davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10

The citizens fought a good fight upon
learning that the bank cashier had been
killed. Bill Caldwell, CleH Miller and
Charley Pitts were shot to death and
Bob and Jim Younger, with Jesse
James, were wounded. The wounded
Youngers, together with their brother
Cole, were captured and sentenced to
prison for life. Bob died in prison.
Cole and Jim were pardoned in 1901
and a year later Cole committed sui
eide. Frank James managed to get the
injured Jesse into Dakota and away.
Killed by Treachery.
Such life as Jesse James led was
bound to eliminate in tragedy. Gov
ernor Crittenden. of Missouri, disguised
at the futile efforts of officers and de-
tectives to take him, offered a reward
Of $4,000 for his capture. One Bob"
Ford, with his brother Charles, deter
mined to secure this sum. They had
won the confidence of the outlaw, the
solitary instance, perhaps, in which his
Judgment of men led him astray. These
boys had the freedom of the James
home. They were both there one warm
day in 1882. Because of the heat Jesse
had removed coat and vest and then laid
aside his arms, lack of precaution he
had never before been known TO eXhib
it Observing that a picture on the
wall was askew, he mounted a chair
to adjust it, This gave the Fords their
chance. They had edged between Jesse
James and the bed on which Law his
pistols. Bob then shot him in the back
of the head. There were a few gasps
and Jesse James, bandit and outlaw,
was dead. He lived just long enough
to be gathered into the arms Of his
wife. The revolver that was used for
his undOing had been his own gift to
the man who used it, The Fords got
their money, pardon from the Gov
ernor and the detestation of even the
enemies Of Jesse James. Thereafter
they knew no peace. There was none
so mean as to extend a hand to them.
Charles Ford committed suicide in
Richmond. There were no mourners.
Bob Ford drifted to Colorado, became
an unwelcome habitue of gambling
halls and was shot in drunken brawl.
For long there has hung in the Sam
uels home a framed scroll bearing this
inscription:
In Loving Remembrance of my Beloved
Son
JESSE w. JAMES
Died April 3, 1882
Aged "a years months % days
Murdered by Traitor and Coward
Whose Name is not Worthy to Appear
Here
Such is brief sketch Of Jesso
James, dauntless, desperate, brutal, a
soldier of vengeance, who warred upon
society, his hand against every man,
his legacy the memory of bitterness.
At once loving and merciless, thg
strange and paradOXical product of
heredity and environment, it may bo
said of him, 1--WE never shall see hia
like again." but in the saying therd
can be no cadence of sorrow-Henr;.
James in Philadelphia Ledger.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10

not destined to reap the benefits in
volved in the disposal of the isthmus
for canal purposes, though her shipping
will, Of course, be largely benefited
through the use of the waterway when
completed.
Another contribution to the Panama
map stamps followed in the form Of
one gotten out by the new republic on
its own account. This in turn was fol-
lowed by the well-known Canal Zone
stamps, which are merely the Panama
map stamps, Overprinted with the
words, Canal Zone" and issued for
use in the strip of territory parallel1ng
the canal route and coded to the United
States by Panama. Nicaragua has
also had a map stamp, and this was
nrobablv issued with the same intent
to advertise the suggested Nicaraguan
route for an iSthmian canal that AMI
mated Colombia to stamp advertise
Panama. Venezuela issued q map stamp
in 1896. and it is said that this was
for the purpose of impressing upon the
world in general, and upon Great Brit
ain in particular, the Venezuelan
claims to the boundary between the re-
public and British Guiana.
TTnon the occasion of the meeting Of
the third Pan-Americap congress in
1906 Brazil issued a stamp showing al
Iegorical figures representing the
Americas gathered about large chart
of the Western hemisphere. map
Of the island that it shares with Hayti
was shown on a stamp issued by the
Dominican republic in 1900. New South
Wales celebrated its one hundredth an
niyersary in 1888 by issuing a stamp
bearing q map of the whole of Aus
tralia and the adjacent waters.
Globe charts of the world are shown
on one of the stamps Of the 1894 issue
of Portugal which was in cOmmemora-
ton of the deeds of discovery of Prince
Henry the Navigator, who opened up
the East to civilization much as Column
bus opened up the West, and at about
the same period of history.
One Of the curious map stamps is
that of the treaty port of Ichang, Chi
ma. issued in 1895. The map, or dia-
gram, represents the little settlement
of Ichang, and is the only stamp map
of a city-if Ichang with its fifty Eu-
ropean residents and a handful of Chi
nese can be dignifed with the title of
city"
The Getty" lies on the left bank Of
the river Yang-tse. which stream here
flows in a southeasterly direction. In
the Ichang map stamp the river is la
beled in Chinese characters Chang
Chang" which is equivalent to Long
River" another Of the names given to
it by the natives. On the river front
is the "Halkuan," or custom house, and
back of the settlement is a detached
plot inscribed in tiny characters Wing
Shu," which is nothing more nor less
than the British consulate, the direct
ing force in the Chicago
Inter Ocean
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
4 Danger Avoided.

1t was Il wise young man who
paused before he answered the widow
who had asked him to guess her age.
You must have some idea about it,
she said, with what was intended for
an arch sidewise glance.
4 have several IDEAS he admitted,
with a smile. The only trouble is
that 1 hesitate whether to make you
ten years younger on account of your
looks or ten years older on account Of
your brains"
Then, while the widow smiled and
blushed, he took graceful but speedy
leave.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
HAS VETERANS TALENT
NINETEEN-Y EAR-OLD BOY TAKES
MONEY OF HIS HOSTESS.
Held on Charge of Burglary After Hear
ing, at Which Police Say
He Confessed.

Mll4W kEE. Wis. April =, 1905
The cleverneSs of August Stroh in
gaining entrance to the home of Mrs.
tredericka Uensler on Walnut street,
and his ready wit in an emergency was
deemed by officers who arrested him
worthy of an older man. Stroh is only
IS years old. He was bound over for
trial on 4 charge of burglary this morn
ing.
Stroh is musician of some talent
He graduated from the Juvenile band of
Prof. +. HcnSlcr. whose widow he
robbed. Because he once served in the
reform school, Stroh was suspected.
when Mrs Hensler, returning to her
home from the theater. found the place
ransackcd and ST. worth OF icwelry and
money missing. The boy called at the
Hensler home on the day of the robbery
and told Il story of being cut of work
and of his parents forcing him to leave
home. He asked permission to board Mt
the HenSler home. but Mrs. ucnslcr re
fused.
She excused herself in the evening.
saying that she was going to the thcatcr
and limited that he should leave. She
locked the doors from the inside in
Stroh'S presence. and when she returned
upstairs for her pocket book he hastily
unlocked the rear door. He left with
her through the front door and escorted
her to the ear. assisting her to board it.
Then he returned to the house, entered
through the rear door which he had pre-
viously unlocked, and ransackcd the
house
Taking everything he wanted of value,
Stroh made himself at home. He drew
up an easy chair in the library. and Sc
lecting a book. composed himself for sew
Cral hours enjoyment. During the even
ing callers came and he answered the
door. explaining that Mrs. Henser was
at the thpater. bowed the visitors out.
and returned to his book Before clos
ing time for the thCater he left the house.
When Mrs. Hcnslcr returned, she did not
at first suspect Stroh of the burglary un-
til he was suggested by Detectives Kruae
and Rooney, TO whom he was known. He
was searched for and and found. and
confessed. The iewclry was recovered
and returned to the owner. Stroh's bail
was fixed ut $500
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
ASK FOR AN EXPLANATION.
Attorneys Are in Quandary Over Su-
preme Court Decision.

OSHKOSH. Wis, April 3.-[Spe-
cial. Just what status quo is to be
maintained and what the supreme court
meant by other wording in its decision i'll
the case of X. II. Hackctt, receiver of
against the city of Oshkosh and the
Eastern Wisconsin Railway and Light
company, may be determined by thar
court in rehearing. Since the decision
of the court was rendered, the attorneys
meant by its ruling. Consequently a re
quest has been made of the court to
explain The entire matter will be sub
mitted to the supreme court on April Is.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
DOLLAR A THOUSAND.
That Is What Corporations Must Pay
for Increase Of Capital
Stock.
MADISON. Wis. April 3.-Tsoecia

MADISON, Wis, April 3.-LSpecial.l
Attorney General f. L. Gilbert mas
rendered an opinion to the secretary of
state regarding the fees to be paid by
corporations for amendment articles
The opinion says:
1T is my opinion that all corporations
organized for profit, except as are spe-
cially excepted in that statute, must
upon filing an amendment to their arti-
Giles of incorporation, pay to the secrc-
tary of state, a fee of $40 and in addi-
ton thereto, 81 for each $1,000 of in
crease of capital stock and that irrespec-
tive of the original amount of capital
stock of such interpretations"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
KENOSHA MAN IS ARRESTED.
Prominent German Seized III California
on False Pretense Charge.

KENOSHA, Wis. April 3. August
Kraft, one Of the best known German
residents of Kenosha, has been arrested
at Redwood City. Cal, on a warrant is
sued here charging him with obtaining
large sums of money under false pre-
lenses.
The arrest of Kraft has caused 4 sen
sation, as he always had held Il splendid
reputation. Kraft left here two weeks
ago after having raised a large sum by
mOrtgaging his property.
He also secured money from banks
and from the German Lutheran Church
society
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
IS MYSTERIOUSLY HUET
Madison Business Man Found Wander
ing About Unconscious Two
Miles from Home.
MADISON, Wis. April 3.-rSpeciaIl

MADISON, Wis, April 81 Special.
Charles f. Waterman, senior member
Of a local coal and wood firm, lies in
the city hospital today in an unconscious
condition, believed to be the result of
a fall from Il train during the night AT
about ) o'clock this morning he was
found in the house of Martin j. Olsen,
two miles from his home. He had wan
dered into the house in delirious spell.
He is unconscious.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
COLLIER ACCUSED OF MURDER.
Brother Of New York Publisher Held for
Death of Employee.

BALTIMORE, Md, April 3-Abra-
ham Collier, Il brother of Peter f. Col
Her. the New York millionaire and
owner of Golfers Weekly, was locked
up in jail at Belair yesterday charged
with the murder Of William Haughey,
lumberman employed in Il camp on Col
Iiers estate in Hartford county. Col
lier is accused of striking the man with
a shovel during a quarrel. Haughey died
here today in the American University
hospital. Collier collapsed when ar
rested
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
Burglars Disturb Manitowoc.

MANITOWOC, Wis, April 3.-[Spe-
ciaI THE third arrest for burglary
within a week was made yesterday
when William Bernat was taken into
court on a charge of entering barn and
hen roost of NJ. Kaminski. \ plea of
not guilty was entered and the case ad-
iourned. Albert Booker, Mishicott, VINO
was arrested Monday, pleaded guilty to
petit larceny and was sentenced to three
months.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10

l know 1 will die knowing" They did
not kill her. A little later she was
taken to jail in Liberty, and there, with
her daughter, subjected to hardship and
grossest insults. She was a Southern
sympathizer and, far from denying the
afame with excitement and prejudice,
growing accustomed to every express
sion Of violence, this was offending
enough.
Slaughter of Troops.
1t was enough, too, to drive Jesse
from the perils Of his threatened home
into the ranks of the Quantrell guerril-
las. There he found himself among
men fittingly described as crossed be
tween highwaymen and tigers. He was
a smooth-faced boy, yet soon there was
not one of his comrades more dan
gerous fighter. He was as good a rider
as any, better shot than any, and
the ferocity that had slumbered within
him was reused to a pitch that made
him as denOniac as the rest of the mi
quitous brotherhood of butchery.
The exploits Of the guerrillas, In
which Jesse soon took active part,
were almost beyond belief in their
reckless daring, their frenzied brutal
ity. The affair at Centralia illustrates
the actuating spirit. One day-it was
September a, 18G4-a train bearing
twenty-four Federal soldiers rolled into
the little station. Upon the platform
awaited Bill Anderson, one of Guam
trells most savage followers, and
enough of his associates to overawe the
soldiers. The twenty-four were march
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
ASKS FOR EARLY PARDON.
Youth Serving Term for Shooting Girl
Wants Freedom.

RACINE, Wis, april 3-Cornclius-
McCune, who was sentenced to serve Il
term in the state prison, has filed notice
that he will endeavOr to secure par
don. Two years ago he was sent to
Waupun for thirteen years for shooting
Dorothy Nelson, young woman en-
pIoyed by McKune's father in a piano
store. McKune declares that the true
story leading up to the shooting has
never been made public
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
MARRIES HER LIFE SAVER.
Heroic Rescue Of Young Bridge Worker
Wins a Bride.

no nml mf Of the marriage at St Paul
of Miss Minnie &. Sass of Boyd, Wis,
to Ole a. Enger Of this city was the Gull
mination of romance Of two years
which started with the saving of the life
of the young lady from drowning by En-
ger near her home.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE DEAD.
Was American Consul at Berne, Switzer-
land

BERNE, Switzerland, April 3.-James
Jeffrey Roche, the American consul at
Berne, died here this morning after a
long illness. Mr.. Roche was appointed
to Berne in 1907. He was a poet and
author of considerable note.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
WILL ENLARGE PAPER MILL.
Green Bay Concern to Build Big Manu-
featuring Plant.

GREEN BAY, Wis, April 3.-TSpe-
cial. 1.-The Green Bay Paper and Fiber
from $4,000 to 100000 and will build
a 100000 paper mill in connection with
its sulphite plant, with a capacity Of ID
tons of paper daily. Other machines
will be installed which will increase its
capacity to 80 tons. The company will
employ $50 people.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
INDIANS STARVED ON A ROCK.
Illinois Farmer Tells of Legend
Relating to His Home County.

htIutiHS 10 Ifis IHO1TIT' NUUHtFs
You never heard Of Deer Park in
Illinois? Then let me tell you some
thing about the town"
Robert 5. Brown. farmer, was tell
ing of his home town at the Midland
hotel the other day. He has lived in
the county of La Sale, in Illinois, says
the Kansas City Star.
Deer Park, although It's only a vii
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
Slippery.

Patience see dainty Indian mus
Inns are made from fibers Of the banana
tree.
Patrice-They ought to be easy to
slip on.-YOnkers Statesman.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
EXPLOSIONS HAUNT HOUSE.
Racine Family Deserts Home of Strange
Noises

RACINE, Wis, April 3.-[SpeciaI. =
On account Of mysterious explosion IT
his home, Louis Mertens and his wife
and children have deserted the premises
The officers cannot find why any one
should cause the explosions. Mrs. AIer-
tens is III on account Of the trouble.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
Prudence.

$50 you have determined to cfvilize
our country" said the swarthy native.
I'VE have answered the resolute
white man. Now, tell me what fea
ture Of civilization interests you most"
We'll, if you are absolutely deter
mined to civiliZe US, I'd like to take
out some life insurance. Washington
Star.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
QuantrelI's GuerrfIIns.

Quantrell had a grievance against
some of the maurauders of the border.
Others had sworn to kill all the Fed
erals they could in reprisal against
outrages committed by sympathizers
with the cause of the North. AS Guam
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10

When man is a failure as a re
taller, he talks good deal about en-
gaging in the business at wholesale.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10

1t isn't what a woman says, but how
she looks when she says it. that counts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-05

HELENA, June 4.-The greatest
railroad tie up in history Of Montana
has resulted from the rainfall OF the
past week. Tonight the streets of
Helena are flooded and on every side
of the city the railroad tracks are
washed out. Reports received here
at midnight stated that the Great
Northern tracks are out at Wolff
Creek that is 80 miles from here and
under three inches of water. No
trains will be able to pass through to-
night and railroad officials are unable
to state when train service will be
resumed.
Word has reached the Western
Union here that the landslide at
Whitehsh in Flat Head county has
stalled nine Northern Pacific trains
which came in last night, and early
today, and were sent west over the
Great Northern tracks. Several thou
sand people are said to be on the
trains and there is said to be little
prospect of getting past the slide for
48 hours.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-05

PORTLAND, June 4.-Ten thou
sand enthusiastic persons today wit
messed the 5S 4-l0 mile and the l02
2-l0 mile road races, conducted by
the Portland Automobile Club this
afternoon, The races were the FIRST
OF their kind ever conducted on the
Pacific Coast and the club proposes
TO make an annual event OF them
in the future, the course mapped out
was an ideal one and through oiling
the roads, scraping and otherwise per-
fecting and bettering them. The per-
feet course was ready for the drivers.
The club hopes to make the event one
of as much importance in the auto
mobile world as is the Briar Cliff, at
Savannah. and other eastern contests.
The course in todays race was pa
trolled its entire length, ID 4-l0 miles
by the state militia and perfect order
prevailed The riders not being in
terfered with in any degree, nor was
there single accident to any of the
drivers OF the racing cars or to any
OF their mechanics.
In the l02 l-2 mile event, Harry
Baker won in 2:04 0-S, and N. R.
Cooper run second in 2:l8 ~, both
the cars were Studebakers. Fred
Dundee OF Portland in the White
Steamer came third, time 2:28:5o. The
So 2-l0 mile event was won by H. M.
Covey in Cadillac in 1890, and
William Slimmon OF San Francisco
in a White, took the second place,
time, 10000
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-05
WITH OPEN ARMS
Everett Receives About 1000 Elks
For 4 Annual Convention.

SEATTLE, June "A special to
the acknowledgement from Everett
says:
Everett today received with open
arms about 1000 Elks, including the
delegates to the 4th annual conyen-
ton Of the State Elk's Association.
The parade was the spectacular feat
ure Of the day and brought hundreds
OF people OF the city from distant
points and thousands from the sur
rounding country.
Seattle was chosen as the meeting
place in 1909 and gained the addition
al honor OF having Charles A. Arnold
OF Seattle, Lodge 90, elected presi-
dent of the association. The other
officers are H. NJ. Fisher, Of Port
Angeles lodge, vice-president; Tom
Shields. OF Ballard lodge, second vice.
president; D. ]. Williams, Tacoma,
third vice-president; Ray Hodgdon,
Seattle, secretary, reelected; R. C..
Gamwell, Of Bellingham, treasurer;
Rev. Jeremiah Mexican, OF Monroe,
chaplain; John P. Hanson, of Everett
scrgent-at-arms.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-05
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Decrease Fictitious, Due To Cunning
New Bookkeeping System.

CHICAGO, June A dispatch to
the Record Herald from Galveston,
Tex, today says;
There is a decrease in gross earn
ings of railroads in the last nine
months OF 100000, instead of ST.
100000, as claimed by the roads.
The Railroad Commission declares
that over 50 per cent. of the alleged
decrease is entirely fictitious, due to
the cunning new system of bookeep-
ing
The comparison OF railroads is
made with the earnings of 1907, which
the Texas Commission shows was an
unexampled year for Texas railroads
nj which they had more traffic than
they could handle. Earnings for the
last nine months, as compared with
the same period Of 1906, show an in.
crease of $2,s00,000 it is claimed,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-05
ThOs. 0, Young, a Former
Frisco Strikebreaker
MURDERER WAS CAPTURED
Young Falls to Sidewalk Pretending
to be Shot When Officer Shoots
Into Sidewalk, as Officer Bends
Over Him He Is Shot.

SAN FRANCISCO, June A.
Policeman VIM H. Helms was shot at
an early hour this morning by Thos
o. Young, formerly OF Calf, Cal, but
more recently employed as a strike
breaker during the strike a few
months ago on the United Railroads
streetcars in this city. The murderer
was captured, together with his twin
brother, James Young, after a fierce
fight in which several policemen took
part.
The two Youngs became involved
in an alteration while in the 20, X
Saloon" on the Barbary Coast A
fight started and officer Helms entey.
ed the place to investigate. The two
brothers ran and when they did not
halt Helms fred his revolver into the
sidewalk,
According to the testimony OF eye
witnesses, Thomas 0. Young dropped
to the sidewalk, pretending to be
shot. As the officer bent over him
Young discharged his revolver
through his clothing, which was set
on fire by the powder. Helms stag
gered to the pavement and expired
in a few minutes.
AT the city prison the alleged muir
derer maintained his innocence, des-
pite the testimony of five or six men
who claimed to have seen him fire
the fatal shot He said that his
father is an Inspector for the United
Railroads Of San Francisco. He ap.
pears to be about rs years old,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-05
SUBSTITUTE FOR MEAT.
American Housewife Cuts Down Use
OF Meat 20 per cent.

NEW YORK, June AUST what
il is has not developed but that the
American housewife has found a
substitute for meat Is what is inter
es,ing the meat packers. She has
somehow cut down her purchases Of
meat 20 per cent and there is no tell.
ing how little she'll buy when the
summer comes with its abundance Of
fresh frui, and vegetables.
The unusually wet spring has
brought promise Of exceedingly boun-
tifui crops and everything is cheaper
in the eating line except meat, An
official quoted in the trade paper says:
II do not know what substitute the
public has found for meat but ! do
know that all the big packers have
experienced this year the longest
period Of bad business they ever
knew"