davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-16
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES Statement.
After Spending Thousands of Dollas
and Consulting the Most Eminent
PhYsicians he Was Uesperate.

1nyslclaus, ne w a desperate
CHICAGO, ILLS.-Mr. j. G.
Becker. of I34 Van Buren, ST.,
weII-known wholesale dry goods
dealer, states as follows:
"I have had catarrh for more
than thirty years. Have tried
everything on earth and spent
thousands of dollars for other
medicines and with physicians,
without getting any lasting re-
lief, and can say to you that !
have found Peruna the only rem
edy that has cured me per-
manentiy.
"Peruna has also cured my
wife of catarrh. She always keeps
II in the house for an attack OF
cold. which it invariably cures IN
a very short time."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-16
MOTHERS!

Don't fail to procure MRS. wIssLow's SooTH-
ING SYRUP for your children while cutting
teeth. It soothes the child. softens the gums
allays all pain. cures w.Ad collie, and In the
best remedy for diarrhRa- Twenty-Five cents
a bottle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-16

North Carolina bonds seem 10 be
undesirable property, judging from
the lack of bids on the new issue
Possibly investors have heard about
our practice of keeping State accounts
in lead pencil.-Western Carolina
Enterprise.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-16

After all We see nothing so strange
in the American Tobacco Company
coming TO the rescue of Governor
Kitchin. In fact, why should not the
trusts and combines stand together
especially when they come from the
same Congressional District?-Ex-
change
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-16

In Baltimore there is dog that
wears a $4,000 collar. That's moth
ing. In Illinois there are some men
who wore s2.5o0 ones.-Charlesion
News and Courier.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-16

1t seems that the proposed amend
ment to the Federal Constitution.
providing for an income tax, will be
defeated. The Louisiana Legislature
is the last to reject it; and from the
number of Democratic Legislatures
that have done likewise, it would ap-
pear that the Democrats are not so
anxious for an income tax as they
thought.-St atesville Landmark.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-16

That the capable and efficient"
management of our State penitenti
airy should release Hub Holt, a negro
sentenced to fifteen years for attempt
ed criminal assault on white woman
instead of another negro whose time
had expired, is rather remarkable to
say the least of it. Possibly the pen
itentiary records, like those Of the
Insurance Commissioner, were kept
in lead pencil and a few items got
rubbed out-Western Carolina En-
terprise.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-16
WITH THE EDITORS.

An exchange remarks that nov
tina; Tom Watson has returned 10 The
Democratic party Mr.. Bryan Nigh,
do likewise. Andersen IS. c. Mail.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-16

The organ of the pie-counter boss
es, the Asheville Gazette-News, in
a leading editorial in it's issue of
June 18th, says:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28
NO REDUCED RATE ON LEMONS
Federal Court VIII Not Allow Cali
fornia-AtIantIc Cut.

st. Paul, Oct. 2S.-Judges Vande-
vanter, Sanborn and Adams. in the
United States circuit court here, hand
ed down an order restricting the inter
state commerce commission from put
ting into effect a reduced rate on
lemons from southern California to the
Atlantic seaboard.
The lemon rate case was brought by
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and
several other railroads against the in
terstate commerce commission and
was argued last week.
The lemon rate, which is chal-
lenged by the railroads, is what is
known as a blanket rate of one dollar
per 100 pounds for the transportation
of lemons in carloads from southern
California to any point between the
Rocky mountains and the Atlantic sea-
board The present rate is $1.55 per
100 pounds.
In other words, the rate is 81 per
100 pounds whether the lemons be
destined for Denver, Kansas City, Chi
cage. Philadelphia, New York or Bos-
ton. This rate was prescribed by the
interstate commerce commission last
June and it was assailed in the circuit
court upon the grounds that it is a
discriminatory and inequitable rate, in
that it makes the railroads carry the
lemons $500 miles at the same rate as
for 1000 or 1900 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28
Topeka Santa Fe Meeting Last
Night Was Big Success.
More Than $500 People Turn
Out to Meet Officials.
RIPLEY is IMPRESSED.
President Pleased With Ovation
Received at Meeting.
Other Items Of General Inter-
est in Traffic World.

It was a wide-awake. broad-minded
and responsive crowd that heard
President Ripley and the officials of
the Santa Fe discuss and explain
from their point of view the railroad
rate question last night. 1t is evil
dent that the people of Topeka have
paid considerable attention to the
statements and interviews issued by
the general officers of the company
who have their headquarters here.
From the sentiment expressed last
night, it is evident that there are as
many Topeka people who agree with
the railroads in the rate question as
there are those who sympathize with
the stand taken by Governor Stubs
and the politicians and possibly
more.
When railroad officials prepare
statements for the press and when
they allow themselves to be inter-
viewed carefully they pay more atten-
ton to their language and a pretty
jun BILE of technical facts than they do
to the simple concrete principles that
send. their arguments home" to the
minds of the people. The Topeka men
who conducted the Harmony tour
over the lines of the Santa F'e and who
spoke many times a day to interested
country people found that out. They
found that a few minutes. on the plat
form with columns of time before
them gave them a much better field in
which to explain simply the facts I'M
derneath the rate platform.
SO it was last night.
The short speeches and statements
made by the officers of the Atchison,
Topeka 6, Santa Fe last night did more
to untangle the rate question and en-
tighten the people on the real case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Chicago, Ill.-"I was troubled will
falling and Inflammation, and the doc

OOlO Ob1o L COulO AOb
get well unless 1
had an operation.
I knew 1 could not
stand the strain of
one, so I wrote to
you sometime ago
about my he alth
and you told me
what to do. After
ltakin G Lydia E.
1Pinkham's Vegeta-
lble Compound and
blood Purifier I am
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28
NO TRAINS GO WEST BACK EAST
According to Eastern Folders, New
York Is 'the World

Is 'lne NOEAQ.
Denver. Colo. Oct. 2S.-when can
leave New York?
There's the rub It's all right get
ting to New York. A man from the
west can tell by his schedule when his
train leaves home. for the folders or
the New York roads distributed in
Denver show that to nicely, as they
tell also just when one may expect to
arrive in Gotham.
But, as to coming back, or as to the
time ones family will leave, or the
| hour at which ones relatives at Buff
falo or Cleveland may expect ones
family to drop off on its way west, not
folder in Denver is able to inform
you.
If a person will go to a railroad
guide, the big book published month
ly, which has a record of the opera
ton of every train in the United
| States, he can find out. But that is
/ job for a railroad man. 1t seems that
the main object of the New York rail-
roads is to get passengers into the
metropolis. Getting out is their own
affair. Or perhaps the large number
of trains operated leaves no room
within the folds of an ordinary sched-
ule for westbound business.
Yet western railroads have room,
space even for pictures and descrip-
! lions of the towns along the line. Some
| of these roads are operating elght
through passenger trains daily. aside
lTOH 1OCdlS, anu every liam 10 NO
scribed to a nicely. No less an author
! ity than the New York Times recently
published an editorial calling attention
to the superiority of the western fold
ers and tried to shame the big eastern
roads into making an effort to accom-
modate the public.
A man living in the suburbs of Dem
yer sent his family to New York re-
Gently He wanted them to stop in
Cleveland on the way back home. He
put in his pocket a folder of the rail-
road He meant when he got home,
to write his friends in Cleveland the
hour at which they might expect his
! family.
Nothing doing. He had to make an
other trip to Denver. visit the local
office of the road and have the agent
consult the monthly railway guide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28
RUSH DOUBLE TRACK WORK.
Santa Fe Trying to Get to Coast for
Heavy Traffic

Albuquerque, N. M. Oct 2S-The
Santa Fe company is pushing the work
of double tracking the coast lines from
here to Los Angeles with all possible
speed and an immense amount of the
work has been completed. The first
twenty miles out of WinsIow is grad
ed, track laid and baliasted, and will
be put in operation at once. From
Flagstaff to Williams the work is
about 60 per cent completed by the
L. ]. Smith company direct, and from
Agassiz to Riordan, about forty days
more work is necessary. From RiOr-
dan to Bellemont the L. J. Smith COM
pany have, with B. B. Crosby, the work
in about the same condition. From
Bellemont to Arey and about mile
westward the work is graded, track
laid and ballasted. From Williams to
Maine, according to the Williams
News" fully so per cent of the work
has been completed by T. c. Snyder
and the Ohio Construction company.
From Maine to Challender about so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28

to-day a well woman Mrs. WILLIAM
AHRENs, 98S w. 21st St., Chicago, Ill.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, Ill
ceration, displacements, f1broid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound trial.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write confiden-
tiaI letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28

per cent of the grade is finished, but
from Challender to Davern practically
nothing is done. With the exception
of two rock cuts between Davern and
Williams, the grade is about finished,
but these are big ones and will hold
good working days. Twenty bridges
have been completed by T. Maddox,
who is working on four of the six re-
naming ones
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28
New Canadian Pacific Appointments.

Winnipeg. Oct. 28.-Charles E. Mac
Pherson has been appointed assistant
general passenger traffic manager of
the Canadian Pacific railway western
lines at Winnipeg, with H. w. Brodie
assistant in British Columbia with
headquarters at Vancouver and c. B.
Foster assistant west of lakes to noun
tains with headquarters in Winnipeg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28

See ]. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Guaranteed the best manu-
featured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
CLIFFORD
 SUCCEEDS NEVINS
Director Kenny Appoints
 New Inspector of Excava- tions William Lawrence
 Retained as Clerk.

Director of Public Works M A. Kenny today announced the appoint ment of William Clifford as inspector of excavations to succeed John New ins, who hes held the office for the past four years. The director said the position of inspector of excava- tions would have some added duties in the future and would take care of the inspection of curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
 Besides this the inspector will be instructed to observe all defects in excavations within six months after the performance of the work.
 It is the intention of the director to take proper action under the charter to see that all holes and i'm peffections in the streets caused by the digging of corporations shall be made to conform with the rest of the pavement. All excavations will be kept under observation for a period of six months. MT. Nevins is a work CT in the Republican party and has filled the inspectorsl1ip in most com petent manner during the years he has held 1t.
 office at once is prominently identi- fled with the Democracy of the First district and is a member of the exc cutive committee of the Democratic party. He is a man of much ability and the appointment is well deserved as reward to long and faithful ser- vice to his party
 The salary of the position is s1,20O a year.
 The director also appointed today William Lawrence, clerk at the city yard, to succeed himself MT. Law renee has been at the yard for several years and is thoroughly conversant with the duties of the position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
Two Want Saloon Where Laws Will
 Allow But One

The County Commissioners were in Westport yesterday for an all day session, sitting in the hearing of two remonstrances against as many places in that town. The applicants were J. H. McCann and Pasquale Marinnio. As Westport under the new license laws is entitled to only one more sa- loon there were quite 9 number of the townspeople who turned out in favor of both applicants, though only one can be allowed. As a result the Com- missioners were somewhat exhausted after all the witnesses were heard They decided to reject the applica- ton of Marinnio, but held up that of McCann. Both places were objected to principally on account of location. McCann's wishes to locate his place near the depot in a building owned by himself. There was formerly a saloon there owned by an Italian, which has not been operated within a year, as the proprietor was twice con- victed for illegal selling, thereby los ing his license. McCann, however, had nothing to do with the former saloon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
ATTENDED 20
 BIRTHS IN YEAR Mrs. Christina .Obruchay, Midwife, Had a Busy
 Season During 1909
She Is One of Several Who Practice in the Slavish Colony-Italian Midwife in Second Place.

It will cost the city of Bridgeport $1,063 to pay for the registration of deaths and marriages within the city for the year 1909. Town Clerk Thomas finished today a list of the doctors and midwiyes who are to re- ceive 25 cents for each registration
 Deputy Auditor Henry Waters com menced the work of making out the checks. There were 1,4z3 deaths and 2,829 births. As usual the midwives lead in number of births. as the ma jOrity of the families in the foreign colonies do not call doctors. The leader of the list is Christina Obruchay of 688 Pembroke street, who attended the birth of 220 children during the year. The majority were in the Slav- ish section of the city. Mary Pezzella who attends Italian families, was sec ond with 195 births
 Some of the others, inclusive of doc tors, who attended many births in a professional way, were as follows: Rosalia Varkony. TIP; Mrs. S. J. Bach man, 162; Mary J. Mihalcik 167; Sarah Wheal, 97; Julia Deri. S2; Dr. w. c. aWtson. 70; Dr. N T. Pratt. 68; Dr. R. A. Lockhart, 57; pr. J. H. D. Bu- dau. 51; Dr. J. w. Gerber, 45; Meri Barath, 52.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
MINSTREL GIRLS
 ENJOY BANQUET

Last evening the girls of the Soror- ity Club, who only week ago carried on a minstrel show so successfully at Eagles Hall sat down to a delight full banquet spread at Irwin's Arcade restaurant. They had as their guests, eight young men who assisted them in the carrying out of the perform ance week ago. When the big eats were put away, the party adjourned to Varuna Hall in the Staples build ing, where another party of young men were awaiting their coming. Dancing was enjoyed till midnight went through rehearsal of their minstrel show, which they will repeat at the affair soonto be given at the Armory by the Ladies of St. Vincent de Paul.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
CUNNINGHAM WILL DISPOSE OF BRASS
 CITY POLO TEAM

Manager Cunningham of the Wa terbury polo team has announced that Whe is ready to dispose of his inter- est in that club. He has an appoint ment with four Waterbury business men this afternoon concerning the sale of the club, and expects the deal to go through. Manager Cunningham in a statement last evening says that he intends to retire from the sport both as a manager and as a player, and will retire to his home in Provi- dence, where he is engaged in busi- ness. MT. Cunningham continues that he had a chance to dispose of four of his players, but figures that polo will be in this season quite strongly next season, and for the good of the sport would rather sell out his hold ings to Waterbury party. and have them keep the franchise in Water bury. He stated that Providence is losing investment, as are some of the other National league cities. He fig ures that next season Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford will be again represented, as the owners of the other National league teams, seeing that the game is just dragging along in the Massachusetts town will again invade Connecticut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
ALPHA CHAPTER
 MAKES FIRST
 PUBLIC BOW

Alpha chapter of the Lambda Iota Nu Sorority of the local High school held their first annual reception and dance last evening at S,ocum hall in the Court Exchange having a most en- joyable evening. The affair was in formal, being attended by the many young men friends of the young ladies Those present included the Misses Saunders, F. and A. Seeley, Benjamin, Poland, HubbelI, Wolfe, Sterns, Pot ter, Booth, Rishor, Bump, Fischer, Marsh, Pratt, So.ari. Roberts, Merri- man, Van Stone, Burgess. Martin, Welles, Gerbich, Evans, Stevens, V. and G. Bursey, Valentine, Hanson, Weir, Blacknan, Leonard, Gregory. Gilsley and Bennett, and the Messrs. Batcheller, Dimick, Mccarthy, De- Wolfe, Coley, Hawley, Hawkins, Bull, Welles. Willis. Quinn, Arnold, Stewart, Hollenbeck, Clark, Lathrop, Lyons, Hubbell, Darling, Keeling, Heilman, Russell, Beebe, Roberts, Anderson, Flinn, Lynne, Lee and Newman. Mrs. Alexander H. Robinson, Mrs Louis D. Ginand and Mrs. Leonard L. Crab tree were the patronesses., The affair was in charge of the fol owing young ladies: Maude w. Burgess, Elsie L.. Sterns, Emma c. Hanson and Ruth M. Benjamin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
Special from United Press.) ,

Millbrook, N. Y, Jan. 13.--Sarah Bramer, nurse-maid in the home of Barnes Compton is dead today as the result of her resistance to three bur glars, who at an early hour today chloroformed and strangled the nurse to death and robbed the house of s1O.- 900 worth of jewelry and silverware.
 In the same room in which Miss Bramer slept was the 3 year old daughter of the family, who had been left in the nurses charge while MT. and Mrs Compton were spending the indication that the woman had been first chloroformed and then strangled with a rope twisted about her neck. It is believed that she came from un- der the influence of the chloroform and began a struggle to save the lit- tie girl from harm, at which the bur- glars killed her.
 Police are hunting for the robbers and murderers but no clue has been found. Bloodhounds from Poughkeep- sic followed the trail of the men, who fled in sleigh, for several miles, but lost the scent.
 The robbers effected an entrance through a front window. Miss Bra mer and the Compton child slept on
 
 wants in other parts of the house.
 Mary Farrell, the cook, slept in the rear of the third floor. She was awak- ened by a flashlight but feigned sleep through fear. She said the burglars showed familiarity with the house.
 She heard them nsacking the house but was afraid to give alarm until she heard them depart in the sleigh. Then she went below to see whether the child was safe. She call ed to Miss Bramer and was mortified to find her dead. The child had not even been awakened by the burglars.
 Soon the neighborhood had been aroused and the search for the rob- bers began.
 The rope about the nurses neck was drawn so tight that it cut into the flesh. A chloroform- soaked cloth was about her face.
 A small safe was opened with such cleverness as to indicate that the burglar was familiar with the com- bination or was an expert cracksmen.
 The burglars had spent considerable time, evidently, in tying Miss Bram- CT to the chair in which she was found dead She wore only her nightgown. Each leg had been securely tied to the leg of the chair. the rope being wound many times around. Her arms were drawn together at the back of the chair, and securely tied. Her head was drawn back and an effective gag had been tied into her mouth, almost stifling her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
SHERIFF PAYS FINE COURT IMPOSES ON
 RECREANT WITNESS
Woman Refused to Come Here from Stamford to Testify in Civil Suit.

Because Mrs. D. I. Graf, the wife of wholesale produce merchant in Stamford refused to answer a sub- poena to appear as witness in the civil suit brought by Mrs. Eva Khol- brecher against the city of Stamford, Judge George w. Wheeler in the Su- perior Court yesterday afternoon fin ed her Es5 and costs of $1, the latter the sheriff's fee.
 When Mrs. Graf was not on hand to appear in the morning, the court summoned Deputy Sheriff c. W. Hen- die of Stamford to produce her body in court. It was shortly after o'clock when court was ready to adjourn, when the Stamford sheriff appeared with Mrs. Graf, who was immediately the court why she had not come in answer to the summons in the morn- ing. She stated that she had been ill and was unable to do so, through the court reminded her that when the sheriff appeared at her home she said she would not appear in the case under any circumstances.
 The court politely told the woman the seriousness of her offense, and that it was mandatory that she should come in answer to a subponea. Judge Wheeler then said that he was obliged under the statutes to impose a fine of $5. He asked the sheriff from Stamford what his fees were for bring ing the woman to this city, and was told $1.
 Mrs. Graf was asked if she was pre- pared. to pay the fine, she stated that she was not. Deputy Sheriff Hendie then stated to the court that he was ready to pay the woman'S fine, which he did Under the law, Mrs. Graf, could have been given a jail sentence.