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New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
PLUNGE TO THE RESCUE.
Columbia STcimmers Drag Disguised
CLdSsmate from the Tank.

While the Columbia aquatic carnival was in prog
rsss st the Columbia University tank last night
the spectators were suddenly aroused by a wild
seFninne-liie shrek and the sight Of a woman
struggling in the water Al the south side of the
pool chair occupied only a moment before by a
blue clad figure seen to be empty. Twelve
Columbia swimmers Immediately plunged 10 the
Great was their disgust landing her to find
that she only one of their own classmates in
disguise.
Charles Ruberl. Of the New York Athletic Club
broke the American record for the 100 yards back
swim. going the distance I'm liza 4-5. two seconds
better than the former record G. d. Trubenbac ch
EWam 100 feet IN 0l5 as. and J.. s. Crane did 100
yards in on. both being records for the Co
fuulbia tank. These records were made in exhibit
tion swims snd not I'm competition.
water polo game between teams from Colum-
eia and the New York Athletic Club resulted In
q tie score OF 70 !: 'Oa won the Columbia inter
class relay championship, beating W and rs in
the best contested OF the evening. There were
also exhibitions OF plain and fancy diving and Of
soccer or English water polo played BY two
The Princeton swimmers that had been expected
20 take part IN the meet did not arrive. The
summaries follow:
,oO-foot novice-won by II. Arizush 'oe: p Neustadt
'0e second: p. Walderman. 'oA third. Time, <sA.
Distance piunEe-von by p Well So feet. q. Rress g.
srsssh : Hoyt ana P Neustset: 1907. Win n z
Cla-ks c 7. Bisssil a a Erieeland ana G NJ Mo
Krsss ana y r. Tsalpn third. Tine 2bsA
EKhibton one-hundred-yard back swm.-c. Ruhert.
Dxh;buon one hundred yard swim. s. Crane n Y.
one hundred foot chsrupionship-H z Clark ana 7.
Ns,z ted fer fret place: y p Hslpin. third. Time
Eshibition one-huI dred-soot swine D. TrutenhAch
> on, q h,,s,es e. I1tsS sSs olS,s; p IT, - -
D. Mckinney, second Time. 'oss.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
CONDITION OF TRADE.
"Dun's Review" saYs:

BY their magnificent response to the needs OF the
earthquake sufferers. the American people have not
the nation but displayed qualities OF heart and
spirit that provide reasons for optimism re
It's ashes. greater than before and aside from some
forced selling Of securities temporary pressure
market the nation, q whole Will
receive setback. Modified demands by the an
thracite coal miners Increase the chances Of an
the labor situation is unusually free from friction
for retail trade and building operations while the
crop outlook is bright. the whole. although some
cessive moisture ana there is much complaint
garding the scarcity of labor. A large demand and
wash fabrics next week. Manufacturing plants are
working to their full capacity in the Leading indus
tries especially iron furnaces and steel mills ana
there is little idle machinery at footwear factories
for kPril snrpass iast years. by So per cent and
foreign commerce at this port shows q gain of
ports as compared with the same week of 1895
Prices OF the sixty most active railway securities
West offsettine Tecents OF gold from abroad Mer
camille collections somewhat irregular. which
may be traced Ia financial stringenCy. Bank
cent. in comparison with last years figures. while
At other leading cities the average gain amounts 10
81 per cent.
"Bradstreet's' says
Trade brightens in consonsnce with continued
alike favorable, and the spring season, which
time Good weather has helped the farmers to
catch up with rather late planting season and
jobbers report continued liberal recorders to fill de-
peted stocks there is more doing in fall business.
as TO the third and last quarters, ard aside from
the coal industry, which is still stagnated though
BRISK as seldom if ever before Building is certainly
active beyond precedent for this season. There is
ings are larger. money is easier. large gold imports
partly balancing heavy s, 10 the Paec
the best returns Of preceding years at this time.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
MILITARY SHOW SPORTS.
TsceRty-second Regiment Engineers
Hin the Cham pionship.

Five out of the eight athletic contests al the
military show a. Madison Square Garden last night
were by the 22d Regiment Engineers BY
their fine showing throughout the tournament the
&G has captured enough points 10 win the military
Championship
The regiments triumph last night was warmly
spplauded hy the large audience present. The
summaries follow
Two hundrst and twenty yard hurdle oniltary cham
rionship maj hoaUUon by g Teole 18Th Regiment
Heavy ARTILLERY; l.. Reilly. sth Regiment, second
Mclaughlin. 22o Regiment f,nFsneers third Time O:2S
Eight hundred eighty yard ihandlcsp: final
htatl on 10y J. Reheruan, 9lst Regiment ~ Yards: J.
= Mcdonald. 22d Regiment Engineers yardsl: A q;
a:02 49, N'
mile bicycle Chand,cep; nnal hesu-U-or bv
Nerent 7lst Regiment Infantry 30 Yards second = 7
S,o4h ~ 'N'
nennile relay championship: men team each man
% run two laps-Won by PC Regiment y y pad Regi-
ment. n = second; 7sth Regiment. Buffalo y y ;hird
Time S:2s>. ' -'
Obstacle Iaee Chnal heat; two laps,-won by R. O.
schaefter 20 Regiment EnEneers; ] Mayer 18Th Regi-
rnent Heavy ARTILLERY second; r Sypher 18th Regiment
Heavy ARTILLERY. third was disoualiTe6 Time
l:33h. Aiiie'
Tug OF between 22d Regiment Engineers and 23d
fSeslnentMon on by DC Regiment Engineers by inches
IMo-nile bicycle championship final hest-INor by l.
y Wentz I'd Regiment Engineers: f. +. Adams 22d
tseglipent Engineers, second 9 Regi-
nent Infantry third. Time, e:slA.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
REALTY NOTES.

Tucker Speyers & Co. have leased to Udall
& Ballow, the store and basement at No. 574
5th ave- for ten years. at $1,000 year Pease
& Gilman have leased 10 Mrs. Bruce Price No
1o7 East Bath ST a five story dwelling house
Som Brothers are the buyers Of the Avlesnere
apartment house at the southwest corner of 7Sth
st. and Columbus ave, sold recently by w R. H.
Martin.
Stuard Hirchman has bought the Thomas
property fronting on Flushing Bav The pron
erty composeS about 300 lots. and has a large
frontage on the bay. Jackson ave and Flushing
ave ave AZ sdJoins the East Elmhurst property.
Mr. Hirschman has also purchased through
Osgood PelI q Co. a large plot In Jackson ave-
Long Island City.
The McNicAar Gaiard Realty COMPANY WAS
the broker I'm the sale Of the two five story fiat
a Mrs. O'Reilly 80
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
TO ENLARGE WESTMINSTER CHURCH

Plans have been filed with Buildings Supern-
tendent Murphy for the enlargement and re-
modelling of the old Westminster Presbyterian
edfce i'm West ODD St. opposite the Young
Mems Christian Association building and ad-
joining the big Chelsea apartments. The trus-
tees purpose TO erect ten story doTmtory
building, with a frontage of 100 fu;, and join
II 10 the new edifice. The church basement Of
the new building viii be fitted with social halls
for the congregation, and the first and second
stories will be used for the enlargement OF the
old church auditorium. The dOrmitOry building
will be of ornamental brick. and will have nine
teen chambers on each floor above the second.
The new building is to cost Sl10.ob1. according
10 the estimate OF Bradford Lee Gilbert. the ar
chitect This church was gutted by fire over
a quarter Of a century ago. which destroyed
an armory that stood on the site of the Chelsea.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
TWO FINE PARK AVE. HOUSES PLANNED

Plans have been filed with Buildings Superin-
tendent Murphy for two FIVE story dwelling
houses 10 be erected al Nos. $50 and 752 Park
avenue. for Douglas Robinson and Mrs Helen
Roosevelt Robinson. The houses are TO have a
frontage of "a and % feet. respectively and q
depth OF So feet, with rear extensions. They will
be Of Colonial design. with facades Of granite al
the first story and marble trimmed brick above
The entrances will be flanked with tall lamps OF
ornamental metal. Each building will have
passenger elevator They are TO cost $50 900 and
$4,000 respectively. Trowbridge & Livingston
the architects.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
BIG WAKEFIELD TRACT SOLD
Eeaiy Company Sells Tuo Uptown apartment HousesFour Deals
Near the Waldorf.

dwelling house on lot is sx2sa feet William Lain
beer is the buyer.
estate No l52 East Sis; St three story dwelling
house lot 1sexlo2.2 feet
Samuel W. Weiss has sold for the Seitz Realty
Company 10 the New Century Express company
Nos. 312 34 East 1e2d st. hVe story stable on
plot 50X1O0.il feet.
Louis Lose mas bought No $i3 East l4th ST. n
FIVE story hathOuse. on lot 25XlU2.2 feet.
William VOLTS Son has sold FOR Mrs T. Glsslng
Nc 500 East 72d o., a four story fathouse ~ lot
25Xl12.2 feet.
I.ucicn {. Warner has sold No. SIC West SSth ST..
four story and basement bronnstone front dwell
ing house, = lot Gxiu2.2 fees.
=. r. Hamilton co. and &. g. MacC Cubnin
have sold 10 4. Grayson Merlin No SO West SD
ST. a six story apartment house. on plot 49x103.
faa
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
COTTON BROKER DIES POOR.
Former New Yorker Ran Through Three
Fortunes-Taken III in Street.
FDy Teisg-sph ~ ,rl.e Trfbun. !

Providence April 21.-Robert ssnderson, ffty-
tS'o years old. formerly wealthy cotton broker
IT. New York aid later engaged In tho same
business in this cit:-, died at the Rhode Island
Hospital a few minutes after being admitted
there last night
ssnoers0n lost his money in speculation some
years ago. having. IT is said. run through two or
three fortunes. i5e as an Englishmen, a grad
uste % Oxford. AID left his native country on
account % financial troubles
.sftcr becoming bankrupt here he failed rap
idly and was taken suddenly IN yesterday on the
street. and had 5ust strength enough left to en-.
ter hstel, wheEeo ke was taken 10 the hos
2itsl II an ambulance.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
HOTEL RALMoRAL REsoLo.

Louis Minsky has sold TO Frankel Brothers the
Hotel Balmoral. a five story structure occupying
the block front the east side of LenoX ave,
between 1l3th and 114th SITS. fronting POLIO
feet I'm the avenue and 125 feet in. each street.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
SYNDICATE BUYS LONG ISLAND TRACT

Angus: Belmont and Edward Morgan. jr.,
executors Of the estate of Hamilton Morgan,
have sold the Arrandale farm tract at Great
Neck Long Island. to a Manhattan syndicate.
The buyers paid about 5000 acre w. ]. T.
Lynch was the broker
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
To Let for Business Purposes

I4Noit HENI.-From May ist. no. 20 OF Fin, a. ~.
a tween walker and White sta. about 81 feet h., N
ite gEooh1 moor suitable for heavy or arhna
business; ones on second story. Address u M I0b1
NELL -oih a. ard ilth ave. New YoTk City N'''
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
IAN BOSKERCK. EMMA C-IN PURSU-
Citations.


gVHE PEOPLE Or THE STATE OF NEW
York 10y the grace God. free independent
10 loha ". EoDeTIs. Mary Roberts. Hanna dc Donald
Alexandra Groves. TefgasOn. Rcnard Groves
Daisy Mahoney, Margaret Snowden, Robert Johnson
sometimes Robert Gardner. Eliza Hanna Hamilton
Roberts. Emma g. WellbOrn, Etna Indemnity Company
and William Johnson IL living. and. IL dead Margaret
and Robert Johnson sometimes called Ro5ert
Gardner of kin OF said William johnson and
other OF kin OF William Johnson
and 20 persons interested IN estate OF Edward
Roberts OF the County OF New York. a.
creditors. OF kin otherwise greeting: You
and each of hereby cited and
sonally and appear before Surrogate OF the
County New York. az the Surrogates Court OF said
County, the County Court House the County
New York he 18th day Of Mss. 1909. half past
o'clock the forenoon OF thst then there
judicial settlement OF the account OF proceed
Isabella Nelson. Administrators goods
chstreIs and credits of said deceased. and of
hereby cited are uades the OF twenty
required 70 appear by guardian. It
for one to appointed the your neglect
or failure TO a guardian will be appointed by the
Surrogate and for the proceeding
In testimony whereof. have OF
Surroeaes' Court OF the said County Of New York
hersunto affixed. Witness. Hon Abner G. Thomas. a
Surrogate of said county. the County Of New
York the 18th day March. IN the wear OF
thousand nine hundred and SIX
tSeall DANIEL j. DOWDNEf
Clerk OF the SuTrogstes Cour.
WENTWORTH LOWENSTETN 3 STERN. Attorneys
Petitioner. $50 Broadway. Manhattan New York
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
Furnished partments to Let.

4 PARTMEST IN THE BEREsFORD, corner of a.,
~ e.. and Central Park West. furnished So
the 18TH 81 May till the 18th o. September
exposure, nae view % Manhattan Central Dc
cool Apply al Offices 6s Drexe R,,i,itnS
corner Wall and Broad SITS. 'u'"s'
A ELEGANTLY FURNISHED APARTMrnyT -,
"A. bath. 81 so daily Including
weekly; one. slb THE VAN RENSSFI.sT Err n z II,h
A PARTMENT TO LET. completely furni,h.d - -.
furnsbed low rent for sumrer: rooms. esvata
sn Improvements; subway express S Y. WALKER "a
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
Furnished Houses to Let.

FINO LET.-Furnished for summer months. private
j. house. Riverside Drive: nominal Inquire SIS
West 1lath 81
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
Brooklyn Property for .Sale.

IIousEs for sale easy terms: 81 $50 "a ga 1oo =.
II uR"eiiai isrse selection Open sundays ana evsa
Brooklyn. ~ ~'1 '0th ST.
rI,HREE STORY AND BASEMENT brown stone S-,,-
= ing II rooms and bath ali uprov eni-nts oni,
Sd.sno HENRY J. REDFIFr.D. 10 Court 81 Rroastxn
THREE STORY AND BASEMENT brown stone dan
Ing " rooms; hardwood trim all nprov enents. oni,
e1o HENRY l. REpFTELD. i6 Court ST.. Brookiyn
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
Citg Hotels.

HoTEss.r r. c4ST56ToYs HEJSaS STATEN ISLAND NJ
Advantages Of mountains. seashore and city combined
large airy rooms, excellent cuisine every modern i'm
provenent: moderate rates. music. billiards. bowling
tennis. golf E. A DENECHACD. Manaxsr.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
Country Property for Sale or to Let

I IA sLiofE; L. Sale or rent beautiful modern
and ssGtIis lights s acres neer Great south EaV
haitian. broker '"@ Sc @a9H
I,oR RENT OR sALE-IIiIlsdal. \ : 60,
Il modern house. nine rooms. bath: gas steam hsa,
stable: elegant grounds. ESQ feet frent. 49, neat
station; $3.50 year HAMS, Hillsdale J'i4e' near
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-15
:
The State Press

Crookston journal: A wind
mill looks a good deal like a
woman's spring CHAT and it doesn't
cost any more. =
Brainerd Tribune: The talk
is now that if A. L. Cole fails to
land the nomination for governor,
he will run for the house and be
a candidate for speaker.
Elk River Star News: There
is some mighty good timber get
ting into the game for the state
senate throughout the state, and
if the people really live up to
their professions and elect them,
next winters session of the leg
islature ought to be productive
of much wise legislation for the
public.
Grand Forks Herald: It
amuses the oil trust to hear itself
charged with rebates amounting
t. only $4,000. In the course
of time the trust may realize that
the charge is law violation, and
not it's lofty attitude toward a
mere $75O.0OO item. That amount
iS tho snrfaco Indication ofS
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In the death of Carl Schurz
the country has lost one of it's
notable figures in politics and
literature; man of great mind
and great character. Schur2
has never been popular with the
optimistic American public. He
has been more or less of a croak!
er, a man apparently at outs
with the world all his life. But
this much can be said of him and
must be said by every fair
minded person; that there has
never arisen a question as to his
honesty and sincerity of pur.
pose. His writings do not re-
fleet his bitter moods as do most
of his public utterances, and
some of his books, as for instance
his memoirs, will be source of
constant delight for many years
to come.
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A Wonderful Record.

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Write to DR.. R. V. Pierce. He will send
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MISCELLANEOUS.
For Sale or Rent.

Store building 24x6O, hard
wood floor, plate glass front, will
sell on easy terms or exchange
fer stock of merchandise.
OLEARY & BOWSER, Bemidii,
MINI.
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Mayor Carriers plan to build

Mayor Carter's plan to build a
suita ole monument over the
grave of old Chief Bemidji should
meet with hearty approval. The
sum needed is small and we dc
not believe for minute that
there will be any difficulty in
raising it. Not only duty, be-
cause of a promise made at the
time of Bemidji's burial, but
civic pride should prompt every
man who is able to contribute,
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The council and the mayor are
aroused, and justly, over the
practice of many transfers in
dumping garbage anywhere and
everywhere but on the city dump
ing grounds. 1t is an outrage,
and the authorities are taking
the right action in trying to STOP
the practice. Garbage should
be dumped on the dumping
ground and the roads should be
kept clean and respectable.
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She Snubbed Napoleon.

Nine. de Cheyreuse, a representative
Of one Of the noblest families in
France, declined the honor which Ma.
poleon wished to confer on her, that of
being maid Of honor to his sister-in-
law, the queen of Spain. She after
ward became Josephine's dame du pa
lais. but always affected to look down
on the imperial court. One day she
went to a reception at the Tutleries
blazing with diamonds. What SPLEEN
did Jewels" remarked Napoleon. Are
they all reaI?' Mon Dieu. sire, real
II don't know, but at any rate they are
quite good enough to wear here!''
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CORRESPONDENCE
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.LANGOR.

The river men were streaming
by Friday of last week, headed
for Blackjack, the drive havine
reached Red Lake at last.
With the help of William Lahey
and Simon Paulus, Andrew Dex
ter is erecting anew hen house
and making various other i'm
provements.
M. P. DeWolf, Clare Craig ani
Mr.. Estabrook of Blackjack
were in this vicinity last Tuesday
in the inverests of the Grand
Forks Lum Der company.
William Messerschmidt, Jr.
has bought the relinquishmen>
to one Gaffney's claim, near
Curing and will now get dow1
to business as a homesteader.
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ONE CENT A ORD
HELP WANTED.

WANTED--For the u. S. Marine
Corps; men between ages 81
and 35. An opportunity to see
the world. For full informa-
ton apply in person or by let
Ter to U. S. Marine Corps re-
cruiting' office, cor. Beltrami
and Second Aves., Bemidji,
Minnesota.
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Former Insurance Commits
sioner O'Shanghnessy gives the
lie to Bechtel and declares he
never received that $4,000 bribe.
That insurance scandal is
growing interesting. Somebody
will be telling the truth if the
game keeps up.
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WANTED-For u. S. army able.
bodied, unmarried men be.
tween ages of 81 and IS, citi.
zens of United States, OF
good character and temperate
habits, who can speak, read
and write English. For in.
formation apply to Recruiting
Officer, Miles block, Bemidji.
Minnesota.
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Letter files and letter presses
at the Pioneer office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-15

Crookston Journal: A wind
mill looks a good deal like a
woman's spring hat and it doesn't
cost any more.
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This much may be said about
the candidacy of A. L. Cole for
the gubernatorial nomination
He has got the best publicity
bureau of the seven. A hundred
country papers are shouting
themselves hoarse trying tC
arouse a Cole sentiment.
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The Daily Pioneer

Political historians, in writing
of the 1906 ante convention cam
paign, are going to tell how the
crJ, elf jacobson is not nomi-
mated Governor Johnson will be
re-elected," defeated the Lac
Qui Parle man at Duluth.
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WANTED-Good girl for general
homework. 500 Bemidj il Ave.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-11

of the speaker to the efforts of the
reform element was greeted with ap-
plause, as was every criticism of
Dory Strong and the conferences in
his back room.
AS 10 O'Clock approached and
there was no sight of Colby, Fordyce
and Corey, Mr.. Gibson said that he
would endeavor to hold their inter-
est until the other speakers arrived.
Applause was loud as he sat down.
The band played another patriotic
selection or two, and then there was
stir in the doorway and in came
Colby, Fordyce and Corey on a dou-
BILE quick.
A spontaneous rumble of applause
and cheers greeted them and three
nearly cheers were given, while hats
were waved and feet and umbrellas
stamped on the floor. 1t was an ova-
tion seldom before equalled within
the precincts of this city or county
and to thoughtful men pointed in
dubitably to the overthrow of Boss
Strong and Senator jackson next au-
| tumn.
Colonel fordyee. upon being intro.
duced, got right down to business, as
he said in his opening sentence.