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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
FEATURES OF INTEREST
CONCERNING PEOPLE, PLACES
AND OOINGS OF THE WORLD. /,
Courts and Grimes, Accidents and
Fires, Labor and Capital, GRAIN
Stock and Money Markets.
Bandit Holds Up Five Stage

Bandit Holds Up Five Stage Coaches.
A special from Wawona, CAL, says that
five Yosemite valley stages were held
up by lone highwayman, who obtained a
considerable amount of money and jewelry.
The c0nveyanees were halted in rapid sue
eession at a curve in the road near the
spot where lone bandit operating year
ago relieved several wealthy tourists of
their valuables. The stages were travelling
sufficiently far apart TO avoid each others
dust and when the first vehicle reached the
turn III the road the highwayman, whose
features were completely hidden by a
buster thrown over his head. stepped out.
pointed gun at the driver and commanded
him to halt. The highwayman directed all
passengers to throw out their money and
1ewelry and when the order met with COM
plianee he directed the driver TO move on.
The process was repeated until all five had
been halted and robbed, when the be ldit
disappeared in the brush.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
Woman Cook. Organize

Women cooks to the number of 100
have organized 'the cooks union" of New
York. All its members so far are work
ing in Yiddsh restaurants on the east
side, but the leaders are hopeful that be-
fore long all the women restaurant work
ers of the city, and eventually of the
country. will be organized. A careful in
quiry is made into the character of the
applicants. and none but ladies" are adj
mitted The good $40 far accomplished
has been to reduce hours from sixteen to
twelve and to 'unionize' in every way
the restaurants in which the union cooks
cDerate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
BRYAN FoR DEPRESSED.
Outlines Duty Of Nations in LOndo
Address.

outlines Duty OF Nations In London
Address.
William Jennings Bryan, fresh from
his tour of the Orient. was the orator
at the Independence day dinner of the
American society at the Hotel Cecil in
London and expressed his conviction
that on the United States and England
devolves the mission of diffusing edu-
cation and political freedom throughout
the benighted lands. He took Kipling's
poem, The White Man's Burden" as
his text and declared that now, as new
er before, the Christian nations are
working to spread civilization and up
lift others, rather than TO exploit their
weaker brethren.
Nearly 800 members and guests sur
rounded the society's board and cheered
patriotic sentiments with the peculiar
zest born of exile. Ambassador White
law Reid and Mr.. Bryan engaged il
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

Residents of the crowded east side Sec
ton of New York City have organized a
society for the purpose of restricting or
regulating the investigation of their
homes by sociological students or curl
osity seekers. They particularly object
to the visitors who come out of idle Curl
osity to examine what they regard as the
slums of the great city. 1t is proposed to
put up signs in the Railways of the apart
ment houses, warning that "Peddlers.
summers and sociologists are not admit
ted into private apartments"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

1t will be seen that the toy pistol is
the one instrument of destruction to
fall behind in its death dealing work.
The center of slaughter was, as usual,
Philadelphia, where III patriots and in
nocent bystanders were victims. Chi
cago was the second center Of injury.
two children being killed and 157 per-
sons wounded more or less severely.
In New York sanity ruled to a GER
tain extern. Go injuries being reported,
with two deaths.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

Prof. Charles Thwing announces, as a
result of his researches at the Western
Reserve university, that the common met
ais and rocks of which the earth is con-
stituted have the internal temperature
due to radio-activity. He estimates that
the heat thus constantly generated will
maintain the earth at its present tempera-
ture for many millions of wears. and he
concludes that at least a part of the suns
heat is due to the same principle within
itself
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

During the discussion on headaches,
DR.. George NJ. Gould of Philadelphia air,
ed his theory that nine-tenths OF all head
aches are attributable to eye strain. Be
sides this, he thought that eye strain caus
ed many gastric disturbances and asserted
that about 100000 persons in this
country, or one-ffth of the population
are suffering from lateral curvature OF
the spine, due to the same caase. Ths
obvious and only remedy, in his opinion
is properly fitted pair Of glasses.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

ton law. In Chi
cago, where he will
go first, he has
plans made to con-
vene the managers
of packing plants,
heads of concerns
and their immediate
executive subordi-
mates and give them
a lecture on living
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
Parental InfIp.nce RfdfcuIed.

During the final session of the .Ameri-
can Medical Association at Boston, DIR.
E4win T. Shelley of Atchison, Kan,
speaking of diseases Of children, said that
tia popular belief that any unusual ex-
pesience of woman shortly before child
bilth, is reflected in the offspring, is
simply superstition, and that thousands
of women endure all kinds of frights and
bek- normal children.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

While James Paterson and his wife,
both nearly so years old, were visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Henry Work, west
of Millersburg, Ohio, the aged man fell
down the cellar steps, breaking his neck.
His wife, who witnessed the accident, was
attacked with heart disease and died in a
short time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

A shock felt in Cleveland at 10 p m
Wednesday is pronounced by Cleveland
scientists to have been an earthquake. 1t
disturbed the southern shore of Lake Erie
for distance of 100 miles, from Paines-
vile to Marblehead
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

Thrown into panic by a rumor that
children were being massacred in the pub
lie schools, mobs of women on the East
Side, New York, raieied twenty institu-
tons, closing ttem and causing much viz
lence, in which several nersons were in
jured-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
WAR ON GAMBLING.
French Lick Undo Hotels Al

French Lick Und.) Hotels Are
Raided by sheriff.
Americas alleged Monte Carlo. the
French Lick Springs (Ind.) hotel. a
sumpfuous resort in which women as well
as children are said TO have been permit
ted to play for high stakes, was raided
by Sheriff Maris of Orange county Tues
day, while Deputy Sheriff Jones led
another raid;ng force on the West Baden
hotel another elaborate place.
When the officers, armed with search
warrants, swooped down upon the two
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

Secretary Taft, addressing the PennsyI,
vania Bar Association at Bradford, ra.,
said that one of the principal considera-
tons for legislators in framing laws
should be whether they were capable of
practical enforcement.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
Physician Abandons Radium

DR.. Hericourt, famous Paris doctor,
says he has abandoned radium as thera-
peutic agent. Instead of being curative
of cancer, he asserts that simple wounds
have been made cancerous by the use of
radium, and in tuberculosis its efficiency
Is no better than sun rays, and far more
dangerous.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
To rebuild Palace Hotel,

1t is announced that the famous Pal
ace hotel of San Francisco is to be re-
huilt at cost of $3.700.000 on the old
site, with the former court reproduced
and everything proof against earthquake
A we'll as fire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

At the opening session of the Knights
of st. John in Buffalo, n. Y, fourteen
delegates from the grand commandesg of
Philadelphia, representing communicates
not uniformed, were excluded from the
convention after a stormy debate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

The city hall at Logansport, Ind, was
threatened with complete destruction by
IRE which originated from spontaneous
combustion. The firemer saved the build
ing by prompt work. The damage to the
building is 81 800. The city records were
all in the fire proof vaults and none was
damaged.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

A hail storm killed fifty persons at Val
encia, Spain. Hailstones as big as oranges
smashed the roofs o. houses, causing the
inhabitants to take refuge in the cellars.
The crops in many districts were destroyed
and great distress prevails.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

The jury in the case of Charles Day,
the Cincinnati detective charged with
killing w. J. O'Connell, Middletown,
Ohio. saloonist, announced disagree
nent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

The Texas Retail Coal Dealers Asso-
citation annual convention at Dallas was
addressed by Delos Hull of Chicago on
The Cost of Selling Coal at Retail"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
Six indianapolis Butchers Arrested.

Six butchers, alleged yiolators of the pure
food law, were arrested at Indianapolis,
Ind, on warrants sworn out by DIR. Charles
+. Stout, city meat inspector The men are
charged with having treated meats with
chemicals injurious to health.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
rhe week closes I
| NeH York. zuccessfal fiscal ye.

The week closes the most
hef f0lk. Isuccessfsl fiscal year in the
nations history thus far,
and optimism is so general throughout
the commercial world that the next
twelvemonth period promises to carry
the high water mark still higher. With
few exceptions the crops are making
good progress, and the new year will
start with more business on the books
of manufacturing concerns and greater
enterprises and undertakings In con-
temptation than on any previous July l.
TraGe reports for the week indicate
seasonable disposition to curtail whole
sale business, but even this summer in
fiuence is less disquieting than usual.
Railway earnings nthree weeks of June
were 1913 per cent larger than in 1906,
and disbursements for interest and divi-
dends at this center next month are es-
timated at S160.000.000 which is about
$20.000.000 larger than a year ago.
Failures this week were POI in tie
United States, against 249 last year,
and % in Canada. compared with 16 a
year ago.-Dun's Review Of Trade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

In London, Thursdays court was made
notable by the presentation of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. The Kings
breast glittered with orders and the Queen
Hore beautiful jewels.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
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AS1- -FtNayEss Sses
HE'NANCLAL

n,.- The midyear period finds
UlllIdQU commerce in a very sound
position and the outlook
becoming more encouraging. Figures
Indicate that the total movement of
grain for the crop year just ended has
been shared in by this city TO an IN
precedented extent, the gain over the
previous year being fully 10 per cent
Comparisons ia other lines are similar
ly satisfactory, and those of bank clear
ings exhibit growth for the six
months of 50 per cent, the tosal being
in excess of, s.. 439. 10000, against ST.
027, $780, 1857 for the corresponding months
Of 1905.
This weeks developments indicate no
material change in the volume of new
demands ssd production. Warmer
weather has not interrupted operations.
Retail trade has benefited from the
hot wave, and reflects steady advance
in sales of seasonable lines. The job
bing branches report increasing orders
for fall delivery, bookings being active
in the textiles, footwear, hardware and
food products. Country stocks of mer-
chandise are reported under rapid de-
pletion.
The total quantity of grain handled
at this port was 7,030,79S bushels,
against S,650.419 bushels last week.
Lumber receipts, 45.720.0oo feet, COM
pared with 561S2,000 feer last week.
Hides racaivad xVara > 600 o01 Mounds
against 2,00S,So3 pounds last week Live
stock receipts, 301,067 head. compared
with 307,994 head last week and 252.-
064 head year ago.
Bank clearings. S201. O50.021, exceed
those. of corresponding week in 1905 by
10.2 per cent.
Failures reported in Chicago district
number Is, against % last week and
81 year ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

Peter Copeni, 8 years old, saved 2-yesr
old Margerie Haines from drowning a.
Hoboken. N. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
Frightful Plunge to DEATH.

Joseph Ayres and Oscar Underwood
sheet iron workers, fell 100 feet with and
inside of a great iron smokestack at the
Front street pumping station in Cincin-
matt, Chic, and died soon after being taken
to hospital. Both men sustained frac-
tured skulls and were otherwise hoi ribly
mutila,ed. The accident was terribl, dra-
matte The men were on the inside of a
four-foot stack and slipped down as the
stack fell over, being shot out the end Of
the immense tube as it struck the ground
and striking the ground with such force as
to rebound high into the air.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
Seven Burned to Death.


Mrs. Solomon Gobba, and her six chill
dren were burned to death in fire that
destroyed their home at Lafayette, Ind.
Solomon G0bba. the husband and father
was badly burned, but will recover. Tbs
children range in age from to 16 years.
The Fire originated from the kitched stove.
The father discovered the kitchen in flames
and awakened his wife and together they
rushed up stairs to rescue the children who
were sleeping in an upper room. Both
were overcome by smoke. Gobba man
aged to stagger to the window and in his
effort to bt eals it open fell through to the
ground below, sustaining painful injuries,
while the mother and six children persisted
in the flames. One daughter was at a
neighbors home and escaped.
Mob Threatens Negro at indianapolis.
Aaron Morton, negro, shot and killed
his wife on crowded downtown street at
Indianapolis, Ind. and was pursued sew
eral blocks by mob of 1000 people bent
on lynching him. Morton succeeded in
reaching fire station No. 1, where he was
taken in by the fremen and his pursuers
foiled for the moment. Just as they were
preparing for an assault on the building a
detail of police rescued the negro and he
was taken to the city jail. During the pur-
suit member of the mob fired at the muir
derer and another started after him with a
knife Morton and his wife had not lived
together for some months. He saw the
woman talking with party of friends on
the street and became jealous.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
WILSON TALKS INSPECTION.

Outlines Object of Trip to Chicago
Dig Prospects for Packers.
Secretary Wilson has arranged to 20
on a tour OF packing centers. with view
to the proper enforcement of meat inspec-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
Three Killed in Gasoline Explosion.

Three persons were killed and eight in
5ured, three of them seriously, by the ex-
plosion Of a large gasoline tank on the
second floor of the boiler house of the Co.'S
endai Dye works at Saginaw, Mich. Fol-
lowing the explosion flames burst forth
from , dozen points IN the wrecked boiler
house. The explosion wrecked all of the
glass in buildings in the block in which
the d. works was situated. The total loss
from the explosion is estimated at $4,000
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

Socialists Nom mate Alleged Murderer.
w. ID. Haywood, president of the West
erB Federation of Miners, in jail in Idaho,
charged with the murder of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg, was named for governor of
Colorado by the socialist party in conven-
ton at Denver. A resolution was adopted
demanding Haywood's release or bail so
that he can make campaign.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

Arthur Holden, o. Newark, y. j., the
1oop-the-loop performer Of the Mundy Car
nivai shows. had narrow escape from
death at Kenosha, Wis.,, when the mechan-
ism of the loop failed to work, and Holden
was thrown with great violence from the
car. 1t is feared that he was internally in
tured. The accident was witnessed by
5000 people.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03

THE ways OF women are beyond tho
comprehension or mere man." said her
companion as after purchasing her
stamps al the general postotiice she
carried her mail 10 the nearest post
box. "Wn you kindly explain why
you did thatY"
simply because hadn't time TO sort
my mail into Letters, Newspapers and
Packages, Foreign, Domestic. New
York city and few dozen other sub
divisions and then walk around that
monstrous building to find the proper
drops for the various articles" she re
piled. ct takes time. patience and IN
genuity TO post anything in the general
postofflce. and | don't possess any OF
those things. Give me the plain. I'M
complicated letter box for practical
purposes
And OF course he remarked that that
was Just like woman.-New York
Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
.,,one.t Abe.

II Is a significant fact that in COM
munIty where crime was virtually I'M
known, where plain, straightforward
dealing was assumed as matter OF
course. and credit was fearlessly asked
and given. Lincoln won an enviablc
reputation for integrity and honor. In
moral atmosphere OF this sort ordi-
nary veraclty and fairness attracted
no particular attention Honesty was
not merely the best policy; II was the
rule OF life and people were expected
10 be upright and Just with one an
other. but when n clerk in n country
store walked miles TO deliver few
ounces OF ten innoccntly withheld from
customer by an error In the scales
and when he made long, hard trip In
order to return few cents accidental
ly overpnld him. he was talked about.
and the fact Is that Honest Abe" was
tribute, not n nickname Frederick
Trevor Hill In CentQry
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
yidoca.. Memory.

yidocq. the greag French detective,
had so excellent memory for names
and faces that after having seen a
criminal once and learned his name he
never forgot him 10. - - Zen iden-
80, 80. s...'n ga, w6ehd ofes, ,I,s.
80. dnder the most subtle s,,l
gulses. A French forger once escapt
from custody, went abroad and remain
ell for eleven years In the meantim,
he became quite bald and lost an ey,
and part Of his nose In n drunken
brawl Fancying that no one coult
detect him, he returned TO Paris anc
went boldly about the streets; but. be
ing arrested on suspicion. he wa,
brought before vidocq, who al ono,
recognized him and sent him back e
work out his term.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
Mad. Him Cautious.

n. yickary, formerly for many years
well known taxldermist OF Lynn,
Mass. had skinned an eagle for mount
ing one day when an old colored man
who did odd jobs about came In.
Uncle Ben" said the taxidermist,
you can take home that goose over
there II you want TO-"
Uncle Ben bore the goose" Joyfully
away. The next time he met Mr.. Wick
AIRY he looked M him rather Queerly.
but said nothing. A few days later
the taxldermist skinned an owl and
again offered Uncle Ben goose TO take
home. Uncle Ben removed his hat,
scratched his head In some perplexity
and then said
"If It's NIL the same TO you, Mistah
vlckary. sub. I'd like TO see the feet oh
dat goose before | take him home 10
my ole woman"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03

Preaching In Westminster abbey Can
on Wherefore told good story OF
the celebrated Welsh preacher. Christ
mas Evans, who dared publicly TO ex.
- HIS thankfulness for Jenny Lind's
press - ring. A member OF his
beautiful slhss G.rti.ifl. To-
congregation, ~ ai,iaced Calvinist
standing on the steps Of the pulpit.
asked the preacher whether a man dy.
ing at one Of Jensy Lind's concerts
would 90 60 heaven. sir" replied Mr.
Evans. "A Christian will go to heaven
wherever he dies, hut a fool remains a
fool even on The pulpit steps" Even
the sober abbey congregation could
hardly stihe ID. enjoyment of this
rspartee.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
with the Loggers
Continued From First Page

has his work about half finished. He
rs to load at the Davis crossing on the
Dunn Spur.
The cordwood business is very slack
this winter. J. T. Gibson * Go. are
the only ones doing any amount OF
shipping. They will send out about
4, 600 cords. big falling off from last
winter when their output was nearly
10, 600 cords Of wood besides an i'm
mense amount Of logs Sam Hanback,
will cut about 500 cords near Balsam
and Thos. Conlin will ship about 1000
cords from the Dunn mine, most OF the
latter being last seasons cut. Thus
the COZ wdod output Of the Crystal Falls
district. which last winter was nearly
10. 900 cords. will be less than 5000
this winter
Car shortage is the greatest draw
back with wood shipping as the rail
roads cannot furnish cars to take the
product away and the extra banking
charges wipe ont the profit.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03

The Chfsss~ SIM Excel In Makfss
Elaborate Fan ssfeks.

.'you may say that the Chinese still
excel In the elaborate carving OF ivory
for fan sticks" said fan importer.
years OF labor are represented In
some OF the fans made Ina the orient.
For nearly two centuries the manufac-
turc OF fans for the European market
has been an important industry OF
Chinn.
''Ihe Chinese workmcn. brought 10
Paris Ia the seventeenth century In
order To- teach Frcnchmen the art, aid
cd gseatly In giving the prominence
20 French fans. At Dieppe and other
industrial ccntcrs in France fine exam
pies OF carved ivory fan sticks are pro-
duced. aud many OF the most beautiful
fans reaching the New York market
come from there There is n wide
choice OF material for the sticks. com
prlsing ivory. mother-of-pearl. tortoise
shell, horn, sandal and other woods,
with occasionally filigree work In
metal
The most common materials, OF
course, are wood and bone. which are
decorated with prints or pressed work.
one Of the most notable fans, made
with metal sticks, IL the one OF carved
silver said To have once belonged TO
Marie Antoinctic This fan Is now In
the South Kensing;on collection. The
moihcr-of-pcarl sticks give an excel
lent opportunity for artistic carving
and also for clever gildlng."-Jewelers'
Circular-M eekly.