davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
DETROIT RIVER TRADE
GREATEST IN WORLD
The 500 Canal Takes the Second
Place Among All Water
Taoroughfares.
LAKE COMMERCE IS ENORMOUS
William E. Curtis Tells of Great
Merchandise Traffic on Uncle
Sans Inland Seas.

The Detroit River is the greatest
water thoroughfare in the world, writes
William E. Curtis. the Washington cor
respondent. During the late season of
navigation 23.T21 vessels passed
through it, with. tonnage of 1895
32S. as compared with 24,017 vessels of
46,0726 tons in 1906. This shows
that the lake vessels are growing larger
as well as the volume of business. The
merchandise traffic of 1907 through the
Detroit River amounted to 61,292, 504
net tons. compared with 60,51S, 155 net
tons for 1906.
OF this total 1896. 1913 tons repre-
scented iron ore, lumber and grain from
the Northwest. SOuth-bound to Buffalo
and other Lake Erie ports, of which
35,405.S66 tons were iron ore. The
north-bound traffic represented 20,326,-
81 net tons, of which 1927, 121 net
tons was coal from the mines of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Excepting the Detroit River, the
Sault Ste. Marie Canal is the greatest
water thoroughfare in the world. An
average of one steamer every twelve
minutes passes through day and night
carrying more freight than enters the
harbors of New York Boston, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore Charleston and Savan-
nah combined; more than enters Lon
don, Southampton and Liverpool COM
bined; more than the tonnage of the
SueZ, Manchester, Kiel, Amsterdam,
Corinth and all the other great canals
of the world combined
The total lake commerce for the sea-
son of 1907 was 10 per cent larger than
in 1906 and 20 per cent larger than in
1905. The increase is due mainly to
larger ore and coal shipments, although
the movement of grain and miscellane-
Gus merchandise, excepting lumber and
-four. exceeded any previous year.
The three neighboring towns at the
western end of Lake Superior-Duluth,
Superior and Two Harbors- are
practically one community and have a
common interest, ship more freight
than any other port in the world, their
combined total for last year exceeding
that of London New York, Hamburg,
Liverpool, Antwerp, Marseilles or any
other of the worlds greatest CONNER
cial centerS.
The shipments of grain included g.
349.5S5 bushels of wheat, compared
with 47.726,77S during the season of
1906. The shipments of corn were A.
800, 800 bushels, as against 1881 $40,
most of it being from Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27

The tramp has little for the Of the house.
1t is the delight find homes in which the
husband is away at business. The wife is ordinarily
charitable IL she be disnclined is morous Rather
than suffer possible intrusion she will hasten give
the beggar comfortable meal Whereupon the knight
Of the road rewards her goodness by drawing
sort of weight the nearest fence wall. Precisely
what it means, few oose-mouthed tramps can tell
the symbol which has been adopted and passed among
the craft and it sufices to notify every fellow mem
Der that the LADY of the house is usually home
that the husband during mornings and afternoons is
likely to be away.
The tramps sign of bad luck is broken circle Where
he such odd expression of disappointment
other unexplained feature of his system hierogyphcs
But that too tells every fresh subsequent hobo
erection in the neghborhood is the better part vaor
Nothing is dstasefu to the ordinary tramp than
pleasant lecture things religious OF the ultimate
fate of mankind including himself, he dosent a rap
He isn't particularly thoughtful the future anyway
Food and tobacco with few drinks for company,
erest him far more than calculation of the Scrip
So the devout householder who believes 1t
solemn duty to talk Christianity to mendicants of the
highways generally after two opportunities, gets
a wide berth They draw her front gate and
that Is red signal of warning to all later
And the good who wishes the wayfarer join his
family circle at evening prayer instead of letting
go his way in peace with enough pennies in his
pocket to buy nightcap this householder too,
suffer for his zeal by future immunity from the tramp
fraternity They mar his fence by heavy cross
The heroglyphcs of fraternity if they could
be complied would puzzle Psychologist. But with
out doubt the student of things chronological might be
able find in these Symbols which the are
fond of using resemblance to the symbols prin
| tive people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
VIII Not Bear inspection.

The tariff, we are sometimes told,
should be taken out Of politics, and put
into the hands Of business commission
carefully selected. Changes when ne
cessary should be made by men famil-
lar with the subject, and with an eye
single to business effects. 1t Is pleas
ing proposition on its face, but does not
bear inspection. Such commission
would be the most powerful body In the
country holding at times great bust
ness interests in the hollow of its
hand. Congress will never, and should
never, consent to that; for, while some
Congresses are ADLER than others In the
transaction of the public business. lne
Congress of the period is always the
latest expression Of the popular will,
and is the proper body for safeguard
ing the public interests for the time
No tariff law made by Congress is ever
perfect measure, but it is always pos
sible to trace the influences that enter
ed into its preparation and enactment,
and thus fix the responsibility for any
errors Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
An Encouraxtnr Showing.

Willie but eleven months figures are
available, Bradstreets says that the
foreign trade record for the year SO far
exceeds any corresponding period Of
earlier years as to justify the state
ment that the total exports and i'm
ports will be far larger than in any
preceding year in the history Of our
commerce. The growth in the export
trade has been chiefly in finished pro-
iucts, manufacturers materials and
manufactures, although the impression
probably prevails that any increase has
been largely in raw materials, cotton
and cereals Tie gain in imports of
manufactures for further use in manu-
featuring has also been considerably
greater than 1T should be. But it at
least goes to prove that the tariff is
not prohibitive. as we are constantly
hearing. and the showing tends to con-
firm the belief that the time is not ripe
for a protracted period of business de
Dresslon.-Proyidenc Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27

Trampdom has dialect Of its which nobody be-
yond the pale understands spoken and written dia
lect which IN curious way has grown up in the
kindred and has supplanted many other means of
municating ideas
The mysterious signs that sometimes on fences
in the small cities and may frequently be attrib
ued to the tramp fraternity In the big city these signs
rartIes there hobo doesn't have the leeway
that urban and rural life gives him.
Give tramp dinner and you give dozen The
grateful recipient fairly certain if he gets the oppor
tunty, to make little chalk symbol on the philanthro
pst's fence perhaps merely rude circle nclosing
cross-hus informing every ether member his guild
that the householder is ready to feed regiment
II the tramp his way up the back walk has
countered lively member of the bulldog family he Is de-
enough after he succeeds in escaping to indicate
In the first owners fence gate the
presence OF sharp teeth inside
If the occupant Of bears a strong dislike for
and doesn't hesitate the slightest provocation
to the police, perhaps taking pains to
deprive them of their liberty until the officer arrives the
first tramp lucky enough to escape gives warning to his
comrades by writing 3 the vigorous citizens gate
If only women live In the the tramp takes the
liberty describe their by the of the letter az
indicating the number the ladies by the number of
"y's" Anybody good enough to give the first mendi-
cant few pennies usually gets recompensed by some
symbol of the easy mark, for instance,
a hand with disk drawn between the fingers. And if
the householder profers sufficient money for railroad
trip to the tramps home then the recipient shows his
hankfuness by drawing the gyers gate back door
picture Of engine Of understanding trans
portation A single scrawl on the capboards of cot
tage that the occupants too to look out
for anybody but themselves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
Wisconsin
State News
THIRD MYSTERY AT GAINESVILLE
Woman Is Found Dead with Her
Throat Cut from Ear TO Ear

Woman Is Found Dead with Her
Throat Cut from Ear to Ear.
Mrs. Martha Anderson was found dead
IN GAINESVILLE with her throat cut from
ear to ear Mrs. Anderson was found in
roomlng house lying on cot. her head
hanging over the side. 4 police officer
was summoned by other roomers in the
house. Chief of police Appleby found
ciews which he says undoubtedly point to
suicide III the case. A search of the wom-
ans room revealed what little change she
had, as well as her gold watch, slowed
away IN an old trunk. the key of which
was found under the pillow. The blood
stained razor was washed. and the daugh-
ter said that the instrument belonged to
her mother. Former Sheriff Maltpress
from Edgerton said that few years ago
he took Mrs. Anderson to the State hos
pital for the insane at Madison. where she
remained for three years. When she was
released it was against the wishes of her
relatives, who feared she would take her
own life. Mrs. Anderson has acted
strangely for the last year, and lived
alone in one room. She often remarked
that life was not worth the battle"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27

so l gave him up in a way he could
his things and told him that did not
love him any more l knew that then
he would marry the other, and that
that everything would be all right
and that / had done my duty-with q
breaking heart I've never heard from
1 suppose he is already married now
and that / will go out of his life as
completely as though / had never in
vaded It." Her voice trailed to whls-
per on the last words, and she stran-
gled a sob in her throat.
1t was some time before Miss Well
ington spoke When she did there was
a different note in her voice, and all
the pretty pink had died out of her
cheeks.
ut was hard on you she said, ter
ribly hard. But you were always a
heroine, Doris; knew that years ago.
l know it now, more than ever"
The young girl flushed warmly I'M
der the genuine words Of praise, and
her dark eyes cleaned black for an in
slant. There are compensations in
everything" she said, ''even in our
most bitter disappointments."
For several minutes they drove in
leisurely silence At last Doris said
she must be getting home. and ten
minutes later Miss Wellington was tell
inf her goodby in front of her gate.
When she entered her room she
flung herself down on the bed and
gave up to the tears that had been
lowering so close to her eyes for long
time. The encounter with the other
girl. who had everything, her happi-
ness chief of all. made her own hearts
tragedy and miserable lot the more
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
A Damper on limoges.

Japan is facing large assortment
of troubles connected with revenues,
expenditures and taxation. 1t is not q
rich country. Its population is crowd
ed, and while industrious and intelli-
gent. is accustomed to small wages.
and what western countries would con-
slider limited fare. In its great and
remarkable effort to defend itself from
the advance of Russia from the diret-
ton of Siberia, Japan developed the
idea that it would henceforth be one Of
the leading world-powers. But this
role requires much more than a general
spirit of courage and national devo-
ton, or genius for successful imita-
ton in military and naval affairs
Among the things required are great
deal of money and high credit. These
are not among Japan's possessions. Its
public revenue is moderate, its taxes
are high and increasing. and it finds
borrowing difficult even at compara-
lively high rate of interest.
Japan has some expensive RESPONSE
bilities in Korea, Formosa and the
Port Arthur region. To engage in Il
foreign war that could be honorably
avoided would be financially ruinous.
A number of newspapers in Europe
continue TO insist that a war is surely
approaching between the United States
and Japan. Perhaps the stock jobbers
are back of this idle clamor, for ii is
nothing more. What reason is there
for such a conflict? The United States
will defend its own in the Pacific, but
no country could reasonably object.
We shall stand by the open door in the
east, but this attitude is not new, nor
has Japan ever questioned it. As to
immigration, each country will pursue.
under a spirit of general friendliness.
such domestic policies as may seem To
be necessary, No international custom
requires the admittance of unrestricted
immigration. Any Eruption of for
eigners held TO be dangerous would be
checked by any country. No occasion
exists for war between the United
States and Japan, and the chance is re-
mote that any will arise.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
WINDING MOTHER.

Boys, just listen for q moment
To a word l have to. say:
Manhood's gates are just before you,
Drawing nearer ev'ry day.
Bear in mind, while you are passing,
Ger that intervening span,
That the boy who minds his mother
Seldom makes a wicked man.
There are many slips and failures
In this world we're living in:
Those who start with prospects flares
Oft are overcome by sin.
But I'm certain that you'll notice,
If the facts you'll closely scan,
That the boy who minds his mother
Seldom makes a wicked man.
Then be guided by her counsel,
1t will never lead astray;
Rest assured she has your welfare
In her thoughts both night and day.
Don't forget that she has loved you
Since the day your life began;
All, the hey who minds his mother
Seldom makes a wicked man.
Weekly Bouquet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
WEBS HIS FIRST LOVE.
Julius BehrenGt, Divorced, Now
Takes Girl Who Sued Him

Julius Behrendt, Divorced, Now
Takes Girl Who Sued Him.
Miss Alvina Ladusier was married the
other day to Julius Behrendt in Menom-
inee. Rev. Father Nuemeyer officiating.
Two months ago Behrendt was welded to
Miss Catherine Shannon, a massage OPP
orator of Marinette. He was Immediately
sued for $1,000 for breach of promise by
Miss Ladusier, who claimed TO have pre-
pared her trousseau in anticipation of her
marriage to Behrendt A week after the
wedding. a divorce was granted TO Miss
Shannon. woh had married Behrendt and
now Behrendt and his first sweetheart are
united after a stormy two months.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
GRAVE IN WRONG LOT.

Priest Refuses to Go on with Burial
Till New One Is Dug.
Upon the arrival of a funeral cortege
with the body of Joseph Glemish at the
cemetery in Chippewa Falls Father Retz
found that the sexton had dug the grave
on the wrong lot and refused to less the
grave and conduct the service, saying it
was an injustice to bury a body in an
other mans lot. The cortege returned to
the city. and the burial did not take
place until a new grave was dug.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
New County Is Proposed.

The project of establishing a new
county, comprising only the city of SUI
perior and to be called Superior County.
is being discussed extensively. Some of
the agitation is the outgrowth of the
creation of new towns in the county.
This has given the country part of Doug
las County full control of the County
Board
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
Good Match.

Mrs. Stubbs-John, now that / have
this beautiful blue hat | would like
something to match it when 1 60 out
walking.
Mr.. Stubb-Well, wait until the bill
comes in, Maria, and then l will go
with you.
Mrs Stubb-You?
Mr.. Stubb-Yes, | will be blue
enough then
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
To Meter SCHOOL Air.

State Superintendent Cary has just
received for use of his inspectors in his
department, two air meters to be used in
testing the amount of fresh air brought
into the school room and the amount of
foul air carried out in given time These
instruments are adjusted so as to measure
accurately the air current.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
THREE-YoLKED EGG EVERY DAY

New Auburn Man Has Fowl that
Lays Over EN- All.
Selim Smith of the town of New Au-
burn claims to have the champion hen
which lays the golden eggs" During
one week the hen laid three-yolked egg
daily and Mr.. Smith thinks that with
proper nourishment she will continue to
perform the feat. The eggs were as large
as goose eggs. One of the eggs contained
two separate yolks and smaller egg
which had perfectly formed shell around
r.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
Shot Down In His own Home.

Mariana Saltemachia was shot down in
his home in the suburbs of Kenosha The
police believe an organized band went to
his hon. . kill him. Twelve arrests
have been made. The wounded man is
at the Kenosha hospital and it is posi-
bic that he will recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
HarLiup Back

Il tell you growled Mr.. Crabbe,
your shopping is too extravaganza You
should never take anything just because
it looks cheap"
"You don't say" sneered his wife
"Well, if / had followed that advice
when you proposed to me / wouldn't be
Mrs. Crabbe now"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
Continuous "Good Nights,

Eya-Pearl has such bad cough.
Edna-Yes, that is "vestibule
cough
Eya-And what in the world is a YES
thule cough?
Edna-Oh, cough contracted in a
cold vestibule while saying good night.
Pearl has beau now, you know.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
Hatpin for DYNAMITE

Mrs. Joe Gebhart of Radsson tried to
pick dynamite cap with a hat pin. An
explosion tore off four of her fingers and
burned her face. A piece of cap struck
her sister. Mrs. Joe Cardinal. standing
near, in the eye, nearly destroying the
sight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
HELD AS A BANDIT.
Young Man Charged with Trying to
Rob Agent Oshkosh.

Charles LANCE. a former employe of
the Chicago mad Northwestern in Osh-
kosh, has been arrested on charge of at
tempted holdup. The Other night. it is
charged. he entered the south side station
of the road in that city and with COM
mand: Your money or your life, in
formed Samuel Fleming, telegraph opera
tor and ticket agent. that he wanted all
the money in the cash drawer. The man
wore black mask, but Fleming tore it
of. LANCE IS young man and was mar
ried few months ago. He was consid-
cred industrious and steady.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
HE LEAPS TO LIBERTY.

FrOelich, Arrested as One Sentence
Ends, Jumps from Window.
William Froelich. who recently finish
ed two-year sentence at Waupun for
forgery and who was arrested as he left
the prison to be tried on other counts,
escaped from st. Mary's hospital in
Rhinelander by jumping through a second
story window. While in the Jail Froelich
complained of lung and heart trouble, his
apparent distress leading the district at
torney to permit his removal to the hos
pital. Froelich is looked upon as a sharp
crook. He obtained number of bank
checks during a fire two years ago and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
milwaukee Men Named.

Gov. Davidson has appointed Fred
Thwaite and James Trottman. both of
Milwaukee, regents of the University of
Wisconsin. The men who failed of ap-
pointment were W. ]. Elroy and Arthur
]. Pulls.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
Crushing a Bore

Young Borem (back from travelling
in Europe)-And so, you see, 1 didn't
take the advice of that fellow who
said, 'See Naples and die!"
Miss Sharpe with yawn)-What
PITY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27

80 your husband lost all his money
on a race:"
YES" answered young Mrs. Torkins-
well, it was his own fault
1T wasn't anything of the sort. 1t
was the horses fault
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
Dies as He Tvo-Steps.

Emil Luedke of Abrams died suddenly
while dancing circular two-step. He
had engaged Miss Anna Lear for the
dance and the young couple. with the
floor full, was enjoying the two-step when
Luedke suddenly fell dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
VETERAN OFFICER Is INSANE.

Major Joseph NJ. Ballard of Eau
Claire, Sent to Asylum.
Major Joseph NJ. Ballard, aged 80, an
officer of the Wisconsin National Guard
for nearly twenty years. captain in the
Third Wisconsin volunteers in the inva-
sion of Porto Rico. has been committed
by County Judge Blum to the State asy-
lum at Mendoza ON account of mental de-
rangement. He had a prosperous bust
ness in Eau Claire as druggist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
Wife Sick. He Kills Himself.

William Winkelmann of CasseI com
mitted suicide by hanging. A rope made
from Irvine was tied to rafter in barn.
The body was found by his S-year-old
daughter Ida. Dependency over his
wife's illness is thought to have been the
cause
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
TRAIN CATCHES FIRE.
Wisconsin Central Crew Backs Burn
ing Car to Engine House.

After vainly attempting to extinguish
fire in a carload of wood, the crew of
Wisconsin Central freight backed the
train into Fond du Lac at a furious rate
of speed and pulled up in front of the
No. ) engine house, where the fremen
made short work of the blaze. The fire
was discovered two miles south of the
city, and the spectacle of a blazing car
attached to a long train was an unusual
one to those who were held at the street
crossings when the cars passed. The en-
CINE house is located not more than 10
feet from the tracks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
SHAKE DICE FOR LAND.

Throws VIII Decide How Texas
Acres Shall BE Divided.
To travel 1880 miles TO shake dice to
decide whether he will become owner of
valuable land in Texas is the journey
William Fl. Meyer of La Crosse has be-
gun. Two years ago Meyer and two other
men were induced to purchase a 40-acre
tract in Texas land at 81 an acre. Since
then railroad has gone through and an
agent now offers the trio $3.50 per acre.
The men Will divide the land into three
strips and abide by the result of the dice
game as to which portion each shall win.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-27
CurInSifX.

Mr.. Stubb-Yes, Maria, twenty years
is supposed to elapse between the third
and fourth acts.
Mrs. Stubb-Do tell, Then We must
certainly stay.
Mr.. Stubb-Ah, you are interested i'm
the play?
Mrs. Stubb-Yes, I want to see the
change in the style of hat the heroine
wears