davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
Speeding Along With the Dawn of the New
Year Comes Messages of
|C0NCRATULAT|0N AND GOOD WILL
From President Doe Of the Land Of Eternal Sunshine and
Flowers, to the President and People of the United
States. The Cable Works Perfectly

Uncle Sans new possessions across
the Pacific cable. 1t was fitting that
such message should be from the
chief of the fair Pacific isles to the
head of the United States. and so
the ticker read a message of congrat-
ulations and good will from Govern
or Dole to President Roosevelt.
The local operator said that the ca
BILE worked like an old timer. and
and accuracy. The Postal company
officials are delighted at the splen-
did showing of the first hours work
and accept it as an augury of pros
porous future.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02

Mazatlan, Mex, Jan. 1. Es>re is
no longer the slightest doubt &C. he
disease now affecting this Cit. u
genuine Asiatic plague, for micr.
scopic investigation proves that Blu
bonic plague pest bacilla are in the
blood of those afflicted with the dis
ease. The plague has grown virulent
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
MANY LIVES LOST.

ST. Petersburg. Jan. 1.-Fifty- eight
lives were lost in a coal mine at
Bachmut. Eleven men were rescued,
after having been 60 hours in the
burned mine, and % of the miners
were saved after being five days in
the mine.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 1.-Presi-
ent Roosevelt's New Years reception
was one of the most brilliant events
in Washington society history. All
callers were afforded the opportunity
of greeting the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt and exchanging with them
the compliments of the New Year.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
Mazatlan, Mexico, Becoming Depopulated,
People Fleeing From Scourge of
THE GENUINE AS|ACT|C PLAGUE
Which Has Grown Virulent Within the Past 48 Hours
Bubonic Plague Pest Bacilia in the Blood Of Those
Afflicted Over so Per Cent Are Women

within the past 4S hours and the
alarm which had begun in some
measure to abate has increased in
+rength. The people are fleeing
the city at the rate of 800 per
q, and some 5000 have already
gone. 1t Is a remarkable fact that
more than SO per cent of the persons
attacked are women.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
MURDERoUs EDITORS.

Santiago, Cuba, Jan. Congress
man Corona. editor of Cubano Libre,
shot and instantly killed Senor Ilsu-
la. editor of the Republican, this
morning.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
CHRlSTI.AS LOCkJAW.

Norfolk, Va. Jan. -Four boys,
three white and one colored, have
died in Norfolk since Christmas of
lockjaw, caused by burns received
in the firing of toy pistols, charged
with blank cartridges.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
COLlIDED WITH STREET CAR

Rome. Jan. 1.-As the result OF a
collision between the carriage of
Secretary Iddings of the United
States embassy here. and a street
car last night. Mr.. Iddings' shoulder
was dislocated, his coachman was
injured slightly and the carriage
smashed.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
GOVERNOR A WIDOWER.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Dockery, wife of
Governor Dockery, who for several
weeks has been suffering from an
affection of the heart, died this morn
ing.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
PROFESSOR is DEAD.

Springfield, Ohio, Jan. 1.-Rev. DR..
]. B. McMichael. professor of Mon
mouth college. Monmouth, ILL.,, fell
dead shortly after he entered the
pulpit last evening.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02

San Francisco. Cal. Jan. 1.-The
patience of watchers of the Postal
Telegraph Co. was rewarded at 10:1
o'clock tonight when the instruments
at the San Francisco end of the Pa
cific cable indicated that connection
had at last been made and that
message was cabled through. The
first words that the ticker denoted
on the tape were. You are reversed"
meaning that the Honolulu operator
was getting the San Francisco signs
backward. The local difficulty was
quickly adjusted by a readjustment
of the batteries here. and then came
the first formal communication from
changes in the school laws of Mon
tana:
Fnst-Election and term of Office
Of county superintendent: That the
Legislative assembly of the state of
Montana be earnestly solicited to
submit to the people an amendment
to the constitution providing that the
time for the election of county super
intendent OF schools be changed to
the first Saturday in April, and the
term Of Office be made four years.
Second-Personnel of the state
board of education: That section
1911 Of the political code be amended
SO as to provide that at least five
members the state board of educa-
ton, appointed by the governor, be
teachers actually engaged in school
work in the state.
Third Preparation of questions
for teachers examinations: Thai
section 1904 be repealed. and that
section 1918 be amended by the addi-
ton of clause to be known as sub
division II, providing that the state
pare all state and county teachers
| examination questions and prescribe
the rules and regulations for con
| Quoting such examinations.
FOurth-Quallticat for county
superintendent of schools. That sec
tion 1744 be amended so as to re.
quire the county superintendent OF
schools to hold either a state certl
ficate or life diploma before being
eligible to hold the office.
Fifth-Deputy state Wperinten-
dent of public lnstructlon: That the
state superintendent of public in
struction be empowered to appoint {
deputy at a salary Of $1,000 per year
and a stenographer AZ a salary OF
$1,000 per year.
Sixth-Creation of county examn
ing board: That a county eXamin
ing board be created, consisting o
the county superintendent of schools
and two other teachers of the coun
ty holding state certificates or life
diplomas, if such are to be found il
the county, otherwise from thos'
holding the highest grade of count.
certificate. The two last name,
members of the board are to be ap
pointed by the county superintendent
of schools and approved by the coun
ty commissioners, and are to receive
for compensation S. day for no
more than twenty days in any on
year 1t is to be the duty of thi
board to conduct all county eXamina
tons of teachers, grade the paper
and issue certificates.
Seventh Compulsory education
That section 1920 be amended so a
to require pupils to attend schOO
during the whole session of schoo
in their respective districts.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
A WOMAN SCORNED.

Philadelphia, Jan. Mrs. Maria
Danenhauer shot and killed herself
at her home today, after attempting
to kill her husband.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
sPELLBlNDER RETURNS.

Mexico City, Jan. 1.-William j.
Bryan. with his family. has returned
from the "hot country" and will go
north tomorrow.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02
KILLED BY THE CARS.

Cynthiana, KY, Jan. 1.-While re-
turning from New Years party
early today, Ray Hickman and Miss
Mary May Lowell were struck by a
freight train. Hickman was instant
ly killed and Miss Lowell injured.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-02

Just he engaged interesting railroad with
tul railroad
and IN the he has with f. H. Hartman president the Union
Pacific Pacific lines
the underground transit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
cHANUTE AFTER FACTORY.
Hope to Land a Big Muncie Glass Jar
Plant.

Chanute, Dec. 1s.-Chanute has an OPP
portunity to land one of the largest
glass factories in the world, the Ball
factory now located at Muncie, Indiana.
The exhaustion of the gas in the In
diana fields are driving numerous fac
tories away and a goodly number of
them are coming to the Kansas field.
Neighboring towns have pulled in
small glass factories but there are none
in Kansas that compare in size with
this factory.
The Kansas fields offer better railroad
facilities and are closer to the great
fruit district so the manufacturers are
DESTROYS of establishing a plant in Kan
sas.
Last week division freight agent of
the Santa Fee was notified by wire to
meet Ball Bros. at Cherryvale which he
did and accompanied them to Coffey-
vile and independence. They were to
have visited Chanute last Saturday but
a change Of plans was compelled and
they returned Immediately to Indiana
The firm have not decided upon a le-
cation and will not until they have in
vestigated Chanute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
TEST FOR THE eoPHERs.
Minnesota Football Team Arranges
Heavy Schedule,

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Minnesota is arrang-
ing q football schedule for the season of
1904 that will prove q. strength test of the
Gopher grfdiron warriors. So far DR.. Will
Hams has games arranged between five
members of the big nine and is nego-
tiating with sixth. The games already
announced as definitely. fixed are with
Chicago, Michigan Wisconsin, Illinois
and Iowa. The one now under negotia-
ton is with Northwestern.
This schedule, if carried out will be rhe
heaviest ever undertaken by the northern
institution and one of the hardest ever
scheduled in the west With so many big
games the Gophers will have to get into
form early in the season and be Kept in
perfect trim to the end, a task most diff
hcult for even such experienced trainers
as Keene Fitzpatrick or Mike Murphy
Schedules with so many heavy games
are generally considered ill-advised by
football coaches. as it is practically i'm
possible to keep men on edge for so lon
a period and to recover from injuries in
time to be fully prepared for the game
following the next Saturday. Prof Stage
of Chicago tried the experiment once, but
has never repeated 1t.
In 1899 the Maroons were so strong and
the outlook for the succeeding season so
good that Stagg consented to games wit r
Minnesota, Brown, Pennsylvania, Iowa,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18

dark room enabled Mrs. Ross to get a
glimpse of her husbands slayer. 1t is
said to have been this identification upon
which the prisoner was arrested.
According to reports here Mrs. Ross
and Hale were sweethearts prior to her
marriage with Ross. This marriage took
place about eight months ago; The couple
appeared to live happily. They were
welded in this city.
Hale had served a term in the reform
school for burglary in Bucyrus- He has
about a year. He is about "a years of age.
He has lived in Miami and Linn counties
the greater part of his life.
The officers hope to be able to secure A
clew from the team used by the slayer
of Ross. Sheriff Jelly refused to discuss
this phase of the affair, but said enough
information had been secured to enable
him to find the team that had been used.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross lived about thirty
yards from the line between Miami and
Linn counties, in the latter county. Their
Fontana. 1t is about IL miles from the
state hospital for the Insane to the Ross
home. It would take about four hours to
make the trip.
kept company with Mrs. Ross, who was
Miss Grace Eastwood, up to the time of
her marriage. Since the marriage IT is
said Hale had been frequent visitor in
the Ross home. Mrs. Ross is only 20
years of age. Her relatives all live in
that section. Hale's father is g resident
of Dade county, Missouri, and his mother
lives in Kansas City, having removed
from Miami county there. In the hospital
he has borne a good reputation. DR.. Van
Nuys of the hospital board says Hale was
morning, three and one-half hours after
the murder of Ross. Hale will not dis
cuss the case except to make denial,
saying that he spent the night in his
Sheriff Jelly would make no further state
ment concerning the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
RECEIVES VALUABLE MEDAL
Recognition from England of Service
in Roer War

]. Marshall Lamer yesterday receiv-
ed a beautiful trinket which carries
with it a significance which makes it
of untold value to him. 1t is a silver
medal a recognition from the English
government of Lamer's services with
the imperial forces in the South African
war. The medal proper is of pure sill
yer, the size of a dollar and appropri-
ately engraved. Below this are three
bars, one each for the Transvaal, Or
ange Free State and Cape Colony cam
paigns, in each of which Mr.. Lamer
saw active services. All these are at
tached to a ribbon of old gold, black
and red, England's military eolors for
the Boer war.
Mr.. Lamer saw several months of ac-
tive service with the British troops in
South Africa. He was with the kim
berly Light Horse and the Cape Special
Police.-Iola Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
SPORTING news.
Young COrbett Has Scheme to
Take Off Weight.
Has Improvised a Turkish Bath
at the Tavern.
HIS ROOM LIKE AN OVEN
Has a Tale to Spin of His
Former Battle.
Hanlon Thinks Ii Has a Knock.
out Blow.

San Francisco. Cal. Dec. 18.-To
make his lahers lighter as his period
of training draws toward it's close
Young Corbett, who is getting ready to
defend his title of featherweight cham
pion against Eddie Hanlon, has iInpro-
vised Turkish bath at Sheehan's tav-
ern on the beach. When he sweats off
a pound he keeps it off by taking gym
nasium sweats after he has eaten
breakfast or luncheon. BY this process
he is sure he will be able to keep from
working very hard on days irnmedi-
aely preceding the battle
One of the first things that attracts
the notice of a visitor to Young Cor
belts gymnasium is the temperature.
The little champions exercising room
is warmed by stove of generous di-
mansions and the heat-producing agent
is always in full blast.
1t is said by those close to Young
Corbett In his training here that he is
planning a big coup on his fight with
Eddie Hanlon on December 20. He is
reported as saying that he let Hanlon
stay the limit and get a draw in the
last bout SO that he could get another
and then bet a big amount on himself
to beat the coast fighter
Hanlon is not discouraged and is go
Ing on with his preparations and is
confident of winning In his daily
training he believes he has discovered
a blow that will put the Denverite to
sleep.
Il have studied my blows carefully, :"
said Hanlon. land have come to the
conclusion that a left to the law is nv
best, and 1 believe it will be that blow
that will give me the championship
when I meet Corbett. I know he is
clever and is a hard man to hurt on
the Jaw, but am sure that this punch
will be hard enough to win the fight -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
WILL TOPEKA PLAY BALLp
Missouri Valley League Assured
That Team Here Would Pay.

Kansas City, Dec. 18.-There still re-
mains vacancy in the Missouri VAL
ley league circuit, but the race has mar
rowed down at the end of the meeting
of the magnates at the Hotel Baltimore
yesterday to Parsons, Topeka and Cha
mute, with the chances about equal.
While it was expected that an eighth
city would be selected to fill out the
circuit, the action was postponed until
a future date, when the three remaining
applicants can lay their propositions be-
fore the league more clearly. There is
little question, however. that any of the
three could not make good, sufficient
proof of the necessary backing was
given. Chanute was the only applicant
not represented at the meeting, but
President Shively spent several days in
that place last week and received
enough assurances to make Chanute
thoroughly in the race. John Harkner
represented 6arsons, but asked for a lit
tie more time until he could get the af-
fairs more Strengthened out o. H.
Baldwin and D. A. Shoch of Pittsburg
were before the magnateS with an ap-
plioation for a franchise to place in To-
peka. letter was also hear from Mr.,
Kelly of the Topeka Street Railway
company assuring plenty of local CAPT
tai.
The meeting was attended by. A. j.
Baker, M. M. Wolfroth, Joplin; Frank
Hurlburt. Otto Morris, Springfield; Her
man Tholan, lola; p. c. Lyon, E. A.
Holmes, Leavenworth; E. E. Codding,
S6uaI1a, +. A HOrndQay, JAKE Bene,
Fort Scott. Mr.. Hornaday held Pitts
burg's proxy.
The first action of the magnates, after
President Shively had called the meet
ing, was to revise the constitution to
conform with that of the National as
| ISOLATION regarding the salary limit and
fines. The president was given absolute
authority in selecting umpires and i'm
posing fines. The afternoon session
was stormy, the magnates clashing over
the division of the gate receipts. After
about a seven hours debate, it was
agreed to make it 45 and As per
cent to the clubs and 10 per cent to the
ground expense. The general fund re-
mittance of IS was left the same.
| Joe Roe of Sedalia was appointed to
draft schedule of 126 games The sea-
son will open May and close about
September Is Joplin and Springfield
will be allowed fourteen Sundays each,
This brought out a storm of protest
from the other nagnates, but the mo-
| ton carried.
| The league adjourned to meet some
time in March, when the regular sched-
ule meeting will be held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
FOUL STRIKE NOT WANTED
American League Rescinds the Rule
of Last Year

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-Owners of the
American baseball league in annual
meeting rescinded the foul strike rule
adopted last year as an experiment.
and declared in favor of a schedule of
154 games in order to meet the extern
sion of the National league schedule.
The playing season will open on April
Is. The National league recently de-
clared in favor of the foul strike rule,
and 1t is the general belief that trouble
will be experienced before substitute
rule satisfactory to both leagues can
be agreed upon. The suggestion today
of President Shibe of Philadelphia that
only the first foul be called a strike and
that the other fouls be treated as they
used to be before the adoption of the
foul strike rule last year, seemed to
meet the approval of most of the own
arG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
Another 100000 Needed.

Washington. Dec 1S.-The president
has sent to congress a communication
from Secretary Hay submitting to him
the report OF the committee on inter-
national exchange constituted by au-
thority of congress to make an effort
to bring about a fixed relationship be-
tween the moneys of the gold standard
countries and the silver using coun-
tries. The secretary says to carry this
policy to completion it yet remains to
submit the conclusions of the foreign
commissioners to the Chinese govern
ment. to defrav the expense of which
the secretary says an appropriation of
800. 900 will be necessary. This recon-
mendation the president approves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
Howard Hale Arrested for the
Killing of Ora Ross.
The Suspect Is an Attendant in
Insane Hospital.
MRS. ROSS NAMES HIM.
Declares a Former Sweetheart
Was the Murderer.
Hale Claims That He Can Prove
His Innocence.

Paola, Dec. 1s.-Howard Hale, an at
tendant in the state hospital for the
insane near Osawatomie, was arrested
Thursday afternoon and brought to this
city on the charge of killing Ora Ross,
the young farmer who was slain in his
bed in the mol tnerr. part of Linn county
at 1 o'clock Thursday morning.
The arrest was made by Sheriff Jelly
Of this city. Hale will be taken to
Mound City the county seat of Linn
county, today and placed in Jail there
It is alleged that Hale knew the Ross
family well ana. according to Sheriff
Jelly. the arrest was made at the in
stance of Mrs. Ross, who secured a
brief look at the man at the time of
the shooting.
When brought here Hale said that he
had not been at the Ross home during
the night. He said that he was in the
hospital at o'clock in the evening, the
dinner hour. and that he appeared as
usual for breakfast. He said he went
to bed about II o'clock. The officials
in the hospital corroborated this part
OF Haie's story.
It IS asserted, however, that it would
have been possible for q man to have
left tie hospital after o'clock, driven
to the Ross home, committed the deed
and returned in time to have appeared
at breakfast.
According to the story of Mrs. Ross
as told by Sheriff Jelly, the woman saw
team leaving the Ross home immedi-
ately after the shooting. The woman
says she and her husband heard a noise
which sounded like a man walking in
the kitchen about midnight, and that
her husband went to that part of the
house to sac who was in the room.
AVhen he opened the door he was shot,
Mrs Ross says. He staggered back
into the room and fell in a kneeling po-
sition at the side of the bed The
man, who was partly masked, advanced
into the room and fired again, saying:
Ora has suffered enough"
The last shot proved fatal, according to
the story, and Ross died quickly. The
clothing Of the dead man caught fire and
this light, together with the light made
by the discharge of the shotgun in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRY TALE.
Boy Says He Was Carried Away by
Two Negroes

Hiawatha, Kas.. Dec. ia month
ago Milo Stains. . years old. who made
his home with his grandfather, county
Surveyor T. J. Marion, disappeared
The boy was found in the northeast
part of the county lately by George
Morton, farmer.
The boy says he was picked up in
the railroad yards in Hiawatha and
forcibly taken to the western part of
the state by two colored men. They
kept him with them for several weeks,
travelling from one point to another.
They then came back this way and left
him tied under a bridge near Reserve,
eight miles north of here. from where
he wandered to the Morton place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
Northwestern and Wisconsin. giving the

Midway eleven six major games
Instead of turning out another cham
pionship team like that of the season
previous under Walter Kennedy, the Ma
rooms were probably the worst in the
history of football at the south side uni
versity. The start down hill came when
which resulted in a tie to 6. They then
struck the toboggan with full force and
five straight and crushing defeats were
administered Brown won IL to 6, Penn
sylvania unmerciful and defeated
them Al to 0; Iowa, stronger than ever be-
western beat them to and Wisconsin
put on the finishing touches to the dis
astrous season to the tune of 80 to 5.
One lesson of this sort was enough for
Stage, and he has never been guilty OF
such an error SINCE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
Leavenworth Postofioe Growth.

Leavenworth. Kas., Dec 1S.-Post-
master Willard announced that after
January the Leavenworth postofice
would be first class, as the business
this year will greatly exceed $4,000,
the amount required to put it in this
class. This will increase the salary of
the postmaster from s., 900 to SO 900, and
of the assistant to 81 500 The large
amount of business done here is large
~ due to the fact that a good deal of
the fort, home and federal penitentiary
mail is, routed through this office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-18
Chicago After Briggs.

Toronto, Ont, Dec. 18.-Buttons
Briggs. Toronto's baseball pitcher. has
been offered a salary of $500 month by
the Chicago National team. If Briggs
pitches across the line, as he did for
Toronto last year, he will certainly be
worth this amount. Word was received
from Chicago to the effect that all the
clubs in the National league had waived
all claim to three players-Raub. Currie
and Harly-who figure also in the
Briggs deal and that they have been
released to the Toronto club.