St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 19, 1904

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THE ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING NEWSPAP ER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES. % ee al | VOL. 56, NO, 101. : ST. I LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1964 PRICE | Suisse St Cosine Tre Cente ee Eee ee Ee eee STRIKE OF DRIVERS ° eT eee ae ceanoen DIES AT HOSPITAL |7URNKEY UNLOGKS HEART, BUT.NOT | CABMEN ay MARS PEACE IN FINALE | HIS HOME, TO THIS TINY BABY BOY E OF THE BLAIR DRAMA fey) HEIR TO $50.00 _...__ | ARE TO. STRUM morn cr rn moose SCIENCE PATIENT Is Threatened With Delay by Pro- test of Unionist Against Nonunion | Man on Carriage Near by. DIES RIM | ACK ee & OFFICIATING CLERGYMAN : | MERIC Al Al} | SE A ee #. Ee we: ; ORDERS CAMERAS REMOVED . . Be ae en Cot. EAE EE ee aa — Body of “William Williams” Identi- ' ME ee fied by Mother as That of LEE FE a WED NES ly Ml William Hitchens. Mees, ER. ee — F&C em —_—-+— —w&a» ----— ee eee WOMAN CAME FROM CHICAGO ie ieee Union Leaders Announce a Gen Says That an Aunt at Troy, N. Y., eae : eB rea lek ali Left $100,009 to Her Son es . war SAS ee al Service, , Except for the 250. Oa and “Herself. se | A __ a iy riages They Now Control. S. Varyy of Chicago Tuesday , } i ing identified the body of the young ! known at the City Hospital as *‘Will- Williams” as that of her son, William eoosnsus ine thy S8agep eds # dpland ty hin) Seteceires > _ _ ” 7 ~~ pass ee Trey 4 Larger Part of Million Dollar Insur-| yrs. W. H. Davis’ Death at City Hos- } Hitchens, wiro left home five years ago. Mrs. Varley says she“and her son were heirs to a $100,000 estate left by his aunt, “se yrGtepOeelrccocedecentence >! +: ance Held to Be Payable, but Re-| ital From Blood Poisoning Re- sistance to Payment of One Policy| vyeals Nature of Her Professional | S@aMiIGRGO Os | ui. totic Hitchens of Troy, N. ¥. She 3 i ae Y-. £ £m #; em we Continuee. Attendant. MRS. G. W. THOMAS. "aR waite. pe ymca ‘me ey ee 2 (at : . K a, - eee ; é Action Was Precipitated by ‘'s father, died soon after his en = eh ats gr we Be: ON of Union Upon Five Nor James I. Blair's funeral casket, covered voung man With flowers, preceded‘by a clergyman and ippearance from home, was accompanied : 4 Vv + ; ito St. Louis by Mrs. La Rose Howe of CEMAN Men Emp oye to Drive pallbearers, and followed only by Mrs. PHYSICIAN ABANDONED CASE | ‘hicago. This mother had first been in- POLL ; ormed that the body ef Williams might be ; HOTFELDER'S DOAR STEP Funeral—Employers Call 2erc und Mr. and Mrs. B. B. ee Sercy alr S ff her son by Mrs. John Wall of 1426 Robert Lewis, vice-president of the ¢ Graham, began its journey to the grave in WHEN HE LEARNED FACT | Newste 1d avenue. who formerty lived in Bellefontaine from the Graham residence, | Ae’ ide itification of ‘“‘Williams’’ as the sienna? ne rests z ai 6145 TAndell boulevard, at 10:50 o'clock Tues- |. | missing son was ¢ omplete Mrs. Varley nounced Tuesday aftern that sou hae | | Was o ‘COT with grief. and stood at the ge ‘ peer bers of the union would strike Wed a he bo When in Doubt, Call Up the Ser-: *’*'s “s he looked into the basket which | Bis: day. morning. ; , side y wringing her hands and mornin a Mrs. Lena Punt and Mrs. Louisa Ap- —— | & ling t the young man to speak to cveant a Motto of Finder Which |lay at his feet. Another impatient cry The we ial will be called, he says, on Lor . nn 5 . The funeral services were simple and wh H K a C he from the occupant of tl bask ed cence of only the pall-| pe o Have Knowledge of Case ..| Hitchens was received at the City Hos- “es ; baby and besket «rere carsiea tnt meo. bave tureee uum were held in the presence « ' 4 *|Presence of C. M. Conrad, Her For-| .))ioner weeks ‘ago, having been brought Decided Waif's Fate. | him, and baby and basket were carried weanesday, fie says, no public ca bearers, the family and 16 intimate friends. , , | . to St. Louis from Camp Vista, Mo., where in| into the w. , ; - Are Being Held by Police Until} mer Husband, in Mrs. G. W. Thom ° Lo rom Cam} ' A six-days-old baby boy, snugly clad in) gaiger ae cma an ae Beceiys WE pron hearses, except the 260 carriages and : : : hearses under the control of the union, ¥ . . , : as taken Coroner's Investigation. as’ House as Boarder Obiected to. —_—_——— costly baby clothes and carefully wrapped a Lyn tis ‘ : Ps ) _| little Hotfelders, sleepy and curious, made be allowed to operate in St. Louis. ia in heavy woolen blankets, found its way Chureh Cathedral, clad in black robe and MOSES Sopp ld white surplice, in the reception hall of the} yrs. W. H. Davis of 1016 Grattan street ~~ CHILLINESS al! FOLLOW RAIN in a chip basket: to the side porch of! oa ay Preteens Re ae ees | It was the intention to call the gen Graham home. The floral offerings, of died at the City Hospital Monday night SPOUSE DIDN'T PAY BOARD. Joseph Hotfelder. “turnkey of the holdover | oe 5 ee Ocoee a ye 3 curated rag ' strike Tuesday morning, but the fact th roses, immortelles, tuberoses and smil&x, from blood poisoning after an illness of | + ' c: + Tr 1] 7 ' f at Four Courts. Mr. Hotfelder found the | her arms she first looked at her own little 15 funerals were set for Tuesday ca were numerous. six weeks. “AS ettin 1] nioymen 0 aby ; mer: Lane his residence at! “nes and then longingly at the newcomer. m six a6 4 JOY baby as he was leaving his residence at’ 2 brawny turnkey for once faced a sit. Postponement of 24°hours. The @ . After the service had been finished at The police say that Mrs. Davis was with- ‘Despite Demands of Retter Half Wo-!| Scheduled Coid Wave, Which 2130 Fair avenue, about 8:30 o'clock Mon- | uation to which he was unequal, but where ployed by the Keyes-Marshally cc the house, Dean Davis led the way to the! ot medical treatment until taken to the day night. | the man failed, the policeman found a, were the only ones to walk out. hearse. Behind him came the wallbearers, hospital after her case had become hope- man Insists He Can Stay as Long St. Louis Escaped. As he was preparing to go to the sta-/| way. “I'll call up the sergeant,” he said. | It is stated that the action of The eala wave. the rely che He called up the Sixth District, and re- rh ld 6 that barely touched St. tion a peculiar noise on the porch attracted | eetyed the Gexisea suggestion. Schawacker in employing five coal ‘carrying the casket. Mrs. Blair, on the less. She leaves an infant child. : as He Liquidates Bill. | | | , | arm of her son, Percy Biair, followed; be-| ry, coroner will hold an inquest Wednes- George W. Thomas of Ramona. in his Louis Saturday night and Sunday is hav-| nig attention. “I wonder if it's a bur-| Tuesday Mrs. Hetfeldér tearfully kissed ' drivers to drive five carriages Free r al] *« sport with the eastern section when he flung the door | the baby good-bye, and the sisters at St. then having one of ‘the cabmen:'& Pek hind them were Mr. and Mrs. Graham, Mr. day \ — . Nw gs gga ling a say. suit for divorce from Mary E. Thomas of end a ii Ann's Asvlum are proud of the new b of the untry today. Albany is hit hard- open. Hotfelder lost all thought of mae | bor whe has come - ‘nae ba y when 15 of them attacked the five Blair's mother did not £0 to the vale El tiie Mr& Lena Punt of 1016 Grattan street, Wellston, filed in the Ciayton Circult Court : } ‘ As the casket was approaching mother of Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Louisa | wonday, alleges that in spite of his pro- est, the Pepore from | ————_—__—__—_—_—— ——— = - ——- returning from a funeral, precipitate te there th's\ morning strike, which has been threatened sit Yhearse Dean Davis and the pallbearers no- Apple of 2631 Russell avenue, were ar- | tosts Mrs. Thomus persisted in keeping her ticed that two men had a camera planted , ae ae. Se ee aa in Keeping Hel showing 18 degrees| ¢ 3 en r f th a ik. Th had oo rested Tuesday afternoon and locked in the | former jusband, Charles M. Conrad. from S . & + egrees | 6 Jan. 1. > 2 ’ > & B i . ey i “ai . ‘ . ’ P ; ‘ ~ elo. | . rf ’ a oe oF Che Goews : matron’s room at the Four Courts, where | whom she secured ‘a divorce, a boarder in Y 3} + . ceacieenries New The strike is directed agetahs the , | pshbacnn Bige 05 men and Undertakers’ Assoclation, ; é rrvay f the casket, ready taken a photograph o } ! K over,” said one of the pallbearers, angrily. of 2138 South Compton avenue. Dr. P. R. {time when there were but three houses | + thateces- Konzelman of 2959 South Jefferson avenue there, Savs the accusations are not true 4 storm is for — . sony . Se a i ve : pe ' ri A : s form- —_ It is stated that the 20 carrtaged ‘9 “it js a disgrace,”’ said another. ' M T M ‘ men Dean Davis stepped a little apart from | 54ys5 that he was called tn two weeks later Mrs. Thomas admits that Mr. Conrad is! ing in the South- * . Davis suffering with blood | "of a paying guest at her house, but In- | res ‘ is ederal Poona Pyaar She in al? oi : west, and that is Judge Adams Instructs the Fed Testimony of Pneumatic Promoter ...¢:0) are the property of small ¢ ‘* pes pempearecs. and, with decided anger,| and found Mrs | poisoning. He Says that she was being sists that he wus never there during the | . t ‘ e pected t” te ; came the hearse. god, Sy A _ in one —oygy gas vw , onrad was’a board- | f W- *- aie baa - ons a Of to three lines ef fraud. In the order of The t Ries! oficers have as yet , . ore ) as born in! er here. introduced the “ig ore o his young wife last March was fun j ie two deals receiv The floral pieces, which had been carried | the shadow of the Old Cathedral 83 years | this porch. duced them right here on 6 Coles County Circuit rind nc i — their presentation they were: . recelving consideration are manage the strike, hon heb ore from the house by some of the guests, p te sy Tr Bole, a mmemabe a Mrs. Jose - | Mr. Conrad and I! mover d to Wellston ve 1 ’ mi wnt of Danvill os Po Nae ay, 1. Schemes to defraud by the use of the the alleged hold-up of the Terminal im- an, om ga is eye ced on tke casket, 0- rimble, a member of one of the | when there were but three hous is aa tie 0 oe ety gp tl thy ye ncn, aie anactal referesica ‘vet-rich- | pnrave WD r a - Y een employed to instigators of the frauds. [he witnesses called for Tuesday after- fas a thre h Mrs. Punt, mother of the dead wife and | 9s regards to his children. } aasi: 7 ne: VO —o site eadik ietabaite ATTACKED BY 15 jhouse, there was a t ireat that t e funeral mother, is only 45 ve ars old s She say S t! i it After the decree was gT anted, Mr. Con- i = = : i i ; Sul J of WW. Ss. Honn. 2. \ iolutions of the pension law 4 part bt T oon were Speaker Andiew Gazzalo of the : les would not move unless a carriage, be-/| she still has perfect faith in Mrs. Appel's | rad went West. |! ire ’ from | &@ banker of 4 S 2 re, Wi ho will spend his ularly those which were instigated by House, ‘Delegates A. J Five coal wagon drivers, eo | Jonging to a proscribed livery firm and abilities to cure physical ills. him after my marrisg and ‘she aren it to | Wealth ater All ag) pei ae young man's in- aaonts ete _ J. Hammerstein an@| placed by Chris Schawacker on fiye Mr. nocence J : Ciai venir ot «VU jurors has |} “#8 = | Edward M. Hlock, J. w. Peebies, yenre- riages ordered for the funeral of 2 Comis, Greek sailor and merchant, TT } li Ss. si) } 17 . driven by a man not approved by the dog 5 in id | T l ere was a nublic funeral] and interment F armingt on: Ge orge 2 kb St. Louis; A subpena Was also issued for John rt. arrested John Thrailke of 10 | a FR ‘ . rederick A. | Fontana of the House of Delegate a cabman, who ts charged with or to etreet cars, and started for their The Durglars secured $70 in cash. a dia-| file such allegations for a divoree, 1 gill! ered. The ceremonies were attended by all Asmuth, St. Louis; , e Markel md 7 . i . *hilip irkel, Aftc mn; . . worth $6 before members of the family to have the divorce pfevented, but to tell Thea ad « , ‘ . | tants Live heps were closed and the town/| John Grave Beside His awoke and put them fo flight. my side of the experience. - in mourning ay St. Louis. Attorney Folk at his office. Schawacker Tuesday. He is sf Illustrious Father's. charged with interfering with and ¢ -_-- — —~— _—_---—~— None of the 16 friends of the family who him to leave. Jan. 19—It is now estimated that 60 per-| Louis; Wallace STE ORS, Ferguson was entered by } ars early West, and as I had a vacant room. T to: kK resting of a reservoir here Sunday thie St. Louis; yee ‘ urge! iT’s € arly j bu T pat ‘ i¢ iy, Ww hic h 4 N Q’ N il St Louis: VW _. Haile the grave. They walked to their carriages . sleeping. Now that Mr. Thomas has seen fit to} today of 25 of the bodies already recoy-| J. Sidney Ww alker, St. a : C. E. Jones, Elba; H.| . noree , , hers escaped. . mond ring valued at #150 and a gold watch | certainly appear in court. Not that I care the local o vith ign's and 2000 of the inhabi- mM. C *ollins, Ironton: De legate Walter W Birge returned to the in the attack. The ot Cobler, Swiss; Henry E. Wagoner.| city Tuesday morning and visited “Circuit | rant against Thralike was ening Andrew Jackson, one of geri ascs sats ELLIMAN SEEN IN GOTHAM PROMOTER WRIGHT FORAKER ROT ON |TASK MIND TS: $000 FOR |stats five carriagis was w@ * n to drive. oven peat te mga avenue, over | Friends of Confidential Man for D. R. ; ; , i$ - 4 which they drove to the cemetery. ‘ papdet £ T onrrngce She Mrs. Blair did not leave her carriage, Francis & Bro., Who Is Missing, ° ! the ‘men drove to the cemetery standing in the roadside 8 feet away, Expect Him Back Soon. ‘ agg te Aang he. calmed: a heard of the coal drivers being oom : In lires t i rm r! as I € »} ‘ d t e r ree the grave. Percy Blair stood about 10 re i . . —_-—>-—_— leak their sitions advan ' ns the five dre ivers came by a tacked friencs of Thomas Elliman. fowmer confi- foet from the grave, his head bared to the ‘ — . : dentinI man for D. R. Francis & Bro., who ‘Maintains That He ‘Put $2. 000, 000. imi pe : disappeared Jan. 1, that he has been seen | f His 0 Not to Be Delegate-at-Large Unless Man Who Suspected Criminal and Appellate Court Upholds Decision “all the ‘ive men were rout Dean Davis said two prayers at the in Now York | 0 is Own Into the London He Can Put. Administration Ordered Arrest Wins Over Man m with bruises and black Fn, graveside Once he said: “We should not ge ogee | | d Globe ¢ | ere Against a Mutual Benefit In- were not seen again until Tuesday | Sendemn others for their misfortunes.” The information does not state that he} an obe LO. Slate Through. Who Made Arrest. surance Company om Wo other word that might be understood yc . f Se eee ee, Seger euny 00. LONDON, Jan, 19.-+There was a crush in | CINCINNATI, Jan. 19.—The official , hens was named by Judge , as having special reference to Blair was ho t ow it is expected that he will soon | eogurt when VW ‘hitaker Wright, the companys mee ae oni nt here by ene eB.c he John W. Stephens bt F i soll Harve W. Sisson of Pike County was LOSES HUSBAND AND | bald. Members Of the firm say they have heard ‘promotor, on trial on the charge of fraud, Republica ae rin Fat A, Ratha ey eivcy Bland in the Court of Appenis Tuesday |awarded 3500 in a suit against the Su- | As soon as the ceremony of burial wns ee from him, and are entirely at a entered the witness box today The for- ve ye gig on ndtieite for delaasdto-es tesa og ogime - mg wed eta } Dome, COBIt 9S AON. 2 ae benefit | = ’ oss tO Ace ‘ount fi r his stiange disappear- i mer fi: aneier ‘ ’ .osed ans aS i & 4 . : ‘ = ~ii ‘ f $300 offere Vv awiis OUDLY for ie re: j ‘ tic i } c Scant, bee me y to) eo part- ance. They suy his accounts are all right euaettite aoe) "Wie deen oat - an seo Unio to te Republican national convention et of Marcus DD. McRae. Stephens na a 2 piney 25 a sa Prt: poe Latter Stolen While Illinois \ C ] § j o c @ | ities . y- P Trst reiated ne story - sind aii i sda) on, |toa cent and that:so fan as they know hb at Chicago next June, caused much excite- was deputy sheriff of Rawlis County at (he member of the organization June ‘22 Was I ti x Flowers on drove away. Percy Biair walked slowly to had no business affairs to call him so sud-/ vf his iife in Amer‘ca and then told of the . ; ation : > - res : ment because it was recognized as the , he murder of McRae,.April 2, 1902. a the carriage where his mother sat. He gave denly to the East. me | SOURS ARsOe of the London and Globe Cor- completion of what is known as the ‘“‘Han- Une of the 3 Jesse Johnson, a negro, of | 1897, insuring his life for $2000. A mer’s Grave. Mee re poration, Which, he declared, was prosper- “ committing the crime. By telephone he ‘clause in the benefit certificate sald that Special to the Post-Dispatch. der his hand and she stepped to the 1e 07 1a slate.” Her black veil still covered her COTTON IS STILL GOING UP. | ous, went the ona of 18%, after the South ger ene 2 We Ui! ide a Se ee sent orders ——, es See wieasenn one-fourth of the insurance would ‘be’ SPRINGFIELD, Ill,, Jan. 19.—Mrs. and was driven back in a somber Jul Sells at $14 41 New York and | be: ‘ame a ee started, ee renee ie at-large are s: ; petite oor g stitan end arre sted him. For! paid should the holder lose a foot above Shaefer reported to the police st me wave by the wind. Her head was bowed. y “igus ‘ The wiiness added that he assisted the C°lCB* tes Atl BS 'e Pere on. Sat. Teee that reason he claime! @ portion of the re-\the ankle or a hand above the wrist. Sees she had been robbed of S57 They walked to the side of the grave. $14.98, New Orleans. compuny out of his private pocket, lena- Tick, former Gov. Nass and Congressman | ward, and brought suit. diree'ed the cad: | Sisson's hand was mangled Oct. 24, Mts. Shaefer sald that she feds which adjoins the grave of Frank P. Blair, NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—New high prices view to he he had proneres’; a0.000. | Pre- Dick, who ts chairman of the state com- oid ea wan entitied a — oe @ cap- 1901. ‘The injury necessitated the am- | apnea confidence In banks, and “ father of James lL. Blair. Mrs. Biair’a| Were reached in today's cotton market, | of $1,509.000 on his fami. y, giving 3500 OBO LO aot over 100. delegate the putation of three fingers. ; that was accumulated by oo | gloved hands clasped themselves tigitly in| with speculation more active than for some ——_ of his children, but one day in 1809 saree : 4s 1. eta Ie dip salen COL. SPENCER MENTIONED. The Supreme Court of Honor refused business she hed convert front of her breast, and trembled. The son| days past. The advance was encouraged se. pompes) any ant. informe: d bike Republican wah poy ntion from Hamilton to pay his claim, saying that the and hidden 71 of ‘$100 knelt beside the grave and arranged the|?¥ ‘he firmness at Liverpool. The open- | would be onliged to suspend ‘The ny Saag Ae nes oe air. a Business Men’s League Will Name) p.:.tion was not above the wrist. (stairs closet. Her daughter, “ Hos ts w | First Regiment Commanding Officer | Judge Biand affirmed the decision — ne ee ing was firm at an advance of 8 to l4 - flowers—pink and white : sald he supp ied the money and. conse- of the Business | the lower court, whic in favor of League —e ¥ ever ng, a new Sisson. to ». El wiolets, tWberones, sweet peas, and one opening selli at $i4. rer nificent group of Hilles., oR $14.98 in Ne w Orleans ost lev el a cates out that he only hela soe °° his election and that the announce- At the annual. election ‘ ’ . ‘ ua UV in "2 @ " - : he arose and stood ‘beside his silent eminent Ry Nay rs iy shares of the Londen and Globe Corpora- |-3™ nt is mat in response te letters from | Men's | mother for a moment, while thei erally fi }tioh al the time of the Crash and said he other counties executive committee will be chagen. One , | r unweep-| Senerally firm. — | iiied to induce the late Lord Dufferin to it !s understood that Senator Foraker, | of the duties of this new committee will be . mort frenaicd 3 whe as’ a —nqnewlnns in Of} ; * man to recommend for | THIEF SKIN CAPE. | It is possible that the pied os, | i (resign his iil oe lors ship because the we. who Is new tt) Os Oo in the intere Ste of | the ss: lection of : ae - Q t Be . elt, itl ¥ ” ys zo, at a con . hoe 3 @ Witness had int! ir escent Mmoascver, Ww n ° It Was agfeed a 10" Lys RB, 20D tini Again ne deaning on it heavily, and as soon as they Digg * KAS : Lord Dufferin thatthe wo Ted ‘a ee as others for delegates ~ at-large in camel ae ; mae ee Presic “nit bk ne 4 Wes of n e2tv ay the carriage City Expected to Immediately Equip { chair : ppcsition | serene cond atv iene.g “ were driven away, man of & speculative company was not dig- | to Herrick. Nash, Cox and By and that © Bu >, ; oni s League and Adjfata Bold House Rob fer. The was bt pallboarers were off friends of House of Refuge. nified, but Lord Dusie:in replied that he what ts known 2s the “Administration } aval D and Brigadier-Gener i A ten se at (he. ul r, six having been associated with tin the well satisfied and that he wished to re- | slate’ will be headed by Sesteeae Foraker. Aigo act on should be taken, More fine clothes were len by the Oe eeeral, The discovery »made by'the bylld- the position, -_——-—__ the Westminster place burglar Monday night. did not. now. - tn os eR They | ing commissioners’ office Tuesday that Republicans to Be United. aa | 42 4 ~ : | » adira. ; . H. “% ey weg Wen or || | “Re is no fire | House of Heavy Inerease in Capital. Detalls of the consolidation df the st. The nan ees Aen is sth begat ict im. The thief ¢ tered | . ne Snes ek ~ Jan ~ Pr mag, AP 7a SS: bo . ay be Ne Pm b weed Refuge, a three-story building tn which | 1 oei-L) puis. | and the H t athy 3 onec . | 2 ¢ a . . 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