davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

most interesting thing about a we'd
ding. At the marriage Of a young naval
officer and a Washington belle recently
the cake was built in several sections,
the top one ornamented with a man
of-war sailing over a sea OF white
frosting. The main portion Of the cake
was adorned with anchors. life buoys
and other nautical symbols. while
shells in white frosting formed an ef-
fective border.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

raised flowers. their shell-like appear
ance being achieved by drawing a
thread In the braid. Roses. lovers
knots. forgetmenots. daisies and leaves
form the separate pieces. No. 100
thread should be used for the stitches,
nne French braid for the outlines.
When the separate designs have been
made take a piece OF glazed brown pa
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

early years OF Queen victoria's reign
II was OF course the mode TO wear the
hair quite fiat and drawn we'll over
the ears. 30 that even an all round
crown OF this kind was set very low 81
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
PICTURESQUE BOWS y


looped back and forth IN the hand and
tied In the center. This bow is equally
we'll adapted for a oorsage decoration
and for hat Rarniturs.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

BY following these marks the braid
may be tackled TO form the border.
Next group the leaves and flowers TO
suit the taste, tacking each firmly on
the paper. Then work In the open
spaces with point lace stitch. In the
border diamonds every other space has
small crocheted disk from which the
bars radiate
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

NEW BACK PENDANT.
the head. But with the now much
raised and waved ootffure. affected in
variably by Queen Mary. this splendid
crown is equally well worn, and
truly imperial effect It had. donned By
her majesty with the imperial robes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
MAIN BUILDING OF THE ASYLUM
NEAR HAMILTON, OHIO, DE-
STROYED BY FLAMES.
INMATES FOUGHT OFF RESCUERS
Firemen and Rescuers Had Difficulty
in Getting Out the Patients-Eight
Lives Known to Have Been Lost
TWO Are Missing.

Hamilton. Ohio, Aug. Flight
lives were lost in a fire, which early
today destroyed the main four-story
building OF the insane asylum on the
mountain side near this city.
The eight hundred patients, who
We're in the building when the fire
broke ont, filled the air with weird
screams. fought off the efforts of
the rescuers and many ran madly
back into the flames, after being
carried out.
The fire started in the fourth
floor, occupied mainly by the most
desperate cases.
Three hundred women inmates were
removed in safety. Many insane men,
guided by attendants, marched down
the stairs The others made violent
by the smoke and noise of the
screams, fought the attendants des-
perately
Firemen. who ran up the scaling
ladders, found themselves handi-
capped by grated windows. One man
crouahed in the corner fought OF
the rescuers until he had to be
knocked senseless and dropped into
the life net
The firemen carried five patients
three stories down a ladder.
As the reScuers groped their way
through the smoke, three bodies
We're found huddled in a hallway
and four other corpses huddled in
small cell.
One paralytic was hopelessly burned
to death in cell.
All of the bodies are believed 10
have been recovered. Two missing
maniacs are believed to have es-
capped into the fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
REACH
IMPRISONED MINER
FOOD AND WATER PASSED TO
THE MINER WHO HAS BEEN
IMPRISONED 49 HOURS.

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. 1.-Rescuers to-
day reached Joseph Clark, who has
heen imprisoned in a mine near here
for forty.eight hours, by means of a
drill shaft. Thousands gathered
around and cheered when the rescu-
ers announced that the fiveInch drill
hole had penetrated the drift.
A death-like stiffness followed when
the rescuers signaled for quiet, so
that the man, if alive, might be
heard. The rescuers shouting ''hei
10" down the shaft received a feeble
hello" from the man in the eighty
fiyetoot depth several seconds later.
Fc3d and drink was passed to BIN
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
SENATE VOTED A TIE ON HOUSE
FARMERS FREE LIST BILL THIS
MORNING.
AMENDED BILL IS PASSED
La Toilette, lnsurgent, and Kern,
Democrat, Offer Compromise Bill
Which Later Passes Senate Forty.
eight to Thirty.

Washington, d. c., Aug. THE
house farmers free list bill, excepting
from tariff duty a variety of agricul-
tural implements, cereals, meats, cot
ton bagging and other articles, was
defeated by the senate today by "A
tie vote of SO to 80.
According to program, the senate
Immediately after voting on the bill.
reconsidered the vote without roll
call. On motion of Senator La Fol
lette, republican insureent, and Sen
ator KeIn of Indiana. democrat then
offered a compromise amendment.
The Kern amendment, like the Bal
lev amendment. previously defeated,
took the meat products off the free
list bill, but granted privileges Of
free entry Of meats to countries that
in turn admit free of duty American
cotton, corn. wheat, oats, horses, cat
tie and hogs. The bill, thus amend
ed. differing little from the original.
finally passed the senate As to 30
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
GENERAL GUiLLERMO ACEVDO.
EVOLUTIONARY VETERAN, AT
HEAD OF UPRISING.
GOMEZ REGIME DENOUNCED
Revoiutionist Declares That Admins
tration of Gomez Has Been Scandal.
Gus and Corrupt and That it Should
Be Overthrow.

Havana. Aug. Am uprising against
the government, apparently of a seri-
Gus nature. appeared last night at
Regla, a suburb of Havana. situated
across the harbor when General Gull
lermo Aceydo, a revolutionary veter-
an with eight or ten companions arm
ed and mounted, took the field. 1t is
deported that the party has been
reinforced by two hundred men.
Before leaving Regla Acevdo issued
a manifesto denouncing the admins
tration of President Gomez as scan
dalous and corrupt and adjuring all
patriots to rise and overthrow it, He
declared that he would give Gomez
Is days in which to resign. after
which if the warning was not obeyed,
he intended to apply the torch and
destroy property unfortunately un-
til the whole island was reduced TO
ashes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
ASK CONFERENCE
ON WOOL TARIFF
SPEAKER CLARK NAMES CONFER.
EES FROM HOUSE ON WOOL
TARIFF REVISlONS,

Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.--Demo
crati;. leader Underwood declared in
the house today that if any tariff
revision bills should go to the pres
ident and be signed by him, the eX-
ira session of congress would be
continued until the entire revision
program was carried through.
The house asked for a conference
with the senate on the wool tariff
bill and Speaker Clark appointed as
the house conferees Representatives
Underwood of Alabama, Randall OF
Texas, Harrison of New York and
Payne of New York and Dalzell OF
Pennsylvania. republicans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
A Correction.

The article in yesterdays Ardmore-
ite that read seventy-three cases in
the criminal docket would be dis
missed should have read that seven
of these cases would be dismissed,
as only that number of the cases
were those charged with selling
whiskey to a minor. These indict,
ments were returned some time past,
before the decision of the supreme
court in regard to these cases was
given out. There are seventy-three
cases on the docket. aside from the
seven that will be dismissed on that
account.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
Newspaper Changes Politics.

Chickasha. Okla, July 31.-For the
first time in its history this city is
without a republican paper The
Morning Journal, which has been es-
tablished in this city as a republi-
can paper Tor fifteen years, passed
today under the control of the dem
ocrats. R. L. Glover. at present a
member of the state legislature and
who expects to become candidate
for congress. is the new editor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
THIS WOMAN HAS TROUBLES.
Asks Cancellation Of Deed TO Land.
and Files Suit FOR Divorce.

ASKS cancellation OF Oeed 10 Iand.
and Files Suit FOR Divorce.
Emma Shubert has through her
attorneys filed suit against l.. L. Tycr
asking for the cancellation of a deed
to "A certain piece of land located in
Carter county. The petition alleges
that the deed to the land was un-
fairly procured and that there was no
consideration in the deal The plain
tiff is a member of the Chickasaw
tribe of Indians and alleges that she
was only seventeen years old at the
time that the deed was made, and
that at the time the defendant was
her guardian.
She also filed suit today for di-
vorce against Frank Shubert Petition
in this case states that they We're
married in Collin county, Texas, in
June, 1910, and lived together for a
period of sixteen days, when the
defendant without cause deserted her
and mas since refused to live with
her or contribute anything to her
support.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
AT O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON
TART SIGNS TREATY WITH TWO
NATIONS.
BR|CE SIGNS FOR ENGLAND
Ambassador at Washington Clothed
With Authority to Sign Treaty for
Government-Treaty with France
Goes to Paris by Messenger.

Washington, DC, Aug. 1.-THE gen
eral arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain and
between the United States and France
will be signed this afternoon at ,
o'clock at the Presidents office in
the White House.
Ambassador Brice will sign the
British treaty jointly with Secretary
Knox and the French treaty. after
being signed by Knox, will be dis
patched by special messenger to Par
is to exchange for one bearing the
signature of the French minister Of
foreign affairs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
EDWIN ABBEY DEAD.
Well Known American Painter Died
in London This Afternoon.

London. Aug. Edwin A. Abbey,
an American painter, died here this
afternoon. He was one of the best
known American artists. Among his
great works were the decorative
panels OF the Boston public library
and the official picture of the coro-
nation of King Edward VII.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
Cruce Issues Requisition.

Oklahoma City, July 31-Governor
Cruce today issued a reQuisition on
the governor of New York for R. w.
Kinds. wanted in McAlester on a
charge OF embezzlement. 1t is claim
ed that Kinds, while in the employ
OF the McAlester Publishing Com
pany. took 1921 belonging to the office.
He is said to be in Utica, New York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
CITY is FLOODED BY VIOLENT
RAINS, WIND AND AAlLSTORM
CAUSING GREAT DAMAGE.
TWO PERSONS REPORTED DEAD
Scarcely Business House That Did
Not Suffer Damaee-City in Dark
nes--Many Fine Residences Wreck
ed-Pedestrians Thrown Down.

Abilene, Texas, July 3l.-An awful
rain and hail storm visited this city
about six o'clock this evening and
lasted for more than an hour. The
rain and hail fell in sheets and was
accompanied by a violent east wind.
The deluge simply beggars descrip
ton the hail choked the storm sew
ers and the streets became veritable
rivers of water From South First to
North First street the water ran
across the Texas e Pacific right of
way nearly knee deep. Easements
Nearly all of the east window lights
in the business section of town were
knocked out by the hail and stores
We're flooded.
There is scarcely business house
in town that did not suffer and the
damage will run to many thousands
of dollars.
The Grace hotel was heavy suf-
ferer from hail. all east windows be.
ing knocked out.
One wall of the new Modern laun-
dry was blown down.
City lights were all broken and
the city is in total darkness. Tele-
phone poles were washed down the
streets.
1t is impossible ar this hour 70
estimate the damage.
1t is estimated that more than five
inches Of rain fell. All vegetation in
the city was denuded of foliage.
The extent of the storm cannot be
learned at this time, as telephone
wires are down, but crops in country
districts were no doubt destroyed,
The city of Hamlin in Jones county
is reported destroyed by a cyclone,
but this report has not been con
firmed.
Two Are Dead.
The following report of the Abilene
storm Was received nv the Record
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01

The Ardmoreite Is glad to announce
that it has purchased and paid for a
scholarship in Hargrove College In
cluding board, tuition and laundry and
will give this scholarship to some
worthy young man or woman. See
the rules that govern the contest at
The Ardmoreite or request a copy
mailed to your address.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01

Among the well known contributors
to THE RED BOOK MAGAZINE for
August are James Hopper, Seumas
MacManus, Edwin Balmer, Eleanor
Gates. Edna Ferber Ellis Butler, Regi-
nald Wright Kaufman, Mary Inlay
Taylor and II. B. Marriott Watson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
Would 3. National Committeeman.

Guthrie. Okla. July 31.-Announce-
ment from Bristow is that Lee Mich
OILS. editor of the Bristow Record, is
a candidate for democratic national
committeeman from Oklahoman 70
succeed Col. Tate Brady of Tulsa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
Commercial Club Meetina.

The annual meeting of the Ard
more Commercial Club will be held
in the Commercial Club rooms TO-
light at S o'clock. All members are
cordially invited. The election of the
officers and directors of the Com
mercial Club will be held next Tues
day night, August s.
y. X. mccoy.
Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
BARGAINS in Paper.

The Ardmoreite has several thou
sand cid papers which will be sold as
long as they last at cents a hundred.
Also you will find here some very
nice linen building paper at l cent
sheet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
STRIKE WATER NEAR pENlsoN.
Clear Flow Estimated at 10000 Gal
Ions Daily at Shawnee Reservoir.

Denison, Tex, July 31.-At depth
OF 1872 feet the drillers of the deep
well at Shawnee reservoir today
brought in a flow of pure. clear water
estimated at 10000 gallons daily. The
well is so situated that the water can
be turned into the reservoir by grav-
ity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01

Make up your mind to go to college
one year free and come to The Ard
moreite office Tuesday morning and
learn how you can do so.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
TWO OKLAHOMA
APPOINTMENTS
LAWRENCE HOUSTON is NAMED
FOR REGISTER OF LAND Of
FICE AT GUTHRIE.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.-Presi-
dent Taft today sent to the senate
the nominations of Lawrence Hous-
ton as register of the land office, and
Hugh Scott, receiver of public mon
eys at Guthrie, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01

Retiring on a sure tning Is good
description to teach a man to be
prepared for the unexpected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01

Sore people so get the habit Of
being in trouble that they grow very
hoEest,k without it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
4. MCCOY.
Secretary

Information to anybody that you
are making money is an invitation 10
him TO try to get it away from you.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01

The Weather

New Orleans, La, Aug. L.
The weather forecast for Okla.
homa TOR tonight and Wednes-
day is generally cloudy. Show
ere in the east tonight or We'd
nesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01

through tube. He said the water
~ss three feet deep in some parts of
the diift and that the air was getting
bad.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01

lrcm railroad men via long distance
telephone:
Two are known tu re dead, nearly
score are injured and practically
every business house in Abilene is
more or less damaged as the result
of terrific wind and hail storm
Nich struck Abilene early tonight.
%. Follis, one of tie most promi-
nee, vsicians of the city, is among
the Il, He was struck by piece
OF fallin. ber and Instantly killed.
The city Us in darkness Electric
and telephone wires are strewn al
over the streets, and the city is prac-
tically cut off from the rest of the
country One wire to Fort Worth over
the Texas x Pacific alone was work
ing when the storm ceased at $50
o'clock.
The storm was particularly destruc-
tive in the northeastern pant Of the
city. Many fine residences in all parts
of the city were wrecked. Roofs were
blown off many business houses and
the brick walls of many structures
were blown down.
Loss is Extensive.
Some business houses were com
pletely wrecked. The stock in these
stores We're exposed to the wind and
rain and are a total loss.
Pedestrians were picked mp by sud
den gusts of wind and forcefully
thrown against buildings One man
was carried over sixty feet in the
air and his leg was broken when
he was thrown against tree.
FLYING timber was everywhere in
the air fer a few minutes during
the storm. In some parts of the city
there is not a solid window pane TO-
night
\ family in the northeast part of (
town was seated at the supper table |
wnen the roof fell in, pinioning them |
to the floor. A baby girl was badly |
injured at this house.
The hail stripped many trees of |
their leaves. The hailstones We're of |
monstrous size and struck several |
people. badly injuring them
Part of the city, is flooded. The |
city reservoir is flooded and the
water is four feet above the top of |
the engine house. The reservoir is
located in rarine, and if the dam
should break tonight the water would
the destruction of |
human life in the valley below, in ad-
dtion to sweeping several small
houses away and drowning livestock.
Storm is General.
1t is understood that the storm
ragged with equal fury elsewhere in
Taylor county, and it would not be
if other lives We're lost.
The city has no telephone connec-
tion with the nearby settlements to-
night. 5ut farmers coming in from
places three and four miles east and .
north bring stories of " holesale de-
struction of property.
The lightning which prevailed dur |
ing the storm was unusually severe /
for this part OF Texas. 1t struck and |
set on fire one house. but a vertable |
deluge of rain followed within five |
minutes and extinguished the flames |
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01

no. Cordelia, the population o.
Cork isn't necessarily a floating pop
ulation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
Two Are Dead.

The following report of the Abilene
storm was received by the Record
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01
NUMBER 257

One Thousand Free Votes
The Ardmoreite will give a free scholarship in
Hargrove College to some worthy young young
woman The scholarship includes board, laundry and
tuition that the poorest boy girl in the county
spend year at school,
year at Hargrove College worth more than
year any of the crowded schools of the country 1t
is college with character. 1t is college where the
very best training is given
We want this scholarship to fall into the hands of
some person who needs it, person who will ap-
preciate it, person who will work with credit to
the Ardmoreite and to the school.
Do you know of such person?
Send in the nomination blank below and if you
name the winner we will give you IS. Send it in at
once the contest begins the first day OF August
The Ardmoreite appreciates the opportunity it
has of giving this scholarship away and we truly hope
that great good will result of young friends
by efforts.
Fill out this blank today and mail it to The Ard
moreite leave it at the office Boys and girls living
anywhere eligible the contest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-01

Our Foundry is in operation, and
we are making fine castings Of all
kinds, we have few hitch weights
in stock to move quick.
Jones-Eyereff Machine Co.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-13
Up TO THE OFFICIALS.

The Lunenburg Tribune complains that in
toxioating drinks openly and freely sold In
Lnnenburg county. And proceeds to intimate
that there Is some defect in the Mann bill. We
would respectfully suggest that the trouble may
be with the local enforcement of the law. The
Mann Law Is certainly prohibitive in country
sections where there Is inadequate police pro
lection, and widespread testimony of Its splen
did operation comes from all sections where il
10 rigidly enforced. Perhaps no measure OF re-
cent years, passed by our Legislature. has been
so productive of benefcent results has SO
contributed to the law and order and prosper
lily and peace Of the State as this
And the Mann law furnishes adequate
grounds OF procedure against violators of the
law. Given an intelligent patriotic citizenship
faithful and digent officials, fair and non
partisan courts. and the law be enforced
The presumption is that Lunenhurg can and
does meet these conditions The conclusion is
that the people Of Lunenburg and other sections
thus situated should get busy and, by concerted
and persistent activity, down these impu.
dent and iniquitous Law -breakers II is really
up TO Lunenburg to decide whether the law
abiding people-and they always in the
matority-shaI rule, whether they will long
allow the tough and criminal element Of the
population 10 override the will OF the majority
and overrun the rights of the public. AS the
Tribune suggests, the grand jury should look
into the matter and private citizens should vie
with public oficials In the production OF evil
dence upon which to proceed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-13
BREAKING THE RECORD.

According to the annual bulletin of the Cen
sus Bureau, the cotton crop OF 1910 reached the
highest value in the history Of this nation. 1t
is estimated to have been worth 1868, 1870, 900
One OF the greatest lines of possible progress
in the South lies In the development OF the cot.
ton industry. Conditions are such that the
South stands supreme In the growing Of cotton.
Conditions are also most favorable to the man
ufacture or the cotton fabric The raw mate
rial lies right at our door; fuel is hidden In
immense quantities beneath our hiiisides: abun.
dant power is running wild in our rivers; labor
conditions perhaps favorable as In any
section of the country, and transportation facil.
tiles being rapidly developed There is
only needed the union of ample capital with
business sagacity and enterprise to give the
South supremacy, not only in the growing but
In the manufacture of cotton.
A very important factor in the stability and
success OF this industry is the proper control
and regulation OF the cotton market. Plans
should be initiated, ard persistently pushed
until successfully accomplished, to destroy the
constant gambling in cotton II the market
could be placed upon solid business basis and
prices could be saved from the fluctuations Incl.