davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-26
SPECIAL RATES VIA
 Zyg[Z;l !!g

SPECIAL HOMESEEKERS' RATES
 to manyg points in the West and North |west. Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of each month.
 WINTER TOURIST RATES-The l.. & |N. will sell winter tourist tickets to many |points in the South daily until April 30, limited for return until May 31. For full information, schedules and rates to all points in the North, East |South and West, call an or write to P. Sid |aones. D. P. A., both phones s25. Bir- Bingham, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-26

Hoods Sarsaparilla keeps the blood pure and the whole system in perfect order Tak1 only Hoods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-26
Metal Market.

New York. November 25.-The Lon don tin market had sharp advance with spot closing at f139 and futures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-26
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure ot passenger trains at the rev Terminal Station. Birmingham:
 Effective November 12, 1907.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-26
New Orleans. Cotton Futures.
 Open. High. Low. Close

New Orleans, November 25.-Cotton {. Spots firm; quotations revised. Low ordinary, 13-16c nominal; ordinary, 7ssc nominal good ordinary. 1-16c nominal; low middling. 10 1-16c mid ding 10 15-16c; good ,rniddling, II 3-16c: middling fair II 11-16c; fair 12 5-16c nominal. Sales. $500 bales; receipts 17,S26; stock, 211,532.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-26
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, November 25.-Closing: Cotton-Spot in fair demand: prices 10
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
NEW RElcHsTAe OPENED.
Emperor William Delivered a Speech From Throne-Scene One of Cor
 geous Spiendor.

Berlin, Feb. 20.--Emperor William amid gorgeous stage setting in the great white hall of the palace, iden- tified for centuries with great events of the house of Hohenzollern. Members of the reichstag In uniform or evening dress, assembled on the floor of the hall but there was not socialist among them, for being anti monarchists and republicans, they re- fused to countenance the sovereign in any form The empress, attended by the Crown Princess Cecilia and numerous princesses of the German ruling houses, occupied great box at one end of the hall, while from another box. adjoining the imperial loge, the diplomatic crops surveyed the scene. Among those in the lat ter box were Ambassador and Mrs Tower and Professor and Mrs. Bur gess.
 The imperial procession entered from the picture gallery, headed bs a detachment of the palace guard Then came two heralds, their tabardi adorned with the imperial eagle ant wearing enormously wide. plumet hats They were followed in ordel by the chief of the general staff, Gen eral von Moltke. with the imp ria seal: Minister of War Von Einen with the unsheathed sword of state; General Adjutant von Lindequist with the golden orb, called in Ger many the 'imper al apple;'
 Marshal von Hahnke W h h m perial crown. and Genera,s von Kes. sel Lowenield ars lecpf1er
 ing aloft the imper al standard Then came the emperor, il the form of the Garde Du Cor. s with the insignia of a field marshal. h golden helmet su moun;el by a sil. yer eagle with wide spread wings topped by smal golcen crown Across his cuirass tf emperor wors the broad orange ribbon of the
 der os the Ba k Ea ls, a In his right hand he carried fife d mar shal's baton.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
A MISSOURI rRhcEpy.
Saloon Keeper Kills Two Prominent Citizens cy DunkIln County and
 Is Himself Killed.

Maiden. Mo, Feb. 2o.-A L. Rrannor. saloon keeper, shot and killed an attorney, D. R. Cox, and Dr J. w Beall in the latter's office Monday night and was shot and kill- ed few hours later while being re- moved firm the jail in Maiden to Kennett for safelseepihg. The kill- ing Of Brannon was by an unidenti- fled person standing in the shadow of building near the Maiden jail.
 The trouble leading to the killing of Cox and Beall is said to have been over the liquor question.
 Cox was mayor of Maiden four times and was prosecuting attorney of Dunklin county for two terms. He was shot through -he heart and back. Doctor Beall was shot through the head
 Dr. J. w Beall was division sur geon for the Cotton Belt railroad and an officer in the Masonic grand lodge of Missouri He was about 30 years cid and married. He was ar ardent temperance and local option advocate and was close friend of Mir Cox.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
ID PROBE TH[ IHEGRAPH
Relationship Between the Compa- nies and Special Wire Users
 to bs Inves ,iga.ed.
WILL INCREASE DEMAND FOR OPERATORS
Every Through Wire in Omaha Pack ing House. Not Actually Leased Put Out of comn1ission--Ali TeIe- grams Must be ReIayed Order May Affect Newspapers.

Omaha, Feb. 17.-The interstate commerce commission is 10 investi- gate the relations hip Ee ween the Western Union Telegraph and Postal Telegraph companies on one side and the packing houses, grain firms and other business houses throughout the country which have heretofore had special te egraph wires and special operators furnished them. This morn ing all through wires of this descrip- ton were discontinued and only
 pony wires, running from these Of f'c into the main telegf aph offices were left. The operators manning these wires, from the packing houses ends, are now employed by the pack ing fouses and not by the telegraph companies.
 The interstate commerce commits sion is said to have taken the posi- tion that furnishing these large GUS toners, was in fact a discrimina- tion and an investigation is demand ed
 In the packing houses at South Omaha Saturday morning, every through wire, which was not actual ly leased to the packing houses. was pulled out of commission and the packing houses forced to have their telegrams rclayed at the main tele- graph offices. Similar action has been taken at all business houses which had been furnished with
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
ly after court convened.

iy after court convened.
 Mrs. Thaw looked pale and serious as she took her place on the stand. She appeared in the same simple girlsh costume that she has worn every day since the trail began. She smiled slightly as she caught her husbands eye. Thaw returned the smile and then turned to Attorney OReilly, with whom he talked for a minute excitedly Then he returned to his conversation with pr. Evans, but for the most part kept his eyes on his wife. only turning occasionally to whisper In the doctors ear
 Mrs. Thaw said that Harry Thaw always attributed her Ill health, the necessity of the second operation, etc. to Stanford White. Mrs, Thaw also testified that Thaw had told ner he was going to take up Stanford Whites affairs with Anthony Com stock.
 "I told him it would do no good that Stanford White had many in fluential friends and that he could stop 1t. told him that lots of people would not believe the things about Stanford White on account of his per sonality."
 During the early examination ol his wife. Thaw continued to converse with MT. O'Reilly and Dr. Evans, oc ctsionally smiling at one or the other When she reached the point where she told of his feelings when Whites name was mentioned, he buried his face in his hands.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
rhe couId systeln strlke.

St Louis, Feb. 17.--Saturday mark ed the end Of the first week of a strike of boilermakers. blacksmiths and helpers on the Gould system of railroads, and LIDO hlacksmiths and helpers, and b fer makers have walked out of the shops Of the Iron Mountain and Missouri roads. Ac- cording to notices posted by order of General Manager A. w. Sullivan the strikers will be given until next Mon- day 10 return to work aad after that date tho-e who have a ed to doN SC will no longer be considered employees The officials of the union claim they have not lest member and Insist that they do not know of one who will weaken when the real test oi loyalty comes next Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Tommy Won.

At child's party lately one boy created quite sensation in his efforts to outdo the others. They were play. ing Button, button, who's got the but ton?" and presently. after very con. fusing hunt. the mother of the little hostess said:
 No one seems to have the button Now. who had 1t at the beginning of the gamer"
 q didi" exclaimed little girl.
 ITO whom did you give it?" asked the lady
 Tommy Jones, ma'am."
 Tommy. to whom did you give it7"
 Silence.
 Speak up. Tommy"
 'T-I-swallowed it.' gasped Tom my.
 "Mercyi" said the lady, "how big was it?"
 Well" answered Tommy when Maggie gave 1t to me it was about as big as pea, but it feels as big as an egg, maam. and I'm sorry won the game,y
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
thronsh h wires for their husiness.

throush wires fer their business.
 Cndahv head of the Cudahy Packing company said:
 The only effect of the new order is that we will te compe led to lease our wires instead of silnaly sending teleerams af commercial rates over wires furni he'd by the telegraph companies. All the packers will prob ably lease new wires Saturday and have full use of them. The operators will be packing house employees in- stead of telegraph employees.'
 The order will increase the de- mand for telegraphers to danger ous point" says the telegranh mana ger "Thousands of telegrams daily will now have to be relayed instead of going on direct wires. Hundreds of extra men will be needed. for the work
 The order win probably affect newspaper offices and every other class of business where through wires have heretofore been Furnished by the telegraph companies.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
The Nebraska Floods.

Omaha, Feb. 17.-Five transconti- sinental railroads through Nebraska are Saturday using the single line of the Burlington railroad to the west, due to the flood conditions of the Platte river The Union Pacific is tisd up for 200 miles west of Omaha,
 nd the Missouri Pacific, Rock Island. Northwestern, Union Pacific and Burlington railroads are using the Burlington tracks between Omaha md Lincoln, there connecting with heir own lines again. No freight
 rains at all are moving and there is aeavy congestion in the Omaha yards.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
lM|T TRA|NNEN' $ HOURS
(ouse Committee Decides to Make
 a Favorable Report on q New Measure.
SUBSTITUTE FOR LA TOILETTE BILL
perators and Train Dispatchers Can Only Work Nine Consecutive Hours While Other Trainmen Will be Limited to 16 Hours Work--Tili- man and Hale CIach.

& Washington, Feb. 1.-The house
 Committee on interstate and foreign
 bmmerce decided Saturday to make I favorable report on bill limiting
 he time of consecutive employment
 T trainmen to 16 hours. In the
 hain the bill agreed upon is the
 Ame as the measure introduced in
 he house by Representative Esch of Wisconsin, but it will be reported as substitute for the Lafollette 16 Sour bill which has already passed he senate and thus the considera- Hon of the measure again on the 1cor of the senate will be avoided ks it will go to conference.
 The bill also contains an amend hent which extends the measure in modified form t, operators and rain dispatchers. It provides that 2perators shall not work more than line consecutive hours in stations or |pwers which are kept open day and light. and the time for their employ hent in day stations is limited to |s hours.
 The vote on the bill was strictly q ,rtv one, the democrats on the Lommitsea insisting on the Lafollette bill without any charge and the re- bub jeans sll voting for the Esch heasure in it's amended form. Chair han Hepburn who has been away lrom the capital for some time be- eansa of severe cod presided at
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
seve, kIl.ed at Sea.

New York, Feb. 17.--Six men and one woman were killed a.lc three men injured and considerable dam. age was sustained by the vessel by an explosion cn board the German steamer valdivia at sea last Wednes- day. The accident was reported when the steamer arrived here Sat- urday The donkey engine boiler ex- ploded on Wednesday. throwing tbe
 team F Valdivia at ssa last Wednes. oren the upper deck. The seven dead were killed instantly
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
secretary straus' innovation.

Washington, Feb. 15.--A new de parture has been made in admlnistia' tive affairs of the department of commerce and labor by Secretary Straus. who "Wednesday assembled all he chiefs of bureaus of that depart ment for what Is termed the first cabin. .t meeting" It is believed by the secretary that the efficiency of the department will be increased and the public service largely promoted by holding regular conferences of chiefs Of bureaus.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Monex tn Pratt ln -tituts.

New York, Feb 17--By the will of Mrs. Mary H. Pratt, wicuw o' Charles Pratt, who was prominent Jfficial in the Standard Oil company,
 ea wwan surrogates of flee, the greater portion If tho estate is heaueathed to Pratt Institute. which was founded by Charles Pratt. There are also number of other haritable beques;s
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Mexican Mine Disaster

Laredo, Tex. Feb. Word reached this city late Monday through telegrams from Monterey, Mex. of disastrous mine explosion in the La Conquisra mine No of the Las Esperanzas district fin which 20 miners are known to have lost their lives. The dead and in- jured. hiwever. may be increased to I5 whtn full details are received
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21

the meeting.
 t s rr~v ded in the bill that com mon carriers or their officers or ayents who knowingly require or permit employees to violate the meas .'re are liable to fine of $500, for each offense. the suits to be brought by the UniteG $ ates district attorney ia the district court having jurisdic- tion of the locality where the viola tion took place.
 Tiliman an Hale Clash.
 Washington. Feb. 17.-During the discussion of the conference report on the immigration bill in the sen ate Saturday Senators Hale and Till man engaged in a somewhat heated colloquy. Mir. Tiilman taxed the Maine senator with changing his at tltude on the subject of new matter in the conference report and in do ing so referred to a private conver- sation he had with MT. Hale. MT. Hale resented the quotation of the conversation and spoke of MT. Till mans course as offensive
 MT Tillman replied that lie had 10 intention of being discourteous hut said that in view of MT. Hale's present position as contrasted with his former position he had felt free to comment upon the facts and that he did not propose to be bottled" up or "snuffed out by the senator when he knew from his private con versation what MT. Hale's real atti- tude was.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Pcliee capture Old Violin.

New York. Feb. 17.--A violin, which the police said had . label marked Antonius Stradivarius, Crem- onensis, Eaciebat Arno t735, was un- earthed Friday in quantity of sup posed stolen goods. The violin and eoods were found at the home of Ernst Frinkert who is under arrest
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Robbers Raid osJaAoma Town.

I.awton OK. Feb. '20-A band of robbers raided Cache, shah town near here, before daylight Monday morning. They footed several houses, wrecked r. F. Carson's store with nitroglycerine and robbed his safe. Breaking open a Frisco car house they obtained handcar upon which they made their escape. The com- munity is greatly excited and busi- ness is practically suspended in an effort to catch the bandits.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Nebraska Pioneer Dead.

Lincoln. Neb, Feb. 2o.-Major c.
 w. Pierce of Lincoln, one of the framers of the Nebraska constitution and pioneer lawmaker died sud denly at Hastings. Florida, where he had gone for his health. He Was member of congress from the Fourth Alabama district in the late sixties.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Great Northern Ipdicteo

New York, Feb. 20.-Ihe federal grand jury Tuesday Indicted the Great Northern Railway company on . charge of violating the Elkins act by paying rebates to Lowell F. Palm CT, traffic agent of the American Su- gar Refining company in this city There are two counts alleging the payment in all of $14,59a in May and June, 1905.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
ra rrx Eor shIn suhsldx.

Washington, Feb. 20.-At a con ference between the president and Speaker Cannon and representative Watson Tuesday it was practically de- cided that there should be an effort to pass the ship subsidy bill this ses- sion.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Minister pawson Returns.

New York. Feb. 20.-Thomas c. Dawson. United States minister 70 Sante Domingo. arrived Tuesday on the Steamer Seminole from San Dor6.ngo.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
REACHED AN AGREEMENT
President Roosevelt and San Fran- cisco Officials get Together on
 Japanese Question.
CONCESSIONS BY THE cALlfORHIAAs
Japanese Children Are to be Admitted to Schools with White Pupils, but CooIic Labor is to be Barred Strong Dissatisfaction Expressed at Tokio.

Tokio. Feb. 20.-The official text of of the exclusion bill has been pub lished. As expected, it has created the strongest dissatisfaction among the interested parties although the movements of procedure have not yet assumed definite shape.
 The Japanese residents of the Ha- waiian Islands have telegraphed Pres ident Roosevelt and the Hawaiian representatives in the house indicat- ing the seriousness of the inquiry which will be caused to their rights and interests by this legislation. The leaders of public opinion here are aware, however, that under the cir cumstances the only alternative is to calmly resign themselves to the situation, hoping that the govern ment can arrange with the American authorities to reduce the sacrifice in the interest of Japanese emigrants to a minimum.
 They regret the new law, lest the San Francisco people, growing in their success. should assume an overbear- inging attitude
 News of this kind would only tend to injure Japanese susceptibilities which President Roosevelt has been specially careful to avoid
 Washington, Feb. 20.--Japanese Children are to be admitted to the white schools of San Francisco under certain restrictions; skilled and un- skilled laborers coming from Japan barred from the mainland of the Unfit ed States, and American laborers, skilled and unskilled, are to be exclud- ed from Japan.
 This is the basis oi the agreement between President Roosevelt, Secre- tary Root, Mayor Schmitz and tile San Francisco school board as an adjust ment of the anti-Japanese agitation brought about by the segregation of Ja- panese children in San Francisco schools. The agreement means the schools of San Francisco will be con ducted in the same manner as they were DefOTe the UJdIu Oi cuuSoeioa adopted the resolution last October providing for the segregation of the Japanese, except that adult Japanese who are in primary grades must con tinue to attend the Oriental schools, and that Japanese children under IS will be adr,itted to classes with white children of their own ages.
 While the resolution of the school board. ar amended, read. Children of alien birth,' 1t Is freeiy admitted by Mayor Schmitz and his associates that the resolution will apply only to the Japanese children and that the change in the wording was to make it plain to the Tokio government that no discrim- ination was intended against Japanese children.
 Mayor Schmitz said:
 This Is only a temporary agree ment President Roosevelt has given us direct and positive assurances that he will at once begin negotiations with Japanese for the purpose of bringing about new treaty that will exclude Japanese laborers. skilled and un- skilled from continental United
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-25
OBITUARY.
McNanaman.

Mrs, Rebecca McNanaman. aged So
years. widow of Patrick McNanaman
one of the oldest women of the La
Noble neighborhood, died at the home
Of her SON. Edward W. Hinchley. one
mile north of LaMoille, at noon today
OF cancer of the face and neck. Mrs
McNanaman had suffered with canoe!
for years. and for three years her con-
dition had been quite serious.
Mrs. McNanaman was born in Glas-
gov, Scotland, March 20, 1924. With
her parents she came to America when
she was years of age. She was mar
ried to Samuel Hinchley at Montreal
Can, when she was is years old. and
Mr.. Hinchley died few years after
wards.
Mrs. McNanaman was married to
Patrick McNanan1Gan at Beaver Dam,
Wis, in 1867. They came to Iowa and
settled near LaMoille in 1885, where
they lived until Mr.. McNanaman's
death three years ago. Since then Mrs
McNanaman has made her home with
her son.
Besides the son Edward Hinchley
another son, William Hinchley, of Owa-
tonna. Mimi, was born of the first
marriage. The two are the only living
children.
The funeral will be held from the
home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, Rev. d. W. Lewis officiating
Burial will be in the LaMoille Gene
terry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-25
NO MISTAKE HERE.
Discovery Of Proof Reader.


Even a proof reader may make mis-
takes unless careful reading is main
tanned all the time.
1t makes lot of difference sOme-
times just how a thing is read.
This is the tale: .
No tea and not one drop of cof-
fee ordered the doctor-and rebelled.
But alas, with nerves that saw, felt
and heard things that were not, rebell-
ion was useless.
with the greatest reluctance / gave
up these lifelong companions, and
drank milk milk-until the very step
of the milkman grew hateful.
my nerves were some better, but
breakfast without some warm beverage
grew wearisome, and bid fair to be en-
tirely sighted. And with a brain that
for nine hours daily must work hard
ever demanding nourishment, the fail
ing appetite was serious proposition
Then in despair, Postum was tried.
I had tasted it once and heartily dis
liked the pale watery compound, but
now, literally starving for hot drink
read and re-read the directions on the
package with the critical eye of the
proof-reader, following them out to the
letter and 10! the rich brown liquid
the advertisements.
Not one but three cups disappeared
and since then Postum has been my
sole warm beverage, unfailingly re-
freshing and helpful; both body and
nerves testifying to its helpfulness by
new strength and yigor." Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, THE Road to.
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's 2 Rea-
son.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-25
Personal Mention

Mrs W. n. Gogerty, OF Gearing, spent
Saturday in the city.
Mrs Fred Varnum, of Gearing, was
in the city Saturday
Mr. John Crellin, of Oelwein, spent
Saturday in the city
Mr. William Dickover. of Minerva,
was in the city Saturday.
Mr.. Herbert Nichols, of Minerva,
spent Saturday in the city.
Mr. William Boucher, of Minerva,
spent Saturday in the city.
MIR. William Culver, of Moninger's,
spent Saturday in the city.
MI. Charles G. Sargent spent Sun
day with his family at Eldora
Mr. f. J.. Ingledue, of Minerva, was
in the city on business Saturday.
Mrs. James Hall and daughter Luz
ella, of Minerva, were In the city SAT-
urday.
Mr. Roy Brown, OF Des Moines,
spent Sunday in the city visiting
friends.
Mrs. H. r. Hall, OF Waterloo, Is IN
the city for a weeks visit with her
daughter Mrs. Fred Way.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Patterson and children, OF
Onawa. arrived in the city Friday night
and are guests at the home OF Mrs.
Pattersons sister, Mrs. ]. A. OFT. Mr..
Patterson, who is 8 Northwestern con-
ductor, arrived Saturday night from
Chicago to spend Sunday.
Mrs. Lacey ]. Patterson left Friday
night for Sheldon, where she will re-
main for visit Of few weeks with
her parents. Mr.. Patterson also left
the city in the evening, his destination
being Macon, Mo-, where he will remain
for a short stay on business