davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-12-14

Try that Russian Corn Cure at Speeds
drug store. It sure cures cOrns.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-12-14

The L. w. White Co. offer
Long Cloaks and Ladies Coat
Suits at greatly reduced
prices. The L. W. White Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

crowds with concerts between
Times that talks are not being
made
My friends. arm here today to
give you . little entertainments
all absolutely free. assure you. /"
the orator begins. u represent the
great Mexican Eagle Petroleum Co.
a concern o. which every true Mes.
lean should be proud. We arc DO.
ING q great work for the develop
merit and apbulldlnQ OF Mexico.
Tire oils which zee Manufacture
Should be In every house.a ard SO
on and 80 on.
Thn cruwd IL entertained vita
iokea and funny stories aud when
everyone II Feeling Ia good humor
the climax II reached By the spell.
gF's helper handing ont samples Of
tbs oils Ia small bottles. Tho band
PLAYS tew tunes and the open air
orator and hls reiluue 80 10 another
part Of tho town
The Mcxiean Eaglr Petroleum Co
IL making much 20 40 over the fact
that the Waters. Pierce OF 60. IL q
foreign corporation That Il Il
wawins telling campaign for con.
troll q the oli trade "a evidenced hY
the bid increase ia Us sales % ~.
fined otis and a corresponding DE-
crease IN tha retail business %. the
Waters Pierce or 60. The con
penY has issued a series af cartoons
ID which the rooster Ia pictured
a. heinE driven 10 thn henhnnae
after b@laM cock % the wRlh ia
Mexico for - many years The
easls' sits triuuphaptiy apnn the
heahuaAn where this rooster t.
supposed 10 have taken rafase
r. u is not Eagle n Is not Va.
fionai read the billboard and
street car advertisements % the
COMPANY.
This Vigorous opronent ~ the
standard oii Co f. operating a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03
DRUGS, DECEIT, AND DEATH JOINED
q INTO A TERRIBLE DRAMA, BY FITCH
Master of Stagecraft in
"The City" Makes Wo-
men Shrek and Strong
Men Tremble at Postum
nous Play of Life in New
York.

NEW Y0RG. Jan. a~-clyde
Fitch n dead. but his hand has come
hack aa from the grave TO pluck the
heaftatrinEa of New York with his
poelhumoua play. The city"
so full Of horror IL one space Of
is minutes Ia the second act that
human nerves almost break strong
men 80 into the lobby after the act
TO smoke and Try salnly, with weak.
artificial smiles. ~ break the spell
b. talking silly commonplace.
Tho play 10 discussion OF whcth.
.er the city OF country towa g. best
Tor men and their families. The
answer IL eyelonlc. Il ~ the coun.
try"
George Rand. banker. lives with
bis family at MiddleburE. y. ". bat
his Erown children plead TO move
20 New York.
Banker Rand has not been clean
IN this country town. for he Is the
father % George Frederick Han.
cock son Of the villaEe miliiner
Hancock. though he doen not know
Rand IL his father. dinlovers the
banker IL giFing money % hts moth.
ef. and being a half craznd drug
fiead. enters Rand'a ofiSSe 90 black
mail him
When Hancock departs Rand tells
his son the truth about Hancock
Then tho old banker falls dead.
IN the second act the family has
moved 20 The city. and George Rand
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

$4,000, 900 refinery ~ Mlnntisian. on
the isthmus OF Tehuantepee. Il has
many millions OF acres OF oil land
and many producing oil wells.
The Standard oil Co. 10 fighting
oAek with all ita tremendous po~er
ara almost unlimited financial
backing. u - Issuing a series of
pFociamatlona or pronuneiawonsooa
printed In Spanish ard English. In
which u tells lts side % the oil
story. and gives ltn competitor some
tslilaa hits. These prununelanen.
toes are circulated BY the hundreds
o. thousands Of copies among the
natives. In them the STANDARD tsila
how 4 opened the oil lflsloa ~ Mes.
leo a quarter century age. essab.
iishsd fefineriss on Mexican soil,
spending large sums IN Aesleo, thus
assisting the development o. the
country.
u IL claimed b. The STANDARD OF
Interests that ia Mexico conpof.
itor has lost more than s. 900 900
since u lnauzurated tho fight fos
W" A3AhNNA VI INV fHAfAtl 81 tlin
country The Mexican concern
says that tbs losses Il the Waters
Pigrce OF 90. are much more than
Ia o~u losses. az ia hnainess has
fallen OF nsafiY 30 per cent since
the Vigorous competition wna n.
Amgufated
The Waters Pierce ~ standard
Oii company established ihres oil ~.
iiurrien In Mexico many years ago
One il located ~ Tsmpicu. another
a Vera Cruz and the taird ia thia
city Tho Tampico refinery n the
only one IN rperatiou a. this time
u represents an investment %
81. 80o. Geo sold. L IL said
u 10 fiaht o. mi.lons sasirss
millions. ard the people 81 Merico
are receiving tire benefit o. cheaper
refined ellis than ear BE- bought In
any other country AZ thls tlns
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03
JOHN d., JR., ON A
WHITE SLAVE JURY

NEW YORK. Jan. 3John y.
Rockefeller. Jr.. son Of the oil king.
was sworn 10 against bis viii today
az foreman ~ The grand jury called
70 investigate the white slave
traffic.
Rockefeller was embarrassed
when ordered 10 appear IN court
Heretofore be has been able 20
avoid jury duty When he appeared
IN court be said to Judge O'Suiii-
van. 4 wish you would excuse
me from this jury duty Il Is dis
tasteful 10 me and besides ! have
many business affairs To attend 20
and am not well.
Judge O'sullivan was not af-
fected by this plea The Judge
declared that Rockefcller's wide ex-
perience in business and affairs in
general fitted him for the foreman
ship Of the jury tie refused to
excuse the son and heir Of the
Standard OH king.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03
| NJ JUST A
VICTIM Of A
CRUDE GAME
--HOLxHEtMER.
Accused Man Tries to Ex-
plain Away Former Adj
mission of Guilt in Graft
Case.

That he was the innocent, child.
ish victim Of crude confidence
game. was the defense that Frank
II HoisheimoT offered to the Sc.
attic Bar association yesterday TO
the charge Of Matchmaking Ralph
Leayitt OF 81 900 ia Los Angeles.
under threat Of oxfradlfi0u 20 Sc.
attic Members of the committee
who are deciding whether Holz.
heimer should be diubarrcd. spent
the afternoon listening to uolk
heimor's answer 10 the charges
against him
iiolEheimcr admitted that he
had signed the confession admitting
that be had taken $500 ~ lemvitt'a
money 10 discontinue any further
attempt to have him extradited TO
Seattle 20 stand trial for man.
slaughter
Gives His excuses.
tits excuse for signing Il was
that District Attorney Frederieks.
OF Los Angeles. promised 70 prevent
ali publicity OF the mixup IA which
Holxheimer and Peyton played the
leading parts Holxheimer also In
hia defense accounts for signing
the confession By saying that Fred
sricks told him that they were
brother Masena and everything
would b. an right
In explanation Of hos $500 OF
marked money came 70 be taken
out Of hls pocket by Los Angeles
detectives. HolKheimer told tho
committee that u must have got
inio hla pocket when he was not
looking. Although he did nor
blame any definite person for ~
GREETING the tt0o id his pocket. H.
lutimated that psyioa Or ieagiit
did u,
Alleges Conspiracy.
For reason not explained. Hoix.
heimcr aascFta that District AttoF.
nsy hrcdsrlcks. 81 Los Angeles. and
Special Agent Claude u peyton. 81
scatIie. couspirsd together 20 ia
iurc hia reputation. Why reyton.
to iuiura linlshelmeF. should Do aets
that caused him more harm than
they did iiolaheimer VAS not
brought out In tbr defeune
The rommittre that tried Huix.
heimer wfii nos make report nntil
after tbs afend bury completes lts
Investigation. All che punishment
that The committee can meta oat
Il "a recommend that the Seattle
Bar ASSOCIATION institute pressed
lnxs towards iiolaheimera disbaF.
scent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

Rand. but mlass8 and kills the sis
tor. Rand takes the gun from him.
Thrill No. o. Sbriekng, chatter
Ing Ike "a gorilla. Hancock pleads
for the revolver 'I'il die anyhow"
he SAYS III | go 10 the chair I'll
tell the whole terrible secret Of
how you came to fame and " your
fathers life"
Tuily Marshall who plays Han.
cock. does n piece Of work that has
gained him fame Ills portrayal ~
the nerve shattered drug fiend
makes men shuddef and makes
women shrek. many OF them desert
The boxes during the climax Of tha
act.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

tells Rand. The horror Of the situa-
ton that seizes Rand also seizea the
audience Rand PUSHES to Hancock
Thrill No. .. You must not mar.
~ her Ny father was your father.
and Ciceiy Is your own sister"
Hancock II half crazed. His oaths
are real and terrible. as be calls
Rand liar Rand. hoping his sister
all believe him. calls her.
Thrill No. (. This man Is your
brother, shouts Rand 10 her. Han.
cock draws his revolver 10 shoot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03
STANDARD OIL WEARING CAP AND BELLS
TOWN FIGHT FOR POWER IN MEXICO
Most Picturesque of the
Biggest Trusts Many
Battles Is That Which Is
Wased in Diaz King
dom.

CRY or MEXICO Mexico Jan
THE most spectacular oil war
n shs History 81 enc world Is solns
~ n Nesico today Il besan sev.
eal noaths ago
The standard on Co lhropgh It's
.seslaiary concern the Waters.
nsrse on Co, Is lined up on one
side uhsle on the other Is the Com.
raala a. rstroleo 81 Asuila de Mex
4, which. translated into English
4 ne Mexican Eaglc Petroleum Co
The rArle Is the national emblem
q Mexico. and this uew company is
,i.sinr the eagle Tor all @ ls worth.
~. emblem Of the Waters Pierce
al a. Is The reoager ll SIS tlEht
hetween the eaglg and the rooster
pgsh concerns have adopted ~.
msYkshle methods Of attracting the
attention u the common people Of
~ csnntry 70 their oils The Mex.
lean Eagle Petroleum Co has a
rsplsal stock q t2S.5Qa 600 Il has
an ~ president Gulllermo t.anda y
rncAndou. governor OF the federal
slstriet IL which this city L. stu,
stea lsa stockholders are made ap
A. noted c0terie o. muitimillIon.
ssFss. al az whom are MexieAna.
uIsA tke sxception Of Sir Wcetman
psarxon a London. England,
The company i appealing to che
peepie for thoiF patronage on the
ground that L Is a Mexican concern.
Il las been the akEress0r ever
slnee the warfare started Il made
,he fiFsg eat n prices o. refined
cls Aad has gone few aotehes
helnM every price fixed By ~ com.
pstisos Il has established retail
aruncsss IN every cts and iown ~
any size Il Mexico.
II feeogalres the fact that the
ilsee 80 natives % the lawcr class
ar the oaes ado use the bulk u
H. refined oils In this country
Nany 81 these people cannot reAd.
and II or5ar to roach them tie
naxiean Eagle Petroleum Co has
4 small army q smeosa iouguad
rsaiuFs who deliver addresses upon
be sfreet corners ca the merits e
o. cemranys products
villa flaning banners. shoulns
hrsgai eusogwa pictures ii ihe Mex
igAn eagle alftsag uron q fkorag
saefzs. tke splsiers Of the concern
fsde lhfuash ihe streets 81 the
elissa and toeas each cay and q.
nally stop AZ the most public cor
nsrs q aron he plaEas and begin
b hkna oui > ilne Of talk 20 the
xomd .has qaiekiy c0ileA
h i the old patent medicine
E,yie q doing business Il a. ueW
to Msxscn. and 4 growing woaasf
f1liy effective Some % these
street oFainss carr bands II music
sish den ana entertain the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

the aon. In a self holy way. has
worked himself into prominence.
through crooked methods Of busi.
ness.
During the act the audience secs
Hancock. who II nov Rand's secre.
tary. take his drug Then come five
thrills.
Thrill No. l. You cant fire me. Z"
says Hancock TO Rand. Your sic.
ter IL ia love with me"
Thrill No. 2. Il love him and we
we're married an hour agD," the girl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

Follower 81 Events A Harvard
professor favors a revision Of the
Ton Commandments
Ultimate Consumer whlx
Upwarsi or downward 81 Louis
star
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

Vel. nurse. and how Il our pa.
tient this morning.
lie appears 10 be- much improved
this morning. doctor
Alive
Yes. air. that medicine you said
you were going 10 send cut waNn1
delivered iiouafon Post
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03
BUTCHER WEYLER's
KNIFE IS READY

w.a'.hib Jan Butcher
cosa tho gained notorioty IN
c~ -se aafing ne attempt of the
es.ia y become independent n
- 'a' reached Barcelona today
rre... ~ take Immediate steDs to
CO.. smother outbreak there
eslalllona 10 Barcelona aro re.
an, = pc IN AZ unsettled con
W. eas stated today that
ws 1880 = " undertake ropresaive
st,@e.,s,e at once. and wen groatIy
-. 1sslsn the garrison News
~" barcelona Is being coneorad
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03
SOLD LIQUORS;
IS PUNISHED

For the unlawful sale Of liquor
without a license. and on Sunday as
we'll, Barbara Harrison. an Indian
woman. was fined $500 and costs
this morning In police court By
Judge j. y Gordon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03
BULLETINS

LONDON -Prolnnre.4 earth aiincks
ssre feis ia tn iale of wiRhi SAT-
urday
KINGSTON. jamaica Tive earth
ifsnafs y saEtf intensity ucrr faif
yesterday
WASHINGTON Congress viii rr-
eunFeae Tuesday u hrefn business
= sarnssf The praslfent'a special
mHsssge m thf anti trust law arid
~ latsriar department Investigation
~ esae ~ WEDNESDAY.
sax FRANCISCO DR. william
4 hanlsh formerly q prominent At
Asia. Ca physician. kfiisf himself
VT ehiqfriprm IN a hotel ffls
~ f9nrstisf suicide Csc Atlantis
sefffes manih4 aga after hesnr SEN.
Nhaef ia fNt Fe1rs in lFis8u f8r
gals
RICHMOND "a Ffrs asatrtva.g
p' Fne = the 81 business
suial.nfa p holland. Va. Including
~ sn.1tre aad pestofflcs Tho loss
y Biisee9
y PAso Mira Ethel irwin. wife
= ~ general manager of tha asufk.
Mst'ern heli Telephone company
~ same tere recently from Salt
te Nas found dead from asrhvF.
@''pH 'u her hath room.
r4.a
syisiAr iii Tha Roek faiausss
s eslefu siase Limited Jumped ~
A mar Hiuooka. Iu roHlar esssu
i9fleef sintankmnnf mhlfs raH.
.N ~ RIFLES an hauF N9tt mara
"''ra and fsw hurt
fALDfZ ALASKA Three .taeas
80 %ffiF&i restoring anrn,r,,r,ss.s
Ret#ean here ora Fafrfnnk.
49, sas iasen eut 0ff elnrr 81.
49, avi9N william j BRYAN ar.
.s1 here 30 ire afesmer tfee1e.
- fafing immediaf.ff a. 49,
ana b. train.
a...s' Agnes Booth fmaea
years ago. wlfa I'd Iohr
-, .leaiiei ls dead. aeod 81 IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

A Washington theatre for coioFed
people has been named after for'
Akrr u this a forerunner 20 a
dramatiHafion Of BFosuaviilef
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

LONDON -froinnre.i earth aineks
ssrs fsis 10 tn Ials u wisht Sat-
uraay
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

KINGSTON. Jamaica Tive earth
iisfEa y sight intensity ucre felt
YESTERDAY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

klfiiA9ND Va FTra DESTROYED
= ssffp' qne = thr s. business
suiil.n<a a Hallane. Va. including
~ ~ lfe aad pastdfflcs THO ioss
y giises8
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

-. .'A,ltl. ALASKA Three af4eas
49, %f.itAi restoring aanuuniea-
~ #e1n hera ana Fairtamks
e -.,.s. 80 isaen eut go since ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03

:, ~ ~ FAso Mrs Ethel irwin. uffe
= W Fsnefti manager ~ che south
49, heN Telephone company.
safNe rere recently from SALT
este Nas found dead from asuheF.
A''on lu her hath room
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-28

born in mind that certain rules must be observed in finding
Phoebe When you think you have found her address her with
these right Phoebe
will reply Be Phoebe Phoebe large the
lincoln she will the Carnival in the
ings after 80 The who finds her shall escort her to the
Big Chief of the Carnival who will award the prize Who
knows Phoebe may be the prize
For the carnival the hall is being finely decorated and
cessons of interesting character being in Amongst
these will be the country which maker
There will be elers which local talent is used There
will be Kangaroo Court for the purpose of preserving order
and forth There will be many other concessions most
of which by the AID Club Boys and will be in charge
of ladies' There will be clowns galore making fun min
of the evening" after 10 O'Clock dance will be given
until II 30 The carnival will be conducted in perfectly
orderly that anyone who may wish to attend may
feel that there will be nothing Offend There will be fun
for old and young The changes each night and will
be published each day preceding the carnival.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-28

By the Rev. Charles Stelzle.


By Rev. Charles Stezle.
Growing Churches
of Christ in America it's meeting held in Philadelphia time
with regard the social problem which reference made
in the labor the time there appointed Commission
the Church and Social Service consisting of about 40 Of the
organized having Direction
Standing Committees, Research
being
the direction of each of these Standing Committees
The Commission also has budget it's work One of
its most of work and probably it's most significant
the appointment of Committee of three investigate and
the industrial situation South Bethlehem Pa during
a strike
ons of the 5000 workers the steel mills They called attention
the large amount of Sunday work (which being
carried the plant and the hours of labor and
the small pay received for such work.
The Committee declared
leaves option to the aborer but the boarding
Oh OF living with many men to the room When man has family
with him. they take in dodgers the often
On such basis the Committee declared American standards
impossible.
further recommended by the Commission
naugate to place in the hands of
body the authority to determine when industrial operations
essar continuous and must necessarily be performed Sunday
As it the decision the hands of the
pressed for haste by purchasers for output by their directors
for profit by their stockholders that put
sponsby for drawing the line what necessary
upon managers that directly
growing Bethlehem situation,
be urged to include it's specifications
like that the work be done on 6dav
basis and that where operations necessarily
hours be divided into three shifts of
United States Government shoud nrovde for contain
labor conditions well
materials AS it the progressive employer
to be fair to his compete for contracts levels
least scrupulou The tendency therefore,
of standards which the Churches of America the Committee
clar ought to be enough to stand against
THE DOCTRINE OF CONTRADICTORY NEGLIGENCE.
BY Robert
Fellow Servant
that when enters the employ Of corporation he
becomes responsible for all the stupidity carelessness reck
lessness of all his fellow servants
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-28


He doesn't fellow They chosen for
him. but he all the personal risk which comes from
working with them
which the law advances to
do the injured out of justice
this called the Doctrine of Contradictory Neg
gence is dramatized for ALL William Hard
IN the of Smith, of Seligman.
Smith, engineer for the Atchson Topeka Santa re,
get He called back by the master
mechanic.
Smith objected He said he felt unable to handle an engine
The insisted 1t urgent case Smith
climbed back his engine.
Smith reached Pinto O'Clock that afternoon At $50
in the evening he on his way back to Winsow
gence. He got into
He had been duty thirty hours and thirty minutes He
his train that point off the main track onto
setrack He forgot about it. And in the midst of his con
tributory negligence another train ran into him.
right badly crushed and it's subsequent
purpose his trade rendered impossible He had
made the mistake of dropping off to sleep after than thirty
hours of continuous work.
admitted that in Arizona, where the acct
happened there law forbdding railway companies
to work their employees more than sixteen hours at stretch
Under that law when had worked sixteen hours, he
was entitled to enjoy nine hours rest
Atcnison, Topeka Fe had kept Smith at work
the legal length of time. The Acison, To
pe1a Santa Fe a lawbreaker
But Smith was contrbutory negligent and hopelessy
careless His real character exposed by the court
Te allegation said the court chat the laws of Arizona
than consecutive hours does the
ributory negligence of the appellant (Sith which
from his working such length of time that he untitled
business physical condition far better than
the railroad company could have known it, and he
his carelessness in falling asleep his engine The
presents appellant (smith having
through his negligence in stopping his engine
the main line instead of taking siding he should have done
Now that's the whole story It's the law It's the Doctrine
of Contributory Negligence.
Smith ought to have known better Think of running
engine along the main line when he asleep!
But the courts know their business Smith sympathy
Contributory Negligence that Smith DONE
and it was his own fault And anyway it's the law.
200 BOOSTERS FROM OMAHA COMING
1t is assured that the Omaha AID Club will be repre-
scented Friday night which has been especially dedicated
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-28
200 BOOSTERS FROM OMAHA COMING


1t is assured that the Omaha AID Club will be
scented Friday night which has been especially dedicated
them They coming by special rain 200 and will
the Aksarben band with This liberal
part of Omaha in it's recognition of the Lincoln Carnival should
certainly be appreciated by Lincoln citizen it
the especial of McKevie of the Ad
people of Lincoln Friday evening and
these Omaha boys properly entertained The Lincoln
Club bunch will meet them the Rock
O'Clock and march them to the Auditorium Automobiles
be provided for the ladies in the Omaha delegation
Lincoln ladies who will the train
crowd For this of the especially requested
that all who wish to be the delegation going on
Friday evening at the Auditorium 80 p. 1t is
hoped that large number of Lincoln people will join
reception committee.
Senator Cummns by trade, but he'll not
wood in Lincoln by advocating the reelection
Burkett as progressive"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-26

WHAT is considered real step to-
w ward greater economy and more
efficiency in the management OF the
governments business was taken
when President Taft appointed DR..
Frederick A. Cleveland, director of
the bureau of municipal research In
New York city, as the head of CEN
trail staff that will work on the econ
omy and efficiency problem under the
direction of the president. Announce
ment was also made that each of the
cabinet officers will organize in his
department committee or commits
sion to be known as an economy and
efficiency organization.
These steps were taken under the
law passed at the last session Of con-
gress directing the president to con-
duct an investigation into the bust.
ness methods of the several executive
departments, and giving him 100000
with which to carry forward the in
ouiry, The final plans were not ap,
proved by the president until he had
consulted with a large number OF
business men and had received writ
ten suggestions from numerous audi
companies.