davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

We clean ladies' nists and skirts
also gents suits, liats and ties. Pan
ANA hats specially. 1875 South
Fifth street. Phone Black 662.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

We have got the robes and blank
cts and are going to sell them. Fred
Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

We have two very desirable tracts
of High Line land for sale at figure
that will move them soon. Better
land cannot be found in the entire
valley. w. S. Wallace.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

Our delivery system at present can
not be excelled. We make two de
liveries before 2 o'clock noon to all
parts of the city. Hilbert & Kicks.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

A. o. Arnold. Ninth and Ouray, Ia
Just unloading another car of the
celebrated Plush flour $I.55 per
sack.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

Moving a Specialt, Larges. orayi
n town. Standard price per load
Personal attention. The Blue Barn
Phone Junction 22S.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

II you want a package delivered or
a trunk moved, day or night. phone
the Diamond l. express. Phones Me-
sa 466 or Red 1888. Curtis Lynch
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

Two lots and nice broom house.
/ well located on White avenue, for
s2,750. $500 cash will handle. w.
S. Wallace.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

We won't carry lap robes over.
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

See me for that new hcse.-J. I
Mckenzie, 545 Colorado avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

Heavy hauling r<vcp special a.
tention by Barton & Terrill. Whel
you have anything in this line. ca.
them up. Prices are right
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

There is lots of money wasted bJ
using the cheapest furnace. We d.
not sell the cheapest. but the best.
j. H. Lane.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-28

See us for farm wagons. We can
please you. Rhinehart.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
THREATENS LIFE OF
JOHN DIS DAUGHTER

ChICAGO.t ILL., Special Mrs.
Harold Mccormick. datIehtcr of Iobn
ID. Rockefeller. is on the verge Of a
nervous breakdown, and has prepared
10 depart hastily from the CITY dine
Z" threatening letters which has led
her To believe that her life and those
oi her chiltren are in peril. Guards
nave peen placed about the mansion at
Bellevue Place and Lake shore nr,,,o
Servants and coachmen are being
uuhzed as extra guards. Working in
relays they are watching pedestrians
VINO pass. or approach the hoOse
No one is permitted to enter the
grounds without first being scrutiniz-
co. As soon as possible Mrs McCor-
wick Will leave for her father.e non.
IN Cleveland The date is withheld
ana even her maid IL said To be .gnor-
ant or the time OF her intended de-
parture w
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
Baltimore News:

Mt Carnegie's diplndocus has been
inc envy OF showmen for many years.
ana had Barnum been alive in these
recent years no doubt he would have
maue Dig offer for it, The diplodo-
Gus was uncarthcd in Colorado i'm a
perfectly fossiliZed condition. and ar
Ter its purchase by Mr.. Carnegie il
was mounted by him in a pose becom
ing TO monstrouS lizard sixty fer
long. II Tody Hamilton were exploit
ing IL Tor iarnum IL Bailey. no doubt
he would describe il as sixty feet frn,,
the ZIP or its nose to the tip of its tail
ana sixty feet from the tip Of its tail
TO The tip of its nose. making I2O
ieet IN length, Ii is sixteen feet high
Now a replica Of this gigantic saurian
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
TAUGHT A LESSON
IN FAITH AND GRIT

ronnhne April number OF the Virginia
journal OF Education. the oniciai or
gan OF The Department OF Education
ana agriculture. contains an Interest
ding article concerning The Virginia
Icdchers' Pension Fund" which was
pre- pared by State Superintendent III.
ID Egglcston, Jr.
Accompanying the paper is a half
tone picture OF the six scboolroa'ams
VINO l"Dbicd the bill through-Misses
ttIhyser, Mrdsong. Taylor, Archer.
Adair and Webb.
Mr.. Eggleston. like pretty much ey-
"rybody else who talked with the sex
tctte named. had no idea that they
would be successful i'm their scheme
ana ne does not hesitate 10 saw az
iruch. He prefaces his article with
these words. ~
nave been taught "A lesson I'm faith
ana grit--a lesson that has already
neeh an Inspiration. and that Will be
hclpIul To me in the future Who
would have thought six months ago
or even three months ago. that IL was
possible TO place upon our statute
DOCKS law providing pensions for
tcacherS who are unable on account OF
physlcal or mental innrmity or old
age 10 render efficient service as teach
er rs atter twenty years service. or who.
'iter having taught for tWenty-five
years, voluntarily retirc?"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
new ACQUISITION
TOLD STRANGE TALES
House Telephone Appliance Gets
Congressman Into Trouble.
Criticisms of Administra-
ton Heard in the De
partments.
WASHINcTON

. WASHINGTON. -- Special - The
long-promised, widely -heralded acous-
icon has made it's appearance in the
House OF Representatives. 1t is there
on trial. II is an appliance built on
the order OF the telephone, and de-
signed 20 permit members OF the House
While in the House Office building the
heads OF the respective departments
OF government and the President Mt
the White House. to keep in touch
Win what may be doing on the floor
Of the House.
Some humorous situations have
arisen In connection with the work
ing OF the acousticon- officials OF the
department. or Justice. sitting In their
ofhceS. heard the lambasting given
them by Representative Clark of Flor
LEGATIONS and prosecutions.
group or statesmen stopped to dis
cuSs unfaNorably newspaper CORE
spondent II was before the House
met, and they talked in whispers. Later
they were Mortified to learn that the
acousticon had faithfully transmitted
their structures To friends OF the man
assall"d. and they are fearful OF the
consequences.
Western member. provoked by the.
frequent Interruption and oratorical
outbursts of an active Southern mem
Der. nuttercd S3Vagely:
An, sit down. Shut your yawp. You
talk too much. anyhow"
He did not expect to be overheard:
ne did not wish to be overheard. He
forgot the ACQUISITION. Later ne learn
carried by the ACQUISITION to a friend
OF the member criticised.
II Is doubtful If the ACQUISITION will
last 1t tells too many secrets.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
FINLEY REPLIES TO
GOVERNOR GLENN
Necessary to Exhibit Mileage
Books to Ticket Agents to Pro
tect Railroads.&c. Gives
;. an Illustration.

RALEIGH. n. C.-Special.-Pres
W. w. Finley. OF the Southern Rail-
way. has answered the recent letter of
Governor Glenn protesting against the
requirement recently announced that
holders of mileage books must present
ihcate tickets before checking bag
gage or taking "A train in "a lengthy
communication.
Mr. Finley says that the Southern
ana otner roads interested in the sale
OF the compromise rate two-cent in
agreement for a rate for n trial period
OF Twelve months. and had nothing to
90 with regulations. and in reaching
the agreement the roads did not in
TEND TO 9brogate the right to prescribe
their business.
me letter. in explaining the neces-
SHY or the rule that has been gem
gVdiiy protested against. SAYS that
Mtnout this regulation the companies
Participating In the use OF the inter-
chahSeaDle mileage would have no
as is Afforded by the stubs to tickets
SOLD on as is now afforded i'm the stub
that agents will retain i'm issuing the
certificate ticket for the mileage taken
Tor each trip.
. AS an illustration Of the necessity
MT. F1nley writes that a holder of an
interchangeable mileage book checked
odSSaSe Tor a trip and then failed to
take the train. The baggage was shin
peu, ana in an accidental fire was
burned, and the owner is now suing
the company for IS GOO for the con
tents. The book was issued by another
company and not Il cent of revenue
mas accrued to the railroad cOmDanv
SIandlnS the suit for any of it's con-
hectoh with the baggage in question.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
PROPOSE NEW CANYONS
OF LEGAL ETHICS

WASHINGTON. - Special The
hrst important step in the movement
10 establish and maintain "A higher
ethlcal standard in the legal profes-
SION was taken Thursday by the COM
IniItee on code of professional ethics
OF the American Bar Association in
session here. This committee has for
mulated preliminary draft of about
seventy canons OF professional ethics.
these canons define the relations OF
the lawyer 10 the public. to the pro-
iession, To the judiciary. To clients and
To each other.
Inc proposed code OF professional
eullcs VIII be sent To each member of
the American Bar Association and 10
the respective STATE bar association
committees, requesting suggestions and
crltlclSmS or the committees work
AFTER receiving such suggestions and
CRITICISMS as may he made the COM
nIttee VIII again meet to prepare it's
maj report for presentation at the
next annual meeting Of the American
bar Association, at Seattle. Wash in
august. with the recommended ton that
IL be adopted.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
LITTLE CRIPPLE SHOT
HIMSELF IN THE HEAD

HANOVER COURTHOUSE VA.
Special.-News has reached here
OF a very sad accident, which occurred
at Horn Quarter" the elegant es-
tate of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry II smith
A young negro boy was found dead
In Mr.. Smiths den, shot through the
head.
The boy. who name was Ernest
Johnson. was n cripple, having had
spinal meningitis when very Young
lie was not able to do much work
but was very faithful i'm running err
rands and waiting on his mistress.
White Mr.. Smith was out the little
negro crept into his masters den and
with mixed awe and admiration was
examining the many relics of the
chase. which Mr.. Smith had collected
IN California and Mexico. among them
an old pistol half forgotten. which
was loaded. and. it is believed. the
boy accidentally discharged the weap-
on. The ball went through the head
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
4 anhrrh.. r.n. .
a Witch, We;obt

i vas weighed this morning ~ the Troa...
'ery." announced brenda. = small dstn<< a
Young woman Of trim figure ''an<
Weighed inst ninetv-nine pounds srd y ksff
when stepped down old Mr. Eciirn-c~-
nurhed and said That's luckv hair. tn{<-
Ninety nine fs witches weight s.k.<
what he meant. and he said Nv nx
admit ever hear OF witches weight wear
mat Is queer. Your granther Kin tell f<li
~. though
And. now. grandfather. what IL witcHesge
weightf'
"Mn'am Jones" said grandfather terseIv
was > witch. and her weight was witches
weight"
un"re was chorus Of ordinations
yes witch In nv dav.' he reiterated.
r H,ncn witch ~ any witch and ms
inuch believed In. " not widely
As for her weight believe nInctv-nin.
pounds II Indeed the traditional limit ~
weight for witch-perhapa 10 IN the az.
most broomstick will carry"-Youfls
Companion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
INCENDIARY BLAZE
CAUSED THREE DEATHS

NEW -Special.-Three per
sons met death, more than a score
received burns or were injured by
jumping from fire escapes. and an en-
tire neighborhood was thrown into a
panic early Thursday by a fire said
To be of incendiary origin, which
burned from cellar to roof in a i've
story tenement house at a Hester
street. The fire marshal has ordered
an investigation of the blaze, and Cen
trail Office detectives today are work
ing on the theory that the building.
whlch contained twenty families. was
set on fire by burglars to attract the
attention OF the police, leaving them
free to plumber stores in another part
OF the neighborhood
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
BAD BLOOD CAUSED
G00CHLAND TRAGEDY
j. L. Baltimore Shoots Father in.
Law and Wounds His Own
Baby, and Then Turns Wea-
pom on Himself With
Fatal Results.
RICHMOND. vA.-Speeial.-

j. l.. Baltimore, once of this city
and a conductor on the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail
road, committed suicide at Sabot.
Goochland county, Wednesday. by
shooting. after having rirst wounded
mis- father-in- law, Byron Waldrop. The
report said Baltimore had also shot
his child
The horrible tragedy is thought to
nave grown out of bad blood existing
between Baltimore and his wife's fam
lily Mrs. Baltimore was n Miss Willie
Waidrop; was married to Baltimore
three years ago; but the couple had
since separated, the mother keeping
the baby.
Tuesday Baltimore went to claim
the child, and the shooting then be-
gan.
Waldrop. the father of Mrs Bal
timore and prominent farmer. was
shot twice. He is reported as still
living. Next the desperate man shot
himself twice in the heart, dying in
stantly.
Baltimore once lived in this city NJ
/ 80 West Marshall Street. He has a
brother still living at 1112 West Mar
snail Another brother of the dead
man is said TO be under arrest i'm
Gooch!and county, charged with com
plicity in the crime
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
SZECHENYI'S BRIDE
LEARNS HUNGARIAN

BUDAPEST-Spec iaI-Immcaiate
upon her arrival in her husbands
country, the Countess Szcchenyi took
up in earnest the study OF the Ian
guage that is to lit her for the place
III the Hungarian nobility. Hardly had
the American hciress and the Coun1
arrived when teacher OF Hungarian
was summoned To the Szechenyi snite
IN the Hotel Hungaria. For three
hours the former GLADYS VandcrbiIt
toiieq with him over the rudinents of
the tongue then summoned the Count
To take her out TO dinner. she ber
SELF ~ teaching Count I.azzlo English
but has determined that She must
know the tongue OF his country 50
vel that none but professor ca
properly instruct her
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
SOUTHERN WAGE SCALE
TO REMAIN UNCHANGED

1t has been announced from Wash
ington 10y Chairman Martin \.
Knapp and DIR. Charles L. NELL. the
men who negotiated between the
Southern Railway and its employees
concerning the proposed reduction in
wages OF the company's working
forces, that the present wage scale
would remain unchanged. at least un-
til next July.
Naturally. the employees objected TO
the proposed reduction, and what is
more. they stoutly maintained that
the roads business at this time did
not justify the cut.
The ngurcS were carefully gone over
by the mediators with the result in
dicated. The present settlement. how
ever may not end the matter. for the
southern reserves the right to bring
II up again should the railroad busi-
ness fail TO yield satisfactory profits.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
Louisville Couricr-JonrnnI:

Few years after the Civil War "A
Louisvillian who found IL difficult to
ADAPT himself To- new conditions made
the statement that lac always walked
down certain street to his Office and
knocked down every damned niggcr'
VINO presumed to get in his way A
friend observed that this plan involved
needless waste OF energy when. by
waking down the next street and
avoiding the Afro-Amcrican quarter,
ne could get To his Office without hav-
ing Ia Knock down "A damned Niger"
True southern sentiment favors the
policy or making every allowance for
the natural and inevitable attitude OF
ihe Iree negro toward the white race,
ana Tor shortcomings In the matter OF
department due to race and condition.
ana "a policy calling upon the consti-
tuted authorities when II becomes nee
casary To have him disciplined. The
professional SOuthcrncr," who fights
with negroes usually suffers "A loss OF
personal dignity and public esteem
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
WAS NEARLY $4,000
IN OLD FAMILY CHEST
Children of Mrs. Regina Muller
Find Unexpected Fortune in
Looking Through Dead
Mothers Effects.
RICHMOND, VA.-Special.-

Back Of the qualification of Hyrono-
mus Muller. in the Chancery Court
of this city as the administrators of
the estate of his mother. Mrs. Chris .
tina Regina Muller, is an interesting
story which tells what can be accom-
plished by thrift and economy.
The estate was appraised AT S1o.-
OBS, but i'm addition TO the personally.
were some four or five small houses
representing an approximate Value of
$4,000 or $4,000.
Mrs Mullcr--her name was pro-
hounced Miller in the neighborhood
OF her house. 200 South Pine Street
was "a German woman who settled i'm
virginia many years ago. She ana
her husband. long since dead. reared
Il large family of children, who are
good Woodworking people of undis-
puted responsibility. The couple ac-
cumulated their fortune chiefly
through the sale of milk. and at one
time kept six or seven cows.
shortly after the death of Mrs. Null
Ter, winch occurred i'm the early part
OF the winter. "A rumor in the Oregon
Hlil section said that her children. i'm
chest containing $4,000 i'm cash.
The children of the good old lady.
even before her death, were not un-
aware OF the fact that the chest con-
tanned "A considerable sum OF money
possibly $4,000 or more-but they
seemingly had no idea of the great
sum II actually harbored
me discovery naturally caused con
siderable excitement among them and
a good deal OF ceremony attended the
opening of the big receptacle SeV-
eral persons. including "A lawyer and
a nclghbor, witnessed the lifting of
the lid"
First of all appeared box contain
.ng Confederate money which some
now or other had been accumulated
by the deccdent.
Then came layer OF contour
thousand silver dollars-after which
many Sreenbacks were revealed to
view.
Among the moneys was gold three
uolIar piece which is something quite
rare IN the way of an American coin.
ana now has fancy value This
piece had been in the family some
Years ana was apparently kept rs 4
sort OF souvenir.
II took from early in the eveniD.,
until Tar in the night to count the
money and the discussions as 10 Us
maj disposition at times were ami
one OF the children. in view Of Ger.
tam promises made by the mother in
her last hours. was at first under the
impression that she should have a
slightly larger share than the others
But TINS matter was finally adjusted
10 the satisfaction OF all and without
any litigation. All Of the Mullers are
people OF the highest sense OF honor
and once they had talked matters over
AT length they adjusted their differ
ences.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
Raleigh News and Observer:

In The days of John Marshall. when
IN the Chisholm case an Individual
sought To sue "A sovereign State. the
supreme Court with the same FEEDER
alsuc bias that dominates the present
court held that AS there was no in
hibition against sueing a State II
would be allowed. Then the DeoDle
who loved their rights more than
wealth, rose up and adopted the Ele-
Nenth Amendment. under which no
state could be sued. IL the people
today are as Jealous of their rights
as they were when the Eleventh
Amendment WAS adopted they will
ind a way to limit the power OF in
Terror Federal courts and preserve the
sovereignty Of the state
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
Literary Digest:

Mr.. Gladstone Is being quoted as
saying that long-continued study OF
the currency question is likely To lend
To insanity. A survey OF the com
mcnt ON the currency bills now he
fore Congress while not entirely CON
lrming Mr.. GladstOnc's belief. tonda
to produce the impression that the
only way To satisfy everybody will be
To let each man issue his own cur
rency. The Mdrich bill IL being crit
lciscd because IL Is not thoroughgoing
enough, the Fowler bill liz criticised
because II Is too thoroughgoing. When
the Aldirch bill provided for IA Cur
rency based In part on railroad bonds.
some or the newspapers cried fnvorIt-
Ism ana suspected "A deep scheme TO
"ntanglc the Government with rail
ROAD influence, ana demanded that
TINS provision he eliminated Now
mat the provision is eliminated. its
critics say That. with the railroad
bonds LETT out, the measure will not
provide for enough currency TO do any
good. some OF the congressman re-
fusc To vote FOR the Fowler bill bo-
cause they do not understand Il: 9TH
ers refuse To vote for the Aldrich bin
because they understand II too well.
they think. senator La Toilette de-
clarcs that the bankers favor the AL
drich bill; senator Aldrich says they
oppose H. Meanwhile the House has
voted To restore to the coinage the
motto. In God We Trust" and busI-
ness ~ struggling along with the pres
Ont currency a. best II can.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
Louisville Couricr-JournaI:

As indicators the members Of the
supreme Court OF California have
demonstrated In the Schmitz case that
they are Without equals. 1t seems
that Mayor Schmitz did not commit
a punishable offense when he black
mailed keepers OF disOrderly houses or
Frcnch restaurants" because he
merel y told them that ne required
certain sums of money. Had ne told
the victims OF his rapacIty that he
was Mayor Schmitz he would have
De"n guilty. But ne did not tell them
VINO he was. II" merely collected the
money without mentioning thc fact,
ms sole power TO blackmail Law. of
course. in the fact that they knew
VINO he was. The victims paid over
the money TO Schmitz because he was
10 their certain knowledge the Mayor
OF ian francisco. In 3 certain comic
opera an Oriental potcntate appears
10 collect tribute. His subjects abase
themselvcs before him with their fore
neadS I'm the dust. He SURVEYS the
satisfying evidences Of his greatness
ana bursts into song in these words:
Il am. J am, the Rajah Of Rhong.
Renowned around in story and song"
The Occidental potentate Schmitz
merely shovcled the tribute into his
pockets and RETAINED from bursting
into song to celebrate his greatness
Fecausc he didn't sing, and not be-
cause ne did not make his subjects
abase themselves before him. and
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
HUSBAND CANNOT BE GUILTY
OF SLANDERING HIS WIFE

GREENSBORO, y. C.-Special-In
the supreme Court here the indict-
i against Wlnstead Fulton, charg-
ing him with slandering his vifo ,y9s
quashed upon motion of Fulton's
couhsei. The case will go to the Su-
preme Court
The only opinion of the North Car
ollna supreme Court hearing upon the
against Eaton, handed down in 1see
by that decision il was held that a
man could not be guilty of SANDER
ing his own wife
tulton's wife is a daughter of one
OF the most prominent citizens of
Greensboro
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
OHIO GIRL AT HAMPTON, VA,
USED STOCKING FOR MOOSE

NEWPORT NEWS, VA.-Special.-
Twisting n stocking and knotting IL
about her neck, Miss Louis Clarke.
twenty-five years old. daughter OF a
wealthy broker OF Ironton, o.. hang
ed herself 10 the transom sometime
tuesday night. i'm her room, at the
home OF Mrs. Sybilla Morris. at Hamp-
ton. Ill health and temporary insan-
lily are given as the reasons for tho
suicide.
Miss Clarke came here several
weeks ago TO visit Miss Morris and
recuperate. Her health did not i'm
prove, however, and Tuesday her
mother. Mrs. Cambridge Clarke, ar
rived in Hampton TO he with her.
That night, when Miss Clarke retired
she did not appear TO be worse than
usual, and she said nothing To lead
her mother and friends TO believe that
she was contemplating suicide.