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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
2
A fragmented notice mentions a person or event labeled The Deader connected to Galveston Indiana with a time stamp 4AM and a name Thurston dated 1900. The readable lines suggest a historical clipping fragment without clear context.
Mrs. Mark Zellers a 20 year old with her 14 month old baby perished in a Rushville well after the child fell in and the mother tried a rescue. They were found eight hours later with the mother exhausted and severely wounded from her efforts. The husband was away and neighbors eventually located the bodies.
A New York strike by 0,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in the New York district may occur this week. The action hinges on the New York and New Jersey Machinery Manufacturers' Association resisting a nine hour day demanded for April 1. George H. Warner, district business agent, announced the plan at a Central Federation Union meeting.
A Dublin special notes circulating rumors that Victoria's Ireland visit aims to signal major reforms including an Irish parliament. Alleged plans point to imperial federation, though no responsible source states the details clearly.
Two Ervin Township residents found a partially decomposed child’s body in a hollow log in the Armish settlement northwest of town. The child appears about two years old and bears signs of violence. A murder theory is noted and the coroner will investigate.
James Creelman telegraphs from San Juan Porto Rico that investigation proves the truth of a report: more than 1 000 women in the Cicero district cannot leave their houses for lack of clothing. He states children are kept from school for the same reason and over 30 000 people in the flooded district lack any clothing.
In Ripley Tennessee the body of Louis Rice, a black man, was found suspended from a tree limb in the town center. The lynching followed a Lauderdale County Circuit Court trial where Rice testified for a defendant in a murder case against a white man named Goedrich.
A factory at 213 and 215 East Forty-fourth Street, New York, was gutted by fire. The floor collapsed, sending three firemen into a basement with six inches of water where they were trapped and drowned. Two others were injured.
A tin box found by accident in the South California Savings Bank Los Angeles enriched the estate of William S Robinson who died last October in Delaware Ohio by twenty five thousand dollars. Heirs are traveling to claim their portion. An explosion at Thomas H McCallin and Co photographic supply in Philadelphia killed two workers and seriously injured another with several others slightly hurt.
Mary Rucker nine year old daughter of James Rucker a farmer near Fulton Kentucky was instantly killed when her fourteen year old brother accidentally discharged a gun while preparing for a hunt.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs reported a bill to establish the Independent Order of Red Men in the Indian Territory. The measure seeks recognition and organizational framework for the group within federal policy, reflecting inflammatory era fraternal activity on tribal lands.
A London dispatch reports Chevalier de Sousa Corea Brazilian Minister to the Court of St James found dead in bed. He was an intimate associate of the Prince of Wales and widely known in America.
At a cabinet meeting at the Eysen palace Minister of Foreign Affairs Delcasse announced the signature of a protocol delaying ratification of the Franco American treaty until March 24 1901.
Nome advices carried to Dawson by K. R. McItae and E. H. Nagle report more than 5000 square miles of gold bearing territory in western Alaska had been prospected and found rich. They left Nome City in January and arrived with the news.
Judge Swan of the United States District Court in Detroit rendered a decision denying the validity of a city ordinance passed months earlier by the City Council. The ordinance required street railway companies to reduce fares to three cents.
Grand Rapids area reports a missing Quartermaster linked to Michigan State troops. An intimate friend received a letter from Cape Town dated February 19 claiming the man sailed from Grand Rapids December 29 to Chicago and on to New Orleans December 30. He then joined the British schooner Matin of Dundonald and sailed for Cape Town January 7 arriving early February. White insists he did nothing wrong.
A Washington dispatch reports the House Committee on Foreign Affairs will investigate Consul Macrum's statements, with Kentucky Representative Wheeler as sponsor. State Department officials will not issue public remarks but are believed prepared to meet the allegations. They deny that Consul General Stowe urged intercession for arbitration before the war.
J. Allen of New Orleans arrived in Chicago en route to Paris after buying 1,000,000 Paris Exposition admission tickets at half price from authorities. He paid about 150,000 instead of 300,000 and plans to sell at regular rates, hoping to net nearly 100,000. He intends to deploy uniformed men around the exposition city.
War Department officials deny published statements that Otis' campaign costs exceed 1000 men monthly. Official records show from June 1, 1898 to February 17, 1900 the army lost 65 officers and 1,460 enlisted men, totaling 1,525 or about 74 deaths per month.
A Paris cablegram reports President Loubet will pardon Baron Christiani, who assaulted him on the presidential stand at the races last June and was sentenced to four years in prison. The pardon, to be signed soon along with fifty others, signals a move toward national pacification.
In Houghton Michigan a man named Fels Karp quit his job with an ant mine jobber due to his Christian beliefs and intolerance of profanity. He moved to Oskar nine miles away, found work there, and hanged himself with heavy iron wire after discovering similar language among the workers.
In Elkhart Indiana Lydia Jordan aged eighteen killed herself by swallowing poison. At the same hour Mrs Stella Harrington attempted suicide. A note later found shows Jordan took her life because her lover was a married man who was Harrington's husband.
The famine distress worsens with prices reaching 1897 levels and climbing further. Relief works employ 4,810,000 people in famine-stricken districts, highlighting the scale of the relief effort and the ongoing severity of the crisis.
Thirty passengers were dropped three stories in an elevator at the Blakeley Printing Company building in Chicago. All were seriously injured except one. Numerous broken legs and arms followed when the engine broke, causing the accident.
J. Hampton Dougherty has been appointed receiver for D. Appleton & Co. of New York. The liabilities exceed one million dollars while assets have not yet been computed.
Record of commodity prices including cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with ranges for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed. Prices cover No 2 red No 2 mixed No 2 white and other grade descriptors with per bushel or per hundredweight figures.
The Senate did not convene Saturday while the House eulogized Monroe L Hayward senator elect from Nebraska who died before taking oath. Legislature moved through large 25 million plus appropriation and Spain war claims commission, Porto Rico tariff debates, Loud second class mail bill, and Alaska gold claim concerns. Multiple votes, committee actions, and conference talks followed through Tuesday to Friday, ending with a Porto Rico appropriation verdict and a 1 PM Saturday vote plan for the conference report.
Ministers Odde Enda deny government opposition to the Hay Pauncefote treaty. Netherlands envoy Lebaron Gevers is related to Senator Wright. War Department will publish monthly trade summaries for Philippines Cuba and Porto Rico. The President drank only Apollinaris water at the Ohio Society banquet. Borodino battle noted as the bloodiest of the century. Secretary Long collects naval flags. Dr John P Wood claims to be world’s oldest physician at 90. Indian education bill backed by Estelle Reel. Arizona governor Murphy pushes statehood prospects. Klondike prospects warn of Dawson City decay. business shifts to Nome. Private telephones on Panhandle ranches and long barbed wire fences used as oyster lines. Numerous private fees extend fifty miles or more with daily receipts.
A wide range of incidents from Indiana and nearby: farmer Peter Wolfe killed in Evansville after a wagon runaway. Hagey Moore & Co. grain elevator at North Liberty burned for about 7000 dollars with no insurance. Multiple deaths include Lida Unger Crecraft in Howard County and Raphael J Cruze in Lafayette. Fire destroys Lafayette church, several injuries, and a planned centennial meeting by Gov. Mount. Agricultural, oil, legal, and corporate notes fill the day’s brief notes.
A Philadelphia North American excerpt portrays a blunt, unrefined man whose brutal honesty and lack of polish draw both admiration and indulgence. Despite harsh manners, his humanity and guileless nature earn him affection from all, including women who overlook his eccentricities.
Spencer Gifford travels to Palmyra to confront his friend Jim Robbins at a banquet. Robbins engineers a public introduction that leads to Spence delivering a patriotic speech and winning the approval of Anna Goldie, who reveals love as the motive behind his visit. Spencer proclaims blessing Jim and confesses his happiness with Anna as the tale ends.
A bride-to-be wears a plain lead circlet made from a bul tet. The ring nearly cost her beloved during a frostier campaign two years ago. Inside reads, Fromm engagement to engagement, hinting at a curious vow.
A War Department panel plans changes to the old army ration used in campaigns. It would shift toward more vegetables and rice, reduce fatty meat, and substitute cocoa for tea and coffee. Proposals aim to improve health and mobility in tropical campaigns while preserving some meat for morale.
A correspondent recounts a New York Times story about Scotch juries and three verdict options. It notes Scots attitudes toward capital punishment, compares treatment of English and Irish defendants, and recalls a true incident where a Scottish jury returned Not Proven after a single ballot.
The article traces ancient beliefs about gems and their powers from Onomacritus to Roman luxury. It notes crystal prayer efficacy, Roman drinking cups of gems, Constantine’s gemmed crown, and shifts in value away from diamonds to pearls and rubies due to diamond abundance after South African mines.
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