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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-11
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-11
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Arkansas and choctaw Railway.

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-11

The Frisco System operates widevestibuled.
electric-liRhted trains All cafe cars and dining
halls under the management OF Fred Harvey.
Time OF trains at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07

Washington. November 6.-(Speeial.)- Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama. has written strong letter to the secretary of the navy requesting that the Birming- ham, Ala, locality be given an opportu- nity to compete with other localities in the manufacture of guns and armor plate.
 The senator insists that the secretary before settling the matter send experts to Ensley in order that they may judge for themselves.
 The senator's letter follows: United States Senate, Washington, D. C.,
 November 1, 19O3
 MT. Secretary;
 'The suggestion of Admiral O'Nell for additional facilities for the making of guns for the navy in government shops recalls to my mind the earnest and most important effort of our southern steel works to have consideration of their mer- it's in this connection.
 "rhe guns now on the ships-many of them-and the armor plates, were made of Alabama basic iron. purchased by the Pennsylvania contractors. Of this I am informed in way that leaves no doubt on my mind that l am correct in this statement.
 Steel. of very high grade and exception al uniformity in composition, in large bil- lets, and consequently reliable for solidty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
WARSHIP STOPS
 AN OCEAN LINER
THE CHEROKEE IS PREVENTED FROM ENTERING CERTAIN Do- MINicAN PoRTS-HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF A BLOCKADE.

San Domingo, Sunday, November IA Dominican warship stopped the Clyde Line steamer Cherokee as it was near ing Puerto Plata and informed the cap tain that he could not enter that port. The Cherokee then proceeded for Sam ana and was prevented from entering that port the minister of war ordering the captain of the Cherokee to proceed to the capital.
 On the arrival of the vessel here, the government demanded that the cargo in- tended for Puerto Plata and Samana be landed at this port. The agent of the company and the captain of the Cher okee refused to comply with this de- mand, and appealed to United States Minister Powell for protection. Minister Powell called on the president and urged that since the government of santo Do- mingo had not advised the foreign lega- tions of any blockade, it could not pre- vent the Cherokee from entering the ports of Puerto Plata and Samana, and insisted that the cargo should be land ed at its destination.
 The President in reply reiterated his demand that the Cherokee and cargo be landed at San Domingo, but this Minister Powell refused to permit and declared he would hold the government responsi- ble, should any violent action be adopted towards the Cherokee.
 When the Cherokee was ready to leave for Aqua, clearance papers were refused, and 1t was again demanded that she land her cargo at this port. Minister Powell wrote a sharp note to the government demanding a permit for the Cherokee to depart. The government refused to al- low pilot to board the vessel. and Min ister Powell then instructed Captain Archibald to take his ship and proceed for Aqua. keeping his cargo on board and landing 1t at the ports of destination.
 The energetic action of Minister Powell has caused great excitement especially as his proceeding lacked the support of an American warship.
 The Cherokee left the harbor without a pilot. The city is quiet but preparations looking to its defense are in active pro- gress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
MORGAN WANTS ENSLEY
 TO FURNISH NAVY'S GUNS
Writes Long Letter Secretary Moody Urging That AabamaS Great Manufacturing District be Given Chance at aud-
 ing Guns and Armor Plae-Steel is of HghGr

and strength, is made at Ensley, Ala, near Birmingham, from basic pig metal that is produced in the same works, and in view of the mouths of the mines. and of the eo<ing ovens that furnish the fuel, and of the iron mountains that furnish the ore.
 'arhese steel works are in full opera ton, furnishing railroads with heavy amounts of steel rails of the best quail ity, besides supplying the wire mills and other commercial manufacturers of fine light and strong steel goods.
 ",rhe simple truth is that we can fur nish the metal for armor plate and guns as good as any in the world, and at cheaper than any other locality.
 why any doubts should handicap Ala bama iron for such uses. or any favorit- ism or prejudice should prevent due in- ouiry into this matter, as seems 10 have been the case, heretofore, do not un- derstand.
 T respectfully insist that you will cause careful examination to be made bv capable and reliable experts to aseer- tain the real facts in respect to this mat ter. and believing that you earnestly ap- preciate all efforts to promote the pub lie good, l trust that you Will consider the suggestions have the honor to make and that you will require reports to be made as soon as practicable, so that congress may have the facts before its committee at the coming session. With great respect. JOHN |. MoitdAN.
 Hon. William II. Moody, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
NON-UNION MEN CAUGHT
 AND HURRIED TO JELLlCO

The Coal Creek company accepted the scale of wages set out in the recent op- erators' and miners joint conference. but inc company proposed to make contracts with the individual miner. instead or with the miners union. This was combatted by union miners with the result that the company recently ordered all union work CTS to quit it's employ, and vacate its houses. Ejectment suits followed and are set for hearing November 16.
 This company has for years employed both union and non union miners, and has paid the union scale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07

Knoxville. November 6.-Trouble be- Coal Creek district broke out late yester- day, and a general fight ensued at the mines of the Coal Creek company.
 As 100 non-union miners came out of Thistle mine from work. they were me. by 200 union miners who after assaulting several took the whole number prisoners. and marched them to the railroad station and put them on the train for Jellico, pay ing fares for each man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
SEVEN MINERS PERISH
 FROM FLAME AND SMOKE

at o'clock this morning, as the shifts were being changed still rages flercely, and rescuers, hundreds of whom have gone from Virginia. City, will be hampered as there is no apparatus at the mine. Superintendent Turner gave his life for his men. He wss at breakfast and partially dresed when the alarm came. Dashing into the house in his shirt sleeves with another miner whose name has not been learned, Turner made his way to the main tun- nel Here they found everything ablaze. They groped their way down and dragged out five bodies including Tobins In the second attempt they did not come and were later brought forth dead by other rescuers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
France VIII Not Intervene.

Paris, November G--The feeling in gov ernment circles continues strongly favor able to the revolution taking its course been taken or are contemplated towards intervention. The entire list of Panama securities continues to move upward the advance varying from ? to fracs This was taken to indicate that the sentiment of the company and of the bourse finan. ciers was that the revolution was favor. able to the interests of the canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
PAT cRoWE's PARo CAPTURED.
He Confesses to Having Participated
 in kidnspng Young cudahy.

St. Joseph. Mo. November 6.-Thomas Costello, alias Tom Murphy. companion of Pat Grove, was captured here today by the police after a hard fight. Cos tello confessed to Chief of Police Franz to participating in the kidnuping of young Cudahy at Omaha and to other crimes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07

Virginia City. Mont, November G. Seven are dead number more burned and perhaps scores lost in the under ground workings in a fire which started in the Kearsarge mines, situated at Summit, eight miles from here this mci ming. The known dead are Supern- tendent R. B. Turner, a miner named Tobin and five other miners too badly burned to be identified. These seven bodies have been recovered.
 From fifty to seventy are still in the mine and may have perished from flame CT smoke. The plant employed 200 men, It is the property of United States Sen ator Millar of Nebraska, and was valued
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
70 Cripple Creek.

nber G.-Orders were
 nor Peabody today to i'd K, First regiment. to .ipple Creek to Telluride.
 be employed as guards at .h the owners will try to non-union forces. There Ike in progress at Telluride onths, but no violence mas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Alabama Members Arrive.

Washington. November 6-,special)- The members of the Alabama delegation have arrived in Washington to attend tM democratic caucus tomorrow afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
THE WEATHER.

, Washington, November 6.-Follow- l. ing is the forecast for Alabama:
 ' Fair Saturday and Sunday; warm : CT Sunday; light to fresh winds, : mostly northeast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Warships Hurried On.

The German warships here are coaling
 and 1t is reported that they have been hurried by order to San Domingo. owing to the seriousness of the situation there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07

written draft was prepared in Nebraska two or three days before the execution of the will, but this typewritten draft was not designed to be the letter to be referred to in the will and cannot be considered as such'
 The judge cites legal authority in sup port of his contention that the letter can not be regarded as a part of the will, and goes on:
 Tn view of the plain recital of the let ter itself. 1t is difficult to see how with out an utter disregard for the authorities, this letter can be incorporated into the will and this court therefore finds that the sealed letter cannot be admitted to probate as a part of the will. It is not. however. in the province of this court in probating a will to construe it's pro- visions. Hence the twelfth cause whether operative or not, will be admitted to pro- bate as a part of the will, and in thus refusing to probate the sealed letter as part of the will, this court does not wish to be understood as expressing any opin- ion as to whether the letter without be- ing probated can have any legal effect as a declaration of the trust attempted by the twelfth clause of the will.
 Bryan Is Satisfied.
 William J. Bryan reached this city late tonight from Lincoln, Neb and at once went to the office of his attorney where he read the decision in the Bennett will contest which Judge Cleveland handed down earlier in the day. MT. Bryan made the following statement:
 .'The decision of Judge Cleveland in the <. will case is in my favor on all ~aised by the heirs. and
 '~al law points
 ue influence
 and that
 relatives.
 letter to
 led with the
 res that the
 pod. if 1t had
 Bennett sug-
 sion the letter
 le absence of
 as actually In
 when the will
 will not be the
 t my fault, and
 med by the high
 ter pleased at the
 have been if the
 me on the legal
 Jn the moral qlIes-
 ision on the ques-
 is full. emphatic
 leslred It Is a com
 insinuations of the
 tomorrow will hear
 attorneys for Mir.
 Bennett and the heirs
 decree to be entered
 appeal to the supreme
 made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Consul cudeer Sails Monday.

Washington, November 6.-Under per- sonal instructions which he will receive from the President. Consul Gen eral Gudger will leave Sunday on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Cuba Has Not Recognized Panama.

Havana November 6.--Presdent Palma informs the Associated Press that the statement that Cuba has recognized the republic of Panama, is without founda- tion The only information the President has concerning affairs in the isthmus. he received through the Associated Press dis patch.
 The government has not yet even dis cussed the isthmian situation, and is in no haste to act in advance of other na- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Letter Itself Ans.

"yas the letter in in existence at the tir of the will2 This ques the first sentence of reads. Tn my will. j. bequeathed to you.' e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07
Asks for Support.

Delegated by that board, 1 have as- stunned command of this province, and trust you will all surround us with your support for the purpose of raising on high and without blemish the flag of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-07

Mayflower for Colon, to assume charge of the American consulate there. The instructions will be of the most minute character, but of course, much will be left to the discretion of MT. Gudger in whom the administration has the full est confidence On the arrival of the Mayhower at Colon, MT. Gudger will make himself known at once to the de- facto government and the usual formali- ties in such cases will be observed He will do business directly with the re- public of Panama, which, in its pro- visional form at present, consists of ar executive board. but which before his arrival may easily take the form oi a permanent government.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28

wires spoke up bravely and told of
long journeys over land and sea,
hill and dale, prairie and noun
tain, through dreary wastes of sand
and snow and fruitful garden
spots. They Chartered of grave and
great events in the lives of ma
tions, of sad and happy things CON
corning people, of queer sights and
sounds, of fires and wrecks, burning
bridges and washouts. They com
planned a great deal about having
to work so hard and scolded little
about Marconi; but after all they
were glad to be of use. r..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
ESPERANTO
just try the dog; we'll any
The Week's Roll of Honor

MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.
Ethel Crovvther, Grade, Douglas School
Irving Avenue S.
Arthur Piers, 9Th Grade. Horace Mann School, 1896
Chicago Avenue.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Ayyds De Haven, D Sth Grade, Bremen School, sS43
Sixth Street N.
Madeleine Doolttle, A 9Th Grade Emerson School, So
Thirteenth Street S.
Beatrice Malcolm, A 9Th Grade, Blaine School, sos
N.
Emogene Ellis, 5th Grade Lyndale School, 300
Pleasant Avenue. /.
NORTHWESTERN PRIZE WINNERS.
Edna Wohhuter 9Th Grade, Fairmont, Mimi
HONORABLE MENTION
LIE Grande Dyke, Sth Grade, Prairie CHEN, Wis.
Ruby Applebee, 9Th Grade, .Anoka, Mimi
Flora Arms strong
MINI.
Joseph F. Russell, 5th Grade District 49, ceresco,
Madela, Mimi
HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.
Ruth Lowe 9th Grade, Two Harbors MINI.
Observation-Disclosures, Chen, Wis
Harriet e. Hogg, 10th Grade Grafton N D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
DARK, DISMAL SIBERIA.
(IIonorable Mention.

q
(IIonorable Mention) 7 :
CROSS the great desolate plains of Siberia through the
n dark and dismal forests, dreary dazzling
from St Petersburg high by
innunlerable poles
among them The surrounding country
oppressive silence is only broken occasionally by shr
blast of whistle along
if to bitter is
whirring along the cold wires, making
.
Nothing of moment happened in this region until
the other day. when exles
mines in the mountains Using the telegraph guides
the halffrozen their
crawling along behind huge drifts approach
anything suggesting life High above their heads watched
them their daily Journey gradually becoming
weaker until day. by hunger they
lay down in that long sleep brought
Continued Page Sky
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28

lueS were uCSp 1Oi STOWHupS.
Among these were Pilgrim Prog
reSs, Little Women,, Beautiful
joe BLACK Beauty" "Aesop's
Fables Robson Crusoe," "Swiss
Family Robson" Biography of
Grizzly ''Uncle Toms Cabin
"Guliiver's Travels, histories for
children. Life of Sherman coli
Yer Twist t.The Mill on the
Floss an algebra, a treatise on
political economy and a book on
the laws of Illinois Some of these
were truly formida BILE for begin
ners, and only niobled at.
Z There were all sorts of reasons
for reading the first book: it was
either little, big, pretty, shaggy,
full of pictures or lacking them:
then it was read to pass away
rainy day, or for the purpose CT
saying, Il have read book
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
n WONDERFUL OVERLAND JOURNEY
Beautiful and Useful Niagara Does Not y
a Skating Rink
(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize.

PriZe.)
ttI Ell us know at If vessel loaded
Il has arrived in New Yorl-Ohio Coal Co. Chicago III
3 I glad Of Chicago,
it ptifu to hear the of the distressed of
fuel when is unable aid they knew what
passing Them they, would anxious
TO lea he
AS go around Lake Michigan white capped
which add much to the grandeur lake should
like to stop just minute to Niagara
beautiful settings of ice all this great
volume of water it does not afford rushes
fao should like to tarTy for minute at the
exposition grounds which bring forcby
to minds the thought Of Mckinley
but it is for to rush AS through
see below burning mine, which shows advantage
nsht 1t has he
OF rain down the mountain not able to put out On
these cold nights would feel glad If only might enjoy
some OF its warmth. Ny the city of New York with
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
n FLUSH OF HAPPINESS
Naughty Jack Of BeanstnK Fame Points I'm.
expected Moral.
Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize.)

IT HE first book remember reading Jack
Beanstalk' I thought it because mama used
about Jacks mother scoldng him thought that there
be person in the world. It was also
prettly bound book, liked it best of all my
because the bright red 81
ver badly vhen
had heard of great and be like
of them but when found Jack worked his way up
helped his thought maybe could too So
set to work thinking afternoon and found that running
errands, etc. the best thing could The day
went down stairs before breakfast laid the table
afternoon when She. getting tired she said, u
thought would girl soon see won't"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
TOLD BY WIRES
Minneapolis Juniors Imagine Unique
Telegraph Wires. = y = " Y
ToP1c-ToLD BY TELEGRAPH WIRE.
graph Wires. =

HERE something very unusual about the pa
pers on this weeks topic and that is that fully
third of them were not on the topic at
all. There were complete and probably correct
histories of the telegraph concerning it's in
vention and construction, inventor: de-
scriptions of the inconvenience people endured
before there was such thing as telegraph.
and of what dreadful times there might be if
there were none now; stories of messages and
messengers told in the Juniors persons nd
not as if they wires at all; and finally, they
were contented with enumerating what inter-
esting, strange and curious things wires might
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
JT4TE SECRETS
a Maker of History That
KnoWs Many Things.
(PriZe.l

VI y
ING1H: zingzh! What a wind,
n "A tornado is coming soon,
think. What will become. of the
&trainful of passengers which just
passed. But never mind! My mes
sage has gone far over the prairie
and will soon reach the mountain
village where it carries sorrow and
news Of death! Poor mother! She
will be broken hearted. He was a
brave sailor lad and she could ill
spare him. But have carried many
such messages. Zingzh, zingzh-z-z
A blooming young girl sent a mes
sage by me to a cowboy away out
on cattle ranch. She is coming
home to be married. She will be
very happy and good cause she
= has to be. She blushed rosy red
: as she handed the operator her note
Zingzh-z-z-z. love the fresh
free air Of the prairie. None of your
hot, crowded cities for me- Yester-
day a little boy and girl sent a
message to their father who lives
in New York, that they were com
ing to join him. 1t was really path
etc to see how pitiful1y eager they
were to leave their happy, healthy
home for the doubtful delights of
a city residence. I wished I could
tell them what they were losing.
hum med as loud as could but they
did not pay the least bit of atten-
ton to me. But it is always that
way. 1 have made history! Many
things could tell, things that are
thought to have been forgotten lons
been intrusted to my care, while t
day have been carried across the oc
twinkling of an eye. But nobody p:
important services. Zingzh-z-z z.
A Seventh Grade.
Douglas School
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28

fortified harbo the noble statue of liberty and the beautiful
scenery of the Hudson rver feel small beside
great buildings The street much like the
in the far city of Minneapolis There andI
have reached destination "A
Sixth Grade, 1886 Chicago Avenue.
Horace School
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
(See EDITORIAL

with little book called Chldrens Tales,
it well a I
pride which my my
off to read it. read it alone and enjoyed it much
than, book although
not SO interesting many have read since. I
member especially
my first book GLADYS Jones,
Seventh Grade Grafton N. D. 81
Central School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
THE FIRST BOOK
Juniors Describe the
Delights and Difficulties OF Read
ing Stories by Themselves
TOPIC THE FIRST BOOK READ BY YOURSELF.

IaAk4 OTHER GOOSE water Babies" The
i "A Giant Killer stalk,
NH n ''Ace in Wonderland" "Puss in Boots Red
Il 4 = Riding Hood, "The Birds Christmas Carol,
Five Little Peppers and How They Crew.
tx GGA91 "Buebeard,' Grimms Andersen's fairy
II MSHES6 tames-veriy were
uM6WfHMl end to the fascinating books which held
uWkM84 Juniors spe1bound until the very
uVXzHW had been read. AS rule, these
II M&N& the first read little who
liz On M keenly enjoyed impossible things
WOW quse delight in bear and wolf which
made them turn pale cling to mother. other
stories there older folk worthy
eral readings; then it certain
1eced readings could appreciated
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
JUST TURNED SIX
I'm Enraptured Miss Uith
an "Own" Book.
(Prize)

:
w ITH sigh of satisfaction I
w sat down in my rocker to
read my new little book, my very
own. How proud 1 was! was
just six.
4 Mama had taught me the alpha
bet when I was a little past five,
and promised me that when was
six might have an Gown little
book and read it myself if I worked
industriously at the cloth book
which my brothers and. sisters had
begun with; in this way I would
outrival them. I worked like lit
tie bee and counted the days before
my birthday, joyfully rejecting
each night that the next would be
one day nearer my birthday. The
week before the delightful day was
spent in blissful expectancy. I read
over and over again the little cloth
book which I had long since con-
sidered too inferior for my knowI-.
edge. "This is a cat. Do you see
cat?" was repeated in my childish
voice the night before my sixth
birthday, and putting the almost
learned by-heart', little book on
the shelf I jumped into bed with a
happy heart.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28

telllf they would. What the trouble?
nothing affairs; thinking
need rues and ties Some Juniors possess caps