davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

1 32d prize-Quad. plate candlestick. 33d prize-Roger & Galet's Extract. 34th prlze--Roger 6 GaIlets Extract 35th prize--Ebony frame Frenah InIrror 36th prize---Ebony frame French mirror 37th prize-Ladies' silk fan. 39th prize-Lades' silk fan.
 seth prlze-BottIe perfumery. 10th prize-Bottle perfumery. 41st prize-Ladies' gloves.
 42d prize-Ladiea' gloves. v 43d prlze-Leather music roll. !" 44th prize-Leather music roll. 45th prize-Handsom card case. 46th prize-Handsom card case. 47th prlze-Handsome purse. 18th prize-Handsome purse. 18th prize-one ladies' silk fan. 5oth prize-one ladies' silk fan. 51st prize-BottIe R. G c. extract. 52d prize-Bottle R. G c. extract. 53d prize-standing work basket. 54th prize-standine work basket. 55th prize-lmported beer stein. 56th prize-Imported beer stein. 57th prze-cream pitcher.
 53th prlze--cream pitcher
 59th prize-Set knives and forks. 6Oth prize-Pie knife.
 61st prize-Reading lamp. 62d prize-Reading lamp.
 63d prize-Slk waist pattern. 64th prlze-Slk waist pattern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

1t- prize-Handsome leather couch. 2c prze-$25 in gold.
 3d prze-S1o in gold.
 4th prize-$5.o0 in gold.
 9th prlze-S5.Oo in gold.
 9th prize-S5.c5 in gold.
 Eth p%ize-$5.oo in gold.
 sth prize-Ladies' writing desk. 9th prize-Ladles' sewing rocker. 10th prize-Ladies' slipper rocker. 11th prlze-Man's silk umbrella. 18th prlze-Choice piece of cut glass 18th prize-10 vol. set Thackeray's. 14th prize-10 vol. set Thackeray's. 18th prize-6 vol. set Geo. Eiiot's. 18th prizc-Edward Gibbons 5 vol. SC
 Decline and Fall Roman Empire. 17th prlze-4 vol. set Shakspeare's. 18th prize-4 vol. set Shakespea ares. 18th prize-4 vol. set Shakespeare's. 19th prize-5 vol. set Stevenson's. 2oth prize-5 vol. set Stevenson's. Fist prize-charlotte Bronte's works. 22d prlze-Charlotte Bronte's works. 23d prize-5 vol. set Conan Doyle's. 24th prlze-5 vol. set Conan Doyle's. 18th prize-Set Emerson's Essays. 26th prlze-Set Emerson's Essays. 27th prize-Picture.
 28th Prize-Picture.
 29th prlze-Box fine stationery. 3oth prize-Box fine stationery. 31st prize-Quad. plate candlestick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
Here is q List of Prizes ::

ed in the Birmingham Age-erald Saturday, August st
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
THE REIGN OF KING GRAFT.
Post Office inspectors Investigating
Alleged Sales of Promotions and
Transfers in Office.

Washington, April 11.-Post-office
inspectors are busily investigating
charges that ring has existed in the
department for the sale of promo
tions and transfers in the department
generally, but especially in the New
York post office.
The charges are written and signed
by a name which may or may not be
fictitious. Since the first letter with
the charges was received there have
been several others substantiating it,
but whether these letters are from in
dependent sources is not known.
According to the charges, the ring
in the New York post Office was thor
oughly organized and did business on
the same basis as that of the New
York police ring, which sold all pro-
motions for a stated sum, and then
regularly collected a percentage of
the increased pay through collector
who was well known and was paid
for his trouble by commissions on the
amounts he received. The balance in
New York, it is said, was turned over
to the men at the head of the scheme
who had sufficient influence to make
the promotions.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17

Washington, April list. Louis
will have Wild West show in connec,
ton with the government Indian ex.
hibit at the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition. Capt. Tonner, acting commits
sioner of Indian affairs, has received
a letter from ST. Louis stating that
the exposition officials had agreed ia
make an appropriate of 100000 to
supplement the appropriation of $4o,.
600 made by the government for an
Indian exhibit. This will make $780,.
600 available for this feature of the
exposition, and will enable the secro
tary of the interior to provide some
spectacular features in connection
with the Indian exhibit.
1t was decided some time ago by
Mr.. Jones, commissioner of Indian af.
fairs, after n consultation with Sec.
retary Hitchcock, that the exhibit
would be confined to a showing of the
progress made in the Indian schools,
unless the exposition authorities made
an additional appropriation for tho
spectacular features. Mr. S. NJ. Nc.
Gowan, representing the interior de,
partment, who is now in ST. Louis,
has informed the department of the
action of the exposition officials.
Plans for the exhibit will be under
taken rs soon as the agreement be-
tween the department and the expo
sition officials has been formally en-
tered into. Officials of the Indian
bureau will undertake to collect rep
resentatives of all Indian tribes that
h,I I. ~. 7
chase. This will include all of the
well-knOwn tribes, the Arapahoes,
Apaches, CheyenneS, Crows, Utes,
PuebloS, Flatheads and Sioux. The
members of the five civilized tribes,
in the Indian territory, were removed
from the east and south after the
Louisiana purchase, but they will
probably be represented in the ex-
hibit
There will probably be an arrange
ment of games, feats of skill and
dances peculiar to the different tribes
although it can not be yet determined
just how far the department will be
willing to go in preparing for this
form of entertainment. The policy
of the Indian bureau is pronounced
against encouragement of this class
of exhibitions, as experience has
shown that they have demOralizing
effect upon the Indians.
Officials of the bureau feel, however.
that this will be the last opportunity
for a collection of the real blanket
Indians, whose numbers are growing
rapidly less each year. They are will
ing to encourage this feature of the
exposition, believing that it will be
the last opportunity that will be af
forded to any considerable number
of people to see the Indian as he eX-
listed half a century ago, when the
Louisiana purchase was young.
Details of the exhibit will be de-
cided upon soon after Indian Com
missioner Jones returns from his
western trip in May.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17

at Knoxville, whereas the work has
heretofore been done by the State
chemist under supervision OF the COM
missioner of agriculture.
Nine bills were introduced in both
houses providing that in the event the
constitutional amendments are adopc-
cd at the November election, 1904, the
governor shall at once order special
election for secretary of state, comp
troller and treasurer.
Reform School Killed.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 for
the Shelby county reform school was
rejected in the senate. When the bill
came up amendments vesting the title
of the property in the State and au-
thorizing the governor, attorney-gen-
eral and comptroller to select the To-
cation of the school, either in Shelby
county or elsewhere, were adopted.
Messrs. Norfleet, Hancock and Baxter
advocated the bill as practical meas
ure.
Mr. Rice insisted that notwithstand-
ing the amendment to vest the title of
the institution in the State it was SIM
ply a county institution. He said it
was not a pleasant duty to oppose this
measure, yet his oath of office did not
lead him to believe he would be right
to vote on appropriation for Shelby
county when other counties cannot re-
ceive, under the provisions of the act,
any benefits.
Mr.. Hancock, replying, said that any
county could send boys to the school,
out, of course, that county would pay
the expenses, such as board. Even
Shelby county would have to do this
for all of it's inmates. Shelby county
30 10 ho 70
simply for the privilege of securing
the location of this school within it's
confines.
Mr.. Peak offered an amendment to
reduce the amount of the appropria-
tion from SIS 900 to $4,000. He said
ID support of his amendment that he
would like to lend assistance to the
good people of Shelby but he did not
think he ought to be asked to lend
to the extent of burdening the people
of his section. This proposed school
was exactly like the one of Hamilton,
which that county was supporting
wlGnout State aid. The amendment
was tabled.
Mr. Seay said the bill had merit and
reformatory school was needed but
these were not questions to be con-
sidered 1t is stated that this is a
State institution, but this claim is not
sustained by the provisions of the law
of 1895, under which it is organized.
He said the purposes of the bill are
commendatory and laudable but he
could not give it his support. If $751;
900 was appropriated to Shelby county
why should not similar amounts be
appropriated to other counties? 1t
was an unwise precedent. The call
for the previous question was sus-
tanned and the bill was rejected, 10
ayes and % noes.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Another 81 900 bill has been located
in the Missouri Doodle Investigation.
Chaplain William H. Milburn, of the
United States senate, died, Friday, at
Santa Barbara, Cal.
The cattlemen of Kansas will resist
the order to remove their fences from
about government lands.
Yung Lu, viceroy of Pe-Chi-Li, the
most powerful counsellor of the Chi
nese government is dead,
The weekly reports of the CONNER
cial agencies show that the retail
Easter trade has been very satisfac-
tory.
James Leahy was probaiy fatally
stabbed during a scuffie with Charles
Rafferty,, at ST. Louis, for possession
of knife.
The Armour Grain Co., of Chicago,
is credited with having acquired 49,
0oo,o0 bushels of wheat within the
past week.
The Tennessee senate passed the
house bill appropriating $4,000 for
a Tennessee exhibit at the ST. Louis
Worlds fair.
Mort Perkins was convicted of mur-
der in the first degree at Lawtou,
Okla, and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life.
Cresceus, the worlds champion trot-
ting stallion, may never race again
His owner announces that he will be
retired from the turf.
The Eastern Michigan Press associ-
alton visited the Worlds fair grounds,
Friday, and was the guest of the man
agement at luncheon.
An explosion occurred at the Can
ton (China) arsenal powder factory
Friday. Fifteen hundred persons are
reported to have been killed.
The government crop report shows
the April condition of wheat to be
about .97, against a condition of 1871
for the corresponding period last
year.
Gov. Murphy of New Jersey has is
sued a proclamation wiping out OF
existence 927 corporations, purporting
to represent a capital stock of $24O.
600, 900.
Official figures show that for seven
months prior to last January the
American imports into Canada
eQualeu % per CENT against INC ACs'
of the world.
President Castro of Venezuela has
indorsed Minister Bowen's opposition
to the offer of syndicates to settle
war claims affecting the South Amer
lean republic.
Hon. David r. Francis stated tc
Michigan editors at the Worlds fail
grounds, Friday, that he is not can
didate for the presidential nomina
ton, and would not consider it if of
| fered.
Five men were hurt by the collapse
of a derrick at the Worlds fair
grounds, St. Louis. Of the injured
Fred Anslinger and William MinteI
are in a serious condition and may
not recover.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending April
numbered 153, against 145 the preced-
ing week. 1S2 in the corresponding
week of 1902, 225 in 1901, $50 in 1900
and 243 in 1899.
A railroad with headquarters in
| Chicago has inaugGrated a bureau
of neatness" to compel its trainmen
to appear neat all of the time, with
creased trousers and polished shoes
The companies pay the freight.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
ALARM IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
The Death From Violence, of the
Russian Consul at MitrOvitza,
Causes OmciaI Perturbation.

Constantinople, April 1.-THE news
of the death of NJ. Stcherbina, the
Russian consul at Mitrovitza, Euro
pean Turkey, who was shot by an Al
banian sentinel recently at that place,
has greatly alarmed the authorities
here, who, as a result, anticipate
complications with Russia.
Consular reports from Monastir
show that the anarchical conditions
prevailing there are becoming more
acute. Assassinations of both Chris
tians and Mussulmen are increasing.
In the district of Prilep, during the
past week, no less than so Christians
were killed by MuSsulmans.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
ARE WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
Stories of Trouble With the South
ern Pacific Cutoff at Salt Lake
Positively Denied.

San Francisco, April 11.-Chief En-
gineer VIM. Hood, of the Southern Pa
cific, who returned from the COM
pany's cutoff across Great Salt lake,
declared that all the stories of diff
culties and disasters attending this
work, that have been telegraphed
from Salt Lake in the last few weeks,
are without foundation. He says
the bottom is not sinking out of the
lake, that at no time has the "ill"
sunk below the surface and carried
with it any engines or cars, and that
the building of the cutoff is attended
with fewer difficulties and nishaps
than he anticipated when the work
was undertaken.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Freeing the Ferries.

The Montgomery County Court
has passed an order freeing three
of the four ferries across the Cum
berland river in that county. The
court authorized the highway COM
mittee to borrow money enough on
the notes of the county to put the
highways over the county in good
condition. Authority to so borrow
funds was recently granted the
county by the State legislature, this
plan for securing good highways be-
ing adopted in place of issuing
bonds.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Heavy Rain at Chattanooga.

A heavy thunder storm, accom-
panied by unusually violent wind,
visited Chattanooga last week, and
in half an hour the rainfall at that
point was more than an inch. The
velocity of the wind was thirty miles
an hour. At Charleston, on the
Tennessee river, the rainfall was
3.66 inches during twenty-four
hours. At Clinton, the rainfall was
3.56 inches. Th1 storm covered the
entire Tennessee valley, and the riv-
er is rising rapidly, with predic-
ton that it will reach within a few
feet of the danger line.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
7 ennessee State News
The Honor Roll.

A. B. Jones, president of the
Memphis Conference Female Insti-
tute, at Jackson, has announced the
following pupils as receiving the
honors from the school for the class
of 1908: Valedictory, Miss Su-
sanna Hammerly, Jackson; Latin
salutatory, Miss Frank Patterson
Greenlee, Longtown; French essay,
Miss Edna Malcolmn Davis, Nor
garfield, KY; English salutatory,
Miss Laura Angeiyn Jobe, Jackson /;
literary address, Miss Hattie May
Steadman, Jackson; English essay,
Miss Caroline Gerster Neal, Dyers-
burg; address to undergraduates,
Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, Arlington.
The class of 1908 is one of the larg-
est in the history of this old 1nsti-
tuition.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Camden Depot Burned.

A severe electrical storm passed
over Camden last week, and as a re-
suit the Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Louis railway depot is now in
ashes. Luckily, but little freight
was in the depot. a car loaded
with freight was on the sidetrack,
and would have been burned had
not a passing engine stopped and
pushed it out of the way. Other
unoccupied buildings were burned
whith stood near.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Red River Bridge.

1t is said that the Louisville e.
Nashville will expend $50O,O00 this
summer on new bridge and ap-
proaches at Red river, near Adams
Station, on the Henderson division.
From two and a half to three miles
of new road will have to be con-
structed, as the site of the new
bridge will be several hundred feet
further down the river. The COM
pany expended about 100000 on
the old bridge less than two years
ego.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Record for Nashville.

March was the record month of
the Nashville terminals in handling
through business. Eighty-two thou
sand, seven hundred and eighty-nine
cars were handled through Nash
vile; 1891 more than in Febru-
airy, and 19,200 more than i'll
March, 1902. There was an in
crease of over 900 freight trains
over March a year ago.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Cverseer System.

The County Court of Gibson
county has decided TO return to the
overseer system of working the pub
lie roads. There was a tie vote
when the question was put, twenty
five favoring the contract system
and twenty-five the overseer. The
chairman cast the deciding vote in
favor of the latter.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17

Buffalo, n. Y, April 11.-At the Pen
mel inquest the last statement of the
dead lawyer, in which he protested
his innocence of the Burdick murder,
was read Judge Murphy rendered
verdict to the effect that the theory
that Pennell committed suicide had
not been established.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Hanged in Eniqy.

State Senator S. G. Cooper and
Representative p. w. Maddox
were hanged in effigy in the public
square in Huntingdon last week.
The incident has caused some little
excitement and much comment from
both sides. The action was taken
by unknown parties, supposed to
be the charter people, or ''wets.' .
Two years ago, the drv element
burned Senator Fryer in effigy.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
COSTLY LESSON IN SEEMING.
A Two-Pound Catfish that Cost Five
st. Louis Amateur Fishermen
Eighty Dollars.

East ST. Louis, H., April ia sin
gle catfish weighing about two
pounds, cost John Beverly, John Gire-
ly, Thomas Strauss, Walter Emery
and Edward Wilson, total of $50 in
fines and costs for an alleged violation
of the state game laws in using a
sein, the mesh of which was smaller
than allowed by law.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
a Genuine CLnch.

You cannot possibly escape me-" he
said listlessly, and with folded arms, as
IN her glance. Il know you are beautiful
ard l am poor; that you are wealthy
and I am homely; that you are good and
am as bad as any one could imagine. Yet
as there is really decent, deserving fell
a decadent novel, he shall be thrown over
ard his heart shattered, and | shall win
you at the last. There is no help for it
there is no help for it. 1 am the real
hero. though it IS all huge farce to me-"
Seeing the force OF his logic, and wishing
the readers a lot of suspense and hard
work, she surrendered, hateful as the task
appeared 10 her-Baltimore American.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Fell Into the Fire.

While suffering from a fit, the
wife of John Lunman, in Montgom-
cry county, near Clarksville, fell
into the fire and was burned to
death before help could come. Her
4-year-old daughter, who was in the
room, ran to the house of neigh
Dor and notified the occupants that
her mamma had burned up. Peo-
pie hastened to the scene and found
that the house had caught fire. The
flames were extinguished and the
dead woman's body found nude,
with the flesh burned to a crisp.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
He Killed a Cripple.

For the killing of VIII Gwinn,
a cripple, at Bristol, four, weeks ago,
Charles Echols, Nashville young
man, was last week convicted of
manslaughter and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Injured in Runaway.

Mrs. Busch Sloan had her arm
broken in a runaway near Humboldt
last week. She and her husband
attended church and were on their
way home, when the horse became
frightened and ran away, throwing
them from the buggy. Mr.. Sloan
only received a few bruises.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Kissed Family Goodbye.

John Woodall, farmer of David
son county. aged 35, with wife and
five children, blew his head off at
his home last week, because of worry
over business affairs. Just, before
the tragedy he came in off his farm,
kissed his wife and children, then
locked himself in the dining room
and used his shotgun.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
National Guard.

Adjt.-Gen. Hannah is receiving
numerous applications for authority
to organize companies for the Ma
tional Guard. Companies have
organized at johnson City and Nor
rsitown, and orders will be issued
soon for the muster in of a company
at Memphis. Capt. Travis of Paris
and Capt, Smith of Covington have
asked authority to organize compa-
MES. The work of reorganizing the
National Guard into three regi-
ments will be commenced at an ear
ly date.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Saved From the River.

Passing pedestrians caught B. II.
Yearout, a man fully so years of
age, as he was climbing over the
rail of the Tennessee river bridge
in Knoxville preparatory to leaping
into the river, a distance of $50
feet. He begged his rescuers to re-
lease their hold, saying he and his
family would be better off were he
dead. Ill health was the cause of
the attempted suicide.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Much Storm pamaue.

Last weeks storm did great dam
age throughout Middle Tennessee.
At Hendersonville the barn of Ho-
ratio Berry, one of the finest in the
State, was struck by lightning and
totally destroyed. In Lawrence
county a furious hail storm killed
pigs and sheep. Other places report
great damage from cloudbursts,
which DESTROYED crops, bridges, etc.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
Planting Progressing Well.

The high water in Lauderdale
county is now receding rapidly on
the highest sections of the river
districts. Farm work has COM
menced to some extent. The plant
ing on the hill land is progressing
rapidly, and should favorable wealth
er conditions prevail during the
present week, hundreds of acres of
corn will be put in the ground. Land
is also being prepared for cotton,
and the prospect is for an acreage
in excess of last year. Strawber-
ries are looking fine and the crop
will be up to the average, though
frost ten days ago set them back
a few days.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
SIashed His Throat.

Sam Fair, of Johnson City, made
an unsuccessful attempt at suicide
last week. Poor health and fnan-
cial troubles were the cause. With
a penknife he slashed his wrist in
four places and cut a cash of sew
eral inches across the right side of
his throat.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-17
sIxTY-sEcoND DAY.

The senate passed the Baxter bills
requiring county courts to levy special
taxes whereby the rural schools shall
he kept open six months in the year
and making school districts coeXten-
sive with the civil districts. The
house passed the day in committee of
the whole on the senate assessment
bill and it will be passed. Only few
minor changes were made.
Immediately after the senate met
Mr.. Norfieet moved that the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for an industrial
school in Shelby county be made a
special order for IL o'clock tomorrow
Etr Cox opposed it. Mr.. Hancock said
Mr.. Cox had antagonized this measure
from the beginning.
Mr. Cox said the money was needed
more for educational purposes. Mr..
Hancock said he had grown somewhat
tired of hearing school children"
faunted as a red flag on every Occa-
sion.
After considerable wrangling over
the matter, the Norf1eet motion pre-
vailed and it was made a special or
der.
Many New Bills.
TIE flow of bills continued in the
senate, those of a general interest be-
Ing as 1OllOWS.
BY Mr.. Norfieet-To amend the law
regulating life insurance companies so
as to prevent revenue companies from
coming into the State SO as to get
the benefit of the latter part of the fis-
cal year.
by Mr.. Nelson-To make it a misde-
meanor to hire labor under contract of
enOtner.
BN Mr.. Adams-To authorize the
rrison commissioners to disallow good
time of convicts.
By Mr.. Hancock-To appoint an ar
Dor day.
b. Mr.. Seay-To regulate the keep
ing of female dogs by requiring them
to be registered with the circuit court
CLERK.
The senate passed on third reading
a bill to amend an act relative to Con-
federate soldiers so as to authorize the
appointment Of six women on the