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The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-20
Michael O'Brien

A fire broke out in crowded tene-
ment at One Hundred and Tenth
street and Third avenue three years
ago. So combustible was the material
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been swept by current under q large
coal barge that was lashed to the pier.
1t was all mans life was worth to
dive into the eddy of waters that
stretched before him, but tearing on
his coat Campbell took the risk. After
a desperate struggle with the treacher-
Gus tides, and diving repeatedly under
the barge, Campbell found his man
where he had expected, wedged be-
some driftwood. 1t took all Of Camp
bells strength, working under water.
to get the limp body of his enemy to
the surface. He succeeded finally
only to find that the man for whose
safety he had risked his own life, and
whom he had once cordially hated,
was dead. The commission has sent
a bronze medal to Campbell.
Sadie L. Crabbe
Ralph Young. a colored boy, broke
through the ice on the Great Wicomi-
CO river, Virginia, two years ago.
Young had strayed away from party
of skaters further up the river, and
ventured upon ice that had not been
tried. 1t was lonely section Of the
country, and when the boy fell into
the water his cries for help were
heard only by white woman, Mrs.
Sadie L Crabbe, who was walking
along the bank OF the river. SEEKING
plank which lay near by, Mrs. Crabbe
endeavored to reach the struggling
negro. So eager was she in this at
tempt to save the colored boys life
that she ventured too far out on the
Ice, which broke beneath her. Young,
at whose piteous appeal she had taken
one step too far. evidently forgot his
own plight when he saw Mrs. Crabbe
fall into the water and tried to save
her. Both the white woman and the
colored boy, however, were drowned.
A bronze medal has been sent by the
commission to Mrs. Crabbe's husband
in commemoration of her bravery.
The sum of $4,000 also has been ap-
propriated to be used in the education
and upbringing of Mrs. Crabbe's chill
dren.
Arthur Simon
Only Is years of age was Arthur 81.
mon and he had just learned to swim
when he rescued two girls from
drowning In lake near Valparaiso,
Ind, two years ago. One Of the girls
was his sister, and both of them were
much older and weighed q good deal
more than Arthur. At an alarm given
by his mother he plunged into the
lake. Neither of the girls was In
sight. Diving to the bottom, he found
them locked In each others arms.
Breaking them apart, he rose 10 -
surface with them. He swan 30 the
shore. which was about 10 feet away.
with one girl. and then came back foe
his sister, who. with her great weighk.
nearly dragged him TO the bottom. ghs
almost strangled the boy several
times. but finally he landed her IN
safety. The commission has sent AN
thur . bronze medal.
VVhA0 llff1a wfv1s 49, a. Am.
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years ago by one of those freshets
that so often occur in that part OF the
country. In its course the flood had
torn an unwieldy barge from It's
moorings. Alone on board was How
ard Mccartney, youth who could not
swim. His old-time friend, James w.
Gilmer, who had worked with him for
years on a towboat, saw the flying
barge, knew that Mccartney was on 1t,
and knew, too, that the runaway ves-
sci was heading for great dam a
short distance below on the river. 1t
meant certain death to Mccartney II
some quick act was not carried out to
save him. Gilmer jumped into skin
and raced after the barge. McCarney
had long start of him. and the sound
of the waters foaming over the dam
reached Gilmer before he was well
under way In his little craft. He
hoped to get near enough to the barge
for McCarney to jump into the skin.
and then together they could row to
the shore. But the barge was going
too swiftly, in the eddying currents
the skin was too unmanageable, and
before he could reach him Gilmer saw
his friend hurled over the rapids
above the dam. So appalled, was he
at the fate Of his friend that he forgot
his own safety. He foated down to
the danger point. jumped from the
skiff into the boiling food-and the
dead bodies Of the two friends went
down the river side by side. A bronze
medal and 5000 has been awarded by
the commission to Gilmer's father in
commemoration of his sons daring
act.
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When little, sirIs sry sur de1ls,
when big for dcIlasA 80
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-20
EdtUard Campbell

For more than year there was .
bitter feud between two young coal
miners at Buena Vista, little mining
town ON the Youshiogheny river, near
Pittsburg. Just what the trouble was
has never been made known; but
whether in. the mining camp or on the
river or in the boarding house where
they both lived together. George
South and ED" Campbell never spoke
to each other. One day. about three
years ago. the alarm went out that
South had fallen into the river at the
end OF a great coal chute. Campbell
heard the alarm and rushed to the
river. There was no sign OF South,
who. he knew: could not swim. and 1t
was evident that the Inflated man had
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Harry Moore

'T thought I had an even chance,
and that's more than the poor old fell
low ahead of me had" That Is the
way Harry e. Moore, a fireman Of AL
lance, o., explains why he tried, two
years ago, to run ahead of his own
train and save the life of drunken
farmer. Moore was riding on the pilot
of his coal train when he saw an old
farmer sitting In stupor on the
track. Signaling to the engineer to
check the speed OF the train as much
as possible, Moore waited until he
was within rs feet of the PROSTATE
and unconscious man and then
jumped. Racing as hard as he could.
Moore was overtaken by his own en-
CINE and knocked to one side Of the
track, the wheels taking on three fin-
gers OF his left hand. The farmer
was killed instantly. Moore has re-
ceived q bronze medal and $500 from
the Carnegie commission.
William SfilltUeH
The youngest of all those selected
for recognition by the commission, a
boy of IS, 10 Willie Stillwell. OF Bell
aire. Mich. Willie had never been
known a. Q strong swimmer. but when
one of his playmates. Ruth School
craft, who was more than foot tall
or than he. fell into Intermediate
river. Willie was quick ct the rescue.
He was wise enough not TO get in the
clutches of the girl, but swimming BY
her side, held her mp with one arm
uAls b. swan with the Other. thus
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bringing her safely % shore. Tho
commission has awarded . bronze
medal 10 the boy and has set aside for
him the sum Of $4,000. with which he
will pay for an electric engineers
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-20

Scripture Authority:-Judges 11:1.
The evening world., 1907-05-17
Matthew P. Murphy Marvel
lously Escaped Death from
Light Wire.
HURLED OFF PLATFORM.
Plunged Forty Feet 10 the
Street, but viii Soon Be
at Work Again.

NatAew p. Murphy of No. scs Mul-
hsrry street n cable sp'ieer In the EN-
ploy OF the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company after having re-
eeived g5co volts from an electric llEhl
wire. and bo.ng thrown from plat
form forty feet TO a stone sidewalk mas
returned 10 his home
Murphy Was working In soucrville at
the time Of the accident He was stand
Ing on platform large enough TO hold
eight persons. The electric wires were
about eighteen inches from the tele
paOne cable
~ son's mysterious manner ne
touched the coin aad received the
thocA ana was thrown to the strest
III sas srvefa.y ourn.,i suotit ~ I'.',- 80
bY thc electric currult AMI resolved
IEiniul injuries from the fall
W hfn seen by an Evening World re-
So d. '"'
u vas on "A platform forty Tee, from
~ ground. Eetu1e ms cable ready to
eJAlcee ne insulation on the electric
hght wires was all worn and the con-
at 4ct4pa quite huDlrAt l-ls.-- -.
old copper fuses that are nov o1so.ste
Ard these Fu1ilC service wires were
cable. was working very carefully
win my back to the electro wire
through tt1e body, The H1ock unfyW
me from the platform which was iars.
enough 10 hold eight men. and the next
thlng | remembered sas nnding myself
In bed IN the hospital
The shock burned holes through my
Clothes, and ! Was burned In several
places II even burned through the eve
lets on my shoes into the flesh
! have been In the electrical business
over nine years and have received many
minor shocks, but 70 have 15f0 volts
pass through me and fail forty feet TO
stone sidewalk and live TO tell tho
ttory Ia an experience do not care to
duplicate"
Murphy says he will soon be at work
again.
The evening world., 1907-05-17
Boys Hats.

Every new style In
straw. felt and cloth
hats now being shown
IN our Boys Hat De.
partment
The evening world., 1907-05-17
AsRuzzl IN PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA. Nay Il. The
Italian warship Narese. with the Duk'
Of The AbruzIi aboard has arrived
from Hampton Roada. She attended
tla naval display at the opening on
the jamestown Exposition and after a
weeks VISIT here viii return and re-
main Until after President Honaevalt'r
next visit 10 the Fair on June ~
The evening world., 1907-05-17
CHIMNEY FIRE
IN BRETON HALL
Jap Sailors Much Interested
in Work of the
Firemen.

hre in a chimney Leading from the
kitchen on the twelfth noor OF Breton
Han. an apartment hotel al No. 2aSO
Broadway called out the IRE apparatus
to-day and caused q number OF persons
livlu- IN the hotel to make hasty ex-
from thcir rooms TO the lower
l. Loors The hazs vas eEilnsulshed with
sNFa' damage
while the cnFre' were making tner
runs 10 the hre the ribhernecH auto
mobiles. carrying several hundred "a
CO. from the Jan cruisers wing IN m"
Norih ltv.f came 81 ma. and THE Japa
were interested spectators 10 the 10
thcm novel spectacle some " the
s-iicr1 cHmhoi out of the automobiles
ara ci0srd ir ar urd th- note! 70 get a
nearer view % the work a. the aremen
and s-em~A disappointed wneH II was
r. iade known 10 them that tile fire va
out.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
! BY F.H.SEYM0w>

holding the unwilling Mr. Bnks in its clutches, APP
peared on the road behind
Perfectly innocent OF danger Mrs. Foggarty plodded
write grim death lowered in the rear
rush and roar, and IT was all over. Mrs Fog
with the dimnutive form OF Mr. Blinks, whom the olt
had released lying across her stomach, while William
terror. making the fields towards the woods
the cord his hind leg swapping like lash and adding
Mrs Toggary released herself from Blinks who
sroaned and rubbed his back got up and shook him
self, then turning him exclaimed:
FIR tn love OF Gawd man, dye know phwhat-
phwhat's happened us
automobile"
"phwhat, those rid divoles:
Yes said Binks
An whose it
Mine. oh-,-h. my" groaned Blinks
garty fercely. Then ye Just git up an eha-ase me
pig so SAYING she graspcd the little man by the col
lar and lifted him TO his feet
At this juncture, Mr. BliflSns Arinina and Lobea
tire scene laden with silver articles and
turning ansgs to y Mr. f Bifkins ''''@"D'
Il am responded that person.
Then yc fat fa-accd div," cried Mrs. Foggarty,
.phw,y don't We cha-ase pig:
ABSURD! dye say. said Mrs Foggarty. turning on
her with great indignation. Absurd is 1t? An me
here wak along tn road psa1 nss like with I'll me r ps
loose US yerr-rid dvil i'll whate gown! It's only
til protection av i,s saints that kept pit, US ir m bern
cfa-ase pig?"
No made
Thin I'll have tn law yc" saying, Mrs Fog
gartv shook her fist under their aggressvely,
and departed in high dudgcon down the road toward
Yapvillc
There's one thing regret than the loss of six
spoons. three forks, pickle fork and some dishes of
my wedding outfit, said Mrs Bkins in freezing tones
Mrs. B1inks
Indeed aud what is that7 rctortcd tire latter with
equal hauteur
That is, that good should have far
departed from Mr. Bfkins and myself to lead to
trust ourselves in with that Insignificant IDIOT
pointing Binks.
This is much y cried Mrs. Bnks. "Madam
/"
At this point Mr.. Blfkns interviewed. having stopped
bakers wagon and engaged passage in it for himself
and wife for Dunston Junction, whence they could get
a train for the city.
So Mr.. and Mrs. Binks were left alone in the road
gazing forIorny each other the Bifins had gone
The auto gone. The pig was out of sight so was
Mrs Foggarty-there nothing for them to do but
walk into Yapville what had become of the
machine, which they proceeded do Binks telling
Lobcla the way how his sleeve had caught in the
machinery and started it.
Two days later. in the of connubial
fabulation Mr. Foggarty recounted TO Mrs. Foggarty
the exciting events that occurred in Yapvie the
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24

noses fast faster-unti before they realized the fact it
making full tilt the field the road bearing
Blnks along. and leaving Arin1nta, Iobelia and Blf
kins aze seated with nothing but hole and pile
OF dirt between them instead of luxurious feast.
Lobclia the first to find her voice
.Ic1a-bod. Iefab-o-dt Stop-it! Stop-itt"
If Blinks could hear. made any reply. knew
All that could be of him his legs sticking
from beneath the cover; his white gartercd feet waving
distressfuy the air, the auto cruelty bore
him away.
Across the field straight for tie road it made, the
abes its surface agitated weirdly by the jar of
ton
hey seemed be executing dance-it all
hands around. between the cold turkey. casup bottle
and The celery; spoon holder. the pg'e and the butter
dish performed solemn nlluct, while various other
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24

things did lonely Pas de senl, got of the way
tireiy by falling off
As accompaniment. the unfortunate Blinks, still
caught under the along his white
waving the and his dismal bowls shifting ruefuly
the of his distracted friends-who had recovered
themselves and strenuousy chasing their runaway
dinner.
Like thing of life, when reached the road. the
turned, and made straight down the pike toward zap
vile, with increased speed.
Mr.. and Mrs Denis Foggarty- possessed three pigs
One OF them gave them infinite trouble by getting of
the pen.
This pig Mr.. Foggarty named William 7. Bryan.
"Phwhy do ye call him that" enquired his friend
Cassidy
It's reasons Cassidy replied Mr.. Foggarty.
The rsht is becase he won't shtay shut up, and tn
ond is whin / til rnornin to feed him. it's
10 I won't find him in
Accordingly Mr.. Foggarty had arranged for the sale
of the pig to his friend Tim Oara the butcher of Yap
vile and the very day of the automobile picnic.
Mrs. FogeaTty her way with the pig to deliver
it O'IIara where it arranged she to meet
Mr. Foggarty.
1t when she moving along contentedly.
driving William Bryan by cord attached to his hind
leg and had just passed the place of the picnic that the
runaway auto now going at a tremendous pace, still
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24

white vest and knocked inch or OF enamel from
his patent feathers; but what of that?
As Lobelia truly said, for Edison invent the
Photographs; Marconi, produce wireless telegraphy
Bell tire telephone; and finally, fate decreed the
of Ichabod Blnks should be added the list as the first
Gods green earth to offer a combined auto
mobile and table
When the ladies had the table set it was sight for
epicure
A snow-white cloth hid the boards and fell around
conccaing the
On it spread pickles and jam. jelles, fruits and
good store of Lobelia's and Arimntas best silver A
cold turkey graced end and pig the other.
and bottles of and beer guarded the intervals be-
tween while celery and wild flowers added combined
outrageous and Arcadian flavor to it ALL
Preparations being complete, the happy party
drew up their chairs, and down comfortably to
JOY it.
Right there the trouble commenced
oh Btnks dear, where is the eorkscrew:"
claimed Lobeia.
I'm get it. it's under the seat in the tool-box
sponded Bnks with alacrity. he pushed his chair
back and dved under the table into the front
of the auto while the waited for him to reappear.
Then something appeared to be wrongl Blinks had
evidently disturbed some lever,
Chug! Chug-g. O-o-ofi went the
1t began shake little. shook harder until every
thing it commenced dance then. their infinite
surprise their table started to out from under their
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
IN THE COMPLETE SHORT STORY


the o t o Belongs
gift he nnner which he this
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he jal spirit o story Musrae andiu umne
when talent
a public
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24

HE thing commenced when. by coincidence
the Blifkins and the Blinkses moved the
day into apartments the seventh
floor OF the '4Skyborough Flats, across the
hall from each other.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-10
negro MURDERER
WANTS HISLIBERTY

Deputy Sheriff McGilvray went
down to New Augusta yesterday for
the purpose of taking the notorious
negro Bias Hayes before Judge Cook
on habeas corpus proceedings insti-
tuted by his attorney, Mr.. A. C.
Cherry.
At the preliminary trial of this ne
gro, who is charged with murder
committed about a year ago, he was
committed to jail without bail to await
the action of the grand jury, but his
attorney decided to begin habeas cor.
pus proceedings and so get his client
out on bail.
Yesterday being the. opening day OF
the criminal term of the circuit court
at New Augusta. the negro was taken
there and a number of witnesses also
went over to give their evidence.
At New Augusta the negro was TAX
en- before Judge Cook on the writ O.
habeas corpus with the result that h'
was renanded to Jail without bal
to await a proper trial.
The negro was brought back ami
placed in the county Jail.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-10
GOOD BUSINESS
in CITY COURT
MONDAY MORNING MATINEE WAS
WELL ATTENDED.
And Judge Davis Dispensed Even JUS
ticeS to Whole 6enehfuil of Mourn
ers, principally Of the colored Per-
suasicS.

The police court had a big crowd
yesterday morning and Judge Davis
handed out a varied assortment of
fines, especially suited to each case
and the following were the doses
handed to the sinners at the mourn
'ers' bench.
Isaac Abdelhud left his team UNI
hitched and his carelessness cost him
$3.50, and N. Abdelhud, for reckless
driving was taxed $40 Both these
cases were tried in the absence OF
the party and judgment taken by
default, the bonds being taken for the
fines.
George Culpepper, Will Moody, w
A. Wade and Tom Elmore were eacf
fined IS for being drunk and Tom Ell
more was fined $3.50 for profanity.
Jessie Ladner, jeff Ladner and A. ]
Phillips were each fined IS for tres
pass.
All the above were white.
Charles Williams, left his team un
hitch. IS; Tom Cross, drunk, $40; Ton
Byrd, the negro who is charged will
stealing two pairs of trousers from
the McHenry Mercantile Company
last Saturday night, was fined $25 AM
given jail sentence of twenty-five
days besides; Robert Roam, rode a b
cycle on the sidewalk and it cost hir
$40; Tom Curry. trespass, $3.50; Ami
Beal profanity, $3.50; Charles Brown
resisting an officer, 800 and Jail ser
tence of thirty days.
| All those last mentioned were NJ
groes.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-10
A REAL BEAR
FOR ROOSEVELT
LIVE CUB is. BEING SAVED FOR
THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Roosevelt is Being Urged to Take
Another Hunting Trip in the Delta,
and IT is Like That He WIN Do
So.

Daily News Speclal.
vicksburg, Miss, September -
When President Roosevelt visits
vicksburg after his visit to the Mem
phis deep waterways convention he
will be presented with bear cub
not the Teddy Bear sort, but genu-
inc live bear, about three months old,
which was captured several days ago
by vicksburg citizen named Klam-
beck near Hooker's ridge. in Issoque-
ma County The mother of the cub
was shot and killed by Mr.. Klambeck
within short distance of the spot
where President Roosevelt spent sew
eral days in quest of bruin about three
years ago He is lively specimen,
and the owner is determined to turn
him over to the President whether Mr..
Roosevelt cares for the pet or not.
1t is learned that the Presidents
friends in Mississippi are urging him
to take bear hunting trip either in
Issaquena or Tallahatchie County after
his Memphis visit, and they are en-
couraged to believe that he win dc
so, preferring the Mississippi species
to the Louisiana bear tribe. The Sat
urday night dispatches from Oyster
Bay conveyed the intimation that the
President will accept the invitation
rendered. Bear are very plentiful IL
the delta at this season, and all con
ditions are favorable for hunting.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-10
CIRCUIT COURT
AT new AUGUSTA

From Sheriff Magruder, who re-
turned from New Augusta last night,
it was learned that the Nancy Odom
murder case may be set for trial to
day although there is one witness
absent and the attorneys for the de-
Tense are endeavoring to obtain a con
tinuance.
The Beardslee murder case is sci
for Thursday and a special venire Of
fifty men was being summoned yes
terday.
The town is crowded with strangers
and this term Of court is attracting
more attention than any one for Ions
time.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-10

The two men who were accep
yesterday are from Jasper, Alaba
and they are Oils G. Copeland, 4
bridge builder, and Edward Smith, a
clerk, and are splendid specimens of
manhood, especially Copeland, who
stands six feet, three inches in his
stockings.
They were assigned TO the coast ar
tillery, although Copeland would have
been sent to the engineer corps on
account of his trade had it not been
that the two men, being old friends
and from the same town, expressed a
wish to be assigned to the same regi-
ment.
Corporal Madden says that he and
Private Warner expect to have Their
hands full here, as there is promise Of
a number of enlistments.
Lieutenant Bennett will arrive in
Hattiesburg Wednesday for a shori
visit to the station, and he will pass
on other recruits who have already
had a preliminary examination and
| then the whole bunch will be sent t.
New Orleans where the army surgeon
will finally examine them.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-10
LIVERY BUSINESS
CHANGES HANDS

The livery business on West Pine
street formerly conducted by H.
Thornton, changed hands yesterday
when Terry Bros. became its owners.
Messrs. w. G. and r. L. Terry, who
were formerly in the grocery business
in Meridian, are the new proprietors of
the business and have already taken
charge and they will improve and en-
large it, making 1t an up-to-date livery,
sales and boarding stable and they
will also add materially to the stock
of vehicles which is already large
and well assorted one.
The former proprietor, Mr.. H
Thornton, was in the city yesterday
and said to a Daily News reporter
that he was disposing of the business
simply because he was unable to de
vote the time to it that it demanded
his large interests in the same class
of business in Meridian taking vi
all of his time.
Mr. Cunningham, SO long and SC
fayorablys known by the old custom
ers of the Thornton stable, win re
main with the new firm in the sam.
capacity as formerly and win be gla,
to see his old friends as usual
| The Messrs. Terry are wen and IA
vorably known in Meridian and VII
be welcomed heartily to the bus
ness circles of Hattiesburg to whic
| place they win remove and make
their home for the future.