The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-26
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BY: Mistake, Miss Noonan Certified
That He Had Been
Naturalized..
The Real Applicant for Citizenship
Was the Holy Moses
lSs Camel Driver.
81 hope I haven't got this country into
any trouble with, Europe; only did 1t in

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~ hope haven't got this country into
any trouble with, Europe; only did 1t In
the cause OF peace i. ,f
Such was the modest comment this NOR
ming Of Miss Margaret Noonan, deputy
clerk Of the federal court, the Minneapolis
girl who hasspractically solved the east
ern, question, that despair OF male diplo-f
matists. | mss
y. Yet Miss Noonan an engaging blonde,
mild of voice and blue of eye, Is almost
by the thought that she Is fa-
nous. She admits, however, without re-
serve, "Yes,s did make the sultan Of
Turkey an American citizen several weeks
ago1 s.; Isl Il aE..&s,sS
II suppose It couldn't be kept quiet. He
SO delighted when I handed him. the cer-
tificate. I've never heard that he wasn't
perfectly satisfied In fact, he came back
some time afterwards and gave me very
pretty belt buckle of fltgree goldAset with
emeralds and topazes. think it has his
monogram IN its but f. don't know the
Turkish letters.t .ts5.s 81
A MIscue in the Certificate.
= In thus relating an exploit that has
alarmed the, great powers, Miss, Noonan
testified +. to the accuracy Of the following
certificates: 8. :. ~ -,
:, Having, to the satisfaction Of the court, pro.
duced such proofs, made such renunciattons and
taken such toaths ag are required by the laws
of the United States relating to the admission
Of aliens to become citizens Of the United States,
sthe sultan of Turkey was duly admitted by the
court to become, and he is, accordingly, a citi
of the United States. 49, Is. s,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
official signature as the clerk Of said court at
the city Of Minneapolis, in the district OF Mime
,sota fourth district, this. 3Oth day of May, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and three, and Of the Independence OF the United
tive
. Clerk Of the Circuit Z Court Of the United
States for the District Of Minnesota.
= BY Margaret c.. Noonan, Deputy Clerk. 80 :
/ Now that the momentous document has
been published at New York by the edi-
tor Of Al Rawi an organ Of the Turkish
Americans, local friends Of Miss Noonan
are astonished to hear that she has out
/ stripped Secretary Hay and has surpassed
1.-THE grandests dreams Of President Nc
Kinley, In applying the American policy
T of expansion, and In establishing the SUI
Spremacy Of the nation as peace maker,
not to say pacemaker; for the world.
With the sultan owning allegiance to the
United States, his nation is prepared to
.balk the encroachnents OF Russia and
+ Austria: Turmoil In the Balkans must
now cease. Even Servia and her new
King Peter must reckon now with Wash
ington. s$ i 50 1.7-.s
s. iHa- ;; The "Hoty Moses" Man. s w ,.n
+ In the negotiations with Miss Noonan,
the agent for His Majesty Abdul Hamtd
was Esau NJ. El-Khouri, ostensibly a
camel, driver in the Jabour Circus. He
concealed his diplomatic mission by in
viting patrons Of the June street fair to
ascend the hurnpy back Of 'tHoly Moses
tR-r-r-r-r 1de Hoo-o-oly Mo-ses! Dis-al
I way, leddies: an gentum! R-r-r-r-ride
| Hoo o-olys Moses!''sa It was on Memorial
Day that Esau swore by Allah to Miss
Noonan that he. had lived in the United
States since he was Is years Of age. II
[ wa 8 then that Esau sold. not HIS birth
Ham Id, And I guess, observed the. little
clerk. Remembering her mistake, n guess
he, got. a mess OF pottage!''g -