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‘As Result of Terrific Explo
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sions in Coal Mine.
HORROR MOST FRIGHTFUL
G.eat Majority of Victims Lost Lives
in Heroic Efforts to Save Others.
Bodies Are Entombed Far
Under Earth.
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A special from Cheyenne, Wyo,,
says: Between fifty-five and seventy
men, it developed Sunday, lost their
lives in two explosions Saturday and
Saturday night in coal mine No. 1, of
the Union Pacific Coal company at
Hauna. The explosions were caused
by gases and coal dust, and each was
followed by fire.
~ The first explosion occurred at 3
o'clock, killing eighteen miners, in
cluding a superintendent and three
bosses,
The second explosion occurred at
10:30 o’clock Saturday night, snuffing
out the lives of from forty to fifty res
cuers, including State Mine Inspector
D. M. Elie.
The wildest excitement prevailed on
Sunday in Hanna and at the mine,
where hundreds of persons congregat
ed, including widows, children and oth
ers relatives of the victims. Men and
‘women ran about wringing their hands
and crying, while many little children,
separated from their mothers, sobbed
with fear.
The bodies of four of the eighteen
men who lost their lives in the first
explosion, were found Saturday night,
but, owing to the increasing volume of
gas, which threatened to explode at
any moment, no effort was made to
remove them to the surface.
Fire started in the colliery Sunday,
March 22nd. Since that time attempts
at regular intervals were made to ex
tinguish the blaze. Saturday it was
deemed unsafe to send the miners
down into the workings and they were
told not to report for duty. Sauperin
‘tendant Briggs, with the best and
most experienced nands in the ecaiup,
went into the mine to fight (he fire,
but at 2 o’clock the flrines were be
yond their control.
At 3 o’clock ‘ue fire reached the
gas, and a trorific explosion followed.
In a few .ininutes many men volun
teered to onter the mine to rescue any
possible suvvivor. Those on the sur
face had begun to expect results from
the intrepid Adaring of the rescuers,
but at 10:30 o'clock the camp was
startled by the second explosicn, that
partly shut off the shaft of the mine
and most likely killed the volunteers.
KAISER BILL RELENTS.
German Emperor Now Says He's Will
ing to Receive Ambassador Hill.
Emperor William of Germany, hav
ing been fully advised as to the atti
tude of President Roosevelt and the
feeling of the American public in re
gard to the alleged refusal of his maj
esty to receive Dr. David Jane Hill
as American ambassador to Germany
in succession to Charlemagne Tower,
has withdrawn all the expressions of
disapproval he recently sent to Presi
dent Roosevelt, and would be pleased
to receive Dr. Hill as American ambas
sador.
The empreor has caused this view to
be communicated to President Roose
velt,
Unicn Cigar Makers Locked Out.
Cigar manufacturers at New Haven,
Conn,, to the number of nineteen lock
ed out their union men Saturday to
enforce thae ultimatum given to the
union to the effect that they must
take off the ban against a shop in
which the men had struck following a
disagreement with a foreman over a
shop rule,
INJUNCTION MADE PERMANENT,
Judge Jones Renders Final Decision
Regarding Alabama Rate Laws.
In a sweeping decision making per
manent the preliminary injunction de
cided last August, Judge Thomas G.
Jones of the federal court of Alabama,
middle district, declared that acts
which sougat to prevent the railroads
of the state from going into the fed
eral court were unconstitutional and
that the anti-railroad acts of the Ala
bama legisatiwe should be suspended
pending an investigation of the com
plaints of the railroads that the acts
Wwere confiscatory,
JAPAN TO HONOR STEVENS.
Foreign Office Arranges to Go Through
Form of Funeral Services.
The foreign office is arranging a pro
gram for the funeral gervices for Dur
ham W. Stavens, in Tokio city, simul
taneously with the obsequies in Ameri
ca, Tl_:ere will undoubtedly be a larger
attendance at the services than at any
funeral in Japan. :
POPULISTS OF GEORGIA
Through Executive Committee, Con.
demn Present Administration and
Will Put Out a State Ticket.
A resolution condemning the present
state administration as exemplified by
the present governor, and calling for a
state convention, subject to the call of
the chairman, to put out a state pop
ulist ticket, from the governor down,
and the selection of forty-nine dele
gates to the national convention in St.
Louis, was the action of the Georgia
state populist executive committee
meeting in the senate chamber at At
lanta Tuesday.,
A heated discussion was precipitated
by a resolution, which not only rapped
the present administration, but endors
ed the candidacy of Joseph M. Brown.
It was apparent that this resolution
was going to bring on a discussion that
would last indefinitely, so Chairman J.
& Holloway promptly named a com
mittee of three on resolutions to settls
the matter, This committee was out
but a short tim2 and returned with
the resolution shorn of the endorse
ment of Mr. Brown, and amalgamated
with a call for a state convention to
name a populist ticke:.
The resolution passed with only two
dissenting votes. It is as follows:
“Resolved, by the representatives of
the populist party here assembled, That
we deplore the disastrous policies of
the present state administration as ex
emplified by the present governor, and
we think the best interests of the farm
ers, laborers and business men of the
state would be well conserved by a
change in the administration.
“That it is our desire to call a popu
list convention in the capitol, Atlanta,
for the purpose of puiting out a full
state populist ticket, from governor
down.”
The section referring to the candi
dacy of Hon. Joseph M. Brown, which
was stricken out, was as fellows:
“Whoereas, Hon. Joseph M. Brown, a
patriotic and capable business men, in
whom the elements of intellect and af
fection are admirably commingled, fit
ting him in o rure degree for the prop
er discharge of the gicai responsibil.
ities of this exalted office, we, there
fore heartily commend his candidacy
to all the people of Georgia.”
Chairman Holloway will later take
action on tae calling of a state conven
tion for the purpose of nominating a
state ticket.
SWORN TO STOP LAWLESSNESS.
League Organized Against Night Rid
ers in Tennessee.
A law and order league has been
or ganized for Clarksville and Mont
gomery counties, Tennessee. A perma
nent organization was perfected to sup
pre'ss lawlessness in that part of the
dark tobacco district. The league al
ready has over three hundred mem
bers. Following is the oath taken:
“As God is my witness, I solemnly
and sincerely promise and swear, with
out reserve or equivecation, that I ac
cept the purposes of tha league; that I
pledge my best endeavors to securing
these purposes; that I shall hold se
cret all proceedings of the league and
that I shall not divulge the name of
any member of the league, so help me
God.”
CIVIC FEDERATION MEASURE
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Seeking to Amend Anti-Trust Law In
troduced in the House.
The bill prepared by the National
Civic Federation after conferences with
the president and representatives of
capital and labor to relieve the strin
gency of the Sherman anti-trust law
wag introduced in the house Monday
by Representative Hepburn of lowa,
chairman of the committee on inter
state and foreign commerce. It was
referred to that committee for consid
eration and report, and it is under
stood that President Roosevelt will,
in a message, make a recommendation
concerning it.
BANK LOOTED OF MILLION.
Paying Telier and Auditor Taken Inte
Custody as Culprits.
More than $1,000,000 has disappeared
from the vaults of the Farmers’ De
posit National Bank of Pittsburg, Pa.,
according to information reluctantly di
vulged by officers of the bank.
Two arrests have been made and
the men taken into custody are Henry
Reiber, paying teller and John Young,
auditor of the bank.
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SENATE VACANCY FILLED.
Stewart Succeeds Late Senator Red
field Proctor in Vermont.
John W. Stewart of Middlebury, for.
mer governor of Vermont, has been ap
pointed to the United States senate by
Governor Fletcher D. Proctor to fill
the vacancy caused by the recent death
of Senator Redfield Proctor. Mr. Stew
art’s term will expire this coming
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TMNATrE
JUDGE IS OBDURATE
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Pritchard Holds His Grip in
Carolina Dispensary Case.
WON'T OUST RECEIVERS
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Says Action of State Supreme Couit
Was Taken After His Orders |
Were Issued, and He is Not
Bound by Decision.
Judge Pritchard, in the United States
circuit court at Asheville, N. C., Fri
day declined to grant the motion pre
sented by counsel for the South Caroli
na dispensary commission in the suits
against it by whisky firms, that the
court dismiss the weceivers it had
named for the SBOO,OOO dispensary fund,
and abrogate its jurisdiction.
Counsel for tne commission argued
- that since the federal court has made
its orders, the supreme court of South
Carolina had decided against it in the
mandamus proceedings brought by At
torney General Lyon, to compel it to
pay out of the fund $15,000 for eriminal
prosecutions. It was argued that under
the supreme court rules the federal
court was bound to accept the interpre
tation by the state court.
Judge Pritchard’s opinion holds that
while he might have been bound by the
interpretation of the South Carolina su
preme court, if it had been rendered
prior to his decrees, there is no rule
"»t'b cause nim to acc.ept adtc ietaohp
to cause him teo adapt the interpreta
tion rendered after he had decided, al
though he would yield to such inter
pretation if he had any doubts as to the
correctness of his ruling, but he had
none. x
Counsel for the commigsion then pre
sented papers for appeal and prosecus
ticn bond was fixed at SI,OOO,
HEFLIN UStS PISiOL.
Alabama Congres=:ian Shoots Negro
and a Wkl Man While Riding
on = Zireet Car in Washington.
( In a desperate affray on a Pennsyl
vania avenus car in Washington Fri
day night, a negro and a white man
were shot by Congress'nan Thomas
J. Heflin, of Alabama.
Thomas Lumby, the negro, was shot
in the head and is ¥: a critical condi
tion, and Thomas McCreary, a New
York horse trainer, »s suffering from
a wound in the leg.
The shaooting of McCreary was pure
ly accidental.
Mrs Heflin wag arrested and taken
to the sixth police precinet station,
where the charge of assault with in
tent to kill was placed against him.
Later he was released on $5,000 bail,
Upen boarding the car Mr. Heflin
observed two negro passengers, one of
whom was Thomas Lumby, and who
was in the act of taking a drink from
a bottle of waisky. There was a num
ber of other basengers, including sev
eral ladies, Mr. Heflin s.'ays he remon
strated with Lumby and asked him to
stop drinking, saying:
“Don’t take that drink; there are la
dies here and it is not right. It is
against the law for you to do this
thing in a street car and I hope you
will put that bottle away.”
It 1s said that Lumby became of
fended at Mr. Heflin’s remonstrances
and applied vile epithets. M, Heflin,
who is a large, powerful man, threw
Lumby off the car as it came to a
stop. {
The negro arose and, it ig said, began
cursing Mr, Heflin again and made a
maction for his hip pocket as if to draw
4 weapon, whereupon Mr. Heflin fired
at him through the car window, miss
ing the negro and hitting Thomas Mec-
Creary, wiao was about twenty feet
from the car. Mr. Heflin fired once or
twice again, one of the shotg striking
Lumby in the head above the ear,
Lumby ran a short “distance and fell,
An ambulance was called and he was
taken to a hospital.
Mr. Heflin explained at the station
ilig reason for going armed. He is au
thor of a Jim Crow éar law in the.
District of Columbia and says thad
since e introduced the measnre hé has
received many letters of a threatzening
character, and secured permission
from the authorities to g 0 armed,
Mr. Heflin represents the fifth Ala
bama district, in which the Tuskagee
institute, of which Bogker T. Washing
ton is at thae head, ig located.
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Australian Chinese Boycott Japs.
A Chinese boycott of Japanese, on
account of the Tatsw Maru incident,
has been widely taken up by Chinese
merchants throughout Australia, |
“UNCLE JOE” CANNON INDORSZD,
For Presidency by Illinois Republicans
in State Convention.
Republicans of Illinois, in state con
vention enthusiastically indorsed Jo
seph G. Cannon ag candidate for she
presidency, declared in favor of a re
vision of the tariff, and elected four
delegates at large to the national cone
vention,
~ MEXICO CITY SHAKEN,
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Earthquake Disturbances Cause Dams.
~@ge to Many Buildings and Result
in Wild Panic Among People,
Mexico City expericneed two severe
earthquake shocks Thursday,
The first shock, which occurred in
the afternoon, lasteq 4 minutes and
28 seconds, and did little damage,
The second shock, which occurred at
9:17 o'clock Thursday night, was much
more severe. Four persong were injur
ed during the quake, one of them mor
tally, and great damage was done to
buildings, !
Walls were cracked and eclocks all
over the city were stopped., The thea
ter crowds rushed to the streets. The
beople are greatly alarmed over the re-
Peated shocks. A number of walls have
fallen. For a short time telegraph
communication was interrupted.
The shock was felt over an area of
Some 500 miles from north to south,
expending itself at Guanajuato on the
north, and Rincon Antonio on the souta.
Calle San Francisco, the main thor
oughfare of the city, was cracked in
places for many blocks. It is feared
that the shocks will be repeated. It
has been many years since successive
shocks of any severity have been felt
in the city. All of the injured were
Mexican workmen,
STEVENS DIES OF WOUNDS. ]
Korean’s Bullet Proved Fatal to Amer
ican Diplomat, |
Durham White Stevens, the diplo
matist shot by Wan Chang, a young
Korean, on Monday, died at the St.
Francis hospital Wednesday night fol- |
lowing an operation. Death was duei
to peritonitis. The operation disciosed ‘
that the assassin’s bullet had perfor
ated the intestines in six places |
Wan Chang, whey wmrormed at the
Jail of Lis vietim's death, received the
uews without surprise and with mani
fest delight,
Since the day of the shooting Chang
hes been expressing the hope that
Stewens’ woundg might prove ratal.
Wednesday night, whéen asked it he
Was sorry for what he had done, Chang |
said:
“No, lam glad. He was no friend
of Korea, and he is better dead.”
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BATTLE LINE OF DEMOCRATS,
Williams Maps Out What Legislation
the Minority Will Approve.
Representative John Sharp Willlamg
of Mississippi, as leader of the minor
ity in the house of representatives, |
Thursday night issued a statement de
fining the attitude of the dsmocratic
party in the house toward the legisla
tion urged by President Roosevelt in
his messages to congress at the pres
ent session. The statement describes
what republican legislation the demo
crats will support, what they will op
pose and what concessions they de-|
mand on the part of the majority as
the price of refraining from an organ
ized filibuster throughout the remain
der of the session.
BOOMERANG FOR ROBBER.
Blast Intended for Opening Safe Blew
Off His Head. :
Three robbers attempted to rob the
bank at Springtown, Ark., Thursday
night, but a premature explosion blew
off the head of one robber and so mu
tllated him that identification is im
possible.
The other two left hurriedly without
securing any spoils. The noiga of the
explosion aroused t‘gxe‘ citizens of the
village who hurrletlly formed a posge
and started in - pursuit. 3
JUDGE FIRED FROM BENCH.
Vlrgffila Legislature Removes Black
© stone for Gross Immorality,
The ‘general assemply of Virginia
at Richmond, Thursddy, adopted a res
olution removi;)g Judge J. W. G. Black
stone, of the-eleventh circuit from of
fice. The grounds upon which this act
ion‘was based are immorality and gross
neglect of official duty. There was
but one dissenting vote in each branch.
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“" WAS PLOT OF KOREANS.
Shooting of Stevens in 'Frisco Result
of a Conspiracy.
The attempt to assasinate Durham
W. Stevens, the political adviser of the
Korean cou..il of state, in San Fran
cigco, 1t is now said, was the result of
a carefully hatcned conspiracy inspired
immediately Ly a manifesto of the
Korean “righteous army,” calling upon
all loyal Koreans to consecrate them
selves to a holy war and exterminate
all Japanese,
BIG BANK RESUMES BUSINESS,
Institution in Kansas City Has Credit
Restored With Six Millions in Cash,
With its credit restored, with $6,000,.
000 in cash and exchange with which
to pay a deposit account of $12,000,000
and with financiers of national promi
nence in charge, the National Bank of
Commerce reopened at Kansas City,
Monday, three months and twenty
five days after it was closed. :
Transmitted to National Law
makers By President.
IS LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
Which Was Recently Agreed Upon' at
White |House Conferences—Sum.-
mary of Special Features of
the Document,
A special message from the president
was read in both houseg of congress
soon after convening \Vodnosday, and
in both it wasg closely followed. In the
house the declaration that the time had
come for a revision of the tariff elicited
hand clapping on the part of the demo
cratic members, Democratie approval
also was given by the way of pound
ing desks to the suggestion that con
-Bress could with advantage forthwith
remove the tariff on wood pulp, with
& corresponding reduction upon paper
made from wooq pulp.
The republicang waited and confined
the applause to the message as a
whole. In the senate the message wag
received without comment of any kind.
The message urges the adoption of
child labor laws throughout the nation,
Recommends the enactment of em
ployers’ liability legislation, for gov
ernment employes as well as those con
nected with common carriers and pub
lic utilities corporations.
Suggests remedial legis]ntion(for la
bor and capital disputes. Declares that
no temporary restraining order should
be issued by any court without notice
and all hearings for permanent injune-
Uous ghou!d he within a reasonable
time.
Amendments to interstai~ commerce
and anti-trust legislation are nrged,
Laws should be framed which would
allow railroads to enter into traffic
agreement subject to approval of
commission, Issuance of all securities
by railroads should be first passed up
on by federal commission, Where rail
roads or corporations are placed in re
celvership the attorney general should
appoint one of the receivers so as to
protect stockholders,
Antitrust legislation should be mod
fied so as not to prevent legal combina
tions. Publicity in cases of all combin
ations and corporations is recommend
ed.
Mutual trade agreements between
employer and employe are strongly
urged. While arbitration is the best
plan, the right of equitable organization
by labor and capital must be recog
nized.
Legislation to suppress financial de
pression is recommended, and the es
tablishment of postal savings banks
is urged.
The revision of the present tariff
schedule is recommended, including
plang for the protection of forests by
putting wood pulp upon the free list.
The establishment of a waterways
commission ig ‘algf urged.
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HIGH‘NAYM;{N ROB BANKER.
Two Are Cafld‘nt But Third Got Away
v With the Money.
" Frapk Frorer, president of a bank
in Lincoln, I, and of the Tincoln
,Mlnmg'éompany, w‘ held up by three
highwaymen Wednesday afternoon two
blocks from the public square of Lin
coln and robbed of the $5,000 monthly
pay roll of the mining company, Two
of the robbers were caught, but the
third escaped with the money,
“BEER KING” SURRENDERS,
Missing Alleged Violator of Carolina
Dispensary Law Gives Up,
James 8. Farnum, known as the
“Beer King,” for whose arrest a war
rant wag issued more than two months
ago, charging violation of the South
Caroliha dispensary law, and who left
the state the same day, surrendered at
Columbia Wednesday and was releas
ed under SIO,OOO bond,
WOULD-BE SWINDLER INDICTED.
Hulsted Held at 'Frisco for Uttering
Bills on Savannah Bank.
At San Francisco I'riday, Charles
B. Hulsted, who is charged with having
uttered bills I the Merchants’ and
Planters’ bank of Savannah, Ga., was
held 'by United States Commissioner
Heacock in SI,OOO bond for his appear
ance before the district court in Den
ver. The bills had bean furnished to
Hulsted and hundreds of other tools
by a man in Chicago,
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Revolutionary Refugees Deported.
The German cruisear Brdmen left
Port au Prinee, Haiti, Friday for King
eton, Jamaica, carrying all the revolu
tionary refugees wno had taken asy
lum at the French and German lega
tions. They number in all 75 men.
B
dury, Acquite Night Riders,
At Carlisle, Ky., Henry Fanning and
Butler MoClanahan, charged with the
murder of Hiram Hedges, who was Kill
ed recently by night riders during one
of the ralds were acquitted,
UNION FARMERS' FAIR
To Be Held Jointly With Local Asso
ciation — Will Begin October Bth
and Continue Through to 24th,
Atlanta will have a state fair this
fall, opening October 8 and continuing
through October 24. Tt will be held
Jointly under the auspices of the Farm
ers' Union and the Atlanta Fair Asso
ciation, The Farmers’ Union will hpve
entire charge of the agricultural feat
ures of the fair, while all other features
Will be under direction of the Atlanta’
Fair Assoclation,
This was the final action of the meet
ing of the county presidents held in
the hall of the house of representatives
at Atlanta Wednesday. A commitee
of the Fair Association made the prop
osition that in addition to the usual
premiumg for agricultural displays, the
association would offer $2,000 in spe
cial prizes for the various county and
local unions, and with the understand
ing that the Farmers’ Union should
have entire charge of the agricultural
features. The details were presented
by the committeemen, and shortly af
ter they had retired from the hall the
convention had accepted the proposi
tion and assured the success of the
big fair, "
“We propose to make the finest agri
cultural exhibit ever seen in the
state,” sald President R. F, Duckworth.
The following members of the union,
one from each congressional distriet,
Wwere appointed to act in co-operaticn
with the Atlanta Fair Association in
arranging all details for the state fair:
First district, W. J. Kemp, Emanuel;
Second district, mot present; Third
district, C, B. Bohanan, Pulaski: Fourth
district, W. P. Cumby, Heard: Fifth
district, G. F. Hunnicutt, Fulton; Sixth
district, J. G. Hightower, Fayette; Sev
enth district, J. I. Harris, Polk; Righth
district, L. H. O. Martin, Elbert; Ninth
district, L. M. Moore, Cherokee; Tenth
district, failed to report: Bleventh dis
wict, Z, R. Taylor, Dodge,
The meeting had an attendance of
fully 150, including many county presi
dents and ouuar officers from all parts
of the state.
TFollowing the action on the state fair
matter an executive sassion of the un
fon was held at which inany matters
were discussed behind clused doors.
Among these were questions of reduc
tion of acreage, the handling of cotton,
good roads and rural education.
RIOTOUS STATE CONVENTION
Was That Held by Republicans of Tsn
nessee in Nashville,
) The Tennessee republican state con
ivention, which met in Nashville on
Wednesday for the election of presi
~dential electors and delegates to the
Chicago convention, proved to be the
“‘wlldest and wooliest” affair of the
kind ever held in the state. Pandemo
nium broke loose as soon ag the con
vention was called to order. A dozen
fights occurred between the Oliver and
Evans factions, In which pistols were
drawn and in one instance a hatcaet
wag flourished, The Oliver people
finally got control and eiected dele
gates to Chicago. W. J. Oliver was en
dorsed for national committeeman.
The Evang wing met and immedl
ately adjourned until Thursday morn
ing. ;
SENATOR BRYAN LAID TO REST.
Funeral and Burial Service ot Jackson
ville Largely Attended.
The funeral of Senator Willlam Jas.
Bryan took place Wednesday afternoon
at Jdcksonville, Fla., from St. John's
Episcopal Church. Long before the
cortege reached the church the
streets were thronged for blocks and
ag the funeral party passed, all heads
were uncovered in respeet to the
youngest United States senator, from
whom the people of his state had ex
pected so much.
Prominent Florida friends from all
over the state gathered to pay the last
sad tribute to Senator Bryan's mem-
Iy, ;
LAW WAS INADEQUATE.
Indictment Against Two Porto Rican
| Priests Unfortunately Voided.
} The indictment that was returned
‘in San Juan, Porto Rico, against two
priests, editors of a Roman Catholic
publication, for printing an article in
which it was asserted that persons
contracting marriages under the civil
law live in a state of concubinage and
that their children are illegitimates,
was quashed, .. saving been found that
the federal statutes do not cover this
offense. The newspapers of Porto
Rico, however, are expressing indig
nation againgt the publication.
Militia to Guard Tobacco Beds.
Lieutenant Jenkins and fifteen men
from the Whitesburg company of mili
tia at Lexington, Ky, were sent to
Mount Snelling Saturday to guard to
bacco beds and otber property. They
had been on duty at Hopkinsville for
geveral weeks.
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Sometimes the doctor is called in to
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