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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
SUES ROAD FOR sos HENS.


The value of a hens egg-laying ability
is the novel feature introduced in n dam
age suit against the Chicago. Indianapo-
lis and Louisville Railway Company in
the Lake Superior Court in Hammond.
Richard Fuller, a farmer. complains that
owing to the high embankments on the
railroad the Kankakee River was forced
out of its banks and swept away his hen
house, containing fourteen hens. Assam
ing that each hen would lay an egg a day
for six months. Fuller figures the output
for the life of the hen at S6S and
brought suit for that amount.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
..RIactx Hand'' Throws BOmb

A bomb exploded in a stairway leading
into a cellar of four-story tenement
at 6 Stanton street, New York No one
was injured. but the stairway was badly
damaged. The police say that the BLACK
Hand" is responsible. Two mNl who
were seen running from the building were
arrested.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Ethel BARRYMORE Welded.

Miss Ethel Barrymore, the actress,
now appearing In Lady Frederick" at
the Hollis Street Theatre. In Boston,
Mass, and Russell Griswold DIT, of
Bristol. r. l., son of Col. Samue Pom
eroy Colt. for many years president of
the United States Rubber Company,
were married at the rectory of the Ro-
man Catholic Church of the Most
Precious Blood in Hyde Park, accord
fr.g to announcement.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Fatal Sforno In Ai,h,ra

A windstorm passed over Blocton.
Ala. blowing down a one-story build
ing in course of construction and kill
ing w. A. Harpley and fatally injuring
John A. Dobbins. carpenters.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
SHIPS COLLIDE; 90 DROWN.
German Vessel Margretha Sins Near
Maas Iirhfshin ffer Crash

Mans Lightship After Crash.
The Norwegian steamer Mascot, for
Sunderland. collided with the German
ship Margretha, Iquique for Hamburg,
about twenty miles west of the Mas
lighthouse. The Margretha sank almost
Immediately, twenty of the crew being
drowned. The six remaining members of
the crew were saved. The Mascot return
ed to Rotterdam with big hole in her
bow. The Margretha was commanded by
Captain Wohelere. She was 1000 tons
burden.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Put Il In His Sausage.

]. ]. Schmidt, butcher of Chicago,
was found guilty of using diseased
horse flesh in the manufacture of sau-
sage. The conviction of Schmidt is
the first one under the State law,
which imposes fine of 81 900, a years
imprisonment in the County Jail, or
both.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Letter Circles the Globe.

On January IL letter was mailed
at Grimesland, N. c., to Wilson T. AL
len, Greenfield, India" Tie letter was
received by Mr.. Wilson recently, after
It had made the circuit CT the globe.
1t went direct to Bombay, India, and
was started for Indiana.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

John Want, truck driver. is dead in
New York, after having sacrificed his life
TO save 6-year-old boy who darted in
front of his horses. In turning the tear
aside. Want was thrown from his seat
and fell under the wheels.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
TO BUILD FOUR DREADNoUGHTS.
British Naval Estimate Calls for Ex-
neuditure of x1757l35OO

penditure of x175, II, 800.
The eagerly awaited British naval esti.
mates about which there has been so much
contro, crsy inside and outside of the cabi-
net have been issued in London. A com
promise won the day, for the estimates
provide for a total expenditure of $175,-
..12.aOO, an increase of $14,116O0O over
the estimates of 190S-1909. The new
building program provides for four Dread
noughts, six protected cruisers, twenty tor
pedo boat destroyers and a number of
subma rines, the latter TO cost $1,000, 900
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Could Succeed. s. Fish.

Kingdom Gould, son of George J.
Gould, has been elected member of the
board of directors of the Missouri Pa
ciic Railroad Company, at the annual
meeting of the company in ST. Louis. He
succeeds Stuyvesant Fish
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Although 1S5 pupils of the Sacred
Heart Parochial School in Brocton,
Mass. were thrown into panic by a
fire that destroyed the interior of the
building and many of them jumped from
the s.ond-story windows to the ground,
no lives were lost, nor was anyone in
suroJ
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Old and Famed Miner Dies.

Sam Baird so years old, who was
Lucky" Baldwin's side partner in the
days of Virginia City and an associate of
Flood. Mackay and Fair during these
days. was buried in rude coffin on the
desert Tue sday. He died unattended save
by his aged wife at Gold Mountain, Cal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Figures issued by the Irish Emigrant
Society show that during the year 1905
there landed at the port of New York
from Ireland 16,341 persons. OF that
number $500 were males and 9,351l fe.
makes. They brought about 100000 with
them
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
stee, Mill Explosion Fatal,

One man is reported 10 have been kill
ed and seven injured in an explosion of
metal pot in the iron mill of the Aueri-
can Steel and Wire Company in Cleve-
land
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Iowa Pu Re Food Decision.

The Iowa Srpleme Court, in a re-
cent decision, held that the pure food
law applied to original packages and
not to retail quantities taken out Of
large receptacles.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

William Crane. of Greenfield. who was
married recently at Muncie to Mrs. Eis-
abeth Fowler, is So years old. and has
been married eight times. Six of his
marriages were dissolved by divorce and
all of his former wives are living except
one
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Robert Oxford, years old, broke into
a number of the combination lock boxes
of the Montrose. Colo, postoffce. and
secured $16S and considerable amount
of jewelry. The boy opened the boxes
by listening to the click of the tumbIers.
He was arrested shortly after
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Date is Set for Hams Trial.

Capt. Peter G. Haines, Jr., U. s. A,
will be put on trial April 10 at the
courthouse in Flushing, L. l., ON the
charge of numbering William E. An
mis- at the Bayside Yacht Club last
August.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
SAVED BY JULIA MARLOWE.

SecretSry's Dress i'm Flames-Actrcss
smothers Blaze with Blanket.
Miss Julia Marlowe saved her secre-
tary, Miss Elizabeth McCracken, from be-
ing burned to death at the Plaza Hotel,
New York. Miss McCracken was using
an alcohol lamp to seal a number of let
tiers and the flame set fire to her sleeve.
She tried to smother the fire with a fur
lined cloak, but it caught fire also. Miss
Marlowe seized the blankets from her bed.
threw them about Miss McCracken and
stified the fire. Miss McCracken was Sc
yerely burned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Three More Counties Go s<Dry."
In three more counties of Indiana the
voters have expressed by large majori-
lies their disapproval of licensed saloons,
and as a result fifty-three of these places
will be closed in Hendricks, Fountain
and Fayette Counties.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

The First Presbyterian Church in Kit
tanning, considered one of the finest
houses of worship in Western Pennsyl-
vania, was totally destroyed by fire. The
loes is 100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
DEATH MOOSE OF GRAPEVINE.

George Cooper's Body Found Hang
ing to Tree I'm Woods
With a moose made of grape vines, fas-
tened around his neck, George Cooper, of
Elizabeth. was found hanging in the
woods near his home. He had been act
ing strangely for several months, giving
evidence of mental unbalance, and steps
had been taken for his confinement in the
Hospital for the Insane at Evansville.
Cooper was 80 years old and leaves a
90
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Dynamite in Liquor War.

The home of Charles G. Renner, at
torney for the Anti-Saloon League at
Martinsville, Ind, was partially
wrecked by dynamite. The charge
was placed under the stone steps on
the north side of the house. The
steps were shattered and the porch
was broken into many pieces. All the
windows on the north side of the house
were broken. Mr.. and Mrs. Renner.
awakened by the explosion, FASTENED
to the library to find that room filled
with smoke. Mr.. Renner said he did
not believe the dynamiters intended to
kill him, but wished only to warn him
to cease his activity as the Anti-Saloon
Leagues attorney.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Word has been received from DAN
vile, ILL.,, of the triple murder and sui
eide by Robert Strawser. rural mail
carrier at Flora, Ill. Strawser gave
his three children strychniae and then
committed suicide by swallowing a
quantity of the drug. The four life
less bodies were found by the mother
of the children.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Hundreds of Indians Dying of orir

Hundreds of Indians Dying Of Grip.
Seventy-two Indians dying from la
grippe at Fort Chippeweyan Man, and
more than $50 in all afflicted at the
four posts in the Mackenzie river dis
trict of the Hudson Bay Company. is
the news brought from the far north
by Angus Beabont, inspector for the
Hudson Bay Company in the Macken-
zie river district.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Friends of Preacher Fear Mishap
Has Occurred.

Has Occurred.
The friends of Rev. A. c. Rand. who
disappeared from his home in Warsaw
several days ago. are advancing the
theory that he has met with foul play
The minister was traced as far as Wa
bash. Nothing has been heard from him
and all efforts to locate him are unavail-
ing. His wife is much alarmed and has
caused search to be made in all sur
rounding cities.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Down Go Wages of Steel Employees.

Down Go Wages OF Steel Employees.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company.
one of the largest independent steel
companies in the country, has an
nounced reduction in wages approx
imating ten per cent effective April
/. The order reducing wages stated
that the reduction would be made
pending return of normal condi-
tions" The order6 HAS a surprise to
the 5000 employees. Nine thousand
men are employed at the plant when
it is running full time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Wright Brothers Order Six Airships.
The Wright brothers have placed an
order with a London, Eng, firm for the
Immediate construction of six aero
planes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Train Qitched by Wreckers.

Chicago & Burlington passenger
train No. 10 was wrecked by train
wreckers at the Weary coal mine
switch. five miles out from Peoria, ILL.,
More than 200 passengers we're aboard
and the impact. which demolished the
locomotive and several Of the coal
cars, resulted in several minor injuries
Miraculously no lives were lost.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
BORE 1000 FEET FOR OIL.
Sand Pierced I'm Knox County, hut
Flow Not Tapped.

FIOW NOt EuTpeus
Local oil men report that the drill in
the well in Knox County has passed
through forty feet of oil sand, but no oil
has been found. The well win be con-
tinued to a depth of 1000 feet. unless
oil! is found in paying quantities at a
lesser depth. Several oil men are look
ing after leases on the Illinois side Of
the river
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Option Gets DeathbIow In California.

The local option bill was defeated In
the Senate of the California Legisla-
ture, in session at Sacramento, by
vote of IL to "a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Run Over by Three Autos and

Arthur Subers, 2S years old. was
run over by three automobiles in sue
cession on Michigan boulevard, Chica-
go, III. The only injury he received
was from the jar when the first ma
chine struck him.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
DROWNING IS
AWFUL, SHE SAYS
Miss Wayne Miller, Snatched From
Death When Sinking for Last Time,
Tells of Her Experience.

CLEVELAND. o.. July 23.-"Life on
the waye--neyer again." And MISS
Mayme Miller shuddered in remem'
brance. But then" she added, Il
was trying to swim. not TO drown.
Miss Miller, with party OF friends
went To Edgewater park to go bath
ing. The party met on the beach
and after the first exnilarating
plunge they romped through the
waves TO the safety line. and a young
man suggested that Miss Miller learn
TO swim then and there.
Take hold this way" he said.
grasping the rope. and let your feet
go. So" and then followed a lot
OF instructions.
Miss Miller threw her weight on
the rope. let her feet go. and then
realized that she had lost her foot
ing. The water was rough and deep,
anu she was swept with the waves.
But she held to the line and called
for help. The others OF the party.
however, thought she was joking.
and paid no attention. Finally she
lost her hold on the line.
Drowning is awful" Miss Miller
said. First is the shock OF realizing
the danger. and then the waves wash
ing around you and over you and try
ing to pull you down. and all tie
while your desperate struggle. lost
my hold and went down twice. Yes.
It's true that you remember every
thing you have done all through your
life, and a lot of things you haven't
done. too. I don't care about swim
ming any more and shan't go into the
lake again"
Miss Miller was sinking the third
time when members OF the party sue
ceeded In rescuing her, and with Wig
orous effort Iifesaver Gallagher re-
stored her to consciousness.
IT'S the worst case we've had in
three years" Mr.. Gallagher said.
Miss Miller lives at 1906 Knowlton.
ave, and is a stenographer In the
Office OF the XIV. Ignition company.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
MAGISTRATE F. B. HOUSE
TELLS HOW HE BEAT IT,
Told to Move On by a Policeman, He
Did II Because He Knew Blue
coat was RIuht.

coat was Right.
NEW YORK, July 23.--In impress
ing upon prisoner the Importance Of
police prevention of crowds congregat-
ing Oh the streets. Magistrate House,
from the bench OF Essex Market court.
told how he beat It. the other day
when so directed by green" blue
coat
1T was late in the afternoon" said
the magistrate. II was standing at
the corner of Twenty-third-st and
Fifthave. Some sort OF parade was
passing, and, being very fond Of
music, | tarried To listen.
Presently | felt tap-and 1t was
not entirely gentle--on my shoulde,
from behind, and young policeman
said in voice not devoid OF gruffness.
Say, you beat it, and beat II quick!'
Il did not stop to tell the bluecoat
that | was Frederick b. House, city
magistrate. with Jurisdiction over
criminal matters, nor that | was the
only person standing at the corner
and was in no way blocking the street
or causing a crowd to gather. but |
simply and quickly beat it
Now, IL can beat IT. when a po.
liceman tells me to, | think you can.
The policeman did his duty. The
higher courts have held and every rea-
sonable man comedies that, with the
enormous traffic on New York streets
IL would be impossible TO expedite
traffic II people we're allowed to con
gregate on the streets and sidewalks.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
PHONES ARE TWO BLOCKS
FROM RAILWAY STATIONS
Agent Says instruments Used To Give
Train Orders Are Not Located
in Two Stations

KALAMAZOO. Mich. July 23.-The
direct cause of the wreck on the c.,
X. & S. road ensr Schultz July Is, in
which two were killed and several In
iured, according TO the verdict of the
coroner's jury was due TO misundcr-
standing OF the conductors orders at
Schultz. The inquest was held at
Hastings.
Agent McMurry. former station
agent at Delton testified that he for
got TO give the orders to the conduc-
tor giving as an excuse his r,ultitu-
dinous duties as agent, ticket seller.
carrying the mail and acting as bag.
gage and express man. He testified
that the railroad telephones used TO
give train orders are not located In
the station, but both at Schultz and
Cloverdale, are located in country
stores, block from the station
An investigation into this method
NJ train dispatching" may De made
by the state railway commission.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
DRYS WIN FIGHT.
Supreme Court Decides Case Appealed
by Sanllac Saloonkeeper.

LANSING, Mich. July 23.-The SUI
preme court in a case from Sanilac
county ruled in favor OF the drys. a
saloonkeeper secured In the lower
court decision declaring ,ne election
void because the county clerk failed
to sign the record OF the proceedings
by the supervisors at the meeting
where the vote was canvassed until
after the board adjourned, although
the law says they must be signed pre-.
vious to the time the board adjourns.
The court points out that by laIer
proceedings the board authenticated
the record. The decision OF the lower
court is reversed and the writ denied.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
NEW CORPORATIONS.

LANSING. Mich. July 23.-Articles
OF incorporation have been alcd with
the secretary OF state by the Bruns-
wick hotel company. Detroit, $4,000,
with J. Milton Earle and Harry l..
Geese the principal stockholders: also
by the Ottawa Sales company, Grand
Rapids, $4,000: Dalton Telephone
company, Dalton. $4,000; Cleveland
Valley Telephone company, Maple
City. $4,000; Jonesville Lumber com
pany. Jonesville, $4,000; p. r. Manu-.
featuring company. Detroit, increase
from 100000 TO 100000.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
CURSES HOME DESTROYER.
Woman Leaves Note and Ends Life by
Swallowing Acid.

BAY CITY. Mich. July 2S.-Domes-
tic unhappness drove Mrs. Charles
Mackey. "A years old. to commit sui
eide by swallowing carbolic acid. at
her home on the west side. Thursday
afternoon. She left two notes. one to
her husband and the other to the
public. In the latter she said:
May God strike down the girl who
has caused me TO do this terrible
deed
Mrs. Mackey was formerly Florence
Lewis, daughter OF James NJ. Lewis,
a farmer OF Auburn, seven miles from
Bay City.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
DINNER PAIL TIED TO
NECK COSTS HER LIFE
Girl Tries To Swim Across Belle River
When Bucket Fills With Water
and She Sinks.

MARINE CITY, Mich. July pa
dinner pail which she had tied around
her neck cost the life Of Hattie Knight.
young girl OF this city. yesterday.
She had been working in a beet field
In the country and tried to save her.
self long walk by attempting to swim
across the Belle river. She removed
her shoes. tied her dinner pail about
her neck and struck out. When In the
middle Of the river the pail filed with
water and the weight bore her down.
She asked the young man who was
with her TO help her. Instead, he con-
tinued on his way to shore. paying no
attention to her.
When he reached shore the girl had
disappeared He gave the alarm and
the body was recovered later, but .lfe
was extinct.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
Rejected, Kills Woman.

PITTSBURG. Pa, July 23.-Crazed
because mis- protestaticns OF love were
rejected James Goodwin, a carbon
trimmer, last night shot and fatally
wounded Mrs. Mary Holcombe, a
widow, aged 80. Goodwin made two
unsuccessful attempts TO end his own
life by poison, and slashing his throat
with q razor.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
DROPS 40 FEET WHEN
CURRENT is SHUT OFF
Pontiac Boy Grabs Live Wire In Pole
Climbing Stunts Badly
Injured.

StlWpinS STUNTS SeSJ
Injured.
PONTIAC. Mich, July 23.-Charles
Hockey. the 10-year-old son OF Mr.. ard
Mrs. Edward Hockey. hung suspended
in mid-air with a heavy voltage from
an electric wire passing through his
body, yesterday afternoon. Someone
telephoned the electric light office and
the current was shut off. Hockey drop
ped 40 feet TO the cement sidewalk
beneath Young Hockey was pursu'
ing a pole-climbhg stunt, which many
OF the boys here practice on high
poles about the streets, each trying
to Guido the other.
Examination showed that besides
severe burns the left hip had been
fractured by the fall. aud the leg and
side badly bruised A large cash was
cut on his neck and the head and face
severely injured. The boys mother
Is Frustrated.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' s,:s. II: ., &Nz2zA
PoInte Aux Barques Speeial--vla
Grand Trunk Railway System.

Beginning Friday June 25th. and con-
tinuing each Friday thereafter Pointe
Aux Barques Special will leave Brush
81. depot at 900 p. m, arriving Har-
Dor Beach 700 p. m; Pointe Aux
Barques 7:15 d. M; return each Mon.
day at Z a. m. and arriving Detroit
.ll:30 a. IN.
Tickets and Par Car Reservations.
City Ticket once. 124 Woodward-aye.
Telephone Main 80.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23
BOY KICKED TO DEATH.

LANSING, Mich. July 23-While
unhitching horse, Wednesday night.
Ray HERE, 10 years old. son OF Mr..
and Mrs H. HERE. living near Oke-
mos. was kicked in the head by the
animal and died this morning.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-23

The use OF heavier locomotives and
trains on American railroads has ne
cessitated the use Of larger cross-ties.
The present standard tie II now q
foot longer and two inches wider than
"a few years ago
Morris tribune., 1909-07-24
School Meeting.

There was a sharp contest at the
school election on Saturday, tho there
was no particular issue except the
matter of more representation on the
east side and the popularity of the
various candidates. The candidates
were very slow in announcing them
selves. Last week we mentioned that
Messrs. Finnegan, Miller and Vinie
were candidates. Last Friday, Mr..
Mullen made his announcement, and
Saturday morning Mr.. Vinje returned
home and announced that he was not
a candidate. Last Saturday Mrs.
Spooner's friends prevailed upon her
to run, and she received a very strong
vote for entering the contest SO late.
The friends of Mr.. Finnegan and Mr..
Mullen were most active, and tho op-
posed to one another, they received
the highest number of votes.
There were 414 votes cast, of which
Mr.. Finnegan received 1sO, Mr.. Mullen
179, Mr.. Miller 161, Mrs. Spooner 1872,
and scattering 9.
Morris tribune., 1909-07-24
Recalls Early History.

Graceville Enterprise:-A clipping
from the Mcintosh IS. D. Globe tax
en- from the obituary of Donald Ste
venson, recalls the early history of
this vicinity. During the rebellion
Mr.. Stevenson was engaged in hauling
supplies to government posts on the
frontier and this brought him into
many engagement with hostile Indians.
At one time he lost whole OK train
and several of the drivers in a No
vember blizzard near where Grace
vile is now located. In the spring of
1872 he fitted out an OK train at Nor
ris, with provisions and supplies to
last year. The train was driven to
the Missouri river, arriving at Fort
Rice in June of the same year. We
are under obligations to John Strong,
of Wakapala, s. D., for the clipping
containing the above interesting re-
miniscences.