davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06
READING OF CHANTECLER.
Rostand' S Famous Play to be Present
ed Here by Great Dramatic Reader.

Rostand' S Famous Play to be Present
ed Here by Great Dramatic Reader.
Announcement is made that by spec
ial arrangement limited number Of
Kenosha people, about two hundred
land fifty, including those who have in
terested themselves in Miss Maude
Adams New York production of Chan
tecler, will be permitted to enjoy a
reading of Rostand' Is famous play by
the highest paid dramatic reader in
America, Professor S. H. Clark of the
University of Chicago, at Simmons
Memorial, Wednesday evening, April
10.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Charles
Frohman and the management Of the
Knickerbocker theatre, the original
synopsis Of the play as distributed at
the New York production has been
placed in the hands Of many Of the
leading people of Kenosha and to those
who make first application for tickets
the limited number of seats will be
sold.
Those who have seen the New York
production agree that the success of
Chantecler does not depend entirely up
on the eifn charm Of Miss Maude AID
ans. The theme of the play and its
problems so comedies with the theme
and problems of the daily life of each
one of us that surely no one could see
the play or hear il read without exper-
fencing gratifying delight.
This announcement is made in order
that all who are awaiting the appear
ance of Chantecler in the west, and de
sire to hear this remarkable reading,
may arrange at once for tickets at
Kradwell's. Telephone orders will be
taken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06
OFFICERS OF PLAYGROUND ASSN

At the annual meeting of the Ken
osha Fairgrounds association held
Wednesday evening the following Off
GERS were elected for the coming year.
President, P. G. Torrey; vice presi-
dent and secretary, Sofia Bachelor !,
treasurer, G. c. Brown; directors. Mrs
A. IL. Lance, Mrs. Mary Bradford and
Mrs. Sofia Bachelor.
The association is pushing the work
of the Fairgrounds and the west side
Fairgrounds will be open for the chill
drcn by the end of the present school
year in June.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06

All of the aspiring citizens who
cherished any idea that they might run
for Office as independents on any OF the
tickets at the election this spring evil
IDENTIFY thought better of it and no Pc
titions for Independent candidates
were fled. They showed their wisdom
in staying off the tickets. With the use
Of the voting machines an independent
candidate, no matter how popular he
may be, will stand little show for a
long time yet until the voters become
more familiar with the use of the ma
chimes. Most of the voters lack conf
dence even now to split ticket for
fear that their vote may be thrown
out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06
HERTzBERGER TELLS STORY
Admits that he and Patrick Kelly Rob-
bed Wells Plant and Sold Brass StoI-
en- to Well Known Junk Dealers on
Saturday Last.

Max Rosenblum; proprietor of the
northwestern Iron and Metal company
and Jacob Rosenblum his son also con-
nected with the same company were
arrested late Friday afternoon on war
rants charging them with buying stol-
en- goods. They were brought into the
Municipal court and the hearing ad-
Journed until next Tuesday. They
were released on bonds of 800 in each
case and bonds were furnished. The
warrants on which the two Rosenblums
were arrested were issued on the com
plant of Herbert G. Mi1ager a mer-
chant police officer following confes-
sion made by Ollie Hertzberger who
had been arrested ON last Monday on
charges of burglarizing the Frank L.
Wells machine shop. Hertzberger
came into the court Friday afternoon
and told what he declared was a
straight story of the robbery, He de-
clared that he had for his partner in
the crime one, Patrick Kelly who is
now in Milwaukee and for whom the
officers are looking. He stated that he
and Kelly had gone to the Wells shop
on Saturday evening when both of
them had been drinking considerable
and had secured quantity of brass.
Later they took the brass to the Ros-
enblum shop and sold it. 1t was stat
ed by Hertzberger that both Rosen-
blum and his father had knowledge of
the sale and this fact was later admit
ted by the junk dealers. It was ad-
mitted that the two Rosenblums had
bought the sixty jounds of brass at five
cents pound Notwithstanding the fact
that they must have known that the
brass was worth at least twelve cents
a pound. Max Rosenblum after his ar
rest stated that he had questioned Kel-
ly and had at one time refused to buy
the brass but later the two returned
to the place and Kelly declared that
he had just brought the brass over
from Michigan. This statement seems
to have satisfied Rosenblum and he
paid Hertzberger and his partner Sc.
The brass was found in the Rosen-
blum s place.
Hertzberger declared that after they
secured the money he and Kelly went
to Milwaukee where they had a lot
more drinks and that on Sunday lust
about noon they again went to the
Wells plant and stole the two satchels
full of tools which were afterward
marketed in Milwaukee. Hertzberger
claims that after the division of the
spoils he returned to Kenosha and KeI-
ly remained in Milwaukee.
No action was made in regard to the
case of Hertzberger but he has signi-
fed willingness to plead "guilty" to
the charges against him and it is prob
able that he will be brought into court
later and some disposition made of his
case. In the meantime the police are
still making an effort to get some trace
of Kelly but it is certain that he is ad-
vised that Hertzberger has told the
story of the robbery and it is probable
that he will keep under cover.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06
CAN'T USE ASPHAL 7
Elizabeth Street Property
Owners Meet With Some
New Complications
RAILWAY BARS ASPHALT WORK

| Property owners on Elizabeth street
are facing a hard proposition in con-
nection with the paving of the street
as an examination of the ordinances
under which the Kenosha Electric
Railway company is working in the
city reveals the fact that the property
owners will lose all aid from the rail
way company in the paving Of the
street if they decide to have the street
paved with asphalt. After a large
number of the property owners bad
signed petition asking that the street
be paved with asphalt it was found
that there was no clause in the ordin-
ance which would force the railway
company to pay any part Of the cost
of the pavement if this material was
used. The same clause would govern
the paving Of Caledonia street should
the city ever decide to improve this
street. The ordinance is No. 299 and
| it was passed especially to regulate
the building of the railway tracks on
| the two streets and while the purpose
is not apparent the company strictly
provides that it is not to pay any por-
ton of the cost Of paving with asphalt,
It is not certain that this rule would
apply on South street as an exanpina-
tion Of ordinance No. 254, first railway
ordinance passed by the council shows
the matter of asphalt paving is not
mentioned and it is generally believed
that under this ordinance the company
would be forced to pay for the paving
of Ill feet of South street with brick
or asphalt. 1t is not known why the
company excluded asphalt from the list
of paving materials unless it was on
account of the fact that asphalt was
considered as a higher priced pave
ment than brick or macadam. AS the
railway company will pay about one
third of the cost of the paving of Eliz-
abeth street the matter is big one
for the property owners and it is pref
ty certain that they will reverse their
decision in regard to an asphalt pave
ment unless the officials of the railway
company come to the front and agree
| to waive the provisions of the ordin-
ance and agree to pay for the asphalt
pavement the same as they would for
brick or pavement of some other ma
terial. The advertisement of the city
for the improvement Of the street pro-
vides that bids be sent on asphalt.
When this advertisement was inserted
the city officials had not looked ND the
ordinance. 1t is possible that major
ity of the property owners will be fav-
orable to the brick pavement regard
Less of the fact that the Railway com
pany cannot be held for asphalt but If
is certain that without the company
paying its share in the improvement of
the street that many of the property
owners would be unwilling to have it
improved at this time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Katie Motkovich and Steve Kronjvevic
Taken by Kenosha Police Officers.

Katie Motkovich and Steven Kron-
jcevic both former residents of New
Castle, Pa, were arrested Sunday ev-
ening by members of the Kenosha po-
lice Department. on charges of a serious
nature. 1t is alleged that the woman
has a husband living at Brownsville,
Pa. 1t is admitted that she and Kron-
jcevic came to Kenosha from the east
ern city ON July 4th of last year and
they have lived as man and wife at a
house on North Main street until the
time of their arrest. The mother of
the man came to Kenosha and discov-
cred him living with the woman and
this caused the trouble. The woman
wanted to return to her husband but it
is alleged by the police that the man
refused to furnish her with money and
this brought out the conditions under
which the couple had been living. Both
will have a hearing in the Municipal
court late this afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN WERv1E.

Mrs. Catherine Wervie, aged 80 years
widow Of the late John Wervie and
one of the best known of the pioneer
women of the north side of the city
died at the home of her daughter Mrs
Andrew Buchanan at an early hour
this morning. Deathtcame as a natur-
al breaking down due to advanced
years. Mrs. Wervie was a. native of
Germany but she came to Kenosha
more than fifty years ago and had since
made her home in Kenosha. She is
survived by three children John Wer-
vie and Mrs. Andrew Buchanan of
Kenosha and Mrs. Fred Brott of Bur
lington.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06
CONFIRMS LARGE GLASS.
Bishop Webb Of the Milwaukee Diocese
Makes Annual Visit to st. Matthew'S.

The Right Rev. William Walter
Webb, Bishop of the Milwaukee Do
cese of the Episcopal church made his
annual official visit to st. Matthews
church on Sunday morning and confirm
ed class of thirty-six members of the
Parish. The class was one of the larg-
est in the history of the parish and
nearly all of the members of the class
were adults. Following the confrma-
ton service the Bishop preached a
strong sermon on the topic, "The Mill
tant Christian.
The year has been one of the best in
the history of ST. Matthews parish and
the reports of the vestry show that ev-
cry feature of church work is in ex-
#cellent condition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06

Some of the property owners on
Elizabeth street have already made
known their wishes in regard to the
kind of material to be used in the paw
ing Of the street but the question will
in the end probably be settled by those
property owners who have no particul-
ar preference for any special kind of
material but who will be guided in
their choice largely by the prices made
by the bidders on the job 1t is ex-
pected that the council will defer to
the wishes of the property owners in
the decision as to the kind of pavement
to be put down on the street but it
would simplify matters good deal for
those aldermen who are only anxious
that the property owners should be sat
isfed in the end after all the fighting
they have had to do TO protect their
rights to have the property owners or
a majority of them come to some agree
nient among themselves on the mater
.ial before petitioning the council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06
FELL OFF STEAMER IN FEB
Body is Supposed to Have Gone Under
the Ice and Had Been Seen Floating
in the Harbor Late Saturday After
|, noon.

The badly decayed body of Andrew
Nelson, aged 80 years formerly employ
ed as deck hand on board the steam
er Flora M. Hill and who was lost ov-
erboard from the steamer on the morn
ing of February 18th was found float
| ing in the Kenosha harbor just after
eight O'Clock Sunday morning. The
body had been seen by several persons
Saturday afternoon and Sunday morn
ing but such heavy sea was rolling
that it was not possible to reach and
recover it until Sunday morning. Frank
Hannah of the Kenosha Life Saving
Crew and Samuel Eigler a fisherman in
the harbor both saw the body but it
was recovered by the members of the
| life saving crew and afterward taken
| to the Mischler and Stanton morgue,
where an inquest is being held late this
afternoon. The condition of the body
was such that it is probable that it
will be buried as soon as the coroner IS
jury has rendered verdict. Notwith-
standing the fact that portions of the
body had been carried away by the
water it was possible to identify the
remains and there is no doubt but that
| it is the body of Nelson. A brother
of the dead man who resides in Chi
cage is expected to reach Kenosha this
afternoon and make arrangements for
| the funeral.
The accident which resulted in Mel
son being drowned in the harbor occur
red just after one clock ON the morn
| ing o. February II. The steamer Flora
M. Hill was coming into the harbor
and was forced to break the ice in
front Of her. Nelson with the other
| deck men had worked in the hold on
the trip up from Chicago and as is the
custom of the crew, as the boat enter
ed the harbor the men began to let
down the gang planks. The plank on
the upper deck was being let down by
| the men when one side of it struck
| Nelson. He was struck with such vio-
| lence that he lost his balance and fell
over board. The other members of the
crew at once sent out line and life
preservers and an effort was made to
get some aid to the man but absolutely
nothing was seen of him after he fell
into the water and it was supposed
that he went under the crust Of slush
ice. A search was made for the body
for several days but no trace of it was
found until it came to the surface late
Saturday afternoon. The place where
the body was found floating was only
d few hundred feet from the place
where Nelson had fallen into the water
nearly two months ago. It is thought
possible that the man was stunned
when he was struck by the gang plank
and that the body sunk like d rock to
the bottom of the harbor. Nelson had
been employed by the Hill company
for nearly a year at the time he fell
overheard. He was unmarried and is
supposed to have been resident of
Chicago as he shipped from that port.
He had been sailor on the lakes since
he reached his majority and was well
known to the lake sailors and popular
among the men running between Chi
cago and Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1911.

The charges that the board Of reg
ents of the university has been recon
structed on fractional political basis
viii do that institution no good. 1t IS
unfortunate that they should have
been made at all and it will be doubly
unfortunate should it be proved that
there is any foundation in fact Tor
them. In their saner moments even
the most rabid partisans will acknowl-
edge that the university should be kept
out Of politics.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06

George Gordon Yule, son of W. L.
Yule of this city, is center fielder of
the base ball team Of the Tome school
for boys at Port Deposit, Nd. Tome
School has one of the strongest school
boy teams in the country. It's chief
rivals are the Hill School and Lawr-
enceville. Last year both of these
teams were defeated by the Tome
School
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06

The first base ball game of the sea-
son in Kenosha took place on Friday
afternoon when the fourth grade boys
of st. James school met and defeated
the Durkee school boys by score of
Is to u.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06

The Kenosha Council of the Knights
of Columbus have issued invitations
for the annual dance of the council to
be given at Germania Hall on the ev-
ening of April 10. The dance will be
one of the social events of the new
social season in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06
Gorernnr McGnvern has nan

Governor McGovern has named Fri
day, May 9Th as Arbor Day and the
day will be generally observed by the
school children of Kenosha. Plans for
the observance Of the day are already
being made in the Kenosha schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06

It is reported in Zion City that the
lace works there formerly owned by
Marshall Field and company have been
sold to new syndicate. 1t is impos-
sible to verify the report.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06

Members of the Wisconsin Assembly
are planning a bill for the inspection
of pupils in the public schools which
viii closely follow the method now in
use in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Van Malta
of st. Joseph, Missouri, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Louise to Schuyler Van Ingen, for
merly of this city. The date of the
wedding is ses for June IA.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-06

Robert Lockhart has returned to his
home at Jackson, Mich, after spend
ing week with his uncle Thomas
Lockhart.
The evening world., 1911-07-20
SAVES GIRL
As WAVE UPSETS
THEIR ROWB0AT
Unable to Swim, but Holds
Her Up Until Life Savers
Reach Them.

After a day spent on the water Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Walter OF No. 100
President street, fourteen-year-old Fred
erick Walter jr., Mrs. Edna Hottersall
and her twelve-year-old daughter dis
embarked from the walters thirty-foot
power boat last night on Ulmer Park.
Brooklyn. for something to eat. At the
table Mrs. Walter remembered that she
had left q light coat in the launch which
was tied to q buoy of the foot OF Bay
Forty-seventh street, 0ravesend Bay.
Young Walter and Edna Hottersall vol
unteered to 60 10 the launch In . row.
boat and get It.
They rowed In the darkness the 100
yards to the little Victor safely and were
on their way back when a big wave OF
the kind sent into Gravesend Bay by
large steam craft struck the rowboat
and capsized II. The children. neither
of whom could swim. came up near the
overturned rowboat. The boy seized the
girl about the shoulders. and, swimming.
by instinct dragged, her through the
short space between them n the boat.
Then with one hand he held to the row.
BOAT while with the other he supported
the girl.
Their cries were heard by the life
savers on the Timer Park pier. who put
of in two boats. The girl had swal-
lowed considerable water. but she and
the boy were able to 60 home after q
doctor a worked over them for a time
The evening world., 1911-07-20
BEER KEGS FILL STREET
WHEN CAR HITS WAGON.
Driver Trampled by Horses, Mo-
'1rman Pinned In by Barrels,
Girls in Panic.

There was n shower OF beer kegs in
Cooper square early to-day when a
northbound Fourth and Madison avenue
pay-as-you-cater car. in charge Of Mo-
torman John Shicr. Of No. 1851 Licking
ton avenue. hit a wagon of the II. Koch
Ter Brewing Company broadslde. John
Boyle, thirty-two years old. the driver,
was thrown on his head and the fright
ened horses were trampling upon him
when a citizen r!sked his life 10 pull
the man out.
One wheel was torn from the wagon
and about fifty large Kegs Of beer
spilled nto the street. Several kegs
fell into the front Vestlbule of the car
and penned the motorman in. Men and
girls on their way to work filed the
car and there was a panic among them.
Dozens climbed out the windows and
fell over one another, many coming near
being hurt Wy the rolling beer kegs.
Several thousand persons were attracted
by the excitement.
when DIR. Bigelow arrived In an am
hulance from -. Ninccnt's Hospital no
one could he found who needed medical
attention except Boyle. lie was taken
to the hospital wiz 4 possible fracture
~ the skull and many minor injuries.
The evening world., 1911-07-20
HE BUNCOED BUTLERS.
Police Catch Man said to Have
swindled Many Servants.

In the arrest to-day OF william Baker.
who calls himself a travelling salesman
from Utica, the Central Office believes
that It has put a stop to a long con-
tinued succession Of complaints from
men house servants who have been
swindled.
According to the complaints a number
OF newspapers recently rave obtained
advertisements for buffers and second
men. Applicants who called at the ad-
dress named were told that $40 must be
deposited for livery, and when they had
produced the sum were escorted to a de-
partment store, where the man who had
received the money ran away with It.
Detectives Burk and O'Brien found
Baker auarrelling with Ludwig Jelli-
neck OF No. pa East Twenty-sixtn
The evening world., 1911-07-20

Readers Of The Evening World have
come TO the assistance OF the family
OF Charles Werner OF No. 65s Belmont
avenue East New York. Werner was
found unconscious In his room On Tues
day. starving to death. His wife and
four children were suffering from
hunger. The Evening World to-day
received IS from w. II. r." 81 from
Regular Reader" IS from an anony-
nous doner and 81 from J. Harrison OF
No. 500 Broadway. This money was
sent to Mrs. Werner.
The evening world., 1911-07-20

street In front Of a Third avenue depart
ment store to-day. Jellineck said that
he had answered an advertisement for a
butler. had given Baker the deposit Of
$40 but had become suspicious and had
demanded his money back. Baker was
arrested n hurried to Headquarters.