Towns Bryan Nebraska and Courtland Kansas report fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Kansas
Bryan
Neb
Courtland
Kan
Insane Pension Office Worker Kills Self After Shootout
Dr Joseph Pospistel a pension bureau employee in Washington held police at bay for six hours firing fifty shots and mortally wounded himself after injecting cocaine to steady for the fatal act. He believed murder was being attempted and forced three children from a second story window to safety before dying en route to a hospital. He had come to Washington from Wisconsin about eighteen years ago. His brother John Pospisiel lives in Heineman Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pospistel
Pension Office
Washington
Pospisiel
Dr. Pospisiel
Wisconsin
John Pospisiel
Heineman, Vis
Illinois 18T Gifts to Higher Education Report
The General Education Board reports US gifts to colleges totaling 23,127,762 in twelve months. Illinois leads with 3,160,209.08 endowment and 1,888,518 for buildings and equipment, driven by a 4,371,220.87 gift to the University of Chicago. Washington State's Whitmore College received 10,509.66. Harvard, Yale, and Princeton received varied endowment and equipment amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
General Education Board
New York City
Illinois
University of Chicago
Washington State
Whitmore College
Harvard University
Yale
Princeton
No Party Assent Quadrennial Convenes in Machinery Chamber
The piece describes a Republican national convention setup with delegates from states and territories, large state delegations like New York and Pennsylvania, and the role of figures such as Burrows, Malloy, Williamson, Wilson, and Hinds in presiding and guiding parliamentary procedure during the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
House of Representative
York
Union
House of Representa
New York
Pennsylvania
Minois
Ohio
Missouri
Texas
Massachusetts
Indiana
Malloy
Thomas Williamson
Edwardsville
George A. Wilson
Des Moines
Asher (. Hinds
Washington, D. C
Cannon
Reed
Henderson
Winds
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Amittee
Sioux Work Utes Loaf in Bear Dances Conflict
Sioux Indians on the Cheyenne reservation in South Dakota pursue spring farming and government work. In contrast the Utes at Thunder Butte have permission to hold bear dances while avoiding work. The article contrasts self-support practices with dependence on government aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
South Dakota
Thunder Butte
Nursery Men Open Annual Convention in Milwaukee
The American Association of Nursery Men opened its three day convention at the Plankinton House Milwaukee with about 400 delegates. President J W Mill of Des Moines highlighted the industry worth about 60 million dollars and employment for roughly 95 000 men and 3 000 women. He called the season one of the best in years and urged a uniform national inspection law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of Nurserymen
Plankinton House
Milwaukee
J. W. Mill
Cs Moines
Fierce Fighting in Korea Expands Across the Peninsula
The insurgent suppression campaign in Korea widens as Japanese troops move into disaffected provinces. In the nine days to June 4, sixty nine clashes occurred between Japanese and Korean forces and insurgents according to a report to the Associated Press. A 14 year old, Anthony Santo, testifies in Dedham Mass about murders of his cousins in Brooklyn last March, admitting no motive. A Boston clergyman, Rev Samuel Freuder, renounces his priestly vows and becomes a Jew after attending Sabbatical Messianic Society meetings in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Associated Press
Anthony Santo
Norfolk
Dedham
Mass
James
Frank Marino
Brooklyn
N. Y
Samuel Freuder
New York
Episcopal Church
Boston
Council of the Sabbatical Messianic Society
Bank official from Waynetown sentenced for horse stealing
Robert I. Green, vice president of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Waynetown and local Methodist church trustee, was sentenced in Indianapolis to one to fourteen years in the state penitentiary, disfranchised for one year and fined $100 after pleading guilty to horse stealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert I. Green
Waynetown
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of
That Place
Methodist Church
Indianapolis
State
Engineer Falls from Cab Near Henton Iowa
Engineer E Starling of Burlington railroad train 23 fell from the cab while the engine ran at forty mph several miles south of Henton Iowa. The train passed Henton's without whistling and Fireman Jackson missed the engineer. The train was backed and the engineer found unconscious by the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Starling
Burlington
Henton’s
Iowa
Jackson
Grace Snell Love Files Divorce Suit in Los Angeles
For the second time in two months Mrs Grace Snell Love has filed suit for divorce against Hugh M Love in Los Angeles. The notice lists her various married names, indicating prior changes and a history with the divorce court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Snell Love
Los Angeles
Hugh M. Love
Mrs. Love
Grace Snell-Coffin-Walker
Love
Senator Gore Sees Hope for Restored Sight
Thomas P. Gore, the blind Oklahoma senator, stays at Episcopal Hospital in Washington seeking a cure. Mrs. Gore remains by his side, relaying the latest news and updates on his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Episcopal Hospital
Washington
Mrs. Gore
Lisbon Police Foil Black Cross Plot Against Royals
Lisbon police busted a major conspiracy by the Society of the Black Cross to bomb the royal family during a religious feast on June 18. Ringleaders Jose Avila Adao Duarte and Constantine Mendes among those arrested for the anarchist plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Society of the Black Cross
Jose Avila
Adao Duarte
Constantine Mendes
Bandits Rob Pay Train Near Guerrero Mines
Bandits attacked a pay train headed to the Los Grandes mines near Bal sas Guerrero Mexico. Four men in the escort were killed or wounded, and four thousand dollars was stolen from the mine owned by an American company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Grandes Mines
Balsas
Guerrero
Mexico
Wabash Must Pay 860000 in Toledo Ruling
In the United States Court in Toledo a judgment of 860000 was awarded to the Compton estate against the Wabash Railroad over a long running dispute about the Toledo to Ohio state line segment. The case is slated for appeal to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Toledo
Compton
Wabash Railroad
Ohio State Line
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fire destroys Gallipolis Foundry and Machine Co plant
Fire of unknown origin razed the Gallipolis Foundry and Machine Company plant in Gallipolis Ohio causing about 40000 dollars in damage with 12000 dollars of insurance. The plant was among the oldest in the Ohio valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis Foundry and Machine Company
Gallipolis
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Collision Kills Ten Near Annapolis on Electric Railway
A head on crash between two special cars on the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway two miles from Annapolis Maryland leaves eight dead and a score injured, many seriously, as investigators begin piecing together the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
Chamber of Commerce Adopts No 2 Wheat Rule
By a 256 to 100 vote the Minneapolis chamber of commerce requires No 2 Northern wheat deliverable on all future contracts with a differential of 14 cents per bushel. The rule takes effect June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Anna Wins George Over
George J. Gould approves his sister Anna’s marriage to Prince de Sagan and plans to attend the wedding in Europe. He sanctions the match and signals his support for the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
George
George J. Gould
Europe
Prince de Sagan
Bank President Reports Jewelry Robbery in Los Angeles
W F Botsford, president of the American National Bank of Los Angeles, informs police he was robbed of jewelry valued at 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Botsford
American National Bank of Los Angeles
Fire destroys part of Swift & Co. plant in Winnipeg
A major fire gutted a large portion of the J. Graffin packing plant owned by Swift & Co. in Winnipeg Manitoba causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. Fire authorities investigated the blaze and insured parties prepared for further assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ¥. Graffin Packing Plant
Swift & Co
Winnipeg
Man
Machinery of the Republican convention setup at Coliseum
An article outlines the formation of the Republican convention machinery with Harry S. New as chair, Elmer Ret as National Committee secretary, and William F. Stone as sergeant at arms. It notes Senator Henry Cabot Lodge as permanent chairman and describes delegate selection and credential processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coliseum
Harry S. New
National Committee
New
Indianapolis
Elmer
Hanga
William F. Stone
Baltimore
M. W. Bloomenberg
Henry Cabot Ledge
Massachusetts
Ile
Philadelphia
Chicago
Lodge
Roosevelt
Industrial and Market Trends From Dun's Review
The report notes firmer iron and steel activity and rising outputs in metal and wood work, with easier money markets and greater focus on railroad track needs. Grain prices enrich farmers as grain movement totals 7,460,790 bushels versus 8,419,570 last week. year over year receipts up 7 percent though shipments drop 14 percent. Livestock arrivals remain unusually low at 190,808 head, while bank clearings at 210,226,721 show a 202 percent drop from 1907. Failures in the Chicago district total 22 with five Liabilities over 85,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dun’s
Irregular Weather Affects Retail Trade And Failures
Irregular rains in the Northwest Southwest and South create uneven retail looks while wholesale and industrial reports show optimism. Fall goods trade is light though traveling sales rise. textile lines and cotter goods resume, iron furnaces and coke ovens reopen, and money remains easy though country inflow to cities slows. Bradford Bradsheet notes 225 US failures for week ending June 4, 382 in Canada, lower than prior weeks.
Chicago Markets and Prices in Mixed Commodities Today
Prices for cattle hogs and sheep vary by city with Chicago showing cattle 4.00 to 7.75, hogs 3.50 to 5.65, sheep 3.00 to 4.70, wheat No. 2 9e to 9Te, corn No. 2 6Se to 68e, oats variable, and butter eggs and potatoes also listed across multiple markets including St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with mixed ranges and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Uye
Ste
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Stic Detroit
Ste. Milwaukee
New York
Severn
Toledo
Graft era figure’s homes dynamited. banker Ross jailed
Dying in Oregon Judge Burnett sentences J Thornbush Ross of Portland to five years in prison and a $576 004 fine after his conviction for wrongful conversion of State school funds as president of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. Three houses built by James L Gallagher longtime San Francisco official were wrecked by dynamite in a separate incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Gallagher
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
Salem
Ore
Burnett
J. Thornbush Ross
Portland
Ross
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Good Judgment and Silent Advice in Society Snippets
Excerpts show witty exchanges from Chicago papers with a privileged friend praising judgment and a self confident brain in a firm. A remark on campaign funds predicts less oratory. A young couple scenes include Bertillon measurements and a witty flat tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
One Woman Endures Suffering Without Complaint
Mrs. A S Payne of Columbus Mississippi endures years of kidney pains and back trouble described as burning secretions and constant agony. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills for rapid relief and renewed health. Pills sold by all dealers 50 cents a bar Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Payne
Third Ave
Columbus
Miss
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Summer Outings Via Nickel Plate Road
Free illustrated booklet promotion by J. C. Melenbacker T P A Ft Wayne Indiana. The piece notes admission slips to hospitals are often plain records, with occasional humor as in a Gouverneur case where a hansom driver was injured by "falling off a sorch" and another slip citing "falling of water wagon" as a perilous accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
J. C. Melenbacker
Ft. Wayne
Ind
New York Sun
Gouverneur
Bird
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