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The Forrest City times., 1912-12-20
MURDER TRAGEDY AND
 ITS HORRIBLE SEQUEL

pepsty >herik B. :. Nssre Killed By s-eil AaiIsrY Early Nedses1sy Herring fslisveS sy Death sf Latter Late h the lfierneSn
 ef Same Day-PartieHlar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05
ILLINOIS.

sgChieago, Nov. 4.-1Betting orders
tonight, favor the Democratic Ma
tional ticket and the Republican state
ticket to carry Illinois. with the Pro-
gressive National ticket close sec
ond to the Democratic ticket.
Roy O. West Republican state char :
man. declared that President Tart ana
Gov. Dineen would carry the state by
125. 900.
Arthur w. Charles, Democratic
State chairman, said that Wilson and
Edward r. Dunno, Democratic candi-
date for Governor would win by q
tremendous majority. lie also said
that the Democrats would elect Is of
the Is congressman and two congress-
men at large
nhauncey Dewey. Progressive State
chairman, predicted plurality OF
125.ooo for Roosevelt and Frank IL
Funk. Progressive candidate for gov
ernor.
Indications. tonight, pointed to a
heavy Socialist vote in Chicago and
several ether cities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05
NEW YORK.
Each Side Claims Victory and Unusual
Activity Is Seen.

New York. Nov. Activity amongst
detective forces and political headauar-
ters today, TO prevent fraud and debar,
illegal voters from the polls, tomorrow.
lent excitement to the concluding day OF
the campaign in New York City. The'
city and state We're the theatre for live-I
ly end to the three-cornered gubernatorial
fight, today, the three candidates and
their respective speaking STATS touring,
the city and outlying counties for dozens
of meetings.
The Democratic state headquarters aud
Tommany Hall confidently claimed viete-
ry, tonight for Rep. William Sulzer.
Democratic candidate for governor. VIII
liam Barnes, Jr., chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, declared the
Republican ticket with job L. ffedges as
gubernatorial candidate would win by
40. 600 majority, and the Progressive lead
ers declared there would be landslide
in the state for Roosevelt and the Pro-
gressiye state ticket. headed by Oscar
s. Stfaus
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05
The Colonel Closes His
Campaign at Oyster Bay.

oyster Bay, n. Y, Nov. 4.--As he be-
gan his campaign in Chicago, last
June, when it had become apparent
that he probably would take the lead
in forming a new party, so Col Roose-
Welt, with the same words. brought
the campaign to close, tonight.
Early in the day Col. Roosevelt es-
capped injuries in another of the series
of mishaps which have hefallen him
during his campaign when a platform
on which he was seated at Mineoia
gave way. With the cracking Of tim
Ier and the cries of frightened women
and children. the hundred persons on
The platform were dropped two feet
until the center of the platform touch
ed the ground The only damage to Col
Roosevelt consisted of being splashed
with the contents of pitcher OF water
No one was injured.
A tent put up on vacant lot III
Mineola was filled with crowd which
flowed over the lot. When the colonel
arrived by automobile from oyster
BAY ne was cEeered for several min
utes. AS he mounted the platform a
crowd of people who had been unahie
To get near enough to see or hear INN.
fIocked in after him. The police did
their best to stem the rush, but there
was no stopping the people VINO
swarnled on the platform until II heia
twice as many as it had been intend
ed to accommodate.
Col. Roosevelt had scarcely taken
his seat when the structure gave way.
His chair was near the front and he
did not lose his balance, although It
required a quick movement to avoid
being thrown over The table by his
side was teppled over and the pitcher
of water was deposited on the colonel
knees. The others on the platform slid
down toward the center and were
thrown into a mass. For few min
utes they were in confusion, but most
of them refused to leave the platform
and chung to the slanting boards as
best they could while Col. Roosevelt
was speaking. Several men rushed 10
the assistance of the colonel
..oh, I'm AL right he called out.
Don't bother with me.
The water was brushed from his
clothes and the colonel, once he had
removed the drops which had splashed
on his spectacles, was ready for his
speech.
II assure you,'' he said, that the
Progressive platform won't give
way"
The colonel was compelled to stand
as best he could on the lettering
planks at the edge of the platform,
which were tilted at such an angle
as to make it difficult to obtain a foot
hold. He chung to the rail before him,
hut it was SO shaky that it gave linn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05

CAST followed Mandot all over the ring
and Mandot landed heavy left uppercut
on neck and right on body. sIore might
ing followed. Round even.
Round 7--wolgast got to body ana
Mandot got left to the jaw as Wolsast
slipped to floor. Mandot placed light left
to head and Wolgast retaliated with body
punches. Mandot fought Wolgast to the
ropes with hard right and lefts to body
and Wolgast clinehed The champion was
bleeding and had the worse of the round
Round S-The men elinched Mandet
was doing good inighting. Wogast
landed left to Jaw and right to kidneys.
Mandot uppercut Nolgast The local
man received a right and left to the head
Wolgast bled pIofusely They fought
cautiously in center of ring. each show
ing signs of distress Wolgast received
heavy right as the round ended with hon.
ors in favor of Mandot
Round 9Woigast swung hard left to
body, Mandot landed heavy left in clinen
Mandot bleeding from nose. Wolgast was
knocked to knees with right. He arose
and fought Mandot to the ropes. Mandot
was hitting clean and landing some heavy
rights on head. Wolgast clinched Man
dot showing fine generaIship. Wolgast
was wild but seemed strong Both men
took much punishment. Mandots round.
Round 1o-Mandot was the aggressor.
landing two heavy lefts on the jaw. W OIL
CAST cIinched, missing left for Mandot's
body. Mandot landed two heavy rights
Wild fighting followed with the champion
on the ropes. WoIgast clinched in a rail-
ly in the center of the ring. Both men
were weak. Mandot received heavy
right on the head. and staggered VOL
CAST with right cross. Desperate fight
ing followed, with Welgast the agrees
sor.
Both men were desperately punished
and honors were even at the close of hos
tilities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05
Ad WoIgast and Joe Mandot Fight
Ten Rounds with HOnOrs Even.

dot elinched Wolgast placed another
hard left To- the body hut Gliss''a :.
swing Il, the Jaw and they etlnchsd.
Wol4ast. landed u short left to the
bo3y and two ,lefts to the jaw IN clos
fighting. dandot landed a risht ana
left on the jaw and Wolgast einefed
Round even.
.,band s-aSolgast LED With q left to
tl,c body lie followed with q left ana
Mandot countered with right. Vol
,gast landed a left to the head Heavy
mitigating followed. Mandots round
Round 4-Wolgast landed an uppercW
on the Jaw and viciously forced Mandot
to the ropes. Wolgast staggered Mandot
with left and received two lefts in return
Wolgast scored heavy left on head and
heavy inhghting followed. Even.
Round 5-Wolgast forced the fighting
and landed light left on the jaw and re-
ceiyed heavy left on head in return. Vol
CAST then reached Mandots body and
neck, but Mandot replied with heavy body
blows. In clinch Wolgast got In nu-
merous body blows, while on the break
Mandot landed on chin and followed with
left to nose Wolgast was doing good
infighting Wolgast's round
Round 6--Wolgast led with left to the
body and then brought left heavily on
neck, Mandot scoring on the jaw VOL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05

A Halloween social and entertain i
n,ent was held, Thursday evening, BIZ
Burnhsm Grange. at the Town halll
and there was 81 large attendance. The
hall VAS appropriately decorated foi1
the occasion With lighted jack-o-lan- Il
terms, black cats, owls, apples, corn,|
etc. One corner of the hall was welll
arranged for the fortune tellers, whol
had a good patronage. and with theA
fortunes dispensed pictures to repre- Il
sent The future husband or Wife Al
short entertainment was given withl
the following program; Singing by theI
choir; paper. Halloween Customs,
ssaeIe T. Mudgett; a ghost tableau;
recitation Christine Cunningham; rec
itatien, Gertrude VIM: reading.l
Planche Allen; recitation, Dorothy Mel
kechnie; recitation. Viola Winn; read
ing, Nellie Morse: recitation, FernhI
Shaw; tableau. "Buebeard"; game OIL
@The Shadowy Wise Man" After tho
entertainment Pie social was held i
and the pies that the ladies hadi
brought were sold at auction With ol
p McKeehne aus auctioneer. Games
appropriate to Halloween We're played
4 small admission was charged AMI
the proceeds of the evening We're about
S25
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Charles Boyle, aged So, a meat in
speetor of $50 Apricot street, Wor-
eester, is confined to st. Vincent hos
pital, suffering from injuries to his
legs and spine as result of an acci-
dent, early Sunday, at a place on Main
street, near Gates street, that had
been torn up for new tracks, and
where it is said lanterns were in use.
The inspectors auto entered the open
ing in the street and Boyle was thrown
out and the machine wrecked. 1t was
reported at the hospital, Sunday, that
Boyles condition is considered critical
because of injuries at the base of the
spine.
Charles y. Kramer. alias Conway.
the clown and circus acrobat, and his
wife, Lillian Beatrice Kramer, were
held for the grand jury without bail
by a coroner's jury, Monday, al Chit
cago, for the murder of Sophia Ger
trude Singer the Baltimore heiress.
Kramer ane his wife testified volun-
tari,y before. the coroner's jury, tell
ing the same stories as We're accredlt-
ed to them in the police confessions ob-
taineu a few DAYS ago. Mrs. kramer
denied active part in the murder and
Kramer substantiated that statement.
He also said the murder was in sell
defence after Miss Singer had attack
ed him With slungshot and razor
Bertrand E. Wheeler of Boston has
left the employ of the New YORK
New Haven & Hartford, after many
years service and has gone to Port
land, where he will have charge 81
the construction work on the Maine
Central He is one of the hest known
engineers in Boston. having served tNt'
terms as superintendent Of streets. lie
was unusually prominent IN polltieS
during his term but after he reiin-
duished the office at the close OF ms
second term he devoted his entire en-
ergies to railroad work. He has also
been associated with the Boston q
Maine and the Boston Terminal 20
His new position is a decided promo
ton and by accepting 1T he wiii hs'
obliged to make his home in Poftiann
He assumed active duties IN his new
position Friday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05

.
Pelican Arena, New orleans, Nov :
lightweight champion Adj WolgaSs
and Joe Mandot of Men Orleans d.
Vided honors in aailR>round no de-,
eision bout here. tonight Both TOOLS.
lot of punishnsent, but at tbs end
neither had the advantage. according
to a decision of newspapermen, AZ
though Mandot was accredited vita
having the better of four of the -
rounds and Wolgast with one, While
others were even, the champions in
fighting and early aggressiNeness Wen
for him the unofficial draw decision.
The attendance was about 1900 and
the receipts $4,000.
Wolgast entered the ring at $40. FOL
lowed closely by Mandot The prinei-
pals shook hands and were loudly
chaered.
Edward smith of Chicago entered
the ring as referee.
Rou.d 1.-The round commenced al
9.4s P. M. The men We're cool. Mahuo'
was the aggressor with Wolgast hold
ing Oh. Wolgast drove a hard left te
the body and heavy in-fghting FOL
lowed. woigast landed heavy body
blows and Mandot clinched. Honor'
We're even.
Ronnd 2-Wolgast landed left t
the body and swung TO the JAW. Ms'h
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| little support. In spite of the difficult
/ position he spoke for an hour.
| Nassau county made Roosevelt
| day. a time of celebration. Before the
| meeting IN Mineola, this afternoon. 100
automobiles paraded through the adj
| joining towns. In the first car was
| leader, who stood up i'll his seat and
| beat time as the men and women in
| the following cars waved bandanas
and sang Onward. Christian Soldiers
| and TEDDY. Teddy. Roosevelt while
| they dashed from village. to village.
| The village band was out in Oyster
| Bay, tonight, and there was red fire and
| noise unlimited, All the persons who
| could be jammed into the theatre Were
there. They gave Col. Roosevelt an en-
thasiastic welcome. Ii was the first time
that most of his townsmen had seen him
since he was shot. and those who could
not get into the theatre waited outside to
| see him.
In his Minela speech Col. Roosevelt de-
voted much of his time to a defence of
his proposal for the recall of judicial de-
cisions.
II have come here in my own county"
he said. ito make the same appeal 10 my
friends and neighbors of Long Island
that / have made to men and women of
this country from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. from the lakes to the gulf"
Were with you." shouted a man in
the crowd.
II think you are" the colonel respond
ed "There are good many bull moose
around the country. The woods are full
of them
ffRat
come to stay. Let our opponents make
no mistake. Like every great movement
this movement comes from the people
themselves
Colonel Roosevelt then turned to the
courts. finishing his speech with an APP
peal to every man who heard him to read
the Progressive platform before he wens
to the polls, tomorrow.
The ride to and from Minola and his
hours speech had their effect on Coz
Roosevelt. and he was tired when rs
came to the village, tonight. He spoke
here for an hour
Most of the time his right arm huns
limp at his side or was in his coat pocK
ct and he employed his left arm for ms
gestures.
..J,m in this movement he said, "bes
cause it comes from the hearts ana con-
sciences of the people II springs fron
the growing belief that the government
has not represented the people as IL
should. There is always certain type
of man who asks why the thing that was
good enough for his fathers isn't good
enough for as The answer is that white
principles remain the same the applica-
ion of the mchanges from generation to
generation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05
The Conductors
Elect New Officers.

officers of Waterville Division, No. 59i,
Order of Railroad Conductors were elect
ed at the annual meeting, Sunday, fol-
lows: Chief conductor, II. +. Merrithew :;
assistant conductor, w. f. Ward; secre-
taiy and treasurer +. w. Cook; senior
conductor, y. w. Taylor; Junior con-
ductor, l.. Il. Webster: inside sentinel
II. j. Mcdonald; outside sentinel C. A.
Grant; trustees, C. E. Buck. T.. f. pal
rymple. c. A. Grant; delegates to Grand
Division. H. Il. Merrithew; alternate, e.
+. Webster. The division will install Of
hears at joint session with the lade5
auxiliary the first sunday in December
officers of the auxiliary will be elected
at the regular meeting to be held Thurs
day evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05
FATHER JOHN RUSSELL.
Founder of the Prohibition Party Dead
At Detroit Home.

Detroit Nov. 4.-"Father' John RUS
sell. founder of the Prohibition party and
the oldest Methodist preacher in the De-
troit Conference. is dead at the home of
his daughter in this city. He was bora
in 1922 in Livingstone county, New York.
Father Russell co-operated with most
of the leading temperance organizations
during his life. was twice at the head, of
the order of Good TempIars of the world
and presided at the first session of ths
order ever held In England We wrote
the call for the first national convention
at which the Prohibition party was or
ganized in Chicago. and was the partys
first candidate for the Vice Presidency in
1872. For years he was the recognized
leader of the prohibition forces of the
country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05
INDIANA.

Indianapolis Ind, Nov. 4.-Prepara-
tions tor the election in Indiana nave
been completed, and according to the
PARTY managers with fair weather the
largest vote ever cast in the state VIII
be polled. The returns from the larger
cities are expected to begin comlnsl II
early. because in most of these counties
voting machines have been lnstalleds
Cos. Thomas r. Marshall, Demo
cratic Vice Presidential candidate, Will
receive the returns in the State capl-
tol.s wire has been strung into the
Office of his secretary and from there
the returns will be carried into the
Governors private office. Mrs. MAI
shall and other ladies also Will be IN
the party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05
WALDO.
BuRNHAM.


,,iost OF the schools in town closed,
Friday, for short vacation before the
winter terms
George w. Bradley of Burnham and
Miss Florence Hunt of Albion were
quietly married in Unity, Saturday
Oct. 10, by Rev. Mr. Ainslee. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradley viii reside at the $. A.
Sterling farm, of which Mr.. Braley is
manager.
Miss Maud Conner OF Troy was a
recent guest of Miss Aida Heald.
Harry Kinney and Fred Sayward
are each buying and loading potatoes
a. tie station, just now.
MI and Mrs. Wesley Hunt are Wis
iting at Mrs. Hunts old home. III
Bradford, which she has not visited
before for 20 years.
Mrs Howard Snow is slowly recov-
ering from the serious injuries she re-
ceived by being thrown from her car
sriare. about one month ago.
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MINNESOTA.

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. Al. t. Hal
bert. chairman of the State Progress
sive Central committee, tonight, claim
ed that Col. Roosevelt would get a
plurality In Minnesota of 10000. Mar
tin O'Brien, chairman of the Demo-
cratic state committed says wilson's
plurality will be above $4,000. Taft
managers have issued no authoritative
statement, but Fred Il. Carpenter,
president of the Hennepin County Tait
club. said:
"Mr. Taft is going to get lot more
votes than some people think.
Reelection Of Coy. Eberhardt anu
the state Republican ticket is sener-
ally looked for. fL tiruc.icn $40
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MASSACHUSETTS.
LARGE Poll Is Expected-Cios'ne RAJ
Ues-All Three Claim State.

Roston. Nov. 4.-More than half mt
lion voters are expected to go 10 the
nolls in Massachusetts, tomorrow 10 eN-
nress their preference for President VI
fine United States, Vice Presioer| eol'
oresennen. governor and other state orh-
cars Ballots furnished by the secretary
NJ etate were in the hands OF the cAerh
of the s5s cities and towns, today ana
on ,yas in readiness for the opening 81
tba rolls at g o'clock tomorrow morning
the last pleas of the eampaigners tof
Yates were made only five or SIX houfs
before the ballot boxes began to receive
the ballots. -
only one national candidate, Gov HI
ran, Johnson of California. Progressive
nominee for Vice PRESIDENT was '' ''V
state during the closing hours OF the
campaign lie made his tnal speech -
Springfield.
The Republican state campaign ae-
cording to time honored custom, was
wound up with noon rally in faneuil
Hall. Joseph Walker, the subernatofaS
candidate; Lieut.. Gov. Robert Luce ana
other Republican leaders wer" speakers
Gov. Foss ended his campaign Tor re-
election on the Democratic ticket Win q
ubirlwind tour of the Boston wards, the
final speech being scheduled for md
night.
The Progressive candidate, Charles :.
| pird spoke in a number of outside cities
| and towns and In Boston during the dag
and evening.
| Numerous rallies We're also held IN the
interests of Frank y. Rand OF Haver-
hill. Prohibition candidate for governor
| Roland u. sawyer of Ware, the soclalls'
| candidate. and Patrick Muligan of Bos-
| ton. Socialist labor
1 Predictions of party success in Mass
| achasetts were contained in final state
/ ments issued by Chairman Charles p
| Hatfield of the Republican state commit
Ice. Thomas r Riley of the Democrats
! state committee and mathew s Hale .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05

Springfield, Mass, Nov. 4.-Governor
Johnson, Progressive candidate for
Vice President, finished his campaign
here. tonight, with an address before
an audience that filled the city's lafl-
est tleater. The speech largely h rep
etition of an address at Providence,
earlier in the day, marked the COM
pletion of 60 continuous days Of cam
raigning which took the California eN-
ecutive through "a states and a DIS
lance of more than 10000 miles
1T is doubtful" declared the Gov
ernor, tonight. IF President Taft Will
poll a single electoral vote. We are go
ing into the fight. tomorrow, with the
certainty that great thing in this ma
tioa has been done-that for the hrst
time there is something in our national
politics that was never there in oui
history, the cause of social and indus
trial Justice. the cause OF humanity