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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Death Follows an Acute At
tack of Oedema of
the Lungs.
EVENT ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED
Generals Wife, Son and Daugh-
ter-in-Law at Bedside When
the End Came.
Vice President Fairbanks the First %
Call at the Residence 90 Express
Sympathy-General Al
gers Career.

Washington, Jan. 2i.-Unlted States
Senator Russell A. Alger OF Michigan,
died suddenly at his residence In this
city NJ $40 O'Clock In the morning,
following an acute attack Of oedema
OF the lungs. with which he was
stricken shortly after O'Clock. Al
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Fireman Under the Engine.

Alma. Mich. Jan. 81. - A Pere
Marquette passenger train bound from
Saginaw 10 Grand Rapids was wrecked
by a broken rail nine miles west OF
this city. All the coaches left the
rails except the parlor ear, but none
OF the passengers was injured beyond
a shaking up Fireman Homer John
son was buried under the engine and
killed and several other members OF
the train crew were bruised.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Read Her own obitunrles.

Charlotte. Mich. Jan. -. II am
alive and kicking" writes Miss Marie
Chappell, former Charlotte girl, from
Grand Rapids, TO her aunt, Mrs. Frank
snyder. In reply 10 clippings from
Charlotte newspapers speaking In en-
dearIng terms OF her many lovable
qualities and mourning her ''untime-
~ departure" The death notices were
based upon letter received by Mrs.
Snyder from one who signed herself.
Edith Adams. nurse" and contained
n funeral announcement.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
chris. seems a nad citIzen

Port Huron. Mich. Jan. 2i.--"Gct
out OF here. and quick. or I will blow
your head on" With these words. and
pointing n gun nj his wife. Chris
Woods. OF Capac, drove his family
from their home az midnight and com
PEELED them TO walk several miles IN
the snow. Tn the morning Woods ter
rorizcd the whole village by flourish
Ing a revolver az every one he met
He has been arrested.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Latcet DcveIonment of a Thlcf.

Kalamazoo. Mich. Jan. n. Be
fore leaving here 20 serve sixty days
IN the Detroit house Of correction for
larceny, Homer Frank said TO a gath
ering OF deputies Of the sherifr's force:
II want to be known rs thief; am
proud OF Il. Others have been thieves
before me. and | want 20 follow In
thclr stcpe"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Student stabbed by a Barber.

Charlotte, Mich. Jan. "a stab
bing ARRAY took place az Oiivct in
which Willard Hans, student. was
seriously hurt. His assaiiant Is said
10 have been Peter Mum. barber.
The news OF the stabbing was sup
pressed at the college, and was not
made public until warrant was is
sued for Munn's arrest. II is said
that Mum stabbed Hans three times
near the waist line with his barber
shears. Hans is physical giant. The
story goes that he had been annoying
the barber.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Simon .Inrr nienrrccs.

Chicago. Jan. 23.-The $4,000 jury
in the shea conspiracy case, the out
come OF the great teamsters' strike In
Chicago, failed 10 reach an agreement
and was discharged by Judge Ball.
After dclIbernting for fifty-four hours
with the ballot Z 10 Tor acpuittal,
the jurors sent word 10 the court that
they could not agree and asked 10 be
discharged.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Indiana soIon Drowned.

Princeton, Ind, Jan. PHI. r.
Ager, n well known citizen and state
representative, was drowned I'm the
Wabash river by falling from n steam
boat. lie was known as the "corn
king" and II was while returning from
a trip up the river for corn that he
was drowned
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
T.ini uf linrry X. Thaw.

New York. Jan. 24.-rweive tales
men were examined at the morning
session OF the trial OF Harry X. Thaw,
charged with the murder OF Stanford
White. without an additional juror be-
Ing secured and when the luncheon
recess was ordered the two jurymen
sworn In on the previous day were the
only occupants OF the box.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
We'll Known PhysIoIan Dead.

omahn. Neb., Jan. 2i.-Dr Il. r..
drummer, OF Omaha. one OF the best
known physicians and surgeons OF the
west, Is dead from the effects OF a
paralytic stroke which occurred last
March. He was formerly chairman OF
the state medical hoard and lnstruc-
tor in the Omaha Medical college.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26

Marshall. Mich, Jan. 23.--Eight war.
rants were served against local sa.
loonkeepers but wcro not served. The
fact that tnewamnts wcrerendy became
known. and az n result Sunday was n
dry day here. Not saloon did busl-
ness on the blind All the liquor deal
ers are on the anxious seat and are
wondering II they are OF the ''unlucky''
ones.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26

that had ever been given In the stsS
mp 70 that time. In 1883 he was 4
leading candidate before the Rspub
lican national convention for the nom.
ipation for the presidency, He was
elected commander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic In 1880.
serving one term. In 1907 President
Mckinley selected him for the port.
folio or war, which he held two years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26

Kalamazoo, Mich, Jan. 23.--IIcnry
Frey and Richard Wolfe, sons OF promi-
nent business men. were given James
J. Corbett hair cuts ms part Of their
Initiation into a high school fraternity.
They were held in the chairs while
the barbers performed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
steamship Ten DAYS Overdue.

New York, Jan. 24.--The Danish
steamship Louisiana. OF the Scandi-
navian-Amcrican line, which sailed
from Christianla. Norway, Dec 2s for
New York Is ten days overdue. Her
agents, f'unch, Edge & Co. have not
heard from her since she left Norway.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Car Of Powder Blows Up and
Wrecks Big Four Pas
III. senger Train.
TwENrY-NINE PEOPLE KILLED
Thrty-Five Others Wounded, and
Some Of the Dead Cremated.
eomebody's Blunder mt Fowler. Ind
Sends Sixteen TO Eternity. More
Than Half or Them
- Through Flames.

Terre Haute. Ind. Jan. 2l.-Twenty
nine charred. broken and mutilated
bodies have been taken from the
smouldering ruins OF passenger train
NO. on the Big -Four railroad. which
was destroyed by the explosion OF a
car load OF powder as II passed a
freight train at SANFORD, Ind, nine
miles west OF here. The cause OF the
disaster has not been fully explained,
and several theories are advanced. The
result was terrible. The shock was
felt for thirty miles, many believing 1t
an earthquake. The three coaches OF
the passenger train were filled.
Train Blown from the Track.
The entire train including the engine
was blown from the track, the coaches
demolished, the engine hurled fifty feet
and the passengers either blown TO
pieces, consumed by fire or rescued in
a more or less injured condition. At
ANaNN eAAh NV oNhAt AaAAty
are az the hospitals here and at Paris.
Ill. Several are also being cared for
az Sanford. The full extent or the
disaster has been revealed. but the
death list will not be complete until
workmen now clearing the debris have
finished their task.
Revised List OF the Dead.
Following is the revised list OF dead:
William Thompson, SANFORD, Ind; ].
w. Switzerland, Paris. H.; John
Franklin. Mattoon, Ill. brakeman on
No. ~; A. ID. Hector, farmer. address
unknown; Charles Gosnell, Paris, H.;
Noah Wolfe and A. A. Picks, Sand
ford. Ind; Frank Fielder, Bellefon-
taine, o.; John A. Bowen, Ashmore.
ILL.,: Mrs. Josiah Wolfe. Sanford.
Ind, and two children; J. w. South
colt express clerk: A. Kuykendall,
fireman Peoria division, Yandaiia, Ind. /:
Clark Steele. SANFORD, Ind; Paul
Kiever, indianapolis; James Fenton
and ]. w. 3. Miller. Sanford. Ind;
ten unidentified bodies; VIII Davis,
OF Vermillion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
10 Abolish All Pension Agencies

Washington, jan 24.--The house
committee OF the whole ON the pension
bill adopted the amendment proposed
by Gardner OF Michigan, aboIishing all
pension agencies In the United States,
save one and fixing that one OF Wash
ington.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Unlikely Wins Minneapolis Gun.

ormond. Fla, Jan. 21,--'hp 100
mile race FOR the Minneacy cup, at
the international automobile tourna.
ment. was won by Blakely, with q
40 horsepower gasoline car. Time,
hour. % minutes. 10 accnnda
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
The BrownsvIIIe ,.daIr.

Washington, Jan. % The senate
committee on military affairs has de.
cidcd 20 begin takins testimony ON thr
brownsville affair a week from Mon
day. Feb 4, by IL full committee In
Washington.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
RUSSELL A. ADoER.

though Senator Algcr had not been In
good health for some time his death
was most unexpected. The senator
the previous night was apparently In
hls usual he1stth.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26

Washington. Jan. 2A---president
Roosevelt through Acting Secretary Of
State Bacon. notified the British
charge d'aGnlFes at Washington that
The sIyettenham-Davss incident n
closeAy
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Dcfroit Shocked az News.

Detroit. Mich. Jan. 24.-The sudden
death OF Senator r. A Algcr was
great shock In Detroit. where he has
lived for many years. The news spread
like wildfire about the down town sec
ton OF the city and called forth 49,
less eulogies OF tho dead man.
william u. Thompson has call
cial meeting ~ tho common CO adrA,
take action ~ m.>rstpr's death -
- -; II j; :; e: e: {
FAIhr BEES HIS
DAUGHTER SLAIN
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Glad they Are Alive.

Ionia, Mich. Jan. 22.-Conductor A.
w. Merriam and his train crew have
arrived home from the north, thankful
that they are alive. With an engine
and combination catch they were
transferring passengers between
GreenvIlle and Morley. When three
miles west OF Morley, tho engine and
coach went into the ditch and no one
was hurt Engineer Dobblns aud Fire
man Conroy. OF Ionia. were nearly
drowned before they got out.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Broke che Conductor's Neok

Big Rapids. Mich. Jan. %. - VIII
liam Hathaway. q. II. and 1. conduc-
tor, OF Grand Rapids, was killed when
his train struci washout south or
here Saturday hight. Te2fwus pass
ing from the smoker 10 iska IT ahead
when the wreck occurreS AZiis neck
was broken. The passengers escaped
injury. He was one of the youngest
conductors In the employ OF the road
and his rise had been rapid.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Put In n Busy Day.

During the day he transacted con-
siderable business and vns &C the war
department up to- a laoe bcwy In the
afternoon. At tho bedside when he
passed away were MrA Alger and
their son, Captain II. NJ Algcr. and
wife On Tuesday night Senator Al
ger, when about 10 leave the house
20 attend a dinner given IN honor Of
William Alden Smith by the Michigan
delegation suffered an attack OF heart
failure, but II was only with difficulty
that he was persuaded by his doctor
10 remain at home.
Senator Alger attended the session
OF the senate Tuesday afternoon and
remained In the chamber until about
O'Clock, listening 10 the debate on
the Brownsville affair. lie then re-
tired 10 the cloak room with Colonel
Daniel Ransdell, sergeant-at-arms OF
the senate. and Senator Warner OF
Missouri. where they remained for
some time relating stories OF the civil
war
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
President Is Notified.

The news OF the death was at once
communicated 60 President Roosevelt
and Vice President Fairbanks. the lat.
ter being the first 10 call at the AlgeT
residence TO express his sympathy. lie
was shortly afterward followed by
Standardized William Alden Smith
and by Mr. Truman Newberry. as.
sistant secretary OF the navy and hin
lifelong friend. The funeral services
will be held NJ o'clock Saturday
afternoon at the family residence In
this city. The body will be taken 70
Detroit, Mich. for burial.
Senator Alger Is survived by his
widow and five children, as follows:
Mrs Charles H. Pike. OF Chicago;
Mrs III. II. Sheldon, OF Detroit: Mrs.
William +. Bailey. OF Harrisburg, Pa;
Russell A, Alger. Jr.. OF Detroit. who Ia
now In Florida, and Captain +. NJ.
Alger. The senate adjourned az 1917
on account OF the death OF Senator Al
ger.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Those VINO Were Wounded.

The injured are: Clarence Gibson,
Blissheld, Mich, seriously. about legs
and arms; DR.. w. III. wilkens. Rock
bury, Mass, leg broken and head
bruised; Josie Members, Elyria, o., ribs
fractured; l.. Finn. Blissfield, Mich,
back and knee injured; Mrs. Finn.
Blissfield, Mich, back. shoulders and
legs sprained; ]. NJ. Lorough, Marshall,
Mich, both knees sprained; John f..
Conrad, Toledo. o.. back and shout
ders sprained; Miss Helllsh, Toledo.
body bruised; Il. McNames, Allegan.
Mich, body bruised; James Hagen.
Clinton. Mich, right knee sprained; n.
j. Moore, New York, arm and leg
sprained; Mrs. W. II. Fletcher. Bluff
ton. hands bruised; w. IL Fletcher.
Bmffton, Ind. face cut; s. w. Mcclure.
Tecumseh, Mich, face cut; Carl Kaiser,
Toledo, leg sprained; w. Robb. con-
ductor. both legs broken; w. II. Whit
man. baggageman. head, shoulders and
chest, seriously Injured: N. A. McIn-
tosh. expressman, head cut. eye and
shoulders; f. Bradford, brakeman.
body bruised; John McAdams, brake
man, foot bruised and cut.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
Carcer or Gcneral Algcr.

General Alger was born Feb. 81,
1886, In Lafayette township, Medina
county, Ohio. Since hts eleventh year
he had an active and cvcntful career
which has brought TO him in
abundance both wealth and public
honors. He was an orphan before he
was IL. and worked on farm for
seven years, earning enough money In
this way 20 enable him 90 study I'm the
winters at the Rlchnold (Ohio) acnd-
envy.
After teaching school for two years.
he was admitted 90 the bar In 1859.
beginning 60 practice law I'm Cleve-
land. In 1890 he moved 20 Michigan.
entering the pine lumber business,
wrich ultimately made him a million.
alre In September 1861. he enlisted IN
the union army and rose rapidly from
the ranks, becoming successfully cap
tnln, major. colonel and major gcnor-
nj Of volunteers.
BACK to the Lumber business.
He was brevetted major general in
June. 1915. ana after his retirement
went back 60 his lumber business In
Michigan. founding Alger. Smith a
Co, now one Of the leading lumber
firms Of the country.
He was elected governor OF Michi-
rnn In 1881 hv the greatest majority
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-26
DIES INA RAIL WRECK
One Man Killed on the Lake Shore
and Twenty Persons
Injured.
ACCIDENT HAPPENS AT RIGA
Names or the Dead Man and OF tho
LnJured-other Raii Disas-
ters-State News.

Dlissfeld. Mich. Jan. %. A re-
vised list OF the killed and injured In
wreck on the Lake Shore railroad
at Riga, Mich. given out by the OFF,
Gals of the nilroad company, shows
that one man was killed and twenty
injured The dead man Is Ward Gregg.
OF Manchester, Mich.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-04
Father Took Sons whippins.

The boy had misbehayed, as he often
did, and his father called him to ac-
count.
son." said the father, II hate to lick
you, but some one must get a whip
ping for what you've done"
The boy whimpered a little.
Suppose" said the father, that l
take the whipping for your
The boy laughed at the idea, but the
father took down a dog whip. called a
friend who was visiting at the house.
explained the situation to him and
then requested the visitor to use the
whip on him,
The father wore a long tailed coat,
and the visitor hit the tails of that
coat in great style.
AT the first crack of that whip the
boy was wild eyed. At the second he
was clawing, biting and kicking the
man with the whip.
Don't whip my papa! Don't whip
him." he cried. whip me! Oh, whip
mer'
That was a year ago, Since then
that boy has never done anything Sc
riously wrong.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-04
HEARING OPENS FRIDAY.
Hartman and Many of His Official
Staff to Testify.

New York, Jan. Be. H. Hartman,
president OF the Union Pacific, the
Southern Pacific and other lines in the
Union Pacific system, and many mem
bers of his official staff have been
summoned to testify before the inter
state commerce commission at ses-
sions which will begin in the federal
building here Friday. Mr., Hartman
will be present at the opening of the
investigation, his health permitting,
but it is not probable that he will be
called to testify at the first days ses-
sion.
Arrangements for the appearance of
chief officers of the system have been
made by Frank B. Kellogg and C.. A.
Severance of the law firm of Davis,
Kellogg & Severance of st. Paul.
Others than Mr.. Hartman who have
been notified to appear are A. l..
Mohler, vice president and general
manager of the Union Pacific system;
j. C. Stubs, traffic director; William
Mahl, comptroller; Alexander Millar,
secretary; w. v. S. Thorne, director
of purchases, and Julius Kruttschnitt.
director of maintenance and opera
lions.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-04
Honors Easy.

People who were present smiled at
the little passage of arms which took
place between two young ladies at a
luncheon. One of them, a bride. shak-
ing hands in her enthusiastically cor
dial way, said to the other:
"Im so glad to meet you! You have
afforded me so very much amusement
just latelyv'
Amusement said the other.
ooh, yes" went on the bride. "Tve
been through my husbands desk. and
I've read all his old love letters. I
found several very affectionate letters
from you, and / enjoyed reading them
really ever so much"
I'm so glad you enjoyed Them"
purred the other. but do come and
see me very soon. Here is my card. I
have the W to all those letters,
and you might like to read them as
well. Mr.. KS letters r SO much
more affectionate than those I wrote
to him! I know you'll enjoy reading
them ever 90 much more than You did
mine"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-04
INDUSTRIAL CRISIS IMMINENT.
Opinion of J.. stuyvesant Fish, New
York Financier.

New York, Jan. 3.-Stuyvesant Fish,
in a statement written for the Journal
of Commerce. declares a great indus
trial crisis is due and there are many
indications of it's being imminent.
Despite the unprecedented output
Of gold,' Mr.. Fish writes, money Is
dear the world over and dear because
of high prices and activity in trade"
Other causes for dear money are
found in the fact that Great Britain
has not fully made up its losses In
the Boer war; that Japan and Russia.
particularly the latter, have scarcely
begun to recover from the effects of
their war and that within the past
year there have been tremendous
losses of capital due to the calamities
in San Francisco and Valparaiso.
Turning to our own country, Mr..
Fish writes that New York, especially
that part of it known as WAL street."
has absorbed and Is absorbing more
than its share of the loanable funds.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-04
HEAD OF Pennsylvania ROAD.
First Vice President Mccrea Succeeds
Cassatt.

Philadelphia, Jan. 3.--James Nc
Crea of Pittsburg. first vice president
OF the Pennsylvania lines west of
Fittsburg. has been elected president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad company.
by the directors of the latter corpora
tion to succeed the late A. j.. Cassatt.
After the meeting of the board of d.
rectors President McCrea authorized
the following statement:
The policy of the Pennsylvania
railroad does not depend upon any
n man 1t continues unchanged
from year to year. Ii will be my pur-
rose to promote, as best | can, the
same progressive development which
was conducted so ably under President
Cassatt and the presidents who pre-
coded him.
The death of Mr.. Cassatt and the
election of Mr.. McCrea as his success
sor will cause many changes in the
staffs OF the executive heads Of the
company both in the general Offices OF
tie company in this city and in Pitts
kurg.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-04
FORTY FAMILIES HOMELESS AS
RESULT OF SERIOUS FIRE
IN NEW YORK CITY.
DISORDER AND LAWLESsSESS ATTEND
POLICE UNABLE TO HANDLE I'M
MENSE CROWD ATTRACTED
TO THE LOCALITY.

New York, Jan. ga dozen persons
were injured, forty families were
made homeless, 1000 persons were
driven temporarily from their homes,
fifty horses were roasted to death and
property valued at 10000 was de-
stroyed in the worst early morning
fire New York has seen in many
months, One big tenement house at
427 West Fifty-third street and a large
boarding stable at 429-431 West Fifty
third street were destroyed. Seven
tenement houses at 426-434 West Fifty
third street and 436 and 43S West
F1fty-fourth street were badly dam
aged. Lack of adequate water pres
sure is said to have been largely re-
sponsible for the extent of the fire.
Had not one of the big firehoats, which
drew it's water supply from the Hud-
son river, come to the rescue the loss
must have been much greater.
Disorder and ~Lawlessness.
One of the worst features of the fire
was the tremendous crowd which
gathered in the streets around the
burning district and the attendant dis
order and lawlessness. So great was
the crowd that all the police who had
been called to the scene had difficulty
In preserving anything like order in
the streets and for a time thieves were
given almost a free hand to loot the
burned buildings. Two policemen
who had detected six young men act
ing suspiciously in a house chased
the men over roofs down to Tenth
avenue, firing several shots at them,
but all the men succeeded in getting
away. Another exciting incident came
when a woman among the spectators
screamed that three negroes had tried
to rob her. One negro was seen run
ming away from her and a group of
white men gave chase, firing after the
fugitive as they ran. After a chase
of several blocks two detectives Joined
the pursuers and they, too, began to
fire at the fleeing negro. Not n Of
the shots reached the mark, but the
negro finally gave up.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-04
First Man Dressmnker.

One day in 1870 a beautiful carriage
appeared on the boulevard of Paris
with an e~scutcheon in the shape Of a
pair of corsets and an open pair Of
scissors painted on the panel of each
door. This was the coat Of arms Of
Rhomberg, the first man who made a
name as a woman's dressmaker.
Rhomberg. who was the son of a Ba-
varian peasant from the neighborhood
of Munich, owed his rapid success to
his genius for %concealing and remedy
Ing defects of figure. He left an an
nual income of $4,000 francs to his
heirs.