davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-04-09
IS, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1912
First Recruit Arrives.

. With only few days separating
, the date for the arrival of the mem
hers of the Paris team to begin their
spring training the eyes of the Paris
/ fans are turned upon the recruits to
| the local organization. The first Of the
new men to arrive is Pete Wood, who
came in Sunday night from Cincinnati,
after spending a few days in the
Queen City looking over the work OF
the Reds. Wood will try for position
or the pitching staff of the Bourbon
ties and from all appearances Is
capable of going the route.
Wood, whose home is in Easton,
Pa. is brother of Pitcher Joe Wood,
! OF the Boston team. Last season lie
started out with the Scranton, Pa. f,
team, but suffering an accident early
in the season, which later developed
blood poisoning, he was compelled tn
give up the game and spent most OF
his time in Cleveland and Boston. He
is Of strong physique and looks every
, incn of sturdy hurler, and expresses
confidence of being able to land a
berth on the local team.
President Bacon has received from
Manager Joe Lewis, a communication
~ Vic CllCCG tudt SlSuCo q hAos
rate catcher in the person of Lawrence
Defiant, of Auburn, N. Y. Lewis is
expected to arrive in Paris about
April 10 when he will take the reins
and usher the players into the three
weeks of hard practice preceding the
opening of the season here on May /.
Suitable weather prevailing work
men will begin Immediately to put the
park in proper shape to be ready for
the game with the strong Wiedemann
team of Newport on the home grounds
next Sunday. All of the play ers under
contract are expected to be here by
that time and will be hard enough to
put up good exhibition against the
Wiedemanns.
The Cynthiana Hustlers defeated
the NJ. M. l. team yesterday after
noon by score of IL to 2.
The Paris team this season will
have an entirely new equipment. The
new uniforms, which were purchased
through g. S. Warden & Son, have
arrived and are on display in the show
window of their store. The road uni
ferns this year ave of the same gray
material formerly used by the club,
wi: military collar. Across the
breast of the shirt is the word paris"
in black letters. The sleeves, which
are short, have black bar, and the
cap forb 9th road and home use are
black with the letter "p" in white.
The home uniforms are of the same
style. made of white material with
black trimmings. The stockings are
black with white bars.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-04-09
New Subdivision Opened and to
be Sold at Auction.

Mr.. john S. Jones, the lumber deal
er. is subdividng his property in the
old fiar grounds addition in Paris, into
sale some time in May. There will be
rs choice lots located on Nineteenth
street, Clifton street and the Clinton
vile pike.
This is one of the most desirable
residence additions in Paris, and the
lots for building purposes could not lay
better, and should meet with a ready
sale.
Watch the next issu. of the Bourbon
News for date of sale.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-04-09
Wilson Club Organized.

With an enrolment of twenty-six
members Woodrow Wilson club was
organized here Saturday afternoon.
Judge Samuel Wilson, of Lexington,
addressed a meeting of the Wilson
d emncrats at the court house result
ing in the organization of the club and
the selection of Attorney Reuben
Hutchcraft as president and Col. Geo.
M. Edgar as secretary.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-04-09
Large Assortment.

The largest and best assorted stock
of rugs can be found at j. I. Hinton's.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-04-09
Bargain Prices on Shoes and
OxfOrdS.

Spring shoes and oxfords at bargain
prices. Come in.
DAN COHEN.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-04-09

Moderate Prices.
Up to date trimmed hats at moder
ate prices at the r
SIMON DEPT. STORE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee, July Is, 1912.
NATIONAL I-FAGrE

milwaukee,, july Is, 1917.
Butter.-Creamery, extras, 25c;
prints, 26c; frsts, 23@24c; sec
onds, 20@21c; renovated, 22023c:
dairy, fancy, 25c.
Cheese - American, full cream,
new made, twins, 1401415c; Young
americas, 15015Ac; daisies, 40
1oc' Ionghorns, 141a @15c; Imbur-
ger, 10 2 q Ice; brick, 41ac
Eggs-Current receipts fresh, as
to quality, 16017c; recandled, ex-
tras, 10 q zoe; seconds, Is 015c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, lie; roos-
ters' lie; springers, 22024c.
Observation-Disclosures, sacked, on
track, 6O@65c.
Wheat-No. /, northern, 1.120
l.lS Z No. 2, northern, 1O9 Oil;
No. 3, northern, LOG.
Corn-No. 8, yellow, Tic.
Oats-No. 3, white, As re; stand
ard, 461ac.
Barley-Wisconsin, 1.02; No. 8,
LOB; No. 4, LOO.
Rye-No. 2, Tie.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, $500
us; heifers, 5.5O@7.OO; COWS. ass
q $50; feeders, 5.OO@5.5O; calves.
7.25@8.25.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 7.43
a 900; fair to best light, 7.OO&
'85; pigs, 6.OO@6.5O.
Sheep-Lambs, 4.0O07.OO; ewes,
3.25@3.5O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
TWO KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Ellsworth Residents Meet Death in
Storm That Sweeps Western Wis
consin-Crops Damaged.

Eau Claire.-In a severe thunder
storm that struck northern Wiscon-
sin, extending far into Minnesota,
at least two people were killed, and
damage amounting to thousands of
dollars was done.
The known dead are:
ALMA FREYER, aged u.
A. BERGMAN, aged so, both of
Ellsworth, Wis, killed by lightning.
An enormous rainfall which was
general in this section accompanied
the electrical storm, washing out
crops and railroad tracks Two
Omaha passenger trains were held
here on account of washouts on the
line to Hudson.
Trees were uprooted by the high
wind and it is feared that farm
houses have been damaged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
WORDY WARSTARTS
OVER BIG DITCH"
Britain Protests Against Free
Use of Canal.
HINT TREATY is VIOLATED
Authority of United States to Allow
American Ships TO Pass Without
Tolls Is Questioned by
England.

Washington, July 13.-Great Brit
tains' request on Thursday that the
enactment Of the Panama canal bill be
held in allegiance until a note can be
presented by the British charge on
behalf of his government has started
/ Dig diplomatic struggle between the
two nations over the question as to
whether the United States can or can
not discriminate in favor of American
vessels in the administration Of the
canal
A series of diplomatic and legisIa-
tive conferences has developed the
fact that the forces in the American
government which favor allowing
American ships free passage through
the canal are in control. These forces
take the position that there is nothing
in the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, under
which the canal was built, to prevent
this concession.
The diplomatic struggle, precipitat-
ed by the note received from Mitchell
Innes, charge of the British embassy,
1t is expected, will be fought along the
following lines:
Great Britain will take the position
that the Hay-Pauncefote tretay pro-
vision which fOrbids discrimination in
favor of the interests of any nation in
the conduct of the canal would oper-
ate against the provisions of the Pan
ANA bill now under consideration in
the senate. This position will be sup
ported by a lengthy argument now on
Its way from London by mail, which
will be presented to the state depart
ment.
The United States will hold that so
long as the ships of all foreign ma
tions are accorded the same treatment
in the use of the canal the United
States may pass American ships free
or rebate the tolls charged them. This
position was taken by the house when
it reversed the report of the house in
terstate and foreign commerce com
mittee, which would have prevented
free passage to American ships, and
passed the present bill.
The ultimate passage of the meas
ure now before the senate seems as
sured. The men behind the bill in
the senate said that the British note
would not prevent consideration of
the measure whenever it could be
reached in the ordinary course of
business; but the position of Great
Britain will strengthen the opposi-
ton to the free provision.
The state department probably will
not undertake to reply to the British
government on its own behalf, but
will regard itself as subject to the
action of congress to dictate any re-
ply to the British protest
Should the bill become a law over
the protest of Great Britain, 1t is
scarcely expected that the matter will
end there, as British, and particularly
Canadian interests, undoubtedly would
force further diplomatic action by
London, and when these means were
exhausted The Hague tribunal would
be the court of last resort.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
AMERICANS CONTINUE TO
WIN OLYMPIC H0N0RS
United States Team Leads With Is
Points Over Sweden, the
Nearest Competitor.

Stockholm. Sweden, July 13.-Ath-
letes from the United States continue
to take the lions share OF the vic
tories in the Olympic games, and now
have IS points to their credit against
81 for Sweden who is their closest
competitor.
Although the hopes OF a new record
were again disappointed on Thursday
the final heat of the 200-meter dash
was most exciting performance.
Ralph c. Craig of the Detroit Y. NJ.
c. A. and Donald F. Lippfncott of the
University Of Pennsylvania took the
hOnors, with the Briton, W. R. Ap-
plegarth, pushing them hard The
German, Rau, who runs all distances,
was fourth.
America won five more points in
the right and left hand weight putting
when Ralph Rose of San Francisco
was first and Pat Mcdonald of New
York was second. This makes Ameri-
cas- total So. Finland took third
The pole vault was easy for Ameri-
ca, the United States men making a
SANS@AA Sff ~ Ad4S4LS TIE sOId1 VI
points to IS. Harry Babcock of Co
lumbia university won the event. and
Frank Nelson of Yale and Mark
Wright of Dartmouth tied for second
and third
Of the six semi-1naI heats in the
11C-meter hurdle race, five were won
by members of the United States
team. These were: Martin W. Haw-
kins, Multnomah A c.; John P.
Nicholson, University of Missouri;
Fred w. Kelley, Seattle A. A; James
Wendell, n. Y A. c., and John R
Case, University of Illinois The 9th
er seminal was won by K. Powell,
England, who, will be the only non
American to compete in the final, as
only the winners of the semi-finals
are qualified to participate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
.HINSHAW MADE
CHAIRMAN Of MEET
Oregon Lawyer Elected Head of
Prohibition CnVention.
OFFICE 4 LUCRATIVE ONE
Platform Is Passed as Presented by
the Resolutions Commttee-Is
Progressive in Many of Its
Most Essential Features.

Atlantic City, n. j., July 13.-Virgil
G. Hinshaw, a young lawyer Of Ore
gon on Thursday was elected chair
man of the national Prohibition CON
vention here under the amendment in
troduced permitting the filling Of that
Office by a blind vote Of the delegates
on the floor.
This is the most desirable office
within the gift of the party. 1t car
ries an annual salary of $4,000 and
the practical administration Of party
affairs between national convention
and national convention.
The fight for this Office threatened
for a time to split the Prohibitionists
wide open. The race from the first
day has been between three candi-
dates, Charles r. Jones, former ma
tional chairman, representing the
standpat element; W. c. Calderwood,
representing the insurgents, and Hin
shaw, representing the compromise
element.
The Hinshaw victory came on the
fifth ballot after both Jones and Cald-
erwood had withdrawn from the race.
The convention today is taking up
the nominations for president and
vice president.
Another official act Of the cOnyen-
ton was the adoption of the party
platform prepared by the majority Of
the resolutions committee. This plat
form, besides taking the usual fall out
of the liquor traffic, advocates most
of the progressive principles en-
braced by the Roosevelt political
school,
The important planks in the Prohi-
bition party platform as adopted by
the resolutions committee, are as fol-
lows:
l. Direct election of United States
senator. A presidential term Of six
years, and one term only.
2. A uniform marriage and divorce
law, the determination of polygamy
and the complete suppression of the
whit slave traffic.
5. Suffrage for women on the same
terms as men.
4. Court review Of post office deci-
sions.
5. The absolute protection of the
rights of labor without impairment Of
the rights of capital.
6. The settlement of all interna-
tional disputes by arbitration.
T. The initiative and referendum,
without the recall.
s. The tariff is a commercial ques-
ton and should be fixed scientifically
on the basis of accurate knowledge
secured by means of a permanent,
non-partisan tariff commission, with
ample powers
g. An elastic currency system ade-
Quate to our expanding industrial
needs
10. Complete separation of church
and state and opposition to appropria-
ton of public funds for any sectarian
purposes.
IL Abolition of child labor IN
mines, workshops and factories with
rigid enforcement of the laws now
"fagrantly violated"
| II. Equitable graduated income
and inheritance taxes.
! The remaining planks advocate gov
eminent economy, conservation of
natural resources, the repeal Of all
laws permitting traffic IN liquor and
more clearly defined laws for the reg
ulation of big business"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
Not All lta History TranIo.

Chios, recently bombarded by the
italians, and one of the many birth
places Of Homer, is the scene of one
of the most terrible Of Turkish out.
rages, During the Greek war Of inde-
pendenee the island rebelled against
the sultan. and his feet and an army
descended upon Chios, Over 10000
Chiotes We're murdered and 10000
sold into slavery, Even now the isl
and suffers from that far off barbar-
lily But Chios has pleasanter mem
ories-memoriea of the wine that
made glad the heart of the sailors who
manned the 100 ships that fought
against the Persians, Famous as the
Chan vine still exeellent-were the
tgs and the pottery,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
SAYS ENGINEER WAS DRUNK.
Witness Declares Schroeder Was In
towjcated Before CORNING Wreck.

Witness Declares Schroeder Was In
toxcated Before Corning Wreck.
Corning, n Y, July 11.-Charles
KIapproth Of EImira. N. Y, testifying
at the coroner's inquest on Tuesday
into the wrecking of the express train
on the Lackawanna road here last
Thursday in which forty persons lost
their lives, swore that his lifelong
friend, William Schroeder, the engin-
eer Of the passenger engine, was in
toxicated four hours before he was
called upon to take charge of his en-
CINE.
This answer was made by the wit
ness when asked to describe the con-
dition Of his friend at 1890 o'clock in
the morning Of July 4, and was the
spoken expression of a thought whis-
pered frequently in this city since the
awful wreck.
Ali the witnesses agreed that 1t was
very foggy and that it was difficult for
signals to be seen more than thirty or
forty feet from the block stations. Tor
pedoes were not used in the attempt
to stop Schroeder's train, and the tes-
tinony thus far brought out failed to
show the fagman had torpedoes with
him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
TAGGART DECLARES He
BURNED THE RECORDS
lndianian Testifies Before Senate
Campaign Committee Concern
ing 1904 Fund

Washington, July 11-According 10
Thomas Taggart of Indiana, who testi-
fed before the senate campaign ex-
penditure committee on Tuesday,
Thomas F. Ryan, August Belmont and
Cord Meyer contributed a large por-
ton of the money used in conducting
the Democratic presidential campaign
il 1904
Mr.. Taggart, who was chairman of
the national committee from 1904 IN
til after the nomination of Bryan in
1908, denied personal knowledge of
contributions except his own which he
said was something like $1,000. He
had learned from his associates that
Ryan, Belmont and Meyer were the
chief contributors Of money.
You have no idea as to the approxi-
mate receipts and expenditures of
your campaign fund.-" inquired Sena-
tor CIapp.
No, sir" replied the former ia
tional chairman, when we got
through it wasn't worth while"
August Belmont was made treasurer
Of the national committee, Mr.. Tag
CART said, when George F. Moody re-
signed that Office. Prior to the Den
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
RICH LAND IN DISMAL SWAMP
Not More Than one-Thlrd Of I'm
measeIy Fertile District IN
der Cultivation.

The Great Dismal Swamp is but q
days journey from New York city and
less than that from Washington and
Baltimore. Much Of It's primeval viii
derness unTodden By human foot It
begins a little south Of Norfolk. Va,
and extends into North Carolina.
Some estimates make It thirty miles
from north to south and ten miles
from east to west Others give its
area az about two thousand square
miles. Most Of this great tract Is Gov
cred with trees, and the underground,
springing from the oozy soil, Is go
dense as TO be almost fmpenetrable.
A little of the swamp has been
drained and cleared and is devoted to
agriculture Some say as much as
one-third Of tt has been reclaimed;
others put the cleared portion at a
much smaller fraction.
Ages ago the Dismal Swamp was a
part Of the ocean floor, The uDheaval
that lifted It to the surface left It "
ing level without sloDe or drainage.
George Washington headed the first
project for draining the Dismal
Swamp, and organized a company for
that purpose shortly after the close Of
the Revolution. A narrow canal was
dug to Lake Drummond, and is still
known as "Washington's Ditch" La
ter another canal was cut from the
Elizabeth river at Deep Creek, Va, to
the Pasquatunk river In North Caro-
lima.
This has been widened and deep
ened of late years and now gives a
continuous passage for vessels from
Norfolk to Albemarle sound. Owing
to the way the earth from this canal
was disposed of, a strip Of the land to
the east Of it was drained, while that
on the other side remained as marshy
as ever.
Other portions OF the swamp, prin-
cipally around the edges, have been
reclaimed, but the rest Of It Is still
as impenetrable as ever, It has been
asserted that II the swamp were
drained it would yield the almost In
credible sum of $3.50, 100000 in farm
products each year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
CHARLES D. HILLS WILL LEAD.
Presidents Aid Is Chosen Chairman
Of National Committee.

Of National Committee.
Washington, July 11-PresidentIal
Secretary Dewey Hilles was selected
as chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee and pilot of the
forces to navigate President Taft's
campaign for reelection.
John B. Reynolds of Massachusetts,
a member of the tariff board, was
picked as secretary.
These selections were m&de on
Tuesday by the nine members of the
national committee acting as a sub
committee after conferences with
President Taft.
Chairman Hilles and the full ma
tional committee will meet on Friday,
July 10, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York to appoint a treasurer. other Of
f1cers, an executive committee and an
advisory committee.
At the meeting Otto Barnard of
New York, Charles G. Dawes and Da-
Vid R. Forgan of Chicago, John Wan
amaker Of Philadelphia, E. F. Swinney
of Kansas City and John Hays Ham
mond Of Washington were all consid-
cred for the office Of treasurer, but not
even a tentative decision was reached.
Headquarters Of the national com
mittee are to be opened in New York
the first Of next week. They probably
will be in the Metropolitan Life build
ing, the same as four years ago.
The opening of a middle west head
quarters at Chicago and a Pacific
coast headquarters at Portland Ore,
was considered at the meeting of the
subcommittee and practically decided
on. Ralph E. Williams, former ma
tional committeeman for Oregon, was
slated to take charge of the far west
ern offices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
MRS. MARY THAW ON STAND
Tells of Insanity Agreement to Send
Son to 6sIyun.


White Plains, y. Y, July 13-The
Thaw lUnacy hearing is closed, so far
as the admission of testimony is con-
cerned, with a sensation furnished
by the last two of the many witnesses
called on Thursday by Clarence J.
SheaYn to establish the present and
past nationality of Harry K. Thaw.
These witnesses were Mrs. Mary
Cppley Thaw, aged mother of the
prisoner, and Mrs. George Lauder Car
negie, nee Margaret Thaw, Harry's
sister Both furnished the strongest
of corroboratiVe evidence that there
actually was, as charged by Thaw,
plan to send him without trial
to the Matteawan state hospital for
the insane.
1t was decided that Mr.. Shearn's
summing up would be delivered next
Tuesday. IN place of oral summing
up Mr.. jerome promised to submit
briefs to the court by July 10. JUS
tice Keogh then announced that he
would probably render his decision
week later, which will be Friday,
July 26.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
Feat of Expert Golfers.

How many golfers would care to
send a ball over the weathercock of
ST. Giles, Edinburgh? It has been
done, however. In virtue Of bet of
l79S MT. Scales Of Leith and Mr. Smell
lie printer, We're selected to perform
the curious fete of driving a ball from
the southwest corner of Parliament
square over the weathercock of the
famous church G61 feet from the
base of the building1. They were al
lowed the use Of six balls each. These
all went considerably higher than the
vane. and were found in the advo
Gates close, on the no.th side of the
High street
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
Hold Your Racket Firmly.

The racket should be gripped near
the end In order not to sacrifice lever
age but not so near that room is not
left for a generous uneramped hold.
The hold should be firm, and In the
matter Of frmness a sharp distinction
must be drawn between flrmness and
stiffness. The latter quality does not
leave the wrist and forearm muscles
free play, while the former does,
The racket must be held so that
there Is no danger of twisting when
the BAH Is met squarely and sondly.
The racket should meet the ball IN
falteringly and yet every movement
that brings about this meeting should
be free and untrammeled by any feel
ing of stiffness. Forbes Watson, in
Outing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25

yer convention Belmont also resigned
and sent the committees books and
records to him. After the reorganiza,
ton of the national committee had
been perfected in 1908, Mr.. Taggart
said, he surrendered all the other rec.
ords to Chairman Mack, but burned
those relating to contributions. He de-
stroyed them, he said, because he
thought they would be of no further
use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
Fisherman Hooks oetopus.

The combined efforts Of six mel
We're necessary to loosen the tentacIes
of a l2-foot devil fish from the hull
of the launch Of Nike NIarincovincb
who hooked the monster while fshing
for grouper off Catalina Island. The
octopus is the largest ever captured
at the island, and was SO unwieldy
none OF the aquarium tanks would
contain it.-Avalon Cor. San Francisco
Chronicle