davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-30

successful applicants must be able to expand
thelr lungs about four inches, exhibit strength of
back, legs, upper and lower arm. Then there is a
test OF the pectoral muscles. a traction pull, the
lifting OF dumb-bells weighing go and 70 pounds,
testing OF the abdominal muscles by the lifting
OF a SO-pound weight behind the head from a
PROSTATE to a sitting posture.
Following these tests come rope and ladder
climbing, which, with the agility examination com.
plete the physical work. Then the applicants
condition is marked excellent" good" poor"
AS a result OF the requirements O. the civil
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-30

service law the Chicago police, fire and
stationary engineers departments now
have a standing eligible list, the num-
Der of names running up into the hun
dreds. Hence neither Chief Of Police
Shippey nor Fire Marshal Horan are
ever worried about securing good, stur-
dy men. They are always on hand
ready to report for duty at a mo-
ment's notice.
Scarcely a mouth passes but that
new themes of work are suggested to
the civil service commission, tried out
and either accepted or rejected. 1t
was the civil service body which gave
the impetus to the move for an ideal
police force and which eventually re-
suited in the formation of Chicago's
famous beauty squad" of coppers I'M
der the direction of Maj. Boudet, a
soldier who has seen service in the
Cuban campaign in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war.
Maj. Boudet and his beauty squad"
head the list of Chicago policemen
ideals and the force is proud of them.
The beauty squad pays more attention
to soldierly tactics than other sections
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-30

Before the applicants face Physical Examiner
Westlake, they are scrutinized by physicians and
records show that Gu per cent. are rejected. To
show some of the mems overestimation of their
quallfcations 1t is recorded that recently 1900
MED applications in a bunch and of this number
only $40 succeeded in emerging unscathed from
the medical, physical and mental tests.
Mr.. Westlake lays out a table of tests, showing
the figures which indicate meritorious perform
ances. The table:
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-30

Arabella-Ah, John, there was a
time when you couldn't see enough of
me.
John-Well, l can see plenty of you
now, can't |?
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-30
TRACTION 7E)T %AR2C
~
W

asst of Pittsburg they
look upon the man who
goes to Chicago as
brave. A woman Wis
itor is hailed as a her.
oine upon her return.
They regard Chicago
as the frontier of the
United States, teeming
with wild holdups,
CHASTITY murders. the
mecca for confidence
men and desperate
gangs.
Such is not the case
to-day Dprbonc II WOO
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
FIND LEAKING GAS
WITH MATCHES AND
THREE ARE DYING
of Hudson Street in Hoo
b0ken Responsible for Dis
astrOus BlOw-up.
VICTIMS SHOT AS HIGH
AS TOPS OF HOUSES
Explosion Amid Awful Roar Rips
Up Twenty Square Feet
of Pavement.

HOBOKEN, Sept. 21.-Hurled high In
air by a tremendous explosion of gas.
following the undermining of a part Of
Hudson street, three men received such
terrible injuries early today that they
are reported to be dying In st. Mary's
Hospital.
The men are Robert Groth and Ben
jamin Brasch, OF 126 Hudson street,
and William Sass, of rs Garden street.
BY the breaking of q big water main
under the sidewalk in front of 1913 Hud-
son street a large section of the street
was undermined and caved in.
Groth and Brasch smelled gas and
went out to investigate. They were
Joined by Sass, who was passing. The
caved-in portion of the street and side
walk showed that the water main had
burst and the water was flowing down
toward the river. but the men could not
discover where the a came from.
Knowing that a big illuminating main
was laid on that side of the street, all
three men lighted matches and began
to look for the break. An instant later,
with a. terrific roar, fully twenty square
feet of the street, paved with asphalt,
and the tagging of the sidewalk were
hot upward.
High above the debris flew the three
men, Sass going as high as the top OF
the houses. Apparently he got the full
force of the explosion. The other W.
did not make such an extended trip
skyward, but all three were uncon-
scious and grooming when occupants of
nearby houses ran out in terror to see
what was the trouble.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
WR|GHT'S STORY
OF HOW AEROPlANE
WAS WRECKED
Propeller Hit Wire, but, He
Says, Such an Accident Will
Not Happen Again.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Suffering
intensely and though weak from con-
tinuous pain and loss of sleep. Orville
Wright today described the wrecking
of his a%eroplane, in which Lieutenant
Selfridge was killed and Wright's thigh
and several ribs broken.
ut can never happen again. he said.
Il know how it happened-from a
certain point. I know that the pro-
guy to the rudder support rod. But I
don't know how the wire got to the
propeller. We tried those propellers in
the house. They did not hit anything.
Il knew it was dangerous, having the
propellers revolve so they would be
likely to hit anything. But we tried to
make them hit b~efore-tried to force
them to hit. They would not. The
propeller hit the wire twice-lightly,
then hard. I heard 1t. / heard the
crash. l didn't look back. I didn't know
what was happening. Selfridge looked
back-I saw him. I don't know what
he saw. / thought 1t was the transmits
sion that had given way. l thought
the propellers were ripping the ma
chine to pieces.
Then we commenced to spin around.
The ruddcr was out of commission
We can't stay up without Roadway, so
when the machine swung around in a
circle and the rudder wouldn't work
and the engine was stopped-I thought
it was grinding us to pieces-I couldn't
see-we began to drop. 1 heard Sell
fridge say, oh, OH like that-that's
all he said. | expected to right the ma
chine 1t was falling edgewise. The
only way to get Roadway was to fall
we didn't fall far enough. 1t started
to right. Twenty feet more and it would
have righted. We didn't have the
twenty feet.
But it's over; it can't be helped.
Nothing makes much difference except
Selfridge-poor Selfridgei He must
lave felt so helpless, falling that way,
Poor Selfridge!"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
Y. ". c. A. WORK FOR
WINTER TO BE PLANNED.
Dates Set for Executive Board
and Managers Meeting.

The executive board of the Young
Women's Christian Association will
meet in the central building, IA East
Park street. on Friday. The regular
meeting of the full board OF managers
will be held Tuesday, September 80.
with the president, Mrs. Richard C.
Jenkinson, presiding.
Winter activities will begin in a very
short time. The educational classes
will open October 5, and members are
now registering. The dressmaking
class, in charge OF Mrs. Christine
Kingsley. will meet Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays from 10 to II
a. m. n 7:30 to $3.50 p. m. The course
will cover a year. The millinery classes
will be in charge of Miss M. E.. Parish
and Miss Nissan, and will meet Thurs
days and Mondays, 2 to 4 o'clock and
1880 to $3.50 p. m. The shirtwaist class
will meet Monday nights from 7:30 to
$50. Miss Bertha Moffat will conduct
the embroidery classes. which will meet
Tuesday nights, and Miss Maud Blau-
rock will conduct the meetings of the
physical culture class On Wednesday
from 8 until 8 p. m. On the same night
the painting class will be conducted by
Miss Mary Hicks. The typewriting and
stenography classes will meet from 9
to II noon, under direction of Miss Ida
c. Kennedy. assisted by Miss Emma
Van Houten. This class will begin its
work Monday, September 2s.
A class in elocution will be established
| Wednesday night. from 8 to 8 o'clock,
and later on a choral class will also be
| started. There will be free classes in
elementary English Thursday nights
from 8 to 8 O'Clock; higher English Mon
day nights.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
STATE NEWS

H.. B. Hanford, rich Camden shoe
manufacturer. was hurt by an auto
driven by Mrs. w. A. Evans, Of Phila-
delphia.
Woodwork Clum has resigned as
secretary of the Trenton Chamber of
Commerce.
The biggest, latest and prettiest
babies won prizes at the United Towns
fair, Glassboro.
To meet her future husband, Miss
Jane Mae Crellish, of Trenton, is on
her way to Buenos Ayres.
Adam Strohm, librarian of Trenton's
public library, was in the Mauretania
panic at sea.
Chief Engineer Charles Van Keu-
rem, of Jersey City, ill with pleuro-
pneumonia, is not entirely out OF
danger.
Union county's total property valua-
ton his year is $11S, 81. ia, against
STA, 454, 600 in 1907. SUBMITS tax rate
has been raised four points. Eliza
beth's rate remains Las.
Asbury Parks crack Company Fl will
participate in the Founders week pa
rade in Philadelphia. F
Long Branch cottagers will buy the
old Rowland Hotel property for q
casino site. Plans include a theatre.
The Rev. William T. Dick. of the
Rlchland Baptist Church, picked a
pimple on his hand and blood poison
ing developed.
Attacked by a dog, Hannah Green, s
years old, of 1857 Sycamore street,
Camden, was bitten.
Thirty years a detective, forty-three
years a justice OF the peace, ten years
sheriff and forty-one years a constable
of Gloucester county is part of the
strenuous record of Henry c. Garrison
of Sw~edesboro.
With the grapes at full maturity and
almost all cut. wine-making has begun
in South Jersey. The grape crop is the
heaviest in recent years.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
MYSTIC SHRINERS ARE
BACK FROM ATLANTIC.
Potentates Appear in Lids
Presented by City Solicitor.

The Mystic 'Shrinersof Salaam Temple
are home from Atlantic City, where
with over one thousand brother mem
bers from Trenton and Philadelphia,
they spent Sunday n participated in
the adoption of eleven new members.
Everyone who attended is loud in praise
of the reception rendered them at the
famous resort and of the splendid time
they had.
The Shriners held a big parade with
the Lulu Temple of Philadelphia Ia
the lead with a patrol of 800. Salaam
Temple followed second and Crescent
of Trenton was in the third division.
The potentates rode ahead of the
parade in roller chairs and were pre-
scented in front of the City Hall with
lids given by City Solicitor
Wootton, typifying Atlantic City since
Governor Forts dry orders.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
ESSEX VETERANS
WILL MEET OTHER
JERSEY COMRADES
Newarkers to Attend Thirty
third Regiment Survivors Re-
union in Paterson Tomorrow.

Many Newark Civil War veterans
will tomorrow attend the seventeenth
annual reunion of the R%egimental As
ISOLATION of the Thirty-third New Jer-
sey Volunteers, in the Sons of Veterans
Hall. 145 Broadway, Paterson. This
event will bring together a large num-
Der of veterans from all sections of this
State.
The reunion in Paterson is through
special invitation of Paterson sur
vivors ard Farragut Circle No. SO of
the G.. A. r. The business meeting will
begin at IL o'clock.
The Newark party will leave at 8
a. m. They will be received by a com
mittee, n after the business meeting
will be served with a collation. on the
first floor of the building.
Tribute will be paid to the late Lieu
tenant James ]. Deegan, of Newark.
and the late Lieutenant James A. Som
erville, of Swatelle, Cal, who have died
since the last reunion.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21

NEW YORK. Sept. 21.-President
Roosevelt has issued a letter to the
voters of the country calling upon
them to elect a Congress that will sup
port the policies of Mr.. Taft.
The President says that to fail TO
elect Taft would be a national calam-
ity. His letter, dated oyster Bay,
which is addressed to Representative
Mckinley, chairman OF the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee, is
a plea for the continuation of his W
policies, and is as follows in part:
my Dear Sir: | agree with all that
you say as to the amount of affirma-
tive and constructive legislation for
the social and economic benefit of our
people which has been accomplished by
theAsCongress during the last seven
years,
1.-THE law establishing a national sys-
tenn of irrigation was of vital i'm
p~ortancc.
'"The interstate law has
law, with threefold the efficiency of
the old law.
'sIhe enactment of the pure food law
wasg Of almost or quite equal impor-
lance.
''The creation of the Department of
Commerce and Labor, together with
the creation of a Bureau of Corpora
tions, which marks the beginning of
federal control over the huge corpora
tions doing an Interstate bushes; the
employers liability law, the safety APP
pliance law. the law limiting the work
ing hours of railway employees, the
meat inspection law, the denatured
alcohol law. the anti-rebate law. the
laws increasing the powers of the De
partmcnt of Justice in dealing with
those. regardless of wealth and power,
who infract the law; the law making
the government liable for injuries to
it's employees, the laws under which
the Panama Canal was acquired and Is
being built. the Philippines admins
tered, and tho navy developed; the
laws. creating a permanent Census
Bureau and reforming the consular
service and the system of raturaliza-
ton, the law forbidding child b In
the District of Columbia, are among
some> of the policies carried out.
"To elect Mr.. Taft. and at the same
time to elect n Congress pledged TO
support him. is the only way in which
to p%erpetuate the policy OF the govern
ment as now carried on"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
Frederick L. Roswell, His Wife
and Their Two Children VIC
Tins of Fog.
BOAT CAPSIZED ON THEIR
WAY BACK FROM PICNIC
Mother Sees Loved Ones Sink
and She and Husband Follow.
Others in Party Saved.
Especial to the Evening star.l

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Sept. 21.-At-
tempts are being made to recover the
bodies of Frederick L. Roswell. an emf
ployee of the Singer Manufacturing
Company, whose main Offices and
works are in Elizabethport. N. J., his
wife and two children, aged I and s
years, who drowned off the Stratford
breakwater in Long Island sound in a
fog Saturday night. Two young women
and a man. who chung desperately to
the capsized boat, were rescued.
The party of seven was returning
from a. picnic in Roswell's launch when
they lost their bearings in a fog. The
launch. was run on the rocks and was
rapidly filling when the party was
transferred to a rowboat in tow. To
avoid overcrowding Miss Gertrude
Adams and William Gerbich. of this
city. partly disrobed and got in the
water, holding fast to the stern of
the boat.
The boat capsized, throwing all
hands into the water. The children
soon became exhausted and drowned.
Mrs. Roswell held on for an hour after
seeing her children sink. Then she,
too, exhausted N numbed by cold,
released her hold on the capsized craft
and sank. Roswell followed her soon
after. A launch with two men acct
dentally came close to the three sur
vivors, Miss Adams, Gerbich and Mrs.
C. Wesley Parks, of this city, all of
whom had abandoned hope, and rescued
them.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
TUBERCULOSIS
CONGRESS CALLS
MANY NEWARKERS
F. L. Hoffman, Prudential Statis-
tician, to Be an Official
Representative.

Preliminary to the opening of the
International Congress on tuberculosis,
l n Washington, next Monday, which
will be attended by many Newarkers,
the International Conference on Tuber-
culosis opens Wednesday next in Phila-
delphia for a four days session. New
ark will be represented at the latter by
Frederick l.. Hoffman, statistician for
the Prudential Life Insurance Com
ANY.
The exhibition of materials for expe-
riments and references during the con-
gress opens today in Washington.
Representatives from all over the civ
ilized world will be at the convention.
The principal topic will be ways inc
of checking the ravages of tuber-
culosis. Among the representatives will
be delegates from Germany, England,
Denmark, Austria, Hungary, Sweden,
Norway, Holland, italy, Spain, Switzer-
land, Russia and Greece.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
THREE YOUTHS ARE HELD
FOR CARRYING WEAPONS.

Three men We're held in $500 bail
zach at the Second Precinct Court to-
day for carrying concealed weapons.
The prisoners were Dominick Gienti, IL
years old, of ~ Nassau street, who mad
a revolver and a stiletto in his pockets
when arrested last night; Antonio Der
gamo. q years old, of 5 Boyden street,
and James Stanziali. 16 years old, of 20
Factory street, who were arrested by
Plainclothesman John Early on Satur-
day night. Bergamo had a razor and
Stanziali a slungshot.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
HOLDS SALOON-KEEPER
ACCUSED BY COP.
BiOndi, Under Bail, Said to Have
Broken Sunday Law.

Charged with violating the excise law,
Antonio Biondi, a saloon-keeper. Of 46
Delaney street, was arraigned in the
Third Precinct Court today and bail
was liked at $500 to await the action Of
the grand jury.
Plainclothesman Brex, while walking
along Delaney street late yesterday
saw several persons entering Biondi's
saloon by way of the back yard and
cellar. He followed and says he found
several men drinking. There was a
dash for the street, but Brex caught
William Kelly, of So Oliver street. and
Biondi. the. proprietor. Kelly was pa
rolled to appear before the grand jury
as o witness.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
SW|MS
THROUGH RAGING
SURF y LUNCH
George Baker, Jr., Risked Death
to Keep Appointment in
Atlantic City. .

SEABRIGHT. Sept. 21.---In sight of
a large crowd at Monmouth Beach
Sunday George Baker, jr., vice-presi-
dent of the First National Bank, of
New York city. and son of the presi-
dent of the institution, risked his life
to keep a social engagement. He
swan ashore from a boat in his ordi-
nary clothes through the raging surf.
Mr.. Baker a an engagement for
luncheon with his sister, Mrs. William
Goadby Loew, at Seabright. He came
down from New York in his yacht, the
I~ssaquena. The yacht could get to
within only 300 yards of the shore be-
cause of a gale.
Determined to get ashore somehow,
Mr.. Baker called for volunteers among
his crew. Two men stepped forward,
and he ordered them to lower the
yachts dingey.
The little boat had a hard time from
the outset. The spectators realized
that as soon as 1t reached the breakers
the difficulties would be increased ten
fold. and they shouted to the adven-
turous crew to go back.
But Mr.. Baker had his own way of
meeting the trouble. He mad faith in
his own prowess as a swimmer. He
was seen to stand up in the stern
sheets of the boa and then dive off.
He was fully clothed for the street,
and not a man who saw his act be-
lived that he could ever win the beach.
Slowly he was seen to make head
way. He rose as each wave caught
him n plunged forward with it's
power, swimming with all his might
as the undertow tried to drag him
back.
At last, almost exhausted, Mr.. Baker
managed to accomplish the swim.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
BURCKHARDT EXCURSION
ITO BELLEWOOD SUNDAY.

The Robert w. Burckhardt Associa-
ton will have its annual excursion to
Bellewood Park mex Sunday. Mayor
Jacob Haussling is at the head of the
reception committee. Those in charge
Of the arrangements are Richard j..
Krautheim, Charles Taylor. Edward
A. Stahl. Matthew H. Downes, August
J. Gerding. John Wilkins. Joseph Ger
wick. Emil LEM. Christian Doebner,
Adam kretchner. Otto Miller, Herman
Agster. Herman Heinrich. Charles
Stengler. jr., Joseph Wurth, John Prell,
Joseph Stengler, George Roeckel and
Henry f. Buob.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
SAYS COUPLE ATTACKED HER.

in the Third Precinct Court today,
complained that she had been attacked
by William Gilback and Mary Gill
back, who reside at the same address,
and that Mrs. Gilback a torn a large
handful of hair from her head, while
Mr.. Gilbacls hit her about the face
and head n bit her on the arm. Gil
back denied the allegations. but was
held in default of s25 for a further
hearing tomorrow. Mrs. Gilback was
paroied.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
WATCH OUT FOR THE
GAS METER THIEF!
Has Been Operating in Waydell
Place.

Gas meter thieves entered the resi-
dences of Mrs. King inc Mrs. Cottrell,
2 and s Waydell place, and carried off
the contents of the meters in both
places.
An entrance was also effected at the
house of Samuel Leibstein, at Al Hill
side avenue. but the thieves were
frightened away before they got any
thing of value.
Adam Wissel, of 134 Barclay street,
reported the loss of a watch, which he
believes was taken from his person in a
crowd at Clinton and Mulberry streets.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
ASK NEWARK POLICE TO
ARREST TWO FOR MURDER.
Jersey City Authorities Want
Steve" ReisOr.

Tic local authorities have been asked
to be OH the watch for two men wanted
on the charge of murder. one in Jersey
City and the other in New York.
steve Reisor. 20 years old. is wanted
by the Jersey City authorities, and
Louis Morgenstein, also 90, by the New
York authorities.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
FELL OFF PLANK ROAD CAR.

Andrew Lewis. q years old, or 10y
Ferguson street, fell from the running
board of an east-bound Plank road
car last night and received several
cuts and bruises about the head and
face. He was taken to st. James Hos
pital, where his wounds were dressed
and was later taken home.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
MISSING MANS BODY
is TAKEN FROM CANAL.
Buen0venture OrathintO, OF 2O7
Bruce ST. Died hy Drowning.

The mystery connected with the dis
appearance of Buenoventure Orathinto
from his home, POI Bruce street. was
cleared up yesterday when the body OF
the young man was found in the Nor
ris canal, at Bloomfield zen
He had been reported at police head
quarters as missing and his brother
was notified as soon as the body was
found. For the past two years Ora
hin had been mentally deranged.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
ROOSEVELT URGES
HIS OWN POLICIES
Be CONTINUED
a==-----=
Elect Congressman to Support
Taft, Burden of His
Letter.
ROOSEVELT'S OWN RECORD
WHICH HE CITES FOR THE
REPUBLICANS TO STAND ON.

Interstate commerce law
amended to make it thrice as
efficient as the old law.
Creation of Department of
Commerce and Labor as first
step in federal control owe cor
porations.
Pure food law.
Law establishing national sys-
tenn Of irrigation.
Employers liability and safety
appliance laws.
Prohibition of campaign con-
tributions by corporations.
Forest protection law.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
ONCE FOUR CORNERS NEWSIE
SOON A HAPPY BENEDICT.

Little Abe" Tetelbaum. the hoy"
who sold newspapers at the Four Cor
ners ten years ago, has declared that
there is nothing in this single game"
He and Miss Ida Pepper, of 119 Harri-
son avenue, Harrison, will wed next
January and settle down in a home
that the former ''newsie'' says he has
been dreaming of for twenty years.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
MINISTER URGES VOTERS
TO SMITE The BOSSES

"The Keeper of the City, was the
theme of the Rev. DR.. William Y. Chap
mans sermon in the Roseville Pres
byterian Church. last night. He ex-
horted voters to support candidates
"uniniuenced by Bosses and said
that especial care should be exercised
in selecting candidates for the shirley
atty.