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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
five DEAD and
TWO INJURED
AUTO LOADED WITH WOMEN AND
CHILDREN PLUNoEs DOWN
EMBANKMENT.
EMERGENCY BRAKES BROKE
Car Dropped Thirty.FlVs Feet, While
the Occupants We're Pitched
Twenty-Five Feet Further
Down the Hill.

San FranCisco-The second disas.
tTJus automobile accident within As
hours. involving prominent San Fran
cisco people. occurred Monday after.
suburb Of this city. when a huge ton.
neau. occupied by Ave women and
40 children. plunged down steep
embankment az the result OF the snap
ping Of the brakes and caused the
death Of five OF the occupants and in.
Turing OF two others.
The Dead.
Mrs. Thomas A. Mccormick.
Miss Clara Mccormick, aged rs.
Robert r. OBrien. son OF Mrs. ira
q O'Brien.
Ira @. O'Brien, Jr aged 3 years.
Mrs. Ira G. O'Bren.
Injured: Miss +. G McCauley. both
arms broken; Miss Ethel Mccormick,
shoulders sprained.
noon near BurlIngame, the fashionable
The party had been on a Whit 10
the home OF Prince Poniatowski. in
the hills near Burlingame, and was re-
turning to San Mateo, where both
families have their summer homes
Coming down steep grade near
Crystal Lake Miss Ethel Mccormick,
who was at the wheel CndcavOrcd To
check the speed OF the car by applying
the foot brake. It failed to hold auto.
mobile which was rapidly gaining n
dangerous Roadway down the hill. and
Miss Mccormick hastily threw on the
emerT"n'' lake. They snapped al.
most instantly.
Fearing mat she could not guide the
huge car In safety to the bottom OF
the grade on account Of the sharp
turns in the road. tho young woman
endenvored 20 steer II against the
high bank on the right, believing that
the friction on the wheels would
bring 1t to a stop. The front wheel
however, struck a large rock, swerved
sharply TO the LETT and the next mo-
ment the car plunged down the steep
embankmcnt, striking head-on 80 feet
below against a large tree. So terrific
was the force with which the machine
struck tho tree that the occupants
Htlt SlbA 'NN vi hA' vi 40 - a 'NNN
pult. landing on another road % feet
further down.
Mrs. Mccormick, her daughter
Clara and infant son OF Mrs. O'Brien
struck on their heads and were in
Btantly killed,
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Frederick
Marriott, the wife OF q prominent
publisher OF this city, and James d.
Gilbert were killed in similar acct
dent GO miles south OF San Francisco,
and three others were injured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
BEATEN BY WHITEcAPs.
RushVilIe (Ind.) Man Is Tortured
with a Nail.Pronaed Board.

RushYille, Ind.-Beaten almost into
insenBibility by white cappers, per.
forated with small holes caused
by a nail.pronged board and COW
cred with tar and feathers, John
Tribbey, a well.to-do farmer, was
found bound to a tree Thursday.
Tribbey said he had been taken from
his home by eighteen masked men
who had deliberately tortured him.
Shortly after the finding OF TrIbbey, II
was learned that the white cappers
had visited the home near by OF Miss
Hessie Smith, with whom he is al
legged TO have been on friendly rela-
tions, broke in the windows and left
a note warning her to leave the coun-
try. Tribbey said he had also been
ordered to.leave within thirty days.
officers are working on the clue that
some of the most prominent farmers
in Posey township, where the white
Gaping took place, are implicated.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
Y. M. c. A. AID. Earmsrn.

81. Paul. Minn.--A special to the
Pioneer Press from Sioux Falls,
8. d., says the problem of securing
sufficient harvest hands is being sim.
piltied by the Cincinnati Young Mems
Christian Association, which has sent
two hundred laboring men to South
Dakota and other western states. The
organization exercises great care in
the selection Of men who are said by
the farmers to be sober and indus.
tTious.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH.
Passenger Train on Peoria & Ct.
Louis on Burning Bridge.

Springfield. Ill.-Fifty passengers
on a Chicago. Peoria & ST. Louis
train, bound from Peoria TO Spring
field Friday afternoon. narrowly
escaped death on a burning wooden
bridge which spanned a high EN-.
bankment. Engineer Nolan and Fire
man VIM, rounding sharp curve
saw that the bridge short distance
ahead was on fire. Engineer Nolan
put on the brakes. reversed the en-.
CINE and let loose the sand. When
they saw they could rot stop the
train before the burning bridge was
reached. both engineer and fireman
jumped and rolled down GO.foot EN-.
bankmept.
The baggage car and locomotive
ran fifty feet. where the rails spread,
when the locomotive toppled over,
leaving the passenger cars safe. The
baggage car caught fire and burned.
but the passenger coaches were not
damaged much.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
prison Abuses ProbeS.

Little Rock.--special Master Rev.
A. C. Millar. appointed by the
State Penitentiary Board some weeks
ago to Investigate charges preferred
against the Penltentiary management
by the Penitentiary physician. DR.. n.
l.. Russell. Thursday reported to the
Board IN executive session. The re.
port sustains charges OF cruelty. In
that cOnyicts are numerically
whipped. are forced to eat dinner In
the sun In open fields and that gross
tmnorlality Is found among eonvicts.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
Children Burned to Death.

Minneapolis, MINI. - Three chill.
dren, aged one. two and four years,
respectively, were burned to death at
noon Friday, the mother. Mrs. Frank
Lindberg. Of 1894 Nineteenth avenue,
south, left the house in the morning
to go shopping. She locked the chill.
dren in a room alone The house
caught fre in some manner and was
burned before the neIghbors heard the
screams OF the children. The neigh.
bors made an unsuccessful attempt TO
rescue the little ones.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
THREE DEAD IN
KENTUCKY FEUD
six OTHERS ARE WOUNDED IN
BATTLE BETWEEN TAYLoRs
AND BLANToNs.
TROUBLE OF LONG STANDING
Election for School Trustee In Harlan
County Gives Excuse for the
Outbreak-cheatinp
Charge Made.

Frankfort. Ky.--The bloodiest bat
tie IN eastern Kentucky since the
days OF the assassination OF the
Cockrills and Marcums In Breathitt
county and the fight between the Ever
soils and Fenchs In Perry county, was
fought Wednesday at Layman, on the
Cumberland river, in Harlan county.
Three persons were Killed and six Sc.
riously wounded.
Those killed are:
James Blanton.
Pearl Blanton.
Stockely Osborne.
The Six WoundeG.
The wounded are: Lee Russell. shot
twice in the neck; Taylor Monroe,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
people Return to Homes.

Vancouver. b. C.-There were no
new developments in the FIRE sltua-
ton at Elk Valley Thursday. Con.
dltions are gradually improving and
people are returning TO the scene OF
their former homes. Permits are
granted at Fornle TO erect temporary
wooden buildings 10 be replaced with
brick In ten months. People are be-
ing supplied with all necessities and
sanitary conditions are good as a re-
suit OF constant surveillance. The for,
est IRE is Diminishing IN intensity
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
MISSING FROM FLEET.
Seaman on Wisconsin Believed to
Have Killed Self by Drowning.

Suva, Fiji Island. - The United
States Atlantic feet at 8 o'clock
Tuesday evening was in latitude 81 81
south, longitude 1860 west, LOTT,
miles distant from Auckland. The
weather is cooler and the sea mode,
rat.
Albert E. Heisel. seaman OF tho
battleship Wisconsin, has been miss.
ing from that vessel since July 81. He,
was last seen at o'clock in tho:
morning of that day. Testimony CIV,
en- before a board of investigation,
which inquired into the seaman's abb
sence showed that he had been suf-;
ferlng from melancholia since July %.
1t is believed the man committed sui
eide by jumping overheard.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
FIVE CENT FARE IN CLEVELAND
City Adopts This Policy to Overcome
Monthly Deficits.

Monthly Deficits.
Cleveland. Ohio-Five-cent cash
fare with three-cent tickets short.
ly may be put into operation by
the Municipal Traction Company as
the result OF a caucus Friday of the
majority OF the city council with
Mayor Johnson. This policy ia said
to be the result OF a defcit in the
operation Of the street car system OF
Cleveland which, a few months ago,
was taken over by the Municipal, a
holding company to be operated on a
straight three cent basis. Officials OF
the Municipal are said to favor the
new rate until prepay" cars are in
use, when It is anticipated practically
all cash fares will be collected. The
deficit, II is said Is largely due to the
free transfers inaugurated some time
ago, on trial.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
sufranett.. to ox.ter Rax.

New York.-sufrragettes viii Jour
ney to Oyster Bay to hold an open
air meeting for the benefit Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in front OF the execu-
tive offices. The EXPEDITION is In
charge OF Mrs. Borreman Wells, the
English suffTagette. The circular an
nouncing the expedition says that
"calls and canvassIng'' win be under.
taken. The document does not say
whether the suttragettes win UNDER
take to canvass the president.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
Strike Ordered on Canadian Pacific

Vancouver. D. C.-orders were,
received here Tuesday from the
executive board Of the Canadian Pa
cihc railway shopmen for q strike
OF the members OF the Ave allied
unions to go into effect at 1 o'clock
wednesday morning. Eight thousand
employees OF the mechanical depart
ment. Including all men from Van
couver to Halifax. will. II IL believed.
so on strike. The ave unions In
VOWED are the machinists. boilermaky
ers, carmen, blacksmiths and allied
mechanics.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
sATTLgsHIP FOR TURKEY.
Funds to Be Raised Among 100000
syrianS In America.

New York-Leading members OF the
Syrian colony in this city Monday
started n movement TO present Turkey
with a modern battleship. The money
TO build the vessel is TO be raised
among the 100000 Syrians in America,
and the gift is to commemorate the
granting OF a constitution TO the peo-
pie OF Turkey.
The plan was preached at dinner
of Syrian merchants Sunday night,
when Salim Elias offered 10 head the
subscription list with a contribution Of
$1,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
Cuban Vote SIN Doubtful.

Havana-The indications are that
the counting Of the votes cast
last Saturday Is far from finished. II
IL doubtful now which party has won
in the province OF Pinar Del Rio, but
II 10 probable that the conservatives
are the victors. II Is also likely that
they have carried MRtanzas.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13

body and entered Congress the year
Garfield was elected.
He was n delegate to the National
Republican Convention at Chicago in
1863; member Of the Governors stan
and raised troops for civil war In 1861.
He was member of Congress. 1863
II. and United States Senator from
Iowa since 1873.
His present term would have ex.
pired March 4. 1909, but the Republi-
cans of his State, by primary. had al
ready selected him as his own sue.
cessor.
Senator Allison was born in 1929 in
Ohio, so that he was 70 years OF age
at the time OF his death.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
TRAIN KILLS SCHOOLGIRL.
Relative Of Former Marshal Of Court
Of Appeals Victim Of Accident.

Springfield, Mo. - While on her,
way TO the normal school Wednes-,
day morning '''ss Katherine Casey, a
student who Lome Is at Potosl, Mo-.
stepped In front OF a work train of the
Springfield Traction Co. Three cars.
passed over her body.
She was "a years old and daugh.
ter of Andrew Casey, former marshal
Of ST. Louis court of appeals. Miss,
Casey was on her way to take her ex-i
aminations preparatory to securing a,
certificate to teach school when she.
was killed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
suItsn,s Condition ssrIoun.

London. - Private messages re-
ceived here Wednesday morning
state that the Sultan Of Turkey has
been stabbed by a member OF the
Young Turks movement and that his
condition is precarious. He was
wounded in the back, the knife pen
etrating to the hilt. II is feared the
wound will cause death.
Every effort is being made by the
authorities to prevent the news from
spreading.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
Thaw Witness In Din sul..

Poughkeepsie. N. Harry X.
Thaw was taken from Jail wednes-
day to Fishkill to appear before a ref.
cree as defendant in a suit brought
by DIR. John p. Wilson for 5000 for
services as an expert Witness In the
recent habeas corpus proceedings.
Thaw Is willing TO pay about 5000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13

Austin, TeSas-President II. II.
Harrington OF the agricultural col.
lego Friday resigned his office TO
the board Of directors In session In
Corpus Christi. The resignation was
accepted and n. r. Timer. the pres.
ent commissioner OF agriculture.
elected to ali the vacancy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
MInnsapoIIs MIIllonaIra nand.

Minneapolis. Minis. T. Nc
Knight, prominent real estate
man and millionaire luInberman Of
Minneapolis, died OF heart disease.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13

Washington. sighted the
enemy"
These words we're shouted by Cap.
tain Baldwin at Fort Myer Friday
night as he piloted his military bal.
loon to the ground after making a
successful flight OF nearly FIVE miles
preliminary to Saturdays official
tests. Rising from the ground slowly
but buoyantly at 6:21 p. m. the aerial
ship, built for the United States army.
was headed into the westerly wind by
Captain Baldwin. A complete circle
was described, the balloon rising
gradually to a height Of 200 feet.
Again pointing to the west and attain.
ing an estimated speed OF IL miles an
hour, the ship voyaged in a direct
line for nearly two miles, when the
trip back was begun with the course
lying to "leeward" in the aerial sea.
The wind was blowing at the rate o
seven miles an hour and as the throt.
tie was thrown open a little wider by
Mr.. Curtiss, who operated the engine
and the planes, the ship few along at
n speed OF IS or 90 miles an hour.
There was no pitching or tossing as
on Wednesday, the air seemingly be.
ing much calmer, although the weather
was threatening and the sky over.
cast.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13
U. S. SENATOR
ALLISON DEAD
VETERAN IOWA LEADER EXPIRES
FROM HEART DISEASE
At DuBuouE.
LONG CAREER IN CONGRESS-
Was = Contemporary Of Many Of the
Leading Lawmakers Of the
country.-A Stauneh
Republican.

Dubuque. Iowa - United States
Senator VIM. b. Allison OF Iowa Died
here of heart disease at o'clock Tues.
day afternoon.
He was tho Oldest Senator in the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-13


lor, shot through the neck and back;
Sherman Blanton. shot through chest;
Richard Blanton, stabbed in the right
side, and Mrs. Laura Blanton. shot in
the arm and hip.
The trouble was caused by the long
standing enmity between the Taylors
and the Blantons, which dates back
several generations, and the school
trustees election in Harlan county last
Saturday afternoon furnished the
means for the feud TO break out
afresh, and when II was over either
the Blantons OF the Taylors will be
extinguished.
The Blanton's ran a candidate for
trustee and the Taylors also had a
candidate. At the election there were
several breaks but no shooting. The
Blantons and t6e Taylors and some OF
their relatives met at the general store
Of w. F. Howard Wednesday to count
the ballots and award the certificate.
The Taylors accused the Blantons OF
attempting to cheat and in less time
than II takes to tell II both sides, who
were heavily armed. pulled their guns,
and when the smoke of the battle
cleared away three were found dying
and six seriously wounded.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-17
THE LADIES ENTERTAINED.

The Merry Co Round Thimble Club
met yesterday afternoon at the cozy
home of Mrs. f. +. Robinson on Chi
peta avenue.
There were present fourteen mem
bers and seven guests. each wearing
an emblem of their native state.
Great excitement prevailed during
the contest in which Mrs. E. b. Rogers
received the prize-a handsome vase
for guessing the native homes of sew
enteen Mrs. Tom Carr was second
best.
The hostess then asked the ladies to
see who could form the most words
from the letters in "--ler''v- go round"
in this contest Mrs. G. Il. Sandstrom
came out winner. closely followed by
Mrs. Fred Mantey and Mrs. Lass. the
prize being beautiful bouquet of cry
santhemums.
The guests We're Mrs. j. l.. Pierce,
Mrs. II. b. Rogers. Mrs. G. Stamm. Mrs.
Matt Flynn and Miss Harris of Grand
Junction; Mrs. ID. NJ Armstrong of Sa-
Ida. and Mrs ;. McLain of Clifton.
Luncheon was served at the usual
hour and it will take some time for
Mrs. Robinson's larder to revive the
shock.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-17
THE CAMPAIGN IN MAINE.

For the first time in years the demo-
crcts have a fair chance of carrying
Maine in state election. In spite of
the efforts of the republicans to divert
the attention of voters to national
questions. the campaign has hinged on
local issues. The democrats have been
successful in sticking to their text.
which is the resubmission of prohibi-
ton to the people.
Maine is admittedly republican
prohibition issue figlreo less prominent
ly in the campaign. the democratic
candidate for governor was beaten by
barely 5000 votes.
1t was assumed that the republicans
would assent this year to resubmission
ventiou they rejected the leading lib
eral candidate and nominated Bert NJ.
Fernald. who took the position that
the people are satisfied with the prohi-
bition law IT stands.
on the other hand, Obadiah Gardner
the democratic candidate, while himself
teetotaler. believes that the prohibi- J.
tion act cannot be. as it is not in fact.
enforced. and charges the republicans
with cowardice and bad faith in refus-
The differences among republicans on
this issue which showed themselves at
the time of their convention are likely
to be repeated at the polls by the Sc
cession of IA large number of republi-
can voters to Gardner
If the democrats should succeed in
electing their candidate il will be
striking testimony to the influence OF
the Independent voters. In answer to
appeals for help the national republi
the field. but they found the people ab-
sorhed in their own local affairs. Sep
tember may tell one story and Novem-
ber an entirely different one.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-17
BRYAN ON TAFT
AND HIS SCARES"
Commoner Declares C. o. P. Candidate Uses Threats In
stead Of Arguments Because Position is Weak
and Cannot Convince

panic to any except those who have
their hands in other peoples pockets.
and these ought to be frightened
VIII 1t disturb business to mater
tally reduce the tariff on the necessi-
ties of life. especially on those arti-
cles that are sold abroad cheaper than
at home? If we can compete in for
eign markets. do we need a high tariff
to enable us to compete in the home
markets?
since Mr.. Taft has gone into the
business of predicting panics if he is
not elected, II is only fair to ask what
guaranty he can give If he Is elected.
No one can doubt that he honestly
believes that the country Will go to
ruin If he is defeated and that it will
prosper If he is elected: but what guar
anty have we that his opinion is well
founded?
II beg you to decide these questions
upon their merits Weigh the argu-
ments. Be not misled by the direful
prophesies of candidate who has con
WINGED you that in some mysterious
way the country's prosperity depends
upon his election
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-17
SOME GOOD BUYS IN CITY
PROPERTY

Pair of lots between Sth and 9th
on Ouray $3.50
Pair of lots between 9th and 1lth
on Grand $500.
Pair of lots between 9th and eth
on Teller $3.50.
Pair of lots between Sth and 9th
on Gunnison $3.50.
These are all fine locations for
building and can be bought on easy
terms.
Nearly new 7-room modern house
on White, price S350O. $500 down
balance to suit purchaser. Can sell
furnished If desired.
Fine Groom modern house close
in on Ouray Price. $500; u down
New 5-room modern house and
good barn on Rood. Price. $4,000
$1,000 down balance monthly pay
ments.
New 5-roCm house on Teller. Price
$1,000. S20J down balance month
ly payments.
These houses are all well located
being between 9th and lth.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-17
NOVELS AND THE DIGESTION.

should you read novels at meals or
shoould you talk? which is the better
for digestion? There's a common sub
ject for hot weather discussion on pi-
azzas of summer hotels.
One person says; Don't read at
meals. especially an exciting novel as
1t interferes indirectly with digestion.
ones mind is fixed intently on the
book. when all attention should be Civ
en- to the process of mastication; conse-
quently the blood. which should be
helping digestion. is rushed from the
head. A tranquil condition of mind
and body is needed to insure perfect di =
gestion. | think il is far better for one
to dine in company. When the diner
talks he naturally prolongs the meal,
thus giving more time for the food to
be digested.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-17
A DANGEROUS Icak.

When an engineer discovers a leak
in his boiler that will not allow him
to keep up steam. he has an expert
boilermaker repair that leak as soon
as possible.
People afflicted with headaches
and eye pains have leak of nervous
energy and brain strain through the
eyes which is the cause. They should
be just as prompt, or more so, than
the engineer in having that leak re-
paired.
Nervous leaks of the eyes are re-
paired scientifically and accurately by
CHAS. GASHO. Oph. D..
Rooms l and Margery Building.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-17

For heavy hau1ins OF any k!nn,
phone the Blue Barn. Phone June
ton 228.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-17

We are here to give you the best
work for the least money. 1875 South
Fifth. Phone Black 662.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-17

Your trade will be appreciated at
VanHorn's new drug store. 551
Main.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-29

bidding with a promptness and loyalty
worthy of n good cause.
Turn to page GS1, Senate Journal
1897. and yon will find that, along with
such fellows as Morton and Orchard
and Others OF like character, he voted
for the breeders bill that put Mis-
souri,, for a consideration, into part
ncrship with the race track gamblers.
He assisted by his vote and efforts, In
the Senate of Missouri, to legalize
book.making and pool-sclling by pro-
viding for a license therefor.
lie helped to fastcn upon the
people of st. Louis the infamous Mes.
bit election law under which for
years the st. Louis members OF the
"Old Gang" stole elections from the
Republicans. and so expert in the
business did they become that they
have since been trying their hand on
their own party. AS illustration, see
results of the recent primary in st.
Louis when they robbed Dave Ball
of his ~well-earned nomination.
This same Major voted to place the
Alum Bill upon the statutes Of Mis-
souri,, the effect of which was to give
10 q certain Baking Powder Company
a monopoly of the sale OF baking pow
ders in this State. DO the people want
the promoter of the baking powder
monopoly to become the States At
torhey General? Do you think that
ne VIII prosecute with vigor the big
Vlolators OF the law whose friend. IL
not tool he was, when as Senator he
ulu their bidding? The nponIa nodo
no mistake when they refused to elect
nm four years ago. Has he done any,
thing since to atone for his past? Has
he denounced the "Old Gangs" meth.
obs? Has he ever renowned his
former allegiance to them?
You will find Mr.. Majors record on
the Alum Bill IN page $40, Senate
Journal, 1899. Here he voted with
Farris, Morton, Orchard and others of
their ilk.