davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-15

hoodoo that so often hoyers over the
head of the motorists did net make ts
presence known. All these things
helped, so the speed marveis had a
chance to embark on their l40-miie
journey with every element in their
favor. and that counts some on Ions
tour All along the Dourse the natives
were lined UP to salute the motorists
as they sped by and wish them luck.
Everybody en- route seemed to be
pulling for the success of the venture.
Even the prejudiced farmer. who was
never known to stand for an automobile
before. consented to make way for the
man behind the steering gear. In fact,
the masters of the motors had even
more than an even break all along the
line. The automobiles began to arrive
so lively shortly after 5 o'clock that
the guests at the hotel We're taken
somewhat by surprise. One after the
other the graceful vehicles giided in
and everybody was soon smiling and
talking about that perfect score that
was so easy to make. Nobody scattered
any nails or the road from San Fran
cisco. for the number of punctures was
so low that the officials had to make
an extra canvass to discover who suf-
fered- from this sort of an inconveni-
ence.
Many of the plucky motorists did not
even stop for lunch at Salinas. They
were allowed this privilege, but so in
tent were most of them on keeping the
engines working that they overlooked
the necessity of feeding the inner man
entirely. But they discovered later on
that they were near the end of their
journey an hour or more before their
scheduled time and. therefore, the loaf
ing game from Salinas to Del Monte
was very popular one.
The first to arrive was Van Valin
in sturdy ty-horsepower Stude
baker. He was accompanied by - Fl
Brod, Mrs. Van Valin, Mrs Wilson and
Miss Wilson. The party left San Fran
cisco at $40 and arrived at the hotel
at 800. or exactly seYen hours later.
Not till they passed Salinas did they
realize that they were more than an
hour ahead OF their schedule They
were compelled to kill time for the
rest of the trip. The thought of taking
lunch at Salinas never entered their
minds They kept on the go from
the very moment they left San Fran
instant, till the power was turned off
at the hotel entrance
Van Valin and his associates did not
receive the welcome they deserved.
This was not due to any lack of enthu-
siasm on the part of the guests at the
hotel but simply because. they arrived
so much sooner than they were ex-
pected that nobody was prepared to
extend to them the hand Of welcome
After the arrival Of the first party
the folks at the hotel were kept busy
congratulating those who made per-
feet scores. Automobile after automo-
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-15

bile chugged in till it appeared that
every machine in San Francisco had
gone over the route. The hotel pre-
sents an active front this evening.
Those who Were not discussing the run
down we're. talking over the Gyrnkhana
games on the card for tomorrow. These
doubtless will furnish some of the
most interesting and exciting sport
known al the hotel in many q moon,
and from present indications the en-
try list will be even more than
record breaker.
The autoists who took part in the
run are mot tho only ones whose ma
chimes are now lying in garage. Prom
inent motorists from San Francisco.
San Jose. Redwood City, Menlo, San
Mateo and other places have arrived
on the scene and another large dele
cation is looked for in the morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-15

DEL MONTE. Sept. Picturesque
Del Monte is achug tonight with auto
mobiles. Never before in the history
Of the famous hOstelry have so many
OF the whirring cars drawn up to the
stately entrance. The first. reliability
run Of the-Automobilt Club OF Califor-
MA has proved the worth Of the test.
Everybody is talking automobile and
extending cong-atulations on the sue
cess Of the new trial test and the num-
Der of perfect scores made. The only
drawback TO the run was the fact that
it was too easy for, the majority Of
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-15
By wiIIiar11 j. slattery.

sturdy cars that started out from San
Francisco bright and early this morn
ing. Most of the motorists expected
that they would have a hard task COM
plying with all the rules and regula-
tions set down by the club. Eut far
from it. The cars more than demon.
strated their ability 70 go the distance
and the majority of the drivers were
forced TO maneuver around in the
vicinity of Del Monte lest they arrive
too soon.
The test proved to be bread winner
for the automobile. Everybody at the
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-15
Motor Cars and Their Drivers Occupy Atten-
ton of Youngest and Oldest Inhabitants.

hotel whe does not own a car now will
make haste to acquire one without loss
of time. Prejudice against the swiftly
moving chug vehicle has entirely van
ished as far as Del Monte is concerned,
and it has made more friends here
within the last twenty-four hours than
anything that ever starred in the To-
cality before.
1t seemed as though conditions for
q great run to Del Monte were cut and
dried long before the first car left San
Francisco. The weather was ideal, the
roads in grand shape and the proverbial
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
FIFTY YEARS on THE DIAMOND
Jim O'Rourkc HAS Gone Thirty-Nine
of Them.

Fifty years on the diamond. That is the
ambition of James II. O'Rourke. the great
old ball player who has been in the bust
ness for thirty-nine years, consecutively,
never having missed sea son. He has by
long odds passed the record of any other
ball player.
Half a century of active ball playing q"
o Rourke recently said, wouldn't that be
great? And l think I can do It. I feel
good as ever ] did and have no idea of
any man whose health is good and who
takes care Of himself and an interest in
the game can stay as long as l have"
Jim ORourke has played on eight cham
pionship teams. lie helped Boston win the
pennant in 1873. 1874. 1876, 1877. 1873; Provi-
dence in 1879 and the New York Giants in
1883 and 1882
Always a. heavy hitter. O'Rourke never
failed to attract undue attention of the
fans. He used to be an outfielder-left-
but since 1893 has been catching. He is
now captain, manager and catcher of the
Bridgeport team of the Connecticut league.
His son, James H., Jr, plays third base
a member of the crack Yale college team
that beat the New York Giants when his
father was one of them. The elder
o Rourke urged his son not to become a
professional hall player. but in vain.
Father and son on the same team make
an interesting feature.
James II. O'Rourke was born In Bridge
port, August "a. 1854, and always has made
that his home. He Is of the most
prominent citizens of that city now and
wealthy. Besides being the longest play
ing ball player, he Is said to have amassed
the age of SO old Jim is still active on
the bases and can. put in one of the old
long drives frequently which made him
famous long years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
Greater sum Before Council as Equal
nation board Than Any other
Body Has Had.

The city council met as a monthly board
~ equalization Monday morning TO con-
slider plans of assessment for special inn
provements amounting 10 $4,000, represent
ing greater sum OF expenditures than any
local special board of equalization has had
before IT at single time. Councilman
Comstock was elected president.
The filing of two protests against the
plan for raising money to pay for the en-
lsrgement Of Bemis park indicates a deter
mined fight by property owners to resist
levying the tax. The petitions are signed
by about 100 property owners who object
because no special benefits are derived by
them and they believe the whole city should
bear the burden of the Improvement. II
was through the efforts of a number OF
Bemis park residents that the lots at Thir-
ty-third and Cunning streets were bought
and added to the park.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
BAD PAVING CHARGE DENIED
Complaint on Thickness of Asphalt
on walnut Hill Pronounced
without Foundation.

Charged by Arthur l.. Sheetz and A. I.
Ayers that the asphant topping of pave
ments laid last year on Seward street
from Thirty eighth TO Forty-nrst and from
Fortieth from Hamilton to Franklin. by
the Barber Asphalt company is not OF
the required thickness, one inch. are con-
futed by City Engineer Rosewater,
II have not yet seen the complainants, +"
says the engineer, but l have inquired
into the facts. The one sample left In this
once was taken from a single point In
the pavement where the base projected a
trifie too far upwards. All around this
point, and in fact for the whole job. the
thickness averages more than one inch.
The jobs wers properly inspected and the
specifications lived Up 10. 1t is an easy
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
| WOMAN INSISTS ON MANIA
Mrs. OIeson of Minneapolis for Fourth
Time Comes After the CudRhy
Kidnnpers.

Mrs. Rachael Oleson of Az Sixth avenue.
Minneapolis. arrived here Monday morning
on her fourth errand of trying to run down
the Cudahy kidnapers. She called on Pat
Grove at the county jail and declared he
was not the man she has been trailing.
Then she called on Chief Of Police Donahue
and gave him descriptions of three men
and a woman, all of whom she suspects of
having been implicated in the famous
Cudahy affair.
Evidently the woman is unbalanced, her
one hallucination being the Cudahy affair
and an imaginary clue. She has made four
trips from Minneapolis TO Omaha during
the last three years. From her stories II
is believed some practical jokers of the
Twin Cities have been "stringing" and send
ing her away on wild goose flights
Mrs. Oleson said she suspected Mrs. Mary
Smith, John Getz, Albert Thompson and
Henry Wilson of the Cudahy affair.
Wilson, she said. 10 a newspaper man,
while she knows Getz lived In Minneapolis
and spent lots of money but did not APP
pear to be working. Recently learning the
four suspects were seen in Omaha, she had
the Minneapolis authorities order the ar
rest of the quartet here She came to see
whether those orders were carried out.
Monday noon she made summary demands
for the money she believes Is still standing
as a reward for the arrest Of the kid
napers.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
PeopIe,s Institute starts.

Under the auspices of the People insti-
tute, the society organized recently among
members of the First Congregational
church, with the pastor DR.. Hubert c. Her
ring, at the head, an entertainment of I'M
usual interest and pleasure will be given
Tuesday night in the large auditorium of
that church. Leonora jackson the dis
tinguished volinist, and the American
prima donna soprano, Sibyl Sammis assisted
by G. f. Clarke, baritone, and Alex Mac
Fadyen, pianist. will appear. This society
is new, but has already had an suspicious
beginning. rs prime purpose, instead of
being pecuniary advantage TO it's members
is the promotion Of interest In the various
departments of life most conducive TO men-
tai culture AS matter of fact, certain
entertainments are said to entail balances
on the wrong side OF the ledger instead of
producing profits. But DR.. Herring ard his
people, while not seeking to confne the
work or benefit of the society to the menu
bers of their church by any means feel
the results amply justify the expense In
Cured The society Is trying To reach
people who may be interested I'm self-culture
and may not be otherwise reached and at
the same time afford entertainment and
enjoyment for all.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
D. OGDEN MILLS GOES WEST
New York FinRncier Predict. Paul
Morton VIII Rcadjust Affairs
of the EauitabIc.

ID. ogden Mills financier Of New York,
father-in-aw Of Ambassador Whitelaw
Reid and heavy stakeholder in many OF
the western railroads. was In omaha Mon
day enroute TO California in his private
car. Mayhower, accompanied by his son,
Ogden Mills.
This purchase Of the Illinois Central by
the Union Pacific has been talked of for
some time in New York" said Mr. Mills
but although l am stakeholder I'm both
roads, l do not know much about it. My
son and / are simply going TO California
to spend the winter IN the land OF sunshine
and flowers and my San Francisco bust
ness manager, Mr.. Taylor, is accompanying
US on the trip.
Matters connected with the Equitable
are all quieting down, and think under
judicious management will soon all be ad-
justcd. Mr.. Morton has the confidence of
the people, as well as the nnanciers. and
will be able to adjust all difficulties.
Mr. Mills name, like that of other promi-
nent victims or intended prey. was fire.
quently mentioned in connection with the
recent Town Topics and Fads and Fancles
Investigations, and when asked In regard
TO that affair Mr.. Mills simply said he paid
no attention to it whatever.
recently erected an enormous hotel in New
York as Il home for worltingmen. He was
asked if he did not think he could build
such a hotel in Omaha, but he did not
seem inclined to consider the proposition
He spent the day in looking over the city
and took several trolley rides. leaving on
the afternoon train on the Union Pacific.
Some years ago Mr.. Mills, when resi-
dent of California, bought at auction sale
in New York for S75, 900 an Italian marble
statue Of Columbus knceling before queen
Isabella, presenting his plan for discovering
tho new world, and gave the masterpiece
to the state of California. Those who have
visited the California capital at Sacramento
have been impressed with this magnificent
life-sized statue facing them they en-
tered i'll one of the main doors. 1t was
carved from a single piece Of marble. 1t
shows the queen of Spain seated and CO.
| lumbus with the globe in one hand kneel-
ing before her, describing his plan.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
HUGO f. BILL.
LETTERS GOLD TOPS
Sporting Brevities.

Ice skating is again on the tapis. and
although IL has been pursued to some eX-
tent during the mild term just past, the
lakes will again become more popular.
Roller skating Will be discontinued at the
rink after tonight until Friday night, be-
cause OF the lumbermens convention which
will use the Auditorium.
The coming of the cold weather will give
the fans a chance to sit around the tireside
and fan some more smoke instead of be-
coming so restless over the prospective APP
proach of spring which the warmer weather
kept bringing to view.
So much has been said about Rev. VIII
liam (Billy) Sunday receiving over IS 90
from collections for six weeks work in a
revival meeting at Aledo, ILL.,, that his old
team mate Tom Burns, who held down
third base for the Chicago White Sox
when Sunday was playing out in the field,
has been moved to say: Billy Sunday Is
as nice a man as ever stepped into shoe
leather. and no man ever had a sweeter
character. We all respected him, and his
influence was marked upon the department
of the team and the character of the men.
I wish | were one-quarter as good a man
as he is
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
MoToRMEN MAY SIT DOWN
Have seats Provided for Them ut tho
Expense of street Rail-
way Company.

II see said the Careful Observer. the
street railway company announces it has
decided to provide seats for its motormcn.
That is a good stroke in the direction OF
humanitariansm and union labor"
Yes" sentcntiously observed the Oldest
1nhabitaut, 1T is. to be sure. Now, I won
der when the company is going to provide
seats for all Of its passengers"
The street car company has confirmed the
report Of putting in seats for its motor
men.
Tho work on the Bellevue line is in the
hands Of the contractors, LammcreauN &
Peterson. who have the contract to have
tho grading completed by a certain time,
so it is up to them to begin work as soon as
possible. that the line may be completed at
the specified time
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
DODGE INVITED TO SPEAK
Fnthcr Of Nebraska Primary LAW
Asked to Tnik at National
Conference.

\. p. Dodge. ir... president Of the Nc
kinley club, has been invited by James
Bronson Reynolds. chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements for the second ma
tonal conference for tho reform Of tho
primary and election laws. to be held under
the auspices of the National Civic Fedora
ton I'm New York March 81, to attend the
session and discuss the Nebraska primary
law and the defects observed. AS the law
was fathcred by Mr.. Dodge in the legisla-
ture he is in close touch with the subject.
He will attend the conference if possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
UNIQUE EXHIBIT OF LUMBER
Feature of Convention at
Auditorium.

The Humbird Lumber company of Sand
Point, Ida, has a unique exhibit for the
lumber dealers convention at the Audito-
rum Wednesday and Thursday. It is in
the shape of a bungalow, built of the pine
and fir products of the Sand Point mills,
and in 1t will be confined the pet bear.
Humbird, caught in the Idaho woods last
summer and presented to the members of
the Nebraska State Lumber Dealers asso-
citation who visited the exposition at Port
land. All the floor space in the Audito-
rum available for exhibits has been sold.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
ICE MEN NOT IN ANY RUSH
Putting Up Small Scale, but Ex-
pect More of n Better
Quality.

Some little ice is being put up, but the
crop is not thick nor hard enough to be
good and the ice men are not hurrying, as
they think there will be plenty more.
Talbot has a small force at work Swift
and Company has no one at work on Cut
on lake, but says it will begin Wednes-
day IL the cold weather holds out A few
days of zero weather will give them all the
ice they need.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06

registered pharmacists OF have person of
this kind employed The remaining bid
dcrs are Myers q Dillon and Sherman &
Mcconnell. Each is low on many articles.
1t was decided to refer the entire matter
To the health commissioner to determine
which is the lowest approximate bidder in
the aggregate.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06

matter for persons desiring to shirk taxes
to find fault
ANY Investigation these gentlemen may
set on foot will prove their charges are
without good foundation"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06

The art department of the Woman's
club will give a daylight program Thurs
day morning, February S. Mrs S. r.
Towne will preside and the program will
include a discussion of Savonarola by Mrs.
IRE: a description of the pageants OF
Florence. by Mrs A. p. Somers; a paper
on the "Medicl," by Mrs. Lowrie, and a
story by Mrs. Payne.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
WITH THE BOWLERs.

The Armours won two games OF their
series with the Krug Parks last night.
The first and last were close throughout,
each taking one by d small margin. Tonne
man was high man on totals with COS.
Hartley was close sup with sos and had the
top single game or 23l. The score:
KRUG PARKS.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
Star,IinG evidence.

is daily advanced of the curative powers
of DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds. Soc and 81.
For sale by Sherman & Mcconnell Drug
90
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
General Agnu. He's Appendicitis.

BALTIMORE Nd, Feb. 5.-General Felix
Agnus, for the past quarter of n century
publisher of the Baltimore American, was
today operated on at the Johns Hopkins
hospital for appendicitis.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
ARMOURS

The letter Gold Tops got three games
from the Hugo +. Biz on the Metropoii-
tan alleys. r. Nichols was high on sim
nfnlS with ~
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06

Musicians concert and ball 200 musicians
in orchestra, next Monday al Auditorium
Admission 60 cents
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06

Several other men present representatives
of various unions, were invited to speak
and each added something to the argu-
ment that the greatest possibilities Of
solving this problem through the demand
for labeled goods lies with the women,
who do so much of the buying. Besides
representatives of the labor unions, MEM
bers of the Women's Auxiliary to Typo
graphical Union No. 1870 were guests of the
department. While all of the merchants of
the city have been requested to send the
heads of their women's white goods de-
partments to the meeting that they might
know more of the work OF the League,
only two stores were represented.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06

Mrs. J. J. Seerley, president OF the Iowa
Federation of Womens clubs has called a
meeting of the board of directors at Des
Moines February Is The meeting will
be held in the parlor OF the Savoy at
10 a. m. The following morning the chair
men of standing committees will meet
with the board. AS considerable business
of Importance is to be considered n full
attendance is anticipated II is expected
that the majority of the women will re-
main in Des Moines both Tuesday and
Wednesday. Tuesday noon they will be
guests Of the City Federation at luncheon
at the Business Womens Home. pro-
gram under the direction of the Civic Arts
committee will follow the luncheon and
from 3 to they have been invited by
Mrs. \. b. Cummins to receive with her,
ii being her weekly legislative afternoon.
In the evening the Women's Press club
will be hostess. and at o'clock musical
program will be given at Drake recital
hall Wednesday. from l to O'Clock, Miss
Alice Tyler and Miss Margaret Brown will
hold an Informal reception in the rooms
of the library commission at the state
house The visiting women will then at
tend the regular meeting of the Women's
club. which will be followed by an informal
reception.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-06
EXPENDITURES BIGGEST YET

All of which Is respectfully submitted.
MARTIN \. KNAPP. Chairman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-13

drive from the floor Of the house the
speaker and his rules committee, who
have made an autocracy OF that which
was created legislative body. In a
word we purpose to readjuSt the lost
balance between the people and their
lawmakers.
"Our jury is the nation, our proof the
record Of the Republican party, our
witness Theodore Roosevelt and our
attorney Mr. Bryan of Nebraska"
Senator w. j. Stone of Missouri in
troduced Mr. Bryan. The demonstra-
ton that greeted Mr.. Bryan on his en-
trance TO the hall was renewed as the
Nebraskan rose TO speak. Following
his response to the welcome great
hush fell on the crowd when Mr.. Bry-
an announced that he would read a
statement ON topic which had been
generally discussed since he had touch
ed on 1t during his speech at New
York" He then read his statement,
which in part follows:
'In my speech at the New York re-
ception l made some remarks concern
ing the government ownership of rail
ways and thought that | had express
ed myself so clearly that my position
could not be misconstrued even by
those who desired to nisconstrue 1t.
after quoting from the Democratic
platform of 1900 that a private mo-
nonolv Is indefensible and intOlerable'
and after laying 1t down as principle
that public ownership should begin
where competition ends and that the
people should have the benefit of any
monopoly that might be found neces-
sary l stated that had reached the
conclusion that railroads partake so
much of the nature of monopoly that
they must ultimately become public
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-13
ANOTHER MEAT SCANDAL
Harrison J. Norton Discovers New Horror
In Barre This Week.

Harrison /. Norton, the newly APP
pointed agent OF the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance company, was In Mont.
pelior recently and says that while
there he unearthed a most scandalous
condition OF affairs. A large build
Ing near the trolley road between
Montpelier and Barre has large sign
In letters nearly two feet high announ.
cling the fact that Smith a Cummings
we're manufacturing the Green Noun
tain brand of hams and sausage.
Mr. Norton being a large consumer
Of both, was interested at once as he
has been a little suspicious OF the Chi
cago brand lately, so he investigated
the factory and found they were adul.
terating the product 10 the most open
and brazun manner with Barre gran.
lie, using an electric crane OF the most
approved pattern to rush the adulter.
ant out OF sight. Mr. Norton says be
i, going to run for governor two years
from now on this issue.