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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30

Mr Bryan's Commoner continues to do business, even if it's editorial nins $ away from home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30
Unrecorded History.

From Brooklyn Life
 Shakespeare was writing "A Midsum- mer Nights Dream"
 An effort to keep in style" he ex- planed. Since books on people have gone out of date, I had to ring in the donkey"
 Bound to be success as an animal writer. if nothing else. he continued his labors.
 The Prodigal Son had returned from his wanderings, when the father fell on his neck
 "Gosh!" he exclaimed, with a wild yell. 'I thought 1t was another of them blamed caterpllers.
 Fondly caressing his parent, he ordered a veal outlet with tomato sauce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30

Clothes don't make the man. but they often help him to get credit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30

The army licked the navy on the gridiron, but that doesn't spell any thing in actual warfare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30

New cures for consumption are num- erous but the disease seems to he hold in on very well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30

Captain Dreyfus is again playing a stellar role in the drama of human events.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30

It is toss up between the type writer agent and his brothef of the books.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30

Captain Carter and Captain Drayfus will start up the fireworks about the sane time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30
A BIT OF A LAUGH
Stories of the Decline and Fall.

Stories of the Decline and Fall. From the New York Sun
 Caligula had just raised his horse to the consulship.
 What blind idiot I was he shouted, mot to have made him a major general!' Seeking to vent his wrath, he perpe- trated fresh cruelties on the Roman peo- pie.
 Nero stood watching the conflagration.
 T fear" he murmured sadly that my talents are not appreciated. Here l am trying to introduce the art of typography, and the people call me monster!
 Turning to his violin for consolation, he played few simple arias.
 Constantine was marching through his Arch.
 Tt makes me feel like an emperor he exclaimed proudly; 'it LOOKS so like the entrance to an apartment palace"
 Turning to survey the woe-begone faces of his captives, the effect of janitor and tenants was heightened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30

Kisses at $2.37 per come rather high but it all depends on the girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30
slSAsIEssto

W. D. Bankston and R. l.. ONeal are the only authorized travelling representa- lives of The Age-Herald in it's circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-03
CLIF7ON AVENUE ACCIDENT CASE.
Railroad Omcials Want Trial Before .
Full Bench and Change OF Venue.

TRENTON, N j., June 2.-Counsel for A. j.
Cassatt. John d. Crimnins, DR.. Leslie D.
Ward. Charles NJ. Shipman E. F. c. Young
and other officials of the North Jersey
Street Railway Company indicted by the
Grand Jury of Essex county as the result
Of an accident in which nine children we're
killed, applied to the Supreme Court
for a trial at bar. that is, before the entire
court and with struck jury selected out
side of Essex county The court reserved
decision. The application was made by
George T. Werts, Richard v Iindabury
and James II, Nredenburgh. MIR. Linda
bury told the court that the public Of Essex
county had been SO infamed by the press.
the pulpit and various organizations. as
we'll as by the action of the Newark Board
of Trade, that it would be NEXT TO an impos-
-ibility to procure jury In the county
that would try the case irnpartially. He
submitted affidavits by the score containing
extracts from newspapers. public utterances
from the pulpit and resolutions all con-
dennng the trolley company for permitting
such conditions to exist "a resulted in the
collision Of train on the Lackawanna
Railroad with trolley car at Clifton avenue,
Newark.
Prosecutor Riler of Essex questioned
whether the certorari act gave the Supreme
Court power to pass on anything put the
Of the court in such proceedings to order a
struck jury.
Mr. Riker explained that he was not OPP
posed TO a trial by either struck jury or
The entire court believing that no miscar-
riage OF Justice would result, but lie wished
- ha fully satisfied that no legal bubble
might aiterward be raised which, through
some techncality, might Titiate the pro-
ceedngs In view of such possibility Mr..
Riker thought the regular procedure would
hn the safest one to follow.
Justice Garrison inquired whether it was
nat within the power OF any Circuit Court
Justice TO ask other JUST ices to ait with him
In case and suggested that such course
10 followed A general discussion indicated
hat the other members of the court coin
cided in this view, but Mr.. Llndabury in
listed OH pressing the original application.
The questions TO he raised in the trial, he
said. we're ~ important that he felt 1t his
dUv TO insist upon trial at bar, while the
ointment in and about Newark was such as
80 make a change of venue necessary In the
interest of Justice.
The contention was made that the pro-
cedure was without precedent In any. crimi-
nal procedure. to which Mr., Lndabury
replied that trial at bar was demanded
and secured by former Secretary OF State
Henry C. Kelsey in civil suit to recover
fees 1t subsequently developed that no
criminal case has been 30 tried In New jersey
since 1885, prior to which date the practice
was not uncommon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-03
MOTHER LOVE IMPERILS BOY.
Mrs. Lane, Her Clothing AbiaIs. Fires
BOYS Bed Trying to save HIM.

Because of the explosion Of an oil stove
in the home of John Lane, at 1871 Oakland
street, Greenpoint, his wife Albertina. 4s
years old, was MORALLY burned. While
she was trying to save her four-year-old
son Robert, who was thought to be dying
OF pneumonia, the bed he was In caught
fire and he was nearly sudocated. Mrs.
Lane was preparing supper when the ex-
plosion occurred. Her clothing caught
fire, which communicated to the table cloth
Fearing that the fire would spread. Mrs.
Lane, her clothing ablaze. ran into the bed
room where her boy Was and while bending
over him the bedding caught fire.
Mrs, Mary Nolan, a neiehoor.s s wa ,,,, at
Mrs. Lane a pillar OF fire, and the bed
was burning. While she was trying to
smother the flames her clothing ignited.
The screams OF both women brought
other neighbor. and the fire on them was
extineuished, but not before Mrs. Lane
had been shockinely burned Mrs. Nolan,s
arms, face and chest we're also burned:
The fire In the bed was extinEuished. and
the boy was carried into neighbours room.
Mrs. Lane was removed to st. Catherine
Hnapttal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-03
SYNDICATE MILLER NOT SICK?
TOmbs Doctor Thinks 50 and jerome
Cusees T0mbs Doctor.

T0lnbs Doctor Thinks So and Jerome
Cusees T0mbs Doctor.
DR.. jackson F. Campbell. the Tombs
physician, said yesterday that he had made
a physical examination Of William F. Miller.
the Franklin Syndicate manager, and
didn't believe there was anything the matter
with him.
did you hear what Dr. jackson F. Camp
bell said about Miller's condition." was
asked Of Mr.. Jerome, who had heard.
Mr.. Jerome devoted bad word to DR..
jackson F. Campbell. and said:
Miller is a very sick man"
Miller ia proving a hard proposition for
Assistant District Attorney Mott, who Us
preparing the case ageinst Ammon. to
with Mr.. Mott. but upon other occasions
won't have anything to do with him. He
is consistently friendly only to Mr.. Jerome.
whom he trusts.
Il suppose he's been double-crossed so
much" said Mr. Jerome, that his conf
dence in mankind Is rather shattered. 1t
makes it hard for Mott to prepare the case
though
Before Miller was brought down from
Sing Sing to testify against Col Bob Ammon,
District Attorney Clarke Of Brooklyn made
a written agreement not to press to trial
any further indictments against Miller,
in case Miller obtained a pardon from Coy.
Odell. II was at District Attorney Jeron1e's
request that Mr.. Clarke made this promise
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-03
REARDON'S SONS ESCAPE AGAIN.
Woods, the Complaining witness, Said to
BE in California.

When Magistrate Higginbotham yester-
day in the Lee avenue police court. VIII
liamsburg. called the cases against George
and Mark Reardon, sons Of ex-Polics Cap
tain John A. Reardon Of 2o5 Bedford ave-
nue.; Chris Dalton, Daniel Carmichael.
Henry Bernard and Daniel Bannon, who
were charged with conducting poolroom
over George Reardon's saloon, opposite
the police station at Bedford avenue and
North First street, Assistant District Attor-
ney Courtney declared that he was unable
to 20 on with the cases because Of the dis
appearance Of the complaining witness.
Henry Woods. Mr.. Courtney added that
he had been Informed that Woods had gone
to California.
Woods, it was said, had been specially
engaged by Police Captain Dooey to obtain
evidence against the alleged .Poolroom.
The place has been raided half dozen
times. On Woods's evidence a warrant
was issued by, Magistrate Higginbotham,
and three weeks ago Capt. Dooley again
raided the place and made eighty arrests.
Lawyer Hlrsoh. for the prisoners. said
that Woods didn't dare to appear because
he had been convicted Of a felony, and served
a term in prison. The Magistrate dismissed
the proceedings, and discharged all the
Driaoners,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-03
FEARED ANOTHER BIG PIER FIRE
Entire HOboken Fire Apparatus Turned
Out TO Nuench Small Blaze.

Wn..- .oftening paint on the side OF the
Long Island Railroad sidewheeler Sagadohac
a, the Scandinavian American pier in Ho-
boken yesterday. workman started blaze
by permitting the flame from his gasolene
lamp to penetrate between the seams OF the
craft The fire was not discovered until
1t began to break out between the ceiling
and The outside planking in the bulwarks.
An officer of the Sagadohac ran to IRE
hoH on shore and ierked the handle back
and forth several times.
When the alarms we're received at FIRE
Headquarters Chief Apologize concluded
that he had another big dock FIRE on his
hands, and every bit of apparatus In the
city was hurried to the pier. The firemen
had the blaze under control few minutes
after their arrival.
Half Of Hoboken was hurrying to the
bier when the engines began to put back for
home ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-03
WRECK IN RUNAWAYS PATH.
Horse Takes to Sidewalk and Breaks
Fence, q window and . Barber's Pole.

A runaway horse attached to delivery
wagon took to the sidewalk on Seventh
avenue near 124th street yesterday and had
things all his own way for few blocks.
The hind wheel struck an elm tree and
the body of the wagon was torn on. The
horse raced on down Seventh avenue with
the two front wheels trailing.
At 2O52 he smashed railing and at 1Aa
he tried to climb q BARRIERS pole. The
pole crashed through the plate glass win.
dow, bringing the barber and well-lathered
customer out on the street In hurry. The
horse ralloped down to l2?d street, where
Policeman Evans caught him and turned
him over to his driver.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-03

Rachel Christy. negroes, 70 years old,
was buried yesterday afternoon In the Price
family plot in Hoboken Cemetary. The
old woman had waited at the table OF the
Prices for fifty years. The funeral was
held from the Price home at III Bloomfield
at rect and was attended by many friends
and relatives Of the family to whom Aunt
Christy," as the old negress was called, had
endeared herself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-03
Reason No. 9
Women'S $40 and SIS
Gold Watches at $3.50

This is really remarkable Offering. Ask any maker
of watch about the of the and he will
tell that prices that there brisk demand
for at these high In Of that here
splendid groups of Womens Gold Watches priced full
third below value
graved Hunting gold Chateiane
Watches: fcan guaranteed: in
watch guaranteed for red enamel
S,oreBr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-03
.y,mre,, Portraits Hung in Court.

Portraits OF ex-Judge William G. Choate
and Addison Brown were unveiled IN the
United States District Court in the Federal
Building yesterday, They are the eiits
ri the LAWYERS Of the court. Robert d.
BENEDICT made the presentation speech and
Judge Adams replied.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10
SCHOOL. no. 1l-ELKTON.

The following is Il report for the mr3th
Of Sept, mher -
Sixth GlIdr-Arul Wells. 100; E..za-
both Dr,nH,u, 99.I: AE.n Rpw.It-l /,
913: Mary IIomrwrod, 9I.3: 6, ,rgn At
lil-oN. 90; Rosa Parker. o1l; E,l,tA
%: Bessie Atwood. 90 /;
Theo,.cv>ia Alexander. m.3; LII" Far
ker. 9G; Ada Denny. 95.N: Alfred Lam
caster, 300: l.ottir King. 95.l.
Fifth Gra,,'-llaraNh Wilson, %. g.:
Edna Clcaves, $50; Willie Fentou. 9S. /;
E.iA&hrth ScGtt. 9S.3: Raymond Wit
worth. 9S.2: Helen HrmphiIl, Us; CAa>,
Ramho. 9S; Ellis Mahln. 9T.6: Howard
JorHS. 81; Elizabeth Perkins. 97.1;
Maltie Rowland, 96.1; Eugene GoMcr,
9G; Mary Momr. 95.S: Emma Minister,
95.4; Blanche Bah. 95.2; Elizabeth Pier
son, 95.1; Roy Clark. %.
Fourth Gralr-Edith Mercy. 97.T;
Helen Cooper, 97.4; Esther Terrell, 9G.G;
EleaEorH Iolprr. 9G.5; Willie Colmway,
9G.3: Alice Whiteman. $50: Mary Ma
han. 93.S; Ruth Price, 95.6; Emmaleen
Zolper, %.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10
A Great Sensation.

There was biz sensation in LecSville,
Ind. when w. H. Brown, of that place,
vino was expected to die, had his life
saved by DR.. Kings New Discovery for
umption. He writes Il endured
irsuffrrable agonies from Asthma, but
your New Discovery gave me immediate
relief and soon thereafter effected Il COM
p!rte cure. Similar cures of ConSump-
ton. Pneumomio. Bronchitis and Grip are
numerous. It's the peerless remedy for
all throat and lung troubles. Price so
cents and Sl.OO. Guaranteed by Il. b.
Frazer, Druggist. Trial bottles free.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10

%.
Su,""I Gra,lr--R.ba I.orkarl. m.I;
Willie Dennis. 9NI; Allen Kline. 9S.7.
M. Grade A-Rcri McKrWney, 1913;
Frank Kline. %: BrHEic McKrHApy, 30;
Marshall Davis. 9N.3.
I'il>; Grace B-Tmvi> McNahb, 100;
j pnW ru-h. 100; lyavada MrIpwt!.. 100
Famine trni=. li%: E.n,r Kirltrick
500; Eddie Fitzpatrick. 3D.: Maude
nrcIui>1a, %; lIaze. DrnMi>nI, %
Robert McNahn, 30; Mary Mck"uury
30
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10
UNION GROVE SCHOOL.

Report Of Union Grove School for the
MOI tn of September =
Sixth t;radc-Alary Davis. 100; Bessie
jonas. 100: Eleanor Lilley. 1916; Jesse
Derni$ou. 1916.
Fifth Grade-Sallie Phillips, 100;
Ravel DenlfiSon. 100: Rhoda JONES' 99.4 /;
John Mckenwey, 99.4.
Fourth Grade-AInry Humphreys, 100
ELMER Pond. 9S.3: Elisha McKenIBey,
9S.3; james Kline, 9S.
Third acknowledgements McNHbb,
99.S; Celia DenHison, 99.G; Ellen Iilley,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10
FINANCIAL.

CAPITAL, $780, 900. SURPLUS, $50, ooo
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10
National Affairs.
Special Washington Correspondence.

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is re-
= ceiving many congratulations for
\ the firm and skilful manner in
which he dealt with the labor
problem involved in the Miller controv-
rrSy. The day following his return to
Washington he held Il conference with Il
committee of the American Federation
of Labor ut which We're discussed many
bills which union labor irtpnd to bring
before Congress. The question of Fore
man Miller was also mentioned and the
President took the opportunity to in
form the labor leaders that his attitude
IN the subject had remained unchanged
and that the decision which he was
about to give the public was final. After
Il conference Il statement WAS given out
f,om the White House in which the
President declared that the laws of the
land forbid any discrimination between
ui"l AMI Hnn-uninn men in the unpoy
81! the Government. and that he could
70 more decide against Il mann because
Ii. did not belong to Il uion. than be-
c#u>. he WAS Catholic or Protestant.
white or black. jew or Gtrtile. For this
rpa>ra Miller would nat hr dismissed on
rAr charges made by tn" BoukhinGrr>'
Ul,inu. and the Government Printing
Oticr ~ well as all ether government
hUrrlu> which employ lahorrr> would rr
MAIN open Shops The lah,r Leaders were
evidently disappointed in the Presidents
decision. but in Il statement which they
,,,url the rrXt day TO Organized La
y uf America" they ltfraintd from any
direct criticism of the Administ nation al
though they declared THAT union lalor
>tc"i firm for the principle of 'uni"n
>hul-." 1t is believed th,lt John Mitch
eli wE.m the President &ilt,d during the
aithrl,itr coal strike and who took
luncheon at the White House on the GAy
Of the conference. used hi'S influence to
Undue" the leaders t" adopt Il col>, lva-
| i've. coarse ~ far ~ the Administration
| is cnncrrErI. the incident is HOW cl,,.,.rl.
| Among many others here who applaud
tile Presidents action. SrL&tor Stewart,
of Nevada. >aid. Il ted him that if h"
WIS this fight he HOW has on his hands.
he wi. be immortal. If 3.uOOWn of
men are able to control 9OOrO.WO of
people the death of the Republic is at
hand.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10
Wedding Invitations.

The Printing Department Of the Cecil
Wing" office can supply Wedding Iuvi-
tatons promptly-best and latest styles
as to paper and workmanship.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10

and once aS secretary of the legation.
On his first visit t. this country h" mar
rird IN American womaI'. anll also be-
came personal friend Of TI,rtdtlH L;,.y~t'-
welt. who taught him how 30 play has"
ball. He was rnly fortv-SiX years Odd,
az was one Of the Youngest diplomats
who ever held an imp"itlm post in
Washington. There has been som" Ar-'-
ulation here rs to his successor. but the
ursti"n has not yet been considered in
L"n..nn.
There is every Indication that Congress
will make au official investigation ~f the
Post Office Department. President Rt,-'-
welt is Slid Is favor it, anI to advi>,. the
appointment ly Congress nf Il special
commission which viii make Il public i'll
vr>tigntiun similar to THAT carried out 10y
the famous LrXnw Committee, which
ma,!,. >rIch II thorough exposure of the
corruption in the New York City Gov
rrLmrut The President n,~,, hopes to
have some influence in dt Gliding thu. per-
S,,nICl If the committees in c;l,,' ula. il
authorized. Many Republican members
OF Cr.grtSS believe That a toMgr >'.oi.I.
iHN,~ti=; tion would he Il -oou political
move. a. TREY could thus anticipate IN"
II, murratS who are certain t. lutl D.lcr
such Il measure in cas-. the Republicans
lr rot. Representative HrmrnwLy. %:
Indiana, vino WAS THE Cunti,,-Urr bf
Sptakrr-tO- hr-t Cannon. says. My il@I
would be to have II resolution for an i'll
vr>tigatipn introduced ut the proper tim"
AL l,N
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10
N~<~~N~>~~f
Candidates for Vice I
residency. X *

younger ones can reel oil the list oil
Nre>idcntial nominees with rs much ease
Rs they cam shy the multiplication table,
hut only tine nrcn who make politics
daily business cam name cOl$rcutlvcly
1i.e candidates for the Nice-prcSdency.
The first Nict-l'r'Sidcnt to he uomln-
sIcd by II National CnnveItinn was
AmUr Ellmakrr, named by the Anti
Ma~onS' Convention i'll 1881. That CoAl-
Tentiun. however, is not ranked rs a poll
slcHl convention i'll the same N.nl>r aS
Subsequent conventions In the same
year what was known as the Nat":m!
Republican Convention met in Baltimore
Sr December The Nic,.-l Presidential
rumincc IT that body was John Ser
genEt. of Pennsylvania. That was the
convention that nominated Henry Clay
for President.
The National Convention system pro-
pcr, as it is now understood aud carried
ruut, vligii atcl in 1882. when Martin
fIN Buren wlt4 cilnI,'n f,r thr S'cr-d
pucc The caM for THAT onv,I.tiVu ori-
sii:trd in New Hampshire. O"ty those
WHO ulnkt. politics Il hu.il,->r> recall read
lily that the Democratic lauy Co@vrn-
!i0n idea arigilyHrr't in Il Northern St;tr.
ifs' second cvlIv,.D;ioI mt in baltimore
i'll $3.50. The Presidential cauli-
dat of that coayriGi1A was K. NJ. John
go: of Ku.turky. He made himself ~
unpopular with his party that when the
convention met again in HltiMm:'". in
lStU. it WAS du'iglsd to lrlmr no Vice
Eru->ilpntial caW.,iiItr, but "a leave tn"
gA.Et,r to Il committee c"nl'gA'i Of Dean
ta.caric Senator's. After rhr CaIvrutinu
mo comm ft,li. decided to mt Johnson
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-06

Congressman Fordney, who leaves
for Washington today, stated yesterday
that he hoped that the approval of the
Cuban reciprocity treaty could be STAYED
off, and he left no doubt in regard to
his position on the question. There
will be produced in Cuba this year one
million long tons of sugar, and 20 per
cent reduction in the tariff on the
quantity stated means clean up to the
trust of 81, 500, 900, enabling it to realize
as much profit in six months as all of
the money it has invested in sugar
plants in the United States. Saginaw
Courier Herald.
The Hon. Joseph w. Fordney is 80
wears old today. The best part of his
life has been spent in Saginaw and he
has achieved success both as business
man and public man of which any
citizen might be proud. He commenced
life with limited advantages and his sue
cesses have never alienated him from
the common people, the masses who are
still struggling with what seems un-
equal circumstances Saginaw Courier
Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-06
Sugar Factory Notes.

Gustave Lederer, who is to be one of
the chemists for the Company, has ar.
rived in the city
Ten carloads of beets were received at
the factory yesterday-the first deliver.
ed-and the week of unloading them
will be commenced to-day.
The brick work on the main building
was completed yesterday. Two or three
days will be required to complete the
brick laying on the annex on the west
side of the building. Rapid progress
has been made this week on the work
of putting in the concrete floors, two
shifts of men being constantly employ
ed at this work. Another week will see
this part of the work practically done.
Yesterday was pay day for the Kilby
Co. and nearly So, 600 was paid to their
employees for the past two weeks work.
Paul Cooper and Ralph Payne have
accepted positions as weighmasters.
1t is expected that the delivery of beets
by wagons will be commenced the first
of next week.
A sidewalk is needed ON West Oliver
from Chapman to the factory grounds.
1t should be built at once for the accomo-
dation of the employees during the win
ter months.