davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona republican., 1909-09-03
A SOCIETY PRESS AGENT.
Boosting WouId-be Climbers Affords
 New York Woman Good Income.

One of the finest little gratis fin New York is that of society press agent There's a handsome young wo- man who occupies a good suite in one of the three principal hotels in town who makes something more than a good living out of it. She is able to go to Europe every yea, keeps her own motor and dresses better than any princess of the blood that has ever visited New York Her little scheme is to pick up outside milliOnaIres whose women folks have a passion to get into societv and boost them through the papers. !ne of her recent clients is a wealth. Colorado man. the women of whose family want to figure in the inner ring here. The press agent must have shaken him down for about the cost oc flock of locomotives She goes about to the newspapers with eX tremely handsome and striking pho tograpEs of the ladies. They are or dinarily accepted, for. apart from what news value they may possess. they are real v"orks of art, while the gown displayed wins an oh and an ali from every woman who sees the portraits.
 What good does that sort of work do?" a member O. the real New York aristocracy was asked. Does news paper exploitation ever land an as pirant in society,""
 The society man grinncd. I'll tell you," he said. 'It reminds me of what Glenn Curtis. the monoplanc man, said about the experiments with his flying machine. It was easy enough, he said. to get uo in the air. But l never landed in the same field l sup nrscd I would. "-Cincinnati Times Star.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-03

Frank T. Alkire returned yesterday from Camp Perry, Ohio.
 BACK FROM THE CoAsT-Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Deity returned yester- day morning from a two months trip to the coast.
 QUALIFIED TO TEACH-A first class certificate to teach was issued yesterday to Miss Mary Crozier of Morenci on a diploma from the South ern WOmen's college of Tennessee. Miss Crozier has been teaching at Mo renci for the last six years.
 HE HAD A FISHING TRIP-C. NJ. Sturges returned yesterday from long period of recreation on the coast. He put in the greater part of his time on the Pacific coast north of San Francisco fishing He brought back with him for proof of his per formanccs several photographs of the fish he caught.
 BOUGHT A HOME-Albcrt c. ThorOman. who came to the valley re- gently from Cincinnati, O., has pur- chased home with four acres of ground surrounding it, at the cross ing of the Mcdowell and Tempe roads He bought the place from P. D. Shindler The sale was made through R. A. Watkins.
 REMOVAL OF CoNVICTs-Au- other carload of long term cOnvicts left Yuma last night for the new prison at Florence, where they will be installed today. Territorial Auditor Foster, Citizen Member Riggs of the board of control and Private Secretary Cleave- land. representing the governor on the board, will join the train at Tempe his morning and go on to the prison.
 DOWN FROM LIBERTY--H A. Hammels of Libert.- was d visitor in the city yesterday.
 NAN NOT MARRlED-Thc Tucson Citizen denies the report that Nan Halpcrin is married tu Billy Fried lander. Miss Halperin has signed with a musical comedy company for the Crawford theatcr in Fl Paso Billy Friedlander has left for the east to produce a new musical comedy just completed by himself. Evelyn Bunnin and Teddy Martin will fill the vacan- cies.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-03
ClumsilY Put.

Going across for pleasure?"
 No, merely to bring the wife home. .Casselrs Saturday Journal.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-03
RETURNED FROM FLAGSTAFF

Mrs. Griggs H. Carr and children re turned yesterday from a visit of a month or two in Flagstaff.
 GONE TO BUcKEYE-Mrs Stan ley Porter and children left yesterday for BuCkC.-e for a visit of ten days with relatives and friends.
 BACK TO EDEN-Mr. and Mrs. John Munger, who have been finger ing for a time in California, returned yesterday morning within the gates of Eden.
 AT HOME FOR A FEW DAYS-Ed L. Shaw, whose home is in Phoenix ana who lives most everywhere else, returned yesterday morning after a business trip along the Southern Pa cific
 TURN ABOUT-A. A. Gossard, the pharmacist in the employ of Elvey & Hulett, returned yesterday morning from a ten days outing in Los Angeles and vicinity. MT. Hulett will leave this morning for Iron Springs.
 ALL WERE FINED-The six Mex jeans who were mixed up in the brawl al the santa Fc saloon received fines of from $3 to 8 each in the police court yesterday. The one who was stabbed in the nose is still under the doctors care and will be held until he has recovered. No charge will oe made against him.
 SUCCESSFUL SALE-A. L. Strait reported last night that the auction sale of his twenty acres of school land southeast of the city, conducted yes terday b.. Walter w. Hutchinson, was entirely satisfactory, the property bringing rather more than he had ex- pected. The buyer is William Cham bers an energetic young resident of the valley.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-03

Mrs. Griggs H. Carr and children re turned yesterday from a visit of a month or two in Flagstaff
Arizona republican., 1909-09-03
CAPTAIN ALKIRE sAcK-Captain

Frank T. Alkire returned yesterday from Camp Perry, Ohio.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-03
Woman's Favorite Occupation.

Dr. Eliot says that matrimpny is the best occupation for women. It is also the favOrite one. Observe the frequency with which they give up good homes and paying jobs to plunge into it.-FrOm the Kansas City Journal.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

was nowhere near the lamp, which stood on a table
side OF the room; but | noticed that the light
getting dim, and IN less than half a minute
1t went out. began to have a creepy feeling my
self. and in a few seconds | noticed through the
dark kind OF a red glImmer which got brighter
and brighter, until | could the Doc standing
in the middle of the room. He had put
and his hair stood up at the sides of his head
like a couple of horns The red light seemed 10
come from him, somehow, and he pointed first
at the and then at the man, SAYING IN
hollow tones that didnt sound anything Ike his
natural voice:
Jim West, your sins have found YOU OUT!
Jim made about two leaps and was gone, but his
wife gave uneaTthly yell and fell IN heap Inns
was followed by scrambling IN the next room, and
the door flung open. Half dozen men and
boys had started to rush into the parlor where we
saw the Doc he let out a blat Ike a steer that IS
getting slaughtered, and fell over a char. caught
4 glimpse of the Others they tired to Cll1nb over
another IN their hurry to get away, and then
there sounds of breaking glass and slan1nlnB
doors.
The fellow who had fallen the chair was up
again in hurry, and as he going out the front
door the Doc gave a yell that / II bet was never
equaled by any Indian that ever lived After he had
taken little of the whisky that LETT on the card
table III the side room and used 1t on the woman she
began revive, and then went back through the
darkness to where Benjamin and the girls We're
waiting for They were al excited, and sild tnaI
three men had lust down the road as Il Ola NICK
had been after them
Il think he was, said the Doc, as we climbed IN
the buggy. BENJAMIN drive on. 1t IS my op1nIon
that there VIII be immediate reformation IN TINS
part of the country
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

As manager u thls combination, what do you con-
Sder thar duty 10 be-
told him thought Il would be good thing If
gave them chance 10 one OF our own lniIn1ta-
be performances and the idea seemed to please him.
Il congratulate vou. ZacharIah, he SAID. Il
perceive that YOUR intu!tive faculties are highly
developed Our friends here shall have Compll-
-nentarv tlckets
The bride and groom thanked him. and before
long he calling them Fanny and Benjamin
lheE sat the front seat. and the Doc was between
Cytie and ne behind While we sat there, getting
soaked bv the water that came down through the
trees and being splashed good deal when the wheels
vent INTO puddles the Doc began 70 talk about love
Al the world except the girl father loves
lover, he SAID. Love IS an anesthetic, and mar
nage Is the operation that IS performed while we
are under the influence Nothing personal, Ben
amIn and Fanny. | assure you. We rise for love,
Tt sink Tor love. We fight tor love We die tor love,
re eat tor love. re drink for love, sit around
and SIGH to- love, and others who have done the
sane thing wonder how we can be 50 foolish. Matr1-
:aony, my friends, IS a solemn thing L hope you
lave not rushed INTO i recklessly. perceive hight
Il the distance
That" SAID Benja11li1l. IS Jim Vests place.
L a blind plg spose you know what blind pig
IS Its place where they sell liquor on the sly with
out license
Why don't You get after Jarnes." the Doc asked
hes bad man Most people would rather let
nm alone They say he shot somebody down IN
Aentucky, before he moved here. He boasts that
Ae am afraid OF man or devil
An very foolish Of James
Yes, and his wIfe's the same kind as him
haven you any constables or sheriff around
-eIe 70 look after such people!'
Ihey can't gec the proof - the bride SAID None
ol me people who 60 there viii tell anything, It's
ls1!ling most Of the boys They get IN there and
u-iiA and gamble night after night, and the golngS
On are awful Poor Mrs Baker, who IS a neighbor
u ours IS worrying herself death because her nus
oaa IS Inesecting his farm and spends all his time
LEE Doc dldn ~ anEthlng more until we'd got
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

q snort distance past the
pace Then he asked Ben
ANN 70 stop his team. I
.l .IInk' he said, Il may be
cue to DO a good thing here
~ 1he community. Nv man
aeF and | VIII 20 back and
ITT.eTFiew NJ James. Wait for US.
V %on I be very long
ne approached the house as
-e'iy as we could. The win
We 1y] curtains were all down. 50
ID, "a We could see only narrow
sS --,-l-AS OF hight, but we heard
: s..i nan inside trying to sing a
1. ..iy' song, and there were
sr o'-er sounds that would have
IN need Us. even # we hadn't
,I ~ 1old anything about the
i, ct, that there was no PRAYER
,-'ee'ing going On. The Doc
= 'ped at the door. and every
isIi'lg ~. suddenly became quiet.
az. -1tlgr We had waited a little
T5 .-.le the Doc raped again
s+ --en jim West raised an up
60 -e-Is window and asked what
The W. ne We lost our way" said
oa,..' o.. DOC and want to see about
sung a nights lodging
sns,,'l an got no room, Jim
b;,, wen, can you let US have a
ss 81 - eatt We're half starved "
o. Nope You'll have 10 90
:" Sonewheres else
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

WE had gone a couple OF OF
heard a Gathering of boots
away up the road behind us,
and the bridegroom said the
brides people We're coming,
Clytie said something about
never wanting to 90 through
such a night again, and the
Doc leaned forward, saying
BENJAMIN, o Benjamin, a
plague O. both your houses.
Whip up your horses, and may
YOU never have another we'd
ding journey if you upset us!
Benjamin seemed to be Just
as anxious as the rest OF us 10
get ahead III the world, and for
awhile We were kept so busy
trying not to be flung out OF
the buggy. and our horses
made SO much noise, that none
of us knew whether we were
gaining on the people behind
or not. | slipped an arm around
Clvtie, while the Doc stood up
holding to the back of the front
seat with one hand and using
the other to lash the horses
with the whip which he had
taken from the bridegroom. l
don't suppose l could have
protected Miss Trelawney much
If the rig had upset; but | was
keeping her from being bruised
by getting jolted around, and
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

HARIAH, said the wizard after
we.d got fairly started with the
bridal couple. / can hardly tell
you how sorry | am that the All
Star Monte Cristo Company viii
not be able 20 keep its engage
nent tomorrow night 1t viii be a
sad blow 70 the people Of Rymers-
burg They viii be deprived OF a
histlonic treat. In these clrcum-
stances We have q duty to perform.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

for all of her teeth; so they kind of stuck out
over her lower lip, not helping much to make her
pretty.
You re from Kentucky, you not? asked the
Doc, smoothing his plug hat with his sleeve.
What If | ann" Jim answered.
Il am told, says the Doc, there are people down
there who fear neither nor the devil
Lots OF EN-
L suppose you wouldnt be scared much yourself
if the devil should suddenly appear before you
Only fools believes there a devil any more.
Somebody in the next room TO us sWoTe out loud
Just then, and Jim looked ugly at his Wlte, who got
up and slipped out, opening the door only WIDE
enough for her to squeeze through. She came back
and sat down again pretty soon, not seeming to be
able to keep from gazing at the Doc.
And you say you don't believe there IS devil!
the wizard said to Jim.
1T don't make no difference 20 you what l be
ieve does it? Mr West answered
No; but it might make much difference to you
What that?
THERE was sound ike somebody moaning, IN
corner OF the room. I'M ana his WIG Io'hoi
queer at each other.
Wind, guess" said Jim,
There it is again" said the Doc.
II was louder the second time, and jim 5 Wlfe
bitched her chair over little closer to him. Then
card fell from somewhere and lay at the woman
feet 1t was the ace of spades, and she and jim
looked around to see where 1t had come from
Next the king of diamonds dropped IN front OF Jni
While he was picking it up, the ten OF clubs an
srneared with blood, dropped in front OF HIM BY
that time they were both looking badly scared ana
the Doc asked what was the matter
''Where'd them cards come from! jim asked
What cards." says the Doc.
They held out the cards they had picked up; but
the Doc pretended that he didn't see anything. lie
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
w I A R D
By S. E. Kiser
Drawings by Irma Deremeaux

The Doc wasn't one who would give up
easy. though. and IN less than five minutes
we'd been let in. We stepped into a big room
which looked like an ordinary country parlor.
and lin. who pretended that he and his wife
were the only ones there, looked first at the
Doc and then at me IN a way that didn' halt
like The wizard asked some questions about
the roads and how we could get to the nearest
place to stay all night, while was busy think
ing wouldn't like to have Mrs. Jim West do
any cooking for me.
i'm was big, raw boned fellow with
heavy, wet looking mustache, and his wife,
who had watery eyes and beak OF a nose, sat
and crinkled her apron and watched us as II
she expected we were going to take something
She didn't seem to have room IN her mouth
l.. IL - l,o- tnnth. 90 tla.r Lind of stnck ont
Evening journal., 1909-03-23
DEMOCRATS
SCORE BOLTERS
But Fitzgerald Says CenSure
is Manifestation Of Idi-
OtiC Leadership"
By unltsa Press Lsssed spoeIsl VIC.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. March 23-'Idiotic
leadership was the term used to-day
by Representative Fitzgerald. Of New
York. in commenting upon the action
OF the Democratic caucus last night.
in passing resolutions Of censure upon
himself and the other Democrats who
bolted the minority last week in the
fight on the rules.
"The declaration by the caucus" he
said. twas a manifestation of the same
idiotic leadership that has character
lied the Democratic party for fifteen
years. The Democratic members of
the House, in imagining that they are
the Democratic party are like the three
tailors Of ''Tooley Street"
Champ Clark ought TO have five
crutches 10 walk WITH said Repre-
sentative Keliher OF Massachusetts,.
another Of the bolters. HE cannot
stand on his own feet"
The resolutions OF censure. said
among other things: 1--WE deplore the
action of those Democrats who sup
ported the Fitzgerald plan of saving
Cannonism. This action was in con-
fict with the caucus action of their
party. IN violation OF its platform
pledge, and, we believe Of overwhelm-
ing Democratic sentiment. The Demo-
cratic party in the House disavows
their action and disclaims all RESPONSE
bility therefrom."
Evening journal., 1909-03-23

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
HoBoKEN. n. j., March 2S-The
steamer Hamburg, with Former President
Roosevelt. and his son Kermit aboard.
cleared her dock at II a. m. and escorted
by a fleet OF revenue cutters and tugs
started on her trip for Naples. AS the
steamer steamed down the North river a
band on the tug Timmons played Garry
owen" Colonel Roosevelts favorite tune.
Then the crowd broke loose and that
half a hundred persons were not killed
was due entlrely to good luck, and not TO
good management. As the form OF the
Colonel was sighted az the top Of the gang
way an indcscribable rush Of humanity
set In toward that point Women, and
small mon were knocked down and tramp
led under foot and for time II looked as
though a most serious interruption TO the
trip must come Finally, the cooler heads
managed 10 restore some semblance Of or
der.
Dr. a. r. Barch started to make a Tor
NAL speech on behalf OF the italian Soci-
cites but was quickly checked by Mr..
Roosevelt before he had uttered dozen
sentences Il have no time for formal
Evening journal., 1909-03-23
GAS COMP ANY GETS
AWARD OF $500

Commissioners appointed TO condemn
property of the Wilmington Gas and
Electric Company for a highway to re-
place Justison street. 10 be abandoned
for the Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpo-
ration, reported to the Street and Sewer
directors this morning an award Of $500
TO the Gas Company. The award was
made on a basis Of $500 an acre.
The new highway is to be an extern
sion OF Madison street TO Marsh Road,
deplected TO the left IS degrees.
There were three commissioners, one
see:cted by the Street Directors, one
by the gas company. and the third by the
two commissioners. The commissioners
were Joseph L. Carpenter, sr., selected
by the street directors, Henry Hopes
bv the gas companl and J. Jackson
pierce.
Evening journal., 1909-03-23
MOTHER ILL,
SON In JAIL.
Parents Dying Wish to See
Her Boy Touches Judge
COChran'S Heart
ORDERS YOUNG MAN
TO BE RELEASED

Lying sick at McKeesport. Pa. the
the mother OF Alexander Fee who has
been working here. but who up TO this
afternoon had been incarcoratod at The
workhouse serving a 4o-day term for
drunkenness. is begging those about hor
TO allow her boy 10 return SO that she
may SEQ him before she dies
The sons term would have expired
with time off for good behavior on
next Tuesday, but whether his mother
win live that long is not known.
Hearing of the sad case through a
reporter for THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL. City Judge Edwin r.. Cochran
To-day. who committed Fee to Jail. im-
mediately ordered that the man be re-
leased. and this afternoon Fee started
post haste for his home in McKeesport
to be at his mothers bedside
Il was one Of the most pitiable cases
that have come before the police for
of Mrs. Fees illness and Of her desire
10 rec her son was on receiving a
message from Chief OF Police Peter
Kenny, of McKeesport, asking for in
formation concerning Fees where
abouts.
When Judge Cochran's attention was
called to the matter he said why
certainly I viii order his release" Tho
judge was then at his home but in
less than an hour he had Instructed
the police 10 send d release to the
prison for the man.
Evening journal., 1909-03-23
LEVY COURT TO
INSPECT ROADS

John F. watkins appeared before the
Levy Court today and on behalf OF the
Charles Warner Company invited that
body to visit Snow Hin and Berlin. Md
The object OF the visit is TO inspect
pieces of roads that have been down for
three or four years. During that time
not a cent has been spent on them.
The roads were built OF Cedar Hollaw
lime stone. The road from Middletown
towards Townsend was built Of the same
material Contractor Harris built the
roads and today he was aawdred the
contracts for two more roads in Cecil
county and Cedar Haliow lime stone
viii be used
The Levy Court members and the High
way Commissioner and County Enginee
will inspect the roads during the lrs
week In April
Evening journal., 1909-03-23
THIEVES ROB
HARDWARE STORE
Garry off 500 Worth Of Poe
ket Knives and ReVOIVerS.
We're Frightened off

Sometime between Saturday night
and yesterday morning burglars enter
ed the building OF the Delaware Hard
ware Company, az Second and Shipley
streets That they we're frightened
away while at work was evident
from the way they left things.
rocketknices and revolvers were the
principal articles taken by the robbers.
and they got away with about 500
worth Of this kind OF loot.
The cashiers Office In the main store
VAS looted. but all the thieves found
was nifty two-cent stamps. These
they carried az far as the office OF W
A. Mode one Of the ofiiciais Of th'
company. and left them lying on q deal
there. showing that they were fright
ened away before they completed work
All the drawers OF Mr.. Modes desh
as we'll rs that Of his brother. Walter
Mode, adjoining. had been opened and
the contents strewn about the floor.
The thieves gained entrance through
an office window from a passagewaS
for wagons. alongside OF the building
leading of Shipley street. They frsi
removed the wire screen and ther
forced the window.
The police were informed OF the rob
Iery but have no clue. as far as wal
learned. 10 the burglars.
Evening journal., 1909-03-23
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
NEAR WEST CHESTER.

WEST CHESTER, Pa, March 23--
Fire early to-day destroyed the large
creamery and general store Of J. Bay
ard Conner. at Font. this county. the
postofiice and the entire stock of Rich
ard Garvin. a dealer in stoves and gen.
eral hardware.
The fro started in the store OF Con-
ner. supposedly from spontaneous COM
bustion, and the explosions of barrels
OF oil In the place precluded the saving
OF any portion Of the contents. The
lass on the store and contents is placed
at $4,000 and on the creamery at $40,
900. Garvin will lose 81. 900 on stock
and all the contents Of the postoffice
We're lost
The fire was discovered shortly after
1 o'clock and spread with such rapidity
that neighbors could save nothing and
had a hard fight 70 keep many other
properties from being destroyed.
Evening journal., 1909-03-23
NEW BRITISH PLAY
PROVES A FAILURE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. March Charles
Frohman made the failure Of his long
career as producing theatrical man
eyer last night when he presented at
the Criterion. Guy Du Maurier's s
thriller" "An Engllshman's Home"
Despite the heroic efforts Of William
Hawtrey and George NJ. Graham to
redeem the play. it's sombre. tea and
toast humor and hopelessly British
atmosphere produced nothing but good
natured ridicule from the audience.
The "Newlyweds and Their Baby"
captivated a capacity audience at the
Majestic. 1t is the cleanest, prettiest
and funniest musical Offering of the
season. James +. Rosen, the Lilli-
putian; Harry Murphy Fletcher Nor
ton. Flavia Arcaro. and Ruby Ray
contributed the greater share of en-
joyment. The chorus is one Of the
best looking and best trained in the
city.
Evening journal., 1909-03-23
GENERAL ALARM
FOR KIDNAPPERS

CLEVELAND. March 2s.-rhe police
this morning sent out the first general
alarm for pock marked elderly wo-
man. From the Whitla boys story as
yet formless, and confused. they gain
ed that the kidnappers put him In
charge Of such woman. The boy does
not know where. He says, however
that they walked him at least i've miles
before they left him on the trolley
car.
Information reached the city today
that a pock marked woman called AT
the business place of William Kintz-
Ter. corner Payne avenue and East
Thirtieth street last Saturday night
and telephone TO Sharon.
The Scripps McRae League Of news
papers today offered $2.500 for infor-
nation which viii Head to the arrest
and conviction Of the kidnappers.