davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-19
WANT PARK STREET PAVED
Petition Circulated Among Park Street
Property Owners to This End

Property Owners to This End
A petition is being circulated
among the property owners on Park
street which has for it's purpose the
paving of the street from the end of
the present paving to the west limits
of the city. The street is one of the
main thoroughfares Of the city and it
would be great improvement to have
it paved. The petition will ask the
council to pave the street with vitri-
fed brick.
The Improvement would cost large
sum OF money, but it is stated that
many of the owners Of property on
the street are in favor of the work be-
ing done.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-19

Horse clippers, hand and rotary,
$1.00 and up. c. A. Dewey, hardware
and harness. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-19

Mrs. F. G. Culley is reported as
quite iii at her home on Deming st.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-19
NAMES ARBOR DAY
Proclamation of the Governor Names
May as Day for Tree Planting

School children Of Kenosha are
making arrang ements for an elaborate
celebration of Arbor Day during the
first week in May, and trees will be
planted at the school grounds in the
city. On account of the activity of
the Kenosha Out Door Art associa-
ton it is expected that the day will
be more generally observed in Keno
sha this year than in previous years.
Governor Davidson has issued the
following proclamation:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Early Balloon Ascensions

THE first balloon ascension was made 4 in
Montpelier, two paper makers. They sue
ceeded in reaching, in a small balloon, the
height of fifteen thousand feet Before this
date, however, Cavendish, who had discovered
hydrogen gas in 1906, and Black, who had the
following year discovered that this gas would
cause light envelop filled with it to rise of its
own accord, had laid the foundation of aero
nautics.
In the same year that the Montgolfer
brothers made their ascent Professor Charles
made an ascension in a balloon of his own con-
struction before half the population of Paris
Balloon ascensions were not wholly successful
however, until 1890, when Green of America
introduced coal gas instead of hydrogen with
which to initiate the bag of the balloon
The highest balloon ascension on record
made by Glaisher and Coxwell from VOL
northampton in September, 1902. They
reached an altitude OF seven miles, or thirty
seven thousand feet. The cold at this height
was about twelve degrees below zero. Glaisher
became insensble, and Coxwes hands were
frozen; but by the aid of his teeth he managed
to open the valve in the balloon and descend
in safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Moving Pictures

MOVING pictures are considered modern
INI invention; but at the beginning of the
eighteenth century an English engineer in
vented an arrangement of figures painted on
thin strips of wood which were put on a canvas
background, so that by the aid of wires they
could be made to move and go through various
actions in a lifelike way.
This was considered a marvel at that time.
and the engineer exhibited his invention all
over England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Sandwich Men

A DVERTISING is prominently a modern
"A business, yet one phase of it. like much
of our commercial system, found its origin
in Italy Of the Middle Ages
The sandwich man made his first appear
ance in $40 on the streets of Florence The
wine merchants there were in the habit of
hiring INDECENT individuals to parade the
streets dressed to represent straw-covered
wine-bottles Now, the custom has spread to
all the great cities of the globe.
But nowhere, perhaps, is the sandwich
man subject to more stringent regulation than
in London. He must walk near the curbstone,
but not on the pavement, and not within
thirty yards of his nearest placarded COM
rade. In case the sandwich man does not
fulfil these rules he may be arrested and fined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Nothing New Under the Sun

THE old saying, There is nothing new
under the sun, is true in these days of
invention and progress as it ever was.
The theory of the automobile was known to
Solomon de Coste of Normandy in I64I. He
wrote a book the propulsion of carriages
by steam power, and was cast into Paris
madhouse for it by Cardinal Richelieu.
The theory of telegraphing by wire was
practically illustrated in 1878 by Arthur
Young long before Professor Morse was born.
Although to Robert Fulton, the American
inventor, is given the credit of navigation by
steam power, Blasco de Guerrero, a Spanish
sea captain, propelled ship by a steam engine
before the King of Spain in 1913. The age was
not capable of approaching his feat, and he
died in exile.
Air-ships, a few of which have been COM
Paratively successful are called a new
invention; but in 1870 pamphlet was written
by Francesca Lana expounding the theory
of ships which would navigate the air as well
as the sea.
No doubt the invention of wireless teleg-
graphy was foreshadowed by a book Of
philosophy which appeared in 1917. This
work mentions communication between two
persons at different points by means of
loadstone and a needle placed upon a metal
dial.
The discovery of the circulation Of the blood
IS accredited to Harvey in 1919; but from d
passage in Longinus we learn that this was
known two thousand years before.
DR.. Morton of Boston in 1916 was the first
man to put to practical use the administration
of anesthetics; but for hundreds of years
before this the use of various herbs to ease
pain and induce Inconsistencies was known.
No doubt the use of cocaine as a local anesthetic
originated from Baron Lanney, Napoleon's
physician. This man applied ice to wounds to
produce a state of insensbilitv to pain
Newton was preceded in his knowledge of
the law of gravitation by Dante and Shakes
peare.
Laennec discovered the stethoscope in 1916;
but one hundred and fifty years before Robert
Hooke had shown a knowledge of its principle.
The theory of the stereoscope, which We
consider a comparatively new invention, was
known to Euclid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29

will not cost much but they will supply
the daily consumption of water for the
average family, if used in a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Bells

DAULINUS, Bishop of Nola in Campania,
7 invented bells about the year 400.
Originally they were used in churches as a
defense against thunder and lightning. The
first bell in England was hung in Croyland
Abbey at Lincolnshire in o45.
About the eleventh century it became a
peculiar custom to baptize bells in churches
before they were used. Musical bells and
chimes were invented in Belgium in 1907.
The curfew bell was established in 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Prehistoric Incubators

THE use of incubators in the Matching of
eggs IS not new process. On the con-
trary, it dates back to the ancient Egyptians
who often Matched eggs of various fowls in clay
ovens heated to the proper temperature.
With the dying out of the Egyptians, the
science of incubation, like SO many of their
other arts, went with them, and it was thought
that it was one of the lost arts until Reamur
regained it in the last century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29

forefathers was first used in the fifth century.
Before that time split reeds were used to write
with.
There was not much use for pens in the olden
times. Theodore, King of the Ostrogoths, it
is said, was so illiterate that, instead of using
pen with which to sign documents, he had a
gold plate through which letters were cut, and
this being placed on piece of paper, the King
traced his signature with quill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Watches

TT is said that watches were made in Nurem-
L berg as early as 1917. They were of little
practical use, and resembled our watches of
to-day in a slight degree. Some of them were
in the shape of a pear, and often they were
used as heads to wallIng-sticks.
They were of small service in keeping time
until the invention Of the spiral spring by
Hooke in 1905.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Banks

IT is to Italy that the first establishment of
l. banks is credited. These banks were
founded by Lombard Jews.
The name bank" is derived from the word
baneo," which originally was term applied
to benches set in the market-place for the
exchange of money. The first public bank
was opened in Venice in 1850, The Bank of
England was established in 1903.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Stereotyping

THE first attempt at stereotyping in America
L was made in I77s by Benjamin Mecom.
a printer at Philadelphia. Previous to this
time the Dutch had stereotyped a prayer
book in I77I.
The first printing press in America was
established in 1850 at Cambridge. Massachu-
sets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Spectac1es

G PECTACLES were invented in about 12S5
~ \ learned monk named Rivalto mentions
in a sermon preached in Florence in 1905 that
eyeglasses had been in use for about twenty
years.
They were crude however, and it is doubtful
if they were of much service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Pianos

THE first piano-forte was invented by a
L German named Backers, about 1907.
There is still in existence the name-board of
a piano inscribed, Americas Backers, Inventor,
Jernyn Street, London, 1870
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Shorthand

THE first known treatise on stenography is
a curious little book called "Arte of
Shorte, Swifte, and Secrete Writing by Charac-
ter"
The credit of inventing this method belongs
to DR.. Timothe Bright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
Steel Pens

CTEEL writing pens are modern invention.
~ They were first made in 1903 in England
by man named Wise. The quill pen OF our
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
Is ARE DROWNED
IN TEXAS FLOOD
And Hundreds Are
Honeless---Terri-
BILE Loss.
HEAVY RAINS THE CAUSE
Of Overflow of Colorado
River.-Death List Grows
Hourly.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. IA special to
the Post-Dispatch from Fort Worth
says
twenty-five persons were drown
ct, hundred rendered homeless and a
half a million dollars worth of prop
erty destroyed as re"ult of a flood in
south Texas today when the Colorado
river was forced out of its bank by
heavy rains.
"rhe death list is growing hourly
and it is feared the worst disaster to
Texas since the Galveston flood has
occurred. Relief trains are cut off,
wires are down and the fate Of the in
habitants Of several isolated towns is
unknown.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
EMPEROR RULES
RUSSIA AGAIN
Strike a Failure
Revolutionists Are
Scattered.
TROOPS ARE IN CONTROL
Government Rejoices at Turn
Of Affairs-.-.Will il
Last?

St. Petersburg, Aug. THE work,
mems council has decided to call off
the strike. The announcement will
be issued tonight or tomorrow This
action does not apply to the provinces
but there is little doubt that the work
men there will follow st. Petersburg's
example. More than half of the fac
tories here resumed work this morn
ing. While the employees of some of
the establishments in Moscow are still
out, none of the predictions of the par
ties that organized the strike move
ment were fulfilled. The railroad
men, whore cooperation was VITAL
could not be induced to give the signal
for strike, owing to fear that the
majority Of the men would not obey
WnIe the represessions and the ar
rests of the leaders were undoubtedly
present situation. it is apparent that
the moment was i'll chosen for strike.
People were not in the temper to sup
port it. Consequently the revolu-
tionary leaders who really inspired
the movement with the intention of
transforming it into an armed uprising
have suffered a severe loss prestige
and the proletariat organizations
through which they worked have been
weakened. 1t is probable that they
will not recover. The government nat
urally is greatly rejoiced over its vic
tory.
Troops Control Entire Situation.
Moscow, Aug. 7.-Several red flag
demonstrations were broken up last
night by Dragons but the city gen
orally is quiet. The Central Commit
tee of the Railroad Mems unions has
refused to cooperate in the strike
which is collapsing. Many factories
here are resuming work. Strike or
gamers lay much blame for the 81
tuation to social revolutionists who
favor deferring the strike until au-
tumn
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
DAMAGE SUIT
CLAIMING $4,000
Brought Against the Burns.Biggs Lum-
Der Company in Rio Arriba County
BY Injured Woman.

Attorneys Renehan & Thompson
yesterday filed suit in the First Judi
cial District Court for Rio Arriba
County for Ada H. Nicholson VS..
Burns-Biggs Lumber Company for
damages named in the complaint as
$1O,500 for injuries sustained by the
plaintiff on January 18th, 1906, on
the railroad of the defendant at a
place between Ell Vado and Lumber
ton. 1t is alleged that by the negli-
gence of the defendants the car in
which the plaintiff was riding as a
passenger for hiring particularly on
account of broken rail and bad track
iron and ties, overturned and fell from
the track, whereby the plaintiff was
bruised, lacerated, and became sick,
sore and lame, and especially suffered
a dislocation of the arm, which it has
been impossible to reduce permanent
ly. 1t is also alleged that in said car,
to the side, was piled a heavy load
of -four which by displacing the cen
ter OF gravity contributed to the acci.
dent.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
.COLFAX COUNTY
RANCHMAN DROWNED
Body Found Floating in Creek After
a Storm-Was a Pio-
neer.

Ration, N. NJ, Aug. During a
severe rain and hail storm Sunday
evening, Samuel Sproull, pioneer
ranchman of Colfax County, was
drowned in the east fork Of Sugarite
Creek. His body was found yester-
day half a mile below the ranch, where
1t had foated. In one hand was
clutched small bushes with which he
had tried 10 save himself and his hat
was held in the other hand.
Mr.. Sproull had gone out to see that
his live stock was sheltered from the
storm and 1T is supposed that he fell
into the creek which had been trans
formed into a raging torrent and was
swept away by the turbulent waters.
When he did not return to the house
after a reasonable length of time had
elapsed neighbors were notified that
he was missing and searching party
spent the entire night in looking for
him.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
IDAHO DEMOCRATS
AFTER MORMONS
| Plank in State Platform Favored De.
nouncing Plural Marriages-Can-
didates No Issue.

Occur, D'Alene, Idaho, Aug. l.
When the Democratic state convention
assembled today there was prospect
of fierce fighting ana bitter personal
tiles. AS to the choice Of candidates
few seem to care. Mr.. Bryan's endorse.
ment for president is a matter of
course out the Mormo question will
not down.
Democrats After the hiormons in
Idaho.
A platform plank favored by the
Dubois forces calls for the 'EXtirpa.
ton of Polygamy", complete separa-
ton of church and state" and the pas
sage Of a law, forbidding any one to
vote, serve as juror or hold civil office
who is living in a patriarichal, plural
or a celestial marriage or who teaches
or advises such a marriage. That
such a plank will he adopted is pre-
dlcted.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
STATISTICS FROM
LARGER CITIES
Issued by Census Bu-
reau---New York
Leads All.
BIG FIGURES A FEATURE
One Hundred and Fifty-One
Having Population of Over
10000 Represented.

Washington, Aug. THE census
bureau today issued a bulletin on the
statistics for 1904 of the cities having
population of over 10000. The
cities covered numbered 151. OF these
New York held the largest land area,
of 209,21S acres. The total corpor-
ate expenditures of 151 cities for the
fiscal year of 1904 were 1854, ,440,215 of
which those of New York constituted
$167, ,060,171, or three-tenths. Though
New York has only twice the popula.
ton of Chicago its current expenses
are nearly four times as great.
Some Monster Figures in Report.
The total receipts of the cities
were $5,94O,175,99S, of which s472,-
423,S5S were from taxes and other
revenues and $121,752,140 from loans
on increasing Indebtedness. The re-
ceipts of municipal industries, such as
gas and water works amounted to
$112,2S6,827.
Aggregate Debt Larger than National.
The aggregate debt of the 151 cities
at the close Of the year was $1,531,
462,655 and the debts less the sinking
funds, was $1,22S,216,933, or more than
one-fourth greater than the national
debt. The per capita debt less the
sinking funds was s5697
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
IOWA DEMOCRATS
IN CONVENTION
Wage Battle for Nomination for Gov
ernor--Porter Ball and Denison
in Race.

Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. THE en-
tire interest in the Democratic state
convention centers in the nomination
for governor. 1t was announced today
that State Senator Claude Porter, Of
Centerville, has consented to be a
candidate and his district will pre-
sent his name.
The friends of George Ball and
John Denison also are active.
The conservatives controlled the
caucuses to the committees. In the
fight for the nomination for governor
the so-called conservatives rallied
around ex-senator Ball while the men
who three years ago cornered the
convention for Hearst, rallied around
Denison The conservatives look to
ex-senator Porter as a compromise.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07

to retain as long as she was satisfied
with it, her present territorial govern
ment, but to keep the door of admis-
sion open to her until such time as she
should value the blessings of full citi-
zenship more than the qualification Of
her present ill-founded prejudices and
dislikes, and our eastern friends would
feel assured that at some time, II not
now, the people residing between the
Pecos and the Colorado rivers would
be combined into one great, rich and
influential state, a credit to the nation,
and a sharer of its best impulses, in
stead of two comparatively weak, cor
poration-ridden states. A successful
issue of the program above outlined
is dependent, of course, for its success
upon one preliminary, viz, that the
people of the Territory show by a
decisive vote their desire for state
hood and willingness to conform to
the requirements of Congress in this
matter as far as possible. An adverse
vote in New Mexico, or even an affirm.
ative vote by small majority would
rightly be construed as showing indif-
ference on the part Of the people to
statehood or their opposition to the
jointure proposal. 1t is, therefore, in.
cumbent upon the prostate people to
get out as large a vote in favor Of
the acceptance of the provisions of
the Hamilton act as possible. think
that upon our activity in this matter
at this time will depend whether or
not we shall receive statehood within
the next year or two, or whether or
not the boon which we covet so ar.
IDENTIFY shall be deferred for eight or
ten years longer"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
ATTEMPTED HOLDUP
OF WILLARD AGENT
Saved By His Wife Who Gave Alarm
Fired Two Shots at Fleeing
u Form,


Il Form.
An ATTEMPTED hold-up is reported
from Willard. Agent Y, w Dycus Of
the Santa Fe Central Railway there
was the intended victim, but thanks
to the vigilance of his wife he was
warned in time to be on his guard.
Mrs. Dycus discovered a man who
had club in his hand standing at
the corner of the depot. 1t was then
nearly midnight and quite dark. In
the dim light she could distinguish the
form of the man, but she was unable
to discern his features. Realizing
that the prowler was bent on robbery
and intended to attack her husband,
she shouted Ito him that man was
lying in wait for him and to protect
himself
Finding that he had been discov-
cred the would-be robber took to his
heels and disappeared in the night
Mr.. Dycus pulled out his pistol and
fired twice at the fleeing form, but
owing to the darkness the bullets
went wide of the mark. At least no
trace Of the man could be found the
next morning. He made his escape
by darting behind the water tank near
the depot and then making tracks for
the hills. The territorial mounted po-
lice have been notified Of the attempt
ed hold-up and are on the lookout for
the desperate
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
SELECTING NAMES
FOR JURY SERVICE.
MARCHING Garcia Appointed 10 Act
With Clerk A. N, Bereere by
Judge John r. McFle.

John r. McFie recently appointed
Marcelino Garcia as jury commissioner
to act with Clerk A. NJ. Bergere of the
first judicial district court In the Sc
lection of three hundred names for
the United States jury box Gs provided
for in the law passed by the 59th Con.
gres7 and approved June Goth, 1906,
Under the law the jury commissioner
must be Of the opposite political par
ty to that Of the clerk of the court, and
after the names Of the prospective
jurors have been deposited in the box
the key is turned over TO the Judge
of the district.
Commissioner Garcia and Clerk
Bergere have selected the requisite
number Of names from among the vot-
ers Of Santa Fe. San Juan, Taos and
Rio Arriba Counties. The clerk has
posted notice on the courthouse door
stating that the drawing of the jurors
would take place Saturday, August IL,
In the selecting Of the names the com
missioner chooses the first name and
the clerk the second and so on until
the list is complete. The final draw,
ing will take place in the presence of
three reputable citizens ol the dis.
trict. The first twenty-one names
drawn from the box will constitute
the personnel of the United States
grand jury and the next twenty-four
persons whose names are on the slips
drawn will serve as the United States
petit jury
This method Of securing federal
jurors is now the practice in all the
States and Territories.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
PAUL MORTON TALKS
OF INSURANCE
Investigates Affairs OF Life Assurance
Company in Germany-Busness
viii Grow Better.

Berlin, Aug. Paul Morton, presi
dent of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, spent yesterday here, going
over the records Of the company's
German business. He left for Paris
last night and will sail for America
August 18th. Morton said:
my Investigations in Europe just!-
fly me in believing that the campaign
against the American insurance com.
panies on this side of the Atlantic
has practically subsided. I believe
all of us will shortly be doing our old
time business here"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07
WOMEN SUFFRA.
GISTS IN SESSION
At copenhagen-Will Continue Right
ing Wrongs Of Their Sex Until
August IL.

Copenhagen, Aug. 7.-The third an
nual conference Of the International
League Of Women Suffragists opened
here today under the craftsmanship Of
Mrs. Carrie Chapman-Catt, of New
York, president Of the League, and
will hold daily sessions until August
18th. Twelve countries are repre-
sented.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-07

The New Mexican Blndery is turn
Ing out some of the most artistic
binding in the Southwest. It is the
most completely equipped binderv In
the Rocky Mountain States south o.
is headquarters for legal blanks Of al
kinds. The company makes a specially
In handling land office blanks, neces
sary In homestead entries and In min
eral applications. Prices low, especi
ally in quantities. Circulars giving
full information furnishes ~ applica
ton.