davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
SENATORS, coNGRESSMEN AND
DIPLOMATS FLockED TO ST.
LOUIS YESTERDAY AND -
LAST MIGHT.
'POSSUM WAS STOLEN
FROM BAGGAGE CAR
As President Was Travelling Through
Arkansas Yesterday-Little Rock
Was Last .-iace ef import
ance Touched En- Route
t. st. Louis.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 24.-Pres-
ident Taft is tonight speeding towards
st. Louis where he will arrive at 1880
a. m. tomorrow. With formal break
fast speech in the st. Louis auditori-
UNI, luncheon and dedication of the
government building in East st. Louis,
he will have a busy time till D. m,
when on the steamer Oleander he will
lead a procession of boats containing
governors, senators, and representa-
tives down the Mississippi to New Or
leans to attend the Lakes-tothe-Gulf
Deep Waterways convention.
When he reaches St. Louis tomor-
9,706 of the $4,000 miles in his itin-
erary. The journey will consume 1,1G5
more. He is scheduled to arrive in
Washington the night of NOV. 10.
Taft's voice today showed little i'm
provement and after few short ad.
dresses in Texas and Arkansas, was
almost completely gone. The physi-
clan is trying to get his voice in condi-
tion for the st. Louis auditorium
speech.
A fat 'possum put aboard the pres
idential baggage car yesterday at
Hampstead, Texas, was found to be
missing crate and all, when the presi-
dent suggested that the Hampstead
gift should have place of honor at
the presidents dining car this even
ing.
The mystery OF the disappearance
has not yet been solved, but as anoth-
or possum, all dressed for cooking,
was put aboard the train at Longview,
Texas, the 'possum dinner was not
postponed,
At Texarkana, where the train halt
cd, partly in Texas and partly in Ar
kansas, delegation of sixty citizens
of Arkansas, headed by Governor Don
aghey, General Powell Clayton, United
States Senator Clarke and others, met
the president.
A big crowd was at the station but
the presidents voice was so hoarse
that he could say a word or two in ap-
probation of the welcome. The train
reached Little Rock at s p. IN. and left
for ST. Louis ten minutes later.
At Terrell, Texas, this morning, the
president addressed a throng OF Sun
day school children. impresslng on
them the lessons of loyalty to the flag
of state and nation and told them he
hoped all would not as they grew old
er, rush to the cities.
Il hope that the developments of
the comforts of country life are such
that we may look forward now to the
lessening Of the movement toward the
large cities
He said: The place for us to ac-
complsh things is in the country The
cities will take care OF themselves.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
GIRL FOUND TEE IN CAR.

Peoria, Oct. Police Mat on
Ea~all viii leave ~ Chicago Monday
IN an .ondeavor to identity a yotng
girl Of mystery who arrived in The
Peoria railroad yards yesterday morn.
'ng secWelr lashed in Chicago and
Northwestern freight car loaded with
rubbish. A search for some one to
converse with the young girl in an
intelligent manner has SO far proven
unsuccessful
AT the time o. Ler discovery the
girl could only explain that some
"bada man and hada woman" has
placed her in the CIR in the suburbs
of Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
A PRESIDENTIAL BOOM
Launched For Ex-Governor r. q
Glenn BY Prohibtionists at
Omaha Last Ninht

Omaha. Oct 24,--The first active
presidential boom for 1912 was sprung
here tonight when former Governor
r. B. Glenn. Of North Carolina. was
proposed informally for nomination
by the Prohibition rarty. 1t being
Sunday, no formal action was taken
but q, the Auditorium meeting. adj
dressed by Glenn, this rallying cry
was adopted:
Prohibition president.
when, when, when,
MAY we vote for Governor Glenn
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
SHOOTS HIS WIFE

Washington, Oct 24-Enraged be
cause his chorus girl wife preferred
"a life on the stage to his companion
ship, William n. Short of New York
City, today shot and perhaps fatally
wounded her and then shot himself in
the head, diving an hour later at the
hospital. The shooting occurred at
the Union Railway station and follow
ed series of quarrels between the
couple. Mrs. Short had just alighted
from cab, which was also occupia
by her husband and her girl friend,
and was hurrying back to catch a
train for Pittsburg, when Short fired
three bullets into his wife's back She
is near death in the Casualty hospital.
known to the stage as Evelyn How
ard she is a member of the Motor
Girl" company. She married Short
about seven years ago. They lived in
New York where he was employed as
bookkeeper in bank, but soon after
their marriage he got into trouble
through alleged misappropriations of
funds and served term in Sing Sing.
Mrs. Short told the hospital officials
that she drifted to the stage as a
means of livelihood.
Short was recently paroled from
prison, Mrs. Short said, and began a
new start in life. She declined to re-
turn to him and he followed her here,
where the Motor Girl" company
played last week
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
TORPEDO BOAT
CAUGHT ON BAR
WILKES GOT OUT OF CHANNEL
% MILES BELOW ST.
LOUIS AND STUCK.
TWO IN CAIRO HARBOR
Arriving Last Evenins-WilI Ccal
This Morning-Plan Was to
Leave Fer Memphis at
10 a. m.

Two of tae U. S. torpedo flotilla,
the McDonough and Thornton,
steamed into Cairo harbor shortly
after 6 O'clock last evening. The en-
tire fleet Of fonr LETT St Loris about
6 o'clock a. m, under the guidance CT
Capt Henry c. Partee and Capt
George Clark of Cairo, and Capt. M
j. Gibbons of New Orleans. The two
named came through without any
trouble, hut one of the boats, the
Wilkes which was in the rear, got
out of the channel n little at kimms-
wick, % miles south of st. Louis, and
got caught on sand bar. The Tin
gey went to her assistance and t e
other two came through to Cairo,
The delayed boats had not beer
heard from at midnight and it c7u
not he told whether the Wilkes got
off o. not. She does not draw as
much water as the McDonough and
there was enor~h water to permit
the latter to cross all the low places
without scraping mrch there beinG
about seven and a half feet.
The "lan was to navc the boats coal
here this morning AMI leave about 10
a. II. for Memphis to await the
presidents feet there. This plaN may
be changed If the Wilkes AMI llngey
10 not come out in time this morning
70 te coaled
There is plenty of water from Cairo
'outh and no serious fall likely for
some days.
Capt. Partee and Capt. Clark cane
out with the two boats last night.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
RED CROSS STAMPS
Sale Arranged Fer During the Christ.
mas Seascn--For Anti Tuhercu.
losis Fund.

Washington. Oct "a. Another cam
paign for the work of antituberculosis
organization throughout the United
States is to be conducted by the Amer.
fican Red Cross during the coming
Christmas season. Thirty million Red
Cross Christmas stamps have been or
dered and will be delivered before the
end Of November The society hopes
to have 100000 stamps on sale by
December Is.
The design used on the stamps was
selected from 1920 samples submitted
in contest conducted last May. Per
mission has been obtained by the Red
Cross to sell these stamps in all Of the
post offices in the United States
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
THE WHITE SLAVE ISSUE.

New York, Oct. William ].
iaynor. Democratic nominee for may
on of New York, granted an interview
tonight to several New YORK report.
era in which he ettacked the writer
Eof an article in the current issue Of
McClure's Magazine. who charged
that the traffic in girls is fostered un.
dor Tammany HalI rule. Characteriz-
Ing the article as miserable trash"
Judge Gaynor charged that its writer
with Ignorance. superficiality, reck-
lessness and irresistible propensity
to falsify." and sail the writer Of the
article was "tust vulgar. bigoted
fellow trying to make political eapi-
tai"
Charles +. Murphy leader of Tam
many Hall, who yesterday dismissed
the charges as ridiculous. came out
with . statement yesterday in which
he made emphatic his denial OF the
statements contained in what he
called "the indecent publication now
being circulated by the opponents Of
the Democratic party. intended to
create the impression that this great
political organization Is In alliance
with the most disreputabie and revolt
ing traffic in vice
General Theodore A. Bingham. re-
Gently deposed police commissioner
OF New York when asked today IL
he thought the white slave" traffic
existed here, said; That there is an
immense traffic of that sort in New
York there is no doubt. After | be-
came police commissioner | undertook
to suppress it. but when the police
found that the men behind ii seemed
wealthy and of strong political indu-
ence, they became disheartened."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
MYSTERY SEEMS CLEARED.

New York, Oct. ga mechanic
who the police say admits that he Is
otto Mueller, and that he married
Anna Latta, whose skeleton was
found near Islip, l.. J., recently. was
arrested at Astoria. J.. l., tonight. He
has wife and two children in As.
toria, where he was known as Frel-
erick Gerhardt. Notes fornd in his
pockets indicated thet he intended
suicide or flight
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
WARM RECEPTION
Given Mrs. Pankhurst, the Enalisf,
Suffragette Leader, by New
Woman Suffragists.

New York, Oct. PA warm recep.
tion was given today to Mrs. Emiline
Pankhurst, leader Of the militant suf-
fragettes of England, At headquarters
of the National and State Women's
Suffrage Association, five hundred
her speak briefly. Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw, president of the National Asso
citation OF Woman Suffragists, anil
Mrs o. II. P. Belmont, were among
the leaders of the movement in Amer
lea who attended.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
CHiLEANS CELEBRATE.

Santiago, Chile, Oct. 24.--A great
demonstration was held here today in
memory of General Jose De San Mar.
tin, the celebrated panish.American
general in the war for independence
whose brilliant victory at Maipo, April
s, 1918, virtually drove the Spaniards
from Chile. Thousands of troops and
school children marched past the stat
ute erected in his honor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
OF
| SPAIN CONTINUES
MEETING HELD IN CLEVELAND,
o, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL
RACES.
TOM JOHNSON INVITED
Unable to Attend He Sent Letter Say.
ing He Was opposed to Court
Martial in Time of Peace
Parade in Madrid.

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 24-Many Ital-
ians, Germans, Jews, and some Amer
leans met here today at the Goodrich
House, a social settlement, and cheer.
ed addresses denouncing the Spanish
government for the execution of Fer.
rer.
Mayor Tom l.. johnson, who had
been invited to speak, sent a letter OF
regret in which he said:
In times of peace, am absolutely
opposed to executions by court mar.
tial'.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
FOWLER CHALLENGES ALDRlCH
TO DEBATE CENTRAL BANK

a joint debate in one or more cities,
ON the subject of the central bank.
Iu the letter Fowler says he is op-
posed to the establishment of cen
tral bank, under existing conditions,
because he believes with it would
come the most liscouraging and dss-
heartening favoritism and the ulti
mate destruction of the purely indi-
vidral and independent form OF bank
ing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
TAFT LEAVES ST. LOUIS THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NEW ORLEANS
Everything Put in Shape on Board the 0Ieander
Yesterday-In Floating White house.,
BATTLE
Most important Clash of Nicaraguaa
Uprising is Reported-zelaya's
Troops Defeated

Bluefields, Nicarauga, Oct. .24.-~The
tug Blanca brings news of the first I'M
portant battle of the revolution. Gen
eral Chamorro's forces in an engage
ment Friday with 1000 of President
Ielaya's troops below Boca Carlos
won a victory, one hundred govern
ment troops being killed and three
hundred wounded Chamorro's losses
were slight.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25

Elizabeth N. j. Oct. "a Charles
N. Fowler. congres man from the
Fifth New Jersey district aud former
chairman of the house committee on
banking and currency. today ad.
dressed an open letter TO Senator
Aldrich. chairman OF the monetary
commission, created by congress. and
also chairman of the finance commit
tee of the senate, challenging him to
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
NEWS FORECAST
FOR THE WEEK
PERSoNAGES, RATHER THAN
EVENTS, PROMISE INTER
EST FOR READERS.
PRESIDENT TAFT'S TRIP
viii Be OF Most Interest to Ameri-
cans--Czar Ct f7ussia's Move.
ments Will Furnish News
Conventions.

Washington, Oct. 24.-Personages
rather than events promise to hold
+, the greater share of public interest
during the coming week. The presi
dent of the United States, sailing
down the Mississippi river, the en-
iperor CT Russia pursuing carefully
guarded way back 10 st. Petersburg
stand out, as the most promising fig
uras. while King Alfonso. the Wright
Brothers, Sir Thomas Upton, Jim
Jeffries, Commander Eeary and DR.
! Cook will contribute to the weeks S
news. President Taft's goal this week
/ is New Orleans. From st. Louis he
will descend the Mississippi to its
mouth escorted by fiotilla of light
horse tenders and steamers.
Usual precautions are being taken
to protect Emperor Nicholas ON his
travels because of the agitation that
followed the execr5lon of Francisco
Ferrer, the Spanish educator and re
former. After quitting Italian soil
the czar will meet Nj. Pinchon
French foreign minister, on the Ital
ian frontier
In Spain, King Alfonso's new cabi.
met is busy trying to quiet the storm
|arogad by Ferrcr's execution, While
the other governments OF Europe are
watching the move merits of the more
extreme Socialists with unusual il
terest
Sir Thomas Upton will arrive in
New York Monday. Turing bis stay
he viii discvss with members of the
New York Yacht Club the possible
arrangements for another effort to
lift the Americas cup.
Commander Peary is still in retire
ment at his Maine home, and DR.
Frederick A, Cook, having cut short
his lecturing tour to arrange for an
other Mount Mckinley expedition, is
due in New York this week
In New York CITY the event Of most
vital interest is the municipal cam.
paign. On November 2 the city will
vote for three mayoralty candidates
Richard Croker. once leader of Tam
many Hall, cones from his home in
Ireland the latter part of the week.
but no political significance it at
tached to his visit.
In legal circles the case of the
American Ice company and the ap-
peal of Charles w. Morse former
banker, are matters Of prominence.
The week offers number of con,
ventions. among them the Road
Makers Association, at Columbus
Ohio; Patriotic Order of Americans,
Harrisburg, Pa; Dairy Farming Con,
gress, Billings, Mont; all beginning
October 20, and TIE Federal Peace
Foundation, at Washington Oct. %.
The Deep Waterways convention at
New Orleans opens Oct. so.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
JUSTICE PECKHAM Is DEAD
ON FEDERAL BENCH rs YEARS

state and federal for rs years.
He came from the court of appeals
in his native state, position which
his father had held. He was the last
Of President Cleveland's Democratic
appointees' to the federal supreme
court. Chief Justice Fuller and Justice
White being the other two. He tool,
his seat in January 1896.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
sTRANGLED TO DEATH.

Shelton, Conn, Oct. 24-That the
young and handsome woman, whose
partly nude body was found half sub
merged in brook on White Hill Sat
urday, was strangled to death was
brought out at autopsy tonight No
Identification has been made aud
there is no clue to the murderer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
WILL INVESTIGATE PELLAGRA

Washington, Oct. 24.-The appoint
ment Of commission Of officers Of
the public health and marine hospital
service to investigate pellagra, the
newly recognized disease of increas-
ing prevalence in the United States,
has been approved by Acting Secre-
tary OF the Treasury Hilles
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
AN AFFINITY KILLING,

Omaha, Neb., Oct 2i-Arthur
son of prominent attorney,
tonight shot and probably fatally
wounded Nathan Castala when he
met him on the street in company
with Mrs. Sturges, who had sued for
a divorce. Sturges has not yet been
arrested.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
NEW YORK POLITICS CALLS
COMMENT FROM THE PULPIT
Some New York Ministers Touched on MayoraIty
Campaign in Vehement Terms.
FIFTY
Feet Into the Air Two Enqincers
Were Blown and Instantly
killed-Explosion

Hamilton, Ohio, Oct 24--Blown
fifty feet in the air, two engineers
were instantly killed this afternoon
when firehox on Big Four freight
engine at Sharon blew out, Three
other men, ali members Of the train
crew were badly scalded. One may
die
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
WANTED FOR FORGERY.

Lapeer, Mich, Oct. 24.-Sheriff Con
ley stated tonight that warrant
charging forgery had been issued fol
the arrest of M. Lee Hagle, whose pri
vate bank at Hadley had been closed
for week. Mrs. Frank Varran, part
ner of the missing banker, charged
that Hagle gave her note for $70C
which she alleges was forged
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25

Albany, NJ Y. Oct 24.-Rufus w
peckham, aged II, Justice of the Uni
ted States supreme court, died at his
summer home at Altamont tonight.
His death was due TO heart trouble
and Bright's disease. Peckham was
a Democrat He was born in Albany
in 1888, and had been on the bench,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
KILLED SWEETHEART
AND HEN SUlClC-D

Clay Center, Neb.. Oct. 2i.-The
bodies OF Leroy Foster and Miss Iaez
Cox We're found today in buggy near
here, Both We're snot near the heart,
tEy the mon fa" revolver. this indi-
eating that Foste" h"d killed himself
and Miss Cox. for whom he enter
tanned unrequited love.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
JAPAN MAY FORM
A BASEBALL LEAGUE

Toxic, Oct 2f-The team of Wis
consin University baseball players
which recently visited Japan, created
such keen interest in baseball that
there is talk of organizing Japanese
national baseball league.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
MAuRA is DENOUNCED.

Madrid. Oct. 24.-Several thousand
Republicans and Socialists, headed by
Deputy Alexandra Lerroux, chief Of
the Republicans in Barcelona, paraded
in Madrid today in protest against for
mer Premier Mauras policy. A SINH
lar demonstration occurred at Sara,
gossa, but there was no disorder at
eithe.' place.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
ANTI -IERIcAIS PARADE.

Bilbca, Spain. Oct Zi.-Ten thous-
and persons took part here today in
an anti-clerical demonstration. and ex-
ira troops were drafted into service,
Religious establishments were heavily
guarded.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
w. c. T. U. SUNDAY MEETINGS.

Omaha, Oct. 24.--The auditorium
was filled this afternoon and evening,
the occasion being the Sunday meet
ings incident to the national conven
tion of the w. c. T. u. Former Gov.
ernor Glenn, of North Carolina, made
the principal address.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
hares a Nuisance In Turkey.

As the Turkish people generally dis
like wild game as food, hares have
increased in such Numbers in some
districts as to become a nuisance and
threaten crops. At Angora some co..
600 are killed annually for the sake
OF the fur, which is shipped to Mar
seilles and used in the manufacture
OF hats.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
TWENTY INJURED.

Detroit, Mich, Oct, 2i.7Twen'y
passengers were injured tonight when
a Jefferson avenue car Jumped
switch and tipped over None were
hurt fatally
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
KING MANUEL IMPROVING,

Lisbon, Oct. 24.-King Manuel. who
has been i'll with intestinal disorder,
Is now convalescent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25
ALL is READY.

st. Louis, Oct. 24.-Governors, Uni
ted States senators and congressman
and foreign diplomats arrived here to-
day and tonight to board the steam
boats to make the trip on the Missts-
sippi river to New Orleans to attend
the Lakes-to-the-Gulf deep waterway
convention. beginning October 30 4
The "OIeander'', the government
lighthouse tender, on which President
Taft will travel, was today made a
floating White House. Everything
the president will need after he en-
barks tomorrow afternoon for the four
and half days trip was placed on
board today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25

The president spoke at Little Rock
from the platform of the new union
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-25

Continued on Eighth Page.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-11

Regular $3.50 Suits OF over
coats; just have - of these
Regular $1,000 Suits or over
coats. Franks sale Price s 4.35
Regular $3.50 suits or Over
coats, Franks Sale Price s J.S0
Regular $500 suits or Deer
coats. Franks sale Price. 3 7.10
Regular $500 Suits or over
coats. Franks sale Price = SD
Boston Carriers .......13c the pair
Arrow brand Collars Sc each