davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Hot Springs Airship.

Hot Springs, May 23-The Hot Springs Airship Company, incorpo- rated, expects to complete an airship which it now has under construction, and make trial flight next week Those who are interested in the enter prise, many of them leading business men of the city, are confident that the invention will prove a success.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
John H. Jackson Pardoned.

A pardon was granted by Acting Governor K O. Pindall to John Henry Jackson, who was convicted at the January term, 1908, of the Phillips county circuit court of grand larceny in two cases, and sentenced to the penitentiary for one year on each case.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
New Newspaper in Quitman.

After being without newspaper for more than a year, NJ. R. White, the oldest newspaper man in Arkansas, has started "The Quitman," a weekly publication. He has started as many as forty newspapers and worked in more than half the newspaper offices in Arkansas.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29

The excitement concerning hydro phobia was revived at Fort Smith Tuesday when a dog met a negro messenger boy for the Carnahan Drug Company. The owner of the dog con tends the dog is not mad, but always chases negro boys who are riding wheels. The dog has been placed in confinement by the police, and is be- ing closely watched.
 City officers are waging war against owners of dogs who allow them to go unmuzzled, and half dozen are fined in police court each day.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Cut Throat With Bit of Glass,

A. c. Foote, aged 30 years, visitor at Hot Springs from St. Louis, who has been employed as a waiter in a restaurant for the past two months, attempted to commit suicide in the city jail by slashing his throat with a piece of glass. He was crazed as the result of protracted spree.
 The jailor detected Foote before he had succeeded in inflicting fatal wound, but not before he had cut deep gash, which almost penetrated the jugular vein.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Acquisition Issued.

Acting Governor X. o. Pindall has issued requisition papers for Lem Phillips, who is wanted in Hampstead county to answer to the charge Of assault with intent to kill. He is said to be in Oklahoma, and the requisi tion was issued to the governor of that state.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Senator GreenhaW Hurt.

Passenger train No. from the south was wrecked eight miles from Fay etteville Thursday morning. The en- zine and tender were badly smashed, number of cars left the track and the baggage car turned over
 The only injury was Senator Green haw of Leslie, Ark, whose side and thigh were hurt, but not seriously
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
State Fair Assured.

A third annual state fair is now as sured. Saturday Col. s. w. Fordyce of Hot Springs, donated s1,O00 to the fair fund, and this, with other sub scriptions received and those in sight, will provide ample funds to hold the eXpositOn.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
May Open Mines June 8.

Preparations are now being made at the coal mines in the Spadra and other Western Arkansas districts to open them on or about June 8, according to the best information.
 It was agreed at the meeting in Kansas City between the miners and operators to open the mines Monday.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
No Claimants for Insane Man.

An insane man, who says he is Silas B Parker of St. Louis, was arrested at Corning a few days ago and the officers have failed to find any rela- tives or friends of the man and they have begun to doubt the correct name or address was given. He gave the address of relatives in St. Louis, bu communications addressed to them have failed to bring any response
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Several Reported Drowned.

The levee in Red river levee district day morning at ? o'clock The entire ottom south of the Cotton Belt rail road is flooded. The break was un- expected and those in the bottoms were at the mercy of the flood. Live stock of all kind is perishing and sev- eral negroes are reported drowned.
 Many thousand bushels of patotoes that were ready for shipment were lost.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Fell Over Retaining Wall.

At the union station Thursday night Thomas Tampile, who lives in Louis jana, fell under the railing and over the retaining wall at the approach to the station. He was hurrying to catch a train on the Valley route, when he lost his footing and plunged forward He was severly bruised and shaken by the fall
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Will shelberger shot and killed

Will Shelberger shot and killed Charley Howell Monday morning. Both are, negroes. They were tenants upon the farm of H. D. Palmer, soma six miles east of Star City. They had, previous to this affray, cuarreled over q negress.
 At the time the shooting occurred, Howel was in conversation with a negro regarding the rent of some land, when Shelherger came suddenly upon them and shot Howell, hitting him in the neck. He died immediate ly. Howell escaped
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Killing at Cotton Plant.

The dead body of Ralph Johnson, a negro, was found in the overflow of Cache river at Cotton Plant Tuesday morning. Dunk Nixon has confessed to the killing, but declares he com mited the deed in self-defense
 Nixon has been given a preliminary hearing and bound over to the Cir cult Court on charge of murder It was alleged Nixon sought to pay at- tentions to Johnsons wife.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
$1C,oCo Paid In.

The collector of Lafayette county Saturday paid into the treasury S10,- 000 The money was collected from various sources and was distributed between different funds.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Berry Issues Order.

James H. Berry, major general commanding the Arkansas division, United Confederate Veterans, has is- sued an order to all veterans of the state requesting them to attend the festivities at Fort Smith on the oc- casion of the annual convention of the Arkansas Travellers, to be held there June f. , and 6. The order was issued after President l.. H. Moore of the Travellers Association had invited the veterans to participate in the festivi- ties.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
The Texarkana Board of Trade is

The TeXarkana Board of Trade is preparing to have a Fourth of July crate scale than was ever before wit ressed in that section. At a meeting of the Board of Trade a committee was named to have charge of the ar engagements and general program for the occasion. This committee con sists of President B. M. Foreman, chairman; Louie Heilbron, ". L.. Wood. George J. Gray and E. F. Burke, and it is clothed with the power to name Ml other necessary committees.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Board Buys Sites for New Schools.

BoaFd BuyS SIttS TOT New SchoC!s.
 Sites were bought Saturday by the Little Rock School Board for tha new schools to be built this summer for occupancy by pupils during the next term. A block of sixteen lots, bound ed by Summit avenue, Battery, Twen- ty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets, was acquired for s12,000, and another of twelve lots, bounded by Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Bragg and McAlmont streets, for s10,000. Buildings to cost s2G,00O will be erected on each of the sites without delay.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
lllalsrz1aa 1sa'z ssaHa'd1dn N1aNn
 Farmers to Regdiation 11R IZ. The annual that a

The annual $ that Arkansas Farn4 - in Little Rock x eral orders here: all adjourned mee0lost section 2 art;eIa committee of the aa. sls9 United Confad- Thursday it was de6. Eliza ton. I berebv state convermana. The staff of the late Rock busine.in-chief is hereby continued better offerlff of the present lieutenan+- commodatiommanding, and will be obeved Springs bected accordingly.
 Hot SD more, In the mysterious die to secureu of an all-wise Cod 4ho when the the Confederate army ara ao1'-,
 The comourn the loss of . aras4 et''ieu f in the hist person of copmondas ieaa. CTS Union. ,tian Con et,s,I h-oiiiei and one was at Conn = pnen U. Lee,
 Tho 1ono oo,varti,i the Confederate ahout 35O neonle to commanding the this number, about etefahs' preathed gates to the convent at o'clock, in itorS. ilhesS of week.
 The convention vlty of Charleston. held in the hall of ,r'3, and had nearly the state house. Ah birthday.
 All the members distinction of committee were S-ommendation in ing. After the Sce, and so o,roa4 reacned concern on his ability by 1903 convention, 1i Aa operate with the
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Opticlansstion fro,

A meeting of is expressed re- Society will be rye in both, as rion on June 1e he was trans. taken to combaeat loss of b;s be made to pass a st, aimed at the businessto od,, ticians, as have been fof 4ho states. A strong canlbo .. carried on for increas ho.. ship of the associatic af. The call for the me; ized by T. J. Ellis. r,.t p Mosby of Jonesboro, Livingston and sSharl ' '' utive committee.
 racter as
 Convicts Ser soldier, Forty negro sta CD sent In the stata f. easuring t,o ,o holn hoo +h an off nortion of tho conv..s church, poi. .ioh ol tue coiiV-S Contractor Reaves an gone from the hospital at eaVlng this city. The conyt ported on the stes Irp
 sdtly 5Ss aa'nsidered for Super1fe. Bl state feases h tbo n.,,. ,nat the spn witnessed the the state 2. Lee, command~ taroea Dy d Confederate
 up to mourn
 .e 'e South, the
 'mingham re- The GlencoGve in tbe Paragould and Quarters of pany of Conway oosing of of state Thursday be d;s- solved and desire, charters.
 Il con
 Company [ oe The Buford-Pan ana pany of Mammoth .. notice with the secs ana it had dissolved neu render its charte.5"hiza-
 Atlanta,
 Company 4nessee The Arkansas Fufor- pany of Little Rock en- secretary of state that company had been cha tie Rock Refiners' C1A Albert camrTd- Acting GovernSU M, granted a pardon co Alber who was convcted at thu term, 1908, of the Woodr circuit court, of q heifeus sentenced to one year In tia
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29

operate with the Trade in an ef quotations from
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
Albert camrfd z

Acting GovesnpU
 granted a pardon co Alber who was convcted at thu term, 1908, of the Woodr' circuit court. of q heiI1eua sentenced to one year in
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-29
AdVertSinl

The Penitenti !. vertising for bid one year, the bit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION.
Membership In Congress Should Be
 Scaled on Voting Population.

Julius Chambers in the Brooklyn Eagle. Sooner or later, as the population of
 this nation grows, the numerical pro-
 portion to congressional representa- tion will have to be increased. A few
 minutes communion with the Congress
 sional Directory will show that the
 sparsely populated states are more
 strongly represented than those more
 densely inhabited. To illustrate by
 only few examples:
 New York, with 100000 population.
 has 37 Representatives, while Illinois,
 with 4,S0O,000 has 26; Ohio, with 41OO,OO. 21: and so on. An examination of the varying voting strength of vari- ous districts in many states will make : clear the "gerrymandering" done by the state legislatures, at the expense of proper and efficient representation. The method of representation in the
 British House of Commons differs so
 greatly from ours that a comparison
 can hardly be made With a popula- tion of about 45,000000, or little more
 than half that probably existing in the United States proper, the United King
 dom sends about 700 members to the House of Commons. This body is ex- pected to assemble in room not half as slarge as our Hall of Representa- tives, in which we stow away a few more than 400.
 The time has come, in the United
 States, for a great change in the con- stituency of our House of Representa- tives like that made in the United
 Kingdom by the reform bill of 1S67-6S followed as it was by the redistribu- tion of seats act of 1885, In other words, representation must be sealed
 upon voting population, or electors.
 This will settle, without bloodshed, the
 much discussed question of representa- ton in the southern states. The next step must necessarily be eligibility. With all the millions spent upon our public schools, excuse for ignorance
 among candidates for the suffrage privilege ought to cease to exist with the present generation. A property qualification is repugnant But the capacity to read ballot, in land
 where the ballot is claimed to be om- | nipotent, must soon become an inexor-
 able test of citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19

and the victim, between the soldier wh, falls on the field of honor, and the man who meets miserable death from pre- ventable disease, for which his govern ment is criminally responsible, is as wide as the celestial diameters. The one meets death compensated in the thought that his life is given in the protection of his country's flag and honor, the other is ignominiously forced to his grave through the neglect of the government that shamefully failed to protect the life he offSred in it's defense. This man represents the victim of the hell of war.
 That the monstrous sacrifice of so per cent is almost totally unneces- sary, was abundantly proved in the rec -ords of the Japanese war, where 100000 men were sent to the front in a country notoriously insanitary, and only 2700O men died from disease to 59000 who fell in the legitimate line of duty on the field of honor. This because the Jap anese had a properly equipped medical and sanitary department whose officers were empowered to enforce proper sani- tation and hygiene. In the army of the United States in 1898. 2649 picked soldiers ided in three months in the pest camps of their native land, without leaving the country, or ever having heard the hum of a hostile bullet. These men represent the hell of war as it would exist in our army is we were suddenly called upon to face an enemy who is prepared to meet us."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
Fruits and Produce.

Corrected daily by Douglass Bros3 Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, s3. .75 Cabbage-Florida. per crate, s2; Louis lana, $2 50; Mobile, s2.25.
 onion-Per pound, Sc; Texas per crate s225.
 Northern Potatoes-Per bushel, $l.00. I-ens-45c; broilers, 25@40c. Eggs-Alabama, per doz., 15c. Butter-Fresh, 121sG15c: renovated. s'0c: creamery, 34c.
 Cheese-Full cream. per pound, 161hc. Nuts-Fr glish walnuts, 1bc per pound. hlberts, l21kc per pound; oceans, 13c per pound; almonds, 1So per pound; mixed nuts: 14c per pound; Italian chestnuts, sc. Raisins-Two crown layers, s200; three crown layers. s2. 40
 Dates-Per case. 30 pound case. q. Figs-Layers. crown, sI.l0; crown. x1 2h per box; case. S6 pound boxes, $2 50. Peanuts--Eancy, per pouno. 61sc; choice. 61kQ6l1c.
 Sweet Potatoes-Florida, s1.15. Apples Fancy. s5@55O: choice. ;4.500A Limes-Imported. per 100, H
 Oranges-Florida, box, $2.50.
 Bananas-Per bunch, $1.2641. 10. Malaga Grapes-Per keg, ,$5.ooay6.00. Spanish Onions-Per crate, s1.6o. Celery-Florlda, per crate, s. Cranberries-Per box, s3.
 Gragefruit-Bcx, $3.50
 Turkeys-Dressed, 16c to 18c. Onion Sets-Y ellow, per bushel S2.50. Onion Sets-White, per bushel, $2.75. Onion sets, red. 8.
 Seed potatoes, Tennessee Triumph, per Cauleflowef-Per crate, $500. String Beans-Hamper $S.50. Tomatoes-Per crate, $2.00@2.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
THE HELL OF WAR

"The splendid achievements of scien- tifc medicine in civil life in the preven- ton of disease, should be even more eff fectually obtained in an army, where only healthy men are accepted, and wig orous outdoor camp life should keep it's units, who are subject to strict mil itary discipline, in perfect physical con- dition Health alone, however, is no guarantee against the insidious attack of the silent foe that fingers in every camp and biyouac." says an raticle in the April Appleton's. Tt is this foe, as the records of war for the past two hundred years have proved, that is re- sponsible for four times s many deaths as the guns of tile enemy, to say noth . ing of the vast number temporarily in- valided or discharged as unfit for duty. 1t is this dreadful unnecessary sacrifice of life from preventable disease that constitutes the hell of war today. In the Russo Turkish war, the deatr s from battle casualties were 2o,0Ou, while those from disease were S0,00o, in our great civil conflict, of the nearly goo. 900 men who perished on both sides. about 100000 were sacrificed to dis ease to 1000 000 from battle casualties.
 Tn recent campaign of the French in Madagascar 14,000 men were sent 10 the front, of whom 29 were killed in action and over 1000 perished from pre- ventable diseases. In the Boer war in South Africa the English losses were ten times greater from disease than from the bullets of the enemy. In OUT recent war with Spain IA lives were needlessly sacrificed to ignorance and incompetency for every man who died on the firing line or from the result of wounds.
 "The difference between the martyr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
MORE CHEERFUL
 TONE IN FINANCES Erie Affairs Are Eliminated
 from the Markets TRADE REPORTS CONFLICT Outlook For Business Is Involved In Presidential Campaign (Which
 Forecasts Dull Market For = Some Time.
TRADE REPORTS CONFLICT

New York, April 18.-(Special)-A some- what more cheerful or at any rate opti- mistic spirit might have been detected in financial circles during the week just ended, even if this sentiment found very little reflection in the dealings in the market for securities. For the first time in month or more it was possible to eliminate the affairs of the Erie Railroad company from immediate consideration although the concerns of other corpora tions attracted more or less attention.
 There seems to be. and this only ns- ural, greater anxiety as to the ability of number. of even the richer railways to maintain their current rates of divi- dends and these misgivings act undoubt- edly as one of the chief restrictive fac tors in the trading. Otherwise the week s discussion was taken up almost entirely with politics.
 Trade reports continue highly conflict ing and so far as the political outlook is concerned one mans conjectures are as good as another's. It is only reasonable under these circumstances that the stock market should be extremely dull and as the business outlook is in great meas ure involved In the outcome of the pres- dential campaign there does not seem to be much prospect for increased animation for at least several months to come.
 The special meetings of the stockholders of the American Foundries, which was to have been held in Jersey City today, was adjourned until May ', to give the stockholders a chance to vote on the plan of reorganization prepared by the direc- tors of the company.
 The directors have submitted plan of reorganization relating to the preferred and common stock of the company. Un- der this plan it is purposed to retire the outstanding and authorized issues of the preferred and common stock and make a new issue, in the total of $17,1S4 LOGO in shares of $100 each, to be of one kind and class. The plan was submitted to the stockholders by the directors on January 3 last, and was to have been acted upon in meeting to be held in February.
 J. Pierpont Morgan & Co.,, of New York and Drexel & Co.,, of Philadelphia have purchased and offer for public sub scription at 91 and accrued interest, $15- 10000 Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad company 50-year per cent gold bonds. These bonds are a part of a total issue of $2O000,0O0 dated June 27' 1906.
 Despite reports to the contrary, it is said in good quarters that MT. Edward H. Hartman and Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan are acting in the most cordial harmony
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19

not only in Erie, but in other matters as we'll. It is not forgotten that MT. Hartman is believed to be largely in- terested in Brooklyn Rapid Transit, and that in any reorganization of the local traction affairs and in providing the nec- essary money for building new subways both of these eminent financiers will be found cooperating in putting up the cash.
 Discussing the question of the earn ings of the United States Steel corpora tion for the quarter ending March Sl, an authority said that If the company made the same provisions for sinking funds and fixed charges as in the last quarter of 1907, it would be able to show a surplus of nearly S1,0OOOO0 for the guar ter on earnings of $17,5OO,0OO. And II 1t eliminates all reductions except those Tor interest and dividends it would be able to report a surplus of $3,Ooo,OOO on earn ings of ST 500, ,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19

Chicago, April 1S.-Cattle: Receipts about 100; market steady. Reeves, s45O@ 7.2O; cows and heifers, s2.256620 Texans, $4. 5O@540 calves, $4.50Q6; westerners, $4. 50@550; stockers and feeders, s3.25@ 7.25
 Hogs Receipts about 5000; market steady to 10c higher; lights, 8. 45@6; mixed $5.55@6021A; heavy, $5.45@6; pigs, S4.3O@525; bulk of sales, $5.8O@5.95.
 Sheep: Receipts about 5000; market steady Native, S5Q67O; western, $5Q665 lambs, $6Q7.65 western, $6@77O
 St. Louis, April 1S.-Cattle: Receipts 6OO including 200 Texans; steady. Native shipping and export steers $6. 25@D7; dressed beef and butcher steers, $5. 4O@ 6.35; stockers and feeders, $3Q525; COWS and heifers $3.75@6 canners, $2d3 Texas and Indian steers, $3.5O@625.
 Hogs: Receipts, 25O0; Sc higher. Pigs and lights, s3.750D590; packers, $5.25@59O; butchers and best heavy, $5. 75Q5.s5.
 No sheep market.
 Kansas City, April 1S.-Cattle: Receipts 800. including 400 southern Choice export and dressed beef steers, $6.25@675; fair to good, $5Q6.20; western steers, $475@66O; stockers and feeders, $S60@5. 75; southern steers, $450Q635; southern cows, $3.25@ 4.75; native cows, $350@55O; native heifers, s4.25@615 Receipts, for the week, 27,- 0O0.
 Hogs Receipts 5000. 5c to 1Oc higher. Top, s575; bulk of sales, $5.50@5.75; heavy, s5 65@5 75; packers and butchers, $5.55@ 5.75; light, $5.40@5.65; pigs, $4.25Q4.75. Re- ceipts for the week, 5S,10O.
 Sheep: Receipts 5000; steady. Lambs, $6 625@725; ewes and yearlings, $4.75@ 65O; western yearlings, $5.75@7; western sheep, $4.5O@6.5O. Receipts for the week, 37,700.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
London Stock Market.

London, April 1S.-The short week of trading on the stock exchange has re- vealed little of interest. The approach of the holidays checked fresh commitments and values crumbled slowly until Thurs day. when cheerfulness prevailed. the gold shipments from America hardened consols and the market taking more hopeful view of the labor disputes in the north of England. marked up high rails, the earlier loss in these securities being largely recovered American securi- ties were dull and uninteresting. The un- certainty of the New York market caused narrow and irregular movements, and the trading was purely professional Values generally closed from point higher to Q point lower than last Saturday
 The money market~fas become more in- teresting owing to the beginning of gold