davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

A. Talbot and E.O. Snedeker,
roadsverseers OF Prairie township,
were transacting business before
the County Court Monday. Two
overseers under the new regime
have charge Of a congressional
township. It gives these officials
a bigger job .han heretofore.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

7. j. Clendenin will open mp an
ice cream parlor in this city
LIST of next month. He will have
a fountain and the latest furnish.
ings.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

II. G. Spar of Buckley, H., Is
moving to the farm he recently
purchased southwest Of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Mrs. p. II. Cnllen has been
quite sick.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Miss Bessie Powell Of this city
is bookkeeper for a dry goods firm
in Centralia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

D. p. Bailey, city attorney of
Fulton. was drowned in a cistern
in his yard last Sunday morning.
He lifted part off the plank cover.
ing Of the cistern to draw a buck
ct of water, AMI it is believed that
be lost his equilibrium and fell in.
The cistern is IA feet deep.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Columbus Litrell, Of the western
part of this county, was struck in
the eye by a hedge thorn lately
and the mishap has been giving
him much pain and trouble. He
fears losing his eyesight. He is
taking treatment at Columbia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

The Perry Enterprise says; w.
T. Henderson, of Mexico, was in
Perry Friday. He is secretary of
the Mexico, Santa Fe and Perry
Traction Co. He says the work in
particular is being pushed as fast
as the weather will permit, and
that Contractor Wolfe has sub-let
contracts to several parties to go
to work on the road bed along the
survey as soon as the winter breaks
up,
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Henry Kunkel went to st. Louis
this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Mrs. Ella Willis will speak on
local option at Unity church next
Sunday afternoon at $3.50.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
HAPPENED M5 HAPPENING

Cass Day and wife Of Oklahoma
are visiting relatives NEAR Benton
City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Mrs. Rachel Barton, formerly of
this county, now Of Sullivan, NO.,
in renewing for this paper says;
Extend my subscription for anoth-
er year TO the MESSAGE. Can't
get along very we'll without it. II
has been a regular visitor at our
home since the first issue over
eight years ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
Abe Hit is reported led quite i'll.

County Court convened Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Thomas Waters, from south OF
Benton City, has moved to Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
THE ROUNDUP.
Dates and Appointments for LO-
cal Option Speakers
In This County.
SAILING TOWNSHIP.

oAllNu ~" NSttlE.
Burnham s. H. Rev. JIM. Bone,
Thursday, March. l2th.
Excelsior s. H., Rev. 81. Pet.
tbs, Thursday. March, 18th.
Friendship CHI c NJ Hay, Sun.
day. March 9Th at 1880 p m.
Lawson s b, Rev l. II Harboard,
Tuesday, March 10th
Canada s h, Rev J NJ Major,
Thursday, March 18th.
Pisgah s h, Rev J NJ Major,
Tuesday, March 10th.
Macedonia ch. Rev l. II Har-
board, Saturday, March 7th.
Pleasant Grove ch, Rev s L
PettIs, Wednesday, March 18th.
Pine b, Rev l. II Harboard,
Monday, March 9th.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Ed w. H. Hook and wife are
home from Livingston county.
Bro. Hook breaches OF Wheeling
half his time. He was at Chilli
crthe on the day Of the local option
election. He says he never saw
such enthusiasm in all his born
days as was displayed by the 'drys."
Men, women and children began
parading the streets at 5 o'clock in
the morning and kept 1t up thru
the whole day. They preachedant
sang and plead for their cause, ant
won a glorious victory.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Thomas Freeman, alleging to be
from st. Louis, got into trouble in
this city last week. He peddled
seeds about town and left packages
at different homes, saying he
would call for them later. In a
day or two he did call but he de-
manded the money for the packages
left, claiming that that was the
agreement when he left the goods.
BE came TO one lady who would
not be bluffed. She went TO the
telephone and called an officer. Mr.,
Freeman was arrested and Judge
Williams fined him 925 and costs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

The 14.room brick dwelling of
Mrs. J. D. Tucker was discovered
to be on fire Monday morning at
o'clock. Fire caught in the pam
try, but how is not known. The
fire department was on hands
promptly but before the flames
could be extinguished the building
and furniture was damaged about
81, 500, all fully insured.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

George r. Green aud his excel.
lent family, of Beaver Dam neigh
bOrhood, southwest Of Mexico,
move this week to the j. s. FARES
farm, down on West Lick, north
east Of Worcester. 1t is near the
place where the MEssGAE editor
was born and raised. We can
think OF but one Of the very first
old neighbors left-Jesse Basket,
Others who came on later were
Cliff Budgeon. d. NJ. Price, the
BeAgles brothers, the Fegans
F. Morris, Dave Gregory Jap Moo
nav, John Hanger aud others
It's a Hne neighborhood, anC
they'll And Mr.. Green a nice gen
tlemau, too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

Hicks Almanac and the MES
SAGE, one year, $l.20.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05

The Odd Fellows over at Fulton
had a big doings last Thursday
night. The following from Mex
leo lodge were 10 attendance:
Grand Patriarch Ben Weidel, l..
r. Larkin, VIM. Pratt aud NJ. L.
English. Grand Scribe j. w.
Black of st. Louis was among the
visitors, also. The Mexico boys
report a good time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-05
This is the Leuten season.

COUNTY COMMITTEE
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-12-08

~tjueI IN seur children - buying them n
FOR THE Bows
MECHANICAL TOYS.
GOATS
FIRE BOAT TN Working Order.
LOOP THE LOOp
AUTO.
FERRIS WHEEL
TRAINS With Track Complete
STEAM ENGINES In perfect work
me order WITH WHISTLE water and
steam GAUGE.
pRED6ER.
STEAM SHoVELS.
MINING MACHINERY Compiete1
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-12-08

a true philosopher Is one who IS
a5ie TO augh At himself CO to the
Eoof Garden Dec. 10. and you Won't
n1ve TO .augh n Yourself
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-12-08
CORPORAL STONE DEAD.

'uffarol William Stone. # TyuHe=-
seed. died iris morning at Fori Davis
# ruheftulaF trouble
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-12-08

Temps Extra Pale Imported Draft
Beer at the Board Of Trade.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-12-08

Hummng Birds. Address Pioneers
Roof Garden.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
MISS BOVINE NOT HOME" !"
Mother Implies That Cordoba VIII
See Julia Despite Denial.
IRy TELEGRAPH to The rrihun. |

Asoury Park. N J., Aug. 14-According TO her
mother, at her bungalow No s24 Sunset avenue here
TINS afternoon, Miss Julia Bovine is no longer in
Asbnry Park Mrs. Bovine refused absolutely TO
divulge any Of her daughters plans bur heatedly
oeheo the truth of statements said to have been
made by J. Frank Cordova after his release from
STATE PRISON. where he had term f,r aban-
oonrlent and assault and battery TO the effect that
ne would make no effort TO communicate with Miss
Bovine
Il! enphaticaliy declared Mrs. Bovine, just before
ordering the reporter from the premises Miss
Bownes child is still here
Nothing is known here as 70 when Miss Bovine
i=ft the city She is supposed to have gone to
Philadelphia. where Cordova is said to have
Planned 10 go. He will according 10 the Kew
j. ward Gamble, of Penn's Grove N j. go 10
Philadelphia to work and earn funds to take him
TO Mexico. where his father and brother live
'NTs CorooVa, who is supporting herself and
chlIofcn ny conducting boarding house near At
lanuc City, said that she did not care to know
anything about her husband and did not know
ahFthlnE aoout his plans Her friends say she will
not seek livorce. because such action they noint
Out would enable Cordova wed Miss Bovine
BEFORE leaving the prison Cordova said goodbv to
the nisht keepers and thanked them for the kind
ness shown 10 him during his Incarceration The
former minister accompanied by the Rev
Charles s kemble Methodist preacher Of Plain
field. who classrnate of Cordova's at the
Drew Theological Seminary st Madison After
stop al the Trenton Press Club, where he made
statement in which he did not mention either his
wife or Julia Bovine. Cordova left town with Mr.
hemble in automobile for Monmouth Junction
Trains run from that place TO Asbury Park and
Ocean Grove.
After breakfast he said: II think that after
ing faced the penalty that was imposed on me
should be allowed the chance IL rise Up from the
depths where I and begin life all over
again and to do a mans work in life
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
STRENGTHENING HONDURAN TANGLE
Commandant at Ceiba Reported Deposed-
American Representatives to Return.

New Orleans. Aug IA special TO The Picay-
me" from Puerto Cortez. Spanish Honduras. says
that sn an1icable adjustment is in sight for the
troubles that have ensued result Of the cancel
lstjon some weeks ago by President Davila Of the
exequaturs of American consular agents al Ceibs
L viii probably b. only q short while before Con-
sui Drew Linard. vice-Consul Virgil Reynolds and
Dr. Allen Juue who represent the United States
government at Ceba viii he restored to their priv
lezes
President Davia has discharged the comnandant
who al Ceiba al the time the rebels made their
unsuccessful attack or the port and substituted
another man in his place The deposed COM
-aandant vas the one who Informed the President
that the American consus had asked that the town
he surrendered. whereas the facts show that all
they did vas 70 transmit 10 the commandant q let
ter from the insurgents which contained such de
mand
Active negotiations are on foot to straighten out
The tsnFle and the American Minister TO Salvador
Is nov OF his way TO Ceiba 10 assist in the work
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
GAS LEAK KILLS TWO
VINE OTHERS OVERCOME.
One Torker Giues Life in Tain to
,Sa1e Other from Mdnhote.

e.r main az a ranhole Of the New
-.leobone Company at 45th street and
-s-s.- avenue caused the deaths of two men
afternoon. and nine others. who went
.h.;- rescue were overcome. Among those
% -. - we're policemen and iremen. including
..-,+s,zn+ William Day. of the Tenderloin
-. station. who was one Of the first on the
P The list OF dead and those overcome
follows
-,,rJxs Peter for+y-hve ola. Of No SaS East
,rTooox. Mloh.sI. thir-v-hvs years old Of No as
v7rss-u police lieutenant: revived scene
--zs4xMoNs - Thon1as enplcye. Of No $50 East s2d
-zcrRA1D - fire captain; revived on scene
--T-AS James ernpIoye Of Nc. Norris street
Hols5ssS lssoesTel, Hospital
.,ooS--v - fireman: revived scene
Nr--rrnE,s - fireman: revived on scene
-1rR - fireman; revived on scene
-.ppow --. fireman; revived on scene
- so-7e time employees Of the construction
.,,s-4n,ent Of the subway company have been
--,ountering gas in the conduits. but have been
..-.bla 70 find the leak, Yesterday morning d
.--s-e-na-ic search was made starting al Z9o
80 The men had got as far as 45th street
'.-,..S rolihan the foreman, with Fitzsimnons'
cor,ns and MuIdoon. reached 45th street Col
,.-x z-enr down the rnanhole first When he
- - cor77e out Hoihan and the other men
-..-..s down. They got few feet below the
=. 1e,-e1 when they heard means. Muldoon
- the rest Of the way. while Holihan and
-,--s+-o-7ons. feeling themselves being overcome.
.,-,hes 10 the top and shouted for help
r,sr+ensr- Day was in a nearby barber shop
-.kine n the situation at glance, he sent in
--bD7ance and police reserve calls Then he
-,.,A5 u the nnanhole. where Holihan was be
a., lowered down by a rope to try 10 help
=; side Mariners He could not stand the
.s,.nirr gas and was hauled out. Fitzinlnons
slso made an unsuccessful attempt In the mean
,in,e an alarm Of fire had been sent in, and the
@reaen made heroic attempts TO reach the IN
,cnscious men below. but one after another
-,sv themselves were hauled unconscious to the
street and attended by the ambulance surgeons
Finally the fremen succeeded in reaching the
bc5v OF Collins. and II was brought TO the
street. but he had been dead about a half hour.
Shortly afterward Muldoon's body was brought
~ II having been found close TO that of Col
r,s Immediately after the accident employees
n the Consolidated Gas Company appeared and
the gas was shut off An attempt was then
made 70 discover the leak
considerable trouble has been experienced
lsteiv with gas in the conduits on the West
Side and about two weeks ago cars on the 23d
street line were stopped for several hours be
os,se Of gas ignited in the channel rails. While
the work Of rescue was going on the police re-
serves had difficulty in keeping back the crowds.
who were worked up 70 q frenzy of excitement
over the rr1r1or that a large number OF men had
met death.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
CITY NEWS IN RRIEF.

Richard HuI who was arrested on Wednesday,
morning in front OF an alleged gambling house N
West Stth street for attempting 70 bribe Sergeant
Peter Tfgbe OF the foHh Precinct was discharged
bv Magistrate Drcege. in the Jefferson Market
court yesterday afternoon.
Chetta Cameron the Lebanon Hospital nurse ar
rested for robbing one Of the patients OF ring
valued Al $500 held in s2.eoo bail for trial
Yesterday BY Magistrate Cornell
James alias Mickey Mcdonald. alias Forhus.
the noted safecracker and James Mcvickar. the
greengoods operator. indicted by the federal grand
jury for using the mails in connection with green
goods game when arraigned before United States
Commissioner shields yesterday afternoon re-
arrested on bench warrants the federal grand Jury
having acted while the examination pending
before the Commissioner
Robert D Eastman the broker. who Is wanted IN
this CITY aud has been found in Chicago. IN
dicted Yesterday afternoon on charge Of grand
larceny. the complainant being Mrs. Helen A. Rob
ertson.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
YACHTS CRASH IN CHANNEL.
Max Fleischmann's Haida Nearly Cuts IN
Two the Robins Drydock's Natalie

While heading for the North River shortly after
noon Yesterday the new steam yacht Haida- owned
by Max Fleischmann. struck the steam yacht Nat
allie of the Robins Drydock Company, OF Erie Ba-
sin and almost sank her. The collision happened in
the ButtermiIk Channel the south side Of Gov
ernor's Island
The accident occurred so quickly that three men
on the Natalie barely escaped with their lives
The Natalie which heading for the Robins
drydock at Erie Basin. was steaming along at
moderate speed. and the skipper thought the Haida
would pass by with good margin Instead. she
crashed head on into the Natalie. cutting her al
most in two and leaving g big gap in the star
hoard quarter
William H. Todd general manager of the Rob
ins Drydock Company. who could not SWIM
Jumped to the deck of the Haida while the boats
were together. Captain Reinhart. Joseph Ander-
son the engineer. and the mate jumped into the
channel
Meanwhile the plight Of the Natalie had been
seen by Captain Patterson. Of the revenue cutter
Guide who promptly to her assistance and
threw over fe-preservers TO the three men in the
water.
The steam lighter Ok. of the Robins company
came by and took the Natalie and those on board
10 the drydock at Erie Basin. The engineer OF
the injured yacht burned by escaping steam
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
ATTACK THE BARRACKS POLICY. g"
Speakers at Peace Union Decry the Build
ing of Bigger Navy.

Mystic Conn Aug H-President Roosevelt and
son,e Of his policies severely criticised be
rause of the barracks policy, as it is known in
Europe which requires the enlargement of the
army and the building OF big navy by the speak
ers ar the forty-second annual meeting Of the Unit
,-ersal Peace Union at Peace Grove here to-day
Dr. william I Hull of swarthnore' Penn who
attended all Of the sessions OF the second Hague
conference said "A great navy means a return
,o the davs Of piracy. President Roosevelt is the
first President who has needed large armament
~ maintain the Monroe Doctrine II the United
States would make honest treaties with other ma
,,ors there would he small need of all this war
talk"
Al The morning session the Rev Scott 2 Hershey
of New Castle. Penn. rtdiculed the idea Of the
Tinted states going 70 war with Japan and critt-
cised Congressman Hohson for going up and down
,he country making disturbance about this mat
ter"
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
GARDENERS BAY DRILL.
JERSEY Sailors Take Naturally to
Blue Water.

C7reenport, Long Island. Aug. 14-Menoeuvres in
and near Gardeners Bay to-day tested the seaman
shin of the naval militiamen from six states assem-
hled on board a varied fleet of large and small
naval craft for weeks practice drill afoat
In and out of the bay the feet cruised steaming
in line four hundred yards apart with the flag
shin Yankee leading and the Prairie bringing up
the rear of the procession The naval militia Off
GERS took turns navigating the ships and had their
hands full The amateur seamen on board the
rfschias the Wasp and the Gloucester smaller
vessels than the Yankee and the Prairie found
their task easier than that OF the navigators
aboard the larger craft
Slower than all the rest the big sailing
frieate the Portsmouth. and at time during
the rnanoeuvres the oldtme warshp passed within
ter's port bow In all cases where collision seemed
crashes. and no accidents marred the days pro
ceedngs
The picture ship of the fleet in the sweeping cir
cIes of the nanoeuvres was the old Portsmouth
With all her stunning array of canvas spread she
presented a beautiful sight. The New Jersey sail
ors on board of her profting by the training they
had had on the trip down and the practice since
arriving here handled her during to-day's evolu-
tions as if they had been blue water all their
lives
II was day of unadulterated hard work for all
hands connected with the fleet, the sports which
had been tentatively planned. including a sailing
race between cutters. being aside In the after
noon however the fleet was halted long enough
TO give the officers opportunity go aboard
the submarine boats.
Tomorrow the fleet will take final practice
cruise to sea and will then disband-
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
COMMISSIONERS AT WINNIPEG.

VIrnipez Aug 4-David Starr Jordan. presi-
Gent ~ Leland Stanford Junior University; B. "
Everrnan chief of the scientific division Of the
bureau ., fisheries y Washington; Il. NJ Stoly.
seoretary Of the International Fisheries Commits
sion. and s. 7. Bastedo. Canadian representative
on the commission. reached Winnipeg to-day All
are members q the international commission en-
powered hy Canada and the United States TO in
ouire into the condition of fisheries in boundary
waters with Z view 10 making fishery laws the
same for both countries and preventing depletion
Of the fish supply. The commissioners started al
Eastport- Ne. and have made inquiries all along
the border waters After concluding these in
quir1es, they VIII draw NJ series Of regulations
and submit them 10 the two governments
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
ACCUSES FORMER CONSUL OF CRUELTY
S. P. c. c. Arraigns Mr. and Mrs. Hippoloto
de Uriarto on Boys Statements.

FIippoloto Uriarto. former Spanish Consul in
Now York. and his wife were defendants In the
Childrens Court yesterday complaint of Super
interdent Jenkins of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty TO Children alleged that their treat
nent Of Gumersindo Vasquez, a fourteen -year-od
Cuban boy who lived with them. was such that the
boy was covered with cuts and bruises
The De Uriartos live AT No. ass Central Park
West and the attention of the childrens society
was first called TO them by letters received from
other tenants Of the apartment house who said that
the manner In which the boy was treated
shameful The boy told Justice Mayo that he had
been frequently beaten and whenever one Of the
De Irfartos went near him in court he Cringed with
fear On motion OF James w Ridgway, counsel
for the De Uriartos, Justice MAYO adjourned the
case until August q and sent the boy TO the Soc-
etv for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to be
red
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
LEE ATTACKS MM4NUS.
4lso Thro5cs Some Hot Shot at
O.. ". PLunhitt.

Little remained to be said in the way of ex-
coriation Of Thomas F. McManus C'TheD. Tam
many leader of the 11th Assembly District and the
late Senator and leader, George Washington
Plunkitt. when William J. Lee. once in their coun-
sells, but out for the leadership got through
his speech last night from cart The crowd
packed the street from curb to curb at the west
erly side OF 47th street and Eighth avenue so that
wagons had to creep through the masses who lis
tened and applauded the attacks Plunkitt, and
especially McManus.
Walter Comerford presided and John J. Nc
Dermott the other speaker besides Mr.. Lee
The candidate for the leadership got right down
business and pulled of his coat with apology
He insisted that there a coalition be
tween McManus and Plunkitt. the agreement being,
he declared. that Plunkitt would go back to the
Senate and McManus retire from that body but
still be the nominal leader of the district.
Millionaire George said Lee, wants to go
back to the Senate. and doesn't whether he
is the leader of the district or not He says that
McManus was the cheapest that went up TO
Albany George got his in Jumps while The al
ways had his hand out
1T easy for US, who know, TO understand their
opposition TO the Eleventh avenue bill-for remov-
ing the tracks from Death Avenue George has
the contract for supplying the coke to the New
York Central and The has the contract for clean
ing the avenue of in the winter time. Then
he goes over to Jersey City and Hoboken and con-
tracts with some cheap skate for 90 cents a cart
while the men around here starving, because
he won't pay them dollar a cart.
There isn't any one of the McManus clan that
can lick me- and I've put my fist in their faces
and told them Who of you men are going TO
be with me in the fight? I haven't anything TO
has been held in this district and I haven't spent
New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
CALL ON PATRoLMEN FOR $5.
Members of Benevolent Association Asked
r. Give That Sum- and Speculation Follows.

An order which has been posted recently in the
.+ior rooms of all Of the police stations in the
zr.a+er citv calling upon the members Of the
r,a+roIr,An,s Benevolent Association 70 contribute
= eacb for the contingent expenses OF the assoca
+to, has caused some comment among the patrol
r,.r esneciallv among those who do not belong 70
+ba sesocfation Several letters signed Patror1an'
bs,,a been sent TO newspapers complaining Of the
collection one anonymous writer going 50 far as -
sav that the money was 70 De used TO ortoe the
c,bartar Revision Committee. while others say that
the men higher up need vacation money, or there
Was fund 10 have the third platoon restored. and
the like.
One oldtinle patrorlan. when asked about the
r,atter last night said did you ever know an
election time TO draw near that some one signing
himself ePatroIman.' Friend or something on that
order did not write a letter u some one Of the
nAv,snaners imparting the information that the as
sociation was collecting fund for some reason or
other? II is the same old story-some sorehead
who won't belong to the association because IL
might cost him a few dollars every year 70 help
some of his less fortunate brother officers and their
families II costs money 10 run organization
ike ours but people don't seem TO re-
alize it"