davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Got OF Lucky.

Senator-elect Williams of Missis-
sippi tells a story of an accident at
railroad crossing at night in which a
farmers wagon was struck and de-
molished and the farmer injured.
Il was counsel for the railroad"
says Senator Williams, land won the
suit for the defense mainly on &C
count of the testimony of an old col.
ored man, who was stationed at the
crossing. When asked if he swung
his lantern as a warning, the old man
swore positively:
"I shorely did
After had won the suit / called
on the old negro" says the senator,
"and complimented him upon his tes
timony. He said:
'Thankee, Marse Jawn, l got along
all right, but l was awful skeered,
cause l was 'fraii dat lawyer man
was a gwinetar ask me was my Ian.
tern lit. De oil done give out befo
de accident"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
The One to Paw.

Mrs. George wallis-West, 4
black gown, was one of the most h
titul women present at the recent /
riage in London of the prime nh
ter's son and the Hon. Sylvia d
teris, Lord Elcho's daughter.
The presence of this beat
American woman at this potl
wedding recalls an anecdote Lluz
tive Of her wit in politics.
When she was Lady Rand
Churchill she consented to electu|
for Mr.. Ashmead-Bartlett in bis
parliamentary campaign. Mr..
mead-Bartlett was married to
Baroness Purdett Coutts, a very
woman. who was nearly 40 years
senior. Lady Randolph, with
beauty and charms, did splendid 4
for the candidate.
To a group of farmers she said |
day:
Won't you promise me to vote
Mr.. Ashmead-B Bartlett"
MY lady" said a red-faced fa1
with a chuckle, well all vote for |
if every vote'll be paid for Wf
kiss"
Thank you very much" said
Randolph. Your offer is accsl
I'll send for the Baroness Bun
Coutts at once"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
TO PREVENT RATE INCREASE
An Organized Fight Against the Rail.
rOads---Truth is Wanted.

Topeka, Kan. Especially .-0rganizec
opposition to the proposed increases il
railway freight rates was begun here al
conference OF more than $50 representa-
tives of commercial and public organiza
tions of Middle Western States.
The fight against the proposed rates j:
to be carried on principally before the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The resolutions adopted declare for ar
equitable increase in rates if the rail
roads can show that present rates are un'
remunerative; demand a decrease in
rates if investigation shows the present
rates are too high; ask a restriction OF
the proposed advance if present rates are
found remunerative; call for a mandatory
Federal law, making it the duty of the
Interstate Commerce Commission tC
make a physical valuation of railroad
property, and demand a rigid enforce
ment OF antitrust laws.
The meeting was opened with an ad'
dress by Governor Stubbs, OF Kansas
Governor Stubs reviewed the situation
and ended by declaring my hope is that
this meeting will demand from the rail
roads the naked truth about their prop.
critics"
Murdo Mackenzie, president of the
American Live Stock Association. was
made chairman OF the meeting. He gave
figures which he said showed that rail
road earnings were not reported correct
~ by the road. 1t is planned to hold
other meetings of the conference later
Committees were appointed to organize
the work begun.
The resolutions conclude:
I'VE urge the Interstate Commerce
Commission thoroughly to investigate the
operating expenses OF railroads, to find
what betterments are added thereby to
property. and all the conditions and val.
uations Of railroad properties, regardless;
OF the time that may be consumed, in
order TO obtain an intelligent basis for
the consideration of the proposed ad-
vance in rates.
I'VE declare it to be the duty of Con
gress to enact mandatory law. making
it the duty of the Interstate Commerce
Commission to make a searching investi-
CATION into the actual physical valuation
of all the railroad lines in the United
States
Chairman Mckenzie was appointed
head of special committee of seven to
present 10 President TAFT the declara.
;ion OF the conference.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Gould Denies Report.

New York tSpecian Frank J. Gould
sailing for Europe with his bride, form
erly Edith Kelly, the actress, Indignantly
denied reports that he would expatria:e
himself and become a French citizen
The idea of becoming French citizen"
said Mr.. Gould on the Mauritania. has
never entered my head. ! am an Ameri-
man. full fiedged, and intend to remain
such" Mr.. Gould was delighted with
the success of his racing stable in France,
saving he had won since March $4,000
francs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
A MOTHERS LONG CHASE.
Travelled $4,000 Miles to Find Her
Kidnapped Daughter.

Evansville, Ind. Especial Miss Dot
tie Barrows, aged Is, who it is alleged
was kidnapped at Houston, Tex, August
Il, 1909, by DR., Gordon Martin, an
itinerant dentist. was found here by her
mother. Mrs. Eloise Barrows. after a
chase of $4,000 miles over the United
States and Mexico The mother spent
over $4,000 in the search and finally To-
Gated her daughter in this city, and broke
into her room at the Wellington Hotel
while the girl was asleep. The meeting
was dramatic The girl said she went
to DR.. Martins office in Houston to have
tooth pulled, and that he doped her,
1t is said that Martin has fed into Can
ada.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
COLLISION OF TROLLEY CARS
Forty-Two Persons Killed anG Seven
Hurt.

Fort Wayne, Ind (SpeciaD Forty
two persons were killed and seven were
seriously injured in a head-on collision
between two inter-urban cars on the Fort
Wayne and Bluffton division of the Fort
Wayne and Wabash Valley line.
The wreck occurred seven miles north
of Bluffton at sharp curve. The cars
in collision were a northbound local car
crowded to the steps and a southbound
extra" car from Fort Wayne. They met
while both were running at high speed.
The collision is said TO have been
caused by misunderstanding of orders in
regard to the southbound extra" car
taking a switch near kingsland, so that
the northbound car could pass it.
There We're two physicians on the cars
at the time of the wreck. One OF them
escaped serious injury and with the
other, who was painfully hurt, rendered
assistance to those who survived the
shock of the collision. Relief ears were
hurried from this city and doctors went
from Bluffton in automobiles.
Many of the dead had already been
removed from the debris of the splintered
cars and the grewsome work OF taking
out the mangled remains of those in the
farther recesses of the wreckage was
taken up by the company's wrecking
crews.
Most of the people on the northbound
car were on the way to the fair at Fort
Wayne.
Help from nearby residences was rem
dered to such as could be removed from
the wreckage.
The motormen of the two cars did not
have time to set brakes when they sighted
each other
Conductor Spiller, OF the southbound
car, was unhurt, and ran back toward
Kingsland and tagged car, which was
approaching the wreck at full speed, and
would have plunged into it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Offended Dlunity.

Members of the police depart
were matching stories the othel
and the conversation turned OIL
amount of nerve" some pc
have, and what remarkable
they expect of the police depart
II remember one day l got !
phone call from woman on Y
ington street that she wanted
liceman to come to her house
away" said Desk Sergeant Cam
the First precinct
81 sent a policeman-never
who he was-and soon he came
loking as red as a beet
What do you suppose that
an wanted?' he said. after be o.
covered his breath.
Its past me- ! answered
did she want?'
Her little girl had gone =
store to buy some candy, ana
nickel in the grass in front Of
and she wanted me to find 1t la1
he said.
"'And what did you tell n'|
asked the copper. ID
Sergeant, what could su
he asked. 4 just turned arouna
walked away" -Newark Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Physician Murdered.

Atlanta, Ga. tSpeciall DR.. J. R.
Sewell. a well-known physician of this
city, was shot and killed in mis- office by
A man named Cox. who then shot him
self and is said to be dying. DR.. Sewell's
assailant later was identified as W. NJ.
Cox. son of Steve Cox, a prominent
farmer near Austell. Ga. Cox was
known around Austell, Ga, il is said, as
a rather peculiar" man and lately has
been respondent over private affairs. No
motive for the shooting is known.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
MORE ALASKAN FRAUDS.
Ballinger Said to Have Unearthed Big
Land Scheme.

Spokane. Wash. lSpecial) - The
Chronicle says:
AN investigation OF suspected Alaskan
land frauds, which may exceed in scope
and startling developments the famous
Cunningham cases. is believed to be in
progress by Federal officers in the North
west.
This investigation. which is said to
involve an entirely new group Of claims
in charges similar to those brought
against the Cunningham entries, is be-
lieved to have been instituted and act
lively pushed by Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger.
The list of entrymen involved is said
to include many men of prominence in
Spokane and its vicinity, as well as
others of national Importance.
Secretary BalIinger's recent visit to
Spokane, according to the rumors afoat
here. was made in furtherance of the in
vestigation now in progress by officials
of the Land Office and the Department of
Justice"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
TROLLEY KILLS MINISTER.
Rev. Cyrus Pickett, of Connecticut
Struck Down by Car.

Cheshire, Conn. Especially The Rev.
Cyrus Pickett, pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church, but recently retired,
was struck and instantly killed by a
trolley car bound from New Haven to
Waterbury. Rev. Mr. Pickett had spent
the evening at the home OF George Clark.
and on leaving went to the roadway and
signaled an approaching trolley car.
Whether the motorman of the car failed
to see Mr.. Pickett or was unable TO stop
his car, which was going rapidly. is not
known. Mr.. Pickett, who stood near the
tracks, was struck on the head BY the
car. thrown several feet and his skull
fractured.
Medical Examiner Dennison said that
death was probably instantaneous. Rev.
Mr.. Pickett was 65 years old and leaves
widow, five daughters and two sons.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
NAMING THE BARI
USUALLY 1T is A VERY SIMS,
AFFAIR.
Interest of the Relatives Mads =.
Case More Difficult-FlnaIly soIy..
by Drawing Name From
Hat.

Ordinarily there would have been,
trouble in naming the baby. II IL =
tom for fathers and mothers to An
years before that some of these 49,
If a little boy blessed their ny
they'd call him Etheridge. and th,,
it should be a girl, her name sb,.]
be Annie May.
But in this case it was different j
there were so many people to salts,
There was grandpa, for illustrsH,
He was getting old, and his feel,,
might be hurt If he didn't figure in n
name-giving. Besides, he might ls,1
his accumulated wealth to founs
home for ex-cow punchers il 4,
pleased.
And there was Aunt Lucy. a,
Lucy had vitriolic tongue for a N
tainty and had been using it yigorl
ly for 81 years. 1t would never d. \
displease her.
Father wanted to call the hi
Sammy; mother wanted to nane
Horace; sister Ella wanted it csTI
Butler, after a boy she knew. IN
Michigan, and brother, aged 4
wanted to call it Jeffries. 4
1t was an awful situation, especla|
as Uncle Bob was in town and N
views of his own concerning names
boy babies. He thought father n
nearer right than the others, but n
ferred the name Gladstone.
1t was a family conference that NJ
filled with stickers. 1t took ID
hours, and though the family sat
the table nobody ate any dim
Everybody glared at everybody d
and spoke little.
Then some neighbors came IN. 4
added to the merriment. Each b
views.
Finally Uncle Bob, IN desperate
suggested that the names be writ
on slips of paper and if any two va
alike that should be the name. Til
he privately took little Alice Perk;
a neignbor's child, aside and promi
her a box of chocolates if she's wi
Gladstone on a piece of paper ]
drop 1t in the bowl designed for
purpose.
Then the names were written
dropped into the bowl, and when
count was taken there were II slips
paper and II names represented
why didn't you do as l told yul1
demanded Uncle Bob indignantl
the neighbours child.
81 would, Mister Bob" she said,
/ couldn't spell Gladstone. You dH
tell me. So l wrote Gladys-its
prettier, anyway"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
SAIL OVER THE ALPS.
Chavez Badly Hurt Near End of
Perilous Flight.

Domodossola. Italy (SpeciaD =
The great feat of crossing the snow
capped Alpine barrier between
Switzerland and Italy in a heavier
than-air machine was accomplished
by George Chavez, the young Peru
Wan aviator.
The plucky hero of the exploit,
however, lies in the Domodossola
hospital badly injured as the result
of an accident that occurred just as
he had completed the most arduous
and nerveracking portion of task
he had set out to accomplish fight
from Brig, in Switzerland. across the
Alps to Milan, in Italy. in all dist
ance of about rs miles.
Both his legs are broken, his left
thigh is fractured and his body is
badly confused, but the physicians in
attendance are of the opinion that
these hurts will not prove fatal and
that unless unlooked-for complica-
lions ensue Chavez will be about in
two months.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
IA Months for Heart Broker.

Chicago Especially. = Isaac R.
Warns, broker in hearts, as he
styled himself, was sentenced by
Judge Lands TO serve IA months in
the Federal prison at Fort Leaven-
worth for using the mails TO defraud.
Warns confessed that he had used
the mails in carrying on the business
of his marriage bureau. His circu-
lars, depicting the sadness of lonely
old age, were read in court. One of
his books, sent 10 prospective custom
ers, was entitled The Way TO Win a
Woman's Heart" 1t contains the
following passage: You do not
know what it is TO live alone, uncared
for; unknown when old age over
qlIA euo SLY spnlHoS 'noA seEBl
horrible agony"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Cnlomhia.Xeneznela Break.

Bogota, Colombia (SpeeiaD -
There has been a rupture between
Colombia and Venezuela The Vene-
zuelan Government telegraphed the
members of the Venezuelan legation
to lave Bogota and await instructions
at Panama The nature of the com
plication is not known here. Great
uneasiness has been caused by this
turn of events. Up to evening the
Foreign Ofioe had received no ex-
plantation of the matter, nor had the
venezuelan legation any information
which would throw light on the situa-
ton
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
JOURNALISTS IN DANGER.
Attempt to Wreck Their Train in
Mexico.

Torreon, Mexico tSpeciaD 1t has
Just leaked out here that an attempt was
made to wreck the special train bearing
40 American and Canadian journalists at
the station at Guadalupe, South
Zcatecas. last week, on their way to the
City of Mexico. Nearing switch, the
engineer discovered a pile Of rocks on the
track, and upon further investigation it
was found that the switch had been
cooked" The affair was kept from the
members of the party and was at once
reported to the police at Zacatecas, who
are working on the case.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
ClOUDDURST CAUSES
DISASTER R. |. Train
Twelve Lives Lost and Eleven
Others Injured.
BIG STEEL BRIDGE WASHED AWAY,
Train Running at High Rate of
Speed Plunges Into Gap-Passen-
gers Carried Into Raging Stream
With Wreckage and Drowned
Dead Are Nearly All Members of
Crew - Passengers Going from
Kansas City to Denver.

Clayton. Kan. Especially A dozen
persons lost their lives and IL others
suffered injuries in a wreck of a
west bound Rock Island passenger
train running TO Denver from Kan
sas City.
The wreck was the result of a
cloudburst, which carried out a steel
bridge and turned what is normally
almos. a dry bed into a torrent many
yards wide. The water washed out
nearly thousand feet of track also.
The train, running at full speed,
plunged into the gap. The locomo-
tive and the mail car went into 20
feet of water. The chair car almost
telescoped the smoking car ahead of
II. Several passengers in these two
cars were killed almost instantly.
Others were carried into the raging
stream with the wreckage and drown
ed. 1t was many hours before the
bodies could be recovered.
Passengers in the Pullman and the
other day coaches were hurled from
their berths or seats by the shock.
Those who were able hurried out
into the storm and gave what assist
ance they could to the injured. 1t
was impossible for sometime to at
tempt TO eXtricate the bodies of the
dead
Uninjured passengers hurried to
Clayton, two miles away, and sent
news of the accident to division head
quarters. Within half an hour
physicians and nurses and wreck
train were hurrying to the scene from
Norton, Colby and Goodland, Kan,
and Phillipsburg, Neb 1t was near
ly night, however, before the last
body was recovered from the wreck
age in the river
Members of the Topeka baseball
team of the Western League were &C.
cupants of the Pullman, but all
escaped injury.
Nearly all those killed and hurt
were in the smoking car and the day
engers lived in Kansas and Colo
RADIO.
Chicago especially A report to
General Manager W. S. kinsman, of
the Rock Island, whose Office is in
this city, says:
Train No % in wreck. Bag
gageman, fireman, engineer and con-
ductor of train and five passengers
killed. May be three or four other
passengers under cars. Eight in
jured have been taken to Norton,
Kansas"
The message was signed by the
division superintendent from the
scene of the wreck.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Lightning Strikes Statue.

Lexington. Ky. tSpeciaIl Lightning
struck the statue OF Henry Clay, in the
Lexington Cemetery, SCATTERING an arm
and leg of the figure. The memorial was
unveiled in July, and took the place of
a similar monument which was struck
5y lightning in July. 1908. Part of the
cost OF $4,000 was betrayed by a legis-
lature appropriation. The storm was
one of the heaviest ever known here. and
its total damage is estimated at $4,000.
Every fire alarm box in the city was put
out of commission. and telegraph and
telephone communication was damaged.
%early five inches Of rain fell.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Earnings Increase.

Minneapolis, Mimi. (Speciall Sub.
stantial increases in earnings are shown
by the annual report of the Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad,
presented at the stockholders meeting.
The gross earnings for the entire system,
including the cid Wisconsin Central Rail
road. now the Chicago division of the
Minneapolis. ST. Paul and Sault Ste
Marie Railroad, are $24,335 .403.9S.
The operating expenses were Sl4.0l4.-
269.sl, leaving net earnings at Sl0.S2l..
l34.l7 The total income was Sll.242,
4l7.5l. A reduction of fixed charges,
taxes, etc, left a surplus of 1921 1892,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Adulterated Eggs.

Washington, D. C. Especially For
selling adulterated eggs TO dealers in the
city market Charles w. Cornwell, local
manager for Armour Co., of Chicago,
was fined $500 in Police Court. Color
ing matter and preservatives were used
in the eggs, which were stripped of their
shells and packed in bulk. Government
food inspectors say other cases of viola.
ton of the Pure Food Law in this city
are to be prosecuted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
PREFER SOLDERING.
Baseball Player and Reporter Are
Among Those Who Enlist.

Atlanta. Ga. Especial II read
what Soldier Johns said about Uncle
sam taking better care of his SOL
diers than baseball managers take OF
star pitchers, and l want TO enlist. -"
With this declaration Edney Ridge,
a reporter on the Greensboro On. c.
Telegram, approached Lieut.. John
Symington, the local United States
recruiting officer. Ridge was prompt
ly enlisted for the cavalry.
The erstwhile reporter is only one
CT a dozen recruits who Joined the
army here in the last two days be-
cause Soldier Johns, formerly of the
Seventeenth United States Infantry,
and pitcher for Southern League and
Southeastern League teams for the
season just ended Tuesday. re-en-
listed because he thought soldering
an easier life than ballplaying.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
All Beautiful.

The young man climbed down from
the coach and approached the hotel
clerk.
ANY pretty girls here?" he asked
briskly.
They are all pretty, SIR" responded
the genial hotel clerk.
What proof have of that?"
We'll. do you see that shabby. ema
ciated woman sitting out on the lawn I?
She is a beauty doctor. She came
down here to beautify the summer col.
ony OF girls and they are already so
beautiful she is almost starving for
want of trade"
Without another word the young
man registered for two weeks.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
THIEVES ARE CAPTURED.
Three of the Four Who Stole Coun.
try Fair Receipts.

Biddeford, Me. Especially Three of
the four men who stole box containing
S2,23S, the days receipts at the Cumber-
land County Agricultural Societys fair
at Gorham were captured near here.
Fourteen hundred dollars OF the money
was found upon them. One OF the men
threw away $500 when he realized that
his arrest was imminent. but later told
the officers where they might find it
The men gave their names as John Nor.
gan. James X. Miller and George A
King. The whereabouts OF the fourth
man is not known.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Charlton Stamped Out.

Baton Rouge, La. Especially =
Charlton, which has caused the death
of hundreds of cattle in Southwest
ern Louisiana, has been stamped out,
according to an announcement made
here by the Louisiana Sanitary Live
Stock Board. Quarantine against
the movement of cattle from that sec
ton will be lifted September 25, it
was said
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Classified.

Upon the recent occasion of the
dedication of the court house in an
Indiana town, many prominent citi.
zens were called upon for speeches
One of them. more blessed with money
and confidence in himself than with
education, distinguished himself by
tie following immortal sentiment.
which he delivered with a grand air.
"All mankind" said he, his thumb
in his buttonhole, and looking around
impressively upon his hearers-"all
mankind is divided into two classes
one OF whom l am which.
colts.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
Groom Is and His Bride 80.

Louisville Ky. Especially DR.. Herrick
johnson. formerly OF the Mccormick
Theological Seminary. OF Chicago. was
married tonight to Miss Margaret Dun.
can. Of Louisville. Rev. ]. $. Lyon, OF
Westminster Presbyterian Church. per.
formed the ceremony. DR.. johnson is rs
wears old and mis- bride is 80. The pair
will live in Philadelphia.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
An optimlss.

Young Son Ito mother. who has lust
been invited to join the Optimistic
Club OF America)--Mamna, dear
what is an optimist?
Fond Mother-An optimist nv sor
is poor woman who lives in a mill
ion.dollar mansion. keeps ore hundroa
servants or more. has two or tbro''
agents who do nothing but hnpt -.
some new way for her to snend ~.
income. and can. In spite Of ali this
look into the future with sweet sm,Is
and Q brave heart Ciark's Book Her.
aid
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-30
LIGHTNING KILLS FOUR.
Storm Wreaks Death in a Town in
Colorado.

Colorado Springs. Col. Especially =
Lightning killed four persons during a
storm in the vicinity of Eastonville and
Ebert. % miles northeast of here
The dead are: Mrs. Gus Klatz, of FL.
bert. Col, Mrs. Julius Elotz, of Klowa,
Col; James Bland, OF Plattsburg, Col,
and William Lolcama, of Eastonville,
Col