davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
JAMES 3. DUKE EMPTlEs JERSEY
RIVER FOR BRIDE.
Woolen Mills Employing 1000 Hands
Cannot Run When Water Supply
Falls-Work Resumed When
Pair Leave.

New York.--In an effort to make
his 2,000-acre park look like a fairy
land for his bride during their honey
moon, James B. Duke pumped the
Raritan river dry at Somerville, N. T..
and stopped the operation OF the Rari-
tan woolen mills, the largest industry
there. which depend on the stream for
water supply.
Duke has on his estate artificial
lakes covering several hundred acres,
besides innumerable fountains and
waterfalls. All Of these are supplied
with water from the Raritan river
~ means Of a great pumping plant
with capacity Of many millions Of
gallons day, which recently was in
stalled on the river bank above the
woolen mills.
In honor Of the bride in order that
the fountains be made to shoot their
sprays high, the lakes were filed to
overnowing and cascades dashed with
unusual volume over the rocks and
the pumps were kept pumping night
and day to keep up the display, but
all the while the Raritan river, which
is the second greatest watershed in
New Jersey, kept dwindling until only
a tiny stream found its way through
its great bed. The intake Of the Rar
itan wooden mills was left dry and
there scarcely was enough water in
the wells to supply the big boilers oi
the MILL
The Raritan woolen mills are owned
by the Einstein estate and employ
more than 1000 operatives. While
the managers OF the mills were inclined
to do all they could to honor Duke.
bride, they suddenly were confronted
by business proposition which Lee
them to summon Manager Smith, d
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
WIRE IN MANS HEART
A REMARKABLE OPERATION OF
PHILADELPHIA PHYSICIANS.
Negro Afflicted with Aneurism Of the
Aorta-SiIver Thread ls colled
Inside Organ and Then
Taken Out Again.

Philadelphia-Naiure and a silver
wire 20 feet long saved the life Of
Fred Williams at the end Of one Of
the most remarkable operations on
record.
Il was for aneurlsm Of the aorta.
and was performed On Williams IN
the Medico-Chlrurgical hospital By DR..
James p Mann.
Williams. who is 80 years old. n ne
gro barber and a man Of wonderful
vitality. noticed a swelling on his
breast some time ago. and went to the
Medico-ChirurgicaI hospital There he
was placed upon the operating table
without having been etherized. A hol-
low needle was plunged into the aorta
and through this the silver wire was
fed from a spool. The thickness OF
the wire was about that Of a No. 60
cotton thread AS the wire was fed
into the great blood vessel Vt coiled
itself closely In the form Of a cylinder
which awed exactly the inner surface
OF the affected part
Then the needle was withdrawn and
the little wound made by Il was
dressed
The process that was then set up In
the weakened part was this:
The blood clotted over the wire and
organized" a new wall. strengthening
that which had been weakened by the
aneuritic growth
The operation was performed two
months ago. Last week he came into
the hospital with blood trickllng
steadily from pin hole In his chest.
The interne and the nurses who saw
the trickle we're alarmed and sent for
the surgeons.
again Williams was placed upon the
operating table. The blood was found
TO be coming from a wound from
which protruded the tip Of the silver
wire that had been coiled inside his
a0aa- With Infinite care the whole
strand was taken out. and then. to the
amazement Of everybody, the bleeding
stopped.
There IS every indication that the
barber Is now absolutely we'll. and
that the new inner coating Of the
aorta Is sufficiently strong to reinforce
the weakened tissue that lies outside
T.
4 feel as well as / ever did in my
life and work every day without IA.
tia1e.- said Williams.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
aussrION OF AEws IDENTITY.
Man in Court Released When Mother
Proves Fowl Is Her Property.

Boston.-Upon the identification Of
a hen, a big buit-colored cochin and
eight auny little chicks, depended the
fate Of John Cullen, Of Hyde Park, in
Dedhsm court, where he was arraigned
on charge Of larceny A number Of
hen fanciers were in court. They sized
up the hens legs. examined her bill
and looked over the chicks with crit.
ical eye. while Cullen waited In
anxious expectancy. Tho hen was
finally identified BY Mrs J. P. Cullen,
Of Garfield street, the defendants 8
mother. and he was discharged.
Cullen was in Dedham with a hen
under one arm. A suspicious peepins
sound attracted the police
7 hain't seen muffin OF no chick
ems" said Cullen when accosted. In
spite Of his protests one Of the ON
GERS thrust his hand into the mans
coat pocket and found number Of
chickens.
Cullen declared that he found the
hen in the woods near the home Of his
mother and that he was returning II
70 her hen yard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
CRY Has NO eEmErERY.
Mstalinel Washs 22 Years Old, Never
Had a Death.

Spokane. Wash.-Twenty-tWo years
a city and vet no cemetery within a
radius Of 40 miles. IS the claim ad-
Vanced by the residents Of Metaline,
Wash. To make the claim even more
remarkable, the city has been dead for
g years, although it had great mineral
ct Its finger tips, awaiting fits awaken
ing But within the last week Ii has
shown signs of coming to its own.
Metaline is unique in many respects.
The absence Of a cemetery is a case
in point. Colville, 40 miles distant, Is
said to have the nearest cemetery. It
was solemnly told by old-time citizens
that there had been no funeral there
since the city was founded, and that
moi one person mad died or illness.
"One must go away in order to die" Is
the way they put It to one. They claim
sickness is almost unknown there,
Dead Mans Reef" below the falls,
has five graves along the shore, but
this is occasioned by drownings that
have taken place up the river toward
Newport, the bodies floating to this
point, where they are thrown on the
reef and are placed in the ground with
out funeral or cagket
Indications point to a great future
for Metaline It Is now wholly depend
ent upon the steamboats, that ply reg
ularly between Newport and lone, a
distance of so miles. The boats car
not go below lone, which is five miles
above Metaline, the rapids impeding
further progress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
Commercial Article Made from Bone
Declares Fur Buyer.

Kansas City, Mo.-Local hide and
fur dealers are laughing right loud
over the news from Philadelphia that
the Elks adopted the plan Of discard
the elk's tooth as the emblem Of the
order 50 that there may be an end
to the wholesale slaughtering Of the
elk.
Jewellers who handle elks' teeth say
the stocks are low. and that they have
not been added to In the last two
years. but that the price has jumped
from SO cents to SO per pair for the
teeth. NJ. Lyons. who has been buying
furs in Kansas City for a quarter Of a
century. declared that SO cents a pair
would be robbery for the commercial
"elk's tooth" OF to-day
because the supply Is 30 great. -
was his reason "The Elks need not
worry about the supply running out
so long as Armour is running and has
a bone pile. Armour sorts the bones
for knife handles. piano keys and elks'
teeth. among other things. The Best
People on Earth may weep as they
SIT In their lodges. for the slaughter OF
the poor elk that the members may
have their teeth chatterlng all over
their watch chains. their coat lapels,
and In their pockets. but 1t would be
going too far to stop the industry Of
hunting the eik's tooth. The clubman
who thinks the elk's tooth Is hunted in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
Walters Aid Hotel Guest In Search For
Missing Molars.

chicago-A guest took a chew Of
tobacco in the Victoria hotel the other
night and started trouble that reached
to the furthermost limits OF the hos
telry
It all came to focus IN the cafe
when the guests and walters regarded
with curiosity guest who suddenly
struck q match held It under the table
and began a careful search for some
lost article.
All the other guests stopped to see
where the torchlight procession vas
heading. The walters focked to aid
the guest in the hope that they might
recover a tip-provoking diamond.
Done drapped er dI'mun. cap'n?"
queried the head waiter.
NO, confound 1t, I've lost two
teeth.
The waiter showed a double row Of
them, not as an alibi. but because the
grin required it. The grin did the
trick.
Mad as a hornet the guest ran out
to Clerk McHenry, who is as Eoted a
peacemaker as ever stayed away from
The Hague.
I'll make you pay for theml" he
shouted.
WHAT" asked Mr.. McHenry.
Ny teeth" said the guest.
By this time everybody IN the house
knew that two bridge teeth. bele aging
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22

Riverside. N. J.-Caleb Hatch was
out late the other night with his bicy-
Gle with no lamp, and not caring to
risk riding through the town without
a light on his wheel he picked up q
half pint whisky flask by the waysids
and put a dozen firehies in it. This
he flung on the front Of his machine
and the flashing lightning bugs
saved him from arrest, as the local
policemen were satisfied when Hatch
rode by with his wheel all lit up
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
AroMIzER RoUTs BURGLAR.
Latter Jumps from Window When
Girl Turns on Spray.

Chicago.-Congratulations are still
being received by Margaret Hobbs,
the 17-year-old daughter Of Roy Hobbs,
because she had routed a burglar.
Miss Hobbs and her parents had
been seated on their front steps for
some time when Miss Hobbs went In
to the house for a letter she wanted
to mail.
Suddenly there was a crash within.
Mr.. Hobbs rushed into the house. His
laughter was standing near a window
nolding an atomizer in her hand. An
odor Of lilac filled the room The win
dow was open
ooh, you ought to have seen him
rum" laughed the girl Il guess this
gun Of mine scared him more than he
did me-"
Miss Hobbs then told her father
that on entering the room she had dis
covered the burglar She took the
atomizer from a bureau and turned
the stream of perfume on the intruder.
He jumped through the window.
The same burglar Is believed to
have robbed several houses in the
same neighborhood Of small sums
Miss Hobbs said: "I surprised him
as much as he startled me. But, oh,
it was funny. When he got Whit
of that perfume l guess he thought
all the evil spirits were after him.
WAS frightened? Yes, / was,
after it was all over"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22

FINDS HIS LOST TEETH In PLUG

to a well dressed man, had disap-
peared mysteriously. The whole house
was searched.
Have you seen two teeth?" becam8
the question Of the hour.
Finally the guest pulled plug %
tobacco from his pocket and started 10
take bite There, in the side Of ths
plug. nestled the two missing teeth.
Here's where We dodge a Law suit
said McHenry.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
soYs TO PAY FATHERS DEBTS.
Sons Of Ohio Forger VIII Devote
Lives to Work.

Kenton, O.-The two sons Of former
Mayor Black. who declares part Of the
$2S,O0O proceeds of his confessed for
geries went to defray the expenses oe
the boys in college win dedicate their
lives to the repayment Of the entire
defalcation to the victims, Miss Har-
riet Stanley and DR.. Sepp.
Il will see that every cent Of the
money is paid back" announced John
Black, % years old. This shall be
the first aim of my life"
1T shall be my duty likewise de-
cleared his brother, William. We
will work together to remove the debt
shall not rest until it is all dis
charged"
John Black has ended his junior
year at Wabash college, Crawfords-
vile, Ind. He had planned to enter
the medical school Of the University
Of Pennsylvania this fall Instead ha
will sell molasses and calico over q
Bucyrus counter
The younger brother had planned
to return to Miami university. He
had completed his first year there.
I'VE we're not extravagant at col
lege," said John. "but it is torture TO
learn now that every cent we had
was stolen by our own father. He
loved US dearly. From our childhood
days he had always told us how he
was determined we should have the
best Of educationsp
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22

Naples-A cargo OF live fish fron
Australia has arrived here. the
species called blue eyes, Prof.
Count Morner the Swedish consul At
Sydney, discovered that the fish lives
wholly on mosquito larvae. and the
Italian government ordered its repre-
sentative IN Australia to send him
home cargo Of the fish. They win
be distributed amans all the regions
infested with irssseE aal malaria
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22

Hartford. Mieh.-While fishing at
Hull lake, near here, men brought to
the surface PIECES OF a woman's scalp
with long haiFg attached Late last
fall screams were heard at the Milo
Root home, bat as none Of the women
were ct home no investigation was
made and nothing wts said Vnt1 the
piece OF scalp was izund.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
WOMEN IN EVANSTON, ILL.,, HOW
EVER, Are PLENTIFUL.
Feminine Population Of Fashionable
Chicago Suburb Greatly Out
numbers Masculine-Figures
Of Recent Census.

Chicago. Evanston, north shore
city Of wealth. pride and culture. is
gaining in feminine population. is los
ing her masculine inhabitants and is
confronted with race suicide
This situation, regarded by socioio-
gists as aftording food for reflection.
was revealed the other day with the
completion Of the city's annual school
census.
The figures showed an increase Of
470 IN the feminine population. de-
crease Of ~ in the number Of mascu-
line inhabitants and an increase OF
only seven IN the number under 2t
years Of age
The census taker found that race
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
HovsEkEEpERs FORM UNION.
Will Resist Exorbltant Demands Of
Servant Girls and Fix Wage Scale.

New York.-To resist what they W
gard as the exorbitant demands of
house servants, the women OF Norris
town, N. j.. are planning to organize
a Housekeepers' Protective union, and
a meeting for organization will shortly
be held. It is proposed that the women
shall each promise not to pay more
than a certain price for certain classes
Of servants. In this way It is hoped
either to drive out the hlgh-priced
servants or to make them agree to a
new scale OF wages.
The servant question, one woman
deeply interested said, Is now one
that brings no good to any one ex-
cept the intelligence Office and the
undertaken. It is emptying our
pockets, breaking up our homes and
making our lives such a burden that
it is breaking down strong women.
The servant problem must either
be solved so that people in ordinary
circumstances can employ them or
else we will become a people abso-
lutely without home life.'
The women say that in 1901 wait
resses received s12 a month. while
the same class now demand $40 to
s25. In 1891 it was said a cook who
would do the laundry work received
sl4 and now the cheapest wage a
ccok will work for is s25 and she win
rot do laundry work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
GIRLS Fiddle" STOPS WORK.
St. Louis Contractor Cannot Pave Al
ley Because Men Want to Dance.

st. Louis.-Recent developments on
Eads avenue would indicate that
walking delegates and union labor
pickets are not the only people who
force other people to quit work.
Miss Louise Myers. Of 3436 Eads
avenue. is a high class performer on
the violin and keeps herself up to the
mark by regular practice. A con
tractor for the city is at present en-
gagged in paving the alley in the rear
Of the Myers residence and employs
several negroes in the work. The
other day the contractor asked Mr..
Myers to "lay of" his daughter.
"You know" he said, this is time
contract. When your daughter plays
that fiddle I can't get lick Of work
out OF my men. When she tunes W
they just drop their spades and begin
to hoe it down"
Miss Myers agreed to suspend op
erations for a week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-22
STREAM PUMPED DRY.

the Duke estate. to look over the situ-
alton
Mr. and Mrs. Duke had just LETT the
estate for a three weeks auto tour,
and the manager decided there was no
need to prolong the display and agreed
to stop the drain from the river and
give the mills a fair share Of the
water. SO the Duke pumping plant was
closed down and the river win be
allowed its normal flow for several
days.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-18
TEXTILE BODY
ACTS AGAINST
CHILD LABOR

This mornings session OF the Textile
workers convention began shortly after
Q o'clock.
The principle discussion again conferred
about the proposition to increase the per
capita tax OF new locals After consider
able debate II was voted, on the sueges-
ton OF Chairman Ross OF the committee
on organization, to have the organizers
instructed TO explain both the old and
new systems TO new locals and then leave
IL TO them To choose which system they
VIII Join the national organization under
Ihe principle points in which the new
system differs from the old one are that
the per capita tax, OF locals organized
under IL, is higher. and ID carries better
strike protection from the national or
ganization, and also a death benefit from
the same source.
The committee on the secretary's re-
port made its report this morning The
report was accepted. after debate.
resolution was adopted condemning
the injunctions placed upon labor organ
izations and wage earners.
The child labor question was discussed
at the session and resolution adopted
urging all locals 10 continue TO agftate
for the abolishment OF this evil.
On recommendation OF tho committee on
organization II was voted 10 place or
ganizers in Maine, New Hampshire and
Texas. The executive council was in
structed To send an organizer speaking
both French and English to Woonsocket
for three months, To organize every
branch OF textile workers there, the or
ganizer TO be assisted by Thomas O. Don
nell OF Fall River and Samuel Ross of
New Bedford
A resolution was also adopted urging
members OF unions TO induce other mem
bers OF their families to join unions of
the trades In which they are engaged.
This comprises the most important busl.
ness OF the session, which ended at y
o'clock.
This afternoons session began at 2
o'clock and Is very important one as
the officers are TO be elected.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-18
caucus. did not leave his home.
ESTERDAY'S TESTIMONY.


Declaring under oath that they did not
attend the caucus or vote there four men.
voters In the Third ward, whose names
were checked by the Dunn caucus officials
Tuesday evening. appeared before the
board of canvassers and registration yes
terday afternoon. One of the men, John A.
Meehan. a conductor on night car,
swore that Edward Fay, one OF the eau
Gus checking clerks on duty that night,
told him to say that he had voted. II any
one asked him.
Antonio Testa, 627 Charles street. was
called as a witness. Said he did not 20 TO
the caucus. and therefore did not vote.
His name was checked on the list as hav-
ing voted. Mr.. West admitted for his cli-
ents that the man who had just spoken
was Antonio Testa OF 63I Charles street.
Patrolman william NJ. Delaney said he
lives at "a Osborn street. He declared that
he was on duty at the Central polce sta
tion between the hours OF and 10 Tues
day night. He was summoned from the
police station to testify. He did not vote
and did not know that his name had been
checked on the list until told so yesterday
In the room where the hearing was beins
hid.
James A. Meehap of SO Douglas avenue.
a conductor on "A night car running on
Pawtucket avenue, was on duty on his
car the night Of the caucus. He said he
did not attend the caucus and did not
vote.
Edward II. Moran, is Balaklava street,
an employe In the city engineers onice,
swore that he did not vote at the caucus,
though his name appeared checked.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-18
NEGRO BISHOPS
To Be chosen
IN P. {. CHURCH

Richmond. Va, Oct 1S.-The Suffragan
bishops bill was passed by the house OF
bishops of the Episcopal convention last
night This is the same bill that was
passed by the house of deputies I'm tho
general convention In settlement OF the
negro question. as far as the Episcopal
church Is concerned
IL is understood that many of the do
ceses will ask for negro suffragan bishops
TO work among the negroes, these bishops
being under the immediate control OF the
white bishops OF the diocese i'm which
they work. II is thought the negro ques-
ton will not disturb further the present
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-18
Fire Record

Manset. Me, Oct. 1s-The motor boift
factory OF Clement and Lawton and the
ice house and stable OF William Ward
were burned last night, the loss being
about $1,000. All tho buildings were owned
by Mr.. Ward, who carries an insurance
OF $500. There is no Are fighting appara-
tus and surrounding buildings were saved
with difficulty.
Rockland, Me-, oct. 1s.--The Fiske
house at South Hope. a two and half
story frame hotel famous In this locality
for 30 years as place for social gather
ings, was burned early today. together
with dance hall. large stable and ice
house connected with II. Loss about $4,000
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-18
MERCANTILE NATIONAL
BANK INSOLVENT

New York. oct. 1s---A special meeting OF
the clearing house committee was held
this morning TO consider the general
banking situation.
The solvency OF the Mercantile National
bank. as reported by President Nash of
the Corn Exchange bank last night. was
reaffrmed
IL is understood that the condition OF
certain other banks In this city was dis
cused at the meeting, but far as could
be learned no definite action with regard
10 these institutions was taken. To quote
a representative OF the clearing house:
'"rhe situation is now under control