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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
50 FIRI MEN OyE ObIfl
THRILLING RescuEs M cAAilN.
ING OUT UNCONSCIOUS MEN. 4
Hotel, Block Away, Attacked BY
, Flames at Same Time-cuests
Helpicss In Smoke.

Chicago. Illinois. Thirty fireme,
were overcome by the fumes of am
monia while fighting fire which de
stroyed warehouse Of the Monarch
Refrigeratirg Co., and caused loss
of 100000.
Thrilling rescues were made in car.
ry1ng the unconscious flremen through
the burning structure. It was neces.
sary to take them down the fire cs.
capes, as tho cables of the elevator in
which the rescuers assembled snapped
and the cage plunged three floors to
the basement with load of firemen.
Five explosions of ammonia filled
the building with fumes and made the
work Of fighting the flames danger
Gus. The structure was heavily
stocked with poultry, meats and but.
ter. 4~a
While attempting to escape from the
roof following an explosion by sliding
down rope. Battalion Chief Fisher
became unconscious when he reached
the fourth floor and dropped to the
pavement. His leg was fractured and
he suffered internal injuries.
Twenty persons were overcome by
smoke in a fire that attacked the Har-
mony hotel, while the refrigerator
plant. block away, was burning.
They were carried to the street by
firemen. Damage to the hotel amounts
to $4,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
COAL MINERS May STRIKE.
Wage, nisputes and Union Recoanitian
Casse Troui1te.

Winnipeg. Man. - Prospects, fo1
big strike of coal miners in, the
Crows Nest district and throughout
western Canada developed. At the
headquarters of the, Canadian Pacific
railroad IT was admitted that there is
little likelihood of settlement.
The agreements between miners and
operators in the Crows Nest field ex.
pires April l and negotiations have
been under way some time for new
agreements. But wage disputes and
demands for union recognition have
complicated the situation and no agree.
ment is in sight.
Three Thousand men will be affected
by the trouble and a daily output OF
$4,000 tons of coal will be tied up. A
struggle of any duration win close all
smelters west # Kootenay and some
American smelters in the Montany
field.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
WOMAN TALKS TO sToRTH,nc
Predicts That Move, for Enfranchise.
ment of Women Will Succeed.

Predicts That Move. for Enfranchise
ment of Women Will Succeed.
Christiania, Norway. = Miss Rog
stad, the first woman to represent a.
constituency in the storthing, made
her maiden speech before that body
She is school teacher and represents
one of the Christiania seats made va.
cant by the resignation of General
Bratlie, president of the storthing,
who was compelled to retire tempo
rarily in order to assist in the work OF
recognizing the army.
The entire assembly rose when Miss
Rogstad began her speech. She said
that the day would be memorable
one, as it was the first time woman
had ever participated in the discus.
sion in the nations parliament, and
predicted that the movement for 20
litical enfranchisement of women was
bound to succeed and to result 10
many reforms.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Chicago S.ockyaras Fire.

Chicago, Illinois. - Cornelius NJ or
ran. 40. laborer, and 300 head Of cat
tie were burned to death in IRE at
the Union Stock Yards. The blaze,
started by sparks from an engine. co.,
sumed over half mile OF pens and
yiaducts in the heart of the yards.
Moran attempted to seek safety by
crossing one of the burning yiaducts.
The structure gave way beneath him
and he was precipitated into the masy
of burning cattle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
FIVE DIE m NINE EXPLOSION.
Three Of Victims at Mineral, kan., Are
Re9cuers

Rescuers.
Pittsburs, Kansas. Five men, one
Of them John Jopling, general SUI
perintendent in the coal depart
Elent' Of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad, are dead as the result
Of an explosion Of black damp in the
company's mine at Mineral, Kan.
There were three explosions, the
first Just after Thomas Cheek and
John Burean, shot firers, went into
the mine to begin work. Both were
killed Instantly. The second explosion
came when William Jeffries, another
shot firer, went underground to rescue
his fellow workers. BY lying fiat on
the ground moment before the sec.
ond explosion Jehries saved himself.
As soon as he reached the surface,
rescue party composed of Jopling
and two miners, Samuel Watson and q
foreigner, rushed into the pit to search
for Cheek and Burgan. Less than
thirty minutes later there was an ex.
plosfon which killed Jopling and his
men.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
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Y. .. AND WELLs-FAhoos Em.s
PLoYEs JOIN ADAMS Ex..
PREss~c co. MEN.
lNNfW YORK and JERSEY
American and National Drivers striek
70 Wagons, Despite Threat-Gen.
eral Walk.out 10
Threatened.

eANAAuA GU OAAVAOyS0 VI IuC OHAICu 0IdlOS
and Wells-Fargo Express companies
threw in their fortunes with the $500
striking drivers of the Adams Express
company. This total was increased by
the drivers of several smaller con.
Germs, but the employees of the Ameri-
can and National companies struck to
their wagons. despite entreaties and
the threat of union official to declare
a strike of Everything on wheels" in
the metropolitan district if the trouble
were not adjusted
Mayor Gaynor was astounded when
he learned thai his peace proposals, &C.
cented by the men Thursday, had been
overridden by the Jersey City men at
midnight conference
"This strike is absolutely inexcus-
able" he tod a delegation of the Ma
tional and American drivers who ap.
pealed to him for protection. Further
than that, it is criminal and brutal.
Do not be drawn into it. shall have
three policemen, if necessary, detailed
to every one of your wagons"
Many drivers ordered out in the
sympathetic strike were largely dissat-
isfied with the turn of events and a
meeting was called for to discuss the
matter. The United States and Wells
Fargo companies moved their wagons
under heavy police protection and
there was little disorder. Should the
general teamsters' walkout be ordered
as threatened, labor men say it would
be the greatest strike ever called in
this section.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Five indicted in New orIean..

New Orleans, Louis. = The Or
leans parish grand jury indicted
Joseph F. Glorious, inspector of
the city board of health; s.. John.
son, election commissioner; Walter
w. Ryan, election clerk; Thomas
Cook and August Yeager, election
commissioners, far alleged frauds in
connection with the recent cleo.
ton of Judge Summerville to the
supreme court bench. The accused
were released on one thousand, i've
hundred dollars bail each
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
LINCOLN CAR DESTROYED.
Historic Relic Burned In Prairie Fire
at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis. - The old and his
toric private travelling carriage Of
Abraham Lincoln and the car that car
ried his dead body from Washington
to Springfield. H.. for burial in 1863,
was totally destroyed by prairie fire
that swept Columbia Heights, burning
every bit OF dry grass in the northeast
part of the city and setting FIRE to the
shed in which the car had been stored
for several years
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
J I / lit
,vyiFE or JAissToR THOUGHT ne,
PEATED CALLS ON DOOR
eELl ssUsPlcloUs.v Is
saw NEGRO LOITfRING
Gut Educator Wa; only Ti''ry,'naso 70
este New York Friend Assail.
ant Arrested Victim Goes
20 Hospital.

New York, N. r. Upon com.
0laint Of Booker T.; Washington, the
negro educator, man was locked up
BY the police charged with assault
upon him. The latter received so
severe blow on his head from . club
that he was at the Flower hospital
for over an hour having the wound
dressed. ~
The trouble occurred in front Of q
Sfxty-third street house at Which
Washington called about 10 o'clock
to see friend. but no one answered
big repeated calls on the door bell.
Thinking that the man he, wished
to see might appear, any. moment
Washington walked up and down the,
vicinity for more than half an hour,
when, hts wait was interrupted by q,
man having the appearance of a jan.
itor who emerged with big club In
his hand, according to the complaint.
and struck him. Washington said he
returned the blow with his fist and
held the man until the police arrived.
The janftor acted. according to DR..
Washington, 'as though he thought /
was burglar"
The alleged assailant, who is a large
German, gave his name as Albert vi.
rich. i
Ulrich told the police that he came
up from the basement with his club
when his wife complained that a me-
gro had been hanging around the hall.
way, acting suspiciously. He walked
up to the man and asked him what he
wanted. ~ .-.."... b.
No answer being given promptly, he
grabbed the negro, ignorant that he
was attacking the prominent educator.
In the mixup which followed, Ulrich
welded his club and received the re-
turn blow which Washington admitted
he struck.
At the police station Washington
at first made no admission of his own
Identity and when he was forced to do
so the officers at the station house
were at first Ioath to believe him. VI.
rich demanded the colored mans ar.
rest, and it was not until Washington
had proved his identity by cards and
letters and full explanation of his
presence in New York that the dis.
tinguished educator was allowed to go.
Washington came to New York to
meet the auditor of Tuskogee Insti.
tute, Of which he is president.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
20YRS. FOR MRS. MELBfR
IMPOSED ON SLAYER OF Small 1
SON.
Pn'soners caImness Disappears When
She Sees Lover in Court
"I Room.

Albany, N Y. - a minimum sen.
tence OF 20 years at hard labor in
Anourn' prison and maximum of life
Imprisonment was imposed by Justice
Howard on Mrs.. Edith .Melber follow.
ms her conviction of killing her only
child by forcing acid down his throat
IN a. desolate" Albany suburb on the
night OF JAM. 6. last. A verdict Of
murder in the second degree was re.
turned by the jury after about two
hours deliberations. Mrs. Melber's at.
torneys+ We're unprepared to say
whether they would take an appeal.
After giving, the verdict several iur.
ors sought John H. Dugan, of Mrs.
Melber's> counsel, and one, of them with
tears in his eyes,, explained that the
jurors had agreed that the. renderine
OF such a verdict would keep Mrs.
Melber from the insane asylum, if she
Is demented, but would operate to- pre.
vent her confinement in such an insti.
tuition with the, chance of a discharge
later on insanity proceedings.
Mrs. Melber exhibited not the SLIGHT.
eet sign Oh appreciation OF her posi-.
ton as the verdict was rendered and
the sentence pronounced. Later, when
her weeping sister,. Mrs. Linda Sim.
mons, flung; her arms about her, the
tears came and she writhed in agony,
why didn't they kill me- she
walled. 81 only wish they had taken
my life. Inn ready to, die"
AS she was leaving the courtroom
her eyes fell upon Howard Kirk, her
love for whom, according to the theory
OF the prosecution, instigated the
crime: Al flash Of anger lighted her
usually impassiNe features; and she
cried::
"I'll' have you: in. Auburn with me
before long"
Kirk: smirked,. but said nothing,
The crime for which Mrs. Melber
was convicted was the. killing of he,
4-yearold: son George in, an out of the
way bog on the. outskirts Of Albany
The. boy was strangled with acid
Five days later his body was found by
a. hunter. and Mrs. Melber's: arrest a,
Rochester followed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
CARTER NAMED AS HEAD.
Chosen Chairman of U. S. Section Of
Joint Boundary Commission.

Washington, D. c. - Members of
che United States section of the joint
boundary commission between the
United States and Canada held their
first meeting, electing former Senator
Thomas H. Carter of Montana, chair
man. and l.. w. Busbey. secretary.
Mr.. Carter retired from the senate on
March 4 last and Mr.. Busbey is about
to relinQuish his duties as secretary to
former Speaker Cannon. The first
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
BROOM CORN is DESTROYED.
Entire Available Supply Burned /,
Charleston, Iil, Fire.

Charleston, Illinois. The en-
tire available supply of broom corn in
the United States was destroyed by
a fire which swept over IL blocks and
caused loss conservatively estimated
at 100000. The buildings burned in
clude the Glover Leaf railroad depot,
the Big Four Freight Office and stoy-
age sheds. four warehouses and the
elevator of Wheatley & Under.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Charles r. Davis Is Dead.

Seattle, Wash. - Charles W. Wan.
penstein, former chief of police
Indian wars in Montana, Wyoming and
the Dakotas, and who in 1877 killed
the Sioux chief, Lame Deer, after the
latter had attempted to assassinate
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, died here.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

Wellesley students are to be taught
the art Of raising onions. Coming SO
soon after the announcement that an
unusually large number of the Welles
ley girls are about to be married, this
is indeed significant
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

A rich Pittsburger who died recent.
iy left $4,000 to his pretty stenogra.
pher. She probably was able to pre.
vent people to whom he wrote from
making Jokes about his spelling.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

A French aviator has accomplished
the feat Of carrying five passengers In
an aeroplane. Evidently killing them
of one at time is too slow for
France
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

Sixty thousand worlds discovered
by Professor Hale Of the Mount Will.
son observatory should mitigate the
strenuosity Of those acquisitive per.
sons who seem bent on getting pos
session of this small specimen.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Much In Little. :

What is your member of Congress
ACTED fort" "Well." answered Far.
mer Corntassel. around here he's
mostly noted for arguments that won't
go down and seeds that won't come
'sp."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

Now 1t is possible to go around the
world in a little over a month. Per.
haps before this wonderful century
ends We will be flying around it in
a week.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
DAILY MARKET REPORTS
Twin City Markets,

Minneapolis, Mar. 2o.-wheat, May,
97Nc: July, 991sc; No. northern,
99Ac; No: 2 northern, 97Ac; No. ]
durum, S4Nc; No. 3 corn, 44c; No.
white oats. 29Ac: barley, 95c: No.
2 rye, S61kc; No. max, $2.66.
Duluth, March 10.-Wheat. May,
$3.50; July. sSNc: No. northern.
SIC.
South st. Paul, March 20.-Cattle-
Steers. $4.25@4.75; cows. $3.15@4.5o;
calves. $400@6.75; hogs, $6.e5D6.So;
sheep. yearlings. $2.00@5.00.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

We may now telegraph by tele.
phone. At the rate modern invention
is saving time our up-to-date year
ought to last twice as long as the old
style.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

Augusta, Georgia. - SENATOR Fill-
man of South Carolina asserts that
his illness will prove fatal and that he
is only waiting for the end. The sena-
tor was in Augusta and said he never
would recover when he was told he
was looking better. II am weak" he
said, "and not able to do much. I
shall never recover from the stroke
which caused my collapse at Wash
ington."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

In a riot in a French town the riot.
ers made the streets run with cham.
payne. There must have been an un.
usual amount of spirit in that lively
riot.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Reciprocity Prote.ted.

Toronto, Ont. The resolution in,
troduced by Premier Whitney in the
Ontario legislature protesting against
the ratification Of the agreement fol
reciprocity with the United States
was carried by q vote of Is to II.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

Don't" says Mr.. Carnegie to the
poor working girl. refuse a man
simply because he's a millionaire"
But be wary Of the fellow that has
only about $4,000 q year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

A woman in Newark found man
hiding under the bed and promptly
had him arrested. The traditional old
feminine terrors are giving way be-
fore the modern woman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

Warships would be more admirable
as preservers Of peac> if they could
be so constructed as to be reasonably
safe for the men who operate them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

The new Manhattan bridge may now
be said to be in successful operation.
A man committed suicide by jumping
Oh it the other day.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

A Scranton. Pa, man has refused an
offer Of $1,000 for a hen. He must
have an idea that the reduction in the
price of eggs will be only temporary.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

The author of "Curtew Shall No,
Ring Tonight" has been discovered
In Texas. Well, Texas is big enough
to stand almost anything.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

western contemporary wants to
know what line is the most beautiful
in the English language. Enclosed
find check" is a promising candidate.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Serious Fire at Maiden Rock, Wis.

Maiden Rock, Wisconsin. This
village was visited by one of the most
disastrous fires in its history. Prac.
tically the entire residence section
was destroyed, together with the r. e.
Jones elevator, entailing loss of ovey
$4,000. Insurance, $4,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

A young American heir is to marry
the daughter OF near-royal family.
Is this the first step in crusade to
even up long uneven balance?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
WIRE MEN MAY STRIKE.
Vote Being Taken by 1,4oo on Iilinoi,
Central.

Chicago, Illinois. Fourteen hun.
dred telegraphers in the employment
of the Illinois Central railroad be-
tween Chicago and New Orleans are
to take 2 strike vote as a result Of a
refusal b the company to grant Is
per cent increase in wages, with 80
cents an hour overtime. The vote. has
been ordered returnable in Chioaga
from March 81 to April 1.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
One Dead In Milwaukee Fire,

One Dead In Milwaukee Fire.
Milwaukee. Wisconsin.-Fire in the
plant of the MINI. Billiard company
caused loss Of 100000 and eleven
persons we're taken to hospitals. bad
ly, some probably fatally injured. One
man was burned to death,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

Stoughton, Wis.,. has the largest
steel ski hill in the world This shows
that almost any town can beat the
world at something.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

With the millennium and the Pan
ANA exposition both scheduled for
1916. one or the other will have to
give way.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

That Chicago woman who takes tax.
icab rides to cure the blues evidently
isn't blue because she hasn't any
money.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

The aviators now are getting mar.
Red and giving up their air travels.
Marriage is thing calculated to
bring the average man down to earth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

New FORK cab End taxi owners have
petitioned the city council for permits.
sion to reduce their fares Is per cent.
We certainly live in an age of won.
ders.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

Advocates of a universal language
seem to forget that we have an effec-
tive one already-the language of the
eyes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Four Perish in Boston.

Boston, Massachusetts. - Four per-
sons are known to have been burned
to death in fire that destroyed q
South End tenement early today.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Mrs. Deitz Gaining.

Mrs. Deit2 Gaining.
Rice Lake, Wisconsin. - The con.
dition of Mrs. John F. Deitz ia great
ly improved. and it is expected
she win recover. All the family is
with her.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

The lament. is made laat the supply
OF crabs is going backward. But that
is the nature of crabs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Flour Mills at Adrian Burn.

Adrian, Michigan. - The flour mills
of the Detroit Milling Co., at this
place were burned. Loss, about $751;.
900.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

It 10 a good idea to stay away from
. powder magazine, even when you
know" it isn't, loaded.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Say what you think. but not all.
Harvard is after $1,000. OO0." SO
are several other people.

A Russian doctor has confessed that
he killed forty people. Few doctors
are as frank.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

A great program tonight at the band
fair.
Visit the new store annex at
Vaughan's
Rubbers, rubbers, the kind that wear
at Tilden's.
Fleeced hose for ladies', ribbed top, a
special value at l5c pair, at Perry's on
Saturday.
G. w. Pierce of Hinesburg was among
the business visitors in the city yester.
day.
Miss Bessie Morrison of Westboro
Mass, is visiting at the home of her
father, William Morrison, of South Main
street.
Mr. and Mrs. +. d. Taft, Mrs. II. S,
Newton and Miss Ethel Newton went to
Randolph this morning to attend the
funeral of Mrs. O. j. Mareott.
| wish to announce to the public that
/ have on sale at my millinery store at
20 North Main street, line OF jewelry,
silyerware, clocks, etc. suitable for hol-
iday gifts. | shall also take orders as
in previous years for the same line of
goods. Old and new customers are cor
daily invited to an early inspection of
goods, to insure delivery or ordered goods
before Christmas. Mrs. II. S. Miles.