davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
ARMED CRANK AT PRESIDENTS HOME Secret Service Men Arrest Man on GroundsSat Sagamore
 Hill on Peculiar
 Brand.
BELIEVED TO BE INSANE
Wanted President to Order Out 3O,O0O Troops to Catch Ycggmcn Who Have Been Terrorlzlng
 Boston.

oyster Bay, x. r., Sept. "A crank armed with m antlquatic "bulldog" re- volver was caught near the Presidents house at Sagamore Hill by the secret service guards this afternoon. The man described himself as John coughlin, a detective, and when stopped by the se- cret service men, presented a card upon which was inscribed his name and the word, .ofitcer,,r He said that he had come to ask the President to order out 10000 troops to catch yegg- men who had been terrorzlng Boston.
 Coughlin Is supposed to have reach- ed Oyster Bay on the l219 train He walked the three miles to Sagamore Hill. appearing In the grounds shortly after o'clock.
 One of the rules for visitors at Sag amore Hill Is that no one shall come on foot. so when Secret Service Agent John Adams caught sight of Coughlin toiling up the hill road he guessed at once that something was wrong and ,motioned for the man to go back Coughin kept right on, but without quickening his pace and Adams at once ran down tho road to meet him. In response to the secret service mans demand as to his business. Coughlin produced his card and explained In the most casual way that he had come to confer with President Roosevelt con- cerning the recent outrages by yegg- men in Boston and to lead back such troops as the President thought 1t fit to order out.
 The secret service men tried 10 ex- plain that the president was not sec Ing visitors at the moment hoping to get him quietly out of the grounds. Cpnghlin hesitated moment, glanc- ed furtively about and then slid his hand toward the back pocket of his trousers Adams took the hint and grappled with his man without fur ther barley. Coughlin struggled for q moment, but he is a slightly built man and Adams had no difficulty in holding him until Agent James Sloan jr., the chief of the presidents guard came to his assistance. Sloan search ed the prisoner and found In his hip pocket at 32-callbre revolver of the ''bull dog" type. The weapon was wrapped up in a wollen bag and ac- cording to the secret service men was not loaded.
 The slight struggle near the tennis court had not been observed at the house and the secret service men, without alarming the presidents fam fly. called one of the government au- tomobiles and. carried Coughlin down to the Oyster Bay town hall, where he was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Franklin on charge of car ryIng concealed weapons. Justice Franklin committed Coughlin to the county jail at Mineola. and he was taken there at once in the government ]. automobile. During, his detention at the county jail Coughlin will be exam .ined as. to his sanity,
 President Roosevelt had returned from a horseback ride orlv short time before Coughlin appeared at Sag. amore Hill. He did not witness the arrest of the crank and had not been Informed of the occurrence this even tng.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
NEWS OF THE STATE
Motor Boat Thief Held for the Upper court-sperry
 Dined.
DEDICATION OF CHURCH
One Dead from Tondstools-Grcat Annual Picnic of Luther
 League.

Chester Sept 7,--One Is dead, one critically lll, and one ls In serious condition as the result of taking toad stools for mushrooms. The poisoning from eating the supposed mushrooms took place In the family of John Ca pellno, Deslredo, son of IA. Is dead, Annie. a daughter of 20, Is critically III and Rose, another daughter of II, is not yet out of danger The children be- came i'll and 1t was not suspected they had been poisoned. A physician was called too late to save the boy, but the others are being treated,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
{, CRESCENlS WIN OUT.
Defeated Independents by the Score of if toi3. 4,

The Crescents defeated the 1nde- pendents at Bakers lot yesterday by the score of to, 3. The feature of the game was the fielding of, the Cres- cents, and running catch. of a fly ball by Ross of, the .Crescents. Cree gan's pitching was also a. feature, he holding the Independents safe at all times, The, Crescents are playing fast baseball and would like to hear from such teams as the D; P. C.'s of Wal lingford, Mt Carmel Clinton and Guilford. The Crescehts play the fast East Sides September 20 .Address challenges to I. Hugo,~ 12 .45; State street, New Haven, conIl. e1 <
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
Rev. Mir. Wyckon Resigns.

Woodbury, Sept. 7--Rev J. l.. R. Wyckoff. for thirty-eight years pastor of the North Congregational church read his resignation yesterday to take affect the last of october. He desires to retire from active pastoral labors before physical and mental change would suggest to his parish any ne- cessity of considering the need of a successor" Mir Wyckoff Is one of the best known clergymen in western Con- necticut, and for his entire period of service he has been identified with ev- cry movement which had for it's object the improvement of local conditions.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
Motor Boni Thief Held.

New London, Sept 7.--John w. Forbes, 10 years of age, of Kansas City, Kan, was bound over to the su- perlor court by Judge Colt in police court today on a charge of having stolen motor boat valued at si0O from John Hammer of Sl2 Main street, Forbes pleaded not guilty through his guardian ad litem. William P smith. The boat was stolen on Sept. 2, and was recovered Saturday morning.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
Luther League Picnic.

Portland, Sept 7,-About 1,500 people were in attendance at the convention of the Luther league of the Hartford district here today held at Covell's Grove. The following were chosen of hcers: President Rev. H. A. Vetter- strand. Naugatuck; vice-president, Nimrod Ebb, Bristol secretary. Rev. David Frdlon. Meriden; vice secretary, c. A. Bengendoff. Mddletown; treas urer, Martin Vickstrand, Merlden. The next convention will be held at Nauga- tuck.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
Congressman snerry pIned.

Bridgeport, Sept 5.--The local body Of letter carriers today gave dinner in honor of Congressman w. s. Greene of Fall River, Congressman N. ID. sperry of New Haven and Congressman F. J. Hill of NorwaIk, as token of appre- citation of the efforts of these gentle men In behalf of the carriers In se- curing for them an increase fin salary.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
Lively Cooking Main.

Oneco, Sept LA lively cooking main was held on the state line early today between birds from Coventry. R. L. scituate and Greenwich. R. l.. and towns In this county Ton battles were fought the Rhode Island birds winning seven. Local officers did not learn of the main until 1t was over.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
Nof for n Strike.

Moosup Sept. 7.-The trolley men in northeastern Connecticut are said 10 be unit against strike The points covered by the troleys here are Cen tral Village. Danielson, Putnam and Baltic.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
1. 0. Q. F.

Groton, Sept. Fully 1000 persons Including members of the order and friends, attended the state picnic of the Independent order of odd Fellows at the home at Fairview to-day
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
FAIR HAVEN NEWS
Labor Day Was Busy-0pening of St. Francis School De.
 layed Until Monday.

Labor day was well observed in Fair Haven The stores were nearly all closed at noon and business was quite generally suspended There was a gen. erous display of the national ensign in honor of-the great holiday
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
PRINCETONIAN THE VICTOR
J. Bredemus Wins All-Around Athletic
 Championship

New York, Sept 7--J. Bredemus of Princeton with a point score of 5,S09 won the open all-around athletic championship of the A. A. U. at Gel tic Park, L. l., to-day. This was very creditable performance, although Martin J. Sheridan of the Irish-Amer- jean Athletic club, won the title of all around champion last year at Celtic Park with the record total of 7,13O 1-2 points.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08

open until next Monday in consequence
 of some repairs which are being made
 to the school ana which are not com, pleted, {
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
PLOT TO KILL TAFT
But Writer of Warming to "NeSt Pres
 ident" Is Believed to Bc Insnne.

Topeka, Kan, Sept 7.--yhe State Journal to-day prints an unsigned let- tor mailed in Topeka in the latter par. of August and addressed to William II. Taft, In which the writer warns the republican presidential nominee of an alleged plot to assa assinate him. The letter which was re-mailed to the chief of police of Topeka by direction of MT Taft. was made public here to- day by the chief The writer is be- liever to be of unsound mind. The letter follows;
 Topeka Kas.. Aug. 27. Secretary of War W. H. Taft. Dear Sir; feel it Is my duty 70 enlighten you on some facts which deeply concern you. Four pr five sus- 'picious looking men were seen in close conversation in a box car. which was standing in the Rock Island railroad yards. I was very close to the car and having rubber heels, they did not hear my approach. They were busy formulating plans to assassInate the next president, who they said would be you, and moreover they were going to try their best to duplicate some negro men. One of the men was very desperate and swofe he would do it at Chicago the next time you came; but that he would do so With a rifle from the top of some skyscraper.
 Yours respectfully
 YOUR UNKNOWN FRIEND"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08

Clarence Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs Charles Crook, "A Grand avenue has returned from q visit to his uncle, Ed, ward Crook Of Mt, Carmel. @+f a
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08

Tho Sunday school of Pilgrim church which has omltted It's sessions during vacation wlll resume It's meetings next Sunday,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08

The Eleventh ward Republican club is to have quarters at 96 Grand ave- nue. The rooms will be opened this week
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08

Prof. Curtiss Bushnell, who has been visiting here for short time will re- turn 10 Syracuse university where he Is head of a department on September il. Mir Bushnell recently returned from seven weeks European trip having visited Germany Switzerland and Italy. sT
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08

The private school of Miss Carrie M. Chapman at Ferry and Pierpolnt streets reopens today. Miss Chapman has just returned from her vacation which was spent at Lake Wacabuc, New York
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08

The public schools open today. There is prospect of large attendance in this part of the city
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08

St. Francis parish school will not
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
NEW JERSEYS CONVENTION
Prohbitionists to Meet in Trenton on May 10

TRENTON, N. J., May 2-(Special correspond
ence)-The Prohibitionists of New Jersey will
hold their state convention in this city in the Y.
M c. A. hall on State street on Tuesday, May 10,
the convention being called to order at 10 m.
The committee in charge of arrangements has
made full preparations for the complete entertain
ing of the convention and efforts are being made
by Prohibition leaders in various parts of the state
to secure good attendance.
County conferences have been held during the
past few days in Warren, Passaic Sussex and
Gloucester counties. These conferences have been
we'll attended and have done much to inspire the
enthusiasm of workers in the various counties and
to encourage the state chairman who has been in
attendance at them
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07

Under the management of the Rev S. Milton
Lockwood as county organizer Schenectady
county, New York, is the scene of aggressive
campaigning. Mr.. Lockwood has increased the
pledged vote by over fifty in the past two weeks
and has secured $3.50 in pledges and cash for
the support of the work. On Sunday morning,
April 10, church congregation gave a collec
ton of $40 for the work.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
HOWARD'S WESTERN CAMPAIGN
Clinton N. Towards Bugle Call to Washing
ton-"Another Earthquake on the
Pacific Coast


SPOKANE, WASH, April 30 Especial CORE
spondence)-Clinton N. Towards Washington
campaign of thirty days began in this city on
Sunday with two great meetings. Mr.. Howard
is brought to Washington by the Prohibition
state committee, with meetings planned for all
the cities of the state, ending with the state con-
vention at Seattle on May 25. The meetings
Sunday were under the auspices of the Spokane
Ministerial Union, and Mr.. Howard spoke to
two thousand people in the First Methodist Eps-
copal church, arousing great enthusiasm, and
winning frequent outbursts of approval.
'Never since the food said Mr.. Howard i'll
his opening address, has water reached as high
tide or engulfed more wickednesS than in this
year of Our Lord 1908. The ark of Prohibition
is beginning to touch the high places of the
earth. The star which few years ago was seen
only in the East shines today upon seven
great states with ten million people and in thou
sands of counties and cities with as many mil
lion more.
"The call today comes to the Pacific shore.
Maine stands like beacon light upon the At
lantic coast Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi
have lighted their camp fires with the holy tame;
Oklahoma, Kansas and North Dakota are uniting
North and South against the curse in the very
heart of the nation, but the black spot on the
map that stands for the saloon covers the Pacihc
coast from Vancouver to San Diego.
"In fifty years, the star of empire moves
toward the old East, across the American con-
tinent, Washington will become the empire state
of the mighty West, and with its great and grow
ing cities will dominate the Pacific coast as
New York dominates the Atlantic.
"Now, before the hour is too late to strike
the blow; now, while you hold the destinies Of
this great state in native hands; now, before
your great cities become Chicagoized with foreign
invasion, let the fight begin to win Washington
from the grasp of the saloon.
LET the word go out that the Pacific coast
has answered the call of the East and the North
and the South against the curse, and the foun-
daton of every distillery, brewery and saloon in
the nation will be shaken; from every point OF
the compass we would close in upon the curse
and scourge it from the nation.
"The greatest need of the hour is another
earthquake on the Pacific coast that will hit the
saloon"
Reports come from Tekoa, Paouse and Pull
man of large meetings in those cities on the
eastern slope. State Chairman Dunlap is accom-
panying Mr. Howard the state.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07

and 9th
and onehalf blocks of High ST.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
HOTELS NOTED WITH NUMERALS ON THE MAP
THE HOTELS OF COLUMBUS

Where the Delegates Prohibition Convention May
Ease Their
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07

"A made where occupy the
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07

MEMORIAL HALL, where the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
Too DANGEROUS,

Old Aunt Hepsy Garside never had
seen moving-picture show before
She gazed in speechless wonder at the
magic contrivance by which messen.
ger boys were made to move with
breakneck speed, BARRIERS to shave
their customers in less than a minute,
and heavy policemen to dash along
the street at rate never attained by
a living specimen, either on or off
duty.
1t was all real to her She could
not doubt the evidence of her senses.
All those things were taking place ex.
actly as depicted.
Presently an automobile came in
sight in the far background, moving
directly toward the audience at the
rate of at least mile minute. Just
as catastrophe seemed inevitable, 1t
swerved aside, passed on, and disap.
peared.
Aunt Hepsy could stand it no longer.
Hastily grasping the hand of her little
niece, she rose and started swiftly for
the door,
Come along, Minervy!" she said.
1T amt safe to stay here any longer!
That thing didn't miss me more than
two feet!"-Youth's Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
FOR LOVERS FAIR"
MAIDS OF LUXEMBOURG ARE AL.
READY PREPARING.
On the First Thursday In December
the Great Event, with Its old-Tlme
Customs and Ceremonies,
Takes Place.

Although the happy day is still some
months away, the fair maids Of Lux
emburg who have not yet been fortu-
nate enough to secure a husband, have
begun to prepare for Lovers fair"
New dresses are being made, old ones
repaired, and all the subtle arts known
10 womankind the world over are be-
ing brought to bear upon the problem
,f making the unattached daughters of
he household irresistible in the eyes
of the eligible young men.
Every year on the first Thursday in
December, the peasants of this hilly
province flock into it's chief town, Ar
on, in char-a-bancs, carts and every
other description of vehicle in order
10 attend the curious ceremony. The
young people strike up acquaintance,
while their parents exchange conf
iences as to the possibility of a match.
The young men, who invariably are
dressed in their best black clothes, Of
Ter presents to the girls of their choice
and even go so far as to claim formal
engagement. These operations take
place openly in streets, in houses of
refreshment and in the public gar
dens.
All this, however, is but prelim-
mary and of but slight interest COM
pared with what follows. II two young
folks become mutually attached at this
fair" the respective families apply to
a marriage broker, or, as he Is called,
"a holy man." This person becomes
the honored guest in the house of the
parents of both contracting parties. He
makes himself acquainted with their
exact social position, their habits of
life, their tastes; transmits these de-
tails to the "other SIDE" indicates how
housekeeping may best be started on
the given conditions; in short, he fixes
up" the marriage These brokers or
holy men are generally counted as
first-rate trenchmen and wine swallow
ers. All the same they are held in
considerable esteem by the two fam
lilies, at whose table they are accord
ed the place of honor.
A month later-that is to say, on
the first Thursday in the New Year
there is a second fair" at Arlon.
Here the lovers formally plight their
troth the families give their mutual
consent to the union, and the broker
receives his neration-consisting
of commission on the amount of the
dowry, and, in accordance with an an
cient custom, pair of top boots and
a top hat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
Home Life In Spain.

No hospitality can be more whole,
hearted and far-reaching than that
which Mrs. Ellen Maury Slayden and
her husband enjoyed in Barcelona, and
of which she has written for the Cen
tury.
"One of the prettiest things in home
life all over Spain" she says, "is the
natural and kindly way in which the
servants are made part of the fam
lily. In the don's house the little
maids often took part in the CONVEX
sation, spoke to the guests, and asked
them to stay longer; and even the por-
ters and kitchen visitors popped their
red-capped heads into the door to say
the Spanish equivalent for howdy' to
the family, just as old negroes do in
the southern states"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
A Common Delinquent.

The dean of a normal college, in a
talk before the student body, was de-
ploring the practice common among
children of getting help in their les.
sons, and the tendency among parents
to give 1t too generously. AS an illus
tration he told the following incident:
The mother of small pupil in a
Chicago school had struggled through
the problems assigned for the child's
next lesson, and had finally obtained
what appeared to be satisfactory re-
suits. The next day, when the little
girl returned from school. the mother
inquired with some curiosity:
Were your problems correct, dear?"
NO, mamma" replied the child.
They were all wrong"
"All wrong?" repeated the amazed
parent. "Oh, I'm so sorry"
We'll, mamma, you don't need to be
sorry" was the reply. "All the other
mammas had theirs wrong, too."-
Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
LEGAL NOTICE.

Otis Beverstock, who Is non-r resident OF the
State of Ohio and whose last known place of re-
sidence was Canyon City, state OF Colorado, 1.-THE
street address thereof being unknown to plain
tiff will take notice that OH October 18th. 1905
Howland NJ. Flower filed his petition in the
Court or ComO4on Pleas, Wood County. State of
Ohio. against said OTIS Beve:stock, being case
number 1887. The object and prayer or said
petition Is to recover from said defendant, Otis
Beverstock, the sum OF Four hundred and
ninety nine 499 0OI dollars, with interest there
ON at the rate of six PEE cent per annum from
January o. 1905, due plaintiff from defendant
Tor professional medical services OF plaintiff
rendered for defendant under contract with him.
and for costs of suit
Said Otis Beverstock will also take notice that
an Order oil Attachment has been issued in said
action aEainst the property of said Otis Bever-
stock, and levy thereof has been made upon and
the following property of SAID defendant, Otis
Beverstock, thereby attached, to-wit
The West five 81 acres OF the East twenty t20l
acres OF the South one half l1-2l of the North
west fractional one fourth i4l of Section Fix 90
Town i've t6) Range ten (l0l East and the updi-
vided one half ll-2) OF the West sixty 1907 acres
Of raid South one-half (l-2) OF the Northwest
fractional onefOurth tl-4l of Section six (6)Town
five (5l Range ten (l0) East, both in Washington
township, Wood county, state OF Ohio.
Said Otis Beverstock Is required 10 answer said
petition on or before the l2th day of December
A; ID. 1908 or judgment viii be taken against
him as prayed for
ROWLAND NJ FLOWER.
Plaintiff.
By WALTER G. KIRKBRIDGE, his Attorney.
Bowling Green, Ohio, Oct. 2l, 1908. 3if
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
Child Rescue campaion.

Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant and Mrs.
Edith Rockefeller Mccormick are
among the leaders of the child rescue
campaign which is now being carried
on. The plan of this movement is to
take children out of the institutions
and find homes for them in private
families.
There is choice of several ways of
taking child into ones home. The
child may be taken on limited proba.
tion, after which it may be legally
adopted, or 1t may be subject to only
a limited adoption, which seems to
mean giving it an education and a
start in business when it reaches ma.
turity. AT the present time it is re.
ported that there is greater demand
for little girls among families wishing
to adopt children than for boys. Dur.
ing the past summer several little girls
were sent to England by a New York
institution and were adopted by well.
to-do English families.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
Queer Furs.

This is cat fur" said the furrier
I'VE use it for Innings. An excellent
lining cat fur makes, too. Dogs, calves,
colts, coons, opossums, bats, rats, any
animal that wears fur, in fact, is sal
able in the fur market. Bat hair is
felted up with other stuff into an imi.
tation skin. 1t is also used, believe,
in rope plating. The dog, the coon
and the oppossum yield fur that,
properly treated, makes a very hand
some lining. Rat skins are employed
in certain delicate repairs, and they
also serve to form the thumbs of cheap
gloves. A queer thing about the fur
business is that the furs must be
taken in the dead of winter; the trap
per must work under the cruelest
climatic conditions; only thus is the
fur at its best. The dresser, on the
other hand, who could work best in
cold weather, must do all his work in
the heat of summer, or otherwise he
would not be able to keep up with the
changing fashions"