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The Penn's Grove record., 1913-04-18

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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
GREAT PANIC DISASTERS

jane 80. l9O0-Picrs of North Ger
man Lloyd steamship company
and three steamships, North river
New YORK city. 200 killed.
September, 1907 shiloh BAPTIST
church. birmingham Ala, rs
Killed
January -. 1908 -Colney Hatch
as,lum. London. Eng, - killed.
December 80. l9O3-lroquois thea
ter. Chicago. Ilo $50 killed
December TO- lS12-Old Firth ave-
nue. hotel. New York. 22 burned.
March 20 l9O5-R. Il. Glover 4
Co.'S shoe factory Brockton'
Mass. 100 Killed.
December Z, l0o5-Coal mine in
Fairmont. Va. 400 killed.
January II. l9OS-Rhodcs opera
house. Boyerstown, Pa, 1863 killed
March 4, 1908 Collingwood too
school disaster. IA killed.
November -. l9l0-Factory FIRE
Newark y. j., 40 killed.
March 26. l9ll-Triangle shirt
waist company, New York city. lol
killed.
Jnlv aS. Igi3-Binghamton Cloth
ing company Binshamton. n. Y"
80 killed
December o. 1913 - Calumet
Mich, 72 killed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27

October lS3G-Lcrman's ihraief
st Petersburg. Russia, $50 killed,
January g, lS6i-Church of the
Josuits. Santiago. cuba. 25l Killed.
Dcrcmher =. IS7G-.Brooklyn thea
ter. brooklyn. \. y. 2S9 killed
Juno H.. 1904 steamer General
Slocun burned. New York. about
loo burned to death or drowned
December 8, 1881 Ring th"ater
Vienna. Austria, $50 killed.
June 10. 1SS3-School. Sunderland
Eng, 200 killed.
May 20. lsS7-opcra C"miqne'
Paris. France. 200 killed.
September 4. lSSi-'iIXeter thea
ter Exeter. Eng. 200 killed
March Il, 1883 Banquet theater
oporto. Portugal 200 Killed.
.mly II, 1882 Building at I.n-
chow. China, 400 killed.
January .. 1S90-Shantung thea
ter. china, go killed.
August -, ls9l-Taylor bulldihs'
New York city. 81 killed.
February 3. lS99-llotcl Royal
New York city, II killed.
August -. 1896 Ching Tn dis-
trict theater, china. 200 Killed
May 4. ts97-Charity baHaar
Paris. France, i50 killed
March II, iS99-Windsor ho''l
New York city. l6 Killed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
AIO FOR FAMILIES
REJECTED BY MOYER
Federation Head BlankIy Refuses
to Accept Gjizens' Fund

Offers to relieve sufferers of the ltal-
ian hall disaster were absolutely re-
fused by President Charles Moyer of
the Western Federation of Labor ear
ly last evening when Il committee, con-
si.ting of President Joseph Wills of
Lamium village Mayor r. II. Schu-
maker Of Rcd Jacket, John II. Rice of
lloughtou, James r.. Fisher OF Laur-
um ANA \. f.. Petermann and NJ. \.
Thomc,l Of Calumet, interviewed him
i'm Hancock This committee was
named by the relief committee and
they sought to prevail upon him the
Immediate need of aid. Every eitor'
was met with rebuff.
The committee told him Of the meet
mg i'm Calumet December - To devise
WAYS and means of raising money to
alleviate the suffering of the victims;
that committee of twelve was ap-
uointed e. carry on the work; that
the committee had already received
contributions Of upwards of $25,ooo,
that they had spent the day in can
Nassing the situation and in sending
out subcommittee to offer assistance
10 the families who had been injured;
that some of these committees consist
cd Of the lrading women of Calumet
and were uf different raiionalities s."
a4 to reach the stricken people ana
talk to them in their own language.
The Ammittccs, Mr.. Meyer was in
formed reported that in every in
stance they were Informed that no as
si.rancc would he accepted unless II
came from people with union card
The reports as received from all the
committee. were about the same. Th'
stricken refused absolutely 10 accept
aid from the citizens committee, say
ms they had been instructed by th'
uniun not to accept aid or relief In any
manner from the citizcns. Many "'
Continued on 9th Page, Bird Column
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
ARREST OFFICERS OF The
IYOMIES THIS AFTERNOON

John Nuomavari, manager OF the
the "ry omies," Finnish Socialist
pubicatio or in Hancock, and two 9th :
ers connected with the paper, were
arrested tate this afternoon on war.
rants issued by Justice Eiehkern, OF
Hancock The arrests were made ~
connection with the publication OF ar
tieIes said 10 be maiciously false. u
is said that a dozen or more others are
to be similarly charged. The COM
nIaint on which the warrants we're is
sued practically amounts to felony
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
$50 FORCED TO FLEE
IN NIGHT CLOTHES
Fire Does $4,000 in Cleveland
Family Apartment House

cleveland, o., Dec. 21-One hundre 4
and nifty persons were forced to fee
ia their nighr clothing. aud several
women aud children were carried our
unconscious in Il fire which did $I0,oo1
damage carly this moraing IN a three
story brick structure, housing the
Perry hotel, thcate~. bank, several
stores ana family suites. The iirc
VAS caused by an oyer-heated fur
mace. The occupants were aroused
by John Caldwell. a negro, who WAS
sleeping in the basement and was
awakened by the smoke
Big Fire in ST. Louis.
St Louis, Mo- Dec. 27.--l'irc Of n
mysterious origin ruined a hvc-story
building in the heart OF the business
section here, causing a loss of quar-
ter of % million. 1t was discovered
1T Midnight and was SIN giving tn"
Hrcmcn considerable trouble at :
o'clock this morning. one hundred
aud Gfty guests at the Stcrsis Hotel
were routed in their night clothes as
the flames lcaped across an alley AMI
threatened the hotel windows.
six nrcmen were Injured. but none
fatally. by the COLLAPSE Of walls. !,
required the entire fire apparatus %.
the city to prevent the fire from
spreading
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
Departure Of Mover

President Charles ". Mover, presi-
dent Of the Western Federation Of
Miners, who has been in the strike
district FOR some tme directing tho
strike. LETT the copper country last
night on the ST. Paul train from
Houehton. No definite information as
to the cause of his departure is avail
able
According to hearsay, however,
Meyer left the Scott Hotel Hancock,
about 9 o'clock. A short time later it
IS said he and another man, believed
to have been John Tanner, Of Califor-
mia. and organizer Cor the federation.
were observed on a street car going
from Hancock 10 Houghton. At the
Copper Range depot It was noticed
that Moyer and his companion boarded
the St Paul train bound for Chicago.
About that time the siren whistle on
he Houghton Electric Light plant
blow riot call and large number Of
people gathered at the depot ON the
rumor that Moyor was aboard the
Gal. RAJ
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27

vice president of the Calumet & Hecla
mines. drove mp in an automobile. He
rushed up 10 me and said You get
cut of this country forever. If YOU
ever come back I'll hang you.
Then be continued to abuse me in
the vilest manner. When the train Left
! was thrown bodily upon it, Two who
claimed 10 be deputy sherins got on.
They took me into the sleeper. and
soon after Tanner was brought in. He
too, had been assaulted in the room
and forcibly taken to the station.
"One Of the deputies handed tho
conductor tickets and said We we're
going 10 Chicago. The deputies stay
cd in the train until we passed into
Wisconsin. Somewhere on the trip
a doctor was called 10 dress my
wounds lie was summoned by one
nf the men who said they were depu-
lies and was told to send the bill 10
the sheriff of Houghton county. In
order 20 prove my case l got d state
ment from tho Doctor
Meyer reached in his coat and pull
ed out two sheets Of paper on which
was written this statement:
Charles II. Mover was treated hy
me for a gunshot wound in the back.
apparently superficial IN nature, and
for decorations of the scalp.
CSigned), j. W. STORY, NJ. d.
Ccountersinged) w. r. HENDLEY.
Deputy Sheriff
Il mover said that a member Of tho
Citizens Alliance caused the panic in
the Italian hall" Meyer continued. Il
cid say there were twenty-five men
who would swear they saw a man
wearing Citizens Alliance button
rush mp the stairs. stick his head
through the door ana ycll, 'dre
"We can take care OF our own people.
We have fought their battles fed them
while they We're hungry and clothed
them when they were cold, Now We
can bury them we ask no help from
others. The labor organizations Of the
world have come forward in fine shape.
/ We have $4,000 and IL viii reach $20.-
600"
Meyer would mo-, say whether any
of nm. men who attacked him were IN
tho shcuns party which had talked to
him a few minutes before. lie said he
did not recognize any fthcm as the
Same
"Eut ! cannot understand how the
deputies happened 10 he at the sta
tou when the mob Got there said
/ Meyer Neither can ! understand
! how it was They had Chicago tickets
for Tanner and myself nor how they
could summon "a doctor 10 tell him to
charge tine treatment to the county un-
less the sheriff knew an the time that
The att1ci, was going 10 take place"
He limited hr thoucht the sheriff
conference was only a ruse to find
whether ne was alone and if it would
De safe for tho other party to attack
him.
Mover did not appear 10 be in pain,
received the reporters cheerfully and
! talked for twenty minutes.
Former CONGRESSMAN Victor Berger
! of Milwaukee, entered the car and was
greeted warmlv bv Mover. lie invited
tho injured man TO his home and said
Milwaukee Socialists would go TO the
aid Of Calumet miners.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
ECONOMIC EXPERTS MEET.
Eminent Educators to Discuss I'meb
Topics at Minneapolis.

Eminent Educators to Discuss Timely
Topics at Minneapolis.
Minneapolis. Mimi. pee. 2'.-Minu''
apoIis today welcomed large num-
her of eminent educators, economic
aud sociological experts who nave
gathered here to participate m the
twenty sixth annual meeting of IN"
American Economic association. Meet
ing ia conjunction with the association
will hc the American Sociological So
cioty.
Among the subjects slated for dis
cussion during the four days session
are the control of public service cor
porations. svndicalism, the making "i
railroad rates. the economic eii"ctS oi
leeaI trust dissolution and the theory
Of rent In the light of present condi-
tions i'm American agriculture.
Prominent among those who VIII
address thc joint gathering are Prof
A. j. Boynton of the University oi
Kansas. Prof. l.. ". Ilaney of the uhl-
versity of Texas. Prof i. ". DIXON oi
Dartmouth college, prof W. n. Ripley
Of Harvard university, pr. u. IL. Never
of thc interstate commerce commits
sion. Prof ~ \. Young of Cornell unit
versity, Prof. H. Dana Durand of the
University of Minnesota. Dr. y. g
Walker. deputy United states com
missioner of corporations, and Prof.
II. n. Carver. assistant director oi
rural organization service Of the Unit
ed states department or agriculture
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27

tired. two others took hold of me. Al
though was on my feet part Of the
time. vet for blocks | was dragged. II
was little more than a mile 10 Hougf p
ton. where the mob took me. All
the while they were pulling me along'
others yelling, Lynch him" and
Hang him" calling me vile names
"Wheu we reached the station James
MacNaughton, general manager anu
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
SEW UP A MANS HEART.
Six Stitches Taken Without Using an
Anaesthetic.

New York, Dec - With SIX stitches
taken ia his heart Nincon2o lauro
victim of stabbng aifraN ia expect
cd 10 live When taken To hospital
in BroOKlyn the surgeons decided that
the rare operation was necessary. Be
cause Of The weakened condition al
the patient, no anesthctic was given
hut cocaine was used locally. The ribs
above the heart were cut through ana
six stitches taken in the heart tissue.
Surgeons asserted they expected his
TccoNcrN.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
SOLEMN RITES
FOR FIRE PANIC
VICTIMS SUNDAY
Funeral Services for Seventy to
Be Held simultaneously in
Six Churches
WILL FORM ONE PROCESSION
Caskets Of Children to Be Carried
to Cemetery on Pail Bear
eTs' Shoulders
WILL FORM ONE PROCESSION
100 MEN DIG GRAVES TODAY

with sorrowing hearts, the citizens
Dt Calumet and the copper country to-
morrow viii pay the last mark OF re
spect for the dead i'm she Italian halt
disaster. tinal arrangements for the
funeral were made this morning by the
committee representing the striking
miners. and il has been decided that
the bodies Of seventy Of the victims
ali but four viii he laid at rest ia the
Lake View cemetery sunday after
noon. Preparations have been made
Tor a demonstration OF sympathy th"
like of which has never before been
held in the upper peninsula The sol
"mn funeral rites viii hc held IN six
hurches but the scparat" funeral cor
,cecs viii be welded into one gigantic
procession which likcly win extend
frolr Red Jacket clear To- the ceme-
I"ry.
The bodies of the victims will be
transferred from the homes To the
churches tomorrow morning, 50 that
there may be no delay. Starting early
in the morning, ana acting according
- the wishes of the families of the
victims as expressed TO the funeral
committee, the uuderlakcrs viii visit
each home and transfer the bodies 10
the churohes. Special provision viii
have To he made for the accommoda
Ion at the many bodies in each
church and FOR The great crowds eX-
pccted,
Simultaneous Services.
IL is planned to have the funeral
services for the many victims start
simultaneously in the different
churches. probably at o'clock, and
although the time devoted To the
church services may vary little, it
is thought they will be concluded
about o'clock Then rom each
church will start a procession to meet
hc main body
owing To the fact absent relatives
would be unable To reach Calumet to
attend the funerals of four of the vic
;ims B., they were held tomorrow, the
layt sad ritcs TOR these will he defer
red until lrtcr probably Monday or
TUESDAY when another joint funeral
service viii be held.
The services tomorrow will be held
in six churches, the Bethlehem Finnish
church of Hccla, Rev. Rautancn, pas
tor; the Finnish National church, cor
ner Elm and Eighth street Rev. Lille
roos, pastor; the Finnish Apostolic
church ON pine street Rev y l.. lIel-
dcman. pastor; the ST Joscph's Slo-
vcnian church, Rev fr. klopcic' pas
tor. the 81 Johns Croatian chirrlh
Rev. rr. Medin pastor and the st
Mary's Italian church, Rev Fr. Sina
pastor.
Telegrams were received here today,
stating that special trains, bearing the
members of the lshpcmns ana N"Sah D.
nee miners unions will leave there Iaie
tonight. arriving here IL time for the
funeral
Carry Caskets on Shoulders.
sixteen hcarscs have been secured
Continued on 9Th PAGE. Bird Column
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
MACDONALD EXPECTED HERE.

CnucI cseran w. j Macdonald 81
Calumet. who has wired here express
ing his deep regret a. lie calamity tha'
has bofa,lcu the community Is expect
ed nerc tomorrow 80 l""h over th'
situation II is not known what the
object of his visit is, hrt it is prrSun
ed he plans 10 conduct an inNcNtiea -
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
STORIES TOLD BY
MOVER ARE NOT.
SUeSTANTiATED.
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Complete mystery seems TO sur
round Meyers sudden departure
bat his blood curding stery, Civ
en- TO Associated Press, that he
was shot. beaten and dragged
through the streets is not given
credence.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27

President Drcyeuss Of the Pirates
madc "Honus" Wagner the only cX-
ception ~ any trade for Big Ed
Konetchy. when he and Manager
Clarke discussed the proposed deal
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27

ANY charge by Mr.. Moyer that
had any part in the occurrences
OF last night at Hancock IS abso-
lutely and unquslifiedly false"
said General Manager James
MacNaughton Of the Calumet &
Heela today. 81 spent the even.
ina in Calumet, accompanying my
wife in calling upon friends, and
later walking across the street from
their home TO the Miscowaubik
club for a chat with some gentle
men. I certainly could not have
been in Hancock at the hour indl-
Gated"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27

Employees OF the Waddell-Ma
hon corporation and local mem
bers Of the Citizens Alliance de
med Meyers charges as 70 the
identity of his a5saiIants. Only
three fnen employed by the cor
poraton in question are IN the
strike district now, On, OF these
VAS IN bed suffering from the et-
ieots Of being caught ~ a Jam
when he was trying 10 rescue
strikers children from the italian
hall disaster Christmas eve, and
the ether two denied they were
in any way concerned IN the de-
parture OF Moyer All CitIzens' Al
lance members approached today
knew only what they had read IN
the Gazette this morning concern
ina Meyers unexpected trip.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27

The manager Of the Scott Ho-
tel stated TO The News this
morning that when Meyer left tho
hotel he was all right. There
we're no evidences that Mover had
been the ebject Of an attack
Thcre were no shots fred IN the
hotel and there was no racket.
This gives the lie to Meyers yarn
that he was "shot. beaten and
dragged through the streets"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27

DIR. sam schwartz Of New York, is
nroud Of his new daughter who
weighs 30 ounces.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27

II is the belief Of Sheriff Cruise
which he stated this morning after
having made. in company with
Chief Of Detectives Pritohard Of
his office, a searching inVestiga-
ton into the affair that Meyers
sudden departure az this time was
a frame up on the part Of Meyer
10 excite the sympathy Of the
outside world. 1e found no evi.
1enee Of any kind TO bear out the
claims Of federation members that
Meyer was kidnapped and forced
TO leave the district. ln the sher-
IFS opinion, Meyer took this
means of leaving the copper coun-
Try TO enlist support fof work in
other fields. realizing that the
strike IN this district IS lost
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
Strke Leader Who Left District Suddenly Last Night
Says He Will Return Under Guad--With Bandaged
Head He Gives Interviews to Press
STORY He Tells Not SuSnated by Investigation Of Sheriff Who Believes
Is Frame Up Of Meyers to Excite Sympathy MOyer All Right
When He Left Scott HOTEL Hancock SAYS Manager

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Continued on 9th Page, 3rd Column.
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Continued on 9Th PAGE. 3rd Column.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-18
THINGS WILL HUM
IN SHORT ORDER
Politicians Gathering For the
Meeting of the Legislature
Next Week.
(From Saturday Advertiser)

Today and tomorrow the island steam
ers will flood the city with legislators
and oficeseekers who are coming to at
tend the sessions of the seventh legis-
lature of the Territory of Hawaii.
OF the outside members, the only ones
who have been in town the past few
days are the West Hawaii four and
DIR. G. II. Huddy of East Hawaii, from
Hilo; and w. j. Sheldon of Kauai. The
rest of the senators and representatives
from Kauai, Maui and Hawaii will drop
into Honolulu today and tomorrow, with
the exception probably of Senator G.
| G. Hewitt, of Waiohinu, Kaui, one of
the two Hawaii holdover members of
tho upper house, who is reported to be
dangerously i'll at his home and unlike.
| ly to be able to attend the senate for
two or three weeks ia come.
Senator Hewitt is "A Republican and
| the lessened majority of the G.. o. p.
in the upper house will have its num-
! bers reduced one more while Senator
Hewitt is unable 10 attend the session,
lie is also the only Republican senator
from Hawaii, the other three members
being r. II. HaGekau, who was elected
as Home Ruler. but is both Demo
crat and Republican on occasions; d
| b.. Baker, Home Ruler, but inclined tC
he more of a Republican than Demo
crat, and d, E, Metzger, real dyed-in
the-wool Democrat of the old school
| but, withal, probably possessed of more
progressive ideas than any other mem
Der of the Incoming senate.
The Kauai duo and the Mani trio wby
came to attend the upper house are, 81
course, all Republicans. The same hold
true in regard to the members of thu
lower house from the two islands men
toned. Six Hawaii representatives ar,
Republicans, one Home Rukr and tn,
other a Democrat.
From nEw on until Wednesday morn
ing impwmptu mixed the JOINT session
of the TIVE houses of the Legislature will
be held nj any old time and place a
several prints at once, strVet corners
restaurants and soda winter stands, will
emphasis ON the "sDila,'' preferred.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-18
LAKEVlEW NO. z WELL
COMES IN A GUSHER

Los Angeles Times:-Spoutipg 3OO6
barrels a day although under throttle,
Well No. 2 of the Lakevlew Ne. OH
Company Of Los Angeles, caIBe IN "a
gusher on section 4, ll23, MaTicGpa
fields, Saturday night
The wei was brought in January 23
at 2O00 baErels a day; Was sanded two
day later, and finally spouted Saturday,
word reaching officers Of the company
here yestenkay.
The oil tests 20 gravity and it,
product is being purchased by the
Standard ON Company, Fiped through
the MarieOpA lines.
Well No. ] Of the same lease Is ca
peeted in Wednesday.
The well developed Saturday, the
Grst produced by the Lake View No.
? Company, is one Of the best ia the
Nnrleopa disihet.
The 5000 barrels are coming through
a 7sineh pipe, which indicates enor
mons gas pressure.