davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Nuevo mexicano., 1907-12-14
= endra Ia Proxin,a
Reunion Nacio-
nal Republicans.
u v0TAC|ON NO
EsTUv0 cONTRAPEsADL
Junio l6 Venidero la Fecha
Senalada--.La Selection
Fue Hecha Unanine Des-
pues de Tomnda IA vota-
cion.
Especial al Nueyo Mexlcano.

4 NO
Especial al Nuevo Mexlcano.
Washington, Die, Z. Despues
de una contesta auimada en- Ia
que participaron Chicago, Kan.
sas City y Denver, por la veni.
dera convention nacional Repu-
blicana, result6 hoy victoriosa
Chicago cuando Ia Comision Na.
cional Republican, que estuvo en-
session aquf voto para tener Ia
convention en- aquella ciudad 81
dia 18 de JUNO de 1908.
La comisi6n fud llamada al Or
den por el Presidente New esta
ma1ana q las 1918. Resolucio-
nes expresando 81 sentimieuto de
Ia comisi6n por el retro del pre-
sidente George B. Cortelyou, y
deseandole larga vida, fueron
adoptadas unanimemente; tam.
bien otra resolution acerca de la
muerte del anterior presidente
Henry 3. Payne.
DENVER HIzo BuENA PELEA.
En- seguida Sc llam6 Ia lista de
estados para Ia presentation de
los nombres de ciudades que pro.
GUARDIAN Ia convention. La pri.
mera respuesta fue de Colorado,
Denver fu6 propuesta por el
miembro de la comisi6n W. F. R.
Mills. Dijo que Denver ofrecia
contribuir Glen mil pesos para los
gastos de Ia convention, una
cuarta parte de esta suma paga-
dera diez dias despuos de Ia se-
lecci6n de la ciudad como el pun
to objetivo, 10 restante en- 3d.,
go y 80 dias. Ell teniente gober-
nador Harper, de Colorado, pre-
sent6 en- seguida en- un discurso
muy elocuente las ventajas que
Denver ofrecia para Ia tenencia
de tai reunion. Concluy6 su
apelaci6n por Ia convention con
una promesa de que Denver re-
cibiria a los delegados de Ia ma
nera mas cordial. La promesa
fu6 recibida con aplausos.
CHICAGO PREsENTA Ell MEJoR
ARGUMENTo.
El representante Louden, que
es miembro de la comisi6n nacio-
nal dc Illinois, present6 los recla.
mos de Chicago. Dijo que Chi.
cago suministraria las mayores
facilidades posibles y siendo 81
centric de la population del pals
era en- todas maneras 81 mejor
lugar para tener 10 convention
nacional. Arguy6 fuertemente
el costo de Ia convention conten.
diendo que en- 81 asunto de las e.
nanzas no era prudente bajo 81
punto de vista del partido Repu-
blicano pagar mas que los gastos
actuales de la convention.
KANSAS CITY HIzo FUERzA PERo
NO PUDo.
T. J. Atkins, miembro de Ia col
mission nacionsl por Misuri, pre-.
sent6 al senador William A. War
ner, quien hablo por Kansas
City. Manifesto las vontajas po-
lfticas de tener la convention ma.
cional Republican, en- Misuri,
que era estado dudoso. Garan.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1907-12-14
Junta Especial do los Conf
sionados Do condads.

Habra una junta especial del
Cuerpo de 9 Comisionados de Con.
dado del Condado de Santa Fe,
en- Ia oficina del escribano de Ia
corte de pruebas en- la casa de
cortes, 4 las 10 della manana del
lines % de Diciembre, con obje.
to de despachar todos los nego-
clos que puedan proplamente
venir ante 81 cuerpo y para Ger.
rar los negocios por 81 ano dc
1902. Los ciudadanos que ten.
gan negocios con 81 cuerpo SO
servirSn darse por avisados.
!. SPARKS,
Presidente.
Doy fe:
El Nuevo mexicano., 1907-12-14

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Sc caIculan las Victimas en-
on 400--.I a explosion De-
hida 4 Gas Humedo.

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tidas auxiliares trabaiaudo de
todo punto practicable para en-.
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OCHENTA Y C1NCO CADAvERES
sAcADos.
Hasta Ia facha AZ cad4varas
han sido sacados q Ia superflcie
y al despuntar al dia So priucipid
una descarradora marcia arriba
' abaio de los corredores del i'm.
nrovisado dep0sito donde los ca.
daveres han sido colocados.
acom no NADIA ia loo ,,antos do os.
nosas. madras. barmanas. hu6r.
fanos ' bomhras huscando 4 sus
nar;antas y am;oos Da los A Ooo
habitantas On al camno. es dndo.
so QUE hava veinta oue NO tenean
narjantes carcanos 3 AMIGOS an.
tra lac vfctimaz dal dasastro do
aver. Las escenas an contorno
da Ia nina donde los dolientas
El Nuevo mexicano., 1907-12-14

Efectos para los dias festivos
al gusto dc todos, en- "a Compafiis
Droguisra Fischer, X.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1907-12-14

Ia Sra. Carlos Dominguez y su
bio estAn en- 81 Chaperito yisi-
parientes Y amigos,
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-09-14
m. E. Church

A large company of probationer.
will be received into full member
ship at the Methodist Episcopa]
church next Sunday at IL O'Clock.
There will doubtless be some to
unite by certificate also. If you
are member of the church. he
sure and be present for this inter
esting service. If you are not, this
will be a good time to unite with
the church while so many Others
are doing so. The Sunday evening
service will also be of interest.
Come and bring your friends with
you to the services next Sunday.
Let parents with small children |
r infants to be baptized, present |
hem at the morning hour of SER
ice. I. T. MoNNETT, Pastor.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-09-14

call at her residence and see a nj
line of fall millinery.
'r Mrs. Gideon Wright, on rou
one, called last Saturday and r
newed for another year and wi
| get the Weekly journal.
Mrs. Dora Lockridge and littl
daughter, Francis, are spending
month in the east visiting Mrs
Bert Staley at Baltimore, Nd.
G. S. Welsh and Mrs. McGrew
who own the Foreman house prop
erty, are preparing to put in grani.
told along the front of the hotel.
Mrs. Ethel Mapes, who has been
here visiting her father, S. M Nc
Kisson and family, left for her
home at Post Falls, Idaho, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cash Powell re-
turned to their home at Sullivan
ILL.,, last Monday after a pleasant
visit with the latter's sister, Mrs
y. "A. Potter and family on route
two.
DIR. F. W. Burke, Jno. T. Lo-
max and H. W. Lomax took F.
VI. Connor and j. Clair Lomax
'ver to Brookfeld Tuesday night
md had them initiated into the Elks
odge.
f. E. Webley has rented his
arm northeast of town to his son.
izra, and is moving to Des Moines.
owa. Mr.. Webley travels for the
lain manufacturing company of .
les Moines.
Spare time or full time, a hustler =
each locality can make big mon 8
with us-no canvassing. For
etails and particulars, address h
lth stamp j., Conner & Co., \
pringfeld, Ill. y
A lady's small gold watch and 0
b was lost Tuesday somewhere a
tween Patrick's store and the st
sldence Of L. T. Rowland. Find ii
will be rewarded on leaving 10
me at this office. Fl
Sometime during the past sum- oil
n two year old steer with hole sh
right ear strayed from the Lo- ca
x pasture west of Laclede. ANY
leading to its recovery at
be rewarded by L. Brendahl. F(
Mss Grace Wilson has returned lo
Chicago for the winter, where Sal
will divide her time between GW
ing a post graduate course at orr
Chicago Musical College and YET
wing the piano in the vocal de- ste
tment. yes
:. M. Connor on Thursday sold ~
}. I. Billings farm of 16O acres v rov
miles north of Laclede to M, J. al !.
llams of near Sumner at $55 e'nu IL
acre. Mr.. Williams expects to L
e it his home, taking possession gan
March. oa1
ISIS Pearl Cable, accompanied
1r. and Mrs. Wandless whom 49,
had been visiting in Illinois. o,
home Wednesday in response +oa.
telegram announcing the SER ,,;a+,
illness of her mother at the -.
y home northwest O. I.4ciede. -
M. e. Church for+l
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-09-14
call at her residence and see nice
line of fall millinery.
LOCAL DoINes ABOUT TOWN.
runsent Paragraphs Picked up by Our Peram.
buIasing Pencil Pushsr.

The season when you will wa,
Ele a heavy lap robe is approaching
You can save money and get iu,
$. what will suit you by callin
at Messner's harness shop at once
" AT meeting of the city councj
p neld Monday evening w. P. Bot
l. 1lger was made street commissions;
to succeed A. s.. Byrd who tender
n ed his resignation several week,
= ago.
ri Rev. Eubanks will I'LL his reeu.
: lar appointments at the Christian
church tomorrow, preaching morn
ing and evening at the usual hours.
Business meeting at the church
Saturday evening.
The work of moving and repair
ing the buildings on the Allen
o4ock is now under way. When
the work is completed and the new
walk down it will be big improve
ment to that part of town.
The good people of the Locust
Greek district met last Thursday
and gave the cemetery at that place
general cleaning up, removing all
weeds and trash and making it a
F2ectable looking place. Since
the present city administration has
abandoned the Laclede cemetery
and allowed it to grow up to weeds
and brush it would seem that the
action of the Locust Greek people
should be followed here in town.
Up to last Monday P. F Felt had
bought and shipped from Laclede,
Meadville and Wheeling thirty cars
OF wheat and farm seeds this seas '
on for which h, had distributed
Che farmers $27, 900. He is
still buying and now has applica- "
ions in for five cars that will be = y
oaded within the next few days. =:
lie also bought 1000 bushels of -.
I'D corn this week that will be -
hlpped from Laclede as soon as y, =,
ars can be secured. % ..
L
5. Baker will hold a public sale
his farm four miles southeast of %
'orker on Wednesday, September ~
8, at which time he will offer for 49,
ale one work horse, sucking mule, ..
Venty-six head of stock hogs, four w.
rood sows, two mich COWS, two ~
9arling heifers, one three-year-old III
eer, yearling bull, four steer cal ~
IS, buggy, carriage, two wagons, y, .,l>
ding cultivator, riding plow, har- 'l>
W, corn planter and other farm . 8
ticles. Sale to begin at 10 a. m. ''''
d terms made known at sale. -o
Ii you want 20 See lively ball O. =,
me go to Connor's ball ground W. -
turday afternoon at 2:3O. The ' =
nneus and Laclede high school ~
les Will contest for first honors of Wv
fall season. Several games 'e'-@
re played last year between these 1o
ms in each of which Laclede was :,
torious. Linneus will make '--'
d fight to start the season in p"'
If favor, and Laclede will put - IL
ii every effort to keep her ban 'oo1
unmarked. This promises to '%''' a.
IN interesting game. "i'
|e learn from a Bradford, Pa. g"
er that Rev. Price A. Crow. a ioli
Ter pastor of the Laclede M. E. ,,"' .
'ch, now pastor of the Asbury "o =, u
,od;s+ obnnoh :. Die good
offered z-the ehaplaincy and D
,rofosso,..L;, 80 -: shoul
and literature at Chamberlain 0'
tute of Randolph, n. 7. at '" :
y of 81, 900 year and is con- Mr.
ing the offer. Chamberlain line o
tute is Methodist Episcopal at hel
ution. conducted bv the Com ed III
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-09-14
Some Evening Reveries.


It early life. The longer you live th
more difficult the requirement O
t correct language is; and if the gol
3 den age of youth, the proper seasol
for the acquisition of language. i,
passed In abuse, the unfortunate
victim, if neglected, is very prop.
erly doomed to talk slang all his
life. Money is not necessary 70
procure this education. Every one
mas 1t in his power. He has merely
to Ree tho Language which i1u rua,fs.
instead of the slang which he hears
to form his tastes from the best
poets and authors of the country,
to treasure up short phrases in his
memory and habituate himself to
their use, avoiding at the same
time, that pedantic precision and
bombast which show the weakness
OF vain ambition rather than the
polish of an educated mind.
ok things are requisite to create
a happy home. Integrity must be
the architect and tidiness the up
holsterer. 1t must be warmed by
affection and lighted up with
'heerfulness. Industry must be
The ventilator, renewing the atmos-
ohere and bringing in fresh salu-
ority every day; while over all, a :
protective canopy of glory, and {
lothing will suffice except the
blessings of God.
a
HAS woman right to make a
ool OF herself if man does? This !.
Tould make good subject for de- !,
atlng societies. A man will stay
round nights, visit the gambling :.
ems, play poker and lose money y
lat he ought to spend for the com
'rt of his family. At the same
me the wife is staying home, sit 81
ng by a. cheerless fire and taking Cd
re OF a number of children, that
e has only half interest in. m
1e man will visit the saloon, so
loke cigars, play the wheel, drink we
or whlskey, and occasionally go
d play with the girls that are oil
t of his own family, while his th'
fe is home trying to save money ye'
: the family by patching, darn
and going without things for ME
self and the house. A man at ST.
same time will go out with the
boys" and spend $25. Is it !
ht? Supposing we turn the al
les around and his wife COM bo,.
1ces to play the fool, for you liza,
call it nothing else, and what ,
happen? Supposing the wife II, A.
es a notion to have little time
her own? Let her 60 to the
ling alley, the billiard hall, the
on. Go off to convention or NJ
e other place with lot of gay cotl
and have good time, spend "iiu
money that ought to GO toward ner'
ng expenses, smoke cigarettes, M
K seven different kinds of Iowa
e and come home with a bad bush
In her mouth and in a gener- near
stained condition, wouldn't t it W
every link that binds the City
circle together. Morally. she Jerse
ust as much right as a man to expire
ese things. She has just as NJ,
a right to be fool as a man, child,
what would happen if she the n
df 1t is easy enough to guess. H. R
would be divorces and other n
- ---1o-oes - mention Wed1
!. ). NJ. Brown has an elegant with
{ new fall millinery now ready not 81
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-09-14
TOWN AND COUNTRY IN BRIEF.
Local Events Of The Past Week Recorded 70,
Busy Blade Readers.

. W.
See the big new line of winte
lap robes at Messner's harnes
shop
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kicker leav,
today to visit relatives at Ottumwa
Iowa.
W. N. Harter started his sorg.
hum factory this week for the seas
on's run.
We do all kinds Of copy work at
the Penny Picture Gallery at Wood
man hall.
Twenty-Five pictures for Is cents
at the Penny Picture Gallery at
Woodman hall.
A second hand cook stove in
good condition for sale cheap. In
quire at this office.
l.. M. Drumm is here from Iowa
spending few days with G. j. Ar
buckle and family.
A new girl baby is the latest
arrival at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. j. Robson.
Mrs. Fred Abar, of Brookfeld.
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Dye. the past week.
The Harrison Shiflett farm of
$50 acres south of Meadville sold
last week at 500 per acre.
A fine boy baby was born to Mr.. {
and Mrs. E. E. Berry at their home c
east of town last Tuesday. '
Fl. FL. Hawes is making substan.
tlai improvements, ON his farm
residence just south of town. +
You get the Kansas City Weekly u
journal year free by paying one II
dollar for THE BLADE year. 81
Call at Messner's harness shop %
and get first choice from big new
line OF lap robes just received. LII
While here from Texas Mrs - -
Maude Wigle is having her resi- =;
dence remodeled and enlarged. 49,: -
Post cards any shape or form.
$l.OO per dozen at the Penny Pic
ture Gallery at Woodman hall. ~
DR.. Griffith will be at the Fore AL
man hotel next Saturday, Septem- th,
Der q, and return every % days. nls
My residence property just east pa.
# the livery barn for sale. See me
1t once for bargain. J. A. Cot Tho
er. ~
Mrs. L. E. Foreman is having a Wi
ellar made at her residence in per
7hich to install new heating fur ma
ace. nov
Elmer Berry has bought the n
-errlng property in the northeast by
art of Laclede and will shortly tshe
owe to town. cam
The. Old Arkansaw company to a
I'VE good show at the opera ious
'use Wednesday night to a fair FAM
zed audience.
We take pictures of houses or A
y kind of of.pictures on post cards will
$1.OO per dozen at the Penny ship
,ture Gallery. chur
7. 2. Kent has put down a oran Their
id walk along the front Of bic unite
ldenee property occupied by are
as. Anderson. sure
B Carotbars ond estinl
If a harm Fo,. f,ona,anas - - will b
on their farm southwest of 'ile {
n the past week. are a
'wo thousand bushels of corn 60 O. :
sale in any quantity. Inquire -, :,
!. b. Cross on Turney farm = 70 !,
mile southeast of Laelede. 20
RS. s. NJ. Brown invites the than
IS of Laeler1e and v;e;,,;+s
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-09-14
PRINCIPALLY ABOUT PEOPLE
Local Items OF Personal Nature Briefly Ex.
pressed for Your Hasty PerusaI

L
n II. ID. Humphrey is on a busines,
is trip to Oklahoma.
e Mrs. j. W. Burnett was here
L from Brookfeld Thursday.
S Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards is home
0 from a visit at Aurora, I'll.
4. j. Robson made a business
= trip to St. Louis this week.
"A. V. Moore made a business
trip to Chillicothe Thursday.
VIM. symons was over from
Brookfeld on business Wednesday
Miss Wyllye Hodges spent last
Sunday with friends in Brookfeld,
Mrs. R. W. Mitchell, of Sumner.
visited friends here the past week
Miss Beulah Benjamin is at Ex-
celsior Springs for medical treat
ment.
MI. and Mrs. Geo. Anderson. of
-erookfe1d, spent MONDAY III Ia La
clede.
+. G. Bothel and family have
spent the past week with relatives
in Iowa.
Judge o. F. Libby spent a day
at Omaha ON business the first of
the week.
Misses Nellie and Lizzie McGrew
nave spent the past week with rel
atlves at Palmyra.
Henry Chinn went to Chillicothe
asst week to take course at Maup-
ms business college.
A. Messner attended Masonic
odge and spent Saturday night at
5ogard, his former home.
Miss Verda White will begin
chool in the Eagle district south
asst of Laclede next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kicker have
loved from the Bushnell farm
'utheast of Forker to Laclede this
eek.
Stephen Bassett is visiting at his
d home in Iowa, his first visit to
lat place since he left it twenty
'ars ago.
Mrs. W. NJ. AIize and Miss Jen-
g Carothers visited Mr.. and Mrs
alley i'll Chillicothe the first Of
e week.
Miss Esther Rowland has return
from spending the summer with
sister, Mrs Threlkeld, at Al
nee, Neb.
Miss Ruth Estes, of New Boston.
, arrived Monday to visit her
;le, Geo. W. Estes and family
route one.
Hiss Bertha Halves is at Chilli
he taking course in shorthand
typewriting at Maupin's COM
cial college.
Irs. Ombargar went to Arispe,
a, this week to look after some
mess connected with her farm
that place.
Timer Welsh was at Kansas
this week and bought fine
ey COW and shipped her in by
ess Monday night.
rs. Minnie Brendel and two
Iren, of st. Joseph, have spent
'ast week in Laelede, guests of
!. Jones and family.
Carmichael went to st. Louis
nesday night for short visit
his SOL John whom he has
cen for several years.
5. J. NJ. Nelson, who has
here on visit. returns to her
at Kansas City today, accom-
d by Mrs. h. C. Hoskins and
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-09-14

Mrs s. NJ. Brown has an elegant
line of new fall millinery now ready
at her residence. She has employ
ed Miss Goldie Robson, an ex-
perienced trimmer, and all work
will represent the latest and best
there is. Dress making viii also
be done at her rooms.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-09
Tornado Sweeps Illinois, Indiana
and Kentucky Doing Great
Damage.
GROWING CROPS DESTROYED
Property Damage Will Reach Many
Thousands of Dollars--iIouses Were
Swept Away and Bridges Demolished
--GradyviIle. KY Suffers Severely.

CHICAGO, June s.--Twenty-nine arr
known to be dead and 40 persons In
jured, constitute the list Of casualties
resulting from storms Of tornado sever
ity which swept over Southern Illinois
and Indiana and Central Kentucky last
night and today. The property damage
win reach many thousands Of dollars.
Houses we're swept away and bridges
demolished aud thousands OF acres grow.
ing crops destroyed.
Gradyyille, Kentucky, was the worst
sufferer A cloudburst deluged that VII
lagc, Of l75 people, shortly after mid.
night and q persons were drowned at
New Minden, III. The tornado this
morning killed Ave people and injured
half a dozen others. AT York on the
Wabash River, three persons were kill.
ed and 30 injured By d tornado which
descended upon that town last night
AL Duquoln, M, many houses were
blown down and four persons injured.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-09
Gould Not Live Apart From Her
Husband.
PROFESSOR HAU IN PRISON
Former Professor at George Washing
ton University Charged With Murder
ing His Mother-in-Law-wife Com
mitted Suicide By Drowning In Lake

WASHINGTON, June s.--Secretary
TAFT spent the four hours, preceding his
departure tonight on an extended in
speclion and speechmaking tour of the
Northwest, in reviewing his political
prospects as a presidential candidate,
his advisers being Representative 7. E.
Burton and Arthur l. Vorhys, both Of
Ohio. No formal announcement follow
ed the conference, but no concealment
was attempted as to the roseate reports
which were made. Ohio is regarded as
being safely under control Of the friends
Of Secretary Taft. OF 40 delegates to
be elected to the National Republican
Conventio nall but the two, who come
from Foraker's home district, are re-
garded al certain Taft men. For the
first time the condition at large was
spoken of, The political fortunes Of
Taft outside Of Ohio are said to be good
and the outlook said to be most en-
conraging, although the situation ID not
yet capable Of detailed analysis.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-09
Political Fortunes. Of Secretary
Taft Said 10 Have Good
Outlook.
OHIO ALMOST SOLID FOR HIM
Secretary Taft Before Starting On
Stumping Tour Of Northwest Re-
viewed His Political Prospects With
Burton and vorhys.

KARLSRUHE, Germany, june 81
Karl Hau, the professor Of Roman law
at the George Washington University,
Washington, d. G., who Is in prison
here, charged with the murder Of his
mother-in-law, Frau Molitor, was visit
ed by the Governor Of the prisoner TO-
day and informed that bis wife had com
mitted suicide BY drowning in q lake
near PfaefIikon, Switzerland. The Gov
ernor had quite a lengthy conversation
with the professor which led to the re-
port that he had confessed. Mrs. Han
came to Karlsruhe two days ago. and
had long talk with her husband.
She left In state Of depression and
went back to Pfaetiikon. On arrival
there, Mrs. Hau went swimming In the
lake Attendants saw her swimming
about but later noticed she was no
longer moving. "A boatman brought the
body ashore. A long farewell letter
was found in her clothing In which she
declared that II was impossible for her
TO longer live apart from her husband,
notwithstanding the charges against
him.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-09
Theodore Smith Formerly Of As
ioria Arrested in Russia.
RED NECETlE THE CAUSE
Man Said TO Have Lived In Astoria
In Danger Of Going 10 Siberia For
Wearing Red Necktie on the Streets
Of Riga, Russia.

NEW YORK, June S.--The Central
News Bureau sends out the following:
Theodore Smith, formerly of Astoria,
Oregon, has been imprisoned at Riga,
Russia, and his friends are fighting to
save hir from going to Siberia. Smith
was arrested and thrown in Jail for
wearing a red necktie upon the streets
OF Riga. just what specific charge has
been placed against him is not known,
nor what offense the wearing Of a red
necktie constitutes In the Russian penal
code. The supposition is that to the
minds Of the Russian police the red
necktie denotes or is used as badge Of
some Of the anti-gcvernment societies
OF that the weareri was Of the anarchis.
tic following. 1t Is believed that Smith
was perfectly innocent Of the signif,
cance Of wearing apparel he adorned his
person with,