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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
GOULD LAUDS
OIL DECISION
Will Restore Confidence Abroad
He Says

New York, July 3o.-Lauding the
reversal of Judge Lands decision
fining STANDARD OH $2s, ,oOo, 900 as "the
greatest step to restore public conf
dence since the panic" George y.
Gould arrived yesterday from Europe
on the Kron Prinzessin Cecilie. with
him were his wife, his daughter Mar
jorie and his son Jay. who recently
won the Olympic tennis championship.
Asked If the Rockefeller and Gould
interests would take an active part in
managing the Missouri Pacific, Gould
made this enigmatic reply: There
are no more diamonds left In any rail-
road mans crown. The crown isn't
gold. it's only tinsel. Anyone who
wants to come in and lift 1t has got
a chance"
Gould declared that the reversal of
Judge Lands decision would 20 FAR
with foreign investors In reviving the
credit of American securities.
Il am very hopeful for the future. .
he sad. And believe that the best
interests of the country will be sub
served by the election of Mr.. Taft to
the presidency.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
Mrs. Guinness Gave Her Children
Poison and Then Committed Suicide
Discovery Made in Analysis Of
Stomach
s---
Her Many Victims Given Fatal
Doses

La Porte. Ind, July So.-coroner
Mack announced today that Or. Wal
ter Haines Of Rush Medical College.
Chicago, who analyzed the stomach
Of Andrew Helgelein of Aberdeen, S.
D., the last victim of Mrs Belle GUM
ness, finding strychnine ana arsenic
in the fatal doses, has also found in
the stomach of Mrs. Guinness and two
of the children arsenic and strychnine
In quantities SUFFICIENT to have caused
death.
The discovery Of poison in the wo-
mans stomach and that of her chill
dren has upset many of the former
theories in the case and has opened up
the possibility Of Mrs Guinness hav-
ing killed the children in the same
manner in which she took the lives Of
her victims and then having ended
her own life with fatal dose.
Attorney Worden, who represents
Lampher, charged with the Guinness
murders and with being an accomp :
lice of Mrs. Guinness in the Helege-
lein death, declares that the discovery
shows that his client could have had
nothing to do with the death of the
woman and her children
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
BANK TELLER IS
SHORT $4,000

Racine, wis, July so.--There was d
sensation in financial circles here to-
day when it became known that John
Schultz. paying teller of the First Ma
tional bank. was short $4,000 IN his
accounts and had disappeared. The
discovery Of the defaIcation was made
when Bank Inspector Charles Mertens
came here on his semi annual inspec-
tion He had entered the cage with
Schultz and found the cash there al
right Suddenly Schultz left the bank
and said he would return in moment
He failed To return and the money in
the vault was counted and found ia
be short $4,000.
Schultz had been with the bank
twenty years. the past year and hall
as paying teller He Is from one 81
the best families ia the city and was
supposed to be an exemplary young
man. His young wife says she knows
nothing about the affair nor OF his
whereabouts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
Signs Of Dissatisfaction Among
Turks
YOUNG TURKS ARE MASTERS
GENERAL UPRISING HAD BEEN
PLANNED FOR SEPT. 4, BUT
MEETING or KING EDWARD
AND czAR PREciPITATEp MAT
TERs-WILp SCENES.

Constantinople. July so.-Although
demonstrations in the streets of Con-
stantinople over the granting Of a
constitution have practically ceased.
there are signs OF much dissatisfac
tIcn among the public at the delay in
the reconstruction OF the ministry by
the Introduction of liberal elements.
Scenes Of the widest description con
tinue in the cafes, where officers and
civilians embrace each other and ex-
press their delight at the ending of the
tyrannical regime.
The situation still lacks clearness
and 1t is impossible at present to
forecast the next development with
any degree os certainty. The Young
Turks are masters OF Constantinople
and the European provinces and. ex-
cept in the capital the feeling is any
thing but favorable to the sultan.
Hardly any news has been received
f.cm the A~i1tic provinces and this 's
regarded as disquietiar The Vail and
the military commandant at Smyrna
have been dismissed by the Young
Turks owing to their hostile attitude
towards thu constitution.
Young Turks PIanned Uprising.
A young Turkey uprising in favor
of the restoration CT the constitution
has been planned for Sept. /, the an
n.versary OF the sultan's accession 70
the throne but the meeting at Reyal
between King Edward and the en-
2eror OF Russ,a % the inmence of
the Anglo Russian reform proposals
precipitated ma tiers and Aferced the
Young Turks to action before this
date, the object OF the constitutional
party being to forestall these pro-
posals ana render them superfluous.
Everybody has been greatly I'M
pressed with the perfect organization On
of the movement anc absolute discip-
lire in all ranks The directing dani
Of The povemenr is still, invisible ard
lnka0wn.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
SPECIAL RATES
FOR MERCHANTS
From North Dakota to New
York City

/ New York, July S0.-Retail mer-
chants in northern Illinois. Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas Colorado
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas will
enjoy special merchants rates to New
York city on Aug. to inclusive,
with a return limit to Aug. 80, ac-
cording to announcement made today
by the New York Merchants associa-
tion. This is the first time that mer-
chants rates have been operative to
this city from points west OF the
Mississippi river
Following the initiative of the Rock
Island Frisco system, it was an
nounced today all the railroads west
Of the Mississippi to Denver and south
Of the Missouri river, including Okla
horaa, Texas and Arkansas, have
agreed 30 grant special rates to n1er-
chants Of fare and half for ithe
round trip under the certificate plan.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
"eRANDMA" coop IS DEAD.
Pioneer Valley City Resident Goes to
Her Reward.

Valley City N, d., July sO.-Yester-
day morning at n o'clock Mrs. James
Coop, better known in Valley City as
"Grandma" Coop, aged rs years
breathed her last. She has been n
poor health for two or three years
being an intermittant sufferer from a
complication of diseases which defied
the skill of physicians. She has been
low since the death Of her eldest 500
William, some months ago. She has
been unconscious for day or two
and the end was not unexpected. The
funeral will be held from the house
this afternoon, the Rev. t. G. Moultrie
OF the Episcopal church officiating.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
MADE THIEF BY
A SUGGESTION.

Chicago. July S0.--How a germ of
thought, dropped at the psychological
moment into the brain of a modest
housewife, transforms her into a burg
lar developed last night after the
grand jury indicted Mrs. Ella Kleir,
LA Perry street, on six charges OF
burglary
Mrs Klein. who has heretofore lived
the simple and innocent life Of the
average mother OF growing family,
Eatd that her sole motive was a desire
to SEQ Iler four children dressed as
well as those OF her wealthy neighbors
and that the crime followed the idle
suggestion Of d thoughtless friend that
burglary is not always wrong.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
Govt Will Reopen War
on Standard at Once
Conference Of Government Attorneys at Lenox, Mass, Was
Concluded TOday-KelOgs Has Departed for New York
Motion for Reheanng to Be Heard in August.

Lenox, Mass, July 3O.-The confer
sence Of the government lawyers who
have been prominent in the trial of the
corporation suits. and especially that
against the Standard Oil Co. broke
UP today with the departure of Frank
.B. Kellogg for New York and the re-
turn Of Attorney General Charles J..
Bonaparte to his cottage among the
hills here.
The work of again setting in motion
the legal machinery of the govern
ment in it's criminal action against the
Standard Oil Co. will be at once taken
up. District Attorney Sims of Chi
cago with his assistants and all Ave
of the lawyers who participated in the
conference here for the past three
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
SHOTS FIRED AT
STRIKE BREAKERS
Elgin Car Men Resort to More
Violence

Chicago, July volleys of shots
We're fired at an Elgin and Belvidere
trolley car containing Is non-union
men while the car was on It's way to
the Elgin terminal today. The bullets
came from field, but the range of
the guns was not sufficient to cause
fatalities The shots ratified against
the car and shattered the windows.
The shots were not returned ais the
men imported to take the places of
the strikers were disarmed When the
car reached Elgin a few stones We're
thrown but the police assisted in get
ting the car into safe place with
out further injury.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
HUGHES FATE
in 7. RS. HAND

New York, July 30.-Selection or
Norman e. Mack of Buffalo as chair
man of the national democratic COM
mittee, the announcement of Cover
nor Hughes that he is willing to ac-
cept a denomination, and the attitude
of the powers that be" to both have
the politicians of both parties hero
hustling.
Hughes move has perhaps caused
the greater commotion, and among the
republican machine leaders the one
cry is, Dare we turn him down"
At Oyster Bay tomorrow State
Chairman Woodruff will have heart
heart talk with the president. and
IT is expected that after that interview
the republican machine will know
where 1t stands.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
ODELL and "TIM"
WOODRUFF AGREE
New York Political Feud Is
Settled

New York, July 3o.-A DEFINITE
agreement between ex- Governor Odell
of this state and Chairman Timothy
L. woodruff of the republican state
committee, was made yesterday at
republican state headquarters, accord
ing to The Brooklyn Eagle, whereby
Odell is to give active and energetic
support to Mr.. Woodruff as state
chairman, and in return Mr.. odell Is
to receive such recognition as man
who has held the highest Office la tho
state and in the party should re-
ceive.
"Tt means" says The Eagle. ''the re-
establishment OF an executive COM
nittee. Of which odell win probably
be made chairman"
The agreement is said to includs
recognition of Louis F. Payn.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30

days, expressed utmost confidence OF
ultimate success.
1t is expected that a motion for a
rehearing will be filed with the cir
cult court OF appeals In Chicago with
In the next few days and that argu-
n1ents will be made some time in
August AT that time an effort will
be made to persuade the court Of ap-
peals to adjudicate and correct what
the government lawyers claim are
grave errors of Jurisprudence. Should
the court of appeals deny the motion,
the assistance of the United states
supreme court will then be sought
through writ of certioari in the hone
that the court will order a change in
the records and an ultimate retrial Of
the case against the STANDARD Oil Co.
in the United States circuit court for
the Seventh district.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
GREAT time AT
GRAND FORKS FAIR

Grand Forks, NJ D.. July so.-roday
was perfect from the standpoint OF
weather and the attendance at the
fair WAS more satisfactonY. ii was
East Grand Forks day, and, as usual
visitors. took along their own ere.
freshrnents. such as could not prop
erly be obtained on the fair grounds.
Tonight the Irish and Scandinavian
bricklayers Of the east side town viii
engage in a tug of war for a big prize
given by the Brewers association for
$50. There are big odds that the
Hibernians will win. Afterwards the
young men of the city viii engage
themselves catching a creased pig.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
Open MARKET FOR
NEWSPAPER PRINT

New York, July sO.--It is proposed
to establish an open market for news
paper print paper in this city. An
auction sale Of 100 tons Of print
paper in carload lots is announced for
Aug. by John Norris OF the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers, associa-
tion Frequent similar auction sales
are TO follow. II Is believed that this
viii have the effect OF making ixed
price and stop the business Of selling
at secret rates.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
2 KILLED WHEN
negro is LYNCHED
Nine Injured in Fierce Battle
In Florida

Pensacola, Fla, July so.-Two men
killed and nine wounded, some OF them
fatally, Is the result OF clash last
midnight between a mob bent upon
lynching Leander Shaw, q negro, and
the sheriff and his forces. IN which
the mob finally ovArpowered the au-
thorities. The lynching was carried
out in the most prominent part of
this city.
shaw yesterday assaulted Mrs. Lii
liar Davis, highly respected lady,
near this city. during the absence og
her husband and after cutting her
throat slnost from ear to ear. clubbed
her over the head with 4 revolver
srAich 10 had taken from the house
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
MURDER OR
ACCIDENT
Son Will Investigate Parents
Death
CORONER SAYS ACCIDENT
PERCY RAIsREck LEAVES CHI.
cAeo FOR MINNESOTA RESORT
TO ATTEMPT TO SOLVE MYs-
Terry OF VIOLENT DEATH OF
FATHER AND MOTHER.

Chicago. July 30.-Percy Raisbeck
left Chicago for Minneapolis last
night to make an attempt 10 solve the
mystery of the violent death of his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Raisbeck, whose bodies
were found in Lake Sylvia, two miles
from Annandale. Mimi
Il am going to hire private derec-
lives" he said "to solve this mystery.
] know it would be my fathers wish.
If there is murder .Nam satisfied OF
my own convictionS it was coma
mitred by outsiders.N
Before he left youn &sisbeck re-
ceived kilograms statK gS hat the
coroner had directed his q. to bring
in verdict Of drowning. tie the
fact that physicians proved n Rails
beck could not have been droN III
Tt was fathers hobby, fishinA odd
young Raisbeck last night" He
to cast for bass in the evening. Mo. ~
er usually rowed the boat for hh.G
MY theory is that father caught a fish
and mother, in an effort to help him
land 1t toppled over into the water,
father, jumping In after her.
Bruises On Woman's Body.
Bruises on her body doubtless came
from his frantic attempts to save
her. Mrs. Raisbeck is my step
mother 1 have not known her as
mother as / have been away from
home almost continually since the
marriage, but / do know that she was
q very lovely and lovable woman"
At the Chicago Beach hotel where
al
clerk said that the family life Of Rails
beck and his young wife seemed ideal
They occupied apartments next to
mine" he said and never heard
voice raised"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
WoMAN's HAND FOUND BY
DOG IS cLEW TO MURDER

Seaford, Del, July S0.- Discovery Of
woman's hand by dog on the shore
Of the Nanticoke river has thrown
this town into great excitement and
posses are searching the woods for
further proof Of the suspected muir
der. There - little doubt that the
body, when It is found viii be proven
to have been brought here and buried.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
crinnle says Prayer leaIed.

Chicago. July S0.-Emma Gutfleish
of St. Louis declares she has regained
the use Of her legs after having been
a hopeless cripple for ten years, after
praying and fasting six days at the
foot Of the shrine of st. Anne in St
Joseph's church here. Father Poissant
pastor Of st. Joseph's, vouched for
the girls story.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
NATIONAL BALLOON cLus.
Steps Taken at Washington to Or.
ganize American Society.

Washington, July S0.--As the day
approaches for the army tests of
dirigible balloons and heavier than air
machines at Fort Meyer, each day
gives further evidence of the interest
being taken in the. problems of aerial
navigation.
The initial steps in the formation OF
a society national in scope, for the
advancement Of the science of aerial
navigation, were taken In Washing
ton by a group Of leading scientists.
The new organization, which Is to
be known as the National Aeronautic-
al society, will be the first of It's kind
in America.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
z VICTIMS OF
HEAT in CHICAGO {,
Numerous ProStrations Due to
Excessive Heat

Chicago, July 3O.-The toll of death
and suffering due to the heat and hu-
midity was augmented today by nu-
merous prostrations. while up to II
o'clock this forenoon two deaths had
been reported. Ferdinand Rhein. an
instructor in physical culture, dropped
dead while directing class in its ex-
ercises and Gustave Jergren, a laborer,
was found dead in the street. AT
1920 a. M the temperature was s7e
and the humidity So per cent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
DREW GUN ON MAYOR ROSE.
Drunken Politician at Milwaukee
Ansered by Failure to Land

Milwaukee, July So.-A we'll known
democratic politician, whose name is
withheld, entered the office of Mayor
Rose with drawn revolver while i'm
toxicated, declaring his intention OF
killing the executive. He was dis
armed by the mayors bodyguard and
no arrest was made The man has
been a lifelong friend of the mayor
but has not been given the political
rewards he expected as a result Of the
mayors election last spring.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
TAFT ENJOYS
SIMPLE LIFE

Hot Springs, Va. July S0.--Judge
Taft and party reached Hot Springs
from Cincinnati at 10t80 o'clock to-
day. The trip was without incident
Frank H. Hitchcock and Arthur /.
Vorys are to be the first important
visitors. but they will not be here for
several days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30

Mrs. Mack was at Denver with her
husband throughout the national dem
ocratic convention and was one OF the
figures of social prominence during the
gathering She Is nearly as good a
politician as her distinguished hus-
band and her fine feminine hand will
be. seen more than once in the Bryan
and Kern campaign just opened.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30

tombs were found It appears the dead
were exposed on the top.
Maj. die Lacoste says no panoramic
view can give . faithful idea Of the
size and solidarity of the buildings
that have faced for 10 long the In
foleraDle glare be the sun of Central
Asia.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
-eovernor Of California Dead.

Stockton. Cal, July s0.--James H
Budd, former governor Of California,
and long prominent in democratic poll
tiles, died at his residence in this city
today. after an illness OF a fortnight
of uraemia. He was 5S years old
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30

FORMER CASHIER or kENosHA
NATIONAL BANK APPREHEND-
ED AT RosToN- EMsEzzLEs
$1,000 so HE COULD MARRY A
WEALTHY ENGLISH MAIDEN.

Boston, July S0--According to the
police, Harvey T. Wells. formerly cash
ier of the First National bank, Ke-
nosha, Wis, who was arrested here
last night, confessed today that he
had taken about $4,000 from the bank.
He gave as his reason, his desire to
marry Miss Florence Winniston,
daughter of wealthy retired trader
of London, whom he had met in Chi
cago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
FarsOans Are WsIeoms.

Grand Forks. N. D., July so.-
Fargo Forum There is room for
a lot Of Fargo people here, and /
am sure our valley neighbors
would like to see them. The ex-
hibits are very acceptive, the at
fractions very good. and the
races are well filled.
e. u. Cole.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30
GENERALLY FAIR
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Friday, warmer Fri
day, and In west portion tonight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-07-30

Buy all yOn can al home
IL yOu want 10 prosper
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-27
NUMBER 13


Mt Alex stilIweli, Of near Gauo-
town was In town on Tuesday and
brought the news OF the robbery Of
postoiilcc aud store Of Mr.. Chas Ket-
tering at asuotown sometime Satur-
day or Sunday night. The store was
not opened on sunday and the robbery
was not discovered until Monday
morning. The stock was torn up and
goods were scattered about the place.
The money drawer Was broken open
asd all the money In 1t, about SIS
was taken besides postage stamps
amounting somewhere Mt from st2 to
$50. There was lot Of knives and
store goods also carried Off. There 10
no clue as 10 the robher but Nj Still
well is inclined to the idea that there
is gang Of these robbers and that
they have been working from the west-
ward, from Hampshire county.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-27

Miss Frances Hamilton, the charm
ing daughter of Asr. and Mrs. w. II.
Henshaw, Of near Arsen and Dr.. ED
gar b. Lefever. OF lnwood, son of Mr..
o. b. Leftover, of Bunker I'LL, were
married at : O'Clock on Thursday af-
ternoon last at the parsonage of Mar
yin NJ. e. church, South,in Washing
ton, ID. G. 10y Rev. John q. Hawk IN
the pre- ence of few intimate friends
Of the contracting parties. The bride is
a most estimable young lady and very
popular in her social set while the
groom is one Of Berkeley county S
most prominent and promising young
physician. The acknowledgements
extends its congratulations and best
wishes to tire young couple.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-27

There was much trouble over r.. 4
o, checks in Cumberland There seem-
ed TO be an unusual number Of clerical
errors claimed by the men and other
trifiing matters that gave rise to con-
trovefsy: Then The number Of checks
Carr aed seemed to be greater than at
any one time for several years. 1t is
understood forty to fifty men received
no checks that were coming to them
having been attached ut Martinsburr.
Others who expected 10 draw 800 to
$ls5, received checks for $50. $40 and
$50, the rest of their money having
been held up to pay attachments. Not
outstanding the Maryland laws pom
the subject, this attachment proceed
ing seems TO go merrily on. Most Of
the garnisheeing is done hy psrsons
who have quit or are about to quit
business Hotel Proprietors and board
Ing house keepers figure IN 1t largely.
These people sell their claims to = col.
Letting agency at Martinsburg, usu-
ally at discount OF 20 per cant. They
then sue and attach checks.-MaiI.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-27
Arrested.

A man named G. II. Weldon, OF Me
keesport, was arrested by the officers
here on information from McKeesport
charging that he had run away with
Sis in money, a gold watch, dia-
mond ring and other jeweIry, the
property of a young woman whom be
was to marry. The fellow acknow :
lodged his identity aud the theft and
plead drunkenness. The McKeesport
authorities came on and got their pris-
oner on Monday evening.