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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
SHOT BY MAYORS BROTHER.
Tragic Accident at Home of Chief
Municipal officer of Chicago.

George Busse. brother of Ilayor Fred
A. Busse Of Chicago, accidentally dis
charged revolver in a room of his
fiat at the Walton apartments in that
city the other evening, and the bullet,
speeding with tragic fatality through
window, across an areaway, and into
another window, killed Mrs. Lucius G.
Tuckerman as she stood at dressing
table in the fat opposite.
The victim of the wandering bullet
was known in army circles as zone Of
the beautiful Girard sisters" She lived
in Milton, n. Y, and less than a week
before came to Chicago with one Of
her children to visit her parents. Her
father, Brig. Gen. A. C. Girard, is on
the retired list. He has lived in the
Walton apartments for several years.
Mr.. Busse, in his own apartment,
was explaining to Bertha Lemke,
maid, the use % The revolver when the
weapon was discharged. Mr.. Busse was
absolved from blame by the relatives
of Mrs. Tuckerman as they stood about
her body.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
NEVADA RAPS THE PRESIDENT.
California Is Urged to Act Against
the Japs in Spite of Him.

An anti-Japanese resolution was in
PRODUCED in the Assembly of the Ne
vada Legislature the other day which.
1t is believed, will be passed. The reso-
luton was adopted in committee Of
the whole. After stating that the Jap
anese are acquiring lands and property
in this and other States, the resolution
says:
The President has seen fit to take ad-
vantage of his high office to the extent of
attempting to coerce and intimidate legis-
lation in California upon this subject,
and, whereas, we view with alarm this at
tempted encroachment of the government
on State rights, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the people of the
State of Nevada, represented in Senate
and Assembly, do hereby recommend to
The State of California to pay no atten-
ton whatever to the admonishing of the
President in this particular, but go ahead
and enact such stringent measures as will
absolutely stop forthwith the encroach-
ment of the japanese and the further &C
curing of foothold in this nation, and
Whereas, We believe there is no dan
ger of war with the japanese, as is ad-
vanced by those who oppose our views,
but we believe that if we must have war
with the japanese Empire, sooner or
later, now is a better time to lay down
terms to that empire and teach those AFRO
CANT people that American rights cannot
be encroached upon and they cannot nor
never will be allowed or given an oppor-
tunity to acquire a foothold in this cOun-
try or to assimilate with our race, and we
further Ccnsure Theodore Roosevelt, the
President of the United States, for his
So-called interference in attempting to de-
prive the citizens of the great common
wealth of California by threats and coer-
cion from exercising their lawful rights of
protecting themselves from the japanese
hordeS, and be it further
Resolved. That a copy of these resolu-
items be forwarded to our representatives,
in Congress urging them to use their in
fuence in enacting an exclusion act
against the japanese and Chinese which
will perpetually exclude them from coming
into this country"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
FOURTH GIRL IS SLAIN.
Finger Marks of Large Hand Show
How Murders We're Committed.

How Murders We're Committed.
For the second time within a fort
night and the fourth time in a little
more than two years, the strangled
body of girl, young and attractive,
was found in Dayton, Ohio, Friday, fin
ger marks about the throat made by a
gigantic hand showing the manner of
her death.
For the fourth time since the series
of murders began, the police are COM
pleteiy baffied in their efforts to appre-
bend the murderer, and the women of
Dayton, terrified before, no longer ven
ture out unescorted even in the day
time At least two of the murders, all
of which followed atrOcious mistreat-
ment, were committed in the broad
light of day, and in spite of many ar
rests it is known that the slayer still
walks the streets of the city. At any
moment his maniacal lust for blood
may come upon him aagin, and any of
DaytOn's daughters may be his next
victim.
The latest victim was Lizzie F'ulhart,
Is years old Her body was dragged
from a cistern in the rear of a vacant
house, but marks on her throat and
body showed the manner of her death.
The young woman, VII was very pref
ty, came there on Jan. % to look for
employment, and was staying with her
aunt, Mrs Samuel Deeters The body
was found by Charles o. Weaver. a
contractor. Around the head was a
burlap bag, and the indications were
that the girl had been lured into ME
unoccupied house and murdered, after
being kept Il prisoner no one knows
how long, and that finally her body was
carried TO the cistern and hurled in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
FARMERS TO RAISE PRICE.
Form Association to Make Chi
caso Pay Well for Milk.

Five hundred milk-producing farmers
Of. Illinois. Indiana and Wisconsin. the
men who supply Chicago with milk, rails
ed the devil and the price of milk at &
meeting in the Sherman House in Chica-
go. TO say that they raised the devil
is to quote their own words aud 10 typi-
fy tie meeting which eventually resulted
in the organization of the Milk Proluc
ers' Protective Association. This body
VIII serve notice on the people OF Chicago
that if they insist on having expensive
absolutely pure sanitary milk. according
to the requirements of the new milk or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
FANS THE JAPANESE DANGER.
California Lower House Passes Meas
ure Providing for Separate Schools.

California Lower House Passes Meas
ure Providing for Separate Schools.
The lower house of the California
Legislature by a vote of is to % passed
Grove l.. Johnson's bill compelling Jap
anese to attend separate public schools
the one measure of all those proposed
most calculated to arouse the ire OF
the Japanese-and within an hour Gov
ernor Gillett had received telegram OF
protest from President Roosevelt.
What is this rumor that the Cali.
fornia Legislature has passed a bill ex
Guiding Japanese children from the
public schools?" the President tele-
graphed. This is the most offensive
bill of all, and in my judgment is clear.
ly unconstitutional, and we should al
once have to test it in the courts. Can
1t be stopped in the Legislature or by
veto?'
Governor Gillett at once telegraphed
an answer to the President, but he re
fused to make its contents public.
The bill passed, which was one OF
three anti-Japanese measures intro
duced by Assemblyman Grove L. John
son, places the japanese in the same
classification with other Asiatics and
inserts the word japanese" in the
present State statute providing for the
segregation in separate schools of
''MOngolian'' children.
BY this action the lower house of
the Legislature has taken the step
which the Board of Education of San
Francisco intended to take two years
ago, but which was abandoned after
the board and former Mayor Eugene e.
Schmitz were called to Washington and
had had several conferences with Pres
ident Roosevelt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
WHOLE VILLAGE TO BE MOVED
Canadian Town to Have New Home
Two Miles from Present One

Cowley, a small Alberta town on the
Canadian Pacific Railroad, will be moved
bodily to a new site two miles south of
its present location. The railroad will
begin putting into effect its regrade
scheme on the Crows Nest pass line this
spring and this regrade plan requires the
moving of the town. The railroad will
pay the entire expenses of moving. In
portant changes will be made by the rail-
road between Frank and Mcleod in AL
berta when the regrade takes place
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
BEING TRIED FOR GIRLS MURDER
Woman Is Accused of Causing the
Death of Her Stepdaughfer.

A jury was secured in the District
Court in Devils Lake to try Mrs. Mary
Wright on the charge of numbering her
stepdaughter, Beulah, aged 16 years. The
alleged murder occurred on farm near
Deer Rick, n. D., last summer. The
State claims Mrs. Wright strangled the
girl and then smeared carboic acid on her
lips to make it appear case of suicide.
Mrs. John Beegel testified that she saw
the girls body. shortly after her death
and that there were finger marks on the
face and black and blue marks on the
neck. On the day before the girl was
found she went to Edmore with some
friends and did not return until 4 a. m.
At o'clock Mrs. Wright was heard to
call the girl, who replied that if Mrs
Wright made her get up she would run
away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
SIX YEARS FOR LAND GRABBER.


OISIahoman Convicted of Securing
Realty by Fraud on Government.
u. H. Hallock of Woodward County,
Okla, Harvard graduate, member of Il
leading Eastern family and formerly
prominent at Bloomington. Neb., was SEN
fenced by Judge John Cotteral in the
United States District Court to serve six
years at the Leavenworth penitentiary
ana Fay $1,000 fine on his conviction of
subornation of perjury. His scheme was
to have Kansas school teachers file on
government land and then turn the land
over to him. thus creating for him NAM
moth cattle ranch. The school teachers.
mostly women. testified against him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
ZERO, AND NATURAL GAS GONE
Some Ohio Cities Suffer from Lack
of Fuel SUnpIy

Some Ohio Cities Suffer from Lack
of Fuel Supply.
With the thermometer 10 degrees be-
low zero, Lancaster, Ohio was practically
without fire Monday. The natural gas
main from the West Virginia field was
broken across the Ohio River and the
city is without a supply. The coal sup
ply will soon be exhausted. All the fac
tories and schools have closed. At Up
per Sandusky the natural gas has been
reduced to the lowest pressure and the
water pipes have frozen. The schools
were dismissed Owing to a break in the
natural gas main line Chillicothe was suf-
fering from the zero weather. but few
houses being equipped for coal fires.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
VEToEs ANTI-LIQUoR BILL.
Tennessee Governor Asks Reconsid
Grafton of Prohibitory Measure.

Tennessee Governor Asks Reconsid-
Grafton of Prohibitory Measure.
Gov. NJ. r. Patterson vetoed the bill
prohibiting the manufacture of intoxi-
cants in Tennessee after Jan. 1, 1910, in
special message to the Senate, which
says: in the exercise of my constitu-
tional powers as Governor, | veto this
measure and ask its reconsideration Be
cause it ruthlessly deprives the State of
revenue without any sort of correspond
ing benefit 1t discriminates against our
own people in favor of the people of
other States. 1t destroys the property of
citizens without compensation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11

dinances, they must give the farmer a
profit for it. There were present 20S del
egates to the convention, called by com-
mittee of Lake County, Illinois, milk pro.
ducers and 800 other milk farmers. The
prospect is that Chicago consumers will
face an increase in the retail price of
milk and cream in the immediate future.
According to the plans the price of milk
per quart will advance to s cents before
long and eventually to, 9 cents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
AMAZING SURGICAL FEAT SEEN.
Knee from Corpse is Successfully
Grated on Living Sufferer.

ufaIteu on Living suHerer.
Doctors at the Georgetown University
Hospital witnessed remarkable opera
ton performed there several days ago by
DR.. George Tully Vaughan of Washing
ton, on George A. Kelly, aged % The
bones of Kelly's knee were so badly dis
eased that DR.. Vaughan decided on am
putation. In the hospital was a man
about to die. DR.. Vaughan obtained per-
mission from the dying patients family
to remove the left leg in the event of
death. and it was decided that the knee
of the dead man should be grated to the
leg of the living sufferer. The transfer
was duly made. The bones were riveted
together by slender, strong wire and the
most delicate phase of the operation, that
of joining the ligaments. caused the sur
geons to work as they probably never 81
bored before. Every tissue, tendon and
muscle was joined and the bones fastened
together. Kelly is said to be improving
rapidly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
.n uuSband for ScoIdin,

The mystery involved in the murder of
James Harry, an employee of the Shenan-
90 Furnace Company, in Sharon, on last
Thanksgiving eve, was cleared to-day
when Mrs Harry confessed she had killed
her husband because he ended her for
not paying bills for which he had given
her money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
TILTED, LOSES CASH, DIES.
Two More Women Believed to Hav,

Two More Women Believed to Have
Been Victims of Lothario Nord.
Two letters were received by the Chief
of Police in Kansas City. which tend to
implicate Charles Nord, the Lothario who
is accused of wooing and wedding women
% get their money and then DESERVING
them. One of the letters is from Clara
Erickson Of Buffalo, n. Y, and the other
from Alexander Wallace of Seattle, Wash.
Both ask for more accurate descriptions
of Nord. Miss Erickson says she mar
ried a Charles Johnson who stole her
money and clothes. Wallace declares his
daughter was robbed of slips under
promise of marriage. She died of grief
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Buried Alive in Cemetery

One man was killed, two almost smoth.
cred to death. and two others slightly in
iured by a cave in of an excavation for a
vault in Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
Michael Jennings, %, of Chicago, was
hurried under four feet of earth. His
dead body was not recovered for more
than half an hour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Hung Up by Mob, but Rescued.

A negro answering the description of
one who attacked Mrs. Jesse Holland
was captured by angry neighbors near
Jacksonville, Fla, and strung up to a
tree with telephone wire The wire
broke. A second attempt was made to
hang the negro when a sheriff's posse
scattered the crowd and took the negro
to Jail
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Dry Veto Voted Down

4 new victory for prohibition was won
when the Tennessee State Senate, on the
Governors veto, passed by a vote of 20
to u the bill prohibiting the manufac-
ture of intoxicants in Tennessee after
Jan. 1, 1910. The house the next day
took the same action and overrode the
executives disapproval.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Girls Mother shoots Doctor,

DR.. Fred Peacock, a physician OF
Cathlamet, Wash, was shot and danger
ously wounded at that place by Mrs Mad.
elaine Longtaine, mother of a young girl
who recently died at st. Mary's Hospi-
tai in Astoria, Oregon, under tragic cir
cumstances.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Pepitentiary for Bank wreckers.

Federal Judge Safer in Columbus SEN
fenced Cashier J. S. Prettyman to seven
years. Jacob Kapner to seven years and
his son, Abraham kapner, to five years
in the penitentiary on conviction of
wrecking the First National Bank of
Dresden Ohio.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Work for 5000 Men Assured

Employment for 5000 men will be pro-
vided within the next two weeks by the
Pressed Steel Car Company near Pitts
burg and the Standard Steel Car Com
pany at Butler, Pa. The former will give
employment to 5000 men, while the
Standard will employ 5000 men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Earthquake i'm Malaga, Spain.

An earthquake was experienced in Ma
laga, Spain, Friday morning, but it was
not severe. and no damage was done. For
a few moments the people We're thrown
into a condition bordering on panic, but
calm was restored quickly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
oklahoma City Has s15o,ooo Fire.

Oklahoma City Has S15O,OOO Fire
In Oklahoma City. the plant of the
Daily Oklahoman and the adjoining
building. occupied by the local branch of
the ]. l. Case Plow Company. was de-
stroyed by fire. The combined loss is es-
timated at S15O,0OO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
One Dead, Five Hurt in Explosion

James Wiles, an oil well driller, was
burned to death and five other men were
seriously injured by an explosion of gas
while drilling we'll near Steubenville,
Ohio. One of the injured is Thomas
Price, owner of the we'll.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Mills Close; 1900 Out of Work

The factories Of the American Rubber
Company at East Cambridge shut down
for a month. Twelve hundred hands are
employed there. The reason assigned is
the lack of demand for rubber boots and
shoes owing to the open winter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Tnjoints Neck in Laughing.

Dislocating her neck through immod-
crate laughter at a joke told by a guest.
Mrs. William Giesey of Pittsburg suf-
fcred agony till the arrival of a surgeon.
who replaced the joints.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Dies for killing Policeman.

Salvatore Governale was put TO death
in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison.
New York, for the murder of two New
York City policemen, George NJ. Sechler
and Albert A. Silleck, on April IA, 1908.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
s4eo.ooo Forger Pleads GuiItv

fred B. Signor accused of forging
notes amounting to 100000, with the
name of James A. Murray. the Monterey.
capitalist, pleaded guilty in Oakland. Cal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
MAN AND GIRL STAY IN COURT
Texan and Sister Shoot Merchant
She Accused and Three Others

James Smith, one of four men shot in
the District courtroom at Gainesville, Tex,
by Miss Verna Ware and her brother,
is dead James Ross, another victim of
the Wares bullets, probably will die The
men were shot with steel-clad bullets.
John Hanes, who was shot at the same
time, died on the spot. Hanes, who was
a merchant, was charged with betraying
Miss Ware The feeling at Gainesville is
reported as running high.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Eecuted for DoubIe Murder.

Charles Baldersar. who murdered his
wife and mother-in-law in Stockton on
Sept. 80, 1908, was executed in the State
prison at San Quentin, Cal. He did not
deny his guilt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
ME in Coal Dust Explosion.

Two men We're killed and three hun
died others narrowly escaped death
from an explosion of coal dust at the
Swickley mine of the Keystone Coal and
Coke Company at Madison, Pa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Wind Hurls yIau to Death

While walking along wagon bridge
in Kansas City, Kan, Charles Bernard, a
plasterer, was blown from the structure
and instantly killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Monday.

The Federal Supreme Court affirmed
New York SO-cent gas law and decided
that trust cannot collect debts.
meeting united in fight to raise the price
of milk in Chicago to 9 cents per quart.
The Nevada Legislature in committee of
the whole adopted a resolution urging
California to pass anti-Japanese legisla-
ton despite threats and coercion" by
President Roosevelt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11

Nearly all the worlds supply Of as
bestos comes from Canada.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
SUMMARY OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
~~~~~~~~~~
Sunday.

A bullet fired by George Busse, brother
of the Mayor of Chicago. crashed through
window of the Mayors apartments and
killed Mrs. L. c. Tuckerman, daughter of
a retired army officer, across an areaway.
NJ. Lopukine, former director of po-
lice in the department of the ministry of
the interior in Russia, was arrested and
charged with being a spy in league with
the fighting branch of the revolutionary
ar+v
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11
Saturday.

The House voted $5O0,0OO for construc-
ton of army balloons, and such craft
may be of immense Importance in time of
war.
A crisis was avertcd in Cuba, President
Gomez yielding to Vice President Zayas
as police chief
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
JAPANESE ARE
MUCH ELATED
News OF Rejection Of Anti-Iapan-
csc Legislation Gives Intense
Satisfaction in Toxic.
AMERICANS FEEL RELIEVED
Leading Journals Of the Empire Print
Editorial Congratulations on out
come of bad situation.

Toxic. Feb i2.-Lengthy cables, cou-
veying from correspondents In Ameri-
ca news OF the rejection Of antl-Japau-
csc legislation by the california legis-
laturc. have been received here with
Intense satisfaction I'm official ana
business circles and publication or
this information together with eNpres-
sions OF favorable opinion by Presl-
dent Roosevelt and the governors of
several states has, greatly improved
the situation. Resolutions in New York
and iu other parts of the United states
were received with similar 8ppfec a.
tion
The leading japanese papers today
print editorial congratulations at the
outcome Of the affair and AN Ameri-
cans residing In the empire are much
relieved
At the official residence Of Count Ko-
mura tonight there occurred the an
nual dinner celebrating the formation
Of the Anglo-Japanesc alliance. There
was "a brilliant assembl8ge, including
an the prominent British residents Of
Toxic officials Of the foreign office
and other government departments,
and Premier katsura. In his address
Count Komura dwelt particularly up
on Japan's appreciation VI the bene-
hts derived from the alliance between
the two countries Sir Claude Mac
Donald, the British ambassador, re-
piled Zoo terms equally felicitous.