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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
MOTHER OF KIDNAPPED CHILDREN
FIRED FROM WINDOW, FATALLY
WoUNDING DETECTIVE.
Former Husband Fired One Shot at
the Woma., lnfiicting Seri-
Gus Wound.

Birmingham, Ala, May 10.-Detec'
tive Samuel Hamilton, of the Birming-
ham police, is dying, and Mrs. Annie
Magness, aged 80 years, a handsome
woman, Is badly wounded as the re-
suit of a shooting following sensa-
tional attempt made by her former
husband, w. e. White, druggist OF
Nashville, Tenn, and two detectives
to kidnap her two children, of whom
White is the father.
White obtained a divorce from Mrs.
Magness over a year ago In Nashville,
and the children, a boy aged 9, and
girl aged 4, respectively, were award
ed to him by the court. The mother
and children, who suddenly left Nash
vile, we're recently located here. after
she had been married again. Arriving
here with lawyer and detectives from
Nashville, White engaged Detective
Hamilton, and the woman was located
at Smithfield. Mrs. Magness' husband,
a travelling man, was away. White,
the lawyer and two detectives went to
the house in a closed carriage. Detec-
tive Hamilton signaled when the chill
dren came into the yard to play. Then
the carriage was driven up. White
and Detective j. T. Stout, of Nashville,
slighted, climbed the fence, and. each
selling child, made for the carriage
The cries Of the children aroused the
mother, and, just as the little ones
we're being bundled into the cab, Mrs
Magness opened fire with a revolver
from a window Of her cottage.
At the first report Detective Hamil'
ton, who, with Attorney A. B. Ander'
son, OF Nashville, was in the vehicle
receiving the children, was shot
through the abdomen. The woman
continued firing at her former hus
band, who, as he sprang into the car
riage, fired one shot at her, infictins
serious wound, after which the party
drove at gallop to police headquar
ters. Mrs. Magness was arrested and
later taken to hospital.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
A FUNERAL PyRE,
WHERE SIX PERSONS MAY BE
BURIED.
GIRLS FACE A HORRlFylRG OEATH.
Young Artist Leaped to Death-'4eavy
Loss in the Destruction OF an
Historic Building.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 9.-Fire here
destroyed the fivc-story university
building, at tie northwest corner OF
Locust and Ninth streets, causing a
property loss estimated at quarter
of a million dollars. one life was lost,
six persons are missing and may be
burned In the ruins, and Is persons
were more or less seriously injured.
The debris Is still burning and can not
be searched. The building was occu'
pied by Montgomery Ward & Co. as
office. and by numerous artists and
musicians, who lost everything.
The known dead: George De Mare
aged 80, an art instructor.
Among the missing Is: Miss Maude
Witteborn, piano teacher. She was
last seen at the window Of her studio
ON the fifth floor.
Injured: Miss Alexandria Blumberg
a Russian countess, skull fractured ;
may die. Maud Speyer, fell from lad
der; serious. Mrs. Eva s. Boyle, Sher'
idan, Mo-, fell from ladder: severe
J. M. Krainschfeld, fireman, leg
w OhCu. hh bubChp obiohs
serious. Peter Karagaard. violin teach
er. fell from FIRE escape; serious.
The fire started In the basement
In a quantity Of twine In the Montgom
cry Ward storeroom. close to the ele
vator. Ten minutes after the fire
broke out the flames began shooting
rp the elevator shaft, and all escape
save by the fire escapes was shut of
The halls quickly filed with a dense
smoke. and 10 minutes later the firs'
| flre apparatus arrived on the scene
people crowded almost every window
appealing for help, while scores o.
| others, mostly women and girls, hllet
the fire escapes and were climbing
wildly to the ground.
George De Mare, aged 80 years, ART
instructor In the Central high schoo
and portrait painter, jumped from
his studio window on the fifth flooI
and was picked up dead.
| Miss Alexandria Blumberg, Rus
sian countess, who came to America
two years ago, and had studio on the
fourth floor. was overcome by smoke
and carried from her room by a fire
man who started down a ladder witt
her. The firemen below In their ex
element turned q stream Of water or
them, knocking them from the ladder
Miss Blumberg was picked up un
conscious suffering from a fractured
skull and may die. The fireman wa!
| badly injured. There were many
thrilling escapes.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
the PRICE or A BROKEN SWITCH,
THIRTY-NINE HUMAN LIVES AND
MANY INJURED.
Hot Water System of the Train Burst,
Literally Cooking Many Of the
Passengers Alive.

Santa Barbara, Cal, May 13.-At
least 80 human lives lost, score or
more persons injured, some fatally,
and enormous property loss-this Is
the fearful price paid for defect In
q switch which hurled Shriners' spe-
cial on the Southern Pacific coast
line from the rails at Honda What
followed completely unnerved men,
caused women to swoon, and even the
surviving members of the crew, hard
ened by calamities In their railroad ex-
perience, to weep-weep because 1t
seemed their only relief. 1t was the
worst disaster In the history Of the
Southern Pacific coast line, and pos
sibly since trains began to thread the
west
Not a chance did the victims have.
In an instant after the feaful plunge
over 80 were dead-crushed into al
most unrecognizable forms. Fire fol-
lowed, burning the bodies of the life
less and killing the injured who might
pinned down by splintered timbers,
twisted steel and great masses Of
other debris.
Adding to the horror, the hot-water
system of the train burst. Scalding
steam and water literally cooked many
OF the passengers alive. Male victim
begged to be killed. They wished all
efforts directed at rescue directed to
the imperiled women.
The greatest share Of deaths came
to the Rajah Temple, Of Reading. Pa.
Men and women who came to Califor-
mia from Reading with Joy In their
hearts will return with almost score
Of dead.
The Reading killed are divided
among Santa Barbara and San Luis
Obispo. Many Of the injured died on
the special train en- route to places OF
succor.
Honda rs merely spot on the map.
II Is situated on the lonely sand wastes
OF the Pacific beach. Few live there.
II has no Importance. But Honda
sprang into world prominence in a
single day. It is now Honda, the death
trap.
The terror and turmoil Of the scene
were indescribable. Many Of them who
escaped instant death by the first i'm.
pact were crushed under the wreckage
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Hypnotist Kills Himself.

Des Moines, Ia, May 10.-A hypno
lists love for the daughter of bank
president caused tragedy in hotel
at Waverly, when A. H. Keller shot
himself to death. Before he sent the
bullet crashing into his brain he rang
up" Miss Hazel Cass, the girl whom
he loved, and sent this message to her
at Sumner: 81 am going to kill my
self" Keller met the girl week ago.
He was giving performance at the
Sumner opera house, owned by ]. w.
Cass. father Of the young woman, who
is only II years Of age.
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Made Desperate Struggle For Safety

Montevideo, Uruguay, May 1O.-An
official report from the government au-
thorities on the spot says that all the
passengers, mostly Spanish emlgrants,
of the French steamer Poitou, wrecked
off San Jose lgnacio. were rescued
with the exception Of 13. Seven of
these are known to have been drowned
and six are classed as missing. An
other report says that 20 persons per-
lshed. Some of the dead show bullet
wounds, apparently received during a
desperate struggle for safety.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
POSSES Grim Words.

Columbia, s. c., May S.-A criminal
assault was attempted by negro, sup
posed to be Lambold Carmichael, on
the 12-year-old daughter Of John Saw
yer, Marion county farmer. Her
father heard the childs cries and
frightened the negro away. A posse
was organized Immediately and chased
the negro into a swamp. Returning
the pursuers remarked significantly
the negro would not be seen again.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Strike Breakers Ambushed.

New York, May 9-The Italian strike
breakers, who had been working on
Hudson river piers In New York, were
ambushed in Metropolitan avenue,
Williamsburg, as they were returning
home, by a crowd OF strike sympa-
thizers, who fought them with pistols.
clubs and stones. 1t was one OF the
most vicious riots that this city has
seen in years. Scores were injured on
both sides.
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FELLED IN A PISTOL DUEL.
Rival Lovers Continued to Fire Until
Both Were Mortally Wounded.

Pueblo, Mexico, May S.-Lauro jan
dero, millionaire owner Of several haci.
endas, and Jose Maria Beltran, jefe
pohtico municipal directory of Tia.
tanqui, both aspirants for the hand of
the daughter of a planter, fought a
duel with pistols in the streets, in
which both were wounded at the first
fire. From their recumbent positions
they continued firing until each had
received wounds which physicians say
are mortal.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
RABIES VICTIM
Dashed Out His Brains Against the
Bars Of His Cell.

Gainesville, Ca, May 10.-Raving
from hydrophobia, A. ]. Hulsey dashed
out his brains against the bars of q
cell In the county Jail.
Hulsey was bitten a week ago by a
pet dog. symptoms of rabies develop.
ed, and two days ago, feeling that he
was growing violent, he asked to be
put in jail. After being confined he
rapidly grew worse, and no one dared
enter his cell Foaming at the mouth
and gnashing his teeth, he began but
ting his head against the bars with all
his might, and in "a few minutes had
dashed out his brains
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Northern Pacific Express Held Up

Butte, Mont, May S.-The North
Coast Limited. eastbound Train No. %.
on the Northern Pacific, was held up
by two masked men near Welsh's
Spur. Engineer James Glow was shot
and killed and Fireman James Sullivan
was shot through the arm. Without
making an attempt to blow up the ex-
press car, the robbers jumped from the
engine and ran down the mountain
side. disappearing In a gulch.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Strike Breakers pessrt.

Omaha, Neb,. May 9.-Six cars filled
with strike breakers for use In San
Francisco passed through Omaha over
the Union Pacific. A number Of the
mon deserted here when they heard
OF the night in San Francisco between
strikers and non-union raen. The men
were recruited in Chicago. st. Louis
Kansas City and Minneapolis, Another
lot will leave here later In the day.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
One Killed; Sixty Injured.

Chicago, May 10.-One woman was
killed and three score other persons
were injured in wreck on the Chica-
go. Burlington & Quincy railroad in
the southwestern part of the city. The
woman was Mrs. Mary Miller, widow
Of Thomas Miller, formerly freight
traffic manager of the Burlington road.
Mr.. Miller died Is months ago. Fully
60 passengers were more or less seri-
ously injured.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
BURIED HIS DEAD PLAYMATE
Under Leaves After Tragedy That
Followed Boyish Quarrel.

Brunswick, Maine, May 13.--Cher.
ishing resentment over boyish quar-.
rel which took place two weeks ago,
Sydney Preble. 10, shot and kill.
ed Morris Heath. aged IS years, In
Bowdoin Hall. The crime was not dis.
covered until M. S. Heath, father Of
the murdered boy, found the body bur.
led under leaves at the edge of a
swamp. Preble was arrested and i'm.
mediately confessed.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Couple Drowned During Gale.

La Crosse, Wis, May 13.-While
1,200 people watched them from the
shore, v. Vancamp, e. o. Ellsworth
and Rosa Wright attempted to cross
the Mississippi In small rowboat. A
30-mile-an-hour gale was blowing and
the waves overturned the frail craft.
Vancamp and the girl were drowned.
but Ellsworth managed to cling to the
overturned skin until he was rescued,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Whole Block Burned.

Mobile. Ala, May 13.-Advices Just
received here say that one business
block was burned. and It included
some Of the largest mercantile houses
in Bocas Del Toro. Panama. Total
loss estimated at &250.OOO. -lll
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Dsnnstt indicted.

New York, May 10.--The grand jury
returned three indictments against o.
NJ. bennett the broker. Each indict-
ment charges grand larceny. They are
based upon Dennetts alleged CON-
plicity with Douglass In the robbery
of the trust company,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16

Chicago, May ia loss estimated
at 100000 was caused by the burning
Of a four-story building on Desplaines
street. occupied by the Chicago
Feather Duster Co. The IRE Is thought
TO have been due to an explosion oi
oil In an adjoining building. u
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Lynchina Party Indicted.

South McAlester. |. T.. May 10.--The
grand jury In the United States court
here returned indictments charging ].
H.. Newman and John Williams. of
Durant; Thomas Lawrence. Of Ster-
rett, and Seymour Tale. OF Texas. with
murder. They are charged with being
the leaders Of a mob which hanged q
negro.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
BIaxs in sroo kIyn Nome.

New York, May ,s.-rStsphen Mathsr-
son, coffee broker OF No 01 Wall
street. was perhaps fatally burned. his
wife had her back broken. Miss Anna
Depupan. a visitor from the soukh. was
killed. and a maid badly burned In a
fire which destroyed tho Matherson
home at No. ,4s9 Ocean, avenue, Flat
bush, Brooklyn. Gib ~ ~
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Topeka. Kas.. May l1.-W. G. Full
ton. who shot and fatally wounded his
wife in the streets OF Wichita, IL rel
ported surrounded in box car by citil
sens Of that place and pitched battle
II In progress.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Bad Freluht Wreck.

Shelby, Mass. May lin a rear
end collision between two eastbound
freight trains on the Fttchburg divis-
lon OF the Boston & Maine railroad
here a fireman was seriously injured
and 20 cars and the freight house were
burned. Loss, 100000.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16

the Hirhland County Board of School Ex-
aminers hereby gives motto that examina-
tions Of applicants for certificates Will take
place In the Washington School Building,
Hillsboro. on the drst Saturday OF each
month IhN
Patterson examinations will be held on
the third saturday Of April and on the sec
ond Saturday of May .t-
Examina atious for High school and Special
Certificate will he held on the first saturday
Of September, december, March and June.
As prescribec hv Law, the fees for Teachers
exaniin ation will be so cents, while the Pat
tersop examination no fee Is charged.
+. r. TICE, Pres,
II. Il. GALLIETT,
D. T. HIsER. Clerk.
Board of Examiners.
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iv'Ictlm cs Murderer.

New York. May iS.--Missins littls
more than half an hour, to. be found
then, murdereds his hsad crushed Il
and his body hidden IN . clump q
bushes. was the fats 6 lsysax-0ld An
lrsv Nalansy. a Cedar 0rovs. y. J
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Stain By His Son.

McLeansboro. ! ILL.,. May. a s.--Perry
Lee. chairman OF the Hamilton county
board Of supervisors. died at his home
In Flanagan township. His death was
due 10, q blow on tho head with q
picket in the hands OF his SON, with
whom he was uuarrelinR.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Found In the Ruins,

Kansas City, May 1.-THE body OF
Miss Aurora Willebort. the artist. who
lost her life in the destruction by fire
Of the University building. was recov
cred from the ruins.
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construetion Foreman Killed,

Bristol, Tenn. May 13.--Felix Kidd,
% years Of age. foreman for the Mo
Arthur Brothers Construction Co.. was
shot and killed at Alta Pass. N. G. The
presumption is that Kidd was killed
by an enemy f tl+tlNt ffrttUat
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-16
Business District Gone.

Gainesville, Fla, May 1.-Two
thirds OF the business district of New.
berry. Alachula county, the most i'm.
rortant town in the phosphate belt.
was burned with a loss OF $1OO, 900.
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Seven Buildings Burned

Cape Girardeau. Mo-. May 1.-THE
business section Of Gibson has been al
ature dropped from 81 In the afternoon
seven stores and two residences we're
destroyed.
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Another Guilty.

Tampa. Fla. May 10.-W. G. Sprstt,
marshal Of Mulberry, defendant In the
Second OF the peonage cases tried In
the United States court was found
guilty. F q
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Lenashor rsmen calm Victory.

New ,YorE. Nay. To-. 7rhs striking
Iongshoremeo gained victory when
The Aeyqnnah line cQmprQmisad with
~ 80 81a6}oxes, ~ p6W terms aye
StfcenH 10 .hod,s ~ tSek work. 20
cents for Sunday and night work.
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A Nav Snowstorm.

Meadville, Pa, May 11.-Snow is
falling here late Friday night, with
prospects that by morning the ground
will be covered to depth of several
inches.
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Freexino In Nebraska,

Norfolk. Neb., May 1.-The temper.
ature dropped from "a IN the afternoon
to freezing point early Friday In
Northern Nebraska and South Dakota.
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poualasa Ind[sfed. i.

New York Naxp.-aAn tpdictmsnt Of
grand, larceny on, three slpayste counts
was reported BY the grand Jury sSainst
W. W. 3; 3 Rsis 4 " ( as|l,1r Y .I:.. Is.a
charged with stsaips securities.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-21
PrenIden, and Tariff.

II the president had desired 20 open
the tariff question he would not have
hcsitated 10 do 80 in his recent mes.
sage. Rnt we find one 81 the longest
messages on record without mention
OF the word tarin. One paper. the ncs
Moines Register and Leader. Is Of
the opinion that the president sup
pressed his tariff views because Of fear
that some one would thwart his other
reforms II he opened the tariff. This
Is the most ignoblo motive that has so
far been attached to any one Of the
presidents acts. Mr.. Roosevelt IL not
that sort OF coward. The paper In
question simply makes him appear rs
a coward in order Ia maintain its own
contentious on the tariff.-Cedar Rap.
ids Republican.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-21
REPORT THE OUTLOOK RIGHT
Continued Prosperity Certain Without
Tariff Reform.

Tho president Of the largest bank In
the Middle West writes TO the New
York Times that "thc prospects Tor
another years prosperity are as good
as they wore year ago" That seems
To he The general Judgment Of compe'
tent observers. With Tow exceptions
tho mon whose fingers arc constantly
In touch with tho financial pulse OF
the country arc agreed that there is
nothing In sight to indicate n slump
In the present conditions which make
Tor prosperity.
Would this same confident belief
prevail IL the congress and administra.
ton elected In 1904 had been pledged
TO tnrin revision downward. and Il
that congress were now. In the closing
weeks Of its tenure actively engaged
IN revising the tariff schedules 20
meet tho demands OF "progressives"
and "rcformersg"
Would the hanks continue 10 lend
money as freely as over? Would bust.
ness enterprises keep on eularging
and expanding?
There is but one answer 10 this qucs.
ton. The banks would not be call.
ing In their loans. reducing their liacs
Of discounts and adding TO their IN.
employed reserves. inst as they were
doing IN the early months of 1895.
when tariff revision downward was
absolutely assured. IN anticipation Of
trouble sure 10 come. business enter.
prises would halt in conseqr enco Of
a money supply kept inside Of vaults.
CONSTRUCTION. not enlargement. would
be the rule
II is fortunate for the country that
the party which carried the presidcn.
tial and congressional elections in
1906 was not pledged to tariff revision
downward and that by agreement. oi
the heads OF that party tariff revision
cannot come sooner than the spring
or summer months OF 1909. II may
not come then II should not come
then II present conditions continue
during 1907 snd 1905. nut. Ia any
event. the country feels safe from
tariff tinkering for AT least two years
Ia come. and hank presidents can con-
tinue TO sag that the prospects Tor
another years prosperity are as good
as they were year ago"
II Is true that revision In tarid
would cause serious fuctnation In
the money market. and that there
would probably be an uncertainty Of
AFFAIRS such as We would not like IN
stand after such a glowing period oi
prosperi,y-Shoe and Leather World,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-21
A usefuI Sian Post.

With manufactured exports amount
Ing 10 s7G0.00o.O00 in i90s-morc than
twice the value ten years ago under
tariff revised downward with the
double intent OF reducing prices ut
home and Of enlarglng onr sales
abroad--the trade congress which as
sombles in Washington next week
will start with substantial basis to
work on. The business captains who
arc 20 consider means for extending
the foreign trade of the United States
need fall into no error as 10 whether
or not tariff revision downward is the
right road TO the end sought. Tho
500 900. 900 OF exports for 1906 ought
to be a pretty good sign post.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-21

Nearly $3.50, 5000 were expended
last year upon the railroads of the
United States in expansion and i'm
provement. One railroad company
alone is at work on improvements
which will cost s2OO,OoO.0Oo when com
pleted. Not many years ago. says the
Youths Companion, the total annual
revenues OF the government were less
than the amount expended on railroad
improvement last year. Il does not
look as If the capitalists think that
flying machines will take the place
of freight and passenger cars in the
near future.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-21
Not Careful as 70 Facts.

II the opening chapter OF Miss Ida
NJ Tarbel's serial on "The Tariff in
Our Times" which appears In the De
cembcr number OF the American Mag
azine. Is indicative OF the spirit and
purposes OF the whole work. It's meas
ure may be taken without awaiting ad-
ditional installments Miss Tarbell Is
evidently . thoroughgoIng progress.
i've" She displays about as much az
lection for the American system OF
protection as the average tarir ripper
cares 10 confess Her purpose Is evi-
IDENTIFY TO arouse and intensity popular
feeling against protection. and In do
ing this she Is not always careful as
TO her cts-Des Molnes Capita.