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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-05-05
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-05-05
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-05-05
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-05-05
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-05-05

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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11

w IL WAS GLANN
brought upon its Andover adherents
the celebrated heresy trials. The An
dover professors taught their students
that there was, in the matter of the in
spiration of the Bible, a distinction to
be made and difference to be noted
between those portions which were held
to be inspired utterances, and other
portions which were held to be mere
nonative, to be accepted or disregarded
as one might see fit. The extreme other
side to the controversy stoutly main
tanned the proposition that 1t was not
permissible to question the absolute
correctness and inspiration of every
thing written in the Bible.
But aside from theological and an
cient historical associations, Andover
Is interesting to the present genera
ton because in II stands the house
where Harriet Beecher Stowe resided
while she was thinking out the plan
and details OF the work Of fiction that
gave her a place among the few who
have visibly and momentously swayed
the destinies OF nations. In the plain,
old-fashioned house here pictured
Uncle Toms Cabin" was thought
out. 1t was called the Stowe house.
and is now generally known as the
Mansion" house, and during the re-
cent celebration, when the town was
crowded for days with visitors, no land
mark attracted more attention than did
this one.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11

/ could actually catch glimpses of
the surrounding country through the
darkness around me as we sped on.
Ahead was a grove of Lombardy pop
lars, pointing their spire-like forms
straight up, not leaf fiuttering. Just
here we came lower down. A thousand
sounds Of cracking, splitting and rip
ping we're audible. A cloud OF leaves.
twigs and small birds fioated up near
me for an instant and then settled
back for the race around the inside Of
the funnel. / glanced back-a quick
Chancellor 1t was a speedy cyclone.
and away back in the rear / saw
tangle of shrubbery and roots and scat
tered trunks where the grove had been.
Then we dipped down into sort of
valley, and soon the river shone a
bright white line below. Across this
/ was carried with a roar and a swish.
The water came up and drenched me
with it's thick spray, then up the bank,
gathering a mist of sand and OF
again across the undulating plain.
A Farm House Wrecked.
There was a farmhouse Just ahead,
another of to the left. could see the
farmer and his wife at the first one,
running for the cellar, but at that mo-
ment we veered to the left and cleared
them, but the other house was doomed.
There the woman seemed to be alone
with two children in the yard. They
plunged into the house. There was
another succession OF cracking and
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11

pened during one of those blood circu-
lators," as the cyclone was then some
times called. in the vicinity Of Corydon.
la. I say lin the vicinity" because II
would be impossible to fix the exact
spot, owing to my perturbed state of
mind, and the fact that the said expert
once was spread over quite a stretch of
country.
l was about Is years old and had
wandered out to that new country with
an aeronaut. Wilson by name. who
made the country fairs giving exhibi-
lions with wheezy old balloon that at
forwards killed him. / sometimes made
the ascensions with him, but on this
particular occasion he sent me across
country to point about four miles dis
tant where he thought he could land.
after leaving the fair grounds.
was to be on hand to assist him in
caring for the balloon. About half an
hour before the ascension 1 left the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11

turned. Whoever killed Mamie Cum
ningham had either forced her into
the fiat from the hall or had entered
the rooms when she opened the door
In response to a ring.
The body was lying on its back with
the head under the bed. The feet were
resting on the washstand, about half
way up its height. The girls hands
were bent behind her back. A second
towel. knotted with loop in IL, which
might have been around the girls
wrists or ankles. lay by her side. She
had evidently wriggled out OF that after
she had been bound by her assailant.
On the other side was a pillow with
several spots of blood upon IL. Under
1t was kitchen carving knife, which
Mrs. Cunningham subsequently iden-
titled as her own. The blade had been
bent close to the hilt. 1t is believed
that the girl. who was plucky, sturdy
little creature, got this knife from it's
place in the kitchen table drawer and
started to fight her assailant. It is be-
lieved that some one fell on II in the
struggle and bent 1t. 1t had no marks
OF blood. The girls clothing was much
disarranged.
The towel around the throat was
tightly knotted and twisted, as though
the victim had been garroted. The
face was blackened and bruised. The
lips were swollen and purple. A blue
line on the neck showed the position
OF the strangling cord. Upon the neck,
near the Adams apple, was cut which
appeared to have been made by a knife.
A close examination gave the impress
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11


sion that it was done by a mans
finger nail. There were three reddish
scratches on the side of the neck. The
body, legs and arms were bruised and
abraded. The girl was muscular and
had fought for her life.
The beds in both rooms were disar-
ranged and the bed clothing had been
half torn of. The girl had been dead
at least an hour when the body was
discovered. The marks OF violence
were everywhere. Even the child's
bedroom shrine bore the marks OF the
life and death struggle which had been
enacted there. The image of the Virgin
was overturned, and the candles on
either side were bent and twisted. The
child was faithful Catholic. Perhaps
she saw death so near she knelt before
that humble shrine, from which she
was torn away by impious hands.
Under her bed in the room the police
found some pieces Of plated silverware
which were kept there They had been
undisturbed. Articles of value around
the fiat had not been taken. There
was no money to steal.
Before the arrival OF the police a
shabby-looking man came down from
the fat OF Mrs. McMackin. He had
been seen visiting the fat before, and
it was generally known that he was q
relative OF the dressmaker. His step
was stumbling, his attire was seedy
and he had a shifty eye, which the
neighbors did not like. He alone was
calm and collected, while the tenants
were excited. IF had that man here
I'd burn him! I'd lynch him" cried an
excited woman.
The seedy stranger looked - her
quietly and then in a manner whose
oficiousness Jared upon those present,
began to console the widow. He dis
appeared about the time the police en-
tered the house, but was subsequently
arrested on suspicion. He gave his
name as Edward Mccormack. He
could not, however, be connected with
the crime, and the police are still look
ing for the murderer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11

CTlue was pcIpc-
trated the other day in fiat where the
victim had lived with her widowed
mother.
The dead body OF the girl was found
in her bedroom. Around her were evil
dences OF frightful struggle. A
evidently tried to defend herself, was
found close to the bruised and mutt
lated body. Daylight was streaming
through the windows, a score OF per-
sons were within call, and though the
deed was done within few feet Of the
airshaft, which in such houses is
veritable whispering gallery, no cry
was heard outside the fiimsy walls.
The murdered girl was the thirteen
year-old daughter of Mrs. Anna Cum
ningham, the housekeeper Of No. 315
East Thirty-seventh street. Mother
and daughter lived alone on the first
floor. Life had gone hard with the
Cunninghams. The husband and father
died from consumption two years ago.
II was a Decoration Day. Mrs. Cum
bingham went out to do some work as
a seamstress. She worked hard to edu-
cate and clothe her child. The girl
was student at st. Gabrieps school, in
East Thirty-sixth street. She was
learning music there. The last thing
the mother said as she kissed the
youngster good-by was, Don't forget
your music lesson"
The girl was tall for her years and
handsome. All the neighbors loved her.
1t was a household in itself this fat
house, for its nine families had lived
there since two years ago, when the
place was remodeled. and Mrs. Cum
bingham was made housekeeper. Every
tenant knew the child. and all were
proud Of her.
Mamie was last seen alive by the
neighbors in the morning. Some of
the children who lived in the block
were going over to see parade in Fifth
avenue, and they invited her to go
with them.
I'D like to go" she said. but want
to do all the work can. so that mother
won't have anything to do when she
comes home tired"
The neighbors heard her singing in
the hallway. She was scrubbing the
main hallway of the house when Fran
els p. Farrell. printer. who lives in
the house, came down from his rooms.
Hello, Jack" she said. She called
every man in the house by that name.
Farrell spoke to her pleasantly and
passed on. The last person who saw
her alive was Mrs. Larrity, a tenant,
who noticed her on her knees scrub
bling. She was dressed in light calico
wrapper.
You're a brave little worker" said
Mrs. Larrity, as she patted the child
on the back.
I'm not little any MORE" said the
child, with dignity, as she looked up
from her work
1t is believed that after the girl had
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11

Swain again. The physician came. re-
garded the sleeping girl seriously as
before. felt her pulse. as is the habit of
his tribe. and prescribed a stronger
tonic, coupled with violent exercise"
II was on the advice of Mr.. Chris
Jensen that Lena was sent to the hos
pital OF the Good Samaritan In Port
land. Mr.. Lars Jensen was not con-
suited. Already was suspicion creep
Ing In his direction, and when he
called at the home of the Watsons to
make inquiry concerning the condi-
ton OF his friend, he was answered
coldly.
Lena Hansen was brought to the
hospital OF the Good Samaritan on the
afternoon of March 25, about 2 o'clock.
Lena slept all the way from the
Dalles. They put the girl in the bed
and the sleep from which she had been
partially reused wrapped her once
more In oblivion. During forty days
she slept continuously, resisting every
EFFORT to bring her back to conscious
ness.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11
FREAK MEN OF WICHITA.


object to Having Pretty Women
Throwing Kisses at Them.
At Wichita, Kan, Mrs. Mary Ash
kraft, an attractive widow, and Eta,
her daughter, a pretty miss of Is. were
arrested few days ago on a warrant
sworn out by T. A. Fawcett, tailor.
charged with the crime" OF throw
ing kisses at him and calling him pet
names and thereby disturbing his
peace.
Their case was tried In the police
court. The widow said she did not
throw a kiss at Mr.. Fawcett, but did
watt one towards his wife. II, how.
ever, 1t went astray and hit Mr.. Faw-
Get, It did not hurt him much, as there
was no malice In the kiss.
Miss Ashkraft pleaded guilty to
throwing kisses at Mr.. Fawcett. She
hated Mr.. Fawcett's wife, she said, and
did 1t to make her Jealous. It devel-
oped that the two families. who are
next door neighbors. have been at dag
gers points over trivial differences.
The Judge dicharged the widow and
fined her daughter IS. He gave Mr..
Fawcett a severe rebuke for bringing
such q case into his court. Miss Ash
kraft begged the Judge to remit the
fine. promising never to throw kisses
again. He relented to the extent Of
suspending the fine during good be-
havior.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11

waist. Then a sharp tug. and felt
my downward fight growing less rap
i'd. The parachute had opened. Busy
as was just then l caught sight OF the
broad folds of silk above me and fer
vently thanked the giver Of all good.
Now" / unused, lit will be easy drop
ping"
But the storm king had designed fur
Their sport with me. ceased to fall; I
rose instead. The orbit OF my aerial
whirlngs grew less and my speed
around II greater. IL was easily un-
derstood. The action of the parachute
on the air had so counteracted the
gravity of my body that l was again
easy for the outer motion OF the cy-
clone to handle, and had again been
drawn into Its central and stronger en-
brace.
Up went to the very top Of the vor-
tex, and could look down far below me
into the hollow funnel. II was easy
sailing up there, but not particularly
pleasant. The trouble was mostly go
ing on below. The sides of the funnel
were twirling mass OF sticks, grass,
branches, small trees. birds. feathers
and a conglomeration Of things chas-
ing each other round and round.
Round and round I went, and on and
on; rising sometimes high into the air
till the business end Of the aggregation
below me barely touched Its tip to
the earth. Then les circle OF devasta-
ton was small. Dipping down lower,
until the immense tail was bent on the
ground. but still threshed swiftly
around, Il covered large surface at
each whirl and wipe.
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finished her work and started to go
into her mothers fat to change her
dress she was strangled by the MUIR
derer.
Mrs. Cunningham returned from
work about fifteen minutes past two
o'clock that afternoon. She entered the
nat by the kitchen door. She was sur
priced to ind that the bed in her own
sleeping room, which she made before
she went out, was In a state OF dis
order. She went into her daughters
little, dark room. and in the dim light
saw form lying on the floor and part
ly under the bed. She lit the gas and
saw the body OF her child, with towel
tightly knotted around her neck. She
looked at the bruised and discolored
face and staring eyes. and ned scream
Ing from the room. Her cry was heard
from cellar to skylight, The tenants
came hurrying down from every land
ing. Then came a hasty summons for
police and physicians.
Captain Martens, of the East Thirty
fifth street station, and Detectives
Becker, Clarker and Purified were soon
making an examination. They were
followed later by Inspector Brooks
and Central Office detectives.
Mrs. Cunningham's apartments con-
sisted Of four rooms. There was par
lor, fronting on the street, and back
OF that, in their order. the girls bed
room, which contained a window, and
communicated with the mothers room,
where the airshaft was. The kitchen
was In the back. The police found no
evidence that any one had broken into
the fiat. The doors were provided
with spring locks. all of which were
snapped when Mrs Cunningham re-
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So throwing myself fiat. l Rugged the
ground, digging my toes into the muck
and clutching tufts OF grass with my
hands.
In The Cyclones Course.
An instant later something took me
OF the earth with jerk and raised me
high in the air. 1t seemed to me that
l went up fully 500 feet, went so
swiftly. Then when l had reached
point as high as the cyclone wanted
me to go / became sensible OF a swift
motion about a large circle. Then a
down, down feeling made me realize
that / had been cast outside of the
fiercest strength of the vortex, and my
weight was carrying me swiftly earth
ward-to death. thought I.
l had once or twice looked out of the
basket of Wilson's balloon at the land
scape far below, and shuddered at the
certain death that would ensue IL the
balloon burst, and so wished myself out
and standing on good firm earth. But
just then felt that the balloon would
have been godsend for me.
Down I went. swifter and swifter,
as further and further to the outside of
the whirling wind l gyrated l noted
well what the influence was that pre-
vented me from dropping straight
down. and wondered how soon my
perpendicular descent would begin.
Saved by Q Parachute.
Suddenly there was a pull at my
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11
LENA HANSEN.

LHANA IlhlNoEKN.
soul Instantly insisted on "a cup Of hot
tea and immediate retirement to a
warm bed. The next morning Lena
arose apparently In her usual robust
health.
Chris came to see her on this day,
ana so did Lars. Neither OF them
stayed long. and when Lars left late
IL the afternoon Lena again COM
piained of being tired, although on
,hat day she had exerted herself much
less than usual. She went to bed early
ana slept late the next morning. In
the afternoon she strolled with Chris
ana returned in excellent spirits, but
very weary. BY this time Mrs. Wat
sons mother instinct was aroused,
aad she made close inquiry as to all
the symptoms experienced by her fos-
Ter child. From what she learned and
acting on what she suspected she re-
solved to summon q physician. At
noon the following day Lena was sleep
ing soundly and Mrs. Watson. max
ing no effort to disturb the girl, called
IN DIR. Swain. The medical man looked
AZ the young woman, felt her pulse,
decided that the patient was suffering
from slight attack of nervous prostra-
.'on' prescribed a tonic, and advised
gentle exercise" His tonic had no
erect When Mrs. Watson tried to
arouse the girl for the purpose of in
s,sting on the fulflllment of the physi-
o c,an advice concerning gentle exer-
s Lena was but slowly responsive.
QUE opened her eyes YEARLY and stsrad
AZ ner rriend vacantiy. This fright
eHsd Mrs. Watson and she sent for DR..
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crashing sounds as the house and barn
were swept away. The roar and rattle
were awful.
The tin ware, bedding, straw stack,
chickens, carpets and the washing from
the clothes line. joined our collection
In the funnel.
l heard a terrible, prolonged scream,
its weird notes trembled on the air,
and died out far behind. / saw a COW
fly feet up through the air away OF to
the right and strike the ground and
lay still.
A Marrow Escape.
A long fiat board sailed up near me,
menaced my parachute an instant and
then shot of at a tangent from the
circle. thrown with the terrible centri-
fugal force.
Although IL takes some time to tell
this, II took only three or four mo-
ments for all these and more incidents
to transpire. l was beginning to feel
dizzy and faint, then fainter still, until
l had entirely lost consciousness.
How long ON the spinning swell of
the cyclone my limp and almost life
less form was carried, know not. l
only know that some farmers picked
me up about six miles from where
started with the cyclone. and cared for
me three weeks before could get out.
Wilson had been there and got the
parachute. / have often wished had
II as a memento. but never saw II or
Wilson since. have a crooked arm,
though, which is probably memento
enough.-E. r. BATHRICK.
Our liberality does not consist I'm
- a -. ~tx,o l,,,f Il. ~.rh ~ how. t~<s
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L.f. H.nr,,r Over m. water.

An amusing incident lately occurred
In the Mediterranean, on board one OF
Her Majesty's ships. The commander
Is a very particular man about the
mems dinner time. Directly eight bells
strike, whatever they are doing. the
men have to knock on and so below.
The commanders wife was on board,
and. being rather stout. whenever she
went ashore a whip and chair were
rugged from the yardarm to get her on
and on board. One day she started
about two minutes to IL (eight bells.)
The chair was put over the side. the
lady hoisted half way up, when the
quartermaster struck eight bells. The
commander ordered. and the boatswain
piped "Belayr The lady was left one
hour In the chair while the men dined.