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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-26
HACKS Wife TO DEATH
NOTIFIES THE POLICE
THEN TAKES own LIFE

chief When he learned that the
chlef was no, 10 the officc. b. baud
I'd letter 10 Lieutenant Comsiock
and asked that Il be delivered TO
the head Of the department a. soon
As he returned The lsitsr vas ad
dressed To Whom Il May Con.
eefn. and tho lieutenant opened H.
flaming waited while the officer
read tho letter
Calmly Kills Himself
Startled BY the sensational con.
tents OF the confession Of murder.
Comstock asked. What do you
want ne 10 do about thisg~
"iass this quickly replied Fan
ming. As be placed tho muztle Of
a revolver In his mouth and fired.
blowing away the top u his head
Three officers OWNED tho mans
intention TO commit suicide. and
spfang upon him. but he pulled the
trigger before they could disarm
him and feil dead ai their frct
In bis letter TO the police Fanning
declared he was sofrY for what had
occurred. and praised bis wifs's
beauty and good qualities. lilo said
that he loved hts habY better than
himself. and hoped that !, would
receive proper care In an attempt
at Justification for his terrible deed,
the murderer declared that he had
a great deal 10 contend with"
Could Not XIII Baby.
z trust my baby will have the
beat Of care. as she Is one Of the
best babies that ever lived" the
letter reads. IT Ia hard 10 leave
aach a happy child. bat. my God. !
must. oh. God. wish you would
live TO comfort my child ! hope
she will benefit by Il. a. there Ia
enough for her to be wealthy.
u would like for my baby To Join
~, but, cruel a. ! am. ! have not the
heart for such.
MY wlfo'a body lies on the vest
side Of Lyons brook. about 80 feet
south, In the bushes Please give
II Immediate attention and remove
the same az soon a. possible. "
When Fanning ended his life a
squad Of police was dispatched to
the scene Of last nights tragedy.
and found bls wifc's body where he
had said ho had hid It
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-26

Agreed There wss q Weaknsss.
Wife You promised to live with.
IN your allowance. and fon haven't
done II. That shows aow weak you
are.
HE Loidshlp-i' shoHa how weak
tho allowance was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-26

LONDON. July 70 A dsmonsifa
tlon by lhe organized labor party
waa held at Trafalgar Equafc 10
protest against The Wait Of tho
rrar u Russia 10 England
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-26
TRAIN GOES INTO 4
R|VER---SIx KILLED

KANSAS CITY. Mo. July &c
BlS persons we're killed aud rs were
injured, three perhaps fatally, In
the wreck Of Wabash passenger
train No. 4, when II plunged Into
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-26
Beautiful Woman Is Killed I;
Then Slayer Hides Body,
Writes Confession and
Takes II to Police.


NEW BEDFORD. Mass.. July %
Killing his wife and hacking her
body to pieces With q tomahawk.
Robert y. Tanning. a wealthy real.
dent OF westpoFt. east the ma,ilat.
ed corpse Into the bushes beside a
lonely ruai. returned 10 hts home
and wrote sensational letter.
sped In his automobile to the police
station here. delivered tho written
confession Of his crime To an Of.
ficer. and bIsw of the top Of his
bead With a revolver shot. Drink
ia believed tohaye been responsible
for the horrible tragedy
Half craxed from a prolonged de.
bauch. Farming hid near Lyons
brook last night lie selected a
spot which he kn~v his beautiful
wife would pass on her way home
from a neighhors home, where she
had been visiting The woman. IN.
suspecting the terribis fats which
awaited her, walked Into the am.
bascade and vas felled with blow
from the tomahawk Mad with
blood lust. the crnEed man hacked
at her PROSTATE body until Il was
mutilafed almost beyond recu9ni
ton. Then. hiding the evidence Of
his crime IN the bushes near the
roadway. be returned TO his home
at westport
Writes the Letter.
FAnning spent the remainder oi
the niEht in composing a sensation
al letter to the police Early today
he got into bis automobile and came
to Mes Bedford. Meeting friends
and acqnalniances. Fauning chatted
gaily with them. and none sus
pected that anything was wrong
lie took his machine 10 a garage
aud len detailed instructions TO
gardlng It's care.
After Attending 10 several busl-
meas matters OF minor Importance,
the man walked TO tho police sta
ton. where he asked 10 sec the
The Washington herald., 1909-01-24
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Havana. Jan. 1.-Cuba is as loyal 10
Spanish institutions to-day as is Madrid
Cuba rebelled against the iniquities Of
Spanish government because they were
onerous. not because they were iniqui-
tous. Cuba sought and accepted the aid
OF the United States because il was
necessary to bring the revolution TO a
successful fruition 3It Cuba did not
seek, nor has It accepted. the Anglo
saxon ideas which the American nation
pronered along with its aid Of arms
When the thirteen British colonies n
North America succeeded in breaking of
from the mother country, and in erect
ing a republic, the popular feeling against
England was bitter. II remained so for
many years. and twisting the lions tair'
endured as a favorIJe pastime for popular
orators until within the present decade
At The same time the Americans were
tenacious Of English ideas They took the
flexible British constitution Of that day,
added a few things 10 il. and embalmed
Il in a fixed and unbending fundamental
law Their courts followed British rul-
llE5- NIEE A@h ErES t-tcQ E1LAllSH aIiE-
/ cedents. English literature continued "a
be the standard. English habits OF living
were adhered 70. There were other
clashes with the government Of England
! but IN everything save politics the two
/ peoples remained the same.
( BY and by the young republic began tC
/ prosper. II grew into a great nation and
attracted migrants from every nation a
/ the world-it was the destination OF ths
/ greatest foIk-trek OF historic times Con-
/ paratively few of these immigrants were
/ English. Did America respond 10 tbs
ideas Of these immigrants? Not al all
( America took those immigrants ant
/ taught every one of them 30 speak Eng
7 lish. 20 think English. and TO act Eng.
i lish. This. Of course. is in broad sense
/ There are little differences between tht
/ United States and England to-day. arC
I the adjective American" has q distinc
: meaning. But as against any other IA
! ton. Rritian and American join together
/ under the title Anglo-Saxon, and bold!
/ 90 declare that they are 1T and tha
1 there is no other 1T" Every American
claims the right 70 the title Anglo-Saxon
/ even If he boasts Of pure HuEueno
/ blood. II IS not Angl0-Saxon blood tha
The Washington herald., 1909-01-24
ROMANOFF TERCENTENARY
BY EX-ATTACHE.
BY EX-ATTACHE.

noble birth, whom he divorced. while the
son she bore him was put to death for
treason-some say by Peters own hand.
This son had married Charlotte, Prin-
cess Of Brunswick -WOIfenbuttel. She,
after giving birth to a son (who eventu-
ally succeeded TO the throne as Peter II.
was officially announced TO have sue
cumbed 10 a sudden illness. but is known
10 have escaped 20 America with Ger
man officer IN the service OF her father
in-law. and 70 have spent the remaining
years Of her life in peace and happiness
in Louisiana. where both she and her
second and German husband found their
last resting place. not far from New
Orleans.
Peter the Great, after the dissolution
Of his marriage with Empress Eudoxi2-
thereupon married Catherine, who, born
Of peasant parents. had been clTaHber-
maid al a village inn. and had lived IN
der the protection of several officers IN
cluding Col. Cheremetieff and Gen. Men
Chikof before she aroused the admiration
and won the heart. the hand, and the
crown OF the Emperor. When he died
she reigned IN his stead for several years
On her death her husbands grandson
that is TO say. the son Of the Princess Of
Brunswick Wolfenbuttel. who had fed 70
America-succeeded 10 the throne, reign
ing for three years as Peter H. He was
followed in turn by the Empress Anna,
niece Of Peter the Great and one Of the
two daughters Of his elder brother and
predecessor. Ivan V
Anna died unmarried after ten years
reign. darkened for Russia by the doni-
nation exercised over her by her low
born C0uriand favorite Biron, founder
Of the now princely and ducal house OF
that name Il was in order that he
might be regent after her death that she
bequeathed the crown 10 Ivan VI. infant
son OF her sisters daughter Anna. Ouch
ess Of Brunswick. The boy only reigned
a few months. being deposed by a revolu-
ton. which had the effect Of placing upon
the throne Elizabeth. the younger Of the
two daughters Of Peter the Great by
Empress Catherine Elizabeth, who
promptly consigned BiTOR 10 Siberia. and
young Emperor Ivan with is mother 10
Archangel reigned twenty-five years
and on dying left her throne TO her sis
ter Anna's son, Peter. Duke Of HOistein-
GOttorp. who succeeded as Peter III.
II ] have endeavored 20 set forth here
the descent OF the crown, II IS because
there has been so much confusion, owins
The Washington herald., 1909-01-24

does II impress upon him the importance
of Detroit as q lake port, but It gives an
object lesson in the monstrous steps the
science Of shipbuiIding has taken during
the past score Of years. Types Of vessels
which were regarded as the ne plus ultra
OF marine architecture twenty years ago
are dwarfed when compared with the le-
viathans whose keels slid from the ways
within the past year or two
Famous Kirby Outclassed.
BY a queer coincidence the great. new
City Of Cleveland lies with her stern
overla2ped by the bow Of the Frank Z
Kirby. Time was when the Kirby was
regarded as the finest vessel on the lakes.
Her feetness. her size. her completeness.
were REGARDED as out OF the ordinary. but
against the huge bulk Of her rival 'sne
seerTic so tiny that one might imagine ner
to be a ufebost OF the larger vessel with
out straining the Imagination Yet the
Kirby is to-day fine vessel. large yes
sci. and one which. taken from the midst
OF others OF such greater size. appears 10
be as she is, a handsome, la1se shiO.
sandwiched between the City Of Cleve-
land and another OF the feet one loses
sight Of her fine points.
Millions Of Passengers.
The Detroit feet OF vessels carried
more than seven and three-quarters mil
lions Of passengers during the season q
1915.
Seven million seven hundred and ifty
thousand people sounds big. yet one can
not realize what the cold figures mean i
/ Is only by comparative statistics that wC
/ are able 20 conceive Of such a vast mum
/ Der. That number means that every man
woman. and child in the city OF DetrOi
could have been carried on some one oi
the vessels twenty times. II means thai
/ one-tenth OF the entire population of th'
| United States could have enjoyed th'
| pleasure Of lake or river ride II mean.
that II this multitude Of people could b,
/ gotten into a great procession. doubl'
file. IL would take them nearly a month
Z 20 pass a given spot.
/ Nearly S.50c00 people pay a tax 20 ~
interests which own the great vessels
which runs into millions OF dollars annu
ally. Just what this sum IS it would b
Impossible even 70 estimate. for The price
FOR passage vary from > cents To man.
dollars. And this is not all the revenu
! these interests can boast Of By any means
Tons upon tons Of freight are carried an
uuaIly by the passenger boats haviuI
I lake runs or which make trips 10 th
Flats and Port Huron Il was once sal,
of enc OF the largest companies that thei
freight alone more than paid all thei
operating expenses. leaving the entir
passenger takings for profit
The Washington herald., 1909-01-24
ICE BOUND FLEET
IDLE AT DETROIT
GreyhOundS of Great Lakes
in Winter Quarters.
SHOW sHIPBUILDING SCIENCE
Panorama of Floating Palaces Seen
Along River FrOBt-old Types Are
Giving WAY 10 New LcTfathans of
Marine Architecture Launched
Within the Past Year or Two.

One is never so well able to appreciate
the place Detroit occupies on the traffic
may Of the Great Lakes as in winter,
when the splendid fleet Of passenger boats
owned in this city lie, end to end. along
the river front
With the close Of the navigation season
the bulk Of the passenger steamers which
ply on Lakes Erie and Huron steam into
the Detroit River. fasten their haVS$ers TO
piles on the docks Of the City Of the
Straits. and make ready for their long
ice-locked rest until spring.
Every resident Of the city is well aware
that there are many magnificent vessels
which hail from this port. They know
that nowhere in the world are there aner
vessels. but just what this fne feet is
can be better understood by taking triI
10 windsor on the ferrybost and seeing
in panorama. the great line of fioatins
ralaces that walls the river front S7y'
the Detroit News-Tribune.
OverIapS GriSwOId Street.
The bow Of the first boat in this line C.
shipping overlaps the foot of Griswolc
street. the stern Of the last vessel extend
ing beyond the line Of Third street Is
the feet lies il Is nearly a half mile from
one end 10 the other. but If the steamer
were placed end to end they would covei
perhaps one-third more distance. Esci
lies al its appointed station, with Il.
n1se against a jog in the dock. and th'
stern Of very nearly every vessel covers
a considerable portion OF the bow Of th'
one next behind. Because Of this lappiui
the line Is much shortened.
\ glance along this array OF shipping z
z revelation 90 the beholder Not c1!l
The Washington herald., 1909-01-24

TO a similarity Of names. and TO princes
ard urincesses succeeding one another
out Of their proper order. that even Rus
SLAMS themselves are often found to be at
sea in the matter. Perhaps the best indi-
cation Of the ignorance which prevails IN
the dominions Of the Gar concerning his
house Is the frequent remark TO the ef-
feet. that there are many families among
the Muscovite arist0cracy who can boast
Of more alustrious lineage than the
Romanons. the impression being thus
conveyed that the dynasty which now
reigns at ST. Petersburg was unknown
prior 10 Peter the Great, or, at the very
most previous to Gar Michael RomanoH-
But If Michael ROmanOn was elected IN
Moscow by the BOyars to be their ruler
in 1913, il was. as I have shown above
mainly on account OF his lineage beng
not only superior. but more imperial than
that Of any Of the candidates. OF those
taking part in the election. Not one OF
them could show so direct a descent from
Rurik, the founder Of monarchy IN Rus-
sia. and from the last Christian rulers OF
the Eastern empire who reigned al Con-
sfantinopIe. OF course, il may be argued
Lll1L NltllUAlS II ID NlAAG N@NNer--
Rurik and from the Byzantine empeFors
of Constantinople par les femmes." that
/ is. on the distaf side. This might ever
be asserted Of his descent from Peter the
/ Great
! But there is hardly reignlng iaIniiy "
! Europe which is not similarly situated
Thus, the house OF Hapsburg became ex'
tinct in the male line with Charles VI
the father Of the Empress Maria Theresa
! and Francis Joseph. the present ruler o.
the dual empire. is only a Hapsourf
/ through a female
tt is fitting. on the whole, that Russi'
| should celebrate the tercentenary o
Michael Romanoh's election 20 the throne
OF Russia by q great international 'ex
/ Ihfbition at Moscow. For the nation owe
a great debt to the ROmanofTs; a fac
which IS too often overlooked.
In the days when jamestown and othe
! American cities were founded, Russii
was stiH steeped in the worst forms o
I oriental barbarism. and she remaine'
/ an Asiatic rather than a European IA
/ ton when all the arts Of civilization
/ Aourished under Louis XIV Of France
/ Il is under the direction and guidance o.
I the Romanofs that these Tartars hav'
/ been transformed in a little over tw'
centuries from al aggiomeraton o
/ Asiatics tribes into q great European na
ton. and from a desp0tism iniiniteil
J more oppressive and baTharous than TIA
OF the Chinese Emperors, into a consu
tuti0nal monarchy
Il is the Romanoffs. in one word WI
have turned the face Of Russia from n
rising t0 the setting of the sun. and III
international exhibition. By opening ~
/ the great Nuscovite empire to the trad
and industry OF the world. viii crow
their work Of three centuries.
/ Copyright 1909 by the Brentwood CouDany.l
The Washington herald., 1909-01-24
PardonabIe Crime.

From the NIesEendorfer Bact;cr
'If I were to kiss you now, would you
have me arrested"
What would be the use? Any jury
would acquit YOU"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-24

TO-morroW-Thr Republic of Cuba.
XII-Odd Phases Of Havana Life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-01
TELEPHONE ADVANTAGES.

The Record-Appeal, Of Ludington,
Michigan, in special industrial edition,
in speaking of the installation of new
telephone switchboard in that city by
the Western Electric Company has an
interesting appreciation of the tele-
phone as public utility, and deals with
the Many uses of telephone. 1t says.
'To growing town like Ludington
nothing is more essential to itsprosper-
ity and advancement than good tele-
phone system and that it should become
necessary for the telephone company to
make such elaborate extensions of the
system is good evidence that this city
is not only keeping pace with the times,
but rapidly pushing to the front. The
rapid growth in the number of phones
in this city has made this addition nee
cessary and the new equipment will not
only take care of the present demand
but will also make adequate for the flu
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-01

will not only be Of great advantage TO
tae farmer but will also increase the
business Of the city a. well. Only recent
ly has the farmer seen the advantage
Of q telephone line to him. As bust
ness proposition he finds that the tele-
phone will pay for itself in very short
time by. enabling him to catch the mar
ket Eat high tide" SO to speak. and
not drive to town with load Of pro-
duce to find that the market has dropped
since his neighbor went. 1t is now but
minutes work to phone to the city,
obtain the market price Of produce and
even make the sale. If the market IL
right he can then deliver his produce at
the price agreed upon. The weather re-
port can be had by the use of the phone,
and other information essential to his
welfare obtained on short notice. Soci-
ally the phone is great help to the
farmer; in cases of emergencies, such
as fire, accidents and burglaries its val
ue can hardly be estimated.
This town is fortunate in having 90
modern an exchange and that it will
have many advantages over other cities
having inferior service is apparent.
The new Western Electric switchboard
recently installed is marvel Of COM
pleteuess and embodies all the latest
improvements known to switchboard
practice. The local exchange is now
equipped with the best Of service, and
with the cooperation of its subscribers
hopes to make its system the best in the
state.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-01


ture growth.
The telephone has long passed the
stage when It was luxury to be enjoy
ed by the well to do and has become q
necessity not only to the public institu-
tons and private enterprise but to the
home as well. The telephone Of to-day
is servant to the city and the people
and q very useful servant it is. Every
building 4 equipped with telephones
which are always busy taking care Of
the city affairs. We find them in all the
departments Of the City Hall, in the
fire DEPARTMENTS quarters throughout
the city. in the schools, and hospitals,
the police department, and in the Office
of the water and light companies; and
these public institutions would be at
sea If their telephone connection were
out of for an hour. While the city finds
il an absolute necessity, the average
citizen finds it just as essential to his
welfare. This is evidenced by the large
number Of phones which have been in
stalled during the past year in private
homes.
A few years ago If we found 1t nee
essary to call physician it meant q
walk Of often mile or two. II ne was
not in when we got there 1t meant an
other trip to some other trip to some
other physician. Today we reached his
residence by phone In few SECONDS
and If he is out we call up another one
in the same length OF time thus saving
valuable time and allowing us foreman
at home. We find we need something
from the store or market IN . hurry ana
still cannot find time TO 60 tor II. WIN
out phone we have toget along WITH
out 1t, but with one we can can up ana
have the goods delivered 10 us witnout
losing any time. In case OF ram OF Dao
weather the telephone proves 10 De tne
housewives best friend. one woman IN
in speaking OF her telephone calls II her
friend on the wall. I" Our most distant
friends are always within CALL IN case
OF need they can be summoned at q
minutes notice. AS a social and the tel
ephone is society's best friend. Every
day invitations are issued over phone
and arrangements made Tor these de-
lightful informal parties and gatherings.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-01

Jed-a Boys Advance in the Army.
Goss.
Son Of the Revolution. Brooks.
Guarding the Border. Tomlinson.
Cudjo's Cave. Trowbridge.
Last Of the Flat Boats. Eggleston. Z
Uncle Sans Secrets. Austin.
Starland. Ball.
Story of the Iliad. Church.
Captain Courageous. Kipling.
Widow O'Callaghan's Boys. collin
ger.
Last Of the Mohicans. Cooper.
Pushing to the Front. Msrden.
Up From Slavery. Washington.
{ Famous Leaders Among Men. Boil
ton.
Making Of an American. Riis.
Story of Bad Boy. Aldrich.
Cruise of the Cachalot. Bullep.
Man without q country.
Girls Who Became Famous. Bolton.
Lives of Poor Boys Who Became
Famous. Bolton.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm. Wig
gins.
: New Creations in Plant Life on the
Life and Work of Burbank. Harwood.
Making of a Man. Marden.
Helps for Ambitious Girls. Drysdale.
Great Expectations. Dickens.
Young Man and the World. Bever-
idge.
circuit GIRLS. Vale.
Toiles of the Sea. Hugo.
Ramola. Elliott.
Sketches in Prose. Riley.
Self Reliance. Emerson
Last War Trail. Ellis.
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.
Fox.
Myths. Gagley's.
Source Book of American History.
Hart.
American Government. Hinsdale.
American Commonwealth. Bryce.
Financial History of U. s. Dewey.
Harper's Electricity Book for Boys.
Adam.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-01
FOR HIS LAST RESTING PLACE.
This Man Has Prepared Monuments
for Himself and Wife.

The contemplation Of ones last rest
ing place is not an agreeable pastime
for the normal human being. He pre-
fers to prepare himself for life rather
than death.
This il not the case with John 8.
Cook, . prosperous farmer Of Newton
county, Georgia, who has just CON-
pleted at q cost of $500 monuments
to himself and wife and walled tomb
in which their bodies are to be placed
after death. Mr.. Cook has taken great
delight in the work and goes out to
the cemetery frequently to contem-
plate the shafts. Each shaft bears an
appropriate inscription, the date OF
death only being left blank.
Mr.. Cook is related to prominent
families in the section In which he
lives. He has several married chill
dren and he and his wife are living all
alone in their little home in Coving-
ton. He Is q member Of the Primitive
Baptist and also Of the Missionary
Baptist church.
THE WINNING TRICK.
Woman has but one trick
It's that Of the eyes;
From birth she knows the power
That in them lies.
She has but to look and long.
She needs no speech;
And man will resign the boon
Her eyes beseech.
A trick Of the eyes has she
For husband, lover, brother;
Woman has but one trick =
She needs no other.