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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
100 DIE IN TRAIN WRECK.
All Passengers and Crew Killed in
Plume Into Flood

Mexico City.-One hundred per-
sons were killed and drowned when
an express train on the National
railroad plunged out into the Amacu-
sac river. The bridge had been washed
out by a flood The exact number Of
dead will never be known, as many
bodies were washed down stream
and lost. At least thirty are still
buried in the wreck at the bottom of
the river.
Several Americans are known to
have been passengers on the train
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Remarkable Fish

Il thought you said there were fish
around here" said the disappointed
sportsman
There are" replied Farmer Corn
tossel. But they are experienced
fish. Moreover they're kind and con-
siderate"
I haven't had a nibble."
Well. you don't think they'd bite
at that brand-new fancy tackle, do
you? They'd stand off and admire il.
but they'd never take a chance OF
gettin' it mussed up"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
COLONEL NOT A CANDIDATE.
Roosevelt Asks Pittsburgh Newspa-

HooSevet ASKS PITTSBURGH NeWspa-
peFs to Foreqo Publicity.
Pittsburgh.--Former President The
odore Roosevelt, in a letter to Alex
ander P. Moore, editor of the Pitts
burg Leader, made public, says:
II must ask not only you, but every
friend | have, to see to it that no
movem ent whatever is made to bring
me forward for the nomination in
1872 I should esteem it a genuine
calamity if such a movement were
undertaken"
The Leader has been advocating the
nomination of Mr. Roosevelt for pres
ident in 1912
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
MAINE is SPANISH ISSUE.
Chicagoan Hears United States Win
Admit Error.

New York.-Spanish politicians
and statesmen have discovered that
the United States at an Internation-
al court Of arbitration is to admit
that the suspicion that the Maine was
blown up by Spain is wrong, accord
ing to James Hamilton Lewis, former
corporation counsel of Chicago, who
arrived on the Prinz Friedrich Will
helm. s'They told me-" said the col
onel, referring to the rumors at Mad
rid, that the United States would
soon acknowledge it's error Then
they purpose making a political issue
of the matter. l was given this piece
Of Information by one member of the
coTtes and by two politicians who are
very we'll known"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Law Hits Communion Cup.

Kansas City, Mo.-Persons who at
tend communion services in Kansas
City's churches in the future may be
required to have an individual cup
An ordinance abolishing all public
drinking receptacles is before the
city council.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Louisville (ky1 Gas Strike Ends.

Louisville, Ky.-Striking employees
of the Louisville Gas company will
return to work in time to replenish
the stock of gas, which had dwindIed
to a small amount. The workmen OBJ
tanned a ten-hour day with 25 cents
increase.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Cheated,

Jennie had her fortune told yester-
day. but she doesn't believe a word
of tt"
Why not?"
Because the fortune teller didn't
say that she was going to marry
ricL man."
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Saves Money to Teachers.

Madison.-In eight months, it is
reported, the normal school bureau
of the state board of normal school
regents has saved 300 normal school
graduates $4,000 by enrolling them
above amount to private employment
AGENCIES
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25

Married Fifth Time in Nine Years.
Kenosha, Wis.-Vying with Grace
Smell Coffin, the much married Chi
cago woman, Mrs. Bonnie M. Clark
also Chicago woman, has out-coffined
Mrs. Coffin when she married in Ke-
nosha for the fifth time in nine
years. Three husbands are under
the sod
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Railway confesses Violations

Washington. = The Norfolk and
Western railway has notified United
States District Judge Keller of
West Virginia that it is prepared
to confess judgment in a case of 27
counts for violation Of the safety ap-
pliaGce law,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
GIRL MAKES RECORD SWIM.
First of Her Sex to Cross the Golden
Gate.

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-Miss Hazel
B. Laugenour, nineteen years old, a
college student, swan across the Gold
en- Gate in one hour and twenty-eight
minutes. She was the first woman to
accomplish the feat. Miss Laugenour
clipped two minutes off the record set
by Edward Caville, an Australian pro-
fessional, in 1891, which stood until
July % last, when Walter Pcmeroy
crossed the harbor entrance in1 "a: sc.
The Golden Gate is 1900 feet wide at
it's narrowest point
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
AVIATOR BREAKS RECORD
Beachy Ascends 1873 Feet at Chi
cago Meet.

Grant Park Avoation Field, Chi
cago.-As a trumpeter blew "taps"
miles out of the sky before $4,000
pairs of eyes and landed in front of
his hangar with new worlds record
for altitude. He had descended II, 57S
feet. He had eclipsed by 42S feet the
worlds record of 11,150 feet, made by
Captain Felix in France, August 5.
In its last hours Chic1gos aviation
meet has knocked into a cooked hat
one Of the most difficult international
records to beat.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Death Halls Divorce Suit.

Appleton.-Death has made the
prosecution of Anna Reeds suit for
divorce from Bernard Reed unneces-
sary. When the action was called in
court here it was announced that tho
defendant was dead.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Hold German Officer as spy,

Plymouth, England.-Philip Max
Schulz, a German army officer, was
arrested here charged with espionage
The prosecution intimated the Ger
man government was involved in the
case.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Ministers Face Fines.

Cincinnati.-Figures show that in
the past twenty-five years there have
been 1850 weddings in this city which
have not been reported. Under the
laws OF Ohio, if minister doesn't re-
port marriage performed, he can be
fined $50. =
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
. Decrease of Crop Values.

Washington.-The average farm
value of all field crops grown in 1910
mately s15.47 an acre. as just estimat-
ed by the department of agriculture.
This is a decrease of SO cents from
the previous year.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Killed in Auto Coils on.

aukesha.-Orrin Smart of this
city, a chauffeur, has met death in
an automobile collision at Byron Cen
ter, n. Y. He drove Gov. McGov-
ern's car over the state during last
falls campaign.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
CHICAGO Postal Bank Leads.

Washing ton.-First-clas post offices
designated as postal savings banks
received in deposits aggregate sums
as follows: New York city, $53 ,029;
Chicago, $10S.316; Boston. s2s.722
end St Louis, $685.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
In Baseball Season

Say. old man, are you anything of
a prophet" asked a business man at
luncheon with a friend.
We'll. once foretold the death of
my Office boys grandmother"-Ho
keeper.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Merchant Fleet Ia plan

San Francisco.-The Panama-Pa-
cific Exposition company pledged it.
self to lend its aid toward carrying
oct the New Orleans plan to send the
first vessel through the Panama canal
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
New Bank at Sussex.

Madison.-State Bank Commits
sioner Kuolt has approved the arti-
cles of Incorporation of the Sussex
State bank of Sussex, Waukesha
county. The new bank is capitalized
at 100000
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
MAY CALL NEW CAR STRIKE
Dee Moines Is Again Threatened
With WaIkout.

I,es Moines.-Unless Manager j.
E. Harrigan of the Des Moines
City Railway company gives the union
car men reply to the terms of the
new agreement which has been sub
mitted by them next Monday Des
Moines probably will be tied up by
a street car strike during state faiy
week, which begins August a.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Martial Law at Juarez.

Juarez, Mex-With 200 men, Gener-
al Pascual Orozco, who arrived here
from Chihuahua, raidec the gambling
houses in this city. He has pro-
claimed martial law In Juarez
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
synonyms.

Did l understand you that the wom-
an whom you pointed out just now was
your bette noire?"
mo / said she was my mother-in
law"
Same thing"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Kick Kills Ex-ConsuI,s Wife.

Ottawa, Ont-Madame AuthieT of
St. Hailaire, Quebec, wife Of an ex-
United States consul, is dead. She
gave her life to save her husband
She became the victim of an unruly
horses kick.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Here the Boss Can't Swear,

Washington.-Co1. George w. Goe-
thals. chief engineer, issued an order
against the use of profanity or abusive
language by foremen when address
ing subordinates.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Desert Launch and Drown.

Centerville.-The bodies Of r. M.
Vedder and l.. NJ. Robertson of Har-
yey, ILL.,, who deserted their launch
n Lake Michigan and attempted to
swim ashore, have been recovered.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
DE LA RARRA REFUSES HONOR
Issues Manifesto Against His Own
Nomination for Presidency.

T'TcSiUtTCJ.
Mexico City, Mexico-Nominatec
fo1 the presidency by one party
suggested for Office by another and
anticipating that the Catholics, now
now in convention, would choose him
az their candidate, President de la
Barra issued a manifesto protesting
against such action.
He declares his unwillingness to ac-
cept such an honor and urges the citi-
zets of the republic to select his sue
cessor and permit him to retire at the
close of his provisional incumbency.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
In Jail Fifty-Seven Times.

Hartford, Gonna Marathon"
time server in the local Jail began
since 1896 He is Patsy" Flynn.
Fgynn's usual offense is drunkenness.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Taft Declines Invitation.

Washfngton-Pres Taft de-
ciined an invitation to dedicate Lin
coin hall at the University of Illinois,
at Urbana, on October 81
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
S225. 900 Gwen to Soho OILS.

Madison. = State superintendent
Cary has recently distributed S125,-
900 of state aid to Wisconsin free
high schools, and 100000 to state
graded schools
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
AWkWardIy EXPRESSED.

He-I am not taking part In the
theatricels. | always think am max
ing such fool Of myself
She-Everyone else thinks that..
Aondon Opinion.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Chicago. August %. 1911.

Cattle-Beeves, 500 soc; stock
ers and feeders, 3.15@5.GG; cows
and heifers, $3.50 $50; calves, zoe
@S.75.
Hogs-Light, 7.35@7.95: heavy.
los % $50; rough, 7.O507.S0; pigs,
6.0O@7.G5.
Sheep-Native, 2.4O@3.85; year
lings, S.75@4.SO; lambs, native.
4.0007.0O
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25

Minneapolis, August 23, 1911.
Wheat-No. l, hard, 1855; No.
L, northern, LOS Is; No. 9, northern,
1.O7 Is. Corn-No. 3, yellow, G4c.
Oats-No. 3, white, 41Ac. Rye
No. 2, S012c..
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Loo Drive Measures $4,000. 900 Feet

Log OFlVC mCdSuTCS OSsOOOsoOO rect
Minneapolis, !Minn.-Fifty-five mil
lion feet of logs are being driven
down the Mississippi river. The drive
will reach Minneapolis early in Sep
tember
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
REPRIEVE FOR MONEY BOARD.

Amended Bill Passed Extending Life
of Commission.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The house
passed. with amendments, the senate
bill providing that the national none
tary commission shall pass out of ex-
istence after making a report of it's
work. The amendments require that
the report shall be full and compre-
heusive" and extend the life of the
commission from January s to March
81, 1912
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-25
Fifty-one Custom Ho;xes Abolished

rH'y-One Custo'H f10fss HUoIIsneo'
Washing ton.-f tie Treasury sdepart
nent plans for redistricting the Gus
tens territory of the United States
are approved by congress. the number
of custom houses viii be reduced
from f24 to 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
II GOSH $3.50.
And the Work of Al Members to
Make One Church Convert.

San Francisco, June PA parade
last evening of 5000 men, each carrying
a Bible formed the days most spec
tacular feature of the international
Sunday School association convention.
One section of the parade consisted of
civil war veterans.
In a paper on 1.-THE 10 Years an AS
set and an Opportunity" Rev Edgar
Blake, d. D, of Chicago, associate cor
responding secretary of the board Of
Sunday schools, Methodist Episcopal
church, said:
1.-The evangelical churches of America
are facing a very serious situation. The
six leading denominations showed a net
increase of only 3s4. 900 members in the
year 1910. This represents the com
bined efforts of more than go, 900
churches, 100000 church members
and an expenditure of more than $3.50,
900 900. Each net gain of one repre-
sents the years work of A church
members and the cash outlay of more
than $780,
The speaker said that unless there
was change for the better, the church
sooner or late~ would face the prob
lem of existence, and insisted that tie
church shall put its emphasis upon
childhood rather than upon adulthood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
HE HANGED HIMSELF.
James Curtis, Patient at State Insane
Hospital, a Suicide.

James Curtis, a patient at the state
insane hospital. committed suicide at
an early hour this morning, by hang
ing himself with twisted bed sheet.
Curtis had been an inmate of the
asylum for the past three years and
was sent from Marysville He was 40
years of age and unmarried.
At $3.50 o'clock this morning, ]. G.
Thompson. the night vatchman in
e. building, was called by Curtis,
who asked for a drink of water. At
5 80 W. J. Cappit, an attendant, found
the man dead Curtis had slipped the
folded sheet around a bar in the win
dow, backed up, tied the sheet in two
knots under his chin, and sat down.
When found, he appeared to be sitting
touch on the body showed that 1t was
just clear of the window The nerve
and determination of the man was
the wonder of the attendants and Cor
oner Keith, who examined the body
and held an inquest. At any stage of
his strangulation the man could have
saved himself by the slightest effort.
Curtis was a paranoiac, but violent
only at rare intervals. He had been
working in the boiler house until re-
Gently, when he had a slight attack OF
illness and had been kept in his room.
The attendants and DR.. ]. H. Cooper,
house physician of "E" building-the
old ''incurable ward''-say that Curtis
had never talked of suicide, but had
shown tendency to suspect other pa
tients of trying to kill him. About a
month ago he assaulted a harmless old
patient and gave as an excuse that the
old man was trying to poison him.
Coroner Keith empaneied a jury and
held an inquest at the asylum Office,
and the management was exonerated
of any blame for the mans death. The
patient had never been violent enough
to justify keeping him IN any special
restraint, and the attendants could
| not forestall his suicide.
Cooper's relatives, who live in
southern Nebraska, will be notified to-
tday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
is DEAD MAN sEENIAN2
Woman Tells Omcers O Missing
Brother Gone Two Months.

Hutchinson, Kan. June 24.-The
unknown man whose body was found
in a secluded place in the sand hills
east of Saxman, Rice county, may
have been Fred Seemap. who disap-
peared in Hutchinson several months
ago.
The Rice county officers are work
ing on the theory that the unknown
man was murdered in Hutchinson, the
body put in an automobile md taken
to this place in the sand hills. There
are seldom any travellers il that road
and automobile tracks fourd near the
body indicate that the man had been
carried there in that car
Mrs Lair notified the sheriff's Of
fee that her brother, Fred Seeman,
had disappeared two months ago I'M
der suspicious circumstances and that
he answered the printed descriptions
of the body found there.
1t was finally ascertained definitely
today that the body is not that of
Chas. Rospaws, a Hutchinson butcher,
who was missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
COMES A TIME
When Coffee shows What It Has Beer
Doing.

"Of late years coffee has disagreed
with me" writes a matron from Rome,
n. Y.
ITS lightest punishment being to
make me 'logy' and dizzy, and it seem
ed to thicken up my blood.
THE heaviest was when it upset my
stomach completely, destroying my APP
petite and making me nervous and
irritable, and sent me to my bed.
After one of these attacks, in which I
nearly lost my life, L concluded to quit
the coffee and try Postum.
"It went right to the spot. I found
it not only a most palatable and re-
freshing beverage, but a food as well.
"An my ailments, the 'loginess' and
dizziness. the unsatisfactory condition
of my blood, my nervousness and irri-
liability disappeared in short order and
my sorely afflicted stomach began
quickly to recover. I began to rebuild
and have steadily continued until now.
Have a good appetite ana am rejoicing
in sound health which I owe to the
use of Postum" Name given by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs- There's a reason. q"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time To time. They
are genuine, true, and fun of human
interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
COLONY ORGANIZES
viii Hold First Annual Picnic in To-
peka Soon.

A number Of former residents of
Concordia held meeting at the
Throop hotel last evening to make
preliminary arrangements for holding
a picnic of former Concordia people
and to form a permanent organization
with a view to making the picnic an
annual event.
temporary organization was CT
fected as follows: President, F. w
Dougherty; vice presidents, w. w.
Bowman and George w. Burroughs;
treasurer, w. E. Alton; secretary, E.
V. King.
At the picnic to be held later prob
ably at Garfield park during the first
week in August, a permanent organiza-
ton will be made.
The organization will be known as
1.-THE Concordia Colony in Topeka, "
and all former residents of Concordia
will be urged to join and attend the
picnic. All such are asked to send
their names to the secretary at once,
as 1t is desired to learn about how
many Will participate. The picnic
program will include music, talks. etc,
and will be on the basket order. be-
ginning about 4 p. m. and closing af-
ter the dinner with a trolley ride in
a special train. over a hundred names
of former Concordians are already
known to the executive committee,
which consists of the officers above
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

Clyde Breeze is visiting in Chicago.
Lyman Streeter, of the storehouse,
has just returned from Denver and re-
ports he had a fine time.
Ray Slaybough, chief clerk to the
stationer, is going to take a trip to
California.
The apprentice boys ball team of
Arkansas City are staying at the Y.
NJ. c. A The boys of Chanute will
stay there tonight and will play the
Topeka apprentice boys tomorrow at
on the diamond north of the boiler
shops.
Mr.. Benjamin H. White, travelling
passenger agent of Atlanta, Ga, was a
visitor yesterday
Mr. H. H. Bell, travelling passenger
agent of Missouri and North Arkansas,
was g Topeka visitor Friday.
John c. Nelson is spending his vaca-
ton at Excelsior Springs.
Mr.. W. Riach. Of the fuel department,
has returned from Glenwood Springs
where he has been spending a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
TO PROBE BEER INDUSTRY.
DR.. Wiley VIII Investigate the Brew
cries Next.

Washington, June 24.-The beer in
dustry of the United States is to I'M
dergo a searching inquiry at the hands
of the board of food and drug inspec-
ton. DR.. II. W. Wiley. chief chemist
of the department of agriculture and
chairman of the board. has given no
tice of a general hearing on beer in
this city July 81
For those who attend the hearing DR..
Wiley has formulated a formidable list
of questions. These cover about every
phase of the manufacture of beer, ale,
porter and stout. Ore of the points
upon which the board desires light is
the meaning of the terms Lager and
"Rock" as applied to beer. If any
domestic brews of beer, ale, porter or
stout are masquerading under the
names of foreign products, the board
is likely to find it out Some cues
tons along that line are scheduled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
TRAMP POET Is FIRED.
Thinks Too Much of Poem and Not
Enough of Header Barge.

Hutchinson, kan, June 24.-Harry
Kemp, the tramp poet, who was en-
ployed by a Dutch farmer TO drive a
header barge and load and unload it, is
out of job.
81 kept thinking about the poem
that was going to write about the
harvest and let the barge get tangled
up with the elevator several times and
got a cussing from the man who was
driving the header" he said.
II found out one thing. Wheat isn't
golden, as the popular writers would
have you believe. haven't decided on
just what color it IS, but I know that
it is not golden. I saw them use head
ers for the first time and got enough
material while in the fields to make a
poem or two and an article said
Harry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24
No More Headache
After a 'Cascaret'
Quickly Removes the Cause That Pro.
duces the Headache-CIeanses the
Stomach, Liver ami Bowels,
and You Feel Good at
Once.

A cure for the blues-for sick head
ache-for biliousness=for sick stom-
ach-Cascarets. For the cause of
most of these troubles lies in the
bowels. A Cascaret tonight means a
CHEEKY day tomorrow Many bright
days for ten cents. Are they worth it 4?
Don't think OF Cascarets as a physic.
They are candy tablets, as good as
they are gentle. Their effect is the
same as the effect of some foods. They
stimulate the bowels to natural action.
Those who have learned what is best
carry box in the pocket. They take
one as soon as they need It.
Don't have bowel wash day. Don't
take physics in large doses and rarely.
You wash your face at the first sign
Of uncleanliness. Why not be as clean
with your bowels? You know by the
symptoms when your bowels need
help One Cascaret right then puts a
stop to them. Get a 10 cent box now.