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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
2
A compact survey lists notable events from the week including crimes, accidents, fires and minor incidents across the nation. It names few places and people involved, summarizing the scattered records into a single weekly roundup.
A Phoenix dispatch reports about 8000 Pima and 8000 Papago Indians in the Salt River region near Phoenix facing destitution and near starvation. The article blames white settlers for diverting water from the Salt River, crippling Pima crops and subsistence practices built over generations.
Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont widow of Gen John C Fremont, 79, sustained a fracture of the left hip joint after rising from dinner at her Los Angeles home. Doctors assure friends nationwide there is no cause for alarm. she will be confined to bed for several weeks.
Samuel Livingston 58 is shot and killed by Lorenzo Stevens in Alcester South Dakota after a quarrel over Livingston’s attempt to marry Stevens's 19 year old daughter. Livingston attacked Stevens with a monkeywrench and Stevens fired, killing him instantly. Stevens remained at the scene.
The War Department dispatch from General Wood at Havana notes elections across the island were orderly and peaceful with almost full voter registration and no disturbances. Residents express satisfaction with the process.
An explosion at Giangiulia's dwelling on Schell Street Philadelphia killed three men and injured fourteen. The third floor was used to manufacture cannon crackers and other fireworks, with the blast occurring in the gunpowder and dynamite mix used in production.
William Kurtz of Elwood Indiana bought and served toadstools thinking they were edible mushrooms. Mrs Krotz heard the screams and neighbors rushed to the home. All but Mrs Kurtz survived the poisoning amid reports of grave illness.
Kingston Jamaica dispatch confirms rebel General Uride fled Santander as authorities pursue him. The same source notes a conservative insurrection in Ecuador against President Alfaro gaining momentum.
An order for a detail of seventy marines for service in the far east drew rapid response from the 200 men at Annapolis Naval Academy as soon as the call for volunteers became known.
General Joe Wheeler has received his commission as a general in the army of the United States from President McKinley. He is assigned to command the department of the lakes with headquarters at Chicago.
London dispatch reports Shanghai sources stating Russia demands 50 million taels as indemnity for damage to Chinese railroads in which Russians are involved.
Admiral Kempff reports the Taku forts fired on foreign ships and, after a short clash, surrendered to naval forces. The event confirms a decisive end to the confrontation at the harbor.
Alexander Pistona mayor of Ladd HL was bound over to the grand jury on charges of male falseness in office. Prosecutors showed he declared motions carried despite a negative vote by the majority.
Manila dispatch reports the gunboat Concord with marines aboard has sailed under sealed orders said to be for China. The Ninth regiment has been ordered to report at Manila and then proceed to China.
Henry Wade Rogers resigns as Northwestern University president after trustees demand due to anti-imperialistic views and failure to raise large cash sums. Rogers's departure was accepted unanimously.
The Minnesota Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows rules barred druggists and hotelkeepers, classifying them with liquor dealers and bartenders, denying them society benefits. The decision was debated and formally enacted at St. Paul.
Mrs Catherine Gladstone widow of English statesman William Ewart Gladstone died in London shortly before 6 pm after a long illness. She had been his faithful partner for sixty years since their 1839 marriage, daughter of Sir Stephen Glynne of Hawarden.
Mrs Gladstone, in her eighty second year, influenced political life with tact and insight. She supported benevolence including an industrial school for boys and a home for incurably diseased orphans. Mother to eight, she saw Samuel as Governor of the Bank of England and Stephen as a Church of England clergyman.
An empress dowager offers 65 000 to anyone who kills Leung Chi-tso now in Hawaii. The Chinese announcement, via Li Wang Chang and the Honolulu consulate, promises the prize for delivering or killing the reformer under protection of a bodyguard.
Ten people died and seven were badly injured in a blaze that largely destroyed the five-story tenement at 34 Jackson Street in New York. Smoke inhalation left others in serious condition. The fire reportedly started in the rear hallway on the second floor and spread rapidly, causing an estimated loss of 5000 to 7000 dollars.
Rock Island road grossed 22660604 for the fiscal year. Santa Fe to pay 244 percent preferred stock dividend semi annually. Erie beats rivals in shipments. Northwestern adds parlor and observation cars Chicago to Milwaukee. St Louis Bridge Co to drop ticket collectors July 1. conductors to take over. Chicago Great Western weekly gain of 18316.76 over last year. Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Railroad plan restructuring after banking syndicate takeover. Chicago area lives group to require timely freight bill payments. Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul add new parlor car on routes through Chicago to Minneapolis. Sioux Falls Northwestern forms to build Sioux Falls to Madison line, seeking right of way.
Washington learned that the American legation and other interests in Peking faced grave peril. Gen. MacArthur sent the Ninth Infantry from Manila to China, part of a larger force, as international troops and allied ships moved toward Beijing Tien-Tsin area. Japan, Britain, France, and Germany dispatched forces or prepared cruisers, while rumors of fighting and telegram censorship circulated from Shanghai to Pekin.
Lord Salisbury warns that arming nations risks a future war and independence loss. Northwestern University President Henry Wade Rogers argues against class hostility and hints at wealth as not equating to virtue. Rev. C M Sheldon critiques press accuracy and truthfulness in interviews. Bob Burdette praises women’s convention discipline and questions gender dynamics. Prof Graham Taylor explains trade unionism as mutual aid and concern for the living and dead. Mrs Rebecca Lowe discusses sudden entry of women into wage work and economist blind spots.
A poem from the Bismarck Tribune reflecting on aging and memory. The speaker notes sadness as days darken and shadows lengthen, yet suggests dawn beyond the hills offers hope and comfort in old age. The verse uses rural imagery and a nostalgic tone.
Pancho Parco, a 22 year old Spanish American man with a weathered face and gray mustache, reflects on bandoleros and land loss as an American by blood but tied to his Mexican heritage. He encounters Howard and Helena Parco after a church invitation, noting Helena’s cosmopolitan outlook and her calls for unity.
In Son Alamos the hold up of a stage express unfolds with Bam Smith’s false box reveal and Pancho's escape. Helena’s death follows the siege as Pancho and Howard confront at the Mission graveyard with a deadly standoff. The bells toll as a tense confrontation climaxes with a gunshot on the hillside.
A company at Frankfort on the Main Germany announces the formation of a factory to produce aluminum type. The new type is described as lighter cheaper and better than the existing styles and free from lead dust improving sanitary safety.
Blackberries can be a long lasting crop with 15 years of production after establishing a good cane growth. Annual manure is recommended. The borer is the main enemy but can be controlled by removing and burning infested canes. Cultivation is relatively light, yet returns compare with other fruit crops.
The article notes nitrogen is cheaply supplied to crops via well fed animal manure. Nitrogenous feeds boost milk and crop yields. New Jersey station experiments show manure from nitrogen rich cows yields larger crops than carbon rich manure. Farmers with nitrogen rich livestock can rely on manure for nitrogen and use purchased plant food mainly for phosphorus and potash.
A guide for new poultry keepers noting small coops can house fifty to sixty hens in winter and more in summer. Sell males for broilers and culled pullets, weed out poor layers, and kill hens over three years old to maximize egg profit. Incubation favored over aging flocks if possible.
A guide from the Ohio Farmer notes calves thrive on sweet milk not skim milk and suggests skim milk plus a touch of oil meal as a substitute. It warns against thickening skim milk with corn meal and bran, and recommends dry oats and bran in a trough, plus access to clean water before feeding. Calves should drink water when thirsty and be fed good healthy stock.
Instructions describe building a pea trellis with posts and crosspieces of pine. Install three crosspieces per post at ground mid and top, string three taut wires per side, and tie coarse white binding twine from the top wire down through the wires along the row.
An article discusses building a simple field trellis with tied twine at precise distances for sturdy support. It also compares ducks and hens, noting ducks yield more profit with water access but require experience and markets, while hens are steadier in autumn throughput.
L H Bailey in Vick's Magazine argues pruning season depends on healing, fruiting, and wood goals. Wounds heal best when cuts are well placed and made on vigorous limbs. heavy cuts reduce fruit. Keep orchards bearing by light annual pruning and remove interior weak wood to aid vigor.
In a Kansas crossroads town a famous four year old St Bernard named Nep acts as the mail cartier. He retrieves the leather mail sack dropped from a passing train and delivers it to the local post office store, carrying sacks up to ten pounds with steady careful steps. The tale notes Nep’s height two feet seven inches and strong teeth despite the light weight.
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