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The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
EXPLOSION IN NINE NJ
KILLS EIGHT W0RKMEN
Open Lamps Carried BY Men Believed
To Have Caused Disaster.-Hun-
dreds Have Narrow Escape.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. Dec. e4.-An en-
plosion OF gas in mine - of the Chit
cago a Gainesville Coal Co. AT Her
rim. his. late yesterday, killed eight
men. Four hundred others had mar
row escape.
Open lamps carried by employees OF
the mine are believed 10 have caused
the disaster. There were three men
and boy In this party aud all are
dead
Within five minutes OF the first re-
ports of the explosion the miners In
the vicinity OF the accident were start
ed toward the surface and on the re-
turn trips Of the cages rescuers were
lowered 20 where the catastrophe &C.
Cured
The dead are
W. +. Pierce. mine engineer Eu-
gene Barrett. assistant engineer;
Thos. Williams. assistant manager:
unidentified boy about l6 years old;
George Snyder. miner. Salvatore Gre
eco. miner; pietro Romeo, laborer'
Thos Harber. miner.
James Quincy. superintendent OF
the mine, and Robert Hueston. man
ager. headed the first relay or res
cuers. Despite the black damp which
flowed into the chambers adjoining
those in which Pierce and his party
were killed. these men went into the
workings.
After sending 10 the surface three
unconscious persons. the rescuers next
found the bodies OF Snyder. Greece
and Romeo
The Efforts OF the rescuers 10 pene-
trate more deeply into the workings
were repulsed by increasing banks OF
after-damp and they were forced to
retreat. leaving the bodies OF Pierce
and HIS companions.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
GIRL FIGHTS THUG AND
SAVES BROTHERS $500
Hiohwayman Knocks Her Boy Com
panion SenseIess and Beats Her
With Club.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23--As they were
entering the doorway OF their home
at No. 237 Cleveland-st.. East New
York. a highwayman set upon Miss
Sarah Deegan, % years old. and Philip
Lynch. Il. who were carrying the
weeks receipts OF more than $500
from a grocery store kept by Michael
Deegan, the young woman's brother.
Miss Deegan fought her assailant with
such persistency that he had TO fee
empty-handed.
Michael Deegan has three grocery
stores. He left one OF them. at No.
1893 Fulton-st.. in charge OF his sister
and Lynch. They closed up the store
at . o'clock in the morning and start
ed home with the contents OF the cash
register. Lynch was turning the key
in the lock when the door was thrust
open and a man they did not recognize
stepped forth with block OF wood III
his hand He struck Lynch over the
mouth, breaking several teeth. cutting
his lin and knocking him unconscious.
Miss Deegan screamed and the man
hit her with the club. The blow
weakened her. but as he grabbed Tor
the bag she carried containing the
money. she Strengthened up and tried
To wrest the weapon from his hand.
They struggled in the dark outer hall
for several moments and the sounds
OF the scuffie Weakened many OF the
tenants in the building The robber,
frightened because OF the screams Tor
aid. pushed Miss Deegan aside and
! fed
4 physician dressed Miss Deegan
deem scalp wound and Lynch's badly
! cut and bruised face.
The police believe the ro6ber kne"
the victims and that II was Gus
tomary for them 10 bring home the
cash
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
MICHIGAN PATENTS.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-Michigan
patents were issued yesterday as fol
lows W. j. Best. Detroit. hydrocar-
bon burner. VI J.. Buck. Lansing. coin
controlled apparatus for dispensing
liquids. NJ Desotell, Marquette. can
opener; c. Durkee and &. G. Briggs.
Vicksburg. fishing reel; ID. ID. Frisbee.
Detroit. apparatus for oiling fellies W.
:. Hovey and c. g. Stebbins. Three
Rivers. motor cars. 5. Lavine. Detroit.
radiator ~ W LoshbOugh. Detroit.
seat G.. S Murdock. Detroit. brush
making machine 6. Myers, Spring
port. wagon reach coupling. "a Saw.
yer. MuskegOn. hosting mechanism FOR
cranes. also overhead travelling crane.
T. A. SchossOw, Detroit. flushing tank
for closets; T. 8. Simonds. Grand Rap
IDS. VACUUM pump; j. T. WilmOt. Do
troit. adjustable reclining chair
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
YOUNG MAN ENDS LIFE.

BIG RAPIDS. Mich. Dec. II
George Sparks, aged 81. son OF George
+. Sparks. shot and killed himself a;
noon yesterday in his bedroom In his
fathers house. The shot was hoard
by the young mans mother and a
woman who was visiting In the parlor
BY the time they reached the bedside
the young man was dead. No posi-
tive motive is known for the deed ex-
cept that he was somewhat Respondent
of late The Sparks homestead il
located four and one-half miles north
OF Chippewa Lake.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
FOUND AFTER TWO YEARS.
Cleveland Boy Is Discovered In
California.

MODESTO. Cal. Dec. 24.-Stephen
Sumegi. hungarian boy who was
supposed 10 have been kidnapped from
his mothers home at Cleveland, Ohio.
two years ago was found today at the
ranch OF G.. w Hanford near here. He
was taken in charge by the authorities
at the request OF the Hungarian consul
who is representing the boys mother,
Mrs. Ellie Sumegi.
The boy was found through infor-
nation given the authorities By
Charles Stoyick. a boy who was taken
from Hanford's ranch by probation Of
ficers recently. Hanford says he took
the Stovick and Sumegi boys from an
eastern orphan asylum about two
years ago.
The authorities are investigating.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
REALTY VALUES SOAR.

FLINT. Mich. Dec. PA real
estate transaction OF considerable mag
nitude was completed yesterday where.
by Samuel II Ward. of Scranton, Pa.
a partner in the firm OF F. VI. Kirby a
Co. became the owner OF the property
az South Saginaw and Second-sts.,
known as the Loyal Guard building.
The price paid was 500. 900 The Loyal
Guard paid $4,000 for the property
lust 10 years ago
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
Thieves steal $4,000. 600.

NAPLES. Dec. 1.-THE theft OF 81
600 900 in cash and securities part Of
the estate left by the late Senator Pa
tani, was discovered today when the
authorities broke the seal OF the vault
In the Patani mansion and found the
vault empty. Following Patani's
death II was officially sealed. pending
the appointment OF executors. There
is no clue to the thieves. Patani died
in November and the thieves have
probably had plenty OF time TO make
good their escape.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
is GROUND TO DEATH

ALPENA. Mich. Dec. 24.-(Special.j
John Wedge. a pioneer farmer OF
Mapleridge township. aged so was in.
stantly Killed last night after leaving
a passenger train at Gathro station
nine miles north OF here He started
for home, crossing the track 10 ia
thought he was caught i'm the cattle
guard and struck by q freight
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
BOY DISAPPEARS.

PORT HURON. Mich. Dec "a
Especial Alvin Jackson aged 10
years. a son OF John Jackson. Of Avo-
ca, started out for school Wednesday
morning. but didn't arrive there, and
his failure TO put in an appearance
since is causing his parents no little
anxiety. Sheriff Wagenseil has been
asked 10 locate him.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
Car Ferry Stuck In Ice.

Pere Marquette ferry No. "a. with a
Dad OF cars filed with dressed beef.
was stuck in the ice of Eighteenth-st..
from o'clock Thursday morning until
3 o'clock In the afternoon, when the
tug Harding. on her way from Am
herstburg to Port Huron. came to the
rescue and succeeded in releasing the
big transport The Harding left for
Port Huron Friday morning.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
PHYSICIAN NOT BLAMED.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Dec. "a
Specialize cause for action is the
verdict Of the jury in the case OF Au-
gust Bessemer vs.. DR.. Lucius j. Ted.
man, OF Summit City. Bessemer
asked $1,000 damages, alleging the
death OF his wife last June In child.
birth was due TO the neglect OF Dr
Tedman. the attending physician.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
NO PRINCE, BUT
DROVE LIKE ONE
Princess Parlaghy's Coachman Takes
Blooded Horses on Long Hike
and Is Arrested.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2i-LawTence
l.ahey. who is not n prince or the
blood was discovered by the police
Of Rutherford y. j.. riding In the car
riage of real princess.
The vision was first observed on
Woodward-avc. Mr.. L.ahey. sitting ma
jestically on the box. cracked his whip
over spanking team OF coalblack
horses with dignity and becoming
pride. How far he might have con-
tinued hts tour through New Jersey
may never be known. for a local POI
liceman remembered that the police
Of this city had sent out a description
OF just such carriage. together with
an alarm for It's driver.
So Mr.. Lahey was assisted from his
throne, while the gayly caparisoned
horses with the gold ribbons in their
names aad the respondent victoria
with Its geld coronets were impound'
ed Mr.. Lahey said he was simply
exercising" the horses. but the ex-
PLANTATION did him no good, for he was
held for hearing while the police
OF this city were communicated with.
Excitement at the Plaza.
There had been excitement on the
fourth floor OF the Plaza hotel since
the Princess Wilma LwoY Parlaghy
learned In the morning that her $4,000
team and her royal eluIppage were
missing The chauffeur. In his green
uniform with epaulets 10 match. green
Alpine hat decorated with flowing
feather: her butler. in his crimson
Jacket and coronet-decorated brass
buttons. her maids. her ma1or-domo
and her secretaries. who belong Just
as much to madame as the carriage
and the horses. breathed an audible
sigh OF relief when the team was ra-
covered
Staid New Workers gasped when the
princess and her encourage arrived
here in March Thirty trunks were
slowed away in the Plaza and four
steeds. black rs night. brought by the
princess from her Hungarian farm,
were placed in the stables OF the Cen
trial Park riding academy 10 be taken
out every other day with great show
aud circumstance Traffic ceased and
pedestrians stood agape when that
panorama Of outriders. glorious coach
man. more glorious footman and camp
followers flashed through the plebeian
silSeNS OF pieOeidn America.
Charms the Bellboys.
They obey the beck and call OF the
Princess Parlaghy with alacrity at the
Plaza. When she selected a dozen OF
the finest rooms on the fourth floor
and made all preparations for pro-
tracted stay. even the hall-boys de-
ciled that she was real princess
Furthermore. she was lavish with her
gifts. and that decided them in the
opinion that she stood in the first
rank Of royalty
The princess has been living al the
Plaza for a year. She not only is a
member OF the blue-blooded aristoc
racy. but portrait painter OF unusual
skill. She has painted the portrait.
/ of the Emperor Of Germany. OF the
( late Count Won Moltke. Of Bismarck
and many others. She came here e
paint the portraits OF "brainy men
anu she began BY painting that OF Ed
win Markham. She has chateau or
the Riviera
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
MICHIGAN CORPORATIONS.

LANSING. Mich. Dec. 24.-The fol
lowing companies have filed articles OF
incorporation with the secretary OF
state: Watkins Dustproof Window
Shade company. Detroit. 100000
Danto & Co. Detroit $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
Two Firemen dc ln Fire.

LEWISTON. Ne. Dec 2i-Two IRE.
men were killed and others injured in
The destruction by FIRE here early &c.
day ri tho Callahan block. one OF the
largest structures in the business sec.
ton Of the city.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
Mrs. ouackenbush Receivers.

Mrs Fred QuaCkenbush. wife OF the
city photographer who has been in
the hospital three months. during
which time she underwent eight oper
at!ons. has recovered sufficiently 90 be
removed to the home OF her mother
Mrs Galbraith. 80. l179 Twelfth-st
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24
WANT TO BE FARMERS WIFE
Buggy Riding, Moving Pictures ans
Ostrich Plume as Inducements.

OCONTO. Wis. Dec. 2I.-John Bar
ney. farmer living near Brooksid".
Oconto county. is anxious to procure
wife 40 years Of age or younger He
will require no work OF her excepting
10 milk COW or two occasionally on
SUNDAYS.
Mr.. Barney will take her buggy rid
ing bring her 10 Oconto TO attend the
moving picture shows once week
and buv her a nice ostrich plume.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24

That is LAXATIVE RRoMo oUiNINE
Look for the signature OF F. w.
GROVE. Used the World over to Cure
Cold In One Day. 2Sc-
The Detroit times., 1909-12-24

From the country az King Leopold to
the country OF President Dins a. the
step taken nv Henry Lane Wilson.
ambassador Ia Mexico, whose ap-
pointment by President Taft has Just
been confirmed. He has been minis
ter to belgium since March u, 1905.
Ills post in the Ctty OF Mexico will
be fraught with great delicacy for
the next few months, due 10 the
troubles In Nicaragua. I'm which Mex
leo aud this country nre Interested.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
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The Federation of Labor of the state
of New York has declared its belief in
womans suffrage as necessary step
toward the better protection of the in
dustrial interests both of male and of
female wage workers
The official organ of the Amalgamat-
ed Association Of street and Electrical
Railway Employees of America, "Thc
Motorman and Conductor" shows a
substantial profit having i'm the last
two years paid off a large deficit, be-
ing now on a paying basis.
At the Toronto convention of the
American Federation of Labor the Pr
ano and organ Makers International
Union of America presented resolu
ton saying that, to enable the wage
workers to become politically indepcn-
dent as well as economically, a labor
party should be formed.
The Massachusetts unions of steam
engineers have started a movement
for a monument on the grave Of the
late Frank b. Monaghan, who was n
former international president and for
years a national councillor and officer
and at the time of his death editor of
the unions international publication.
Trades unionism among women has
progressed more rapidly i'm Great Bri-
tain during the last five years than
among men. The increase from 1904
to 1907 in the number of women en-
rolled in trades unions was 59.7 per
cent while the increase in the male
during the corresponding
period was only 24.7 per cent. The
number of women i'm trades unions in
1904 was 126,2S5, against a total of 201.-
900 in 1907 the last year OF which sta
tistics are available.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
LAURIUM
3l,3O3 BOOKS IN LIBRARY:
YEARS. CIRCULATION HEAVY
Annual Report of Calumet and Hecla
Public Library for Year Ending Sep
tember 80, 1909, is lssued-Cireula-
ton of Books During tho Year, 1885,
S94-Wealth Of Facts.

The annual report Of the Calumet
and Hecla public library for the fiscal
year ending Sept 80, 1903, has been
prepared. 1t presents wealth of in
teresting facts of the institution. The
report, which is self explanatory, fol-
lows:
Adult fiction clrculated. 39,S41; adult
nom fiction circulated. 1901; adult
foreign circulated, 1890; total adult
circulated, 65,152; juvenile fiction cir
culate, 44,7O7; juvenile non fiction cir
culated, 24,0S5; total Juvenile circulat-
ed, 6S.742; total circulation, 1SS,S94; av-
erage circulation. 44O; largest crctfla-
ton, 1886; smallest circulP ton, us; L..
Linden circulation, 5,0Si; magazine
circulation, Calumet 1856 l.. Linden
4,546. total 2O.432; picture circulation
5,2S5; total attendance i'm main read
ing room, 23,241; average attendance
i'm main reading room, 65; largest at
tendance in main reading room, 1926;
smallest attendance in main reading
room. IA; total attendance i'm children's
reading room. 36729; average atten-
dance i'm chldren's reading room, 1903;
largest attendance i'm children's read
ing room, $40; smallest attendance in
reading room, 9; total at
tendance in Calumet reading rooms,
59,97O; average attendance i'm Calumet
reading rooms, 16S total attendance
in L. Linden reading rooms 1887;
average attendance i'm l.. Linden read
ing rooms, AZ; clippings used, 7S2.
Cards issued: Calumet 2,5O5; l.. Lin
den 95; total, $500. Cards withdrawn:
Calumet, 2,267; l.. Linden. AZ; total
., 300. Registration: Calumet, 1888;
L. Linden, 694; total. $3.50.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
Foreign BY Classes.
LAURIUM BREviT!ES.

Mrs. c. w. Mas and family are ex-
pected to arrive here today from Spo-
kane and will take up their residence
i'm Laurium.
Steve Dudzynski of Osceola, was ar
rested on a drunk charge. He was
sentenced to sixty days i'm the county
Jail, sentence being suspended on his
furnishing a bond i'm the sum of 5000
to be of good behavior i'm the future.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Richie of Laurium.
The roller skating season closed at
the Palestra Thursday evening. Prep
arations will now be started for the
ice skating season. j. G. Light, the
new manager, will take hold Of his du-
ties, succeeding John "A. Amolsch
TUESDAY of next week.
Contractor John Amolsch is home
from a short business trip to L'Anse.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Kneebone,
who have spent the past year near
Seattle, have returned to Laurium TO
reside.
The ladies of st. Margaret's Guild
of Christ church. Episcopal, will hold
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES
OF CALUMET FOR TOMORROW

At the Presbyterian church tomor-
row the pastor Rev. Daniel Stalker
will talk on AN Important Work" al
the morning service, and in the even
ing his subject will be Thanksgiving
Tomorrow morning at Christ church.
Episcopal, Rev. j. ~ TenI3roeck will
talk on the liquor question. Usual
services will be held in the evening.
Pastor George d. Harger OF the CAL
umet Baptist church will preach morn
ing and evening tomorrow, short prayer
meetings preceding each sermon. sun
day school at noon will be conducted
by the superintendent Miss Rogers.
Sunday services at the Calumet Com
gregational church will be as follows:
Morning subject, "a Fountain or Cis-
term; evening subject, Meaning of
Some Things About the Church." a
special service for young people. Rev.
l.. X. Long, the pastor, win preach
both sermons.
At the Osccola NJ. r. church, Gus
Donald of Kearsarge will preach in
the morning, and Rev. Healey, the pas
tor, will talk on Temperance I'm the eve
ming.
"'The Church and Its Needs" win be
Rev. Healey's subject at the Boston
NJ. r. church in the morning. In the
evening II. Harvey of Houghton will
occupy the pulpit.
Rev. T.. Sedweek, the pastor. will
preach in the morning at the Calumet
NJ. Il. church, and in the evening Bish-
op Moore will fill the pulpit.
President Samuel Dickie of Albion
college will preach in the morning at
the Laurium NJ. T.. church, and i'm the
evening the pastor, Rev. w. NJ. Ward,
win talk
Tho Husbandman" will be the sub
ject Of Rev. McCune, pastor of the
Tammack NJ. +, church, tomorrow
Rev. DR. Martin of Albion !
college will preach in the evening.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27

be crushed under the advance Of pro-
gross, and would be utterly driven
from the hunting grounds of their ia
theirs. With all his cunning and
ability he fought to postpone that evil
day as long as possible. He tried to
prevent his people from initiating the
white men and thus sappng their own
independence. He sought to train the
young Indians to resist the weakening
influences of civilization.
In 1929 Red Jacket went to New York
where a noted artist painted his por-
trait. Thence he journeyed to Wash
ington i'm behalf of his peoples rights
By that time he had become hopeless
drunkard and little later his brain
gave way. He was deposed by his
own tribesmcn from his high office OF
sachem. A mere shattered wreck o
his former SELF he died in Seneca vii.
lage, New York, on Jan. 30, 1880.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS BUYING
NOW AND PROFIT THEREBY

This is the time of year when news
papers are beginning TO can to the
attention of their readers that the
holiday season is approaching. and no
time should be lost in making their
Christmas preparations. The advice
is certainly good, and many pangs of
conscience would not occur II follow
cd.
Christmas shopping. in the main. is
left until the eleventh hour, with the
result that in thousands of cases
neither the giver nor the receiver OF
gifts are satisfied. Isn't this true?
How many readers of The News but
have rushed frantically around on the
day or night before Christmas i'm an
endeavur to find suitable gifts for
their friends? Have these ever found
satisfaction by the experience of battl-
ing with the holiday rush, and in nine
cases out of ten they have purchased
something which. if in their sober
senses. they would never have thought
of buying.
IT'S pity that so few learn by eX-
perience, and this year will probably
be no exception to the past. Those
who made solemn vows last Christmas
that they would never again be found
in such dilemma will be among the
crowd that will surround
the bargain tables and toy counters on
the night of December "a.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
Oil Business Vast One.

There are 100000 men engaged in
the production of oil in the United
States, on whose labor 100000 peo-
pie depend, and the daily wages paid
are about s1,000,000, or approximately
$500, 100000 year. This includes the
production, refining and shipping of
petroleum, as also the manufacturing
of petroleum products.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
The Bibulous Bee,

No creature is more apt to become
a hopeless dipsomaniac than the hon
ey bee. The flowers deliberately trade
on the weakness and make their hon
ely intoxicating simply to give the bee
an irresistible taste for it and induce
the deluded insect to make continual
calls at their bar.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
The Rural Cynjc.

lizard work." said the ready-made
philosopher, brings the greatest hap
piness in life" YES" answered
Farmer Corntossel, specially when
you kin afford to hire somebody to do
it fur YOU"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
Chloroform Zoo Animals.

The practice of cutting the claws OF
the more ferocious animals of the
London geological garden has recently
been greatly facilitated by chloroform-
ing the animals. Heretofore 1t was
done By sheer force by squad OF
men, the animal being crtt scs~.cl
by ropes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-27
News Want Ads. bring results.
Group is most prevalent during the

Group is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather of the early winter
months. Parents OF young children
should be prepared for 1t. All that Is
needed is a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Many mothers arc
never without 1t in their homes and
1t has never disappointed them. Sold
by Eagle Drug store, Calumet; Laur-
ium Pharmacy, Laurium.