davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
DEATH OF JOSEPH FRoELlcH.

Prominent Davenport Merchant Sud
denly Expires Of Apoplexy.
Davenport, Dec. 9.-Joseph Froeh
Itch, prominent merchant of this
city for twenty years, died suddenly
yesterday afternoon from a stroke Of
apoplexy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
It's MRS. pooIeyn Now.

New York, Dec. 9.-Finley Peter
Dunno, the author of ''Mr. Dooley,"
and Miss Margaret Abbot, formerly of
Chicago, were married here today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
HERMAN OWENS CONVICTED.
Appanoose County Man Faces Term
in the Penitentiary.

Centerville, Dec. Especially
Herman Owens was convicted here to.
day on the charge of keeping house
of ill fame. This is Owens second
trial. The case has aroused much in.
terest in Appanoose county.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
HANNA DENIES CANDIDACY.
Declares That He VIII Never Seek tn.
Office.

New York, Dec. 9.-United States
Senator Hanna has settled for all time
reports that he is to be candidate
for the presidency next time by declar-.
ing that he never will be a candidate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
JEALOUS OF NEPHEws BRIDE.
Lonesome Uncle Murders Groom and
Blows Out Own Brains.

st. Louis, Mo-. Dec. Benjamin
Wagner shot and killed his nephew,
d. w. Blair, and then blew out his
brains. Six weeks ago Blair was mar
ried and Wagner grew melancholy be-
cause his close association with Blair
was thereby somewhat severed, and
the tragedy resulted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
suItan's Eorce Routed.

Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 9.-The sui
tan's forces have been defeated with
serious loss on the road to Rabat and
have been compelled to retire toward
Fee. IL
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT SICK.

Physicians Find He Has Typhoid Few
err and Family is Alarmed.
New York, Dec. 9.-Cornelius Van
derbilt has typhoid fever. He has
been confined to his bed for a week,
and his condition is giving his family
!, the greatest concern.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
LoRENz DECLINES BIG FEE.

Austrian Surgeon Said to Have Been
offered $4,000 to Treat Child.
Baltimore, Nd, Dec. Sit is stated
here that Dr. Lorenz has been offer.
ed fee of $4,000 to perform an oper.
alton upon deformed child of an of
fetal of the Standard Oil company OF
this city. The name of the child is
not given. DR.. Lorenz declined tc
take the case.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
coNeREssMAN.ELEcT DIES.
Ambition to Take Seat in House vii
Not Be Realized.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Representa.
tive-elect Aiken Carnahan, of the re,
publican second Indiana district, died
last night. He had been i'll since cleo
ton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
BIG FIRE IN ATLANTA.
Georgia City Damaged to Amount Of
$5ooOoO.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 9.-Fire this morn.
ing destroyed the Shook & Austin Co.
furniture store, the Norcross office
building the Jacobs Co. drug house,
G. M. Rose Co.'S liquor store and Will
liams hotel. There was no loss of life
as far as known. The damage is esti-
mated at 100000
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
MINER TELLS OF EVIC-
ton OF HIS FAMILY
DURING THE STRIKE
OMAHA FIRM BANKRUPT.

One OF the city's Largest Department
Stores Fails for $572,o
Omaha, Dec. "a temporary re-
ceiver has been appointed for w. E.
Burnet & Co., who operates one Of
the largest department stores in Oma-
ha. The liabilities are $572,0O0; as
sets, $605,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
Company Forces Him to Work in
Face Of Danger.
BE DISCHARGED If He CHANGED
Charged the Men Thirty-five Cents Per
Gallon for Oil That Sold a Few
Miles Away for Eighteen Cents
/ Sad Stories. --a-----'
kIFriI.;

4 Scranton, Dec. 9.-Including his
mother.in-law, who was more than 100
years of age, Henry Coll, miner, at
at one time employed by Markle &
Co., told today before the coal strike
strike commission how his entire fam
lily had been evicted from their home.
Other miners were called to the wit
mess stand and depicted the various
phases of the miners life.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
TOWN BURNS.
Rumor Cannot Be Verified That In.
gram Is Wiped Out.

Ladysmith, Wis, Dec. 9.-Word has
been received here of the burning of
the town of Ingram on the 500 rail
road, fifteen miles east of here. Par
ticulars are not obtainable.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
TO ExTRADlTE MAYOR AMEs.

Kentucky Governor Honors Requisition
for Former Minneapolis Official.
Frankfort, KY, Dec. 9-Governor
Beckham has honored the requisition
of the governor of Minnesota for the
arrest of ex-Mayor A. A. Ames of Min
neapolis. who several days ago came
to Louisville to locate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
BolEs SERIOUSLY ILL.
Iowa's Ex-Governor Suffering With
Pneumonia.

Waterlooo Dec. 9-It is learned here
that Ex-Governor Boies is sick at his
Grundy county farm home with pneu-
monia His condition was considered
dangerous, but it is said the crisis is
passed and he will recover
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
WOMEN DRINK POISON.
Two Fort Madison People Mistake
Jimson Weed for Coffee.

Fort Madison, Dec. 9.-As the result
Of Internationally mixing ground jim
son weed with coffee Mrs. George Ad-
ans is unconscious, lying at the point
of death, and Mrs. Samuel Palm, in
whose home the possibly fatal drink
was taken; was for several hours de-
lirious and out of her head.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
DENIES EXISTENCE OF PLOT.
Russian Ambassador Says Was Nc
Plot to Assasinate Gar.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 9.--Russian
Ambassador Cassini authorized the as
ISOLATED Press to deny in toto the re-
port recently circulated from Vienna
that plot had been discovered to as
sasinate the Car at Livadia and that
four Russian students We're arrested
as being implicated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
GREAT PAGER is SOLD.
Dan Patch, 1894, Becomes Property
of w. M. Sayaae for SEQ. 600.

Minneapolis, Dec. 9.-Dan Patch
Q:59A), joint holder with Star Point
err of the worlds pacing record, has
been sold by M. E. Sturgis of New
York to M. w. Savage of Minneapolis
for 100000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-11
FATAL WRECK ON SANTA Es.
Engineer and Fireman Killed and Pas
sengers Injured in Missouri.

Fort Madison, Dec 9.-The Califor-
MIA limited train on the Santa Fe is in
the ditch between Marcelline and
Rockland, Mo. Engineer Samuel
Wise, of Argentine. Kan, and Fire
man H. L. Havlen were fatally injured.
Five passengers were slightly hurt.
The cause of the wreck is unknown.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

Adna f. Webber, Chief Statistician
of the New York State Department of
Labor, in an address on public policy
in relation to industrial accidents.
picked flaws in the common law rules
as to employers liability. He said
that this Government Is twenty years
behind England and seventy years
behind Germany in legislation on in
dustrial accidents. He urged that ev.
cry State have incorporated in every
contract for public works a provision
that all artisans and laborers employed
on public works should receive not
only medical care in case Of injury,
but also a weekly benefit during dis
ablement, and in the event Of death
from such injury, an indemnity to the
family Of an amount equivalent TO al
least five years wages.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

visited her friend and made an ap-
pointment to meet her at down town
music store the following Wednesday,
and the little family was in the great
est excitement over the contemplated
purchase.
When the all-important day arrived
Mrs. Whippleton arrayed herself in her
best, gave cursory glance at her
purse, wherein she thought she re-
marked a SO bill and some small
change, took her little boy Harold by
the hand and sailed forth 10 meet
her friend
The latter was on hand with un-
womGnly promptness, and the two set
10 work in company with one OF the
statesmen TO choose the piano. lnstlu-
ment after instrument was tried by
Miss Schubert, as her musical friend
was named, and when at last they
found one that suited them IT was
lunch time. The thought then occurred
TO Mrs. WhippletOn that since her COM
panion had ieen so obilging about Gid
Ing her 10 s.lect her upright, II would
OILY De JUS 81 invite her to lunch.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
MisInated Names.

The union Of the given name with
the surname often makes an amusing
combination. Sometimes it is acct
dental, but more often designed. The
story that went the rounds Of the
newspapers some time ago that Gov
ernor HOgg. OF Texas, had named his
two daughters IRA Hogg and Ina
Hogg, it is gratifying to know, has
been denied. A case in the east end
Of Columbus has come to the notice
Of the Observer A gentleman who
bears the common name of Case has
named his little daughter "Ura" Case.
VI. A. Bridge, the well.known chief
clerk in the office of the State Dairy
and Food Commissioner, has named a
son "Brooklyn.' Brooklyn is not an
uncommon name in itself, but Brook
lyn Bridge is somewhat startling
Columbus Dispatch.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
New Poem by Dickens.

An unpublished poem from the pen
of Charles Dickens was read by Mrs.
Alice Meynell, of London, to the men,
bers Of the Contemporary Club and
their friends during her address on
Charles Dickens as a Man of Letters" "
This verse, the manuscript Of which
is years old, is here printed for the first
time:
Il put in book once, by hook or by
crook.
The whole race, as l thought, of a
feller,
Who happily pleased the towns taste,
much diseased,
And the name of this person was
Weller.
But found to my cost that one Weller
Ia lost,
Cruel destiny so to arrange it;
love her dear name, which has won
me some fame,
But great heavens; how gladly III
change it!'
The poem was written shortly after
Dickens had been presented TO the
young woman mentioned by him in
the lines, and was read by Mrs. Mey-
nell with. the permission OF the woman
herself. Philadelphia Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

The typical university President to
day should be at once a scholar but
no pedant, and man Of affairs but
no bald utilitarian, observes the New
York Independent. He should be q
discipllnarian but no martinez, and re
sourceful in tact and diplomacy with
out being a mere politician. He should
combine the humility Of the scholar
who realizes his ignorance with the
assured authority Of the natural leader
OF men. AS much as any man in the
world, and more than most others, ht
needs to embody within himself al
nigh, efficient and noble qualities Of
mind and heart. II il be said that to
say these things is 10 paint an unat
tainable ideal, the answer is that an
IDEAL is something which may not be
realized, but which at least is to be
sought and sriyen for AT every oppor
tuity and with all the energy at ou,
a0mmand.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
GREATEST OIL sPoUTER.
1t Pours Out 1000, 900 Gallons OF Petro
leum Before II Ouiets Down.

1t Pours Out 1000, 900 Gallons OF PetrO.
leum Before 1t Quiets Down.
The Russians assert that they struck
the biggest oil spouter in the Baku
petroleum fields last fall that was ever
tapped. They sank a new well in the
Bibi-Eibat district about three miles
southwest Of Baku and reached a
depth of 1900 feet before they struck
oil. Then It went to spouting and is
said to have been the largest producer
! for the first two or three days that was
ever struck. 1t is accredited with
10000 barrels a day for nearly three
days and then the flow diminished a
little; but it continued flowing until
it had produced over 100000 barrels.
This happened in November last.
Before the well stopped flowing an.
other big one was struck in the Ro-
mani district about ten miles northeast
Of Baku. This spouter produced near
ly 10000 barrels and was still flow
ing at the rate of about $4,000 barrels
a day on January 31st last. These
were the two great spouters of the
Russian oil fields last year.
Remarkable as it may appear 1t is
said that the owners OF the big well
which produced more than 100000
barrels in little over thirty days lost
money by this extraordinary outpour-
ing. This would seem impossible with
out explanation, but the sad reason
for it is clearly set forth in Consul
Chambers's report that has just been
published in Washington.
In the first place, the well could not
be controlled. High winds were blow
ing nearly all the time, and every
house near the well, as well as all the
buildings in the village, more than a
mile away, was deluged. 1t is said
that the owners of the well must pay
for repainting all the houses in the
village. The owners had to pay the
Government a royalty of two and a
half cents for every five gallons of
oil, and they could not sell the oil they
saved at a profit of more than about
a quarter Of cent per five gallons
above the royalty and their expenses
1t is said that this meager profit did
not even pay the heavy damages that
had to be disbursed to the aggrieved
property owners.
This is not the first time that the
village mentioned has been damaged
by flowing well. Some years ago
well in the same district sent a spray
of oil to this village and the owner Of
the well had to pay damages amount
ing to $4,000, as he was compelled
to repaint the entire village includ.
ing a fine Russian Church.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

But what would you have done IL
l had not conner"
MTs. Whippleton reflected for an IL
slant before replying, and then said,
calmly:
Il guess l would have borrowed it
OK Miss Schubert. But after inviting
her to lunch il would not have been
very nice to ask her to pay the bill,
would IT."
Hardly" responded her husband as
he slowly walked up to the cashiers
desk.-W Evans Barnes in the Chi.
cago Record-Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
TRUTH.

Fire, so wild, where Shall we find thee?
I'm the valley seek rock
Strike with steel, and at the shock
In a moment offspring |;
There the bed wherein lie,
There seek and We shall find me-"
Air, light air, where shall we frd thee?
"Where leaflets trembe on the tree,
Where the curling smoke you see,
Where the down floats north or south,
'Tis the breathing of my mouth,
There seek and ye shall find me,
Water bright; where shall we find thee
Mighty mountains cannot hide
Flow of spring and force of tide;
/ Where the roots of rushes grow H
You will find me. dig below, n
There seek and We shall find me"
Holy truth, where shall we. find thee,
Through the weary world roam,
No house have /, no place, no home,
knock, l call, but no reply.
Therefore heavenward | must fly,
There seek and ye shall find me-"
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

A writer in the New York Sun thinks
that Cecil Rhodes scholarships are
more likely 10 Amerlcanize oxford
than 0Xfordize America. The "su
perior' oxford spirit was once defined
as follows: "An Oxford man looks as
if he owned the world, but a Cam.
bridge man looks as IL he didn't care
who owned the world" 1t will be in
teresting to see how our boys affect
Oriel and Christ Church and those who
belong to these very stuck.up seats Of
learning, says this same writer.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
A Point ON Carpentry.

Senator Platt, of Connecticut, was
building house. He had cccasi IN
TO hire a carpenter, who was a plain,
unvarnished son OF New England.
"You know all about carpenter
work. asked Senator Plat.
Yes SIR was the reply.
"You can make windows, doors and
blindsy'
"Oh, yes, sir"
How would you make a Venetian
blind"
The man ihoIght steadily for sever4a
minutes. Il think he remarked
finally, that woald punch him in the
eye. e.'-WGsNington Post.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

Judge Chytraus, of Chicago, has OF.
dered two lawyers of that city to pay
a client $113S and interest at five per
cent. since December, 1896, and has
disallovkd $46O attorneys fees claimed
by the lawyers. He ruled that where
a lawyer has collected money belong
ing to a chent and does not account for
it, he loses all claim TO compensation.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

The town authorities of Genoa and
Bologna have decided to raze the an.
cient walls surrounding them TO permit
expansion, but archaeologists are loud
ly protesting against the act, partly
because they say it is unnecessary, but
chiefly because it will remove one OF
the most interesting landmarks of an.
tiquity.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

Recently, at a dinner given in New
York City. there was one toast re.
sponded to by a man in Chicago. The
table had been wired so that each
guest was supplied with a telephone.
receiver. When the toastmaster pro.
posed the Chicago mans toast, all the
receivers went up TO the banqueters'
ears, and man over thousand miles
away raised his glass as they raised
theirs and regaled them with pleas
antries.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

Russians have a project of creating
IN Central Asia a vast inland sea
which would increase the area of Lake
Aral some six or seven times, and at
the same time double the area OF the
Caspian, while joining the two seas
by a navigable channel.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
Drawing the Line.

"If there is anything / resent" said
Mr.. Sirius Barker, as he took a bite of
graham bread and slipped his cruel,
ITS the assumption Of titles of dstinc.
tion by any and everybody"
"Yes," answered the friend, I'VE do
have a great many majors and colo
nels and Judges who are neither mil
itary men nor lawyers"
Eyes. I'm a patient man. But l
draw the line somewhere. am just
waiting for somebody 10 come along
calling himself professor because he's
a champion ping-pong player: Then
I'm going to say something sarcastic -
Washington Star. ...- ...----------.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

TT HE Whippletons were 4 fam
lily composed Of husband. wife
and three children, the latter
representing the united efforts
of the first two to found "a real home -
as Mrs. Whippleton put it. and in
which the children may be lil1ened to
varied assortment of bric-a-b brac
which serve 10 decorate (or demolish)
the house. Be it as it may, the Whip
pletons possessed three of these OBJ
jects dart, as also neat little home on
Staten Island within easy reach of the
ferry, which the head of the family
utilized in order TO get to his office in
New York. There in the great city he
earned his daily bread. or rather
helped other people to obtain what
they had earned by the aid of the law.
for he was an attorney; and he had
prospered to such an extent that his
wife was no longer obliged TO dispute
dressmakers' bills and his bric-a-brac
shone and broadened under the nutri-
tious influence of pork and beans and
other delicacies of like nature.
At this point. in order to inculcate
in their progeny taste for music and
as their modest household had not yet
assumed the dignity of having a piano
located in one corner of the parlor,
the Whippletons resolved to purchase
one Of those necessary instruments;
for, though neither could play even
ragtime symphony without the aid Of a
pianola. they thought that the children
could not fail to all become Paderew-
skis Just by looking at the piano. and
imagining what sweet strains it could
produce were it ever opened and played
upon.
For the acquisition of the instru-
ment ii was agreed by the husband
and wife that the latter should seek
the assistance Of young lady friend,
who was good musician, having az
rived at the stage where she could pro-
nounce Wagner with a true German
accent, and who could select a piano
with a good tone and the other neces-
sary qualifications. Mrs. Whippleton
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

Turbaned Sikhs in khaki have come
TO the United States to look after the
selection and shipment of American
mules for British military uses, The
North American mule with the broad
arrow on his left hip goes on conquer.
ing and to conquer.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
Works Roth NVnYs.

1--WE are continually being misreprc.
sented by the newspapers, said the
irate statesman.
We'll" answered Senator Sorghum,
"if the press was successful in its cf.
forts TO be absolutely accurate. some
Of us would never get into Office TO-
Washington Star.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

Mr.. Estruye is known as the Bis.
marck of Denmark. Cecil Rhodes was
sometimes called the Bismarck of
South Africa, and Ii Hung Chang was
called the Bismarck Of China. How
would Pierpont Morgan do for a
Bismarck of business?
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
The Real Thing.

"My Queenw exclaimed her adorer,
timidly, may kiss the royal hand?"
my faithful subject" replied the
young woman, with the air of one gen.
tly chiding him. what is the matter
with the royal ips?-Tit-Bit
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
An Easy WAY,

81 wish,' he said in dreamy sort
of way, that knew what she really
thinks of me-"
why don't you find out the name Of
the girl TO whom she confides her Sc.
crets and call ON her some time? ?"-
Chicago Record Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
THE SUBURBAN CITIZEN.
WASHINGTON, D. c.

The Legislature of Newfoundland
has made liberal appropriation for
the installation OF n cold storage sys-
TEN for the fisheries Of the colony. BY
this means it is hoped to open up new
markets for cod fish, salmon and
lOhstprS
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
By Mail.

IN her misslve the maiden sent a
thousand kisses.
Printed matter? asked the clerk at
the postohice
Not yetP' the maiden faltered, col.
Oring in sweet confusion.-Puck.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
Reputation.

Mrs. Trout-"I'm afraid our little
Speckles is small for his age"
Mr.. Trout-"Don't worry. If any
one catches him he'll figure as a pound
and half at least New York Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
Well Born,

De Style-"I hear Miss Manhattan
comes from fighting stock"
Gunbusta-"Yes, her mother engaged
in 991 bargain sales; fought through
691 bridge jams and participated in
nnety-nine parade crowds" New
York Sun
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
THE SUBURBAN cITl

ZEN 10 a permanent institu-
hon--a fixture at the Nationai
Capital. Thousands and thou
sands OF people can testify TO
the good work II has accom-
plished during the past five
Years in the line of suburban
Improvement. 1t is the only
pewspaper In the District or
Columbia that maintains q
punching bureau, whose duty
ft Is TO punch up the authori-
ties and keep them awake 20
fhe needs OF tina suburbs. ON
that account IL deserves and u
receiving substantial encour-
eIemeIaNa
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
First Frnifs.

Kindergartner-"Ch Children, this morn.
ing | have a surprise for you. / have
brought a lovely big rubber plant for
us TO have in our room, and every day
we will water it and
Gracie-"Oh, Miss H., can't l lave
the first pair of rubbers W-Chic8go
Tribune.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24

Druggist-"Wellw what do you want?"
The Kid-"I wants somethin' dat'll
grow a big black mustache in a week
or so."-New York journal.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
Married.

"Well, madam, you've got your wish
you've married a rich husband"
NO dear, I've married rich man,
but a poor husband. '-Tit-Bits.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
Palaces.

"Pa, are palaces always big?"
mo, my boy, Any little old shack'll
do for a palace of art at a one-horse
exposition. ."-Chicago Record Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-24
Our. I.jlI'.. BUDGET
n.y. OF EHvMoR.
awn.t
The FooI,s Luck.

They said he had a fools good luck,
Until one luckless day,
He risked and lost his ALL They stuck
Their noses up then, free to own
That any fool might well have known
'Twould turn out Just that way,
That's all they had TO say
Chicago Record Herald.