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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Murder Mystery Takes
 A Sensational Turn
Peculiar Stories Are Told of Old Man Who Held Charge of Murdering Boy and Cutting His Body Into Pieces.
 Other Victims May Be Found.

home with which foot gear could be him. Tuffa entered while the others waited outside. They never saw him alive again. They returned to their work at the railroad station. They claim to have known Nemmer/ - some time time and were positive in E iden- tification of him. o
 Nemmer is 60 years oSS ardy in appearance and makes " by ped ding notions als Ills Ss MathsT saadnG asrss' oor of f' nGapa s Sudins It is reached by an -<a idle stairway It was here that tF O Slice discovered with what seemed Q "e blood-stains.
 Nemmer, who spent most of today undergoing the third degree at the police station, explained the stain on the bed by a cut finger and said that similar marks on the saws were due to the fact that he sawed soup bones with them. it being his custom to cook his own meals
 Dozens of persons were interviewed by the officers during the day, among them being the fathers of several youths who had complained of Mem mers peculiar advances towards tn cir sons In connection with this case, the police have redirected their attention to the murder a year ago of Harry Kurpa, a 15-year- old boy who lived in South Chicago, when Nemmer also lived there. The boy, who had been mistreated, disappeared suddenly ani 1t was some weeks later wh en his body was found in the Calumet river swamp. John Pasen, IA years of age, told h. spector Dorman that he had been en- ticed to Nemmers room, but had es- capped after a struggle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08

to the fact that no reduced rates had been put into effect for any events in Nebraska since the passage of the 2-cent fare law in that state. He also empha- sized the fact that the reduced rates to Cincinnati were offered by the Central Passenger association.
 ''The action of the railroads is simply a discrimination against the democratic party said MT. Mack. 'They state that there is a 2-cent rate law in Nebraska which will not permit them to give a re- duced rate to Lincoln But I desire to call their attention to the fact that there Is also a 2-cent rate law in Ohio which did not prevent the granting of a reduced rate to the Taft meeting in Cincinnati Besides, as | understand it, many of the railroads which compose the Central Pas senger association are also members of the Western Passenger association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
TURKS GUARDED
 IN THEIR HOMES

Constantinople, August 7.-Every day there appears a list of Turkish officials of the old regime who have been dismissed. Today's list include Munir Pasha, amba ssador to France; the governors of Redjaz and Erzeroum. and many foreign officials and palace officials. It now appears that Righib Pasha, one of the court chamberlains, who was reported today to have been taken into custody, has not been ar rested but his house guarded to prevent his escape. Among others arrested to- day was Bishop Ormanian, former Ar menian patriarch whom the Armenians accused of maladministration. A total of $2.50o,000 has been seized in the houses of officials recently. arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Family Killed By Lightning.

Charlotte, N O., August "A special to the Observer from Sparta, Allegheny county, brings news of the death by lightning of an entire family at Edmons ten miles across the mountains from Sparta. Frank Murphy a farmer, his wife and young son were in the field stacking rye when the storm came up The trio ran for shelter but were stricken down nefore they reached the house and presumably instantly killed. The bodies were found later by neighbors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
KILLED IN WRECK,
Cow Throws Tramroad Train From the
 Track.

Livingston. Tex, August Flour per- so,s were killed and four others were in iured two probably fatally, when an en- cine on the tram road of the Livingston I.umber Co. struck COW and plunged ,rto deep ravine near here today. The dead
 Watson Scott, engineer.
 Fayette Rogers, fireman.
 Finis Peebles.
 Henry Young, colored. Rrad Hickman and young man named Clark are probably fatally hurt, while two negroes are less seriously injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Pane |

TcSC Democrats discuss raising of funds with Bryan. Kern is confident of democratic success. Striking miners hold big meeting at Dora. Chicago murder mystery becomes more sensational. Financial doctors spending money. No reduced rates to Bryan notification.
 Page 2. Hartman gives prosperity talk. Big railroad cave-in near Bessemer. Texas is fighting rate increase.
 Page 3. News of Ensley Etowah teachers to hold institute. Dynamite explosion at Brewton Plan of railroad rate fight not decided
 Page 4. Editorial comment.
 Page 5. First Alabama regiment arrives for duty in strike district. Pig iron market. continues active. During July $25,000 was spent on Jeffer- son county roads Mass meeting called for Monday night to discuss Third ward situation. Two cases of highway robbery reported yeSteTudy. Kendrick working on plans for new sew CTS.
 Page 6. George Mayfeld not guilty Bradstreet's report on trade
 Page 7. Social events. Dolly Dalrymple writes for women Sunday church services.
 Page 8. Tst of new primary law in Illinois Harry Thaw files petition in bankruptcv Prizes are awarded Knights of Pythias Essential parts of church faith.
 Page g. Stock market again advances. Cotton is still going higher. Grain markets make gains.
 Page 10. Birmingham loses to Montgomery. No change in major league standing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Severe Electrical Storm.

Philadelphia, August 1.-Two persons were killed and others severely injured by lightning during a severe electrical storm that swept over Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey today, causing much havoc. Robert Heimbach. farmer, was struck and instantly killed near Lewis burg, Pa.. while working in the fields. and Walter Cattell, aged 1T years, was struck and killed near Glassboro. N. j.. Buildings of all sorts were struck in va rious sections and destroyed and many districts suffered from flooding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Idependence Convention.

Buffalo, August 7.-Election Commits sioner Emerson today informed Sherman B. Jerome, who filed certificate with him to the effect that the independence party would hold regular conventions in this city that he did not know anything about an independence party. and that the in- dependence party would not get a place on the official ballot in Erie county unless he got an order compelling him to give it place. The time for filing certificates ended yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Bridge Damaged by Bomb.

Chicago, August 7.-The new Illinois Central railroad bridge over the Calumet river at One Hundred and Thirty-third street was damaged yesterday by sup- posed bomb. The bridge is being built by the American Bridge company. and more than 50 non-union men have been employed in the construction work The police believe the explosion is a result of labor troubles. Three men who were seen lettering about the bridge are being sought. The south end of the bridge was damaged about $200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
c.rio,Is Accident to Child.

New York. August "A woman iron ing on the second noor or tenement house at Passaic. N. J.. yesterday acci- dentally let fiat iron drop and 1t bound ed out of a window. In Its flight to the ground 1t struck the head of Joseph Re- condie. years old who was playing in the street. His skull was fractured and he will probably die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Teamsters In Convention.

St. Louis, August 7.-The annual convention of the United Teamsters of America ended tonight with the nomi- nation of officers to be voted on by the membership at large and the selection of New York city as the place for holding next years meeting. The title of the organization was changed to the United Teamsters and Chaus- faurS of America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
ToIstoi Makes Report,

London, August s.-Count Tolstoi sends to the English newspaper a strong pro- test which is printed this morning against which he terms the revolting injustice. cruelty and amazing stupidity of the Rus sian government which has prosecuted and punished the distributors of his books instead of prosecuting him. the author. The count declares he never will cease writing--that in fact he cannot cease because he is fulfilling the will of God as he understands it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Land Is To Be Sold.

Mobile, August IA Moss Point, Miss, special says: On September 24 the gov ernment will sell at the land office in Jackson parts of Petit Bois, Horn and Round islands including the old hospital at Round Island. All of the islands are in the Mississippi sound, and He to the south of the Port of Pascagoula.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Medical conaresa

Guatemala City, August 1.-The fifth session of the Pan-American Medical congress is now in progress here with representatives from practically all the American republics in attendance. The government has spent a large sum in re- modelling the school oi medicine to &C., commodate the congress. The honor con- rerred upon the republic upon holding the session here is greatly appreciated. and every effort is being made to assure the delegates an agreeable visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Rixer steamer burned.

St. Paul, August IA special to the Pioneer Press from Winnipeg, Manitoba, says: The steamer Premier, Captain Ste vens, was burned to the waters edge at warrens Landing, the northern end of Lake Winnipeg, on Thursday morning. Six passengers and two of the crew lost thair uvea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Poker Loser Kills Himself.

Chicago, August 7.-Gus Schoenbeck. foundry foreman, lost s750 at poker last night and entering without a cent his home at 36o7 Robey street met his 7-year- old daughter Mary. Papa, give me penny for candy" said the little girl. Silently Schoenbeck stepped into an ad- Joining room, picked up a revolver and put bullet into his body. He will die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08

seaboard, on.tIme Inc Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Hymn Singing.

One interesting feature of this meeting today was the singing of hymn by the assembly. AS MT. Fairley took his seat a Square note music teacher led the sacred warning hymn, Are you ready for the judgment day" and white and black, male and female, joined in concert.
 Just what bearing the musical introduce
The Irish standard., 1908-12-12
Climate Of Ireland.

l. In talk in New York, Dick Croker
spoke Of the climate of Ireland in the
1fcllowing enthusiastic style:
- There is not in the world a climate
TO compare with Ireland's for miluness.
healthfulness, and gentle gradation Of
changes" he said..f "Most tourists land
ut Queenstown and never go further
finland than Killarney. which is an ex-
Nsedingly rainy region, and hey go
!away with the impression that the
sskies are always leaking over all Ire
sland.
Now, at my place have seen it so
ssix weeks without raining drop. I
~and much fault with the Irish news
papers for not setting Ireland straight
lin this regard. This is my first chance
40 pay to the climate Of that country
9she compliment that it deserves. If
5l1tendinE tourists only know what q
The Irish standard., 1908-12-12
paradise Ireland is from one end to
the other, they'd never think OF going
anywhere else. For me. it's my home
for the rest of my days.
In Masquerade.

In the Philippines there are Episco-
palian missionaries who are wearing
the clerical cassock like Catholic
priests. They give away medals and
crosses, have a service in English
which they call the Mass" and wish
to be known as Catholics, bu. not Ro-
man Catholics. On December Sth,
1907, they even opened a church there,
dedicated to the Blessed Virgin under
the title of the Immaculate Conception.
They have received twenty-five thou
sand dollars from the United States
to build hospital for the Filipinos
Verify, these proselytizers arc wolves
i'll sleeps clothing. .
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-07-27
TO The PUBLIC.

Tho weekly issue of the.'FRE1E
PRESsE FJER TEXAS has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
in the State of Texas. It is
mailed to $50 post-ofices, and
has an extended circulation in
Mexico in the Indian Territory,
and in Oklahoma.
1t clrculates from Galveston
to Denison. from Marshall to Ell
Paso and of course mainly IN
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts OF the
state. as also in Mexico.
Two tlaverng men and our
very active local agents are con-
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration of these facts
the "FREIE PREssE FUER TEXAS
claims to be the best adver-
Using medium IN the State OF
Texas, when it is the object to
reach the German reading pc.
pulatlOn.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-07-27
VII bas Ynblifum.

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uno bat cine groBe 8erbreitung in
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-07-27
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-07-27

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-07-27
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-03
Radical Changes.

When Mr.. Harlow, not to be outdone
by modern travellers, began to tell Of
his trip to Europe more than fifty years
before. his listeners heard some as
founding things. speaking OF views
he said, in loud voice, the last topic
having been the gondoliers of Venice,
81 saw view once that l shall never
forget
II was standing on Mt. Blanc" he
continued, having silenced the company,
watching the sun sink in tae blue
waters of the Mediterranean. To my
right the noble Rhine rushed onward to
the Black Sea, and on my left were
ranged the stately Pyrenees, still hold
ing the SHOWS of winter. 1t was a
scene"
"Yoa really must be mistaken, SIR
interposed young man. earnestly. Il
have been on Mt. Blanc, and-and---"
"Ah. youl' said Mr.. Harlow, with
rood-natured contempt. You can't tell
ANYTHING about what scenery was in my
day. The whole face of Europe has
been changed by wars since was there.
young man."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-03
STICKING TO THE POINT.
The Question That Won n Good Posi-
ton for BOY.

The Question That Won n Good Posi-
tion for a Boy.
A lawyer wanted an apprentice and
placed an advertisement in the local
paper. A number of boys replied, so
he gathered them all together in his
office at once and looked them over.
He found 1t pretty hard to make a
choice, but at length a happy idea
struck him.
"0nce upon a time" he said, "a
farmer was very much annoyed by a
huge rat that made very comfortable
living by feeding upon his grain and
other products. He tried traps of all
kinds to catch it, but che willy rodent
evaded them all and apparently en-
joyed the game Of hide and seek that
the farmer had devised for its recrea-
ton. One day. however, as the farme-
turned the corner of haystack, car
rying d gun In his hand. he spied the
troublesome rodent at rhe edge OF the
hay. Instantly raising his gun, be
fred. but the blazing gun wad dropped
among the hay
Here the lawyer stopped, and. look
Ing at the boys. he said. 'If any Of you
want TO ask a question. write it on a
piece of paper" Each did as sug-
gested, and here are some Of the ques-
tons that were asked:
Did he set the hay on freg"
was the stack burned to the
Tound?"
did the farmer have his hay IN
sured?"
~Was the fire engine near at handf-
WAS the rat killedT"
The boy that asked the last question
was chosen because be stuck 10 tie
point--American Photography.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-03

ures with strict adherence to the principles which I'M
derie our safety and the perpeuity Of our in
stitutions than any momentary gained at the
price Of sacrificing that which alone make secure
our ultimate achievements
mat method, those prirdpes which define the meth
o. are simply that stands equal to his neigh
bor and thai no. to be controlled by any cahal
or coterie or abusing power but are to work
through democrac methods. by honorable representa-
ton Of the popular Will.
American life Is more wholesome to-day and more
intent upon right things there is quicker response
a demand for proper representation in politics. there
Is sensitiveness the part of those having power
lest their abuses of it should be discovered greater
at any time in history. No battle has been lost
Many remain to be won
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-03
A TEST OF COURAGE.



There were two dogs in the neighbor-
hood that had a deep and Unsuitable
antipathy to each other. Rover, the
yellow dog, had the freedom Of a large
yard with a picket fence round it. and
a gate that was always kept fastened.
Prince, the brindle, roamed unchecked
in the street outside. Whenever Prince
came trotting along Rover would make
a dash at the gate, and he being unable
to get out, the two dogs would stand
there, one on Ire inside and the other
on the outside, glaring at each other
with inextinguishable fury. barking,
growing, and using violent language,
the purport of which was that IL 1t
we're not for that gate there would be
some fierce and terrible fighting.
One morning Prince came along, look
ing more aggressive than usual Rover
saw him. The hair along his back
bristIed up. and with a savage growl
he ran down the front walk, and
charged at the gate In his customary
way. This time, however, by some I'm
accountable accident, the gate had
been left unfastened. and the impact
threw it wide open
For the first time in all their ac-
ouaintance there was naught 10 hinder
the two dogs from flying at each other.
Nothing was between them but their
long-standing gfadge. Rover's impetus
had carried him 10 the edge Of the side
walk. Prince was within two feet Of
him.
II was an awful moment But neither
dog hesitated the smallest fraction Of a
second They acted Instantly With a
dismal howl. Rover turned in his tracks
and ran back into the yard at break
neck speed, and Prince fed for bis life
down the street, and never again, the
neIghbors say, did either dog even look
ar the other.
Both were towards. and both had
been found osft