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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-11-23

Darn the luck Somebody gave my
daughter steamer trunk"
"Why are you kicking about that ?"
Nov she wants me to give her
trip abroad. Louisville Courier
Journal
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-11-23
RAINSBORO.
November 20, 1911

NONtulDCl W. lolls
Ralph Dill, of Jacksonville, spent
several days last week at the home of
his uncle, George Free.
Miss Mary Patterson was the guest
of Miss Florence Watts over Sunday.
John waddell moved last Tuesday
into part of John l.. Gossett's proper.
ty.
Rev. W. e. Shriver is engaged in a
series of meetings at Dallas.
Miss Nellie Garman visited friends
at Greenfield the latter part of the
week.
Billy Taylor and family, of New
Petersburg, have moved to the Park
farm north Of town, recently vacated
by George Shanks.
Frank Marshall, Of Jetfersonville,
has been visiting at the home Of
Jack Clyborne the past week.
The Royal Neighbors will have an
oyster supper at the X Of p. Hall on
Thanksgiving night to which the
public is cordially invited.
VIM. Hoagland and family moved
last Friday to the vicinity Of Bridges.
A little son was born to Taylor
Vinegar and wife last Friday.
II. S. Foraker visited relatives at
Nipgen several days last week.
Frank Waddell and family moved
last Wednesday to the property vaca-
ted by his brother, John.
A party Of hunters from Cincinnati
have been enjoying the hospitality of
G. f. Clyborne the past week.
Mrs. Ivers returned to her home at
Washington G. II. on Sunday, after a
visit of several weeks at the home of
her son, j. II. Ivers.
j. A. Beaver and family spent sun.
day with relatives at Beaver Mill.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-11-23

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets do not sicken or grippe, and
may be taken with perfect safety by
the most delicate woman Or the young
est child The old and feeble will
also find them most suitable remedy
for aiding and strengthening their
weakened digestion and for regulating
the bowels. For sale by all dealers.
"You are unreasonable" declared
the physician.
"Why so, Doc ?"
"You stuff yourself with twenty
kinds of rich food, and then kick be-
cause you have to take two kinds OF
medicine. ."-Washington Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15

method of concealing the booty has
already been explained.
Coleman was really prince in his
line-disreputable as it was. It
must be said to his credit that he
never used firearms, and William A.
Pinkerton, who was a veritable en-
cyclopedia on matters Of this kind.
said that there was no record Of
Coleman's ever having shed blood in
the commission Of a crime. He is
one of the very few prisoners who
had the distinction Of escaping from
Sing Sing. He is said to have done
this with the assistance Of tug
boat in August, 1871. His longest
term of penal servitude was seven
years in the Georgia state peniten-
tiary In 1884, and his shortest term
was in Jersey City, N. j., in 1903,
where he was fined $50 and released.
He was undoubtedly one of the most
expert "sneaks" of modern times. He
was arrested at least fourteen times
and spent almost half Of his life in
prison. After the CooperstoWn rob-
berry, one who knew him Intimately
said that he did not have dollar in
the world.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15

Cupid the Official Senate PaImist.
How far the lines Of the hand may
be relied upon or what credence can
be given to palnlistry is an open ques-
ton. Nevertheless, one Of the most
interesting romances Of the national
capital hinges upon this idea. United
States Senator Francis e. Warren of
Wyoming sat beside Miss Clara LIE
Baron Morgan of New York at din
ner about five years ago. 1t was the
first time they had met, and the sub,
ject of palm reading came up. Much
to their interest 1t was discovered that
the lines Of the hands of Senator War
rem and Miss Morgan were identical.
That is to say, the right hand of one
was similar to the same hand Of the
other. And so with the left. Except as
to size, they might have been of the
same person. A friendship began
which ended in the announcement that
they were to be married. 1t proved
to be a particularly brilliant match.
Miss Morgan is niece Of former JUS
tice H. B. Brown of the United States
Supreme court. Senator Warren is
one of the best known Republican
leaders and chairman of the appropri-
atoms committee. His first wife died
in 1902. His daughter is the wife OF
Major General Pershing, U. S. A., now
in the Philippines.-Leslie's.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15

Fcinity of the Clark Estate building
sad noticed a man lettering in the
aelghborhood on the day of the rob-
Refy, and We're able to give a descrip-
Ron OF him. Also it was found that
Pc tin box discovered in the cellar
1 as covered with blood. The theory
Fas that the thief had cut his hands
Eith the instrument used in opening
pc oox. The blood on the box, there
FFe. was the only clue that the au-
Ponhes had to work upon. It is not
uprising that several days went by
FitnouC results of any kind.
AT this stage of the proceedings the
EaSe was entrusted to the Pinker-
pms. Mr.. William A. Pinkerton be-
,%ne interested at once. He knew
PIE lie and the achievements of the
eaiiy great crooks by heart. Above
=, ne knew the methods of the big
l4leVes, for there is technique in bank
y eaklng as well as in the other pro-
eSSlons of life. For instance, he
new one man who always committed
us Fobberies in medium-sized towns
N circus days; another made a spe-
ialty of tapping the victim" that
70 say, while the patron of bank
engaged in counting a roll OF
honey, the thief taps him on the
houlder and calls his attention to the
"0t mat he has dropped bill on
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15

and governor of Massachusetts, is
New England romance ready made.
A gentle widow welded him; rover's
life led him to tons of sunken treas
ure; an indulgent king (on receipt Of
a share of the gold and silver) knight
ed him. There is little today in the
site of the grand house he built in
Charter street, overlooking the ship
yard near which he had worked as a
lad, to suggest the romantic story.
For long time after Phips wrought
with saw and mallet in this neighbor-
hood there were shipyards here. The
frigate Constitution was built hard
by. The site of the shipyard is now
covered by great cold-storage ware
house; but the old frigate herself may
be seen a quarter mile away across
the tide, preserved at navy yard
pier, shrine for patriotic Travellers
Winfield M. Thompson in Harpers
Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15

which blood could have freely flown.
The grand jury refused to indict him
for the crime and he was released.
One Of Coleman's friends said, taunt-
ingly, to Pinkerton:
"That was quickly ended"
We've just begun" was the grim
reply.
And so it seemed Mr.. Coleman
was Swallowed day and night. In a
short while the agency knew just
what he ate for his breakfast, dinner
and supper; they knew where he
slept, and had line on his amuse-
ments and his relaxations. Billy was
too bright not to know that he was
being followed, but he seemed to en-
ioy the chase and at intervals took
keen pleasure in throwing the police
Off the track. Summer passed into
autumn and that, in turn, into win
ter. and then the suspected one began
to feel that he was safe. But he was
being pursued by men whose boast
was that they never slept.
The climax came just about the
time of the first fall of snow In the
winter of 1904. One morning he went
to the Grand Central depot and pur-
chased a ticket for station In New
York state. Two Pinkerton men were
suddenly seized with a desire to go
70 the same place. Mr.. Pinkerton,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15
MARKS OF BOSTON HARBoR
Along the Water Front OF
Massachusetts City.

On every hand along Boston's wa
ter front the antiquary may point out
to you reminders of the founders.
Yo1der is the wharf, duly marked,
where they threw over the taxed tea.
Here, next to the fish dock, is Long
Wharf, the chief landing place of the
old town. Hereabouts came ashore
Capt. William Kidd, returning from
his last voyage as a commander. Here
landed also other adventures on the
road to the gibbet. A pistol-shot up
State street is the site of the first
house of Governor John Winthrop,
where he stood at his door on blus-
tering day in that first bitter winter of
the settlement, giving his last meas
ure Of meal to a starving neighbor,
when the ship sent to England for
food six months before was sighted
down the ice-choked harbor. On so
frail a chance as the arrival of one
little storm-tossed ship rested the fu-
ture of a community that today num-
bers, in a radius of 20 miles, more
than 100000 people.
From Long Wharf extended in
early days the barricade, a sort of
bulkhead along the fats. It's outline
today is followed more or less close
" by Atlantic avenue Amid the roar
of elevated railroad trains overhead,
the rumble of freight trains in the
street, the jingling of street cars, and
the c1atter of trucks on the rough
pavement, the stranger seeks along
this avenue some of the older corners
connected with its earlier days. In
this neighborhood lived William
Phips, the story of whose life, from
poor boy tending sheep ON his fathers
clearing by the Maine coast to knight
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15

of the iewelry was concealed on the
premises. The search was resumed.
The methods of Dupin wers contin-
ued. But the detectives now con-
fined their operations to the bedroom
of the house. Drawer after drawer,
and closet after closet was subjected
to the closest scrutiny. Finally long
box was found, containing a number
Of neckties. They were examined
one after another. Two or three Of
the ties were ready-made. One OF the
searchers, feeling a certain cravat,
noticed a peculiar hardness about it.
The tie was promptly ripped open,
and out Of its silken folds dropped
two large diamonds that had been
taken from ring.
1t was a great piece of work. Prac-
tically all of the stolen jewelry had
been recovered. Pinkerton now in
terviewed Billy Coleman. He said
that the case was ended and that the
evidence in hand meant long SEN
tence in prison for the culprit. He
asked him to give his own story Of
the robbery Coleman refused at first.
Finally, however, he admitted that he
was the thief, and probably from a
feeling OF pride in his own clever
ness, told how the "job had been
pulled off,
The Professor" as he was jocular-
ly styled by Mr.. Pinkerton, said that
the iGaa of robbing the Clark Estate
bank first occurred to him year be-
fore the actual event. He had made
tour through Upper New York state
for the purpose of locating financial
institution which would not seem
difficult to SNEAK" in the daytime.
The Clark Estate Office in Coopers-
town seemed to offer possibilities for
a nice, genteel job. Coleman be-
lieved it to be bank. He visited It
at the noon hour while most Of the
employees were absent at luncheon,
and as he afterwards said to one Of
his pals" 1t seemed shame to take
the money. At all events, he did not
steal anything at that time But he
put it down on his books as prom
Using place for the future
He returned to Cooperstown in a
year. He loitered around the build
ing all OF the morning. At the noon
hour the coast was clear and he
slipped into the place unnoticed.
Coleman bore reputation for being
able to get into bank vaults and pay
ing tellers' cages in the daytime
without being observed. He sus-
tanned his record In this instance.
Whether 1t was his confident manner
or the fact that he was bare-headed
and wore a little ONCE coat, no one
knows. At any rate, he got there.
To his chagrin, not dollar was in
sight. But tin box was there, and
in sheer desperation he picked It up.
With almost inselent confidence he
went into the cellar and, picking up
chisel and some other sharp instru-
ment, opened the receptacle. It was
a hot day, and an he worked rapidly
hts nose started TO bleed, covering
the tin box. That was the secret of
the blood-stained evidence. His
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15

the floor generally placed there BY
the tapper). AS the man stoops down
to pick up the note, the thief grabs,
the big roll and makes away with it.
Still another method was to have a
confederate call up the paying teller
of bank on the telephone, and while
he was engaged in conversation, the
sneak thief was carrying on his oper-
atoms in another part of the bank
These ruses are attempted only in
small country towns.
After Mr.. Pinkerton had obtained
all of the details concerning the
Cooperstown robbery, he mentally
compared the circumstances with the
methods of the great criminals he
had known. Finally he looked up
with the light of discovery in his
eyes. He spoke to one of his assist
ants.
There's only one man In America
who could have had the nerve and in
genuity to do that job"
who's that?"
"Billy Coleman"
"What shall we do?"
Find him and arrest him"
That was not a difficult matter, for
Billy" to his misfortune, was
known to the police" The fact that
he was wanted was telegraphed to the
authorities of every large city in the
United States. Two weeks after the
robbery Mr. Coleman was arrested for
the Pinkertons by the police of New
York City. He took the proceeding
quite as a matter of course, and yet
with an air of injured Innocence. He
tailed with the description that had
been given to the PinkertonG by the
witnesses from Cooperstown, but
there was no positive evidence to
prove that he was the robber. The
case went before the grand jury. In
this country man may be arrested
on suspicion, though he is rarely con-
victed on conjecture. In the early
part OF the case great stress had been
laid on the bloody tin box. A careful
examination of Coleman, however,
showed no cuts or bruises Of any
kind, on any part OF his person, from
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15
Rriaht Money In streaks.

A man who gives to his wife all the
bright dimes and quarters and halves
he gets says that bright money seems
to run in streaks. Sometimes he gets
lot of bright coins for days and
weeks in succession and then he may
go a month and not get one. He
doesn't undertake to account for this,
but he notes that in the last month
he has gathered in next to none. This
has left him for that time with
little more money for himself than
previously.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15
The Theft OF the
|Dotter Ocwe1S-
80
bFpisode in the Lie OF William A. pinkerton
the Famous Thief Iakec

~ N THE summer of 1904 the
81 daughter-in-law of Mrs.
Isl Bishop Potter arrived in
Cooperstown, New York,
h for the purpose of spending
a holiday with her rela-
= tiyes. She possessed a
S otion of rare jewels and, for the
If safety, it was decided to
the valuables in a big vault in
office of the Clark estate. That
Brently sensible proceeding being
nIatpd all thought of the rare
was forgotten. But one day,
o the family was at dinner, a
ko.faced clerk hurried to the house
begged to see Mrs. Potter.
The Jewels" he stammered, the
bis have been stolen!"
NJ amazing statement proved to
fact The Clark Estate building,
nanv respects, resembled a bank.
i imposing front, the iron bars, the
counters and the frowning iron
1 steel safes and vaults all con-
Buted to the illusion. 1t seems that
4 IA most Of the clerks were away
&he monday hour, a man, wearing
khort coat, ink despatched, and
hing all the appearances of one
/ The attaches of the institution, had
bred the office, opened the safe
taken out the tin box containing
Jewels. This box had been car
to the cellar and pried open with
y S found on the premises, the thief
bling the jewelry and some valu-
b papers.
he local authorities were notified,
theT made a thorough investiga-
which proved to their satisfac-
that no one connected with the
rk Estate building was implicated.
examination of the premises indi-
I'D that the robbery was committed
professional bank thief. That
bnt that he had covered his tracks
llfully and might never be appre-
lded. Such men are the aristocrats
the criminal world and defy the
thods usually applied to ordinary
snders.
fortunately some persons in the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-09-15
Both Sides.

"Has the dog good homer
Eyes, but there is negative propo~
sition involved"
What is it?"
.This home hasn't good dog"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-03
GAINS
FOR SCHOOLS
IN ONE YEAR
WHITE ATTENDANCE 15o
BETTER THAN IN STATE
CAPITAL DAYS

Guthrie's white schools have made
notable gains in attendance IN the
first month OF the new school year.
The attendance was reported al no
in Capital, Banner and Central
schools in showings made to the
board OF educat on last night This
is an increase Of about $50 over the
same time last year
The attendance le likely to be still
further increased By the activity OF
the attendance officer formerly
truant officer
School figures are eloquent OF the
changes that have come over Guth-
RE Within a year the state capital
removal has had is full effect. YET
the VII ie schoo's nave Increased
steadily in that time The neggo
population has decreased. according
TO school figures.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-03
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR Of
OKLAHOMA WILL MERGE
Territorial Communicates tC
Join This Week-Oldest
Officers Present

Consolidation Of the Knights TEN
p ar commanderies of old Oklahoma
and indian Territories this week will
be The last OF the old territorial ma.
sonic organizations 10 merge. all oth-
ers hay ng completed consolidation
duriug the past three eyars, accord
iag 10 John r. Hamil OF Guthrie. the
grand commander Of the oklahoma
commandery The grand commander
of the indian Territory order is lila
eicNaif al Ada.
ihe two organizations wifi meet
separately in Oklahoma City next
Friday. October 8. and the merger
proceedings VII then take place.
with William 3 Meliish OF Cincin-
natl, the grand master of the grand
encampment. e. S A.. presiding A
place in the parade line viii be re
served for the Two oldest living gr9 =
commanders OF the two terr tor
Former Governor Casa Bar r<-
Glittvie is the uidest s<.le ..r----rr--'
ma eommandery,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-03
SEE HEAVENS THROUGH
UNIVERSITY TELESCOPE {
Star Gazing Machine Mounted
and Ready for Public to Use
at Campus Tonight

Professor Howard Of the depart
ment OF mathematics at the aniver-
sity, is mounting the large telescope
on the front steps OF the building 70
day and an opportun y win be given
TO the public VINO may be interested
to gaze ON the heavens Brooks
comet, now visible, is arousing CON
siderable interest and il tonight is
clear the big instrument will be
trained on th comet and the noon.
An invitation Is given to all the citi-
zens OF the town to visit the build
ing and see the phenomena OF ma
ture. lhe telescope is the biggest
and best in the southwest and PRO
lessor Howard has had long exper :
enee in the use and handling OF tel
escopes in several OF the large OBJ
'sAvatories Of the country 1t is
hoped that building may be con-
structed soon on the university cam
pus, south Of the city, to accommo-
dale the telescope and as quiciSly as
THIS Is done tle general public Will
be invited to visit the observatory
once week and view the heavens
Visit the university tonight and
see the comet if tile weather remains
good and the Sky free from clouds.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-03
CLAUDE: BURR
DIES At OLD
HOME IN IND.
CAREER FWELL-KNOWN
NEWSPAPER MAN ENDED
AT ANDERSON

| claude S. Burr, formerly manac.
ing editor of the State Capital died
at Anderson. Ind, last night after
three months Illness The news
was announced here today in tele.
grams to Mrs. Milton Brown ana
others
Mr. Burr's case was recently in
vested with romantic interest
through a re-marriage. Several
years ago he was divorced from his
Wife, who married again. A few
months ago Burr returned t) Indiana
from Guthrie and became i'll. ami
his former wife. hearing Of his des-
perate condition, volunteered to
nurse him. A re-marriage resulted
several weeks ago The reunited
pair had one son, now about fourteen
years old
Claude Burr was son Of I4afe j.
Burr, leading banker and capital
ist of Anderson. He was cousin of
Judge John II. Cotteral of the feder-
al court for the western district of
Oklahoma, DR.. c. f. Cottelal. presi-
dent of the board of education. Mrs.
Milton Brown and Charles CotteraI.
all of this city
Burr was brilliant ana capable
newspaper man. He had a varied
and erratic career and was To con-
siderable extent a world traveller. He
was at one time a cadet at West
Point In the Spanish American war
he was newspaper CORE spondent,
seeing much actual service with
the troops in Cuba. For SIX years
or more he was with the State Cap
ital here. As a news editor he was
success, having held
important desk positions IT, Helena.
Mont. Indianapolis, Cincinnati and
other places.
Funeral announcements have not
been made here. The telegrams To-
day said the end came pearefuny
last night The Guthrie aerie OF
sagies today telegraphed the father
Of the deceased and will be repre-
sented at the funeral.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-03
BOY OF 1s, PIONEER OF
lIR, HAS A FATAL FALL
Cromwell Dixon Struck BY an
Adverse Current Made
Flight When Only IS
tBy Associated Presa,. ]

Spokane, Wash, Oct 3--AHiat0f
Cromwell Dixon, who flew across the
Rocky Mountains iast Saturday fell
from a heighth Of 100 feet IL the III.
terstate fair graunds here Monday.
and recelvtd injuries which caused
his death
Caught by an adverse air current,
Dixon's machine turned on It's side
and plunged into IA rocky railroad
cut. While falling Dixon pluckily At
tempted to right his aeronIanc ana
shouted To his spectators
Here | go, here | 60
Although he had only reeen. ~
passed his 10Th birthday, Cromwell
Dixon was pioneer in the develop
ment OF the aeroplane. His iirst as.
sension WAS made IN Goftmbus o.,
his home, in August, 1907, when
Dixon was only q years old Ills
machine, Il drigble. made by him
self and included in its mechanisnx
parts Of 4 bicycle. He won in u
meet over Knabenshoe and sevel
other competitors.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-03
OKLAHOMA CITY FIRMS
IN BANKRUPTCY COURT
Stationery and Clothing Houses
in the Mill Woman
Saddler Quits

Three petitions OF bankruptcy were
filed in the federal district court
last night, two of them from Okla
boma City The Miller Stationery
company of that city filed Z yolun-
tary petition giving debts ~ $3,459 %
and assets as $4.l4000 An invoIun-
blry petition was filed aganst sam
Schenck, OF that city, by the Alburg.
or Store and company, clotaiers, Of
New York. schenck, they state Is
indebted to them to the amount Of
$40.
A petition. was also filed against
r. A. Bratton, woman of Conan
che county. who ran harness shop
by the Il. C. Dodson Sadd'sry com
pany of Austin, Texas.