davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
NUT KILLS A BABY.
Stuck in Throat and Clicked Infant
to Death

NEW YORK. December 31.-With her
dying baby boy in her arms. Mrs. Charles
Muller of 191 Rutledge street, BROOKLYN
ran from her home to the drug store of Dr.
Nelson 8. Kirk, at Lee avenue and Rut-
ledge street. last night. The little boy, who
was just ever two years old. had swallowed
an almond NUT which Lad lodged in his
windpipe. and h was choking to death.
DR.. Kirk did everything he could think
of to relieve the baby, but he was unable
to dislodge the nut. Then Mrs. Muller
snatched the child out of DIR. Kinks arms
and ran out of the store screaming for
help. DIR. Kirk telephoned the Eastern
District Hospital to send an ambulance to
the Muller residence. DR.. Pietz made a rec
ord run. but the boy. was dead wnen the
surgeon reached the Muller home.
Only few weeks ago Mrs. Muller lost
her other little boy, and she was frantic
with grief. DR.. Ptetz had to administer
opiates to quiet her. Last night she was
said to be In a serious condition. The boy
was the last of her children. 49, -.
The Muller child had Christmas tree
yesterday afternoon and had invited all Of
his boy and girl friends to join him in the
celebration. One of his presents on Christ
a toy automobile, and he was
driving it around the room showing his
friends how to run 1t. In his mouth he lad
an almond. Ae he was circling the room
about the tenth time he lost control Of the
auto and 1t ran into the wall, throwing
him out.
The boy struggled to his feet. He tried
to say something, but was unable to do So
Then his playmates began to scream and
his mother rushed into the room She saw
that her child was choking to death, and
snatching him up ran with him to DR..
Kinks drug store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
THE CLOSING YEAR.
GEO. D. PRENTICE,

And reckless shout resounded. 1t passed Ger
The ba plain where sword and spear and shield
FLASHED in the light of midday-and the strength
OF serried hosts is shivered, and the grass,
Green from the soil of carnage, waves above
The crushed and Wondering skeleton. 1t
Yet 1t melted in the viewless air,
1t heralded its millions to their home
In the dim land of dreams.
Remorseess Time
Fierce spirit of the glass and scythe-what power
Can stay him in his silent course, melt
His iron heart to pity? On still on
He presses and forever. The proud bird,
The condor of the Andes, that
Through heavens unfathomable depths, or brave
The fury of the northern hurricane
And battle his plumage in the thunders home,
Furls his broad wings at nightfal and sinks down
To upon his mountain-crag-but Time
Knows not the weight Of sleep WEAKNESS.
And nights deep darkness has chain to bind
His rushing pnion Revolutions sweep
Ger earth like troubled visions Ger the breast
Of dreaming sorrow; cities rise and sink,
Like bubbles the water; fiery isles
Spring. blazing, from the ocean, and go back
To their mysterious caverns mountains rear
To heaven their bald and blackened cliffs and bow
Their tall heads to the plain empires rise,
Gathering the strength of hoary centuries,
And rush down like the Alpine avalanche.
Startling the nations: and the stars,
Yon bright and burning blazonry of God,
Glitter awhile in their eternal depths,
And, like the Pleiad, loveliest of their train
To darkle in the trackleSS void; yet Time,
Time, the tomb-builder holds his fierce career,
Dark stern. all-pitiless. and pauses not
Amid the mighty wrecks that Strew his path,
To sit and muse, like other conquerors
Upon the fearful ruin he has wrought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Norwegian bark Memento, which I'M
loaded a cargo of bones at Alexdandria,
where they will be converted into fertilizer,
sailed from that port last week for long
voyage. The tug Mitchell Davis took her
to the capes Of the Chesapeake and she
will go light to Portland, Me-, for a cargo.
AS she is a foreign vessel the marine laws
of the United States require her to load for
a foreign port, and at the Maine port she
will take aboard cargo of pine lumber for
Pysandu, Rio de la Plata, in South Amer
lea. Arriving there she will, 1t Is said, load
another cargo of dried bones for an Ameri-
can port. The bones, it is stated, are those
Of countless herds of wild horses, sheep
and cattle that have died on the pampas
Of the la Plata, thousands of tons of which
are said to be gathered every year to be
manufactured into commercial fertilizer in
the United States.
Memoranda: Schooner Sidonia Curley.
from this city for Walkerton, Va, to load
lumber, was at West Point the 9th in
slant; tug Radiant has arrived at Baltimore
with S. O.. barges 50 and II, light, from
this city,: tug Dixie has arrived at Balti-
barges from this city; barge Saugerties.
laden with coal for this port has sailed
from Baltimore: steam barge Dennis Sim
mons is loading lumber and shingles at a
North Carolina port for this city.
h The owners of the power launch South
erner. state that the boat was not harmed
by being covered with Ice during the gale
and freeze in the early part of last week,
One of her owners who is employed at
the steel plant at Giesboro point, has been
using the little craft TO go to and from this
city, and for that reason she was lying
near the new pier at the plant during the
blow and freeze -.-
The movement of vessels on the river
to and from this city has been very
small during the past week. If the river
keeps open 1t is expected that traffic will
increase this week and sailing vessels with
cargoes aboard will be coming into port
again. All the arrivals last week brought
cargoes of oysters to this city.
The numerous ducks on the river between
this city and Alexandra last Friday dis
appeared as quickly as they came. Satur-
day the officers of the ferry steamer Gala
han reported they could not see single
duck, and yesterday the fog was so thick
on the river all day that If there had been
any ducks they could not have seen them.
The twin screw power launch Mary NJ,
belonging to Mr.. Gus Forsberg, has been
berthed for the winter In the dock at the
foot of X street southwest. The launch
will not be taken from the water. but Will
be allowed to lie where berthed through
the freeze should Ice form.
The tug Campbell of the feet Of A. ].
Taylor & Bro, which has been out of serv-
Ice to be equipped with her ice-breaking
plow and to be prepared for winter work
on the Potomac, has returned to service
and will go down the river after q tow OF
oyster-laden vessels reported In the WI
comico river, bound to this market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
THE UNWR|TTEN Law
Defense of Representative
Elect Favrot Based on It.
REMARK OF DR.. ALDRICH
Chance Comment of Physician May
Have Caused His Death.
PRINCIPALS WERE FRIENDS
Louisiana Social Circles Divided Over
Crime and There is Intense
Interest in Trial.
REMARK OF DR.. ALDRlCH
PRINCIPALS WERE FRIENDS

BATON ROUGE, La, December 81
Within two weeks Representative-elect
George X. Favrot goes on trial here on the
charge of numbering DIR. r. H. Aldrich,
his college classmate. lifelong friend and
family physician. The case has aroused
the same intense interest in Louisiana and
the southwest that the ThawWhite case
has in New York. In several respects the
two cases similar. involving. as they
do. 1.-The unwritten law" and a motive
which is limited at in whispers. What makes
the Favrot case extraordinary is the fact
that at the time of the killing Favrot was
district judge and had to remain in jail
without bail until another election could be
held and another judge chosen.
In circles known to be friendly to the
Aldrich family the belief is expressed that
DIR. Aldrich was a martyr; that he sacri-
feed his life in an unwise attempt to show
his deep friendship for Judge Favrot and
TO reveal to him n secret with which he
thought his friend ought to be made ac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31

permit OF no other solution. de had made
up his mind to kill DIR. Aldrich on sight.
and Aldrich had received Information 10
that effect"
The identity of the man who made this
statement is known to attorneys for the
state and he will be among the witnesses
for the prosecution.
Within earshot OF the scene OF the trag-
edy two members of Judge Favrot's house
hold were their way to the opera In a
carriage. They drove UP to the Raymond
building to investigate the cause or excHe-
ment but news of the tragedy was kept
from them and they were escorted home
without knowing the identity of the prin-
cipals.
Old Partner as Prosecutor.
When Representatives. Favrot is placed
on trial he will be confronted by his former
law partner, District Attorney Hubert N.
Wax, warm personal and political friend
of both the Favrot and Aldrich families
District Attorney Wax at first considered
the possibility of excusing himself because
of his intimacy with both principals and
delegating an assistant to prosecute the
murder charge Mr.. Wax, however, has
decided to discharge the duties of his office
himself, and in official statement de-
clares his belief that he will not be suscept-
IDLE to Partially either side. he VIII
have former justice of the state supreme
court and former representative IN Con-
gress to assist him in the case:
AS principal attorney for the defense the
Favrot family has retained Judge L. j.
Herman of this city. Assisting him In the
defense will be Chandler c. Nuremberg
former district attorney Of New Orleans;
L. D. Beale a successful criminal attorney
of this city. and Homer Laycock who has
managed big criminal cases in courts at the
state capital
Herman is known as one of the greatest
opponents of the .'unwritten law in Amer
lea. His address before the recent conven-
ton of the American Bar Association held
at st. Paul, Mimi. attracted attention
throughout the country.
Formulates "Unwritten Law"
Judge Herman formulates the "unwritten-
law" system into ten cardinal laws, the
fourth of which Is:
ANY man who traduces a virtuous wom-
ans character may be shot with impunity
by her or her husband or any near relative
But the offender must first be given an OPP
portunity to deny and dfsprove the charge
or to retract and apologize
Was DR.. Aldrich given an opportunity to
"deny and disprove the charge or to re
tract and apologize?' That will be the
point. 1t Is believed. that will be the cru
cial one at the trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
years. This tip was SUFFICIENT FOR the young
man, and he made preparations accord


man. and he made preparations accord
ingly.
necessary license. He then secured the
services of Squire W. W. House. a bosom
friend of his, and posted him near the
roadside where the wagon was to pass AT
the hour of 10 the wagon came roihns
along. and, sure enough, the young woman
her two brothers. AS 1t passed Grief came
out Of the bushes. halted 1t and reacneo
for his sweetheart.
The brothers. seeing what was about TO
happen. whipped the mules, but Grief hao
taken the precaution to build a rail renee
just across the road in front. He swung
onto the wagon, and. grabbing the relns,
soon brought the team to a standstill
He seized Miss Francis with both arms
around the waist while the brothers hung
on to her feet; but like all lovers in such
cases, he pulled her loose and they struck
across the open field to find the justice. He
was not very far away. and the knot was
tied quicker than winking
After the marriage the couple, fearing
the father, who had just lost a daughter
and gained a son-in-law, might carry OUT
his often-expressed desire to thrash the IRE
out of both of them if ever this important
event which had just occurred did occur.
got in the Justices buggy and drove to his
house for dinner, where they could at the
same time have the protection of the law.
The boys in the meantime had got out OF
their notion to Visit their uncie anu h"o
struck for home and told the story. Fran
els. finding his daughter had beaten MIN,
rode one of the mules back. looking for
the fleeing couple. He learned that they
We're at the Justices residence and caiieo
with the voice of roaring lion.
Squire House went out to see him. and
after much discussion and persuasion he
agreed to take his daughter back and re-
ceive his new son-in-law into his family.
They put the girl on the mule, whne tns
father and son-in-law walked homeward
together. discussing the weather and crops
like old-time friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31

It's midnights holy hour and silence
Is broooing. like gentle spirit DER
The still pulseless world. Harki on the winds
The bells deep notes swelling 'Tis the knell
OF the departed year.
No funeral train
Is sweeping past; yet the stream and wood,
With melancholy light, the moonbeams
Like pale, spotleSs shroud: the air is stirred
AS by mourner's sigh, and yon cloud.
That floats still and placidly through heaven,
The spirits of the to stand
Young Spring, bright Summer, Autumn's solemn form,
And Winter with his aged locks-and breathe
In mournful cadences, that come abroad
Like the far wind-harp's wild and touching wall
A melancholy dirge Ger the dead year,
Gone from the earth forever.
IT'S time
For memory and for tears. Within the deep,
Whose tones like the wizard voice of time.
Heard from the tomb Of ages, points its cold:
solemn finger to the beautiful
And holy visions that have passed away
And left shadow of their loneliness
On the dead waste of life That specter lifts
And bending mournfully above the pale
that slumber there scatters dead flowers
Ger what has passed to nothingness.
The Year
Has gone, and with it many glorious throng
OF happy dreams. Its mark is each brow.
It's shadow in each heart In its swift
1t waved its scepter Ger the beautiful
And they not. It laid its palld hand
Upon the strong man, and the naughty form
Is fallen and the flashing eye is dim.
1t trod the hall Of revelry, where thronged
The bright and joyous, and the fearful wall
OF stricken is heard where erst the song
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
ADRIFT IN A GALE.
Woman and Seventeen Men Rescued
From Wreckage.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 31.-A wom-
an and seventeen men were cast adrift on
top Of remnant of the deckhouse of the
American ship Great Admiral when that
vessel was torn to pieces in a terrific gale
December 5, 200 miles west of Cape Stat
terry. In the Pacific.
For two days and nights the crew chung
to bit Of wreckage, and were tossed about
by mountainous seas. In the first night the
roof of the deckhouse parted and the two
fragments drifted apart. The cabin boy
and the cook died OF exposure and their
bodies were dropped into the sea-
On December 8 the castaways were sight
ed by the British bark Barcoe, but oil had
to be used by boat from the Barcoe before
the survivors could be rescued. On Christ
mas eve they were transferred to the An.
drew Welsh, from Honolulu to San Fran
cisco, which arrived here last evening.
The Great Admiral was a coasting vessel
and was not insured. Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
WON THE BRIDE.
Brothers Held Her Feet, but Lover
Pulled Her AWAY.

DRESDEN Tenn, December 31.-Just as
soon as the parents of Miss Ella Francis
discovered that Ed Grief was head over
heels in love with her. they kept close
guard over her, at church, at school and at
home The ninlble wits Of the youthful pair
enabled them to keep UP clandestine cor
respondence with each other, and In her
last note to him she said that on the sue
ceeding Sunday morning she was going to
visit her uncle in the Hyndsver community
and would likely be accompanied by her
two brothers. aged fifteen and seventeen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
EMBOSSED PREACHER
MADISON PETERS CALLS PULPIT
"a EDWARDS CASTLE"
Has Leased a New York Theater-
Tired of Being Private "Chap-
lain of Privileged Classes"

NEW YORK December 31.-Dr. Madison
G.. Peters preached his farewell sermon last
evening as pastor of the Epiphany Baptist
Church. and will begin next Sunday morn
ing his peoples meetings in the Majestic
Theater He explained that he was to be-
come a minister for all who needed him.
instead of private chaplain of the privl-
legged classes" Other things he said fol-
low:
every one who knows the emptiness of
the pews in nearly all the Protestant
churches in New York knows that so far
as Protestants are concerned New Workers
have ceased to be church-going people.
The failure Of the church 20 reach the peo-
pie is not only numerical failure-numbers
do not always represent power and inf1u-
ence-but It is failure of quality as well
as quantity; by far the vast majority of the
people of this city never enter Protestant
church except possibly to attend a funeral
or witness a wedding.
The Non-Churched Masses.
among those outside of the churches are
a class of men and women who type and
embody the higher forces which are work.
Ing for good or evil in American society.
The non-churched masses are not antago-
nistic to religion, and they often set good
example to professors themselves
Beyond the mere superficies Christianity
has not as yet been taught in the churches.
and therefore it cannot be truthfully said
that Christianity in New York is failure,
because it has never been given fair trial.
81 am not leaving the church, l am SIM
ply seeking to accomplish the mission Of
Jesus, and 1 believe as conditions exist in
New York today l can do so better outside
a church building than in one In the the
alter | have leased there will be a common
meeting ground for all the people, ire
spective of poverty or riches.
Prophet, Not Parrot.
s.In the church the preacher is expected
to conserve the heritage OF the past; be-
ieve the preacher should be a prophet,
not a parrot, and should contribute both
with pen and voice to the nolding Of the
future Christianity is animated by social
spirit, but 1t is a fact Of history that the
churches for full fifteen hundred years,
as whole, have been the allies of the
classes.
81 enter upon this new work because I
long fora freedom which no man can enjoy
In pulpit where a few men pay his salary
and practically dictate what he shall say;
The pulpit in America, with here and there
a notable exception, IL q towards castle.
With my pen and my platform work can.
IL necessary. preach for the love of 1t, and
I emphatically say that there will never
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
THE KAISER'S RAILROAD BILL.
German Emperor Spends $500, 900
Annually in Travelling.

Special Cabiegtdm 10 Iue StHf.
BERLIN, December 31.-Statfstics just
published show that the kaisef's yearly
bill for travelling by railroad from one
part OF the empire to another amounts
to $4,000. His majesty has special trains
and pays the ordinary rates on all rail-
ways A few days ago he travelled from
Potsdam to Donaueschingen In south Ger
many. He will return to this section OF
the country shortly. It Is estimated that
1t is difYicult for him to make even q short
trip for less than $500.
Recently the kaiser adopted the motor
car, telling some of the persons connected
tives Of economy. For all ceremonial Wis
its. however, he stili considers 1t necessary
TO travel by rail-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Marconi,s Latest Device.

Special Cabegram 10 The star
e. VENICE, December 3i.-Mr. Marconi.
the wireless telegraph man. has arrived
here and has stated In an interview. that
his latest appliance Is one for the trans
mission .of radiograms between a moving
motor car and fixed station, or between
two travelling vehicles. He also has ready
and has experimental with an apparatus
By which wireless dispatches will reach
their destination without the possibility
Of being deciphered ct any point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31

be in any pulpit in America a free express
sion of honest opinion as long as the con-
sciences of the preachers are held in bond
age and thraldom by paid salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31

George B. Young, formerly member of
the Minnesota supreme court and identified
with the Northern Securities cases as at
torney for the corporation, is dead at his
home in st. Paul after brief illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"


The Star Carriers Greeting for New Year Day beautiful
calendars Ve "Poppies and "Cysantems painted by Philip
Bo1ea who Of the best known and successful figure painters
IN New York.
Each carrier boy will have equal number of each subject that
the subscribers who remember the
the of the three that they prefer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
COME mi THE WATERS EINE.
Michigan May Get Back in Mott
Haven Games.

DETROIT. Mich, December 30.-The ad-
vent Of Michigan University In the annual
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15

morning trials and outclass the bal
ance of the field. Gold Sitter is sound
and should beat Harding, who has two
bad ankles. Taxer should have little
trouble to beat Perry Wickes for the
short end of the purse.
Two-year- will go mile In the
fifth race. Chas. L. Stone in all his
races has shown liking for a dis
tance and with only SO pounds on his
back should win. Judge Nelson pre-
fers a muddy track, but likes a route
and has only Merrill to beat for the
third money. Milshora will go well
and has an outside chance to run in
the money.
II Bologna has a good rider in the
saddle this afternoon she will be hard
TO beat. She has the speed of the
party and is game. Mazapan will go
well and should beat Creston Boy Tor
place. The latter is very game. but
prefers seven-furlong route. Beau
tiful and Best is working fast and may
be a surprise and win. The others
outside of Nuns Yelling have very
little chance on form.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
MILLER Loses
AND WINS ONE
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.-The
wise ones dropped lot of money on
Nina Gibson today at Emeryville. w.
Miller had the mount on the favorite.
but Sea Lad showed heels to the field.
In the fifth Miller retrieved himself bv
skillfully guiding Beechwood to the
head of the procession and in the sixth
made Major Tenny winner.
Results:
First race, Futurity course-Jaclx
ward GOD, q. Dugan, s to 8, won;
Bell Reed Q0S), Williams, Z to 1. sec
ond; DR.. Sherman 110), Clark, 25 to 1.
third; time 1:13 2-5. Distributor. Maie
H., Batidor, Libervale, Monster, Sound
ly, Jimalong, Quiz H., Eduardo also
ran.
Second race. 5h furlongs-Ingham
QO9), Brown, 8 to s. won; Fred Null
holland (112), Clark, to 2, second;
Prince of CASTLE QO9), Williams, 2 to
l, third; time 1:OS 80. Hilo dor, Joe
Harland' Burning Bush and Mohawk
also ran.
Third race, 51A furlongs-sea Lad
QlO). Clark, to 2, won; Get Rich
Quick QO6), Sandy, 80 to 1, second;
Nina Gibson (106) W. Miller, to 10.
third; time 1:0S 1-5 Vincintio, Polite
Black Sam. Libertinus, Modesia'
James M, Soledad and Lampena also
ran.
Fourth race. 7 furlongs-Metlakatl
QO5), Kirshbaum, to 8, won; Cheripe
(lO6), Lawrence, 16 to /, second; Pa
huca QO6), Brown, ~ to 1, third; time
1880 As. Susie Christian, Parting
Jennie, Darthula Serenity also ran.
Fifth race, 1 mile-Beechwood 1O5).
Miller. to 5, won; Salable 600, Nc
Rae, to l. second; Rothroe 1O6). A. .
Brown, 30 to l. third; time 1:44 2-5. La
zelle, Sir Carter, Sharp Boy, Charles.
| Crescerton also ran.
Sixth race, 1 mile-Major Tenny (10l
w. Miller, to 2, won; Prestige (1O7l
Hunter, to 5, second; Bismarck (1O4l
Graham, 200 TO /, third; time 1:44 2-5.
Talamund, Dutiful, San Reno, Prick
les also ran.