davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-06
Conundrums.


Why is troy weight like a dishonest
person? 1t has no scruples.
Who killed the greatest number of
chickens? Hamlet's uncle did MUIR
der most foul"
What is the hardest thing to deal
with? An old pack of cards.
Why is it better to be burned. at the
stake than beheaded? Because a hot
steak is better than cold chop.
Why is a professional thief always
comfortable? Because he takes things
easy.
What is the difference between dol
lar bill and a silver quarter? Seventy
five cents
II your uncle's sister is not your
aunt. what relation is she? Your
mother.
Why did the wagtail wag tail? Be-
cause the pullet would pull it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
COAL OPERATORS HOPEFUL
Do Not Regard Suspension OF April !
as Certain.

Pittsourg. Feo. S-PittsburS Goa, o.
orators who are hack from the xrans-@
with the miners 81 The Toledo conference
viewed The situation opIiEis-iCaIiy to-day.
and several declared with emphasis thai
the danger OF = general suspension - cosI
mining OF Aprti !. when the wage agree
rlentS expire. Is not - great a. might a7-
pear 81 first glance
President N Il Taylor o. TIE Pi,;s6u-r
Coal Company. q 81. a,1ooa corporation. Who
participated II the conference. said thar -
would deeply regret Jhs failure - tHs cor
ference II its action were 20 bs anal we
want and need the miners union n re
ocsl trade, and its loss would % unfoy-u-
nate - both sides
President John II Jones % Ire PITTS
burg Buffalo company said h fslc csrta--.
that II the Con>e-va alive element Suppo-ts.
President Lewis o. The United Mine Wc-S-
e-> who he regards - s conservative him
Sek. and the miners showed ths same ne
Suua1lS spirit. there would - - adjust
Dent Of the difficulty
IL wsS noc fair 70 assume Al aS-ssc-sv z
could 70, be reached. NJ. Jones further
said. because the wage question WAS never
touched - The conference
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
CLUBS MAY UNITE TEAMS In 4 CLUSTER
Elizabeth Hard Pressed for
B07cliHg League Lead.

In the race for the Athletic Bowling
League championship there is al present
little to choose between the Eliza beth and
the Jersey City Club teams The first
named enjoys a doubtful advantage. hav-
ing rolled three less games than Jersey
City. Its record is twenty won and seven
lost On the other hand. Jersey City has
won the :ame number. bat last three more
Il can he seen BY this that Eliza beth has
3 postponed series 70 dispose ola clash
with Newark Bay on the latter's alleys
tonight.
The New York Athletic Club. which has
been climbing steadily Of late. Is now in
third place. closely followed By the cham
pion RoseviIle five The last named has
an average Of 92S1S. which is easily the
best in the league 70 date.
Among the individuals. Piersor. OF
Roseville. winner OF the high average prize
last season. has again forged to the front
with a mark OF 1890. His clubmate.
Never. is now second. with 1851. and
then comes Dwyer. OF Newark Bay. with
191Ic
weeks schedule calls for the clubs 10 roll
as follows: Tonight. Jersey City at Co
Iumbia. Passaic at Columbian: tomorrow
night Elizabeth AT MontcIair Rosevilie at
Newark Bay; Thursday night. New York
al North End
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
HOT RACE EXPECTED.
Fast Runners Booked for FIT
teen Nile Contest.

One OF the starters in the h<tes1-ulile
race 70 Dc held az Madison Square Garden
on Monday night February - sii oe the
f=st-tooted Canadian, Percy Seiien. v1o
has been doing some great running in We
last eight months Last fail he defeated
the swift little Frsrchnan 81 ives =
race a, this distance n Toronto. and has
ever since been not on the trail Of Shrub
Seller. who is training hard FOR tire coming
race and feels confident that he can SET a
bot race for SHrtIbh has record [or TIE
distance % %
Hans HoI1e-- who IS also 20 - one -
the starters. says h has run TIE distance
II 1-S-0S against Wood. OF Canada Acoose.
the Indian. and Lju1ssrrora. the Sxede
both assert they have made faster time for
the distance than HOlner. and Crowley
says n his present condition Re can run
rings around Sellsn and his American rec
ord for the distance 50 the contest prom
ises % b. q hot one from star % finish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07

Sheppards Case To Be Heard
4 gain This Month.

Il was announced last night by Captain
Huen. OF the list Regiment. member %
the athletic committee OF that body. that
the trial OF Melvin ". Sheppard. the cham
pion middle distance runner. would take
place at the list Regiment arnOry on Sat
urday, February Ia, a. p n
Sheppard has been suspended by The Mill
tary Athletic League for asking what were
said 10 be eXorbitaEt expenses for compel
ing al games in Philadelphia. The ANA
teur Athletic Union decided that the de-
csion OF the military body must be 7ecCg-
-ized Sheppard was allowed. under pro
test, 10 compete at the games OF the Irish
American Athletic Club. OF which he i =
member. at Madison Square Garden OF Sat
UTday night
Il Is expected THAI ShePpaCds future in
the amateur ranks VIII be settled for keeps
az the coming trial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
JENSEN REPEATS VICTORY.
Takes -Four Mile Run OF Pennant
Athletic Club

Harry Jensen. the Marathon crack Of the
Pasrime Athletic Club. repeated his vic
tory Of a week ago when he won the
weekly four-nIIs run OF the PennanI AIh-
ietic Club over The Bronx roads yester-
DAY. The open country proved hazardous
for the large field OF starters many Of
them turning back early n the race while
others II later stages came walking back
70 the clubhouse
Jensen won by almost TWO minutes from
Tom Holly. clubmate. in The time Of
2o-21. close TO the record.
-ha summary follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
MORE LAURELS FOR CoNRoY
Takes Six Mile Run OF Mott Haven
a. c. in Fast Time

Andrew conroy. the sturdy and consistent
runner Of the MoJJ Haven AthIeri- ,~,.n
for the second consecutive SUNDAY Ill 8,
large field 10 the tape n the week.. s,x-
mile run OF his club over its usual cons
yesterday Conroy completed the course
although hampered by q strong. reta-,iir.-
wind, II The good time az sS.5A J Tam -
the Pastime Athletic CLUB. finished second
several hundred yards behind the WHINE
while q. hirkVood. the Marathon run-s-
Of the NoiI Ravens finished third. C,,rr...
VaS pushed throughout until half No.
from home, WREN Se displayed his -.xs-,s
speed ~ bounding aTay from. Tsua. Mo
could not hold hiu,
The summary follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
GLAD STRIKE is OVER.
Shlrtwaist Makers Hear the News
with Enthusiasm.

Philadelphia sch, S-CsIrl Ss.-twssS-
makers who have been or strike here to-
more than seven weeks crowded 4 ,hest-.
to-day and resolved with enthusiasm zhs
repor, % the.- leaders thst the Sr-usg--
vas ove- and that their grievances U,,,,',
oe speedily adjusted BY q board q svbit-a-
ton
>"fe;y women who nave StocG oy re
slT'S IN Jheir nigh, hI,e5 the boxes and
1"'neo IN the applause which Sree,e5 II,
announcement that the strike VAS ended
While the mass meeting 81 the St-ls was IN
progress committee rep7eSsryirS -.
SairtwaiSt Makers Cu,on ard ire NAM
factUreTs vas engaged in Arranging fo~-
H1alitieS looking toward The return - ~o-k
OF all the strikers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07

Cood Scores at Lmchmont
Trans, Despite Weather-

most irving conditions the guTn.I
80 Iarchmont Yacht Club faceo
% -. yesterday for their weekend sii"''
h;.+e- cold weather was Ss'l"''
ts;..n when IL came TO an atteHlp'
.e-,t,~ with any degree Of accuracy O1'
s,s-,,a this some excellent scores
made -. atf,srt
&C., n shoot-off in which me- St 11I
CT, and z. Wilson tied. with scores Oh %
80 = pelham uon the leg for the saueE
- q handicap match At twenty -nVs taI
80 =, which seven competed Z A II
sor shooting against eight others oroH7
an bfs targets but one in the twenty-five
I'D match for the Baudoine cup ne SI~
20, Tho leg for the clubs AccurnuidlIFS
en-, his score Of . being the highest
g Patterson was high gun IN tne Ies
for " r Shorts February cup MS score
baine ,. and he also captured the prize III
ITO fftee1 bird scratch contest AFTER
sboo,-off with r J. SPOTS r. l. = Rod
ms won the leg in the ten doubles scra'ch
contest with A score OF a 20 his creolt-
Stuart Scott, besides being high gun Tor the
nav. with total of 1l2 broken out OF I'D
targets. won the ten bird scratch contest
with 4 full score P l. SPOTS was second
in the high gun competition with score
o. 142.
TIE summaries follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
YIN AGAIN.
Clan 1NcDonGIds TicfOrs in
Hard Soccer Battle.

Keen rivalry marked The New York Ana
Ieur Association Football League cham
pio-Ship match between the Brooklyn
Football Club and the Clan McDonaIds at
Mcdonald Field. in Brooklyn, yesterday
afternoon. and fast game vas contested
IN spite Of he high wind which prevailed
throughout the PLAY The Clan NcDon-
aids finally emerged winners Of the match
BY the score Of goal 20 0, The result of
3 penalty, and retained their position at
the head OF the series. with . margin Of
three points.
TO r--a.--, nd summary -oTIovr-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
CONTROLS KENTUCKY TURF.
Latonia Yields and Asks Commission
for Dates
tBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune, ,

lexington, Ny. Feb 6--kertucky turf
men have succeeded IN putting through
bred horse racing into the control o. =
governing body. The Latonia track. a.
CoviGgJ0n. fought the authority OF the
State Racing Commission through re
courts but now the commission Is wII.nS
To forgive and forget. and viii grant dates
10 all the Kentucky tracks at 2 meeting
here this week
Latonia made formal application veSte--
day for dates from MAY - 10 july
Louisville has asked fo- May Il . JaIy >
and Lexington from April 81 - Ns1
I.aJonia viii probably receive dates FeS5r-
ming Immediately after the Louisville meet
lpE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
RACES AT RIVERSIDE RINK

Ice skating races vii be held a. tie
Riverside Rink. West End avenue and ga
street. on Thursday The open evenIS viii
b. a half mile novice and oue-nliIe hao6i-
cap The feature ~ The evening VIII be
tw-o-u5le relay race between the New York
Athletic Club and Riverside teams. As there
has been rivalry between the TWO teams
al this season this event : expected 10 be
Eo-Iv contested Entries VIII be received h.
Il -n-,-Lklr. RiNe-si5a Rink
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
HUEsToN IN PRACTICE PLAY.

Thomas Husston. who il matched 20 play
Fred EaUss for the rh-es-cl-sEIon cham
Pionship. wiu meet all ccre-s this week a.
Doyle's Academy. Broadway and I'D street
This afternoon, a. o'clock. Re viii PLAY
Billy Weedsn. and IN the evening a. ;
o'clock. he viii meet Bud Fisher Nj
Doyle viii give prize for the player max
Ing the best score against Hueston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
Pn..rto-- Neue and club.
FIGHT IT OUT TO THE TAPE.
Backer Bests Fitzgibbons by Narrow
Margin in NJ. E. Il. S. Run.

H . Baclier. track captain q the Nor
us Evening High School. and Gerald Fitz-
gibbons, Of the Tri>h-American Athletic
Club. had a stubborn duel for premier
hon0rs IN the weekly four and half mile
run OF the former association yesterday
The two runners fought II out nip and tuck
Tor the entire distance, finishing with a
sprint 20 the tape, IN which Bscker Vas
successful ny 2 few yards
t. summsry follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07

The Arcadia Thisrles improved their
standing IL The Amateur League series b.
1, -eatin- The Astoria Independents on the
grounds Of the latter BY the score OF
goals 20 : yesterday afternoon Honors
were even in the first half. each side scnr-
iEE a goal. IN The second half J. Lee
scored the winning goal for the Arcadia
-Tf5S-f.S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
RTNNERS BR4TE COLD
Big Field Ont in Glencoe
'Cross-Country Contest.

Biting winds and cold had TO terrors for
the runners who competed in the Glencoe
Athletic Club invitation 'Cross-country run
Yesterday orer q four-mile course. NO IeSS
than forty started and thirty-f1ve finished
The contest resulted in an exciting enc
frg. r Mccullough going 10 the 'front.' II
the last On Yards with speed as Z n
uere in a fnhyard sprint. He finished .
Ids ah.s5 OF Bradley. Glorina \. 9. The
%-s- twenty men follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
FIENBERG WALKS TO VIcToz
Wins from : Coed Field u BIZ.
Wind.

Es=cs--- % TIE Nott Haven At.r
Cub, ourvaIksd a La-Ss celd ot 80
TRANS ~ho braved Re ciri7s wind II 5
and Z half nile tramp, Under Ire susps
o. ne Morris Evening High School 4
le-tc Association. over Ire Bro1z ~
ves-e-dav- Owing 70 ne strong Ti1t
walkers found = hard Z make nis1 So
FTenterg's time o. : hour ard % 1i1lis
vas I Minute better than -har Of L Caaa
o. re s-h RsS-osc-- Who finished ssesA
The s--1ar- follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
Tie lineup and summary follow:

A. Van CortlandJ Park the Camerons
won hard fought championship game
from The Bronx United eleven by the score
OF goal 70 o Neither side was able 10
score in the first period Of play. but after
the reSra-t and playing against the wind,
TIE Ca-ne-ons tailed the point that de-
C5GoG Tie came IL their favor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
OLDFIELD In FRONT
DE P4LM4 Defeated.
Exploding of Tire Spo'ls Er'
citing automobile Race.

Ven. Orleans Feb. 6-What promised 20
he an exciting race between Haiph Is
Palma in a Fiat car. and Barney oio'ei1'
in a Benz machine. at the Far Ii'ui'u'
r,co.rack TODAY was spoiled in the to1rth
-,,,s Union the tire on De Palma machihe
burst with a sound that could be nearo al
over the course and forced De rama ~
leave the track.
The race was for ten miles. and up 10 Tue
time Of the mishap both men we're raclls
neck and neck at daring speed thtt W.
ened trouble al any moment ne con
was down on the programme as a SPeei0'
match race FOR the worlds champlofShip.
With De Palma out OF the way olo'l''-
kept on ard finished the distance alone Ii
minutes 50 seconds.
II WAS the second days auton1oo'is
ing held IN connection with the Mardi OrdS
carnival and about thirty-hve huhdFeu pc
sons were in attendance The programme
on the whole. was disappointing. OF tile
six races that were on the programme Only
fur were run OF these the nve-mie race
for amateur drivers was easily the feature
and was won BIZ Fred Shaw. IN a hnox car
with c s Bragg In Fiat car, secohu-
In A special ten-rnile handicap race between
Oldfeld. in a Knox car. and De Palma III
a Fiat. the former won in minutes -
seconds.
The summaries follow:
F-ive-rrife fhandicap, Kisw and Erisnsss - =
-,hv FOR aDla-sursl-V-on BY ErederlcH cHa
seconds Knox. 9 &. Bragg tscratSlil., "a,
second lack Darcy Is secondst. Stoddaro-Le-
ton. third TINE. sos. ,,,o-,,t,
Ten miles special; world cnanlp1NIsL
rnatch}-Won by odfeld. Benz; De rama
Fjsr withdrew. Time. ass -
Five miles GENTLY AuJoTnohtie company "
rh,- FOR Ne4- Orleans 1pionshipl-s'oI ~ -
Pfs-wfn Thomas. or a forfeit for lack OF sOAi-
Ten miles ffree-tor-all; handicapl-Won ~
[i-scher rs seconds, Derracq; oldneld TO-
ondsl. Krox second; De Palma tscra'ch'' FiHN'
third. Time. a.32 ~,.s.r.
-Ten-rniie Especial: handicspr-Non ny oiqfs.a
Is seconds Knox; De Palma scratch : ia''
second. Time. 9:44-
4 sneciaI meeting OF the Aero Gun o.
America 7rilI be held in the assembly room
Of the Automobile Club OF America al %"
o'clock tonight At that time acton VIII
Ne taken upon the report Of the committee
appointed in pursuance Of resolution
adopted az the meeting OF the members on
November / 1873 10 report with recon-
r!lendations upon the subject OF amenoins
the certificate OF Incorporation, conslIu-
ton and bylaws of the club
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
SOUTH ORANGE SEVEN LEADS

Mon,clair. y !. Feo- 6-The south
Orange hockey team took the lead in the
New Jersey Amateur Hockey League by
defeating Englewood. al south orange
There are number q postponed games 10
ne PLAYED OF This week
The standing q the teams IS g. follo1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07


Whom Charlie Comiskey read The news
e-,,, California that If State Senator Hart
! man an old baseball player, was reelected,
h., ,,-o,,lf Introduce i bill 10 break the So
called Baseball Trust snd put end 10 a
form Of slavery. ne remarked in his quiet
Way. That's q joke The old Roman
Was r,o1 lar wrong. II may be true that in
rare cases The buying and selling Of players
may work = hardship, but in the long run
the PLAYERS themselves are reaping the
benefit. and are far better of under organ
lied baseball than would be the case #
every man was a free agent There are
TWO sides 70 every question, but one thing
i slre-Jhe players to-day are better OF
than they were zen years ago. and While il
j. true that man is worthy Of his hire. il
is also true that, ali things considered. the
men are pad What they are worth for Jhsir
services AMI IN some cases many times
more
II Tex" Rlckard and Jack Gleason a-e
playing their little game OF offs over the
place for the Jeffries-Johnson light with
view 10 setting publicity during duh time
they may Re dubbed the star press agents
q the day. In comparison the milk bath
fades into insigRifcancs-
NIiStah Johnsing i doing his part. 700.
even though rreading on dangerous ground
Strikes me he spoke from the heart when
he said 10 Judge Mulaueen in a direct ap-
peal for q reduction q bail: 'Yo' honah.
1850 OF nah own money is as good IS s6.otl
OF some one else $
II Willie Hoppe holds the paoe he set
last week IL defeating Ora MorningsJsr
the worlds billiard titles a. Isl and So
are al MS mercy.
English Rugby must be gentle game,
One broken leg. one broken Couarbone. one
broken cartilage and 5 slight conclusion Of
tile brain IL d single contest are quite
enough, - prove the case. 1t has been urged
BY some that English Rugby be substituted
f0r the American college game CnthiI:A-
Ing reforners are disposed Al times to jump
from the frying pan into the fire tust for
the sake q q change.
Have sold Honus," No wonder Barney
D-eyfuss shuddered On getting such tele-
graphic dispatch. How could he think Of q
mule with the great Wagner on his mind
once upon tine = king OF England. when
told that his greatest enemy vas dead. r.
fe-ri7g 70 Napoleon. remarked: When CID
she die referring - his wife DrsyfusS
can q excused. Even mule can be named
Ho1Gs
one week = 50 II this column said. The
mighty hatsrlan Cuasaning Mike Donlinl has
not been bought, sold. traded OF released
IT five months" Guess his press agent took
the 1IP. II two days the papers were full
. his willingness 10 sign sith the Giants
al his oU1 price.
VII: 50 much baseball talk floating about
i IS no wonder the fans are getting rest
lesS-au6 April - ten weeks away
HERSERT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07

Manual Training. Erasmus Hall, Stuyve-
SAINT and Bows High.
Wagner made an average Of Sc A., Cof-
fey So 81 and Terwilliger and Dali 81 p
out of a possible s.. Coffey made three
perfect scores. Terwiliger two. and WaS-
ner, Fisher. Krom. Dali and Grotz one
each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
Racing q OhefM

mounts while questioned by some Is now
more or less generally accepted II =
hoped that the Maryland Jockey C'uo -,
follow the example set in this state "'H
establish breeding bureau IN Mary '' 4'
SIS has been suggested As said before II :
a question Of economics in what is sie"'
and growing industry that the feoeraI gov
eminent and every state IN the Mon
micht Will consider
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07

The Bryant High School rife team,
which won the Public School Athletic
League sub-target championship a few
DAYS ago. is now the favorite IN the COM
ius shoot for the Whitney trophy
The team won the sub-target champion
ship with a clean string of seven victories
over De Witt Clinton. Commerce, Morris,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
CHARLIE HARGRAVE WINS RACE.
Horse Said To Be Owned by James
Butler First at Juarez Track.

Juarez. Mexico. Feb. 6-Charlie Har-
grave. reported IN be owned by James But
lev. az New York. was The medium OF 4
big killing II Terrazas Park to-day. He
opened 81 ; IL I il The betting buJ was
steadily pounded 10 10 / he won By
twelve lengths. The track was II bad con-
ditjou owing 10 rain iaSt a.Ehc-
The summaries follow:
First race selling Ne and i hasf C1-soas.1-
DoctoT Macs -pi Noi-s~orrhl J. won-
High street, s. 'No1csnl- l. 10 l. thiT1 Time
% Stosr.. Regards Elder. GENIAL. silly TaE-
i-r ant Lillian Ray also ran
Second race selling one rlifst-\lbiiCk. III
austin . 10 ! won, Hardly Sou. Ioi - vi
sani. 20 I. second. BIZ Brarhis. III ,Me'~S-
vurrht. g ! third Time. 49, Associate
Eu5IolA, I y Ecs@-J and S2bz6o a s. ran
Third race six tCrloEgsi-I1ghJ kEiE-r ia2
,Nclsswortt-a- 10 .. Won. sensible Io4 LOUDER
II 70 ! second. ocean Queen. los Garner = II
: third Time. 49, Execute. Jo- stokes ard
l;ipSy King ais rsH
Fourth race t;he Prtulerya Handicap six fur
longs Charlie Hargrsye. IS tBe-sehoreas :
second. Colonel Bob. 1oz Rice s - / -ntr5
Time I-I5ts Prince Ahmed. E5EAt Easv R!cA-
ara Reed jolly and a, Muller aTsa Taa
Fifth racA selling SlN :urlonEst- 1II1c-et.
Il6 CIfuEanf n ! wen ellison - sBsu-
schcterl. = 70 5 second. NcNz,fv. IS .Har.seTs
= !. rH;r6- Time i-I69s- Anna McTez. Ht5-
der Hand and Royai Ben also
Gamer. } 20 noe. faEhr-v IvT Page : 20
second. ApC5oEiE-- los tFsuseyt 10 + fhfrt
Ttrre I-4I FoNs-l Pearson Wzso tn ard
Eusy Man also TsE