davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
DEFECTIVE FOUND HIS
 cORSETS A HANDICAP.
Masqueraded as Woman in Effort to
 Capture Purse Snatohers.

Chicago, Dec. 8.-No purse snatcher tried to rob City Detective Otto Babel of the gold mesh bag dangling tempt ingly from his wrist as the officer, dis guised as woman, walked the city streets today, but many men tried to flirt with him. Babel tottered into the Summerdale police station this after noon and held out his feet for someone to take off his shoes. When he was freed of the high heeled instruments of torture and had been eased out of his corsets, Zabel said that it>was the hardest days work he had ever done in his life.
 I've walked 15 miles and I think I'm crippled for life,' said Zabel. '1t's s terrible to have a lot of fresh fellows on street corners trying to flirt with you and want to smash one of them and not be able to do so because you are clamped into pair of corsets.
 Not purse snatcher to show for it, either. I walked slowly past alleys and stood in front of windows and held that gold bag under tough guys noses and none of them would nibble at it. No more of this corset cop business for me"
 Zabel wore a pair of patent leather, cloth top, high heeled button shoes a seal coat and big huff, black broadcloth street dress over an extra stout size corset and a large 'plumed hat with a brown wig and veil. His fellow officers said that he made a more than fairly good looking woman.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
Secretary of the Interior Appeals For the POpes
 Assistance in Restoring Order
AMIDNIGHT MASS THROUGHOUT THE REPUBLIC
Papa Decree Requires That Special One be Held For Divine
 Intervention-Lberals Take Issue With Action of Sec retary Government Troops Inadequate to Protect
 Hsciendas or Small Towns-Hghways at Rebes Mercy

Mexico City, Dec. S-In obedience to a papal decree there will begin tonight at midnight in every Catholic church throughout the republic a special mass for divine intervention in Mexico. In St. Peter's at Rome, at the same hour or o'clock (Rome time) Monday morning, the pope himself will join in the prayers for the restoration of peace.
 Monsignor Boggiani, the apostolic delegate, will officiate in the Church of Guadaloupe, where a service of un- usual solemnity is planned, although the services in the cathedral will be almost equally impressive.
 That the revolution in Mexico has resulted in conditions so bad that something more than human agencies Is necessary to right them appears to be indicated, not only by the reports of the rebel operations, but by the ac- ton of the secretary of the interior, Rafael Hernandez. The secretary re- gently summoned Mgr. Boggiani and appealed to him to use the power of the church to assist in restoring order.
 Archbishop Mora was also summon ed, but happened to be out of town. The secretary requested that the pope issue a decree to that end. Liberals Raise Issue of Church and State.
 The Liberals construed the act of YSecretary Hernandez as being not in line with the laws respecting the separation of the church and the state and are considering the expediency of interpellating the government in the chamber of deputies.
 The new secretary of the interior has
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
Business Man
 Slew Partner
FISHER GUILTY OF MURDER IN
 FIRST DEGREE.
INSURED FOR $2Oo,oOO
Victims Policies Were Payable to His Widow, With Whom Convicted Man Was FrisndIy-cIain. of Accident.

Baldwin, Mich, Dec. S.-A jury in the circuit court today declared Omar Arebach guilty of first degree murder for the shooting of his partner, Harry Fisher, a Chicago business man and promoter. Fisher was killed in the woods near here last September while the two men were on a hunting trip.
 Jury Out All Night.
 The case was given to the jury Saturday evening and when the yer dict was announced at 5.30 this morn ing only the prisoner, his counsel, court attendants and Judge Charles A. Withey were in the court room.
 Arebach heard the verdict in si- fence. Sentence will be pronounced Monday
 Evidence All CircumstantiaI.
 Attorney Spencer L.. Adams, Are hach's chief counsel, gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court. The trial began last Monday, cov- ering only six days. All the evil dence introduced by the state was cir cumstantial, there being no witnesses of the shooting
 Went Hunting Together. Fisher, his wife and children, and Arebach, came here late last summer taking up their residence on a fruit farm which Fisher recently had pur- chased near Big Star lake. On the morning of September 19, taking with them only a high power rifle, the two men went into the woods to hunt cartridges. A short time afterwards 'Arebach rushed into a nearby farm house and reported that Fisher had been accidentally shot.
 Tried to PreveBnt coroner's Inquest
 The dead mans body was carried to an undertakers establishment. anG according to evidence given at tho trial, both Mrs. Fisher and Arebacl endeavored to have it shipped to Iowa without the for1nality of 8 coroner'S inquest. The inquest was held, how. ever, and Arebach was held respon. sible for the shooting.
 Arebach Claimed It Was Accidental
 According to Arebach's story, while passing through the woods he stopped to roll a cigarette, standing the rife against stump. The weapon acci dentally fell and was discharged, the bullet passing through Fishers body
 Arsbach's Story Disproved. Evidence at the trial tended to dis prove this contention. it being show1 the bullet passed through the body in direction different from tha which would be taken by a missile l fired by rife lying on the ground l It also was demonstrated that thu weapon could not be discharged in tn, manner claimed by Arebach.
 Victims Life Insured for $2oo,o00. Fishers life was insured for abou $200,0O0, the policies being made pay | able to his widow. It was the theor. l of the prosecution that friendship be tween Arebach and Mrs. Fisher wal | the motive for the murder.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
TRIBUNAL TO SETTLE
 INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS
Great Britain and United States Ap-
 point Members.

Washington, Dec. S.-Great Britain and the United States have agreed up- on the composition of the tribunal for the arbitration of pecuniary claims, as provided in the special arrangement recently referred by the two govern ments.
 Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, chief justice of Canada and the British member of the North Atlantic coast fisheries arbi- tration tribunal at The Hague in 1910, will represent Great Britain. Chandler ?. Anderson, counsellor of the depart ment of state, will represent the Unit ed States. These two will select a third member who will act as umpire and will be a subject of neither Great Britain nor the United States. The third member has practically been agreed upon and his name will be am nounced later.
 X schedule of claims for submission to arbitration has already been agreed upon and the amount claimed on both sides is altogether about $4,000, 900. It is understood that a supplemental schedule of claims is likely to be agreed upon before the tribunal meets.
 The claims already agreed upon re- uuire the decision of many interesting and important questions of interna- uonal law and are divided into four classes-claims based on alleged denial in whole or part of real property rights; claims based on acts of either government in regard to vessels of the nationals of the other government or for alleged wrongful collection of cus- toms duties or other charges by either government; claims based on damages to the property of either government H9 It's nationalist or on DersOnal wrongs Of such nationals, due to the operations of the military or naval forces of the other government, or to acts of negli- gence of the civil authorities of the other government, and claims based On contracts between either govern ment and the nationals of the other government.
 lt is expected that the tribunal will meet next spring and by agreement of the two governments it's first session will be held in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09

also admitted tht the army is not nearly large enough to give pr0tec- tion to the haciendas and small towns. In reply t9 requests from those quart CTS he has sent the following note.
 Army of 5o0ooo Needed.
 "The government Is making almost unheard of efforts to give protection, but to acceede to all demands would require an army of half a million
 A plan has been outlined making ths chambers of commerce and other sim liar organizations throughout ths country to appropriate money 0 maintain bodies of volunteers. whom the government will equip with rifles and ammunition, but it is announced that the government would expect those paying those volunteers to give guarantee that the arms and ammuni- tion furnished will not fall into tMe hands of the rebels.
 Highways at Mercy of Rsbsla
 The general situation is best defined by explaining that the government is in control of all the big towns in the republic and many of the small CT towns, but practically all the dis- turbed regions throughout the country | are in the power of the insurrectos. i The government troops have been un- able to pursue them effectively on &C., | count of lack of numbers. The seat l tered attachments accomplish ilttl1 and for the most part are left in the towns, while the highways are at the mercy of the rebels. Residents of Puebla are authority for the statement | that it is not safe to ride outside the ] city limits.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
Steamers Reported by WirsI....

Cape Race. N. F.. Dec. B. Steamer Oceanic, Southampton for New York, in wireless communication with Mar conf station here when 1,53o miles east of Sandy Hook at 5.30 p. m. Dock 8.90 a. m. Thursday.
 Sable Island, N. S., Dec. s.-Steam- CT Sardinian, Glasgow for Halifax and Philadelphia, in wireless communica- ton with the Marconi station here when $50 miles from Philadelphia at 8.10 a. m.
 Cape Race, N. F, Dec. S.-Steamer Floride, Havre for Canada and New York, in wireless communication with the Marconi station here when 1855 miles southeast at 8 a. m. Cape Race N. F., Dec. <s-Steamer Arabic, Liverpool for Boston, in wire less communication with the Marconi station here when 450 miles each 7.30 p. m.
 Steamer Friedrich der Crosse, Bre- men for New York, in wireless com munication with the Marconi station here when 1126 miles east of Sandy Hook at 6.30 p. m. Dock S.30 a. m. Thursday. New York Dec. s.-Arrived, steam CT Roma, Marseilles.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
MINISTER HOLDS HIS OWN
 IN A SHOOTING FRAcAs.
Protects a Woman from the Fury of
 Her Husband.

Greensburg, La, Dec. S.3Three men, each armed with a shotgun. stood up and fired at each other until one was mortally wounded, the other so badly disabled he could not fire. and the third, a preacher, slightly hurt Thurs day evening in a remote section of the parish, according to reports brought here today.
 The minister. Fleet Harrell, took Mrs. Charles Lindsey into his home after she separated from her husband. This enraged Lindsey and Thursday he met the minister in front of the latter's home, told him he was armed and suggested Harrell get his gun. The minister stepped into his house, got his gun and on returning fired at Lindsey just as the latter shot at him. Lindsey fell.
 Nat Lindsey, son of Charles, then rushed up and after the elder man had got to his feet both fired at the minister. In the exchange of shots the son was mortally wounded, the father was shot again but will live, and the minister was only slightly hurt The preacher assisted the wounded men into a wagon to be taken to a physician.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
BULL MOOSE SPECIAL BOUND FOR CHICAGO.
Party of 15o on Way to Attend a Mid
 winter Conference.

New York, Dec. S-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and 150 other progressive party leaders and members left for Chicago today on a special train of ten cars from the rear of which in electric letters was emblazoned Bull Moose Special" The occasion of this mid-winter political activity is the proposed qualification of the new party and the laying of plans for future cam paigns. Members from other states are on the way to join in the Chicago conference this week and a number of New England and New Jersey mem bers accompanied the Ney York dele gation from this city. Others were to join the party at Albany
 Colonel Roosevelt and his party were cheered by small crowd as they left at one o'clock,
 More than score of women were in the party which took the train here. New Englanders included Charles H. Thompson, state committeeman, D. w. Gibson, Dr. H. Nelson Jackson and O.. A. Rlcksford, all of Vermont; State Senator J. w. Alsop and Mrs Alsop, F. D. Leighton and G. A. Romans of Connecticut. At Albany a special car with a Massachusetts delegation un- der the leadership of Matthew Hale of Boston will be attached to the train.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
Greece Names
 Peace Envoys
DELEGATES WILL LEAVE FOR
 LONDON TODAY.
TURKEY LAGS BEHIND
Peace Delegates of Ottoman Govern.
 mont Not Vet Officially Appointed Greeks Continuing Their Operations.

London, Dec S-The circumstances of the renewal of the dreibund six months before the necessity arose to give notice of its expiring or renewal is considered to have special refer ence to the Balkan problem. Contin- ental newspapers comment on it's re- newal as calculated to make a strong impression on Russia and Servia, thus helping the preservation of peace.
 Greece Names Peace Delegates.
 Turkey has not yet officially ap- pointed her peace delegates, but all the Balkan states, including Greece, have named theirs and the delegates tomorrow will start for London.
 To Use Diplomacy on Roumania.
 Dr. Daneff, president of the Bull garian chamber of deputies, will stop at Bucharest on his way to London, and will endeavor to reconcile Rou- mania's territorial and economic as- pirations with Bulgarias interests.
 Greeks Still Using Powder.
 The Greeks continue their military operations and have occupied Syra- kon and St. George, villages four hours distant from Janina, where the remnants of the Turkish Monastir army are said to have arrived.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
Republicans Count on Victory in Maine, Massachu-
 sets, New Hampshire and Rhode island
COMPLICATED SITUATION IN GRANITE STATE
Progressives Claim Al Members of Legislature That State Who Will Act Independently of Republicans Progress sive Leaders Also Trying to Lead Republicans Away From Choice of Mane's Preference Primary.

Boston, Dec. S.-Whether the sena- torial elections next month in Maine, New Hampshire Massachusetts and Rhode Island will change the makeup of the New England delegation to the upper branch of congress, which now stands ten republicans and two demo- crats, is daily becoming matter Of increased interest and speculation.
 Republicans Claim All Four.
 The republicans maintain that the fall elections gave them control over all four of the states which will elect senators in 1913 and that Obadiah Gardner of Maine, a democrat, and the three republican senators who are retiring, Henry E. Burnham of New Hampshire, w Murray Crane of Mas sachusetts and George P. Wetmore of Rhode Island, all will have republican successors.
 No Election in Connecticut.
 The terms of Senators w. P. Dil- lingham of Vermont, Jacob H. Gallin- ger of New Hampshire and Frank B.. Brandegee of Connecticut do not ex- pire until 1915. while the other five New England senators hold over until 1917.
 Judge Colt Rhode Islands Only Candi-
 date.
 The senatorial contest in Rhode Isl- and Is the least complex. The legfs- lature is admitted to be republican by 35 majority on a joint ballot, and as yet no candidate has come forward in opposition to Judge LeBaron B. Colt of the United States court of appeals, Four Candidates in Massachusetts.
 In Massachusetts. where the republi- cans have a clear majority of 40, and with no progressive movement in evil dence. there is a lively contest be- tween former Governor E. $. Draper and Congressman s. w. Mccall, John W. Weeks and William B. Plunkett.
 Progressives May Desert Burleigh.
 It was not until recently that the probable election of former Congress- man F. c. Burleigh by the Maine legis- iature on the first ballot was question: ed. Mir. Burleigh won the senatorial preference primary last June and when the September election gave the repub- licans IS majority in the legislature on joint ballot his success seemed assured. Recently, however, the pro gressives. who took no part as a sepr nrate party in choosing the legislature, have become interested in the sena- forial contest and the leaders have re- duested those republicans having pro- gressive tendencies to act independ- ently.
 The number of these progressive re- publicans in the Maine legislature is not definitely known, but it is admitted that they may hold the balance of power.
 New Hampshire Situation Complicated It is in New Hampshire that the situation is most puzzling. The legis- lature is nominally republican by a margin of II with four state senate
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
sEMl-cENTENNIAL OF
 SLAVE EMANCIPATION
Negroes All Over Country to Celebrate
 Anniversary in October.

New York, Dec s.-Fifty years of freedom for the negro race in amer ica will be celebrated next October, the anniversary month, said Booker T. Washington in an address at Car negie hall today.
 The plans are that in every village, hamlet and city where there are any number of black people, we shall, in the schools, churches and halls, com memo-ate as a race our freedom" he added
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
THIS WEEKS PROGRAMME.
Hearing on Railroad Investigation Set
 for Tomorrow.

Washington, Dec. 8.-The resumption of the money trust" investigation to- morrow and hearing Tuesday on the O'Shaughnessy resolution for con gressional investigation of Grand Trunk and New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad operations in New England promise to divide congress sional attention this week with the Archibald impeachment trial and the consideration of general legislation in the two houses.
 Before the end of the week, it is ex- pected two other inquiries will be un- der way, the campaign expenditure in vestigation by the Clapp committee and the shipping trust" inquiry by the house committee on merchant ma rine. Bankers and financiers from New York, Baltimore and Pittsburg are under subpoena to appear before Chairman Pujo's money trust" inves- tigating committee during the week.
 The trial by impeachment of Judge Robert W. Archibald of the commerce court, which began in the senate last Tuesday, had 'wearied a majority of the members of that body by the end of the week. Efforts will be made this week through the medium of longer sessions to hasten the presentation of testimony. With scores of witnesses still-to be heard. members of the sen ate are skeptical as to possibility of concluding the trial before the Christ mas recess.
 Appropriation legislation will hold the right of way in the house. It is expected that the legislative, executive and judicial bill will be completed and passed during the week and that con- alteration of the Indian auDrOpriatiOn bill will begin. The senate committee on appropriations has kept abreast of developments in the house on the legis- lative bill and 1t is believed the meas ure can be ready for the senate within few days after the senate committee receives 1t. That committee probably will make changes that will add sev- eral millions of dollars to the meas ure.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
FOURTH MYSTERIOUS
 MURDER IN BROOKLYN
Body Found at Forest Park Golf Links with Dozen Stab Wounds.

New York, Dec. S.-A man found murdered on the Forest Park golf links in Queensborough today is the fourth mysterious case of murder in the Brooklyn and Queens section of the city within ten days with the vic- tim in each case an Italian. The body found by golfers today was hid den under a pile of leaves.
 With a stiletto which had been placed across the mans breast and with an ice pick found nearby the body had been stabbed a dozen timees. Close by also was a loaded revolver which the police believe the man had tried to use. There was evidence that the trigger had been pulled. but the cartridges failed to explode. There were no clues to the identity of the victim or the murderers or any indi- cation of the latters motive. The other recent murders of Italians are also unsOlVed,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
CAN'T WAIVE IMMUNITY.
U. s. District Attorney Says That Law
 Will Not Permit 1t.

New York, Dec. S.-United States District Attorney Wise said tonight that, he received President Mellen's letter on Friday night.
 "The investigation" he said, "is un- der the direction of Attorney General Wickersham, and I am ir no way con- cerned with it. On Saturday morning I forwarded the letter to the attorney general, and whatever action is taken in the matter will come through him."
 In regard to MT. MeTlen's offer to waive immunity from criminal prose- cution. MT. Wise said that, according to the interpretation of the Sherman act, no one would have the right to waive such immunity.
 The law Is clear in this respect" he declared. Tt expressly provides that immunity from the criminal pros ecution shall be granted to any person who testifles in any action brought under the Sherman act"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
COLD WEATHER AND FAIR SKIES PREDICTED.
Weather Bureau Expects Disturbance to Reach Us Thursds or Friday.

Washington, Dec S. - The coldest weather of the season and fair skies will prevail east of the Mississippi the first part of this week. The weather bureaus weekly bulletin issued today makes this prediction and continues:
 "A disturbance will appear in the far west Tuesday and move eastward and cross the middle west about Wednes- day and the eastern states Thursday or Friday. This disturbance will be pre- ceded by risin~ temperature and be at tended by snows in northern districts east of the Rocky mountains"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09

vacancies to be filled by that body. At present the senate stands ten republi- cans, nine democrats and a democrat elected on a republican ticket The progressives claim that Al of the re- publican members and Il progressive republicans of the legislature attended a meeting at Manchester last week and pledged themselves to act independent ly on the senatorship. The avowed re- publican candidates are former Cover . nor H. B. Quinby and R. w. Pillsbury; the. democratic candidates, Henry Hol- lis and Clarence E. Carr. Governor Robert F. Bass is a prospective pro- gressive candidate.
 Vote to Be Taken Jan. IA,
 All four legislatures will vote for senators on Jan 14.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
FORMER WALLINGFORD
 BANK TELLER ARRESTED
Willis A. Trask Charged With Elm
 bezzling Between $500 and $500.

Wallingford, Conn, Dec. S-Willis A. Transk, a former resident of this town but lately of New York, was ar rested here Saturday night charged with embedding funds from the Lock wood Trade Journal company of New York city. He waived extradition, and was taken to New York by detectives from that city. The warrant for his arrest stated the amount of the alleged embezzlement to be between $500 and $500. Trask was formerly teller at the First National bank here.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
SANDFoRD HOPES FOR PARDON BY CHRISTMAS
His Successors at Shiloh, However,
 Have Little Hope of 1t,

Camden, Maine, Dec. S.-There is no reason to expect that \an early par don of Rev. Frank W. Sandford, the imprisoned lea4N of the Holy Ghost and Us society, according to leading members of the sect here who were shown despatches today to the effect that MT. Sandford had written his friends that he expected President Tart to pardon him before Christmas. We hope the report may be true. hui we have heard nothing to indicate that our leader is to be freed" said Capt. A. K Perry, commander of the society's fleet of vessels
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-09
Accident Aboard Ocean Liner.

Plymouth. Dec. S.-The American line steamship St. Louis which sailed from New York November 30 met with serious accident last Wednes- day during stormy weather. A piston rod broke and was hurled from the cylinder to the top of the engine room. It did much damage, but no one was hurt. Repairs are expected to occupy two months.