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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
THIRTY HURT IN CHURCH PANIC.
Cry of Fire During Children's Mass
Causes Wild STAMPEDE.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 25-The cry of
fire" in a west side Italian Roman
Catholic church Sunday morning during
a chiIdren's mass resulted in Il panic in
which thirty persons, nearly all of them
women and children, were injured.
The church auditorium is on the sec
Ond floor, and escaping steam from ra-
diators on the first floor was mistaken
for smoke.
Down a flight of eighteen stairs the
people rushed or fell shrelling in terror
and piled up in a small landing until
the layer of struggling, grooming humani-
ty was more than twenty deep.
1t resembled in small way the death
stairway of the Iroquois theater fire
Three mischievous boys were the cause
of the panic. They slipped into the
church and IOosened the valves of two
steam radiators and then ran out, letting
the steam escape in an ascending cloud
IaI iOoA The M nnIire are "a" on}na for
] ham.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01

less performed by skilled manfpnlator
Out no matter what IS done the dis
ease is we'll known to recur Indefinite
ly.
In most instances death appears to
De the only common relief for the peace
disturber and his surviving relatives.
but the end should never be fastened.
The poor policeman for the present can
be safe In his cupola, but how long re-
mains to be seen. Twice last summer
the place was struck by lightning The
main hope now is that man and cupola
may both alter their habits before If ha
too late. Meanwhile the neigh5orhood
must plug its ears and wait.-New
York Herald
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
HOME FROM ADAM TILL NOW.
Place Where Painters and Plumbers
Meet at Intervals.

Place Where Painters and Plumbers
Meet at Intervals.
The home is supposed to be a place
where children can congregate, pro-
tected from the allurements of the
world and the advice Of the neighbors,
and where parents can quarrel judi
ciOuSly without too much interruption,
says Life. In reality, however, the
home is a place where decorators, paint
ers, furniture men and plumbers meet
at intervals in order that they may re
vel in luxury of their own.
Homes have been in vogue for some
little time. Adam and Eve started the
first one, and it would have been well
with them had it not been necessary
to send out the washing. Thus the SER
want question was started and the ruin
of man followed
A home is what is left after you have
paid the taxes, the interest on the mort
gage and the installment man. To own
more than one home is not to have any.
Homes were at one time popular in
this country. When. by going out in
the back yard to milk the COW, one was
in danger of being scalped, the home
was at the height of its popularity.
Owing, however, to the decreasing de-
mand for babies and the increasing
demand for alimony, homes are being
locked upon with disfavor.
In the suburbs the home still flick
ers on, kept alive by certain instincts
handed down from a past age.
1t is impossible at present to say
just how long the home will continue
to exist. 1t is hard to raise children
and mortgages at the same time.
1t IS quite evident that cooks and
children are gradually disappearing
This greatly simplifies the problem.
in all probability the race Of the flu
ture will be divided into two classes
those who, having become worn out
looking for servants, are now in sani-
tariums being taken care of by the
government, and those who still con-
tinue to work for the trusts, unincum-
bered by babies or bank accounts.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
FORTY PERISH ON IMPERATRIx.
All the Passengers on the Wrecked
Steamer Are Rescued.

GANEA, Island of Crete, Feb. %
All the passengers on board the AUS
TRAN Lloyd steamer lmpCratrix, which,
lran ON rock Friday evening near Capo
'ElaphoniSt, were saved. but forty mem
bcrS of the crew persisted
Among the rescued are the captain.
the doctor and the first engineer of the
lmperatriX.
Foreign warShips brought sixty-thrce
survivors 70 this port and others were
transferred TO the Austrian Lloyd
steamer CaStorC. which was sent from
Trieste to assist in the work Of rescue.
Several persons who were injured are
being attended here
1t has been learned that the first boat
launched from the ImpcratriX was
SwampCd Immediately. The vessel car
ricd valuable cargo of timber and
sugar
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
CONGRESSMAN BARELY ESCAPES.
Representative Dawes of Ohio Tells of
Wrecking of Flyer.


HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 23.-Con-
gresham Dawes Of Ohio, who was en-
route to Chicago in the second sleeper Of
Harrisburg shortly before noon today.
y was asleep and was awakened by a
loud noise" she said. There was a
crash, glass flying in every direction and
| realized that the car in which | was
riding was falling and | felt the cold
air, and suddenly something heavy fell
on me.
Il crawled through an opening and
then became unconscious. When / re-
gained consciousness [ was feeling rath-
er sore, and was tied up with bandages
about the head"
Mr.. Dawes wore only pajamas until he
reached Altoona, where he was furnished
with trousers and placed in a berth and
sent to Harrisburg.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
CHARGE WRECK ROBBERY.
Pennsylvania Railway Employees Arrest
ed in Jamestown, Pa, on Charge of
Looting After Disaster.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. Feb. 25.-Passenl
ger FIagman Hoover, who gave the first
news of the Pennsylvania wreck, is I'M
der arrest charged with larceny. Hoov-
worth $500 and over Il dozen small ar
ticles of fair value, it is said. He says
he intended to turn the articles over to-
the officials. The police are inclined to
believe him.
Two other railroaders, Vincent Sher-
lock, Il freight brakeman, and Michael
Burke, a section hand. was also arrested
accused of IOoting the PuIlmans Both
were released on bail. Burke had two
diamond pins worth $500 about hin,
while Sherlock had fine overcoat.
The detectives say another arrest will
be made this afternoon.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
AVALANCHES KILL MANY.
Farm Homes in Norway Wiped Out by
Disastrous Landslides, and Men,
Women and Children Perish.

CHRISTIANA, Feb. 25.-Disasters
caused by ayalanches continue to be re-
ported from different parts of Norway.
A telegram from Opstrin, in Nord-
ford, records the destruction of the Tun-
old farmstead, with the loss of eight
lives.
The Koletak homestead in Gedran-
gerefjord also was overwhelmed and ten
persons, including women and children,
were buried beyond hope of rescue.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
LEGISLATURE STRICKEN.
Five Members of Missouri Assembly
Have Smallpox-Mayor Buys Hos
pital-HandShakin Tabooed.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. %
county, was stricken with a mild case
of smallpox this morning and was re-
moved to the Emergency hospital This
makes the fifth man connected with the
House to contract the disease.
Mayor a. j. Wallau purchased for
$500 a ten-room house and six acres
of ground about a mile west of this city
to be used as an emergency hospital.
He makes the purchase with his own
money.
Members of the Legislature advocated
legislative investigation of the health
boards methods
The habit of handshaking has ceased.
iZer and bottle of disinfectant.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
MISS JOHNSON TO WE'D ITALIAN.
Daughter of Cleveland's Mayor and For
mer Actress Engaged.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 25-Miss
Elizabeth Flournoy Johnson, daughter of
Mayor and Mrs. Tom L. Johnson, is en-
gagged to marry Signor FREDERICK Mari
ami of Milan, Italy. The date of the
marriage has not yet been set
Miss Johnson is we'll known in theatri-
cal circles, having been on the stage with
Annie Russell and having written a
French and an English play. Signor
Mariani is reported as the possessor of
large estates in Italy, and a patent of no.
bility.
The engagement comes after a court
ship extending over six years. During
the last six months the italian has been
an almost constant guest at the Johnson
home here. Signor Mariani and his
bride-to-be have been writing a new play.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
NEW STAR ON THE FLAG.

The War Department has ordered
the alteration of the flag made nee
essary by the admission of Oklahoma
into the Union, now an aggregation of
fortysix States. The department has
also fixed on the spot for the new star,
and now f1agmakers are hard at work
preparing new banners with an addi-
tional star in the lower right-hand cor
ner. 1t is now in order for every patrf-
otto American either to provide himself
with a new flag or to add a star to the
old one.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
INTERURBAN LEAVES RAILS.
Ten Persons Injured in Accident Due to
Spreading Rails

BOWLING GREEN, O., Feb. %
Ten persons We're severely injured and
miraculousiy escaped death this morning
when a south-bound car on the Toledo
Urban & Interurban railway left the
rails and completely turned over at Por-
tage. The accident was caused by the
spreading of the rails. All the passen-
gers were hurled from one end of the
car to the other and some were thrown
through the windows. The motor man,
who was severely injured, remained at
his most
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
HONOR MUSHAM'S MEMORY.

H. Musham, former chief of the fire de-
,partment here, and well-knOwn in Mllwau-
kce. was laid at rest this morning with
great honors. He died Saturday night Of
pneumonia. Chief Musham, as he was com
monty known, helped fight the Third ward
fire In Milwaukee, and stationed in
panies who came TO help the Cream City
frcmen. Chief Foley and 8Iusham were
close friends
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
FLOOD DAMAGE AT LA CROSSE.
Root River, Tributary of Mississippi, Out
of Its Banks Early.

LA CROSSE. Wis, Feb. o5.-I Spe-
cial. Root river, little stream, which
cmptics into the Mississippi below La
Crosse is ON Il rampage and is flowing
through the streets of the village of
Houston, cutting off communication with
La Crosse.
Rural mail carriers have discontinued
their trips temporarily. the water being
too deep to allow fording.
The flood, an annual occurrence, Is
several weeks earlier this spring than
usual and the farmers are not prepared,
loss being heavy
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
Each Willing to Wed.

Maiden lady (rescued from drown
ing, to her rescuer) -How can | ever
thank you, noble young man? Are you
married?
NO; have you a pretty daughter?"-
Meggendorfer Blaetter.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01

cisco offers the latest illustration of how much
really does protect Property to the value of fully
S35000o000 destroyed; the city and country suf-
fered business loss by the fire in that city of nearly
dollars it Will $12OOOOOO to clean
up the city and undoubtedly $4000OOOO0 and twenty
years time to rebuild it, For all of that loss
and cost the citizens will receive the insurance
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
Newspaper Man Dies in Wreck.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. %
Clinton B. Leigh, a newspaper man of
Salt Lake City, was killed, State Repre-
sentative Seth Taft of Wayne county
was fatally injured and has since died.
and Speaker Harry Josephs was slightly
hurt III a collision on the Copper Belt
railroad at the mining camp of Bingham
Friday afternoon.
The victims were members Of a legis-
latVe party visiting the mines.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
People Fight Blaze in Zero Weather.

zero weather and with no fire fight
ing apparatus other than hose and by
drants. citizens tCiay fought a disas-
trous blaze. 1t started in a nest Of wood
en- buildings in the business section. The
lass was S30O.G00 Seven business firms
and four families were burned out
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
GRANDPA'S PIPE KILLS CHILD.
Connecticut 6-Year-Old Boy Smokes Sc
cretIy and Is Poisoned.

WATERBURY, Conn, Feb. 25.-GUy Tam
ner, aged years, is dead of nicotine pois-
oning Death came with violent convu-
sions.
As an examination showed unmistaka BILE
signs of poison, the medical examiner. DR.
4. A. Crane, returned certificate of death
by nicotine poisoning, caused by a pipe sew
enty years old, which the boy had used
clandcStinely for weeks.
His father. Gilbert Tanner, and his grand
father had used the pipe all their lives.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
First Cigarette Is Fatal.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 23.-Frank
Gesci smoked his first cigarette Friday
and now he is dying. The boy attends
school and On his way home he lighted
q cigarette. The match set fire to his
shirt and he was fatally burned.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
THE MATTER OF FIRE INSURANCE.
By r. w. Fitzpatrick.

Since 1860 We have paid in insurance pre-
miums $3G22, 100000, or just i'll the last ten
years, $1,6I0,SS5, 0OO In 1905 we carried into
the insurance companies, over S196,000OOO in
premiums and got baCln paid losses the sum
Of $90OO00O0, which was supposed to console
us for the loss Of about $1S0,00O,OO0 in smoke
and fully that much more for fire departments
ana other alleged "DrOtectiOn" San Fran
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01

and outraged of organs with the result that
almost become nation Of dyspeptics has been the
victim of legazed wholesale prisoners before whom the
BorgiaS Of Italy all other Infamous PSYCHOLOGISTS of
history fade into utter nsgncance is no more
oninous and appalling sight in the world than the in
Vulnerable red lights that from the drug stores of
American cities; they the danger signals that tell
citizen of the continual to health and life
that turks in his daily
The world keeps moving and the of science and
civilization shams frauds and humbugs of
every kind Without revving the days every man
smoked his bacon and grew his own cabbage we
are getting that every may genuine and
wholesome diet be he carnvorous or vegetarian that
every man may know what he is eating If he be
newly married and his wife does cooking The era
of the wooden nutmeg is gone the era of the painted
strawberry is going. The clouds gastronomic doubt
and danger drift away behind; the sun of health and
digestion gows in 'front.' and according signs
may reach the happy period when the food color
artists from troubling the aduterators are
rest.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
Badgers Wed at Waukegan.

WAUKEGAN, Ill, Feb. 25.-[Special i
Miss Laura II. Dunn of Palmyra. Wis. and
Adolph IL Rraunwalder of Athens, Wis,
were married here Saturday afternoon, by
Justice James Van Deusen, at his office.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01


Siberia phenomenay
system of mining peculiarly
roseced and
Permission readily
conditions that they
be
ground landlord all to
a upon leaving
" landlord There is no philanthropy
III no way Dound to the
the use of mill The field
eS Whch would probably
QUITO
Is thus continually rooora
the mini
well 0 o the work e Opons WOMEN
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
RUSSIA UNDEPBIDs AMERICA.
Gets big Order for Steel Rail from Ar
gentina.
ST PETERSI

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 23-Argen-
tina has ordered 10000 tons of steel
rails from the Russo-Belgian factories in
the Donez mining region. These estab-
lishments underbid the Americans.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01


ours is world in which the clerk suffers in the inan
cia failure his employer; where the olicehoder is
ruined By the political mistakes Of the party leader
where tine child destroyed by the sins Of the father.
Employers sometimes suffer grievOusly by of
economic which they have control; some
times citizen suffers through the sensational press
sometimes the author editor suffers through cruel
criticism for whose evil consequences lie is
IL wise responsible. This problem Of unjust judg-
mcnt and this bearing Of injustice in silence Of
tho hardest problems that experiences. Injustice
public have to endure in silence.
The need OF the hour Is for justice truth judg
ment. The full facts perhaps before any of
general than they believed
t. bo. The good in the world Outweighs the ill., The
prophet saw man part gold and part clay but the
proportion Of gold is and and the clay is less
and less. The world has had too many teachers pos
oned unjustly. Too many reformers martyred without
cause Too many heroes who victims Of malignity,
Jealousy and hate There is too much good in the
worst and too much bad in the best to leave
any place for injustice harshness cruelty.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
STORM KILLS 200;
THOUSANDS SUFFER,
Southern Philippine Islands Swept by
Cyclone, Says Dispatch from
Manila

MADRID, Feb. ga telegram from
Manila says the southern Philippines
have been ravaged by a cyclone. that 200
persons were killed and thousands rem
dered homeless.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
PURE FOOD IS GREAT TRIUMPH.
By p. N. Hanney

=
Well and properly administered, the pure
food law cannot fail to work an immense i'm
provement in the condition Of the general peo-
pie, to elevate and dignity the tone of the
nation. 1t IS indeed high time for it to come,
for serious and pressing is the need of it. If
there IS one thing in the world that needs
looking after and repairing it is the American
stomach It has long been the most abused
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01

You can live way off on a lonely
farm, but trouble will come to you out
there
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01

A critic is a man who couldn't have
done it himself.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
JUSTICE THE NEED OF THE H0UP
BY Rev Newell DWIGHT Hills

Among the dark problems Of life
we must make place for the injus-
tice that noble men sometimes suf-
fer Long ago Jerusalem crucified
it's Saviour, Athens poisoned its mas
ter, Florence burned its hero, but to-
day every town and village holds at
least one martyr to cruel and unjust
judgments.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01
Water Fortunately Shallow.

The flyer was composed of the combi-
nation parlor car "Kokomo,, sleeping
cars 'tCresheim' and ''Whitford" and
the observation car ''Wanatah."
When the train left the rails, instead
of falling over. the cars slipped down the
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01

Advertise in Your Home Paper.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-01

steep embankment, which was covered
with ice and snow, into the river. For
tunately the water was very shallow.
Had it not been for this it is probable
many Of the passengers would have been
drowned before assistance could have
reached them. As it was. their escape
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-29

Major John Pitfield George. a we'll
known figure in Richmond's business
and social life for many years. died
yesterday morning at 9:0S o'clock in
his residence No. 416 East Franklin
Street, after short illness. His con-
dition had not been regarded as Sc
rious and notwithstanding his advanced
|age. death came as shock to his
friends. He was attended by his
brother. Dr.. spiers George. and two
other physicians. On Friday evening
he showed a decided change for the
worse. and was in q dying condition
throughout the night.
Brown George, Major George was born
in Richmond, at the home OF his grand
father Mr.. James Brown, Sr. Major
George served through the Civil War
with distinguished bravery as lieu
tenant in Company I, Governors
Mounted Guard. Fourth Virginia Cav
airy, Wickhams old regiment. He
took part in Stuarts early campaigns.
the first and second battles of Nlanas-
sas, tho battles around Williamsburg,
the battles Of Sharpsburg, Fredericks-
burg. and many other engagements.
/ After the war he returned to his
home and engaged In the tobacco busi-
ness in Richmond. exporting large
amounts Of tobacco to England and
other foreign countries
FIe leaves one brother. DR.. Spiers
George, and two sisters, Mrs. Richard
Crouch and Mrs. f. NJ. 3oylSin.
The. funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-29
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Seyenty-seven
for Colds and
q i

The epidemic OF Grip is so wide
spread as to interfere with affairs:
Cabinet Meeting broken up because
the Secretary OF the Treasury and the
Secretary OF the Interior ara abed with
Grip.
Social functions. especially at bridge
and dinner parties the hostess is at
her Wits end to find substitutes.
The Stage, the longed for opportu-
nifty OF the understudy Is frequent In
the times of sick stars.
The Opera. the gathering audience
approach the foyer with dread fearing
to see the sign, change OF bill, so fire.
quently displayed in times OF sickness.
The College and school classes are
slender, so many pupils, especially
girls. being laid up with Grip.
Offices and factories are crippled oy
absentees and yet
Humphreys seventy-seven is the
remedy par excellence for Grip. Taken
early cuts It short promptly. taken
during its prevalence. it preoccupies
the system and prevents It's invasion.
Garry bottle in your pocket. keep It
handy. All drug stores, csc.
Humphrey Homeo. Medicine Co.. Cor.
William and John Streets, New York.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-29
HOME WEDDING

Miss Lenthers Becomes Bride OF Mr..
Rnbcr, OF Richmond.
A beautiful home wedding took plaza
yesterday afternoon at "Summericld,'
In Henrico county, about five miles
from Richmond, the home Of Mr., and
Mrs.l, a. feathers. when their daugh-5
ter, Hattie Elizabeth. became tho.
bride of Mr., Wise Elliott Baber. OF
8Rtchmond. The old house was hand 4
sonely decorated with evergreens ana
flowers. the wedding ceremony taking.
place at s. P, NJ. The Rev. w. C.. Pace,
pastor Of NtheE Methodist Church at
Bon Air, the officiating minister, took
his place on a araised platform. the
bride entering with her maid of honor,
Miss Ida Pace. and the groom being
accompanied by his best man. Mr..
Henry White. of Richmond. Mrs. Fleet
Kirk played the wedding march, n
a The bride. w no was given away BY
her father, wa 81 4 gowned In white
duchess satin trimmed With point lace.
She wore a White vel covered with
orange blossoms and Carl q q bollnuet
of Bride's roses. nj, W. VII 8 s, III Il VAL (.
Tho maid soG honor Miss Tsla I'ey,S
Pace OF LOU lisa, IN, NV ore tlts, lace