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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-25

The Republicans Of the Fifteenth
senatorial district. viii meet at Mar
tinsburg August 4, To nominate a
candidate Cor state senate.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
DYCUS MURDER CASE.
Several New Clues and More
Rewards Offered.

Wichita Falls, Tex, July 30-Sev.
.ral new clues were found in the
Dycus tragedy which lead the police
10 believe they have the right parties
under arrest charged with numbering
the young doctor. Tracks OF car.
riage, pieces of clothing. blood stains,
and alleged careless remarks dropped
by Norwood and Robson, the prison.
ers, are commented on. The prisoners
were separated. Citizens are talking
OF organizing vigilance committee
to rid the town OF characters which
recently have been terrorizing the
place.
Additional rewards OF 5000 have
been offered for a solution OF the
Dycus mystery and the governor re-
quested to offer $3.50 reward.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
IN ARKANSAS
Brought About by the Arrest of
Prominent People.
COUNTERFEITING CHARGED
Outfit. Consisting Of Dies and Moulds.
Found. and Hundreds Of Spurious
Coins Of Various Denominations Are
Also Unaarthsd.

Harrison. Ark, July sO.-Quite a
sensation has developed here.
The arrest Of Or. l.. w Blanchard,
a prominent physician and church
worker. and OF his aged father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. ]. II. Blanchard,
has revealed probably the largest and
most complete counterfeiters outfit
ever found in the state. Dies, moulds
and hundreds OF spurious coins OF
various denominations wsre found by
the officers, counterfeit money being
buried In the fields and concealed in
the house and garden.
J. II. Blanchard and his wife admit
ted their son had made counterfeit
money, but denied having attempted
TO pass any OF II themselves. Mrs.
Blanchard said her son had practiced
medicine successfully In Nebraska,
Wyoming and Colorado. Some time
ago he purchased a 400 acre planta-
tion in Arkansas 10 live with his
parents. The arrests have caused a
sensation.
All were bound over TO the grand
jury The parents furnished bonds.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Coon to Be Filled.

Lenox, Mass, July 30-The confer
ence OF government lawyers proml
nent in the trial OF corporation suits
and especially that against the Stand
ard OIL company broke up with the de-
parture Of Frank Kellogg to New York
and the return OF Attorney General
Bonaparte to his cottage among the
hills OF Lenox The work of again
setting in motion the legal machinery
of hte government In the criminal case
against the Standard Oil company will
be at once taken up. 1t is expected
the motion for rehearing will be filed
with the circuit court Of appeals at
Chicago within the next few days and
arguments be made some time In
August
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Bryan Comments on Platform.

Lincoln, Neb., July 30-Although
the heat was most oppressive at FAIR
view Thursday Mr.. Bryan was early
in his office and at work After read.
ing the platform adopted by the In
depndence party at Chicago he said
that 1t contains a number of planks
which are identical with or substan-
TALLY similar to planks OF the Demo
cratic platform.
The question that must confront
the member Independence party" he
said lis will he assist in the defeat Of
the Democratic party which stands for
so much he favors, merely because he
cannot get all he likes? The lndepend.
ence party merely assists the Repub-
lican party and this defeats the sew.
eral reforms in which II is interest.
ed"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Fatal Auto Accident.

New York. July 30-Alfred Lauter.
back, son of Edward Lauterback, a
prominent lawyer and politician, was
almost instantly killed in an automo
bile accident In company with two
friends Mr.. Lauterback was riding In
an automobile on the Williams bridge
road, the Bronx, and was about to
cross the tracks of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad when the
machine collided with a guard rail on
the approach to the bridge.
Mr.. Lauterback, who was driving
the car, was rendered unconscious and
when a doctor arrived from the near
est hospital he pronounced the man
dead. Mr.. Lauterback was thirty-five
years OF age.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Profound sorrow 1t Austin.

Austin, July 3O.-The death of form.
er Governor Lanham at Weatherford
created profound sorrow at Austin.
The flag over the statehouse was
placed at half-mast and an order is
sued by Governor Campbell for all de-
partments TO remain closed Friday in
respect to the memory of the dead
governor Governor Campbell left for
Weatherford to attend the funeral
Several other state officials also de
parted, including Assistant Attorney
General Pollard and Comptroller
Stephens
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Threatening Letters Received.

Bonham, Tex, July 30.-A negro
family residing at Bonham has re-
ceived letters from white-cappers,
threatening bodily injury unless the
members leave town at once. The
messages are signed "Whitecappers, -
with skull and cross-bones appended.
The negroes are hard working people
and the letters have caused much in.
dignation among their white friends
The sheriffs force IS at work on the
matter.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Officers Elected.

Fort Worth, July 3O-State grand
lodge Of Ancient Order of United
Workmen selected Houston for next
meeting place. Following grand lodge
Officers were elected: p G. NJ. W.
Walter b. Scott, Fort Worth G. NJ.
w, ]. T. Van Rosenberg OF La
Grange; G. F.. e. F. O'Herin of Deni-
son; G. o., II. H. Blankmeyer OF
Honey Grove; c. G., J. Davis Gober
of Beaumont; G. W.. T. H. Baker Of
Seguin; G. NJ. E, DR.. j. T. Taylor Of
Marshall; G. X. T., p. l.. Downs OF
Temple; representatives to the su.
preme lodge, Walter b. Scott of Fort
Worth, p. II. Green OF Yoakum, w a
Hassell of Dallas
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Mrs. James Park Is Dead.

Knoxville, Tenn, July SO,-Mrs,
James Park, aged eighty-three years,
wife Of Rev. James Park. for over
forty years pastor of the First Pres
byterian church OF Knoxville, is dead.
She was born in Rockbridge county,
Virginia in 1926 Last year DR.. and
Mrs. Park celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary. Besides her hus
band six children and thirty grand
children survive her.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Revision Requested.

Austin, July 30.-Colonel Mike
Sweeney of Houston, manager of the
Texas Car Service association, filed a
petition with the railroad commission
for a revision of Texas car service
rules. Colonel Sweeney said that the
rules have not been revised since 1903
and conditions have changed since
then, and the object now is to bring
the rules up to the present time.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Saved by Swimming Master.

Fort Worth, July 30-Miss Stella
Prendergast, a young Waco society
lady, narrowly escaped drowning at
the natatorium. She was enjoying a
swim with a party of friends when she
sank and failed to rise after a lapse.
The screams of the other ladies'
brought Pete Shawmessy. swimming
master, to the scene, who dived and
found her in ten feet OF water, She
has fully recovered
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Child FondIes Snake.

Fayetteville, Ark, July S0.-At
Rogers, in Benton county, the three
year-old daughter of Mr.. w. T. Des'
pain came into the house, playfully
fondling a poisonous reptile of the cop
perhead class The child dropped the
reptile at the command of the fright
ened parents and the snake then made
an attack on those who had dared
speak to the baby in such a manner.
1t was soon killed The child was not
hittau
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
RattIeshlp 70 Depart.

The Hague, July 30.-Orders have
been issued that the battleship Heems'
kerk be made ready to sail for the
Caribbean sea
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
Bennett Nominated.

Charleston, W. Va, July 3O.-Louis
Bennett OF Louis county, was nomi-
mated for governor by the Democrats
on the first ballot.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-31
two More Heat Deaths.

Chicago, July3O.-Up to IL o'clock
Thursday morning two heat deaths
were reported
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
Like a Bread Line.

DR.. e. T. Devine. the noted charity,
expert of New York, said the other
day of the well-known 'bread-line't
that the men attracted to it were not,
deserving men-that time and again
he had offered these men work if they
would come for it, but they never
came.
Il am afraid" said DR.. Devine, that
the bread line is composed Of weak.
men, men who, when it comes to de-.
cision, listen to their baser and not,
their higher selves.
"The bread-line men, 1 fancy, he
went on, "are like a man of whom
heard recently, who celebrated Easter
by drinking IL glasses of egg nog..
Then, staring vacantly before him, he
was heard to mutter to himself:
"'Shall have twelfth or not? My
head says no; my stomach says yes;
but my head is the more sensible of
the two, and in dispute the more,
sensible party always gives in. Waiter,
another egg nog!'"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
GENERAL NEWS.

During a performance at a vaude-
vile house in st. Paul, Mrs. Bert
Swan, who occupied box, fired six
shots at her husband, an alligator
tanner, while he was ON the stage.
None of the shots took effect.
Charles E. Bamford, a graduate of
West Point and who resigned from
the army as second lieutenant in
September, 1906, shot and killed him
self at his room at the Regent hotel,
Washington.
While the Chicago and New York
express on the Baltimore G Ohio was
passing Hammond, w. Va, a large
rock rolled down from the hillside
and crashed through the roof of the
smoking car, injuring three passen-
gers.
Miscreants attempted to wreck the
east-bound flyer on the Panhandle
road near Washington, Pa.
Fire gutted the three upper floors
of the siX-story department store of
Goldberg Bros. in Detroit, causing a
loss Of $150000.
One woman was killed and three
persons were injured in tenement
house fire in New York.
Chinese rebels in Yun-Nan province
defeated the government forces in
three engagements.
Charles Matthias, a well-llnown Chi
cago journalist, committed suicide at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Fairyland park, a summer amuse-
ment place at Memphis, Tenn, was
destroyed by fire.
Aldermen Carly and Reynolds of
Rockford H.. pleaded guilty of ac-
cepting bribes and were fined.
Gov. John A. Johnson carried the
Minnesota Democratic primaries
against William j. Bryan.
The famous Pequot house at New
London, Conn, was destroyed by fire.
President Roosevelt and his family
and guests went to Pine Knot, Va,
for brief outing
Four persons were killed and 12 in
jured in a fire believed 10 have been
OF incendiary origin, and which de-
stroyed fiye-story tenement house in
New York.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
School Boards Violated the Law.

Columbus, o. Examinations of
the schools of Stark, Hancock,
Auglaize, Harrison and Crawford
counties were filed Monday with the
state bureau of accounting. The usual
irregularities in the way of purchases
Of supplies from school members are
reported and occasionally more un-
usual form of violation OF the law.
]. c. Fowler made the examination of
Stark county schools and finds that
in Canton township the members of
the board paid out $50 for their din
ners on occasion of meetings of the
board. In Plain township they paid
out $34 for livery.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
Found Gold on His Farm.

Niles, While opening grav-
ell bank on his farm two miles
east of Niles, known as the famous
salt spring property, e. A. Holzbach
on Friday discovered gold at depth
of six feet. The gold is bright yellow
and ranges in small nuggets from the
size of small marble to a grain of
sand The gold has all appearances
of being first class. Holzbach placed
a guard on the property and has TAX
en- samples of the metal to Pittsburg
to have it analysed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
SIGNAL SYSTEM FAILED.
Twenty-Five People Injured in a Col.
lision on an Elevated Road

New York City. = Twenty-Five per-
sons were injured by an accident
on the Third Avenue elevated road
last night. A southbound train was
discharging passengers at One Hun
dred and Forty-third street, when an
other train bound in the same direc-
tion whirled around a curve. The
motorman of the second train did not
see the rear coach until he was almost
upon it.
The force of the collision broke the
windows of the two colliding cars.
Passengers were thrown from their
seats to the floor and cut by flying
glass. The trucks of the second train
jumped the track and hung on the ties
of the elevated structure. Terror
stricken passengers jerked open the
car gates and men, women and chill
dren scrambled from the cars over
the, ties, Drawing the dangers of the
third rail.
Hurry calls were sent in for the po-
lice reserves, ambulances and the fire
department. The fire companies
hoiSlSu lhSii ltIuuSIo W Iue sue OI the
wrecked train and ambulance sur
geons scaled up the rungs to attend
the injured. Motorman zimmerman of
the second train was found badly cut
in the motor box and was placed un-
der arrest. 1t is believed that the ac-
cident was due to failure of the
block signal system during the rush
hour.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
ADJOURNED SINE DIE.
Closing Hours Of the Ohio Legislature
Were Marked by Good Feeling.

Columbus, o. - General good feel
Ing marked the closing hours Sat
urday of the Seventy-seventh gem
eral assembly, which many times dur
ing it's two sessions was rent by acrid
political controversies. The last Off
cial act of the presiding officers of the
house and senate was the appoint
ment of the committee to investigate
the municipal affairs of Cleveland.
This committee is composed of three
Democratic senator's, Hafner, Hunt
and Van Over, and three Republican
representatives, Little, Briggs and
Braun. The investigation will prob
ably not be started before June Is.
Suit will be instituted by the audit
or of state to test the legality of the
proposed investigation of the cities
of Cleveland and Cincinnati by the
Joint legislative committee. An ap-
preparation of $4,000 for each inves-
tigation has been made and the con-
tention will be raised that the legis-
lature has no authority to set aside
lump sum and say that it shall be
expended in dragnet investigation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
PERSONAL.

Vice-President Fairbanks helped to
dedicate st. Stanislaus Polish Roman
Catholic parochial school in Chicago,
the largest institution of its kind in
the world.
Secretary Taft was reported to have
adjusted satisfactorily the Panama
Colombia boundary dispute and other
troubles on the isthmus.
Allen d. Hamiter, speaker of the
Arkansas house of representatives,
took the oath of Office of governor.
p. j. Muldoon, auxiliary bishop of
Chicago, was appointed bishop of the
new diocese of Rockford.
Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg of
Germany was arrested as a result OF
the court scandal exposed by Maxi
milien Harden.
Otto w. Paulson, former alderman of
Rockford, ILL.,, pleaded guilty of brib-
cry and was fined $500.
William Montgomery, cashier of the
Allegheny (Pa.) National bank for
over 20 years, was arrested on a
charge of embezzling $4,000 of the
banks funds.
EDWARD u. bTenHdu, d idWySl VI
Butte, Mont, was arrested in the office
OF F. Augustus Heinze in New York,
charged with attempting to extort
$4,000 from Mr. Heinze.
Young Manuel was proclaimed king
of Portugal after he had gone through
the solemn and picturesque ceremony
of swearing allegiance to his people.
Secretary Taft was indorsed by Re-
publican state conventions of Connec-
ticut and Alabama.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans re-
sumed active command of the Atlantic
battleship fleet and the big vessels, fol
lowed by the torpedo flotilla, sailed
from Santa Cruz for San Francisco.
Cslvin Demarest of Chicago won the
international amateur billiard cham
pionship at New York, defeating Re-
role, French champion, in the final
game.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
Got Ten Years for Burglary.

Dayton, o. The theft of S12
overcoat will cost Peter Jacquarth
ten years of his liberty. In the
criminal court Friday Judge Brown
sentenced Jacquarth to the penitea-
tiary for ten years, following the coz.
viction of the prisoner on a chargs
of burglary. The sentence was tbs
minimum that could be imposed un.
der the verdict OF the jury, Jacquarth
being found guilty of burglarizing an
inhabited dwelling house, and there
fore being liable to life sentence.
The jury, however, recommended
mercy, and saved the defendant from
life term behind the bars.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
PROFIT ro THE GOVERNMENT.
Vast Amount of Paper Money Never
Presented for Redemption.

1t is stated that of the $7,500000 OF
clearing house certificates issued by
the banks of Chicago, s1S1,000 are still
outstanding. 1t is probable that few
more thousand dollars may be turned,
In for redemption, but 1t is not at all
unlikely that 100000 or so of the total
issue may share the same experience
or fate as that of the money emitted
by the government.
Paper money is very destructible.
and large amounts of 1t are constant
ly being destroyed, of which we never
hear, because of an apparent indisposi-
ton on the part of those who make
our laws to provide machinery for de-
tecting contractions of the currency
due to that cause. In the case of the
clearing house certificates it is pos
sible that considerable amount has.
found its way into the possession OF
collectors, but the greater part of the
unredeemed notes have doubtless been
lost or destroyed.
1t would be interesting to know just
how much of the $346,000,000 of legal
tender currency of the government,
which is supposed to be in circulation,
is still in existence. The opportunities
for destruction since the date when
congress stopped the process Of con-
traction by fixing the amount supposed
to be in circulation at the above figure
must be very great Some have ven.
tured to estimate 1t at not less than
S100,000,000.
There has also been an enormous
loss of silver and gold certificates, no.
one can tell how much; and singularly
enough no one in authority in Wash
ington seems to be at all curious con-
cerning the amount. And yet there
is good reason why curiosity should
be manifested.
There is no sense in stating in our
treasury reports that there are $780,
100000 of legal tenders outstanding.
when it would be easy to ascertain
that the amount was much less, or that
the total silver and gold certificates in
circulation is greater than it really is
San Francisco Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
Five Men Drowned.

East Liverpool, GA gasoline
launch on the Ohio river near here,
occupied by nine young men, became
disabled early Saturday morning and
was carried under a fleet of empty
coal barges. Five of the men were
drowned. The party had gone up the
river in the launch, and when oppo-
site the Chester tin mill the engine
became disabled. The current swept
the boat to the shore of Babb's Island
where fleet of empty barges was
anchored.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
cIubbed a Recruiting Sergeant.

Elyria, O.-United States Recruit.
Ing Sergeant Michael Sorger OF
Cleveland was badly beaten here
Thursday night. He swore out war
rant for Clarence Nash, motorman
on the c., S. & w. C. line. Sorger
accompanied Miss Edith Brunger to
her home. He declares Nash stepped
on the porch, said Good evening""
and hit him on the head with some
heavy weapon. Sorger started to run
and declares Nash hit him again, Sc
verely wounding him. Nash has been
keeping company with Miss Brunger.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
PICKED up IN BUCKEYEDOMi
NEWS cuLLEp ESPECIALLY FOR
OHIO READERS.
Happenings of Importance In Nearly
Every City and Town In the
state Chronlcled.
Refuses 70 Resian.

Cincinnati, Oh. Heath Baw-
den, professor of philosophy at the
University of Cincinnati, announced
Monday that he would refuse to ac-
cede to a request by President Dab
ney that Bawden resign because of
Bawden's views on marriage. Baw-
den said he would fight against a
forced retirement. He came to Gin
cinnati year ago from Vassar, where
he had been of the faculty for six
years. He admits that his radical
views on marriage, coupled with do
mestic problems in his own family,
caused him to be dismissed from Vas
sar, but he maintains that he has
never taught any of his private ideas
to his students.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
Is Suspected of Train Robbery.

Cincinnati, GA man giving his
name as George Keller and claim.
ing to be from Jersey City, N. J., cap.
tured in a freight car at Storrs Sta.
ton Friday, is held on suspicion OF
being one of the express train rob-
bers who held up a Pennsylvania
flyer west of Pittsburg a few days
ago, securing $SO,OOO. Detectives say
Keller answers the description of one
of the robbers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15

Springfield, o.-No rump conven.
tion will be held in the Sew.
enth congressional district by the
5000 colored voters. The meeting
called for fixing the date for the con.
vention failed to materialize here last
night. Not man attended the meet.
ing. The president of the Foraker
club of this city, which started the
agitation, was absent from the city
and the vice president did not appear.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
Harris Signs Big Supply Bill.

Columbus, o. Gov. Harris signed
the general appropriation bill on
Monday without cutting out a single
item. The veto amendment to the
state constitution has special pro-
vision as to appropriation bills which
authorizes the executive to eliminate
any item or items in such bills as
may seem to him Objectionable, and
leave the other items intact. Other
measures he must approve or veto
as a whole.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15
BRIEF REVIEW OF
A WEEKS EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST iMPOR-
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
ters of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal of the
Busy Man.
IN CONGRESS-.

The house agreed to the conference
report on the army appropriation bill.
which now goes to the president. OF
the $7,O0O,000 provided for increased
pay enlisted men will receive approx
imately S5,000,000.
Five Republican congressman were
named to prepare financial bill
which recognizes commercial paper
through clearing house associations as
a safe and logical asset for emergency
currency.
The house voted against the re-
establishment of the canteen in Da-
tional soldiers homes.
The senate passed the Gallinger bill
to regulate the employment of child
labor in the District of Columbia.