davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
CRUSHED IN CAVE
IN, MAN LIVES
FOR HOURS
HOSPITAL AMBULANCE REFUSES
HIM AS DEAD, BUT DOCTORS, BY
HEROIC MEANS KEEP SPARK OF
LIFE BURNING LONG.

Joseph Miller, 40 years old. living
with his wife and six children at No.
$50 Rivard-st., was fatally crushed In
a cave-in while at work In a trench
back OF No. $50 Woodward-aye.. about
1880 o'clock Friday morning. He
died In ST. Mary's hospital soon after
being removed TO that institution In
the east end ambulance. the end COM
Ing despite heroic efforts to save his
life on the part of Or. Mary G.. Has
kins, No. S96 Woodward-ave., and DR..
j. T, Watkins. No. SIC Second-ave.
Miller was making a sewer connec-
ton with the bakery shop OF Jones *
Son. No. $50 Woodwardave.. for w.
w. Hannah manager of the property,
when the earth on one side OF the
trench slid down on him without warn
ing. burying one man up TO his neck
Some OF the dirt struck him on the top
and back of the head, breaking his
neck. II Is thought.
boy who was assisting him saw
the accident from the top OF the
trench and notified the elder Mr.
Jones, who, with the assistance Of jan
itor Tucker, Of the Woodward apart
ments, dug Miller out. To all out
ward appearance the man was dead.
but Dr. Haskins found signs OF life
and by heroic means succeeded in
starting his respiration once more.
She worked over him constantly for
more than half an hour when DR.. Wat.
kins came to her aid and accompanied
the dying man TO the hospital
Grace hospital was called imme-
diately after the accident but the sur
geon in charge of the ambulance
merely looked at the man and drove
away.
Asked for an explanation. an at
tache OF the hospital stated with some
asperity that the ambulance had not
taken the patient because he was
dead when it arrived. As matter OF
fact. Miller lived for TWO hours af'
forwards.
DR.. Watkins continued working
over Miller all the way TO St Mary's
hospital and after the hospital was
reached, until the spark of life went
out.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
AFT Excursions Of the Season.

To Sugar Island Park and Toledo,
Sunday. Sept. and Labor Day, steam
er Owana will leave Griswold-st.
wharf s AS a. m. return p. m. Tick
cts to Sugar Island and return 30
cents. Toledo and return so cents.
Good going TO Toledo Sunday and re.
turning Labor Day 70 cents. Ffnzel's
orchestra.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
CHRISTIAN HERALD TO
BE SOLD SATURDAY

The Christian Herald. the official
Baptist organ in Michigan, will be sold
under sealed bids Saturday by Walter
w. Smith. holder OF the trust mort
gage given recently In the hope Of It'd
ing over the enterprise until II reach.
cd a paying basis. The Rev. Herman
Burns and the Rev. c. K. Conley Will
be bidders. Lack OF support By the
Baptist church members OF Michigan
is the cause OF the papers financial
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
WARRANT OUT FOR
PIGEON MURDER

A warrant charging one George
Walch with killing homing pigeon.
the first document OF its kind ever TAX
en- out in the local police court. was
issued by Justice Stein. Friday. on
complaint Of VALERIE Buyle, Belgian.
The state game law makes IL misde-
meanor TO kill pigeon OF the homing
.t..Fr
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
"EoYPTiAN0 MASONRY BOGUS.

FITCHBURG, Mass. Sept. 4~-Pro-
the so-called Egyptian rite
of Free Masonry bogus, Judge Blood,
of the district court. sentenced Chas.
VI. Writer. worshipful master OF Gar
net lodge. and deputy grand master,
to serve 80 days In the workhouse.
The Egyptian rite" is said to have
first been promulgated In Detroit.
Mich
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
WOMAN FALL
MAY PROVE FATAL

Mrs Louise Letke of No 2SG
Mitchell-ave.. is in Grace hospital
suffering from the effects OF faE'
which physicians fear will prove iatai.
Friday morning she was doing house
work at No. 2S t.othrop-aye, when she
fell from a secord story window.
fractu,ine her skull and dislocatins
her left hip
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
HIS STEP-MO7HER
MADE FACES At HIM
FRANK WELLER SAYS TEATS
WHY HE THREW
BRICKS.

Frank Weller was found guilty Of
assaulting his step-mother, the widow
of the late Aid. Anthony Weller, bv
Justice Stein. Friday, and was placed
under $500 bonds to keep the peace
for a year. Weller admitted that he
had thrown brick at his step-motrer
when she was visiting in the neigh
borhocd OF her former home on Rio
pelle-st. recently. He pleaded. how
ever that ne had reen drinking
Moreover, Mrs. Weller made faces at
him. he said. and that made him mad
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
Mrs. Harry peck Gets Divorce.

SIOUX FALLS. s. d., Sept. "A
decree OF divorce has teen granted 70
Mrs. Corhelia Dawbarn Peck. the de-
PENDANT in the action being Harry
rhurston Peck. professor OF Latin In
Columbia university. and well known
magazine writer The decree was
granted on the grounds OF deserlon
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
FRANK P. SARGENT
DIES FROM STROKE
Of PARALYSIS
COMM ssIoNER GENERAL OF THE
BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION VIC.
TIM OF A FAll-ONCE WAS LO-
CoMoTivE FIREMAN.

WASHINGTON. Sept. frank P,
Sargent. commissioner general OF the
bureau OF immigration, department OF
commerce and labor, one of the best
known immigration experts In the
world. died at his home. The Manor
house, at y o'clock this morning. as
the result OF a paralytic stroke. which
followed a fall several weeks ago.
In spite Of the stroke OF paralysis
which Mr.. Sargent suffered after his
fall downstairs while sojourning near
Sheppardstown. W. Va, In July, he
had been recovering. II was believed.
and even his close friends in the i'm
migration bureau were taken entirely
by surprise. when they learned this
morning OF his death.
Mr.. Sargent was born "a years ago
at East Orange. VT
Former Locomotive Fireman.
In early life he was a locomotive
fireman and for II years he was head
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, post than which there are
few greater In the world OF unionism
He did not believe In strikes and
made II his business to see that none
were needed. He commanded the re-
spect OF the men he represented and
the men who owned the roads for
which these men worked
Declined Two Offices.
His work in preventing strikes and
his remarkable way Of handling men
brought him TO the attention of Presi-
dent Mckinley and In 1898 he was ap-
pointed a member OF the industrial
commission, but refused the Office. In
1900 he was offered the position OF
chief OF the bureau Of engraving and
printing. but once more declined TO
leave the service OF his brother fire.
men.
Betters immigrants Condition.
In 1902, however, President Roose-
welt offered him the Office which he
held when he died, that of commits
sioner-general OF the bureau OF immi-
grafton and in April, OF that year, he
decided to take It. Since that time
he has devoted all his attention TO the
bettering OF the conditions surround
ing the entrance OF immigrants into
the United States.
Mrs. Sargent, who was a Miss Mary
C. Kinney and one daughter, Miss Ma
bel. survive. No funeral arrange
ments have yet been made.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
MURDERED MAN
LEFT $500 ESTATE

Mrs. Louisa Walser, the divorced
wife of Daniel Walser, who was kill
ed In his store at No. 705 Woodward
ave. Wednesday night. applied In pro-
bate court Friday morning to be APP
pointed administrator of the estate Of
her husband. The estate consists OF
$500 personal property, SO the appli-
cation states.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
To Operate on Gen. Otis.

BALTIMORE. Sept 4.-Gen. Harri-
son Gray Otis, Los Angeles publisher
and veteran OF two wars, the civil and
Spanish. is in Baltimore today Tor the
purpose of undergoing an operation.
The operation will be performed In
Johns Hopkins hospital within 4 day
or two.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
Coid1pater's First Wb,fe
Child, Mary E. Daugherty
Is Dead, Aged 70 Years

COLDWATER, Mich, Sept. A.
(Special.) Mrs. Mary f. Dougherty,
aged rs Is, the first white child born In
this city. Is dead. The date OF her
birth was May, 1882.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
BEAN JoesERs TO CONVENE.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Sept. f.
The Michigan Bean Jobbers' associa-
ton opens its annual convention here.
on Sept. 3. The meeting will be called
10 order by President j. A. Heath. at
1870 %. m. Mayor Geo. +. Ellis will
make the address OF welcome and
EJA. stowe. president OF the board OF
trade win reply. A number OF inter
estins papers have been prepared by
members. from various points In the
country. The convention will close
Sept. 10. with banquet In the even
ing at the Hotel Pantlind.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and vicinityt Friday night
and saturday, partly cloudyj warmer
tonight, fresh southwesteriy winds.
Lower Mtchigant Generally fnfr to-
night and Saturday. warmer tonight.
HOIRIN TEMpERATIHEs.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04

One year ago today Maximum tenn
pernture, 73i minimum. 01I mean, 81 |,
mo- precipitation; cloudy skies.
The sun rose nc 500 "a. ma, and sets
st GiOf y. nv.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-04

DR.. Watkins continued working
over Miller all the way TO st. Mary's
hospital and after the hospital was
reached, until the spark of life went
out
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
THROAT CUT In
POLITICAL ROW
wM. THOMPSON WOUNDED IN
FIGHT OVER ELECTION IN
KNOX COUNTY.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. March ~
VIM. Thompson. died near Paulette.
in Union county, this morning after
Ia wing his throat cut during a fight
with ALI suhridge. of this county. near
Paulette Saturday night. Sufridge
and Thompson each about fifty years
Of age, quarreled over a political fight
in Knox county. They we're in a
country store when the quarrel came
up. Both rose from their chairs at
the same time, Suffridge drawing a
knife and severing Thompson's throat,
death occurring twelve hours later.
Suffridge claimed that Thompson was
attempting to draw a gun when he
arose from the chair. Suffridge had
not been arrested tonight
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
SYMPATHY FOR
WIDOW, TOO MUCH
AGENT REFUSES TO
WRECK HER BUSINESS DE-
SPITE HIS ORDERS.

CLEVELAND, O., March 20.-Valor
and sympathy, according to Charles
Kercher, of Columbus, O., spoiled one
deal the Standard Oil Company had
arranged for the alleged purpose of
obtaining control of the retail oil bus
mess in Mobile, Ala. This was
brought out at the hearing in the
Government custer suit against the
Standard company today. Kercher
saws he was sent to Mobile to obtain
the tank wagon business Of Mrs. Mary
Jones. widow Mrs Jones, he said,
had inherited her business from her
husband. She was selling 10000 gal
Ions of oil a month and was making a
profit of 2 cents a gallon The wit
ness said the business was worth
$4,000. but he was instructed to buy
for $1,000 The Standard he said,
had notified her that she would meet
with competition and had better sell
before she lost everything. Kercher
said he looked the situation over and
decided not to interfere with the bus
mess of The widow
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
WRIGHT WOULD BE
FEDERAL JUDGE
REPUBLICAN TEMPERANCE LEAD
Err WANTS PLACE VACANT
BY cLARK'S DEATH.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March I'll
T. Asbury Wright, of lockwood. is
an aspirant for the appointment as
United States district Judge, to sue
coed the late Judge Charles D. Clarke.
His friends are working for his ap-
pointment.
Not until after the funeral of Judge
CLARK, did Mr.. Wright make any state
ment. as to his wish in the matter, as
he said in telephone message that 1t
would not be in good taste, or proper
to give any expression before the fu-
neral
Tuesday night over the telephone,
Mr.. Wright told Knoxville friends
that he would accept if appointed, that
he was In the hands of his friends and
that personally he would not make an
effort for the place, and that he would
not go to Washington, unless sum-
moned there by the president.
Mr.. wright's friends are at work
for his appointment and strong efforts
are being made to secure his favorable
consideration by the president. He is
regarded as one Of the ablest attor-
neys in the state and number OF
state and a number of the members OF
the supreme court Of the state have
on many occasions stated that he was
one OF the ablest attorneys in the
state that appeared before their court
A number OF Knoxville attorneys
are at work doing all that they can
to assist in his preferment and 1t is
believed that his name will be consid-
cred by the president, before he makes
nomination.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
POLICE INVOLVED
In GAMBLING CASE
ALLEGED THAT THE COPS CON-
NIVED AT GAME IN VIOLA
TION OF LAW.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Charges
that a gambling house had been con-
Quoted with the connivance of certain
police officials led to an investigation
at police headquarters which, begin
ming last midnight, continued until
breakfast time today. At that hour
Police Commissioner Bingham issued
an order reducing Inspector John W..
O'Connor, of the Third Inspection Dis
trict in Manhattan, to the Captaincy
of the Amity-street station in Brook
Ign.
Parties outside the department, who
claim to have acted with the knowl-
edge and approval Of Bingham, pre-
scented charges to the effect that they
had been able to establish and for six
days did conduct, lnmolested by the
police, a full-fiedged gambling estab-
lishment in Sixth avenue. The
charges set forth that certain persons
in a position to afford protection to
unlawful gaming had been success
fully approached.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
NOT THAT J. N. BRAY.
Lynnville Merchant Had Nothing to
Do With Bogus Check.

The Herald is in receipt of a let
ter from J. NJ. Bray, a merchant at
Lynnville, stating that he had no con-
nection whatever with the passing OF
a bogus check on local firm by a
man who gave his name as j. M.
Bray This statement is published
with pleasure, and Mr.. Bray should
understand that the news item to
which he takes exception merely
stated a fact, that the party passing
the alleged forged check on G. NJ.
Foster gave his name as J. M. Bray
II was not intimated that the party
gave his true name and when the
publication was made this paper was
not even aware that there was any
person by that name. Certainly no
intimation was made that the party
referred to was Mr.. Bray OF Lynn
Vile or that he had any connection
with the latter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
MURDERS MOTHER
TO OBTAIN MONEY
AWFUL CRIME or UNNATURAL
son NEAR FORT WAYNE,
tND.-coNFEsStON.

FORT WAYNE. IND. March 23.-
Grover c. Blake and Orsel Reynolds,
OF Anderson. Ind. were arrested here
today IN he charge q numbering
Blake's mother yesterday at Anderson.
Young Blake made a confession af-
ter his arrest, duplicating Reynolds.
He SAID he had been drinking with
ReynC. de and they both needed mon
ey. ge went home and entered the
kitchen. where his mother was cook
ing q nner. according TO the confes-
sion, Reynolds standing guard outside.
Blake says his mother accused him Of
having been drinking and he went into
another room and got hammer. He
returned, noiselessly cTept up behind
her and struck her en- the back of the
head. She fell insensible. He says
he then opened her dress and grabbed
q bag she bad fastened around her
neck which contained money and jew
elry.
While he was upstairs changing his
clothes he heard a scream. He re-
turned to the kitchen and found Rey-
nolds standing over his mothers body,
hammer in hand. He says Reynolds
admitted having struck her when she
moved.
The two young men then came to
Fort Wayne, spent the night in carous-
ing and we're arrested as they were
about to board train for Michigan
today. Blake says he secured $3.50 in
money and some diamond rings.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
BIRD WAS THIEF;
STOLE PENNIES
MYSTERY OF MAIL BOX ROB-
Berry SOLVED BY DlscoV
cry OF NEST.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. March 20.-For
several months secret service men
have been trying to catch the thief
that has been robbing a mail box in
the Nauvoo neighborhOod. near here.
Many farmers without stamps in mall
ing letters were in the habit of leav-
ing two pennies on top of the letter
and sticking 1t in the mail box.
Oficers were unable to catch the
thief and today solved the mystery
by the discovery that bird had built
its nest in the far corner of the box
and had pulled the pennies over and
weaved them into the grass and straw
at the bottom Of its nest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
TWO STATES TO
GO FOR BRYAN
GREAT coMMoNER WILL GET THE
INSTRUCTIONS IN IOWA
AND ILLINOIS.

DIES MONIES, March 22.-The sup
porters of w. j. Bryan express them
selves as having no doubt of their
power to control the Democratic State
Convention at Cedar Rapids next
Thursday. They expect to adopt the
Nebraskan platform in substance and
instruct the delegates at large to vote
for Bryan at the Denver Convention.
The so-called conservatives expect
to control several districts and to
send to Denver delegates who will
favor the nomination of some one
other than Mr.. Bryan.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
CA MACK men
ARE IN CONTROL
CAPTURE CONVENTION ~ MARION
COUNTY AND DENoUNcE THE
BOGUS PRIMARY.
BY VOTE OF OVER TWO TO ONE
Executive Committee Friendly to Sen
ator is EIected.-The Reso-
tions Adopted.

JASPER. Tenn. March 21.-The
Carmack forces, led by Lawrence X.
Spears. A. L. Robertson and J. r.
Armstrong, controlled the mass con-
yention held here today. II was one
of the largest conventions seen in
Marion county in many years, over
six hundred people being present.
The object of the convention was TO
elect a new chairman of the democrat
10 executive committee. with power TO
appoint the whole committee and 70
choose delegates to the congressional
convention in Chattanooga.
The struggle between the Carmack
and Patterson forces was sharp and
much interest was shown. The strug-
gle came over the election Of the chair
man. w. M. Cameron OF South Pitts
burg, was elected, defeating the Pat
terson candidate by vote OF two to
one. The convention was held In the
court house yard as it overlooked the
court house building. Six tellers and
marshals were appointed to each side.
The Patterson leaders made no fur
Their fight after they lost the chair
manship of the convention.
Resolutions denouncing the action
of the State executive committee in
refusing to order direct primary for
governor. were enthusiastically passed.
After expressing disapproval Of the
committees action the resolution con-
tinues:
I'VE pledge ourselves to use every
effort to defeat all candidates who en-
dorsed said action. 1t has ceased to
be an issue between Carmack and Pat
terson and is an issue between the
people and the machine. We call up
on all citizens of our state to rally to
our assistance and let us seek to de-
feat by such an overwhelming ma
jority, the endeavor Of this drastic and
unfair ruling, that ring rule may be
forever domed in our state, and the
voice of the people expressed by their
votes will be accepted as a criterion
by which candidates in the future
shall be nominated"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
WITH CRUCIFIX
AND A ROSARY
IN HER HANDS MOTHER ENDS
LIFE OF HERSELF AND HER
CHILDREN.

FALL RIVER, Mass, March "a
With crucifx clasped in her right
hand and with a rosary hanging from
her arm. Mrs. Florida Terrien, aged
25 years. and her 4-year-old daughter
Mary and 2-months-old boy Joseph
we're found dead in the kitchen OF
their home early Today by the woman
husband, Joseph Terrier. The Cor
oner said, after an examination, that
the woman had killed herself and
the two children with Illuminating
gas. Two gas jets and the cocks of
the gas stove In the room were turned
on. According to Mr.. Terrien, he and
his wife, with the children, had passed
last evening with friends, returning
home at 1 O'Clock this morning. He
went to bed Immediately, taking with
him his daughter. Mary.
Accordingto Terrein's story, he left
his wife and the little boy. who slept
together, In the kitchen. AT about z
O'Clock this morning, Terrien said. he
was awakened by a choking sensation
and detected the odor OF gas. His
daughter Mary was not at his side.
Rushing into the kitchen, he found
his wife in chair, clasping cruel
Ak, with the children wrapped In
blankets lying at her feet. All three
were dead. Mrs. Terrein had been
in good health, but II is thought that
family cares unbalanced her mind.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
| CARMACK COUNTS
FOR 4 PATTERSONS

McEWEN, Tenn, March 20.-Prob.
ably no town in the state can boast of
daily game, except Sunday, of mar.
bles, where the ring men are named
after the candidates. 1t is frequent
occurrence here to see abvpch of men
ranging in age from thirty to sixty
playing marbles on any smooth spot
to be found. 1t is game where five
men are used and the middle man,
which If knocked at the first shot
wins the game, seems to have the
name Of Carmack In the games II
a man knocks Carmack, he wins, but
on the other hand he has to plug out
four Pattersons and Carmack besides
before he has any county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
HEN EGGS OF MOST
WONDROUS SIZE
SINGLE COMB MINoRcAs LAY
THEM AS LARGE AS oRDi-
NARY GOOSE EGG.
Denver Post.)

(D0uV0T FOol.J
Hen eggs the size of average goose
eggs are being garnered by Nathaniel
Harvey from his poultry yard at 100
South Lafayette street. They are the
product of choice lot of prize win
ming single comb black Minorca hens
and the eggs are easily twice as large
as the ordinary.
Mr.. Harvey is a machinist by trade
and raises fancy chickens as means
of increasing his bank account ION
the side" He was awarded the silver
cup and won ten out OF twenty prizes
at the recent Denver poultry show,
and his exhibit of Minorca eggs was
one of the big features of the expos1-
ton. Ten of the eggs presented by
the Harvey hens weigh three pounds.
an average of more than four ounces
each
Miuoyaa hens weigh from six to
eight pounds and the cocks average
nine pounds each. MI Harvey con-
siders the breed vastly superior to
Plymouth Rocks and other varieties,
both from the standpoint of quality
and quantity of laying.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
NIGHT RIDERS TN
OLD DOMINION

DANDVILLE, va, March 2O.-W.
D. Neal, w. N. Terry, B. L. Terry, ].
w. Fitzgerald and J. J. Motley, all
large tobacco raisers, recently receiv-
ed letters from might riders threat
ening to dig up their plant beds and
DEAL with them roughly unless they
stored their tobacco in the dry prisers.
The notices we're placed on the barn
OF B. L. Terry and in mail boxes of the
others. The letter to Motley threaten
ed to burn his barn. Motley made
some inquiries as to the writing OF the
notices and was notified that II he
made any attempt to locate the writer's
he would regret it.