davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

g Raleigh, partly cloudy .......... 64 50 65 Rapid City, clear ................ 56 .. Roseburg, cloudy .............. 62 p AS Roswell, clear ....................7 Il 5s 5S Salt Lake City, clear ....,....... 56 2 5S San Diego. clear .................. 60 % 62San Francisco, partly cloudy :. 54 S 76 Sault Ste. Marie, cloudy ....... "A "A 6S Seattle, rain ..................... 52 46 32 32Sheridan, partly cloudy ......... 5i 32 66 Shreveport, cloudy ............. 80 79 40 Spokane, cloudy .................. 5S 40 22St Louis. cloudy ................ 62 90 72 St. Paul. cloudy .................. 52 30 AS Swift Current cloudy .......... 36 :. 3s Tampa, partly cloudy .......... 7S 64 6o Toledo, clear .................... 52 IS 72 Washington, partly cloudy 66 60 34 Wiiliston clear .............. 56 s6 54 Winnemucea. cloudy .......... SO 30 52 Winnipeg, rain ........,........ 34 IS 46 E c HORTON Local Forecaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
Found Dead in Bed

M. L. Norris, well known and popular citizen of Girard, was found dead in bed Wednesday morning, having died some time in the night, about which nothing was known at the time. He had been ailing for some time but not thought to be seriously i'll till he was found dead. De- ceased had a large number of relatives in the two cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
Attend Bankers, Meeting

Vice Presidents Mullins and Moses of the local banks and President H. T. Ben ton of the Scale bank are in Opelika this week attending the convention of group four of the Alabama Bankers association, which is in session in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
Dwelling Burned

A good dwelling belonging to Tom Me- Collister in Phenix City was burned to the ground Wednesday night at o'clock. Origin of the fire could not be ascertained. It is understood the loss is partially cov- cred by insurance.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
rhr;ll;ro Picture at Royal

Manager t. &. Richards Of the Roy
al thcater has an excellent program
or pictures for the Christmas holt
DAYS. Among the pictures to be seen
,his evening and tomorrow, matinee
and evening, are Mikes Brainstorm.
a comedy; THE Silent Signal. Pa
tho drama; Red Eagle the Lawyer.
aud other good films.
There were large audiences last
evening. The feature picture was
oThc silent Signal" II shows Major
Carcws I'm charge of squadron OF
cavalry near III Paso on the Mexican
horder. who receives n visit from his
.io,,bior Lucille. She meets his adj
infant. Lieut.. Gilmore. They become
very friendly, so much so, that when
sbc anusedly receives the attentions
of one Jose Montero. of the Mexican
Iunta. Gilmore resents 1t. she laughs
-, him Later, Jose becoming too
.,re,uous in his opportunities. Lucille
,o.kes him ridiculous by showing
,,itten in his face as he Is about to
,.iss ber Enraged. he stalks away. ana
ct, a half breed. Buck. on the trail
,,oar the camp. More or less beside
,,,,,s.,f with humiliation. he vents his
90. an the half-breed. attempting to-
,ake mis- horse away from him Luz
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
MILLER MUST
USE HIS SPEED


While there are few who believe
that Matsuda, the Oriental streak Of
lightning can defeat Walter Miller.
one of the greatest wrestlers at l5I
pounds that the world has ever pro-
duced. yet the lovers of fast and scieu-
tilic wrestling will see one of the finest
exhibitions of the sport that could De
VIXEN the Jap and Walter come to-
Sethor says Bruce i'm the Duluth
Herald.
The Jap is one of the fastest and
clcNeiest men in the game. His side
stepping and ability To fcint and keep
away from an opponent are something
wonderful His foot work is as good
as that of any boxer IN the ring to-
day. Miller will have to so at the very
limit of his speed To defeat the Orien-
tai. one of the most ccl-likc Crap
piers that we have ever seen In action
IN this part of the country,
Miller and Yokel.
Millcrs bout with Matsuda will he
his last before his meeting with the
! mighty Mike Yokcl of Salt Lake City.
| The contest with Yo<el is the one tine
| fans in Duluth are waiting FOR Ac-
cordiug to the ncqotiations the battle
| between the two bitter rivals will be
/ staged here soms time in February.
! After the bout with Matsula, Walter
/ says Ire Is going To the woods for q
complete rest. and then will cndeavor
/ 30 get one OF the best wrestlers In the
| world to train him for the contest
! with the man he would sooner defeat
! than any other man IN the whole
| world And permi; us Ia say here that
! the match between Miller and lokcl
/ win bc one of the greatest, ho matter
| Nhich one wins. that has ever beea
wrcstled in North America. TWO Of the
greatest middleweights in America, II
! Is generally acknowledged that the
right of possession OF the middle
weight title rests between these twp
little men.
Yckel Young Giant,
Yokel comes about up to Walter
nose. But he has the body Of a giant.
I His neck is something really lnarNcl-
Gus. Imagine man shorter than
Waiter Miller with neck larger than
that or the heavyweight champion oi
The world, and YOU have some ade-
guate conception of the man who ~
ldisputing the title that Millers friends
have claimed is as much the property
ur the little Pole as il is rigGtiul pos
session Of either Yollcl or Gehring'
The match with Matsuda viii be the
best thing in the world Tor Miller. tof
the willy Oriental will speed the litti'
Pole up more than amy man in the
world is capable Of doing-6nd speed
is something that Walter VIII hee''
the night lie tangles with Mike foN'
the fair.haiie ed kid of Salt Lake city
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24

Feature Act At Peoples.

Manager Charles Oakcs OF the PEG.
ple's thcater, Iaurium. has a splendid
vaudeville attraction for this evening
and tomorrow matinee and evening. 1t
Is Bulgcr's Goats and DOG. There are
six goats in the act and one dog Some
of the stunts the goats do are almost
human in intelligence. One difficult
part of the performance is walk
,ng on II plank two inches wide
AS a burlesque feature, the goats
rive a reproduction of Uncle Toms
cabin" Each goat takes one of the
PARTS IN the old favorite drama, ana
the situations they produce are anus
iug in the extreme
There will he "A change of pictures
and evening. Manager Cakes states
that the kids" will hC remembered
This evening and tomorrow matinee
with bags of candy at tomorrow's
matinee.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24

ton. They return 10 the squire aud
the lover asks the girls hand in mar
raGc. He is Indignantly refused, and
they are ordered from the palatial
mansion on the girls declining to give
up her lover. a period of ten years
lupscs. in which the couple experience
hard luck They decide to write
letter TO the squire, asking for iinan-
cial aid This is refused. and after
the wife aud son leave the room, the
husband commits suicide. In the
meantime, the squire has rclcntcd.
aud hurrics 10 the home of his sister.
only To find the husband dead. He
offers lis sister the money as consola-
ton. but is Indignantly refused, and, in
turn. is ordered from his sisters home.
Another period lapsos. during which
time the boy has grown To young
manhood. and is seen working in "A
large factory as an expert wood cary
or 4 young hciress visits the factory
and secures the services of the young
man To teach her the art. she is en-
~
comes Jealous ana secures the dis
missal of the wood carver. through the
aid of the employees of the factory.
who are jealous of him and his work.
Then IS depicted struggle for exist
cncc. the Clandestinc working of the
Young man at night in an OLD deserted
church, where he becomes more and
more proficient in his art. The younS
bcircss aud her lover go FOR walk
and toward evening are caught in q
heavy thunderstorm They seek shell
ter in the church where the young
man is working. and iis secret is dis
covered The hciress falls i'm love
ith the young worker. and her orig
inal lover becomes iusancly jealous
So much SO that he has the young
nan set upon and beaten almost To
Heath Ia the old church by gang
Of thugs. The squire and others of his
guests at u masked bali come to the
rescue. and the young man is taken to-
the home of the squire. where he ~
visited by his mother The squire
recognizes his toughest sister. and
realizes that he has saved his own
nephcw He makes amends.
Desmond Ellcry in spotlight and
other songs entertain nightly at this
theater.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24

ellie sees the encounter ana ruslles I"
the aid Of Buck Jose then turns ms
attentions to the Girl. attempts to KISS
her and would have succeeded had u
not been for the timely arrival OF CHI
more. who knocks him down. He vows
vengeance. Jose returns later WIN u
band Of Mcxicans and captures Gill
more. also Buck. Tha later sends 10
II signal and the rescue is made atto'
A spectacular chase and fight through
tho mountains and Lucille Is once
more happy in the arms OF her lover
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
, CARD OF THANKS.

We. the employees of the Glass
Block store CO.. beg to take tins op'
portunity tc thank the patrons OF. the
house Tor the consideration shown uf
during the Christmas shopping days
We appreciate deeply your efforts I"
shop early. thus relieving MS OF the
extra rush and extra hours Of the last
DAYS before Christmas. We have
sirivcn hard 60 please during the
shopping days just passed. III any
detail of our service has failed, we
want To- ask you to consider the ten
sion under which we have been work
ing
We wish also to thank the Glass
Block Stors Co. for their considcra
ton shown us during the Rush Days
we appreciate more fully than words
can describe your efforts To make out
work ae light as possible.
You have provided every conven
ionce possible for our comfort. The
Hot I.uncheons provided MS have been
e great help inasmuch as II has saved
us many extra steps to and from our
homes. thus providing means ut
rest which could not otherwise be OBJ
tanned The mornings and evenings of
given us at various times have pro
hiblted tired nerves and mind. with
this help extended us we have been
enabled 10 serve with more thought
fulness and promptness.
with these words of thanks heartily
extended to The Buying Public and
TO our employers we wish you all "a
Joyous Christmas and assure you that
in the future our efforts will be to
serve you better than ever before, to
strive always to be fair and honest. to
set our ideals higher and higher until
our service will have reached one next
to perfection
(Signed) The Employees of the
Glass Block store Co.
advertisement
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
Pictures to Teach hygiene.

To carry the mcssage of preNch''N'
medicine aud public hygiene into the
moving picture thcatcrs. to reach th'
Young people. was proposed by MIS-
George Il, Fraser as one ot Inc way
TO accomplish the object at the Detroit
Public Health League, which has JuS'
becn formed. and to the Craftsmanship
of which Mrs. Fraser was elected.
Rev. Edward II. Pence indorsed Mrs
JNrasers suggestion, expressing nm
self as strongly III favor of carry ln3
tho campaign to the iIvC.cCnt shows
in the anticipation of reaching th'
Young and uniformed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24

Dream, little child The glowing Goals
Are painting pictures on the wall.
Out from the Quiverina shadows there
You almost hear the thrilling call
OF Merry Christmas. little maid!
hope I've brought your hearts desire. y
And Santa's shadow just above
Grows lifelike by the leapina fire.
Dream. little child The Christmas air
Is glowing with your visions bright,
And all the Joys tomorrow holds
Are shining on the page of NIGHT
Dream.olittle child! And may the years
To you their richest treasures leave.
And may all happy dreams prove real
That come to you this Christmas eve!
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
SULLIVAN DOING WELL.
Former Calumet Man Now Owner OF
Two Thcaters in Escarsba.

&. =. sullivan, who owned aud man
aged the Royal moving picture thc5-
ter IN this city for 4 year or more, amt
who has been located in Esrnnah.
since he disposed of his interest here"
is now the exclusive owner of tn"
Grand and ROYAL thcdtcrs la that city.
In one he presents vaudeville and pie
lures aud in the other pictures cN-
lusively. lie had - partner IN the cS
cusivs picture house, whom Hc bouptd
On; last week. II Is said that both
heaters are making money.
The Fsscanaha Press said of his go
81 deal
by deal that WIS cluscd Ncster
lay 6 - sullivan purchased the IL
tercst of John J. Hines in the Grand
thcatcr of this city aud the firm OF
Hines and sullivan was formally dis
solved Mr. Sullivan now assumes The
personal ownership of The Grand thea
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24

ter together with the Royal, which he
Las owned Individually for the past
several years. Mr.. Sullivan will con
juue to ieud To both thcatcrs his fund
eft experience gained through years in
the Theatrical business Since coming
Ju tsScaErba Mr. Sullivan has achieved
an immense success in his theatrical
ventures ana will continue To make
The Grand and Royal theatcrs among
the most popular amusement places ia
the city"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
MOTION PICTURE REVIEW
AND VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTIONS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN THE PICTURE Wop,D
very Tuesday end rridsy)

round, lp ol "a gang of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WIN the aid of the shcrim's posse. who
had robbed him and left him To die
on Tie sandy wastes OF an apparently
endless prairie The heroine of the
play Is magnificent woman, ana she
pays very important part in the
nih'' Her capture by the gang. head.
ed hy a woman, ami her fight for
ne while bound To a stake, with Il
luse attached To Il barrel of powder.
Is thrilling In the extreme. Then fol-
'tWs the capture of Scotty and his
partner, ana later his rescue by tho
heroine. Finally comes the big round =
M at tie hang-out of the dcsperadoes.
ANA the successful elimination To the
picture, the have scene between Scotty
and the heroine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
Will PASS GUN
LICENSE BILL
Game Warden Oates SaGguine OF
Success OF the Measure

Prospects foe securing q hunters IL
ccnse amendment 10 the game laws
are bright. more opposition is bcius
shown to the proposed buck law"
This is State Game Warden oates
summary of the outlook for the two
principal same law reforms that viii
bc sought from the incoming lcgisla-
ure.
4 feel great confidence that gun
| license viii br provided for bv the new
| legislature MI OatcS asserted "4Iy
| INQUIRIES have disclosed little opposj-
ton L, this proposal, either among the
| legislators elect or among the sports
mems organizations. Far the greater
number of sportsmen OF the state APP
pear to favor this proposal, and when
| thcir influence is cNcrtcd ON the lcgis-
laturc have no Gouht that it viii be
approved
m important Measure.
Mr. Oates regards the proposed gun
license bill as perhaps The most impor
| amt measure for game protection, that
has ever been presented to the legisla-
Wrc.
''rhc department estimates he
| avs that even the nominal liccns'
cfc Of 81 per gun will return 100000
10 bc used for game propagation end
protection In the matter of pTupoga
ton Michigan is far behind many
other states I'm fact IT has not Yet
made a beg uniug with this important
work. excepting og course, the fish
hatchcries.
The income from the proposed gun
license would permit the systematic
breeding of game birds aud would be
the mca0s. with proper protection, oi
indefinitely postpuuing the period Of
GOOD hunting in Michigan. All this
would bc accomplished by imposing a
merely nominal fee
The economic value 10 the state 81
the proposed license law, aud the
things that vii! follow in its train, Is
not properly appreciated by the gen
crai public Good huTtinr is an as
set Of unreasonable importance, if the
Conditions are made attractive To out
side SpollSlnCu
Status OF Buck" Law.
Nh oates frankly admits that h'
expects The proposed buck" law, on
dorscd by his department and 10y sev
eral sportsmcn's organizations vii
have much harder shedding than the
run license measure The discussion
It has already received has dcvclopc,
sorlc open opposition to it, but Nj
oates regards rs favorable sign tE'
fact that some Of the lower stat
sportsmcu's clubs have declared in it,
favor.
The thius oudanscring the buck
Jaw Is the attitude of he lower Mich
ean hunters I'm the past they have
opposed all legislation making 1t mor'
difficult for lhcm to secure their quot
# deer. and it is feared tHat they vii
oc pretty solidly lined up against th'
buck" law. for the reason that. f"
the time being at least, it would MAKE
successful hunting more difficult
Il the supper, OF a fair proportion D
| the lower state legislators for the pro
posed law can he secured it will prob
ably be- approved for the upper PENN
I sula ,Irlcgation will he Solidly for n
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
Thrilling Drama at Crown.

Manager john Nogul of the Crown
thcatcr, has an excellent feature film
IN In Ills Place" 1t Is in two reels,
and Is - thrilling drama from start to
lrish II opens with the squire bid =
ding lis sister "good morning." as
she starts out for her accustomed
morning drive in the family brough-
am. ON the way. she meets her lover
who is beneath her In rank and sta
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24

or more sounds at the same time, Ills
work IS very clever. especially in in
PRODUCING some of the song birds. He
also initiates barn yard fowls in very
clever fashion.
\ change in vaudeville will take
lace Thursday evening, as well as a
change of pictures. For tomorrow
evening Manager Ruttcnbcrg is feat
Lring a popular movie On tae Line
OF Peril" "A war drama.
Death Valley. SCotty's Mine. was
the feature film last evening. and VIII
he shown again this evening. Il is
an excellent western film, depicting
the original western "Scotty" and his
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
Fine Proaram Al Grand.

The feature attraction for the first
three nights of this week at the Grand
thcatcr Is Warren Woodsen an imi-
t;tor Of birds and animals. Mr.. Wood
sen uses no instrument whatever, and
makes the human throat produce two
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
Christmas Eve.

Dream, little childi The shadows fall.
Over the land the mystic veil
That hides the morrow from our eyes
Is sWayina in the starlight pale.
Dream. little child IT'S Christmas eve.
Dream while the magic hours glide by.
Each wind that blows the snoWflakes wild
Is laden with sweet mystery.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
JOHN BRYANT rs MANAGER.

John Bryant, who FOE several year,
past uds had charge at the dry goods
department at the Bawdcn store has
resigned his position to take effect
IAN T. Mr. Bryan has been named as
succcssor tu Mark Train manager oi
the departments located on TIL second
floor ct the j. Vivian Jr.. Co.'S store.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24

Perhaps it, fate depends ia largest
measure on the arguments developer
in the committee hearings
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24

Holiday sale on two.piece SIS ami
$50 suits for 500 Matt Chopp, 9th and
Elm SITS AdNcrtlScmcnt-"l
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-24
CHI RIS NJ a q
SUGGESTIONS
Boxed Candies, Cigars
Pipes, Tobaccos
Genuine Briar Pipe

WHICH FORMERLY SOLD ~ rs
Sc, 81, AND So, At \ SPECIAL
PRICE OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-23
HIGH COST OF LIVING.
Report on Rise in Prices
in Ten Years.

washington, Sept 23.-The most
marked upward trend of the cost of
living is disclosed in the federal bureau
of labor's report of an investigation of
prices for the last ten years. conduct
ed in the important industrial centers
of 80 states.
Fifteen important articles of goods,
as we'll as coal, comprising two-thirds
of a working mans needs, were in
yestigated. In many cities the investi-
gators gathered statements Of mer-
chants on the cost of living and .speci-
mems of these are published in the re-
port.
On June 15 1912. the report shows IA
of the Is articles of food were higher
than a year before, and 10 had ad-
vanced in the last 10 years more than
so per cent over the average price for
the preceding ten years.
During the last decade prices of po-
tatoes changed most and sugar the
least. Their advances were 111.9 and
So per cent, respectively. During the
last year. bacon, which decreased just
one-tenth of l per cent, was the only
one of the Is principal articles of food
that showed a decline, while nine of
the Is advanced more than 2 per cent.
varying from "a per cent for milk, to
1876 for round steak
OF the 15,. only eggs. butter. milk and
sugar were lower. but the price of three
of these four is normally lower in sum-
mer than in winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-23
SET RULING ASIDE TAFT SPEECHES !
Adam Bede and J. M. Harlan
Auditorium Tonight.
They Are Brilliant Orators
MarshaIPS Band to Play.

Topeka will tonight hear the first
Taft speech of the campaign when J.
Adam, Bede, former congressman fIOIn
Minnesota; and J. M. Harlan, of Chi
cago. reply to Theodore Roosevelt at
the auditorium. Both of these men 9re
rated as eloquent speakers and the
crc wd that goes to the auditorium Cd
night will probably see an oratorical
display that will exceed anything Cn
Saturday nights program.
Bede and Harlan are following -t1ose-
velt On his western trip. In every town
that Roosevelt speaks. Bede and Har-
Ian make speeches. They will answer
the call of the Bull Moose and invite
the considerate voters to dodge freazled
politics and hang close to real and
tangible issues. That Roosevelt will
be toasted and f1ayed before tonight's
crowd, is only a part of the program
Roosevelt's public record will be aired
and displayed for individual inspection
by the two men who are following the
Bull Moose trail across the continent.
This afternoon Bede and Harlan
spoke at Ottawa. At $50 this evening
they will speak in Lawrence and viii
arrive in Topeka at $40 this evening.
A concert by MarshalPs band will pre-
cede the meeting at the auditorium.