The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

A unique newspaper came to the
journal office yesterday. It was
remarkable in many respects but chiefly
because of the names Of the editorial
include those of a dozen of the best
known writers Of America, and yet the
fact that sixteen women (there were
that many collaborators on the peculiar
publication) should combine their lit.
erary ability in such work is not so
notable as another Feature of the enter,
prise-an Of the work was done aboard
moving train. The title of the news
paper is Sunset News Bulletin, One
gathers from reading the paper that
Sunset was the name of the car on
which the writers rode. There is no
date line given, but an agate paragraph
poked away in an inconspicuous place
betrays that the printing was done in
Calgary.
r The editor-in-chief is Mrs. Blake Cole
man, famous in America and abroad as
q war correspondents "Kit' Chat is
her pen nancy served thruout the Boer
war in South Africa as correspondent Of
the Mail and Empire of Toronto, Can,
and wrote much about the war for 9TH
er newspapers and magazines. During
the Spanish American war she went to
Cuba, the only woman correspondent
officially accredited by the United
States government, Her experiences
there have been told time and again in
newspaper and magazine stories.
The lefty editor" of the paper is
Mrs. Cynthia MISSIONER Alden, president
of the International Sunshine society
and prominent worker in many kin
dred organizations Miss Agnes Dean
Cameron, whose name is familiar to all
readers Of the Century magazine, is
down as editorial writer.S While
most Of Miss Cameron',s recent stories
have been appearing in the Century,
she has also been a frequent contrib
utor to the Atlantic Monthly and other
magazines.
Madame Achtlle Frechette, whose
readers Of Harper;s Ma as9cfAeG IS o ny
Of the special writer's. Other writers
who took part i4 the preparation of the
newspaper are Miss Mary Murphy Of
the editorial staff Of the Chicago Inter
daughter q Hktitp; i Miss Barry' whe
signs herself "Francoise' in LIE Jour
nal de FRANCHISE; Mrs. Balmer Watt
Of the Chicago Journal; Miss Ethe
Lindsay. frequent contributor to mag
azines; Miss Florence Randall, a writer
for the Toronto Globe; Miss Mae Har
Miss Katherine Louise Smith, specia
writer for the Pittsburg Gazette ani
Buffalo Times; Miss Alice Wallace,
canadian correspondent of the Londo1
Daily Mail, and others. ~--~.--~~~-.,.~--
The News Of the Trip. "
The Sunset News Bulletin contains
not only stories of the party's progress.
on the journey thru western Canada il
a special train, but a record, arts
tie'ally y set It, down. Of manyMpeSrhaps MOI
within the hearing, Of the vigilant mem
bers Of the editorial staff. One would
expect to find under the caption, "To
days Ball Game, = the story Of bat
tie fought out on a diamond; but i,
the Sunset News Bulletin it herald
only the departure of the husband O
one of the women from the train. TIL
bawl game, it appears, was played en-
tireIy by the deserted traveller.
IS Among the startling heads in tn
paper is one reading "Murder at Lloyd
minister" and under it appears tn
story Of grim tragedy enacted In tn
car Sunset, The fact that the vic
tim was a Miss Squito is assurance
however, that the coroner's jury mus
;nrrderer, who was none other than tn
,aditor-in chief, 'Fguilty of manslaughte
IN the thirty second degree. = ~ 8.,@
An amusing department. Of 1fashio
notes, is written by " FRANCHISE, VIII
advises, seriously enough, the use o
prairie dew, applied with clean kel
chief, as the best cosmetic, and othe
equally ludicrous things. It would b
disastrous if the seeker after beaut
were to follow the suggestions Of thii
authority on such matters as given i
the Sunset News Bulletin. exit - cor
ducts "Woman s Kingdom; Agne
Dean Cameron's jokes are sprinkle
thru the paper; Mae Harris Arson ha
stchildren's corner in. which sh
tells Of "wayside friends in feather
and fur and Madame Frechette r
lates in numerous way a story of tt
fS Of enthusiasm that seized the wri
eru when first 1t was suggested thu