davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
TO CELEBRATE
NEW SCHOOL

A meeting of the Kenwood-I.id-
Gerwood Improvement club has
been called for Thursday night to
arrange for housewarming at the
new Hamilton school in Kenwood
on the occasion Of its completion
and opening for school purposes.
The Hamilton Is a broom building.
eight roms of which have been
newly built to meet the demands of
that section. Thursday nights
meeting will be held in one Of the
rooms of the old building.
In addition to the school dedica.
tion there will probably be other
matters up for consideration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
TWELVE CARLOADS.

The following carloads of pianos
have been received during the past
few days: Car No. 23.196, North
ern Pacific, Hobart M. Cable pi-
amos; car No. 1869, o. r. & NJ,
Lester pianos; 1O5.104, o. R. & N,
Kohler & Campbell pianos; 1850,
N. p, Kimball pianos. 85,4S6. s.,
p. & S., Kimball pianos: 44,249,
Northern Pacific, Clarendon; 20
500, o. r. & NJ, Smith & Barnes
pianos; 36.595. c., B. & c.. car Hal
lett & Davis.
Other cars en- route expected
this week are Chickering, Smith
& Barnes, Hallett & Davis and
Schilling.
This Is more pianos than was
ever received in one week by all
other Spokane music stores COM
bined. Quantity purchases demand
the lowest prices. That's why It
pays to buy at Eilers. =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
BRYAN DAY
AT SEATTLE
fBy United Press)

SEATTLE. Oct. 12.-William j.
Bryan arrived here this morning as
the guest of the exposition. He
Joined Mrs. Bryan. who arrived yes
terday. After breakfast Bryan was
driven to theexposition and visited
they various buildings. He had
luncheon on the grounds. This aft.
ernoon Bryan is scheduled to deliv-
er lecture on The Average Man.
This lecture is not political and is
merely a discussion of economic
questions and moral obligations of
man to man. A reception will be
rendered Bryan this evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
ExoNERATEs RAILWAY.

A coroner's jury exOnerated the
Spokane & Inland Empire Railway
company of blame ins the death of
Joe Aspas. who was run over by a
locomotive and instantly killed,
several miles out of Spokane a
few days ago. 1t was shown that
Aspas was under his engine ad-
justing a bolt, when a flatcar was
switched against the back end of
his train, which was standing on a
siding. 1t was contended that he
was in careless position, not be-
ing able to leap out of the place
and one of the great wheels passed
over his neck, almost severing his
bead His funeral services will be
held from his residence in Hillyard
Thursday morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
JAMES BATES AND HERBERT LYLE.

Clarke famed. Byrne went to third,
Leach. to second on a double steal.
Evans decision calling Byrne safe
at third looked raw. Wagner fan
ned. No runs. II ehl
Bush flied. Cobb hunted, but was
out at first. Crawford Singled.
Delehanty singled. Delehaffty Sin
gled. Moriarty forced Delehahty.
No runs. d
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
TAFT "sEEiNe LOS ANGELES
(By United Press. }

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12.-Al-
though President Taft did not re-
tire until late last night. after a
banquet in his honor at the Audi
forum. the president was abroad
early today. He visited the vet
Grams home at Sawtelle, in the
morning. Then he visited Los An
geles' suburbs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
GRIMES HEAD
CHOPPED OFF
MINISTER 70 CHINA TALKED
TOO MUCH.

WARRINGTON, D. c., Oct.
- 92--The ot1te department I
- Nhls Afternoon announced the Z
- reoi0natioN Of Charles r.
= Crane a. minister to China. Z
= Crane was recalled from San 4
= Francisco week ago a. he Z
= was about to embark. He had I
. attended banquet given by I
= Chinese there in his honor, Z
- and made speeches on the far Z
. eastern situation. II is thought Z
. the state department deemed =
. he talked too freely. Z
. =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
1.-THE COMMANDING OFFICER"

BALTIMORE. Oct. 12.-Daniel
Frohman's new play, "The Com
manding Officer" by Theodore
Burt Sayre, will be given its first
representation here this evening.
1t is an American military drama
with the story centering about the
officers and families of a western
military post.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
Piano Credits Extended

= For the benefit of those who did
not see our advertisement in Sun
days and Mondays papers we an
nounce that piano credits and H.
p. Nelson checks will be accepted
until Saturday, October 16.
Owing to delayed shipments and
our inability to deliver pianos to
all who wanted them we arranged
to run our big sale another week
and to accept credits.
Don't let the opportunity pass
again. We can supply your wants
now in pianos at 1874, $3.50, $500,
$3.50, 1915, $500, $425 and up.
Terms as low as Sc per month on
some styles, and every instrument
is money-back guaranteed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
LOSES BALANCE;
FALLS FROM CAR

Losing his balance as he was
alighting from Washington Water
Power car at Front avenue and
Stevens street shortly before noon
to-day H. J./Hanson, a resident of
Hillyard. was hurled to the pave
ment. where he sustained severe
bruises to his hip and arm. He
was unable to walk and was hast
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12

ened to the emergency hospital In
the police patrol wagon. The street
car company sent DR.. Barteau to
take charge of the case and Han
son was removed to his home at
E1so5 South avenue. Hiliyard, in a
hack. No bones were broken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
GIRL STRIKERS WIN NON UNION RIVALS
TO THEIR CAUSE WITH CANDY CIR

NEW YORK, 12-When ia nHcku9
factories New York decided
and they tried to the other girls tie
neckte industry
Of candy box Of candy
with
The girls claim
a to a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT

The usual grist of city business
prosises to come before the city
council tonight. There Is no big
thing scheduled to be "pulla1 off. |"
but in a council meeting surprises
are the order of the day. a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
Q . . . >~~~~>1H>N
"klNGS OF THE NORTH"
TO BE A NEW SONG.

, FINDLAY, Oct H.
, Especial. INSPIRED b ythe
exploits of DIR. Frederick
} Cook and Commander Peary.
, DIR. C. w. Noble OF Hoyt-
vile, has written the words
for a song entitled Kings
of the North" He has sold
, his production to a New
York publishing firm. which,
will set the words to music.
) q q . q q q Q q Q 90 Q q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
BURNED. TO CRISP.
Aged Woman Pefishes
In Fire at Lowell
Other Occupants Of The House
Narrowly Escape Death.
Owner Of the House Drops from
Window..-SlightIy Hurt.

Lowell, Mass. March 24.-One wom-
an lost her life and the other occu-
pants Of boarding and lodging house
at SO Marion street, narrowly escaped
death early this morning by fire
which started in the room of Miss
Rose Ann Rogan, aged about so years.
Miss Rogan':; door was locked and
she was burned to q crisp before help
arrived. Mrs. James Clinton, the own
er and keeper Of the house. ran up
stairs when aroused to make sure that
all the occupants We're out ana before
she could return the flames blocked
her way down the stairs.
She opened a seeondstory window
and hanging down, dropped to the
ground below. She escaped with min
or injuries. Mrs Catherine Flynn, one
OF the occupants. made her escape
through a window to an adjoining
roof. The dead woman leaves two
nephews, Thomas and james Gaffney
of Cambridge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
Mrs. Miller, Simsbury,
Conn.,, Takes Own Life
And browns Two Children L
The Pennington River.
Leaves Note in Desk, Telling Illus.
band Of Suicidal Intent.

Simsbury Conn. March 24.-The
bodies of Mrs. Amos Miller and her
two children We're found in the Farm
ington river this morning. The chill
dl IN had been tied together before
On owning ensued, and through note
LETT by Mrs Miller, the probabilities
are strong that she took their lives and
her own while mentally depressed.
The woman left word of her inten-
tiun to do away with herself although
it was not known that she was Ill.
Yesterday afternoon she LETT home
with the children. Mr.. Miller return
ed to the house about o'clock and
for time did not worry. About dusk
he began to look about for some eX-
PLANTATION of his wife's disappearance
ard found a note in his desk to the
effect that she intended to kill herself.
Mr.. Miller sought assistance of the
NJ ighbors but as it was then dark the
r:er bank could not be carefully
searched. Soon after daylight this
NJ orning the three bodies were found
at Weatogue, on the river, some dis
lance from the Miller home. Mrs.
Miller was aged so years and was a
native of France. The boy was three
years old and the girl five. The family
were in comfortable circumstances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
FOOTBALL At BOWDOlN.
MANAGEMENT Trying to Arrange Game
With Boston College.

brunswick, Me, March 24.--ln all
probability there will be a change IN
the Bowdon football schedule as the
authorities in charge of this sport at
the present time are trying hard to
arrange an opening game with Boston
college to take the place Of the game
slated with Fort Mckinley. 1t is al
most certain that Ross McClave Wall
be back again in the fail to look after
the Bowdoin eleven as strong induce
ments have been offered the old
Princeton star to reconsider ms an
nounced intention at the end OF last
season to quit the game as coach. All
interested in the Bowdoin football
prospects are hoping that McCave
will be with the team next fall as ne
has proved a most able and popular
coach and has turned out three
championship elevens in his three
years at BoWdoin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
For Anna Manga(o,
New York Teacher.
Shot Dead by Unknown Man,
Who Attempts Suicide.
Beaten Into Submission by Police
Refuses His Name.

New York. March ai-Anna A. Man.
gano a pubic school teacher. was shot
in the head anu instantly killed early
today white ON her way to pubic
school No. 1913 in 1881 street between
Second and Third avenues. where she
taught school a man who is alleged
to have shot her, was arrested by IN"
police as he was about to turn inc
weapon on himself. other teachers
on their way to school identified the
dead school teacher.
Adolph Schwartz stood in the door
way of a store nearby and saw the
shooting. He grapplcd with the man
who fired the shot and prevented him
from shooting himself. Two more
shots were fired as the man struggled.
but both went wild. The struggling
man finally broke away from Schwartz
and threw the revolver into an area
way as he ran down the street. Two
policemen caught the man. but had 20
beat him into submission before they
could put him under arrest. At the
police station the prisoner refused 10
say ANYTHING about himself. \ bank
book i'm the name OF Anna \. Mangano
ami Philip Mangono. was found III MS
pocket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
The Markets.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings in All
The Leading Stocks.

New York, March 24.-In the absence OF
positive developments affecting property
values in the news, operators in stocks
today acted largely on deductions from
the negative side. The operations We're
almost wholly in the hands of the smaller
professional class and We're signiflcant.
therefore. OF nothing more than the view
of that class. The fact that the violent
brs ak in the local traction shares had
not resulted in bringing on the market
any considerable quantity of other SHARES
wa; accepted as indicative Of the sood
resisting power of the market. With TINS
~ oof that prices were not ready to go
down, the room traders took the alterna-
tive and tried to make them go up. Ihere
was a further break early in the day IN
Third Avenue and some slight weakness
in the general list in sympathy. This was
SO slight as to suggest the Shift In the
position of the traders. Foreigners also
had Il hand in causing the early heavi-
ness, sales for London account amounting
to several thousand shares. renewal
of uneasiness over the political situation
in the Balkans was reported from various
financial centers abroad. Aside from the
immediate anXieties caused by the period
zeal crisis in the Balkan question the
prospect that final settlement is likely
to be delayed discOuraGeS the taking OF a
definite speculative position in the mar
kets. 1t is through belief in the contin-
ued unsettling influence of that. together
with various other questions which is
keeping stock market activity at low
Stage. i ne anthracite IdDOT question W rs
viewed today in rather cheerful frame
of mind and assertions We're current that
q way had been found for a settlement.
which would appear in the course of the
day.
Something was made also of rumors
of large sales of refined copper yesterday.
Efforts to verify these rumorS met with
failure, although some moderate increase
in demand for copper in the last few
DAYS was claimed. The price of the metal
was marked down today in London. The
check to the gold export movements to
London. which has resulted from the fall
in foreign exchange rates, has come
earlier and with less firmneSs in the local
money market one of the checking
factors than was expected The supplies
of funds in London seem to have grown
so abundant that banking authorities find
it difficult to keep money rates up to the
point necessary to insure q continuance
of the inflow of gold. Gold bars beSpoken
at the assay Office today Were supposed to
be for Argentina. The cominp of spring
weather Is Il traditional influence towards
higher prices OF stocks and this was
taken some account of in the professional
trading of today. The prOfessed hopa
wages negotiations was made q reason
for bidding up Reading in the late market
and thus offsetting the inclination to take
profits. which was making its impression
Bonds were irregular. Total sales. par
value. 500. eco. United States bonds were
unchanged on call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
ON EASTER TRIP.
Bowdoin Team Leaves FOR nara
Series Next Friday.

Brunswick, Me, March 24.-1t is an
nounced that the Bowdoin college base
ball SQUAD of eleven men who are 10
take the Easter trip to New York dur
ing which they will play Princeton,
New York university. Fordham and
Brown, would leave next Friday Tor
Boston where they will practice for
several days on the Hub diamonds be
fore leaving for New York. The
Bowdoin boys will start for New YORK
on Tuesday and on the following DAY
they will play Fordham. On Thursday
Bowdoin will play Princeton, New
York university on Friday and Brown
on the way back Saturday. Deacon
Rawson, the Bowdoin coach, has ar
rived in town and will be with the
team from now out. Bowdoin beat
both Princeton and Brown a year ago
and no doubt their teams will be lay
ing for the Maine boys this spring
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
! At ACE Il or 50.
Mary Ann Sullivan, Born
On Field Of Waterloo
Mother Followed Husband With
Royal Welsh Fusneers.
Was Ordered or Battlefield and
Child Then Soon Born.

Detroit, Mich, March 24.-Mrs. Mary
Ann Sullivan. who was born on the
battlefield of Waterloo, is dead IN st.
Luke's hospital. She was SO years OF
age. Her father, William Southall, be-
longed to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers
and her mother accompanied the
troops to the war. Just before the
battle, Mrs. Southal started to cross
the field to get some brandy for SICK
soldier but was ordered back by the
Duke Of Wellington, who shouted TO
her: Go back, woman, the shooting
has commenced' Terrified, the young
woman ran toward a small grove
where she fell into swoon, lying un-
conscious during much of the battle.
When her plight was discovered there
lay beside her little daughter VINO
grew up to be the woman who dled
here yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
SETTLES DEBTS
Suicide Of {. Il. Rich
ardson Of E|Tnira, n. Y.
Wanted for the EmbezzIement
Of About 100000.
Traced to Harrisburg, Pa, Where
He Shoots Himself.

Harrisburg, Pa. March 24-Trapped
in his room in the Hotel Lynch, from
which there was no escape. +. H. Rich
ardson of Elmira, y. y, wanted for
the emhezZlemcnt of 100000, slammed
the door III the face of the chief of
police about 1 o'clock today and a min
ute later killed himself with bullet
through his head The suicide marked
the closing of the career of one OF the
most influential men in Elmira
Mr.. Richardson was president of the
Richardson Shoe Co., which in 1907 was
declared insolvent. At that time it
ives discovered that beside money in
this concern the president had a credit
Of $25O.o00 on false statements in Penn
sylvania banks. Eight warrants were
sworn out fer his arrest. Richardson
FLED to Chicago and then to Pittsburg
From there he was traced to Harris
burg and a telephone call from Ell
mira this morning warned Chief of
Police George of the local force that
the man was in this city. The chief
learned that yesterday three telephone
calls had been sent to Elmira. Two Of
these were from drug stores and from
these the chief traced his man to the
hotel.
Mr.. Richardson was in his room whe.
the chief went there. The door was
opered at his knock and the mans
head appeared for an instant Then
before the chief had a chance to make
a move the fugitive observed him,
slammed the door and bottled it. An
instant later the pistol shot rang out.
The door was broken open and Rich
ardson was found lying on the floor
with his head under the bed A stream
of blood was pouring from his head.
Examination showed that the man
had died instantly. The valise lying
nearby was broken open and in it was
found letter written on Hotel Lyncl,
paper. 1t read: My name is T.. III.
Richardson, Elmira. n Y. Cali II.
II. Rockwell Of Elmira, N. ""
II. II. Rockwell is the name of a
prominent attorney of Elmira, who
was Richardson's adviser and is his
uncle. The note clearly showed that
suicide had been intended
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
Gov Hughes Disnlisses
Charges Against Jerome.
Action Based Entirely on The
Report Of Commissioner.
Some Charges Baseless--.Jurisdic.
ton Is Denied on Others.

Albany, March 24.-Gov. Hughes has
dismissed the charges against District
Attorney William Travers jerome of
New York county. The governor based
his decision entirely on the report and
recommendations of Richard L. Hand
of Elizabethtown, Essex county, for
merry president of the State Bar Asso-
citation, whom he had designated to
take testimony on the charges.
Commissioner Hand presented his
report, in which he found the charges
not sustained in any particular, before
the election last fall. Gov. Hughes
agrees with Judge Hand that nothing
was found to warrant sustaining the
charges.
The memorandum written by Gov.
Hughes recites that the petition for
District Attorney Jeromes removal
was filed by William f. King and
others representing a committee OF
stockholders of the metropolitan
Street Railway Co, and was upon %
charges, nine OF which, relating to
Jerome's former term of office, were
not within his jurisdiction. In order
to secure the ableSt and most thor
ough consideration of the charges he
appointed Charles Andrews. former
chief Judge of the court of appeals, as
commissioner, and when it appear aG
that he was unable to continue the
hearings he appointed Richard l..
Hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
CAPITAL JOTTiNGS.

The government has taken importah
steps to stop the waste of fuel resource
of the country by making tests OF ln
coal of the Rocky Mountain region y
the geological surveys plant in Denver
the purpose being to determine VIVA
Goals of this region are capable of MAXIM
coke that can be used by the great me'ai
lurgic interests of the West.
Several jobs paying from $1,000 to y"
in the bureau of plant industry have eon
begging. and to supply the demand III
properly equipped men the government
through the civil service commission na
scattered broadcast an announcements
forthcoming examinations to fill the W
cancy. Psychologist in ponsonous p'aa
investigations" is the position for wn .sa
the commission in various part OF u'
country will test applicants. Women U.s.
barred from the examinations, which'N"
be held April %. 1909.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
BASEBALL NOTES.

Manager Charles Comiskey of the Chi
cago American League baseball team mas
notified Pitcher Thomas Lockhart OF
Trinidad. Col, to report to the team at
Pueblo on April .
President Ban Johnson of the Amer
lean League announced Monday night
that ne had taken steps to prevent the
Detroit and the Washington teams
from playing ante-season games in
Texas, as such games are contrary to
the constitution of the league. MIR.
Johnson says the rules specifically for
BID exhibition games between teams IN
tie American League. Detroit and
Washinet ton have played two games at
San Antonio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Rorn within 10 miles of the place where
she died. having left there only three
times during her career and never having
left the county Of her birth, is the record
of Mrs. Mary Pitts, who is dead at Nc
I<irville. 90 miles from Pensacola, Fla,
at the age of 1o5 years. months and .
DAYS. During all her life she is SAID TO
have never been i'll for more than week,
until she was taken sick three weeks
ago.
Two French Canadians who were admit
ted to ST. Francis hospital at Hartford
CT, during Tuesday night have died, ana
he coroner HAS ordered an autopsy. al
though the circumstances point directly
to wood alcohol poisoning. The men
were Napoleon Lachelle. aged 60. and his
brother John. aged 49, who lived in a
shack on the city's outskirts. Acquaint-
ances say that both were accustomed to
drinking alcohol and water. mistake
in the nature of the spirits may explain
the cause of death.
Sixty residents of Chester Depot. VT,
we're deprived of employment Wednesday
by the burning of the wrapper and under
wear factory of the Pollard Manufacture
ing Co. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
with partial insurance. 1t is believed
that the factory will he rebuilt. The fire
started from an unknown cause and COM
pletely destroyed the two-story wooden
building and all its contents. No one
was injured. Ten men and 50 girls We're
employed in the factory.
Ir the hope of saving a portion of the
cargo of the steamer Horatio Hall, re-
Gently sunk by Il collision with the steam
er II. F. Dimock in Pollock Rip Slue. the
wrecking lighter Oak. with a crew of
wreckers and two divers, left Vineyard
Haven early Wednesday for the scene Of
the wreck in tow of the tug Confidence.
If the weather holds good and the wreck
ers find that there is a possibility of saw
ing the steamer an effort will be made to
do so. Whatever cargo may be saved
from the Hall will be sent by rail to Bos-
ton. either from Hyannis or Woods Hole.
The finding of the skeleton of q man,
who from the nature of his wearing an
parel was a wealthy hunter. in a soggy
marsh near Kankakee ILL.,. has furnished
the police with a mystery. OF the cloth
ing which the man wore only pair of
alligator hunting boots of expensive make
remain intact. The rest has been faded
or destroyed by long exposure to the ele-
! merits. Besides the boots, a gold watch
and a brass metal chain. Woodman' 5
pin and a small compass charm were
| found. From the appearance of the skel-
eton the coroner thinks the body had
lain In the marsh for at least six months.