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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
.LONGWORTH WON'T
SUPPORT CANNON
0hioan Announces He Will Vote
Against Speaker.
TO MAKE FIGHT IN CAUCUS
RooseveIt's Son-in-LaW Issues State
ment After Series OF Conferences
With President and Other Re-
publican Leaders.

Beverly, Mass. = What is re-
garded as the real beginning of the
fight of the Republican party reor-
ganization against Speaker Cannon
was inaugurated by Congressman Mich
olas Longworth of Ohio, when he de-
clared he would never again support
Mr.. Cannon for the speakersbip. 1t is
generally believed MIR. Longworth's
declaration reflects the views of the
administration.
In a statement which he issued Mr..
Longworth declares that having voted
for him in caucus on four different oc-
casions he has supported Cannon for
the speakership for the last time and
that when the proper time comes,
namely the meeting of the Republican
caucus at the assembling of the next
congress he will oppose Uncle Joe to
that position.
Mr.. Longworth makes it clear that
in his view harmony in the Republic
an ranks and party success depends
upon Cannon's elimination.
81 am absolutely convinced" he
says, that Cannon cannot be again
elected speaker"
The Importance of the Longworth
statement lies not only in the fact
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25

IN 1885, fearless of danger, proceeded
to Naples and remained among the
cholera patients, who were dying at
the rate of a thousand daily.
The pope has sent instruction to all
the bishops in the infected territory to
employ every means in their power to
aid in combating the scourge.
The gravity of the situation in the
province of Bari Dele Puglie is thor
oughly appreciated by the Italian gov
eminent.
Of the deaths last week 1878 were
reported from the district of the Don
Cossacks, LOST from the district of the
Kuban Cossacks, LOIS in Ekaterino-
slav province, 759 In Samara pro.
vince, 416 In Voronezh, All in the
Terek Cossack district, 352 in Kher-
son province, 334 In the Crimea,
where Russians resort for the summer
months; 333 In Tamboy province and
325 In StaVropol province.
The official announcement Of the ex.
istence Of the epidemic by the gov.
eminent will, it is thought, have a
good effect by putting stop to the ex-
aggerated accounts of the epidemic
which have frightened the ignorant in
habitants of southern Italy almost into
a panic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
NEW YORK REJECTS ROOSEVELT.
Republican Committee Votes Against
Him for Chairman of Convention.

Republican Committee Votes Against
Him for Chairman of Convention.
New York Theodore Roose-
Welt suffered a sharp defeat in his
home state when the Republican
state committee, by vote of 20 to Is,
rejected a resolution naming him as
temporary chairman Of the state con-
vention to be held at Saratoga Septem-
Der 81. Vice-President Sherman was
chosen unanimously to act as temper
airy presiding officer.
Led by State Chairman Woodruff
and William Barnes, Jr., of Albany, the
"Old Guard" encompassed the defeat
of Colonel Roosevelt, whom several of
the state leaders charged with attempt
ing to dictate the fortunes Of the party
in the state
After the meeting had been called
to order and the time and place OF the
state convention had been decided,
William Barnes, Jr., offered a resolu-
ton presenting the name of Vice-Pres1-
dent Sherman tor temporary chairman
of the convention. Lloyd c. Griscom
moved to substitute the name of Col
onel Roosevelt and moved also that
the vote be postponed.
After much debate the motion to
postpone was defeated by vote of II
to %. The resolution to make Colonel
Roosevelt temporary chairman then
was lost by 20 to Is, following which
Vice-President Sherman was unani-
mously chosen for temporary presiding
officer. Mr.. Griscom and Henry Mack
of New York not voting.
The ( ate committee adjourned to
meet September 26 at Saratoga.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
CRAZY KILLS SELF.
GEDARBURG MAN SUICIDES AFT.
Err TELLING WIFE THAT
BOTH MUST DIE.
TRIES TO STRANGLE HER
Neighbors Running TO Rescue Find
Body in Closet, Shot Having Shat
tered Head. Was Jealous of His
Wife.

Cedarbarg. =" This is the last
meal we are going to have on earth.
You are going to die and I am go
ing to follow YOU said julius
Dunst, so years old, as he and his
young wife were eating dinner.
A few minutes later the body of
Dunst, the head shattered by a gun
shot wound, was found in a clothes
closet in the house.
Remarking that they were going
to have a fine luncheon, the hus-
band went to the store and pur-
chased several articles of food. He
helped his wife prepare the meal and
appeared to be in high spirits. But
barely had he sat down to partake
of the food when the man, with a
threat to kill both, leaped at his
wife's throat and attempted to
choke her to death.
Struggling desperately, Mrs. Dunst
was able to release herself from
the madman's grasp and ran out on
the Veranda, calling loudly for help.
When the neighbors arrived they
found the hysterical woman on the
floor, exhausted by the struggle The
husband had disappeared. Neigh
bors began a search of the house
and finally found the body in the
closet.
The man had removed the shoe
and stocking from the left foot, in
serted the end of the gun barrel in
his mouth and pulled the trigger
with the naked foot. Death had
been instantaneous.
81 know my husband had been
jealous of me- said Mrs. Dunst to
newspaper correspondent She
said his suspicious were unreason-
able and that she had convinced him
on numerous occasions that they
were unfounded. She said that of
late her husband had often acted
strangely and she attributed his
jealousy to his mental condition.
While they were living on a farm
near the city two years ago, Mrs.
Dunst left her husband and came to
this city to live. A few months
later Dunst sold out and joined his
wife, and they had since that time
been living together.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Already Planned,

There were few persons who knew
she Locke family even in a casual
fway who had not discovered that Mrs.
locke was in the habit of nagging her
husband and children. She loved
them dearly. but at times nobody
would have surmised it.
What did Mr.. Locke say when he
found himself safe after those hours
of danger?" some one asked a friend
who had been in company with Mr.
locke on an ocean steamer which met
with an accident in mid-Atlantic. He
never says the ordinary thing"
No" said the friend, with a dry
smile, "he didn't that time l said
to him, James, we ought to make
something more of our lives from
having them spared to us in this way
for felt pretty solemn, I can tell you
i've no doubt James did, too, but what
he said was, William, a good share of
ahe rest of my life viii be spent in
explaining to Theodore how | hap
pened to choose that steame: when
there were dozens of others that
Reached home without any accident 4"
youths Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
FAULTFINDING AS A SAUCE
Restaurant Patron Explains How Call
Ing Down the Waiter Makes the
Fare Enjoyable.

There are two sides to the restau-
rant fare complaint, as evidenced by
this incident, that happened when two
brothers, bachelors, met here the 9TH
ar day and celebrated their reunion
with dinner. runs a story in the Kan
sas City Times.
! Il wish we could have this meeting
pack home, where we could eat things
that mother cooked" said John.
Yes, it would be NICE" said Jim.
YBut l would not want to try 1t
long"
Why, jim, what do you mean?" said
John. Mother was the best cook
In the township Her blackberry jam
took first prize at the country fair"
Il know all about that" said Jim 81
remember when the other kids at
school used to steal our cinnamon
POLLS. The preacher used to visit US
tevery week just to have a chance at
Their fried mush. That's just the trou-
7ole; it's too good. 1t was all right
when we were kids, but just now what
would we do for appetizers??
Il never feel as though | have had
enough until l give the waiter call
ing down. You're just the same. Do
you think you could enjoy meal now
without knocking on the way the
Things were cooked? l visited down
home last summer I thought / would
stay six weeks just to get a chance to
EAT mothers things again. You know
yourself that l faxed up a telegram
calling me away after four days. |
twas getting Indigestion. At the first
breakfast we had WaffIes and maple
strip. The finest you ever saw. But
] nearly choked over them just be
cause l could not say anything about
their tasting like flannel Every other
meal was like the first. When the
cherry pies came at dinner time l
3onged to say something about their
being punk. | could not say word
about the butter outranking Gen. Leon
ard Wood. could not accuse the
spring chicken of being a bantam roost-
Ter fifteen years old.
You may think you are having a
hard time, but just go back home and
try it for awhile You will soon sigh
for the good old waiter back in the
city whom you can sccld and then
heal his wounded dignity with a quar-
her"
Jim's speech was interrupted by the
appearance of the waiter bringing the
dinner. John thrust his fork in the
steak It felt tender under fork, but
gust the same he looked savagely at
the waiter and snarled: Il ordered
Rorterhouse steak, not sole leather"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Mayor Gaynor Out of Danger

Hoboken.-Mayor William Gay
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse
by James Gallagher, was officially
pronounced out of danger by the at
tending physicians.
This announcement was made by
Secretary Robert Adamson after a
consultation with the physicians. 1t
was further said that the last test
of the mayors blood would be made,
the danger of infection being regard
ed as ended.
Secretary Adamson emphasized
the fact that the wound was healing
so satisfactorily that there was no
fear that the mayors speech would
be impaired.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Police Saw He is Jelefe.

Fond du Lac Wilson. arrest,
ed in Osceola, Wis, on a charge of
blowing the safe of the Osceola Mer-
camille company, has been identi-
fed here as Stuart Jeleff, son of
Ripon man, according to the po-
lice. He has served several terms
in state prison. The first crime for
which Jeleff was sentenced was the
robbery of bank in this county,
but he always pleaded innocence. In
1901, Jelef was convicted of the
robbery of the First National Bank
of Mineral Point, Wis, of which Phil
Allen was then cashier. The Osce-
ola robbery was small affair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
uNEARTh PLAN TO LOOT ROAD
Burlington Detectives Tell of Scheme
of Confederates and Agents.

Omaha. Neb A big sensation
is brewing in Burlington railroad
circles, due to the discovery just
made that through a systematic ar
rangement between number of con-
ductors, trainmen, ticket-sellers and
others the road has been defrauded
out of probably hundreds OF thousands
of dollars The scheme is supposed
to extend over the Burlington's entire
western system.
The alleged plan Of operating was
simple. The ticket agent, 1t is
claimed, would sell ticket for GER
tain train, give the number OF the
ticket to the conductor Of that train,
who, instead of punching the paste
board, would return it to the ticket
agent without making a report to the
company The agent would place the
ticket on sale again and divide with
the conductor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
FLIES ACROSS THE CHANNEL

= iator Moissant Carries Passenger
in Notable Flight
Dsal, England. = It has been re
served for an American citizen to
perform one of the most daring feats
in the history of aviation. John B.
Moissant of Chicago flew across the
English channel from Calais TO Til
manstone. with a passenger, and by
this achievement far surpassed the
feats of Bleriot, De Lesseps and the
unfortunate English aviator. Rolls,
who afterwards met his death at
Beu-Aemouth.
The two-man fight from France to
England was the more astonishing, for
1t was only month ago that Moissant
learned to fly, and he made so few
fights and was so little known among
air men that even his nationality was
not disclosed. He was reputed to be
a Spaniard, and it was only when he
landed in England that it was revealed
that he is a young Chicago architect
To make the feat still more sur
prising, Moissant was totally ignorant
of the geography of his course. He
has never been in England and was
obliged to rely entirely on the COM
pass, while the crossing of the chan
mel was accomplished in the teeth of a
strong westerly wind.
He made the trip in 81 minutes.
When he descended his eyes were
bloodshot and greatly infamed as a
result of the heavy rainstorm into
which they drove on approaching the
English coast. The high wind beat
the rain into the faces of the men
like hail and almost blinded them.
An average height of between 800
and 400 feet was maintained over the
water. The aviator expected to land
at Dover, but was forced by the wind.
a few miles north, and made the coast
near Deal. The cold was intense and
both Moissant and his mechanician
were benumbed. Moissant seemed to
take his monumental feat as If it
were daily occurrence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Selfish Youth

Youth is apt to be selfish" said
Mrs. Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman, the
distinguished novelist, at Matuchen
picnic.
Woman in her youth" she went on,
lis especially apt to be selfish. |
never forget the story of the young
man from Boston who stood in the
center of Boston common in down
pour of torrential rain.
LAS he stood there, soaked to the
skin, little boy in macintosh &C
costed him.
Excuse me, SIR said the boy, but
are you the gentleman who Is waiting
for Miss Endicott?'
YES the young man answered.
Well said the boy, she asked me
to tell you she'd be here just as soop
as it clears up
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Big Dam Near Con1pIetion.

Washing ton.-The earthwork on
the Big Belle Fourehe irrigation
dam in South Dakota, one of the
largest earth entertainments in the
world, is practically completed, ac-
cording to advices received by the
reclamation service.
The dam il $500 feet long with
a maximum height of rs feet and
contains 45,200,000 cubic feet of
earth
When the distribution system of
the project is completed 600 miles
of canals and laterals will carry the
waters over 100000 acres of land.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Holds Mad Dogs Jaws.

New York.-With his left hand
gripping the back of a mad dogs
neck and holding its jaws together
with his right, Patrolman Bernard
Loonan carried the dog from One
Hundred and Twenty-ffth street and
Lexington avenue to the East One
Hundred and Twenty-sixth street po-
lice station near Third avenue and
then shot the beast. When he
grabbed the dog it had been snap
ping at passersby and was frothing
at the mouth. The policeman hest
tated to fire a shot there because so
many people were about
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Tokxo Flood Toll Grows.

Tokyo.-Casualties from the great
foods which have inundated many dis
tricts in Japan and on Friday and
Saturday submerged two of the rrin-
cipal wards of Tokyo almost entirely,
were given out Monday after official
investigation as Lip dead and miss
ing. Three thousand, nine hundred
and fifty three houses were washed
away. in addition to the thousands
which were under water during the
flood but resisted the strain. Thou
sands OF persons are homeless and
dependent on public relief
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Plowman PIods His Weary wav

EIoWHaO ElCQS his weary way.
To turn single acre of ground
with a Pinch pillow requires 81
miles of heavy furrow travel, a writer
I'm the Worlds Work says. In plow-
ing one square mile of land the soli-
tary plowman and his horses must
walk $3.50 miles. 1t would be easier
1and the distance is less) to walk
around the earth at the equator (if
there were no ocean, than to follow a
pillow turning a prairie of five square
miles. To equal our natio. al tale OF
blowing work of myriads of
seams, each using force sufficient to
move seven tons over a good stone
road-it would take an army of 1850
plowmen to travel as far as from the
earth to the moon and back again.
For the worlds yearly labor of this
kind 1t would send about $4,000 men
on that same 5OO,000-mile journey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
AID PLAGUE FIGHT.

Italy's King and Queen May Visit
Cholera Stricken District.
Turin. - The outbreak of cholera
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Hell
ena much anxiety His majesty has
given strict orders that he be kept
informed on the conditions in the
scourge-swept territory.
The queen is especially touched by
the stories of the distress among the
people of the province of Bari Dele
Puglte and has made inquiries regard
ing their needs, ordering that assist
ance be rendered them, for which she
will pay from her private purse.
The king has already intimated his
intention of initiating his father, who
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
DON JAIME ADVISES LEADERS.
Tells Carlists to Resist RadicaIisn
Without Recourse to Violence.

San Sebastian, Spain. Don
Jaime, the Carlist pretender to the
throne, issued a letter addressed
to the leaders of the Carlists, In which
he advised his followers to resist with
all their force the rising tide of radi-
calism, but not to have recourse to
violence. The pretender says that he
does not propose to depart from
pacific methods, unless the existing
regime is threatened
IF revolution menaces religious,
family and property traditions of
Catholic Spain" he added, Il will do
my duty"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Bribe of Anv Kind

City of Mexico.-Americans IN Mex
leo will present $4,000 peace memo.
rial monument to the people of Mex
leo as their contribution to the centen-
NAL of independence celebration next
month
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Salmon OUTPUT w II Be Short,

Seattle, Wash.-Unless the late run
of salmon in western and central
Alaska exceeds that of previous years
the output of packers this season will
fall short. The pack in nearly all dis
tricts except Cooks Inlet is far below
that of last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
NATION AIDS PELLAGRA FIGHT.
Two Army Medical Officers Detailed
TO Assist Illinois Work.

Washington. - Acting upon the
request of the governor of Illinois,
the surgeon general of the army has
detailed two army surgeons to assist
the commission appointed by the gov
ernor in the study of pellagra, which
has baffied the medical profession for
so many months. The officers as
signed to this task are Capt. Joseph
F. Siler and Capt. Henry ]. Nichols.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Eleven Hurt In Car Crash

Niagara Falls, n. Y.-At least eleven
people were more or less injured, some
quite seriously, when two cars came
together head-on Monday on the gorge
railroad three-quarters of mile north
of this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Elect New Monon President

New York.-Fairfax Harrison, vice
president of the Southern Railroad
company, Tuesday was elected presi-
dent of the Chicago, Indianapolis and
Louisville railway, to succeed the late
Ira G. Rawn, who was shot ia his
home in Chicago under mysterious
circumstances a few weeks ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Overdose of Morphine Kills

New York.-Albert Spies, owner and
publisher of the Foundry News, a
trade paper, and formerly editor of
Casters Magazine, died at his home
in Jersey City Wednesday, from an
overdose of morphine He was forty
eight years old
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
Find a Petrified Child.

New York.-The Brooklyn police
have an unusual mystery on their
hands as a result of the finding Mon
day in a tenement-house coal bin of a
child's body turned to stone. Accord
ing to physicians it had lain undis-
covered for seven years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
New ZeaIander Is Winner

Livingstone, Rhodesia.-The sculling
match for the championship of the
world between Richard Arnst of New
Zealand and Ernest Barry of London
Thursday was won by Arnst, the
champion, who won by two lengths.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
GAVE SIS AWAY,

Her Little Brother-Say, are you
goin' ter marry my sister Bess?
Her Suitor-Why, er-er-er don't
know
Her Little Brother-Well, you are.
heard her tell pop she was goin' ter
land you tonight
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
MINERS IN TUMULT.
LeWIs-Walker Controversy Throws In
dianapoIis Convention Into Uproar.

LeWIs-Walker Controversy Throws In
dianapoIis Convention Into Uproar.
Indianapolis, Ind. = Tumult broke
out in the special convention of
the United Mine Workers of America
which in a measure foreshadowed the
looming battle over the Illinois coal
strike contest between President T. L.
Lewis and District President John S.
Walker.
The uproar followed a statement
made by M. F. Purcell, member of the
| international executive board from
| Montana, that he not only opposed
| the Illinois compromise proposition,
but caused the adoption of an amend
| ment to refer its compromise to the
Illinois strikers for adoption or re-
| lection"
This statement brought nearly half
of the delegates to their feet and in
their enthusiasm over the position
taken by Purcell, yelled and cheered
| themselves hoarse. So great was the
noise that it could be heard far down
| the street and when President Lewis
| raped for order and attempted to
read from the record the words of
Board Member Purcell at the "compro-
| mise conference" the noise increased.
President Lewis was forced to aban-
don the attempt to read from the rec
| ord, devoting several minutes by
| means Of vigorous use of the gavel to
restoring the gathering from howl
| ing mob to an orderly. deliberative
| body.
After a semblance of order had
been re-established and the noise had
subsidized sufficiently to be heard, Pres
ident Lewis fired broadside into the
camp of his opponents.
There is one man in this conven-
ton that you are not going to excite, !"
| said he, and that's the man who is
holding the gavel."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-25
News From Paris

Here's a souvenir postal card from
Felice, who is abroad. It's dated
Paris
What's going on in PARISH
she says she has just met a per
Fectly charming chap from Little
Rock, Ark