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The National tribune., 1908-04-30
EMPLOYERS, LIABILITY LAW.

| The President has once more sue
ceeded in what he has had much at
heart in the way of legislation for the
benefit of the workingmen. The en-
ployers' liability bill passed by Congress
has received his signature and is now a
law, subject to the approval of the Su-
preme Court. In all likelihood this will
be given, as the bill received the most
thoro study before its enactment, and
it was framed with the greatest care to
meet the objections set forth in the
| recent decision by the Supreme Court
against the previous law. This law will
be of the greatest possible benefit to
hundreds of thousands of workingmen
and their families. as well as to the cor
porations and other employers. 1t fixes
definite standard of payment for in
juries, which operates automatically,
and relieves both employers and en-
ployes from the exactions of ambulance
| chasers, who are bent, on the one hand,
upon getting all that they possibly can
out of the employer, and, on the other
hand, on giving as little as possible to
the victim or his family.
Public sentiment seems vigorous in
Virginia. The women of Nelson County
have erected a monument to the mem
ory of Theodore Estes, who was shot
and killed a year ago by ex-Judge Will
liam G. Loving for alleged wrongs Of
fered his daughter Elizabeth. The
monument is ins the shape of a protest
against the acquittal of Judge Loving,
and the fact that it was erected by
women has peculiar significance.
Apropos of The National Tribune's
recent article on the Pennsylvania deli
cacy is the following joke from the Chi
cago News:
I'm the whole gamut of cuisine" said
the New York girl, there is nothing so
delicious as terrapin stew
Evidently" rejoined the Philadelphia
girl. coldly, you have never tried our
famous scrapple."
The National tribune., 1908-04-30

May i, 1SsS-Dewey destroyed the
Spanish feet at Manila.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-09
OHIO AERONAUTS
ARE MACNAN|MOUS
FlLoTs OF THE CINCINNATI GIVE
UP CHANCES TO WIN TO
HELP RIVALS.
MEN HAVE MARROW
ESCAPE FROM DROWNING
All Balloons in the Endurance Con.
test AIisht and Have Narrowing
Experiences Crossing Lake Micn.
igan.

Chicago, July 9Th ., hicago to
Ocean" balloon race ended Sunday
night when the last of the nine con.
testants came to earth at West Shef.
ford, Quebec, 500 miles from the start.
ing point.
This craft was the Fielding. owned
b. F. j. Fielding, of San Antonio, Tex,
1t covered approximately 100 miles
more than its nearest competitor and
is also believed to have captured the
Prize for the balloon which remained
in the air the longest
The contest was marked by several
thrilling escapes from drowning. The
Vile De Dieppe dropped into Lake
Michigan soon after the start, and for
an hour or more Col. A. l.. Mueller and
George Schoeneck its pilots, were
sw ept across the surface, finally ar.
riving with their craft to a height Of
1000 feet, from which they descended
to Benton Harbor, Mich.
A similar experience fell to the lot
of c. II. Perigo and J. d. Case, crew OF
the Illinois. While endeavoring to af
feet a landing near Lake Ontario their
balloon fell into the Bay of Quinte.
The aeronauts had donned life pre-
servers and managed to keep ahoat
uu i yacht put off from Glen island
and rescued them.
The fate of their balloon is not
Known here. Perrigo's message to his
family stated that he and Cass were
safe
The third serious accident took place
near Clinton, Ontario. The balloon Co
lumbia could not be controlled by
Capt NJ. Peterson and c. II. Letter
and they were dashed against trees
aud dragged through barb-wircd
fcLcos. Both were painfully injured.
The landing places of the balloons
were as follows:
Fielding, West Shefford. Quebec:
America, Carsonville, Mich. King ED
WoId, Port Huron, Mich; Chicago, At
we'd, Ont: United States, Pinkerton
s alton, Ont; Columbia, Clinton, Ont.
cincinnati, Covert, Mich; Illinois
Glen island, Ont; VILE De Dieppe
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Col. A. Il. Mueller and George
SchOeneck, the aeronauts who sailed
ia the French balloon "Ville De
nieppe," came to earth near South
Haven, Mich, during the night, having
been dragged for miles along the sur.
face of Lake Michigan.
The aeronduts of the Cincinnati saw
the disaster to The Vile De Dieppo
and landed in Covert, Mich, in order
TO send a message TO the life-saving
stations notifying them of the acci.
dent.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-09
JACOBSON FOR GOVERNOR
MADISON MAN NOMINATED BY
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS.
Rival Candidates for the Place With.
draw-Others W on
state II

st. Paul, Mimi, July 2.-In a single
session lasting but three hours the
Minnesota Republican convention
Wednesday nominated Jacob +. Jacob.
son of Madison for governor and
adopted a platform indorsing the work
of the Chicago convention and pledg-
ing the party in Minnesota to continue
the work Of railway regulation
Mr.. Jacobson was nominated by ac.
clamation, after Attorney General Ed
ward T. Young and Samuel p. Snider
of Minneapolis, opposing candidates,
had withdrawn and seconded the nom.
nation of the Madison man. Joel
Heatwole, who also was candidate
foy governor, did not withdraw, but
his name was not presented to the
convention. Though the nomination
was declared to have been made by
acclamation, It was observed that the
Winona county delegates did not vote.
Other nominees of the convention
follow: Lieutenant governor, Ac0lf o.
Eberhart of Mankato; secretary of
state, julius A. Schmahl of Redwood
Falls; state treasurer, Clarence G..
Dinehart of Slayton; attorney general,
George T. Simpson of Winona; rail.
way and warehouse commissioners.
Era e. Mills of Moorhead, and Charles
f. Elmquist of Rush City.
All these with the exception of Mr..
Simpson and Mr.. Elmquist now hold
the Offices for which they were NOM
mated
Mr.. Jacobson's name was presented
TO the convention by former Congress-
man Frank Eddy, who aroused laugh
ter when he said: THE only refec.
tion anyone has been able to cast on
our candidate is that he eats pie with
a knife He is a rough, rugged, nat.
ural man. We could not have him any
different II we would, and we would
not II we could"
The demonstration that succeeded
the nominating speech OF Mr.. Eddy
had not subsided when Attorney Gen
eral Young rose to second the nomina.
tion, thereby throwing the convention
into fever of enthusiasm. He was
followed oy Mr.. Snider, who also made
a seconding speech.
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Teachers Examination.

The Highland County Board of School ex.
aminers hereby gives notice that examina.
tions of applicants for certificates will take
place In the Washington School Building
Hillsboro, on the hrst Saturday of each
month.
Patterson examinations will be held on
the third Saturday of April and on the sec.
ond Saturday of May
Applicants for examination In special
branches muse notify the clerk at least two
weeks before examination day.
As prescribed by law, the fees for Teachers
examination will be so cents, while the Pat
terson examination no fee is charged
r. p. TOE, Pres,
N. B LAMoNDA,
II. Il. GALIIETT, Clerk,
Board of Examiners.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-09
SPARK IGNITED FIREWORKS
WHILE THE CLERKS WERE SHOW.
ING A NOVELTY.
Panic Ensued In Cleveland Establish.
ment-seven Are Dead and Fully
Thirty More Injured.

Cleveland, o., July 4.--Seven per.
sons were killed, at least two others
were fatally injured and 30 more we're
severely hurt as the result of fire
In S. s. Kresge's five and ten-cent
store in ontario street, Friday.
The fire followed an explosion OF
fireworks on display in the store. Opin-
ions differ as to the exact cause of the
explosion.
A woman who was at the fireworks
counter said the stock was ignited by
sparks from a device which was being
demonstrated to her by clerk.
Chief Wallace and the store mana
gers were of the opinion that the
pieces were ignlted by an arc light.
Immediately following the explosion
an alarm OF fire was sounded and a
panic seized the hundreds of clerks
and shoppers.
A mad rush was made for the doors
and windows. Many tumpel from the
second and third floor windows. The
store, which is located near the busiest
corner in the downtown district, was
well filled with shoppers, mostly wom-
Ell and children.
Practically all of the clerks were
young girls. Although the explosion of
the fireworks caused CONSERVATION,
the real panic did not occur until some
one shouted Fire"
For an instant hush came over the
crowd. Then women screamed, some
tainted and sudden fear overcame
them. Crazed by the possibility of in
jury or death, all on the main floor
rushed for the front and rear doors.
quickly they were jammed in the front
doorway. The bac door was too small
or all who sought safety there, and
re rear windows were closed with
zen bars. Those who could not es.
cape in this direction turned to the
front door. While practically every
ne on the main floor was able to
leave without injury through the front
door, 1t was mainly because of the jam
at that door that six persons lost their
lives
Six women forced TO the rear of the
store by the approaching flames finally
sought safety under a counter, where
heir bodies were found two hours
after the explosion. They had been
sGffocated.
While the panic was in progress the
flames spread to the second and third
doors. There frenzied srowds OF
clerks and shoppers were endeavoring
tc find means of escape.
Women and girls appeared in. the
upper windows shouting and pleading
for help. Hysterical with the fright,
some hurled themselves to the side
walk. When one or two had thus
faced death 1t stampeded the others
on the upper window ledges, and they,
too, followed.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-09
THREE SUICIDES IN MILWAUKEE,
One Man Wills His Ashes to a. Girl
for Toothpowder.

Milwaukee, July 3.-Three suicides
in Milwaukee in one day Is the record
for some time past. Two Of the VIC
Tins left unusual requests. One, a
crippled bootblack, named Walter
Barnes, left note addressed to a
local physician requesting that his
body be dissected in order to ascertain
what was the matter with his legs.
r. Schultz, whose body was found
hanging in the woods, left this re-
quest:
Il wish to be cremated and hereby
will my ashes to Miss Meta Guettner,
6ls Twenty-second street, who can use
them for toothpowder."
A third Victim, Carl Hober. an aged
cigar maker, ended his existence by
taking carbolic acid.
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FLAMES, TANNED BY HIGH WIND,
Rszed over a Hundred Buildings In
Hayti's Capital.

Port Au Prince, Hayti, July ga so.
riCus fire broke out here Sunday aft.
ornoon in the vicinity of the palace
and senate buildings. The flames were
3iread quickly by a high wind and
son reached alarming proportions
More than 100 buildings were burn.
ed, including the court house and the
prison. All the prisoners, among them
number of women, were taken tc
other quarters before the building took
fire.
Sparks ignited the arsenal, which
was also burned together with stores
OF powder and ammunition. The de
struction of the arsenal was accom-
panied by many explosions. The hre
men were aided by the populace in
fighting the flames, and force from
the French cruiser Chasseloup- Loubet
For time panic prevailed, but later,
as the intensity OF the fire diminished
the people became more calm, though
heavy explosions in the arsenal con
tinued.
Several hours after the fire started
the station of the cable company, near
the arsenal. was surrounded by flames
and II is probable that communication
by that means will be interrupted.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-09
ONE KILLED IN COLLISION.
5aoeageman Dies in a Railway Wreck
at Des Molnes.

Des Moines, Ia, July 2.-One man
was killed, three we're seriously in
Jured and a half-dozen were slightly
hurt when Great Western work train
crashed into the Rock Island-Indian-
ola local at the East Sixteenth street
crossing Wednesday at 1888 a. m.
The truck of tender on the work
train passed entirely into the smoking
car OF the Rock Island passenger
train, pennlng seven passengers in the
rear end OF the car. The turning OF
the coach hurled three trunks onto the
prostrate form Of Baggageman w. H.
Urbahns, so injuring him that he
died in the hospital.
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Three Drowned While eathlno.

Wildwood, N. j., July 6.-Thrce Phil.
adelphians, Miss Frances Maxwell,
aged l9; Miss Helen Golding, aged 21,
and Harry Martin, aged 23 years, were
drowned Sunday near Anglesea while
bathing. and before their absence was
discovered by life guards. The sudden
disappearances caused considerable
excitement among the hundreds OF
bathers out at the time. The bodies
were recovered Sunday night by the
life guards.
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Medal for Brave Nsaro.

Des Moines, Ia, July 2.-In reward
Tor his daring and presence of mind,
Grant Ferguson, the negro who res
cued William Ebersole from drowning
when a launch containing the young
man and three companions was swept
over a dam in the Des Moines river at
this point, was given handsome gold
medal by the Commercial club
Wednesday.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-09
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
And Forty Injured In Tornado That
Hit Fl. Summers, N. N.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, July 4.-Five per.
sons were killed, 40 injured and many
rendered homeless by a tornado at Ft.
Summers. Guadeloupe county, N. NJ.
News OF the disaster was contained
in a telegram received Friday after.
neon by Acting Gov. Nathan Jatfa from
A. P. Anaya, who said financial aid
was needed.
Gov. George Curly and w. H. An.
drews, delegate to congress, are in the
region devastated and are taking such
official measures for the relief OF the
Inhabitants as the situation demands.
The dead are: V. Sendy Gerhardt
and wife, Miss Alvarado and two un.
identified sheep herders. Gerhardt
was a pioneer of that region.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-09
Denver Wins Teaohers' Convention.

Cleveland, o., July 3.-Denyer, Col,
was commended by the board Of d.
rectors OF the National Education as
sociation Thursday as the place for
the next annual convention OF the as
sociation. Final action will not be
taken until the next session Of the
board in December. Denver won out
over Atlantic City, Chicago and Se-
attle.
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Murdered for Her HAWAI-.

Chicago, July Mrs. Frances
Thompson, 26 years old, wife OF Ed
ward Thompson. a school-teacher in
Fargo, N. D., was found dead-nur.
dered by a stranger In a rooming.
house at 1912 Michigan avenue
Wednesday morning. Her diamonds,
valued at $500. were missing and are
supposed to have furnished the mo
tive for the murder.
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coupls Not auIItx Of Murd.r.

Champaign. ILL.,. July 3.-After two
hours deliberation, the Jury returned
verdict OF not guilty In the case of
Eleazer oneal and Mrs. Gertie Pier
son, charged with the murder OF Lone
Pierson, the woman's husband, near
Foosland. H.. three months ago.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-09
MURAT HALSTEAD
HAS PASSED away
LEADER IN AMERICAN JOURNAL
ISM DIES AT HIS HOME
IN CINCINNATI.
Had Been III for Months-Sketeh Of
His Long Career as Editor, War
Correspondent and Writer on Ma
tional Political Topics.

Cincinnati, July 3.-Murat Halstead
one of the leaders in American Jour
nalism for over half a century and
widely known as a vigorous editorial
and magazine writer, died at his home
in this city Thursday afternoon, in
his seventy-ninth year.
At his bedside were his wife, his
son Robert and one daughter, Mrs. Ar
thur Stem. Mr. Halstead had been
failing in strength for several months
and Wednesday suffered from cerebral
hemorrhage. His physicians Thursday
morning told the family that death
was simply a question of hours and
those of the family at a distance were
at once notified.
Mr. and Mrs Halstead celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary a
little more than year ago, at which
time Mr.. Halstead's health seemed
frail, and as time passed he grew
weaker, so that the news Of his death
was not wholly unexpected
Broken by Sons Death.
The sudden death of his son Mar
shall few months ago was a severe
hook to him and is believed to have
had an adverse effect on his health,
being the first break in the family.
Albert Halstead another son, is
american consul at Birmingham,
England, and other members of the
family are scattered throughout the
country.
Mr.. Halstead was one OF the great
editors of the last half OF the nine
eenth century, and one of the strong
est tributes to his incisiveness as a
writer was In 1889 when his nomina-
tion by President Harrison to be
American minister to Germany was re.
jected by the United States senate
because of articles he had published
charging corruption to some members
OF that body.
His Career In journalism.
He was a native OF Butler county,
o., and after a short service on a lit
erary weekly, he in 1853 became con.
nected with the Cincinnati CONNER
cial in which he secured small in
terest year later. becoming chief
owner in 1865. Nearly 20 years later
his paper was consolidated with the
Gazette and he was editor-in.chief Of
the combined newspapers until years
afterwards when another consolidation
was effected, new owners securing
control.
For a time he was editor OF the
Brooklyn Standard Union, and during
the last ten years he has figured
largely as a magazine and special
writer, besides Issuing a
number of books on current matters of
historical interest In the civil war
Mr.. Halstead personally reported many
battles, being rated as war CORE
spondent Of the first class, and later
in the Franco German war and also
In the Spanish-American war he added
to his reputation in that line.
For 90 years he attended and re-
ported all Republican national con-
ventions and in 1860 he was the only
newspaper man who reported all the
varied political conventions Of that
year.
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BIa Fire in a Lumber vsrd.

Waubashene, Ont, July 8.-F1re in
the lumber yard Of A. @. Chew, at
Tannersvills, near here. Thursday de-
stroyed 10000 feet of lumber. 2.OO0,-
900 laths, 5000 railway ties, $4,000
broom handles. lS Grand Trunk cars
and IL tram cara.
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Dismissal Is Annroved.

Oyster Bay July 4.-The president
Friday approved the finding OF the
court-martial In the cose of lieut..
Commander Robert H. Osborn, u.
S. ~, that he be dismissed from the
service.
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convlcted Of Emharrlam.n.

New Orleans, July 1.--Ferdinand
Dudenhsfsr, formerly a state tax col
lector In New Orleans. was found
guilty Tuesday OF embezzling about
$4,000 Of state funds Sentence was
deferred. F".
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Died From Electric Car Accident.

Joplin, Mo-, July 6.-Rev. Simpson
Ely, a famous Christian church evan
gelist. died Sunday night IL hours
after he was iolted on and thrown on
his head by an electric car from which
he was attempting TO alight.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-09

Mrs. Gramercy-You always told
me you couldn't see anything in
socialism.
Mrs. Park-But, my dear, I didn't
know then It was going to become
fad.-Puck.
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Neoro Lvnched.

Flora, Miss, July 6.-Hungry from
starvation after hiding In the low
lands for several days Alex. Hall, ne
gro, wanted for an attack on Duke
Murphy. a planter, came forth Sunday
and was lynched by men and boys.
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According to the last reports of the
supreme bodies, the total membership
of the principal fraternal orRaniza-
tions in the United States is lO,0O4,
SOL. The odd Fellows lead with ,s79,.
oeO and the Freemasons are second
with 1,S42,620.
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seheads Her Flve chIIdr.n.

Kherson. July IA woman residing
In nearby village has been placed
under arrest on the charge OF having
chopped the heads on hys Of her own
children with An az.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-23
CLOSE Uf LUNG
 LAND FRAUD TRIAL,
Jury COnVlcts Two Defendants
 and ACquitS Two.

Washington, June 23.-Jurors in the case of Frederick A. Hyde, John A. Benson. Joost H. Schneider and Henry V. Dimond. who were indicted more than four years ago for conspiracy to defraud the United States out of large tracts of land in the west, in the crim- inaf court here rendered verdict hold. ing Hyde and Schneider guilty and Benson and Dimond not guilty.
 Hyde and Schneider immediately furnished increased bail Sentence in the case Of Hyde and Schneider was deferred, and when imposed by the court the two men will have four days in which to file notice of an appeal to the District court of appeals. The maximum penalty for the offense on which they are held by the jury is Imprisonment of two years or Sle,000 fine or both. The jury was out three days
 Benson. one of the two men acquit- ted. was convicted some time ago in California with Dr. Perrin under an other section of the conspiracy law in connection with public land matters He was sentenced to ten months i'm prisunment. and his appeal fronn that sentence is now pending. He is very wealthy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-23

they were freed they went at each other with a rush and with q hissing that betokened deadly hatred, l had no other idea than that The rattler. who looked so much more dangerous, would make quick work of the black snake. At first the advantage was with the more dreaded reptile, and the way he bit and hammered and lashed his dark foe boded him nothing but ill .lJ
 But ere long the tide turned All the while the black was trying to en- velope his enemy by winding his body around that of the rattler, beginning at his tail, and presently he had sue ceeded in completely 'incircllng him. crushing out his life as he added coil upon coil. until we .-ould only see a small part of the head of the doomed Nrattlesnake.
 Tt was the completest physical tri- umph I ever saw. When the black had apparently satisfied himself that