davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Personal.

:
Former Congressman Loud died in
San Francisco For several months
past he has been an invalid Mr. Loud
represented the Fifth California dis
trict in congress for twelve years.
John Shelby Barrow, assistant gen.
eral passenger agent of the Erie rail-
road, with Offices in New York, died
at his home in Newark, N. j., of
heart failure, following Bright's dis
ease. @
The resignation OF John William
White. professor Of Greek at Harvard
university, has been announced. He
has been professor OF Greek at Har-
ward since 1854. Prof. White wishes
to retire from active work on account
OF age.
Maj. Orlando Jay Smith, president
and general manager Of the American
Press association since 1882, died at
his home In sDobb's Ferry. N. Y. Mai.
Smith has been i'll since September, at
which time he was operated on for
cancer OF the stomach, but through
out his illness he retained his interest
In daily events.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
WORK AGENCIES FOR FREE FARE.
Telephone Called in To Garry on New
SWindIinq Came

Telephone Called in To Carry on New
SWindIing Game.
st. Paul, Dec. &c. Widespread
swindling operations in which labor
agencies are the victims have been
uncovered through the efforts OF the
police the past few days and arrests
are expected hourly in Chicago and
Duluth.
The operators work with the tele-
phone, telling the desk men at the
agencies that they are prominent en-
ploying representatives, and asking
that transportation be given men who
would call later.
In this way numbers, not yet able
to have been determined, have been
shipped out of the city.
IL is probable that the swindling
operations will reach a large figure.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Chinese to Have Embassv.

Picking, Dec. 27.-The foreign board
has received cablegram from Tang
Shao-Yi at Washington, saying that the
Washington government has respond
ed favorably to the proposal made by
China to raise the Chinese legation at
Washington to the rank of an embas-
sy. Tang-Shao-Yi is the Chinene Off
cial who is at present in the United
States on diplomatic mission from
his government.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Killed in Auto Race.

Oakland, Cal, Dec. 27.-As a result
of wild automobile race on the Foot
hill boulevard early yesterday one
man was instantly killed and another
man and two young women were Sc
verely injured. The accident occurred
a short distance from San Leandro.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Shoppers Killed by Trair

Toledo. Dec. 81. While driving
home from a Christmas shopping trip
in Toledo. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Null
holeks, living on a farm near Holland,
Ohio. twelve miles west Of here, were
instantly killed by Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern passenger train.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
M From Canned Meat.

Fargo, N. D.. Dec 25-State Insur-
ance Commissioner E. G. Copper is
seriously i'll here as a result, it is
said. of eating canned meats on the
Great Northern diner.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Cracks Safe With cleaver.

Mankato. Mimi, Dec 27.-Fred w.
Lobdells meat market was robbed
of $3.50 in cash and checks last night
by some unknown person, who used
meat cleaver to break the compart-
ments of the safe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Has stormy Passage.

New York, Dec. 27.-Having taken
twice the usual time to make her run
to this port from Hamburg, which she
left twenty-one days ago, the steamer
Pretoria of the Hamburg-American
line arrived yesterday after one of the
stormiest passages in the steamers
history.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Boys Body Found in Gravel Pit.

~ oo5 oooy ! ~
Salt Lake City. Dec. .27.-The body
of Charles seinsoth. sixteen years of
age, messenger for the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone company, was
found yesterday at a lonely part Of the
gravel pit near the capitol Hill grounds.
There We're no marks of violence on
the body, but there were indications
that death probably had been caused
by poison.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
ROBBERS TORTURE VICTIM.

Burn His Feet to Make Him Open
safe-steal Rig and Escape.
Toledo. Ohio, Dec. 27.-By burning
his feet with lighted matches two
masked robbers early yesterday com
PEELED H. A. Schabow of Cartice, Ohio,
near here, to olnn safe in his farm
house and turn over $3.50.
After tying their victim to his bed
with strips of a sheet and placing
a gag in his mouth, the bandits went
to he barn. stole horse and buggy
and escaped. A posse of farmers and
Toledo police are in pursuit
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
$4,000 FRAUD DISCOVERED.
Forged Bills Receivable PLANTED
With Ranks of Chjcaoc

Chicago, Zee. q. = That 100000 in
forged bills receivable recently has
been planted" with banks of Chicago
was the warning issued to bankers,
trust companies and note brokers.
The method by which the swindle is
operated is said to include the issu.
ance of duplicate bills receivable.
These are disposed of to note brokers
at the usual discount. The brokers in
turn discount the paper with their re-
spective banks. At the end of sixty
or ninety days the fraud naturally is
discovered.
No arrests have been made.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
BANK ROBBERY MADE KNOWN.
Stockholders Learn Institution Lost
$4,000 Sunday Night.

PES,oOO ouIOdy iII9nA.
Los Angeles, Dec. 27.-The fact has
just been made public that the First
National Bank of Monrovia, Cal, was
robbed of sum said to amount to
$4,000 Sunday night. Detectives have
been at work on the case, but it is
stated that no clue to the robbers has
been found and no arrests have been
made. The loss of the money was dis.
covered when the bank opened for
business On Monday. President John
Bartle said that in view of the fact
that the bank was insured for $4,000
with casualty company, the loss to
the stockholders would be less than
$4,000. The bank is capitalized at
100000, with surplus of 100000. and
has undivided profits of $4,000.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
/ CONSUMPTION KILLS LEpER.
Chinese Patient at Harrisburg, Pa.
Cost City SITS a Month.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 81. Mock
Sem. the leper. who has been the in.
voluntary and expensive charge OF
the city of Harrisburg since July Il
1907. died at the municipal hospital
tuberculosis being the cause of death
The cost OF the Chinaman's mainte
nance was about SITS per month.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Bank officer Ends Life.

Worcester. Mass, Dec. 25.-Frank
w Cutting for the past forty years
connected with the Worcester Me.
chanics. Savings bank, and for seven
years its treasurer. was found dead
BY suicide at his home yesterday.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Insists Fire Was Incendisrv.

Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 25-John
E. Wurta. owner of hotel and restau-
rant at Conway. which was burned re.
Gently, insists it was set on fire by an
enemy An investigation is in prog
ress and arrests are expected
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
SANTA FINDS FAMILY DEAD.
Children, in Hanging Up Stockings
Turn Stop.cock on Gas Fixtures.

turn Stop'cock on Gas fixtures.
Chicago, Dec. 81. - Instead of a
Christmas greeting yesterday, Isadore
Hanson, when he left the milk supply
at the home of Morris Lukeman. a
wealthy grocer, discovered that the
whole family, consisting of Lukeman,
his wife and two children. had been
asphyxiated.
1t is supposed that in hanging stock
ing on the gas fixtures one of the
girls turned the valve and that the
room filled before any CT the family
awakened to discover it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
LOOKS INTO CONTEMPT CASE.

President Orders Attorney General to
Review Courts Decision.
Washington, Dec. 27.-Letters and
kilograms have begun to pour into
the White House asking President
Roosevelt to intercede in the case of
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison, who
were sentenced to Jail for contempt of
court
President Roosevelt has decided to
go over the whole case with Attorney
General Bonaparte for the purpose of
seeing whether the rights of the labor
leaders have been infringed upon in
any way.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
No Money for Toys: kills SELF.

aglgI
Quiman. Ga. Dec Because he
did not have money enough to provide
the usual Christmas toys for his chill
dren. G.. A. Casters. farmer near
here, committed suicide.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Gold Found il weiL

Petaloma. Cal, Dec. Enlightenment
prevails here over the discovery Of
free gold in the sand drawn from an
old well on the premises of Nordan
Scott
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
STEALS $4,000 IN JEWELS.
Robber Snatches Tray in Helen;
Store and Makes Escape.

oeUTe anu WdKeS GSCdPe'
Helena, Mont, Dec 25.-Almost at
the very instant that the clerk placed
it upon the show counter, tray of
diamonds valued, it is said, at $4,000,
was snatched up by thief in Jacque-
Minis jewelry store here last night
and carried away. Before an alarm
could be raised the robber, who, with
companion, had come into the city
in a rig, had united his horse ana
driven quickly toward the outskirts.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
Tot Falls Into scaIdlng Water

OF FaIIs TITO ScdIuIng water.
Eau Claire. Wis, Dec. 25.-The four.
year-old son Of l. E. Brack of Meridi.
an fell backwards into a wash boiler
of hot water. He lived a few hours,
but died last night of his terrible
scalds.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
KILLS SELF ON WEDDING DAY.
Girl Travels Miles to Become Wife
and Finds Loverts Gone.

Muskogee, Okla. Dec 81. After
coming all the way to this city from
her home in the southwestern part of
the state. Miss Pearl Plumley is dead
here, suicide on the day she had ex.
pected would be her wedding day
TIE girl shot herself in desperation.
believing she had been Tilted by Earl
zimmerman. her fance. The tragedy
occurred at the home of Kinneman,s
parents.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
$4,000 for a Quarter Section.

$4,000 for a Quarter Section.
Yankton, S. D., Dec. Is. - M. H.
Gilman yesterday sold quarter sec
ton of land near Mitchell for $4,000
cash to D. A. Mezner and Robert Lit
tie of Mitchell.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
~ -
0be re- press
ii4s.s.'ss5 43 WI
NJ 4. O. sATTERLEE
PIEl1x SOUTH Dakota.
NEWS OF week SUMMARIZED
Digest Of the News Worth Telling Con.
densed for the Busy
Reader.
Washington.

Charles B. Romkey has been ap-
pointed postmaster at StockWood,
Clay county, Mimi, vice S. Shermoen,
resigned.
Shortly after the holidays the senate
will probably decide where it will
place marble blsts OF two of it's vice
4 presidents Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
Rear Admiral Charles s. Sperry,
commanding the American battleship
feet, has cabled the navy department
that the fleet made its departure from
Colombo, Ceylon, for Suez. The mes
sage was in cipher and very brief
Secretary Root has signed treaty
with Minister Mejai Of Salvador, pro-
viding for the arbitration of disputed
questions which may arise with that
country, 1t follows the line of similar
conventions negotiated with various
countries.
In an interview Attorney General
Bonaparte. speaking of the suit which
the president has urged against Jo-
seph Pulitzer OF the New York World,
said that 1t is still under considera-
ton, and no definite line of action has
yet been agreed upon.
Following the announcement Of the
White House that Secretary Root
would retire upon his election as SEN
ator from New York and that Assist
ant Secretary Bacon would succeed
him, comes an intimation that Root
may abandon the state portfolio be-
fore Jan. 2.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-31
OWNS TO BRIBERY.
Former Alderman of Milwaukee Pays
a Fine of $780,

man Charles Jungman, in the munich
pal court, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging him with bribery in
connection with a special ordinance in
1903 He was fined $500 or an alter
native OF eighteen months imnrison-
ment The fine was paid.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19
The Word .sPoultry.,'

Poultry, according to the definition
given in II standard encyclopedia, in
cludes 1.-THE whole of the domesticated
birds reclaimed by man for the sake of
their flesh and their eggs The word
comes from the Latin ''pullus," which
could mean a young horse or donkey
as well as a chick (thef English sfoal'
Is akin to this), through the French
"poule," a fowl. But 1t is curious that
poultry" has no French version, the
nearest equivalent being volatile or
~''oiseaux de basse cour," birds of the
low yard. German In its descriptive
way knows poultry as "federvich,'
feather cattle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19
INSURGENTS ON 0
CRAWFORD HAS MAJORITY OF
5000 OVER KTTTR EDGE.
, for State Treasurer VIII Pull
Through and Martin May Defeat
'Hass for Congress.

Late returns do not materially
change the majority by which COY.
Crawford and the insurgent repub-
leans carried South Dakota's prima-
ries over their stalwart republican
opponents. That the, Insurgents have
q majority Of upwards 5000 is assured.
The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, which
waged a valiant fight for enatOr Kilt
redge and the Stalwart cause, comedies
that the stalwarts have been defeated
in the state, this being the first OFF,
cial admission by the stalwarts that
the insurgents lac won. The Argus
Leader, however, maintains that the
insurgent majority in the state will be
not more than from 1900 to $500.
Senator kittredSe. who was almost
constantly in the field campaigning
from the latter part of January up to
the eve of the primaries, and VINO
made one of the most remarkable per-
sonal campaigns in the political his
tory of South Dakota, takes his defeat
very gracefully.
. n latest returns from the counties
show that the factions have carried
the following counties, by about the
majorities stated:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19

carry to the limits of the hall. And
when Malloy lifts his voice he is greet
ed always with a round Of appreciatlve
applause. There will be q lengthy list
Of assistant clerks celebrated for
strength of voice and ability rs read
ers. These officials Of the convention
will be Attorney Thomas Williamson,
of Edwardsville, H., and George A,
Wilson,, of Des Moines, Ia.
Asher C. Kinds, who will be parlia-
m%entarian. halls from Washington, D.
c. he acts as coach Oh parliamentary
tangles to Speaker Cannon, and he per-
formed similar services for Speakers
Reed and Henderson. Kinds Is the
best posted authority on parliamentary
law in the country, and his knowledge
of precedents will be of invaluable serv-
ice to the presiding officers.
William f. Stone, of Baltimore, ser
geant-at-arms, will be an important fig
ure. AS sergeant-at-arms of the Ma
tional Committee the bulk of the work
If preparing for the convention has
fallen on his shoulders. In the conven-
ton he will be responsible for the work
of ticket takers and ushers and for
the preservation Of order.
The temporary organization includes
also a small force Of stenographic re-
porters under NJ. W. Bloomenbers, as
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19

have worked out the scheme Of holding
a national convention and nominating
party candidates without any national
or constitutional law to guide them.
Consequently the system is rather
ragged at the edges.
In theory the two delegates from
each congressional district are chosen
at district conventions, made up of
delegates who are themselves chosen
by primary elections. All members of
the party in good and regular stand
Ing are supposed to vote at these pri-
mary elections. Often the public at
large pays no attention to these pre-
liminary steps, and the delegates
chosen at the district conventions are
the men named by the local party
leaders.
The first business that faces a ma
tional convention is to determine who
are the properly chosen delegates en-
titled to take part in its proceedings.
This question is first passed upon by
the national committee and is later
passed upon by a committee on creden-
tials appointed by the delegates who
are first seated in the convention.
The party's national committee is
made up of * member from each State
and Territory. The committeeman /
chosen by each State delegation and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19
JULIUS CAESAR BURROWS.
Temporary Chairman of the Repub-
lican National Convention.

Julius Caesar Burrows, temporary
chairman of the Republican national
convention, has been for many years
prominently before the public Of the
United States. He is II years old and
has been in politics since the year 1864,
when he was elected prosecuting att6r-
ney Of Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
His career as q Congressman began in
1878, and he has been Senator from
Michigan since 1898.
On the presumption that the say
ing Nothing succeeds like success"
holds good in politics, there must be
much satisfaction to Mr.. Burrows in
looking back over his long record. He
has been uniformly successful in what
ever he has undertaken to do.
While the Senator is regarded as a
conservative, his course has been main
ly in accord with the policies of Pres
ident Roosevelt. Senator Burrows was
in the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, Fifty-first.
Fifty-second, Fifty-third and Fifty
fourth congresses and resigned in 1895
to succeed the late Senator Stock
bridge. He was reelected in 1899 and
again in 1905. On the latter occasion
his great popularity was attested when
he received the vote of every member
Of the Legislature.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19
G;&s@GTCnnaE-
gbTNVTM
HISTORY

The national Republican convention
this year is the fourteenth held since the
organization of the Republican party in
lSo6 and the seventh to meet in Chicago.
Six of the thirteen conventions which nave
passed into history nave bec2 held ip
Chicago and three in Philadelphia, where
the party's first candidate. Gen. John c.
Fremont of California. was nominated.
Baltimore, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Min
neapolis nave each had the honor of
entertaining the Republican delegates
once. All but two of the conventions have
been called in June. The conventions of
1860 and 1868, which nominated Lincoln
and Grant, were held in May.
Two conventions made memorable by
the length of their sessions were those of
1880 and 1883. Both of these met in
Chicago, the first lasting from June > to
June s. Three days of the 1850 convcn-
ton were spent in perfectIng the organ
ization. The fight for the nomination of
Grant for third term being on, thirty-six
ballots were taken before a dark horse
candidate, James A. Garfield OF Ohio. was
nominated. The convention of $ $ was
in session six days, and nineteen cnndi-
dates, the largest number ever before a
Republican convention, received votes be-
fore Benjamin Harrison was chosen on
the eighth ballot.
Twice in the history of the party but
one candidate has been presented for the
two offices voted upon. In 1900 William
Mckinley was unanimously renominated
for President on the first ballot. For
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt WAS
unanimously nominated on the first bal
lot. In 1904 the same %unanimity pre-
vailed. The only names presented were
those of Roosevelt for President and
Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana for Vice
President. Each was therefore unani-
mously nominated on the first ballots.
The conventions of 1868 and 1872 gave
Grant the full vote on the first ballot,
but the vote for Vice President was di-
vided. Other Republican presidential
candidates who lave been nominated on
the Srst ballot are Fremont, 1856; Lin
coin, 1864 Grant, 1868 and 1872: Ben
ja1nin Harrison. 1892; William MclIin-
ley, 1896 and 1900, and Theodore Roose-
welt, 1904. William l.. Dayton of New
Jersey, Fremont's running mate; William
A. Wheeler of New York, named with
Hayes in 1876. and Whitelaw Reid, who
went down to defeat with Benjamin Har-
rison in 1892, share with Theodore Roosc-
welt and Charles w. Fairbanks the honor
of having received the vice presidential
nomination by a unanimous vote of the
convention on the first formal ballot.
Thrice within the ffty-two years of its
history the party has had to face the
problem of disaffection manifested in
double conventions. Since the convention
Of 1880. no attempt to enforce the unit
rule has been made. The convention of
1884 rejected the candidate selected by
the national committee as temporary
chairman and chose another.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19
The Deans Raiment.

Dean Stanley was once driving with
n friend from Monroale to Palermo.
Both men were reading. Stanley sud
denly discovered that he was shivering
with Il cold. He mentioned the matter
to his friend.
"Well, hadn't you better put some
thing on?" said the latter, pointing to
the deans bag, which was close at
hand.
Stanley thought it rather a good idea,
and the friend eel on reading. AS
they entered Palermo there were shouts
of astonshment. @Stanley was placdy
reading. His friend found that the dis
tingulshed churchman had absent-mind-
edly drawn out a nlgh,-shirt from his
bag and put it on over his other cloth
ing and thus arrayed was riding trium-
phantly into the cits.-London Sketch
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19

@'Q0E4E7ENN77&

Considering that in the past forty years
three Presidents have been murdered and
three Vice Presidents have succeeded
them. and that previously two Vice Pres
idents have become President through
death from natural causes, it is surpris-
ing that such indifference is shown to
the vice presidency.
All statesmen of the first rank are am
bilious to become President. but when the
second office is named they shake their
heads and try to move out of lnge. TIT
reason, of course, is, not that the vice
presidency is not ar important and digni-
fed office, but that it has come to. be look
ed upon as a shelf for a political nonen-
tity. Once a man becomes Vice Presi-
dent, his career is thought to be ended.
though Theodore Roosevelt showed that
this is a mistaken notion. The feeling
is 80 strong that more than once political
parties have named for Vice President
men who We're distinguished only 70" their
,calth and were known to possess no
ability t!.lt would enable them to become