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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

- A prominent Southern lady,
Mrs. Blanchard, of Nashville,
Tenn, tells how she was cured
of backache, dizziness, painful
and irregular periods by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM - Gratitude
compels me to acknowledge the great
merit of your Vegetable Compound 1
have suffered for four years with ir-
regular and painful menstruation, also
dizziness, pains in the back and lower
limbs, and fitful sleep. l dreaded the
time to come which would only mean
suffering to me.
Better health is all wanted, and
cure if possible. Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
brought me health and happiness in
few short months. l feel like another
person now. My aches and pains have
left me. Life seems new and sweet to
me, and everything seems pleasant
and easy
Six bottles brought me health, and
was worth more than months under
the doctors care, which really did not
benefit me at all. 1 am satisfied there
is no medicine so good for sick women
as your Vegetable Compound, and l
advocate it to my lady friends in need
of medical help" Mrs r. A. BLAN-
CHARD. 422 Broad St. Nashville, Tenn.
$4,000 forfeit If original of above letter proving
eeSsiHeneSS cannot DO produced
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Mr.. Bryan declares that it was cow
ardly for the Democrats to adopt plat
form that was silent on the money ques-
ton. A big majority of the American
voters Will agree with Mr. Bryan on that
proposition
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Another Massachusetts newspaper man
has been attracted to the Vermont news
paper field. G.. A. Cheney, of Sharon.
He has leased the White River junction
Landmark and we extend the glad hand
Of welcome. He will find the boys are
hustlers in this State but all mighty
good fellows.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Your Uncle Samuel gave away about
10000 acres of land last week to
home seekers and still has a few good
acres left. There is land enough so that
every man can own a home under the
Stars and Stripes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

"Why was Davis nominated for vice
president, asked a man of one who had
just returned from St Louis "Well
you see it was this way; some one re-
ferred to Davis as an 'Octogenarian' and
the delegates jumped to the conclusion
that it meant he would spend $50, 0OO,O 900
to win. That settled it mighty quick"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Let every town in this county initiate
the good example set by the Vergennes
Republicans and form a live, active
Republican club, of some kind, right
away and then get busy. Every Repub-
lican vote is needed in September.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05
MAKING FRIENDS EVERY DAv

This can truthfully be nd of JELL o ICE
CREAM POWDER, the new product for max
ing the most delicious ice cream you even
tastes so good in hot weather. All grocers
are placing ii in stock. If your grocer can't
supply you send 25c for two packages by
mail. -Four kinds vanilla, Chocolate, Straw
berry and Unfiavored. Address, The Genesee
Pure Food Co., Box 29j, lie Roy, Y.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Wanted, Immediately, more "Belfry
picnics." Get the people together for a
day in every town and let the Republi-
can State committee furnish the enter
tainment. They will do it. They have
big cannon and rapid fire guns besides
lots of good music on draught.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Having settled the question that farm
ers can make money in raising beef,
willows, trout and divers and sundry
other new and old schemes, the Barre
Telegram has tackled the income tax
idea. Perpetual motion will next be
be solved.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Did you stop to think that it took a
two-thirds vote, 667, to nominate Parker,
while it only took a majority of 591 to
accept him on his telegram; David B.
Hill is Foxy Grandpa" in fooling DEM
ocrats, but he cannot fool all the people
or even a majority of the people.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

The Democrats of Rutland county did
not get all the fusion they wanted two
years ago and will try it again this year
by an alliance with the license Republi-
can element in that county. This goes
to show that Rutland Democrats do not
believe in safe and sound Democracy
but want "mixed spirits in theirs
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

While the Democrats are pretending
to be with Judge Parker on the money
question, it is well for the voters to re-
member that his message threw the con-
vention into panic.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

The summer school at Rutland was a
complete success and of inestimable bene-
fit to every one of the 154 teachers who
availed themselves Of the opportunity.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Who would be 1.-THE power behind the
throne" if it meant an exit from this
world like that of NJ. Won Plehve, the all
powerful Russian minister who was
assassinated last week:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Democrats assert that the Republican
convention was conducive to sleep.
The Democratic convention seems to
have been conducive to Nightmares.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

The real source of congratulation
among Democrats is the fact that they
have got little closer than usual to
sound Republican policies.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

"Can you imagine a man going fish
ing and taking a bottle of lemonade
along:" asks an exchange That is not
what they call it in Addison county.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Hearst and Bryan have both served
notice that they will try again in 1908.
No party can be safe and sane with
such elements hopeful
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Hindley says that week on a vege-
table diet makes a good beef steak taste
like one hundred cents, or something to
that effect.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

1t is a new deal in American politics
for a great political party to ask the
voters to support Western Union dead
head telegram.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Why IS it that women are rarely sue
cessful in politics: Because they require
so many to help them keep secret,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

The Republican vice-presidential can
didate belongs to the present; the Demo-
cratic to the past.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

Vice President Candidate Davis is not
much of a speaker but his barrel can
Just holler, in fact, its all hollow.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05
ADDISON co. REPUBLICAN, TICKET

For Senators,
William \. Lawrence, Of Bristol.
John \. James, Of Weybridge.
For Assistant Judges,
Z. y. Field, Of Panton,
\. w. Foote, OF Cornwall.
For Judges of Probate.
William II. Bliss, Of NIiddlebury.
I. \. llasseltine. Of Bristol.
For States Attorney
Leroy c. Russell, Of Niddlebury.
For sheriff,
DIN 4. smith, Of Addison.
For High Bailif,
c. w. Doane, Of Orwell.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

1t is rumored that the Burlington
Clippers Two Dollar Bill is Addison
county coin. 1t has the right ring, any
way,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

1t would be source of pleasure to
Judge Parker if the people would quit
judging him by the company he keeps,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

For Treasurer,
John L. Bacon, of Hartford.
For Secretary of State,
Frederick G.. Fleetwood, of Morristown,
For Auditor of Accounts.
Horace F. Graham, of Craftsbury.
For Presidential Electors,
Walter H. Berry, of Bennington
Edward B. Finn, of Springfield,
Frank \. Bond, NIiddlebury.
Arthur f. Stone, of St. Johnsbury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

The August number of the National
Magazine is well worth reading, the
handling of Washington affairs 10y Mr..
Chapple, the editor being illuminating
as well as entertaining. The usual
number of readable stories and several
articles on topics of immediate interest
are presented. The departments will
hold the attention of the reader and the
issue is profusely illus rated. The Chap
pie Publishing company, ga Dorchester
avenue, New York, n. Y.
. n . TT O rita.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature of &<zHAzzzI
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

For Members of Congress.
First District David J. Foster Of Burlington
Second Kittredge Haslins, Of
Brattlcboro.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07
ESCAPE OF ACTOR EDDIE FoY

Tells How the Fire started and the As
restos Curtain Failed.
Eddie Foy said after his escape:
THE fire began in the middle of the
second act. 1t was when the moon
light scene was on. An electric wire
broke and was grounded, and from
this the flames were started In the
rear of the stage. The stage is un-
usually wide and there was so great
a draft the flames spread rapidly. They
soon had attacked all the scenery In
the rear of the stage. l never saw
flames spread so rapidly. When the
fire first began went to the footlights,
and to prevent alarming the audience
l said there was slight blaze and
that it would be better to go out quiet
ly.
'"Then 1 stepped back and ordered
the asbestos curtain down. This, when
half way down, refused to go farther
and thus an additional draft was ere
ated. This swept the flames out into
the auditorium and knew the theater
was doomed. I hurried back on the
stage and aided in getting the women
members Of the company into the al
ley. Some of them were in the dress
ing room and were almost overcome
before they could get to the stage and
to the doors. When / saw all were
out hurried to the hotel. There was
no chance to change my costume"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07

father finally found the caugIser in
an undertaking establishment. LANCE.
elmcst exhausted through his con-
tinuo1s trips from morgue to morgre
and from hospital to hospital. from
police stations to the coroner's Office
and then back through the wearisome
round again and again, came in utter
despair to the office of Chief of Police
O'Neill and begged two detectives to
assist him. He also pleaded with news
paper men. LANCE said these were his
only children and the detectives and
newspaper men promised him every
assistance. Finally the body Of a
girl was found ard the broken-heart-
ed father smiled through his tears as
he gathered up the little form and car
ried it to his carriage.
Il have one of them at last" he
said, land this will be great comfort
to her mother The absolute failure
of LANCE TO identify any one of the
bodies as that of his son aroused some
hope that the boy might still be alive
and cared for in some hospital.
But Lang's sorrow was turned TO
joy when he reached home As he
drove up TO the door with the body
which hehad brought from the morgue
as that of his daughter he was greeted
by his wife, who told him thai their
two children had returned home in the
evening in safety. They had become
dazed apparently and had been wan
dering around the city without know
ing where they were. Lang at once re-
turned to the morgue with the body OF
the little girl which he thought to be
that of his own child.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07
CAUSE OF THE CATASTROPHE
Man Who Saw What Did IL Tells the PO-
lice How 1t Occurred.

The police vigorously pushed their
inquiry into the causes OF the fire and
made several other arrests Oh sage
hands. among them William McMul-
len, the operator of the light which
started the fire, and Wilson Kerr. a fly
man at the theater. McMullen's story
was as follows:
Il was standing on the iron bridge
at the right side of the stage from
which the spotlight is operated. The
lamp seemed in good condition, but in
the middle of the second act, just as
l changed from wife light to a blue
one. the arc between the carbons splut-
tered and jumped. A spark struck the
frayed edge on the inside OF the border
of the curtain drapery. A flame which
1 should say was about twelve inches
long shot up. | abandoned the lamp
and clapped my hand upon the flames,
but they spread in spite of me.
Il called to have the fire curtain
lowered. and yelled to the house fire.
man TO help me. He came with pat
ent fire extinguisher which had no eff
feet on the flames. Finally l jumped
from the bridge to the stage. A little
child in one of the front boxes had al
ready been badly burned. / seized her
and carried her out and then returned
to the theater. Here ! worked pulling
people out of the choked exits until it
was useless to stay any longer"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07

and corner from orchestra pit to gal
lery before . p. IN. At $50 p. m. the
kindling spark had set the awful fire
and at the ashes of the dead were
scattered through the awful ruin.
At the hour when the matinee crowd
should have poured merrily from the
house scores who had escaped burning
in the fiery prison lay writhing where
they fell on the streets or had been
carried. bruised. broken and dying, to
the Northwestern University building
and stores in the vicinity of Randolph
and Dearborn streets.
The anguish of those who persisted.
caught in the burst of flame that shot
from the stage TO the balcony, in tine
midst of the performance of Mr. Blue
Beard" was lost to the 10000 people
who witnessed the horrors in the
streets.
While the panic of those who fought
at the main entrance of the theater
was Of itself a terrible thing, the wom-
en- and children who leaped from win
dows AMI fire escapes, with their bodies
enveloped in flame, the men who ran
madly through the streets shrieking
in their agony, and the spectacle of
thrilling rescues by firemen and vol
unteers caused another panic among
the crowds in the streets which threat
ened to add to the horror of the trag-
edy.
Above the cracking of the flames
could be heard the agonized shrieks
Of dying men, the despairing signal
of some unfortunate for succor. Then.
tearing, struggling at the blackened
mass to penetrate it and effect res
cue, they labored, cursing and crying.
Some of the still living victims were
rescued and taken out in time to be
saved. Others died before they could
be lifted from the heap Of dead: 9th
ers, while they were being carried
down the staircases.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07

Mrs. - Maliam, Dunning, Ill.
Orville Radtke, seriously, and w. A.
Merriam, seyerely-both of Chicago.
+. A. Muir and wife-no address;
Mrs. NJ. Seelig, Mrs. p. T. Kimball
both of Chicago.
Mrs. Mayyrne, Elgin, Ill.
Miss Susie Dehn, Chicago.
Otto Mailman, address unknown.
Errery Hernis and wife, Peterberg,
Ind.
Mrs. Darlington and Mrs. Lasky. adj
dress not known.
Mrs. Gallop, Mrs. Scrappen, M. L.
Nell; ]. III. Everett, not expected to
i've; Miss Nellie Reed, not expected to
survive; William Mclaughlin, nephew
Of DR.. Gunsaulus; Estelle Muir; -
cayanaeh, q boy, II years old, burned
and crushed-ell Of Chicago
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07
sEARcHERs WHO CANNOT FIND
Lost Ones Who Will, Perhaps, Never Be
Seen by Their Friends.

Lost Ones Who Will, Perhaps, Never BE
Seen by Their Friends.
Many men appeared at the door Of
Rolston's and Jordan's morgues who
had been on their feet for forty-eight
hours constantly searching for those
they had lost. The greater number of
dead are in these two places, and men
who had viewed the CHASTITY rows of
corpses before and had gone on I'M
availing searches to every other
morgue and undertaking room in the
city to which the dead from the the
alter had been taken came back once
more to Rolston's and Jordan's almost
in despair, but hoping against hope
that they might have overlooked their
dead in the great number that had
crowded the tables and floors.
In some cases they were successful,
In many others they were not Prsc-
tically all of the t.odies which admit
OF careful Identification have been CIR
ried away, and Of those which remain
the ajorfty are in such condition
that only the most minute and careful
inspection will be able to reveal their
identity to those who knew them best
One Of the saddest and happiest cases
was that Of Herbert and Agnes LANCE,
Of 1852 Barry avenue.
Poth children bad attended the per-
Torrance, and after many hours Of
sfiro1oea soarchino the broken-hearfed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07
INCOMPLETE DEATH ROLL
Many of Them Unidentified and Nearly
All Chicago People.

Many of Them Unidentified and Nearly
All Chicago People
The list of dead is very incomplete,
and includes large number that is I'M
identified. Here are the names, those
having no address attached being Chi
cagO people:
j. Rattey, Chicago: Miss A. Donald
son. Is years old, address unknown;
Mrs. ~ Lake, Chicago: Helen Nc
Caughan, Chicago; Miss - Howard,
Chicago; Z. A. Wilson, c. w. Forbush
and family, Anna Sterling. Mrs. +. A.
Morrill,; three men, employed among
the flies on the stage, names unknown
= all of Chicago; Miss Edith Horton,
Ontonagon, Mich; Mrs. Harbaugh, Chi
cago: Florence, a German ae per-
former; Herbert and Agnes Lang. Chi
cago; Ethel Blackman, 13 years old,
Glenview, ILL.,; - Ross, girl, 10 years
old, Chicago; Mrs. Cavanagh, Chicago;
unidentified woman, 81 N0tre Dame"
is stitched on underwear; unknown
boy, years old; two unknown won.
en-. Mrs. W. T.. Marsh; Mrs. Foreman,
Chicago; Louise Buchray, Chicago;
Marie Walsh, Is years old, Chicago;
Mrs. James d. Maloney, Miss Spencer
= all of Chicago; Ethel Jones. Chica-
go, mother, an invalid. dropped dead
when she received the tidings. Dt
daughters death; Mrs. King, Chicago;
Lillian Phillipson, 6 years, identified
ton uncertain; Robert II. Coults, Chi
cago: Miss Ada Lake, Chicago; Mrs.
O'Donnell, Chicago; boy, IL years old,
Lafayette, Ind: Mrs. Al Sullivan, Raw
ensw00d. Ill.
]. c. Johnson.
William NJ. Reed, lawyer, Wauke-
gan, Ill.
Hoyt Fox. Mrs. L. R. Butler, s.Ward-
man.
Edmund w. Morton, agent Wagner
Electric Manufacturing company, St.
Louis.
]. A. Kockems, - Newly, Mrs.
Stern.
H. Donaldson, address unknown.
Rev. George Howard Studley, pastor
of All Strangers church.
Miss ]. H. Dodd, Delaware, o.
| Miss v. Delee; Henning, a boy;
Walter b. Deisler, Muir, Mrs.
Emma Brinckley; Hoyt Fox. 16 years
old; Richard and Allen Hoist
| Harold Martin, Pullman. Ill.
John Holland, Lulu Shalbard, w. N.
Sprang, Charles H. Koll.
| Mrs. Dawson, address unknown
Wbifofox a hoy: William Butt
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07

certainly known a fire broke out In
the new Iroquois theater on Randolph
street between Dearborn and State.
At the time the house was crowded to
witness the play ''Blue Beard" which
has been running there since the open-
ing. The audience, composed very large
" of women and children, immedi-
ately broke into a wild panic and
scenes were witnessed such as make
the blood run cold hardly once in
century.
Fire Breaks Out in the Flies.
The fire broke out in the flies of the
stage, presumably from defect in the
electrical display. In an instant the
draperies and filmsy stage settings had
burst into flames. The actors and
actresses ran wildly about the stage,
as the audience fought and damned it's
way to the front doors. In a short
time the interior of the theater was
apparently mass of flames, and smoke
was issuing in clouds from the front
of the house. A dozen women and a
number of men with faces and hands
fearfully burned were soon taken into
a neighboring drug store, where the
worst injured were hastily attended
to.
women and Children I'm the Rush.
Women and children were piling out
of the doors. but the flames apparent,
ly gained rapidly, and it was con-
siderable time before large number
of the people could leave the building.
Meanwhile special calls and gener-
al alarm had summoned an extraordin-
airy number of fire engines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07

Dandages. All Of their teams were
placed at the disposal of the authori-
ties. and were utilized in conveying
the wounded to hospitals or to the Of
fees of nearby physicians. Within fif-
teen minutes after the fire broke out
FULLY fifty physicians were ON the
scene, and trained nurses seemed to
spring from the ground. so rapidly did
they appear.
Bishop Muldoon, with a prayer upon
his lips. with his coat off. worked
among the injured ard dying inside of
the theater. Hewas PASSING the theater
when the panic started and rushed in
to lend helping hand. He climbed
into the gallery and there directed the
work of rescue. Firemen and police
men rushed upon him to get him out,
but he remained among the suffering
while the smoke and flames came
closer to him. At the top of his voice
he begged the people to put their trust
in God and to calm themselves.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07

o. Them Thirty We're Dead, and Nearly
All Young People.
The chief of the city fire department,
Marshal Musham, who had called
fire trial board to hear the cases OF
six delinquent firemen. left the board
room hastily at the first call and took
personal charge at the fire. In an
hour after the fire broke out fifty
bodies had been carried from the the
alter into Thompson's restaurant, one
door cart OF these fully thirty were
dead, q number was showing faint
signs of life, and it was impossible to
tell at first glance whether about one
dozen of them were dead Or alive.
There were mostly the bodies of young
women under 20 years of age. and
children from to II. The bodies were
placed on the floor, on chairs, tables
and one young woman in dripping gar
ments was stretched along tie cigar
case
All the large dry goods stores Of the
city, which are situated with two
squares of the heater-Fields', Man
.dels'. Carson, Prize, Ccott & Co, schles-
niger & Mayer and the Boston store
In soen As they heard Of the emer-
49, -~-.- - $780, - oro7>
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07
sc-NEs r-YoNo DESCRIPTION
Horror of the Catastrophe Never I:efor
Witnessed by Old Officers.

Horror of the Catastrophe Never Before
Witnessed by Old Officers.
Scenes during the progress of the
fire were beyond description by the
spectators. Old policemen said they
had never witnessed anything to equal
the horror of the disaster. Bodies
were found sitting straight up in the
seats where persons had tainted from
fright and then suffocated by smoke
and gases. In another part of the bal
cony where the blaze had been blown
upward and back one little girl was
found dead. Her hair had been burned
off and her face badly scorched by
the flames. In her lap lay a fur muff
unframed by the flames which had
swep, over and around the upper part
of hi. body. Some had fallen back
in their seats in utter collapse and net
their fate.
Charles B. Taylor. janitor. was
washing NAndows in the University
building. Lyectly across the areaway
where the theater fire escape was To-
Gated. He describes a terrible scene.
Immediately after the cry of fire was
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07


raised, he said, score or more men.
women and children clambered ON to
the platform of the fire escape, each
crushing the other in the mad flight
to climb to a place of safety. The
terrible crush prevented any from de-
scending. While the heartrending APP
peals for help rose high above the din
inside the theater, and while the aw-
full fight for mastery was going on
on the small iron platform, two huge
iron doors, which up to that time had
held the flames inside, burst open and
a wave of fire swept upon the mass Of
humanity.
with shrieks, mingled with curses
and pleadings, the twenty or more
were swept frons the platform. One
woman nearest the outside fen head
long to the pavement, aliehting upon