davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
ELEVEN OF CREW DROWNED.
Steamer Springs Leak Of the Coast
Of Oregon.

Newport, Ore.--During a big storm
Friday night off the coast, the deck
load of the steamer Minnie E. Kelton
shifted and strained the vessel, which
sprung a bad leak. Saturday noon
big wave struck the vessel and washed
her deckload and cabin overheard,
leaving the vessel waterlogged and
unmanageable and deck awash.
Eleven of the crew were drowned,
some while trying to launch a boat.
Four on raft tried to get ashore, but
only one succeeded and he sustained
broken leg. The life-saving crew of
this place took nine men off the YES
sci and landed them on the shore
about fifteen miles north of here.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14

Seattle. Wash Eddie Gregg. ~
years old. placed q baske, OF aowers
on the front doorkuob Of A. w. Cope.
lands home at Foy station. u few
miles from Seattle. on Friday. az q
May day custom. He rang this bell.
Nobody came, and he rang again
Mrs. Copeland answered. did not see
the flowers. nut saw the boy run.
Gregg rang again. when Copeland
opeaed the door and fired with a
shotgun. The hoy received the load
In the thigh aud may die OF blood
pofsoninK.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Preservation Of Thorouohf,res.

Washington. REPRESENTATION OF the
thoroughfares In the Yellowstone Ma
tional park IL subject to which the
army engineers having charge are Civ
Ing a good deal OF attention, 1t is o
considerable problem for the reason
that the work OF sprinkling In order
to prevent disintegration Is an expen.
sive task, the cost now being about
100000 for sprinkling perhaps not
more than 100 miles OF road. There
has been some talk OF using oil, but
this Is necessarily expensive. and
there is considerable doubt OF this
method OF treating the roads,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Connecticut Senator Declares Belief
In Innocence of Negro Soldiers.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Buckley of
connecticut, member of the military
Affairs committee. spoke at length in
the senate Monday on the Brownsville
ARRAY Mr.. Buckley declared his be-
lief In the innocence of the negro sol
diers of the Twenty-fifth regiment,
and said the rioters in the town on the
hight of August 1914, 1906, in his
Judgment were lawless Mexicans from
outside the town, assisted by the law.
Sess class within Brownville. He in
sisted that the absence of light in the
city on the night of the raid was suf4
1cient to impeach the testimony of
witnesses who told of seeing negro
soldiers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Johnson viii Not be Satisfied With
Second Place.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of combina.
lions with the end in view of the
domination of Governor johnson a,
minnesota for vice president on tho
democratic ticket were denied ON
Monday at the johnson headquarters
IN this city. where the followins
,tatement was given out; Governor
,ohnsoh Is IN the race for the presi,
iehtial nomination. IL by any chance
Ne ialls to get the presidential nomi
nation he will nor under any circnm.
stances accept the vice presidential
nomination" ''''
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
A Royal Wedding.

ST. Petersburg.--Prtnce Wilhelm OF
Sweden, second son OF King Gustaye
the popular sailor prince who visited
America In 1907, was married Sunday
afternoon to Grand Duchess Marie
Paviovna. cousin of the emperor Of
Russia. and daughter of Grand Duke
Paul Alexandroyitch. The ceremony
took place at Tsarko selo. and vas
accompanied by all the pomp and bril-.
liant display characteristic of the
most stately court Ia Europe. The
crowds stood for hours In the bleak
ana muddy palace square until the
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Dc sasan win Renounee the poUs,

Rome.-one OF the greatest difficult
ties In the marriage between the
Prince de sagan and Nine. Gould is
the fact that the Catholic church, not
recognizing divorce. has refused to
snnul Nine. Gould's FIRST marriage.
Tho prince In determined to marry
Nine. Gould, and to this end he has
decided TO become Protestant, AZ
this VIII enable the couple to be unit
cd by both civil and religious mar
rage ceremony, II the prince re-
NAMED Catholic. there could BE- no
religious ceremony.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Railroads Want a Test Gas.

n,-Arrangements ars
wen under way for test case Of the
commodities clause" OF the Hsnhnr,,
set 20 be made unless materi,,
shahge takes place in the situation
Is result of legislton or other 81,
substances The railroads which srs
host interested in the matter hav.
SHOWN. according TO statements at ths
department OF justice. hearty svm
eaths with the purpose of the at,or
aes general and have been thoronshl,
N accord with the representativss =,
s s department in the preliminar,s.
Tor such test case 'es
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Cadets Reach san Francisco

San Francisco. The Salt Lake hirh
school cadets, nearly 800 strong. upon
whom has been conferred the great
honor OF sseorttng Admiral Rohley n
Evans In this city. arrived Sunday and
pitched camp at the Presidio. Arriy.
nag at tho Ferry building. the corps
formed In double column. and. with
tand playing and fiags flying, marched
NJ Market street and out Van Ness
avenue 70 Suffer street. where cars
were taken to the Preside. Along the
me OF march crowds gathered ana
eheered the boys as they went through
their evolutions at various points
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Would Revive Duelino.

New Orleans.-As resul!
statement he made concerniN|
testimony of ]. B. Honor, a CO.
ing stevedore, before the port
tigation committee, Matthew u
Ilers, a prominent financier OIL
city, has received a challenge
Honor to fight duel. Mr.. Homo
The commission that as manages
of the Leyland steamship line NJ
ders had stirred up all kinds Of q
between white and negro Lahore
The river front. Then Mr.. 81
rave out his statement declarinl
aonor's testimony to be 'isr
Vubbish," the challenge follows
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Aged oar,balsisn Dead.

Budapess The famous revolution.
AIRY general, Stephen Tnrr. died here
on Saturday, aged 81 He was a Gar
ihaidian veteran and az one time a
confidential adviser OF Louis Kosanth
General stephen rarr became a neu
tenant In the Austrian army In fSt0
ms regiment vas stationed in Italy
ana his dislike Of the House OF Hans
bnrx Inspired him with strong sym.
rasEy fer the Italian cause. In me
Italian war IN 1852 he was appointed
: member Of GaribaldiS stan. with
the rank OF colonel. and was .er,oas'
" wounded at Brescia.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Case Against Warren Again Post
poned.

Fort Scott, Kans.-On motion of
the government in the federal court
here on Monday, the trial of Fred d.
Warren, editor of the Appeal to Rea
son, was continued until the next
term of court, which will be in No
vember. This is the third continu.
ance requested by and granted the
government. The charge against Ed.
itor Warren is based upon the mail
ing of printed reward Of $1,000 for
the kidnapping of Ex-Governor Taylor
Of Kentucky. The Appeal to Reason
made this sensational offer for the
purpose of calling attention to the de-
cision Of the United States supreme
court that the removal of the officers
of the Western Federation of Miners
from Colorado to Idaho for trial was
not an illegal proceeding.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Charged With Smuggling Goods From
Mexico.

Nogales, Ariz.-The seizure on Wed.
nesday by Mexican officials of a wagon
load OF contraband goods at NogaIes
sonora, Is creating a sensation in its
developments, Jesus Consoles man.
aser OF the La Moda company. has
oeen arrested on a charge of smugs
giing the goods, The driver of the
wagon. named Martinez, was arrested
MS deposition taken. and he was Iih'
Grated, On Thursday the brokerasa
ONCE OF jeffrey & Co. was closed -,
LUZ OF the government on a charge
oi oelng implicated in SMUGGLING
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
gU[fN1nfytU5I
IN HOTEL HORROR
Unfortunate Guests Of Fort Wayne.
Ind, Hotel Cut off by Flames
from Elevator and Stairway.
FIRE Department Rescued MANY Of
sns Entrapped Guests by Means
OF Ladders. But Many Lssped
to the Paved Streets and
Were Fatally injured

| Fcrf Wayne. Ind.--At least IL per
sons lost their lives In a fire thai
destroyed the New AvclIne hotel here
early Sunday The entire interior OF
the building is q smoldering heap OF
ruins. and how many dead are con.
ceaied by the debris can only be con.
Jeetured. The hotel register was
consumed the fire. and there are no
accurate means OF determining who
are missing.
The complete destruction OF the In
terror OF the hotel makes tho work
Of recovering bodies a dificult task
a confused heap OF charred wood
bricks and twisted girdles Ia piled up
between the bare walls to the second
story. Piece by piece this must be
removed before the roll OF the dead
can be completed. Some OF the bod.
len taken out are mangled and
charred beyond recognition.
The fire was discovered at $3.50 a.
m. In the elevator shaft by Night
Clerk Ralph Hopkins, He rushed to
the upper floors. alarming the guests,
until tho flames. which had spread
with appalling rapidly. drove him
back. His efforts. however, saved
many lives. The hotel was erected
half century ago, and the woodwork
was dry as finder II burned like
matchwood and within a few minutes
from the time the fire was discovered
the whole interior OF the hotel was q
mass Of flames that filled the CORR
doris and rooms with suffocating
clouds OF smoke and laid fiery bar.
riers across all means Of escape save
by the windows.
The fire department rescued many
PEOPLE by means OF ladders, but some, |
lrenxied by the onward rush OF the |
liames. leaped from high windows TO |
The paved street. The New Ayeline |
hotel was q six-story building OF brick |
n the business center Of the city. Its
erection was begun In 1859. but II was
not completed until several years
alter. In 1895 the building was ex-
ensiveiy remodeled and two stories
zero added The hotel and furnish
ngs were valued ut $4,000. Within
quarter Of an hour from the time
he hre was discovered in the elevator
ham practically the entire building
vas wrapped In flames. Tho whole
Interior became roaring furnace and
rom basement TO roof all was blazing
: once. In rapid succession the
oors fell to the basement, carrying
heir toll Of dead.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Morse Win Have Milton. Len.

New fork--That Charles w. Morse.
the former banker and steamship pro
moter. was about to pay every dollar
OF hts Indebtedness resulting from
the collapse Of his business. Is a
statement made by his counsel. Coun.
sci said MIR, Morse's settlement of the
claims OF the National Bank OF North
America was only beginning. and
that he planned to settle all claims
as rapidly IA possible. He declared
that when all Indebtedness is settled
Mr.. Morse win have a substantial for
tune OF at least $4,000. 900 left.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Mayor Of Fort De France Killed in
Battle With Vice Mavor.

Fort De France, Island of Marti-
rique.-A serious and fatal conflict
broke out in this city between hostile
groups of politicians in connection
with the present campaign for mum.
cipal elections. A band of men led by
M. Labat, the vice mayor of Fort De
France, engaged in an armed conflict
at the city hall with another band I'M.
der the leadership of the mayor. M.
Severe. The mayor was killed in the
fighting. Several other men also lost
their lives and number of persons
We're wounded.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Evans Rejoins Fleet at Santa Cru,

Santa Cruz, Cai.-The Atlantic bat
tleship feet sailed at 8 p. m. on
Tuesday for San Francisco with Rear
Admiral Robley D, Evans in COM
mand. closely followed by the torpedo
flotllla. At $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
morning the Connecticut went to
Monterey. to which point Admiarl Ev-
ans had come by train. He was met
at the wharf by launch from the
flagship. The admiral was placed in
an invalid chair and rolled to the
launch. Picked seamen assisted the
admiral into the launch and on to the
deck OF his flagship.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
European Chef Says Best Food in the
World is Served in America

New York; find that in America
the best food in the world is served !.
SAID MT Escoffler, the famous Euro.
pean chef. on the eve of his departure
Tor Europe, after a weeks stay, .It is
good food-it is well cooked IF I
were a younger mani am past 60
now would come to New York. The
best hotels in Europe have nothing TO
give that man cannot get in New
YORK Americans certainly eat better
ana are better fed than any other peo-
pie in the world"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Tragedy In t,Ioh LIE.

Berlin. baroness lido Won Rucxie.
ben shot and killed her husband In
their chateau at Buddenherg. near
Dortmund. Just rs he was about TO re-
tire. Friday night. she then shot her,
self. but survives the selfInf!icted
wound. No explanation has been
made Of the occurrence, Baron Won
Ruexieben. who was OF an old Turin.
gian family. married Wanda Won
Strombeek In Berlin last November.
The baron was IS years old and HIS
widow In &c.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
FLEET WILL NOT VISIT d
Political Situation Accounts
This Decision.

Pekin.-Certain Chinese old
ceived information Thursday u
American fleet of battleships I
visit Chi-Fu, as has been el
here. Eight of the battleships
October, will call tor twels1
hours at Annoy. This visit u
made as the vessels are on the
from Japan to Manila. This co
understood in Pekin to be I'd
representations made by Amefl
fcials in China who feel that U
should not come to a China pof
base their conviction on the
that such a visit would give y
false impression as to the .
and intentions of the United Su
garding Manchuria.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
May Abolish Horse Racing In LeulsI--

New orleans.---A campaign to abol.
sh horse racing In Louisiana. back
ed by some OF the wealthiest and
most Influential residents of the state,
win be launched before the legisia-
ture. which win meet at Baton Rouge
os May IL. The attempt will be
made to suppress absolutely every
form OF betting at racing tracks, and
IL Is expected this will result In the
permanent closing OF the tracks. No
suggestion OF what opposition the rae
Ing Interests win make has yet be-
come public.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
One Million Year for Embassy, lie.
cation and Consular BUILDINGS.

Washington.-The house committee
on foreign relations has decided to
report favorably bill providing for
the purchase abroad of American en-
bassy, legation and consular buildings.
and providing that not more than 81
100000 shall be appropriated each year
for this purchase. For this year the
bill appropriates 100000 for the pur-
chase of embassies at Berlin and
Mexico City, and 100000 for the pur-
chase of consulates at Shanghai and
Yokohama
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Mother and -Four Children psr,.h.

New york.--An early Sunday morn.
Ing fire In a fourstory brick tene.
ment NJ ~ Humboldt street. a thickly
populated district of Brooklyn. caused
the death of six persons and the seri.
Gus injury OF four others Every
member Of one family, consisting OF
c mother and four children. are among
the dead. There were many thrilling
rescnes by psfce and firemen. and II
was due to their brave work that
the death list was not larger. A hall
dozen or more persons were entrap
ped In the upper stories and we're
saved by jumping into life nets
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
convicted Under Pure Food , ,,.

Washlngton.--As a resnlt ot ~.
hrst conviction under the nnrs go
, anu 1rug law, n, Harper. president Of
ny washington chamber OF com.
,nerce' formerly president Of ,ha
, mnierican National bank. drug man.
ss and one of the best known
BUSINESS men OF this city, has been
leu an oy Judge Kimball of the M.
nSe SQUIRT TO pay fine of $500 ON nna
oun' ana $500 on another count Of
Indictment recently returned
ssa,nst MIN for manufacturing and
s mislabeled pharmaceutical
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Suspected Train Robber Captured.

Butte, Mont-Lewis Ferris, a
rancher living near the scene of the
attempted hold-up Of the North Coast
limited. was shot at and wounded on
East Park street. while resisting ar
rest, by Sergeant Sinsel of the local
police, Ferris. who is wanted in
Madison and Deer Lodge counties on
robbery charges, had been suspected
from the first. Monday he came into
Butte and pawned a rifle. The police
learned that cartridges found beside
the track the night of the hoid-up fit
this gun.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
REVOLUTION IN PERU.
Rebels Cut Wires and Capture . Rail.
road Train.

Rio Janeiro.--News has been re-
ceiyed here by telegraph from the
west coast of revolutionary out
break In Peru. The movement Is said
TO have started at the town OF Che.
sica. near Lima The revolutionisis,
under the command Of Augusta pu-
ran. cut the wires that carry the
current for the electric lighting OF
Lima. and they also took possession
OF a railroad train Government
troops were at once sent out against
thom. but dispatches do not give the
outcome. There was said to be much
excitement at Lima The last upris
Ing was In 1889, II was called the
Observation-Disclosures movement. and II
was promptly suppressed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Diamond Worth 100000

Paris.-The famous Hope dia1,
lately owned by Joseph FRANKIE
company of New York. has beer
here for 100000. 1t is believed
have been bought for the sulas|
Turkey. The Hope diamond iss]
phire blue brilliant, weighing
carats. II was at one time owns
II. t. Hope. 1t is supposed 20
been cut from the large blue dli7
weighing 114% carats in the
sold by Tavernier to Louis XIV
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Governor Hughes Will Stay to Finish
Of Race for Presidential Nomination.

New York.-The name of Governor
Charles E. Hughes will not be with
drawn from the presidential canvass
until the national convention at Chi
cago has made it's choice of candi-
dates. This statement was made on
Thursday by General Stewart l..
Woodford, president of the Hughes
League of the United States, who pre-
sided at conference of delegates
elected to the national convention
from New York state at the Hotel
Astor, called in the interest Of Gov
iernor Hughes candidacy.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
sATTLEsHlP's NARRor|
Illinois Comes Near 60
the Alabama purIs.

Monterey. Gala nan,
sweeping into the hayks.
eight ships of the secoss
the Atlantic feet seve,,,
watchfulness Saturday nI.,|
off all communicates Vi
A serious accident -
averted when the battls.,4
second in line from the m
ship OF Rear Admiral 81
her anchor chain in thu NJ,
blow and went driftinr |.
shore. The Illinois head.a
for the Alabama and II III
time as though a collisioa ,
nent. By heroic work ~
managed to steer the N,
away and the only damars
the tearing away of the 81,
If the Alabama. The IIli,'
.ully 800 yards before her /
anchors, sent spinning inio
capped waters, finally hen
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
Public LIkes Tip system.

New York.-That q mo tip
shop will not pay In New Yoff
been proved by the experience
shop which, after a thorough q
the plan, has given it up and
back to the prevailing tipping 81
The proprietors put $4,000 in's
establishment of the first order
A scale of prices calculated TO
money for the patron on the %
basis, and forbade the reeepue
Eratuities by the employees. The
II with more and more loss
month, for a little over year
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
HEARST PEOPLE in COM
Select Delegates to NatIons
ton Of independence ii

Select Delegates to NatIsna
ton Of independence Il
New York.-Delegates b
Der of $50 to the New Yort 4
vention Of the Independent r
Saturday night at Carnosie
selected four delegates It
their alternates to the natiu
vention Of the Independents 4
be held in Chicago some Il
July. William r. Hearst vi
ed as permanent chairman. 1
The platform adopted BY q
vention was a reafiirmation (
declaration of principles pro-
at the national conferences ds
dependence party in Chicago l
ruary. The platform instrus
delegates to the Chicago cod
to nominate absolutely, indie
of all political parties, candid
president and vice president
United States.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
ninetv-hye

Chicago.-In ninety-five
brought by the government
railroad companies. charging
ton of the Neutrality-suspicious. ~
transportation of cattle, Judge
dis, in the United States o.
court. on Monday. imposed nnss :
gregating s13.15o. The raa
hned were as follows: Rock = :
$3.50; Northwestern. s3.6e8
nois Central. s1.l00; ST. Paul -
santa Fe. $3.50, and Burlington' 8
The majority of the fines ver
posed on pleas OF guilty. but
cases the Chicago & NorthS
pleaded not guilty.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
POSTAL SAVINGS BILL.
Measure viii Probably Become a Law
Without Serious Opposition.

Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt
has expressed to Senator Carter of
the senate committee on postoffices
and post roads his earnest desire to
see postal savings bank bill become
a law at this session. Senator Car
ter told the president that he thought
the bill which had been favorably re-
ported to the senate would be taken
up by that body at an early date and
that II would pass both houses and
become q law without serious oppo-
sition.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14
CHARGED wirn
Horrifyins Discov...
Near La ",

sscoy1ry I
Near L ~
La La Porte. Ind.-7.'
GUINNESS was respo.,s,
i've murders befo,s !.
children were ineis..
which DESTROYED n, 3
ago, is the theory
local authorities y.
to solve the puzzIs
burying ground ~.
farm one mile nortS j
The bodies Of A.
them murdered, ~.
yard OF the home Il IS
tuesday. So far only IS
les found have be-, y
is that of Andrew ~
came to this city g.. :
D, for the purpose 3 q
Guinness, whose acQ,sl''
made through a mas.
The other is that q +.
Chicago girl. who M p
by Mrs. Guinness. sss \
September, 1906, ana /, p
gone to Los Angles /. !
The other bodies ~.
man and two childrsn. !,
years old.