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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
What a Hot Spell Means in
 Death and Suffering
BRINGS RACE RIOTS, TOO
Town Topics Scandal Reveals the Four Hundred as Patrons of Lit erature-May Also Cost
 Judge His Job.
BY sEwELL HAeeARD.

New York. July 22.-A prolonged period of torridity, such as New York has lately experienced, means untold suffering Down in Birmingham you think it's hot, and it is, according to the official figures. But there you haven't the miles and miles of high brick walls that retain the heat and the thousands of homes so hemmed in that it is impossible for a gust of breeze to penet--'e to them. That is why you do not suffer in Birmingham. It Is hotter in New York at 90 than it Is in Birmingham at 100.
 A hot spell here means death and tor ture. So far the present blistering wave has cost about 150 lives and hundreds of prostrations. The figures kept by the hospitals tell the story On one day and it wasn't the worst day-eight of the largest hospitals received 200 calls for ambulances for heat cases in Manhattan borough alone. In Brooklyn there were 12o. and in the other borJugfs 100. This makes 420 calls for the city and some of the smaller hospitals not heard from Many of these patients, of course, are able to leave the hospitals within a few minutes and many of them are suffering
 
 Here are some figures on the death rate not of the heat, but which show how the heat increases mortality in other dis eases:
 The death rate for last week, 2301 per 1000 per year, was nearly 2 per thousand per year higher than the death rate for the corresponding week last year, which week was comparatively cool.
 Last week 479 persons died in Manhattan from diarrheal diseases, while 454 of these were children under five years of age. For the corresponding week last year, which was a cooler week, 435 persons died from similar causes, with 416 of that number under five years of age. The deaths in the tenements last week of children under one year numbered 636, as against 54S for the corresponding but cooler week last year, while the number of children under five years (which, of course. included those under one year) was S26, as against TAO in the same week last year
 The last awful hot spell here was in Dune and July, 1901 It eliminated on July
 in heat burst that cost 250 lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
False Teeth In Libel Suit.

The purchase of a set of false teeth for a city prisoner and a theatre site in Brooklyn needed for a bridge approach figure in the action for criminal libel brought by Comptroller Grout against Ar thur Brisbane, editor of the Hearst pa- pers here. The teeth were for Charles F. Dodge one of the actors in the Dodge Morse divorce tang1e, the bill for which was held up by the comptroller, at the same time the comptroller voted in favor of paying $5O0.000 for the theatre, a price which the Hearst papers call extortionate. The deal, 1t was said was put through as a sop to politicians. The editorial to which MT. Grout objected was headed: ''Grout Strains at Set of False Teeth and Swallows a Theatre"
 The date of the trial of Abraham Hum- mel the lawyer, who was indicted for con- spiracy in connection with the Dodge Morse case has at last been set. So far it has cost the city $75.0O0 to get Hummel indicted Nearly all of this was spent in bringing Dodge the chief witness, back here from Texas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

not to be many copies, but they were to be fine. This was worked to a finish and then a new publication, 'America' Smart Set, was sprung. Witness the method:
 The agent would go to a prominent per- son and setforth the purposes of the book In nine times out of ten the prominent person would refuse. The agents next step was to mention incidentally that the editor of his publication was the editor of Town Topics. At this the P. P. would perk up a bit and take notice. The agent would then smilingly insinuate that the editor of Town Topics had heard some thing about the P. P, that the P. P. would prefer in the darkness of the family closet than in print In every case except one the P. P fell. This man fell but fell purposely after having notified the police. who arrested the agent with the $500 subscription in his pocket. Un- der the persuasive tactics of these agents the four hundred has made a most credit able showing as the patrons of literature They have contributed S150,000 It seems that the budding authors found Mae cenas in almost every millionaire they approached.
 Things have changed. There is no longer excuse for the carping of the struggling author that he is poorly paid Literature of today is richly rewarded.
 Another feature of the revelations Is that there must be a large number of we'll stocked family closets or else many members of the four hundred would rather give up than be libeled Mrs. Collis P. Huntington headed the subscriptions to "Fads and Fancies'' with s10.000 Some of the subscribers to Americas Smart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
Senator PIatt Is 72.

Senator Thomas c. Platt is 72 years old. He has been in politics all of his life. practically and he says his life hasn't been worth while. And yet Senator Platt hasn't been what is known as "grafter'' in politics. But he has been a boss pure and simple and hard task master. The Sun says of him:
 We congratulate MT. Platt, also, upon his neglected opportunities. In the long and uncommonly strenuous career dur ing which his best energies have been divided between his express business and the service of the people through the republican party he has made many enemies; indeed, he has not in frequently been held up by mugwump hands to public execration as an unsur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

passed type of political wiekedness Yet there has never been time when his worst enemy, so far as we know and re- member. has even hinted at a suspicion that Senator Platt was grafter, that he had used for the profit of his own pocket the limtless power of his place in the political organization; that he had worked public office for the benefit of his own bank account; that he was one dollar or one dime richer at the expense of any policy y-holder or any trusting person what soever to whom he sustained q fduciary relation That Is what we mean by MT. Platt's neglected opportunities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
A New Wrinkle in Movinq.

A New York firm of furniture packers and movers has invented new luxury for the rich. It makes a business of moving the entire furniture from the house in New York to q house in any city In Europe. with only one packing. A val Is hoisted on transatlantic liner, and goes by steamer and train to the city of it's destination. Then it Is set on wheels and driven to the house. where the goods are carefully unpacked The new speciality is the natural outgrowth of the increased outpouring of Americans to Europe. A dozen years ago no man would have dared to predict that one could pull up bag and baggage and move to Europe with as little inconvenience as moving around the corner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

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 Large assortment of fringe dam
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 |Towels, 25c values.- Pubdry Bath Towels (the O9c
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

Unless the citizens union, the reform organization. nominates District Attorney Jerome for mayor the coming municipal campaign is going to be mighty dull. He is the only man who stands the ghost of a chance of beating Mayor Mcclellan who will be renominated by Tammany Charles F. Murphy, Tammany's chieftain has made up with Patrick McCarren, the Brooklyn leader and the democratic or ganizations of the city will stand solidly behind Mcclellan. But there is likely to be opposition to the Tamany candidate even if the mantle does not fall upon Jerome. The next mayor will hold office four years and the reform element will hardly be willing to trust Tammany to be good that long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
1t Is No Lonqer "keep off the Grass

T Is not often that the keep off the g. 4ss'' barrier Is lowered in New York. It takes something extraordinary to do 1t. Something like the heat of the last ten days which has made sleeping in the house impossible for many thousands. To these the city's invitation is "come and sleep on the grass in the parks" The number that have accepted the invitation cannot be estimated But every night every one of the public breathing places has been paclxed-that is the smaller parks in the crowded sections and there have been thousands in Central Park. Everywhere there were more women and children than men.
 New York is unconventional in hot weather. The people here never burden themselves with an extra amount of cloth ing and those who make their beds on the park grass wear as little as the law allows. A shirt and pair of trousers sufficed for the men while most of the children had only the stars and the blue sky for a covering. The parks from a little distance looked like nothing so much as the camping grounds of vast armies. A little closer inst eetion re- vealed whole families stretched out on the grass side by side and babies hun dreds of them. Some had sought the open spaces early and had taken lunch with them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
Hot Weather Brings Race Riots.

At regular intervals, it seems, New York is fated to have her race clashes. In cer- tain sections of the city there Is always i'll feeling between the whites and blacks and with the aid of the blistering weather 1t comes to the surface. Two weeks ago trouble started in 0 Westside neighbor- hood known as San Juan HilP' and 'The Gut and there have been skirmishes al- most nightly since. No one has kept ac- count of the broken heads and the razor gashes. These and a few bullet holes that weren't fatal have been the extent of the damage There were much more seri- ous riots three years ago when the ne- groes were really outrageously treated by the white mob and the police. The an- tagonism of the blacks of san Juan HilP' and ''The Gut" has been growing ever since.
 There is an underlying reason for the trouble. Through the efforts of the em- ployment agents who send representatives south with false representations as to wages paid servants here there has been pouring into New York for several years negroes. And on the Westslde where most of them congregate they live among equally low clements of other nationali- ties Every fresh outbreak Is more evil dence that little is being done to uplift these immigrants and make them good citizens. It Is not only the trouble be- tween whites and blacks that has demon- strated this. The Hebrews, the Italians Irish and Chinese have suffered from the police and mob lawlessness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

able to communicate with the world below by means of the heliograph, the signals being flashed to a station near the government building on the expo sition grounds. A squad of soldiers, in command of a lieutenant, is sta toned on the mountain side, above the snow line, to carry on the signal ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
Literary Rewards and BIackmaII.

Some interesting features have devel- oped in the Town Topics scandal. One
 for instance. is the chronicle of the new methods devised by gentlemen. who at least have a remote solacious publication, to increase the suitability of literature among the four hundred. First these gentlemen planned a book which they called 'Fads and Fancies." There were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

During the summer since then 1t has been much more agreeable in New York than at many of the sumer resorts. Yes, and in July 1s16 there was frost and ice in New York. But these "reminiscences furnish little comfort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

The Town Topics scandal also bids fair to cause the removal of judge. Justice Deuel is one of the owners of Town Topics and a member of the special sessions bench. The district attorney believes that he can prove that while on the bench Justice Deuel has been counsel to Town Topics The New York law does not per- init a man to be judge and a practicing attorney at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

WHEN IN NEW YORK STOP AT hotel, Thirty-fifth street, near Fifth avenue Refined patronage solicited. Send for booklet 2-19-S0t-su-tu-th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
Jerome Can Make It interesting.

of the baseball club owners of the United States lose money every years
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-02
Human Engine Runs Longest.

That the human engine Is the best oil
all has been proved couclusively by Pro
lessor Atwater, of Wesleyan University
Boston. Placing a man on a bicycle,
the rear wheel of which is geared to a
dynamo, the professor has demonstrated
that the human machine develops five
per cent. more power for the amount of
fuel consumed than the most econOmi-
cally constructed engine ever built.
Professor Atwater declares man can
discount a locomotive, as he produces
twice as much power for a comparative
amount of fuel. Human power IN the
same respect is superior to the automo-
bile. Neither the locomotive, the auto
mobile, nor any other engine will run so
long as man without wearing out, and
with so little cost for repairs. In the
experiments the men used in running
the bicycle motor are fed according to
scientific calculations, the Interior pnr-
pose being to determine how much of
the food consumed by man goes TO sup
ply muscular force.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-02
Duchess S25O.OOO NECKLACE

The Duchess of Marlboroughis having
her gems reset. One ornament she has
made out Of them is a necklace consist
ing oftwo rows CT single diamonds, eros ..
ing in a point in front and held together
by large ring made entirely Of magnifi-
cent rubies, one enormous blOOd-red stone
alone being worth $50, 0OO while it is
said the necklace as a whole is worth
$3.50, 600. Another new toy Of hers is a
collar of emeralds in a Greek pattern
with droP emeralds and diamonds alter
mating all the way round, each stone
pendant from an invisible gold wire.
This was a gloomy Christmastide at
Bleuheim, andamong the dependents Of
the Marlborough family. The palace
was closed, and the Duke and Duchess,
with their children, spent Christmas with
the Dukes sister, Lady Sarah Wilson,
in Leicestershire. But, worse than this,
the Duchess omitted her pleasant task OF
PLAYING Lady Bountilul 10 the tenants
and the poor children around the estate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-02

January weather in this section for a
period Of thirty-four years back is shown
in a summary prepared by the chiefof the
meteorological records division of the
weather bureau in Washington.
The mean or normal temperature was
80 degrees above zero The narmest
January in "a years past was That OF
1890, with an average temperature OF Al
degrees. The coolest month vas in
1893, with an average temperature OF
% degrees. The highest temperature
was IS degrees, January Y, 1890. The
lowest was IA degrees below zero, Janu'
airy ], 1881.
The earliest date on which the first
chilling" frost occurred in autumn was
October 2, 1899. The average date on
which the first ''killing" frost occurred
was October 2l. The average date on
which the last "killing" frost occurred
in spring was April 6. The date on
which the last CHILLING" frost occurred
was April 20, 1874.
The average precipitation, rain or
melted snow for tie month Of January
was 3 81 inches. The greatest month
" precipitation was 7.09 inches in 1882.
The least monthly precipitation was
O.23 inches in 1872. The greatest
amount Of precipitation recorded in any
"a consecutive hours was 2.2S inches,
January 1. 1886.
The year just ending has the record fol
the heaviest snowfall recorded in any "A
hours back to the winter of 1884 D.
The record breaking day was from Janu'
ary 2S to 20, 1904. and the fall was sc
inches.
The average number of cloudy days in
January for 81 years was II; partly
cloudy, 10; clear, 8. The prevailing
winds have been from the northwest
which is familiarity known hereabouts as
"the January wind" and the average
hourly velocity was g. 8 miles. The high
est velocity was 4G miles an hour from
the northwest, January 80, 1894.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-02
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Schedule effective December 4. 1904.
Trains leave Southern Railway Station
Alexandria:
7:55 4. M.-Daily-LOcal for Harrisonburg
Warre.ten, nenville and way stations.
ll:0s A. M.-Washingfo and Florida limit
ed. Pullman drawing-room sleeping cars be-
tween New York and Jacksonville. Through
6rst-class coaches between Washington and
jacksonville. Dining car service between
Washington and Columbia.
II 80 "A. M.-Daily--U. S. Fast Mail. First
class coaches and drawing room sleeper to
New Orleans Dining car service.
AIS p. M.--Week Days-Local for Har
risohburg and way stations on Manassas
branch
5l2 ?. M.--Daily-Local for Warrenton and
Charlottesville. s.
7:47 r. M.-Daily-New York and Atlanta
Express-First class coach to Atlanta: sleeper
to Columbus, Ga. Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays Sunset Route Tourist sleeper Wash
ington to San Francisco
1907 p. NJ, No. 33-Daily-New York and
Florida Express. Through coaches aud
sleepers to Columbia. Savannah and Jackson.
vile Sleepers to Augusta aud Port Tampa.
Dining ear service la carte.
1917 L. M.-Daily--Washingtop aud Chat,
tanooga Limited (via Lynchburgl. First
class coach and sleeping car to Roanoke,
huOANiiic, OHdttdnOOSd anu A1empnlb. Steep
er to New Orleans. Dining car service.
Hos P. Washington and South
western Limited. All Pullman train, club
and observation cars to Atlanta Macon.
Sleepers to Nashville, Atlanta, Macon, Mem
phis and New Orleans. Dining car service
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria 1871 A. NJ, lao and
4.53 p. NJ. week days for Bluemont 6:33 p
VI. for Leesburg; 900 A. NJ. and $50 p. VI.
on Sundays only for Blue mont.
Through trains from the South arrive at Al
exandria 6:l7 6:32, 9:95 and 9:55 A. NJ. and
2:40, 9:l( and 900 p. NJ. daily. From Hair.
risonburg lI35 A. NJ. week days and 900 T..
NJ. daily. From Charlottesville sos A. NJ. and
900 p. NJ. daily.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pull.
man reservation, etc, apply to WILLIAM @
LEHEW, ticket agent, Alexandria, Va.
G. III. ACKERT, General Manager.
S. ii. HARDWICK, Pass. Traf. Mgr
W. II. TAYLOE, Gen. Passenger Agent.
L. S. BROWN, General Agent.
WASHINGTON D. C.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-02
Washington Southern Ry

Schedule in effect November q, 1904.
Trains leave station corner Fayette and
Cameron streets for Washington and points
north at OF and 50 a. M, 1921, 254, 7cS,
10, and II "a p. M, week days.
Sundays 81 and 1921 q. M, 70S, $40,
and II "a p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and points
south at 4 As. SO Cocal), and IL O5 a. M,
500, 5O1 (local), and 40 p. m, week days.
Sundays As and 1lO5 a. M, 3 SO, 5O7
(local), and 6 40 p. m.
Accommodation for Quantico 75O a. m. Sun.
days only, AZ p. m. week days and 1872 p.
II. except Saturdays.
NOTE Time of arrivals and departures
and connections not guaranteed.
W. D. DUKE, c. W. CULP, w. P. TAYLOR,
Gen. Man. Asst Gen. Man. Traf Man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-02

While hundreds ofsorrcwing survivors
of victims of the Iroqnois Theatre disas-
ter, in Chicago, were observing yesterday
Al the first a iniversary Of the occasion,
when their lives were cast in gloomy
music, songs and dances were sounding
in the theatre that was the charnel
house of 5S2 men, women and chilren.
An orchestra rehearsal ofvaudeviile per
formers marked the beginning of the
dav. A matinee in the afternoon and a
performance at night bid for the patron
age of theatre goers. More than one
hundred suits for damages aggregatlng
claims for $500, 600 have been filed in
Chicago and 10 New York, where two OF
the defendants, Klaw & Erlanger reside.
1t will be years before these suits are
heard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-02
Tonicto the system.

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-02
Ex-Governor o'Ferrclrs Book


We have received from the author a
copy Of ''Forly Years OF Active Service,
by Charles t. O'Ferrell. The volume
is divided into two parts. Part ] treats
of the war, in which the author took a
conspicuous part, while part ii consli-
tutes a political history Of Virginia, and
In large measure Of the nation for the
past forty years, and the active part
therein taken by the author. In this
work the author has drawn graphic pen
pictures of his contemporaries in public
life, and has quoted copiously from their
sneeches on the floor of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. 1t is condensed his
tory of many Of the important political
questions that have been presented to
the American people for solution in the
past forty years, and is Of as much value
TO the republican as to the democrat.
The book is handsomely printed and
bound by the Neale Publishing Com
pany, New York and Washington, and
the price is 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-02
RrufnIlN Tortured.

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equaled Joe Golobick, Of Colusa. Calf,
writes: "For 10 years ! endured insuferabe
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me though | tried everything known.
came across Electric Bitters and it's the
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aud general debility. Only soc. Satisfac-
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-02

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