davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
The CITY Hall site.

VERY few citizens of Birmingham. Tor
there are a comparatively few Of US lett
who were here in the early days know
that the site of our handsome city hall
and city jail cost this municipality only
$1,000 said ex-Mayor Thomas Jeffers last
night.
THE property was bought while ! was
the chief executive of the infant city ana
the citizens were indignant at the 'ex-
travaganee' of the city Council in spend
ing as much as $1,000 for the property
which fronts a half block on Nineteenth
street and has a large frontage on Fourth
avenue. There was even talk Of impeaeh-
ment proceedings being brought against
the members Of the City Council for the
outrage of throwing away the peoples
money We could have bought the en-
tire block bounded by Third avenue. Nine
teenth street, Fourth avenue and Twen-
tieth street for $1,000 at that time 1t
would not have been n bad investment
either, would il? But the citizens protest.
ed so that we finally decided just to buy
the present city hall lot. That was in
the early 70's"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
WINTER TIME.
Robert Louis Stevenson.

By Robert Louis Stevenson.
Late lies the wintry sun abed.
A frosty fiery sleepy-head:
Blinks but an hour or two; and then
A blood-red orange. set again.
Before the stars have left the skies,
At morning in the dark | rise;
An shvering in my nakedness,
BY the cold candle, battle and dress.
Close by the jolly fire I sit
To warm my frozen bones a bit;
Or with a reindeer sled explore
The colder countries round the door.
When to go out, my nurse doth wrap
Me in my comforter and cap;
The cold wind burns my face, and blow
Its frosty pepper up my nose.
Black are my steps on silver sod;
Thick blows my frosty breath abroad;
And tree and house, and hill and lake.
Are frosted like a wedding-cake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
HALF-DEAF PEOPLE.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin
IF you are deaf in one ear" said the
boiler maker, Il don't care about giving
you job
"Why?" asked the applicant.
Because you can't tell what direction
sound comes from. Hence in a place
like this you would be in great danger"
How do you know I can't tell what
direction sound comes from?a the appli-
cant demanded.
mo person deaf in one ear" replied the
boiler maker "can do so. A man deaf in
one ear will look behind him If a gun
goes off on his right. He will look up in
the air If child shrleks at his feet. He
will look wildly in front OF him if a loco
motive whistles in his rear. A boiler shop
is no place for such man."
81 knew I was like this said the APP
plcant "but l didn't know all half-deaf
people were"
They all are" said the boiler maker
land my shop is no place for them"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
From the New York Times.


\M HILE there is little lacking in
WV public knowledge of the Miss
w Roosevelt that was. very little
is known of the Miss Roosevelt that Is
When Mr.. Longworth welded the presi-
dents eldest daughter, Ethel. the pretty
14-year-old girl succeeded to the title Of
Miss" in the eseeeutive's family and be-
came the belle of the White House.
The Miss Roosevelt that is is but a
school girl. AT Il she is more interested in
French and her school chums than she is
in the brilliancy of social life. Mr.. and
Mrs. Roosevelt are doing their best to pre-
vent their daughter turning her mind to
things social prematurely. She is afforded
all opportunity to cultivate companionship
with her numerous girl friends. and she
has been in turn hostess and guest at
various childrens parties, but all care is
taken to avoid anything in the nature of
what society calls a function. This will
come in time. of course. and it seems very
natural TO suppose that Mrs. Roosevelt
would desire as bright social career for
her own daughter as that with which her
step daughter was favored. But 1t must
wait a while.
So carefully is the new Miss Roosevelt
guarded from publicity that 1t has been
found difficult to learn much about the
young lady. The photographers of Wash
ington testify to the fact that while they
have been welcomed to picture all others.
Miss Ethels parents have sternly refused
to allow her to be photographed.
Some of her school chums are said to
have secured her picture with the aid of
their hand cameras. but the films or plates
are solely for their private collections
Ethel has been photographed profession
ally in a group with her parents, step
sister and brothers. but attempts 10 secure
permission for an individual picture have
generally been fruitless.
Two brothers of Ethel Roosevelt are
older than she. They are Theodore and
Kermit Theodore is a lower classman at
Harvard and Kermit is at preparatory
school at Groton, Mass. Ethel is a pupil
at what is known as the Cathedral school,
in the suburbs of Washington. The insti-
tuition is under the auspices of the Episco-
pal church. IT Is called the Cathedral
school because it is situated on an extern
sive tract of ground on which it is pro-
posed eventually TO erect large Episco-
pal cathedral A parish, known as st.
Adams, is already fourishng out there.
and In pleasant weather services are held
in the open air In the early part of Oc-
tober, 1904, a notable service was held.
at which the archbishop of Canterbury
preached a sermon. As is well known,
President Roosevelt belongs to the Dutch
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
Negroes superstItlous.

THE negroes i'm Meridian believe firmly
that another storm Is going to sweep
their city tomorrow said Meridian
man. who was in Birmingham yester-
day "a negro woman, who claims to
be a prophet, has declared that ten days
after the first storm, the city would be
wrecked by a second, and many negroes
have left the city. They believe the proph
eees to be absolutely true and warning
from God, sent through this woman.
THE first storm was on Friday night,
March .. when % people were killed or
fatally injured, and the property loss
was about 100000. The tenth day will be
tomorrow and I would not be surprised
If a large number or negroes do not
leave today"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
Strono Preacher.

Il always enjoy listening to the Rev
Dr. A. C. Davidson, pastor of the South
side Baptist church" said a man who at
tends different churches in the city, but
who belongs to none. There are rarely
any sensational features in his sermons.
He puts facts about the vices and evils
of the city in a Straightforward way and
does not mince words in dealing with
them. but there is nothing startling in
his methods.
Dr. Davidson breaches the old time re-
ligion, as it is called. He draws few
we'll selected incidents and draws sensi-
Bile conclusions. His sermons have
enough of modern style. and this mixed
as it is with the old time religion, inter-
ests all persons. / have been particular
~ impressed with the aptness Of his Illus
trations."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

eign exchange resulting from an Increase
In security bills was also a favorable
feature. Present conditions favor a better
trading market. and though large holders
are not yet ready to relnvest their idle
funds they have apparently ceased to be
sellers for the time being. at least. On
the other hand. there are several elements
of uncertainty remaining which cannot
be ignored"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
THAT RABBITS FOOT.

From the Pensacola Journal
The true good-luek hind foot Of grave
yard rabbit is that of one killed by a
cross-eyed. red-headed niger at mid
night on the thirteenth day of the month
in the dark OF the moon, with a stick
once carried by a dead man.-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
70 make the charm really effective,
in addition to the above specifications
the thirteenth day of the month should
fall on Friday and the rabbit should be
first knocked senseless with a piece of
the tombstone of a man that has been
hanged. II a thunderstorm is raging all
the better.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
STAY OF SENTENCE.
Ed Johnson's Case to Be Taken Before
Supreme Court.

Knoxville, Tenn, March 11,-After hold
ing a midnight chamber session Judge
Clark of the United States court, an
nounced this morning at 2 o'clock that
he had ordered a stay of execution for
ten days in the interest of Ed Johnson,
the Chattanooga negro, sentenced to hang
March 10. for criminal assault. The stay
was granted in order to permit Johnsons
attorneys to lay their case before the
, United States supreme court to ascertain
IL that body will consider the applica-
ton for writ Of habeas corpus. Judge
Clark having refused to grant the writ
or an appeal.
Johnson was taken today to Chattanooga
and IL the supreme court refuses to in
terfere, he will be executed March 23
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
Prominent Visitor.

simm steinhardt of New Orleans. presi-
dent of the Bluefelds Steamship company,
whose vessels bring cargoes of bananas
from Central America, is in Birmingham.
He Is also a member of one the large
mercantile firms in the Crescent City
Il visit Birmingham frequently said
Mr.. Steinhardt and am always glad to
note its progress. This is now beautiful
city.
Il have several old friends here, among
them A. Hirsch and NJ. Y. Joseph, and l
come from time to time to enjoy their
company"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
ALABAMA PRESS

TalIadega Reporter: The Darien, (Ga9
Gazette says. when you want an office
cuss the railroads" It IS time to appeal to
better and higher issues.
Sheffield Standard: Chicago, says one
of its aldermen. is ripe for lynch law
The reform wave which swept over the
city some time ago does not appear to
have purified municipal affairs
Troy Messenger: Reared in an oleagi-
nous atmosphere. it was quite natural
for John d. Rockefeller, Jr.' to ADVISE
his Bible class to "let your light so shine
etc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
There is lot more fun running into
debt than crawling out.
a woman is awful proud of her nus
band when he gets in a lawsuit.
woman hardly ever has TO ten a
hb twice to make herself believe IL.
Most men would rather have a measly
nolitical Job and starve TO death than
to get good living by work.
The way the devil gets men TO drink
more than their families want them} to
is by telling them it " the way to Prove
their independence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
Immense Railway Traffic.

Mexico City, March 11.--Immense rail-
way traffic here has eongested the store
house of the railways and there is much
difficulty in handling freight quickly,
though She situation is becoming easier.
There is also very large passenger and
excursion traffic
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
Fast Mails.

Fast mails are of great benefit to the
SOUTH" said Capt. Jack w. Johnson, dis
trict passenger agent of the Seaboard,
yesterday. "They bring us into much
closer touch with the east and enhance
our business interests materially.
IF there were no government subsidy
for the mail service to the south, we
would not receive our letters as promptly
by many hours. In fact we would be
two or three hours farther away from
the great money and business centers, and
that is sometimes a great drawback
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
INVESTING Heavily in Mexico.

Mexico City, March n.--Heavy European
Investments in all kinds of Mexican secur-
tiles, especially railroads, mining ETC..
are noted by local bankers. Mexican
shares are in specially high favor in Paris
and Geneva Mexican bank shares are
now extensively held in France, Holland,
Belgium, Italy and Spain, while Germany
now holds many millions of dollars of
railway securities
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

While spring poetry has not been
wholly wanting this month the out
put is small because the ground hog
sign fooled the Muse. According to
the shadow seen February 2, winter
would linger in the lap of spring, but
at the rate we are going we will soon
jump into midsummer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

During lent Andy Hamilton will give
up anything almost before he will give
up the swag that the insurance COM
panies handed him without consulting
the policy holders.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

The Gar Is endeayoring to tie a
string to his justly celebrated douma,
and he is also trying to keep all rad
icals out of it. He evidently would
prefer to have grand dukes only in it..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Ena and Alfonso have other troubles
besides those of clerical nature Ena
must accept garlic in her meat stews,
and Alfonso must make believe he
prefers mint cooked in his peas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
FOOD PROPERTIES FOUND
IN THE CENTURY PLANT

pudding and skim milk material that can
be converted into fire water of the most
tremendous power
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Arizona asks for square deal. All
she asks is treatment such as has
been accorded to every other territory
since the days of the Revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

The Rev. Sam Jones says John d.
is within half mile of
the bottomless pit. This is the most
definite report that has come to hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

John D. Rockefeller may be drum
ming the South Sea islanders for or
ders in the oil business. He always
keeps his eye ON the oil barrel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

The profits of the Monte Carlo ca
sine were up in the millions, but the
profits of those that tried to break
the bank are not stated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

March is hesitating month. 1t
wants TO linger in winters lap. but
then it breaks away at times like a
spoiled child.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

The solar-plexus is now considered
the seat of human affections, and the
methods of love-making must be
changed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Car Nicholas wants to become
again an autocrat, but he does not
want the other Russians to know it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

If John d. Rockefeller would give
himself up, no other lenten sacrifice
would be demanded from him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

There must be good deal of graft
in Moroccan policing, or else the ma
lions would not be so fussy over it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

The New York papers neglected 10
say how much specie the steamer
brought in that Andy Hamilton came
home on.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

The faith cure is all right when
the patient has a robust constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Andy Hamilton may have cached his
money under an oak tree, and has
come back to get it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Walter Damrosch comes to Birming-
ham May 2 with his famous symphony
orchestra and there should be music
lovers enough to fill the theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Senator Tillman looks at the rate
question with an eye single to the
good of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Men with picks and shovels are not
hurrying to Panama so much as they
are 10 Alaska.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Court review clauses are becoming
tedious. The national capitol is over
stocked with them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Rockefeller may own the earth, but
he does not control the process serY-
ers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Algeciras is the seat, not of a con
ference, but of an international dicker.
Bomb pompadours are the latest
Russian fashion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post
office as second-class matter under act
Of Congress March 8. 1879
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Daily and Sunday Age-Herald. .......ss.oO
Daily and Sunday, per month. 10
Sunday Age-Herald, per annum..... 200
Weekly Age-Herald per annum..,.... 100
Subscription payable In advance
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-23

Columbia Graphophone free, See
page Z.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-23
5. f. Booth
General Agent.
CONDEMNED.
No. l Montgomery Street,
San Francisco.

CONDEMNED.
Stinjay-Did you try that cigar I
gave you yesterday?
MaTkley-Yes
Stonjay-W what's the verdict?
Markey-Guilty.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-23
OF
HOLOCAUST
Continued from Page One).

of life vary. The earliest estimate
sent by the Associated Press placed
the killed at 500 but later another es-
innate increased the number to 5000
but this morning a subsequent esti-
mate placed it at 500 Stone and brick
buildings always suffer more from
earthquake than do frame building.
but the shock appears to have been so
violent that beyond doubt. wooden
structures were demolished as we'll as
those of other material And i'm the
collapse of numerous tenement and
other resident dwellings. whether of
stone or of wood occurred no doubt the
heaviest mortality.
1t is not strange that there should
have been comparatively few deaths
during the conflagraiion. The earth
quake probably awoie every slumbcr-
ing member of the community and
drove all i'm terror. into the street.
Days and perhaps weeks will clapsc
before any correct estimate of the
number of lives actually lost can be
given If the hundreds or the thou
sands of deaths whichever it may be,
were caused by the collapse of build
ings.. the sweep of the flames i'm a
large measure destroyed evidence of
those deaths. Whether there were
deaths i'm the large hotels downtown
is as yet a matter of conjecture, but
the indications are that the loss of life
was not great i'm those buildings. How
many injured We're pinned down n'lp-
less in the COlllDSpd buildingS OF. TO
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-23

homes of the poorer residents of the
community. 1t took the flames until
o'clock ON Wednesday night to COM
plete the destruction of the wholesale
district of the city but not so long to
bring misery and make poorer the poor
Of the Mission and south of Market
street sections. BY noon the residence
district south of Market between Sec
ond and Fourteenth streets was i'm a
mass of flames and the thousands of
people rendered homeless were started
toward Golden Gate Park where the
authorities had decided to provide tenn
rorary living quarters for them.
by this time at noon ON Wednesday.
martial law had been declared. The
first panic caused by the terror of the
earthquake at the dawning of the
day was followed by q second panic
when the flames began to light up the
city, and the hopelessness Of the situa-
ton became apparent with the pro-
clamation of martial law came the
cooperation of the United States troops
from the Presedio and as much of the
state militia i'm san Francisco as could
be collected, with the municipal au-
thorittes. The entire police force and
fire departmnt, aided by the soldiers
were engaged in making efforts to stay
the progress of the flames and to hold
the community in check. 1t was i'm
perative to hold the panic in check and
to prevent rioting and probable loOting
The effective measures taken by the
authorities prevented the danger of a
bad panic and there was no riot what
ever. Some people caught looting.
were promptly shot by the soldiers
This effective method of dealing with
the mauruders evidently checked acts
of violence.
The City Hall was one of the numer-
Gus buildings to be destroyed by the
shock of earthquake. Mayor Schmitz
established headquarters at the Pre-
sdio away from he danger of fire and
from there directed the work of re-
lief. Committees to look after the
needy, to carry on other rescue work
and handle all details of administra-
ticn i'm such a terrible time. We're evo-
IDENTIFY appointed. With what success
the care of the homeless was carried
ON is evident from the dispatches which
state that all We're provided for. As
the fire advanced further toward the
residence section the work of the re-
lief committees became greater.
Thre were two days of disaster, for
the holocaust seems to have been di-
v,ded into two parts No doubt the
worst of the fire i'm the Mission and
south of Market street sections was
over by Wednesday night. The fire
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-23

Mrs. Ella Lee, Frankfort, Ind writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
81 want to thank you for what your medi-
cine has done for me.
"Three years ago had serious female
trouble. / was under the doctors care for
about three months, and the only time / was
not in pain was when under the influence of
morphine The doctor finally said l never
would be better, and would be an invalid the
rest of my life. | had given up in despair, but
one evening came across one of your adver-
tisements and decided to write you for advice.
l did so and commenced to take Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable, Compound. began to
improve at once, and to-day am a well
woman, and l mowit is all due TO your advice
and medicine
Mrs. j. II. Farmer, of 2sO9 Elliott
Avenue, st. Louis, Mo-, writes:
Dear Mrs. PinlIham:-
I" cannot thank you enough for what your
advice and medicines have done for me-
They have done me more good than all the
doctors / ever had.
" For the last eight years l have suffered
with female troubles; was very weak had
nervous prostratiOn, and could not do my
work; but am happy to say Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has made a
different woman of me. l am in perfect
health and have gained in weight from 90
to 1872 pounds
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquali-
fed endorsement.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health. Address,
Lynn, Mass. She is the daughter-in-
law of Lydia E. Pinlham, her assistant
for many years before her decease. and
for twenty-five years since her advice
has been freely given to sick women.
an Best Understands a ROman'S Ills.