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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
STRUCK BY CYCLONE WAS
BLOWN FROM TRACK WITH
SERIOUS RESULTS
Western Press

Western Press
OMAHA, Neb., April 26.-Twenty-
nine persons were injured, one of
them, James Davis, fatally, when a
cyclone wind struck Union Pacific
passenger train No. 35, one mile west
Of North Loup, Neb., late yesterday
afternoon. The entire train, the en-
gine excepted, was blown from the
track and all cars were overturned
A mile of telegraph line was blown
down, cutting off direct communica-
ton with the larger outside cities
Brakeman Levi Hamilton was dan
gerously hurt.
The train, composed Of a mail, bag
gage and express car and two day
coaches, was running at q moderate
rate when the gale struck it. As soor
as Engineer O'Bricn realized what hae
happened he ran his engine to Orc
and returned with car in which tn,
injured were taken to Ord.
Engineer O'Brien said the storm di,
not take the form Of = tornado, tn
wind had been blowing gale all aft
srnoon and ~ the train reached q
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
FREAK OF CHANCE
is SHOWN IN DISASTER

CHICAGO, April 17.-Love for her
Two younger sisters was the cause of
the death of Mrs. Alice Johnson, q
passenger on the Titanic. She ex-
changed her second class tickets and.
with the two children, went into steer
age that with the money saved she
might bring her sisters to America.
The mother, her babies and the two
younger women probably perished.
Oscar w. Johnson Of st. Charles,
H., a business man, was anxiously
scanning the newspaper accounts of
the disaster when the postman
brought him a letter mailed by his
wife before leaving her parents home
abroad.
Mr.. johnson had sent the money
for his wife to purchase a second-class
passage for herself and children
Harold, a years old, and Eleanor,
year old. They had spent the win
ter in Sweden and were coming home.
In newspaper he read that practical
y all the women and children of the
first and second-class cabins had been
saved and johnson was horror strick-
en- when he read his wife's letter.
AT the last moment decided to ex-
change tickets for steerage passage
that | might have Marie and Louise
with me-" said the message.
Marie and Louise Anderson, 16 and
IS years of age, were the girls Mrs.
johnson brought with her. 1t is fear
ed that all are lost. The husband ia
distracted.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02

HALIFAX, N. s., April 27.--In-
tense indignatio nprevails here over
the action of the White Star Steam
ship company in excluding the Ameri-
can and Canadian newspaper repre-
sentatives from the Gun wharf on
the arrival here tomorrow or Mon
day of the steamer Mackay Bennett
with about 200 bodies recovered from
sea where the Titanic sank.
The American newspaper men held
meeting and decided to send joint
appeal to Washington protesting
against the action of the steamship
officials. Protests will also be sent
to the Canadian military department
under whose department Gun wharf
comes.
The orders regarding this privacy
was sent out by the White Star off,
cials in New York to the local agents
in effort to have some suitable ar.
rangements made for the proper car.
ing for the Titanic dead upon the ar.
rival of the Mackay Bennett.
The relatives of those lost in tn,
Titanic disaster now in the city me-
at the Halifax hotel today. Arrange
ments have been made with the ex
press companies to permit Of the ship
ment of the bodies Immediately aftel
their Identification has been sstab
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
COAL LANDS ARE RE-
TURNED BY RAILROAD

DENVER, Colo, April 23.-By q
compromise effected between United
States District Attorney Harry E
Kelly for the federal land office and
Joel r. Vails, general counsel for the
Denver and Rio Grande system, 8,46t
acres of coal lands in Colorado, of O
market value of S1,755,750, held by
the Atlas Utah Fuel and the Calu.
met Fuel companies, subsidiaries OF
the railway system, have been con
veyed back to the United States gov.
ernment and will be thrown open tc
purchase.
The lands are situated in Gunnisor
and-La Plata counties and comprise
some of the best bitumihous coal de-
posits in the west. Eventually, wher
mined on prevailing royalties of from
8 to 15 cents a ton the values viii
aggregate many millions. The larges,
tract is in La Plata county and en-
braces 5,3s5 acres of unpatented and
640 acres Of patented lands.
Close to the city of Pueblo is q
tract of 400 acres and the remaining
$40 acreage is the most valuable, there
being eight veins outcropping Of a
total thickness of seventy feet.
Allegations Of fraud through dunn.
my entrymen by the government were
given corroborative evidence by Spe.
cial Agents Ralph s. Kelly, S. S. Man.
cha, Eugene Lacy and James II. An.
derson, working under direction of M
d. McEnirey, chief Of the special lane
division. with Offices in Denver, ant
the work has been in progress for ovcl
two years. At one time Robert For.
ester. geologist of the Utah Fuel com
pany and other officers were under in.
dictment charged with illegal entries
but acquittai Of some Of tie accused
resulted in dismissal Of the remaining
charges after Fofcster's death.-Pue
No CIdeftain.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02

lished to all parts of Canada and
the United States. All formalities
in connection with the crossing of the
line will be waived.
A full description of the unclaim-
ed bodies viii be taken and forward
ed to the New York Offices Of the
White Star line. 1t is intended by
the company to publish them in pa
pers throughout the United States and
Canada. If body is claimed after
burial the mayor of Halifax promised
there would be no difficulty in getting
it exhumed and shipped to relatives.
So far no representative of the
United States government has arriv-
ed to look after the body of Major
Butt which is reported among the bod
les recovered by the Mackay Bennett.
IN the event of the body being recov-
cred and identified and no representa-
tive of the United States government
being present it will be taken in
charge of by United States Consul
General Ragsdale.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
FELL EXHAUSTED AFTER PLAY
ING PLANO FOR ALMOST
FIFTY HOURS

NEW YORK, April 26.-Camille
Bauchia, the Italian musician who
started on Tuesday evening to break
all endurance records for continuous
performance at the piano. fell ex-
hausted from his stool on the plat
form of the Tammany hall ball room
last night and was counted out by
the umpire.
The official board showed he had
played without stopping for exactly
40 hours and thirty-six minutes. The
best previous record was thirty hours
Bauchia had hoped to set mark al
fifty hours and he was only twenty
four minutes short of this coveted
record when he dropped from exhaus-
tion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
OVER KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA
KILLING FOUR AND INJUR-
ING MANY
Western Press


KANSAS CITY, April 22.-Four
persons are known to have lost their
lives in four tornadoes that late Sat
urday visited localities in southern
and central Kansas and Oklahoma. a
Broyles was killed when twistcr de-
stroyed his farm home near Waldron
Prockop Kottal apd his granddaugh-
ter, Mary Kottal, aged 4, are dead
They were killed in storm at Bison
Rush county. Mrs. James Carol OF
Chicago, daughter of Kottal and Phil
ip Scheneran, were fatally injured
A total Of nearly thirty persons arc
known to have been injured in the
various storms.
At Copan, an oil town in Oklahoma
near the Kansas state line, girl
named Littleton, was killed and TWEEN
ty-fve persons were injured.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02

back home under escort. In the hope
that his condition would improve, he
was sent to the castle of Fuerstenried,
where he was kept under strict sur
veillance and careful observation.
But the poor madman's condition
did not improve. His disease pro-
gressed and developed through its va
rious stages and when Otto succeeded
to the throne he was SO far advanced
in his disease that the learned spe-
cialists pronounced it as incurable.
Since he was first taken to castle
Fuerstenried, Otto has never left the
enclosure of the beautiful estate ex-
cept for occasional drives during the
first few years of his confinement.
AS the disease progressed and the
paroxysms of violence to which the
king was subject became more fire.
quent and less comfortable, these
drives had to be abandoned, as it was
considered undesirable to allow the
people to witness such violent out
breaks.
Surrounded by faithful attendants
and treated with all the Difference
due to his exalted rank, watched by
doctors and humored in every possi-
Bile way, the insane monarch spent
his days at the secluded castle. From
year to year his mental condition
grew worse, while his physical con-
dition, thanks to the excellent care of
his physicians and attendants, stead
lily improved. Mentally u complete
imbecile, unable to recognize even his
nearest relations, he has grown, physi-
caily, to a fine specimen of manhood.
He is giant in figure, possessed of
tremendous strength and, in spite of
his abnormal way of living, perfectly
healthy. His condition varies from
periods of utter Indifference or spells
Of great detection to paroxysms of
uncomfortable fury, extremely trying
to his attendants, as they are not per-
mitted even for a moment to forget
that under no condition force may be
used against the king. The king has
killed several of his attendants in his
fits of fury, but it is believed that in
the last stage of the disease, which
Otto seems now to have reached, these
attacks will gradually cease.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02

VENICE, April 25.-The inaugura-
tion of the new Campanile of St
Marks to replace that which fell ten
years ago took place this morning in
brilliant weather and assumed char
acter of international Importance.
Italians and foreigners arrived by
the thousands on special trains and
in boats from both sides Of the Adri-
attic.
The three palaces surrounding the
plaza of st. Marks were decorated
according to the architectural lines by
sixty thousand electric globes for il
Elimination tonight.
The ringing of the hours by the
bell of Saint Alipio, which for years
has been silent as the clock did not
run because of the unsafe condition
of the corner, produced great emo
tion in all Venetians.
The mayor, aldermen and other
members of the municipality formed ],
great, gala procession with gondolas,
icHiiy HuuR anu eSCOrteu ny lHe MS
toric "Bissone" with which they went
to meet the duke of Gena and his
suite at the landing place of the royal
palace. Two thousand children of the
public schools, who gathered on the
highest arcade of Doge's palace, sang
the psalm of Benedetto Marc.llo to
which has been adapted words + r the
rebuilding of the Campanile.
At a signal the great flags at the
four corners of the tower began to
rise rapidly, two Italian and two We
netian. One of the flags was that
which flew from the mast of the bat
tleship st. Mark at the taking of the
city of Tripoli. L. Credaro, minister
of public instruction, delivered an ad-
dress, clarifying the civil work ac-
complished by Count Grimani, mayor
of Venice. AS they arrived two thou
sand carrier pigeons fluttered to the
four corners of the compass each with
a little note attached to its neck to
carry the tidings.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
Western Press

Western Press
NEWARK, N. j., April 27.-"I did
not seek this. | am forced against
the wall with my back TO it and | am
bound if | have any manhood at al
in me to fight"
His voice breaking with passion
perspiration dripping down his face
over his wilted collar, President Taft
hurled this apology, challenge and de
fiance at Theodore Roosevelt last
night before 5000 persons in the
First Regiment armory.
COMPRISING all his Massachusetts
addresses into one driving speech, the
president resumed his attack upon his
Warwick with all the fury of Il man
fighting in the last ditch.
He bluntly charged Roosevelt with
seeking to make himself dictator,
paving the way to usurp the presi-
dency for life.
A social revolution, he declared, is
the only excuse that can be offered
by those who seek to elect Roosevelt
10 a third term.
With his changing personality"
said the president, his intense ma
ture, his power over audiences, Theo-
dore Roosevelt would not have any
difficulty in presenting, every four
years, necessity which would make
him president for the rest of his life"
Those who have followed the presi-
dent through the breakers of his pres
idency say he was never before so
vehement. He threw off all restraint
and by his sheer warlike spirit had
for the crowd most part with him,
although many cheered for Teddy.
The president has come to the re-
alization that he is at the crisis of
his contest for denomination.
The news he received in Massachu-
sets is none too favorable. He has
only bare chance there. Wherefore
the sudden change of plan announced
Friday and following his address in
Philadelphia last night he will make a
hurried trip to Washington, arriving
there Sunday morning, leaving again
in the afternoon for final tour of the
Bay state on Monday. Lawrence,
Lowell, Broekton, Fall River and other
manufacturing towns will be covered.
There is a bare chance that before
the day is cut Taft and Roosevelt
may actually meet face to face, since
both are scheduled to speak in the
same towns on Monday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
VISITED BY TORNADO THAT
KILLED THREE AND DE-
STROYED PROPERTY

WICHITA, Kas., April 26.-Three
persons are dead at Ponca City, Okla,
as the result Of one of four tornadoes
near the Kansas-oklahoma line. The
dead are Mrs. Moore and children and
an unidentified man.
The tornado at Ponca City swept
through an addition in the west part
of town, destroying about seventy five
houses. A man was killed and carried
a mile and dropped on the prairie in
a dying condition. Several are re-
ported injured.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02

NEW YORK, April 25.-Ofhcers
of the Norwegian steamship Romsdel
which is in dock here today after a
trip made perilous by field of ice
believe they witnessed the sinking OF
freight ship in latitude 400 miles
north Of the Titanic's grave on March
26. The identity of the sunken ship
is not known.
The RomsdePs attention was at
tracted to the distressed ship soon
after nightfall when the vessel began
sending up rockets, showing that help
was wanted. Captain He'll ordered
the Romsdel to be headed for the
scene. His ship ran into the ice field
with as much speed as possible. She
had not gone far however before she
had six or seven holes in her hull
which allowed much water to enter.
All hands were ordered to the pumps
and nineteen men Of the crew were
able to keep the water from gain
ing until temporary repairs were
made. In the meantime rockets con-
tinued to ascend from the ship in
distress but the Romsdel was help
less for she too was fast in the ice.
About midnight the rockets from the
other vessel stopped and soon after
wards her lights were seen to dis
appear beneath the waves, When
daylight broke those on board the
Romsdel were unable to find any trace
Of the sunken vessel.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02

NEW YORK, April 25.-Two hun
dred and five bodies, victims of the
Titanic disaster, have been picked up
at sea by the cable steamer Mackay
Bennett and are being taken to Hall
fax, N. S. The captain Of the Mackay
Bennett confirms the Identification OF
George D. Widener, son Of P. A. B.
Widener of Philadelphia, in wireless
dispatch today to the White Star line
and gives the further information that
the majority of the bodies will never
come to the surface.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02

NEW YORK, April 25.-More than
one hundred bodies of the victims of
the Titanic were seen floating on the
water by the steamer Bremen, which
arrived here yesterday from Bremen.
The liner on April 20 passed over the
place were the Titanic went down.
The officers of the ship saw numerous
bodies, boat upside down, pieces of
wood, steamer chairs and other wreck
age.
As the cable ship Mackay Bennett
was in sight and having word that
her mission was to look for bodies no
attempt was made by the Bremen's
crew to pick up the 'corpses.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. April I


25.-Benjamin Gilbert, Globe Z ,press
company messenger, and Albert E.
Tachout, messenger for the Wells
Fargo Express company. were ar
rested this morning, charged with the
theft of $4,000 in gold, which Gil
bert claimed had been stolen from him
at the point of gun by two men
disguised as cowboys on the night OF
April 10.
Gilbert made a full confession and
told the detectives that the money
had been hidden on Orchard mesa.
The gold with the exception of $3.50
was recovered.
The arrests and confessions came
after a night of severe cross-exami-
nation for Gilbert. His story of the
robbery had a number of weak points
which led the detectives and Sheriff
Schrader to suspect him from the
first. The first weak point was the
discovery that the cotton waste which
he said had been used to gag him
had been taken from a drawer in the
express office. When the detectives
investigated it was found that the
waste had not been disturbed. Nei-
ther was it believed that the blow on
his head which the physicians exam
lfed could have caused unconscious.
ness for an hour as was told by him
in his first story.
Last night for the fifth time Gilbert
was taken before the detectives, Sher-
iff Schrader and former Attorney
General N. c. Miller who is attorney
for the company in Grand junction
and subjected to rigid cross-exami-
nation. The young man stuck to his
story until Miller finally requested he
tie him hand and foot, just as he had
been tied by the bandits on the night
of the robbery. The little drama was
executed in the office of the express
company in the depot and Miller, who
is middle aged man, was tied and
put on the floor at the side of the
safe Gilbert said it had taken him
forty minutes to reach the door after
recovering consciousness. Miller dem
onstrated that it could be done in
about a minute and half. Gilbert,
stunned by this blow to his story,
finally confessed that his original tale
of the robbery was false. He impli-
Gated Tachout, his friend and a mes
senger in the Wells-Fargo office in
the robbery and claimed that Tach-
out had put him up to do it. He con-
fessed that the robbery had been care
fully planned before hand, that he
had been tied hand and foot and finally
when he was able to reach the door
he summoned aid and told the story
of the bandits which they had agreed
upon.
Gilbert is 81 and Tachout is 25.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY

ATLANTA, Ca, April 26.-Today
was observed as Confederate Memo
rial day throughout Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Florida and Georgia. The hold
ing Of memorial exercises and the
placing Of flowers on the graves Of
Confederate dead formed the princi-
pal features Of the program in all
cities and towns where the day wa,
observed. In many cities public CT
fees were closed and business largely
susI ended.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
voLUNTowN, Conn, April 2e.

voLUNToWN, Conn, April 26.-
As the result of double shooting
affray here George Bennett is in q
Norwich hospital today with wound
that may cause his death, Mrs. Ma,
poleon Lockwood is suffering from
bullet wound in the thigh and Ma.
poleon Lockwood, the husband Of the
latter, is under arrest pending the out
come Of their injuries.
Lockwood, who had been away from
town on visit returned unexpectedly
and saw his wife and Bennett leav-
ing the latter's home. He fred two
shots from his revolver at the couple
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02
wAsnINGToN. D. G. April o.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. April "a
The senate today passed Representa-
tive Taylor's bill giving the secre-
tary Of the interior authority to ex-
tend time in which settlers, under the
private reclamation projects may
make proof Of their patent require
ments.
Senator Guggcnheim's bin appro-
priating s25,O0o for the esta blish-
ment Of additional fish hateheries In
Colorado, the points to be selected by
the fish commissioner, also passed.
The senate also passed Representa-
tive Mondell's bill extending land en-
tries to state selections.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-02

CHICAGO, April 27.-Dr. DAME
Nimball Pearsons, philanthropist, pii.
losopher and idealist, died this morn.
ing at the age of 92. DR.. Pearsons
who contracted pneumonia Saturday
had kept up so well up to late houi
last night that hope for his recover,
vas strong. At midnight, the fever
after passing the five-day crisis as is
Usual in pneumonia, DR.. Pearsons los,
his usual interest in life and instead
of complaining on being kept in bed
began to speak of the future life
Later he lapsed into Inconsistencies
and shortly before he passed away
he rallied once more, and after talk
ing to his nurse, he said softly, "I'm
tired" and lying back on his pillows
died peacefully within few minutes
1t is estimated that DR.. Pearsons
gave away twelve million dollars in
the last twenty-one years and as a
result forty-seven colleges and other
institutions of learning, mostly needy
ones for the poorer classes, were the
beneficiaries.
On his ninetieth birthday on April
ID, 1910, after he had given away
six millions he was forced to admit
that he still possessed wealth, and
then at 92 he died with his wish real
lied. His dream, his heart hope, was
to die on an equal footing with the
poorest villager in Hinsdale and he
practically has done SO.
DR.. Pearsons had some very origi-
nal ideas in regard to charity. The
beggar found little encouragement on
the threshold of the philanthropist' s
home. The adventurer and swindler
found wary subject in him. All
requests for donations were thorough
ly investigated and if found to be a
poor worthy institution his purse
strings opened freely. He gave those
who needed and were worthy.
DR.. Pearsons divided his life into
four chapters. The first from boy
hood until he reached his majority
he spent in obtaining an education
The second, from majority until he
was 40 years old, he spent in prac-
ticing medicine. The third, from 4C
to 70 years old, he spent in amassing
a great fortune. The fourth, from
10 years to 92, he spent in getting
rid of his fortune.