davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-26
BY CHAMP CLARK,
Speaker. Of the House Of Rep
resentatives.

|KA HE extraordinary session of
congress called by President
Taft. which convened on April
A, has been long one. The
labors of the house have been ardu-
Qua. 1t has made n magnificent rec
ord, on which we can very well af-
ford TO 60 to the country. We tried
our best TO give the people some re-
lief from the tariff barons and trusts
but President Tnft blocked our efforts
More's the pityl
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-26

n Veto Of tho wool bill contracted
with President Taft's speech at
Winona. tf IA
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-26

"The only politics we played
was to discharge cur duty hon.
estIy and keep our promises" 'i
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-26

Muel Steele famous American beauty to be married next
California, 25Mss MurA Steele whom the late
is to be he
f.. o j. Gallagher
prolonged
Gallagher Twin continue his
worki In the bu
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-26

ciation.
sPrAKER CHAMP CLARK.
wool bill, especially in the face of his
Winona speech, It Is difficult to dis
cover. am inclined to the opinion
that he win never have cause to re-
Eret his veto messages but once. aud
that will be rs long as he lives. Not
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-26

Democrats did not put Taft in
hole. He saved them the
trouble.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04
.REic City Gossip.

verted collars are specially fine for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04
Mrs. Armour's Nurse
Testifies as to Theft

KANSAS CITY, Oct a-Miss Margaret
Bytngton, defendant in a suit instituted
by Mrs. S. B. Armour to recover $4,000,
gave her deposition in the case secretly a
few days ago. according to information
that leaked out here today.
Mrs. Armour charged in her suit that
Miss Byington while acting as her nurse
and companion had taken bonds and Sc
curites from the Armour safety deposit
vault and disposed of them.
II is said that Miss Byington's depo-
sitton brought out little of value 70 Mrs.
Armour's attorneys as she was not al
lowed to answer questions that might
incriminate her should a criminal suit be
brought against her.
Miss Byington testified that she wa
born In Naples, N. Y. 81 year ago; that
as a gin her mother took her to Law
renee. Kan, where she attended school
Later Ahe came out here and took q
course In a training school for nurses.
While Miss Byington was employed by
Mrs. Armour she was generous towards
charities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Fred Brandt Sends Two Bullets Into
Body While Dependent,
TELLs FRIENDs on INTENTION
All Had Heard Threats Before and
Paid No Heed--wife Finds
Body on Returning
Home.

Broodins over the III effects Of the dry
season, Fred Brandt, a truck farmer and
a subject Of melancholia, shot and killed
himself shortly before ( o'clock yesterday
afternoon at his home on the Gilmore
road half mile south of the Douglas
county line
Brandt was found by his wife and Law
renee Banner, a neIghbof. on the floor
Of his bedroom with two bullet holes in
his head and a A-Colts revolver near
his hand.
DR.. Z. L. Delaney, who was called.
arrived after Brandt had passed beyond
medical aid. One buuet had penetrated
the stomach and the other the lower lobe
Of the left lung. Brandt lived about fiji
teen minutes after the shooting
There seems to be no doubt that the
dead man was the victim OF melancholia
He had often been heard to threaten 20
end it all Latterly the dry weather has
caused him to brood and worry, though
he was not financially embarrassed.
Yesterday morning he brought a load
OF vegetables into town, where he dis
posed of them. Towards noon he started
back home. On the way he met and
spoke with several friends, whom he in
formed that he was going to kill himself
His friends, who had often heard him
make such statements, laughed the mat
ter off. About o'clock Brandt met Fred
Hoover, a neighbor. to whom also he
confided his determination to make way
with his life. Hoover, like the others,
attached no Importance TO the threat and
Brandt drove on to his own farm.
Arrived at his home he found his vife
away on visit to her sister Mrs Lizzie
Smith, who lives nearby. Brandt then
set about preparing for his end. He
closed and bolted all the windows and
doors and retired to his bedroom where
he phoned his wife that he had accepted
a position across the river Startled by
the message Mrs. Brandt set out for her
home, where upon her near approach abe
heard the groans of her husband within.
She called to Lawrence Banner, a neigh
Dor, who accompanied her into the house
Brandt was found lying in pool OF blood
upon his bedroom floor. He was still
conscious, but refused to give a reason
for his action. He quickly lapsed into I'M
consciousness and remained in that con-
dition until his death, which occurred
about ALB o'clock.
Brandt was n years Of age at the time
Of his death. He was we'll known IN
South Omaha where he had worked as a
switch engineer for the Union Stock
Yards company for twenty-five years.
The body was taken in charge by
George Brewer of South Omaha at whose
funeral parlors the coroner of sarpy
county will tomorrow hold the inquest
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04
HAD THE GOODS WITH HIM
Boosters in Court CrOwed for TheiI
Owner and Cinched the
Verdict.

By inducing his feathered property to
crow In court, Leo Cohen OF Jersey City
proved that he owned two roosters to
the satisfaction of Magistrate Fitch, In
the New Jersey avenue court.
Cohen found his ROSTERS in possession
OF Mrs. Eta Horowitz and had her ar
rested. You'll have to sign the COM
plant charging her with larceny" said
the court.
Yes, will" answered the chicken
man.
But you must prove that they are
your property before you can sign IT,"
said he. You know that's the first ele-
ment OF larceny, that you must prove
ownership Of the property before you
make the charge"
But they are mine" said he.
How do I know that7' asked the
court. Show some marks on them which
you recognize"
They are mine" persisted Cohen. Il
know nothing about marks. I don't
look at any chickens with a spyglass."
You must prove it," was the ulti-
matum of Magistrate Fitch.
Well" said Cohen, I'll prove q.
You take this big white rooster and put
him up there, SO. You take this big
brown one and put him up there. too.
So" And he lifted each 70 the rail in
front OF the court.
Now he continued, those roosters
came out Of the same coop. When one
OF them crows the other must crow, That
is the way roosters have, when they are
brought up together"
IAN right. II they will crow as you
say" answered Magistrate Fitch ''If one
doesn't follow the other crow then you
lose Do you agree?"
Sure said Cohen.
Stiffness reigned in the courtroom ex-
cept for the muffled smoker OF bluecoats
who had never read OF Solomon and his
wise ways. Then one rooster crowed
The other promptly followed suit You
wtn." said the judge--Phnadelphia Rec
ord
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04
BRIEF CITY NEWS
Rave Root Print II.


Gss, Eleo. Fixtures, 8UrJsss-aranden
ON. Mach. wks--Expert auto repairs
Out of rown Dealers should not fail
70 visit the nnmsnse HOuuay display OIL
the Carpenter PAPER company.
South omahs Property sold--Anna
Peterson has s5ld her 10. anu building
at the southwest corner OF Twenty
and streets, South Omaha, to II. h.
Garst. for $1,000
Wyoming Man il Robbed--w b. Skep-
ton OF Sheridan, Wyo., reported to the
police Tuesday that his room at the
ller Grand hotel had been robbed Monday
night. a watch valued at SO and SIS in
cash was taken by the thief.
Mayer With New oompany-Carl r
Meyer. who for the last two years was
the secretary and manager OF the Mid
land Guarantee and Trust company. has
leased the business Of the Guarantee
Abstract company which is located in the
Patterson block.
10 Jail for Stealing Coal - Jesse
Brown was sentenced to i've days in jail
Tuesday morning by Judge Crawford for
the theft OF coal from the Illinois Cen
trail Railway company yards. Brown was
caught red handed by Special officer
Coffey of the Illinois Central
Permit for nwslling-The Union In.
vestment company has taken out a build
ing permit for the erection OF a two-story
brick dwelling at 1872 South Thlrty-second
street. The cost is to be $1,000
Files Bankruptcy Petition-Charles
l.. Mickey, OIL 244 Writ street filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy Monday
afternoon in the United States District
Clerks office. Mickey. who lie a sales
man for a local firm places his debts
at 81 5T.9S and his assets at S3.l932S but
al Of his holdings he claims as exempt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04
WOMAN'S CLUB WILL MOVE
New Home Of the Club Will Be the
Metropolitan Club Building.
DELEGATES ARE ELECTED
fairs to BE Held During the
winter Months in the
New Home.

The woman's club is going 70 move
from the parlors OF the First Congrega-
tional church. where IL has met for the
last fourteen years, 20 the Metropolitan
building at 2SOi Harvey street This was
decided at the opening meeting Of the
season Monday afternoon, by a vote of
81 to T.
Mrs. F. J. Burnett was one of the
four favoring remaining at the old stand
declaring that she liked the religious
atmosphere OF the church and thought
it fitting for the club and that the idea
OF there being dancing at the Metropoli-
tan did not appeal to her. The club ma
jority voted to move for reasons Of con-
venience and finances.
Department meetings will be held at
the church this week, but the club will
probably be in its new home for the
open meeting of October 10, at which
time, Mrs. NJ. D. Cameron will give her
address as president. At that time sew
eral prominent delegates to the National
Prison congress will speak and a
reception will be given all out-of-
town official visitors at the congress and
to the Woman's club of Red Oak, Ia.
Rev. A. w Clarke spoke on the meet
ings of the coming prison congress and
urged the women to attend to create
interest to bring about better condi-
tons In Nebraska jails."
There we're reports from officers and
committees. Mrs George Tilden, chair
man Of the educational committee, urged
the women to get out and vote for
the best men," at the coming election
of members OF the school board. She
also presented the proposition recon-
mended by the president of the Ne
braska Federation OF women's Clubs, that
each member give 81 or more toward
the state scholarship loan fund, which
the club voted to follow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04
COMMERCIAL CLUB TAKES
UP WooDMEN OFFER AGAIN

The Commercial club IL entertaining q
brand new proposition from the WooSmen
OF the World 10 lease quarters 20 the
club, presented today by Sovereign Com
mander ]. c, Root in person.
Mr.. Root offers 10 lease the upper two
floors OF the new Woodmen building. with
H.4OO square feet net floor space. at so, OoC
year or 70 eliminate a part of the
seventeenth floor and lease 1885 square
feet at $4,000 pear He offers 10 make
the roof above the banquet hall sixteen
feet high.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04
No funeral ARRANGEMENTS have as YET
HALT Nay OFF

] No funeral ARRANGEMENTS have as Vet
/ been made
Halt nay OFF.
Indictment weather was the excuse
urged BY the city fathers last night who
| failed TO transact business as the result
OF no quorum. Most 81 the oouncilmen
we're actually In the city hall when the
meeting was called to order, but for one
/ reason or another were late IN arriving
at the council chamber.
] Before the members Of the council left
| the hall Mayor Trainor took occasion to
announce that today would be a half
! holiday. Inc free time was Eranted In
order that the city employees might take
advantage Of the time to see the man
| ufacturers parade which will be held In
/ omaha today
Medical Inspection.
Hereafter the local scnooi win have
medical inspection according to the rules
adopted by the Board of Education at
| their regular meeting last night sixteen
or seventeen of the physicians Of the city
have volunteered their services for the
eradication of the contagious and other
diseases that would be likely to de-
moralize the schools.
AAN lAiNo bANeNlANlIk inc uuNlet OF the
secretary Of the board were approved IN
all except that portion dealing with the
purchase and supervision OF supplies
Thursday afternoon was made a half
holiday In order that the pupils Of the
schools may be able to assist at the Ak
sar- Ben military parade in Omaha.
In response to a communication from
J. w. Crhbtree. state superintendent OF
schools. November s. 9 and TO- we're de-
clared free days in order that the teachers
might be able to assist at the sessions
Of the state teachers association 20 be
held in Omaha.
With some routine business connected
with the allowance OF claims the board
adjourned until next Monday night
Tool Thief Arrested.
When the local branch OF the YounR
Mems Christian association telephoned
the police this morning in regard 10
some tools stolen from their han last
night, the suspect Harry williams, a
one-time employee of the place was al
ready behind the bars under suspicion
of the theft
Williams, II is understood had been
given odd jobs about the building and
had made himself familiar with the
store rooms of the place. He IL said
to be a dope fiend and when the craving
Of the drug was upon him It is alleged
he appropriated a number OF tools be-
longing to the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION.
Captain Hank Bnsfelder observed
Harry on the corner OF Twenty-fourth
and N about IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing. He arrested the man and obtained
q confession before the complaint was
filed by the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION.
Notice to Our Customers.
Beware Of fraud liquor solicitors, repre-
senting themselves at your door to be
selling for J. Klein, which 1t not true, as
have no solicitors at all. j. Klein,
Family Liquor Dealer, 18th and N, South
Omaha.
Before YOu Buy
Take a look at Curkin's new line OF
coats, the rain proof kind; with con-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04

verted collars are specially fine for
autoist.
Magic City Gossip.
Buy your coal South Omaha Ice Co.
Mrs IL. Thompson of Belleville. Kan,
is the guest OF South Omaha friends
Misses Anna and Catherine F1uor have
returned home from an extensive trim
TO Denver, Colorado Springs and other
Colorado points Of interest.
See Theodore Volz, the tailor. for all
made-up overcoats from SIS TO SIS.
Low prices on gooG stoves. Home
Furniture company.
William Stewart OF Liberty. CoIo- IN
the guest OF his daughter, Mrs. NJ. A.
Ridgeway.
Bids for paving district 20 to 81
have been advertised for the REGULATE
twenty days and the returns will be
opened within the next few days 1t
about October H.
John Stewart and Miss Title stewar,
OF Lima, o.. are visiting friends and rela.
tives in this city.
Mrs. William Hickman returned yester-
DAY morning from Kansas City, where
she has been visiting for the last two
weeks.
Phone Pho Bell South SIS - Independent
E-ls6S for case ~ letter Gold Top
Prompt delivery to any part OF city.
William letter.
The South Omaha police department
VIII give the al ball for the police
Deneut at the .-Xchange building on
Thanksgiving eve.
Today will be registration day and ali
ollatory voters are expected to march
up and enroll themselves as valiants able
TO take part In the battle OF the ballot
next NoNember. The last day of -egis-
tration will be October g.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04

1T lie pleasure 70 tell you that Cham
berlains Cough Remedy Is the best cough
medicine have ever used" writes Mrs.
Hugh Campbell OF Lavonia. Ca Il have
used II with all my children and the rs-
sults have been highly satisfactory" For
sale by al dsalsrA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-04
PeptOnnint
NOTE TO DEALERS
IIAG

Order PEPToMINT. the finest chewing
gum made. of your jobber OF diEsef
iron ths manufactures.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-01-06
He Worried the Judge.

A story was recently told of the elder
Jndge Peckham, father of the supreme
court justice. In the early days of
dentistry hickory plug WAS put into
the cavity to ill the space where u
tooth ought to be This plug had to
be gently pounded into IFS desired POI
sition. The old judge was somewhat
addicted to strong language. and when
the dentist began his wor kthe judge
INDUCED in some classic comment. AS
the tapping of the plug continued he
threw all dignity ia the four winds Of
heaven. and his langui - became de-
cidedly "mora furcil.e than 81 giant"
When. however. h. s;rcSe from the
chair after what secured to him an
interminab!e period q! agony M lnlled
out all the STEPS in lis vocabulary for
u grand climax The Impression on
his listener SEEMS To hive been deep
ard lasting - the i' p passed out
the dentist grim,y rera. Ned to Il wait
ing patient:
Wasn't it Beautifully II wasn't real
IL necessary to pound half so long,
but | did so enjoy his infection That
almost pounded the hickory plug into
spIinters Wonderful command Of
language the judge has"-Case and
Comment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-01-06
Crossed By the Corpse.

Most of Walthamstow is too modern
to have much mystery about it. but
the WalthdmStNW strip" of Legion
preserves the memory of q curious old
rule Barely hundred Yards broad,
this strip of land. belonging to Wal
thamstow parish. ran right across Ley
ton from the lea to Snaresbrook. par
alel with the southern border of Wal
thamstow. How came Legion TO be
crossed by this alien strip? Legion.
it was said. had once refused to bury
a body found in the lea; Walthamstow
came forward to do it. and in such
cases it was the rule that the volun-
teering parish might take from the
other as much land right through to
the other side rs the men who carried
the corpse could cover walking in line
hand in hand arms extended. The
inconvenient result worried both par
ishes until the growth of population
made new parishes necessary.-London
Chronicle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-01-06
Wera Kind TO Him.

A West Philadelphia man who was
severely injured some months age
when his horse took fright at an au
tomobile and bolted, upsettinG the
carriage. has only recently been re-
leased from the hospital. He is well
now and in the best of spirits not
withstanding the fact that severe op-
erations We're necessary in order to
save his life
A few days after he left the hoSpi
tai n friend asked him if he had been
kindly treated.
oh. yes" he said "Oh. yes. in
deed. Considering the fact that they
amputated both NY feet removed my
collar bone. cut off my left thumb. ire
lanned my brain. took out a piece Of
my underjaw and sawed my left hip
bone in two. got along very nicely
They We're most kind to what was left
of me-" -Philadelphia Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-01-06
The Tea Chewers,

"Chewing tea comes from SIAM" said
a traveller. They call it mieng. 1t is
in a plug Hike chewing tobacco. and it
has vi!ia!H"us smell. This smell is
due to the fermentation it has under
gone The tea that the Samese en-
ploy for chewing purposes is very
coarse. rank plant. 1t is gathered like
ordinary tea. but the leaves after being
compressed in,o plugs are buried for
fifteen days They ferment during
burial ON their resurrection they are
very. very fragrant indeed. The Sia-
mese boatmen chew tea. The rickshaw
men chew H. The litterateurs chew it.
They say il makes them work better.
This is probably the truth. for | chew
Ell a plug myself in Anam, and it ex-
hi!aralcd me- strangely. But the after
maih Wa~ |Jl 4 headache smarting
eyes aad nciyoIS depression Wash
ingt0n Post
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-01-06
The Fire Bau.

Every whaler and seaIer that sailed
the seas in the days of wooden ships
carried Ii fire bag This was tarpau.
lin bag about a foot long and six inches
wide lined with waterproof materi:i l..
with interlinin@s of oilcloth and thic L
flannel. Into this was placed the flint
and finder box for kindling fire. anu
the bag WAS then securely fastened
with double faps and tied to keep its
contents dry. 1t WAS the special duty
of the second mate to look after the
fire bag and i'll case of shipwreck to at
tack il 1t once to his person by means
of stout straps provided for the pur
pose. Thus if officers and crew were
cast away on some deserted shore In
the daS0ate arctic circle the means of
obtaining u fire to warm themselves by
and to heat food and drink would not
be wanting as long as the precious fire
bag was safe.
The steam whalers and Sealers of the
present day still carry fire bag slowed
in the lifeboat with the bread and wa
ter. but now ii is OF rubber and con
tains half dozen tin boxes of matches.
New York Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-01-06
When the Danes Were Skinned

In former times the Danes used to
sail up the mouths of the English riv
ers to pillage the churches When
they were caught they were skinned
and their skins nailed to the door IF
the church they attacked. In course
of time all the exposed portions would
peel off. but that covered by the nail
would be protected and thus bear ties
timony to the cruelty of the ancient
Englishmen In the London College
of Surgeons may be seen three speci-
mems Of human skin bearing labels
such as this: Portion of human skin
said TO be that of Dane from the
door of church at Hadstock. in ES-
sex" A second specimen is from Cop
ford. in Essex and third from the
north door of Worcester cathedral.
Such fragments of sacrilegious Danish
hide have been found on doors in
Westminster abbey.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-01-06
The Soap and Water Cure.

The traveller in the Himalayas must
be prepared for surprises Two days
after the Hon. C. G. Bruce had reach
ed Mana he received Il message from
young lady saying that ever since
she had seen him on the day of his
arrival she had been i'll. Il was very
much hurt. allow" says Major Bruce
in Twenty Years In the Himalayas."
During the course Of short but inter-
eSting career no such Snub had ever
been administered to my self respect
I said. But can't | do anything?' She
said. Yes: wash your face and let me
have the water. So we got hot water
and soap. and she sat on Il rock to see
that there was no deception The
water, or. rather. the decoction, was
then put into long tumbler. and she
then and there drank it all! What Is
more. the next day she sent word that
she was quite cured"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-01-06
A famous r.r.or Ma.i.

Sydney Smith the famous au. !; u
and wit. il describing his early l.: r
ried life in Yorkshire parsonage Ia
how he made d butler out of d IL e
girl:
A manServant was too expensive
so caught up ii little garden girl made
like milestone. chriStened her Bunch
put Il napkin in her hand and made her
my butler. The girls taught her to
read. Mrs. Sydney to wait. and under.
took her morals. Bunch became the
best butler in the county"
But Bunch was not merely butter
she was valet too visitor thus de-
scribes her:
Coming down one morning. found
Bunch pacing up and down the pas
sage before her masters door in a
state of great perturbation.
What is the matter Bunch?
"'Ch. ma'Am. can't get no peace of
mind till I've got master shaved. and
he's SO late this morning.
This getting master shaved consist
ed in making ready for him with a
large painters brush thick lathpr in
a huge wooden bowl as big as Nam
brino's helmet. which she always con
siderad as the most important avoca
ton of the morning