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The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-12-31

The total Republican plurality
in the election was 2,546, 470, the
largest ever obtained at any presi-
dental election in the United Sta
ties, larger than Grants or McKin.
leY's.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-12-31

Supreme court upholds the law
against minors 10 the saloons and
recovery on liquor dealer bonds.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-12-31

The copper bulls are charging it
up TO profit and loss, while the
bears are crediting it to the Lawson
prophet.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-12-31

OFFICE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Austin and Vale SITS, Jefferson, Texas.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-12-31

Saturday, Dec. 81, 1904.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
FIRE LAID TO GREED AND COWARDICE.
Res possibility for Great Holocaust in
Chicago Is Fixed by
FRANK T. FOWLER OF wAUKEGAN.

Sacrifice to managers greed
Whatever may have been the immediate of the
Ioquois fire. it be laid at the door of greed and munich
pal cowardice.
When the chief of the fire department, the grand, the
good OLD Sweeney, said to the city council
Station two remen in every theater in the city at the
expense o. the theate and the chances of disaster will be
reduced thousand times then the smooth theater
to the city council committee to whom the matter
had been referred gained from them stay of decson then
another then 578 dead 276 missing.
I'VE can't stand the expense, they cried.
578 dead 276 missing
Greed
Don't make the exits too wde they say to the arch
tect it will cut off lot of seats Seats money.
Money-greed today means 578 dead 276 missing.
Greed municipal cowardce stand responsible today for
the sckenng disaster in the history of country
The law justice demands that should you take life,
that you should meet death punishment.
In the of the memory of 578 dead 276 missing and
their thousands of relatives and friends to the bottom OF
this unspeakabe catastrophe and reach to the high places
and mete death and punishment to those who by their
greedther insane struggle for the dolars-gave to the
world Wednesday of the most appalling tragedies in the
memory of man.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05

general manager for the Browne
Chaplin Lumber company. He was a
member of the M E. church and sang
in the choir. Mrs. Winslcw's sister
married Frank Grout and they live in
the West, and another sister married
Dan. MacGillis, who now resides in
Milwaukee The Winslows lived here
four or tive years. The Evening Wis
consin has the following to say of de-
ceased
''The body of c. E. Winslow, one of
the victims of the Chicago horror, was
brought to this city this morning by
Daniel Mac Gillis of the Mac Gillis &
Gibbs Lumber company of this city.
Mr.. Winslow lived at Thief River Falls,
Mimi, being one of the members of the
lumber company of that town. He
formerly lived at Stevens Point, where
his mother now resides.
Mr.. Winslow and his mother spent
Christmas in this city and Mrs. Winslow
is now here visiting at the home of her
son-in-law. 340l Cedar street After
the family reunion and festival on
Christmas day, Mr.. Winslow went to
Chicago, arriving there Wednesday
morning. He went to the Brevort hotel
and checked his grip, according to what
was ascertained by Mr.. Mac Gillis later,
and then took lunch and went to the
Iroquois theater. He probably occu-
pied seat in one of the balconies, for
his body was taken from the charnel
house after the flames had been sub
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05

dued and carried to Jordan's undertak-
ing rooms There they were identified
by papers found in his pocket and hi
name was included in the publishe
list of victims IL was incorrectly
printed, however, being given as &c. A.
Winslow of Three Rivers. Minn."
Mr. Mac Gillis was in Winona whes
he read the accounts of the horrible
disaster. In glancing over the lists of
victims he came upon that name, &C.
A. Winslow, Three Rivers, Mimi" and
remembering that his brother-in-law
had said that he was going to attend q
theater while in Chicago, 81 once was
seized with the fear that he was the man
who was burned He telegraphed at
once TO relative in Chicago and his
worst fears were confirmed. The reply
came that Mr.. Winslow was among
the dead and his body was at JordaI's
undertaking establishment with the
hundreds of others.
The body was very badly burned. but
was not dis6gured beyond recognition.
1t was positively indsatided by papers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
BURNING OF IR0QUOIS THEATER of Chicago.

IN the pocket of his clothes, which Mr.
Mac Gilhs had seen but the day before
at his home in Milwaukee. The re-
latlves of the dead man regard it as
providential that his grief striken
mother was visiting at the home of her
daughter and son-in-law whLn the
terrible news came.
The dead man is survived by wife
and son is years old of Thief river
Falls, Minn., who came to Milwaukee
this morning; mother of Stevens
Point two sisters, Mrs Mae Gills and
Mrs. Warner of Cheyenne, Wyo., and
one brother, Allen Winslow, who is
somewhere out west The exact
whereabouts of the last two are
unknown and the relatives have not
been able to get word TO them of the
sad affair. Mrs Fred Bailey of La
Crosse and Mrs. Fred Sobeck of
Hokah, MINI, are relatives of his wife,
They also arrived in Milwaukee this
morning, as well as MIR. and Mr..
Wright of Tiyef River Fall, MIR. Wright
being BUSINESS associate of the dead
man.
The funeral will be held at La Crosse
on Monday afternoon, the body to be
shipped to that city today, accompanied
by the sorrowing party of relatives and
friends"
Chas. j. Winton, of this city, left last
evening to attend the funeral at La
Crosse. Mr.. Winslow was general
travelling agent of the Thief River Falls
Lumber Co., of which Mr.. Winton is
member.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
BISHOP FALLOWS DESCRIBES SCENE
GRAPHICALLY.

God forbid that again such aheartrending sight
have been and upon the bloody battlefield, in all
my experience have seen anything halt so grewsome
the sight that assaled y eyes when with the aid of
tiny lantern finally able to penetrate the nky black
of that balcony There pile of twisted and bleed
ing bodies high with backened faces and
of charred clothing clngng to them Some alive and
moaning their agony Others by far the greater number
were dead. Wandering about up there met young
fellow dressed in gaudy costume and with painted face
How he got there he could not tell me- for he nearly
crazed He said that the exit from the stage
off by the flames and that many of the actors and
actresses we're pershng the stage assisted in carry
nc many of the injured down and mnsered to them best
could.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05

scenery seemed ablaze | turned to pick
up our wraps and when ! again looked
toward the house the pit seemed a
seething caldron of flames which shot
out from the stage. took my mothers s
arm and we made our way to the aisle
and up TO the main aisle where we
heard an usher saying, Turn to the
left and make your way out We
turned to the left and found an open
door and fire escape platform. We
were by this time in the midst of a
perfect jam of of people, who seemed
tc be too thoroughly dazed to be panic
stricken.
81 shall never forget how grateful l
was for the first breath of fresh air after
that horrible furnace of flame and
smoke. | looked down the fire escape
stairway and saw about halfway down
an iron shutter, opened directly out
ward and blocking the fire escape so
that but one person at time could
squeeze by. | remember thinking that
if | could only get to that shutter
would push it back and clear the stair
way. When we reached it | did so,
but it sprung across the way again, and
when my mother tried to force her way
by her skirt caught upon it and held
her firmly, nor would the door itself
move. The crowd behind were push
ing US and we were unable to retreat
and release my mother. When her
predicament was understood a power
full man grasped her around the waist
and tore her loose from the door, after
ward forcing it back out of the way. A
few steps from the bottom a fireman
took her in his arms and carried her to
the ground"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05

back of the seat, she having been forced
face downward. In tn, aisles nearest
the doors the scenes Were narrowing in
the extreme. Bodies Jay in every CON
ceivable attitude half naked, the express
sions on their faces revealing some por-
ton Of the agony whicn preceded their
death
There were scores and scores of people
whose faces had been completely tramp
led off by the heels of those who rushed
over them In one aisle the body of d
man was found with not vestige of
clothing, flesh or bone remaining above
the waist line. The entire upper por-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05

ton of his body had been cut into mince
meat and carried away by the feet of
those who trampled upon him. A
search was made carefully with hope
of finding his head but it could not be
found, and all that will ever tell his
friends who he was is the color and APP
pearanee of the clothing on the lower
limbs, and this is in such condition as
to be hardly recognizable.
Such are a few of the horrible
details Of the Iriquois theatre fire, and
it would take many pages of the PILOT
TO 60 ever into partial details. We will
have to b. contented to publish the par
ticulars concerning the death and es-
eapes of those Snown to the people of
Wausau.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
To Cure Ii. grippe in "a Hours.

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No remedy equals WARNER's WHITE
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and fatal disease. If taken thoroughly
and in time, it viii cure case in "a
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La Grippe it never fails to give relief.
Price, 25c and soc.
For sale at w. A Runge's drug store
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
57S DEAD; 276 MISSING; Us INJURED.

Women and Children incineated They
Crushed to Death in Their Mad Rush for the
capped From the BaconeLarge
LockedExts That Were Opened Some Were Found Without
So That There Was No Way Reach the Ground
the People Were Pushed Off
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
CHAs. +. wISsLow.

Chas Winsiow. who met death ia the
Iroquois theater fire was a former resi-
don't of Wausau. Some twenty years
ago ne came to this city from Stevens
Polns, aad was bookkeeper, cashier and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
MRS. NJ. C. YAwKEY AND MRS. NJ. c.
WHITE.

MRS. NJ. C. YAwKEY AND MRS NJ c.
WHITE
Mrs. Yawkey and Mrs White are
mother and sister of G. e.. Yawkey of
this city. They had been visiting in
Wausau over Christmas and couple
of days before the fire went to Chicago
They had said that they were gong to
attend the matinee at the Iroquois on
Wednesday, and Mrs. Yawkey, of this
city, was almost frantic after she
learned of the fire until a word was
received on Thursday of their safety
Mr.. Yawkey was at Hazelhurst and
knew nothing of the great holocaust
until Thursday morning, when he re-
ceived a dispatch from his mother say
ing that they were safe. They attend
ed the matinee, as intenGed, and could
only secure seats in the balcony. mrs.
White tells the story of their mirac-
ulous escape to a reporter of the Chi
cago Record, as follows
At the Stratford Hotel are Mrs. F. M.
White and her mother, Mrs NJ c.
Yawkey of Marquette, Mich. Mrs.
White is the wife of a member of the
| lumber firm of Kibbee & White, Mar
| luette. These two women had seats in
the balcony of the theater and had an
almost miraculous escape from death.
''Our seats we're on the extreme right
| and of tho halconv cold Mrs VVb;ko
yesterday afternoon. 1--WE were in the
second row from the front and about
| five seats from an aisle. We were in a
position to see portion of the eletric
light song had just commenced when
this light began to sputter. Above and
and quite near to it hung a red drapery
that was continually swaying to aud fro
in the draught from the stage. The
sparks from the light caught this drap-
cry and sr=:ail flame shot out from il.
| Efforts were made to put this out, but
it spread to other pieces of scenery. and
fiItaI,y the top and sides of the stage
were afiame.
'SoGle one on the stage bad beeS tell
ing the audience not TO be alarmed and
the music had oeen going on, but when
the blaze spread to the sides and up in.
10 the flies and an attempt was made to
lower the big asbestos curtain | began
TO think il time 10 move. We had been
sitting still aud keeping cool, because
We had confidence that the theater was
freproof and that the lowering Of the
ASBESTOS eartain would put the audience
out of dagger and because We knew
that the more people who kept cool the
less danger there was If panic
When the top and sides of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05

Chas. E. Winsow, former citizen Of Wausau,
among the dead
Mrs. w. A. Warren. Louise Bird sister of
Claire c. Bird, Of this city, made her escape from
the parquette and making her way out was
knocked down and trampled Upon, but managed to
save the life of little child.
Mrs M. c. Yawkey and daughter, Mrs. F. NJ
White, mother and sister OF c. c. Yawkey, of this
city, escaped from the balcony Of the burning theater
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05

w. w. Cooper, of Chicago, who met
his death in the fire was quite well
known here having lectured in the NJ.
+. church at one time. He was-one of
the leading men Of this country in the
Methodist denomination.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
Voting Contest
FOR A.
Piano

Given by the leading merchants Of wausau. by
which a $3.50 Kimball Piano viii be given away
absolutely FREE to the Church. Lodge. society
or school of Wausau voted the most popular by
January %. 1904. contest 70 commence
October Ist The merchants will issue
ballots with every 25c cash purchase. which
entities the holder TO one vote. All votes must
be deposited In ballot box at Neuling q Bayers
Dry Goods store within five days from ie Of
sale otherwise they win be nun and void H.
g. Lemke. City Treasurer viii count the ballots
aud give the vote each week in the PTLoT and
Record. and announce the winner at TIE end Of
the contest. The Piano is now on exhibition at
James Music store The following merchants
will issue ballots:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY.

FOR nSofsw
OF land ofs<
and
town
range
of
nwa ana 4ctN
49, town | ow angel
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05

John Kueber, of this city, had
cousin who met her death in the fire.
Miss Lola Kuebler, of Chicago, aged II
years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05

Nathan Smith, son of b. w Smith,
until recently a resident of Wausau,
was in the theater He sat near an
exit and was one cfthe first to discover
the flames and without a moments de-
lay he made his way out. He was one
of the first to get out.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
MRS. w. A. WARREN.

Mrs. Warren, nee Louise Bird, of Chi
cago, sister of Claire c. Bird, of this
city, was on the first floor of the theater.
She chaperoned three young girls. In
writing to her mother, MRS. Geo. w.
Bird, of Madison) and which letter was
forwarded to this city, and from which
the PILoT is allowed to take extracts,
Mrs. Warren said: "We just escaped
and that is ALL 1t was terrible; never
shall forget 1t as long as | live. The
awful flames and smoke right on us and
the people burning and jumping from
the fire escapes and being carried away
bleeding ard screaming 1t was a
matinee performance and the building
was crowded with women and children.
We were the third row from the
front, and you can imagine what time
we had getting out. was the last of
us four to get out, and we were all
separated. helped little boy to get
out or | think he would have been
crushed to death. l thought of my own
precious darling at home and picked
this little fellow up in my arms. He
hung to me like Billie does and hid
his face in my neck, of course we fell
and people jumped on us, but we got
ont without being hurt. / became
separated from him when we reached
the outside, but knew he was safe"
Mrs. Warren goes on to discribe her
frantic search for the girls aud with the
help of others of her finding them at
last. They had lost their coats, hats
and furs and the hair of one of them
was burning when she reached Fields
and the clerks putt out Their clothes
had been almost torn off in their attempt
to reach the outside of the theater.
Mrs. Warren, after describing several
very pathetic scenes closed by saying:
| am black and blue all over and my
hat a trifle singed, but otherwise |
am safe and how thankful we all are
that none of us were really hurt
Fields did noble work caring for tie
people and they deserve unlimited
credit"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
Henry B. Huntington,
Law Real Estate and Fire Insurance
Scott ST.. Opp, Court House, Wausau, Wis.
Over 1900 Acres

Of Fine Farming and Hardwood Lands for Sale Marathon Lincoln
and Taylor Counties Wis.,
The lands described below choicest
Marathon County.
Fine Residence Property Business Property Building Lots
and Acre Property for sale in the city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05

David Winton, of Thief River Falls,
came very near being in the burning
theater. He had written to G.. 4. Wins
low that he would meet him at the
hotel, as he wished to see him on busi-
ness. Going to the hotel, he found that
Mr.. Winslcw had not received his letter
and had gone out. Mr.. Winton then
thought he would attend the matinee at
the Iroquois; on his way he changed his
mind and went to McVicker's. After
the fire the name of G. f. Winslow APP
peared among the dead His identity
was discovered by a note book and
letters. Mr.. Winton examined over
200 bodies before he found Winslow's.
David telephoned to his brother Chas.
j., ia this city after finding the body.
A report was in circulation to the
effect that Miss Mae Kanouse of Apple
ton, and her escort, j. Williams, of
Chicago, former student of Lawrence
University, were among those who
perished. Miss Kancuse is a daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. f. D. Kanouse, of
Appleton, the former brother of the
late DIR. E. M. Kanouse. of this city.
The couple had planned to attend the
matinee but by series of unavoidable
delays Mr.. Williams was unable to call
at the appointed time, and it being so
late they spenC the afternoon at the
Field Museum.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-02-06
High School Notes.

Most OF the pupils who were
remaining away from school on
account of smallpox, have re.
turned. Only two are absent
now.
Two new pupils have entered
in the High School since Jan. 20,
1904. One, Rosa Booker, entered
the eighth grade, and the other,
Elizabeth Perkins, entered the
tenth grade.
A few of the High School pupils
are not attending school on &C.
count of sickness. Mr.. Sam Dav
is quite i'll, and Miss Ella Nc.
Lendon is kept at home because
of her brother Roberts sickness.
VIM. Brown is sick and cannot
attend school.
On Friday, Jan. %, the High
School was divided into two sec.
tons. Each section elected Off
GERS for literary society. After
the election, which took up about
half an hour, the ninth, tenth and
eleventh grades chose Sides and
had spelling match.
About the 10th of January sev.
eral trees were set out so as to
have a shaded school ground.
There are abont seventy five
trees arranged in Il double row
around the schoolhouse.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-02-06
MADE TWO GOOD GUESSES.

Last Monday reader of the
Enterprise drove up in front of
our Office with two bales of cot
ton, and came in to tell US that
since last fall he had been read
ing in the Enterprise our con-
slant prediction of 15c cotton and
that he had saved two bales for
that price, but was disposed to
argue the point with US when we
advised him to sell, and asked us
to explain why it would not 60 on
to zoe. We admitted that it
might, also that it might not, and
he finally decided to sell, which
he did at little more than 15c.
The next day the market was
off about one cent per pound.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-02-06
AMENDE HONORABLE.

In Thursdays paper we pub
llshed communication signed
Subscriber that contained unjust
and~unwarranted language with
reference to Editor Knapp of
the Citizen, and the fact that we
did not realize until after the pa-
per was mailed that the language
was grossly insulting, is not a
sufficient explanation or apology.
We sincerely regret that the
article was published. We bear
the editor of the Citizen no i'll
will. We regard him as an honest,
sober and highly respectable old
gentlemen. We have never
known or heard of his doing any
thing dishonorable or that would
entltle him to be classed as a
'black-leg."
We make this statement sim
serely, and frankly apologize for
the publication of the article
signed Subscriber.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-02-06
A GOOD APPETITE.

Will Editor Mercer be satisfied
if he gets a city court for Fitz-
gerald? Or will he, with that
desire for acquisition which
seems Unsuitable, then want the
court house?-Ocilla Dispatch.
Now that's a very pointed
question. Besides, how are we
to know how long it will be be-
fore we are hungry again. Any
way, our craving for the city
court persuades us to think we
would make any sort of a prom
Use to get it, just to see how we
like it.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-02-06

Did the Enterprise hear that
Mr.. ]. Y. Paulk, Hon. Warren
Paulk, and Hon. Henry T. Flet.
cher were being talked of by
many people as good men to
make the race for the legislature?
They are good men, and each
has a strong followiug.-Ocilla
Dispatch.
Indeed they are all good men,
that goes without saying, and
more than once we have heard
them mentioned as candidates
for the legislature, but not in this
campaign. We would not be as.
tonished, however, to see the
friends of either push them
into the arena at any time.