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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
2
Telegraphic dispatch reports a Jewish anarchist bombed a Corpus Christi procession in Bialystok Russia injuring many. Christians then attacked Jews, destroying shops, with hundreds killed or wounded as Jews fled toward the railway station where several were killed or thrown from a balcony and window.
London dispatch from Tangier reports Cobbler Mesfewi, convicted of murdering thirty six women whose bodies were found under his shop and garden, was not crucified but walled up alive. He endured daily floggings as masons built the tomb while a jeering mob watched. after the third day no sound issued from the tomb.
Port Townsend special reports from the government observatory at Tatoosh that the hull of the gasoline schooner Argus remains burning south of Cape Flattery. The crew failed to reach Umatilla light ship, and it is feared twelve men aboard the Argus died in the explosion and ensuing fire of the gasoline tanks.
Reports received at Fort Worth Texas describe a race war between Americans and Mexicans in Starr County with multiple fatalities on both sides. Among the dead is ex State Senator E R Lane. Cause unknown. Governor Lanham has ordered a detachment of rangers to the scene at the county judge request.
Emma Goldman and Alex ander Berkman married in Rochester New York under an anarchist creed. The ceremony bound them as husband and wife for two years with a trial period to decide on future living arrangements. Frisco Again Shaken by Earthquake. San Francisco and Oakland felt two distinct shocks at 9 40 p m with west to east movement and no damage. A further 11 35 p m tremor was reported.
A Manila dispatch reports First Lieut. Edward C. Holton of the Seventeenth Infantry and Benjamin Christian were killed on a Davao beach by a Manga-Jayan with two brothers. The attackers remain at large.
In Tarentum Pennsylvania the Cornell Creighton Mc etridge and McKean Coal Companies mine operations halted after operators refused to pay the Pittsburg scale. About 1,000 miners idle.
Airman Roy Kaabenshue lost control of his airship over Buffalo New York and plunged into the Niagara River. Both he and the craft were rescued by a fire tug, and Kaabenshue is reported injured.
Albert Lewis of Springfield Ohio was killed at Peru Indiana when he was run over by a circus train. He was employed by the circus.
London dispatch reports Ellen Terry will undertake a four months farewell tour of the United States starting in January 1907, with Charles Frohman handling the tour management.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tresch aged 51 was choked to death by a burglar at her Peru home. She lingered after the escapee fled and briefly told the cause of death but could not identify the assailant.
A tornado struck Goesse a German Mennonite settlement fifteen miles southwest of Hillsboro Kansas, nearly destroying the town. About eighty persons were injured as the tornado left a 200 yard wide swath of destruction.
A severe mining accident at the Northern Pacific Rocky Fort mine in Montana leaves eight workers dead. The tragedy stems from dangerous white damp gas flooding the corridors after a recent fire, marking one of the region’s worst mining disasters.
A British steamer Ha verford exploded Thursday in Huskisson Dock after landing passengers in Liverpool. Nine mariners were killed and about a dozen injured as fire and blast rents decks and hatches while linseed oil cake cargo burned. Investigators consider an infernal machine possible, though naphtha gas ignition remains likely.
The conference report on the Oklahoma and Indian Territory statehood bill is adopted without revision after three hours of debate led by Senator Beveridge. The measure creates the forty sixth state with Guthrie as capital until 1913 and five representatives and two senators.
The House agriculture committee approved a substitute for the Beveridge amendment costing 32 million dollars annually for meat inspection. Labels would certify healthful products for interstate trade and a separate foreign commerce certificate would be required. The panel split 8 to 7 with Republicans proposing packer payment and others backing government funding.
A Kansas City jury found the Chiesa Barting ton and Quincy Railroad Company guilty of granting rebates to Armour Swift Cudahy and Nelson Morris packing firms. The Burlington was convicted on four counts and faces possible fines up to 80 000. sentence was deferred.
The National Liquor Dealers Association, in convention at Louisville Kentucky, issues an address to Americans urging temperance and law obedience. The declaration praises temperance work and states intoxication should be a crime while calling for saloons and cafes to be run so families feel comfortable visiting them.
The New York special grand jury will grant immunity to Andrew C. Fields and associates who will testify about bribe money paid to legislators and state officials. DA Jerome summons Wisconsin Representative Babcock over 1904 Mutual contributions to the Republican congressional committee and indictments of former Mutual officials are anticipated.
The Senate and House moved through a broad slate of measures including a 10.2 million District of Columbia appropriation with stricter prohibitions on private use of horses, a 14 percent teacher pay raise in Washington, Yosemite Park inclusion, and various diplomatic and sundry civil appropriations. The session also touched on campaign finance limits, statehood talks, naval and post office funding, and canal and transport debates.
The National League of Women’s Organizations met at the Willard hotel to pass resolutions urging Reed Smoot's expulsion from the Senate. Conferees on the army appropriation bill reached full agreement on funding for regular soldiers and state militia maneuvers. The Senate backed $1,000,000 for army participation, with $150,000 for barracks and $650,000 for transport. The Senate indefinitely postponed a constitutional amendment on uniform marriage and divorce laws. House passed Niagara River control and Niagara Falls preservation bill and Port Arthur tax collection measure. The President nominated Col. John McClellay and Col. Stephen P. Jocelyn for brigadier general. Col. Sedgwick Pratt retires as brigadier general.
London dispatches report revelations about King Leopold II era policy in the Congo. Claims include killings and mass murders of natives to boost rubber production profits, with 900 killed in a six week expedition and 300 in a three week drive, amid cannibalism reports.
In a controversial note, King Leopold defends Congo reforms amid critic criticism by London papers. He asserts de facto and de jure rights over the Kongo Free State, insisting Belgium bears no independent prerogatives and that intervention rights rest with him alone.
A Boston report to the New York World discusses how an man's economic value may be calculated from occupation and age. Dr Erastus Holt shows per day and lifetime values, noting decline after certain ages. professional men peak later, with striking figures cited for 25 and 40 years.
The article explains that dodder infests alfalfa fields and cannot be eradicated without harming alfalfa. It recommends farmers hand sift seed through a 20 mesh sieve to remove dodder and other small seeds, noting practical sieve construction and daily cleaning limits for effective results. It cites New York Station Bulletin and includes a Texas nut tree anecdote from Governor Hoge.
J C Haifleigh urges farmers to study grounding causes rather than rely on routine methods. He stresses soil conditioning, crop rotation, seed quality, and deliberate breeding choices to beat competition, plus timely harvesting and profitable disposal of crops and stock. He notes grafting ideas to repair mice girdling and observes most trees survive minor bark loss with quick regrowth.
The piece urges farmers to spare ground for trees including nut bearing varieties like sweet chestnut walnut pecan and almond. It stresses not restricting to native forest trees and calls for planting nursery grown stock where suitable to ensure future wood and nut supplies.
Poultry keepers observe a persistent feather plucking habit in hens. They neglect meals to pull neighbors feathers, leaving necks and breasts bare. Clipping beaks or drugs fail to cure it. only freeing birds to forage may help, though the habit often persists.
The article urges one-roof poultry housing to ease care but notes unavoidable risks. It favors alternating roosting rooms and scratching sheds, with each house segment featuring a scratching shed between two roosting rooms, except at one end.
A quatrain from Country Life in America argues that killing hawks disrupts farm ecology. Hawks control field mice which threaten bees and clover, linking predator and pollinator survival to crop yields.
In a Washington Post report, Justice Gould defends Friday as a suitable execution day after delivering his first death sentence since joining the bench. He notes no reason to stigmatize Friday and explains he chose Tuesday for Grant’s hanging, not to favor one weekday over another.
Inland Empire churches gathered for a conference and dedication ceremony at Second Avenue and Division Street as a new tabernacle worth $13 000 is unveiled in Spokane.
J B Chilberg a notable Seattle figure is named president of the Alaska Yukon Exposition. The appointment highlights regional ties and the event’s upcoming programs.
French water baskets are a modern florist item woven from fine straw with a glass vase inside the straw container. They replace traditional vases and sardiniere, offering varied color combinations such as a pale green basket with valley ties and leaves or pink baskets with roses and white lilacs.
Simplicity in the dining room is achieved with doglies and napkins in place of tablecloths. Create artistic table strips from crash fabric at low cost. Crash runs about 29 cents a yard. use one long and two short strips for oblong tables or two equal strips for round tables. End hems, stencil designs in dull reds or yellows, thin oil paints with turpentine, test first on scrap.
A list of old fashioned tips for child care and safety including olive oil for dandruff wax on shoe laces for tightness fresh air and sunshine in rooms proper sleeping position for colds and camphorated oil for chest and back care.
This note explains that a second gathering thread is used to prevent gathers and that the small between needles aid fine hand work like hemming and felting. It highlights that women who know about these needles prefer them for delicate sewing tasks.
Place squeezed lemon halves in a jug and pour boiling water over them. After standing, strain into a clean jug and mix with the lemonade to add a delicate peel flavor. The mixture greatly improves the drink and makes it doubly delightful.
Cookbook style guide describes how to prepare Young Carrots with butter sugar parsley and frying until crisp then Lica naise carrots with onion. Also covers Sweet Potatoes Au Gratin Fried breaded vegetables and Cooked Lettuce with consommé and white roux and Left Over Spinach baked with eggs cream and butter for a light brown finish.
A list of perfumes including thyme lemon mint lavender eucalyptus and attar of roses is said to be most useful in destroying disease microbes and aiding health. The claim emphasizes aromatic agents as disease fighters.
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