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Newspaper

Galveston Leader

Location

Galveston, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1908

Page

2

Governor Hanly urges tobacco protection and county option

In a special session message Governor Hanly urges a tobacco protection law and appoints secret service officers to deter destruction of tobacco crops. He also presses county local option to bar liquor traffic, arguing county units better curb crime and align with public will.

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Shipwreck toll in Alaska exceeds a hundred

Survivors recount the Star of Bengal wreck near Coronation Island off Wrangel Island. Two crew saved 27 more as a tug carried seven to safety. The homeward voyage of rescue and the burning wreck produced dramatic scenes with drift and surf, as survivors detail the final collapse into three pieces and the peril faced by those clinging to debris.

Benga Alaskan Star of Bengal Bight Dasstad

Trade and Industry Notes Highlight Midwest Commerce

A sprawling bulletin covers Fargo and Minneapolis business efforts including a planned trolley system, railroad labor disputes, and mine safety talks. It notes Sedalia shop workers resuming full time, notable deaths, marriages, and local thefts, along with farming yields and oddities like a gemlike pearl find and a mule named Maud tied to a Bryan election wager.

Northern Michigan forests suffer massive fire losses

Prof. Filbert Roth of Ann Arbor, the state forester, reports 1,000,000 acres burned in northern Michigan. He puts standing timber losses at 10,000,000 dollars and estimates total losses including merchandise timber residences and crops above 40,600,000 dollars.

Filbert Roth Ann Arbor Mich Michigan

Denver Coliseum Destroyed By Fire At Champa Site

The Coliseum on Champa between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets Denver Col was destroyed by fire of unknown origin. It was a city landmark and the largest public hall until the Auditorium's completion. Long used as a prize fight arena. A new post office will be erected on the site.

Champa Street Denver Col

Wrights to Increase Air Speed with 75 HP Motor

Boris Loutskoy a Russian motor expert living in Berlin announced an arrangement with Wilbur Wright to build a seventy five horsepower engine for the Wright aeroplane. The motor is said to double the speed of the Wright machine.

Wright Boris Loutskoy Berlin Germany Wilbur Wright

World to End Soon Says Preacher at Evansville

The Rev John J Morton evangelist in Evansville Indiana warned the world may end on or before October 25 He linked the drought in the Ohio Valley to impending destruction by fire and urged readiness.

John J. Morton Evansville Ind Ohio Valley

Norwalk Congressman Cleared of Embezzlement Charge

Congressman J E Laning of Norwalk Ohio was found not guilty by a jury of embezzling bank stock. Attorneys jurors and the presiding judge congratulated him as he cried with relief upon hearing the verdict.

J. E. Laning Norwalk Ohio

Mobattacks freight car harboring Italian workers in Kansas

In Muncie Kansas six Black individuals surrounded a freight car where eight Italian railway laborers slept and robbed the foreigners of 200 dollars. Samuel Chuckcare one of the Italians exchanged shots with the assailants and was dangerously wounded.

Muncie Kan Samuel Chuckcare

It All Depends on a Doctor’s Ethics in Hospital Exchange

A young physician asks if he should bleed patients and the elderly doctor answers that belief hinges on the patients wealth. The dialogue reveals tensions over medical ethics and economic influence in care decisions. Their exchange highlights how financial considerations can affect treatment choices in a hospital setting.

Well Named My Subby In Engagement Dispute

The dialogue notes Lord De Broke calling Miss Milguns his Subby as he discusses their engagement, with the exchange implying a playful or coded term. The reference suggests relationship dynamics within aristocratic circles.

de Broke

Practical Maid Rejects Impassioned Suit

An infatuated youth pleads he would die for the beloved, but the practical maid refuses and demands a man who will live and earn a living. The exchange highlights a clash between romance and financial stability in a rural social scene.

Elevating the Stage With New Playwright’s Jack Acrows

In the Blade sketch, Bangs questions why a new playwright buys large jack crews. The reply suggests the designer plans to elevate the stage, signaling a theatrical innovation.

Bangs Toledo Blade

Truths and Tribulations in Daily Life Sayings

A collection of aphorisms on honesty money luck and social expectations. The piece muses on truth insult lectures teachers love and ambition with several quips about boys love singing and married life. It offers wry reflections rather than a narrative or report.

Manila Josephina Halil

Chicago business shows gradual recovery despite heavy default

Dun's Review notes steadier production and distribution, improving retail and wholesale activity, and growing employment in quarrying and construction. Pig iron demand rises, prices firm, and bank clearings reach 234,406,808 for eight weeks, doubling year prior. Failures in Chicago district total nine with liabilities over 5,000, up from last week.

Chicago Dun Review of Trade

Fall trade shows moderate improvement in New York market

New York reports general business gains in jobbing and wholesale lines with fall trade peaking in some cities. Purchases focus on staples, with sales below last year's level as conservatism rises ahead of elections. Weakness noted in smaller towns, while West and Southwest show better results. Canada failures total 25 this week, per Bradstreet's Commercial Report.

United States Canada Bradstreet

New York Negro Population Reported at Eighty Thousand

Spares from the Wires notes the New York City Black population at about 80 000 with around 8 000 West Indians. The item mentions related sociological observations and quoted figures in brief.

New York City Robert Koel

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