St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 1, 1906

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oo ew ~ACTAESS WAS /NCALL DESIGNS [COME MORERTS,PAYPL LORKER AND TRDERESS 9470 DANE) WOOKTR IKHTLS MAN THEN. THE QUEEN (; | PRESIDENCY OF} were LLL | KEPT A“WHO'S | CALLS UP SHERIFF YERKES HEME NEW YORK LIFE} == i ™® WeO WW GRAFT"; == TQ. ARREST HIM . — —_ San — ne ee — — eae “8-1 dangerously wounded Fred Hopwood, in quelling a New Year's uverue and: Sixty-eighth street, toda) Pie | ws tps y Of the New “an SER , oe oo a ing shivers of apprehension to run up oH i a I P ’ q 8 P ee i ¢ J Pe )rs an te ParEy * 7 . ‘ ball if +hhe ric é- : Seats ; j a eS , See. Rs eS ee f *¢,, ’ aT s . ‘ : ; ; Phe funeral services were condueted by “0. und ae and down many bluecoated backs and] *‘rough house’’ in his place, William Tannehill, proprietor of f a Quakes minists , ' “Tre y were sim! rit Te) Was re luctantliv accente by s . | res ADEE. ae e ae a sas = pare me , iti a fr eo a Bae : , x gc: mG attended omy by members}or the] t Ustiqes of the company. ; “Se et | slaceuminell dl Peep me ranks °F loon near the Dutch Hollow coal mine, about five miles northw r 2a ae om 4 _ a Off iia} sannnnemert i a Eee %. or SS hes % OR ae Ne 2 e — , 3 es shies : as pie und e@ fi lose friends of Mr. ae pr ese na yuncem a et the resigna | pies Se, ah saat eas Has Ollie Roberts really got a little | of Belleville, telephoned Sheriff Thogapsohi what he had done! ai eThes. ‘Th: body was placed ‘in 11: On Bag peen Planned by the trusts ys ti> tS i book? If she has, how complete is the Yerkes inauseletun in Greenwoed Ceme- ti is na te ROPEGRY, when the os = Sea pce: i 3 record? Will it explain how for years awaited the arrival of the officers to arrest him. Ca. F Siatement of .the company also Fake : ee ry L. | ” ' vo igiaby geek | : q eo 3 ee this woman, known as a panel worker. rhe shooting took place between Ll and 12 o'clock Bs AG. , ' | Miiile tie furicral services were being vecomes public property. k = - zs Ep bie stag s ee : eGaduetcd, Chas. Yerkes ately : me ee ee werae.: Would not : eS . aes SP See, Rial sae : a . , rs " . ¢ z e ~ Ve tf . = ee aa tus , € ’ ‘ pee tee oF distant relative, who in the past year presiacney. SERRE 8 ERE a MED bo Gis eS f rs ‘ ¥ : " I : tered his place 7 ie — 4 te : Belleville about 11 o'clock maveaeies Charles T. Yerkes lavished riches Pp} NRTA Were made by several of the Re aa Pe ee ea OFF OLLI EME i as : eer >, 3 mighty interesting book, thinks Mr. Ma-] were boasting of having broken up a had becn — 7 the § ; Pom sd trustees against receiving the res | , a Police C ’ basin . t a | let penetrating the The principal mourners odavy’s wane 5 — a roney, now a Police Commissioner. New Year's watch-night meeting at a moral oA ner “s i) lbh a sega nation and there was evidently a de- % Cen, tot jm IwOBENRM TS He has heard that she did writé theft, ‘+h in the neighborhood. about 3% years old a -_ le br funeral will b@ the legal wife) the son, | . ae LEAP eee | ; a . church in the nei Hopwood was shot in the rt | Charlies T. Yerkes, and his wife: the tah MeCall Seeuld ves in ee wiaac. - hook and that it is now in St. Lotis. Almost as Sogn &s Borden entered, it} just auave the nenrt. ‘con mul ’ ; air, MC. Snouic eta , Chi ‘ a ; : trating is ody an eing jt ve ’ = t : , & @ it ne wee It was the prosecution of the Robert] js said. he began quarreling with Ta from his ‘back, He is said to. ~ faughter, Mrg# Belle Rondinielia, — andjdency, despite the demanus trem out- oes pa aiiicliingamil pate ales , - - : Tilaedmmdnannteationnaieaee ee ah Sher husband. Th few legal and business | side ihe cumpany fur nis deposiuon. te Biss SERS Romh BE | 3 | ; RE i case that gave Mr. Maroney his firs’ | nehill. The lat pee ordered him out, and liste chance of recovery. § sh vadvisers of thi} dead.man will be pres- ‘ i ee recess erouid actat ~ Pe et Ny NN ce ON eS OR eA NR a ec a Piel patna ata cteeetinat as Auto. 3 § inkling of the extent of corruption in| Borden retorted by daring Tannehill we Roval donk nen aie Sy int hora ' ant. ey be cree a ete Char t | , | he police department. That circum- ome ide and settle the trouble apis yo . “ 7 i yy his resignation, and it Wag, tnen = = 2 = ra & @ ad the police P to come qutsi ‘ trict where the shooting. took | an Rie cdinbely on the return fgom the accepted, with appropriate expréss.ons ( Os — Dis | ts stance of the missing revolver catied |] with their fis’s, man to man. At this Witnesses say that the Ble ba Yr an investigation which brought. out } ranne went behind his bar and: was | the saloon Ivoking’ for trouble, Sus — . . Tennent wen neither had a weapon. er vemetery the matter of the Will ts to} vt reeret. ‘ — RS = es | : 4 Ali of the trustees were ,;ledged toj N Ee V4 Y A saeuk LIONS (|| iN Ih Alh LETTER een cnt Miele finae’ he. halt bolts It ceceabenar ta aueeienn aman ten feet distant —— ens me

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and if its provisions are not satisfaciory iuMual financial statement of the cum- |] } The Sth is th » final edition of the , Post- Spatenh Today | at ie - 3 . public prosecutor for several years. ‘Then Tannehill grabbed his revolver, | half emptied heer glass in his I os : sential Oe al carried this glass with him when he, i fhose who know something of the} which lay behind the bar, leve t af! out of the antoue — it was foum@ pe inside workings of reform politics say Borden and tired. As he did 80 the side his dead bod 4 oy ae Retatos Eminent Lawgers. (| | Claflin May Succeed Him. Bodv Sesiseiel to Be That of] mat it was his knowledge of the aig Sn Eminent iawyers have heen ¥retaing « John Ciaflin, the dry goods mer- : IT ¢ f i- wis ae a ae ah : Zoberts case and rs personal investi by Mrs. Yerkes to defend her rights aba sta / Py ip pe Renton ty 3p Bho pha PARKES ” Al} Doe lV ik UF F. X. Toulster at gations following it which made him, ee ce sey part of the estate ; from, of as Mr. MeCail’s sucdessor, but it is ‘ Morgue. in the eyes of Gov. Folk, the best fitted being distributed to favorit outst. by no means certain that Mr. Claflin | man in St. Louis for 4a place on the ! the family. The most ear aa | Will acecpt the office. | ' : | : ‘ tions exist between Mrs. Yerkge: : Mr McCall. it is waddrstood, intends | poles buarg et, the time when ne) wes yp Peagorty . “I|tto leave town after Thesday next to . appointed. step-children, Charles Yerkes Mrs .'take a long rest. It is nor improhable - in Wi} DRANK ACID IN A HOTEL | | Little Book the Climax. Rondinella. All are living together in tuat’ he Wu 408 10 UPrape [or a Wiule. -) 0? the Fifth avenue mansion, Many demands have been made by 2 cae There is a_ belief that Mr. Maroney’s digging for evidence will be re- fe Sym married Ufc of Mr. age Riana THe tae Wheaataatty declined -|Three C ited | “For : a UNC lneaton Wut he steadfastly declined tol Little Son Set Fire to Ward Three Callannd ‘Mies Visited |‘‘Forgive- Me for This Bash } vatien: decir climax of police retorm Explosion Follows Unheeded Watchman Prematurely ee et Mpoy aren nals. @ beakcat co ¢ E oiag yg axel er | } T) E | S : A ” H W te to Hi h Ollie Roberts’ littl * . ES ’ io Cf pe Ws resign, on, : 4 > i y r ‘ ‘ . ; e e , « ” dozen years ago, when Emile | Grigsby Grail anther of anres nel ay robe in Room Where ! ' hieves Ear Youn : ACT, 6 ks S can ue a che: dulade: eet Mtr. 1 Dameaaale ofl Madcareni Man- the Trigger and Missed ' Family. Maroney. f $1000 ' His But will he get ft? wufacturer for : Man. The premature explosion of @ came between them. wi ey aa 20 was chairman of the New York j , But the complete separation did not | Lile’s Financial Committee Parent Slept. day Morning. occur until a year azo. The ¥ andi Sune rintendent of | apeurance | en ee Although two letters, one bearing niece. Ethe! Yerkes, at $ andiver of Missouri demanded both o> ae Se ee . en Some of those in the police adpa ‘t- a z ; cae Signations. Mr. Perkins of his own address in St. Louis County, were found rai sat to fear from the SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 1.—A dynamite} with which an empoye of the a _ At, eh.dmisck, Gk eet but Mr Mecati MATCH IGNITED CLOTHES, BARKS AROUSED FAMILY 7 ment who have most to fear ¢ bonib was thrown against the front door tte : k ° : - itn Call h 4. , mpon h ay ‘ » > . " rno Ss ‘ { fed Ce ie 2 >} j : - : - “ 4: bn il te ae oe 4 i ee re ve Om * NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-—According to a Carried Father From ) Money From George de ro ate ech reas abi the Ar-| criminal like Ollie Roberts, whose only |ing was bully Satagee 4 well-to-do p iY yt te Poport £ ve chase, ae ns a rgat, pretty I ‘ hope of continued immunity lay inh Italian, has rec elved three letters since wiede « ge ie he * a oe” tae ' report printet&today. the Legislative In- ; , . - 7 Meawered with favor. Pets eeodeinais at ae on pe re Bed. R. Buttles. The man, who was about 35 years old shielding her official confederates | Oct. 6 signed “The Tron Head,” which peared” to tuke from the Returning homie from a Voriern . b 1 sendy Bec iy = a - aay + Seal | | and weighed 140 pounds, registered in would not reduce to writing the records made demands at — for #1000 Under quantity of haberdashery reaay aeciaed on some of the things Rushing into » burning reom I his fuithfulness in trightening| the presence of J. C. Mendosa, the clerk, | of her wrong doings at a time when poridlty of the vee dss tae ee aiclen from the store of Hi. last winter. Mrs. Yerkes fou: 4 ®@ &: ; . 7 TuaArY ; . Uae| which it will recommend in its re), i ily. He paid no heed to the letters and H ol . ; pscyge ltktad £3 ae > His home at 12.6 | . as : azel and Sutton avenues a ow ares tion that caused her ta drive : ae Vitimg | to the Legislature. One is that the con. } VIE See id toor of és home a ‘Vi away burglars in the last two weells;at 8:30 o'clock Saturday night, signiag | the “game” W good and there was did not even notify the police. mene ey tered : be brought up before a family céunci!, Secreey unill Tuesday next, when the e though gt that time he had betn 2] pave threatened him with clenched fists. | when the latter shot him, a ie a to the wife, the greatest an@ miost sen-'} any will be made public. This state-|) , Fational legal contest of the day 1) {ineut ig known to be cven more favor-| a 5 Ln able to the conipany than might be] etm-"-~~ he inaugurate: 1. expected,

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P yey ; it : te > ial she wc ase , : rery nrospert t she would continue ; : fie . 22 ee Soar ad ‘be Wisi be: tripution oi life meurance moneys for} Belle street, Alton, where. his father, | Rex, u three-months o pointer pup+}] his name ‘‘Toulster,”’ with no initials | ©* “th Ne an i eae at her trade of The scene of the. ~ eR esau ates A shattered transerm overt. the rege husband trom her sight. MispeY “kes Help Re rior sie get De a milsde-| Joseph Mareing was sound asieep, How , ) ceive a new ‘brass collar a4} mor an address. -He paid & cents ana Bn nie aes , 7 very heart of the city. door in the lumber company Bere or 4 > part of the officers. age nica So) Mapa ere neat (GE 5 thes haa aweliee | eS git —s h i sees, es - b ly dam Went to Hurope and now isin Dresden A ard Mareing dragged him from his ly | “vs ‘present { , ho do not believe that there se on ' nN. nother recommendation is for al *@#’@ “areing A55 , a4 . “ai 5 ] Sette 22UIn His Mast as show € om 48, on the-th «Those who ‘ ee as +; Was shown to room J .Td floor. . e book advance the theory os W cern as & result of the the burglat's Liked Young Women. | art at ahd a aocnine area a on. the; and carried. him safely cownsiairs an : fe sy. SULMICS OF Oo DartmMer avy Nothing more was seen nor heard of{ ener the woman is taking advantage of ty if wee eo ; ) : ae - Nia * Of | int he fresh air where, almost over-! enne whos me i® ane of thr : ¥ 8 VY roper y nha vace sag se. While Miss Grigsby was {jst} i: the | payments made. for supe rvising leg sla- | Peres | a : rs ah : ae et tia A : A PE one | | the gat Undil Mendosa climbed through] the wave of —* Se ee ages VW I 7 H NEW EAR eA Ttér breaking throng, & Qoot tl “ih ee ee deed mil trate ang! Son, The committee will also ask for | ome smoke, he learned of the dan-| anne residences visited by burglars Sunt} 4. fyansom at 2 o'clock Sunday after- i to get_ a commutation : | | rear (Or (Snpeees a gre... pe. 55 ‘ Ci é I > r “( "hic is ‘ = pul strong] ~ thornine : ' ™ AS a ; : . wa | ghe | the State Insurance Department. What) son had resened him Pej "as! eirreJuat O F134 a Big OF. BSE . eve watched the Un- cas CG which te also co wy MOney, She had to suffer ti phi of | these chinges wll be %& e committee his] * | ES at BOF oie : ig ae 7 i 7 wee ris pee ad removed ie cost and! Yet these wee Sete Se a t in Unsettled Conditions ame booty gbtalned t there jealousy of younger rivais. ’ ‘ " ‘yot vet determined de finite ly. Mareing, Le fatnet » ts : i ee v ci i+ j Ties m Wii “ahi acruks ; i} i ( ‘ } } i: inary that 1 a ia : ‘ niAda oe a ‘ io ¥ e 3 mpbet younger, and he sought alwe,\ | , THREE GUARDS LET QUT. | Year's Day. ab a Sieh ep RRR patties. Catiyncte ties, RS scaly ‘ Bt | bylchemnmdl adem epose spear thye taged ps0. b oy to aw jaint to the case “ Boigynt nomtanad Gupartmnent: elety of very youthful womei | Jr., & years oid, went inio | room ! be disturbed, went to: Lin G Pea es ‘i ; pharmacy at Cy impossible. . @ i ‘ : i , ring the mark Ol a p iarmMmacy at Gar- po : a ates tt | Andrew Gordon, negro detective. who vr two and a] Te the emp Pose: Vhen Chi: : rites +>. alr ' ire , io where his father as aslvep 3 e)owes ti cenn eee rm ae ee ate W he: harles » A Yerkes First of Twenty-Five Notified w hy re hi S ta hes i ] ‘ay © , al ; ‘ rT) and cas on AV* nUCes. and conta: ne was recently dixm} ea) from A terce New York a few Weeks ago.» | : match to search he wardrob iY he | mot. fautha tlie kite onen ne «a tew drops of carbolie acid. His} on the sireigth of evidence contained nabeim um iem- | Glaminated ah ares: against approaching death, «i | 1. -by Warden Hall. lroom for a coat. drousing Mr. Butues it was found that| coat, hat and vest hung om the wall.|in a graft record | kept SS ee peta, ofS rg ; ie : ‘ine etree ore eee ‘ — ' : saloon eeper, who zu to his mansion in rtth Rr : Fan (eohdnian, % M. Richhrds mm und | aie Mat was foun 1. Teint 28 6l5 ae S4 j i . if eet That i tv shes , te ° BOT: e “ate ed. The men Were notified that the tne ran atead of on the flog . rhe coat ntaimed $17 in money, wb] to ““Miss.Manning, personal.” The let- ko a tvombshell when it was intro Year's Day. with erness. Board of Prison Inspectors had re ‘fused ng 3 gh ' ' check#, one of them ; ‘lary check forlter read: “Fay, John,. Billy and Ead- | duced in the prosecution, of Gordon. a gud chance Miss Unger is the daugther / eak | $O_ confirm: them, Che elder son, Howard, sticiled smoke paeeees o a ele , €C1 ‘ ms ¢ . or rain or snow ‘Unger, formerly of San Franke - These are the first guards to receive | ComMing from the direction of his tath. December, and a number of railroad and! ward: Good-by all, and may all for- |: Race tor the Record. a i “ES neowe ©Y" Laotice of discharge as result of Warden bes room soon after young Joseph had! Eads Bridge passes, wnich were taxen.| give me for this rash act. Frank." ing that she did keep a tonight. . ot New York. He was dive: 4 © + Hail’s rj eft the house with the. coat he hac lamp. oi, nine w Be ate . 15 Even supposing i t m! Sg 2 cahaten we on With Prison | taken fron th , > 2 The clo.fung was .ater found in the vuard The other letter ‘ written by Ed- , rd of her transactions with tix r, The wimis are , his a 7 oar oO ulschnar ; ‘ i { ne Ciose to 20 6 ' : : . a A ‘ ~ “* eco ‘Mab wife a number of years apc °U , guards the hoard ) : tof a neighbor. No silverware was iak Calhaghan, or & Lee line | police, with a detailed statement of the alaigd.te. G0 Shy eclared to be in mpetent. ijday. . Running up the stars tard ae married again—an artist nami ui ° 8 “ ; suey eink “cdo f ee caret. pm Pig westes unts paid for protection and tix :. emat te srr’. | -—— second floor, Howard saw the w; “jen and i. is thougnt that the bark.rg! s¢eamboat, and wa» iddressed to Luke cent ce the licemen to Whom thc | a man. The daughter went wit ‘ WwW MAN: KILL ‘robe in flames and heard his f ye) 2 SR ng Beta ets Nee mother, and has lived abroad 7 A : 0 8 LS ASSAILANT coughing from the effect of the smoke.| 7 ‘VS C°S @istnied the burglar befort| Brashear of Maplewood, also @ river pi- ‘years, The Goodmans wer . ; oO we After the father had been re. che a a gated Pv ae a as hee? Sy. wlan viata Mr. Int. The, latter introduced F, a. Toul- KLAHOMA c PY, te aden sd 5 Prt oo Pee. Bae TR, DS Aa mS Bist iS “i ot es pei ay Be ti 4 ¢ Es wey Ke ae Og ‘S, A. ie ‘ ES eS 8 3 _ ee PAD <a ss : id ise. : ye = i r . ra

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