davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
Says She Has Been to Heaven.

At last, in language which only her
mother can comprehend, Miss Prudence
Van Glider, who has been in a trance
for 81 days and who is the talk of
central Iowa has opened her lips and
described the and of dreams in which
she has been living. She is unable to
talk perfectly. but uses the deaf and
dumb alphabet to assist her. and tells
of a strange visit to heaven"
81 have been to heaven" said the
girl. land Christ is coming. My first
vision was a row of rugged crosses
marked with my new name. The cross
es looked heavy, but when 1 started to
lift one an angel came to my assist
ance and the cross was light.
>'I saw throngs of riders on white
horses with golden banners, coming
over the hills of heaven as far as I
could see. I saw II kinds of trees, with
IL kinds Of strange. beautiful fruit,
hanging in great pink and purple clus-
tiers. I ate some of it from an apple
tree and was given the understanding
CT the Bible such as 1 never before
knew.
Then began to teach the Bible to
groups of savages dressed in smelly
gaudy rags. And I know that when
God let's me recover 1 shall be pre-
Pared to leach the Gospel to the Afri-
cans I have crossed the river of life
and 1 cannot die.''-Perry 0owa) Dis
patch to the New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
HAS PLENTY

Strikers have stopped the rebuilding
of San Francisco. That city could sup
have some left.zJChicago Record-Her-
aid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
FRON OTHER PENS
JAPAN MIsREPREsENTED.

Some of us have ina gined that we saw
in the increased facilities of commune
cation-the telegraph and the newspa-
per, which permit a constant inter-
change if ideas between the peoples of
distant countries-an instrumentality
for preserving peace in the world. 1t
ought to be so. But If newspapers are
to give their attention only to annoying
trivialties and the telegraph is to be oc-
cupieG in reporting petty incidents and
the foolish vaporings of irresponsible
people, they become an agency of irri-
tation and disturbances, an internation-
al nuisance and an international peril
California and japan are giving us an
illustration of this just now. In the pre-
vailing disorder in San Francisco, where
rowdyism has held sway and no mans
person or property was secure, some
hoodlums threw stones through the win
dOws of a japanese restaurant. A few
years ago nobody would have paid the
least attention to such an occurrence
and it would not have been heard of In
Japan except through the slow chan
mel of a consular report, which would
not have been published. But now the
cable carries the news Of the outrage"
to the yellow journals of Tokio-wtich
are among the yellowest on earth-and
Count Okuma calls upon the govern
ment to demand Instant apology from
the United States.-Philadelphia Led
ger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
THE DICTIONARY AS A DIET.

When man has anything named af-
ter him he may be said to be reasonably
famous. Everybody from st. Louis
west knows the Rossington cocktail, al
though it must not be inferred from
that that everybody drinks 1t.
Rossington lives in Topeka He is a
lawyer, a wit, an orator, a story-teller,
and knows as many people worth while
as anybody in the country.
At times his language is so ornate it
makes his hearers dizzy. One day at
the Topeka club some member, plagued
by the spelling of word, hunted for a
dictionary. He did not find it.
Haven't we got dictionary in this
club?" he asked
1--WE did have one said Dave Null
vane but Rossington ate it.'-Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
KANSAS COMMENT
THE PLAN.

L
Pennsylvania has launched the
poom of Senator Knox for the presi-
uency. He will be entirely satisfac-
tory to the railroads and corpora
tlons- Under the "favorite son" policy,
packed by the powerful Pennsylvania
machine, he will probably have the
soIld pennsylvania delegation, and
Wnen 1t appears that he can not be
nominated, that delegation will sup
port a conservative for president. The
oeIesatlon will probably obey the COM
inands OF Senator PenroSe. 1t will be
against any man who stands for the
roosevelt policies. If Illinois should
support Cannon a delegation in SYM
patny With his ideas will be chosen,
ana 1t will be against the Roosevelt
ponc1es Cannon has co-operated with
the president because he thought it
was expedient to do SO during the last
congress, not because he believes in
any OF the policies which Roosevelt
mas brought so conspicuously to the
'front.', and If he could aid in eliminat-
ing Roosevelt and his ideas from the
politics of this country he would do so.
II cannon controls the Illinois delega-
ton 1t will never be for Taft, probably
not Tor Hughes, and certainly not for
La roulette He probably would not
support Foraker or Fairbanks but
would support some candidate that the
railroads. could depend on and who
nad record that would appear as
favorably as possible to the supporters
The resolutions that the national
convention will pass, even if the re-
actlonar1es control the meeting will
De laudatory in the highest terms of
the president. They will follow the
example of the Kansas state machine
Whlcn Killed every measure that the
people wanted, and then, after the leg
lslature had adjourned, began to pass
resolutions in favor of all the things
that 1t had killed. With these resolu-
lions as the basis, the machine crowd
IN this state will endeavor to fool the
people into nominating them again so
that they may prevent any popular
legislation by the next legislature, the
same as they did in the last. Penrose
VIII control the Pennsylvania delega-
ton through Knox The Kansas ma
chine hopes to control this delegation
through Taft. If Illinois and Penn
sylvania are both solid against Taft he
VIII not be nominated. Then the
machine delegates from Kansas will
join with Foraker, Penrose and Can
non and select a man that the railroad
lawyers desire.-Salina Journal
CAN'T IMAGINE IT.
Those who imagine that it is only
the presidents favor which makes Taft
strong before the country" says the
Cleveland Leader, Ought to try to i'm
agine what would happen if Mr.. Roose-
welt should swing over to Mr. Fair
banks, for instance, or to Mr. Foraker
But one could not lima CINE Mr. ROose-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
CAN'T IMAGINE TT

Those who imagine that it is only
the presidents favor which makes Taft
strong before the country" says the
Cleveland Leader, Ought to try to i'm
agine what would happen if Mr. Roose-
Welt should swing over to Mr.. Fair
banks, for instance, or to Mr.. Foraker
But one could not imagine Mr.. Roose-
welt swinging over to Mr. Foraker
Leavenworth Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
His Part.

A Scottish peddler while crossing a
river recently during heavy flood ac-
cidentally slipped in. Two laborers who
were in the vicinity Immediately pro-
cured a rope and rescued him just in
time to prevent his being drowned.
Their prompt action was deservedly
praised, but on being spoken to on the
subject, the rescued man objected to all
the praise being given on one side.
.'Dae We no KEN said he to the village
magnates, ''if hadna fallen in the wa
ter, the ither twa men wad niver haze
been heard o. at a. ?'-Judy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
The Same.

A Leeds clergyman was returning
late the other night from a social meet
ing when suddenly out of a dark door
way a man sprang upon him with in
tent to rob. After some Intellectual
protestations the clergyman said.
Surely you wouldn't rob a clergy
MANI"
THAT don't make any matter to me-
replied the thief. But after q moment 8
reflection he added, Stay; what's yer
religion?'
Methodist
sLor~ love yer, that's the same as
meself. Yer can go."-Tatler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

Sweet Molly Or warbled the tenor
-, w nat was her last name?" wondered
"Coddle,'' growled the basso-wasbins-
ton Herald. W ASiiiils
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

IT, Lou say you have subscribed to the
wife?' ~iie A"r your
L es, she gets so much endowment o,,t
OF weeping over the gowns which 7 csnt
not arord to buy for her.''-Houston
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

ener than he needs top ~
L5f re" DO l know what his needs are?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

so you are going to Europe?''
yes, answered the man who aspires
70 be a prominent citizen. 1T don't care
much about the. trip. but the reporters
never seem anxious to interview Won
about American affairs untfi-@yoiI hsa Ne
been abroad long enough to lose track of
them Was Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12

patibility? AOr ihcoih-
Bocker-Yes, he talked baseball and she
talked bridge.-New York Sun. 'S
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17
RECEPTION FOR HEPBURN
Idaho's Senior Senator Beslobbered
With Praise by Gooding and
Others at Boise.
Especial to The Herald

Boise, Idaho, July Ex-senator and Mrs.
Hepburn were rendered a reception by the
Commercial club this evening, during
which there were short speeches by a
number of prominent men. Governor
GOOding spoke of the work done by the
senatory saying no senator had accom-
plished more than he during the first four
years of his service. Though many had
differed from him on some points, ali
recognized the sincerity of his motives
and appreciated the effectiveness with
which he worked.
Senator Hepburn spoke briefly refer
ring to a number of local interests, like
enlargement of the local military post,
and pledging himself to continue active in
promoting that enterprise. He took ssup
the matter of railway rates for this city.
Boise, he said. was not a dependency of
Portland or Salt Lake and it was not
proposed that it should make customers
for them. The interstate commerce COM
mission now had power to fix rates he
said, and he was deVoting his energies
to having these fixed without regard to
any consideration of long or short haul.
He wished to have terminal rates for this
city that would be in proportion to the
haul.
Senator BOrah paid a tribute to his col
league and especially to his industry He
had made a deep impression in four
years, he said, establishing a national
reputation. He devoted more hard work
to public questions than any other SEN
atOr he knew of and had thereby achieved
much.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17
MEETING OF COMMISSION
Matter of Statue of the Late Senator
Shoup of Idaho Discussed
by the Members.
lSpecial Id The Herald }

Boise, Idaho, July 16.-The first meet
ing of the commission created by an act
of the last legislature to place a statue
of Senator Shoup in statuary hall of the
national capital was held today, all of
the members being present, with the ex-
ception of Senator Borah. who was de
tanned at the Haywood trial. The other
members are Governor GOOding, Senator
Hepburn, Congressman French and Jo-
seph Perrault. The commission organ
lied by electing Governor GOOding chair
man and Joseph Perrault treasurer. Ad-
olson T Smith, who was private secre-
tary to Senator Shoup during his ten
years of service in the United States SEN
ate was appointed secretary. The COM
mission has an appropriation of S6,00e for
the statue. There were two bids before
the commission Charles A. Neihaus and
Professor F Z. Triebel. The secretary
was instructed to submit the matter to
other scuiptOrs before the commission
would decide.
1t was upon the suggestion of Senator
Hepburn that il was decided to make in
Quirv TO ascertain whether any of the
Idaho marble would be suitable and avail
able for making the statue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO RE
deem outstanding issue of Salt Lake City
Railroad company per cent second mort
gage gold bonds
Whereas. The Salt Lake City Railroad
company, a corporation organized under
the laws of Utah, did heretofore on the
first day of February, 1901 issue its series
of tive hundred tJ0O bonds dated of that
day, of the denomination of one thous-
and dollars 81 10000, and payable on the
first day of February, 1885, and secured
the payment of the same by mortgage
upon its property and
Whereas The Utah Light & Railway
company has since succeeded to the OWL
ership of said property of the Salt Lake
Citv Railroad company, and did hereto
fore on the 18th day Of January, 1865. in
consideration Of the extension of the time
of the payment of the aforesaid bonds
until February lst, 1910, authorize the
and interest thereof, which guaranty was
thereafter duly executed The said guar
anty, however, was on the express con-
dition that the said principal sum Of said
bonds should become payable on any
February LIST o. August 1st. prior to Feb
ruarv 1St. 1910. at the option OF the said
Utah Light & Railway company, upon the
said company giving 10 the trustees Of
the mortgage mentioned IN said bonds not
less than twenty-eight weeks previously,
nOJ1ce in writing appointing such day
for the payment thereof
AND Whereas. The board OF directors
of the Utah Light & Railway company
al . regular meeting OF said board held
on January 18th. 1907. ADOPTED a resolu-
ton providing that in consideration Of The
nreT1ises and the terms upon which said
guaranty was entered into by said Titan
fight & Railway company. Il now elects
70 nav the principal of said bonds on the
Isl day of August. 1907. and the under
sioned trustees were notified in writing
~ such election on January 10, 1907 and
were directed to cause notice of such pay
Tent tc be published in two daily papers
nrinted in Salt Lake City for a period o.
thirty days prior to said first day of
August. 1907.
Now Therefore. Notice is hereby given
tn the holders of the said Salt Lake CIV
Railroad company 6 per cent second
mortgage gold bonds that pursuant to the
action of the board of directors of the
Titan Light & Railway N9mpany above
mentioned, the said bonds may be redeem-
ed nv presentation thereof during the reg
Mar banking hours at the banking houSa
of w S. Mccormick & Co. bankers. Salt
Lake City Utah, on or after the first
dav of August, 1907. after which date said
bonds will cease to draw interest
Date of first publication. June o. 1907.
WILLIAM S. MCCORMICK
CLARENCE K. MCCORMICK.
Trustees.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17
CAUGHT IN TOILET ROOM
Fritz Ulrici, Travelling Salesman,
Killed in Collision on the
Burlington in Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo, July 16.-Chicago
Great Western passenger train No. 4
ran into and damaged the rear Pullman
on Burlington passenger No. % both
northbound, at Bethel, Kan, ten miles
north of Kansas City. early today. Fritz
Ulrici of Rochester, y. Y, travelling sales
man for a paper box mandatory, was
so badly injured that he died several
hours later. Two other passengers upon
the Burlington train, whose names were
not learned, were slightly hurt They
were able to continue their journey. The
other passengers upon the Burlington
sleeper escaped with severe shaking up
The Great Western engine was damaged
but no one on the train was hurt.
Ulrici, who was about 60 years of age,
was caught in a trap in the toilet room
of the sleeper. He was preparing to re-
tire and was locked in when the COLO
sion occurred. The Great Western en-
CINE crashed into the wash room and
within two feet of Ulrici, who evidently
had been stunned by the force of the
compact. 1t was only with the greatest
difficulty that Ulrici could be reached
and when removed from the train hs was
unconscious. He had sustained a fracture
of the skull. was badly scalded and had
inhaled good deal of steam. He was
brought here to a hospital, but died with
out regaining consciousness. The COLI
sion resulted from a misunderstanding of
train orders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17
BANQUET FOR FAIRBANKS
Vice President Delayed Trip East to
Accept Invitation of Port
land Press Club.

Portland. Ore. July 1.-THE vice pres
ident of the United States was today the
guest of the Portland Press club, at
whose invitation Mr.. Fairbanks visited
this city and delayed his eastward trip
until tomorrow
Tonight the press club rendered the vice
president @ banquet, which. although in
formal. was one of the most magnificent
affairs ever attempted in this city. 1t
was attended by nearly every newspaper
man of Portland. and by United States
Circuit Judge w. B. Gilbert. United States
District Judge c. +. WOlveTton. former
United States Senators Joseph Simon and
F. w. Mulkey, Congressman William S.
Ellis. Hon. r. A. Balhnger. commission
er of the general land office; DR.. Harry
Lane, mayor of Portland: Assistant
United States District Attorney James
Cole, Colonel G. +. S. Wood and by Rus
sell King. secretary to the vice president.
President John L. Travis of the Press
club acted as postmaster. The vice presi-
dent was welcomed and introduced by Dr.
Lane and was at his best in response
lie was followed by Senator Mulkey and
by Colonel Wood J. F. Carroll. managing
editor of the Evening Telegram, and J.
I. Tyler. a prominent newspaper man of
this city and San Francisco.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17
WORST is OVER.
Missouri River Stationary in Vicinity
of Kansas City.

Kansas City, July 16.-The Missouri riv-
er at Kansas City and vicinity this
morning was stationary, the stage here
at o'clock being 21.5 feet, half foot
above the flood point. Weather ObseTv-
er Conner PREDICTS a rise in the Missouri
river here by Wednesday morning of an
other half foot and believes that the
Kaw at this point will come up some, but
says there is no cause for alarm.
While there have been heavy rains along
the Missouri northwest of Kansas City,
and in the west along the kaw and its
tributaries, and while all of this water
must pass through the Missouri at this
point the reports received today indi-
cate that the volume of water in sight
was not of sufficient volume to do great
damage Much of it is draining off in its
natural channels. This morning no fur
Their serious damage from any point in
this part of the southwest had been re-
ported. Railways were gradually get
ting their tracks in shape, and while
many trains were being detoured, sched-
ules were being maintained as a general
rule
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17
GIVES ROOM KEY TO NEEDY FRIEND
AND FINDS HIMSELF WITHOUT HOME

Because an snterprising Salt Laker is
generous even to fault, he is now spend
ing his time explaining to the occupants
of the Raleigh building that he is not a
porch climber, a second-story man. nor in
any way connected with the different
unions of the House Breakers Amalga-
mated.
Yesterday a friend of the Salt Laker in
question. who by the way is well in
formed concerning army affairs remark
ed that he did not know where he was
going to sleep that evening The remark
was IN Jest as the speaker meant that mis-
family had just left for visit.
Take my key" said the young man,
Use IT whenever you want to-"
Nothing mere was said until about
o clock in the morning. when it came
time to go to bed The Salt Laker and
his roommate left their office together
and trudged YEARLY homeward. After
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17
STATEMENT BY POSTAL.
Figures Showing Earnings of Men
for Month of Nav.

Chicago July I6.-The visit of Labor
Commissioner Neill to San Francisco in
connection with the telegraphers' strike
at that point affords the Postal Tele-
graph and Cable company the opportu-
nifty to present its side of the case to
Mr.. Neil, the public and to the com
pany's employees generally through out
the United States The company submits
as the strongest possible refutatiOn of the
false statements of the striking employees
that they have been underpald the tol-
lowing summary OF its San Francisco
main office pay roll for the month or
May the month preceding the strike. The
average wage earned and paid telegraph
crs who work at the key for the month
was Sl12.@2. or at the rate of 444 cents
per hour. The highest class men are paid
at the rate of 500 per month each. These
men drew an average pay of Sl3l each for
the month the highest drawing Sl5S.12;
the lowest S1l6.S1; the average pay being
at the rate of 81 cents per hour worked
The next grade of telegraphers are
rated at $3.50 per month and each of
these averaged during the month Sll5.S0
the maximum pay being S133.4S, the min
imum S9490. the average pay per hour
worked being 46 40 cents.
The third class of telegraphers are rated
a SIS per month each, and earned an av-
eTage of Sl06.S3, ranging from SIS to $l35SS
the average pay per hour worked being
A. cents Five other operators whose
monthly rating was from see to $50 earned
an average of SS4-95, their average pay
being within a fraction Of "a cents per
hour DaN men work nine hours: night
men work seven and one-half hours, and
late night men seven hours. All time
worked beyond these hours is extra. -
and is paid for at the rate of seven hours
for a day, in addition to the regular
monthly wages earned, and in addition
To overtime worked aid paid for at the
rate of seven hours per day certain
telegraphe-s on important circuits are
paid a bonus or piece work for all
messages handled during the working day
in excess of the established minimum ca
pacity OF the wire One operator thus
earned during the month 1854 bonus, all
of which was earned during the regular
hours for which he is regularly paid; an
other operator earned S33.6: another,
$50 St: another. S24.j6. and so on.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17
COUNT TOLST0I NOT DEAD.
Burning of Bath House Gave Rise to
the Rumor.

St Petersburg, July 16.-There is no
truth in the report which has reached
Great Britain and the United States that
Count Leo Tolstoi is dead. The count is
in excellent health.
The bathhouse upon the estate of Count
Tolstoi at Yasna POlyna was burned last
night by incendiaries. This gave rise to
the report that the manor house had been
DESTROYED by fire and that several mem
bers of the family, including the count.
had persisted.
Peasant reprisals in the province of
Tula are growing. Buildings on two
estates adjoining the land of Count Toll
stoi were fired by incendiaries last night
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17

will say as true that we are about to
make our interests co-extensive with Eu-
ropedn and America. | can see no rea-
son why a hOmOgenity of management
and ownership will not be highly bene-
tcial to the public, the players, the pro-
ducers and the owners. Whether some
of the principal amusement interests of
Europe and America can be welded into
one necessarily requires a concert of
thought and action upon the part of those
who are leaders in this line.
Our counsel sailed today On the Prinz
Wilhelm to investigate and Iegalize the
plan. 1t will take some time to work out
this proposition
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-17
OTHER CITIES
MAY Be DRAWN IN
$50 Far Strike of TeIegrapherS
on the Coast Has Not
Been Settled.
SMALL MAKES STATEMENT
FIGURES GIVEN BY POSTAL CON-
PANY.

Oakland. Cal. July 16.-President
Small Of the Photographers union said
today that he was unable to make
definite statement Of his five hours
conference with Labor Commissioners
Nell last night. Small has kilograms
showing twenty-three strike-breakers
en- route here from the east Unless an
agreement is reached ne expects a gen.
cral strike of telegTaphers all over the
country, which viii cripple both the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies business. He expects to
start for Chicago this week. stopping
in cities en- route. He promises to
make public the result of his confer
ences with Nell.