davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
GARFIELD TELLS HIS STORY.
On the Witness Stand in the Packers
Case.

Observation-Disclosures Garfield
occupied the stand all day Monday in
the packers case, and his cross-ex-
animation was finished a few minutes
before the final adjournment of court.
He declared while on the stand that
he had turned over to the department
Of justice the names of several hun.
dred witnesses at the direct order of
the president. He said, however,
that none'of the information given to
the department of justice was that re.
ceived from the packers. He stated
positively that there was no inter.
change of agents between his depart
ment and the attorney general and
that all the information he secured
from the packers he used for the writ
ing of his report and not for the pur.
pose of aiding the department of JUS.
tice to prosecute the packers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
FIRST SIGNS OF FREEDOM.
Russian Parliament to PromuIqate
Laws for the Whole People.

Russian Parliament to PromuIgate
Laws for the Whole People.
st. Petersburg.-Re from the
Interior showing it is possible to hold
the elections in more than half the
districts and open the national as
sembly May 10 with a working ma
jority, the cabinet has recommended
that the first meeting of the Russian
parliament be held, and the long-ex-
pected imperial ukas to that effect
was promulgated Monday. This def
mite announcement furnished a con-
vincing answer to the revolutionary
argument that the government had
no intention of convoking the national
assembly It is expected to do far
more toward completing the tranquil
ization of the country than all the
repressive measures of Interior Min
lister Durnovo, of whose waning power
the ukase is but one of several indi-
cations.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
UNCLE SAM ON GUARD.
BattIeship Ohio Sails for China and
Will Safeguard Americans.

BattIeship Ohio Sails for China and
Will Safeguard Americans.
Manila.-The battleship Ohio, flag.
ship of the American fleet on the
Asiatic station, has sailed for Hong
kong, where she will dock and rush
repairs so as to be prepared for pos
sible exigencies.
Washington.-The navy department
has received a cablegram from shang.
hal announcing the departure from
there on Monday of the gunboats FL
Cano and Quiros, for Kiukiang, which
is near the scene of the reported trou.
BILE.
Pekin.-American Consul General
Rodgers telegraphs from Shanghai
that the fourteen American mission
aries who fled from Nanchang all
reached Kiukiang in safety.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
A PERFECT HAND.
How Its Appearance Became Familiar
to the Public.

How Its Appearance Became Familiar
to the Public.
The story of how probably the
most perfect feminine hand in Ameri-
ca became known to the people is
rather interesting.
AS the story goes the possessor of
the hand was with some friends in
photographers one day and while
talking, held up a piece of candy.
The pose of the hand with its per-
feet contour and faultless shape at
tracted the attention of the artist who
proposed to photograph it. The re-
suit was beautiful picture kept in
the family until one day, after read
ing letter from someone inquiring
as to who wrote the Postum and
Grape-Nuts advertisements, Mr.. Post
said to his wife, 1--WE receive so
many inquiries of this kind, that it is
evident some people are curious
to know, suppose we let the advertis-
Using department have that picture
of your hand to print and name it "A
Helping Hand" (Mrs. Post has as
sisted him in preparation of some of
the most famous advertisements).
There was natural shrinking
from the publicity, but with an agree
ment that no name would accompany
the picture it's use was granted.
The case was presented in the light
of extending welcoming hand to the
friends of Postum and Grape Nuts,
so the picture appeared on the back
covers of many of the January and
February magazines and became
known to millions of people.
Many artists have commented upon
1t as probably the most perfect hand
in the world.
The advertising dept. of the Post
UNI Co. did not seem able to resist the
temptation to enlist the curiosity of
the public, by refraining from giving
the name Of the owner when the pic
ture appeared but stated that the
name would be given later in one of
the newspaper announcements, thus
seeking to induce the readers to look
for and read the forthcoming adver-
tisements to learn the name Of the
owner.
This combination of art and COM
merce and the multitude of inquiries
furnishes an excellent illustration of
the interest the public takes In the
personal and family life Of large
manufacturers whose names become
household words through extensive
and continuous announcements In j
newspapers and periodicals.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
Vast Throngs Moving West.

Salt Lake City.-The colonist move
ment is gaining in volume daily. All
westbound trains are running with ex.
ira equipment and loaded to the doors,
The reduced rates began February Is,
less than two weeks ago. Since thar
date it is estimated that over $4,000
persons have passed through Salt
Lake ZEN route to California and the
northwest. This figure is the conser-
vative figure furnished by railroad
man Of this city. Between 1,500 and
1000 travellers are carried through
this city daily.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
Robbers Loot Postoffice.

San Diego, Cal.-The main posto1.
fee here was entered by robbers
Monday night and large amount OF
money was stolen. Some time be-
tween 1880 at night and o'clock in
the morning the vault was blown open
with dynamite. The discovery of the
crime was not made until morning.
All the stamps were taken and the
office wired for $500 worth from Los
Angeles. So far as can be learned
at present there is no clue 10 the per.
petrators.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
Tried to Cheat the Hangman.

Santa Fe, N. M.-John Conley, a
miner and prospector who, on Jan.
uary 16, 1904, killed James Redding
and Charles Purdy at the Guadalupe
placers, was hanged Monday at Taosa
a few hours after being found in his
cell with his throat cut. The wound
did not sever the artery and was
quickly bandaged up. He did it with
a pocket knife. Limp, Conley was
dragged to the gallows and slipped
through the trap, dead resulting from
strangulation.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
No Wonder He Swears,

While Chicago man was carrying
home two dozen eggs the other even
Ing he slipped and went to the side
walk with the eggs under him, and
when he arose he discovered that he
had Matched out combination Of
Italian sunset and circus poster. He
swears that he will have the grocer's
boy deliver the eggs the next time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
Arms for Finnish RevoIutionists.

Helsingfors, Finland.-In order to
check the constant attempts to SNUG
gle arms and ammunition into Finland
for the use of the Finnish and Russian
revolutionists, the Finnish administra-
ton has decided to charter two steam
ers in addition to three revenue cut
tiers now in commission, and to in
crease the number of posts and
guards patrolling the flords. Four
chests of bayonets and rifles con.
signed to the adjutant of the Red
Guards were confiscated by the Hels.
ingfors customs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
Roosevelt Will Take a Hand.

New York.-President Roosevelt
has again interviewed as a peacemaker
between the coal miners and opera
tors, and as the result of a letter ad-
dressed by him to John Mitchell, pres.
ident of the United Mine Workers CT
America national convention of the
United Mine Workers will be held on
March Is to try to reach. an agree
ment with the soft coal operators in
the hope of averting the threatened
strike of April l in the bituminous
coal fields.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
Would Defeat Philippine Tariff
Measure.

Washington.-A rumor is current
that one of the expected trades grow.
ing out Of the desire to pass a railroad
rate bill through the senate will be
the defeat Of the Philippine tariff bill,
which is still being discussed in the
Philippine committee. Republicans
who are standing for the passage OF
the rate bill without a court review
amendment, it is said, are pledging
their support to Democrats and Re-
publicans from the sugar states who
are opposed to the Philippine bill to
aid in it's defeat.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
Packers Gave Evidence Of Their Own
Free viii.

Chicago.-Evidence was introduced
by the government Tuesday tending
to show that the matter OF testifyina
under oath or not, during the invests
cation conducted by Commissioner
Garfield, had been left to the packers
themselves. It was claimed by Dis
trict Attorney Morrison that this
proved that the packers were not un.
der compulsion when they gave their
information to the agents Of the gov.
eminent.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
LAMP EXPLODED.
Aged California Woman Meets Awful
Death.

Santa Rosa.-Mrs Lizzie McGinnis,
rs years old, former resident of
Petaluma, was burned to death here
early Tuesday morning in fire which
destroyed her home. She was seen
half an hour before the fire broke out.
and the condition of the body when
found indicates that she had tried to
carry lighted lamp across room
and let it fall, causing it to explode.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-09
WOULD COST TOO MUCH.
Mutual Life objects to Paying for In
vestiqation.

New York.-The Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company gave out a
statement Tuesday relative to the
withdrawal of the company from the
state of Missouri. The withdrawal fol-
lowed a discussion as to an examina-
tion of the company by Missouri exam
liners at the expense of the company.
The Mutual Reserve objected to the
expense in prospect, holding that it
was excessive and illegal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13
IS STILL 70
Dowie Declares He Will Not Compro.
mise With His Enemies in Zion.
[By Associated Press.l


Chicago, April 12.-To the Associat-
ed Press today Dowie emphatically
denied the rumor that he had agreed
secretly with commission of Mormon
missionaries to turn over to the Nor
mon church Zion and all of it's vast
holdings. The only possible basis for
this story, it was explained, was that
some months ago coterie of Mormon
missionaries appeared in the streets
of Zion City and distributed tracts ex-
pounding the doctrines of Mormonism.
According to the statements of Dowie
and his counsellers, these men were
elected from the city.
Every member of Dowies party and
Dowie himself still deny the stories
that movement is on foot to compro-
mise with Voliva. Dowie says: I'm
not going to Mexico, I am going to
Zion" Nevertheless the whole of to-
day was taken up with conferences
between Dowie, his legal advisers and
his counsellor. Speaking of the re-
ports that he was on the verge OF
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13
NEW YOR LEGISLATURE STILL
STRENGTHENING INSURANCE LAWS
[By Associated Pressl

Albany, N. Y, April 12.-Four more
of the bills recommended by the spec
ial insurance investigating committee
were passed by both houses of the leg
islature today and in addition the
house passed the big bill,' generally
the insurance law. The
senate made this bill a special order
for Wednesday. The senate also put
over as a special order for Monday
night the so-called anti-perjury. bill,
which already has passed the house,
but has been amended by the senate.
Only two of the nine bills remain
the general bill passed
today by the assembly and pending in
the senate and the anti-perjury bill,
but not passed by the SEN
ate, and which, if passed there. must
return to the assembly for conference.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13
RUIN EXTENDS FOR MILES
Dreary Waste Where We're Happy Homes
and Productive Fields.
[By Associated Pressl

Naples, April 12.-While the news
from Mount Vesuvius today is reas-
suring, the conditions here IN Nap...s
are such as make it difficult to realize
that conditions are actually better.
The wind is blowing from the volcano
in the direction of Naples, carrying
the ashes in this direction. Toward
evening the fall of ashes and cinders
here was worse than at any time
since the eruption began.
From the observatory OF Mount We
suvius, where Director Matteucci is
continuing his work, the scene is one
of great impressiveness. To reach
the observatory one must walk for
miles over hardened, but hot lava,
covered with sand until he comes to
a point whence nothing can be seen
but vast gray reaches, sometime fiat
and sometimes gathered into huge
mounds. Above, the heavens are gray,
like the earth beneath, and seem just
as hard and immovable.
In all this lonely waste there is no
sign of life or vegetation and no
sound is heard, except the low mutter-
ings of the volcano. Every day gives
new evidence of the magnitude of the
catastrophe. Today's visit of King
Victor Emmanuel to Ottajano reveal
ed new tragedies. At a certain point
his majesty was obliged to abandon
his motor car and went forward on
horseback amid constant danger, his
horse foundering through four feet
of ashes, stumbling into holes, Blind
ed by the fall of large cinders and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13

The four passed today and now
awaiting the governors approval are:
The anti-lobby bill, which requires
registration of legislative agents and
reports of their compensation and ex-
penses to be filed with the secretary of
state: the bill more effectively penal
izing Justification of the records of any
corporation by any officers or en-
ploye; the bill prohibiting political
contributions by any corporation and
requiring any participant in VIOLA
tion to testify regarding it, under as
surance of immunity from prosecution
on his own testimony; the bill of the
committee qualifying any policy hold
er in a stock life insurance company
to act as director therein regardless
of whether he holds any stock of the
company. This bill affects especially
the Equitable Fife Assurance society.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13
HOLDS OLD VIEW
Foraker Makes Long Speech and
Again Declares Pending Rate Bill
Unconstitutional.
[By Associated Press.l

Washington, April 12.--After brief
speech by Mr.. Teller in support Of the
house railroad bill, Mr.. Foraker today
took the floor on that measure and
consumed practically all the remainder
of the days session of the senate. He
spent some time in the discussion of
some amendments he has suggested to
the bill and then entered upon con-
sideration of the entire question OF
railroad rate regulation, urging again
the unconstitutionality of the pending
bill from various points of view.
He was frequently interrupted by
other senators. Mr.. Lodge spoke
briefly in support of the practice of
granting lower rates on goods intend
ed for export than on those used in
domestic consumption.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13
GREEN AND GAYNOR GUILTY
Jury Requires Only Short Time to Arrive
at Verdict.
[By Associated Pressl

Savannah, Ca, April 12.-Benjamin
D. Green and John F. Gaynor were
found guilty of conspiracy against
the government, of presenting false
claims and of embezzlement, in the
federal court here today, and tomor-
row Judge Emery Speer will pass
sentence upon them.
The verdict was returned after the
jury had been out three hours and a
half. For IA weeks the case has been
in progress.
The maximum sentence the court
may impose is an aggregate term of
II years in the penitentiary and fine
of $575,00O, the amount of the alleged
embezzlement. 1t is not believed, how
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13
TORNADO SEASON BEGUN.
Twisters Strike Kansas Doing Injury to
Person and Property.
[By Associated PreNsl
lita, Kas., April ia tornado

Wichita, Kas., April IA tornado
struck Stafford, Kas., at o'clock this
afternoon, resulting in injury to sew
eral persons and demolishing several
houses.
The storm came from the south
west and passed over the business part
OF the town without damage, first
striking two blocks east OF Main
street. Here the home of Fred Tan
ner and the parsonage of the Congre-
gational church were demolished. The
Quaker church was blown down, the
debris falling upon the home of Mrs.
Ella Granger, which was also destroy
ed. Mrs. Granger was injured, but
not seriously
Mrs. Ed. Gliesburg saw the storm
coming and ran into the yard to reach
her child, which was playing there.
Before she reached him she was pick
ed up and hurled against telephone
pole across the street. She was SER
iously injured. The child was not
hurt. The storm then lifted, but struck
against the densest part of the town,
demolishing number of houses and
damaging others.
Four miles west of Stafford another
tornado blew down several farm build
ings and seriously injured r. F. Sill
vers. who saw the storm coming and
sought shelter in a granary. This
storm passed two miles east of Hud.
son, where other small damage is re-
ported. The sun shone brightly while
the storms were working their hard
est.
Another tornado is reported at Bush
town, 80 miles north of Stafford. Sew
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13

ers of America. The other amend
ment provides that only employees who
are willing shall be assessed certain
sum each month to defray the ex-
penses of carrying out the proposed
check-off agreement.
If the operators will not accept this,
the miners propose that it and the op-
orators first proposition, which pro-
vides for a renewal for three years
of the anthracite commission scale be
referred to the strike commission.
Thus the miners drop the second Of
fer which provides for arbitration by
the concilliation board and ignore the
operators second proposition, with the
exception of the strike commission
feature, which they accept.
After President Mitchell as chair
man of the miners subcommittee had
finished reading the answer the op-
orators withdrew and discussed the
proposition for about 10 minutes. On
their return President Baer as chair
man of the operators committee made
their reply. Then an informal talk
followed in which it was agreed that
II any further conference was decided
arrangement for it could be made by
Presidents Baer and Mitchell.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13

the target of falling basaltic masses,
In the presence of the king 1913 more
bodies were extricated from the ruins.
The dead at Ottajana are said to
number $50. The king was deathly
pale. To a priest who came to MIN,
he said: How did you escape?"
Il placed myself in safety" replied
the priest.
What do you mean?" asked the
king. Realizing the DANGER" was the
priests reply. 81 had left for Nola.
The king flushed with anger.
What" he cried. "You minister of
God, were not here to share the danger
of your people and administer the last
sacrament, you did very wrong"
Queen Helena was with the king
when he started for Ottajano, but she
was obliged to turn pack. She spent
the day in visiting the hospitals and
inspecting the housing for refugees.
The princess of Schleswig- Holstein
set out in her automobile this morn.
ing to visit the desolated towns, but
the motor became disabled and she
was forced to return on foot, dist
ance of IL miles through three feet
of ashes. The princess endurance
surprised the Neapolitans.
There have been a large number
OF robberies of deserted houses, in
spite of the efforts of the authorities
to protect property In the excited
condition of the populace there is
some difficulty in preserving order.
The closing of church at Tore An
nunziata precipitated small riot.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13
STRIKE VERY PROBABLE
Anthracite Miners Submit Their Final
Proposition to Operators.
fBy Associated Pressl

New York, April 1.-THE anthra-
cite mine workers today offered to the
operators their choice of two PROPOSE
tions-resubmiss of the miners
original demands with two amend
ments or that the whole controvers5 :
be placed before the strike commits
sion.
The operators made an informal re-
ply in which they intimated that they
were not likely to accept either Offer
They will make official answer by let
ter and there will be no further meet
ings unless something develops.
While there is still hope that
grounds for peaceful settlement will
be found, the contending parties seem
to have almost reached the limit OF
negotiation. If the operators should
decide to decline both propositions a
conference of delegates of miners will
probably be called to declare the
strike effective.
In one of the amendments the orig
inal demand of President Mitchell for
recognition of the union is drop
ped and provides that the proposed
agreement be made between the oper-
ators and the anthracite mine work.
ers, instead of the United Mine Work
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13

longing to the Hartman road. One
laborer was hit by flying rock. but
only slightly injured. A lighted stick
of dynamite was also thrown among
the Columbia Valley graders, but the
men took to their heels and escaped
injury.
Finally a deputy sheriff was sum-
moned and warned the IIill construc-
ton gang to desist from further dem
onstration. The situation was serious
tonight and further clashes are feared.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13

ever, that the sentence will be of such
extreme severity. Before adjournment
Judge Speer said:
Il have 10 disposition towards these
unfortunate men, except to be just as
merciful as my duty under the law
will permit"
The minimum punishment permiss-
ible is two years Imprisonment and
fine of $1,000.
District Attorney Erwin received a
telegram from Attorney General
Moody expressing the congratulations
of the president and attorney general
on the outcome of the case upon which
Mr.. Erwin has been engaged for seven
years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13
LARGE CONTRACTS AWARDED.
[By Associated Press.]

Ottawa, Ont, April 1.-Two con-
tracts for the construction of sections
of the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad ag-
gregating $19,OOO,OOO were awarded to-
day. J. G. Macarthur of Winnipeg
got the contract for 245 miles from
Winnipeg east and Hogan & Mcdonald
of Montreal for $50 miles west from
Quebec.
The figure for the former contract
is about $13,25O,OOO and for the latter
about $5,75O,OOO.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13
ONE DEAD ANOTHER DYING.
Minneapolis Man Fatally Shoots We.
man and Kills Himself.
[By Associated Pressl

Z
Minneapolis, April 12.--Herman
Koenig of this city is dead and Mrs.
s. e. Boothman, supposed to reside
at Ironwood, Mich, is dying as the
result of gunshot wounds inflicted by
Koenig at o'clock this afternoon.
Koenig entered Mrs. Boothmans s
apartments in a local boarding house
and after her refusal of demand by
him, he shot her twice in the abdo-
men and then turned the revolver on
himself. The bullet passed through
his temple and the man died instantly
He was 60 years old.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-13
FORCE IS EMPLOYED
Hill and Hartman Construction Gangs
Resort to Dynamite in Fight Over
Control of Right-of-way.
[By Associated Press.1

Portland, Ore, April 12.-The Hill
and Hartman construction gangs at
Carson, Wash, on the north bank of
the Columbia river collided at noon
today, when dynamite was freely used
to drive the Columbia Valley Railroad
company's graders of the land be-