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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-15
THE RETURN OF
CHARLES KRAFT
The Famous Fugitive Brought to
St. Louis a Prisoner.
PLACED UNDER $4,000 BOND
A crowd Of several Hundred Per-
sons Gather ut Union station
10 Get u Glimpse of the
Alleged UOOdIer.

st. LOUIS, Jan. l2.-Charlc9 Kratz.
the fugitive ex-councilman, charged
with being one of the leaders in the
$l3j,0 900 Suburban Doodle deal, who,
for nearly two years has had Il haven
in Mexico, was returned 10 st. Louis,
TO be tried for bribery, at 7:4J O'Clock
Monday morning, by Chief of Detec-
lives Desmond and Sheriff Dickmann.
A crowd of several hundred persons
gathered in the Midway at Union sta
ton a half hour before the arrival Of
the train. Here and there in this crowd
were acquaintance of the returning
fugitive. but the curious prcdominated
In the gathering. Many Of these per
SON had never seen Kraft, but wanted
10 see him because the world was talk
ing about him.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-15
santn Domingo Va helnr ehelled BY

Santo Domingo Was being shclled by
reyolutionists and the United States le-
cation was struck and tho city hall dam
aged.
The outcome Of the Japanese dispute
has been left by the ear to Viceroy Alex
Jeff. who may declare war If he desires.
The bank known as the Credit Interna-
tional suspended in Paris with losses to
depositors Of 81 400, 900.
In the event Of war between Russia and
Japan Germany will maintain a strict
neutrality.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-15
DOME

r. Frazco. an electrical worlor. vas
found sponsiblc f.r the s250oop fire
al The Iowa state rapitol ne b,yiro
dropped = Iiyhtcd candle rcar rho loo
fality Where he blaze was frs, d,.cay-
ere1.
The c@.foec-'s Jury brgiuq ifs jnqulr;
in', isr i|roougjs thcairr horror lp chi.
ca.p and many wlrucgsns tpll If the
doe = struggle. SAYING ma, cyjr. were
locked. that the qn-caIlcd aslcsfng chr
tain burned tina, ,lorn Wa mn, ,r M,
fir Ighliur apparaiug ON the e'o-a
and that The cmuloycs ri the fregir-
were uudiacipIincl.
Russell Sarc. who ir 81 wears Old
haa given up hi. daily visits III Wall
girrc' in Now vgr. and retired firm.
active L"a,'iciUaiiou /. ,r.frg
Con. Rafael H,,cg. tho Columbian
special envoy. has been informed by
Secretary HAY that the parrrna rro.-
i.ou viii not be rcryrr,.
The coun,ry's retail .radc iq slow
ACCORDING 10 weekly trade rcyioy.q
Nineteen buildiupg in,Iudiup I've
Banl,p. were burned a' tu.uu rex
There were 2Gg busjpra. raillrcq In
the Ini,cd States d,rirp tho e.v,,
dave ended on the 9Th pp,ine, oOa
the same week in 1902
Fire. which originated In the |pCuera'
store Of f. f.. Macha. d,.ir,ycd III, or.
tire business section Of pigck y %
United States Senator Dietrich
wa acquitted a, Omaha Ncb of re.
|cclyinr a bribc from a postmaeicr ON
She pround tina, II. had pnt yo, ,n4,n
oath of office
Commissioner of p@,u.Ioug Waro Ia.
decided ,ha, all rights Of pcusiou arc
haired bv couyictIou of crime and son.
fence tn Lrison for IIf.
Ttc EXCHANGES n, the l.,dinp ,lc,,-
inp bousos IN thc ,'ui,cd S,a,es dnrir.
,hc seven dnys ended ON IN. sth ..,,c'
gated 50 203 o5g On, Tho d.cr,,s. ,n,,-
parcd with the corrcspondiop week -,
last wear was 2G5
] a Coutts urcsideut or tho Fire, ma.
tional bank of Tinton /, drorr.d d,.,
I'm a hotel nj Cedar R,nidc
Government, clcrks are dienI,,e.J
over a new order Of IN. cahine, whic.
Will cumpcl them ia wurL e,,.p b,uro
a day.
Evidence accumula,cs -, tho c,r,.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-15

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NI'ei Il nearly "''fhIdHl at 'hc i'r
HIln"' ho'cI' Nra'H ""S orINch 10 NV
io"i court III d 'ai'l's'' ne wa" III
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
YANKEE CONSUL HAS
TROUBLE WITH TURKEY
New York Sun Special Service.

Washington, Nov. 25.-William Ross
Davis, consul at Alexandretta, is in trou-
BILE with the Turkish government and
may be sent back to his home at Steu-
benville, Ohio.
During the recent celebration of the
sultan's accession to the throne at
Alexandretta, Mr.. Davis concluded that
he had not been shown sufficient cour-
tesy and hauled in all of the flags with
which the American legation had been
gaily decorated. The Turks were Of
Tended and complained to the sultan,
who asked the state department. that
Mr.: Davis, be recalled. He probably
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Last Chance of the SEASON.

Chicago and return. J. 1900. $1O .0D1
st. Louis and return 81 900
Via Wisconsin Central Railway. Tick.
cts on sale until Nov. Goth and good to
return Dec. 1st. For full particulars
call on or address v. G. Russell, G.. P. &
Z. A., 230 Nicollet Ave-, Tel. N. w.
M-35. r. e. 356-
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$1,000 TO Chicago and Return.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will, to November 26th inclusive, sell
round trip tickets to Chicago at only
$1,000. Tickets good returning to De-
cember 1st. For further information
apply to r. III. Heard, General Agent,
corner Nicollet avenue and Fifth street,
Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
CUTS THROAT ON TRAIN
Woman Schoolteacher Of Monroe, Wis.
Survives Wound.

Beaumont, Texas, Nov. 25.-While on
her way from New Orleans to Beau
mont today in Pullman car attached
to a Southern Pacific train, Miss Eva
Smith, 26 years old, a schoolteacher Of
Monroe, Wis, attempted to commit sui
eide by cutting her throat with a
pocketknift The wound is not fatal.
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WASSAILS TO REVIVE
THE HARVARD SPIRIT
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 25.-Conser-
vative old Harvard has come to see
that song and glass of beer are
conducive to a good college spirit. To
that end, she has decided upon series
of pop nights, at which eight refresh.
union, turnout the year. Cambridge
is no-licenseu town, but the union,
as a club, has the privilege Of serving
drinks. A committee is at work COM
piling some good old tunes for these
meetings and everything will be done
to infuse the festive spirit which Yale
and Princeton, with their numerous ac-
cessible drinkingplaces are noted for.
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There is no one article in the line of
medicines that gives sd large return
for the money as good porous
strengthening plaster, such as Carter Is
Smart Weed and Belladonna Backache
Plasters. @ s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-25
ZION CITY IN MINNESOTA
Church Of William Hines Repudiated
by Prophet Dowie.
New York Sun Special Services.

New York Sun Special Services.
Waukegan, Ill, Nov. 25.-Dowie at
Zion City today said he had just re-
ceived word that William Hines Of Pine
City there and already had deluded sew
eral Dowieites. He denounced the
scheme as fraud and as having no
connection with him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08
A LITTLE GIRL OF LONG AGO,

One bright Sunday morning in November, 171e a
little girl named Prudence stepped out of and
looked up the hill to but rude log building A
smile passed her face then she turned and ran into
the house saying we are going to worship in
meeting house today aren't we, mamaa' Eyes said
the mother, and must make haste to get ready,,
So while Prudence washed the dishes swept the rude
Hoor her mother put the beans and brown bread which
We're to be their Sunday dinner, into the large brick
oven heated by the fire of great logs the fireplace
man was already standing the meeting house steps
begin the service.
Prudence was not allowed to sit with father and
mother, but taken with the other children to the
opposite side of the where they watched dur
ing the entire service by tithing man. And such
service! Sometimes the three or four hours
long but the children had to sit very quietly listen
Prudence sat there this particular Sunday look
into the high pulpit she thinking of what
the minister said but watching the hour glass and
counting the number of times the thng man turned it,
At last the endea the pew opened
and the people fled slowly out. Prudence felt like run
n1ng but as It was Sunday such thing not be
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THE PARADISE OF GOATS.

(Honorable Mention.) =
This certain event happened in the year 1919 Some
OF Americas most noted had discovered people re-
semhng us on one of the largest planets They were
greatly interested and began to think way to get
there they could say that their nation first
to carry on foreign commerce with Mars Two of the
observers had lately bought kind Of arshp and
with two other and two dogs they started carrying
five six bags of air they did know how much
One night when one was watching and nd the others Tiers
sleeping they struck something which shook the whole
car They awoke with jump expecting to the land
OF Mars But aas! It only the that jumped
over the They knew that what they were search
for must be in this direction Before quarter of an
hour great doomed up in front of them
and with great difficulty they landed The first thing
that greeted them was young with sleeves rolled
up pulling all of cooked vegetables from the
ground and dumping them in baskets feed the ami
mails The next thing was very large button grove
where some goats eating very contentedly. All
such things and to be They loaded their
and sailed for America but landed some islands
near America, whence they returned home.
"A Sixth Grade, Harriet Hewitt
Bryant School. 384O Twelfth Ayenue q
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A CLOUD DER SUNNY AFRICA.

Many years ago, in the year 1919, little girl of
sunny Africa sat with her mother by the seashore She
was weaving reeds and grasses together making pretty
basket Suddenly she grasped her mothers hand and
with her little black finger pointed out to sea- Her
mother looked, and great way off they saw tiny white
specks against the horizon They thought maybe
they were spirits They watched all afternoon and
specks seemed to grow larger and look like wings
toward evening they became very peculiar looking
things The little girls eyes opened wide she shook
her black curls doubtfuly. When it became too dark
for her to she went to sleep the little mat that
she called her bed.
In the morning she she looked out
OF the door, and to her surprise the things
the day before the shore and very
strange people were coming from them in boats They
soon landed and going to the door of the
IN She and her parents, thinking they good spir
It's fell on their faces and very much frightened
But the took ropes and bound their hands feet
and took them to the things that call ships They
put them in dark place and left them there giving
them little food. After long time men came in
and again bound their hands and feet and took them
into the light where they found many more of their
black brothers and sisters They were sold to other
white people and separated and seldom saw each
other after that They had work very and often
were Deaten. Margaret Bryan,
Seventh Grade, 23ll Penn Avenue NJ
Lowell School,
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PICTURE PUZZLE.
s@s.a (Copyrighted) = 49,.
Find the two cooks who baked the pie with the
=. blackbirds.

onss;s and of the coonsts had intended going
back to England began to look upon the colony
home.
In the year, 161s there was cargo of African
natives sent the James river to be sold
as slaves This the beginning Of slavery America
which IN after years caused much trouble.
Yeardley saw that the settlers wished to some
OF the freedom that their kindred in England had With
tenn that was then governing them He divided the
colony into eleven districts and let each district have
representatives The representatives burgesses
chosen by the people, and with the governor formed
colonial government or, it called the house of
burgesses This the first legislative body in
the new world All the laws that passed by the
Virginia council had to be sent to England looked
over and the laws passed in England could not be
forced in America unless approved by the council
Seventh Grade, Charles Williams
Calhoun School, 1921 Calhoun Boulevard
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IoR MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA, SATURDAY OCTOBER s. 1904

tney Will CO. Then there will be machines to do the
thinking for the school children be bouncing
PADS to put on the feet that from
pace 60 the other The best thing of all will be
Ventlon OF the magic wands of which we have heard
many tales These will turn sand gold pennies to
dollars or do anything of which weary minds NAV
think. -
II this time ever comes, then my great great great
great,great grandson and daughter will have fun.
B Seventh Grade, -Reinhard Huelner
FRANKLIN School - 622 Plymouth Avenue NJ
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THE FIRST LEGISLATURES.
(HonOrable Mention \


IN the early history of Virginia, about 1919 num-
Der OF things occurred that should be remembered
When Sir Thomas Dale, then governor of James
town. Virginia. sailed for England, he left man by the
name OF Argall governor. Arga was dishonest and
50 one George Yeardey made governor in his place
Yeardley made fine governor and the colony was pros
porous under his leadership. During the time that
feardley was governor the London company sent over
number Of young women who wanted to make their
homes in the world There W re some good results
from this: The women found good husbands in the col
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08
MINNEAPOLIS TOPICS
For Saturday, October %:
WHAT I SAW IN CoCoOsHIA."

c9coosha is very wonderful country Every will
able ind there anything
itself to his Imagination. The be awarded for
the style in which the tale is told of things Cocoo-
shia rather than for the pecuarites
found there. So If the imaginatons some are more
sober than those of Others recognition
possibly prizes by taking pains with writing Of the
story The must be editor of the
~ 'ne
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING OCT, Is
at O'clock They must be strictly original on
side only OF. the 800 words In
length, less than 100 number of words
and each signed with the grade,
dress of the writer. The rolled - ~
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skeleton key will be no good.
breakable. School buildings
Everything will be delightful.
A Fifth Grade, 2
Van C1eve School.
The windows will not bs
will be freproof also.
Warren Seelye,
GA Central Avenue NE.
THE FIFTEENTH HANDLING.

How Should like to see this country in 1872
exclaimed day to myself every WELL y said weird
little man who suddenly appeared; "Follow me-
followed, tho knew not why and reached the
attic where he opened the skylight we began
journey to the year 1919. #7-r-. ~ =
We went up fifteen flights Of stairs each one con-
tanning 1865 steps except the fourth eighth and twelfth
each of these containing $685. AT the fifteenth landing
the little man left me- I stood still for moment
derng what to do but at last house and thought
mi ght ask where should go. I walked up the steps
and Knocked servant answered my knock and asked
me to step in and wait for the lady It early and
the mornings work being done, learned, by
electricity heard the rafting Of the Dishes look
ing into the kitchen saw they were running, thru
groove into machine where they out clean and
dry. The sweeper running up and down the hall,
taking up the dust The sewing machine in the corner
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Continued from First Page.)

night the silence broken by singing and dancing
and telling of their many adventures. Soon the rosy
eastern horizon thru the soft mist told of the coming
dawn With the approach Of dawn they from
their feast of ambrosa and nectar and made way
homeward along the galaxy that lost itself in the mist
In the hasty removal of scenery parts of it fell to
EARTH leaving the memory of that
gathering Anna Alberg
3 Tenth Grade, 2205 Cedar Avenue.
South Side High School.
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= ~ Saturday, October 90:
"ToPsY-TURVY,,

''TOPSY-TURV
Il needs no diagram, surely, that
VIII ut TINS topic Not the family or
Junior escapes upside day moment The words
suggest too action quckness movement that sheuId
appear In the papers Don't let slo9
must be in the editor Of the JmrnaI
Junior
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING, oer. %
at O'Clock They must be strictly original written in ink
on one side only OF the
length less than 10o with the number words
and each paper signed with the school, name and adj
dress of the writer. The be rolled - -
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A DINNER IN A PILL.
(IIonorable Mention.

> =
think that in 1919 instead of cooking great din
ner all one will have to do will be to take pill that
will taste like good dinner to him. Then too every-
body will have automobile instead horse or bicy-
Gle Bicycles will be out Of date Things will cost
50 much Houses will be built freproof. And when
houses are built they will De built not only freproof
but 50 that people cannot get in without the key:
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THINKING MACHINES.

Honorable Menton)
Oh! If we only had them now, such the people
probably will have in 2O19 Here and there will
ships instead of street coaches And also
about big ordinary room, shooting straight up
world and know what is going land and sea.
There will be perhaps which waterproof going
down to the bottom of the that people can see
many strange animals and shells and hidden
treasures There will be movable stairs also SO that
people with large and heavy bundles will just have to
push button while standing the stairs and then up
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THE RUSSIAN REPUBLIC.


This is the year 2o19, which is the age flying ma
chimes and arships and while many wonderful material
inventions had been made still greater political changes
have occurred in the world 8 governments and espe
cially would the change that has the Russian
government be of qualification to the student
OF history century ago. S-t..~.
Russia was then of the most absolute monarches
the world has had while she free republic
where all equal and where justice reigns SUI
preme, and the mines of Siberia longer
prisons where hundreds of people, innocent any crime
are doomed to living death. - eG=a@.,
It will, no doubt, be wonder that such a
change about. It the outcome of the Russian
Japanese which occurred in the year 1904 and in
which Russia totally defeated Besides losing all
her power with the nations Of the world thru
astrous with Japan Russias monarchca star had SGT
for civil broke out. While she was busy engaged
defending her interests around Port Arthur and Man
chura the revoutonist taking advantage Of this
in rebellion and after series Of notable events the
monarchy totally overthrown and republic in
true sense Of the word, established republic in
which every man, rich poor has the voice the
government any other man. Dora Kohen,
A Eighth Grade, BIS Fourteenth Street.
choo
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NOVELTIES TO COME

--: 4os Waldorf Street East, New York, June
IA, 1919-Dear M: Let me tell you what I
have been doing this week. esterday I was
writing at my desk when I heard voices at the
balcony. I ran out and saw that three of my
friends had just alighted from their airships.
They asked me if would take little spin
with them. I consented and we settled our
selves in the car. We went papa office
on the twent ghth floor of the Lonia build
ing, over the magnificent theater, over the pub
lie library, and many Others I asked them to
stay to tea with me and they gladly accepted
We thought we had better go in and so the air
ship was anchored. Then I told mama they
were going to stay to tea and she said that she
would have to send wireless telegraph mes
sage to the caterer for some ice cream and
cake. In ten minutes it came thru the pneu-
matte delivery tube. We had tea and then
they went home Sincerely yours, 49,.
= ~ a5.,. Beth Baxter
90 .52@4 @@.;.- 1901 Fremont Avenue S.
B Sixth Grade, Margaret Fuller School,
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VICTORIA, THE GOOD.

Honorable Mention.) .-.- =
In the month Of May, 1919, when the flowers were
sprnging forth in their beauty and fragrance brighten
the world, another life sprang into existence It
little girl whose sweet innocence and strong Anglo
Saxon sense were appointed day to control the
scepter with such rmness to lift nation higher
level Queen Victoras life may be summed up by the
poet Words "Good thoughts her only friends, her
wealth wellspent age.''
The girlhood of her life devoted to patient
study under the of her mother, the Duchess of
Kent. Tho the old saying, Uneasy lies the
head that CROWN, is true, it is also that
Queen Vctorias head lay long before it realized
that it to crown. The famine of 1916, so
well remembered by the peasants of Ireland, re-
leved by the good will Of Queen Victoria and par
Lament. They worked willingly to relieve the distress
of the queen subjects of Ireland The were
repealed and free trade established. During her
reign the first worlds fair opened in Hyde Park Lon
don, and also in her reign allowed vote
Thus pages could be filed simply enumeratng the many
acts of kindness and loyalty Of this faithful queen
subjects. Her subjects will ---:~,..@
''Forget not yet the tried intent
Of such truth she had meant
Her great travail so gladly SPENT
Eighth Grade, -- Pearl Wolfson
Adams School 1908 Seventeenth Av. S.
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was hemm1ng ruff1e al BY ITSELF Soon The
lady came in and I asked, 'Where can take
a car for the hotels" She went to the door
and said, "There is ground line and an air
line. If you are in hurry you had better take
the last, as it goes diagonally across blocks"
She pointed up and I saw a queerly shaped
object coming down. In my surprise I stun
bled and fell down the flights of stairs back to
1904, where [ found the breakfast dishes wait
ing for me. -Gertie Bleecher,
A Seventh Grade. 937 Minnehaha Av.
Adams School.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-24
Good News for All

Bradford, Tenn, Nov. 21.-(special.
scientific research shows kidney
trouble to be the father Of so many
diseases that news of n discovery Of a
sure cure for 1t cannot fail to he wei.
coined all over the country. And nc.
cording to Mr.. j.. A. Davis Of this
place just such a cure is found In
Dodd's Kidney Pills. MFR. Davis says:
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are all that in
claimed them. They have done mo
more good than anything l have ever
ken had Kidney Trouble very
bad and after taking a few boxes OF
Iodd's Kidney Pills I nm completely
cured. l cannot praise them too
much"
Kidney Complaint develops into
Bright's Disease, Dropsy, Diabetes,
Rheumatism and other painful and
fatal diseases. The safeguard is to
cure your kidneys with Dodd's Kidney
pills when they show the first symp.
tom of disease.