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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-06-27
R BY LIGHTNING.
Two Children Are in a Critical Con.
dition.

Two children, aged seven and ten
years, living on a farm near Bergen,
are reported to have been struck by
lightning. The name of the parents
Of the children has not been ascer-
tanned. 1t is reported that the little
ones are still alive, but that there is
small hope of their recovery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-06-27

Money always IN hand for first and
second mortgage Loans on Cavalier
lands. Best OF rates and CON
ditions. O 3. Thompson, Cashier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-06-27

The standard bred trottlng stallion,
Eaglecoast, will make the season at
Pierce's barn and the Langdon race
track. Look him over.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12
.lWTOH GETS BAPTIST SCHOOL
University to Cos, 10000 WIN be
Built II That place. Work 10
Begin az 0ace.

Guthrie % T sept lie Okia
homA Baptist unlsenitY ~ be hailt a.
once az 5 cost ofsa0 0o0 all be 1ocatet
Af tAvtau fha vas decided AZ 4
mestiug II the state educAtloaa coa
mlttse q tie church hsrc yesterdat
.C6lcsasia and fast0n sefe tie o0I9
bidders
LAwton secuted The iusiifafiau -
Offering east teuas of s5s.oao aud 81
acres ot lard 81 % acres 81 lard aud
ea5.u0 ehlcgaslA offered ssaeQ casb
bonus ard lo acres of land. or sii0ua
and % acres u aud AMI guaauised
.2la scholarships az 50 each fof ths
first year
Tie Iawton location eas claosen -
Gauss Il IS ina great baptist centef.
Greer and Comancho counties eomgrls
ing The strongest BAPTIST territory d
tie neN states
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12

Sept Z.
II vas a sousing. enthusiastic meet.
ing that was held Ia The Commercial
Club rooms lsst night. a. shich many
representative business men of the
|clty ware present and numerous Qaes
tons of vital importAncs 70 VinltA
weFu discussed.
TIE nrst proposition taken up wAs
that Of raising The bonus already
plsiged for tile CJf9eFvllle s Memphis
rallFuAd A committee of nine vas
appointed 70 take chArge o. the col
lecting og this bonus and nert Tuesday
TIE dAy st fof THE supreme Effort
The mayor uAs asked 70 Issue 4
proclamation requesting AL business
houses 10 close bet tween Tive hours N
aud o'c.ocA, 3 n X tiat DAY
Duflng thN tima a monsteF citizens
mas meeting will - held and every
one given al opportunity q contrib
ute 70 lhe bonus fund 1he committee
ID composed 81 tha toll0wiug gentle
men seymour Riddle. fir r r w.
msf. S \ walien. . n smith. A
l. Churchill. Al Watson, J W. orr.
G s Aver Davis Hili and John
WIS.,.
When Il IA c0naidNred WhAt great
bensat this clty woald derive from 4
north and south nilfuAd. V Is bot
4stIee 10 ourselves aud the inancial
interests Of our fair city that Ne lAy
AAida tho cares - basluea llfe Tor Qua
day and all gull together for An eatsr
pflss that maans - much 70 all of 90.
Tie CoreYsslle s Memphis road, a.
proposed, Nil run upugha rich Agft
csltafAl eoantry Ard 10 tie means u
opening w tho undeseloped coal fialds
70 tha northwest n VinigA n wpuld
tfzssrss the spAyinAa country 10 tiu
southeast, shich IS believed hy nany
70 - a. rich iu mineral resources a.
TIE famous Joplin district TIE ae
velopmant q theaa mines Wuuid,
eventually mean smeltes foF Nlnita
And : large INCREASE 10 paealatien and
~e4ltb
4 EfcAt many NInlta people remem.
E teg that . faN yeAfs AEo : s1Q - ~
I mas sAa raised here f9F It's NluilA 4
western raj Wflirh wAs never coM
ple1sd TIE notes % pecafs thls -
/ uuz are still iu tie pu.seesainn q bf
I Oliver l1ghf, ~ tHusfcr. and On next
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12
V|N|TA'S BRIGHT FUTURE.
Factories, Railroads and Other Coco
Things Coming Our Way--Rcusing
Commercial Club Meeting.

Tuesday wiil ~ returned 10 ths pAF.
ties Who gave them.
Tie nss note to b. used neEt Tues
dAy dlfsn somsshat from tae old
one Tie form Is A. folloss
RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTION
ymtrA. r.. September lp0s
Ga Or before July iss., 400. accord
lne 10 tie tsrms of a contract made
b A L Churchill, % al, aetiog ~
Tmstae. with the Co.syvllis & Mem
phia Railroad Co I promise to pay 10
"A L Churchill. of ylnlsA I r. to
trust, tie sum Of ., 20 be applied
b him 10 part payment Of TIE bonas
fof railroad from Cofsyville, KAs,
70 vinlta- l. T., via osntAila, ]. r.
This obligation to be construed III
reference 70, and Is dependent on. tl@
fnldlimtnt " the said contract By tha
parties q the arst part therein named.
stt-t-rfss tttsssssft4
TIE proposition Of II y Tuttle. Of
lIelleylgle Ohio. 70 establish fartEry
ior THE manufacture 0f hay pf,Ses
And other lay tools vas accepted
Tie factory will empior ffom 10 70 -
men a. TIE start, and NJ Tuttle As
safes ua that within = years time tbs
plant will employ a. many a. - mef
TIE plant will - located near The
Ffisno foad east Of town near tie
Mars addition.
J " orr made the club ; pfopeal.
ton 10 sell the club IL aerun " ground
II TIE east part oi tia eisy uaaF the
old fair aounds fof 1o per acre just
stAt u cost hlm The lani j. ~ be
plated and sold. with the provision
u.At tie monsY Is % b. ussd 70 build
ths factory, aud f9ur acres reserved
- he site u the plant Flftstn Or
tl.ess lots we're sold to meutess of
TIE club last night
All the uficers Or tie club Nefu ~.
elected last night bf AcclAmAtian
They eill ssfFs for the ensuing year
The followluE were added 10 tie
roll AZ uss momtare /. y nal4uest
4 A hfuun Ard James +, MelsoFIea
tAsf nights meeting vas tie musf
enthusiasts heid Tor many mouths
And fFum whAt ttanxplard Il Nil. -
aasfi thAt TIE memtNfa are wtns
aeske knt are uaf going % lat An nH.
portuulff slip - that sill profit our
growing little eIty
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12
eAaslMo og &C nouMpAlr
Nsilrsaas Nssehlaa lnto csitie csun
~ viii knd pleiarssaasneas


That most picsuresaae feafuvs 81
cattle FaiainK o. shs western plains.
tho great roand ap. wtll no0n ha
Among tho sAinrp u the past yhs
rnilfs - are strefrhlna thalr long
lines through the very hears II the
range eounlry and is place q the Ter
minsi station AZ Which thousands ~
cattle were gathered from the sur.
rumnalnE c0antry t0 bn shipped 10
eAaieFn markets thefe wtil be many
stations q convenient distances and
wittin easy reach - the Diminishing
hefts that stiil crop fntnszs from ne
panalD grass The range "round ap
Uas siwAYA a lhrllsng sight CAtila
hy TENS of thousands weFe sought cat
ffom The hits and ssllsys b. scoFss
of ranEa riders. thoxs bearing bFAnds
% - cai cat IL herds by Themselves
There wefs many cars ~ hare ~ufk
for the eowboya. followed ~ manY
other days and niahs " dFinstnE
snd eeFUuslng which lasted until ths
last tfaiE started en iis eAstsfa usy
fhs great rahGs is rapidly pasSae
ana 10 its place is coming fhs fsscsd
pasture " the small farm This
rhAnas "a KfacaAl. but rAria Thoa.
sands of ran9s oattls are now seat 70
ths corn states ever year e. - fat.
ssnsd for market BAT With the dsssi.
opmsht and ssitismsut q ths great
fAnEs eosatry The xsass fsd steer wiii
soon - curiosity IA ths large stock
yards
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12
RUSSELL SNUBBED
Tea thousand People Greeted Wm
Iennings Bryan AZ Oklahoma
City Last Thursday Night

Ten uoas=nd peopie gfeeted Wit
Ian nfgsnat 0kialuma CTS lasf
THURSDAY night VIII telling sasct
tbs eis NehfAskaH replied e. The crit
lelsass ot certain features Il ,he ean.
allalion Is made - Secretary Taft
and closed his atdsss with an appeal
% tie nemaerary q the nes state a.
cui oat pstfg factiunal differences aud
stand shoulder 10 shoulder iuf ths
Success u ths ticket from lop % bot-
tnm Hon e n flasksll vas espo.
clall4 COMMENDED 81 Mr. bryan and
al elements d the party SER urged
70 railing = TIE support e The Nus
kugee guleHnAtiouAl candidate y Il
s thought that ~ hIans visit d.
TITS time has made the Democratic
parts Ia ule hes state Thousands o.
yufsk
NJ bryan showed no Do ELECTS from
nis shilWlua speaking tour az Yluita
Tulsa and sapuipa Tie eTfuntefy o.
l. T Russell. editor of the Afmefe
Democrat ard wlo has been bitterly
opposing e y Haskell, Il baat1lng
the Bryan train at Yinlta. las caused
much uniaNuwble comment Hussei
vas snuhted by h8an
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12
Al Immsnss Frult cron.

Anyone dolbiiug this 60 he q first.
elss fruit country should VISIT the
farm of 4 T. Madison about seven
miles soath of this city ard three
miles east n Bie Cabin Mf Madison
has 20 acres o. Bearing apple trees uas
scar which consists of several tarIe
ties Including Ganos lea DAVIS Ar
ksu,aW BLACKS MAIDEN Blush ue
tie estimates that he sil lave I'll
least asU bushels n choice apples ~
ssie This fall BESIDES as apple tf s
he faisai an abundance o. ehaias
psam, peaeies afai grapes NJ Mad.
isan coutemp.ates purchasing ; gaso.
iIne engine q run hls cider mil aua
spfayef sblch Is necessary q produce
Food sound fruit lis orchard Is
spaged several times s scar ard his
tfeessho that theg have had tie besi
uf care shich IS all that i necessary
q produce good fruit ID lhls e8antfg
The Chieftain management estends
thanks q ~ Madison faf 4 bottle u
splendid sseet cider
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12

laa have probably waa 8f heard
chat the bees 80 m ud i house 81
rats IS io catch one ana faaten a heI
ahoat ib neCs a boy Ia Uvlauare
trica she experiment tao maaita aea
DO "a ba4'5 bitten in making 5hs
ben fast hat he lafae8 he fai aass
AL expected the aaklnR e that Bell
soa have great results Il ala have
in ihs f0ti Place ths fat vbn vors e.
vas eHftast1 on ths move al night
asi ta unkHnF bel ktrt The fsma9
awake and iH he aeii ths SQUADS
troakht scores of neu rau ta ne
h0lae Instead " tslHg afssld af tha
bell thaY pefe charmed vift iht na
SIC Hai ibe boy Tied harmanIea
to auetter rats tait The fodanfs voaId
have hB3 dance even niEht
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12
VINITA
Cleaning : ParlOrs


ws uiii ear sud S. fpaf Clothes
lo = e'eansa sad rfetset. and
deliver them premrly e very
iu@ riees
- N.ks ersslsfss = Gissaiar fHaaHsa 80
ssfsu Hstf
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12
W. In,.,..t e eh.ml.,r,

Ths ssiabIiahnsss ef FpFs fose sea
niasissa Las iusFlfsd nany yeanT
meu - taks - tie stadY II shszlis
~ uHtt = EIsw to sseuriha = pos1tiua
ga oHs ~ those cemnlsslons scores
ef Hea whH already have qualified faF
toe ssaiaf dfag store trade are sos
eevatIaE additional siue g fhs s3Haf
% eEifa courses ia chemistry Al
hops e gala federal appointment IS
An espeu - pure fauda NUt maes
thau aae ihifs 81 tAs ambitious fellows
n0v luuura1 in experimental iahafa
tories sil sef the position thsg are
worslas fof. tli the patue elli rrai
lHilfs % ht thflr present sHfbuaasm
heraaa rVef1 isat one IL them ai
hee mafe curetent drHRK :
through iheif Studies IL the aaaitsFa
lions faaaa
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12
ss'll STICK 70 sis pipr.
ous Man. AZ Least. HAs ths coufss.
% hls Convictions.

One partiesiaf objection maay 81
tie nee pstfoas have 10 tAs Va pa
i4tal kotsls IL tha cities is lAAi tAsy
eans sm0ks thsif fsvsriis pipes 10
the paoAe k&iA withosi b@aouias tAa
cynn@ars u al eyes 'rhs uthsg sv.
sniaE said gssat Al ne "a Ks9is
= sai dsNn ~ sse - Ne oofafefta
BE sflaetaira "a TIE hall = enjoy nv
old Hps AAis besa ny constazt
frisae fsr The lat seven years Thsrs
we're ssv~tAi psnpls sittiag nrAs ns
most % wiam weFs men knd ens or
two we're szsokiAE cigars - ekEzreta
! didz 80 = pips tn slEht anywhsrs
And hat mAds na = little unssf tAia
~ - wheshsf ! sAoiaid be sisistiAg "a
sEhaaetiAl F1is 81 tke housa afsw
uut my erlas and aftsr ! laad 81 4
nsinE eosaEortAbly nenoed tAat lhs
Esesta sea- ne bsFsn - zsit kuay
~ enss ant tvcs snui pfss~rs1iT
vas lefs uita q neod share - ths AAll
h uYssH sous ef them dia sst
leave 20 hai altawsshef but n.ovsa
to sssla faftlsa4i ffeni me ot soafas
1 kaes vhas the cause ses. 81
dlfnt sars Is NJ oFinies he mKs
who smokes gips a kssp slsAs
heiteF than sHY dessa nee sbo sE4sks
siEEfn kae sla.fsites
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12

Nhea tha sea''ul e fgii gfaun e i
able 90 svim Win great Iafdty IS
ouer.ns sod r.atlaf tha Yaifes uf Hs
shs fh.s taf'oua tatf Sass WHAT
o. EsE Wss aaknoeH fa 90 unfeffa
nate Fouchusa eha undertook fee
tfaas $50 o. establish sea.IHp llsH
tauna ga qa.ei Nee EnEand beach
lio Deposited s6,efs thousand sesl
iala ta shailee aaief expecting them
e. breed bot shoe ~ looket fr t6em
ths nfti Gas 81 e thHm hsd ned
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12

some one sraie lu panef that Z
care fof fatifae aftef hafa day vbs
e. hsli the fsst il mustard sster fef
ien nlnutcu bar reading hastily. lhs
lady fead hold ihe FACE 10 mustard
water fof tra minutes she tried Il
bot did uoi eantlnue ths cure for ten
minutes BY aay means and she fld
noi 81 shopGiHE ior several asgs after.
Nardf
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12
AWFUL PREDICAhENT OF
YOUNG NAN NEAR DURANT

namnt + 7 spt g Hanging in
The az aud suspended hf bis finger
fof nine hours is the experiences q -
FnzleF . YeAw Cd, eho lives slth
nis parents eight miles west nf numnt
n jumping from the has mow Ia his
barn. heatg gold ring On the middle
finger o. Frazief's lsft hand caught On
a hall, holding him suspended eight
feet above lie ground from ~ o'eloce
a. night 10 = O'Clock the uext morning,
when be was discovered hY his father
and released During The ofdeal Fn
lleF suffered great agony and vas IN
conscious mnst u the time. The
physician states that theFe Is very
little chance ~ saving tie tingef and
fsars that iuek Jaw MAJ result
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12

Father" saie little Rollo. ashat ls
= great man1s A great man. my son.
f. one Nho manages % gather about
him : corpa q assistants vho will
take The blame Cor his mistakes While
- gets the credit for any good ideas.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12

Willie Ilaisell college opening aref
cises viii tegin - eleven O'Clock next
Tuesday morning Opsning addreN
b MAJOR s y Parks also short as
dresses ~ prominent citizens 4 cor.
diAl Invitation Is exended 10 tie pub
lie % attend the# exercises
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12

F0R SALE ~ lets and n houses
90 North scraper street. within q
block d business center. Il II. gualn.
25s II
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12

WAx1ED An industrious Young
Iaag Or gentleman 70 act As eltf CIT.
zalnlnf Fof tie flAllY ChieftAln. Splen-
I'D opening foF 4 hustler Call at toace
The Washington herald., 1907-02-09
POPE PRAISES AMERICANS
Conduct of Catholics Has Afforded
Him Satisfaction.
Gives Audience 10 Bishop Bonacuu,
Cardinal Merry del Val.

Rome. Feb. S-The Pope this morning
gave an audience 10 Bishop B0nacum. OF
Lincoln. Ncbr. who rendered expressions
of sympathy for himself, the clergy and
the faithful of his diocese, because Of the
sad condition of the church in France.
The Pope was very affable and appeared
to bc in excellent health He warmly
thanked the bishop
He said the conduct of American Catho-
lies afforded him deep consolation, cs-
peciaIly in these trying times Bishop
BOnacum subsequently visited Cardinal
Merry del Val, papaI secretary of state.
With whom he became acquainted
when the latter was papal delegate to
Canada. The cardinal discussed the
French situation at some length
He was pTofuse in his praise of the
American Catholics. whose sympathy to-
ward their French brethren was an edi-
flying spectacle to the whole world He
contra sted the religious liberty enjoyed
in America with that denied i'm France.
He did not appear optimistic regarding
an imminent solution of the French crisis.
but said what was required Of French
Catholics was perseverance and unity.
adding that he whose cause is just needs
only to wait until his day comes.
During the conversation the cardinal
praised the Center party in Germany.
whose unity recently, he said, was a
spectacle for angels and men.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-09
PRESIDENT ENDORSES BUSSEl 2
Chicago Postmaster May Run for
Mayor and Hold job.

Special 20 Tie Washiugta- Herald
Chicago. Feb S-For the four-year-
term MAYOR of Chicago. President
Roosevelt indorsed Postmaster Fred A.
Bussc-
To the United States Senator's from
Illinois tEe President stated if AR
Busse desired 90 make the campaign
for mayor. he may do SO and retain his
place as postmaster.
More than that. the President SAYS
that, while he considers Mr. Busse is
the best postmaster the city ever had.
if for any reason the Chicago man
wishes 10 relinquish his official duties
while making the campaign he may
resign, and. in the improbable event
of his defeat nj the election. he viii be
reappoiHted for a I0ur-year term
This information. coming from WASH
ington almost simultaneously with the
return OF Mr Busse from the National
Capital was accepted by Republican
leaders TODAY as foretastIue the formal
entry OF the postmaster into the mayor
atty race next Monday. The President
gave utJerauce 20 his views during
conference with Senators Shelby NJ
Cullom and A. J. Hopkins on the post
Office situation If Bussc should desire
% make the race.
Ar. BUssc probably has made more
demands on the Post-ofiCe Department
at Washington than any other post
master Chicago has ever had. but he
has made a marked advance in the
grade Of the local postal service.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-09
Man HAS THIRTY-TWO WIVES
Alleged Victim Notifies County
Court Clerk in Michigan.
Wants Marriage Aunuiicd and says
DR.. Retder Is Worse BigamiSt
Than Johann Hocb."

Detroit. Feb. S-Thirty-tvo wives 10
account for before the courts is the rec
ord of Dr. A. Reider. alias DIR. Geo. Witty
hoff. according to the statement Of Mrs.
Jennie Reider. one Of the wives. Of Lo-
gansport, Ind.
Ia a letter written to the Wayne county
clerk. Mrs. Reider says that in October.
1898. she married Dr. \. Reider. biga-
mist of the worse degree. ne having con-
fcssed to marrying thiIty-two women
He was arrested in New York City. Aug
ust -. 1865
That same month he got what money
she had and deserted her. When next
heard of he was i'm the hands of the New
York police. arrested for bigamv under
the name of Dr. George Wityhof. but he
got away from them, and they are now
looking for him.
Il WAS MIS-. Jennie Thurst0n. SAYS
she "aud We were married in Detroit. Oe-
tobcr Q. after he had married another
woman the June before. He went by The
name of Arthur hartman Reider. VIII
yoT please make the marriage certificate
nun and void and send to me2 He is as
big a bigamist as Johann Hoch'
The Washington herald., 1907-02-09
ENToMBED N BURNING MINE.
seven Men known 90 BE Dead i'm
EennsNIvRnin CoIIierx.

WiIkesbarre. Feb. S-A fire which
broke out in the Wanamie ColIiery Of the
Iehigh and WiIkesbarre Coal Company
this esveuing shut in seven men. for whom
,he officials believe there is no hope.
They are in the fifth lift, and the fire
broke out in the fourth lift above them,
the intake drawing the smoke down upon
them.
Twenty-Five men E=eTe in the lower lift
when the Ere broke out Eighteen of
them got ont safely and eight of them
were overcome with smoke and were un-
conscious. Their comrades carried them
out with great difficulty. and at the risk
OF their own lives A determined effort
was made to save the remaining seven.
but they were working 50 far iu that J;
was impossible to reach them through the
dense smoke. 1t is belWed that they
were an suffocated
Water is now being poured down the
slope upon the fire.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-09
RUSSIAN GOVERNOR SLAIN.
Terrorist shoots Four Others While
Trying to Escape.

St Petersburg. Feb. 2-Gov. AleXan-
drovsk, Of Penza, was shot and probably
fatally injured by an unknown terrorist ia
"a the8ter there last night. -Four men who
tried to capture the would-be assassin
were shot. The assassin ended the tragedy
by committing suicide. The terrorist, q
Jew. laid in wait for the governor, firing
as he took his seat An assistant chief of
police. who rushed TO the governors as
sistaucc. was shot, and another bullet
laid low "a director who tried 10 bar the
teTrorists $ way.
The assistant manager Of the theater
and a policeman met similar fate when
they attempted 10 seize the man, the
policeman dying Instantly
A maid pointed the way for The jew 20
the ladies room and closed the door
against pursuers There he sent Il bullet
through his heart.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-09
VANDERBILT CAR IN WRECK
New York Central Express Train
Piles Up Freight Train.
Collision Near OSSininE Results in
Injured by Shake-up.

Ossining. Feb S.-The Adirondack ex-
press of the &eV York Central Railroad
was wrecked at Mount Murray, small
station just south of here. at $50 o'clock
tonight The express ran into "a freight
that had run by a dwarf signal and on
the northbound passenger track.
The express struck the freight with
great force, piIiug mp all OF the cars.
with the exception of Alfred Vanderbilts
private car Wayfarer. which was at
tached to the rear OF the train. Mrs
Vanderbilt and Worthinston Whitehouse
were among the occupants of the car
None OF the occupants was injured.
William Kirk, the engineer, is missing,
and is thought 10 be buried under the
overturned locomotive The fireman was
killed
Many passengers We're hurt by being
thrown from their seats.
The Vanderbilt party were on their way
to Saga more Lodge. at Racquet Lake
Mr.. Vanderbilt is in Europe
The Washington herald., 1907-02-09
BOMB KILLS JUDGE
Helps Run Down Reds: Gets
Internal Machine.
PACKAGE COMES BY EXPRESS
Onice wrecked and Justice COrtPSr
Blown Into Hole in FIoor-BOy Who
Received Package blown Across
the ROonI-Nictim of the Outrage
Friend OF Paterson Police.

Paterson y. J.. Feb. S-Au Internal
machine exploded tonight I'm the office Of
Justice of the Peace Cortese.
Cortese, whose attempt 90 open the
machine caused its explosion was so
injured that be died three hours later
HIS arms and legs were broken, his head
lacerated. and his body cut and torn.
The Internal machine is believed 10 have
been the work Of anarehistic Italians.
Justice Ccrtese was 81 close friend of the
Paterson police. when ne had helped in
hunting down the Paterson group Of
anarchists. While his friends know of no
recent instance in which Cortese had
aroused the eumity of the Reds" they
attribute to-nighrs fatality TO them.
Cortese visited his Office. at . Passaic
street. tonight at 7:35 O'Clock. His ofiic1
boy. Robert Jones. handed him package
which had been delivered shortly before
bv the American Express Company. IL
was sent prepaid from Newark. y. J.
There was nothing to indicate its deadly
nature i'm the wrapping of the package
The outside wrapper was removed and
this disclosed an inner wrapper bound
with a leather strap. Cortese was in
the act of removing this strap when a
terrific explosion occurred and the ma
chine blew up.
a hole six feet in diameter was torn in
the floor of the office, through which Mr..
Cortese was half driven. the wreckage of
the office falling over him. The furni-
ture OF the room was demolished and
every window in the building broken.
The office boy was thrown across the
room ara knocked unconscious. but 9th
erwise escaped injury.
Cortese was taken TO the hospital.
where he died at IL o'clock The police
made a minute inspection of the wrecked
office. but no scrap of the machine could
be found by which its origin could be
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