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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
2
News in Brief items from distant parts reveal assorted events including weather gusts and reports from Chumsa and Caamaltice with mentions of fires and maritime notes. The Telegraph-Latest from foreign shores compiles a compact weekly roundup.
Heavy rains across Cuba bring yellow fever to areas long free of it. U S troops largely escape except at Santa Clara and Quemados where two cases appear on Gen. Lee staff. Capt Hepburn gravely ill while Major Kean recovers. Mrs Edmunds convalescent. Travana reports three cases so far.
A force of a thousand allied troops lands at Taka with 1,200 Germans. A French officer states Russians suffer 14 killed and 300 wounded. The German gunboat Itis notes large Chinese concentrations near Tong Ku and an imminent attack.
Brig. Gen. Jos. Wheeler assumes command of the department of the lakes, relieving Gen. James F. Wade who returns to St. Paul to lead the department of the Dakotas. Wheeler plans to stay in Chicago until his 64th birthday on September 10 before retiring from active service. No transfer ceremonies were held.
A Southern Railway passenger train on the Macon branch struck a washout one and a half miles north of McDonough Georgia. The wreck destroyed the train except for the sleeper car. All occupants of the Pullman perished and no crew members survived. In all thirty five people were killed.
The Michigan Telephone Company connected Mackinac Island via cable and established spoken communications with the island for the first time. Officials from the company attended a celebratory dinner at the Grand Hotel and described the event as a milestone.
Dispatch reports thirty one killed and wounded as British post at Honingspruit is hit. Boers dash and burn three culverts before reinforcements from Kroonstaadt arrive. General Hamilton thrown from horse and breaks collar bone.
The Secretary of the Navy authorizes the names for the new ships including battleships Virginia and Rhode Island armored cruisers Maryland Colorado and South Dakota and protected cruisers St. Louis Milwaukee and Charleston.
Martin J. Russell, longtime proprietor and editor of the Chicago Chronicle and a veteran figure in Chicago journalism, died at Mackinac Island from a complication of diseases.
The National Steel Company plant at Columbus Ohio, shut for a week, has resumed operation at full force. The brief suspension was attributed to strikes in the West and now ends as production returns to normal.
A northbound Chicago and Northwestern excursion train collided with a freight train at Depore Wisconsin. Casualties included several killed and missing persons with fifty three hurt. Authorities investigated cause and coordinated emergency response.
The Detroit plant of the Continenta Tobacco Company, recently closed, has been bought by Over Scotten for a new independent tobacco firm.
A major blaze in the American Restaurant area ignited on State Street Chicago and quickly spread to about a dozen nearby establishments, causing extensive damage and losses estimated over 150000 dollars before containment.
During a severe thunderstorm in Gillingham Wisconsin lightning struck the United Brethren Church during a service. Lewis Peckham was killed instantly while Julian Hart and S Foley were rendered unconscious and the congregation stunned. The building was destroyed in the strike. A Berlin rumor claims an assassination attempt on the Kaiser. Kiel police call the report pure fiction.
A huge blaze in Middleton Wisconsin wipes out the village business section. Insurance losses range from 75000 to 100000 with actual losses higher. Twenty three buildings burned including the opera house two hotels and the post office.
In Cincinnati a five story brick warehouse owned by Chatfield and Wool collapsed, crushing Gertrude Eckert, the daughter of Charles Eckert, who lived in a nearby saloon and dwelling. The incident occurred beside the ruined structure.
Philadelphia reports a unanimous GOP nomination of McKinley for president and Roosevelt for vice president. The crowd fills the Exposition hall with demonstrations, wreaths, and a tumult of excitement as delegates stream in from all entrances. The scene recalls the party's birth and ends with a ceremonial flag procession.
The platform calls for self government for Porto Rico and the Philippines and supports a canal chosen by the U S and built under government control. It urges arbitration in labor disputes, condemns convict labor, and notes decorative gifts like a Rhode Island bronze gavel. The Philadelphia convention is described with lavish bunting and municipal splendor amid injuries from an elevator incident.
Just before the convention adjourned the band played the Star Spangled Banner. Roosevelt first on his feet, his rough rider head uncovered, and the hall rose as ten thousand people stood, then applauded and sat again.
Readable text notes press facilities arranged in a semicircular pattern near the speakers platform. Describes location and distribution of sections as part of a historic press area layout.
The opening session is fully captured by cameras showing every detail from Chairman Hanna to Temporary Chairman Wolcott. Delegates, galleries, and backstage telegraph messengers are documented, including Michigan delegate W. H. C. Mitchell, 73, visiting Philadelphia for the first time since 1856.
The gathering featured Senator Lodge as permanent chairman and Henry Cabot Lodge accepting the gavel after Wolcott. The Delaware contest favored Gus Adicks, and the platform supported gold standard, limited self-government for Philippines and Puerto Rico, Cuba independence, and expansion of U S merchant marine amid war-era issues. The convention adjourned until Thursday morning.
Arch bishop Ryan opened with a blessing as Lodge oversaw the session. Foraker and Yerkes led a rousing push for McKinley with Roosevelt’s vice presidential bid, culminating in a roll call where McKinley swept all 920 votes. The convention adjourned as Chestnut and Broad streets glowed with electric decorations surpassing prior showcases.
The Rhode Island delegation prepared a surprise gag for the convention as Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts ascended the platform. The event featured an unusual display with gavels and ceremonial emblems signaling a playful challenge to the ordinary convention setup.
An elevator at the Hotel Walton in Philadelphia fell seven stories at midnight Tuesday, injuring five passengers. Among the seriously hurt were J. G. Pringey, a delegate from Oklahoma Territory, and Brenton F. Hall, a delegate from Belding, Michigan. Dr. Burton Walter Hunter, of Delaware, Washington, and Texas also listed among the injured.
Street vendors run a thriving button and badge trade with a lively market for convention seats. Prices range from five dollars for a single session to sixty dollars for the three sessions.
Wonders of the Paris Exposition preview highlights electric ships on the Seine at fifty miles per hour. It also describes the Palace of Light with glass and diamond décor, a giant wine cask dancing pavilion, and replicas including the Mosque of Omar and Pompeii. Prominent guests listed include Emperor Menelik, the Queen of Siam, and other Asian rulers visiting the event.
Baron von Cohn court banker to Emperor William I dies in Berlin without a will. His fortune, valued at 46 000 000 marks or 11 500 000 dollars, passes to his sole child who is a widow without children.
Wheat advanced across major markets as short covering and buying orders surged on the Chicago and Minneapolis exchanges. Corners of drought impact crop prospects in the Dakotas and Minnesota predict yields well below earlier estimates, with talk of $1 wheat and a crowded, frenzied pit.
The War Department releases Gen. MacArthur’s amnesty notice offering immunity and freedom of action to Filipinos who renounce insurrection and accept U S sovereignty within ninety days. Excludes those who violated rules of war during active hostilities.
A collage of early 20th century dispatches reports royal engagements and deaths, imperial ambitions, and global trade. Updates include King Otto's decline, plans for a camphor courier, suppression demands on China, raging conflicts in Africa, and vast European political shifts. News covers science, economics, and transport with mentions of wars, finances, and immigration.
An Ellsworth man refused to believe a neighbor’s claim that his prized dog killed two hens. While driving by the farm the dog leaped from the carriage and killed four more hens before the owner admitted guilt and paid for six hens.
A dated claim declares the world will end this year as part of a society’s decision. Amid skepticism, many readers are urged to trust Hostetter's Bitters for dyspepsia indigestion constipation of liver and kidney troubles a trial will convince.
The district board of works in St. Ailes London uses small seashells instead of sand or gravel to sprinkle wet pavements for horses. The shells are moved about along the carriageways and are claimed to be an excellent substitute for gravel on slippery surfaces.
The notice describes a $30.30 fare for the N E A convention in Charleston D C in July. Tickets are valid for travel via Chattanooga Knoxville Asheville and Spartansburg to the convention and return via Norfolk Old Point Comfort Richmond and White Sulphur Springs Va. For maps and time cards contact J Tucker at 234 Clark Street Chicago.
A fragmentary line questions the Arevalle tlons of a child and recalls a place once used to receive food, interpreted as a cryptic prompt rather than a clear report. The excerpt suggests a memory or riddle about identity and nourishment in a personal setting.
What Do the Children Pick Do not give them tea or coffee Try the new grain drink Grain-O It is delicious and nourishing and can replace coffee Grain-O is made from pure grains and prepared to taste like coffee but costs about 4c per serving All grocers sell it for 5c
Rain falls more often between 3 and 8 AM than any other hour of the day. Also an ad notes Jell-O as the new dessert with four flavors Lemona range Raspberry and Strawberry priced at 10 cents. London suffered 3 846 fires in 1899 causing 191 deaths.
An assortment of advertisement copy cites Hall's Catarrh Cure a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents, a boatman remark on pleasure, and a Red Cross Ball Blue package advertised at 3 cents. It notes a Venezuelan orchid on exhibit in London valued at $5,000.
Miss Susana Wymar of Richmond School Chicago declares Pe-ru-na provides relief after suffering due to pelvic catarrh and menopause. Mrs. Margaretha Daubdes Racine Wisconsin reports strong improvement and happiness after using several bottles. Free booklet for women available from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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