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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
BABY'S BODY SHOWS
EVIDENCE OF CRIME

! LONDON, KY, Sept. 1.-THE body i
i of the one-year-old child of w. Jones, i
j for the murder of which it's father 4
I. had been arrested and placed In Jail 4
K at Hyden Leslie county, was ex- i
\ humed and examined by Drs. Collins i
i and Lawrence, who report that the <
j. child had been killed by beating and +
i that its back and neck were swollen. 4
!. Two or three days after the child's +
i death 1t became known that Jones /
! had beaten 1t and probably caused its 1
i death. Although his wife refused to 1
4 divulge the facts of the terrible deed 4
4 committed before her eyes, evidence /
i sufficient to cause Jones arrest was 4
!. obtained. After Jones was placed /
j. behind the bars his wife stated that I
4 she was no longer afraid to tell the !
i truth and related the story of the !
! awful crime. I
4 She says that Jones had an irritable /
4. temper which he could not control; /
!. that he was angry and quarreling I
!. with her when he picked up a large I
J. pawpaw stick and struck the de- !
i fenseles baby two terrible blows, !
4 killing 1t instantly. !
1. He then told his wife he would kill 1
/ her if she made known his bastard 1
!. ly crime. Jones is about thirty-fiye i
i years old and has been accused OF !
i Infamous deeds before. He is still in I
i jail awaiting trial. !
j. i /. i + 4 i + i j. X + i i i !. 4 i /
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
ILLINOIS

GALESBURG. ILL.,, Sept. ia warrant
has been issued for Theodore Haas and
other charges of perjury may follow in
the Welsh-Shumway contest over the
mayoralty of Galesburg. Haas testified
that he voted three weeks after he came
to the city, although he knew he was
violating the law. He was Shumway
witness. and Shumways followers declare
they will retaliate with warrants against
followers of the opposition.
MATTOON-Damage suits to the extent
of 100000 have been filed against the Cen
trail Illinois Traction company as result
of the wreck on Friday, August 80. in
which eighteen met death and forty-two
were injured. The plaintiffs in each case
are administrators of the estates of vic
tins who were killed. 1t is estimated
that the total amount named In the suits
filed within the next month against this
corporation. which is in the hands of g.
receiver, will aggregate 100000.
KANKAKEE Mrs. Norah Gravel
Krast, % years old, the mother of q
year-old daughter, is thought to be the
victim Of love scene she saw in local
theater. The hero of the show committed
Krast attempted to duplicate the act and
is now In dangerous condition.
CIIICAGO-Federal Judge Grosscup in
timated that the STANDARD Oil company
of Indiana probably will be required to
furnish a bond of $700O.0O0 instead of
81 100000, the bond deemed sufficient by att
torneys for the trust The judge does not
agree with the government counsel that
the security should be as large as the
$29, 100000 fine. He said he had in mind
$2,0O0,0O0 cash bond and additional Sc
curity equal to- the value of the property.
The Whiting, Ind. plant is assessed at
IS, 100000
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
WYOMING

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. H.-Miss
Marie Buchanan, Cheyenne girl who
has become a violinist of international re-
nown will return in a few days from Eu-
rope, accompanied by her father. DR..
w. t. Buchanan. Miss Buchanan has
been studying under the best master5 OF
the continent for five years and the tech
nical skill which has been added to her
natural ability has made her woman
virtt1oso without peer. She will spend
some time in Cheyenne before ,aking up
professional career.
Marriage licenses were issued to the
following couples: Earl F. Raymond OF
San Francisco and Mrs. Daisy Grammar
of Denver; Alfred Tufford of Denver and
Miss Maudie Harbour of Henderson, Ia;
Simon J. McKinnin and Mr.. Margaret
Stevens, both of Denver; Dan Kimer and
Miss Della Mulvanne, both of Cheyenne.
SHOSHONI-The fossil skeleton of some
gigantic monster of antediluvian times has
been discovered in a sandstone cliff half
mile southeast Of town. Tho skeleton,
which is about forty feet in length, has
not been inspected by any person COM
petent to classify it.
SMOOT-Mrs Annie L. Bruce and her
daughter, Anna, charged with the muir
der of their husband and father, nave
returned to their home here. having been
released on $4,000 bonds. Miss Bruce
denies that she confessed that she put
strychnine in the pie eaten by her father;
also, that she signed a written confess
sion, even though the authorities at
Evanston do claim she did these things
LANDER-While digging in a ditch In
the west part of town recently, George
Thompson uncovered the bones Of man
believed to have been Harvey Morgan,
who was killed by the Indians In 1870
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
LOUISIANA

| NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 17.-There is
now strong prospect for securing a
general street car transfer system for
New Orleans from the New Orleans Rail-
way and Light company. The question
has been agitated and Mayor Behrman
sent special message to the city coun-
Gil urging legislation to force the street
car companies to give transfers from one
line to another and to provide a half
rate for school children.
ALEXANDRIA-Th timber lands in
Grant parish, including the Pollock mill
site and the railroads owned by the estate
of Jay Gould. have been purchased by
the James r. Ball Lumber company, linn
tied, of Ball. Rapides parish. The land
purchased consists of $4,000 acres, of
which 10000 is virgin long leaf pine. The
purchase also includes the millsite of the
Pollock Lumber company at Pollock. on
the Iron Mountain railroad, sixteen miles
north of Alexandria.
NEW ORLEANS-Virginia Reed, the
negro woman who, according to Charles
e. Letten, the defaulting tax clerk here,
received about 200 out of the 100000
or more he stole from the state, attempt
ed to commit suicide by jumping into the
Bayou ST. John. She was fished out just
In time to save her from drowning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
NEBRASKA

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. H.-Dr. l. d.
Jones of Murdoch, Neb., today informed
the state board of health that twenty
cases of beri-beri existed among the Jap
anese laborers at Alvo, Neb. The state
board Immediately sent representatives
to investigate. DIR. Jones declared that
the disease resembled paralysis ana
seemed to be contagious.
ALLIANCE. Neb., Sept. 17.-In fit Of
dependency as a result of continued
drinking, j. E. Moomaw, a barber, COM
mitted suicide by drinking four ounces OF
carbolic acid. He was practically
stranger and not much is known of his
relatives.
CENTRAL CITY-Paul Plegman, a
young man about 10 years of age, was
taken into custody at Chapman by Sher-
if HOLSTER and brought to Central City.
The boy was en- route from his home in
Osceola from Amherst. Buffalo county,
and was intercepted at the request of his
parents. When taken in charge he was
driving his fathers rig and had trunk
full of useful articles tied on behind.
PLAINvIEw-The Methodist Episcopal
church has officially invited the return
for the third year of it's present pastor,
Rev. ]. p Yost. During the last year a
new $1,000 church has been completed,
with the entire cost provided for.
REPUBLICAN CITY-A young married
man, o. X. Kent. suddenly left town,
taking with him his wifes gold watch
ard chain and several dollars belonging
to a stepson. He owes among the dif-
ferent merchants and meat markets sew
eral hundred dollars.
BEATRICE-The funeral services for
the late Claude Taylor, who died Of pto-
maine poisoning were conducted by Rev.
u. G. Brown.
NEBRASKA CITY-Albert McVey, who
lives on farm near Dunbar, met with a
severe accident. He attempted to stop
horse that was attached to buggy,
and in doing got his foot between the
spokes of the wheel and was dragged
quite distance. The limb was broken
in several places and the foot almost
torn from his body.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
WEST VIRGINIA

ELKINS, w. Va. Sept. T-Failure of
the banking firm of Rollins>& company
of Boston to settle with the board of
education of this district promptly has
caused temporary suspension Of work
on two new schoolhouses now being
erected here by Charles Wlthrow & COM
pany of Charleston at a cost of more
than 100000 Work was suspended a
week. Attorney w. B. Maxwell, presi-
dent of the board, has resigned. Mr..
Maxwell says other duties are too heavy
for him to devote time to the school
board.
The city council of Elkins, w Va, re-
ceived a proposition from Senator Henry
G. Davis, on behalf of the Valley ImproW-
ment company, to renew the electric light
franchise, the town, by this proposition,
to entirely discontinue the use of gas
and use arc lights at $50 year, instead
of at $50, as at present. Upon the grant
ing of the franchise he agrees to greatly
increase their capacity. The name of the
company will also be changed to Inc
Elkins Power company.
WHEELTNG-John Mitchell, president
of the United Mineworkers of America,
is in this state for the purpose of thor
oughly organizing the miners of the
state. He has been at Charleston sew
eral days, but is now at work in the
central part of the state. at Charles
ton he had conference with number
OF the leaders of the organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
BELLE OF HARLEM
LOSES BEAUTY FOREVER

i NEW YORK, Sept 17.--Marie Mar i
1. CONT. the belle of the feast OF SantoN =
!. Rocco and prettiest girl in all the u
!. Italian Harlem colony, will go !.
!. through life with no more beauty =
1. now because last, night Atanati Ma =
!. limo, her Jealous lover, slashed her =
!. face open from forehead to chin with =
! razor. When she comes out OF the .
! Harlem hospital she will have the =
4 angry red line cutting her lips ana =
i blotting out the dimple in her chin. 4
\ Marie had engaged herself to mar :
i ry Malino, who was considered I
I steady young man, and who had !
1. some money to buy laces and pretty !
!. dresses for his bride. The day for !
!. the marriage was to be set soon, !
J. when a neighbor came and told Marie !
!. that her lover had a wife and child !
!. in Italy. Marie wrote to the address !
j. In Italy that was given to find out !
!. If the charge was true. !
4 Last night, when Malino called at !
j. the fiat where Marie lives, at 1914 !
\ First avenue, and she told him that \
!. she would not marry him until she !
!. heard from Italy, the man sprang !
i. at her.
! "Well, nobody else will want to !
!. marry you" he screamed and he =
- drew razor ueep through MIDI c 2
i face. When she threw up her left !
i. arm to ward off another blow he !
!. slashed that from the elbow to the !
i wrist. Then he ran out of the house. !
!. A policeman and detective Of the !
j. East 104th street station saw the man !
j. running down First avenue and pur-
!. sued him. When they caught him \
X and saw the blood stains on his cloth \
i. Ing they started to march him back !
!. A. crowd of Italians, hearing that he !
\ had killed Marie, pressed around and !
\ began to batter the prisoner with !
J. brickbats and clubs. 1t was with !
!. difficulty that the policemen couid
! get Malino to the station. !
i Marie, nearly dead from loss OF !
!. blood, was hurried to the hospital.
\ The doctors said that Malino had !
!. made good his threat. At least, Ma 7
i RE will never again be beautiful. Z
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
UNDERTAKEN BURIED
FIFTEEN THOUSAND BODIES

4 TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. H. I
4. Isaac Bail, who has just died, had I
i been an undertaken longer than any i
i. other Ian in Indiana. In 1874 he !
4. went to indianapolis to work for Jo- !
4. seph L. Stretcher. In 1845 the In 4
i dianas legislature made an appro- 1
4. priation for Stretcher to go to the 1
4. then republic of Texas and bring to 4
j. Indiana the body of Tilgham A. 4
j. Howard, former governor of Indiana, 4
4. and who had died while acting as the 4
i. representative of the United States !
i, in Texas. Stretcher brought the \
4. body by poat up the Mississippi and !
i. Ohio rivers to Louisville, and by !
i wagon to indianapolis. !
i. Isaac Ball, the young assistant, I
i. took it by wagon from Indianapolis !
X to Greencaetle, where he was met !
j. by delegation from Rockville, Gov !
i. ernor Towards home. The burial !
/. was in that town. Soon after !
]. ward Mr.. Ball started in business !
!. for himself In Terre Haute and un- :;
i. til few wees ago had been ac- !
1. lively engaged. His books ehow that !;
4. he buried 5000 persons in the 81 !
j. years he was Terre Haute's lead !
4. ing undertaken. !
1. In the Civil war he made several !
!. trips south to bring home bodies of :,
1. soldiers. Some of these trips were !
!. made with great hazard and took !
!. much time. On one of his return 4
!. trips, after sending the bodies by !
!. rail, he was compelled to walk IT'S !
4 miles from point in Tennessee to !
i Crab Orchard, KY. :.
i Mr. Ball was born near Elizabeth, \
1. N. j., August rs, 1925. I
4. 4. =
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
OREGON

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. ia new
building nearing completion for the Ha-
zelwood Creamery company was de-
stroyed by fire here. The fire was caused
by the explosion of preparation for
insulating. The loss will be about $4,000.
Two men were injured.
The Oregon state railroad commission,
at the instance of the Oregon and Wash
ington Lumbermen's association, has sent
"a petition to the interstate commerce
commission at Washington, d. c., re-
questing that the interstate commerce
commission restrain the transcontinentaI
railroads from inaugurating the prospec-
tive raise in railroad rates on eastbound
lumber until after the interstate COM
merce commission has Investigated the
merits of theeincrease- The Oregon rail-
road commission sets out that there Is
$5o00O,O00 capital invested in the lumber
industry of the Pacific northwest and
the proposed increase in freights in some
cases amounts to Is per cent.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
KENTUCKY

BARBOURVILLE, KY, Sept 1.-THE
force of fifty men in its Warren mine,
and the strike there seems to be broken.
None of the striking union miners has
returned to work, and independent labor
is being used. The company has complet-
ed the erection of sixty new houses for
the accommodation of newly arrived
non-union miners.
The strike at the Matthews mines has
been in progress for six months. At sew
eral other mining plants strikes have
been under way, a refusal of operators
to recognize the union being the main
difficulty.
LExINGTQN-The will of Or. Aquila
Talbot was admitted to probate in the
county court.
The will was dated December g. 1891,
| and was proved by the testimony of Der
| r. Head to be in the handwriting of the
testator. All of the property of the tes-
tator is bequeathed absolutely to his
widow. Sallie J. Talbot, who is made ex,
ecutrix without bond.
EMINENCE-sui has been Instituted
at New Castle by the Henry county boart
| of control of the Burley Tobacco society
a branch of the American Society OF
equity, and a temporary restraining or
der has been issued by the circuit court
prohibiting J. w. Shuck and Wesley
| Shuck, for the time being. from dispos-
| ing of their op~of tobacco. The petition
alleges that the tobacco has been pledged
to the society of equity and differs
somewhat from the test suit filed in this
court some weeks ago.
CARLISLE-The first gun in the Demo-
cratic campaign was fired here by Secre-
tary. of State McChesney. who ably de-
Tended the Democratic administration.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. T--Milwau-
kee has novelty in house robber w-o
pounds down doors with an ak and ham
mers householders unconscious Then he
proceeds deliberately to loot the prem
ises. His last exploit was when S.fStrand,
saloonkeeper on Muskego avenue, was
awakened by crash at the rear of the
house. Before he was aroused from a
sound sleep a masked man appeared by
his bedside and struck him on the head
with club. Then the robber searched
the house, securing SLIT in money.
RACINE-The confession of Miss Ade-
laide Korizek that she sent poisoned
candy to friends is said to have been the
cause of the suicide of Miss Katheryn
Bones, daughter of a wealthy farmer,
who read much about the case. Miss
Korizek was insane over the death of her
mother, and Miss Bones feared she, too,
might lose her reason.
LA CROSSE-The United States Elk
press company has been fined SIS and
costs here on the charge of improperly
labelling packages of fish received for
shipment. The game wardens have de-
cided to watch the express offices here
dIter anu 10 prosecute tuc CoihPohASs
whenever violations of the law occur.
Midshipman Walter l.. Heiberg of the
Annapolis naval academy, who is at his
home on a vacation, has received tele-
gram from President Roosevelt congratu
lating him on his splendid work at Tho
national rifle tournament at Camp Perry
| o. Heiberg was a member of the nav.
team which finished sixth and also wol
a medal for individual work.
KENOSHA-Wiliam Welton, for sew
eral years chairman of the town OF
Brighton, in Kenosha county, and well
known as Democratic poll .-cian In thai
section of the state has given up poll
tics and will become a teacher. He ac-
cepted the position of principal of the
schools of Morton Grove, ILL.,, and will
begin his new duties at once.
SUPERIOR-The 500 railroad has ac-
quired property on Connors Points in
disc dock there. 1t will be 1000 feet in
with two stories The same road has
also asquired property on Superior bay
and will build there some kind of dock.
EAU CLAIRE-The Rev. A. ]. Arm, for
the last two years pastor If the Second
Congregational church, has sent in his
resignation and it has been accepted by
the church trustees. For the last month
Mr.. Arm has been critically Ill with brain
fever at Kansas City, but he is now
recovering. He will not be able to do
active work for many months.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
PENNSYLVANIA

PHILADELPHIA Sept. T.-Under the
will of the late Thomas r. Patton, treas
urer of the grand lodge Of Masons, OF
Pennsylvania, who died recently MS en-
tire estate valued at between $z,oOo'oOO
and $3,O00,OOO, is devised to the grand
lodge of Pennsylvania for the education
and support of male orphans OF the mas
ter masons.
PIIrSBURG, Pa, Sept. H.-Elope-
ments are the fad In Allegheny county.
TWO sisters and two chums went to
youngstown, Ohio, ana returned 10 sette
down in welded bliss.
Anna Gettings, q, of Allegheny, and
Sheldon Lewis, secretary of the Pittsburg
Forge and Iron company planned to go
to Youngstown and get married. Miss
Ceilings asked her sister, Marie, 10, and
Lewis invited his chum, Charles i. Wick
ersham, to go along
At the license bureau in Youngstown
the elder sister dared the younger to get
married at the same time. Mabel would
not be dared and she asked Wickersham
IL he was willing. He was, and two IL
censes were taken out
BELLE VERNUN-Cocaine and crap
shooting brought a crowd OF negroes to
grief at the works Of the Peoples Coal
company, about two miles from Browns
vile. Several dollars worth of the drug,
which the negroes term coke" was
found in the pockets Of the men who are
accused of prohting by the gambling al
the works.
COATESvILLE-Cow and sheep In
West Brandywine township, Chester coun-
ty. bitten by mad dog, are affected
with the rabies.
MAHANOY CITY-William Schnabe,e
driver for the United States Express
company here, has been missing for sew
eral days. His collections, which are
said to be in a badly muddled shape, are
being investigated.
SPRING CITY-The molding depart
ments of --.e stove foundries here were
unable to work because of the heat
TANrAQUA-While on his way tc
work at the Welby powder mills. where
he had been employed for thirty-thret
years, Cornelius Wagner 60 years old
was struck by freight train and killed
YORK-The position Of vice consul Of
the United States at Ranking, China
has been rendered to Samuel X. Mccall
a prominent attorney of this city, and
brother of Mayor st. James Mccall.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
DELAWARE

WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 1.-THE
revenues of Delaware will be increased
by taxing the manufacturers of tomb
stones and also by levying a tax on the
clothing manufacturing plant of Open
helm & Co. of New York, at the New
Castle county workhouse.
Mr.. Chairs, recently appointed by Gov
ernor Lea to collect taxes hitherto I'M
paid, has announced his determination to
get revenues by these methods. which are
an innovation in Delaware. A contest in
the courts is likely to follow.
DELAWARE CITY-Prospects for a
good reedbird season in this section never
were better. A party OF six gunners went
down the river to near Port Penn and
bagged thirty-five dozen reedies. But the
reeds in the marshes are still so high
land green that it is difficult to shoot
Tailbirds. Every gunner coming in re-
ports the reedbirds plentiful, and If the
weather remains warm thousands will be
shot this week.
NEW CASTLE-Joseph H. King of this
city, known as 'Shad and Ice King Joe, .
because he has been selling and handling
the commodities for over fifty years. will
celebrate his seventy-fifth milestone on
September 20.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
KANSAS

DODGE CITY, Kas., Sept. ia heavy
thermometer registered 9S degrees. The
damage probably will be light.
TOPEKA-The government weather
bureau reports light frost at Russell,
Ellis county, and temperature of SS de-
grees. This was, however not cold
enough to do damage. Macksville also
reports similar conditions. In Topeka the
temperature was 4S degrees the coolest
night since May 90 Heavy rains fell at
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
COLORADO,

CANON CITY, Colo, Sept. ia man
of wild and uncouth appearance, with
handkerchief tied over his head, called
at a number of houses in the outskirts
of this city, terrorizing women who went
to the door in response to his knock. The
man said he was a member of a circus
which showed in Cripple Creek few
days ago and that a wild buffalo had
escaped there. He started fn horse
after the buffalo and finally, overlook 1t,
but could do nothing with it after 1t was
roped The buffalo, he said, twice threw
the morse, giving the rider painful injury
and once he fell into a small stream and
was almost drowned. The stranger
buffalo out in the hills and had come to
town for, something to eat. 1t is believed
that the man is demented.
GREELEY-Because he thought team
of horses was running away and at
tempted to stop them, Roddy Mcclellan,
! the 6-year-old son of John Mcclellan,
was probably fatally injured. The team
had been turned loose without its wagon
to go home When it passed the child
he grabbed at the lines and received
kick in his side. breaking rib and In
| iuring him Internally
GREELEY Clinton Rodhen, % years
old, died from typhoid fever in the Gree
ley hospital. His home was at Berry
vile, Ark, and he had been foreman
on the f. l.. & w. ranch.
COLORADO SPRINGS-Colorado col
lege opened it's fall term. and from in
dications will have the biggest enroll
ment in it's history.
| An apparently successful operation was
performed on Hazel Sticknell. the 49,
year-old girl who shot herself few
days ago rather than go to school
Chances for her recovery are brighter
than at any time since her injury.