davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

had concluded to sleep in the wagon in the
open air!
1T was a lovely moonlight night We
went up the long, green slope alter tea 70
help the boys with their campfire, round
which we sat telling stories till eight o'clock;
Then we went down to our. quarters and
busted ourselves with the old clock, when
we mended quite to the widows satisfaction,
and set it back ticking loudly, on the kitchen
shelf
1T seems to me the moon never did shine
brighter than it shone that night. Comfort,
able as we were in the spare-room, i envled
the boys at the top OF the hill.
"Al at once an idea struck me IT was
mischief you may be sure. 1 touched my
bedfellow. .,
'Arty,' I whispered, are you asleep?'
Pretty question to ask fellow, ne
said fretfuly when you won't let nm
sleep
"Do you feel like having a lark?' asked.
al don't know. What is it?
"And by this time we were sitting up IN
bed. 49,, e... ..,oon
up there in the old farm wagon. III wager
they're not lying awake o., ,
Z" Not bit of it, he reioined. It's lolher
in the open air, anyhow. wish we were
there -. T
had been planning, and by the time | was
through we were both shaking with sup
pressed laughter. -,
ft'H be just the richest Joke out sald
Arthur. Let's get about it at once. I'm
tired living here awake
"Our window-the room being on the first
AooI'Eopened into the yard In that print
tive place there were no shutters nor window
fastenings. ,,.,
on the other side of the house, and would
not be likely to hear our movements, even if
they were not asleep
$50 Arty and rose and dressed ourselves,
got noselessy out of the window unlatched
the gate and went up the hill
"If was sleeper than l thought. and SO
said to Arthur.
1--WE reached level ground at last 1t was
lust the lovehest bit of landscape you ever
saw. Old Vic was standing between two
trees, through whose branches we caught a
glimpse of the falls shining in the moonlight.
Clumps of trees stood around ike pictures;
you could family hear the sound of The
waterfall; the grass was fine and thick on
the plateau; the wagon had been wheeled up
under the shadow Of big beach; the camp
fire was smouldering, now and then sending
up tiny blaze.
II tell you / never saw anything pretter.
Arty and 7 inspected the contents of the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

gate, fence and all, ending at the window,
which was shattered from top to bottom.
Clapboards were ripped off the side of the
house, and the door, also, was injured TO
some eXent The wagon was on its side.
We stood there silent and remorseful.
"By this time it must be known that we
had vacated our room and the inmates would
be sure to guess at onr completely had al
and in that of little brown,eyed Kitty, but
after this mischief done, what would they
think OF me2
"Some one came to the door. It was, Mrs.
Willis, and she saw us though she evidently
did not know who we, were, for our faces
were indistinguishabe, the moon having gone
under cloud
For goodness sake, whoever you be; go
here, hurt badly, and I'm afraid one OF them
is dying!
'I waited to hear no more Ny heart was
almost bursting with terror and grief ! ran
flying up the hill, and jumped bareback on
old Vic. and went three miles or more, gall
Il had never taken such ride as that.
I never want to take such another. ! actually
at times seemed to feel rope about my
neck / now saw the action in its true light,
both wanton and cruel, and | never. can de-
scribe to you what agony | suffered at the
thought that l must face my father and tel
him the whole miserable story.
fThe doctor was a rough man, and he got
the story out of me- someway.
you deserve to be whaled within an inch
Of your lifel was all the comment he made,
in his usual growing voice.
eve soon found just how bad it was.
Arty had waited by the roadside, and he
came up to me as the doctor went in the
house.
" Just as I thought he said, Jim Mullet
was fool enough to jump. Browning crept
back and held on to the wagon. He was
hurt about the head and face when the wagon
struck, and can tell you, the folks inside
it was a shock of earthquake
And Jim% | said, my heart in my. mouth;
well, Jim came out of his faint and
groaned a good deal. I guess he is pretty
badly hurt
Two broken ribs the doctor said when
the BILL young man, if the boy lives. If he
doesn't I pity you-it win be all the worse.
Those who, dance must pay the piper
father just a hundred dollars for Mullet,s
doctors bill and the repairs on the widows
cottage; but / mean to pay it back, every
cent, if I never have another outing AS for
Kitty and her mother, | have @ never wantsd Tea
place since"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
~
| Il | met
IL the
Cold

lad of sixtee
a ranch Will
Y built a rude
the foot hills
ter there in
ranch.
"There W
deer, turkey
I among the
rsomething o|
! supplied witt
I "On a clal
Fliyed a man
culai, shaggy
but hunt, sa
mer, when
the mountain
[ "Ile was Il
Fdogs / evel
1 colored amino
ana bravery
Ater were in|
4 hermits, the
4 seeming peril
Ifociety.
4 Zone morn
Der, Bentley
/ father to go
1.-THE mountain
away.
| "He consel
lshould 60 VIII
1.-TWO of our pd
1 be useful in
any game thu
= "Having ev|
A start, we set
nkaorning,. just
Bun touched 1
1.-The burrd
lmost. sunse1
elected by B|
1--WE did 4
D our camp !
et out down
igns of whicl
previous.
II did moth
the day. but
bach killed
,cuple of will
Exceedingly p1
ii "That nigh
| The weather
| remained at 4
! and father We
prong-horn d
there some v
khot at.
Y II felt rath
~ place. but
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24

FTOST you hundred dollars for nights
outing at Barnaby's Falls" exclaimed
~ Rufus Carr. Come, now, l like
that. Why, it won't cost us fell
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-10-12
HOME FROM
CONVENTION
Delegate Tells of Sessions of
Grand Lodge of Locomotive
FIremen and Engiuemsn.
the OFFICERS ELECTED

j. H. Fullerton has returned from
Columbus, o., where he attended the
convention of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
as delegate from Pride of Amboy
Lodge No. 755, of this city. The
convention had over $50 present.
They have gained in membership
since the last convention held in Mil
waukee, Wis, two years ago, 10000,
and now have a membership of
10000, with a surplus fund of ST.
600, 900, ranking next, it is claimed,
to the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, the largest railroad Or
ganization in the world. Alfred Fox.
secretary and treasurer of the Asso-
ciated Engineers and Firemen, of
Great Britain, attended the conven-
tion and extended greetings from his
society to the B. l.. F. & E. w. S.
Carter was elected to visit Great
Britain and extend the greetings of
this brotherhood.
The Brotherhood has paid out
over SIS, 100000 since it was organ
lied, in death and disability claims,
and is now paying at the rate of
$1,O00,000 a year. The convention
donated S150,000 to disabled men,
bers, whose claims do not come un-
der the disability clause. They have
also added a new section to the con-
stitution, which permits a member
losing the sight of one eye the full
amount of insurance. They have
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ROLLED UNDER
HORSES HOOFS
Frank Huda Had Narrow Escape
from Serious Injury During
Brush Between Horses.
VEHICLE sTRU X A stone

Frank Huda, blacksmith, Of
Division street, had narrow escape
from serious injury and perhaps
death when he was knocked from a
runabout directly under horses
hoofs while the animal was travelling
at top speed, Saturday afternoon.
The accident occurred on New
Brunswick avenue, near the city hos
pital, when Huda was speeding his
horse in a brush with one owned by
]. T. Simmer. The mishap arose at
the moment when the contest was
most interesting. Simmen's horse
was in the lead. Huda tried to run
past Simmer, but the latter was
travelling fast. One of Huda's wheels
went into ditch and struck a stone,
and the vehicle swerved. Huda flew
out, with the reins tightly grasped,
and landed under the horse. The
hoofs failed to touch him and, al
though the wagon ran over Huda,
none of the wheels injured him. His
knees were badly injured from strik-
ing the macadam pavement and he
received a slight scalp wound. He
was able to drive home shortly after
ward.
The horse was stopped a short dis
tance beyOnd the hOSDital
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BLUEC0AT ROUGHLY HANDLED
BY MURDEROUS FOREIGNERS
PatrOIman WeitzeninPreCarious Con-
dition and Nav Lose Sight Of One
Eve, Following Attack in Saloon.
OFFICER KOzUSKO ALSO HURT

Several a
Mike Yakos 83
night
ed him. The policeman badly injured in
ambulance
The right side of Wezes where hit with blackjack
badly bruised that it
right
that yesterday
Ramsay who Is the attending physician
he slightly improved although his the
wound his injured
top of his head the forehead
Patroman Kozusko blackjack
seness minutes which
under on
Joseph Sotmar wenythree
inc street
morning under bed his
action of the jury.
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DEUTSCH CASE GOES
TO SUPREME COURT

New Brunswick, Oct. 12:-FormeI
Judge Cowenhoven, Saturday, re-
ceived notice from the supreme court
that his writ of error in the case of
Joseph Deutsch, the Perth Amboy
banker, has been sustained
Deutsch was convicted over a year
ago of embezzlement and has been In
the county jail ever since. Immedi-
ately upon his conviction his counsel,
Judge Comenhoven, sued out a writ
of error and at the June term of the
supreme court Prosecutor Berdine
moved to dismiss the writ
This motion the court has just de-
MED and has ordered that the plain
tiff in error (Deutsch) print and
serve copy of the book of testimony
within fifteen days of October 8.
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WEEKS FAIR
OPEN TONIGHT
Bazar Of Court AmbOy, FOreste's
of America, Will Begin in Wash.
ingtOn Hall This Evening.
MANY ATTRACTIVE FEATURES

All preparations for the second an
nual fair of Court Amboy No. SO,
Foresters of America, which opens
in Washington hall tonight at s
o'clock, have been completed.
The hall has been decorated with
flags and bunting and booths, where
the articles will be displayed, have
been put up on both sides of the hall.
The grocery booth on the left on en-
tering the hall, is decorated in light
blue and orange, as is also the prize
booth adjoining The grocery
booth is in charge of Deputy Grand
hief Ranger Louis Smith and the
prize booth is presided over by Miss
Mary Ellen O'Neill and a corps of
assistants.
The candy booth on the right of
the hall, trimmed with pink, is in
charge of Miss Lulu Harrington and
assistants. The fancy booth is dec
grated in pink and green. Mrs. j.
]. Flynn, with several assistants, will
be in charge of the fancy booth.
There will also De a bagatelle game
where prizes will be awarded each
night. Supper will be served each
night by the ladies, and ice cream
will be for sale. A feature of the
fair will be dancing each night from
9 until IL o'clock. Steinhauser's or
chestra will furnish music.
The contest for the most popular
past chief ranger, in which a gold
watch will be given; the bicycle con-
test for the boy collecting the most
money; and several other events
will be decided the last night of the
fair
The committee in charge of the
man. Ever Everson, Thomas Lucas,
Charles Warner, E. A. Condin,
Charles Klusendorf, Charles Seel,
Michael Patton, K. Finkelstein,
thomas Gardner, Martin Ryan. Ja-
cob LamDe and B. Peterson
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.C0NS|DERABL DAMAGE
IN SUSPICIOUS BLAzES
One Arrest as Result of First Fire
Which Was Surrounded bv Queer
Circumstances Several Hurt.

Two blazes of incendiary origin
kept the firemen busy from 10
o'clock Saturday night until O'Clock
Sunday morning. They caused near
ly $4,000 damage and were indirect
ly responsible for slight injuries sus-
tanned by several people.
The first alarm from box 83 was
turned in at 1905 o'clock by means
Of the transmitter in the police sta
ton, by Sergeant McDermott after
he had been notified over the tele-
phone by John Obuck.
The department quickly responded
and found that the fire was in a two
and-one-half-story building at II
Penn street, owned by John Portz,
who occupied the first floor. First
Assistant Chief Larson found that
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there was kerosene on each floor. He
also found dish full of kerosene in
the garret and saw that a hole had
been bored through the second and
third floors to give the blaze, on each
floor, air.
On this evidence Larson had the
police arrest Portz and made a
charge of arson against him. Chief
Mead is with the first assistant in
the case. Portz said that he had nc
insurance and denied that he had sci
the place afire. He said that the
gimlet and dish containing the kero
sene belonged to him, but stated thai
he did not know how the holes got
in the floor He told conflicting
stories, however.
CONTINUED on page ~
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1.-THE YOUNGER SET"
BY Robert w. Chambers.

BY Robert w. ChamDerS.
Don't fail to start the new serial
story, "The Younger Set" by Robert
w. Chambers, which begins I'm the
EVENING NEWS today. Those who
read "The Fighting Chance" by the
same author, which ran In this paper
a short time ago, know what treat
is in store for them with the story
just beginning today. In comment
ing on "The Younger Set" the New
York World says the author has Inn
proved upon this own very popular
Fighting Chance
1.-THE Younger Set is a picture of
New York society in which the evils
of gambling and divorce are striking
ly exposed. With divorced wife on
one side and beautiful young
woman of rare graces on the other,
Philip Selwyn, whose conscience for
bids the thought of marrying again,
by his honorable and self-sacrifice
course endears himself to every
reader.
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ion of the grand jury.

Patrolman Kozusko's Statement.
Patrolman Kozusko's report of the
case is as follows:
"Weitzen and l at the request of
Yatsko went into his saloon to tell
some men to go out. We complied
with the request of the proprietor as
1t was almost midnight, and ordered
the men to leave. AS we were going
out of the door, someone struck Of
f1cer Weitzen with a blackjack and
then got out. / saw another fellow
make an attempt to hit Weitzen, so
/ struck him and put him under ar
rest. When l was leading him down
the street, at the corner of Hunting
ton and Catherine streets, a fellow
named Joseph Sotmar struck me
with a blackjack over the head and
stunned me. When | came to, my
prisoner had escaped with the hand
cuffs on his wrists. l and Officers
Morris, Hartung, Calvin, Harding
and Hartmann searched all over the
neighborhood later, but could not
locate him. No one seemed to
know him or where he went"
Identifies Assailant.
Patrolman Weitzen was stabbed
during the scuffle at the door and
did not know of the wound until he
was taken to the hospital, although
he says he felt the blood trickling
down his back. Sotmar was taken
to the hospital this morning where
Weitzen positively identified him as
the man who had hit him in the eye
with the blackjack. He says he
knows the man and that, after the
fellow hit him in the saloon, he chas-
ed Sotmar and fired at him with his
revolver, but on account of his daz-
ed condition was unable to see where
he went.
The wounded officer managed, in
spite of his injuries, to drag himself
TO Alderman Schultz's cafe in Hall
Continued ON page ~
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AUTO PARTY THOUGHT
TO HAVE HAD MISHAP

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hilsdorf, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Hilsdorf and Steph-
en- F. Somogyi and Miss Alice Dayton
left Saturday by auto, for Middle
town, N. Y, to visit John H. Hills
dorf. Mr.. Somogyi and Miss Dayton,
In the formers Maxwell started first,
with the others following in Frank
Hilsdorf's Franklin.
Mr.. SomogY and Miss Dayton
reached Middletown Saturday, and
left yesterday afternoon for this
city, and arrived home safe. The
other party. up to the time Mr.. Som
ogyi left Middletown, had not been
seen, and no word was received from
them this morning.
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Special by Umtted Press Wire:


Berlin, Oct. 12:-No definite in
formation has been received today
concerning the location of the TWEEN
ty-two balloons that sailed away yes
terday from Schmargendorf in the
long distance worlds championship
race. Several of them have been re-
ported from Eastern German points,
but they were sailing at such a
height as to make their identity i'm
possible.
Holland Forbes and Augustus c.
Post, who started in the ill-fated
Conqueror, are none the worse to-
day from their thrilling experience.
The American balloon Conqueror, the
only American built craft in the con.
test, having on board A. Holland
Forbes and Augustus Post, less thai
two minutes after the start, burst a
IN altitude of 1000 feet For zoe
'eet it shot down like bullet, the aer
)nauts clinging TO the overhead rinc
md then the torn silk spread out tn
}arachute, and the rapidity Of the de
cent was checked. Coming close
he earth. however. the basket smash
d into the roof of a house, but th
TWO men escaped with slight injuries
Conqueror Led Second Batch.
The race. in which twenty-three bal
looms participated. representing Great
Britain, France, Germany, the United
States, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and
Spain, started in the presence of at
least $4,000 spectators. Amid the
strains of america" the first balloon
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BRIDE OF 3
M0NTHSKILLS
HER HUSBAND
Eighteen Year Old South River
Girl Took Revenge for
Abusive Treatment.
SHOT WITH A REVOLV YER
Keeps Her Nerve to a Remarkable
Degree and Surrendered TO the
PoIIcs-InvestIgation BY the
Authorities.

South River, Oct. 12:-Made
desperate by his taunts and abusive
treatment, Annie Madlin, eighteen
years old, and bride of three
months. shot and killed her husband,
Tony Modlin, aged twenty years, at
their supper table Saturday night.
Death came almost instantly and the
self-acknowledged murderess, retain
ing her nerve to a remarkable de-
gree, surrendered to the police and
was locked up.
The woman's act came as the cul-
mination of series of quarrels with
her spouse, that started soon after
they were welded. The husband
came home in a maudlin condition
about 6 o'clock and the pickering
started right away. 1t is alleged that
Madlin made pass at his wife while
they were sitting at the table, and
she whipped out a gun, which had
been concealed in the folds of her
skirt. Without uttering a word the
tormented woman snapped the trig-
ger and the ball entered the hus-
bands body. close to the heart.
Neighbors summoned Policeman
Johnson, and he took Mrs Madlin
to the jail AS she was being led
back to a cell she remarked. "I
guess l can sleep in peace now
The girl wife sat upon a bench in
the woman's corridor of the jail yes
terday and the other women gather
ed about to hear her story.
Il came to this country from Italy
four and a half years ago with my
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Des-
tori" she explained in answer to
questions, "and We settled in Mill
town (about four miles from this
city,, and l secured work in the New
Brunswick factory. / was soon able
to earn a good living and was happy.
I met Tony at a dance. married
him in the basement of the Sacred
CONTINUED on page -
Read tomorrow's EVENING NEWS
E.. Il !,
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u. S. SUPREME COURT
OPENED SESSION TO-DAY
Special oy United Press Wire:

Washington, Oct. 12:-The su-
'preme court met today and, observ-
ing the usual custom, adjourned al
most Immediately to call on the
President. Today was the first ses-
sion in four months and the court
will be called upon to pass upon the
constitutionality of the anti-rebate
law and to decide whether the Inter
state Commerce Commission can
force answers to certain questions
from the Hartman railroad officials.
The court has one of the largest
dOckets in its history.
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SOCIALISTS ARRANGE
FOR A MASS MEETING

At a meeting of socialists was
held last night, arrangements were
made for meeting October 20, in
Washington hall, at which Mr..
Carries, an orator of repute, will
speak. Eighteen were present last
night.
Next Saturday night they will hold
an open air meeting in South Amboy.
A committee of three was appointed
to enroll Hungarian and Polish vot-
ers. There will be another business
session October 2S.
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MANUAL TRAINING
INSTRUCTION BEGINS

Instruction in manual training was
begun this morning in room fitted
up in one of the courts in the high
school building. The high school
boys were divided into sections of
twenty. One-half of the freshman
class will not have this study until
next year. The work this morning
was in wood. The girls will be given
instruction in sewing.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-10-12
WOMAN TAKES STEPS
AGAINST OFFICIALS

Constable John C. Brown served
a summons on Chief of Police John
Donovan and Recorder John R. Con-
molly, of Roosevelt today, to appear
in the Court of Chancery October 26
on charges preferred by Mary Rain
yek, who is represented by Lawyer
Cowenhoven.
1t is alleged that on August /,
Chief Donovan locked up the plain
tiff all night after she had been be-
fore the recorder. for q bill of S61.
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SENDS THAW BACK TO
MATTEAWAN ASYLUM
spectal ep United Prss, w.r..

White Plains, N. Y, Oct. 49,
Supreme Court Justice Mills today
dismissed the writ of habeas corpus
in the case of Harry X. Thaw on the
ground that no new evidence has
been produced to show that Thaw is
now sane. He remanded Stanford
Whites slayer back to Matteawan.
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England Offers Solution.
b., TT.,syod Js,roaa

I
London, Oct. 12:-King Edward
the English foreign office, cabinet
and diplomats today are still pinning
their faith to the plan outlined by
the United Press dispatches Satur-
day night as the most hopeful solu-
tion of the Balkan tangle.
The plan involves the nominal
restoration of the status quo of a
week ago with Austria going through
the form of purchasing Bosnia and
Herzegovina from Turkey.
Turkey is willing to recognize Bull
garia's independence If her prestige
is thus reestablished, according to
today's statement of Sir Edward
Gray, England's foreign secretary.
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Budapest, Oct. 12:-The Austrian
consulate at Antivari, Montenegro,
was attacked today by mob which
tore the Austrian coat of arms from
the door of the consulate, burned it
in the street and then sacked the
building. The authorities rescued
the attaches at the consulate just at
time when their lives were in the
greatest peril. Two Austrian war
ships are now enroute to the scene.
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SeIvfa Votes War Fund.
iUl hs, IJwffgd D~ass IVs~l,

bFecIdI UI UHIteu Ffes6 WWe:
Belgrade, Oct. 12:-The Servian
national assembly today voted $3,-
100000 as an extraordinary military
appropriation. The assembly also
adopted the following resolution:
After hearing the governments ex-
PLANTATION, parliament expects to ex-
ert the most vigorous activity to pro-
tect the nations threatened inter-
ests.''
Despite these war preparations
and expressions, there is a quieter
feeling among the people, due to the
recognition that Servia is unprepared
for war.