davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03

st. Petersburg, March "a dispatch
from Vladivostock says that, according
to private reports there, three Japan
ese detachments Of 500 men each re.
Gently landed at Chiungchan, Korea,
about 1870 miles north of Wonsan, with
the supposed object OF reaching the
valley OF the Tumen river and threat
ening Hunchun, Manchnria, nine miles
north OF the Korean boundary and
about eight miles west of Nladivos
took.
A fleet of ten japanese warshlps
was recently sighted on the horizon
off VladiYostock. They were believed
to be reserve vesseis,@ Het-=pp psg,,rftiI
enough to blockade Vladiyostock or
endanger the Russian first class cruis-
ers. whose base Is that port.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03

sion OF the adjutant generals office
and opened fire at random with re-
volver. He fired several shots but
only two took effect. Robert Man
ming, messenger, was shot in the
back and is seriously wounded and
Arthur Wicker, clerk. is shot in the
left arm. O'Brien was promptly
taken in custody.
The man is a discharged United
States soldier and it is thought that
his reason again failed him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL.

House Considers Measure in Commit.
tee of the Whole.
Washington, March 3.-The house
resumed consideration of the District
of Columbia appropriation bill in com
mittee of the whole, with Mr.. Law
renee MaSsl in the chair
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03

The senate committee on interocean
ic canals has agreed to report the
nominations Of the Panama canal com
mission with a favorable recommenda
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03
OR. BOLKCOM IS COMING !!

Medical
treatment all chronic
This Institute started small
gradually extended
facilities built cnylnbe reputation throughout the United
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03

Washington, D. c., March 3. The
Smoot Investigation today brought out
q most sensational confession from
President Smith of the Mormon
church. Presileut-Sn acknowledged.
that ne had repeatedly violated the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03
Lemon Extract Kills Five Men.

Lemon Extract Kills Five Men.
Stillweli, l. T., March 3.--Five young
men OF this city are dead and others
are critically III as the result Of drink
ing lemon extract In large quantities
for q stlmulant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03
ATTACKS BY AMERICAN PAPERS
Russian Ambassador confers With
Secretary Hay.

Secretary Hay.
Washington, March Am impor-
tant conference lasting more than an
hour occurred during the day between
Secretary Hay and Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador. The growing
ill feeling in Russia against Ameri
cans and the continued attacks Of GER
tain parts of the American press
against Russia was the main subject
discussed.
Count Cassni said he was very
anxious for the Russian and American
nations to remain friendly and he deep
ly deplored the attacks upon Russia
by American papers, the motive for
which his countrymen could not under
stand and which seemed 10 him with
out just cause. He said that he would
like to see the attacks cease.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03
Small Force Of Japs Lands in North.
ern Korea.

INVASION OF MANcHURlA.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03
Explosion Heard for Blocks.

The boiler used to supply power
to the hoisting machinery exploded
about an hour after the men returned
to work from lunch The explosion
weakened the lower supports of the
building and the whole pile of iron,
brick and stone collapsed. The noise
Of the explosion and the collapse OF
the building was heard for blocks
around. Great crowds ran to the
scene. Fortunately the ruins did not
catch fire Immediately and the work
OF rescue was begun at once
There was sufficient warning of the
impending crash to enable those on
the lower floors to escape So COM
plete was the collapse that the top Of
the pile Of debris was level with what
had been the second story.
Several of the injured who have
been removed to the hospitals are re-
ported as being in critical condi-
ton.
Foreman Halpin, in charge of the
work on the building, was arrested
soon after the building collapsed. He
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03

moved from the ruins of the Darlington
and the salvage corps of the fire de-
partment began to tear down the rem
nants of the westerly wall Of the Oar
lington. AS they did so screams were
heard from under the wooden side
walk and Rev. Father McGinnity went
down under the debris and through the
spaces there gave final absolution.
The building was intended for ar
apartment hotel. 1t had been built
up and inclosed for about six stories
and the frame work had gone higher.
Men swarmed about the upper part
of the structure and many were at
work on the inside.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03
PANAMA CANAL TITLE,
UNITED STATES WILL BE IN POS
SESSION OF THE PROPERTY
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS.

Washington, March "a conclusion
Of the negotiations for the title to the
Panama canal property Is in sight.
Within thirty days, perhaps In short.
er time. the United States Will be in
full possession of the property ana
the money consideration will have
been paid to bo:h the republic OF Pan.
ANA and to the new Panama Canal
company.
Attorney General Knox had con.
ference during the day with the presi.
dent at which the whole subject SO
lar as the legal phases Of 1t are con.
cerncd was considered and decided.
At the conclusion of tha conference
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03

DeneVeS tuuI at IeaSI twenty men are
still in the ruins, but he says he heard
no explosion. =,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03
PORT ARTHUR TAKEN.

r'aclne rnc iangtse squadron on war
Noting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-03

States and Cannda. Tie record OF
cures now reaches nearly II million
A list of names and addresses of
patrons cured furnished on applica-
ton.
N. B.--Dr. Rolkcom, the presi-
dent Of this great Institute, will be
here in person and examine each
case carefully and tell every one
whether they can be cured or not.
II your case Is incurable you will
be so Informed and no money will
be accepted from you
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
SOAP Bubble Fountain.

A fountain that spouts soap bubbles
is one of the novelties shown in the
Palace of Liberal Arts at the Worlds
Fair. It is about rs feet high, and is
surmounted by statue Of a fairy.
Millions of soap bubbles pour out from
the top basin, over the sides and into
larger and lower basin which, i'm
turn, fills and overflows, the bubbles
being carried off at the bottom.
The effect is much more brilliant
than water fountain, for each of the
tiny bubbles reflects all colors of the
rainbow. 10 add to the brilliancy,
electric lights are concealed in the
lower parts of the two basins, throw
ing beams of light of all eo1ors up
through the bubbles and producing an
electric fountain whose effects is mag
nified by every one of the globes of
water
The bubbles are produced by special
~ built machines which agitate the
soap in clear water and under pres
sure force it up to the top of the foun-
tain.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27

revolves. From the low pressure tur
bine the steam passes to the con-
denser and thence back to the boiler
where it re-enters as pure water, in
asmuch as no internal fabrication is
required in the turbines. After many
experiments,ssSit is now demonstrated
that the new vessels will be able to
come to a dead stop from full speed
in shorter time than if driven by re.
ciprocating engines; while their ma
neuvering power will be unsurpassed
by any steamers afloat. To the engin.
eering profession the adoption Of ro'
tary; engines; means increased speed
for the same boiler power, due to
reduced weight of machinery and in
creased economy in steam; the cost
of up-keep is also less; while there
will be a smaller engine room staff
and diminished bill. for lubricants.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
A Oovecote for Your Lawn.


If any of you boys or girls are think
ing of putting up dovecote or bird
house out on the lawn so as to attract
the birds tt; your place, here is beau
tiful model for you to copy.
If your father happens to have a
tree on the grounds that he does not
wish to keep alive, it will be just the
thing for your purpose. Saw it off
about ten feet from the ground, or
as much lower as will leave clean,
straight trunk "a pole set in the
ground will serve the same purpose,
but will not look quite so we'll at
first.), ..+ j.. =. u, - ,,,.. ;;,E ,,...
If you can, at the top of the trunk
leave three or four portions of
branches, sawed off clean and level
at the ends. Cf you can't, then nail
three or four wooden supports to the
top of the trunk.)
A platform thirty-six inches square
should be nailed on top of the sup
ports, a -:
Then on: top of! this platform set up
a house with inclined sides. Measure
ments: "a inches square at bottom,
20 inches square at top, and &C; inches
high (42 inches if measured along
the inclined edge.)
Cut five windows in each side, and
underneath the upper tiers of win
dows faste1 little shelves for the
birds to perch on.
On top of the house set up tall
attic roof, with the ridge lines little
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27

are stationary and their use is to:
again alter the direction of the flow
of steam and bring it back to the
straight course from one end of the
cylinder to the other before it en-
counters the next succeeding row of
working blades. The tips of the re-
volving blades almost scrape against
the. casing of the cylinder, and the
stationary blades almost touch the re-
volving shaft or drum. Thus there
are practically series of turbine
wheels on one shaft, and the steam
after performing it's work in one tur-
bine, say the high pressure, passes to
the intermediate, thence to- another
or to the low pressure turbine, all the
while gradually diminishing in pres
sure and gradually expanding. 1t will
be seen that there is no friction in
the turbine and no wearing parts save
the bearings on which the main shaft
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
Points for Social Workers.

There are in the twenty-eight. met
ropolitan boroughs of London 291,725
working boys who have no place but
the streets to play in, with the excep-
tion of 29,912 of that number, who are
members of one of the 465 boys clubs,
of the right kind and under efficient
management already in existence.
Put in another way, out of every 62S
boys the existing clubs only receive
fifty-fve as members, leaving 573 boys
or 81 per- cent of lsthe total, without
the means Of healthy recreation and
amusement of any kind except the
streets. So, too, out of 324,905 work
ing girls only 22,079 are members of
the 267 girls clubs. That is to say.
that out of every 1,217 girls, the girls
clubs only receive eighty-three as
members, leaving 1,134 girls, CT 80
per cent Of the total, without the
means of healthy recreation Or amuse.
tment except the Streets ssas as.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
NOT ON HIS OWN TIME.
Sick Man Would Not Go to Hospital
in Dinner Hour.

Sick Man Would Not Go to Hospital
in Dinner Hour.
Charles M. Schwab, on the day he
sailed for Europe, said that he be-
lieved America offered to workingmen
more opportunities than any other
country.
''The workingman, though" he add
ed, must be OF the right kind. He
must not be, like the GreekI1heard,;o ,;of
recently.
"This chap, having come to Ameri-
ca, secured good laboring job at Sill
a week. But he did not get on we'll.
He was continually afraid of doing
more than he was paid for.
They say that a gentleman passing
one day the new building the Greek
was working on saw him lying on his
stomach on the sidewalk His face
was pale; succession of loud groans
arose from him.
"'What is the matter with that fel-
low?' the gentleman said.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
Funny. ANYWAY

William Winter, the dramatic critic
is thought by some to write the worst
hand OF any man living. There NAV
have. been giants in, the past. men
IKE Horace Greeley; who surpa ssed
him, but no one his equal remains
'~ Some years" ago Mr..~winter was
travelling in Scotland, and having had
many amusing experiences. wrote an
account of them to R. H. stoddard in
New York. Mr.. .Stoddard received
the letter at breakfast, and, combin.
ing familiarity with the intuitions OF
the poet, managed to make it out. and
enjoyed several good laughs. He
glanced up at Mrs. stoddard and said: ::
IT'S from William Winter. Very
!. funny nm Want TO read it," I / .I@,z.1
-''You know lean never read a !. word
of BIS lll!s 'writing,""' answered Mrs. stod.
dard.%" II sF&* &&af.f sS'Slsss% y. ~ :. -
''oh, that doesn't matter" renlieo
Mr: stoddard, tossing the letter over:
Its Just sas funny to look. .at..l,s--Bos.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
GRUNTlNG OK OF TIBET.
Strange Looking Creature Found Only
in>That Country.

Strange Looking Creature Found Only
insThat Country.
If Tibet offers no attractions to the
tourist who requires luxurious travel,
ing, to the sportsman and the natural,
lst it is veritable paradise, though
far from Edenic in> some respects.
One of the largest of the NAM
malta is the yak, or grunting OK.
Standing between 5 and feet high
at the shoulders, the bulk. of this
strange looking creature is not little
exaggeratedtby the enormous growth
of hair upon the lower part of the
body and tail: Beneath the outer coat,
moreover, there is layer of fine wool
known as, "puhsim," which is highly
priced for the making of cloth. The
extraordinary tail is one of the most
conspicuous features of Tibetan mon
asteries or lamaseries, being suspend
ed on poles as streamers. Throughout
the East these tails are used as fy
whisks, and in China they are dyed
red and fixed to.the roofs of summer
residences as pendants. Living near
the region Of perpetual snow, and of
fierce disposition, the hunting Of the
yak is not to be lightly undertaken.
In spite of temper, however, it is
easily domesticated, and forms an in
valuable beast of burden, being Won
derfully sure footed and capable OF
carrying great weights 1t is, how
ever, unable'to eat corn; and forced
marches, exhausting alike to man and
beast, are often on this account neces-
sary: - !:
- Barren and inhospitable. the high
tablelands Of Tibet .harbor yet other
'hoofed animals as remarkable as%'the
yak-the chiru antelope, for example,
which, like the strange saiga, has de-
yeloped an enormous swollen nose.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27

Here is a picture of one of the two
turbine express steamships now under
construction for the Cunard line.
Both these vessels are to make
speed of 25 knots per hour, and will
be the largest and fastest steamship
in the whole world. The turbine
selected, the Parsons type, is, both
simple and efficient. The steam rails
ed in the boilers is conveyed to the
cylinder inside, which is drum or
hollow shaft, studded with rows of
blades set at an angle to the direction
OF the flow of steam. The first row
OF blades encountered by the rush of
steam defects it from it's course, so
that it would not effectually operate
on the next row were there not be-
tween each row of working blades a
row of guide blades affixed to the in
side Of the cylinder casing and set at
the reverse angle. These guide blades
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
His Own Pen Picture.

Prof. Henry Beers of Yale is noted
for his dry wit and his lax discipline
His classes come at 5 p. M, when
these hot days make students rather
drowsy. Last week a sophomore went
to sleep on rear bench. Prof. Beers
called on him, and stumbling to his
feet in response to his neighbor's Wig
orous nudge the youth drawled, Eyes,
SIR.
Read the poem on page 65"
ooh, how green and fresh I am" the
verses began, but the class caught on
by that time and gale of laughter
ended that particular reading. s-... 81. y,
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
Girls Now Run Chalk Race.

Boys have their many games, and
now here is a novel pastime for the
girls, although there is no reason
why the boys should not play it, too,
if they can tear themselves long
enough away from their marbles,
baseball and other boy sports of the
season. H.. t.: =. .g.
It is5a chalk race; that sounds as
ii it might be exciting, does it not?
Well, SO it is, and the beauty of it is
that two or any larger number, can
join in that. is, as many as can find
bits Of chalk or anything else which
will make a mark on a stone pave
ment. 51 ayss st;.s.. s 4 :
81 ii Each girl arms herself withla piece
of chalk and stands At the starting
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY
ac:shnnan's Neat Way Of Informing
Mother of Bows Death

ac:shman's Neat Way Of Informing
Mother of Boys Death.
A political lieutenant once an
nounced to Senator Quay disastrous
defeat, making the announcement in
blunt. brusque terms.
Senator Quay gave the man one of
his peculiar direct glances. and smiled
slightly. Then he said:
You have broken this news, gent
~. You remind me of an Irishman.
This Irishman had great faith in his
diplomacy and delicacy, and one day
when boy was killed at the quarry
he told the men to leave everything
in his hands, and he would break the
news to the boys mother as it should
be done.
SO he went home, put on a black
suit and a black tie, and he knocked
at the door of the boys mothers
house.
Good morrnin', ma'am,' he said.
''Tis sad accident yer bye Toms
gold watch has had .'' '..r~
why" said the mother, Tom
never had gold waach.'
"'sure, an that's lucky said the
news breaker, for there's twenty ton
of rock fallen on him."
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27

On your second or third try you
may get your toes just over the stick,
when, to your surprise, you find it
torn from your hands and 10! you
are standing with both feet on it!
If you keep at it, you will soon learn
the knack of it, which is in moving
your arms just far enough to pass the
stick beneath your feet at just the
proper moment. Then, when you are
an expert at this, try it backward,
holding the stick behind you and
bringing it beneath your feet to it's
old position in front.
When you can do both these with
ease, try the feat on some of your
friends and when, at their first at
tempts, they pronounce it impossible,
surprise them by doing it both for
ward and backward.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
Can You See?

Try it in this interesting game,
which any number of persons may
play. The objects to be seen are
placed on table in a separate room,
or they may be the ordinary articles
of furniture in such a room One of
the players should prepare the room
or the table. The more articles there
are the better. Each player is admit
ted to the show room the same length
of time, say a half minute, or, the
whole company may file in slowly and
keep in line as they pass around the
room and out again, looking carefully
at every object. Then all write down
as many articles as can be remem-
bered. Each player is allowed the
same length of time to think and
write
These lists are then read aloud by a
leader and checked by a correct and
complete list previously prepared. The
points player makes equals the
number of articles he names correct
ly. If he names an article that was
not in the room he loses point The
prize goes to the player who has the
most points at the close.
The same game may be played out
of doors, and each player be given
three minutes to write down what he
sees from the piazza or wherever he
may be sitting.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
The Disunited States.

A guessing contest which seems
easy to most girls and boys when they
hear of it, but proves more difficult
than they supposed, is the Disunited
States.
Make an outline, nothing more, of
each state in the Union. These must
be drawn on separate cards or pieces
of paper and be exactly like the out
lines on the map. Have each card
numbered and its number placed op-
posite the name of the state on
separate piece of paper, which is not
shown until the contest is over
You will be surprised at the mis-
takes made, for even those who nave
studied geography for years find it
difficult to decide which state the out
=: line stands for when it is all alone
Each player writes his name ON a
slip'o paper bearing the number he
ventures to guess. The one who has
the most correct answers should re-
ceive a, prize. This is simple game,
but it affords amusement to school
boys and girls and to older people,
having let school before many of the
new states were added to the Union,
find it no easy task to guess the state
by a mere outline.
Sometimes river or a mountain
sEetched through the state in it's prop
er place will give the guessers a
better chance, but even then many
funny blunders are sure to be made.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27

line with her back toward the finish
line, which may be any distance
away, although sixty feet is quite far
enough for an ordinary race. =
At the starters signal the racers
are off, each girl placing her chalk on
the starting line and drawing a cir
cle. This. circle may be as large or
as small as the racer pleases, but it
must be complete circle; there
must be no gap in it.
Now the racer draws another circle,
beginning at the farther edge of the
first, and joining that, third circle,
and so on. taking step backward
each time until the finish line is
reached. The first one to draw
circle one edge of which touches the
finish line wins the race, provided
her other circles form an unbroken
chain to the starting line.
If one of a racers circles should
be separate from another and not
touch it at all, that girl is out of the
race, although the circles may over
lap as much as you please.
Some may like to make a lot of
small circles, for they can be drawn
very quickly, while others prefer
large circles because one covers so
much ground. Whichever method
you try, you will find that it takes
quickness, good judgment, and a
steady hand to win. Try it; you will
find q chalk race lots of fun.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
LITTLE Prisoners.

.sSSiV E"isSObVISs Nayt. ~
"nen mothers gone away to work, us
,1.,. Kids is just as good - .t.l., u
we never do a single thing 'cept what
o. she said we could. - t. + :.
one gives us all good-by kiss, an
locks the door up tight, }T -
Sos to be sure to find us here when she
CO.. gets home at night. =" -
one leaves the key with Mrs.. Brown,
who lives next house but one,
AN II there'd ever be a fire, why, Mrs.
Brown would run .5.r
AN let us out. for mothers work !s
most a mile away;
we Know, cause once she took US, but
they wouldn't let us stay.
we see the school kids goin' by, an
then we know it's noon
AN time to eat our dinner, which is
always ready soon,' ..a
cause bread and cheese is all we have;
~ an then we play around,
VI little brother goes to sleep an we
don't make a sound
we watch the funny postman, an, the
M: wagons rollin' past:
Inc streets get dark. the lights come
out, an pretty soon, at last
somebody taps the windowpane, the
doorknob turns-an' then
YOU'D ought to hear us shoutin', cause
it's mother home again.
Newark News.
The Cook County herald., 1904-08-27
How to Make a Dolls House.


To furnish dolls house collect as
many corks and bungs as you can get,
a few ounces of colored beads all one
size, with two or three dozen big
ones, a packet of pins, and you have
all you want except small skein of
wool. Slice up the corks .crosswise
to make the seats of the chairs and
the table tops, The bungs will do for
the sofa seats. Slip half a dozen of
the beads on pin, putting a big one
on first of all, and dig the points into
the slices Of cork to make the chair
legs. The chair and sofa. backs are
made with plain pins and the wool
laces across them from side to- Side.
If you want the furniture to be very
grand the 1 cork may be painted With
enamel or gilded. i '@| =. ss . .5:,