davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14
Evidence to the Contrary.

Mrs. Haymow (home from church)
-Half-past one! Goodness gracious!
| thought that new minister would
never finish his sermon. He STAN
mered an suffered an coushed an
sneezed an h'med an'hawed an re-
peated himself till l thought I'd have
a connipition fit!
Mr. Haymow (who is somewhat un-
orthodoxy An yet they say them fell
lers practice what they preach!-Puck.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14
a Value,

"Nonsense," said the high financier,
eve did not sell a worthless fran
chise."
But such is current report" ven-
tured the interviewer.
The high financier made gesture
of impatience. Young man." he re-
turned, severely, "if you got hold of
any old franchise that you could un-
load for two millions, would you re-
gard it as worthless?"
No reply being possible to this, none
was made.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14
A Prayer for Rain.

The minister was having Sunday
dinner with one of his brother par
ishoners. Suddenly the S-year-old
daughter of the house spoke up.
90, DR.. Still, will you please say
the prayer for rain tonight. SO it will
pour tomorrow" she urged.
why, dear?" asked the clergyman.
Cause | have dandy new UNI
brella and macintosh" replied the
eternal womanly.-Judge
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14
HnW'S ThiS2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F.J CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j. Cheney
for the last 10 years. and believe him perfectly hon
orabe in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDIEG KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure ia taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tho
eystem Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14
Ever Hear 1t?

Mrs. Bacon-The Burmese have a
curious idea regarding coins. They
prefer those which have female heads
on them, believing that coins with
male heads on them are not so lucky.
Mr.. Bacon-It is perfectly natural to
suppose that money with a female
head on it is the money which talks
-Yonkers Statesman.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14
What makes you think SOP"
SIiohtIv Mixed

"How did Henry get along when he
had to testify in court, Mrs. Mixer?"
"He got along good enough till the
'owyer tangled him all up with one of
.em air long hyperdemic questions. -
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14
Family Recipes,

Mrs. Hayseed (reading from the
medical almanac) c)-Portland cement
and skinned milk make an excellent
paint
Mr.. Hayseed Gin the dairy business)
Paint? Git out. 1t makes cream.--N.
Y. Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14
Time Sometimes Flies So.

mabel" asked the dear girls moth
er, what time did that young man
leave last night?'
why" replied Mabel, II believe it
was nearly IL o'clock"
What? l am sure it was later than
that" said the mother.
How strange!" remarked Mabel,
dreamily. I'VE both thought it could
MT possibly be that late. The Catho-
lie Standard and Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14
The Quick Lunch Fiend.

Heboltsasandwichand
Apieceortwoofpie;
neutrality-suspicious.
Whileyoucanbatyour
Then, later on, there comes to him.
A very common question:
He wonders how it was that he
CONTRACTED INDIGESTION!
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14
Her New Hat.

'T believe Maude is weakening in
her championship of the Audubon
movement against bird plumage hat
trimming"
What makes you think SOP"
II notice in public, especially at the
theater, she is showing the white
feather"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14

A man has no right to kick about
the hats his wife wears. All he has
to do is to pay for them-he doesn't
have to wear them.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14

Mrs. e. M. Tinney, story writer,
325 e. Nueva st., San Antonio, Tex,
writes:
'During 1901 / suffered form nasal
catarrh, which various other remedies
failed to relieve.
"Slx bottles of Peruna, which I
took, entirely cured me, the catarrh
disappearing and never returning
81 therefore cheertully recommend
Psruna TO all similarly afflicted"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-11-14

AS conscience becomes atrophied
the critical faculties often become ac-
tive.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
Nn bag 8ublituut

Die u6reie @reiie fir Seros" miro
an iiber $50 Goltofficen Derionot,
uno bot cine groBe @erbreitung in
Ser No6bor-& epublif Merifo, i'm SStl.
bianer : Serritortum uno 9fIaboma.
Sbr Civilizations @ebiet IN Seras
eritredt iid bon GaIpeiton Biz binouf
mad 9eniion bonn d1Beriten Often
Big na6 @l Boio int ferniten 8eiten;
es idIieBt ielbitberltdnolid nit be-
ionoers 5ablrei6en 2eIern oas oi6t-
beiieoelte Mfittel=Seras lino BEN Siio.
meiten etn. @u9 in Merifo bat iie
cine groBe @erbreitung.
3pei &eiienoe iino %beitdnoig,
iabrein, iabrous I'M Sntereife 0es
8lottes nntertpegs uno fiibren BENT
ielben i'm gerein nit unleren ribri-
gen 2ofal-Qgenten fortpabreno neue
2eier gu.
Sn @nbetrodt bieier Satia9en lit
Die uSreie &reiie fir Seros", mo es
ii6 oarum bonoelt, Die beuti6e 8e-
bolferung gu errei6en, bas bette Ins
seise-M eoimm int staatt Seras.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
To The PUBLIC.

The weekly issue of the''FRE1E
PREssE FJER TEXAS has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
in the State Of Texas. It is
mailed to $50 post-ofices, and
has an extended circulation in
Mexico in the Indian Territory,
and in Oklahoma.
1t clrculates from Galveston
to Denison, from Marshall to Ell
Paso and Of course mainly in
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts of the
state. as also in Mexico.
Two tlaveung men and our
very active local agents are con-
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration of these facts
the FREE PREssE FUER TEXAS
claims to be the best adver-
Using medium In the State of
Texas, when it is the object to
reach the German reading POI
pulatlon.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
Sir $500 nod 9entidlanO.

9entid : amerifaniide 3eitmnsen
peroen i'm alten 8aterlanb nit gro.
Bem Snterelie geleien, neil iie iid
fret ausipre6en uuo bdrfig bon brit
ben mebr Reuigfeiten mo gea6ri6ten
bringen, ols Die oeuti9en 3eitungen
Ielbft. Die n6reie BreIie fir Seras"
lit oriiben LIBERAL, nobin tie gelanot
miro, Elm iebr germ geiebener @aIt
nno fam ii6 riibmen, Mnerfenmang
nnb @iir6ieung gu finoen, mie aus
5ablrei9en 8riefen an urs, fotpie an
9ieienigen, tpel6e oos 9lott an ibre
8ertDanoten i6iden, berborgebt. @er
oober ieinen 8erpanoten uno Sreu1s
ben cine Sreloe erpeiien, ibnen Elm
piqfommenes @ei6enf MAIDEN min,
Der belteIe fir iie Die .Sreie BreIie
fir Seras". 9as Sntereiie fir Seros,
mie iiberbaitpt fir Ben Staot un6 Die
,@egeno, mo Die @ertpanoten pobnen,
lit tit 9euti6lano febr IebDoft uno es
lit unmogli6, in 8ripatbriefen cine
10 griinoli6e @uffl6rung uno 8e-
i6reibung oes fremoen 2anoes 81 ge-
ben, uie Dies Die uSreie 8reiie" az
nobcntli6 tut. Sir ben eeringen
8reis bon $500 nerienoen mir porto-
fret infer rei9boltiges @o1enblott
ouf Elm Sabr an irgeno cine Morefie
i'm MusIanoe.
Die Sreie &refie fir seras 8mbliibins
Gpunpan1.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
ManIeiel gu berfamfen! ManIsieI!

Sn ben eroBen neuen StdIen, No. 500
Bis sos Siio Slores Strabe, neben benz
4rjenaI. finoet SIR bic beiten MniIeieI
uno &uti9enpfer6e. @r6Be, NIter, Quas
lit0t uno Rreis 5ufrieoeniaelen6. @ir
babe1 niih quite 4rbeitspfeibe; eben5o rs
5tuten unb Yferbe, nod nidt einsebros
den, quite 3u6t, gut i'm Stnube, einige
Siaen frei, Rreis $45 per 4opf. Btr
MAIDEN aud &ommiHionsgeiddfte uno
tpenn Sbr ms Rferoe ooec @Iel fhidt,
10 %berfnufen mir lie al Gltrenl gorteiI.
Wir baben &dlfer i'm 8nn5en Qanbe urb
beiiben cine ~lnngid6rige Grfa9runa i'm
@eihdft. Wir be3oblen 8roht uno mos
den liberale @orldiHe ouf aIles 8ieb,
oas an nns beridifft uuo uus gum @ers
fauf ii%bertragen tpiro. Mir fdifen tets
quite Bferoe uno @iel uno baben Dapon
ftets cine 9robe Nn5nbI an Sano. tlniere
Romntiffion fir ben 8ertauf lit so Gents
per &opf. Bir baben quite, iiberoedte
Bennen fir gieI uno ureinaebrohene
Bfer6e unb StnIlun9en fir feline, sabme
Siere. @ir nebmen guer gfero ooer
gleI ober 9unoerte ~enttpeher gum @ers
faif in &ommiiiion poer faufen tie ielbit,
ooer tperln SIR faiifeu noai, baben mir
ale Grten an bertnlfen une mir bere9s
nen guA mlr einen febr fIeinen Rrofit.
Gpreht bel uns Dor. Satire 8ebnnoIlna
un6 3ufrieben6eit tperoen g~drantierf.
q. 3. 2DpelabD & Co., 500-508 SfS
Stores 6traBe, rebeu Dem Griennl.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
Memtun. @eler & @aaner So.

Gin in ieiner Grt groBortiges,
pabrbaft imponierenoes @eiddft lit
oas Der 0epton @eler & @agner
60, bas 4unitiaden uno Sddse aGer
Serren 2anoer in ieinem Eager auf-
.5utDeiien bat. @aes, mas Die Hor-
5eann-, @Ias- uno Spielmorenbranf)e
umfaBt, lit bier in rei9boItiger Mus-
pobl 81 finoen. Die Girma impor-
tiert brett aus europa uno on6eren
@eltteilen uno beoient lire &unoen
ebenio gut, prompter mno i6neaer,
mie irgeno Elm 9aus in Seem Oorf.
f9ie Gaufleute 6es Siopeftens per-
ben lire 8orteile erfenneH, tpenn iie
bel Der Nepton, @eler & @agner
60. faufen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
z4nHhrtf.

~Waeiuen Sic nidt aud. bab ben
Ginbru1 betm Banter alein Elm NIT
ben Nerb6ltntHen 0ertrauter periibt
bdt9- wReinesfuls; eth FOLDER mare
ha ni&t einssbrpden!4
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
Amaprnbir&.

-. Sd tpeiB nidt, tparum Jbr
INNER iber BITE MntiaItoboliter
f4fmpfti -. SD bab' nsuli9 tinmal
itIbit einen S4Iud Mafer getruntsn
uub ss bat mir obfolut nitbts se<
f6obeti"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07

Der 2ebrer nil ben Rleinen bas
WerbdltniB BEG 5irtsn sur 5esrbe redt
tldr MAIDEN unb frogt: n@enn ssbr
nun ale bic fleinen Sddf9en pGret
- mas Ddr id bann noble" - ,9as
srobe @9afi"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
MIa1ue Wnkffk.

.5bre Grau reift beuer ni9t tn's
Bub9A Rein. Sd babe ss ibr
f4laueriDeife felbit borgef9Iagen, nun
tpitttrt fte ettpas babinter unb bleibt
hier.~
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
aieI n-erlattnt.

e .r: sd m59te sebn
gigarren - ni4t gu leidt unb ni9t gu
traftig!4 = @erfdnfer: SD
iDohl. mittet!" Rduer; .gber
niAt gu mittel!4
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
Satin q WnTtnu. sffo,+T;Aor

SObn $. Bolton, SffentIi6er SEQ.
tar. @runoeigentum. @gent fir
Benfionsnnipriide. Ode grodett. uno
9oporro-S traBe, eegeniiber bon Der
San antonio grpreB". Neues 9e-
lepbon 439.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
Maitbluttu.

8 rau (3ur R59in):, .Mas i9
mid NIT Sbnen drsern muB - i'd
tDerbe nod tronf tperben, iinb in Elm
Bah mifen!@ = & j d I .@elt,
b nehmen Sic mid ober mit2"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
Gnrntttte.

q unbe q: Sin @ebib tpirb Der
Batter Der Dame bod aud mod Be-
5dblen2N = Q E r mittIer: ga,
tie fpirb sdn5 tomplett geliefert."
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
perh1r.

Der Rihttr legt einem tleinen WGb.
DEN bei'feiner 8ernebmung als 3eusin
foIssabe Trasen Dor: vMte beiBt DUE"
~Glfe 6oppe." wWie alt bift
DUE n3p0lf SABRE. = sRelis
gton9@ - Gut"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
cSsst besetd1str4.

.Wt. i'd 65rte. fon Der miiner Elm
tcbeuofer gben,ann fetn!N = %, id
iage Jbnen, bds refine Munber Der
GrenurIA
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
pnr ne,,r webtrnahnteL.

Stubent: so. 70. sin finfs
fades Gdo 1T bier. bd pirb es ia
mdhtis imponiren, tpern i9 na9ber
,5abfen' rufe!@
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
afnoItdr.

fri / (ber bonn ueuen autinfs
tisen papa niGts ptfen pin):
Mama, biesn,aI betratbe i'd aber nidt
mitIA
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
Aaf nrnt Rnhnbnf.

paffaster Ger BON isiner
S8piesermutter abeetibt tpitb. ft0bs
reub): lin @ottes ipiuen, fabren sic
al, G4affner!4
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07

4eine Marter fam nit Der bon
@~benmatismus bergli9en iperoen.
Resept go. 1851, BET Gimer &
Mmenb, lin0ert ihneu aues.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
AatttenerbIattte

hit einern Sube ftanb Gauit fdon
IN Der S0ne, nit benz onbern poGte er
ane Greuben Der Melt bur1toten,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
set esr a1riifas,sn.

~Was piFen Sic iber bic anz
Siebunsstrnft Der Grbe2@ = Rans
htbot: So sesen sfpei ubr NaGts
VI fe am tarfften!!"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
ainhitdger @ron.

Der fIeine Neffe: .2iebe
GGnte, fei nur niht 10 traurig - Du
tpirif setptb pieber beHeg, unb nenr
ni9t. bunn = has perfpred' i9 Dir!
- lnfen mir Did ousftopfenl"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
9umorislisches
Att,nerfttunH.

Sag Onfel, triegeu bic Srinter
bonn WeiBmein audi eine rotbe Nale3"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
A,aa rftter Antefne.

Der MrreRant bieb 70 auf ben O9s
fen Elm, baB es Der unterseidnete ni4t
ulehr ous6dIten tpnnte.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-07
The Owl Grocer Company,
WHOLESALE GROCERY.
&pmmiffipns @efhaft.

&pmmtifIions =9ei6aft.
8ir fiibren ale Grten BON Groceries,
@etreibe, WebG, Sutteritoffen nIer Art,
Sii9ners8ei5en 3uderro6r. Samen, &afs
fir@Gorn. oeutider 9irfe un0 9eu = in
@agenlnoun9en ODER meni9er.
&ir eriuden I'M &~onfigndtionen bon
2nnbes sBrobutten. S6neGe @%rleotgung
Der @ei9dfte.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-01
RULE ON INHERITANCE TAX.
Status of an Adopted Child Is Now Es
tabliShed.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 29.-Tht
United States supreme court has denied
the petition for writ of review in the
case of Mary Sherman McCallum
adopted daughter of the late Senator
John Sherman, against the collector OF
internal revenue for the District of Col
umbia involving the rate of taxation as
sessed against Il part of the sum inner.
tied by her from the senator.
Under the Inheritance tax provision Of
the war revenue law of 1898, a tax was
levied on $4,000 in cash thus received
by Mrs. McCallum, which placed her il
the fifth class of heirs. or "Those who
are strangers to the blood" who wert
required to pay the highest tax. The
tax was paid under protest.
The court of appeals refused to accepl
her view, and affirmed the decision OF
the collector, and the supreme court
leaves the decision in force.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-01
DRYDEN STILL UNDERFIRE
New Jersey Legislature Fails to Elect a
Senator-Accuser Makes Affidavit
of $4,000 Bride Offer

TRENTON, \. j., Jan. 29.-The New
Jersey Legislature took three ballots for
United States senator today without an
election.
MORRISTOWN, n. J., JAN 30. -
Charles r. Whitehead of this city, who
was a member of the Legislature five
years ago. has given out an affidavit
in which he sWears he was offered q
bride of $500 by the late Thomas Pal
mer to vote for john +. Dryden at his
first election as United States senator
After the joint session both Houses
adjourned for the week and the formal
ity of three or four members holding Il
joint session will be repeated daily as
it was last week, until next Tuesday
The indications are there will be nc
change in the senatorship until after the
conference next Monday when Senator
Dryden has asked for an opportunity to
meet the Republican members of both
Houses to go over the situation.
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 29.-Both the
House and Senate struck at w. K.
Hearst by adopting resolutions for the
appointment of committees to investigate
certain doings of II earst in the Bailey
case.
OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 29.-W. J. Con
nell, former congressman from Nebraska
was adjudged guilty of contempt by
Judge Sutton, who accused COnnel OF
trying to intimidate the court in the coal
trust cases.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan, 29-The
tenth and eleventh ballots for the election
of a United States senator today con
tinued the deadlock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-01
HEALTH AND SPIRITS
Are Restored by DR.. Williams, =,
Pills in Cases of Debility and rink
DespondencN. u

General debility is caused h..
tai or physical overwork with in mea'
feet assimilation Of nourisomon.i pef'
by some acute disease from wS,' Or
the vital forces have been nroot "ulcl
and the entire organism weakanos'
as not to easily rally. To roat 50
health it is necessary that tbe V hIS
should be purified and made nav o1OOU
The case of Mrs E. M. Snears :,
90 Mt. Pleasant street, AthoI No.. VI
is a common one and is given haas 49, ),
order that others may be beneftos ~ AZ
her experience. She says. 81 had SoOs
sick for a year from indigestion .sl
general debility brought on bv oT Tna
work and worry. l had tried manu. m
remedies, but found no relief 7 Sn;
fered from swelling of the limbs ,a a
of appetite and dizzy spells. which y"
came so severe towards night tbot
sometimes tainted away. was NJ
ious and my hands and arms woU1s
go to sleep for an hour or two Of
time. I was so sleepy all the tima
that I could hardly keep awake y
had frequent cramps in my limbs and
severe pains at the base of nv bass
and in my back. My blood was i'm
poverished. I was afraid to give M
and go to bed fearing that | wnnIs
never get well.
about this time DR.. Williams
Pink Pills were recommended to ma
by a friend in South Vernon, VI !
felt better soon after beginning tbe
treatment and continued until I wac
entirely cured. l consider Dr. vii.
liams' Pink Pills grand medicine
for weak women"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists, or sent, postpaid. on
receipt of price so cents per box, siy
boxes $3.50, by the DR.. Williams Med.
cine Company, Schenectady, N Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-01
SWETTENHAM is SORRY
APOLOGIES TO REAR ADMIRAL
DAVIS, CLOSING "1NCIDENT."
Secretary Taft Gets Most Gracious Let
ter of Thanks from Him for
Tents Sent from Cuba

LONDON, Jan. 29.-The international
phase of the Kingston incident has been
finally closed. Gov. Swetenham has for
mally withdrawn his letter to Rear Ad-
miral Davis and expressed his regret
for having written it.
The heaviest earthquake since the one
which devastated Kingston ON January
IA occurred here at 4 30 o'clock Monday
morning. No particular damage is re-
ported as a result of the latest shock
Swettenham's withdrawal of his letter
and his apology followed voluminous
telegraphic communicat to him from
the colonial office. The final dispatch
was sent by the governor to the colonial
office, whence it reached the state depart
ment at Washington through the foreign
office and Charge d Affaires Howard.
Governor Grateful to Taft
WASHINGTON, b. c., Jan. 90
Secretary Taft has received the follow
ing cablegram from Gov. Swettenham
dated Kingston, Jamaica:
Most grateful thanks for supply of tents
Just arrived from Cuba in charge of Capt
Battle, .. s. a. Service most highly appre
ciated.
The tents referred to are those for
warded from Santiago by Brighten
Whit upon the urgent request made tC
Provisional Gov. Magoon by the acting
British minister at Havana.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-01
LAW COILS AROUND BELL.
Letter Signed by DR.. Townsend Murder
Suspect Found and 1t Intimates Sui
cidal Intentions of Car Man

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Important evil
dence in the murder of DR.. Townsend
at New Brighton, S. l., Saturday is a
letter which was found at the Brooklyn
home of John Bell, who is under arrest.
1t bears Bells signature, is addressed to
his brother Howard and intimates that
the writer intended to take his own life
Pray that l may be justified in my
act" the latter concludes, land that |
may meet sister in heaven"
The ''sister" referred to in the letter
was Bells wife, who died Just a year
before the Townsend tragedy. Mrs. Bell
was under the care of DIR. Townsend
when she died. and it is said that her
husband blamed the physician for her
death.
When Morris Mord, proprietor of 3
store within block of the Townsend
house. saw Bells portrait he said
why, | know that man. He was in my
store last Friday night. 1t was about
6:15 and he bought a white handker'
chief He wore a peaked cap and short
gray coat with slit in the back. He
had no collar on
Mrs. Townsend told the police that
her husbands slayer wore a peaked car
and had the lower portion of his face
concealed under a white hapdkerchlef
Moses Silverman was released today.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-01

,,,,i-ea. cInnowering judges to suspend s|i-
fences in cases where youths between h,,, nns
anes of 16 and IS are convicted ol = 80, -,
punishable by Imprisonment Tor Aeal ~
49, nd +o narole them in the care OF
.y,1ardians: a district option Dill 70 pfohiu ~
Granting saloon licenses where protests q" No
Signed by majority OF Ihe p fha common
connci of Milwaukee by a Eote OF w.
thirds of its members to estaphsh ana I nlI,n
tain municipal ice plants; TO preYe 1.,ica If
EepIen from engaging in private plaI i1,',n3h
i,u.. making il 4 miSdemealor puiilSlia'lC
bv q fine Of from $50 TO S2VO TOT psin 81
nor admitted to the bar to hold hllhSSii ~
in advertising or any other way DIS q -"
rar. nroyiding an appeal from the a4slrItt
r, The municipal court of Milwaukee, thuS
he taken within ten days after sentence iiaS
been imposed; providing Tor Tue .dH 49,; IN,
trust companies on ~ al valortlh uanlS ne
S+nad nv y Zee of $500 annually: proNidlnS
ut length for legislation desired by me WAS
ousin Pharmaceutical society and to pre-
vent the sale OF opium ana SiInllaf t uluse ~
drug tiends: prohibiting rallroaas lroin -.
nuirinsr their employees engaged III the Nol
of dispatching or operating passenger ,t.tlil9
to work more than eight hours Day Pr
viding that the minimum salaries OF tPach-
ers in public schools shau not De less thah
$40 y month: increasing the annual appfC-
pIiation for state aid for gfaded Sch3 r
from $4,000 to $l20,0Oo; proYldln$ ma
each district maintaining School en-
months a wear shall receive $500 from III ?
STATE annually; restricting the powers o.
school boards in cities OF the second, thIra
and fourth classes; increasing the Term on
Office of county superintendent Q! scn 100 :,
from two to four years; approprlatinS Flooo
a year to the Wisconsin Tobacco Growers
and Dealers associations. prohibitlns tne
blockading of street crossings in cues l.'l
more than five minutes III Il time: pfoNiu1hS
that each town, village or city shall levy a. Il
license fee Of 81 apiece on male ana p
apiece on female dogs, and that the money
collected shall form fund for paying my
claims for damages made by people bitten
been injured by dogs: providing that the
salary Of the county judge of St Croix
county shall be $3.50 year; providing Tor
the licensing of stationary engineers; Gre
atine commissions for the management OF
water and lighting plants in towns; pre-
scrlbing how a legal fence shall be con
structed; eXenpting veterans OF the span,
ish-Amrrican ard Philippine wars from poll
tax. giving clerks of circuit courts addl-
tiou1l fees