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Morris tribune., 1911-01-13
WOMAN ENDS LIVES OF THREE
Kills Her Two Little Children and
Herself

Mrs. Nelson Swanson killed herself
and her two boys, Carl W., aged
nine, and Bernard W., aged six years,
with carbolic acid at the family
home at Virginia. The three bodies
were found clothed in night attire,
lying on one bed. The lips of the trio
were burned by the fluid
The woman's act is believed to have
been induced by brooding over the
prospect of going to a hospital for an
Operation
Morris tribune., 1911-01-13
ON GROUND OF INSANITY
Patrick Gibbons, Slayer of Two Per
sons, Is Acquitted

Patrick Gibbons, tried at Hastings
for killing Rev Father Walsh at South
St. Paul May 20 last, when he also shot
and killed his wife, was acquitted The
verdict was as follows:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant
not guilty as charged in the indict-
ment, on the grounds that at the date
the act was committed he was insane
and had homicidal insanity"
Gibbons was committed to the hos
pital for the insane at st. Peter by
Judge Johnson.
Morris tribune., 1911-01-13
Minnesota Labor Commissioner.

The next labor commissioner of
Minnesota will be William F. Houk,
a union printer, for twenty-five years
foreman of the composing room of the
Minneapolis Tribune. Announcement
of his appointment was made in the
governors Office. He was not an ap-
plicant for the place and was backed
by no special interest.
Morris tribune., 1911-01-13
CAT GIVES THE ALARM
Saves Mora (Minn.) Man From Per.
ishinq in Fire.

iSHlnS IN FTCs
F. A. Mcpherson of the Mora Drug
company, who has living apartments
over his drug store, was suddenly
awakened from his slumber by his
faithful house cat jumping onto his
bed and scratching his face.
Upon aWaking Mr.. Mcpherson
found himself nearly overcome by suf.
location, the room and building was
dense with smoke and only by mira.
Gle was he able to grope his way to an
outside stairway and, slightly clad,
with the mercury registering 20 below
zero, he ran block to give the alarm
of fire.
The stock of drugs and merchandise,
although not burned, are worthless
from smoke and heat.
Morris tribune., 1911-01-13
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The teachers of the public schools
in Christiania have taught the chill
dren a most useful habit-to make it
a point to deposit penny now and
then in the safe deposit banks of the
city. AS a result there are not less
than $4,000 school children who have
started accounts and the total amount
deposited by them during a period
comprising only two years amounts to
not less than 10000 crowns. The
children are commencing to take a
great deal of interest in that move
ment and they are naturally aided by
their parents. 1t is proving to be a,
great thing for the school children in
Christiania, for it teaches them val
liable lesson in economy at an early
stage in life.
Minister Brys, the newly appointed
minister to Washington, D. c., from
Morris tribune., 1911-01-13
Heads State Board of Health.

Dr. W. A. Jones of Minneapolis was
elected president of the state board
Of health at the annual meeting of
that body at the state capitol at st.
Paul. He has been vice president
of the board and takes the place made
vacant by the death of DR.. Henry
Hutchinson Of st. Paul
Morris tribune., 1911-01-13
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Says the Review of Reviews: Poets
have not infrequently become domi-
mating influences in the life. of IA
ton. There were moments when the
will of Hugo seemed to sway the des-
TIMES of France. Bjornson was pop
ularly spoken of as the uncrowned
king of Norway" With the mass OF
his people the word of Tolstoy went
as far, if not farther, than that of the
czar. But that such position might
be reached by a literary critic was
never heard of until Anders Krogvig
pointed out in Samtiden (Christiania1
that Georg Brandes, professor of lit
erature at the University of Copen-
hagen, must be recognized as the
central personality Of Denmark
throughout an extended and eventfui
period" All the world now recognizes
Brandes as the most eminent living
Scandinavian.
But the influence of Brandes does
not only extend beyond his own field.
1t has made itself powerfully felt out
side the limits of his own country.
The, renascence of Scandinavian lit
erature is traceable to him. Realism
not only in poetry but in any art
was unknown in the three Scandina-
Wan countries until he made his now
famous plea that the artist should
"sing and paint and carve what he
himself was familiar with" From
poetry and art that demand for a new
and more clear eyed truthfulness
spread to every field of human activ-
ity, until, today, the three kingdoms
are fermenting with new life and new
thought Nor has the fructifying in
fluence of the Danish thinker been
restricted to the peoples descended
from a common Morse stock. 1t has
made itself felt in Germany and
France, in England and Russia, in
Italy and the United States In fact,
1t may be said that before him no lit
erary critic, with the possible excep-
ton of Taine, ever during his own life
time assumed such farreaching in
ternational Importance.
MARION S NORELIUS.
Morris tribune., 1911-01-13
Nav Lose His Eyesight.

Threatened with approaching blind
hess Justice q. A. Jaggard Of the state
supreme court left st. Paul with his
daughter for Philadelphia to consult
surgeons. From there they will sail
for the Bermuda islands, to be gone
three months or more.
Morris tribune., 1911-01-13
BANDIT HELD FOR MURDER
Slayer of St. Paul Motorman May BE
Under Arrest.


Identified, according to the st. Paul
police department, as the man who
killed Motorman James Alexander at
the end of the Grand avenue car line
on the night of Oct %, William Kohn,
known as Shaggy Eyebrows" who,
the police say, is a self-eonfessed
bandit and robber of seven stores in
various parts of the city, has been
charged with murder. Walter Gross,
conductor of the street car in the de-
fense of which Alexander met his
death, identified Kohn at Central DO.
lice station.
The Identification cannot be taken
as absolutely positive, but it is regard
ed as practically so by the police.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03
SUGAR BETS

Monte Vista is putting up a
sugar factory this summer and
bad to go to outside sections to
get enough beets raised to supply
it. The sections that are helping
raise the beets are Center, La lara
and Romeo. The last two named
are farther from Monte Vista than
Alamosa and, therefore, will have
to ship or haul the beets farther to
reach the factory, yet we have not
heard Of single farmer or real
estate man in the immediate vicin-
ity of Alamosa planting any beets.
ALAMEDA Journal.
1t should be remembered that
5000 acres is quite a large amount
Of ground to be sown TO beets as
many cautious ranchmen look at
it. AZ soon as it is demonstrated
that raising sugar beets is profit
able there will be no occasion for
going past Alamosa to secure plenty
Of acreage.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03
THE TOBACCO TRUST

The supreme court has found
the Tobacco trust guilty under the
Sherman antitrust law which was
passed twenty years ago and has
ordered the trust dissolved. 1t has
taken the court about twenty years
to find out what the country has
known these many years. The
trust will hereafter cooperate with
its subsidiary concerns which the
trust practically owns. The price
of tobacco will be agreed on by
the various companies and will re-
main about where they are.
Justice Harlan said that since
the court had found all the "trusti-
fed corporations guilty Of con-
scious and systematic wrong. doing,
he was in no hurry to perpetuate
any new combination among these
corporations.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03
BIG SHOW COMING

Cole & Rogers Railroad Shows
will exhibit at Monte Vista, Thurs
day, June 8 Cole G. Rogers shows
this year are larger. better and
grander than ever before. Some
of the things you will see With the
Cole 4 Rogers Shows:
The only educated Llama in the
U. 8. Prot. LeRoy's performing Gle.
plants; Prof. Buckley's untamable
Lions, and the best trained dogs,
ponies, monkies and goats, and the
worlds funniest clown, Bob Cook.
and his kicking mule. Hesaki. The
Tinsleys in their most wonderful
triple horizontal bar performance,
the New York favorites. The
Peasleys from the New York Hip
podrome in their daring Breakaway
Ladder and Cannon Ball act. The
famous Belmolvern troupe of aero
bats; Edna, the mysterious lady;
regular army of the worlds funniest
clowns; two bands of music, and
many other features too numerous
to mention, all new this year. Don't
miss the big Balloon ascension at
1:3O p. M, which takes place right
after the parade. Performances
start after the Balloon ascension is
over. Everybody come, bring the
children and have a good time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03
TOO MUCH LAW

Oue Of those personal bills that
we're rushed through during the
last four days Of the session of the
Eighteenth general assembly has
for ito object the prevention Of the
advertising for sale at special bar
gains bankrupt stocks of goods.
The bill, should it become q law,
would prevent in q measure many
Of the closing-out sales that are
now enjoyed by firms and custom.
ers.
The bill 10 supposed to have been
pushed through by the we'll estab.
lished firms to prevent the slaugh.
tor sales that are conducted BY
6rms that cater to the buyer of
moderate means.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03

The thirty second annual en-
campment for the department of
Colorado and Wyoming will be
held in Salida this year, on June
6. 7, and 8, and extensive prepare
tions are being made by citizens
of that enterprising city for the
entertainment of all who come. A
large fund has been raised for the
purpose. Members of the q. A.
X. and auxiliary ladies and all their
friends are invited, and will be
shown a good time at Salida. Rail-
roads have granted a rate of one
fare for the round trip. The Monte
Vista ball team will be one of the
attractions on the last day.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03

Quite . number OF cattle have
been turned in on the Rio Grande
Forest for grazing and reports are
that the feed 10 fairly good. des.
pite the late spring.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03

G. G. Carroll, from Illinois, who
has had charge Of the down town
telegraph Office in the Fuller drug
store since May Is, reports a good
business.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03

The courts are afraid of the
Standard oil company, congress 10
afraid Of the national banking sys-
tenn and the politicians are afraid
to trust the people.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03

The News contest for trip to
Europe closed Saturday night.
The highest number of votes was
in district No. 5 where Miss Lille
Watts had 934,7S7 votes to her
credit. The next highest was 49,
III by Miss Caroline Balloon, of
the LIST district. The lowest win
ner was Miss Lolita M. Steele who
had 1885 votes to her credit.
In this district, No. IL, Miss Har-
riett Muller, Of Durango, secured
244 ,225 votes. The News can now
boast of having a big circulation.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03

The Peoples Popular Players at
the Broadway, Saturday night,
June 3.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03

Mrs. A. j. Chisholm came down
from Monte Vista Wednesday ev.
ening, to visit relatives for couple
Of days and attend the party of
Mesdames Edminsten, Sullivan
and Mcdonald, Thursday after
noon.-Alamosa Courier.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03

The Monte Vista Lumber Co.
received u CIR Of cement Wednes-
day.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03

Marion Miller who has been in
New Mexico the past thirty days,
WAS called to Del Norts Wednes-
day - q witness in a case before
the district court. He will return
to New Mexico and 40 soon a. the
snow gets OF in the mountains he
will do some prospecting.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-06-03

Jim Hurt on last Monday sold 3
cars Of lambs which he had on feed
near Kansas City, for 1915 per
hundred, and on Tuesday parted
with two more cars at the same
figure. These were clipped lambs
and are the highest priced lambs
sold this year from the valley
Center Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-21
DISGRACED OFFICER
OF ARMY A SUICIDE
Captain Frank T. Thornton Ends
His Life in Hotel Room at
Tacoma, Wash.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 21.-Disgraced
and under arrest for conduct unbecom-
ing an officer, Captain Frank T. Thorn
ton, commanding the Sixty-third COM
pany of coast artillery, committed sui
eide in his room at Fort Worden by
taking choral hydrate. Friday Captain
Thornton was disgraced in the parade
grounds at Fort WoTden by having
his stripes torn from his uniform ami
his sword taken aBaX---TAlS-folloW
a period of alleged drunkenness and
his appearance on the parade ground
in unfit condition. Captain Thornton
was SO years old and unmarried. An
aunt lives at Milwaukee, where the
body probably will be shipped. He
was born in Indiana. He had been an
exemplary officer, rising from the
ranks TO a captaincy. He served in
the Philippines with the California
volunteers, entering the regular army
there as d second lieutenant. Six
months ago he was transferred from
Preside, san Francisco, to Fort Wor-
den
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-21

the country Saturday night when,
shortly after IL o'clock the an
nouncement was made that the rail-
way strike had been settled and that
the men would return to work i'm
mediately. kilograms were sent to
all important railway towns bearing
the information and crossed in tran
sit messages to London, describing
strike riots in Llanelly and smaller
towns in the kingdom.
The cabinet had been working
night and day since the strike was
threatened to arrange a compromise.
Most of the credit for the ultimate
success of their efforts appears to
rest upon the shoulders of David
Lloyd George, chancellor of the ex-
chequer. So far as technical advan-
tage in the compromise goes. it ap-
pears to be in the mems favor.
To WITHDRAW SOLDIERS.
AS a result of the settlement the
soldiers who had been scattered at
strategical railway points about the
country will be withdrawn as fast as
arrangements for transporting them
can be made.
There is no doubt that Saturdays
affair at Llanelly, Wales, in which
the troops fired on a mob, killing
two men and wounding two others,
had much influence in ending the
strike
DOCK WORKERS TO RESUME
Liverpool, Aug. 21-The striking
dock workers agreed to return TO work
here, following a settlement with the
ship owners this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-21
IN FIRE.
SAvES2O PEOPLE

New York. Aug. PA green parrot
gave an alarm Of hre iu a IO-stOry
Madison avenue Apartment house TO-
day and saved the lives Of - persons
who would otherwise have been SUMO
Gated by the dense smoke which filled
the upper floors of the building The
Dearborn. secretary Of the Hudson
Fulton Celebration association, b. ca..-
ing repeatedly. come on Harry: come
on" Fire In the apartment above
Dearborn wakened a family who grab
bed the parrots cage and ran 10 tbs
street. where a policeman was notified.
All occupants were then aroused The
loss Is $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-21
CASH IS FLOWING
TO POSTAL BANKS

Washington. Aug. 21.-Twenty
frst-glass postofIices, including JoI-
let. III. anu Des Noines, Iowa. were
designated today by Postmaster Gen
erai Hitchcock as postal savings
banks. AT tla close OF business
Aug. is. the treasurer OF the United
States had accepted from depos tory
banks as security IoT postal savings
deposits asgreEatinE SS.I0S.2SS. In
the lrst / = DAYS these were IN opera
ton four frs class pcstoIces des-
ignated as postal savings banks, re-
ceivej in deposits aggregate sums as
follows, New York. S55,02s; Chica-
80. S-oS.Sl6; Boston, S26,T22; -.
Louis, S19,SSI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-21
FEDERAL LAW INADvIsABLE.
NAVAL OFFICER is KILLED
Lieut.. Whittier OF AndroscOggin
SuCcumbs to Injuries.

Lieut.. w nlJtIeE OF AnurOSfOgSln
SuCcumbs To Injuries.
Boston, Aug. Lieutenant Will
liam A. Whittier Of the United States
revenue cutter Androscoggin died at
the relief hospital yesterday after
noon from injuries received at the
hands of seven thugs who attacked
him and three friends in the north
end on Saturday night. With As
sistant Engineer c. II. Roach of the
Androscoggin and Frank Gleason
and George S. Farwell. both OF Dor
chester, Lieutenant Whittier was re-
turning to his ship. An examination
of the body revealed a blood clot on
the brain, the result of a blow from
black jack. The police arrested
three Italians this morning, but they
proved aIibis and were discharged.
Lieutenant Whittier was 8 l years old
and leaves a wife and s-year-old
daughter, who live at North Ber-
wick, Ne. He was graduated from
Arundel Cove school in Maryland in
1900 and Immediately entered the
revenue service as an ensign. Cap
tain George NJ. Daniels OF the An
droscoggin says Lieutenant Whittier
was an ideal officer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-21
ATWOOD NEAR TO
END OF HIS TRIP
Boston Aviator Says He Ex-
poets to Spend the Night
in Syracuse, N. Y.
WITH 23e MILES TO TRAVEL
Man Flying, He States, TO Be Prac-
tical, Must Be Confined to
Simple Flying.

Auburn, n. Y. Aug. 21.-Speak-
ing TO a newspaper man, Atwood said
today he would be unable to leave
Lyons for Utica until 4 this after
noon. He said he would probably
stop at Syracuse after detouring over
Auburn. If he reaches Syracuse to-
night he will have flown 1925
miles since he left St. Louis a week
ago today, leaving 239 miles to fly
before finishing in New York city.
One result of his flight, Atwood said,
will be to encourage long-distance
flying in place of aviation meets.
MEETS SOON To STOP.
Aviation meets, as they are man
aged now, will soon be a thing of the
past" declared Atwood. They in
vite too many spectacular attempts
with fatal results. Man fight, if it
is to be developed along the line of
practical results, must be confined to
simple flying. 1t is more credit to
civilization that a man can fly across
the continent than turn a fiip-fop in
the air.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-21

famous Swing around the circle" in
1909, when he travelled over more
than 13 900 miles and visited 33
states He will break ground for
the Panama canal exposition at San
Francisco, make several score of ad-
dresses and attempt to scale the a.
600 feet of Mount Rainier's precipi-
tous slope.
WILL BE GONE SIX WEEKS.
According to the present arrange
ment the president will be gone six
weeks. In that time it is expected
that he will make close to 200
speeches, from platforms, from the
rear end of his private car and at
other places not on the regular
schedule. Republican leaders look
upon the trip as the most important,
politically, that the president has
mapped out since he entered the
White house. He will go through all
the states in the west in which they
recognize the domination of the pro-
gressiye republicans. who are count
ed on to oppose his denomination
next year.
THREE WEEKS AT BEVERLY.
Until the question of the adjourn
ment of congress was out Of the way
the president was undecided as to
whether he should be gone three
weeks or six. With adjournment
practically assured for this week the
president feels that he can get three
weeks rest at Beverly and be in trim
to stand the admittedly hard grind
of 1 0 days in a private car
MAY START SEPT. II.
Tie president probably will leave
Beverly Sept. Il, returning east
about Nov. /. lie will 20 vest
through Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, {
Colorado and Nevada to the coast. I
Most Of the big cities IN these states, (
including Des MOine5. Kansas City, .
Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake City,
viii be visited. but the plans for the
trip contemplates stops at scores Of
smaller places as well.
ROUTE FOR RETURS.
From California the president will 4
go north TO Portland and Seattle /
Three days are 10 be spent IN Wash 4
ington state and the route eastward +.
viii sllo~ him 10 stop IN Idaho. +
Montana, the Dakotas and Mime 1
sofa,
while no "speIlbinders" are 70 be 4
taken along. II is probable that
members OF the cabinet or congress-
men will become travelling compan-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-21
COMMISSIONERS ACCUSED
Alleged Fraud in Connection With
Reservation AIlotments.

Washington, Aug. 21.-Charges that
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Valen-
tine and Second Assistant Commits
sioner Hauke conspired each with the
other and with other persons for the
Preparation OF fraud upon certain In
dian aIotrees of the I-acdu Flambeau
reservation was filed with the senate
and house committee on Indian affairs
today by Joseph R FRrr, formerly gen.
eral superintendent OF the logging In
dian service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-21
HONOR A MAINE VICTIM
Remains of Engineer Merritt Are
Laid to Rest at Red Oak, Iowa.

Laid to Rest at Red Oak, Iowa.
Red Oak, Iowa, Aug. q. - The
funeral Of Lieutenant Darwin r.
Merritt, the naval officer and en-
gineer who lost his life when the
battleship Maine sank beneath the
waves of Havana harbor over II years
ago was held here. Business was sus-
pended while the old neighbors and
friends of the family who knew him
in his youth attended the services.
The military, executive and legal
branches OF the state OF Iowa were
represented in the funeral cOrteRe
which wound its way from the chau-
tauqua pavilion to the cemetery
with Company " Of the 56th regi-
ment, l. y. c., acting as escort for
the body. Justice Horace r. Dee
mer OF the supreme court delivered
the funeral Grafton. The state was
represented by Governor B. r Car
roll and members Of his stan, while
the judiciary was represented By
Federal Judge Smith p. Mcpherson
and Justice Deemer. Adiutant Cen
eral Guy 4. Logan and several state
guard officers represented the mill
tary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-21
AERONAUT PLUNGES
600 FEET TO DEATH
BaIIOOnist's Tumble From the Sky
Witnessed by Thousands at
Marion, Ind.

Marion, Ind, Aug. 21.-Frank
Crawford, 3 3 years old, an aeronaut
whose home was at Anderson. Ind,
fell from his balloon 900 feet yes
terday afternoon and met instant
death. His fall was witnessed by
thousands who were at the park from
which he made the flight. His wife
fell in a faint. Crawford was at
tempting to make double parachute
leap when he lost his hold and tum-
bled.