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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
2
Speaking of baseball, don't grow disheartened. What's become of the old fashioned woman who wore four petticoats. Castor off has been placed on the free list. The small boy has no vote. An eastern magazine offers 1000 for a new idea. A new saber design adopted for army officers. The old saber proved too clumsy for cutting wedding cake.
A transcribed jumble notes fashion, crime, aviation, and social quirks. It mentions a four legged Kentucky chicken, a biplane record in France, slang fashions, and a lawyer’s court misstep. It also references a Gotham business house dropping affectionate ad dresses from letters.
Herr Kretschmer, manager of a leading Berlin hotel, states tips cannot be abolished until guests stop demanding special service. He hints at broader sociological and economic implications in the discussion.
Six leaders of the militant suffragettes and one male supporter were found guilty in London’s Central Criminal Court of conspiracy to damage property. Sentences ranged from six to twenty one months, with Miss Kenney receiving the heaviest term.
A Senate lobby inquiry considers widening power to summon Robert S. Lovett of New York to explain statements about Union Pacific dealings. Beetsugar advocates Oxnard and Palmer seek to limit scope, while their letters and testimony are admitted as corroborative evidence of a suspected anti tariff lobby.
Two masked robbers trapped the Illinois Central Diamond Special near Glenarm at 12 50 a m. They dynamited the express car big safe but officials say only the small safe was opened. Officers pursued as Engineer Shell and Fireman Miller and Baggageman Pugh Hoepner hid beside the engine.
Nearly 1060 degrees were conferred at Yale university commencement with honorary titles for Arthur Judson Brown Boyd Vincent Joseph Hopkins Twitchell Alfred Noyes Samuel O Pren tice John Grier Hibben David F Houston. At the University of Pennsylvania nine honorary degrees went to notable scientists and literary figures including George Washington Goethals at its 157th ceremony.
Washington on June 19 reports a ruling by Secretaries Houston McAdoo and Redfield that meat and meat products in interstate or foreign commerce may be seized if misbranded or adulterated. This marks a broad extension of the Pure Food and Drugs Act enforcement.
Sails for an Unknown Land. Victoria British Columbia June 19 The Stefans arctic expedition that left here differs from most polar undertakings in that its objects are practical and commercial.
Detroit reports forest fires smoldering for days in northeastern counties with serious property damage threatened as flames show signs of breaking forth.
One hundred telephone operators arrived in St. Louis from Chicago and Kansas City to break the strike. They were met at Union Station by Bell company officials.
Reports from the stricken district say around 300 people including pilgrims were drowned by floods around Palatana on the Kathirawar peninsula. Other items note a severe electrical storm in north central Ohio killing one, burning buildings and two churches, redrawing weather records in June. Copenhagen cabinet changes follow the resignation accepted June 12. In Des Moines fire destroys the S Lagerquist Carriage plant with twelve autos burned, and Mason City reports the arrest of John Knowles, son of a Philadelphia postmaster, for alleged theft over 1000 dollars.
The house passed Governor Dunnes municipal ownership bill after two minor amendments. The bill originated in and passed the senate and now heads to the governor for signature.
In Montgomery Missouri on June 20 the thermometer reached 103 degrees, breaking all local records. No significant rainfall since April has harmed crops, causing substantial damage to statewide agriculture.
Arthur Pelkey's trial began in Calgary on Thursday over the death of Luther McCarty after a bout in this city on May 24. Pelkey faces legal proceedings following the fatal fight that shocked boxing fans.
Gettysburg Pa June 20 Taft will deliver the oration at the battle anniversary celebration replacing Wilson who will not attend. In Kalamazoo Mich June 20 a Lake Shore passenger train collided with a work train killing one and injuring twelve seriously on Wednesday.
Two interurban trains on the San Francisco line collided one mile north of Vallejo California on June 21 killing fourteen and injuring about twenty as wreckage trapped passengers. Misread signals blamed. officials vow investigation as crews begin extrication.
The article describes garden chairs along Unter den Linden where two small women collect five pfennigs to allow seating for the day. If you refuse to pay, they guard the chair and you are shamed into leaving. The scene highlights social norms and petty enforcement in public spaces.
The article describes Berlin’s lively street theater with policemen as managers and country nurse girls in peasant dress. The crowd silences as the Kaiser enters, horsemen ride by, and the crowd greets him with reverence as one rider leads the parade.
A male suffragist, identified as Hewitt of Trinity College Cambridge, rushed the Ascot track during the 17 500 pound Gold Cup, and his revolver fired as he collided with August Belmont's horse Tracery. He died of a head wound as King George VI and Queen Mary watched. Whalley, the jockey, was thrown in the accident.
San Francisco June 21 Willie Ritchie announces end of all relations with Billy Nolan as his manager due to financial difficulties. The light weight champion stated no further professional ties will continue.
Paris on June 21 reports the French foreign office warned leading bankers that the government would strongly disapprove of any loan to Serbia or Bulgaria until the war ends.
New York reform era note Charles H Hyde once partnered with Mayor Gaynor saw the appellate division of the supreme court reverse his bribery conviction. The June 21 filing marks a significant legal turnaround for Hyde amid political ties.
Berlin officials reduce adult grave occupancy from thirty to twenty years while children’s graves drop to twelve years in Wilmersdorf and the city cemetery. The measure aims to curb burial space shortages as demand grows, with cremation authorized last year unlikely to offset the need.
J Stewart, a Montpelier Indiana man, died after eighteen years as a cigar clerk without pay. He refused employer offers of money and lived on 15 cents three times daily for meals, a practice he kept until his death.
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