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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11
FOUR DEATHS IN
 DISASTROUS FIRE Twelve Story Building Destroy
 ed In New York
FlREMEN BURNED IT
Several More of the Heroic CTS Are Dangerously In
 Many People Have \
 Escapes From Bull,

New York, January 10.-F
 met their deaths tonight wh'
 sponded to a fire that ruined
 building, 12-story business st
 cupying the block between | teenth and Nineteenth street,
 avenue Fought by half the
 Manhattan and apparatus tha
 the streets for blocks, the fla
 brought under control and were
 to the building in which they
 Floor after floor gave way and
 to the basement, and beneath tn
 no less than 90 firemen were cal
 either killed outright or seriously,
 When the fire had burned itself
 roll was called, three men of ( No. 27 and one from fire patro failed to respond. They were Phillips, Thomas O'Conner, John and John Fallon.
 Tim Hutchinson of patrol No. 3 moved dying to the hospital. Co 2 Wilson and Captain Garvin of companies Nos. "A and 72, who we jured internally, were among those gerously hurt.
 When the catastrophe began the ence hotel. which adjoins the b, building on Eighteenth street, was ] a temporary hospital, where four pl clans gave immediate aid to the injl Ia actf, ta1 tn, at 1,900,000.
 The fire was one of the most spectat as well as disastrous in recent y From start to finish it's course marked by heart-rending scenes, st tional escapes and flashes of fire.
 Fire Burned Rapidly.
 The building was occupied oh by publishing houses, though a S of other businesses had work room offices there. The loss to the ten is total. The fire started on the floor in the offices of Roper .S J son, publishers, and before streal water had fallen upon it, it had up through several floors and all Of upper floors were ablaze. On the floor, where the watchman discov the fire, five girls employed by Ditmore Woolen company were at W The flames rose above them and girls hurried down stairs to the st
 On the top floor in the Suffolk graving company's establishment, men were working. Their escape cut off and they fled to the Flames had surrounded them on t sides and they were in imminent ger of death when rescued by m of a life line shot from a mortar and manned by hook and ladder pany on the roof of the Florence h adjoining. The hotel is seven st, in height and from its roof a rope fired across the top of the bur building. There it was seized by imperilled men and the free end I fast about a chimney Down this hand over hand. dropped the six ] to safety. Meantime the Florence had been emptied of the 200 guests nearby houses were also vacated. Seven firemen of engine No. 72, W first arrived, ran up to the fifth flo' the burning building after S5 foot | tension ladders had been raised tc l windows of that story to make pos 1 the fremens safety. In the effor 1 stay the flames at the place of or ]! the firemen were driven to the win' l only to find that the tops of the lac l had been burned, cutting off their l retreat. Three of the seven ma 1 desperate effort to reach the roof CONTINUED ON PAGE s.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11
FIVE PERSONS ARE
 KILLED OUTRIGHT
Passenger ColIides With Log
 ging Train
TRAINS MEET ON TR6sTlE
Wreck Occurs 10 Miles West of Vine gar Bend on the Alabama and
 Mississippi Railroad.
 List of the Dead.

Mobile, January 1O.-A special to the Item from Vinegar Bend Ala, tells of a disastrous wreck on the Alabama and Mississippi road 10 miles from that place this morning about o'clock, caused by head-on collision between a passen- ger train and logging train. Five per sons were killed outright and two serious ly injured. The trains were badly wrecked and the escape of other persons from death and injury is considered remark able.
 The dead are:
 w. B. Paine, merchant of Vinegar Bend.
 Charles c. Busbee, a section foreman. Three negroes names unknown.
 The list of injured is as follows:
 Frank Morris, engineer of the pas- senger train, seriously injured will die. Henry Hall, fireman of passenger train, seriously injured, cannot live.
 Several negroes, slightly injured.
 Twelve miles west of Vinegar Bend the road turns sharply and the greater portion of this curve is made up of trestling that spans a ravine and small brook at the bottom. Bowling along at
  passengers, the passenger train took the curve and trestle just as an extra freight train came into view on the opposite end. Before Engineer Marks could bring his train to a stop both trains met head on in the very center of the trestle.
 Simultaneously with the collision the trestle gave way and both engines and trains crashed through, falling to the bottom of the ravine
 On the logging train were a number of convicts, as were also others on the pas senger train, going to various points along the road.
 As soon as news of the wreck was re- eeived at Vinegar Bend all available physicians there and a number of other persons were placed on handcar and hurried to the scene.
 Engineer Marks resides at Vinegar Bend, where he has a wife and several children He has the distinction of pull ing the first train over the road 16 years ago. The names of the others reported killed cannot be ascertained at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11
Resolution Is Offered Touch- ing on Arbitration and
 Greater Armaments
COMMISSION ID BE FORMED
 ID TAKE UP MATTER
Hobson Says Armaments Should Be Proportionate To Dangers, and Ar bitration Should Be Extended
 In Fair Proportion.

Washington, January 10.-Preliminary to the campaign for an enlarged and im- proved navy which he purposes to intro duce In the House, Representative Rich mond Pearson Hobson of Alabama today offered resolution providing for the ap- pointment by the President of a commits sion whose duty 1t shall be to investigate and report to the President and to Con- gress upon the best means of preserving the general welfare by the use aI<f exten- sion of arbitration and by 1de mainten- ance of armed forces"
 The commission is consist of seven members, one from the army, one from the navy, one from the Senate, one from the House, one from the recognized au- thority on international law and two at discretion, the salary of each exclusive of the members of Congress, to be s75O6 Il year. The resolution appropriates s25.Oo0 other expenses.
 Captain Hobson dictated the following statement today:
 ''The recent interparliamentary and Hague conference declared in favor of the serious national question of armaments. l The best way in my opinion, is to ap- 1 point a non-partisan commission, eom- posed of representatives from the various departments of life most decidedly affect ed and charged with the duty of inves- tigatlng thoroughly and scientifically this | complicated subject This commission
 'd ~ th9 question of arbitration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11
Business Man Dead.

Knoxville, Tenn, January 1O.-Joseph T. McTeer, secretary of the J. T. McTeer Clothing company, one of the largest wholesale houses of this state died here this morning He has been i'll for the past six months. He was one of tle lead ing young business men of Knoxville.
 
 the road and that it would be a good thing for the bank"
 ''Did you think the securities of the roads given as collateral for the advances of money were safe and good?" 'T never did anything in my life that I did not think was all right. Pressed for a more direct reply MT Walsh answered:
 "Yes, I thought the securities were good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11
Cannot Tax Insurance Loans.

New Orleans, January 10.-According to a decision handed down here today by Judge Saunders in the United States court, state assessors cannot tax money loaned by foreign insurance companies to local policyholders nor can premiums col lected and deposited locally be taxed while awaiting transmission to the home office The decision was made in a case which grew out of an effort by the state assessors in the parish of Orleans to tax such money of the New York Life ln- surance company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11
RiOts Break Out Around the
 Landtag Building
DEMANDS ARE TURNED BONN
Laborlno Men Have No Personal Vote and This They Demand, But Won Buelow Refuses To Grant
 Their Request.

Berlin, January 10.--A demand made in the Prussian landtag today for manhood suffrage in Prussia, brought out the statement from Prince Von Buelow. the imperial chancellor, that while the mat ter required reform, the government did not consider that manhood suffrage would be good for the state and that secret voting would not be permitted
 This statement was distinctly unpop- ular with the people, who had gathered in large numbers outside the landtag building Riotlng began and the police were speedily reinforced. The demon- strants spread throughout the city and to control them the police had to charge with drawn sabres. A number of the rioters were injured and some of the po- lice sustained wounds.
 The Vorwaerts, the leading socialist organ. is distributing extras this after noon declaring that the hour has struck for the masses to demand representation in parliament
 Crowd Driven Away
 After being driven away from the neghborhood of the landtag building, the crowd made its way In the direction of the imperial palace. The police barred the streets leading to the palace, but they did not clear the square facing the i'm ''f I re.1denoe, where the f.-ailv or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11

CONTINUED ON PAGE s.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11

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The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10

Ed. Tim and Will O'Connor arrived
last Saturday from Minnesota and have
since been kept very busy with their In
tefosts in the Belield Land & Investment
Co. The O'Connor Bros. are hustlersaand.
have sold many acres Of fine land tribu-
tary to Belfeld that has brought consid-
cradle business to the town. This week
they had a large party Of buyers from
Ohio.
AT St Patrick's church in Dickinson
at high moo Thursday took place the
marriage of Miss Maybell, dauehter Of
Mrs. Kate Schmefbau9h, to William
Michalak, both Of Belfeld. Nj. and Mn.
;Michalak have lived in this vicinity
for some little time and have the best
wishes of their many friends. They will
make their home on q claim about five
miles from town.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
R,CnARDJoN ITEMS.

j. C. Robinson, q former night opera
tor of this place left, Tuesday for St.
Louis.
Henry Cook of Gladstone stopped in
town on his way home from an eastern
trip.
Mi. and Mrs. Charles Kyseth Of Mar
shall were in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Ramsell from Big Flat was in
town Tuesday.
Otto Kauer commenced teaching in
school No. 3 Monday.
Postmaster C. C. Hill went to Hebron
Sunday to see about an orchestra for the
band dance. October 16h.
D! W. Mckenzie and wife of Dickin-
son visited Mrs. Acknowledgment south
Of town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kaiser are the
proud parenus Of an 11-pound boy born
Sunday. October 4th.
The Sisters school opened Monday,
September 10Th.
Nels Brovold's hay was burned at his
ranch last week.
BENJAMIN Webb returned last week
from his visit in Nelson. British Column
bia.
j. A. Krick has installed a new hot
water heating plant at his house.
Miss Elizabeth May of Minneapolis
has been visiting at the home of Mrs.
E. B. Mcconnell.
Mr. and Mrs Martin Eskastrand visited
relatives south of town Saturday and
Sunday.
Jim, John and Will Wakefield of Mott
were in town Tuesday. Jim and Will
Wakefield expected to leave for their
cattle ranch nea Wibaux.
Clifton Wilson, the little boy that was
staying with Bennie Breaum was kicked
in the head by a horse, Friday. DR. Bussen
dressed the wound and the boy is getting
on nicely.
John Breaum left for a visit in Sioux
City, S. D., and other points Thursday.
Joe Fleck left Friday for Minneapolis
where he will attend business college.
Joe Lawler went to St. Paul Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth May of Minneapolis
returned to her home after q weeks visit
with Mrs. E. B. Mcconnell.
F. E. McCurdy made a business trip
to Manning the first of the week.
Samuel Trigg a. former operator of
Gladstone arrived Saturday to take J.. C.
R%obinson's place as night operator here.
: Killer Bros. are putting electric lights
in their store.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10

DR.. Charest has a long and successful
experience in the treatment of all cur
able medical and surgical diseases.
His equipment is u%nexcelled by any In
stitute or Hospital west Of Chicago, and
he treats his patients by the latest and
the most scientific methods of Europe
and the East. These include the X-Ray,
Radium Ray, Vibrators. Massage, Fin
sen light, Lymph and the most carefully
prepared medicines.
Consultation to those interested, 81.
DR.. CHAREST,
Fargo. NJ D.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
NEW ENGLAND.

Many farmers here r blowing.
W. T. Loomis was in Mott the first of
the week.
George Gardner sprained his ankle
quite badly on Monday.
Andrew Steelhammer's boy is very ill
with typhoid fevef.
Sam Moe and N. E. Nelson carried
grain to Dickinson last week.
Andrew Tufland returned Monday after
a weeks absence spent with friends in
Dickinson and Sentinel Butte.
Harvey Adams, who has been working
during the harvest season near Fargo,
returned home last week.
Mrs. H. Sherwood is visiting her bro
ther, Asa Gardner, IN her way from
Tyndall. S. D., to Washington.
Carl Asse took a load of flax to Dick
inson the first of the week and received
@1.Uo DEF OuSnel Tor MS grain.
H. o. Kunzie and W. T. Loomis left the
first of the week for Hope. N. D., where
they expect to transact some real estate
business.
J. H. Cronkite, who was injured in q
runaway accident nearly a month ago at
Scranton. is still confined to the house,
although his condition is much better.
We are informed on very good authority
that the N. P. right of way purchasing
agents have been busy for several days
making purchases along the new Cedar
survey. The work the past week has
been in the vicinity Of Kennedy, nea,
the George Harkins ranch. When the
people see the purchasing agent in the
field they begin to feel that something
is doing.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
OFFICIAL P FOR
STARK COUNTY.
PRESS TELEPHONES

THIS week the Press is publish
ing nearly a page of matter for
the republican county committee
and in justice to ourselves and
candidates whose names do not
appear in the write-up we will
state that the matter is reproduc-
ed just as it was supplied US, set
in type, at a late hour the night
before publication.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
GLADSTONE ITEMS

Miss Kate Rothschiller, who attends
school at Richardton. spent Sunday will
her parents.
Andrew Jopp was in Dickinson the
first of the week to attend the regular
meeting of the county commissioners.
William Merlock returned from Dick
inson Tuesday.
Mrs. Larson went to Dickinson Wednes-
day.
A. w. Link was visiting friends in
Gladstone the first of the week.
Samuel Trigg, the night operator, has
gone to Richardton and his place at this
station has been taken by Daniel Hurley.
Mrs. M. c. Brown. who has been ill
for the past two weeks, went to the
Stein hospital Tuesday for treatment.
She was accompanied by Miss Tretter, the
trained nurse.
Miss Emma Kemble spent Sunday with
her parents and returned to her school
Monday morning.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
JUDICIAL,

For District Judge. 10th District
w. G. Crawford. -.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10

FIFTY YEARS A BLACKSMITH.
samual R. Worley Of Hixburg, Va,
has been shoeing horses for more than.
fifty years. He says: ""Chamberlain's
Pain Balm has given me great relief from
lame back and rheumatism. It is the
best liniment | ever used" For sale BY
all druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
TICKET

NATIONAL.
WILLIAM h. TAFT. Ohio.
y;s: SHERMAN. New York.
THOs. +. MARSHALL, pickey.
q. s. Representatives-.
A.. GRONNA. Nelson.
L. b. HANNA. Cass.
STATE.
g. a. johnson. Ward. {
Lieutenant Governor
r. 8. Lewis. Cass.
Supreme Court Justice
B. F. Spaldlng. Cass.
Secretary Of State
Alfred Blaisdel. Ward.
:. K. Brishtbin, rowner.
G.L. Biokford Ward.
w. L. Stockweu. Walsh.
Attorney General
Andrew Miller. Burleigh.
Insurance Commissioner
E. g. Cooper, Grand Forks.
w. G. Gibreath. Morton.
Railroad Commissioner
Q: F: N. Anderson. Ramsey.
". q. Mann. Morton.
JUDICIAL.
For District Judge. 10th District
W.. G.. Crawford.
LEGISLATIVE.
For State Senator. s1st District
L.. A. Simpson.
atives. 3lst District
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
DR.. GhareSt
SPECIAL ST

Diseases of men, diseases OF women,
nervous diseases, skin diseases, rheu-
matism. catarrh. BY request Of his pa
tents, will visit professionally, Dickinson,
at the St. Charles Hotel, tuesday, Nov.
3, Returning Every -four Weeks.
In Fargo Office, 1923, fifth Ave. South
Sundays.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
For Sale.

IS Rambouilett Rams and rs Oxford
Downs, all yearlings Of my own raising.
w. F. Griswold, 10 miles east of New
England, r. Q. Horswill. oI2-tf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-10
SAVES TRAIN FROM BAD WRECK.
b. C o. Engineer Puts on His Emer-
gency Brake In Nick of Time.

Oscar Stoner, an engineer on the B.
&. o. railroad living at Garrett, Ind.
early this morning saved his train from
a disastrous wreck when he threw the
emergency brake, thus preventing his
train, which was running at a high
rate of speed, from running into an
open switch.
Through a mistake, the tower man
gave the engineer the signal for a
clear track, when in fact the switch
was open. Upon approaching the
switch the engineer noticed the red
light and while he doubted himself
whether he could avoid an accident, he
threw the emergency brake. hoping
that the train would slow down enough
to go into the switch without danger.
He took no chances. and jumped, suf-
fering a broken foot in the fall that
he took. The train continued into this
switch at slower speed and remained
on the srack.
Stoner was taken to the South Chi
cago hospital. where he is being cared
for.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-10
TO DEDICATE STATION
Big Preparations Are Being
Made For Celebration
This Month.

The new Kensington police station at
One Hundred and Fifteenth street,
the first to be built under the Busse
administration, will be dedicated with
imposing ceremonies this month. Every
thing will be in readiness for the dedi-
cation festivities with the next two
weeks when the exact date for dedica-
ton will be made public.
The affair will be held under the au-
spices of the South End Business Mems
association. Lieutenant Mooney, who
will be at the new station will give a
grand banquet after the dedicatory
ceremonies, to which all children and
ladies will be invited A squad of po-
lice from the South Chicago station, un-
der the leadership of Captain Halpin
will be in attendance and will help
break in" the new station.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-10
HOLLAND BULB TRADE IMMENSE
Over 10000 Acres Devoted to Raising
Tulips and Hyacinths.

An industry characteristic of the
Netherlands is the raising of tulip
and hyacinth bulbs. Attempts have
been made in several parts Of the
world to grow these, but nowhere can
the experiment be said to have been
successful, as the proper kind Of soil
for propagation of perfect bulbs seems
only to exist in the small space of ter
ritory between the cities of Leyden
and Harlem.
This stretch of country is in reality
the bottom of the old Haariem sea,
which was laid dry about the year
1852, and this sea-bottom dirt, a COM
bination of sand and decomposed vege-
tables and plants. appears to be the
only soil capable of producing the
flower bulbs mentioned.
These bulbs are exported to all parts
of the world; the demand is constantly
increasing, and an increased area is
from year to year set apart to the cul-
tivation of bulbs. The statistics for
1906, the latest available, give this
area as 4,05S hectares, equal to 10.027
acres
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-10
Experiences Boom.

Already property north of Seventy
ninth street has experienced a de-
cided boom because of the five cent
street car fare that went into effect
August l. Inquiries for local property
ere reported by many of the real estate
dealers through the north end and a
rapid settlement of this section seems
assured.
A further impetus to the boom will
probably soon be given by a reduced
fare the Illinois Central railroad,
necessary to meet the competition of
the street car company. This will
beenft the Windsor Park and Chelten-
ham district. Grand Crossing and vi
entity. Much just and highly unfavor-
able criticism has been given to the
local street car facilities since the
granting of the new franchise. 1t is
to be hoped and believed that most of
the causes of complaints will be re-
moved during the next thirty days.
And the development of local property
by reduced street car and railroad fares
will atone in a great measure for the
discomfort that has been the portion
of this section for the lase few months.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-10
HERE AND There IN The CALUMET REGION
OBJECT TO CROSSING
Grand Crossing Citizens Be
lieve Overhead Railroad
is Dangerous.

Citizens of Grand Crossing and the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion are aroused over the matter in
which the railroad tracks are being ele-
waited through their suburb.
It is insisted by local citizens and ad-
mitted by the officials of the Lake Shore
road that the three railroads interested
in the work are spending between five
and seven million dollars in getting rid
of the one death dealing crossing at
street grade. only to create a far more
dangerous death-trap in the air. So
acute has become the situation that w.
ID. Brown, senior vice president of the
New York Central road, after talking
with the officials of the road in Chicago,
FASTENED to New York where he will lay
the matter before President Newman.
1t is not difficult to realize what
might happen at any time on such a
crossing. declare the citizens of Grand
Crossing. In the event of a wreck
twenty feet in the air, cars and even
whole trains might be thrown to the
street below, killing more in a single
instance than a grade crossing would
kill in years. excessively dangerous
though the latter might be.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-10
ARE MASTERS OF EvAslvENEss
Bedouin's Answer Typical of the Peo-
Pile of the East.

In the far east, when men converse
together, an evasion is equal to an
answer. Riding down to Egypt over
the old caravan route from Jerusalem
to Cairo, Norman Duncan and a party
pitched their tents outside Bedouin
village and by so doing offended
against the laws of hospitality which
the people so religiously maintain.
Mr.. Duncan, writing In Harper's Mag
azine, says that he was obliged to turn
aside their reproaches-and avoid the
abominable quarters which were still
being offered Turning to his guide,
he said: THE man must be diverted.
Ask him if the world is round or
fiat" The reply was pure philoso-
piers jewel of the east. If the world
is fat" came the response, after
heavy bordering, Il am content; If 1t
is round, it is by Gods wisdom" And
the men softly applauded, in their
pleasure forgetting their injury, for
getting everything except the joyous
native craft of words