St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 25, 1911

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BUFFALO, N.’Y., April %.—The whole machinery of the health and police de- part of this city was required to | poe | 7 | : an | bring about the official exéeution of anj ; ao Pigteees } eee Fee eA Be ee, ee a. SMR A tees § Pe re ye eight-pound tom cat, which is believed) Thinks He Can’t Get’ Over His|Chicago » Packer. and. Bankers Brave William MeCotindck Bit $ ps mae 4) eee ee eB ee Oe || Men Who Arrested ae ee to have been the cause of a serious epi-'|’ : : i vs ns, ; a) at re \ BCS eS ae, Sees ene * shen : Scanlan sare ‘tig demic of diphtheria among the cnildren | Bachelor Ways, So She Is to ‘Who Ignored Committee to ten’ and “Beaten by Crazeu - : of the Front aventie section. The cat : ‘ e ‘ - eS Will Be Sent with Wig Milied at the-cite: baud today. * Start Divorce Action. : Be Summoned Before Its Bar. | Giant Until Aid Comes. ideale Two children in a Front avenue home ! ‘ were the first to develop the disease. | of: 4 oN 7 | 7 When the children became ill and be- DISLIKED . BEING ALONE CONTEMPT IS CHARGE PRAISED BY HIS SUPERIOR fore their cases had been diagnosed, the 3 ; iui Ler : {cat was sent to the home of a friend. s ; . tes me eres Dra == “2 1 es ie Site ae th cuss., 435 cee | . {The disease broke out there and several! : esa ] . a , A : se’ WME. OF U.JOnece Saati — eee ee mmm I ES | : —To Retain Travilla.. adie chblibhenwlis tad when 1K cohtack tee One NO Names in Petition, | Recommendations Made. With| Captain Compliments Patrolman BaRy iy — — = 2 Be ea a ee | | . ee Pye Poe Aaa to show signs of} but Will Have Something to | a Distinct Report for Each |. fot Not Using His nbbsa ee! \ A ’ We. ~ Ger ; | ‘An inspector frofn the Health De- Tell of Other Women. ‘Indiyidual Concerned, : _ in the Struggle. . | partment arrested the cat, with the as- sistance of the police, and a culture : was taken from the cat's throat. Yes-| Harlow B. Spencer, son of the late |Special to the Post-Dispatch. | Patrolman William McCormack of the eae | or : jterday. City Bacteriologist' Bissel re- H ms » Oo het : SPRINGFIELD, fl.,: April ‘%.—Dis- bie . ) Be Pies ES ee ea Sy Wake a a eee ee ee ported that the animal had diphtheria, Corwin 4 Spencer, wealthy grain deak ? b- Broadway squad was severely beaten in mE Sok ae i ee Eee aeons » Be Wag te re Git a eee ee oa er and heaith inspectors and a policeman | °F and specilator, is to -be sued for di- ee ae ee ee a desperate fight at 6:30 a. m. Tuesday a RS Oa soe Sane % B. Leos An (SS tar See : | Were ordered to carry out the decree of | vorce within & very short time by his penss, Issued ‘by. the Senate ae with an insahe negro of giant size in. execution. bride of seven months, according to her inyesUgeting whe” emttion of Wht Thomas W. “Garland’s cloak shdp at 409 In another section of the city a canary mer t wil ; bird is supposed to have been the car- statement Tuesday. = ier soa nanny he Mbeety een North: Broadway... A’ crowd gathered in inter witch was responsible for a similar} In admitting that she and Spencer mesa — rate ee pereye 81 front ‘ofthe place while the two strug- | i ae e 3 3 “fe de os eo “ss diphtheria ‘epidemic. | had, separated and that she would be- Ber, OF. : #24 ‘0 too a gully of gled, and one man turned in a riot call , Rc . ee sig: ge ee: re ? 2 Bt. .™ 6 = wag Ret fs hes oom ed 4 gin a divorce action, Mrs. Spencer said Ry ORNS Ret OR Ae eeeeS Say for other policemen. McCormack’s head ae eS ae pees eos 7 7 i mite Chitrae . WHISTLE ECHO FINDS that 10 years as a bachelor had spoilea|°OPtE™™”: was cat, his hatide: bruised ahd’ hie ose ICEBERGS IN SEA FOG} her husband, that he kept late hours, ‘The ‘financiers whose testimony was smashed before he overpowered the ne- and that while she would mention no ep oh ge ahs Digan ecto e or eG ee | names in her petition, she expected to en Capt. Schwartz at the Central Ca stain Blows Blast, |... | ~ | Cummings, bankers, __. | Station heard of the fight he patted Mc- | say something about other women. | Deiat F. ote to Return Sound

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Spencer and Ma wife’ who was Mrs. The hig sc wap aka HN went into! Cormack onthe back and commended OM on OR ENCES oe Raa 5 Bee 3 " Moot et eee Ollie P. South, were married, in Belle- a: bier ieee oecine him for not using his revolver. ‘ hee ee Been, crn d _. | By Associated Press CC vs Bah iy, a | ¥ 2 McCormack had been on the nigh ee ae Vf a i me - April 2% | WHARF COMMIS- Waves, Escapes Disaster. ville one midnight last August. After} embers of the committee had not de- i ane’ @ tf yo fh 7% mans : a few days at the Planters they went to]... See ae ee ee oe gh as 0 uty when he re- Sg eee y or | ft tJ. Helimich. _ |: PHILADELPHIA, April %.—Capt. An- ple Stinrats»: Selaws . Mre | ced what recommendations to make | -iveq word that a crazy ‘man was | pe, wa Be , foose i, Prt eon. t Edward|dersen of “the Scandinavian-American| |. joa apartments and recited there |t? the Senate regarding Tilden, who had , ih POR ee ” Senda | — Hon: W. JOR peared Kentucky, which arrived in port apartments, and resided there: been summoned but had not appeared. spony . >! ec ae BERS 8 F eS riet At 7 until a month ago, when they sepa- Copenhagen, reported @ ca Gan | : : tH of determining the posti- : Mrs. Spencer moved the furniture to ° er, | NER: 1 James ton = pies 8 _— o st He, | the Ardmore Apartments, 4168 McPher-| vainariel Sears and Ralph Crews of Ne getec. | Wetted fot-a return echo and obtained | 90". “Venue Where she is residing with | chicago, representing. Tilden, -walked the information desired her a rey Helen Lucille Pilcher, | into the room. for-a private conference ; | gt BOSSES see ect ie Bre ee SRS cory OD WW 3 an art studen 5 BA Pe ee ee ae ee a eee ee oA ¢ i; eas. eee. ee eee ae 93? eae ecti n ee ONE NY hens ‘ ‘ with the conimittee. « - ' GS BREE BEI OSES aan Seer Bet. Sena NS, | ae bos ene erede ue, fae eat EER I AS nt ee O° ior nee When the ‘vessel. was to. . the ~ east “Mr. Spencer could not adjust himself : oi h are ‘ | Oe: SRE BOP ST RR PROT Ee Bice ee aie tt Aen Reetapiene a | enenennao Se ee ee ee ee we se will ward of the Grank Banks of New-|,.. .. : Among witnesses who appe : oy, Soe eS Soci. RO Se ES ae at ee eae uae Rees ee Me OO ee RO siege aie re | - 4 fou din a dense fog, the tempera~ Spencer Tuesd “ been wah Pes: ages : : nt 4 Rcopa Sic: | Stee Meee ess Sekai aeaoan S OC as MS poe ae tage dpi ae ~ ORE Seas kT SRE ake, PASS PTS: | ture began to drop and the. chilly con- —— Tu ay. He, had with- F. Wiehe. brother- in- law sake, : x Ree a Sess: ie Mc ° Sec es Married and divorced, re Mi ee of a ‘committee. J i 7 ie AM | Spencer obtained a divorcee © her |’ Tne. committee decided that Tildeix , ORGS 3 uae. but) tne: Mayot hat TO, ILI I WR: first. husbang severgl years “ago, and Benedict and Cummings be summoicd| Seas _ nae SIEER ee deehtnt shen 1 wee Sig fo a iS dir - Spencer divorced his first wife, whe was before the bar.of the Senate to show Biv ae a | Box FF; | | eae. ete a q ne ee u in tupor. ARE NARROWED TO 60 this afterndon. © | ‘In Stns pre e) ; ville and: itr is: Cah ‘the Chiét ‘of eae Rel oti “ ‘farmhand walking through a field The ‘récommendations of the éomm*- Bese ae ule ee ad | (| iiee call « celtizen | a nérgelautener*dreck- » eee Drenident of the Board atia-salary |Mear the. Illinois Cerittal at . i _ | tee were taken from the Supieme Conri ietien ibe geet 8 : Kae ey ee ea owe Sv 9 Rese eakesalaten pee state lee, shape ta en - es Others Eliminated and $1000 Building tothe State House by tne] — ai 2H teh = ns Di ie jam mae and set away with it? een tau ea: ¥ ‘e last Munt iw. figure beside the tracks, and tele- Award Will Be ‘Made {chairman. shooting at’ persons: at’ Broadway and ie Pgh ' arrested ‘by. adele aeehiee es the the gran “{rhoned an. alarm:to Belleville. ) The committee reported to the body of | y ooust. : : . _» |ehargé, duly set forth in a nuietlaa justi : pe man has been hft by “one of your Soon. the Senate at 11:20 o’clock, recommend- This report eke due to’ the fact that’ : ; ‘ Bat unui ‘by Thibtice of. the Peact ‘Wangelin, : 96000 for ge fos Fe ‘and killed out at Centerville,” JEFFERSON CITY. Aoril ‘. ing that Tilden, Benedict and Cummings | ine negro had ‘tried: to\ attack Géorge | | . sk : aid | Their attor ne a ee wie 7) ss phe told Special Agent J. J, Heidinger. Hadley announced today ee a7 Y- {be compelled to appear before the bar | Wibreder, watchman’ in’ the Mermod- ) ; ! disreas NN we in| trying’ to secure bail Mhine a, ani year.| HMeldinger ordered out a special train,| ..° tne gio subscribed for the State! ore pee and there to explain wily | Jaccard Building,\and, thet the watch- | + to. yhaye “ been ri). 1, | m Se. eorets a n to the county ja i Aaet béaring a surgeon-and trained nurse, a ‘eunt he collected... the : ©ithey should not stand*in contempt. man had fired to attract attention. : See 4 i at ed ab . ej stice .- Jand it made a record run to the scene. sng) cteeaia ‘the (pries ana SE seer : ae The matter was made a special order | weCormack rap back and found a | aoe = s mare or the =” ; | The huddled figure still lay beside the tahadien : unce 8! of business for tomorrow morning, im- crowa'in front of-the open door at Gar- applaud! aes: a ecrin | i ro ya ward Wi Hage 5s. ediately following the reading of the : h told hi the abi : Ake Ring seit, 63 PAAR’ lone to tracks. The surgeon ‘ran for and Cut of 1000 songs submitted, tiie “ m land's. They m negro. W ‘The hell way and ¢ e narrow stairs Tt/jpun- | the nurse followed with antiseptic cot- lrest has narrowed down to 60, rie nr A eS eee eee vende By | ithin. The policeman, without: draw- ) Tacepicios of carrying | 8 epnceniet weap-| leac £ hays mt the Grek wwe Bish and ; ‘| the committee for each of the three in- } walked into the half- ek: = sale oe The oh Ht gauszes. ri Pommer of Missouri University is chair- ing his revolver, wa o the lon. “k _ a “What: we need,” “said the OT sn ae tha cheienitice t6' axe wi’ atin dividuals - concerned. lighted shop. Toward the rear he could poliee ntation ke; assistant Sewer Comm ssi, the. “ib gn Ge meocatag the man, .“"ls ammonia prize. The Governor says’the song will ae aay? PS iain gps He aces ace Becadliie cet aad and no weapon was found. Whereupon | hung Democrat, and.! adie eonerted Restoratives were applied, | ‘and the 4 : mence MADISON,’ Wis., April %,—The men suddenly was attacked by the negro, Weber Goes to Wife’s Rescue ihdedibin: aie prone Tete | the

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“ ee —_—~ Fr . . 5 : A ‘ Lie ‘ “ ach SAD Ad ae > Pea eS we en > 5 Wf ."¢ - ite, wa YD) Gh: emer: Me ARP SES ae (2 on ea - 8 b oe FPA =. : as “Fe so highly descriptive that 15 ews nar Becctes. a alae and weighs 240 pounds, but McCormack while Mrs. Joulse eber was pre- ae - and shout: * dt | es ‘ i David R. Francis, Cyrus P, Walbridge } | | may neki? likely to fix it up 46 different | pepiatye a be filled | US an Unable to Atiswer Ques: of St. Louls; Walter 8S. Dickey and oth- CLOUDY SKIES AND is pretty hefty himself and weighs 18} paring the noonday meal T wi and the sixteenth is likely to give ft an | **®) Zourme” oe ra a a ae Co : ~ ter Kansas City men. and Gov. Hadley. ne | pounds, — of her ‘husband’s grocery at South irely new twist. With @ll reserve it] | Wai te te » ib a 8 Rt " sl in English, Lets His WARMER WEATHER ' The two wrestled back and forth sev- Bll sacl street and set her dress afire. nt is mot ae Ps ORS ese nae FLOUR SACK BRAND IS bic PREDICTION | ot2)_ minutes. exchanging blows with) Louis M.' Weber heafd © his wife's} : : i,” callen : ae ee o% iS DS: er poke ace Oia Z , their fists, overturning counters and screams and ran into the room with. , ee - i ; 7m rw a ": rer baal é Ds abe DD aeatend | | SHOWS CIRCUS THEFT et RE , | chairs... None 4n the crowd without! pianket, which he wrapped about her, | nsidered it, so uneomplt.| on his way to the street and « thr ; der. 1 | THE TEMPERATURES. Geared venture into thé place, hearing| empracing her tightly to smother the perme et urbance | of men, most of them apparently wi g th a wife ‘and 1 iui gigs ee? ‘ ai é Ms MR e eres wer * Net site am the sounds of the struggle. The nesTOltiames. He succeeded. in putting the : “swore. ! ar-|men, followed, excited and lsughia en, could Sevstcbailye n. En “Sherlock - Policeman Who M, MM. . sere es ps DP, Meese bit McCormack’s hands. and for a tim? | ames out; but~ his hands and’ right} en ‘with thet. Jus. | FO" G08 eR ee . Pee

10. a, M....60+% Y | rir, ; ae ne ; _ Yenterday’s Temperatures. had much the better of the fight. cheek were burned and his eyebrows 1 /handeg the rant to | to. the JOB fee Gace ‘Where Show“ Wintered High. .@0 at “ye m. Low. .41 at @ a. m.| When. finally, MoComack pinioned bim | singed off,’ His Wife was burned from] Negen and told him to serve it on hin-|, The tr ney senrobed She: peetat | Jumps. at Sight of ‘Peru, Ind.’ cae ki to the floor, the peliceman’s nose, was ‘head to -fodt. — ' Yebgen , and aideored (TOW Oe ee ee ee, : eas Senha ie ithe T “T saw you at| bleeding, his uniform was tom andj p, lomo L. Fitepatrick | of 166 t | t, ied not g Chess 1 OO ee eee Policemen Halpin and Stevens of the} | toy Bvt a. | the ball game yes-| his face and head were oe in halt Chestnut street treated Mrs. Weber. ‘what bond d be required. {a time they might remain in the | Dayton Street Distriet followed a man | |’ =ARME | terday,” said the/a@ dozen places. He sald there-was hope for her recov- in waived ‘the i and set the | Ofige to 5 ee SOS LAST: OS carrying a sack of flour three- biocks | |= cE. grocer. - Four pelicemen arrived a few mingtes ery, bat: that pyobably she’ would lose. lor We pafterncon. _ -—«-—s«y|, MomMentarny ; vers OF BiOm,. Jat 4 a. m.. Tuesday and arrested himj{ > 1°) ¥ves, I was! later, and the negro and her eyesight. She wore a loose: | on Serg ai ; unve) to

ini» pRelnerents Ak SW: Prephiewerel we R= fy. ‘ there,” replied the| taken together to the Central Dispens-| gown when she gatight fire, Acad |and Capt. George Schilling to substan-| their bond 7 pnue | when they. saw him welenene she |. Jers. | butcher. - tary to be patched up.’ McCormack’s flashed up quickly. ps : * ee hergela r dreckiger Lu Dp ua > —5en pour the rows “But why were|blows had landed oftenest on the negro’s| Other ‘articles in the room were ‘tae | char Mie mT Fat a 9 «| the: Jail ent persed you sitting with | jaws, and he showed less effect of the| nited) and Mary Cooper, a negro maid,, ne : dged with | Be 1" ty ; your back to the] battle than the policeman. : ae i of a ‘m near Odessa and that he |‘ Dayton “ | B6Re SP | | diamond?” |. In the excitement the police got the ply pe ae 2 ne essa AM cist arcuhgahiiosh ie cee oc acetden PUN Ee PN Pe RE ‘esta ad he had bousit’) PR TT : _ “E didn't want to gto ge 2! yf . oe

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