nsurance. These fiends, who secured their
victims from regularly operated baby farms of illegitimate children,
would have their lives insured for large sums and then destroy them
afterwards, in order to obtain the insurance money."

"Paterson, N. J.: U. R. Dire was sentenced to be hung today for the
murder of his father. Some time ago, young Dire obtained information
that his millionaire father was about to make a new will, and cut him
off without money, so he deliberately entered into a cold-blooded plan
with his father's secretary to murder the old man by poison. The
secretary afterward turned State's evidence and upon his testimony the
young man was convicted."

"Reno, Nev.: This town was the scene of murderous outlawry last night
when an organized band of burglars gained entrance to a local bank, and
blew up the vaults. The night watchman discovered their presence, and
raising an alarm brought the police and other citizens to the premises.
Then occurred a general encounter between the police and the burglars in
which over a hundred shots were fired, causing the death of three
policemen, two private citizens and four of the burglars. The remainder
of the desperadoes jumped on their horses and escaped with the money."

"Boston, Mass.: Rev. D. D. Sly, the eminent clergyman of this city,
announced today that he has received a call from the Lord to take up his
work in another field. He will leave at once for New York City, where he
will take charge of a fashionable Fifth Avenue pastorate. Reverend Sly's
salary will be increased from two thousand five hundred to five thousand
dollars per annum through the change, which once more brings up the
question as to whether the Lord was ever known to call a pastor to a new
field at a lower salary."

"Buffalo, N. Y.: A case brought up in court here today shows to what
extent the extortionate loan sharks will go in their greed for money. It
was proved that two years ago O. U. Curr loaned Mrs. Kate Poor, a
washer-woman with three small children, the sum of fifty dollars on
household furniture. A contract was entered into, whereby the widow was
to pay interest at the rate of twenty per cent per month until the
principal had been paid. Mrs. Poor stated under oath that she has
already paid Curr, in monthly installments, over three hundred dollars
and that she is still indebted to him for the original loan of fifty
dollars."

"Scranton, Pa.: Trades Unionism is receiving a great deal