davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
ADOLPH BECK IS
 CAUSING TROUBLE
WAS WRoNGFULLY CONVICTED IN ENGLAND AND SERVED SEM. TENcE-HAs REFUSED A REc. oMPENsE OF $1o,ooo.

London, September S-Home Secretary sion to inquire into the circumstances of the convictions of Adolph Heck, who was convicted in 1895. served one sentence of seven years. and who was again arrest ed and convicted. but was granted q free pardon" when it developed that it had been conclusively proven that both his convictions were founded on mistaken Identity.
 The case has caused a great sensation especially in view of the profound inter est in the Maybrick case, and the charge against the police of conspiracy in order to secure the conviction of an innocent man. is freely and openly made. The government has offered Beck as compen- sation the sum of $1O,OOO. which he re- fuses on the ground that 1t was not suf- ficient He demanded a full inquiry which is backed up by the public and press.
 The case is expected to develop a sen sation reflecting seriously on the police conduct of the case. In both instances Beck was charged with obtaining money and jewelry from women under false pretenses, and his convictions were se- cured on the evidence of women who identified him. Recently however, a man giving the name of John Smith was ar rested on the same charge, and confessed that he was the man who was convicted in 1877 on the same charge. When Beck was convicted in 1896, 1t was stated by the police that Beck was the man Smith who was convicted in 1877.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
CAMPAIGN IN PULLMAN. Congressman Burnett Will Speak In
 That City Tonight.

Culman, September s.-(Speclal)- John l.. Burnett will address the people of Vincent at the Branch hotel tomorrow afternoon at o'clock He will speak at the court house in Cullman tomorrow night at 8 o'clock and at Berlin, eight miles east of Cullman, Saturday morning at Il o'clock. These speeches will be made under the auspices of the Parker and Davis club, which is doing very active work for the cause of democracy In this county Captain Hobson will make two speeches in the county next Friday Sep tember 16.
 In the general election in November the people of Culman county will vote on the special tax levy of 10 per cent for school purposes. There is no doubt but that the levy will be authorized by good ma iority of the voters of the county; in fact, your correspondent has heard no opposi- ton to the proposition whatever. Cullman county takes commendable pride In the improvement of her schools and any prac- ticable proposition of improvement is well comed with enthusiasm.
 Mrs A. E. Hewlett, wife of Register in Chancery A. E. Hewlett. is spending some time in Mississippi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Personal and General.

Charles Jones of Rowland, Ga, has ac- cepted a position with the T. L. Wagner Loan company.
 Miss Carrie Adair Is visiting this wee { at Blocton.
 Next Sunday afternoon the woodmen of the World will unveil a monument over the grave of Samuel Snow, who died at Dothan several months ago.
 Miss Ethel Tennent has returned from a weeks visit to Athens
 Mrs. Thomas H. Tenny of Virginia City Is the guest of relatives in Pratt City
 MT. F. M. Page has returned from a visit to the worlds fair at St Louis.
 MT. William R. Lee and Miss Jennie Freisner both of whom are we'll known in Pratt City, were married yesterday evening by the Rev. Dr. Handley at his home in Birmingham.
 Letters have been received by the fam fly of Alderman James A. Kirk, who is in South America on a prospecting tour, stating that he is we'll and is very much pleased with the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES.
Capt. John Thomson Was One of the
 Few Survivors of Mexican War.

Fort Payne, September 9.-(special)- Capt. John Thomson. one of the oldest men in. the county, and one of the few survivors of the Mexican war, died at his home at Girltown, near here, on Satur- day, September 3. He was in his S7th year. He leaves a wife and several children. Ills remains were laid to rest in the family burying ground at White Hal Sunday afternoon. and by his request the funeral service was conducted by Judge W. C. D. Cook.
 He was also buried with Masonic rites, as he had been a lifelong member of the Masons, and was a member of the Mis- sionary Baptist church also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
May Be Trouble.

Florala Ala, September S.-(speeial.)-- Trouble of thes Indianola stripe Is about to break out at McRea, small station on the Central of Georgia below here. Postmaster Bryant also runs store in which he employs a negro clerk. Lately he has been sick and has set the negro to distribute the mail. The people raised a big kick and sent to Florala to get mail, ordering it sent there, ten miles away before they would receive 1t from a negro The citizens are making a big kick especially as they say the negro Is very illiterate and is not in the least competent to do the work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
J. B. Graham Building.

Talladega, September s.-(special.)- handsome new school building named for the late lamented J. B. Graham, super intendent of the city schools, will be dedicated with simple ceremonies Mon day next. A life-sized oil painting of her husband has been given by Mrs. Graham. Superintendent Graham was killed by a train at Talladega two years ago. He was one of the best known educators in the south, member of the constitution al convention, and leader in the Knights of Pythias and the Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Old Letters Found.

Talladega, September s.-tspecial)-S H. Henderson has found in an old build ing heres letter file containing letters written in 1s4O-42 to Joseph A. s. Acklln, the United States district attorney for the Northern and Middle districts of Ala bama, with headquarters at Huntsville. The letters are written by hand and from the department at Washington in most cases. It is supposed the file was brought to Tahadega by the late N. s. McAfee, who was district attorney after the civil war and moved here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Negroes Are Whipped.

Talladega. September 8.-(Special.) J. Jesse Sizemore, John Curley, Fletcher Phillips, Crawford Roberts and Mike Keith, all of this place, are in jail charg- ed with whipping a number of negroes a few nights ago. The men are employed on the Eastern of Alabama railroad and objected to negroes being worked on the same line though on different sections, it is said. The negroes were pretty well warmed up and made complaint against the men arrested and others who have not yet been apprehended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
COMMERCIAL CLUB
 TO HAVE MEETING
IMPORTANT MATTERS WILL PROBABLY BE CONSIDERED TO- NIGHT AT PRATT clTY-SUP- PLIES ARE GIvEn MINERS.

Pratt City. September s.--(speciaL)- President E. J. Hudnall of the commer- cial club has called a meeting of that body at the public library in the high o'clock. It is probable that some i'm portant matters will come before the club.
 During the past the Commercial club has been prominent factor in the de- velopment of Pratt City. A number of projects have ben conceived and carried out that greatly assisted the advance ment of the city. A full attendance Is desired tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Miners Draw Supplies.

Today the relief committee of the United Mine Workers local of Pratt City has been busy distributing provisions to the striking miners. Since an early hour this morning the men have been carry ing away provisions in a constant stream
 The situation in Pratt City remains practically unchanged. No effort has as yet been made to start any of the idle mines. The best of order prevails
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Interment Arouses susploIon.

The finding of a crude wooden coffin in the colored cemetery containing the corpse of negro baby has caused an in Vestigation to be begun by the police department. The child was apparently three months of age and the remains have been lying on the surface of the earth for week or more. None of the undertakers of the city sold the coffin and no one can be found who knows anything about the burial of the baby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
In Judge Moore's Memory.

Marion, September s.-(Special. )-At the recent session of the late circuit court here resolutions were adopted in memory of the late Judge John Moore, so many years on the bench, and ordered record ed on the minute book of the court Judge Partridge paid an eloquent tribute to his memory, as did Circuit Clerk Evins, who served under him twelve years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Toney Jones Will Hang.

Montgomery, September s.-(special)-- The governor will not reprieve Toney Jones, and he will hang tomorrow The governor was asked to give him stay because his evidence was needed to con vict another man, but he refused.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Eiaht With shotnnns.

Hazelhurst. Miss. September S.-Walter Stevens and Luther Towsell farmers, fought today with shotguns. Towsell re. ceived two loads of shot and died almost immediately. Stevens surrendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Smith Goes Back to Indiana.

Montgomery. September s.-(special)- Harry M Smith. charged with forgery at Sullivan, Ind, was taken back to In- diana today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
TAX NOTICE

Jefferson
  fromS a m m follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09

The Ase-herald Engraving Depart, meut makes cocd cuf1. >s,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09


    their will added demand them The
  fee of the xdueon mad nd in J. F. MCLAUGHLIN.
 Assessor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09

Office Birmingham from October to December 3 for
 Regular Assessments for Precincts 21 and 37.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21

Attorney William H. Kelly is hay
ing an attack Of the. mumps.
Mrs. Catherine 81 Mott arrived home home
from Lafayette this afternoon. 81.
J.. A. Walls spent yesterday in
Winchester on professional business.
Asa Uhl went to Markleville, Ind,
last evening on short business trip.
Miss Eva Worl Of Hagerstown
spent yesterday with Miss Hazel VIII
liams.
Ladies street hats. $1.0o and up nj
Mrs. C. A. Brehm s, Al north eighth
street. Special discount.
Children s street hats SO cents and
up at Mrs. C. A. Brehm's, 4. north
eighth street.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21
RECLAIMED HEARING.
Young Lady Had Tooth Pulled and
Aural Faculties Restored.
New York WORLDLY

New York Worldly
The joy of losing an aching wisdom
tooth and regaining the hearing of
her right ear in one operation has
come to Miss Louisa Fischer, of No.
1914 Madison avenue.
Today, instead of sailing for Bre-
men to consult eminent aural special
lists about her deafness, she will take
train for st. Louis to be at the
opening of the fair and celebrate her
deliverance.
Miss Fischer is a musician. She
lost the hearing of her right ear a
year ago and suffered intensely from
pains in the drum. She could neither
play nor sing, and her life was made
miserable. She went to aural special
lists, but all of them shook their heads
and gave her no hope. They advised
that she 90 to Bremen. So distressed
was she that she decided to under
take the long trip and test the slen-
der hope they held out to her. She
engaged passage on the Belgravia,
which is to sail this morning. Trunks
were packed and everything was in
readiness.
AS last thought she dropped in on
dentist only two doors away to have
him attend to her teeth She told him
about the troublesome wisdom tooth
that jumped and jerked at all hours
of the day and night.
"Pull it, he said. She consented
and out it came.
"Why, the pain in my ear is
gone'' cried the astonished girl as
she got no from the dentists chair.
She went home to finish prepara-
tions for her departure. The noises
in the street were no longer muffied
her own voice was clear and distinct
again. She sat down to the piano
and once more felt the Joy of listen
ing to harmonizing notes that came
clear and strong.
She was no longer deaf The cir
ran back to the dentist when she a
length realized what had happened
Dancing for JOY, Miss Fletcher decid
ed on the spot to give up her trip t.
Europe. %stEFs
81 will celebrate my deliverance b,
going to st. Louis and hearing tn,
: band play,' she decided.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21
TORONTO UNDAuNTED
Plucky Canadians Will at Orce Re.
build Burned District.

Toronto, Ont, April 21.-Although
the business interests Of the city have
been shaken to their foundations by
the disaster, no time will be lost in
beginning the work of reconstruction.
A meeting of the bankers association
was held last night to discuss the sit
uation. 1t was decided that there is
no danger of a financial panic and that
no action to avert such a contingency
would be necessary. The principal
sufferers from the disaster are firms
of high financial standing who can re-
establish themselves without assist.
ance. Most of them were we'll covered
by insurance, large percentage OF
which would fall upon foreign con
Germs. The total loss will, according
to most conservative estimates, reach
$12,00O,00O. and the total insurance
$S,36O,00O. The area swept by the fire
embraces fourteen acres and from
5000 to 1000 persons are thrown out
of employment.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21
FIGHT FOP MILLIONS
Another Injunction Granted in No: IN.
ern Securities CAGE.


Trenton, N. j., April 21-Suit has
been begun in the United States Cir.
cult court for the district OF New Jer.
sey against the Northern Securities
company by Edward H. Hartman
Winslow S. Pierce, the Oregon Short
Line railroad company and the Equita-
BILE Trust company of New York, trus-
tee under the Oregon Short line par
ticipating mortgage, to restrain the
Northern Securities company from car
rying out the plan adopted by it's direc-
tors for the distribution of the stocks
of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern Railway companies held in
the treasury of the defendant compa-
ny. The facts in the case as recited in
the bill of complaint cover substan-
TALLY the same ground on which was
based the Intervention suit in the
United States circuit court for the dis
trict of Minnesota, which was decided
on Tuesday adversely to the Hartman
interests. Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick
has issued a temporary order restrain
ing the carrying out of the plan of dis
tribution. The court has fixed next
Monday, in Trenton, for the hearing
of the motion to make the injunction
permanent. 1t is stated that this in
junction will operate to prevent the
proposed meeting of stockholders Of
the Northern Securities company call
ed for today at Hoboken, to vote or
the Northern Securities directors plar
of distribution of the treasury stock.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21

See Neff & Nusbaum' west win
dow for cut prices on Douglass and
Terhune shoes. lift
Miss Maude Rice returned yester-
day from a short visit with Mrs. Enos
Veal Of Economy.
Coming: April 21st, The Great Bal
timore Fire Pictures with Cleveland s
Minstrels, o. O. F. hall. 1885,
Mr.. w. H. Hastings returned home
last night from a business trip to
Logansport and other cities.
Mrs. Ingram arrived yesterday af-
ternoon from Indianapolis to make
short visit with her daughter, Mrs.
James Judson.
Good light will not Away cure a
sick business, but it will go mighty
long way toward keeping business
from getting sick.
On occount of several imitators
Manager Cleveland has cut the price
of admission to 10c to see Ministries
and Baltimore Fire. 21st.
Mesdames Hannah Stanley, Elvie
Nelson, and Messrs. D. D. Ramsey,
DR.. Clark and Elmer Weaver of Econ
omy, spent yesterday here.
Miss Ethel Sanborn arrived yes
terday evening from Fountain City
on short visit with Miss Mabel
Barber, of south thirteenth street.
Typewriters, all makes. rented
sold. Rentals, So to SIS per month
Repairs and ribbons for all machines
Tyrell, w. u. Tel. Office. Phone 26.
A four-light gas arc is guaranteed
to give as great amount of light as
Ia socalled 1000 electric arc, and q
much more satisfactory illumination
for far less money.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21
| DEMOCRATIC E II RAT { :.
=. CONVENTION
HELD IN THE CITY BUILDING
THIS AFTERNOON
DELEGATES SELECTED
The Majority of Whom Are For Par
ker-Hearst Has Five.

The Democratic convention was
called to order i'll the city building
this afternoon with B. F. Wissler,
county chairman, in the chair. The
call for the convention was read.
Mandus Mason was elected secretary.
A motion was made to reaffirm the
Kansas City platform and the. same
was lost. r.. .s..- f. ..-...-... .r..
Delegates were elected for the May
and July conventions. Fifteen of the
delegates were for Parker and five fo1
Hearst.
The following delegates and alter
mates were selected:
Abington-Samuel Clevenger, del,
egate; Ed Dye alternate.
Center-G. w. Cornelius, delegate
w. d. Cook alternate.
Jefferson-W. r. WINNER, dele
gate; James Rabford alternate.
Greene-M. H. Wooley, delegate
Joe B. Borton alternate.
New Garden-Geo. B. Harris, dele
gate; Albert Thomas alternate
Jackson-B. F. Ingerman, M. E
Mason, Marry miller, delegates; Geo
w. Drischel, Geo. A. Doney, Thos
Enyart alternates.
Wayne delegates-John Hallowell
T. j. Newkirk, J. M. Lontz, Clifford
w. Merrill, VIM. K. Young, T. J
Study, Ben Price, Richard Allen, b
F. Wissler, VIM. Hippard, Benjamin
Hill.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21
AERIAL TOBOGGAN.
A New Sport With the Necessary Ele-
ment of Danger.
philadelphia Record.)


The gilled youth of Paris have late
ly gone in for new fad, called sac
rial tobogganing,' which is nothing
more or less than sailing through the
air by the means of aeroplanes. These
winglike constructions enter largely
into the makeup of some flying ma
chine. Many investigators who have
been engaged in the conquest Of the
air contend that the aeroplane offers
the only solution of manfight, and
that the use Of the balloon as a means
OF buoyancy is all wrong, as it pre-
sents too much surface to be acted up
on by the wind, making the machine
uncomfortable. With the aerooplane
it is contended that man will eventu-
ally be able to fly as the eagle and
the buzzard, which can be seen a-sail-
ing in the air with outstretched wings
for minutes at a time without the
movement of muscle.
Aerial tobogganing is a new, hardy
sport, not without danger, which will
doubtless soon be better known to the
world, as the men who have taken it
up are of unusual wealth AMI promi-
hence. These are: Ernest Archdea-
con, Jacques Balsan and the Comte
de la Vaulx, who "risk their skin, -
as the French say, willingly for the
excitement, seconded by experts Of the
type of Msllet, the balloon construc-
tor and fearless areonaut; Girardot
the automobile constructor AMI break
neck racer; the electric Henri de
Rothschild, doctor. bone-setter and
multi-millionaire, AMI George Dargent
the model maker and general aeronau-
tic specialist of the French army q
balloon park at Chalais- Houdon, these
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21
FARES TO ST. LOUIS.
Worlds Fair Excursion via Pennsyl-
vania Lines.

The sale of excursion tickets over
Pennsylvania Lines to st. Louis ac-
count of the World s Fair, will begin
on Monday morning, April 25th five
DAYS in advance of the date Of the for
NAL opening of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition.
The excursion rates from Richmond
are fixed as fellows:
Tickets good for the season, return
ing any time to December 18th, will
be sold every day at $14 for the round
trip.
Tickets good returning within sixty
days, not later than December 18th,
will be sold every day at $I2 for the
round trip.
Tickets good returning within ff-
teen days will be sold every day at
5000 for the round trip.
Coach excursion tickets with re-
turn limit of seven days, will be sold
twice week, every Tuesday and
Thursday, beginning May 18th, until
June 3Oth, at 81 for the round trip
approximately one cent mile. Coach
excursion tickets are restricted to day
coaches, whether on regular or spec
ial trains.
For further particulars consult C.
W. Elmer, Ticket Agent Richmond,
Ind. -. !.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21
The Hazard Of the Rail.

Washington, April 21.-The inter.
state commerce commission has is.
sued a report showing that in the
United States during October, Novem
Der and December last the total mum
Der of railroad casualties aggregated
14,485, decrease of 702 as compared
with the preceding quarter. There
were killed IT'S passengers and 991
employees and 1887 passengers and
1882 employees were injured. The
damage by these accidents to cars, en-
gines and roadways amounted to s..
$4,000, . decrease Of $57,34s.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21
The Richmond Palladium
THURSDAY, APRIL 81, 1904.
Observation-Disclosures
@LOCAZ HEMS9

Optical goods at Haner's.
The staff of life, Ideal Bread"
Eye glass changed at Haner's.
DIR. w. A. Park for dentistry. tt
Mrs. w. S. Hiser's shorthand school.
Try the Palladium for job printing.
Spectacles correctly fitted at Ha-
ner's. .. <A>- ses
P. w. Smith was in Fort Wayne
yesterday. --~ q 45~s.-
Hear Frederick Damn in the "Ma-
niac' 21st.
Cecil Wintersteen visited in Con-
nersville yesterday.
j. d. Snavely spent yesterday in
Anderson on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter Of Hagers-
town were here yesterday.
Isaac Jay has returned from 6
business trip to Cincinnati.
II L. C. Abbott spent yesterday il
Dayton, transacting business.
Rev. Trout of Cambridge City, WI.
here yesterday visiting friends
George Butler of Cambridge City
was here yesterday with friends.
Hon. H. y. johnson returned las
night from q trip to Indianapolis.
4 q -&s ~ p. 90
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ingerman re
turned yesterday to Cambridge City.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21
RAILROAD PERSONALS.

w. B. Galloway, general passenger
agent Of the c. G. & L. railroad, has
gone to Bass Lake to make arrange
ments for the opening of the excur-
sion season. He will return to Gin
cinnati tomorrow.
W. N. Talent, division freight
agent of the Pennsylvania railroad,
has gone to Pittsburg to attend the
semi-annual meeting Of the traffic
officials Of the company.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-21
SlOO Sl.OO
ROUND TRIP
To MUNCIE
MARION, PERU
and intermediate points
Sunday, April z4th
Via G. C.. e L.
Train leaves at 10:45 a. M, returning ar
rive in Richmond at Sis p. m.
c. A. BLAIR, City T. A.
Train leaves at 10:45 a. M, returning ar
rive in Richmond at 8:15 p m
Home Phone Al

young Parisians are in a state to do
some very lively sporting.
"The areoplane has come to stay.
"Chanute and Herrin, improving
ON the unhappy Lilienthal, obtained
results which encouraged Wilbur
Wright and his brother to undertake
what have turned out such brilliant
experiments. Nothing could be i'm
agined simpler than the Wright aero
plane. =
"The American brothers Wright
have demonstrated that, roughly, for
sporting purposes, the tobogganing
will be as 100 to s in proportion to
the height from which one starts with
a box-like areoplane to the height of
a dune overlooking a wide fiat ex-
panse of sand below. The sport gets
in his aeroplane and holds tight, ly-
ing fiat, -Four men take each a corner
and run with the aeroplane against
the wind-to the edge of the dune.
Then they throw it out and it goes
'plane-ing,' as the French say, sus-
tanned by the air, sliding down the air
so to speak The formula 1908 means
that if you start from a height Of s
yards you will toboggan diagonally
down to a distance 100 yards from
your point of departure, while if you
start from height of so yards your
trip will be 1000 yards"