davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
MADE CHANGE IN FORMULA.
Judge Was Always Perfectly Willing
to oblise Lady.

A young woman whose father had
been one of Judge Kelley's political
lieutenants. once applied to him for a
position, which he promised to get
for her the next day. The judge was
busy, and the following day when the
young woman called he had forgotten
all about her case; but upon being
reminded, apologized profusely and
told her to call tomorrow.
The next day the young woman
again appeared. but the Judge had
again forgotten, and said: Please
call tomorrow" This kept up for
several weeks. and the girl was get
ting tired of It, The next time she
called, the Judge walked hurriedly
into the room and began the same old
formula
my dear young lady, you will have
to call tomorrow, as ! am very busy
to-day"
But, Judge" said the girl. that is
what YOU have told me every time.
i have come every day, and you have
always said to come tomorrow"
II beg your pardon" said Kelley
with great smoothness. "Call day
after tomorrow. Sunday Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
!RIBESMEN ARE RECKLESS.
cAVALR RYMEN ATTACK FRENCH
TROOPS NEAR CASABLANCA.
Fierce onslaughts by swarms oi
Moorish Horsemen Fail Repeat
edly but Their Courage
Is Sublime.

Paris, Aug. 12.-Omcia news re.
ceived from Tangier shows a serious
condition of affairs there. The region
around Casablanca is swarming with
thousands Of fanatical tribesmen,
who, mounted on superb horses. are
swooplng down necessarily upon the
French forces, but are never able to
drive home their attacks against the
withering fire OF rifles and machine
guns. The reckless courage of the
tribesmen is attested by the manner
in which they return TO the onslaught
Aside from the trouble at Casa
blanca the situation seems TO be
threatening lower down the coast.
In two wireless dispatches dated
Saturday night Rear Admiral Phili-
bert, commanding the second French
naval division, reports attacks Friday
night and Saturday near Casa.
blanca. The latter the admiral re-
scrlbes az heavy, but quite brilliantly
srepulsed"
Ten OF his men we're wounded He
reports also that many horsemen are
approaching the Mazagan coast and
that the city Of Mazagan is threat
ened The cruiser Du Chayla has
been sent to SafIi and MogadOr from
where the admiral anxlously awaits
news. He reports that calm reigns at
Rabat.
The battle started Thursday with
o determined attack by the MOors.
After a hard struggle the tribesmen
were driven back with great loss by
the defending force commanded by
Gen. Drude The Moors continued to
fight. despite the terrible havoc
wrought IN their ranks by the French
artillery
Casablanca was quiet on Saturday.
The destruction wrought by the shells
OF The French cruisers is more exten-
siye than at irst was thought TO be
the case Not house, shop or watch
house is left undamaged. The streets
are still encumbered with bodies Of
dead natives the removal of which Is
being carried on slowly. II Is an APP
palling sight and the stencil is so
powerful that even those aboard
ships In The harbor are slckened by it,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
$1oO Reward $1OO

The readers of this paper will be-
pleased to leacn that here is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able TO cure in all it's stages,
and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity Ca
| ltarrh being a constitutional disease.
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls CataTh Cure is taken inter-
nally acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
tion and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprletors have 80 much
faith In its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that It salls to cure. Send for
list OF testimonials.
Adress:
F j. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stiation.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
LOCAL L.
EVENTS

Born, a son TO Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lam Munsnger. of South Prospect
street. Saturday.
Marriage licenses have been issued
TO John N Kies and Emma Il. Cole,
Marion; Harry Corwin and Effie f.
Park, Marion.
One hundred and ten people from
this city took advantage of the
Pennsylvania excursion to Cedar
Point Yesterday.
Al. c. Field. the minstrel king, ar
rived at $3.50 this morning from Co
lumbus. Mr.. Fields NTH his fam
lily drove over in his large touring
car.
The bankers and courthouse Of
licials will battle for baseball hon
ors at Webb park, Wednesday af-
telnoon. Both teams are now in
training for the big event.
A festival will be given by the
Bethlehem Star band Tuesday ev-
ening IN William II. Settlers grove
one mile east Of Owen. Music will
be furnished by the Claridon band
John II. Clark 3 class Of young
men Of Epworh M. r. Sunday
school will hold a picnic at Hep
burn Wednesday. A baseball game
viii be one Of the features of dhe
outing.
H. e Goodsell, formerly of this
city, now Instructor of music in Il
college in Texas. is u guest at the
home of his brother D. b. Good
sell Sunday morning, Mr.. Goodsell
assisted the orchestra at the First
Presbyterian church.
Funeral services over the remains
of Walter Merriman were held yes
terday morning at eight thirty O'Clock
at the residence of Virgel Merrlman
on East George street, Rev. l.. G.
Reed officiating. Interment was
made at Brush Ridge cemetery.
Miss Eifie Park of North Pros
pect left today for Cleveland
where this evening she will be
united in marriage to Mr.. Harry
Corwin, Miss Park was accom-
panied by her father George A.
Park, viii will attend the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corwin will reside
in Cleveland.
In the story of the teiegraphers ;
strike at Columbus, published in
the Enquirer Of Sunday, the name
.of Russell Hageman Marion
boy appears. The story states that
iiageman was sent TO Columbus TO
work and started early Saturday
morning. AT 2 o'clock in the after
noon he went out with the strikers.
Hageman has been working in
Mansfield.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
LInearthed a ela swIndIe.

New York, Aug 12.-The district
attorneys Office believes that 1t has
secured clues to gigantic swlndle
which has been in operation In this
city for long time. 1t is said there
has been discovered a clearing house
for the handling OF forged deeds to
city property aud that the officers of
the county have signed a trunkful OF
taese Documents. The deeds, which
are said 10 have been flied out to
suit the taste of the head OF the
head OF the band in whose possession
they were found. were largely used
for bail bonds in police courts.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
"RussERNEcK" AT OYSTER BAY.
President Routed from Veranda by
Voice Of the Mesaphone Man.

Oyster Bay. l.. 1.-The rubberneck
wagon is still after President Rooso-
welt Megaphone and all, 1t has fol-
lowed him even to the wooded fast.
nesses of Sagamore Hill. The wagon
started the ather day for the first
time to make regular trips between
Huntington and Oyster Bay 1t stops
at all intermediate villages, cross
roads and objects OF interest, but tar.
ries longest in front of the presidents
farm.
The president was seated on his yer.
anda after breakfast, when voice
iloated to him through the shrubbery.
"On our right you see Sycamore
hin, the home of President Roose-
welt, the greatest man In history" It
said 1T is here the president turns
farmer every summer and works with
his hired men IN the bayfield,. 10
the right ia the swimming hole he
used to swim in when a boy. Right
in front is his tennis court, where all
his visitors must tackle him before
they are allowed In the house. over
there is the stabler
AT this point the president was
seen to jump from his chair and re.
treat precipitately into the house.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
Apostles of Strangers.

A waiter who always endeavored to
give the best possible service to his
customers supplemented an order to
the kitchen attendants with the re.
quest for "a little extra in each dish"
They don't ask me for an extra allow.
ance," he said, lin fact, they didn't
know enough to ask for IT, but could
see that their appetites would be equal
to the supply. That Is because they
are strangers here Newcomers in
any restaurant or boarding house
always eat more than the oid-timers.
Everything has a new flavor and
whets their appetites. It is nothing
for customers who are just getting ac-
quainted with place to eat as If they
had been starved for a month AS a
matter of fact. they have Jared quite
well; it's the change that makes them
so voraclous."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
WOULD DEEPEN
THE OHIO RIVER
ALL THE WAY FROM PIrTsBURe
TO CAIRO, ILL.
THE PROJECT is GIGANTIC.
Army Engineers Who Have lnvestl.
gated the Matter VIII Report on
the Subject at Meeting In
Pittsburg To-day.


| Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-"On to Cairo"
with a nine.foot stage in the Ohio
river, that has been the dream and
hope of river men and business men,
not only of Pittsburg but Of interests
In seven states along the Ohio. is
again to the front by reason OF the
publicity that will be given the review
board of the United States army engi-
neers which meets in this city to-day
20 publicly explain its findings as to
the needs of the river and business
dependent upon II through canaliza
tion of the Ohio system and deepen
ing the channel from Pittsburg to
Cairo.
In 1905, in response to the de-
nands Of the river End manufacture
Id Is interests of Pittsburg and the
Ollo valley, congress authorized the
appointment of a committee to tour
the Ohio river, examine into its needs
aud commercial Importance and to
make report Of their findings.
The committee came to Pittsburg
and under the auspices of the Pitts
buirg river interests and the Ohio Val
ley Improvement association made a
trip from Plttsburg 10 Cairo, taking
ample time TO examine into conditions
and were furnished with information
which would lead to an intelligent
con cluslon as to what the United
STD tes should do towards meeting the
detlands Of affected interests.
4 the meeting here to-day the re.
port and recommendation of the
board of review OF the United States
army engineers will be read This re.
port has been completed for some
TIME, but the substance has not been
made public.
The meeting promises to be largely
attended, not only by Pittsburgers,
but by interested citizens from all
points on the Ohio river.
Among those signlfying their inteh-
tion of being present to assist in the
conctsrted movement for the improve
meat OF the great inland waterway
are "a congressman from seven
states.
What a nlne-foot stage for the Ohio
river means only the resident OF the
Ohio valley fully realizes. To build
a system OF locks and dams before
freight shipments may be made from
this pity to the Mississippi every day
in th(' year would take columns to ac.
curatbly set forth in Its magnitude
Briefly II would mean that about
sevenieighths of the freight, coal and
ore sldpmsnts from the Great Lakes
to New Orleans would be by water,
property fronting the Ohio river along
its entire length would be increased
in value for 10 miles back inland
about so per cent; there would be a
marked increase in the building of
river steamers botA packets and tow.
boatsA necessarily creating an added
demand for lumber and hardware.
New manufactures would be estab-
lished along the river from Pittsburg
TO Cairo that they might avail them.
selves of the shipping advantages,
and besides the new enterprises,
those already established would be
forced to increase their plants to
cater 10 the new outlet for their pro
ductiOh.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
FoolInq a Wolf.

a boy ~ years old, the son OF q
poineer in Montana, observed a wolf
eneaking about one day last Jan,
nary. He took sheep skin and
spread II over a low bush in such a
way that II resembled the live ami
mai, and after time the wolf made
a dash for 1t.
He detected the fraud at once, and
instead of evlloping away with the
pelt, which would have made good
dinner for him, he dropped It and
sneaked off with his tail between his
legs. He realized that he had been
made the victim of joke, and he
felt the same as boy who had been
April fooled.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
a Race Var IL vIraInla.

Onancock, Va, Aug. 12--Disorders
on the part of negroes which occurred
Saturday have disappeared and the
whites have the situation well In
hand. The trouble was the outgrowth
OF the effort Of a constable to arrest a
negro who had refused to pay a livery
Dill The matter was taken up by the
negro's employer. Samuel l.. Burton,
also colored who keeps store. and
by J. ID. uzzle school teacher and ed.
itor OF the Peninsula Times They
have not yet been captured. A negro
doctor who aided Uzzle and Burton In
fomenting trouble was given ten min
utes by citizens In which TO disappear.
lhs whites burned Rurton's store and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
THE BEST MANS" MISTAKE.
Wedding Fee That Surely Must Have
Astonished Minister.

AS the young man was donning his
evening suit preparatory to keeping a
social engagement he ran his hand
into his pocket and was surprised to
ma an envelope there On opening
IT he discovered $25 In bills. Now,
where In thunder did | take on all
this money!" he said. ut isn't mine,
Tor never carry my bills around in
an envelope" Then he sat down to
think where he had worn the suit and
how he had come by the $25. "The
last place | wore IT," he mused final.
ly, was when ] was best man at a
wedding month ago. But gave the
minister his poney. remember dis
tinctly giving him something, and Ii
must have been his fee. If | didn't
give him the money. what in the
world did give him?" lie called up
the clergyman by phone. DO you
mind telling me-" he asked, what
gave you for fee at Blanks we'd
ding7' The answer came back very
distinctly and cuttngly Young man.
you gave me a box OF yile.smelling
cigarettes"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
Roadhouse Keeper ls Murdered.

Nelsonville, o., Aug. 12-To save
the life of Thomas Smith, victim of a
shooting, special train ran a race
for Columbus Sunday Smith died
upon arriving in that city. When
Smith started to eject John Galloway,
of Doanyllle from his roadhouse, be.
cause Galloway insisted upon being
served without paying, Zane Coon, of
Doanville. interfered. and, 1t is charg.
ed, shot Smith In the abdomen. Gal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
Uzzle's printing onfce.
Rlota In Helfast.

Belfast, Ireland Aug. 12.-serlous
disorders occurred here Sunday.
Numerous strike meetings were held,
which led to some wild scenes in the
dock quarter. Opposing crowds OF
men in Queens square INDUCED in
free fighting and the troops not being
on duty the police had hard tasks to
control the situation. Several times
reinforcements were called for and
charges with clubs were delivered,
the mob replying with stones.n Many
persons on both sides were injured.
Lost night the troops we're called
upon and made several bayonet
charges. One soldier ana 20 con
stables were injured, nine of them
seriously.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
The Strike situation at columbus

Columbus, o., Aug. 12,-Three more
Western Union operators Joined the
strikers Sunday and % messenger
boys quit work. The Postal telegraph
Office has not been affected, but the
operators there are awaiting the call
for a general strike. The local man.
ager of the Western Union said that
all business offered was taken care
of and that he expected more men to
take the places of the strikers today.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
sheIved the Most In,portan, Question

The Hague. Aug. 12.-The peace
conference has been sitting for eight
weeks. The question that has arous.
ed the greatest interest--that of limi.
tation OF armaments-has been
shelved, but there is nothing TO pre-.
vent 1t coming up for discussion in fu.
ture conferences All the other work
for the present conference may be di.
vided into two categorles, one com.
posed of technical propositions de.
signed TO render war more humane
and the other of political propositions
involving a principle destined to pre-.
vent international conflicts.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
Gets sts.sso for Lost Hair.

Marinette, Wis,--The Marinette and
Menomonie Paper company has set
tied with Miss Jessie Vandebogart for
the injuries received by her while an
employe OF the company. The settle
ment amounted to $4,000. and inter.
est since the case started, or a total
OF $l5,36O. Miss Vandebogart's hair
was caught In the machinery August
"a, 1903, and her scalp was torn off.
After her recovery she entered suit
against the company for $4,000 A
Judgment OF $4,000 with Interest was
affirmed by the supreme court.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
Trolley Cars colllded.

Detroit, Aug. 12.-Fifteen persons
were injured, one OF them fatally,
Sunday when two cars on the Rapid
railway an electric suburban line
running to Port Huron, collided three
miles from Algonac. According to
Conductor Hazleton, Of the north.
bound car, the other car did not obey
orders as to their meeting point.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
GOMPF SECURES
SECOND POSITION
Defeats with Ease Vestal
and Hartman
Conley and Gompt will Make a
Team That will be Very
Hard to Defeat.

Charles e. Gompf is the second
nominee of Marion township demo-
Gratis for the nomination of justice of
the peace. Gompf was chosen by an
Overwhelming vote over his two op-
ponents, David Vestal and Charles
Hartman, in the twonship primaries,
Saturday afternoon. The vote stood
Jas follows:
Gompf, 273; Vestal, SO; Hartman,
3S.
The two democratic candidates for
justice are Charles He Conley, who
is after his second term, and Gompf.
Both are generally regarded as be-
Ing as strong as any candidates the
party could have secured
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
switohmen Threaten TO Strike,

Denver Col, Aug. ia grievance
committee representing the pembers
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men employed on the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad will confer with the
officials of that company to-day Tor
the purpose of formally demanding an
advance of 20 cents day for all
switchmen on the system. 1t is said
that II the demand is refused the
brotherhood will call a strike.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
A Terrific EXPLOSION.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 1.-TWO men
were killed, three fatally injured and
scores of people were slightly hurt by
the explosion Of half car OF nitro,
glycerine at the Michigan Central
railroad station at Essex, Ont Prac.
tioally every building IN the little
town of Loco people was injured,
many being blown to pieces.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
EIeven PeopIe Drowned.

New York, Aug. 2--Eleven drown.
ings were reported Sunday in the i'm.
mediate vicinity OF New York. Four
Newark men were drowned by the
sinking of a launch in which they
were sailing in Raritan Bay, off Port
Monmouth, n. ]. Seven other men
who we're in the launch were saved
by a passing sailboat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
Made a New Record.

New York. Aug 12.-The automo
bile endurance derby, "a hours actual
running time, which began on the
Brighton Beach race track Friday
night, was finished Saturday night
the winner covering 997 miles, which
is 1874 miles better than the best pre-.
Vious record.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
Haywood Speaks in Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-William ID. Hay.
wood, recently acquitted OF compile
ity in the assassination of ex-Gov.
Steunenberg, was chief speaker i'm a
crowd of Socialists at an amusement
park. Sunday When Haywood men.
toned the name of President Roose.
welt II was greeted with Kisses, while
mention Of undesirable citizens
brought forth cheers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
kllled by an EIectrlo sbook

Cleveland, Aug. Pas result OF
an electric shock Henry Bierner, aged
80, foreman for the Kilby Manufac.
turing Co., fell to his death from an
electric crane, where he was directing
tt.a work of his men
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
YeIlOw lever Amona American rreop.

Havana, Aug.12.-The outbreak OF
yellow fever In the American garri-
son at Clenfuegos proves to be much
graver than was at first supposed.
Eight additional cases were reported
Sunday, making a total OF ten cases
thus far.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
War Raass in Formosa.

Victoria B. c., Aug, 12.--Severe
fighting is reported from Formosa.
where the natives are making strehu.
ous efforts against the Japanese
troops. AT Talkokan the Japanese
casualties numbered 200.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
Peary POstpOnes Trip to the Arctic.

New York, Aug. Commander
Peary's dash for the North Pole has
been postponed, Failure to complete
the repairs on his ship the Roose-
welt, has compelled the explorer to
put off his trip until next year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
Orderly.

Judge-You declare that hunger
forced You TO break into the dining
room But you also stole pair OF
boots that We're there. What have
You to say 10 that?
Bnrglar-That boots do not belong
In the dining room. Translated for
Transatlantic Tales from Fliegende
BlatteE, ..u,ssa,...
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12
Tornado Caused Enormous Damage.

La Crosse Wis, Aug IA tor.
nado swept through this city Sunday
and in 10 minutes caused enormous
damage. The storm worked havoc to
factories residences. churches and
electric companies and brought to
earth thousands Of shade trees. max.
Ing streets in places impassable The
tornado was accompanied by furious
rain, Many boats filled with picnick-
ers were swamped In the Mississippi
river and vague reports of drownlngs
were received last night At the
Mitchell brewery, In process OF cree.
tlon, the huge steel and concrete
chimney, So feet high. was torn of
close TO the ground tearing the siding
from a store
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-12

Tuesday evening Given by the
German M. n. Choral Union at the
German M. 70. Church. Miss Stock
well, Soprano, Admission 25c. IT