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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
SEA FIGHT OPENS WAR.
Nicaraguan Vessels Attack Saliva
dorean Boat, Losing in First Clash.


Three Nicaraguan gunboats. led by
the MOmotombo, Tuesday attacked the
Salvadorean gunboat Presidente. The
latter, by Il lucky shot, put the Mono
tombo out of action almost at the be-
ginning of the engagement. The three
Nicaraguans then withdrew. Later
the Momotombo was repaired and
went in pursuit of the Presidente
The gunboat Presidente left the
port of AcajutIa under sealed orders
and proceeded to cruise along the
Nicaragua coast. President Zelaya of
Nicaragua, getting wind of this, or
dered the MOmotombo and two other
ships to intercept the Salvadorean yes
sci and engage her in battle.
The Presidente was encountered off
the harb0r of COrinto. but succeeded
in getting in action first and disabling
the Momotombo. The latter was com
PEELED to withdray and limped back to
the port of Corinto. The two vessels
| accompanying her also withdrew.
Hasty repairs were made on the Mo-
motombo and within few hours she
was ready to put to sea again. AS
she is a faster and better equipped
ship than the Presidente. it is consid-
cred certain that she will Overtake
the SalvadOrean gunboat. 1t is said
that a second engagement was fought.
Their is a story current in diplo-
matte circles in the city of Mexico
that is believed to be true that the
United States and Mexico reached
| private agreement to divide Central
| America and annex four republics in
| the event of further disturbances in
| that part of the world. According to
| the story the question has been dis
| cussed between Washington and the
| City of Mexico for some time and the
| conclusion has been reached that an
neXatiOn is the only solution of the
| problem of ending the periodical revo-
| lutions.
1t is said that the United States has
| consented for Mexico to annex Guate-
mala and Honduras and Mexico has
in turn given her assent to the annex
alton of Nicaragua and Salvador to
| the United States. Mexico has had
a series of diplomatic quarrels with
| both Guatemala and Honduras and
| the patience of the Mexican govern
ment has about been exhausted.
President DiaZ. the story goes, is
| ready to throw an army both into
| Guatemala and Honduras on short no
| tice, and it is said military move
ments recently point Enthusiastically to
early action on the part of Mexico.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
CHICAGO.

An unusually low number of trading
defaults reflects gratifying settle
ments this month. which generally is
Il time of heavy payments. Further
testimony to the improving state of
commerce is seen in increasing move
ments of factory outputs, general mer-
chandiSe and grain. Money is also in
wider demand for the leading indus
tries and currency outgo exceeds the
receipts, but discount rates for de-
sirable paper remain favorable to Dor
rowerS and encourage a revival of en-
terpriSe. Production is yet upon
conservative basis.
The iron and steel branches obtain
fair aggregate of new demands. al
though the reimbursement of prices
causes revision of estimates and de
lays commitments for equipment,
bridge and track needs. Some con-
tracts are closed for lake freighters Of
heavy tonnage and this improved the
shipbuilding outlook Specifications
become more plentiful for plates and
structural shapes. and there is a mod
crate gain in forces at the rolling mills
and FORCES.
Car construction steadily expands.
Railroad plans assure much work. in
yolving heavy OUTLAWS in the near fu-
ture, and there is further accumula-
ton of contemplated factory extern
SionS and mprco ntila and botnl h,;ld
ings.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number Is. against 81 last week,
so in 1908 and - in 1907. Those with
liabilities over $1,000 number 6,
against 10 last week. II in 1908 and 8
in 19O7."-Dun's Weekly Review of
Trade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
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Cresceus, 2 :02H, started in a race at
Moscow, Russia, a few weeks ago and
finished fourth, trotting a mile in 2:16.
Columbus has sold Shortstop J. E.
Raidy to the Grand Rapids club. He
will become manager of that team for the
1909 season.
Capt. Hamilton Fish, of Harvard has
announced that Brown University will
take Carlisle's place on the Crimson foot
ball schedule this year.
Exports of American horses during the
six years ending June 80, 1908, were val
ued at 81 100000, while imports for the
same period were valued at 100000.
Stoney McGlynn will be with the Mil
waukee American Association base ball
club this season, Manager McCIoskey
having closed a deal with the st. Louis
Nationals.
Iowa University overwhelmed Mime
sofa in basket ball by score of 81 to
IS. The Hawkeye five played fast ball..
Capt. Perrine, of Iowa, was star, max
ing 20 points for his team
William Baird. formerly of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, holder of the
worlds record for vaulting for distance.
and intercollegiate champion in the pole
vault in 1903, has been chosen to coach
the Hamline University track team this
season.
Although racing has been killed in
Washington State, the Legislature intends
to give a brief respite to the turf element.
Following the attempt to have an emer-
OBJ al e. 81
bill. both House and Senate voted against
the amendment and it viii be lawful to
bet on races until June II.
Massachusetts, and Kentucky stand the
best chance of furnishing the sensational
speed the coming season, according to a
Western expert.
Harry Pulliam, president of the Ma
tional Base Ball League, has been grant
ed indefinite leave of absence on account
of illness. Secretary Heydler will act in
his stead.
Oakland, Cal, handed out a racing SEN
sation of the season when Bright Skies.
quoted in some books as high as 800 IN
l and closing az 300 to 1, won from a
field of clever sprinters. She is owned
and trained Dy john Lowe and was rid
den by f. Murphy.
Immediately following the refusal of
the American commission to permit the
Minnesota-Wisconsin League to enter ST.
Paul and Minneapolis under organized
sanction, this league will join with the
Chicago City League and the Lake Shore
League in forming an independent or
ganization for protection and mutual
profit. This organization will have a
foothold in Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul
and Minneapolis, besides all of the small
er towns, and will figure among the most
important of the lesser base ball organi-
cations in the country.
The trustees of the Washington Jockey
Club at meeting have decided to hold a
spring race meeting at Benning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
DAYTON WOMAN AGAIN VICTIM
Seventh Murder Mystery Appears in
Discovery of Body iii Canal.

Seventh Murder Mystery Appears in
Discovery of Body III Canal.
Another mystery cOnfronts the police
of Dayton. Ohio. in the discovery of the
dPcomposed body of an unknown white
woman in the canal below the Apple
street bridge. In the opinion OF the Off
GERS, it must have lain in the water about
a month. The woman apparently was 80
years old and we'll dressed. She was at
tired in black. She wore slippers, but
over these she had a pair of new rubber
shoes. The woman's under garments were
III good condition. The decomposition
will. it is feared. prevent the identified
ton of the woman. The body was found
lying half out on the bank, face down,
while both hands were clenched and were
near her throat. as if she had tried to
protect herself. Six girls have been
found slain in Dayton recently. Four of
the murders have never been solved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
SLAYER OF HIS SWEETHEART.
Guy Rasor Faces from One to Twenty
Years in Prison for Killing Girl.

Years in Prison for Killing Girl.
After celebrating all night and re-
ceiving additional instructions three
times, the jury in the trial of Guy
Rasor, charged with the murder of
Miss Orie Lee, returned a verdict of
manslaughter in Medina, Ohio. This
carries a penalty of from one to twenty
years Imprisonment.
Orie Lee was employed in a match
factory in Wadsworth. Her home was
at Custard Hook, near Wadsworth,
where she was raised by her grand
parents. The home of Rasor was near
by. They were friends from childhood.
They became sweethearts and were en-
gagged to be married. The wedding was
postponed several times. Miss Lees
body was found along the country road
leading from Wadsworth to her home.
The girl apparently had been shot
while riding in buggy.
The State produced evidence tending
to show that the wheel tracks of the
buggy and the hoof prints of the horse
Tailed with peculiarities of the buggy
and animal usually driven by Rasor.
Rasor claimed an alibi. The trial last
ed two weeks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
TEXAS NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE
Admits Attacking Woman and Keeps
Nerve Despite the Flames

After having been identified by Mrs.
Arthur Mckinney as the negro who tried
to attack her Friday morning, Andrew
Ellis was taken from the Rockwell coun-
ty Jail in Rockwell. Texas. tied to an
iron stake driven into the earth and burn
ed to death in the presence of about 1000
persons. Earlier in the evening Will
Clark, negro, was shot and killed when
his father, Andrew Clark, refused per-
mission to a posse to search his premises
on the assumption that Ellis was con-
cealed there. People were present from
other towns to see the execution of FL
lis. Ellis admitted mis- guilt, but refused
TO make a statement or to leave farewell
messages for his relatives. He did not
utter a cry as the pile of cordwood,
which had been saturated with kerosene,
was set afre. nor did he show loss of
nerve as the flames cooked his flesh. He
was dead nine minutes after the torch
had been applied.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
FINGER MARKS MURDER CLEW.
Prints on Throat to Tell Whether
Stranger Was Man or Woman.

Prints Throat to Tell Whether
Stranger Was Man or Woman.
On whether four finger marks on the
throat of Mrs. Mary Rodefeld a wealthy
recuse whose body was found at her
home. 2114 North 18th street, st. Louis,
are those of man or woman hangs
the probable solution of the mystery in
this murder. The two-hour autopsy re-
vealed these four marks. three of which
are well defined. The stranger had slen-
der and tapering fingers and the nails
were apparently carefully trimmed to a
point. The story told by the finger prints,
the detailing of a part of the detective
force to work solely on the theory that
the slayer was a woman, and evidence
that Mrs. Rodefelds assailant was one
who knew her manner of life well, COM
bine to make the case remarkable. Two
money bags which the aged recluse had
pinned and sewed to her skirts had been
emptied. bureau drawers ransacked and
mattress turned over. Then came the
artistic touch to show the cunning of the
slayer. A trail of tobacco had been care
fully make from the kitchen door to the
bedroom.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
GIRL VICTIM OF PoIsoNER.
Says Unknown AssaiIant Entered
Room and Gave Fatal Dose.

Says Unknown AssaiIant Entered
Room and Gave Fatal Dose.
One of the most mysterious tragedies
ever enacted in Arkansas came to light
the other day when DR.. Williab Krause,
a Memphis expert, received for examina-
ton the viscera of Miss Sfie Kitchens.
daughter of James Kitchens, a wealthy
farmer living at Lewisville, Ark. Miss
Kitchens died shortly after she had been
discovered by her mother in dying con-
dition Before death the girl told an in
coherent story about an assailant enter
ing her room during the night, admins
tering poison to her and then escaping
through the window of her room. Two
persons are under suspicion and they are
being kept under close surveillance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18

A small bullet wound was discovered
by an undertaken behind the right ear of
Mrs. Jerome Hoover, who was found
dead at her home in Atchison, Kan. The
woman's husband was away from home
the greater part of the day of the trag-
edy. The county officers are working on
a murder theory. Hoover is 63 years old
and Mrs. Hoover was 81.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Leaves One Prison for Another.

Sbackled with irons that weighed twen-
ty pounds, Jesse Grant, who had served
ten years for burglary and larceny, was
taken from the gates of the prison in
Columbus, Ohi9, upon the completion of
his sentence to the Union station to catch
a train bound for the Jefferson peniten-
tiary in Indiana, from which he escaped
nine years ago
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
THREE MEN BURIED ALIVE.
Two Killed as Result of Collapse of
Sewer Trench.

4 sewer trench eight feet deep caved
in in Hamilton, Ohio, burying three men
alive. All available workmen were rushed
to the scene and are engaged in digging
out the men. When rescuers reached the
bottom Of the sewer they found the dead
bodies of James |. Robinson. whose neck
had been broken. and Alexander How
ard. whose chest had been crushed. Thorn
as Reverb was taken out alive, but is
suffering from internal injuries and a
broken leg and will probably die.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
CLAIM CHICAGO LAND.
Layton Family to Contest for Large
Tract in Heart of Windy City.

IrHct IN -Heart OF W1nuy CIty.
A claim wilr soon be made to eighty
acres of land in the heart of Chicago by
L. L. Layton and Mrs. Mary G. Di-
veaux of Beloit, Wis. William d. Lay
ton of Plattsworth, Neb., G. w. Layton,
Lake Geneva, Wis, and Mrs. Earl S.
Ames of Monroe. These five brothers and
sisters claim that a large tract of
land just south of the Cook County
courthouse belonged to their father and
was never decided away by him. They
profess to think the claim will hold good
and all of them met in an attorneys Of
flee in Beloit recently to make arrange
ments to begin legal action at once to
recover possession of the property. The
claimants range in age from 80 to 20
years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
PatroIman Shot Three Times.

Police Sergeant Patrick E. Kennedy
was probably fatally wounded in st.
Louis when Patrolman James J. Ma.
guire shot him three times. Kennedy was
near his home when Mcguire took him tc
task for remarks which he alleged tn,
sergeant had made. Kennedy used his
club on Mcguire, who fred. The bullets
entered the chest, abdomen and leg. Ma.
guire is under arrest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Crime Grows Faster than New York

Crime is keeping ahead of the city's
growth, according TO the annual report
of the district attorney in New York
While the county has increased in popu-
lation at the rate of about per cent a
wear. The increase in the number of in
dictmerts in 1908 over 1907 was more
than 10 per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Two sentenced for Murder

In Ogallala, Neb.. Judge Grimes SEN
fenced Lafayette Dales to Imprisonment
for life and Mrs. Jennie Geiger to i'm
prisonment for thirty-nine years for the
murder of VolIey Mann in October. last
year. According to the woman. Mann
Was killed FOR his property. Later she
denounced Dales to the police.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
POLICE CAPTAIN SLAIN AT DESK
Washington officer Shot Down With
out Warning by PatrO1man.

out Warning by PafrOIman.
Captain w. III. Mathews of the fifth
police precinct in Washington, was shot
and killed while sitting at his desk in the
station-house by Policeman Collier. With
out the slightest warning, Collier entered
the station, went into the captains Office
and jerked from his pocket a revolver
Five shots were fired, two of them pierre
ing the captains skull. The cause fol-
the killing is mystery even to the asso-
ciates of Collier. The latter, it is al
legged, had beeD reprimanded by Captain
Mathews for a breach of the rules. Col
Iier was arrested and placed in a CELL
The prisoner refused to say anything
about the shooting
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Child Opens Combination Locks,

Robert Oxford, years old, broke into
a number of the combination lock boxes
of the Montrose, Colo. postoffice, and
secured S16S and a considerable amount
of jewelry. The boy opened the boxes
by listening to the click of the tumblers.
He was arrested shortly after.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Driver Saves Boy; Loses own Life,

John Want, a truck driver. is dead in
New York, after having sacrificed his life
to save a 6-year-old boy who darted in
front of his horses. In turning the team
aside. Want was thrown from his seat,
and fell under the wheels.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Accident browns IS Workers

Sixteen men were drowned in the food
ing of the cofferdams used in the con-
struction of new dock at Birkenhead
England Three men rescued from the
wreckage were badly injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
KANSAS CIGARETTE LID Is ON.

Carrie Nations Dream of SmokeIess,
DrinkIess State Coming True.
The Kansas anti-cigarette law went in
to effect recently on its publication and
not cigarette paper can be found on
sale in Topeka. Local dealers were un-
prepared, for they had understood that
the law would not go into effect until
May. One dealer had just unpacked a
$500 order. Stocks are being repacked
for shipment to the factory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Report School Head Short in Fees

A special committee of the North Da-
kota Senate reported that it had found
State Superintendent of instruction W.
L. Stockwell $3.50 short in his fees. The
superintendent claims that he is entitled
to all balances after paying the expenses
attendant on the review of teachers ex-
aminations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Suffrage Amendment Victor

The Nebraska House by the necessary
two-thirds vote of 81 to 81 has passed
the Howard bill submitting constitu-
tional amendment permitting women to
vote on all elections.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18

Advices from q large portion of the
fruit section Of Texas state that the re-
cent freeze practically destroyed the early
fruit and vegetable crop.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Rrol.cr entity of Big Theft

Broker Harold G. Meadows, charged
with Misrepresentation of $4,000 paid
him for the purchase of stocks by W. E.
Siiverthron, was found guilty in Buffalo,
y. Y, of larceny in the first degree.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
80 HURT IN CAR EXPLOSION.

Controller Box Blows Out on Pay
as-You-Enter Vehicle.
The explosion of a controller box, on a
pay-as-you-enter car in st. Louis caused
panic in which thirty passengers were
injured. The conductor deserted his
post The doors at both ends of the car
failed to work and passengers were COM
PEELED to break glass from the windows
to escape from gas fumes, flames and
smoke. Flames singed passengers hair
and clothing and badly burned the car.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Banker Sentenced ms Robber,

Leftwitch Homan. formerly connected
with the First National Bank of Fort
Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty to charge
of abstracting money and jewels to the
amount of $4,000, and was sentenced to
five years Imprisonment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Manufacturer Hangs Himself.

W. II. Walburn. aged - years a lead
ing manufacturer of St. Parish. near
Pioua. Ohio. committed suicide by hang
ing himself in his barn. The body was
discovered by Mr.. Walburn's son Freder-
I'll
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
GouId Succeeds 8. Fish,

Kingdom Gould, son of George J
Gould, has been elected a member of the
board of directors of the Missouri Pa
cific Railroad Company, at the annual
meeting of the company in st. Louis. He
succeeds Stuyvesant Fish.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
LIBERTY BELL CRACK GROWS.
Sudden Jolt May Rend Relic of the
Revolution in Two.

The discovery that the crack in the
Liberty Bell has extended seventeen
inches beyond its original length caus-
ed the starting of another movement to
prevent the proposed trip Of the old
relic to the Pacific coast.
The second crack, which is scarcely
perceptible, extends almost to the top
of the bell, and any sudden jolt may
cause the bell to split in halves. Ac-
cording to those who have charge of
the bell, every trip taken by the relic
has caused slight increase in the
original crack.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
HERES. EIopes with Carpenter.

Augusta Mapes, the 1S-year-old daugh-
ter and heiress of Henry G. Mapes, scion
of a distinguished revolutionary family,
eloped and was married to William d.
Howell, a carpenter in New York A
year ago the brides mother died leaving
her $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Kansas City Vetoes "Salome. ,

Circuit Court in Kansas City from pre-
senting the Salome dance during the re-
mainder of her engagement there in the
leading part of the Mimic World" on
the ground that the dance is obnoxious to
public morals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
SLAYER of Chinaman Escapes Death

In Elyria. Ohio, Harry Connors was
convicted of murder in the first degree
for the killing of Yung TIA. a Lorain
laundryman. Robbery was the motive.
The jury recommended clemency and
Conuors will not be electrocuted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Dryness Gains in Minnesota.

Returns from ffty-one Minnesota vii
lagos show that in the recent elections
twenty-four voted for the liquor license
and twenty-seven voted against it. Sa-
looms were voted out in several of the
larger towns. This is gain for the anti
saloon movement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Peruvian Is Suicide in ST. Louis,

Carlos Espinosa of Lima, Peru, was
found dead in a gas-filled room in St
Louis, following the receipt of letters tell.
ing of the loss of his fathers fortune in
South America. Espinosa was % years
old and was formerly student at Colum.
hia University.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
Shortage of $4,000 Charged.

James Christensen. former State
Treasurer of Utah, retired from office
Jan. l, is under arrest in Salt Lake
City on the charge of being a defaulter
TO the amount of $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
PoIiccman's Slayer Gets Life Term

Harry Hilyard. the slayer of Police
man Harry Campbell. was sentenced in
Columbus to serve the remainder of his
life in the Ohio penitentiary. He was
convicted of murder in the first degree
but TIE jury recommended mercy.