davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
A MYSTERY IN WASHINGTON
Young Man Killed at the National
Capital,
TRAGEDY At HIS HOTEL
shots Are Heard, voics CrIes for Help,
but No One Investigates-Body Found
In the MorninE-Probably Killed by
Woman.

Washington, d. c., May Thames
Seymour Ayres, Jr., Fl years old, was
shot and killed in his rooms at the
Kenmore hotel at a. M, under cir
cumstances so mysterious that all ef-
forts to unravel them have failed. An
uproar was heard in the hotel at
o'clock, three shots were fired, voice
called twice for help, white-robei
figure was seen to climb down the fire.
escape, and in the morning the dead
body of young Ayres was found.
Victim Mere Student.
The victim was a clerk in the cen
sus bureau and was appointed from
Michigan. His father, J. S. Ayres, is
an insurance agent and lives at Grand
Rapids The youth was student in
dental college and had just passed
his final examination.
The pistol shots and the cries for
help awoke nearly all the boarders.
Heads were thrust from all the win
dows at once and two or three men
called out whats wrong down
there?" A voice, evidently that of
woman, replied, Il don't see any
thing here" and a minute later, give
heard some pistol Shots" There was
some scattered comment, the windows
| began to close one by one, and as no
one seemed inclined to investigate no
investigation was made. The women
in the hotel could be heard dragging
chairs to wedge them under the door
knobs, and that was the end of the
disturbance
Finding the Body.
In the morning, as Ayres did not
respond when called policeman was
sent for. When the door had been
broken open, the young man was seen
doubled forward in a pool of blood
near the window. His undershirt, his
only covering, was stained by blood
and powder. He had been shot three
in the left arm and once in the left
thigh. A report was made that he had
committed suicide. With the arrival
of the coroner, however, the case took
on different aspect. A torn fan was
picked up from the floor and the pis-
toll found on a trunk three feet from
the body. Both the barrel and trig-
ger of the pistol were besmeared with
blood but the handle was quite clean.
Three of it's six cartridges had been
fired. Thomas NJ. Baker, a clerk in
the Fish commission, has room in a
house near the Kenmore, from which
he saw more than anyone else. He is
confident a woman in her night dress
stepped out OF the window in Ayres
room, descended the fire escape slow
ly, and left the iron stairway at the
point marked by the blood stains.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
storskeoper Kills H,m..,,

!, Kankakee, ILL.,, May 17.-Charles
Pixley, the missing assistant store
keeper of the Kankakee Insane hos
pital, was found dead in the storehouse
garnet. He was shot through the
head and is supposed to have com
mitted suicide. "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Rartimo IL "Unmuslcal Rot"

Denver, Col, May 15.-The American
Federation of Musicians, now in con-
vention here, has adopted resolutions,
introduced by H. o. Wheeler Of Kan
sas City, characterizing "ragtime"
tunes as 'unmusical rot" and pledg-
ing members Of the federation to
make every effort to suppress and to
discourage the playing and publishing
of such musical trash"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Reelected bv Railway 1ralnmen,

Milwaukee, Wis, May 1.-THE
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen re-
elected Grand Master G. H. Morrissev
and Vice Grand Masters w. G. Lee of
Lawrence, Canada; 7. R. Dodge of
Chicago, and Valentine Fitzpatrick of
Columbus, o. ....--5.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Return Stolen Cortif1cat...

St. Paul, Mimi, May 17.-Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Wells, the gypsies
camped at the Midway, have received
the certificates of deposit for $4,000
from which they were robed Monday
evening by man in a buggy and a
confederate. The $500 in cash the
thieves did not return. The certificate
came in an envelope with Minneapo-
lis postmark. There was no letter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Harvey Il. Young Dead.

Colorado Springs, COL, May IT,
Harvey B. Young, the famous land
scape artist, died of congestion of the
lungs at his home in this city. He
was born at Post Mills, VT, and was
SIS years of age. He leaves a widow
and four children.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Fisherman Fatally Shot.

Omaha, Neb., May 17.-Dennis Nc
Laughlin ordered John Kavanaugh,
who was fishing on Mclaughlin s
premises near Swartzville, to leave,
enforcing his order with a shotgun. In
the quarrel Kavanaugh shot McLaugh-
lin in the head, inflicting fatal injur-
les. The men are neighboring farm
ers, between whom bad blood had ex
listed .-.. ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
List Of Dead Is Reduced.

St. Louis, May 16.-It is now defin-
itely known that not more than five
lives were lost in the wreck of the
steamer City of Paducah at Brunkhort
Landing, ILL.,, Sunday night, and even
this number may be reduced to four.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
cud.hy to Double Reward.

Kansas City, Kan, May 15.-Ed-
ward A. Cudahy of Omaha, who is in
the city, is quoted as saying he will,
if necessary, double his reward of $685.
900 to secure the capture of Pat Grove.
the alleged kidnaper of his son.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Illinois g. A. r. Meets.

Peoria, Ill, May 15.-The thirty-fifth
annual reunion of the Illinois G. A. r.
opened in this city with a large
attendance. The encampment will con-
tinue for three days and many promi-
nent visitors are expected.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Conductors In Session.

st. Paul, Mimi, May 16.-The TWEEN
ty-eighth biennial meeting of the
Grand Division, Order of Railway Con-
sauctors. opened yesterday afternoon
with 1000 delegates and visitors in at
tendance. Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
Cleveland are after the next conven-
ton. ..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Kansas Needs 1000 Harvest Hana..

Topeka, KAN May Ill. D. Blaine,
a wheat grower of Pratt county, today
declared that Kansas would need the
services of 1000 men from other states
to help in saving the big wheat crop.
Blaine held conference with rail-
road officials, who agreed to make a
special rate to harvest hands in the
middle west who wanted to come and
assist the farmers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
PreOares for Worlds Fair.

St. Louis, Mo-, May 16-To take
care Of it's increasing business and to
prepare for the worlds fair, the Bur-
lington Railroad company is planning
an extensive system of terminals and
yards in North St. Louis at an esti-
mated cost of 81 100000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Price Of Corn Up to 60 Cent..

Chicago, May ? 17.-Sixty cents a
bushel for corn, long a fancy, a pre-
diction. or even chimera in the eyes
of those fighting the advance in that
grain, became an accomplished fact
yesterday through the efforts of George
II. Phillips.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Keith Granted q Reprieve.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 16.-The Su-
preme court granted a stay of execu-
ton to Joseph D. Keith, convicted of
the murder of Nora Kifer in Warrick
county. Keith was to have been exc
cuted at the Michigan City peniten-
tiary. 1t will take several weeks to
hear the appeal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
AIusicians Elect Officers.

Denver, May 17.-The American
Federation of Musicians elected Joseph
M. Weber of Cincinnati president,
Owen Miller of St. Louis secretary,
Otto Ostendorf OF st. Louis treasurer
and John Thobe of Peoria one of the
vice DreSidentS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Town In no Dark.

Arkansas City, Kan, May 16.-One
result of Mrs. Nations recent crusade
is the shutting off of revenue derived
from saloons. AS consequence the
city is now without electric lights.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Big De., In Wisconsin Weed.

Madison, Wis, May 17.-One of the
largest tobacco deals ever made in the
west has just been carried through
here by the sale to Philadelphia
firm OF 1900 cases of last years crop
of Wisconsin tobacco for $3.50, 1000. The
shipment will amount to about 260
carloads.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
sma,ter. Accept Terms.

st. Paul, Mimi, May ia Helena
Mont.) special to the Dispatch says:
@<Fully 200 men have accepted the terms
F., of the American Smelling and Refining
company, and the first furnace will be
Blown in at East Helena on Thursday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
CHIEF for Andover Theological.

Boston, May 17.-Rev. Charles O.
DAY, secretary of the Congregational
Educational Society, has been elected
president of the Andover Theological
Seminary at Andover, Mass, and also
Bartlett, professor of homiletics and
practical theology. Rev. Mr.. Day is II
years of age and graduate. of Yale.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Louis Cabot Gets. Pardon

Washington, May 15.-The president
has granted pardon to Louis Gallot
of New Orleans, who was convicted in
1896 of misapplication of the funds of
the Union National bauk Of that city.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Northwestern AGAIN Ere.d.

Cardinal, Ont, May 1.-THE steamer
Northwestern, bound from Chicago TO
Liverpool, which ran aground near
here on May IL, was floated at noon
after Tightening part of her cargo.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Chile Valves Objections.

Washington, May 16.-The Chilean
government has waived it's objections
to the second Pan-American congress,
to be held in the City Of Mexico next
October. and will be represented there
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Called to Brown University.

Chicago, May 17.-Lindsay T. Da-
mon, instructor of rhetoric in the Uni
versity of Chicago, has been appointed
associate professor of rhetoric in Brown
university. His active work there will
begin in September.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Tracks Torn Up at Troy.

Troy, NJ Y, May 16 The street car
tracks on a portion of the United
FRACTION company's line in this city
nave been torn up and thrown into the
river ....
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
missouri postomce Robbed.

Washington, May 16.-Postmaste,.
Strum of Hopkins, Mo-, telegraphs the
pcstofice department that the safe in
ahat postoffice was blown open last
sight and that s123 in money order
aunds and s45 postal funds were stolen
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
state Senator L. Acquitted.

Williamson, w. Va, May 17.-State
Senator S. D. Stokes was today cleared
OF the accusation of numbering the
Rev. J. J. Woll, a Presbyterian minis
ter here, last November. IT,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Judge G,bbon, III in Denver.

Denver, May 17.-Judge John Glib
bons of Chicago is at ST. Joseph's hos
pital, attended by his wife and DR.. P.
v. Carlin, in the early stages of pneu-
mOnia
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Edwin F. Uhrs Death Near.

Grand Rapids, Mich, May 16.-Ed-
| win F. Uhl still fingers in comatose
condition, but the end is expected at
| any moment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Schlax Imnroxaa.

New York, May 16.-The condition
of DR.. Winfield Scott Schley, the son
of Rear Admiral Schley, is said to
show improvement today.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Kentucky X. It's Convene.

Lexington, KY, May 1.-THE fifty
fourth annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery of Kentucky Knights
Templar convened here at noon today
and continues for two days.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
New Comet Is Observes.

Lick Observatory, Cal, May 1s-
The comet discovered at Queengtow,
Australia. April "a, was seen here last
night.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
UDholds Anti-lynching Act.

Columbus, O., May 16.-The Supreme
court has sustained the anti-lynching
act providing that a county in which
a person is lynched shall be liable to
his heirs in the sum of $4,000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
ste.mer and Grow Blown On.

Evansville, Ind, May 16-The
steamer greensboro blew up this morn
ing near Calhoun, KY. The entire
crew are reported lost. ..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Nine Killed by Explosion.

Fairmont, w. Va, May 16.-An ex-
plosion occurred at the Georges Creek
Coal and Iron company's shaft at
Pennington, w. Va, today. Nine men
are repOrted killed. -.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Irish Jury BIZ Is Rejected.

London, May 1.-THE house of com
monstoday, by vote of 206 to 1O2, re-
jected the second reading of the bill
amending legal procedure in ireland.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
May Raise Immigrant Tax.

Washington, May 16.-Congress will
be asked to increase the head tax on
immigrants from 81 to 81. The recon-
mendation comes from Commissioner
POWderly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
RIOTERS ATTACK TROOPS
Strikers and Soldiers Have a Fight
at Albany
MANY HURT, NONE KILLED,
SIDE Of the Non Union Men Through
emo CITY Wss the Dramatic sPscsscis
OF the Day-Crowd sweeps Over tho
Eolice.

Albany, N. Y. May 1.-THE strike
Coy. Odell has Cancelled all engage
unents and is at the executive man
mon waiting to cooperate with the CITY
authorities in preserving the peace.
Two thousand soldiers are already
within the city limits, more are COM
ing. and Gov Odell has ordered the
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Forty
seventh regiments. with troop OF
cavalry, a battery of artillery. and
signal corps, to be ready to proceed to
Troy. where more trouble is anticl-
saIed. The day closed with CLASH
between the troops and the mob. IN
which the citizens were beaten with
ssaber backs and musket butts. nom
union men injured by bricks ana
stones, women and children trampled
under foot, and soldiers manned with
dying missiles.
Running the Gantiet.
The ride of the non-un1on men
sGhrongh the city was the dramatic
spectacle of the day. Seventy-hve
x,on-union men reached the Union de-
delivery at Quail street barn, mile
end a half away. was made with
dash under cavalry escort with MOP
resistance in almost every block.
Erenzied men swarmed through the
police lines, surged around the last
knowing calvarymen and fought to get
at the cowed non-union men inside
Che circle of galloping horses. High
SIp in window On the top floor OF
Broadway building wildly excited
xHan barked out an imprecation on the
neads of the luckless fellows below
EsIm. and 10000 men took up the hue
and cry.
Police Brushed Aside.
The police threw themselves across
-sa1e street in solid phalanx, but the
crowd swept over them and took up
tSe chase. Ahead were thousands
x1lore, and with no fear for either heels
aor horses or blades of steel they closed
I'm around the cavalrymen. Soon there
game a volley of bricks, and three of
Che strike breakers sprang from the
rear wagon and were lost in the crowd.
The flying column dashed into State
street for run up the hill past the
capitol. There the crowd was as dense
and desperate as the other, and men
plunged in around the galloping
horses. -...
Detective Shot In the Arm.
AS the wagons were passing the
capitol man pushed policeman one
side and discharged revolver into one
OF the wagon loads of men. The bull
Tet struck Gilbert Hall of Brooklyn, a
Pinkerton man, in the left arm. He
hred three shots back at the man, but
called to land any. The policeman al
lowed the man to escape.
Set Cars Fire.
Last night the abandoned cars on
quail street were set on fire, but the
foremen extinguished the flames be-
fore much damage was DONE A Gordon
sof police was then thrown about the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
Horace Annesley Vachell says that

Horace Annesley Vachell says that
the irreverence of the children Of the
west is partly the fault of the pas
tors. He adds: 81 remember funer-
al sermon preached by .Presbyter.
ian minister upon dead child. The
child's playfellows were in church
and attentive listeners to a discourse
mainly biographical. The preacher
concluded: Il can see him-yes, can
see our dead little friend; he looked
upward, and the eyes of the children
were Immediately fixed upon the CELL
ing of the church. There he is, cor
raled iii heaven, playing about with
all the other little angels This al
fusion to the corral, that homely fea.
ture in the western landscape, APP,
pcaled forcibly to the i1nagina ton OF
the children, but surely the ridicu-
lons was too perilously near the sub
line"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17

Even in a civil suit the lawyers can
be very uncivii to each other.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17
TIE man who imagines that great
wealth guarantees great happiness ii

A Months Test FREQ.
n you have Rheumatism, write DR.. Shoop, Racine
Wis. Box LAB, for six bottles OF his Rheumatic Curs
express paid. Send no money. Pay t550 II cured, n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17

The bluest blue makes the whitest white
ulent limitations. Sold by all grocers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17

It isn't much fun to play poker
with fellow who is color blind.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-17

Lots of busy people never seem to
accomplish anything.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

CONSTANT READER. ST. Louis-Alice
Cary's poem. AN Order for a Picture is
far too long for publication here. A stanza
or two from it appeared on this page in
connection with a biography Of the Cary
sisters a week or two ago. You can find
the piece in any collection OF Alice Cary's
poems The Bridge of Sighs," was pub
lished on this page some months ago..
E. c. C.-"The Legend Of Van Bibber's
Rock" was asked for by rome subscriber
several months ago. but to no purpose.
Jessie w. Lee of st. Louis wishes to
thank d. X. H. for sending to The Re-
public the poem. "Inconstant." which was
published a week or two ago.
j. T. McPeek, Yankton. s. D.-The Re-
public does not make a practice of pub
fishing the current popular songs. They can
be obtained from the music stores.
Mrs. Alice Hay, Lamar. Mo.-"The Rev
olution liz Fiction" Is a large subject.
Among the recent novels on the subject
may be mentioned Hugh wynne." by s.
Weir Mitchell: Janice Meredith" by Paul
Leicester Ford: "Richatd Carvel." by
Winston CnurchiIl: "Alice OF Old Vim
cennes." by Maurice Thompson. and Philip
winwood.' by r. N. Stephens.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

Tor Minnesota: Granite" for New Hamp-
shire; Buckeye" for Ohio: silver" for
Nevada; Palmetto for South Carolina;
"T~urpentine" and Tar" for North Caro-
ina. which is also called "Old North State
The size of physical features of other
States furnish a sobriquet: as. Peninsula
FOR Florida: Prairie" for Illinois: Bay"
Tor Massachusetts; Little Rhody." for
Rhode Island: Bayou for Mississippi;
Big Bend" for Tennessee: Green Noun
tain." for Vermont. and Panhandle" for
West Virginia.
Colorado was admitted to the Union In
ls'o; therefore It Is called Centennial
State"
pennsylvania is the keystone State" be
cause OF Its position near the middle of the
thirteen original States. like the keystone oi
an arch.
Iowa Is the "Hawkeye State" so called
after "Old Hawkeye." an Indian chief.
Virginia is called the Mother Of States
because II Is the Oldest. and Mother oil
Presidents because IL was the birthplace Of
seven OF the PresidCnts.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
Some Time.

LAST night. my darling. as you slept
1 thought I heard you sigh.
And to your little crib I crept,
And watched a space thereby;
And then 1 stopped and kissed your brow
For OH I love you So
You are too young to know It now.
But some time you shall know.
Some time when. in a darkened place
Where others come to weep.
Your eyes shall look upon a face
Calm I'm eternal sleep;
The voiceless lips. the wrinkled brow.
The patient smile shall show
You are too young to know 1t now.
But some time you may know.
Look backward then into the years.
n see me here tonight;
See, o my darling! how my tears
Are falling as I write:
And feel once more upon your brow
The kiss of long ago
You are too young to know 1t now.
But some time you shall know.
Eugene Field.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
STATE NICKNAMEs.

NEW YORK Is called the Empire State
because It ranks first in population. wealth
and commerce. For similar reasons Geor-
gia Is called Empire State of the South"
Virginia IS thk"Old Dominion became of
its size and influence in the early history of
the country.
Connecticut Is called the Land Of Steady
Habits" on account of the former observ-
ance of the rigid Blue Laws"
Missouri Is nicknamed Bullion State" be-
cause Thomas H. Benton. for thirty years
United States Senator. was partial to coin
money. and was called "Old Bullion"
California Is the Golden State because
Of the gold found there. and because of fits
westernmost position Is sometimes referred
to as the Sunset State"
Indiana IL the t"Hoosier State" It Is said
the Kentuckians first applied this name to
their neighbors across the river because
they always replied to a knock at the door
with the question. Who's yerer'
THE people of Kansas think their STATE
the Garden of the West" and SO 1t is
nicknamed.
When Texas was an independent Repuo-
lie. from 1886 to 1s45. the design Of its fas
was a single star. It is therefore called tn.
Lone Star State"
Utah Is the Mormon State" because II
was settled by Mormons.
Some States ave nicknames suggested by
the abundance of certain animal life within
their borders: as. Bear State" for Arkan-
sas; Pelican State" for Louisiana: "wol-
VERNE State" for Michigan; Badger
State" for Wisconsin. and "web-foot
State" for Oregon. because there Is so
much wet weather.
Other States are nicknamed on account of
their productions: as. Bluegrass" for Ken
lucky: pine Tree" for Maine: Copper"