St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 28, 1907

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ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING NEWSPAPER WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPA TCHES. “FIRST IN EVERYTHING.” ~ VOL. 60. NO. 7. ST. LOUIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1907 ~~ PRICE ONE =CENT | AOMINS SEES [™ierwe wo 'SIO-A-WEEK BOY IS KILLED, [U0R™” #4Rewwcron cuars cay as TFAMOIGS OR PERIL TO CITY IN js waemane re) CHORUS GIRLS | GIRL HURT 11 eer eee No Sun in the Next 24 QUICKSAND BEDS) w.se-~2"%=~ | QUITTHE SHOW’ ELECTRIC STORM} == 5, NER. Sapa) |) CLERK

= | 4 4 ecar ? ----—_- @——— b\ , Luff 1 iA Z . _ 6 ry . ne ae or :; 5 Roe -/ aN | Be at | | Zi YL | , Commissioner Points Out me me macreg | OAD Plage Manager Woult| Children at Play in County} § . A \” (Zi LE. Murderer of McCann _ A MARCH FOR THE sees? ie “ 1. Ls : pe | . TAA ; ; Sa 2 Steet LOR . . ; ee With Me 2” : . Bite, ESSER SES Se ee eee Ae ee ee ot Ri RS eS Comer ay — -Abegectommnaeen ono es ae aa . Inside. ON ER Re ee Growth. Here is the of- ie % i es na : de 2 : as 5 Se Tes 4 % “a, se ‘ennessee, the Lake regions, Missouri, a he ag a ve — : . them, back tv Chicago. Their request |fire, two cars damaged, one of them justified—Commerce Bank |xkansas, Nebraska, the Dakgtas and age ) , | could net be complied with, but they aflame, a church struck by lightning the Rocky Mountains. ; : ‘ere referred to the Elks. and a police station jolted so that a

Case In Point. The 7 o'clock temperature in St, Louis sides was 74. and the river stage was 15.4, a otic and ‘ lolet were in the chorus Heutenant felt the shock. fall eee Temperatures en other of the ivay voster Burlesque Co. at the The boy peak was Henry Albrecht, : e Se ae . aes AWS . SS | . Pumping oul quicksand ‘In excavating | cities at 7 a. m. were: Boston, Cleve- aeroera oe : sighed : we ‘perforMance . eee age — ~~ § oe 3 RES P = & s aK aN a = : 3 ‘ ee ‘ 3 3 | for the new National Bank 02 Commerce | land and New York. 64: Cincinnati and ny night. Then they tole the stage | Same gee is Mary Schmitz, 16 years ee ; Ms S Shan Re ee . NS : . Pe RS > eo . Se = ws 3B ~ : ‘ SS nie Dee. * he £ ns ah > % a ye articular- So he took his shotgun off the what- | piri that sang ‘How’ ree loon to be burned out. x Se ea MOORE SS 8 + Mr. Adkins does not look p b t sang ‘How'd you like’ prison rules be returned te . ra « water nines. The t and blazed away. When he didn’t In the midgt of the storm lightnin ie : ; ly for damage to the water pipes. rhe |not and ad a r Mad “Six Peeemics. : : ne ~ ; 4 Re see ARS ee SS OCS : ease Re Ref main is in the center of the |hear anv ;uo0re noise he said: a ; struck Bellefontaine car 2154, at Eighth ! so Se = . SE SSS Sees SoSiastie Seated Res Se oj ae l had six dresses when I started out. ' po s "s Ro eee St CES eee Se $3 mas Cee a 3 had in Barrington, Broadway $ : Sa ee atreet and the Fine sireet main is on “There, now. T guess that fixed him. ‘ i} are eon n “ a ' ; ; street and Lucas avenue, at S a. In. and . AS, ‘ > , Pb. , a.” “ ES on SS Ne =, SS “>. ~ - nee , : As F F : gone vo : i oO “rr ; adie ‘ ; 3 ee oa See gon , ees “2S So } . “Aa ones i Pam a A eee ihe south side of the street. The only When he got up in the morning he es a Coe , part Wit car 27a, pushing the disabled car back Sala, ORO Re PRE. SN 5 Ry = a. Sat os ee ae . chic ‘) rt ’ e3 penses, 1e centri . i oe Re. Se = ee, = . >: BY ayes Me x Ce, Se “ae, . 3 - ‘ . pipes likely to be affected cre the con-jftund that he had wastel two good; iid that Wwe w ste h | : ACU} to the Walsh street sheds, caught fire tee or ENS 3, een oS ak SOFAS * GP TRS Sg S3 8 WHIZZES FROM JAIL T0 aie er pe Cara BT i e Vile ave lé jay ae . Y ; : % NS eo FERN S30 DS SSS ee TN RR. Saaee og Noe. 12 shells on Bill Burkitt's Jersey | wardrobe that wouldn't ” an ‘lat Fourteenth and ¢ hestnut streets 10 io ae R NS SRE eS % Rc Sees Ss SNE ot et ra STATION IN j o ; HPrUPODe li Oulds COSt tmnore a : 3 epiees ace Sp “03 : SN WLS: NS : : aS Bee ey og A eee . to the mains. There was 39me damage jeow and he had to pay $380 lo keep from}. se te Ans a is i an minutes tae , : Rg so Sage x : io : ee % | = 1s. ‘ , Perel, t COOKS At ley are yvoling to 3 cis male : yhen there Was a the Squire. . 7 3 i There was a heavy pez PR Prog io these a week ago when ti held out tor it all winter. date ‘ . eavy peal of thunder Re Nee Age A ~*~ er Se SS a OS SS : : Ie a driving rain that soaked _ und «a blinding flash of lightning when: Egosiaq ‘e tac he aN SUES RES AS ‘ nes, Me a. tak: Be >: ‘ es PIER ERE a” SERS See vik ie Bee a “¥ custodians to the skin, “Lord” * face Pine street pertinence —-iamssanniremttiinm to . re | settling of the surface of fo we just. tela Carroll that he| ! 2 disabled. Motorman Ne RS 7 ea 3 ; eS x Sh So e are SEG : x : OEE mee he eS erick Seymour Barington was -* . P , ‘Te . ‘ . ‘ east of Broadway. Home otf them we CHEAP BLACKHAND BANDIT wouldn’t do, and quit.” jthe first car was : ‘ | os ote he Rha ; : | George Groteke Says he SAW a ball of | He ba et 3 ae bie’ 4 ‘ Roe =: 5 ° = % : : Y ee ey ry 2: r = SSS } € a in an auto from the Clayton Jail, as necessary-to cut off i | broken off. It was nM William MeCarthy, Secretary to the! oa a ay Be yar eB aiee: ede aA Pee as: Si

necting pipes extending froin the curbs * heing vanked tp before the flow of water cipcages achat he ASKS FOR $25 RANSOM Chief, told them lie % as very sorry, but bate re eee _— on tastent tater ios : : “a ‘ ree Ee Ws 2 St xe Rak ys 3 If anyining should eet ih et > . oe there Was no contingent fund for send- er a - ae | . NS se t ee ee . . Qe Bi 2 ‘ : : Ree sea s ; he had been confined for fcur A pw ii ci: +0 phe ester gi oth Butcher Becomes Frightened at ing stranded chorus «iris back to their F RG eee a saan on the oe be- | : soe Se SS OM un Heretofore a police detail has es- 7 . : a ited some friend at his out there feet beneath the surface tc, get bed- as He Lies Watching Ma- corted the men from the Ead’s Bridge} The presence of mind of Miss Grace i ae Peay Hs aa 1904 3 es. Scott, assistant manager of chinery. of oe Pants, which are out- ae ear sr guage a “Where is West Beile place?” Bap The curiosity of 9-year-old Willie Mol- | er ee ER OO Plies: thnk alewntes tey.. dak rington was told that the way te Dnt ee ee ee wees ee Station did not lead as far nerth James Jtewart & Co., the contractors la of East St. Louis as to what makes ‘er re in the basement he in- covered the fire ie baseme ie sitio baadinad West Bolte place. 1¢ sas ou mee that Missa Wilhelmina Grace ing at Broadway and es Se : : erecting the bulld & + " : j ‘oly on ge . taxpayers of Kust St. Louis pala the a: wy a Bes a a ath Ree 2 it : = : “™ ; Pa . Pine street, said Wednesday: & merry-go-round revolve cest him a police and that they ena tq not lend| formed Miss Pearce. She procured keys Bere Hes Aa See a Res $f Lees | = “It is impossible to tell yet how much ;broken arm Tuesday night. pee iey should no an& mad the basement.epesed. She sent AS eR ce I oe HORS Roane sige he gok Bice “hy t ick-| TI ‘~go-r iw ‘ecently their assistance in protecting these| ©" ! ——— Bod gk ti ee isms Ge Sees whom Barrington married in the ¢ trouble we will have with the qu @ merry-go-round Was recently In- | ,. cia a him to turn in an alarm and called the aby OS PRE ye ee a hs sa ak d tratum undesirable citizens” while passing egake cob daa eon Co obra ae ae of a “Lord,” lived. He was Kicked @ sand. We have encountered a § ; other employes of the Hilsden Hat Shop as Aci 5 Le : SB Se ne ee 418 St. Louts avenue. Willie was through the city. | RB of the Cochrane residence by Miss € ° Bt OMe SVenUP. fe Was not ieihnaaia Co. to dO what they could to hold the ranes brether, and this kick eee Sees thes it 10 baa te Sen ee ice tes ctesy ‘ so “ ~~ / ue 7 . te ” 2 : ’ concrete for the founda- it from a scientific point of view. Lend Pi Melted. : Re Le Doe hinge, Bis oes =. 2 % Going e laying of the FROM DEPARTMENT STORES ate gg bs Raho De he), Lord et , Nae ae “But I'm glad it's almost over, # : ae te he ae oi ee — going up there to be & man and a % Hie lay himself down far under the Lightning struck the roof of dier, juat as I bave tried to be 1 tion. . Phe wooden casing is used to within ,circular platform and watched with Mrs E. TT tae Te , .. |Kunneke’s residence, 2224 Missouri ave- sys) ia | ‘two or three feet of the quicksand and | wonder the working of the machinery, |S. Pare Says That She Has a shite & ‘pibthek “bf ae veer ant EE NR Oe : then the steel is substituted and forced Just as he had about satisfied himself (Carried on Swindling Busi- the east wall of the dwelling from their § ia tee | mi pd nanePrshigs over ania down throveh the sand by hydrautic that it was all-simpler than it looked, a ll ~ “es moorings. The same bolt shot into the ¢ ee eee SS | this te t 7 P By the machine stoppea. Another boy, in ness for Five Years. Nar and melted all the lead pipe cuffs on, but I know it’s ¥ no , es PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT end I shall net think of them, in fee Morgan and I are beth going te © | pressure. The end sought is to prevent | 3 any disturbance of the quicksand. getting off, jumped on Willie’s left arm, When arrested at her latest resi- there. No one in the family was in- : fant | it between the elbow and | dence, 1458 South Grand avenue, early jured. Mr. Kunneke estimates the dam- BOTH PARTIES —— fen aie Scenes ee

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*“t'p to this time we have been both- breaking nb 9 8. There, wrist. ee nesdayv after: : M rs. Je nnie i " rty at 100. ered at only one of the casing Farrell admitted gg police that lac cc gembiagrabeiced 4 ose off tie John 1. Beggs, director ofthe North | Pretentat of his innocencd’ al a Wilhelin of Swi eden 3 and Others Are |4™erican Co., which controls all the|his conversation. ; gome of the quicksand has bubbled up, aeanninnettiet ere “= go to speak, around the casing, due to CHURCH TRUMPET KEEPS She had been defrauding depa rtment : dwelling of William daudenbach, 1910 : : lighting contpanies of Mt Cadine: eel Stake tal erevall li i he | ae pestis cari Caters aaa 6 Luncheon Guests. at Saga- seen by & Post-Dispatch reporter at the|“and from what sli my friends in Ge * stores under : ‘arta p ymes fo! 2 _ the force employed in driving the casing = &@ Variety of na Rutger street, down. If the quicksand !s disturbed it HER AWAKE, WOMAN SAYS | tne past ave years. morning, punched 6 ‘hele 10 inches in| more Hill Jeffersen Hotel Wednesday and asked ‘flow ip and continue to flow in, but —— Her arrest was due to investigations diameter in the roof and ceiling and set he Business Men’s League of St. viewer: a : cenueerning the propesed legislation by hens - ( : » AY y P > 4. wD hinan. |} are to the building. No one was injured. |!ouis wil! make\bids for beth the ein) ax, N. ¥., Aug. 23.—Preat- the Municipal Assen:bly to reduce gas we expect t to be able to avért this.” Mrs. Berrien Complains That Syn- . | ond ‘ a . Slepe. Weeks ago. Under the name of Mrs. Jen- Lightning struck the Mayfield Sanita- Wo national committees

today a party of distinguished guests “I- will not anticipate what the Mu- ‘n honor of the visit of Prirce Wilhelm | ‘cipal Assembly intends te do in. the

a SL oe nie Russell Mra Barre xed th will meet in’ Was . . PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Mrs. BE. V. Berrien of 716 North Garri- sere marge mts, Farrell onde nat mg rium at Taylor avenue and the Subur- ashingten in December, | .¢ Sweden. The party arrived in a | Wey of legislating seainst the Hghting a son avenue has complained to the po- rigged sag Pht gd of articles * ‘Than tracks and 6165900 damane. but and a delegation will be sent from St special car and were cenveyed from {companies,” said Mr. Beggs. . Aug. 2%—Attorney jilice that her sleep is disturbed by the Wrenn ea ura avenue. with the | mene of (lie patients were harmed. The] louls. the village to Sagamore Hill in the] “Isn't it a fact," Mr. Beggs was logs. special counsel for | opening of iron shutters and the sound- package, he n mre there was ap- metal gutter on the roof saved the] It will be urged that Missouri is the |G@OVeT™ment automobile. Beside the | asked, “that St. Levis pays a higher ni t in,the case against !ing of a brass horn every morning at parently ieee os joa romances fam- | building. logical State for 1} rent a prince, the party censisted of the Swed-| price for gas than New York, Cnicago, io ascere Co. of New Jersey, te the B'Nai Amoona Synagogue at Garri- {fly haa only rece fone Pc - Rand Coneent Tonight bonet ot it 1 conventions, on Cc ixh minister, Mr. Lagerkrantz: Capt. Cleveland and other cities ?”’ xt Tuesday, reached /son and Lucas avenues in the early 7. ave 8 bend concert will bo Hives ie O'Fal sia % doubtfui positien in the po- Lindberg of the Fyigta, flagship of the “Don't ask me such a question,” | from W morning hours. . Sa Sere ie : r cal colunin, ‘ j rince; Cant. Kler “ , : to Pi " me nen is ie wes : Western Uston Office Bureed. : lon Park commencing at 7 p. m. Wednes- argue (hat the The Republicans. will oak i: 6 tary an ante to the| scald Mr. Beggs sharply. t won't . be ge t R i vet ‘When h h td ‘ I ‘ gel owl ARKANGAB CITY, Kan., AUS. %— day St. Loui wut sat ta at caeie ini Wits # "Third pte esos cantata cats ian tied wey wien nea os fee oosevelt, en | they hold only the usual services, and | The local office of Union: uis- Ww help them to carry the}tcn son, r ssistant cretary [people of St. Loui. would do better if 7 the Western ae ; ‘itter ident had said|that no noises are made to disturb rest- | Telegraph Co., together with all instru-| ‘The legitimate PAID cireatation | State,’ while the Democrats, who may|of State; John B. Jackson, Minister to|they gave their a:eention to the sub- Mr. Kellogg j dents of the neighborhood. The con- | ments, office records and furniture, was | of the Post-Dispatch tm St. Lewis and | "*'* OF OF Mere presidential candidates: Persia; oo cyte? Bb. €. Bulner, United | way proposition which they were @is- from * this State, will try to bring ste | States Navy. and Mre: Bulmer-and Maj. | cussing so, enthustastically #o gregation has occupied its present quar- | destroyed by fire today. The fire is be- | (ts Suburbs is greater than that of ed “hen been of eri-' ALL. other English Dailies COM- convention here to lielp along’ favorite Gen. J. P. oil, eens of mart of the - talk was conf weer a can'tjters since last September, and this-is | liev army. . ; at eeed de “ta NED, outinds Me ne - a nh it it." a he on. AE ld ein. ee aaa B stein oh eneaee — -. sar