davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19
BOLD BANDITS
HOLD Up TRAIN
THEY SPEND TWO HOURS IN AT.
TEMPT TO OPEN STRONG BOX
PASSENGERS ARE NOT MOLESTED
Engineer Fireman and Bagsagemen
Are Forced to Stand in Ditch
While Robbers Run Locomotive
Up and Down Track.

Springfield, H., June 1S.-Though
several posses of deputies were today
using every possible means to follow
the two bandits who after midnight
held up the Illinois Central special
the men were believed to have made
their escape
Though they spent two hours try
ing to open the strong box with nitro
glycerin, they failed.
Having made playthings of the
crew of the engine, they ran the en-
CINE into the yards of Springfield
where they left it, and this was after
they had made a trip of several
miles up and down the tracks con-
tinually trying to open the safe.
A train load of passengers left for
the most part asleep in their beds
knew little of the affair. Those who
were awakened and who looked out
Their windows were warned by flying
bullets along the car SIDE that no in
reference was wanted.
Police Officer Maurice O'Leary who
mo III hio up
proach to the engine and passenger
car! was suddenly confronted by a
masked man, and his gun taken from
him and he was threatened with
death
Engineer A. J. Shell and Fireman
Tom Miller, both of Clinton, and Bag
gagemen A. S. Pugh and E. J. Hoop
ner, both of Chicago, were compelled
to stand in a ditch beside the engine
Pugh said they worked on the safe de
Iliberately for an hour.
Those who were in the coaches be
gan to fear that the bandits would
visit the train. They were nearly al
unarmed and had decided to make nc
resistance
People in Springfield today said
they heard the explosion.
After making a final attempt tC
blow the safe and finding il impossi
BILE, the men took the engine and ran
it to Springfield.
The express messenger says there
was probably $4,000 in his safe. Ii
his opinion the robbers had not reach
ed it with repeated dynamiting up tC
the time the posse first arrived upor
the scene. Engineer Shell, upor
reaching Springfield, reported thai
the robbers succeeded in dynamitine
the safe and believes they secured the
money.
The Diamond Special was north
bound from St. Louis. The robbers
tagged the train with a red Lantern
just after the train left Glenarm
They had cut the train in two anC
forced the engineer to carry the ex
press cars north before the passen
gers or the rest of the train crew were
aware of what had happened.
! The robbery is supposed to be thu
work OF the same gang which robbed
the Alton.Kansas City. train about 81!
months ago at lies Junction, fou
miles south of Springfield. In TIT
former instance the train was cut il
two, the express cars were takeI
down the track and the safe was dy
namtted four times in the same anna
/ flourish manner employed by the ban
dts who were operating this morning
The lower house of the general as
'sembly adjourned at midnight, ant
the members had just reached thei
hotels when the reports Of the hold-ul
reached them. Several squads of req
resentatives secured automobiles ant
went to the scene of the hold-uI
They joined Sheriff Mester's poss
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19
More SUGAR Investigation,

Washington, June 1S.-Delving in
to a grimy store box containing the
correspondence of the United States
Sugar Produce, the senate investiga-
ting committee expects to bare in its
entirely the whole of the alleged plot
of the sugar protectionists to manu-
facture sentiment which would force
congress to defeat any free sugar
measure,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19
Woman Wins Race with Death.

Keokuk, June 18-Bouncing twen-
ty miles, in the tonneau of big auto
mobile going at an average rate OF
a mile a minute, Miss May Allday,
of Keokuk, won a race with death.
Late yesterday afternoon Miss ALI
day received news that her mother,
who lives in a little Illinois town
twenty miles from Keokuk, was dy-
ing. Harold Hart drove the automo-
bile in which she took the thrilling
night ride. She arrived at her moth
er's bedside in time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19
COWBOYS On Way to Winnipeg.

| Des Moines. June lS.-T. o. Hen
derson, a Texas cowboy, who with
| two other cowboys, in an endurance
race from Kansas City to Winnipeg,
called on Mayor Hanna today and
had his papers signed and then left
for the north, riding his horse, and
expects to reach Winnipeg August LIST.
The three Texas cow boys left Kansas
City June 9Th and the first to reach
Winnipeg receives $1,000 in cash, Of
fered by the Western Stockmen's AS
sociation.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19
Two Killed In Wreck.

Davenport, June 1s.-Two men be-
lieved to. be Clarence Home OF Erie,
Pennsylvania, and E. T. Schlimer Of
Blue Island, Illinois, were killed early
today in freight wreck on the Rock
Island railroad near Rock Island.
They were riding in car OF steel
rails. Fourteen cars OF steel rails
and five loaded coal cars were ditched
and traffic delayed twelve hours. A
spreading rail is believed to have
caused the wreck.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19
EIopes With Young Girl.

Waverly. Tenn. June 1s.-The po-
lice of Memphis and Nashville have
been asked to find James X. Curtis.
married and father OF six children.
who eloped some time during the
night with Miss Beatrice Nichols. .
sixteen-yearold girl
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19
Secretary Of state Fined.

Jackson, Miss. June 1s.-Seerstary
OF State J. w. Power had a lapse of
memory that caused Judge Henry in
the circuit court to fine him ten dol
lars because he was late in appearing
as a witness In a Bookkeeping case.
Secretary Power said he had forgotten
about the case.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19
oskaIoosa Holds the eanner.

Des Moines, June 1s,-The annual
Presbyterian convention of the young
Peoples Christian Union opened here
today. Miss Eloise Carlton Is presid-
ing. About fifty young people from
surrounding towns are at the conyen-
ltion. 0skaloosa seems to have the
banner young peoples society. 1t
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19
Mould.ae suicide Recovered.

Davenport, June 1.-TWO men IN
skiff saw a man jump from the gov
eminent bridge into the Mississippi
river here late last night, and rowed
to the scene and found him. The
! identity OF tn eman is not known.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19
IOWA PACKING
PLANT BURNED
REUNION IN HISTORICAL LITTLE
BROWN CHURCH IN VALE.
SERIOUS CARNIVAL ACCIDENT
keokuk Woman Wins Race With
peath-cerro Gordo County sher.
If Under Arrest For Having
Paste Board on Motorcycle.

Abba, June 1S.-The main building
of the Abba Packing Company plant
was destroyed by fire at three o'clock
this morning with loss on the build
ing and stock of $4,000 The insur-
ance is $4,000. The fire originated
near the smoke house and it is
thought it was caused by spontaneous
combustion. The officials of the
company announced they will rebuild
at once.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19

and aided in the search for the ban
dts.
Five hundred dollars was secured
by the robbers, according to an Off
cial announcement today by the ILL
nois Central railroad. A reward OF
81 900 will be paid for the capture
and conviction of each OF the rob-
berg.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-19

Kalamazoo. Mich, June l8.-one
man was killed and three others are
dying and eight suffered severe injur-
les today when a northbound Lake
Shore passenger trai crashed into
a work train on the siding just north
of here. Engineer Huengut. of Elk
hart, Ind. was instantly killed.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12

and cool head.
McGraw of New York For the way
he handles his club his deaf-and-
dumb conversation on the coaching
line and his arguments with UNI
pire5
i.ajoic Of C1eycland-Fo his hard
hitting. but more. perhaps. for his
graceful style of fielding by which
he makes the most difficult plays
look easy.
Johnson Of Neutrality-suspicious. his
great speed that he employs with so
little apparent effort; also for his
pleasing personality.
Walsh of Chicago For his extreme
skill in the use OF the spitball. his
atall-times heady work and his abili-
ty to pitch day in and day out.
f,vers-Tinker of Ch:cago-For their
smooth play and ability to make
double plays; also for their ever
lasting "crabbiness' with the UNI
pires
jennings OF Detroit-For his antics
upon the coaching lines, the noise
and fe that he puts into the game
and his unfailing optimism whatever
he score.
Speaker OF Boston-For his great
hitting and throwing ability as much
as his beautiful style and easy way
of handling himself
Wood of Boston-For his youth
fulHess and extreme speed. from
which he derives his nickname of
Smoky Joe.
Bescher of Cincinnati-For hts
wonderful ability in getting upon the
bases and for his running once he
is on.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To andre Dragich and Mike Erceg,
their heirs, executors, administrat-
ors and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that during the year 1912 |
have expended the sum of one hunG-
red dollars in labor and improve
ments upon placer mining claim No.
1. Steel creek. a tributary of Little
Cinema, in the Fairbanks Recording
District, Alaska in order to hold
your interests in said claim under
the provision Of section 2224 of the
revised statutes OF the United States.
said expenditures being for Your
share of the annual assessment work
for said year; and if within ninc,y
days after the last publication of THIS
notice YOU fail or refuse TO pav to
the undersigned as co-oHncr Your
said proportion OF the expenditures
aforesaid your interests in said claim
will become the property OF the I'm.
dersisned. as co-owucr. under said
section 1924 X. s.
JOHN PI.NOVICH
First Publication Fchruary l.. tglG
Last Publication Nav T.. 1913.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12

The proposal is that the follow
ing weights. ringside. govern the
various classes: Paperweight. 105
pounds; bantamweight rs pounds;
featherweight, 125 pounds; light
weight, 135 pounds; welterweight,
145 pounds; middleweight. lis
pounds; heavyweight, all over 175
pounds.
This is pretty nearly the scale now
obtaining in England and France.
The only difference is in the middle
weight class. where the European
weight is leo pounds as against 15S
here.
There is one very important differ,
ence, however. Under the English
and French rules the weighing is
done at .. p. IN. the day of the fight
while under the proposition of the
boxing commission it is to be at the
r.ngside On this point | am incln-
cd to favor the European custom
for many reasons.
Ringside weights offer so many oh
vious possibilities of danger that il
S difficult TO see why two men as
Well posted on the game as Commits
sioners Dixon and O'Neil should have
fallen into their error
When men have to make weight
just before entering the arena and
the job has been a hard one. they
have been known to be so weak from
drying out in Turkish baths that
their seconds employed every arti-
fice to delay the start of the bout
in order to let Their charge take
little beef tea or other noursh-
ment \ man in that condition is
not fit for a bruising contest. and a
blow that would not ordinarily feaze
him. might knock him to the floor
reformers. Dried out" men entering
reformers. Dried out men entering
the ring are by no means uncommon,
md they must of necessity be weak
and Incapable of being able to put
forth their best efforts. even if they
are not injured. and therefore the
public as we'll as the fighters suffer.
These differences are of minor M
portance and if the boxing authorities
will get together and standardize the
sport it will certainly be a great
thing all round
At present man may be a cham
pion in England or France and be
unable to make the weight here and
be in the condition to fight his best
This is neither fair nor desirable.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12

+ He had been cruising in Engl sh
waters. and died at CoWes. His
body was brought home on board
the vessel that he loved as he did
his life. HIS widow and son, Robert
Wilson Goelet, would not keep the
NaytioWCr Mrs. Goelet said that it
would always he a funeral ship to
her, and so she sold it to the United
States government 1t was used as
a converted gunboat during the
Spanish war and is now the Presi.
dents yacht.
Ii is a noticeable fact that Mrs.
Ogden Goelet and her son have
never been interested in yachts or
yachting since Ogden Goelet's death.
With the other branches Of the fam.
lily it has been different. At the
me of Ogden's death his oldest
brother Robert was having built
superb vessel designed to put all
others to shame. When finished il
cost just one million and quarter
dollars, and rivalled every other
craft in the register of the New
York Yacht club.
Twenty months after putting tho
MAMMA in commission, Robert Goe-
let died on board in the Bay of
Naples, and his body was brought
home to New York in the beautiful
little library whose walls were lined
with rare first editions and equally
rare old prints.
Robert Goelet left the Nahma to
his wife, with the request that she
hold it until her death. From that
day until her death the widow lived
almos entirely on board the vessel
/ Oh which her husband died.
Robert Goelet left the bulk of his
fortune, about fifty millions, to his
only son, Robert, and one million
to his only daughter, Beatrice, who
was then a girl of thirteen. Mrs.
Goelet was one of the executors OF
her husbands will The first two
years after his death she was prac-
tlcally a stranger in New York and
Newport The MAMMA was always
in foreign waters and at that time
there was no entertaining. Her son
was at college with his cousin, and
Just here it will be we'll to straight
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12


Inc members OF the enormously
wealthy Goelet family, of New York,
one of the most prominent families
of Ap,ar:c, ai,,.r 5,o -, ,aa.a ,1a;,.
....,,..
0''' '''N - -
'iS io' TINS ie"SoH HooA- MFS'
i'o'ei' " 'isoh ''oe'e'' 'ile FORMER
VI % FISH " ''7ieH' VIII not let hei
''"''''i'" o"H d ~ III Vi any hii'''
VIII not let MN 80 cruising nor VIII
~ 20 iieFSeli' ana more IMAM th!S'
7''e - 'I1ilA lh1 up her 'Wo small pol"
- lI"'e Sd'his ana VIII not even let
mem h''e 'o' ooa'S ol any hlilu'
aeti'9 are cyl 10 the 'oeletS'
she mas sald many tunes. Last
summer Wien the news OF Mrs
i'o''eit "oeiets serious Illness reath-
:" hef' young MIS- body SAID 10
Her Iitat lIIelu' MIS-. Goraoh Doug
las
ne Mamma vii eftih ahother
victim
FAIRY III december Mrs. Goe!et
''eu' not on ooara me Mamma as
she uesireo' however hut IN Paris
"'e'e ns' only son. hooert walton
"oeie'' iii9lS'eo On '"AiHs hef MIS-
"osie'S Illness ana ueath Is the
latest 'r"SeoS OF lhe lhashihceh'
pressure craft tlat cost the la'e
i'ooelt uoeiet more 'hah one NIL
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12
NOTICE OF SALE,

Notice is hereby given that, upon
an order, issuing out of the probate
court, for the precinct of Chandlar,
Fourth division, Territory of Alaska,
dated May first, 1913, l will cause
TO be sold, at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash, the follow
ing described property, OF the es-
tate of James Ackema, deceased.
l 12x12 board cabin, situate on
Big creek in the Chandlar precinct.
l cache, at same place.
4 interest in a log building, at
Graves creek.
The Snow Ball lode claim, situate
on the east slope of the divide be-
tween Little Squaw and Little Me
Lellan creeks.
The Side-Hill lode claim, situate
in same place as Snow Ball.
The Grey Eagle lode claim, situate
on the north slope of the mountain
between Little Mcclellan creek and
McNett basin.
No. 5 below upper discovery, on
Big creek. (placer claim
l log cabin, near the Grey Eagle
lode claim.
Said sale will take place at the
commissioners office. at Chandlar,
Alaska, on the 81 st day of May, 1913,
at ten o'clock in the morning.
ARTHUR L. NEWTON
Administrator.
First publication April IS, 1913.
Last publication May 10, 1918
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12

en- out the family relationship, fer
these two cousins are always being
sadly COMPOUNDED.
Ogden and Robert Goelet were the
only sons of Robert GoeIet. the first
member of the family to become
widely known socially. Robert was
the elder He had two children.
Robert Walton, who is still bache-
lor, and Beatrice His widow called
herself Mrs Goelet," being the
widow of the elder son. Ogden also
had two children, a son, Robert
Wilson, who married Elsie Whelen,
and May, who is now the Duchess
of RoXburghe The only heirs to
the united Goelet fortunes are the
two baby sons of Robert Wilson. as
the Roxburghes have 40 choldren
and probably will not have any. For
this reason Mrs. Goelet was very
anxious TO have her son marry. and
to the day of her death urged him
to carry on his line
In January, 1902, after a series of
brilliant entertainments on the
Nahma, Mrs. Goelet decided to re-
turn to New York and bring out her
aughter Beatrice. This would be
her first appearance in the social
world of her own country since her
husbands death. The handsome
mansion on Fifth avenue was or
dered in readiness and great prepare
tions were made for the debut of the
girl who was known at home and
abroad as great heiress.
Beatrice was then seventeen years
old, a remarkably pretty young per
son, and one who seemed destined
i to make a great match, for in Eu-
rope she was on friendly terms with
the younger members of the royal
families of Great Britain and Ger
many. While speeding across the
Atlantic with the future so rosy be-
fore her Beatrice was stricken with
measles. On reaching New York she
was hurried to the mansion so Won
derfully prepared for her, but she
died on the 10th of February, the sec
ond victim of the Mamma
Even after this tragedy, from
which she never recovered, Mrs
Goelet would not sell the yachht.
She kept everything in her husbands
rooms just as HI had left them and
after Beatrice's death she closed her
rooms also, leaving all her little
things untouched. In planning the
Nahma Robert Goelet had stipulated
that his wife and daughter should
have unusually large rooms All
the rooms We're arranged In suites.
His own included, besides his bed
room and dressing room, the library
in which he spent the greater part of
his time. and in which his body lay
n state all the way across the At
lantic These rooms were kept sa-
cred and many of Mrs. Goelet's
friends and guests never saw them.
1t was one of the interesting side
lights on Mrs. Goelet's character
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12

two small boys.
Her boys, Ogden, born five years
ago, and Peter Gerry, born a year
ago, are not to play with boats. but
are being encouraged to love horses
The Duchess of Roxburghe says
that she will never again go yacht.
ing. She urges her brother to mar
ry, else there will be no one left
to carry on their branch of the
lmily. If he does not marry he viii
leave his fifty odd millions to the
younger nephew, Peter Gerry Goelet
During excavations about thirty
miles north OF Bloemfontein. the
workmen came upon large quantity
of mammalian remains associated
with human implements and a guam
tity of charred wood. The bones. it
has been aSCertained. are those OF
Gland, the huge extinct
buffalo of South Africa: the gfgan.
tic Cape horse tnow EXTINCT. an OK.
tinct variety of wildebeestc. the
wart hog and a number of other
buck not yet Identified The i'm
piements found included stone knives
and large spear heads.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12
TROUBLE LOG OF THE GOBLET YACHT.

Aueust. 1N@-OsteA brother Goelet
OH board his Yacht MayfoNer His
board the boat Mayo~er sold M United
May; Robert GoeIet dies abroad board his yacht
NaaAa aud II body IS brought home O
&Februar&, 1&2-oaice only daughter Robert Goe
IT. Gt Il her New York home FIFTH
fatal illness
+-AtrL 1%7-Marin Schiller sailor falls Yacht
drowned
i'aeatsr i@15-An 2ssistant engineer dies on board
Jaaf. i+fl The Duchess Goelet
cruise and has dangerous Illness
July. i2l2-Ar&. Gcslet wh
cruising English be to die
her Europe and takes her to
Paris,
Dec nAer Paris leaving request
that her body be 'ronah home husbands
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12
A PENSION FOR FAMOUS PAGER

A PENSION FOR FAMOUS PAGER.
John Il. Gpntrv. The uncomfortable
champion pacer. winner of the only
blue ribbon ever Offered at the
Mad son Square Garden horse show
for ltght-harness horse and road
horse OF perfect manners, now. like
Alexander. with no more worlds TO
conquer is back in sunny Tennessee
to spend the evening Of his lie in
peace.
Pack at Cun,harI,nd narl, tho
scene Of his famous victory over Ro.
bert 7 on October 90 1Sq- hut the
wild clamor of tho IL ao5 voices who
cheered him tn victory i stiIIed
Mr. Rensselaer, Weston secretary
of che historic track" at Goshen y
Y. purchased the Gentry horse in
1898 for tbe late + II Hartman
Both Mr. Weston and Mr. Hartman
always an+artofnad - etrong aversion
to nacars in General lint an animal
like Iohn p Gentry makes his an
naaranca hnt ahont once in . con.
turv
Natnro has blessed Tannassaa with
climatic conditions vondarfnll,. adap+.
cd tn horses and II v.as tho 1ata
Georpa Camnhal troor of cnrioa
hin Tom vha narsradal Mr. 1vac+.
on ia hripo tho faronr t.antrv To
Dixialana # this matcb,nss horse
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12

Good line of pencil and ink erasers
at the Citizen office.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12

Job Printing of the Quality Glass
turned out promptly at the Citizen
office
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12
Tanana Valley R.R.
TIM 6 CARD.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.

Effective April %. 1918.
Subject to change without notice
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12

|irst Publication February Il. faIa
asst Publication MAJ IA. 1913.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-12

December 3.
Mrs. Goelet left one last request,
that her body be taken home to
America on board the vessel in
which her husband died
This request was not granted. Her
son, Robert Walton Goelet, hates
the MAMMA 1t may be an unreason-
ing hate, but it is very strong within
him, and he refused to trust his
mothers body to that funeral ship
And more than this. so keen is his
dread and hate of the yacht that he
will not bring her to this country at
all. There is every indication that
he will put the million dollar craft
out of commission for a year or so,
and then sell her, but he will not
sell her in this country.
Mrs. Goelet's body was brought to
New York on board the Provence
Her son was also on board. The
funeral occurred on Monday. De-
cember %. in ST. Thomas's church
With this cruel list of illnesses
and deaths to her count, and the
death of Ogden on board the May
flower, it is not to be wondered at
that the members of the Goelet
family now living should be filled
with horror against yachts of any
kind. Young Mrs. Bobby and the
Duchess of Roxburghe are the bit
terest. The former because of her
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-07-03
DEY Goods Cheap

One lot of figured lawns, Just tho
thing for summer dresses, to be closed
out in this sale at Az a yard.
Good, heavy Sea Island shooting in
short lengths, worth &c yd., to 80 in
this sale at sc a yard.
Good heavy A. C. A. feather tick
ing, value zoe, sale price 15c a yard.
l0c and 1914 Hickory shifting, sale
price So . a yard.
40-inch embroidery flouncing worth
75c and S1.O0 yd. to 60 in this sale at
soc a yard.
All over embroideries, value SOC
and 75c yd., sale price soc a yard.
Corset cover flouncing embroidery,
value Csc yd., sale price 15c a yard.
36-inch all wool serge in all the
different shades, value 75c yd., sale
price Ate n yard.
36-inch Panamas, all colors, value
35c yd., sale price Csc a yard.
SLIPS silk Messaline, 1 yd. wide, all
shades, sale price 98c a yard.
We have n beautiful line of ratins,
crepes, poplins and silks which will
all be reduced for this Great Remod-
cling Sale. Now is the time to buy
your Summer Dresses cheap and the
Battery the place.
Good calico for Al C.