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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
GIlLETTE'S LIFE TAKEN.
Slayer of Grace Brown Dies In
Electric Chair in Prison.


Chester f. Gillette Monday paid the
full penalty of the brutal murder of Grace
Brown. He went to his death in the cleo
trio chair at Auburn prison. Auburn, y.
Y, without a sign of weakness and with
the same lack of emotion which has char
acterized him from the day he was ar
rested charged with the crime. Gillette
appeared to have been fully reconciled TO
his fate, and in statement given out by
his spiritual advisers Immediately after
the execution it is indicated that he had
made confession of his guilt. The crime
for which Gillette forfeited his life was
committed at Big Moose lake in the Adir
ondacks, July II. 1906. He was con-
victed on circumstantial evidence after
trial in which his sweetheart's pathetic
letters of appeal to him were read TO the
jury. These letters have been pronOunc-
ed classic in their simplicity. The trust
ing girl, who had prepared for her mar
riage to Gillette. was drowned in Big
Moose lake after a struggle. The con-
victed mans relatives vainly exhausted
every means to save him from the electric
chair
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
ORDERS ALIENS DISCHARGED.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Will Employ Only Americans.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Will Employ Only Americans.
An order has been issued by the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad to discharge all
foreign workmen and to employ in their
stead native Americans or naturalized
citizens. This action is in line with
that of the big coke companies, who not
long ago decided to discriminate
against alien labor as undesirable from
the standpoint of efficiency and because
of its disorderly tendencies.
When the order reached Pittsburg to
discharge all foreigners some of the
foremen in the cleaning departments
and the section forces objected They
laid great stress on the fact that the
foreigners employed were much better
for the class of labor than Americans,
and as the former had been trained,
new crews would have to be broken in.
to the discontinue of the departments
affected.
When the objections reached head
quarters peremptory orders are said to
have been issued to the superintendent
ents of these departments to discharges
the foreigners at once
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Socialists Call Meeting.
The meeting was planned by thu
ders of the so-called unemployed con
ence of the Socialist party, promi
1t in whose councils have been Nor
Hilquit and Robert Hunter, once
I'd worker of the University settle
Mt and formerly Of Chicago, anf
TELEGRAPH1c BREvIT1Es

President Roosevelt entertained band
of Wyoming Indians by correctly using
their sign language.
Mrs. William j. Lemp, Jr., in a suit
for divorce from the st. Louis brewer,
asks a payment of $4,000.
The New York Metropolitan Company's
grand opera season of 1869 will last
twenty weeks from Nov. 16.
Paderewski has agreed to give piano
recital at Plaza hotel. New York, April
80, in aid of the music school settlement
of that city.
Two elephants have escaped from
circus at White Springs, Fla. Farmers
are hunting them with rifles. The resi-
dents of the country round about are ter
rorized.
Rudolph Schiring, claiming to be a
count and son of Baron Schiring of Aus
tria, has been sent TO Ellis island, New
Fork, for further examination. He ar
rived on the Cedric.
John Heyman, known as Dutch john"
who achieved fame by preparing the fam
GUS "chuck wagon" breakfast for Presi-
dent Roosevelt On his late western trip,
was probably fatally shot at Hugo, Colo,
in quarrel.
]. Ogden Armour had several confer
ences in New York with interests identi-
fed with the Chicago automatic telephone
systems and other automatic telephone
systems throughout the country. The OBJ
ject of the conferences, it is said, was to
bring about a combination of the auto
matte telephone systems of the country.
Miss Helen Daenzer, who conducted a
school of instruction in embroidery and
other fine needlework in Brooklyn, shot
herself to death in a telephone booth in
a drug store, after summoning an ac-
quaintance to care for her body. The
report of the revolver and the dying
groans of the suicide carried over the
wire to the man who answered her call.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
SHOOTS, RUNS AND coNFEssEs.
Newark Youth Decides Murderers
Are Always Caught and Gives Up.

Newark Youth Decides Murderers
Are Always Caught and Gives Up.
Alfred McGrath. 16 years old, of New
ark, is lying dangerously wounded in the.
Memorial hospital in Orange, y. j., and
Ralph Marasco, one year his junior, is
prisoner, having confessed shooting the
McGrath boy because the latter got
job he wanted. After the shooting Ma
rasco fed as far as the Lackawanna sta
ton. There he concluded it wasn't worth
while to run away, that murderers are
always caught, so he threw away his pis-
tol and retraced his steps. Inquiring the
way, he was finally directed to police
headquarters, where he gave himself up.
Marasco said that about a week ago he
saw an advertisement that a boy was
wanted ar a haberdashery store in New
ark. He applied for the place, but Nc
Grath appeared and was hired. Marasco
swore he would have revenge. He stole
his fathers revolver and carried it about
for several days, watching for McGrath.
The other evening he followed him to
East Orange and shot at him through his
coat pocket, the bullet striking McGrath
just above the heart.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
FATHER DIES TO SAVE BABE.
Omaha Man, with Head Submerged,
Holds Child Above Water.

Nan,
Holds Child Above Water.
Standing in several feet of water in
cistern in Omaha into which he had fall
en- with his 2-year-old son Willie, in his
arms, Morris Christensen held the child
at arms length above water until the
babe was rescued by neighbors. For this
devotion to his boy Christensen gave up
his own life, for no sooner had the child
been lifted from his hands than he sank
to the bottom and was drowned. Walking
around the back yard with his child in
his arms, Christensen stepped into thin
covering over a cistern and the two went
down. His wife witnessed the accident
and ran for help. Neighbors responded
and found the baby above water support
ed by Christiansen's arms, his head and
body being below the surface. Twice or
three times he raised his head above the
surface for breath of air. A ladder
was lowered and one of the rescuers lifted
the child from Christiansen's arms. Re
lieved of their burden the mans arms
disappeared The child was quickly lift
ed to the surface and Christiansen's body
grappled for and raised above the water.
Three physicians worked over Christian
sens body several hours, but without
Success
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
GEN. GRANTS COOK LOSES GUN.
Civil War Chez TOO Warlike to Suit
Residents of Michigan Town.

Civil War Chez TOO Warlike to Suit
Residents of Michigan Town.
Gen. Grants army cook, John Furling,
of Wayne, Mich, was compelled to sur
render his trusty revolver the other day
and forego the taste for firearms that
seems to have chung to him from the days
of the Civil War. The aged cook was
convicted of threatening to shoot John
Hopple for treading on the corner of Fur
Hng'S lot. 1t took the jury only five
minutes to find a verdict. but the tedious
work of the trial came in the efforts to
secure jury. Out of thirty men called,
twentyfour admitted prejudice, on the
ground that Furling had at one time or
another threatened to shoot them. So
great was the interest in the trial that
business in the village was practically
suspended while the case was on trial.
Witnesses testified that Furling was ac-
customed to go out at night and fire his
gun, just to show his dexterity with the
weapon. Justice Brewer reserved SEN
tence for one week and continued the de-
PENDANTS $500 bond on condition that he
surrender his revolver.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
CHURCH GIVES TRADING STAMPS
Scheme Works Admirably i'm Bring
ing Children to Sunday School.

Salvation is free and trading stamp
is thrown in at a church in Golden, Colo,
and the attendance is growing. This is
the way it happened. The children at
Golden would just as soon not go to Sun
day school. So Prof Gordon Montague
Butler, superintendent of the Sunday
school of the Presbyterian church, hit on
an idea to draw the crowds. He had
heard of the trading stamp inducement
and so he consulted with the pastor, Rev.
w. n. Friend, and this is what they de-
cided to do: Every child is given a trad
ing stamp every time he goes to Sunday
school, and five of these trading stamps
can be redeemed for valuation equal to
the purchasing power of cents. Of
course, it takes a lot of time, but then it
is great fun to save the stamps, and the
children know that if they attend Sunday
school every Sabbath for five weeks they
will get ) cents worth of something they
want. Now the children of the town all
go to the Presbyterian Sunday school, and
incidentally the other churches are de-
nouncing trading stamps.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Fences Stop His Hat Graft.

Dean Thompson, who resides on a
homestead south of Cody, Wyo., threat
ems to bring suit against the city be-
cause of the number of fences which
have been erected by property owners
thereof. Thompson asserts that before
the fences were put up he never had to
purchase a hat, the wind bringing a plen-
tiful supply from the direction of Cody.
Now the fences catch the hats and
Thompson's graft is at an end.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
MURDER TRAIN AGENT.
Bandits or Santa Fe Stay Messenger
and Loot Express Safes.


While the Santa Fe passenger train
No. 115 was under full speed between
Florence and Newton, Kan, early Sun
day morning robbers entered the ex-
press car of the Wells-Fargo Company,
murdered the messenger, o. A. Bailey,
of Kansas City, and went through the
safes, obtaining at least $1,000 in
money, besides jewelry.
Bailey's body was found when the
train reached Newton. 1t was stretched
on the floor of the car, the head beaten
to pulp and lying in pool of blood.
There was no evidence of a struggle,
the indications pointing to the commit
ting OF the murder while the messenger
was asleep, before he could offer re-
sistance. Bailey was last seen alive
at Strong City. At Peabody some one
opened the car door just enough to
throw out a package of walbills and
then closed it quickly.
The custom of the messenger has
been to go to sleep soon after leaving
Florence. After being struck and rem
dered unconscious, his body rolled to
the floor and the robber, after beating
his head, covered it with the dead
mans coat. From the dead mans
pockets keys were taken and the safes
ransacked.
Two theories are held by the officers.
One is that the robbers entered the
car unobserved at Emporia, Strong City
or some other point along the line and
concealed themselves until a favorable
opportunity to commit the robbery oc-
Cured, and the other is that Bailey
admitted somebody he knew and con-
sidered a friend.
A reward of $1,000 has been offered
by the Wells-Fargo Company for the
apprehenSion of the robbers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
~0N~~NNNN~

The Senate was not in session Friday.
The Democratic filibuster~ in the House
was continued all day. The gag rule was
finally applied to stop the debate on the
district bill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Says Threat Kept Him Silent.

Ii a signed statement Louis L. w.
Archer, the negro ex-convict of Emporia,
Kan, reiterated his charge that two other
negroes planned the murder of ]. S. Col
Inns, the wealthy Topeka real estate man,
for whose killing John Collins, the uni
versity student, is now serving a life SEN
tence. Archer says he had kept silence
because of threats made by the alleged
murderers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Triple Murder Is Discovered.

The bodies of Angelo and Tony Selves
tire and Bernardo Dagannon were found,
each with a bullet in the breast, at Mil
ler's station, in Jefferson county, Ohio,
under circumstances which disclose a
triple murder. The object of the murder
was evidently robbery, as the men were
known to have large amount of money
in their pockets, which were torn out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
KILLS OFFICER IN COURT ROOM.
Fires at Prosecutor, Stays Detective
and Is Himself Fatally Wounded.

Henry Mcdonald started a revolver
battle in the Circuit Court room in Terre
Haute Ind, at o'clock Thursday even
ing when a jury returned a verdict of
guilty against him for arson in dynamit-
ing a church and two stores at Sanford,
and as a result Chief of Detectives Will
liam Z. Dwyer was instantly killed, while
Mcdonald was fatally wounded and four
persons received slight gunshot wounds.
More than twenty shots in all were fired.
When the jury reported its verdict Nc
Donald jumped to his feet and drew re-
volver. He fired at Prosecuting Attorney
James A. Cooper, Jr., but missed. Mr..
Cooper lodged and Mcdonald directed his
fire at the officers seated around the table.
Without an opportunity to defend him
self, Detective Dwyer was shot down.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Gentleman Burglar Is Slain,

Much of the mystery surrounding the
burglar killed by the police in Biloxi,
Miss, has been solved by an Identification
of the body as that of G. A. Riddle, be-
lieved to be from Des Moines, Iowa He
is looked upon as gentleman burglar,
wearing good clothes and stopping at the
best hotels.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Kills Infant Sam and Self.

Joseph McFord, Is months old, was
killed by his father, James McFord of
Baltimore, after which the father cut his
throat, took poison and inhaled gas He
is dying. Domestic troubles probably led
to the tragedy, as Mrs. McFord left her
home three weeks ago, because of dis
agreements with her husband
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Cincinnati Plant Burns.

The plant of the Western Paper Goods
Company, manufacturers of boxes, en-
velopes and bags, on West Sixth street,
Cincinnati, was destroyed by fire. The
building was five stories high, and the
loss to the firm will reach between $780,
900 and $4,000. 1t is believed the fire
was caused by crossed electric wires.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Malta Bomb Wrecks Home.

Because he would not yield to demands
made on him for money, Frank Gugli-
uzza's home in Rochester, n. Y, was
badly shattered by bomb. Ten persons,
including Gugliuzza, his wife and two
children, were in the house at the time,
but no one was hurt. Gugliuzza was
until recently a laborer at Pittston, Pa,
but left because he was receiving Black
Hand letters
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Nomination of DIPLOMATIC.

The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of David Jayne Hill to
be ambassador extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Germany. He also
named Arthur NJ. Beaupre of Illinois to
be minister to the Netherlands and Lux
emburg and Spencer f. Eddy of Illinois
to be minister TO the Argentine Republic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Ends Life in n Long ,Jum,

Edwin ]. Ditmar. is years old, son of
a Brooklyn physician, jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge. New York, and died a
few minutes after he had been taken
from the water Young Ditmar's mother
said he had been respondent for several
weeks because he had been unable to OBJ
tain employment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09

Twin babies, boy and girl, children
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. III. Ackerknecht. 421
West Central avenue, st. Paul. died
Wednesday, victims of soothing syrup
poisoning. The babies. who were
months old, We're restless and each was
given a dose of soothing syrup and sent
to sleep. The coroner is investigating.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09

With a disadvantage of at least seven
pounds against him, Abe Attell. champion
featherweight of America. fought Battling
Nelson of Chicago to a fifteen-round draw
in San Francisco. At the end of the
contest both men were fairly deluged
with blood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
ST. Louis Beer Strike Ended.

Representatives, of twenty-four brew
cries in st. Louis and vicinity and of the
brewery workers unions have signed new
contracts, ending the strike of $500 brew
cry workers which has been on for three
weeks. The strikers will be put to work,
under the settlement, as soon as possible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09

Judge William p. Plat, in the County.
Court at White Plains, n. Y, sentenced
James Harlan, one of the burglars who
masqueraded as a yachtsman in evening
clothes and committed thirteen robberies
in New Rochelle, Mount Vernon and
Yonkers, to twenty-seven years in Sing
Sing prison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
THREATENS TO SELL FORT.
New Yorlx's Comptroller Demands
$5,S6O of Federal Government.

Sb,SOU OF FederaI UOVerhmeht
If any one cares to purchase an up-to-
date fort in good repair and furnished
with the usual supply of guns. he may
soon have the opportunity. City Comp
troller Metz has decided to sell to the
highest bidder Fort Hamilton, one of the
forts that guard the entrance to New
York harbor. He demands that the fed
eral government pay a sewer assessment
amounting to $500 In case this amount
is not paid he says he will surely offer
the property for sale. On the other hand,
it is claimed the national government is
not liable for assessments for local i'm
provements unless by agreement prior to
the doing of the work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Dies as Spouse Is Buried,

just at the hour when she knew that
her husband was being lowered into the
grave in Cleveland, Mrs. Elizabeth Enz.
aged IS years, shot herself through the
head in Denver A telegram telling of
the death of her husband Lawrence Enz.
in Chicago, lay on the bed beside the
BODY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Steals to Help Mother: shot

Discovered escaping with the booty of
his first robbery, John Robinson, aged "a
years, was shot and fatally injured by a
policeman in Philadelphia. In a state
ment to his widowed mother in the pres
ence of a magistrate the young man said:
Mother, this is what got for trying to
help YOU
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
TO CUT CANNED GOODS OUTPUT.
Packers Decide to Defer Purchases
Until After June I.

Packers Decide to Defer Purchases
Until After June I.
Representatives of the Western Pack
ers' Canned Goods Association, in session
in Chicago, decided to defer purchases Of
future corn and tomatoes until after
june l. The purpose, it is said, is TO
curtail the output and protect prices. 1t
is declared that there has been an over
production of both corn and tomatoes
during the last few seasons, and it is
with desire to avoid the recurrence of
this that the arrangement is made. Here
tofore it has been the custom to contract
for. future purchases before the seed was
planted, with the result that many of the
packers had a surplus on their hands.
The territory affected includes Illinois,
Ohio, Indiana Iowa, Wisconsin,, Michi-
gan and Nebraska all of which were rep
resented at the meeting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Northwest Is SnOwbound.

A great snow storm, which started in
North Saskatchewan, was general all over
the Northwest Thursday and traffic was
blocked ON several railway lines. Many
settlers and their effects, from the United
States, are tied up and considerable hard
ship prevails
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
CONGRESSMAN IN A FIST FIGHT
Representative Clark Beats Man
Who AssniIed Him ut Hotel Door.

representative clark Beats man
Who Assaulted Him ut Hotel Door.
Representative Frank Clark and wife
of Florida were just leaving their hotel
in Washington the other morning and had
entered the revolving door when a young
man entered one of the compartments
with a rush, catching Mrs. Clark's hand
and crushing it. The man Immediately
came outside to tender an apology, but
Mr.. Clark, who had his hands full of
grips and books, retorted sharply he did
not want an apology from person SO
rude. Immediately he received a hard
blow over the left eye and fell to the
ground. Before his assailant could get
away Representative Clark had him by
the throat and boosting him up on top of
a counter gave him a beating he will not
soon forget.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09

Capt. J. W. Isbister of Chicago. master
of the steamer Park Foster, was run
down and killed by New York Central
engine at the Georgia street crossing in
Buffalo, n. Y. Capt. Isbister was on his
way to his vessel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
MITCHELL GIVEN HIGH HONOR.
Former Mine Chief Invftd by FRESH
dent to Meet NotabIes.

John Mitchell, ex-president of the min
ers of the country, is one of five Ameri-
cans selected by President Roosevelt to
be special guests of the big conference of
State and territory Governors to be held
in Washington May 10. This conference
will last three days. The sessions will be
held in the White House and will be pre-
sided over by President Roosevelt The
five special guests will be: Grover Cleve-
land, ex-President of the United States;
William Jennings Bryan, leader of the
opposition political party; James j. Hill,
railroad magnate: Andrew Carnegie, man
ufacturer; John Mitchell, miner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Three Topics of Interest.

Walter Wellman, writing from Mis-
soula. Mont, says politics, the panic and
the return Of prosperity are the three
topics which occupy the public mind, as
Judged during tranScontinental journey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Gotch Beats Hackenschmidt.

George Hackenschmidt gave up the
worlds wrestling title to Frank Gotch
without fall being registered at the
Dexter Park pavilion in Chicago Friday
night
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09

Two robbers who escaped from Inde-
pendence. where they had dynamited and
looted a safe in drug store. were cap
tured in Cherryvale. Kan. after being
wounded in an exchange of shots with
Night Marshal Watson and deputy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
Three Killed i'm Flames.

injured some of them seriously, and the
lives of nearly a hundred others were en-
dangered by fire in a five-story tenement
house on Hester street New York. The
dead are Berel Weinstein, his wife and
their 1-year-old son