davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
ADMITS Crime
man HUNG FOR
Convict in Pittsburg Penitentiary
Confesses Guilt to Ser
ious Crime.
SAYS COURT Was IN ERROR
Man Whose Term for Another Crime
Does Not Expire Until November
Tells Guard That Two lnno-
cent Men Were Punished.

wheeling, w. Va, Jan. ST want to
tell Won something / have had on my
mind for good many years. l cannot
keep the terrible secret any longer II
was I and two foreigners who killed
contractor Samuel T. Ferguson near
washington, Pa, Sept. 20, 1903, and
the man they hanged and the man who
is serving 20 years for the crime are
innocent" said Joseph Vastello today
He is a prisoner in the Moundsvilie'
w. Va. penitentiary He made the
statement to Captain of the Guards
G. G.. Dawson.
Milovar Kavoick was hanged for
slaying Ferguson, and Milovar Patro-
vic is now serving a sentence in the
penitentiary at Pittsburg.
Vastello is serving n sentence for
another crime. He was arrested few
months after Ferguson was killed for
the robbery of a railroad station at
Burton. w. Va. and sentenced to eight
years Imprisonment. His term expires
next November.
Vastello is said to have told a de-
tailed and consistent story All efforts
10 make him contradict himself were
unavailing. Vastello implicated two
foreigners who are believed to have
returned to their native land. An ef-
fort will be made to have Vastello
identified by Lewis s. Ligget farm
er. who saw the sIayers of Ferguson
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
4 MEET DEATH
IN FIERCE FIRE
Fire Started by 0verheated Stove
Causes Four Deaths at
Peoria, Ill.
MAN JUMPS FROM A BUILDING
Father Warns Wife and Children, Plae-
ing Them Where He Thinks They
May be Rescued and Leaps
to Ground Below.

Peoria, H., Jan. 5.--Mrs Linton Da-
wilson and two children were burned
to death in a fire which destroyed the
Hovenden livery barn. over which they
resided here today. Linton Davidson,
Sr.. the husband and father, escaped
from the fire by jumping from a two
story window and suffered injuries
which may result i'm his death. Joseph
Pacey, an aged man who resided with
the Davidsons, is probably dead as his
friends We're unable TO locate him after
the flames We're under control and he
is known 10 have been in the building.
The fire started from an overheated
stove i'm the office of the barn. David
son did not jump from the window sn-
til after he had awakened the family
and put them on the roof where he
thought they would be safe until res
cued The fire swept up the stairs in
to the rooms above, cutting off escape.
Mrs. Davidson feared to jump from
the roof with the babies and when it
collapsed all three went down with it.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
ENGLISH ELECTIONS ARE
BENG WARMLY CONTESTED
Political Pot is Boiling on British Isles
Great Meetings Are Conducted
by Every Faction and Ex-
citement is Keen.

London, Jan. 5.-Every available
public speaker OF both parties and a
host Of minor men last night address,
ed political meetings in various parts
OF the country. Premier Asquith. at
a meeting at Brighton. remarked that
If the peers could only be induced 10
prolong the campaign another fort
night at the same rate and volume Of
venom. the liberals might almost he
content to hold their tongues.
Chancellor Lloyd George, i'm a Lon
don speech, caused great laughter by
describing his budget as a revised edi-
tion Of Kipling's ballad. Cooks sons,
dukes sons. sons of the belted earl,
pay pay, pay"
The marquis OF Londonderry. at Bel
fast, declared that the unionists rather
would occupy the opposition position
until the crack of doom than hold Of
flee five minutes dependent upon Irish
votes.
After January 10. when the writs
will issue for the elections, the peers
will be debarred from taking further
part in the campaign. They are show
ing feverish anxiety to utilize the re-
naming week to the best advantage.
During the week peers will address 116
conservative meetings.
Betting at Whites club which is
the sporting rendezvous for the aris-
tocracy, is even that the liberals will
have a small majority Independent of
the laborites and the Irish members.
The liberals already are conceding the
loss of some London constituencies,
which turned the color of the last cleo
tion. and which will be the first to poll
in the coming election.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
TO PROMOTE RIFLE PRACTICE.
Legislation to This End May be En-
acted by Congress Soon.

Washington, Jan. .. - Important
legislation designed to promote prac-
tice with the military rifle may be en-
acted by Congress this winter. The
army and National Guard have been
equipped with the New Springfield but
the expense of obtaining these weapons
from the government has restricted
practice among civilians. Some hun
dreds of thousands of Krags have been
retired. however, and If available for
issue would doubtless be an incentive
To civilians To practice. Rev. Hull OF
Iowa. chairman of the House commit
tee on military affairs. has therefore
introduced a bill on the subject which
has the approval of the war department
as represented by the secretary of war.
Assistant Secretary of War Oliver.
chief of staff and chief of ordnance, as
well as of the national board for the
promotion of rifle practice and the Ma
tional Rifle association of America.
The bill provides that the secretary OF
war is authorized to issue, without ex-
pense to the United States, magazine
rifles and appendages. not of the exist
ing service model. These are to be is
sued to rifle clubs organized under the
rules of the national board for promo
ton of rifle practice, and to schools
having uniformed corps of cadets. The
secretary OF war Is authorized to pre-
scribe regulations to safeguard the
United States against loss and for the
proper care OF the arms. Should the
bill become a law the limit of issue
would probably be fixed at about one
rifle to each ten members of a club In
good standing.
A second section of the bill provides
for the promotion of rifle practice IN
schools. colleges, universities and civ
ilian clubs by supplying certain ammu-
milton, prizes. the holding of matches
and in other directions, for which the
sum of 100000 is appropriated.
Up TO the present time sf,:s country
has done nothing for its civilian rifle
clubs which are comparatively few IN
number while in England IL is estimat-
ied there are nearly 5000 with MEM
bership Of possibly half million men
and boys. The work with the CIVILIAN
clubs Is designed to reach the "unor-
ganized militia" which would constr
tute the bulk of our volunteer armies
lin case of war. on this subject Gen
Bell. the chief of staff. recently said;
"The encouragement of rifle practice
among our citizens and schoolboys Is
OF the greatest Importance In TINS
country. where preparedness for wal
is largely based on the employment o
an army OF volunteers; and wisely
framed laws which will give healthy
stimulus to this branch OF military
preparedness would receive the hearty
lsupport OF the war department"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
TWO SEPARATE FLEETS.
Country's Interests in Far East Causes
Splitting of Pacific Force.

Washington, Jan. 5.-On account or
the growing Importance of American
interests i'm the Far East and the difh-
Guilty of administering the whole fleet
as now constituted, the navy depart
ment has decided To divide the Pacific
fleet into two separate fleets to be
known as the Asiatic fleet and the
Pacific fleet.
In January, 1907. the old Asiatic heet
was merged into the Pacific feet and
made the third squadron thereof. the
action of the department today restores
the old order OF assignments. The OBJ
iect of the merging of two fleets was
TO concentrate in one command, under
one admiral on each coast. all the
ships in the Atlantic and i'm the Pa
cihc oceans. Great difficulty i'm the
management of the fleet has been ex-
perienced, as the ports to be visited
are so far apart.
The commander in chief of the new
Asiatic fleet will be Rear Admiral John
Hubbard who will relieve Rear Ad-
miral G. Il. Harber i'm n few days at
Yokohama. Rear Admiral Harber VIII
relieve. some time i'm February. Rear
Admiral u. Sebree as commander-in-
chief OF the Pacific fleet.
The new Pacific fleet will consist or
the Tennessee Washington. California,
South Dakota. West Virginia. Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Colorado. The
Milwaukee and the st. Lou now at
the Bremerton navy yard. w ,hington'
will join the new Pacific fleet as soon
as their repairs are completed.
The new Asiatic fleet will consists of
the Charleston. Galveston, Cleveland
Denver Chattanooga, Helena, Will
mngton, Callao, Samar. Villalobas
Arayat, Paragua. Mndora and the
Monterey.
The torpedo vessels on the Pacific
coast will not be attached to either
fleet except when specially ordered
The smaller vessels on duty in Central
American waters will not be considered
as attached to either feet except wher
specially so ordered. Their movements
ordinarily will be controlled by the
department direct.
An Asiatic torpedo fleet is constitut-
ed under a torpedo fleet commander
composed of the torpedo vessels ant
submarines now in Asiatic waters.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
BUSY WINTER FOR FLEET.
Atlantic Fleet Will Cruise in the Water
of West Indies

New York, Jan. 5.-The officers and
men of the Atlantic fleet were busy
today overhauling their white duck
suits and other summer clothing, for
before another week has rolled around
they expect to be enjoying the warm
sunshine of the West Indies. For
more than a month the fleet has been
in the North River, where on the sew
eral days following the recent bliz-
zard the beautiful spectacle Of the ice
encrusted battleships was enjoyed by
thousands from the shore.
Tomorrow the fleet will weigh anch-
or and under command of Admiral
Schroeder will sail for guantanamo.
Upon arriving at the Cuban naval base
the vessels win coal and then will be-
gin the Standardization trials, target
practice. speed contests and other fea-
lures which make up the programme
Of the winter maneuvers. The fleet
will probably return 20 Northern wa
ters about May /, dispensing and go
ing to the navy yards Immediately
upon return.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
DAUGHTER OF DON CARLOS
ATTENDS new YORK OPERA
Princess Alice Of Bourbon is the Guest
Of Her Husbands Relatives-Has
Figured Prominently in Cos
sip Of the Day.

New York. Jan. 5.-Among the hun
dreds who have attended the opera
recently probably none recognized
among the occupants of one of the
boxes woman i'm whose veins courses
the royal blood of the Bourbons. The
woman, who may be seen almost night
iy at the opera, theater or at one of
the fashionable supper places along
broadway, is Princess Alice OF Bour-
bon, youngest daughter of the late
Don Carlos, pretender to the throne OF
Spain. The Princess. with her hus-
band. Lieutenant Limo del Prete. is
spending few weeks in New York as
the guest of relatives of her husband.
Few persons have figured more
prominently in the gossip of the day
than has Princess Alice of Bourbon.
For a number of years she and her
two sisters have furnished abundant
material to the chronique scandaleuse
of old world royalty. Several years
ago her elder sister, Donna Elvira.
created n sensation by eloping with
the artist, Folchi, a married man. At
the time her father. Don Carlos, is
sued n proclamation disowning her.
Some time later the Oldest of the
three sisters, Princess Beatrice. en-
deavored to commit suicide by throw
ing herself into the Tiber. in conse-
quence of the unhappiness OF her
marriage to Prince Fabian Masslmo.
The love affairs of Princess Alice
have furnished even more material for
gossip than have those of her two sis
ters. At twenty years of age she was
married to Prince Frederick of Schon-
berg -Waldenberg. In 1903 she sep
arated from the Prince. The latter
charged his wife with running away
with coachman, but the story was
formally denied. In 1906 the Pope
annulled their marriage. The decree
was granted against the Prince and
in favor of the Princess. although she
admitted that the boy to whom she
had given birth in 1902 was not the
offspring OF her husband. The Princess
'"N"' "iie'eu 'htt shS ndu cioP-
ed with Lieutenant Limo del Prete.
an Italian officer on the retired list
and of no particular nobility. In
1906 she was married to the Lieuten-
ant, who has accompanied her on her
present trip to America.
The only brother OF the Princess Is
Don Jaime. now n man of forty. who
for some years has been an officer in
the Russian army. Don Jaime is the
legitimate heir to the claims of the
late Don Carlos to the throne of Spain,
yet he has never been considered as a
claimant, and rumors that he might
lead a Spanish insurrection have new
er been fulfilled.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
SHIPPERS WANT NEW RULES.
Claim that Unclaimed Packages Are
often Sold for Charges.

Chicago. Jan. 5.-Many prominent
merchants and manufacturers were on
hand today when the Illinois railroad
and warehouse commission began its
hearing on classification matters. The
large shippers have combined with a
view to inducing the commission to
issue n new rule with regard to ship-
ments which are unclaimed. II Is de-
sired that the railroads be compelled
to notify the shippers whenever the
consignee fails to call for a shipment
II is claimed that IT often happens that
unclaimed shipments are sold for the
freight charges without the consigner
knowing that the delivery OF the goods
was not completed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
MILK COMPANIES MIGHT
PAY BIGGER DIVIDENDS
Increased Price of Milk Would Enable
Companies to Increase Dividends
Three Times-Investisation
is Progressing.

New York. Jan. 5.-Milk at an in
creased price of nine cents per quart
will enable the large milk companies
to pay dividends three times as high
as the big ones of recent years. This
is the assertion of the counsel for
the state i'm milk investigation which
was resumed here today and ID was
expected that much of todays testi-
mony would be on lines calculated 20
sustain this contention.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
BAY STATE LEGISLATURE.
Convenes Today and Will Consider
Important Measures.

Boston. Mass. Jan. 5.-The Massa-
chusetts legislature of 1910, which con-
vened today is expected to make for
itself an important place in the his
tory of the state. Measures of much
weight are to come before the session.
chief among which are street rail-
way and railroad problems. The "tem-
perance" people are expected to renew
their battle for Boston district option
and for other legislation dealing with
the liquor traffic. Organized labor
will again present the eight-hour bill
ION all public works." which Cover
nor Draper vetoed last year and which
played an important part in the latest
gubernatorial campaign.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
HENEY TO PROSECUTE.
Deposed Graft Fighter Central Figure
in Bio Land Trials.

Portland. ore, Jan. 5.-Everything is
in readiness for beginning the trials
of the famous Oregon land fraud
cases which have been hanging fire
for many months. The prosecution
will be conducted by Francis ]. Heney,
special prosecutor OF the Department
of the Interior, who will have the as
sstance Of a corps Of special agents
and secret service operatives 1t is
expected that the first to be placed on
trial will be Binger Hermann, former
member Of Congress and Commission
er of the General Land Office.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.

The annual meeting Of ST. Mary's
italian church was held Sunday after
noon. Officers were elected. and re-
ports read and adopted. The officers
elected are as follows:
President, Orlando. Barsanti.
Vice president. Fred Chell.
Secretary, A. BaratOne.
Vice secretary. Chas Macchi.
Treasurer, ID. Loncina.
Auditors. John Grindatu and Paul
Tommei
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
PAckev GOES ABROAD.

New York, Jan. 5.--Packey McFar-
land. the lightweight pugilist. sailed
for Europe on the Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria today, accompanied by his
manager and trainer. He expects "a
engage in several matches before the
London and Paris clubs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
BIG SOCIETY WEDDING.
Philip Livingston Takes Miss JuIiette
Benedict as Bride.

New York. Jan. 5.-The Church of
the Incarnation was the scene of the
first of the large January weddings this
afternoon, when Miss Juliette Bene-
dict daughter OF James A. Benedict.
became the bride of Philip Livingston.
Bishop Greer performed the ceremony,
assisted by the rector. the Rev. DIR.
William Mercer Grosvenor. The bride
was attended by her sister. Mrs. Rob-
ert Kelly Prentice, as matron of hon
Or and Mr.. Livington had T. ]. oak
ley Rhinelander as his best man.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05

John Haikio, charged in Justice jack
o,as court yesterday with defrauding
MS boarding house keeper. was found
guilty, and assessed $40 and costs. The
uerendant could not foot the bill. and
TOOK the alternative of 80 days in the
county Jail.
Ed. Hooking Of Florida street. Laur-
'um mas purchased the dray line busi-
ness Of William Collins.
rhomas Anderson of Laurium Is III
a' the Calumet public hospital.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05
NEGRO is ELEcTRocUTED.

Dannemora. n. Y, Jan. 5.-Frank
Jackson. a negro. was electrocuted at
Clinton prison today for the murder Of
his wife at Sandy Hill. n. V. in Au-
gust, 1908. Jackson cut his wife's
throat after accusing her OF inhdelity.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05

The best evidence OF loving heaven
Is endeavor to bring II here.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05

Advertising is the link that connects
the goods with the customer and no
business can succeed without the link.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-05

Advertising is the link that connects
the goods with the customer and no
BUSINESS can succeed without the link.
The Bossier banner., 1910-07-07
The Social Breakfast,

A London newspaper wonders Why
we no longer invite people to break
fast. The reason is to be found In the
state of mind that usually possesses
the free and independent citizen at
that hour IN the morning. u state Of
mind that makes him unbearabIe to
himself and to every one who comes
near him. Presumably it was not ever
SO, for invitations to breakfast were
once common enough. and not SO long
ago either. MIR. Gladstone used to
have guests to breakfast every Thurs
day morning us recently as 1884. and
1t was thought sufficient to supply tea
and coffee. eggs. bread and butter und
perhaps some cold meat. But the
really solid breakfast had come into
fashion long before then. and It Is
said that the English learned the fash
ion from the Scotch. Motley. when he
was ambassador to England. found
that the substantial breakfast was
grievously opposed to the simpler GUS
toms of his own country. He says.
"When ! reflected that all these peo-
pie would lunch at 2 and dine at /
bowed my head in humiliation. and the
fork : dropped from my nerveless
sp."-Argonaut
The Bossier banner., 1910-07-07
Marble POLISHING.

Marble polishing is simple ant,
quickly done. The cakes are carried
from the saving room and placed ON
fat revolving iron table. The iron
brushes off the rough particles on thu
surface. and the operation takes aboui
FIVE minutes. Then the slab is at
tackled by man with an emery wheel
Three grades Of emery are used. and
it's only about minute to each grade
Next come three doses of felt. eacl,
time the felt growing finer in grade
The felt Is attached In layer to .;
fiat wheel. spun by electricity. and az
it huns you Gun see the marble he
gin TO sparkle. The finishing touches
are put on with the use of a fine fel,
rub. oxalic acid and oxide Of zinc
The operator simply smears TIN. s,ir
face with the mixture. gives IL couple
of minutes vigorous turn of the wheel
and the slab then goes to the packer.
New York Press.
The Bossier banner., 1910-07-07
Biu Clocks.

The big clock of the Metropolitan
tower at Madison square. New York.
is by long odds the costliest and most
elaborate public timepiece ever con-
structed and is the only great clock In
the world operated wholly by electric
ity without the touch Of human hands
Some Of its other wonders are its size.
being the largest four dial tower clock
and the third largest clock of any size
In the world. and its altitude. which
is the highest of any clock in the
world. 1t has also the biggest and
heaviest striking bell.
The other three largest clocks are
the one face dial of the Colgate fac.
tory ia Jersey City. which is forty feet
across. the next In size of mammoth
public chronometers being the dial at
st. Bombort's. in the old city of Ma
lines. in Belgium. which Is thirty nine
feet across st. Peters of Zurich,
Switzerland. has dial face twenty.
nine feet, and then in order comes the
Metropolitan tower clock. which Is
twenty-six feet six inches in diameter
The Bossier banner., 1910-07-07

q | will be absent from my office from july list to
August 1st. Beginning August 1st my office will
be located at the corner of Marshall and Texas
Streets, over Peyton's Drug Store.
DIR. V. IRWIN MILLER, Dentist
Shreveport, Louisiana
The Bossier banner., 1910-07-07
Circumspect.

A very circumspect and conscien.
tious young miss of four was sent into
the parlor of certain Philadelphia
household to entertain a caller for a
few minutes until her mother should
appear.
The conversation drifted TO discus.
sion Of the youngsters intellectual ac-
quirements, and the visitor asked:
do you know the alphabet. MarieY"
"Yes, ma'am."
Twill you say 1t for mey'
Marie began glibly enough. but aft
er she had given three or four letters
she stopped short, saying. "If you
please. ma'am, don't think bette,
say any more"
"And why not?" asked the caller
surprised.
Those are not all | know" explain
ed the youngster; '.but, you know.
mamma says mustn't tell all
known
The Bossier banner., 1910-07-07
Daddy 'sBedtirne
C+ou~x How Bad Fairy Became
olO1 Good Fairy
you're Not Bad Fairy
. Any Longer"

did Eeyn:' daddy asked Ah right Once there
Bad Fairy Good Fairy lived in
the bloom of big hoseweed
- wandered deal too
much becau didn't like her home
the world she
could smell
morning Good Fairy and
stopped
o a dewdrop
OF
Bad Fairy Weed cologne said Bad Fairy
house and I'll
o.
Fairy prinkIed with
awfu until then but she began to
oor left her, and she
smelled uH where Good Fairy lived
perfume before said Bad Fairy II I'd known there
before all my lfe very
hoseWeed
this stalk
home
settled down there and next
You're not
we'll of lives
other i'll
who have candy than they
all
all around
to
Evelyn land maybe she'll come and play with me-
The Bossier banner., 1910-07-07
The Origin Of tho "Mar,siIlaise."

The Origin OF the "MarseiiIaiee."
In the reign of terror under Freron
and Barras. when hundreds Of VIC
tins were carved by the guillotine and
the people rose against the aristocra-
cy. was born the hymn of France.
composed by Rouget de rlsie He
WAS IN officer of engineers and ut a
banquet was asked to compose a war
song He wrote 1t in his room that
night before going to he'd. and the
next morning his hostess. the wife of
the mayor of Strassburg. tried 1t on a
piano. and In the afternoon the orches-
ira of the theater played It in the
squire of Strassburg. where 1t created
much excitement and gathered many
volunteers, Rouget called It song
for the Army of the Rhine. but subse.
quently 1t was sung by regiment Of
volunteers. mostly assassins. who
marched out of Marseilles to Paris.
where it was appropriated by the cap
ital and called the "Hymne des Marsel-
lais" But Joseph Rouget. the author.
died In poverty. = DeshIer Welcb In
Harper's Magazine.