davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The independent., 1907-04-18

Massachusetts, usually considered in
advance of other states in matters of
legislation, has no general anti-pass
in the Legislature. Free passes TO pub
lie officials have for some time been
outlawed, but as everybody knows out
scratches the evil To deny free trans
portation to an official while permit
ting the furnishing of passes to cand1-
him in case he does not please the pass
givers, is exactly the sort of anti-pass
law railroad politician would write.
The independent., 1907-04-18

The Lincoln Y. M. c.. A. has offered
to furnish an athletic program for one
afternoon Of the state fair that prom
ises to arouse an immense amount of
interest. Various sports and contests
are proposed, participated in by ath-
letes from all of the leading towns of
the state The added attendance from
the places sending contestants ought
to be aiope large enough to pay tho
expenses of the meet which in any
event would not be greater than the
cost Of a single horse race. 1t is evil
dent that suggestion has been made
that the board of managers may find
exceedingly useful
The independent., 1907-04-18

When learned judges confront
problem in law which is without sacred
precedent everybody thinks of Solomon
and waits to see what happens. Such
a case is that of the Fort Worth Rail-
way VS. Travis, lately reported. Travis
is a woman who was elected from
railway car against her will. She sued
for damages to pay for the ensuing
physical and mental suffering" AL
the trial the railway attorneys set UP
as defense that Travis is Christian
scientist, who denies the existence for
her of physical and mental suffering,
and that she could not sincerely claim
damages for suffering that did not ex-
ist. This contention was overruled by
the judge and jury, but the higher
court took the opposite view saying:
eff she had such control of her feel
ings, or thought she had, as to render
her insensible to pain when she willed
to be, we see no reason why that cir
cumstance should not have been con-
sidered by the jury in determining the
extent of her suffering and the COM
pensation to be made on account of it,
Notwithstanding this decision the rail
roads viii be wise to assume that it
will be about as risky to presume on
Christian scientists disbelief in pain
as to smite a Christian. on the assump.
ton that he will turn the other cheek.
The independent., 1907-04-18

At LIST we know officially when is
whisky. According to the pharama-
copeia whisky is "an alcoholic liquor
obtained by the distillation of the
mash of fermented grain-usually a
mixture Of corn, wheat and rye and
at least two years old" But products
under other processes of manufacture
have claimed the name, such as those
made of rectified alcohol mixed with
water and colored to the tint of Whis-
ky of the pharmacopeia definition. The
fight for national pure food law was
complicated and the law delayed by
the rivalary among the makers Of the
different sorts Of whisky each bent
on framing a law to suit it's own pur-
poses. The last word is a ruling by the
attorney general that under the new
pure food law all whisky must have
a christian name as straight whisky,
blended whisky, compound whisky,
and imitation whisky. Every man can
take his choice, which includes, of
course, the choice of leaving them all
alone.
The independent., 1907-04-18
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR

SubscriptiOns-All remittances should
bs sent by postoffce money order, ex-
press order. or by bank draft on New
York or Chicago.
ChhnEe Of Address-Subscribers re-
questing a change OF address must give
the OLD as well as the NEW address.
Advertising Rates furnished upon ap-
plication.
sample Copies sent free to any ad-
dress upon application. Send for sampl,
copies and club rates.
Address all communications. and make
all drafts. money orders etc, payable to
THE INDEPENDENT.
Lincoln, Neb
The independent., 1907-04-18

Tho inspectors chosen AT SIS a day 10
look over tho count Of the ballots ln
the December election Of the blk in-
surancc companies have already cost
the polleyholders ~ the New York Llfc
ane tho Mutual Life the sum OF 81 ,o0o
One u the unpleasant features OF these
extravasant expenses II the argument
heara repeatedly that the cost n ''ouly'
- many mills or 50 many cents 90 each
The independent., 1907-04-18

Teachers in state universities, it is
definitely decided, are not to participate
in the pension fund for teachers pro-
vided by Andrew Carnegie. The
trustees decide that it would not be
best for the state universities to re-
ceive any benefits not voted by the
people of the state, since to have it
otherwise would detract from pubic
pride and interest in publicly sup
ported schools. They are probably
right. Meanwhile the state universi-
ties will need bear in mind the extra
Inducements now to be held out by
other schools to prospective teachers
Other things being equal the pension
fund would give the state schools the
leavings wnen it came to getting
teachers
The independent., 1907-04-18
Being pestered by high school fra

Being pestered by high school fra
ternities, one New England school
board disposed of the matter in
this way. Those students who were
members were allowed to continue in
school, but were forbidden to take in
new members. Uninitiated members
were forbidden under pain of expulsion
from joining Under this rule the fire
would die in three years from lack Of
fresh fuel. The compulsory school at
tendance law, with it's age limit raised
by the late legislature to sixteen years,
might interfere with such rule in Ne
braska
The independent., 1907-04-18

Andrew ID. White speaks pointedly on
the status of Cuba, after a personal
visit to the island. If it is capable Of
self government he holds that it has
a rightful place as an independent re-
public outside of the United States. If
of course it has no place inside of the
United States. The thing to do, accord
ing to Mr.. White, is to "set up
basis. Set it up again and again, sew
enty times if necessary, rather than
make it part Of our national sys-
tenn
The independent., 1907-04-18

1t is discovered that the new Penn
sylvania capitol building is not venti-
lated, and it will be necessary to spend
500, 900 to remedy the defect. But for
the era of exposure this building might
have been to the Pennsylvania ma
chine the perennially fresh milk ami :
NAL that the New York capitol has
The independent., 1907-04-18

Kansas railroads are found by the
Interstate commerce commission to be
valued by their managers at one price
for purposes of taxation and at an
other and higher price for rate making
purposes. The commission, says the
report, was surprised. 1t is for every
body else to be surprised that the com
mission was surprised.
The independent., 1907-04-18

A salutary lesson for salaciaus jour
nalism grows out of the fine of s31, Geo
assessed this week against the New
York Herald Publishing company. For
years the Herald admitted to its per
sonaT column advertisements pander-
ing to low forms of vice. New York
people admitted to their houses without
protest these papers with their column
after column of thinly yelled advertise
ments of degrading resorts Possibly
they felt that in tolerating the ex-
ploitation of vice by real estate owners
ant permitting it to fiaunt in the open
to the profit of prccurers and exploiters
they We're morally estopped fron de-
nying another business enterprise
part in the carton merely because that
enterprise happened to be a newspaper.
fair mind is apt to consider that if
vice is to exist as legitimate or as i
tolerated business enterprise il should
not be denied the right enjoyed by
other businesses of pushing for patrons
'hN Pt'issa ny an the usual lnethous,
among them being ADVERTISING But for
the activity of competitors the Herald
would doubtless be disseminating its
columns % suggestive "personals" stlll
Complaints to the federal authorities
caused prosecution on the chargc OF
sending obscene matter through ths
mails TO these charges the Herald
company through Its proprietor
James Gordon Bennett, pleaded guilty,
The independent., 1907-04-18

Emperor Nicholas has decreed that
the families of military victims of ter
roristic outrages shall be pensioned
along with those who lost their lives
in the war with Japan. This appears to
be Easter stroke Whenever the rev.
olutionists kill general they will SIM
ply be taxed to support his family
That ought to hold them.
The independent., 1907-04-18

Nebraska has probably gained more
than its agricultural school and ex-
pertinent station has cost on the single
item of potatoes. Her farmers partly
through efforts from this quarter have
mostly abandoned the old method ~
using for seed the potatoes that were
too small TO eat Or. Jordons address
I'm Lincoln was reminder that we ara
not taking the care To eliminate small
human potatoes that farmers arc
learning 10 observe with reference ,o
their vegetable crop In Europe the
biggest and bravest are sent out To b.
shot, or kept In The camps awaiting n
eharea to hs shot. white the cults arc
left at homo sor seed Result. French.
men. 'or example, two inches shorter
on the average than che Frcnchmen of
a generation back. Ii the nations can
The independent., 1907-04-18

policyholder The fact is that waste is
the fact that it is allowed to continue
is all the more depIorable. Even the
expenditure of all of this money lid
not check fraud in the election, if there
is any foundation in recent charges
made by the policybolders' committee.
The independent., 1907-04-18

The Wisconsin legislature has re-
jected hill providing for what is
called he Gotheaburg license system
for selling liquor. The an purposed
gives cities counties or towns author
ity to lease out monopoly of liquor
selling, the profits ebove given per-
centage to 30 20 the public treasury.
The independent., 1907-04-18

More than once in the last two years
Senator Foraker has won the admira-
tion Of his opponents by his constancy
In an unpopular and hopeless course.
This admiration is of kind to make
him Casabianca Foraker rather than
President Foraker.
The independent., 1907-04-18

This week marks the beginning of
the congress" of the British empire,
colonial conference composed of the
premiers of the self governing British
colonies. Among the colonies repre-
sented are Canada, Australia, New
Zealand and the new Transvaal colony,
by its premier the General Botha VINO
was lately in arms against Great
Britain. This council has no authority,
and Great Britain assumes no author
ity over it. 1t is held for moral effect
mainly, its tendency to Great currents
of interest among the several parts of
the empire. Americans note with in
terest the different spirit now prevail
ing between Great Britain and her
American possessions. The lesson Eng
land learned then has something to do
With her different relations with her
present Anglo Saxon colonies.
The independent., 1907-04-18

not bring themselves to an agreement
TO avoid war, they might at least agree
to select the best fit for the sacrifice in
stead Of following the opposite cour5e
otherwise the forces of selection see n
TO have men headed toward the grass
hopper.
The independent., 1907-04-18

Conservative estimates place the eX
penditures of the Thaw family in de-
fense of Harry Thaw at s2S5.oOo. A
family with less money could not have
spent so much and would have been
forced to risk proportionateiy less
able and elaborate defense. This silg-
gests one of the many reasons why
men, despite the advice of all the
worlds sages, still labor to be rick.
The independent., 1907-04-18

The Maine legislature took cogni-
zance of the pass evil long enough 10
enact law prohibiting state officials
from riding free The railroads may
not bribe a state officer. but II he dis
pleases them they can put candidates
on his track who can beat him with
the help of free transportation. The
westera plan of flat prohibition TO all
persons must sooner or latcf prevail
everywhere.
The independent., 1907-04-18

The growing use of cement in build
ing operations makes 1t necessary &
standardize that product for the safety
of the public as we'll as for the pro-
lection of honest contractors The
builder of q large sky seraper can af-
ford to have a chemist on the ground
testing every sack, but tho small build
err must trust 70 the name on the sack
the reputation OF the maker and the
probability that tho original contents
have not been removed ard an inferior
cement substituted some ot the manu-
facturers are now scaling their sacks
In such way that they cannot be
tampered with and sending with each a
consignment copy OF the test signed
By the factory's chemist. The general
adoption of some such plal seems IL
bo obligatory. In view of the peril TO
life ard property involved In the use
OF inferior material
The independent., 1907-04-18

During the closing DAYS Of tne ieg-
lalatlyc session when the senate re-
duced The appropriation for State In
ssitutloua located in Lincoln BY
quarter VI a million dollars tho rnnm.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23
MoRruARY STATISTICS.


This it
islands equabe
Hawaii the 6 Maui 5l8 Oahu
of the 1900
kinadvertenty
heading percentag37 Hawaii
probably unnab apPreciabe degree There
Oahu's
populated and principal commercial
2mH
equabiy of climate by hypothetical
board meteorological AS matter of fact
Hawaii of good of climates arranged
deadly
altogether its
the other These
Hendry fetches
a
figured the basis higher than the acuity
of Hawains and Although the
ans lie
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23
A PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY.

Wednesday she took away
Sang baseball The
first cabin bhs up to
of to
learned through
still
likely
the Orient and the
Honolulu Possibly the
before accommodations
condition
hardly suddenly
distress
a subsidy bill pending
problem It's would likely
Oriental
the the Colonial route In the
while this
people posting the facts the improved
steamship the cable Francisco Los Angeles
informed of the
in
Colonies would have timely
o n bookings the chief points of departure
the Coast would
a at
of sunshine be of
opportunity
Zionist haymaking
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23
WOOLLEY WAS WELL
RECEIVED ON kauai

Hon. John G. Woolley, the Anti
Saloon League s agent, spoke in three
churches of Kauai on Sunday, Dec. s,
viz, Lihue, Koioa and Eleele. He had
large audiences.
son the evening of Dee. ~ the
Garden Island says, f'Mr. and Mrs. j.
NJ. Lydgate entertained few gentle
men friends to meet Hon. j. G. Wool
ley, who was their guest during his
recent visit to Kauai. The company
numbering sixteen all told was a most
congenial one, and Mr.. Woolley proved
delightful guest and prince of story
tellers, for which his wide and varied
experience as lecturer and traveller
well fitted him.
Gin this latter respect, however. he
thinks that he has met his match and
more in one of local renown However
that may be, there was no lack of
anecdote, Renaissance, humer and wis
dom, as well as good things for the
inner man, and the evening passed so
pleasantly and so rapidly that some of
the gentlemen s wives and daughters
We're telephoning to know what had be-
come of their lords before they realized
that it was growing late.
sit was noted that they all turned
up at church next morning to hear Mr..
Woolley, SO that he evidently left a
good impression on them
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23
ADU[TERAT|ON
FOUND GALORE.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

Continued from Page one.l
was forwarded to the county attorney
OF Maui.
-Four samples of water from Kane
one district, four samples from Nuu-
anu Valley (given on separate report):
four samples from Moiliili from the
chief sanitary officer were examined.
'one sample of water from a local
steamer was examined for the pres
ence of poison.
''one analysis of clothing for presence
OF blood stains was made for the At
torney Generals Department"
REPORT ON WATERS.
Commissioner Duncan makes a sepa-
rate report on waters of which the
following is a summary:
Two samples were collected by DIR.
Pratt. October %, from Luakaha weir
and Reservoir No. 1.
Luakaha Weir = Appearance: Tur-
hiiity, very slight: sediment. none;
color. 90, Odor: Hot. vegetable: cold.
vegetable. Parts per million: Total
solids. $50: loss on ignition. $50; free
ammonia. 00S5; albuminoid ammonia.
V.eS9; total ammonia, 0.10: chlorine,
1880; nitrogen as nitrates. O10: nitro
gen as nitrites 90; required oxygen,
Is
reservoir No. 1-Appearance: Tur-
oldity, slight; sediment, slight: color.
'Ie. odor: Hot. vegetable; cold. veg
Astaoie- Parts per million: Total SOL
i22.O; loss on ignition, 4o.O: free
laenla' eee; alhuminoid ammonia,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23

o.o6; totaf ammonia, 0.12. chlorine,
1880; nitrogen as nitrates, 0.O5: nitro
gen as nitrites, 90; required oxygen,
1.e5
Two samples were collected Deem
Der 1 from same places by DIR. Pratt.
Luakaha Weir - Appearance: Tur-
bidfty, slight; sediment. slight; color,
G05. Odor: Hot, earthly; cold, earthly
and slight vegetable Parts per mil
lion: Total solids, $50; loss on igni-
ton, $50: free ammonia, 0.o45: al
buminoid ammonia, 0.07; total ammo
MIA, oils; chlorine, 1875; nitrogen as
nitrates, 90; nitrogen as nitrites. 90:
required oxygen, los.
Reservoir No. Appearance: Tur-
bidity. small; sediment, slight: color,
o075. Odor: Hot, earthly; cold, earthly.
Parts per million: Total solids, 102 G;
loss on ignition. 240; free ammonia,
coz; albuminoid ammonia, O.13; total
ammonia, 0.15; chlorine, 1910; nitrogen
as nitrates. trace; nitrogen as nitrites.
90; required oxygen, LIS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23
COURT NOTES.

Judge De Bolt dismissed the ease of
the Territory against c. w. Booth for
malicious injury in pulling down a fence
at kalihi. 1t was shown that the land
was defendants property and that he
had given timely notice to Kalolo. an
aged Hawaiian woman, to vaeate the
premises, she having been tenant only
by sufferanee. ]. A. Magoon was at
torney for defendant.
Anna Makia Tommy sues Afakia Tom
my for divorce on the grounds of cruel
ty and non-support
Ernest Faneuf sues Alapai Faneuf for
divorce for desertion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23
WHALER
PASSES AWAY

Captain Benjamin D. Whitney OF
this city died last night at five min
utes to eight He, was stricken by
/ paralysis on his right side a month
ago and had never recovered from the
shock. Captain Whitney was seventy
five years of age and lived in this
| city for many years. He leaves three
daughters and one son: Mrs Frank
| B. Auerbach, Mrs. R. L. Auerbach
Mrs. NJ. ]. Scanlon and Benjamin
Whitney, Jr. The last named only
| arrived in this city on the Alameda s
| last trip, returning from an absence
| of fifteen years, which he has spent
| in his fathers old trade, whaling in
the Arctic Sea.
The funeral will be held under the
auspices of the local Masons. as the
late Captain Whitney stood high in
the order, but the complete arrange
ments had not been made last night.
Captain Benz. D. Whitney enjoyed
the distinction of being the oldest
whaler in the Hawaiian Islands. He
was born in 1892 in the town of Saco,
Maine, near Biddeford During she
Mexican war young Whitney volun-
teered for service and for thirteen
months served in Mexico under Gem
eraI Smith. He received a bullet
wound in his right knee, and till his
death frequently felt the effect of the
wound. In 1850 he saw an advertise
ment in New England paper reading
as follows:
Wanted Young men from the
country for the whaling service"
He Immediately went TO New Bed
ford and signed on the ship Pacific,
Captain Adm, bound for the Arctic.
In his whaling career he spent twelve |
years in the Arctics, two years trad |
ing in bone and ivory there, twelve |
seasons in the Sea of Okhotsk, one
year off the northwest coast of Amer
lea, and two seasons in the Atlantic.
He was boatsteerer for two years,
fourth mate for two years, third mate
for one year, second mate for three
years. first mate for six years, and
captain for thirteen years.
At the conclusion of his whaling ex-
1eriences he came to Honolulu and for T
I've years had charge of the Palace
setting out all the trees which
low adorn the square. For three years
lie was customs inspector. In recent
ears he was night Waterman in the
,ilot office.
In his long whaling career Captain
served first on the Pacific in
$50; the bark Chasackit in 1851; bark
,herokee, in 1852; ship Cambria, in 1858.
n 1854, 1856, 1856, 1857 and 1858, he was
n the Okhotsz Sea on a number of
essels including the ship ParachutenE
yren Queen. bark Delaware, bark
Tenice, bark Merrimac, ship Montezu-
ma. In 1860 he wha1ed on the bark
harmony, and in 1861, 1862 and 1853, he
vas on the bark Cynthia as captain,
he brig Comet as first officer, and the
ark Sea Breeze as second officer. From
S67 to 1876 he went whaling in the
Arctic again on the ship Hawaii, ship
hampton, ship George Rowland, bark
William Rotch. bark r. w. Wood and :
ark Arctic. In 1878 and 1879. he was
n the Arctic trading in the schooner a
ieovone Apeani and the schooner
Ward. The barks Harmony, Cynthia
nd r. w. Wood. were owned by the
ate J. I. Dowsett.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23

No doubt the quarantine viii seriously affect the food question Homo
nu
deep fishing started
Whether monopoing
well pushing
additional
in
prohibition
viii probably disturbing general
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23

Promotion
fn for leaving the islands when the visitor
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23

Whatever
memorial it the only of multunus schemes
which systematic
be jewel all right but beats
accomplish things.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23

Swell boxes of Christmas candy at
the New England Bakery, from 10c
to S..
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23

vifer produce jingle of ukuele
in will being recognized poet Hawaii
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-09-06
MEET DEATH
ON HIGHWAY.
PLuNGEs OVER AN
EMBANKMENT.
ONE KILLED AND FOUR HURTa
Twelve-Year-OId Girl and Four-Year-
Old Boy Run Down and In
stantly Killed by Auto
mobiles.

Elmira, N. VA powerful touring
car plunged over fifteen-foot en-
bankment at Pine City, near Blmira,
Sunday, killing H. B. Smith, of Tioga,
Pa, and injurihg four others.
One of the injured men, John Henry,
of Candaigua, is confined in the Ar
not general hospital where fear is ex-
pressed that he is injured internally
and likely to die. The others are not
seriously hurt.
The party was bound from Corning,
n. Y, to Tioga, Pa, the home of Wal
do Whitehead, who owned the car
and who was seated in the rear seat
with Messrs. Henry and Smith.
The chauffeur, A. F. Vangorder, of
Corning, and James Barrett, a guide,
were seated in front Barrett had
been taken into the car only few
moments before the accident, as the
party was unfamiliar with the road. At
the point where the accident occurred
the road turns abruptly.
Through misunderstanding be-
tween the chauffeur and guide the car
continued straight ahead and plunged
off the embankment, turning COM
pletely over and pinning the occu-
pants underneath.
jamestown, ~. I. - Ine 4-year-
old son of Albert Reynolds, of
Ripley, was struck by an automobile
Sunday and instantly killed. The au-
tomobile was owned by James Forman,
of Erie, Pa, who, in trying to avoid
the accident, ran into the ditch and
was injured.
Wilbraham, Mass, Sept. Am au-
tomobile containing Mr.. and Mrs. Sum-
ner R. Hollander, of Wenham and
Boston, ran down and killed the 12-
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
NJ. Otis, of Palmer, Sunday. The child
and her mother had just alighted from
a trolley car. Hollander was held for
manSlaughter.