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Arizona republican., 1908-03-05
SLAUGHTER OF CHILDREN
 IN OHIO SCHOOL HOUSE
The Most PitifuI Horror of the Year In a
 Suburb of Cleveland
One Hundred and Seventy Pupils Penned and damned In Hall and Stairway, Burned, Stfed or Trampled to Death

Cleveland, O. March 4-Penned in, in narrow hall ways and damned up against doors that opened only inward, TO children in the suburb of North Collingwood today were killed by fire, by smoke and beneath the grinding heels of their .panic stricken playmates.
 The awful tragedy occurred this morning at a public school in North Collingwood, 70 miles east of this city. At 10 o'clock tonight, 165 corpses are in the morgue at North Collingwood and six children are still unaccounted for. All the hospitals and houses for two miles around contained a number of children, some fatally, and many less seriously injured. All theNictims were between the ages of six and fifteen years. The school contained between 300 and 325 pupils, of the entire num- Der. onl.' about eighty are known to have left the building unhurt. It will be several days before the exact num- Der of killed will be known, as the ruins ma still contain other bodies The list of fatalities may be increased by d number of deaths among the children now lying in hospitals. how ering between life and death.
 THE PLACE OF THE TRAGEDY
 The school house was a brick. two stories and an attic in height. The number of pupils was more than nor mally large and the smaller children were placed in the attic of the build ing. There was but one fire escape in the rear of the building. There were two stairways. one leading to a door in front, and the other to a rear door. and both these doors opened inward; it is claimed the rear door was locked as well
Arizona republican., 1908-03-05

Dcsolation unspeakable hangs over the vincinity of the school and the whole village of ~Colingwood. The school board met in special session in the temporary morgue late this after
Arizona republican., 1908-03-05
STATEMENT BY RUFF.
Boodling Supervisors First Sought to
 Have Him Accept Immunity

San Francisco. March 4.-Abraham Ruef today filed another affadavit in the trolley bribery case in which he was jointly indicted with Patrick Cal houn. ThOrnwell Mullally. TiTey l.. Ford and Eugene F. Schmitz, in which he makes the statement for the first time that the first persons to try to induce him to accept immunity and give testimony against the others in dicted were Supervisors James L. Gal lagher and Andrew NJ Wilson
Arizona republican., 1908-03-05

Lieutenant Governor Francis Tread way of Cleveland; delegates at large to the national convention, Charles P Taft of cincinnati; Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland: Arthur l. VoYis of Lam caster and Andrew T. Harris of Eaton. Presidential electors at large, E. M. Higgins of Columbus and J. L. Carew of Cincinnati
 Unanimity for Vim. H. Taft, OhiO's candidate for the nomination for pres ident. was a feature of the convention The delegates to the national conven- tiOn were instructed to vote for Taft until he is nominated" The names of the delegates at large were present. ed by Congressman Nicholas Long worth of Cincinnati. whose memory failed him after he started to deliver a prepared speech and was compelled to finish by reading from the manu- script. MT. Longworth was quick to recover from his embarrassment and was greeted with hearty applause at the close of his address.
 Mention of ROosevelt's name. like that of Taft's, was received with ap- plause. Notable ovation was rendered Congressman Burton. chairman of the committee on resolutions. who read the platform which was adopted -unani- mOusly. The platform endorsed the policies inaugurated under the admin istration of President Roosevelt, a dec laratiOn for revision of the tariff by the friends of protection at an extra session of congress a greater merchant marine. an adequate navy. the speedy completion of the Panama canal, the endorsement of the civil and political rights of the negro and that there be neither "halts nor retreats sounded in the march toward better government"
Arizona republican., 1908-03-05
THE GENERAL HOUSE DEBATE.

Washington. Mar 4.-T'he pOstoffice appropriation bill was technically un- der consideration in the house today. but the discussion under the license Of general debate took a wide range. Speculation in cotton, finance. the tariff and a number of miscellaneous matters in turn occupied the whole time of the session.
 MT. Sims of Tennessee spoke in fla vor of the BurlesOn bill to abolish the cotton futures. Mir. Chaney of Indiana
Arizona republican., 1908-03-05

When the flames were discovered the teachers throughout seemed to have acted with courage and self possession. They struggled heroically for the safe ty of their pupils and marched the lit ble ones in the column of the fire drill" which they had often practiced before The unfortunate line of march in the exercise, had always led to the front door and the children had not been trained to seek any other exit. The fire today came from a furnace situated directly under this part of the building.
 THE DEATH TRAP
 When the children reached the foot Iof the stairs they found the flames close upon them. So swift was the rush made for the door that in an in stant the tightly packed mass of chil- dren was piled up against it. From that second none of those who were upon any portion of the first flight of stairs had any chance for their lives. The children at, the foot of the stairs attempted to fight their way back to the floor above, while those who were coming down showed them mercileSsly back into tie flames. In an instant there was a frightful panic with 200 pupils fighting for their lives. Most of those who were not killed died there The greater part of those who escaped managed to turn back and reached the fire escape window in the rear. What happened at the foot of the first flight of stairs will never be known. for all those who were caught in the full fury of the panic were killed.
 After the flames had died away, however, huge heaps of little bodies, burned b. fire and tramoled into
Arizona republican., 1908-03-05

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Arizona republican., 1908-03-05

FOR SAlE.-New five-room brick cottage. Electric lights, gas. bath, toilet. North 2nd Street, near Fill more. Ten per cent cash. Balance in payments like rent. E. D. Pascoe, 110 North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-05

and MT. Lindberg of Minnesota talked
 on the financial question. MT. Hitch cock of Nebraska pleaded for placing on the free list wood pulp for print paper, and several others secured the floor for brief periods. The general debate on the postoffice appropriation bill concludes tomorrow at ? o'clock, when it will be read for amendments.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-05

build and need some money, come and see me; my rates are the lowest. E. E. Pascoe. 11O North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-05
DR. BRENNAN DEAD
Stricken Yesterday in the U. s. Senate
 Gallery

Washington March 4.-D. J. Bren- nan of Flagstaff. Arizona, was strick- en with heart disease in the senate gallery today. He was removed to the casualty hospital where he died an hour later.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19

discus throw, in which Martin J. Sheridan,
lrish-American Athletic club. was compel.
ing. was interrupted by rain.
In the fourth section Sheridan was first
with l2 feet u inch, NJ. f. Horr, Irish
American Athletic club, was second with
100 feet Z inches. and Jarvinen, Finland,
was third with 11s feet so inches. All
three men qualified for the final.
u. r. Robbins, Yale, one OF the American
hurdlers, will have to return home on ac-
count Of the death OF his father.
The final Of the 1oO-kilometer cycling
race was won by Bartlett, United Kingdom.
Time; 2 hours Al minutes 4SSS seconds. c.
A. Denny, United Kingdom. was second,
and Lapize, France. third.
The final of the ladies archery contest
was won by Miss Newell, with Miss bod
second and Miss Hillowe third, all United
Kingdom. In the fnal for the gentleman's
archery bod, United Kingdom, was first,
with 1855; Brooks King, United Kingdom,
was second, with 1884, and j. b. Richardson.
America, third, with 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
NEW SHOE FIR
Alexander, the Sample shoe Man,
Opens New store on Sixth Floor
Of Paxton Block.

Mr.. Alexander, the proprietor OF the new
shoe concerp which occupies two office
rooms near the elevator on the sixth floor
of the Paxton block, Sixteenth and Farnam
streets, says:
1T may seem paradoxical to say that we
are the highest and yet the lowest shoe
store In Omaha, but It is a fact that can
be proven to anyone who will call and in
v~estigate. We are the highest because you
have to take the elevator to reach us. and
this is one of the principal reasons why we
are the lowest. We can run our store at
UGH less expense than II we were on the
grlund floor.
Another important factor in our bust
ness which epable us to sell shoes at such
low prices is directly due to the fact that
We handle sample shoes and buy them be-
low the cost OF manufacture. We hav all
slzs and styles in women's and mems shoes
and carry a large assortment of both.
Sample shoes are selected in the first place
from the stock by experts and are always
the best the factory produces"
The Sample Shoe store is a very neat
arrangement and displays more or less
ingenuity on the part OF the management.
It combines two rooms which are very
orderly and attractive. 1t is somewhat OF
a departure in in the shoe line for Omaha,
but Judging from the business being done,
success seems assured.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
MEMS DISTINCTIVE CLOTHES
Entire Stock Of the Worlds Foremost
Makers of Gentlemen's Apparel.
HIRsH. wICKwIRE CO., CHICAGO
Goes ON Sale Thursday Mt j. l.. Bran
deis q Sons at Incompatible Price
Advantage such ms only
BrandeIs Could OGer.

To Omaha men Of eNacting taste in
dress we present this superb stock. which
includes all the lightweight ready-for-
service suits in the peerless Hirsh-wick-
wire stock. This is that superior hand
built apparel for men that has made the
American ready-to-try-on clothing the
envy of every European nation. Hirsh-
wlckwire clothes are the first to success
fully invade the trade of foreign lands.
In fashions haunts on the boulevards OF
Paris, along the stately streets of Lon.
don, where Innovations must bear the
stamp Of genius to meet royalties APP
proval, in every fashion center of Europe
the Hirsh-Wickwire clothes occupy the
foremos position among the r~eady-for-
service clothes that gentlemen choose. o
This will be a sale positively without
precedent.
Your unrestricted choice of any mans
summer suit from the Hirsh-Wickwire
stock. worth actually S25 to S35. Thurs
day for $12.5O.
j. L. BRANDEIS & SONS.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
Holiness Association opens.

MITCHELL, s. D., July 1S.-(Special.)-
Today the South Dakota Holiness asso-
citation opened it's campmeeting on it's
own grounds three miles northeast of the
city on Rock creek and 1t is the initial
meeting at the new location. The grounds
are ideal, with the numerous trees, with
plenty of room for the location of tents,
the erection of a large dining hall and
sleeping apartments. The grounds are en-
closed with a fence and have been laid
out in blocks and streets. Lots rave been
purchased and next year will see the con-
struction of several cottages, one having
already been moved from this city. Rev.
Mr.. Carradine is the evangelist for the
week of the meeting and the singing will
be conducted by Mr.. Inglet. The Off
GERS of the association predict that within
five years they will be drawing from
5000 to 5000 people to their campmeet-
ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
THEY GOT A TASTE OF WAR
~ncuss of Fort HamiIton,s Bin
Gun Creates Havoc in the


The neighborhood of Fort Hamilton had
a pretty fair idea, when bedtime came
wednesday night, June II, OF what General
sherman meant when he uttered his IA
nous aphorism on war. Target practice
was carried on all day by the regulars
and national guardsmen with the forts
big ten and twelve inch rifles, and when
rkness set in and firing ceased 1t was es-
tlmated' from the reports OF damage which
reached headquarters. that Uncle Sam will
nave to pay for about $4,000 worth OF
broken windows, crockery, ceilings, and a
long list of other things with the coneus-
sion of the guns smashed.
Fort W~adsworth, on the Staten island
shore OF the Narrows, kept pace with
Hamilton In blazing away at imaginary
Fleets down the bay; but no damage Ia
surrounding property was reported. Every
body with a radius Of a mile of the Wads-
worth guns opened their windows early in
the morning. as they had been Instructed
TO do by the military authorities, and pre-
sumably they put their crockery and glass
ware and brio-a-brac to bed. 1t is more
than likely that this obedience to instrue-
tloT accounts for the absence of damage
reports, although 1t was remarked by many
at Fort Wadsworth that the conclusion q,
the big rifles there was much less than AT
Hamilton.
The first set of shots at Fort Hamilton
set Bath Beach by the ears. Windows
were smashed on every hand, and when
the management Of the Fort Lowry hotel
counted up its score at the end Of the day
It found sixty panes shattered.
A 5000 oil painting was whipped off a
wall IN the Casino, at Fourth avenue and
the Shore road A m~antelpiece IN a sa-
loon at l0lst street and Fort Hamilton
avenue was shattered into pound pieces.
A score Of reports were made of ruined
plaster walls ceilings and foundations OF
buildings In course of construction.
Theodore Eldrige, Of Bath Beach. couldn't
hear the cannon boom loudly enough AT
home. so he started toward Fort Hamilton.
He was walking through Fourth rverue
when a store sign was sent crashing on
his head by the conclusion OF q twelve
inch shot. He had 20 be treated by a sur.
geon.-New York World.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
TUBE AHEAD OF TIME
Y. M. C. A. Runners Over Nine Hours
in Advance of Schedule.
TEN BOYS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Wild Race Between Automobile and
Freight Train for Crossing
Message Leaves CIeve-
land Quickly.

CLEVELAND, o., July ls.-The silver
tubed message from Mayor Mcclellan of
New York to Mayor Busse OF Chicago,
which is being relayed over the 1,OO0-mile
trip by Young Mems Christian association
logs on foot, arrived at the Central Young
Mems Christian association in Cleveland at
.2:43 p. m, nine hours and fifty-seven min
utes ahead Of schedule. The last two miles
we're made through a heavy rain,
Since entering Ohio an average speed of
only SIX and three-quarters miles an hour
has been maintained. No stop was made
here ana the message was hustled on to the
boys I'm Lorain.
In leaving Ashtabula ten boys in automo,
blles enroute to their respective relay points
narrowly escaped with their lives In dash
Ing across the tracks in front of a train.
AS they neared the railway tracks in III
western end Of the city they heard the
bell ring to lower gates. They also saw d
freight train ahead. The lads feared the
delay might make them late at their posts,
They called to their driver to hurry across
the tracks ahead OF the train.
The driver put on all speed and blowinS
his horn furiously so that the gate tender
would leave the gates up made the race
fer It. At a speed Of fifty miles an hour
they dashed for the tracks In a race with
the freight train. They landed safely just
a second ahead OF the engine.
Runne at A~shtAbuIA.
The Young Mems Christian association
runner reached Ashtabula, sixty miles east
Of Cleveland, at 6:sl g. m. today, nine hours
and nine minutes ahead OF the schedule,
Geneva. ten miles west Of Ashtabula, was
reached fifty-nine minute later, or al
73Q a. m.
The silver tubed message from Mayor
Mcclellan OF New York to Mayor Busse OF
Chicago. was carried into Ohio early today
by the boys OF the Young Mems Christian
association. The dash across the state vii
include a day OF rest, probably Sunday. al
Toledo, II the present speed is maintained
Al ar average rate OF a little over eight
miles an hour, the boys have relayed the
message from the New York City hall sine,
last Wednesday morning. each runner, walk
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
Comparative Marks.

The United Kingdom got another start
in its lead with the total number Of wins.
making the score up'to date 20 to Americas
3. Germany, like America, put one win to
its credit. The United Kingdom also over
took the American score for field events
the days results bringing this up to 81.
while America increased her scoro to 40.
The events in which America is strongest,
the sprints and the Jumps, however. will
not come off until next week. The lose
Of Robbins, Yale, who had to return home
on account of the death Of his father, Is
a rather serious thing for the team, as he
Is one of the best Of the American hurdlers.
The American strong men this afternoon
again held their own; in fact they sur
passed all their previous efforts.
Martin J. Sheridan, Irish American Ath-
letic club, beat all previous records In
throwing the discus, Greek style, or "as
at Athens" with a throw of 12S feet s
inches. M. F. Horr, 1rish-American Ath-
letic club, was n good second, and Jar
vinen, Finland, who held the Olympic rec
ord, was third. These three men distanced
all their competitors, the man nearest
them being A. X. Searborn, with 11e feet
x inch.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19

The following furniture firms rave de-
cided to close their places Of business at
8 o'clock every day except Saturdays dur
ing the months Of July and August, in
order to allow their employees to enjoy
the benefits of early closing:
The People Store.
Hartman's Furniture and Carpet COM
pany.
Union QUILTING company.
The Omaha Clothing and Furniture COM
pany
The Omaha Furniture and Carpet com.
pany.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19

new law enacted by the legislature OF
1901 at the meeting of the board Monday
Agreement as to the divisions was reached
Saturday, the board following precinct
lines as near as possible. The new dis,
tricts will be as follows:
No. FLORENCE precinct.
No. 2-Union precinct.
No. 3-Jefferson precinct.
No. 4-Elkhorn precinct.
No. 5-Valley precinct,
No. 6-Waterloo precinct.
No. Chicago precinct.
No, S-McArdle, Benson and Dundee pre-,
cincts. "
No. 9-Millard precinct.
No. 10-Douglas precinct.
No. 11-East Omaha precinct.
No, 12-ClOntarf precinct
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
MarshsIItown calls Kan.a. Man.

MARsHALLToWN, Ia. July iS.-(special
Telegram)-F. NJ. buckles. secretary OF the
Pittsburg (Kan.) Young Mems Christian
association. was extended a call this after
noon to be general secretary Of the local
Young Mems Christian association at 81. 100
. year.
buckles IL now at Lake Geneva. Wis.
will succeed John A. Goodell. who Is TO
be state secretary after August /
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
one MORE FIRST TOSHERIDAN
Irish-American Athlete Wins Discus
Throw. Greek Style.
CANADA's PROTEST IS ALLOWED
Proves Judge 20 BE In Error in His
observation-disclosures VIII stay
In the Competition to
the End.

noon crowds filling the lower-priced sec
tons Of the grand stand at the Stadium
this afternoon had an opportunity Of vent
ing theiI enthusiasm over the outcome OF
the three final events with which the days
sport in the Olympic games was opened.
All these races were won by the United
Kingdom.
Russell, United Kingdom, took the $500
meter steeplechase,' with his team mate.
Robertson, second. The only outsider TO
challenge Great Britain's supremacy was
]. l.. Eisele. New York Athletic club, who,
although handicapped by a sore foot, put
up a good race and came in third.
Somewhat to the surprise of the experts,
the United Kingdom also took first and
second place In the final of the 2OO-meter
breast-work swimming race. In this event
Holman was the winner, with Robinson
second. 1t had been expected that Toldy,
Hungary, would walk off with this event,
but he did not even get a place, Hanson
of Sweden beating him for third. When the
result OF this race was announced the
crowd rose to its feet, cheering and waving
flags. There was the same outburst of
enthusiasm when the United Kingdom won
the steeplechase. and then again when the
Of the flagstaff in the arena to signify a
British Victory.
While the weather improved towards the
afternoon, It still continued threatening,
and later heavy showers interrupted the
events repeatedly and forced the athletes
to take shelter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19

The decision to give Clontarf a district
all by Itself is only tentative. The law
requires the district to be composed of
contiguous territory. AS Clontarf is sur
rounded on all sides by the cities of
Omaha and South Omaha, it was imposst-
BILE to find contiguous territory to attach
to 1t to make 1t conform in size to the
other districts, so 1t may have to be put
into one all by itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
New York aad PhiladeIpAia

cannot be more pleasantly OF conveniently
reached thar by the Grand Trunk-Lehigh
Valley double track route via Niagara
Falls. solid through trains OF coaches and
sleeping cars, Magnificent scenery.
For descriptive literature apply to Geo.
w. Vaux, A @. p. & T. A. Grand Trunk
Railway system, I5 Adams ST., CHICAGO.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19
Pleasant Ways for summer Day,

Grand Trunk-Lehigh Valley. double track
route. Chicago to New York via Niagara
Falls; Grand Trunk-central Vermont-Bos-
ton q Maine route from Chicago to Boston
and tho Grand Trunk Railway System to
Montreal. Quebec and Portland. Double
track from Chicago 10 Montreal.
For particulars OF special low round trim
fares. descriptive literature, ETC., apply 10
Geo. w. VGux. A. q. p. 4 7. A., ~ Adams
st.. Chicago
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-31
Big Gift to Orphanage.

The gift of $4,000 by Lord Mount
Stephen to Aberiour Orphanage, which
will provide for the permanent endow-
ment of 100 beds. adds another to the
long list of generous acts on the part of a
man who rose from herdboy to million
tire by energy and enterprise alone, says
Tit-Bits. His career is typical of the
genius of his race. From herdboy
George Stephen. as he then was. changed
70 Diapers assistant and migrated to
London. where he met Il relative who in
vited him to Canada. He went. and the
two entered into a partnership in Mont
real That was the beginning of enter
prises which led the former herdboy of
he little Banffshire town of Dufftown TO
,ievelop into banker and ultimately be-
,.ome one of the prime movers in the
construction of the Canadian Pacific rail
way
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-31
SEEK JAPS AS SPIES.
San Francisco Guardsmen Fire at Bur
glars Probably Seeking Military
Maps IL Armory.

san FRANCISCO, Cal. Jan. 81
Bullets fired with deadly intent by ma
tional guard sharpsEooters early yester
dav morning frustrated second attemp
to rob the armory of Cos. < and NJ
Fifth Infantry In the building, whIcI
= located at Buchanan and Waite
streets. are kept valuable military maps
of San Francisco coast defense and topo
graphical plans of the peninsula.
That the attack was noc burglar
ordinary operation seems apparent iron
the persstcncy of tie mysterious vlsl
tors. Early Saturday morning anC
again in the darkness Of Sunday morn
ing two men tried TO gain an entrance
into the premises. Fearing that a thirC
attempt might be made, the officer II
command ordered the guard OF soldiers
doubled last night. Armed men watched
the premises from nightfaH Sunday unit
dawn this morning.
From the descriptions Of the trespa IS
ers furnished tho officers Of the regimen
by the sentries the authorities are work
ing OH the theory that japanese sple
were seeking to gain entrance to tn
secrets of the arnory.