davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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gown shown in figure 1 sufficiently sug-
gests the princess and the classic drapery
ideals of eostuming to be very much Of the
moment while at the same time it achieves
even in the combination of the princess
and the draped styles happy compro-
either of these
Gowns Of the sort here illustrated are
made only of the softest and most supple
of materials, satin. crepe de Chine, ehif-
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services of some artist dressmaker whose
clients are well content to expend the
large sums she demands for their gowns
in order to secure what is deemed the
highest art in clothes. Unfortunately,
there are women whose figures are not
adapted to the exaggeratedly simple lines
and graceful filmy draperies, but who look
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All kinds and descriptions of materials
are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cloth. chiffon, net,
crepe de Chine, silk wolfe and silk; in
deed there is no fabric that this season
is not chosen as u foundation for the
most intricate and involved trimming,
sometimes bizarre, but as a rule most
attractive and effective. A gown of blue
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have kept pace, as far as size goes, with
hat brims. Black furs and black hats,
as well as black costumes are much worn,
though it is not essential to have every
part of ones costume match, as it was a
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far better when arrsyed in gowns that
are rich in color, elaborate in design and
heavy with embroidery. For them are
chosen the costly embroideries and trim
mings that are to-day produced in such
marvellous perfection of coloring and
design and that are so effective on the
evening gowns.
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Draped Costumes Along Conven-
tional Lines.

Tor the woman to whom the genuine
Empire gown is not becoming and who
needs the lines of a close fitting cos
tune to make her figure look its best the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-13
TORNADO KILLS u.
Starts in Omaha and Sweeps Through
Several Towns

Omaha, May 13.-Twelve persons are
known to have been killed and a score
injured by a tornado which swept over
the northern part of Sharp county at
five o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
storm, which gained in velocity on its
way south, started in Omaha about
4:30. At Bellevue the college buildings
were damaged to the extent of prob
ably $4,000 and several persons were
moved on to Louisville, Richfield and
Springfield, where the principal dam
age and loss of life occurred.
The fatalities as far as known are
as follows:
MRS. FRANK HESTER, living near
Louisville.
CHARLES LEADER, near Richfield.
MARTIN TEITH and JAS. TEETH.
TWO UNKNOWN, at Louisville, viii
lage.
SEVEN PERSONS, names unknown,
in sand pit, near Louisville.
CHARLES MARTIN, fatally injured,
near Meadow.
The storm was the most severe that
ever struck eastern Nebraska. The
damage to the college buildings at
Bellevue was heavy. The tower was
blown from Park hall and the build
ing wrecked. Lowry hall and Rankin
hall were unroOfed.
The panic stricken students ran to
the basement and in this way many
fatalities were probably averted. The
college stables were wrecked and all
the horses killed. A number of small
buildings and stores in the village were
blown down.
Moving south, the tornado struck
Fort Crook, damaging several of the
barracks buildings. but nobody was in
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WILL Be A Precedent.
Whole Freight Rate Question Involved
in Creamery Case.

Chicago, May 13.-Upon the decision
of Judge c. c. Kohlsaat of the federal
court in the case of the Beatrice and
Blue Valley Creamery companies
against the Pere Marquette, Grand
Trunk and Michigan Central railroads
may hinge the entire campaign against
the general advance in freight rates.
Buried in a comparatively unimportant
injunction suit in which the final argu-
ments were heard is the whole issue,
which will serve as a precedent in the
coming great contest.
Judge Kohlsaat's decision will de-
termine whether federal court has
power to enjoin the railroads from ad-
vancing rates pending hearing be-
fore the interstate commerce COM
mission, which alone is granted power
to determine questions of unreason-
ableness and discrimination, or wheth-
er it can sit only as court of review
after the opinion of the commission
has been given.
The case in which Judge Kohlsaat's
decision will decide this question is the
application of the Beatrice and Blue
Valley Creamery companies of Ne
braska for preliminary injunction to
restrain the Michigan Central. Grand
Trunk and Pere Marquette from adj
-vancing their freight rates on cream
pending a hearing before the inter-
state commission as to the reasonable
ness Of the advance.
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FROM Usage CITY.
An Inquiry Reaches Laporte Regard
ing Missing Man.

Laporte, Ind, May 13.-Coroner
Mack today received from Usage
City, Kan, inquiries concerning Emil
Tell, who left that city sometime ago
to come to Laporte. Tell is said to
have had $4,000 with him when he
left the western town and his relatives
have heard nothing from him since.
The writer of the letter neglected to
mention any physical popularity by
which Tell might be identified. One
of the watches found in the ruins of
the Guinness home was shown today
to be a watch of Ole Budsburg one
of the supposed victims of Mrs. Gun
ness from lola. Wis. letter was
received today by Coroner Mack from
lola saving that Budsberg's watch was
an open face gold time piece, No.
171969S, with No. is Waltham
movement, No. 14041244. The de-
scription tallies according to Prosecu-
tor Smith with one of the watches
found in the ruins.
Prosecutor Smith said that the SILL
yer watch taken from Lamphere
when he was arrested has been de-
clared by AISLE Helegelein to resemble
the one which his brother Andrew
owned. Lamphere's watch was a
present to him from Mrs. Guinness. B.
J. Hunter, the mail carrier. on whose
route the Guinness farm is situated
said today that Mrs. Guinness carried
on her matrimonial business under
three different names. He declared
that he had delivered scores of let
tiers to Mrs. Guinness under the names
of MRS. Belle Sorenson." Mrs. Belle
Guinness" and Mrs. Jennie Huxley"
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BELIEVES SHE is ALIVE.
Rev. DIR. Schell Talks of the Laporte
Tragedy and the Principals.

Baltimore, Md, May 13.-Dr D. E.
Schell of Laporte, Ind, in speaking to-
day about the Guinness farm tragedy.
denied that he had said that Ray
Lamphere helped to kill the Guinness
children. but had no part in Staying
any men except Helgelein.
Il have made no statement regard
ing this or any detail of my interview
with Lamphere, except to say that
Lamphere's communications to me
were wholly privileged and unless he
shall himself make the statements to
Prosecuting Attorney Smith, it will be
maintained as an inviolable secret"
DR.. Schell added, that like many 9TH
ers, he believed that Mrs. Guinness was
alive, but that he had no knowledge of
the fact. 1t was merely his personal
opinion.
Speaking further concerning the case,
DR.. Schell said:
Mrs. Guinness, as / said yesterday,
was an attractive woman in her way.
She dressed richly. and even you might
say, in good taste, but her manner of
talking and her speech itself-her vag-
aries of grammar-betrayed a low or
igin. She could best be described as
Mrs. New-Rich.'
"Lamphere is a man who drinks
hard and has borne an unpleasant rep
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MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, May 13.-WHEAT-The wheat
market opened rather firm, owing to a
small advance at Liverpool. but prices
soon declined on scattered sales by pit
traders, who were bearishly inclined be-
cause of the favorable crop conditions in
only moderate. July opened unchanged to
1s6Hc higher, at 901hc to 09s@9Oz4c. sold at
9Oazc and then declined to $3.50 Minneap-
oils, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
of 30 cars.
the day was reached at S91x@S9ssc- Buy
ing by shorts caused some recovery late
in the session, but the market closed easy,
final quotations on July being down &c
at S4Ac.
cause of additional rain in the principal
corn growing states. The May delivery
was especially strong owing to the buying
of shorts. July opened a shade to A@asc
higher, at 641s@64asc. sold up to 645sc. and
then reacted to 641zc.
The market was strong all day: July at
strong with July UP 1z@ssc, at 641sc.
OATS-Oats were Inclined to be firm on
account of a scarcity Of offerings. Com
mission houses were the chief bidders. Ju-
ly opened hc higher. at 471ec, sold at 471s@
47Ac, and then declined to &c.
selling based on continued liberal receipts
of live hogs A local packer was a mod
crate seller of lard and ribs July. pork
opened 21k@5c lower, at $13-471z. and sold
OF to SIS. 4211@13. IS. Lard opened 2kG5c
lower. at ss.421s. and declined to $s71z@
$40 Ribs opened nc, at N2l1e, and de-
clined to $40.
RYE-Cash: S1G82c.
BARLEY@Cash: 65c.
T1MOTHY-Sept, $3.50.
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WORKED OUT.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

twice he himself was at her Indiana
farm and was once urged by Mrs.
Guinness to manage the place.
"I first met Mrs. Guinness when
we lived in GAINESVILLE, Wis., he said.
MRS. Guinness lived there for time.
Peter knew her before that in Chi
cago. He boarded with her there
when he worked in a butcher shop
and when she came to GAINESVILLE she
often called on our mother. Peter did
not meet her through matrimonial
agency Peter was married after he
came to Minneapolis. He lived at
1924 'Hennepin avenue and worked
as an order man for grocery house
His wife died about six years ago at
the Hennepin avenue house and he
suddenly left. The next we heard of
him he was in Laporte and had mar
ried Mrs. Guinness. We thought
nothing of it except that he married
pretty soon after the death of his
wife. Neither mother nor myself
knew anything at that time against
his wife. My brother wrote frequent
ly and said that they had a nice place
there.
when he went to Laporte Peter
took his daughter Swanhilde and baby
Philip with him. Three months after
the marriage in Laporte the baby died
They called physician and death was
attributed to natural causes, although
there was no official investigation.
Five years ago last December
Mrs. Guinness wrote me that Peter
had been accidentally killed. "A
sausage machine fell on his head,
she wrote. 1 went Immediately to La
porte and arrived there before the
funeral, which took place from the
house. There was a small wound on
top of Peters head, which Mrs.
Guinness said was caused by the ma
chine falling from a shelf back of the
stove. Only he and Mrs. Guinness
were in the house at the time.
"Her explanation excited some sus-
picion and there was an investigation.
The woman said Guinness was leaning
over to tie his shoe when the shelf
gave way and the machine fell on his
head She rushed into the room to
find him dead. The coroner was
summoned and after weighing the
machine and measuring the distance
of the fall he said the blow could
easily have caused death. Neighbors
talked some but nothing ever came
of 1t.
at stayed there several days. Mrs
= Guinness begged me continuously to
stay with her and manage the farm.
We can get along nicely together she
said, and we will make good money
for I know you are a good farmer
However, ! refused. 1 didn't like
her looks"
In spite of all the crimes charged
against the woman Guinness says she
was really fond of children and
treated his niece Swanhilde and her
own children well.
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utation. He was the son of a drunk
ard and a man to be pitied because of
his ancestry and training or lack of
1t. On two or three occasions recently
he has come into town with a roll of
bills, which he has generally managed
TO get rid of over night. Some time
ago 1 constituted myself a sort of civic
league and went after certain saloon
keepers in the town who were violat-
ing the law, and I found a slot ma
chine running in one of their places
in which Lamphere had lost $50 a night
or two before They say he lost it play
ing the slot machines, but the suspic-
ion is that he got drunk and was re-
lieved' of his money.
Lamphere sent for me and told me
his story and that is how 1 got mixed
up in the case. Despite the advice of
his lawyers I believe that he will tell
the whole truth when he goes on the
witness stand. I did not know person.
ally any of the supposed victims of
Mrs. Guinness. Jennie Olsen, 1 am told,
came to our Sunday school once or
| twice, but I never met her. / had seen
|, the man Helgelein-he was a big,
strapping fellow-but I did not know
him personally. OF course, know very
well all the lawyers connected with the
case. Prosecutor Smith Is a member
of my church and leader of large
Bible class. Sheriff Shutter is also an
attendant at my church, he and his
family. He is Lutheran but has been
refused communion with his church
because he Joined a secret beneficial
organization known as the Sons of Ben
I Hur. That may give you an idea of
some of the questions that agitate our
community.
"Worden, the lawyer engaged by
Lamphere. is a law partner of Mayor
| barrow of Laporte."
| The house in which Mrs. Guinness
lived, DR.. Schell said, had borne a bad
name for many years, "a house of
crime he described it, and 20 years
ago, place of resort for the gilded youth
of Chicago-which is only SO miles
away-and for some men Of wealth and
| prominence who were not exactly
youths. When the woman who ran it
| sold it, another took it up and it be-
came a disreputable house of cheaper
| grade.
! Three years ago. when Mrs. Gun
ness came from Boston and bought the
house. people thought it's character
would change, because at that time she
was looked upon as entirely respect
able. The place was rather imposing
one, for the neighborhood, the house
being worth $1,000 or $4,000 and the
| farm containing rs acres"
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AROUND The CITY.
Sailors Go for a Trip on the Trolley
Cars.

San Francisco, May 13.-The officers
and men of the combined Atlantic and
Pacific fleets in harbor had to face an
other round of festivities today though
many Of them had hardly recovered
from the fatigue of travel to various
points in the interior yesterday. At
an early hour this morning a large
number of observation cars on the
lines of the United Railways started
from the ferry building for trip
around the city with a body of men
from the ships. Another excursion
started later for Mount Tamalpais and
Muir woods located in the most pic
turesque section of Marine county
across the bay. A large number of Of
f1cers with their friends and families
took advantage Of the opportunity to
make the trip over the scenic road.
which winds it's way up steep grades
to the mountain top where they en-
joyed one of the grandest sights of
land and ocean, which can be con-
ceived. Stretching far inland lie the
continuous valleys and mountain
peaks of the coast range of Califor-
mia.
During the day the observation cars
made their way around the city, carry
ing fresh bodies of blue jackets who
seemed to enjoy every minute of their
trip, responding heartily to the CHEEKY
salutations they received along the
route from enthusiastic crowds of citi-
zens.
All day long the children in gay
bands held rule in Golden Gate park,
much to the pleasure of the hundreds
of blue jackets who thronged those
lovely grounds and enjoyed the varied
sports going on, with almost as much
zest as the youngsters themselves. The
athletic members Of the high school
were out in force in the stadium where
a meet was held at noon. The men
of the fleet were given a luncheon at
the park stadium by the women of the
California club and nearly 5000 blue
Jackets enjoyed a bountiful repast.
There was reception to the fleet Off
GERS at the club house Of the Century
club during the afternoon.
In the evening the finals in the Pa
cific coast boxing tournament will be
decided. Many officers will be enter
tanned at links by the Bohemenian
club and there will be illumination of
the fleet in the bay.
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PRINCE HELIE LOST.
He Tried His Luck at Buclxing the
Monte Carlo Tiger.

Monte Carlo. May 13.-The stay of
Prince Helie De Sagan and Nine.
Gould, who arrived here yesterday
from Genoa, probably will be not
more than three days. They are
stopping at one of the fashionable
hotels. The prince played at the Cas-
mo last night and sustained a trif1ine
loss. He said. laughingly. to friend
as ne turned away from the tables:
ct don't care to play heavily. nv
uncle the Duke De Dino, already has
made the family contribution to the
tiger"
The Duke De Dino is at present at
Monte Carlo occupying a villa, but
he has not called upon his nephew
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Other officers are: Geo. Borden
kircher. Lawrence secretary; W. P.
FEEDER, Great Bend, treasurer; W. M.
Rice, Galena; chaplain: w. H. Ryan,
Girard, advocate; J. D. Hurley,
and T. j. Coughlin, Topeka, c. F. Nc
Carthy, Kansas City; j. r. Seibrant,
Wichita were chosen delegates to the
national convention in St. Louis next
August.
Mr.. Gibbons is a we'll known citizen
of Topeka. He is a foreman in the
Santa Fee shops there. Mr.. Coughlin
was formerly in the hardware bust
ness at Topeka
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jured- In the town OF Fort Crook.
however, number of buildings were
entirely wrecked and other. damage
done.
Only two of the six railroads be-
tween Omaha and Chicago were in
four being out of commission, because
OF Washouts following the tornado and
storm of last night.
Great Western tracks are badly
damaged and trains on that road are
running on Illinois Central tracks to a
point in central Iowa, where the lines
cross.
The Rock Island and the Milwaukee
are both using the Northwestern
tracks for about 100 miles.
burlington trains for Chicago are
being routed down the Nebraska side
OF the Missouri river for 25 miles and
sent in a roundabout way to their
destination
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, May 13.-Close-WHEAT-
Unchanged to 1c higher. May. 93c: July,
S2s1c; Sept, SG5sc. Cash: No. hard, 9615c
@$1. O21z; No. 8 hard. 96c@e1.01; No. 2 red.
cars
CORN-Unchanged. May. 65Hc; July.
603sc; Sept, 5SMc. Cash: No. mixed,
6S5hc; No mixed. 6S1kc; No. white, 6S1kc;
No. 8 white, 6S1zc.
OATS-Unchanged. No. white, 51@53c;
No. 2 mixed, 50Q51c.
RYE-7467Sc.
HAY-Choice timothy easy, s11.50@12. 90;
choice prairie unchanged to Soc lower,
$1,000.
BUTTER-Weak. Creamery. pc; pack
ing stock, 1411c.
EGGSSteady. Fresh extras, 1511c; cur
rent receipts, 14c.
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wyoming VIII Be for Bryan.

Cheyenne, Wyo., May 13"As the
lines are now drawn and antiland leas-
ing plank will be incorporated in the
platform, which is to be adopted by
the Democratic state convention which
will meet in Cheyenne tomorrow. The
Democrats propose to take advantage
of the silence of the Republican plat
form on the leasing question and will
make of it a leading issue in the state
campaign If present plans are car
ried out. The convention Will send to
the national convention in Denver a
delegation unanimously instructed for
William J. Bryan.
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New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, May 13.-STOCKS-
A strong tone permeated the stock market
at the outset today which was due largely
70 a continuation of the heavy demand for
the metal stocks. The other stocks also
figured extensively in the rise, especially
Reading st. Paul and Union Pacific. Ca
island preferred IN points. Amalgamated
Copper IN points and Union Pacific, Mis-
souri, Pacific, American Smelling and Col
orado Fuel / point.
The announcement of large gold exports
had a momentary repressive effect on the
buying. but prices did not recede much
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and soon went higher than ever. The
market showed the usual characteristics
resulting from heavy demand for fnfluen.
tlal stocks. Some of the low priced spec
ialties were in active demand. Northern
Pacific gained 2% points, Distiliers' Sc
curfties 2A points, United States. Rubber
rs points, Union Bag preferred 2 points,s
Southern Pacific 1% points and Pennsyl-
vanfa, Reading, st. Paul and Great North
ern preferred, Chesapeake & Ohio and
Third Avenue point. Atchison preferred
yielded Ia points
Southern Pacific preferred jumped 81
retirement at lis was to be waived by the
company. The Hartman stocks rose
strongly with an intimation from the head
OF the system that unchanged dividends
would be declared. st. Louis Southwest
ern preferred and United States Reduction
preferred rose IA points. Great Northern
preferred points, Union Pacific and Bal
tlmore & Ohio ~ points, Northwestern N
points and a number of others a point or
more. Profit taking sales made an irreg-
uiar tone in the general list.
Bonds were Irregular.
Slight reactions produced dulfness in the
market and there was an abandonment OF
the earlier confident buying. Southern
st. Paul point. st. Louis & San Francis
CO first preferred and Colorado & South
ern advanced points and B. & o. and
ROCK Island preferred ~ points
A rise in Union Pacific ELECTED very lit
tie response from the rest of the list, the
market for the most part being sluggish
though strong. Reading was up IL points,
Colorado Fuel points and Northwestern
points. =
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New York Produce Market.

New York, May 13.-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Process, common special, 14@
211Hc.
ials. 15c.
EGGS-Firmer. State Pennsylvania and
nearby fancy selected white, 1s1z@2Oc
fowls, 131Ac; turkeys, lie. Dressed firmer.
Turkeys, 2@17c; fowls. 123%@141xc.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat sd
higher; corn unchanged.
Liverpool second cables: Wheat Nd low
err to ssd higher; corn unchanged.
Car lots at K. C.: Wheat. %: corn, 30;
oats, 3.
Estimated car lots at K. c. tomorrow
Wheat IS: corn, %: oats, T.
Car lots at Chicago: Wheat, So; corn, 124;
oats, Bill
Wheat p; corn, SO; oats. 1S5.
N. W. car lots of wheat today were 155;
last year BIS.
IJyerpooI closing cables: Wheat sd
higher to sd lower; corn unchanged.
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Chicago, ILL.,, May 13.-CHEESE-Mark
steady. Daisies, lie; Twins, 1O1kc
POULTRY-Alive steady. Turkeys, lac;
chickens, 12c; broiIers. about pound, per
dozen s. OO0D4 90; 1A@11s pounds, per doz-
en- s. 5OG55O.
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery, Is
622c; dairy, 10000.
EGGStFirm. Firsts. 15Ac.
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales Today

1.-The following sales were made today at
the stock yards. Kansas City. Nc, and
telephoned to The Topeka State Journal
by Clay Robinson & Co., live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at all
markets.
Kansas City, May 13.
+ CATTLE-Receipts today 5000 head.
Market steady.
F HOGS-Receipts today $4,000 head. Mar
ket 1Qc lower. Bulk Of sales. $5.3S@5.50;
top. $5.55. % W.. es5C
SHEEP-Receipts today 10000 head. Mar