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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-11-13

Mr. and Mrs G. j. Monson, Of Nest
Lake, were in this city on Tuesday. on
their way to Minneapolis, for a weeks
visit with their daughter Mrs. Hend-
rickson.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-20

Mrs. George Law. James J. fell I'M
der the thrall OF those eyes. What
cnance had James J. thenf
History repeated itself Just as
ne felt that his freedom was
tnpping away. just as he felt that
those eyes. and the fascinating
manner OF Mrs. Law had him tight
IN sailed Daughter May. and the
day was savedi
Miss Van Allen firmly removed
papa to Rushton Hall. the gor-
geous country place where papa
vas supposed TO live.
There is houseparty down
there" said Daughter May. "and
there's two widows there II you
must have them"
Yes. there were two widows, but
Miss Van Alien was only pulling
' her ardent father out OF the frying
pan and throwing him into the
IRE. In that houseparty were
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor and Mrs
Billy Leeds.
Papa had known the beautiful
Mrs Aston since her childhood.
She bad been the wife OF his wife's
brother. lie admired her tremer-
dously. lie began 70 single her out
Tor HIS distinguished attentions.
oh. mel Oh. myi Daughter
Nay was furiousi Blu. Daughter
May was helpless
But stayi Who Is this coming
rally 70 the rescuef Who - his
who smile gently on erring
pa-pa and make him faifer a.
BIZ pursuit. % the lovely divorced
Mrs Billy Leeds. n you pieassi
Mrs Leeds. a. diamonds, var
paint and gold leaf Mrs.. Leeds.
With her blue eyes blazing with
eEcitenent and her figure a. alert
a. ever uas Diana'a
NJ. Van A. hssitafes-on one side
the beauty and charm h. knosa
On Ne ofhsr an unfrief feld on
ore sl1e ne woman - ufu haze
o. vofk hard 10 at. on he othsr
he Human Hhn "a uofkinr hard q,
a. hin He Eoes over % Mra
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-20
And Eternal

was that aliuring. that oh. so beau
tiful Mrs Pedar Bruguiere. who
flashed across Newport's skies last
Summer. Before her hazel eyes
j. j. went down with a sicken-
Ing thud. He openly deserted his
own friends. he neglected to keep
engagements. And all for the beau
tiful Mrs. Bruguiere who had been
twice widowed by the decree of
the divorce courtl Oh death. where
10 thy sting?
Mrs. Bruguiere's smiles we're
fought for by half a dozen we'll
known Newporters. And because
OF this. the ladies. bless 'em all.
were annoyed. Daughter May was
most emphatically annoyed. She
was peevish, and one expected
to see her mount a gatling gun
on the lawns OF Wakehurst and
fre at all corners.
But Daughter May did not actu-
ally have to IRE that gun. Mrs.
Bruguiere. after having the tune
of her life. bothering the Newport
danes. showed her decided pref
erence for another man and left
Papa with her picture and a sink
ing feeling In his heart
And where could Papa find
comfort. Right at his own gate
way! He turned to Mrs. Elsie
French Vanderbilt! Mrs. Wander
bIlt might have been his grand
daughter.
Alas for James J. Mrs. Wander.
bilt as a child had been taught
TO show respect to her elders. She
placed Mr.. Van A. on par with her
grandfather and was awfully nice
to him. But Mr.. Van A. did not want
10 be treated like a grandfather.
and he went OF TO London in a
hun.
With his lacerated feelings need
ing expert surgical treatment, ne
met in England. two charming
blondes, Mrs Henry Redmond
and Mrs. Seth Barton French.
He had known them both In n
their early days In Newport n
In England they were very -
good 20 him lie called at
CT ridges one day TO get
comfort from Mrs.Redmond ~
and ne trotted over to the
Savoy the next 20 get
comfort from Mrs NX#
French. Those we're /RX#@/E
busy days for Mr. N ~
James, >
What happenod7 s
W hen MIRA
French. the hand
some widow OF
the lats Seth N~
french. vleartsd IL. S~ ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-20
Vigilance Is the Price of Liberty--7
The Heart Chase of an Interna-

OF London and Of comfortable Mr..
James. she went to Paris and worse
than all. she told him that she
would not come TO Newport this
season. oh. ye tears!
Mrs. Redmond when she wearied
OF London went to New York,
telling him she could not spend
the Summer in Newport
But the last two widows re-
Tented. Both Mrs. Redmond and
Mrs. French did appear In New
port-the former lived on board
her steam yacht Sultana
Yes. Mrs. French spent two
weeks at Wakehursti And Daugh-
ter May was perfectly polite 70
her. And papa? All. let us NOT
give papa awayl He grew twenty
years younger. He was beatihcl
What comes next? Both Mrs.
French and Mr.. Van Allen are
to spend October at the Hot
Springs A
And the odds are even now go
now three TO one! ~
"Oh, the merry Afse
widow and the mani" - IL u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
THEY SCARE SCHL0MOWITz
Real Estate Dealer Tells Police
of Black Hand Threat.

Elias Schlomowitz. a real estate dealer
living at No 81 Lenox avenue. reported 10
Police Headquarters last night that ear
lier in the day he had received a Black
Hand letter. demanding 5000 under pen
atty OF death to him and his family. Mr.
Schlomowitz refused 10 say anything fur
ther regarding the affair When ne found
that he could not see the Deputy Commits
sioner. who was out at the time.
Acting Captain Tuney. in charge Of the
detectives of the West 125th street station,
was put on the case II Is understood that
the letter asked Schlomowitz 10 put the
money under rock in Central Park at
3 O'Clock this morning Neither the police
nor Schlomowitz would say anything fur
Their regarding the matter.
Mr.. Schlomowitz was accompanied by
his wife when he reached Police Head
quarters. He told the lieutenant in charge
that ne could assign no reason for receiv-
ing such a missive. He said that so far
as he knew he hadn't an enemy in the
world, and in all his years in business he
has never been threatened before. Mr.
SchlomoHitz would not say whether he
would leave the money in the spot deslg-
mated by the Black Hand letter He
bought two police whistles in a nearby
store and then hurried uptown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
SOMEBODY MAILED a PUP
Howls from Big Letter Box When
Girl Drops Package In.

Miss Harriet Eberly, twonty-three
years old. living at No 223 East 10oth
street. approached a large mail box at
East 125th street and Lexington avenue
last night, drew down the cover de
posted a small package on the tray, and
let it go in the same way any one would
drop a package IN a mail box.
The next instant she was startled by
hearing a muffled howl emerge from the
box. followed by several lesser bowls and
loud scufling finally dwndling down
to a series of plaintive whimpers. Miss
Ebery was startled and started to run
away Patrolman Hayes, Of the East
126th street station, was at hand and
while a crowd gathered, he notified post
Office station L. at East 123d street and
Lexington avenue. \ clerk with key
was dispatched to the scene.
When the box was finally opened il
was found that the cause OF the disturb
Gnce was a mongrel pup, so mongrel, in
fact. that it was impossible to associate
him with any particular breed. 1t was
thought that small boys We're respJn
Sible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
KNOX UNDER BRITISH FLAG
Secretary Of State Pays Visit to
Island of Jamaica.

Kingston. Jamaica. April s-Socretary
Knox arrived here a. o'clock this morn
ing on board tro american cruiser Wash
exchanged salutcs with the land batteries
and then anchored close 10 tho King stree;
wharf. where a guard NJ honor was drawn
M When the colors We're hosted the mill
tary band played The star Spancled Ban
ner" and God Save the King"
Lieutenant Colonel L. g. r. Wvndham
the Governors private secretary and aide
de-camp, accompanied by Nicholas r.
snyder. the American Consul, then pro
Ccedod on board the Washington and
escorted Mr. Knox on shorc. whore a very
cordial greeting was extended by n large
crcw d assembled IN :he pier
The Secretary Of States visit * not an
othdal one, but Mi Knox has arranged n
call on the Governor. Sir Sidney olivier,
while on the way to port Antonio. The
Governor is spending the week end AZ the
country estate Of sir John PrinPle. at Cape
Clear
Secretary Knox end his party made trip
around the town in motor cars before pro
ceeding TO Port Antonio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
WOMEN PASSENGERS BRAVE
Cooler than Men on Burning Ship
ALL at Boston.

Boston. April s. group of tired hum
grv passengers OF the Merchants and Min
ors' steamer Ontario which was driven
ashore burning on Montauk Point. Long
Island. carly to-day. arrived I'm this city
late this afternoon from New London.
Conn. where they were landed by a tug
from tho burning steamer earlier IN the
afternoon Most OF Thorn were without bag
, gage. Some had dressed 80 hurriedly that
they had scarcely sufficient clothing.
Despite their trying experience and the
har6ships thcy had endured tho passengers
took the situation philosophically.
1t was an unavoidable misfortune" said
ono while others declared that they be-
lleved no ono was 10 blame. There was 10
nanic. except among the steeragc passcn-
Rcra. who, not understanding English
could not he Gained and directed. They
were forced by the ships crew into the
saloon. Some Of them insisted on running
on deck, and few tried 10 climb the
masts, thinking tho ship was going 10 sink
The women said n w Sanborn. Of
Dover y H. behaved better than the
men. IN my opinion, and they are dNserv-
ing of much praise. OF course. we all got
. mn" excited. but who wouldn't? I was
sleeping IN the stateroom next 10 that Of
the wireless operator. Herbert ingalls,. OF
/ Lynn, Mass. and right on the other side
the fire was raging. About . o'clock this
morning 7 awoke and looked ont AT the
window. and saw people running out On
deck. crying, The ship is ahrer
Il thought II was a ire drill as + had
seen something similar on a ship Al Nor
folk, bur the next minute the smoke en-
voloped us. and I realized II was no Joke
II there were any heroes on that boat they
/ include ingalls, he pucky little wireless
| operator, and Chief Engineer r F. Dis
ney, ~ Baltimore. Both Of them stuck 10
their posts until their duty was done and
they were most responsible for our safety -
one OF tho busiest men on the boat was
! Mr. James pureer. who was also one az
the trst 10 be awakened. The FIRE was
discovered ne said by q seaman who
notified First Officer R. 9. Harding. a Cane
Cod man. i'm charge Of the first watch
Louis, the first uuarterma ster. was M the
wheel At the time, THIS was about 50
a m ! think the fire. must have been
going FOR some time. sor there was a GOOD
lively blaze and plenty Of smoke ran
around the snip. knocking at stateroom
doors and waking people up until thought
about everybody was awake Then 7 ran
into Operator Ingalls's room. and we both
sent messages 10 our mothers lie was sit
ting ~ his instrument with raincoat
buttoned up over his paiama1, where he
had tumbed out of bed on thu first call
Then ! went outside. and with James
Lynch. = waiter from East Boston, tried
10 calm the Italians. who were bordering
on the hystericaL We had a hard time
getting them into the saloon out OF the
way, half coaxlng and half forcing them
along"
The passengers were grouped I'm the South
Station upon their arrival here and after
the line officials had arranged for the
transportation Of the baggage left on the
boat. they scattered for their various
destinations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
ALL SAVED FROM
BURNING LINER
Continued from frat page.

Ontario from the bridge or to send out
messages from an ovenlike wireless
room. but this work was not whit less
strenuous than the ordeal allotted to T..
T. Desney, the chief engineer, and MS
men. who stuck to the engines until they
were no longer needed to drive the On
tario through the water.
CAPTAIN Bond. who directed the lght
ering Of the Ontario, yesterday said that
he was about ten miles off ShlnnecocN
when the fire was discovered. There
was no excitement" he said. we hah
water pouring promptly into the hot
hold. I saw at once that | could not
save her without Bleaching her. | headed
in northeasterly direction and vent
ashore shortly before 3 o'clock Had |
gone due north the flames would have
been driven aft. We did not disturb the
passengers until we grounded. There
was no panic. The passengers were sur
prisingly cool and accepted the situation
phiIosophically."
shortly before the Ontario was beached
il was impossible 10 live in the wheel
house so the skipper and his chief officer
dashed the wheel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
CONGESTION IS PICTURED
Conditions Here Worse than in
Bombay. Dr.. Gould SAYS.

New York City Is worse than Bombay
in overcrowding in it's homes for working
people" said Elgin r. i. Could, tenement
house expert. at the meeting Of tho So
cetv for Medical jurisprudence last night
In proof Of his statement Or. Gould gave
facts and figures which he had obtained
from the records Of the Tenement House
Department
TN San Juan Hil tenements, in an area
Of Sn0x2-O feet, moro than i've thousand
persons will sleep tonight" he said. and
We arc tVo-thirGs worse Of than London
IN ovNrcrowding
ON January ! Of this year there were
300 WindoWless rooms in the tenements
Of Manhattan he continued. and this
was half a century after d law forbidding
the existence Of these dark. non ventilated
rooms had been placed upon the statute
books Brooklyn on me same day had
1886 On the same day Manhattan had
54.Oz0 insufiicienty lighted rooms 10 its
share while Brooklyn had almost double.
lie said investigation showed that where
the overcroWdlng was greatest saloons were
more plentiful and vice 1OuriShed
Dr. Abraham Korn. president Of the Real
Estate owners Association, said II Dr..
Gould's figures were correct the Tenement
liCt in their duty.
THE tenement house inspectors never in
vestigate 10 see II there is any ovcrcrowd-
ing In the tenements." he continued al
though the law empowers them 10 do 90.
The real fault Hes with the tenant, who
often has ten and twelve boarders in three
rooms who pay her three times the rent
she IS taxed BY the landlord. ! saw thirty
five Italians sleeping on the floors and in
the beds in four rooms i'm 10th street. In
many. tenements I've seen hunks built
against the wall reaching TO the ceiling. -
John Ohlder. field secretary Of the Ma
tioual Housing Association. also spoke on
the ovorCrowded tenement houses. Others
who spoke were DR.. Reynold Webb wilcox
and Charles }. Allen, secretary Of the
Board Of Tenement House Supervision Of
New Jersey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
TO HAVE LARGEST DRYOOCK
Canada Invites Bids with Promise
If 80 Per Cent Subsidy.


Ottawa April S-The government asked
to-day for proposals for what will be the
largest drydock IN the world II viii he
situated al 0ue5oc or n Lewis. and offers
will he received m 20 July ?. The govern
rent itself will not build the dock, but tho
company or firm whose bid is accepted will
be I'm line for q subsidy Of 81 per cent for
thrtv-dve years on 100000
Tho dock IS 10 be built either on tho
ST. Charles River OF the BEAUFORT fats. on
the Quebec side. or az ST. Joseph de Lewis.
and in submitting tenders the relative al
vantaces Of each site must he pointed ont.
Tho dock viii he l.l50 feet long. 1871 feet
wide and 81 feet deep The next largest I'm
the world. I'm respect n length Is AZ ST
Petersburg, while the Liverpool dock, tho
widest so far. Is 100 feet broad.
Sir William Perks, the English contractor
and his associates favor the Lewis location.
while Sir Rodolphe Forget, NJ. J.. aud his
associates favor quebec The shipping fed
Grafton and marine underwriters arc said
10 favor the Ieyis site
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
surFRAGIsTs INVADE NAHANT
Will Conduct Active Campaign st Sen
ator Lodges Home
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

Boston. April Senator Lodges home
town ~ Nahant is 70 be assailed by the
sufraglsts under the leadership Of Mrs
T J. Curtis. of Beacon street who has
sprung within a few weeks into position
al leader of the suffragists here.
The campaign will be formally opened
in the town hall on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Curtis opened her summer home, on
swallows cove Road. recently. and has
been zealously distributing circulars an
nouncing the rally and inviting every man
and woman 10 attend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
GROCER SLAIN AT HIS HOME
italian Found Stabbed to Death on
Upper East Side.

Guarded ty a enarlng bulldog. Francisco
Bonano, thirty years old, was found slain
shortly after midnight this morning in a
room back Of his grocery store, at No. 23i
East l09th street He had been stabbed re
peatedly with a stiletto, and the weapon
lay near the body
There were number Of empty glasses
about the room, and the police said they
believed that Bonano met his death at the
hands Of men who visited him during tine
evening End drank wine with him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
SLAVE LIGHT TO SHINE AGAIN
BEACON That Guided Fleeing Blacks
Will Brighten Ohio Town.
rBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune J


Cleveland. April S-The light that shone
through the narrow window Of John Ran
kln's home. near Ripley, Ohio. as beacon
To slaves fleeing from cruel Southern mas
ters, is 10 shine again.
II will be maintained for purely senti-
mental reasons by Frank NJ Gregg. presi-
dent of the Standard Brass Foundry COM
pany. Central avenue who once lived there
1t will hang from a nagpole every night
to mark the terminus of the underground
railroad Of before-the-war days.
Mr. Gregg also will have erected in Rip
lev two monuments and eleven bronze tab
let's in commemoration OF the five admirals
and three generals furnished by the town.
General Grant received his first lessons in
patriotism when he went to school there.
It was at Ripley that Harriet Becker
Stoves Eliza crossed the floating ice in
front of the bloodhounds and was guided
to safety by the light in John Rankin's
house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
MAKE APPEAL TO CONVENTION
Civil War Veterans Seek Disapproval
of Demotions.

General George r. Loud, department com
nander Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
department Of New York. has sent a letter
n the Republican state Convention which
meets in Rcc,,.-tor TO-DAY. appealing in be
ralf Of the .-.y thousand surviving vet
4f0ns Of thu l.,.i War now in the Empire
Stste for som. sNpressiou Of disapproval
by the convention OF the reduction Of vet
evans who hold public places in the service
Of the United States.
General Loud saws the reductions began IN
tho customs service in this state. but are
now becoming so general as 20 alarm all
those whose names are on the public pay
roll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
COUNTESS RELEASED ON BAIL
Women Go on Bond Of Wife of Danish
Nobleman Charged with Larceny.

Colorado Springs, Col. April 5.--Coun-
tess Nora Won Holstein-R athlou. wife of
Count Viggo and daughter-in-law of Baron
c +. r. Won Holstein- Rathlou. of Rath
lousdalodder of Denmark. who has been
IN EI Paso County jail since February a.
charged with larceny and obtaining money
under false pretences, was released to-day
Bond was furnished by wealthy society
women here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
COLLIN u. WOODWARD
LRr rslerrarh 70 The rrlhune ]

fBy Telegraph 70 The tribune
Rochester. April S.-New York County
delegates ran into cold snap when they
arrived here to-day. Physical cold onIN'
however: so far as sentiment went they
had p warm welcome They are the lead
ers in the instruct for Taft crowd. ana
II Is because " that thar their head
quarters in the Hotel Rochester are me
busiest headquarters I'm town. By contrast
the state committee headquarters, across
IN the Powers Hotel. whore everything Is
platform and no one mentions men are
quiet and almost deserted.
The sherman boosters otherwise the
delegation with friends from Nice.Pr"sl-
dent shcrmar'a home. IN Utica, Arous"'
with them the nosiest support TIE IN
struction" crowd developed TO-DAY Every
one in that party. and there wer" one hun
dyed and sixty of them believed N IN
s,ructions" and maze M secret ~ w.
John w. Hutchinson. ir., director Of tho
Taft bureau I'm New York city, WASH { aoI"
10 find Headquarters to-day. so he TOOK nP
his official abode with the state commute.
Comment was all 90 the effect that ne
find poor field for his work OF hnihe UP
de,oeates for instruction around thar
headquarters.
The New York County special picked mp
tho Westchester delegation ~ fonkers
Kings county delegates came In on later
specjal over the Lehish. and the "Sh"r-
man boosters" had special 81 their own
from Utica. The latter train was placarded
from cowcatcher to rear platform WIN
signs that shouted I'm red ink 10 the coun-
tryside that Utica was for Sherman. ana 50
that there could he no mistake about IT the
sherman men yelled 1t out every time he
train stopped after the manner Of col
lege football crowd.
New York County committee hNadqnar-
,ers were the real wide open rooms IN
town tonight Upstate delegations made II
point to drop in there. many Of them
chiefly n tell the chairman. Samuel :.
Koenig. that they were with him on me
fight for instruction OF the delegat"s-at
large Every one who called went away
with thorough understanding that
New YORK. County propose 10 hght Tor
instruction" II necessary, though no one
believes that it will be necessary 10 fght
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
PROPOSES FOUR VICE ADMIRAL 8

Washington April s-The grades OF ad.
mirsl ana vice admiral in the navy would
be established by bill introduced by Rop-
resontativo Bates OF Pennsylvania. II
would include in the active list one admiral
and four e-admirals. The salary of tba
admiral would be 1880 and of vice.ad.
rIrals 81 UJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
pooms oANsEVooRT MARKET.

Mayor Gaynor announced yesterday, after
holding hearing that he would sign the
bin that would permit Dock Commissioner
Tomkins the right TO do away with the
Gansevoort Market In order that 9)0-foot
piers might be built by moving landward
the bulkhead line. rather than going fur
Their out into the river. which Is opposed by
the War Department.
Opposition was expressed by representa-
tjyes of the Seventh Avenue Association
the Twenty-thrd Street Association and
rrivafe OrODpTtV owners.