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Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

Mrs. Almeric Hugh Paget, Mrs. Arch ibald Alexander and Mrs. Courtland 1 Barnes. Some ten or twelve years age she married Cary P. Hutchinson, but divorced him several years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

FOR SALE-One cylinder Cadillac touring car. with business body and top For terms apply a 73 Peck St.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

Six Jamaica frehfes will supply aSnneh light to read by.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

who became 100 years old last week, received the well wishes of more than 1900 at her home. For 100 years Mrs. rrise lived in the same place and in that time never saw a railroad train, car or telephone. She never wore a
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

FOR SALE-Compare the new Metz special roadster with other light au- tom obi1es. Metz is easy for ladies 70 operate Fully equipped S445. Send for catalogue. A. Dubuc. Lincoln Ave. Westerly. R. 1. Je12d
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

FOR SALE-Trap drummer's outfit Address Drummer. care Bulletin Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

FOR, sALE-Oi1 chandelier. Enquire at oo Prospect St. je12d
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

An outdoor performance of drama of African life. For unkulunlzuIu's Sake" was a feature of the forty-fffth anniversary of Hampton Institute. re- oentiN celebrated. This four-act play presented vlViaiy and synpathetically existing conditions of ignorance and superstition in Africa, and indicated how life in the dark continent might be improved through the introduction of the type of industrial and agricuIt. urai education for which Hampton is noted
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

FOR SAIIs-Seyeral good cows and two horses. c. J. Grafton. Tel. 2H3.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

hOA sALh-Slab WoOo, stove leng ths, $4.5O cora, $Z.6V half cora. C. A. Bull lard. Phone e46-12 dec16d
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

Merrill Jones' Big Stable will be sold at auction W Wednesuay, June Is, 1913, at 10 o'clock. rive Z-norse Tip Carts, ten sets "A inch Double Harness; two 8-Seaters; lO-passenger Blackboard; To passenger Bus; three 2-seaters; ten Ton Busgles. one Miller Road Cart, latest style; two sets hobbies, track harness. and a complete racing outfit used by Star Tucker
 Remember the Place A UNION ST., WILLiMANTIC
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13
FoR SAL E.

FOR SALE very fine upright piano., very carefully used; will sen cheap to quick buyer. as owner must leave city within one week. Address Upright, care Norwich Bulletin. je12d
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

FOR SALE-I will sell at price that will surprise you my large stock of millinery ana fixtures, SlLuated on Maln St, opposite P. O.. Jewett City. Miss D. Beauregard. je4d
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

and 26V 6A Irregular business slze( enV e1opeS, Acd tIy sAiL LALed, Tor $1.yVi oCV Gach, $3.VV. 0SAQ LOc SAlnp4SS ana pflCeS Tor any prAAtInS you ale 1n need ot. Inc Bu4Le tLn GoHlNsslLy, AVrWA ASn.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

FOR SALE-Chickering grand piano. bedroom anu other nousenoId IurnlIufe May be seen py appointment. Miss buiIs. z7z washington 0t. Tel 4lz-4
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13
10 RENT.

T0 RENT-Small cottage at Gardner Lake Tor July and August. For terms apply to 73 Peck st. JeI2d
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

WANTED Hired man. single, to work on farm and board with family; Rock Farm (Ledyard). Bred. Sancs. Manager. Mystic, Conn. R. B. D. f..
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26

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The Calumet news., 1913-12-26

jhc presence of an appalling calamity. Il
etIauliy worse than has ever befalleu
tI- here IN this copper country. Calam-
tics have o"crtakrn individuals and Il
IeN families. but none 50 terrible i'm char
aotcr A. this which has befuIlcn this cop
per country at this time. rhis is not IL
'uuo for rcuslrrc or n time to find fault.
We hope thc time will come when the
rrlti" or individual who caused or who is
.r~pou-ibIo for the calamity will be
made to suffer for the evil We are here
lo manifest orr sympathy and TO try to
uphold the hearts OF those who are so
,orcIr bcrravcd at this time
Yesterday, in the midst of JOY and
a'adnes~, when JOY was Bcaming upon
Tie faces OF those Young children, death
NUsIted mauv OF them and they were sum.
.uoncd m the presence of their Creator.
aud il has been we'll said that they are
euioyiug their Christmas above with
Que who loves them as no one else does.
ll I~ on duty today 10 manifest our sym.
paiIN with those sorrving parents who
Hdvc lost their children, TO manifest our
ynpaIly with those children who have
ju~t fathers and mothers, and also with
ne fathers and mothers WHO afterwards
90 lllc bavc to 20 sinple- handed TO bear
life burden and LIES sorrow
81 .ci rs this day extend our sympathy
lo those homes that are in such deep sor-
VOW ahoSe fathers and mothers who nave
lost their childrpn-children VINO nave
been the jov of the home ana the coi'i'
Iprt of their fathers and mofhers-eA-
laud our sympathy TO them ana heip
them TO bear mp under those trials ana
sorrows. and our prayer to God Is mat
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26

Matt Kotiiarvi, and his two little sis
ters met their death. \ seven-year-old
boy of the same faInil Y was rescued from.
the bottom OF the stairs.
Vt least q hundred children ran to tie
stage. They jumped through window,
dropped to roof ten feet below and slid
to safety. A thirteen-year-old boy.
whose home is III the vicinity of the
building, knew the location of a ladder at
the rear Of the hall. He drew a sister.
aged seven, TO the window, broke the
glass with bottle, and carried the grl
to the ground. \ boy eleven years old
carried his brother aged nine, down the
ladder.
\ woman whose name could not BE-
learned. made her way with three chil
dren to the fire escape and onto the
street She Immediately went to Vast
binder & Reads pharmacy where she
told the story in few words. She as
serted that she sat near Il man near the
entrance and that he jumped to his feet
and yelled fire" I'm the tumult, hd
escaped and she could give but brief
description of him. She left the phar-
macy for her home i'll Raymbaultown
This woman said she had undergone Il
similar experience in Chicago and she
maintained her presence Of mind.
An eighteen year-old boy of Wolvcr.
ine found himself with three-monthS-
old babe in his arms, on the fire escape.
lie took the child home where he found il
belonged to the family with whom he
boarded The mother was killed.
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26
REVISED LIST OF DEAD.

1.-Ala, Herman, 16 Bush street. Tam.
arack, aged 30
2.-Aho, Lempi 3G6 Caledonia street,
aged s.
3.-AaItonen, Wilma, 54S Wyaudot
street Florida. a%ed :
4.-Aaltonen, Mrs. Oscar. j4S Wyau~
dat street. Florida, aged SO
j.--Aaltoncn, Silvia, 54S Wyandot
street, Florida aged :.
6.-Bronzo, Mrs. los Calumet street.
Laurium. aged 2e.
7.-Buetf. IIka. -4994 Waterworks
street, Calumet. AGED 4.
S.-Butala, JOS. Is Third street Cen.
tcnnial Heights. aged s.
9.--Burcar. Victoria, l26 North Kcar.
Sarge, aged H..
10.-Gregorich Kate II Back
street, Centennial Nine, aged 10.
1l.--Isola, Mrs. Henry, 25l6 ID. street,
Raymbautown, AGED 81.
12.-.Iesit, Mrs. Barbara, 2l06 b street
Raymbaultown, aged 30.
13.--,Jcsit, (baby). same address.
14-.hckoletti. Jennie, 369 Scventh
street, Wolverine, aged Is.
1j.-Kemppi, John, l20 First street
Centennial Heights, aged !.
16-KIarich, Christiana, Waterworks
street, AGED )
17-Klarich, Mary, Waterworks
street
1S-KIarich, Kate, Waterworks
street
l9.-Kotajarvi, Annie, 353 Franklin,
street aged 4.
20.-Kotaiaryi Amy, same address,
AGED :.
~ Ll,,,I.; l.;,h ocl r,,t,,,,,;l
Heights. Bird street AGED g.
22.-Kaluuki, - (girl, 3G4 Centennial
Heights. ;Ird street. aged
23.-Karkela, John. Copper City, aged
24.-KaImki, Mrs. Peter, 364 Third
street, Centennial Heights AGED ID
2j.-.lustig, Jacob, RaymbauItown
aged D
% Lauri, John, $50 Centennial
Heights, AGED L.
27-Lesar, Ralph. 229 7th street Red
Jacket AGED ).
2S-icsar, Mamie, same address. aged
II.
29-Eindstrom, Arthur Pine street,
aged t..
3O-Luomi LYDIA, IA Third street,
Centennial Heights, aged ,.
J5I.-bantto, Mrs. Peter, residence,
farm near Dover, AGED 80.
32.-M Manlcy, (child), North lamar
ack, aed 1.
Manley. Child, same address,
aged >.
a.-Manley, Mrs. Herman, same adj
dress, aged -.
81 Mihelchich. Aenes, Tamarack .Ir
aged 4.
36.-Mihelchich. Paul, same address,
aged 5.
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26

"AIl Michigan will sympathize with
hcrcaycd friends and will be glad TO
render all assistance possible in this
their hour of SORROW.
Quincy \. Shaw, president of the Cal.
nct X iccla Mining Go. wired to James
MacNau@hton. general MANAGER:
Il feel sure that even without this
message YOU will do everything III the
company'S power either financially or
with hospital service, to give assistance
TO the victims and their families in this
trightfal accident. VIII ven carry my
sympathy 10 the men and women to
whom the loss is 4 personal one? ?"
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26
ITALIAN HALL BUILDING.

The italian Hall building, where the
horrible sacrifice of innocent lives oc.
Cured is owned bv the Italian Beneyo.
cnt society of Calumet. This organiza.
ton Is the oldest Italian fraternal or.
ganlzatIon IN the copper country. Its
inst home, Il frame structure on the site
OF the present building, was nearing
completion under the direction OF Con-
tractor Joseph Wimus. when Il terrific
wind storm demolished it and its COM
pIctc rebuilding WAS necessary the fol
lowing year, The old frame structure
WAS one Of the LARGEST public meeting
places IN the community for many wears
and many thcatr1cals were staged there.
SN wears ago, on New Years night,
the structure WAS again DESTROYED, this
Time by fire There was terrible Lake
superior blizzard raging AT the time, one
OF the worst recorded iii the history OF
the district
IIc following spring, contracts were
awarded TO replace the structure with n
modern hricl, building, the present struc.
tUc. The dedication occurred on Octo
ber 10 l9ON and was made the occasion
Tor biz public demonstration.
The first floor of the structure is occu.
pied for saloon purposes. On side of this
l. stairway about eight feet wide, the
only pasSagcway to the hall on the sec.
ond floor. At the bottom of the stair is
a short hall perhaps ten or twelve feet
lon", leading from the main door, and
al the top a hall or landing Of similar
The main hallway is about
jorty feet Ly thirtv At the rear end
Is a Stage. perhaps fifteen by thirty and
beneath il kitchen of similar dimcu-
~ions. The building is equipped with Il
iiIn nsrnnn
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26
STEADY STREAM OF BODIES.

More than live thousand spectators
gathered about the hall. Crics and moanS
could be heard ON all sides as limp forms
were carried from the hall to waiting
automobiles and then taken TO the town
hall. More than fifty autos were placed
in commission and the CARRYING of bod
les continued for more than an hour The
bodies were strewn about the floor of the
hall. in the ticket Office and in the dining
room beneath The stage
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26
HEARTRENDING SCENES WITNESSED
BY THOSE Who ENGAGED IN THE
WORK / 0F1RESCU|NG,. VICTIMS
Continued From First Page.

were lifted from the mass. \ half dozen
!remen, working in RELAYS. carried more
than ii hundred men, women ana chill.
dren down the ladders to the street.
Despite the efforts to calm the inmates
many became desperate \ man, push
ing Il go-cart containing an infant and
his wife, tugging two little girls. at
tempted TO throw their children TO the
street They were restrained by fremen
and taken down the ladders to safety.
Another woman, accompanied by a little
girl, climbed ont on the cornice and was
about 10 throw the child and Jump when
she was rescued. Another woman drop
ped n boy from the second floor and Il
spectator who witnessed the act, ran be
meath and caught the youngSter.
While the rescue was in progress, 9th
cr members of the department attempted
10 eXtricate the bodies at the bottom OF
the stairs. \ boy about six wear old.
pleaded to be taken out. k'iremen grasp
ed his little body but were unable 10
move him. Another little girl, lying Oh
the floor beneath Il dozen or more persons
pleaded TO be rescued. As a fireman
came near her, she grasped his hands.
kissed them and begged that he bring
her TO her mamma. She too. was crushed
TO death beneath the very eyes of the
horror stricken rcscucrs Another wo.
man, holding an infant high above her
head, was seen TO gasp, her face discoI
ored and she succumbed. The baby WAS
saved The mother was Mrs. Abe Nei-
mala. whose husband also was killed in
the stampede
Another little GIRL was drawn from
the mass by Mayor Schumacher. As she
was being borne to safety, she brought
her rescuer to tears with an inquiry it
size would go TO heaven is she died The
mother OF this "irl was killed
MhNU ECNhDE DEAD
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26

37.-Murto, Matt, No ) Walnut street,
Tamarack. aged g.
Montoncn Edrlm, No. lamar.
ack,, 22 Cherry street, aged >.
39.-Montonen, Albert, same address,
aged 3.
4O.-Millykangas, (bov), County Road
Osceoa, son of Matt MiIlykangas, aged
j.
4.-Millykangas, (boyl, same ad
dress, aged }.
42.-Niemela. Abram, No. Shaft,
Wolverine. aged 40.
gBF.4-!f(. Saoifi ggpst tiTAOEI
43.-Nauer, Sannma, aged D.
44.--Nicmela, Mrs, same address,
aged 81.
45.--Pcteri, Mrs. Kate, 40l6 Portland
street, Calumet, aged 33.22.
l6-Piira, William, aged >.
4-Pansh, Antoine, 307 High street,
OSceola. D..
4S.-papsh, (girD, same address, aged
10 Ristel, Ellen, IroTlois street.
RolImann's addition. aged >.
j0-Renoldi, Miss. 46 North Iamal
ack aged Is.
5l.--Satio, Aliti, Centennial Heights,
aged 6.
52.-Staduhar. Frances 2SS Mine
street, Osceoa, AGED 10.
53.-SSmuk, Mamie, 2406 b treet,
Raymbautown, AGED Z.
j4.-SWikovictch. Nick, s Butler
House, Red Jacket. aged 40.
j5,-rueppo, Mrs. 123 North Iroquos
street, Florida, aged r.
n 'IuuIno amin Sutnn aIIrpSs
aged I.
Wuolukka, HcIja, 366 Caledonia
street, Calumet, aged ~.
js.-WestoIa, j. p, secretary Farm.
ers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., AGED -
jo-TaipaIus, Elena, Centennial
Heights, aged g.
6O.-Taipalus, Sandra same address,
aged ).
6l.-Tallbach. Juto, 26 Chestnut street
Tamarack. aged t.
62.-Jokipi, Uno, Raymbautown,
aged 16
6S.-IIeikkancn. John. Water street
Wolverine. aged 9.
64.--Heikkinm, (boy), same, address,
aged J.
G5.-Heikkinen. (boy), same address,
AGED l.
GG.-Krmic, Mary, 80 Tanarack in.
Nor, aged -.
KotsiarNi. Mrs. Matt, 35S Frank
I'm street, Florida,
6S.-Iakola, Henry, 80 lroquois
street Bollman's : addition.
G9.-Saari. Galmcr, corner Iroquois
and Seventh streets Laurium, aged ).
70--Lantto, (girl) Dover
1.-lsoIa. Philemena. baby, 25ld
. D" street
-------.. (virD. aged II.
died Christmas morning at home in Tam
arack Junior name not learned.
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26
HOUGHTON CITIZENS ACT.

The.citiZcnS ot Iloughton were the first
to come TO the aid of stricken Calumet
families. Hardly had the news Of the
disaster reached lIOughton when mea5-
tireS for relief were discussed and soon
Il mass meeting of all citizens was called
Tor the Houyhton club. Sympathy for
the bercaved families and for the strick-
on sister village was uppermost in the
mind OF everyone and the impcling de.
sire 20 do something tangible for relief
brought contributions amounting 10
more than 81 800 and definite arrange.
rnentS for receiving and handling other
contributions.
A. +. Rees was appointed chairman
of the meeting and W. G. Rice acted rs
secretary After brief statement ol
lact. it was unanimously agreed that tn"
citizens of Hou"hton do everything
within their power financially and 9th
plwise. to alleviate the sorrow and sui
fpIin" pf The stricken families \ com
nittee composed Of J II. Rice, chairman;
j. y. Reeder, f. j. Bawdcn, T.. w. Nc.
Nair and Paul -. Swift was ON motion
appointed 10 direct any measures of re-.
lief that may be undertaken by the citi-
zcns OF lIoughton and to go operate in
doing ANYTHING possible for the bercav.
ed and suffering The committee was
authorized to pledge the entire citizen.
ship of the village TO such measures as
may seem best in this hour of sorrow.
IT was unanimously resolved that the
heartfelt sympathy Of the entire citizen
ship be extended to those who have
suffered or ale beleaye,l.
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26
MANY ESCAPE AT REAR.

Assistant Chief Leonard Whitman
moved in the direction of the center Of
the stairs. Beneath two forms, FIVE.
year-old boy was crying. The boy was
rescued. uniniurcd. but his mother. Mrs.
The Calumet news., 1913-12-26

he may bear them up, for He alone is
able TO do ito hear mp under the bur
den that is heavily upon then, today.
let us DraV to God .at thiS time >
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-08

state now taking care of all the incur
aGles that formerly were county
charges. Rock Island county has had
no insane TO look after for several
years. Another thing that has eleyat-
I'd The status of the average member
of the iufrMary community is the pay
ing Of al least a part Of the cost Of
maintenance of some of the inmates
hv their relatives The law is very
plain on this point and requires rela-
tiyes who are able TO DO a great deal
more than they are doing. but the fact
that some Of the inmates are being
supported from home makes ali the
unfcrtunates there feel that they are
living IN an institution that partakes
Of the nature of nome for the aged
and nfrm. rather than a pauper house.
FEW WOMEN INMATES.
Alcohol is a most common cause of
pagperism. and it follows that men,
orrpuer than women, become county
charges. OF the l05 inmates now at
the county farm near Coal Valley. but
- are women. OF course, alcohol re
duces as many women as men TO pau
perism, but it is the latter who do the
drinking ard who get the blame.
Where the drunken father is abandon
ed 10 the care of the county by his
children the mother j. usually looked af-
ter az home. Then there are more ways
for woman TO make herself useful in
later life than there are fer a man of
the same years, and this has much TO
Go with fl. Even al the county farm
the women inmates are employed 10
much better purpose than are the men
Of whom hot over 20 per cent are phys
icaiiy able 10 make any showing in
the held or garden Advanced age IS
the chief cause Of infirmity, the aver
age inmate there being not less than 60
The oldest run we'll toward go while
an inmate died last fall who had pass
ed fye-scCre. This man, known as
steve Dura1d, and also passing by the
name Of Dolan aad podd was a trap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-08

been possible. since population has
greatly increased, to maintain the in
stItution without outside help.
Rock Island county, when 1t first
made provision for an almhouse. es,
tablished a poor farm on the Ninth
street road in South Rock Island, not
far from Center station. In 1860 the
present site near Coal Valley was Sc
cured and a building 4Ox60 feet erect
ed for $1,000, Frederick Weyerhaeuser
the lumber maenayo, being the con,
tractor. This was the structure that
burned Dec. %. 1902 and in its place
was then erected the main brick build
ing as it now stands, at a cost of 500,
600.
The first steward TO serve after the
removal to Coal VALLEY was ". :. Bal
ley. He received $500 = year and hat
Il inmates under his care From 1881
till 1854 4. Buttman had charge OF
the farm. being succeeded by James
Robertson in the latter year Mr. Rob
ertson served two years and was sue
. ceeded by ". II. II Dow, who held the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-08

position till 1897. ]. c. Swank was in
charge from 1891 till 1909, when F.
b Wylie, the present incumbent, was
appointed.
IMPROVEMENTS MANY.
improvements have been made from
time 10 time till the institution now
represents an investment of not less
then $4,000, and probably nearer
100000 The most important structures
are the main dormitory, which is of
brick, three stories and basement; the
old frame dormitory, which formerly
housed the insane and is now used for
the infrm; stewards residence, power
plant, laundry and bakery and a COM
plete set Of farm buildings. Quarters
can be provided for $50 inmates, which
number there was just prior to the
removal of the insane TO state hospi-
tails. OF the 105 inmates there at
present l6 are from Henry county,
where there was a fire at the poor farm
some time since that rendered 1t ne
cessary 10 find places for about 60
men and women in the almshouses OF
nearby counties. Rock Island county
Is paid $40 per month each for board
ing those who were sent here and they
are kept at profit. the cost OF subsis-
tence here being less than IS per
month per head.
The entire cost per capita, includ.
ing salary Of steward. $500 per an,
mum. clothing. heating etc. in 1912
was f155 a week, being 6 cents less
than the corresponding figure for the
year before. Expenses for clothing
are comparatively light and Of the
provisions purchases are confined 20 a
few articles that cannot be grown OF
otherwise produced. All the yegeta
bles are usually raised on the farm. IN
mates doing the work. OF course with
out pay other than their board. Out
side Of the steward and his assistant
the engineer and cook are the only
regular paid employees. Inmates tend
the farm and garden. care for the live
stock and poultry, scrub and clean
wait on the decTepit. fire the boilers
wash the dishes and perform nearly al
. OF the other duties Of like nature about
/ the place There are from 10 70 p
men regularly available for this kind
/ OF service, anu most Of them would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-08

other upsets-Digest relieves quick
ly; almost Immediately after taking a
dose your stomach feels good as new.
Digestit has brought relief to thous-
ands-why not you? Try 1t on our
guarantee. We are so confident 1t
viii help you we will give back your
money if it fails. Get a package to-
day and try it after eating. Just see
how It helps your tired overworked
stomach digest the food-no distress.
(Adyertisement)