davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-14
AWAY WITH THE BUzzARD.

From news item published else
where in this paper, namely, that
the disease deimating the hogs of st.
Landry parish may be spread if the
carcasseS are left for the buzzards to
eat, brings attention anew to this
bird of i'll omen and grim visage. A
blot on any landscape, an offense to
smell as we'll as sight, this bird has
been tolerated under the plea that it
served as a scavenger. More mod
ern ideas suggest that civilized men
should not leave their cleaning-up to
birds of prey, and now that it is
becoming evident that instead of
being real agents of sanitation they
do vastly more harm by scattering
disease, a price should be put by
law upon the head of every oneof
them, not however without the ad-
ditional provision for the burial of
offal of all descriptions.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-14

great sinners in that respect. Not
feeling the pinch that the lack Of
small sums can give, and deficient
in imagination they do not realize
the distress that their failure to pay,
can cause. If they stopped to think,
they-or at least most of them
would do differently.
At Christmas is a very appropriate
tine to pay all the small bills that
one possibly can. In no other way,
can the greatest good to the great
est number be done. 1t would be
better than a hundred visits from
Santa Claus.
For instance, if every one, owing
this paper small sums would pay
them, We could pay our small bills
Gin itself a great pleasure) but most
OF our large ones too, and then what
a Christmas We would have!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-14
NOTICED!

BY order of the President of the
company, a special meeting of the
board of directors and stockholders
OF the Bayou Sara Compress Co. will
be held Thursday, Dec. 10, 1912, II
a NJ, at the office of NJ. & E. Wolf.
Business of Importance in connec.
ton with the affairs of the Company
will be transacted. All interested
parties are urgently requested to be
present. A. H, MOSES. Sec.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-14

Rene Canton, the murderer of Ed
gar H. Farrar, Jr., has had his SEN
tence of death committed to life i'm
prisonment. This clemency is doubt,
less due to the appeal of the Farrar
family for mercy to the murderer.
While the action taken by the afflict-
ed relatives does great credit to their
nobility Of heart, it Is not in the ill.,
terests Of public morals that Canton
should escape the death penalty. SO
long as capital punishment remains
on the statute books, it will be in
tended for such as he, and to give
such criminals less Is to encourage
every thief and thug in New Orleans.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-14

tween Bayou Sara, La, and the
Town of St. Francisville.
On motion meeting adjourned.
A. B. BRIANT, Mayor,
G. L. PLETTINGER, Clerk.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct copy Of the
original minutes as they appear on
page 236 of minute book a."
G. L. PLETTINGER, Clerk
Mr.. Morris Wolf came up last week
to look after business interests.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-14

After prolonged illness, Mr.. Her.
man Teutsch, aged So years, died
Thursday, Dec. II, 6 p. m. He was
native of Bavaria, but had resided
in America for many years. The fun
eral took place from his residence
to Hebrew Rest, two O'Clock, Friday
afternoon. He leaves one sister,
Mrs. H. Goldman, of this place.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-14
SUCCESSION OF ZACH cAvLIER
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of West
FeIicIana, 24th Jud. Dist. Court.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of West
FeIicIana, oath Jud. Dist. Court.
Notice of Application for Letters of
Administration.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
it doth or may concern to show
cause within seven days from the pres
ent notification, if any they have or
can, why the application of Joseph
Cavlier, praying for Letters of Admin
lstration on the above succession,
should not be granted, and the de-
scription and valuation of the prop.
erty depending on said succession
should not be approved and homolo-
gated.
Witness the Hon. Joseph L. Col
san, Judge of the oath Judicial Dis
trict Of Louisiana, this 18th day Of
December, 1912.
E. S. MUSE,
Clerk Of said Court.
Description and Valuation of proper
ty depending on the succession Of
Zach Cavlier, deceased:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-12-14

A Louisiana man offers Jack John
son $4,000 to hunt ducks with him
on Catahoula Lake-a grim jest that.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
GEN. FRED ]. GRANT DIES
SON OF CIVIL WAR LEADER VIC-
 TIM OF HEART FAILURE.
Army Officers Whereabouts Had Been Kept Secret and Friends
 Believed Isim in South.
New York.-"Grant is dead. ]"

The news flashed from tLe apart ments of Major General Frederick Dent Grant at the Hotel Buckingham shortly after midnight. sent a shock through the city, such as that which startled the whole country upon the death of his father, twenty-seyen years ago.
 The news was far more sudden It came less than an hour after the first alarm had been sounded that Gen. Grant Was even seriously ill The alarm itself had come before it had been generally learned that Gen. Grant was in the city. as his presence here had been kept secret.
 Get a physician quick, the general Is dying. This telephone message received at the nigh: desk of the Buckingham at 11;3O at night, was the first news.
 bellboy was dispatched to the of flee of Dr. Abbey, near by, but the physician was not at home Mrs Grant was notified and. chafing at the delay, she cried back historically:
 Get an ambulance. Get anybody"
 The alarm was sent to police head quarters. from which an ambulance was dispatched. Calls were put in at random also for physicians in the Fifth avenue district and within a few minutes two had responded
 When the ambulance arrived, with. in few minutes of the alarm, 1t was said that Gen. Grant probably was dy- ing. He was in too dangerous con- ditioh to be removed and the ambu- lance drove away.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
VOLCANO WRECKS
 PANAMA VILLAGES
EAMSHiP CAPTAIN BRINGS NEWS OF SUDDEN ERUPTION
 MORNING OF APRIL 5.
ISLANDS SPRING UP IN SEA
Lava Belched Forth From Side of the Mountain Submerges Indian Set tlements-Tho of
 Persons Killed.

Mobile, Ala.-Thousands of per. sons have been killed and whole Indian villages swept away by the eruption of Chiriqui peak in Panama, according to the statement of Capt. Olsvey, of the United Fruit steamer Fort Morgan, which arrived here
 Capt. Olsvik says the eruption oc- cured April ,, early in the morning. while the Fort Morgan was berthed near Bocas del TOro. He says he saw flames shooting from the peak Re- ports of the large casualty list were brought from the immediate scene to Bocas del Toro by refugees who es- caped the onrushing lava He says he watched the eruption April until he put to sea.
 Even far out on the gulf. Capt Ols- vik says, he saw evidence of the dis turbed clements. The sea was af- feeted In many places. and the air was filled with smoke and dust far out in the gulf
 Capt. Olsvik says inhabitants of Bo- cas del Toro were panic stricken. be- leving that place might be oYerrun with the lava that was belehing forth from the peak
 ChiriQui peak, as far as Is known. never has shown volcanic activity, and the sudden bursting Of fire and lava from the peak took the inhab- itants by surprise.
 In describing the eruption, Capt Olsvik said:
 Soon after the volcano was seen the Fort Morgan was caught by a great current. The vessel tore at her moorings. The current in Cedar creek was very hard. and am sure the eruption of Chiriqui peak was the cause When We got into the open sea. great rocks were sticking out of the water in places where before We had nayigated the vessel. Small islands could be seen all around the shore"
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
SEES VICTORY IN DEFEAT
Woman suffrasists Declare They Will Carry Fight Into Every County
 in Illinois.

Chicago, Ill--With the decisive defeat of the votes for women proposal al the special supplementary primary, the women suftragists de clare that defeat will spell ultimate victory, for the agitation for submis- sion of the question to the voters will now be carried forward in every sec tion of the state Chicago gave an emphatic negative answer on the sui frage question. With two.thirds of the vote compiled, the vote stood. For suffrage, 540O7; against suffrage, I02,632
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
ENGINEERS VOTE TO STRIKE
e3.1 PER CENT OF 50 ROADS ARE
 READY TO QUIT.
Question of Walk-out Now Hinges on Action Railway Heads of
 Eastern Roads Take.

New York N Y.-The engineers Of fifty Eastern railroads have voted overwhelmingly for a strike.
 Of the 25,700 engineers who re- sponded to the referendum vote on the question of a strike, 93.1 per cent voted in favor of the walk-out. The territory affected lies east of the Mis- sissippi river and north of the Ohio river and the Norfolk & Western rail road.
 The vote was taken following the refusal of the railroad heads to grant the demands of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers which were re- gently presented to them.
 The question of whether a strike will be declared now hinges entirely upon the action of a committee repre- senting the railroad heads to which Warren S. Stone. grand chief of the engineers, addressed a letter, asking them if they had any counter proposi- tion to make The railroad managers will hold a meeting Monday after noon.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
POPE HOLDS DAILY AUDIENCE
Wide Rumor of Death of Pontiff Laid to Error and Misnterpretation
 of Rome Code Message.

Rome-Pope Plus x. Is not dead. as was rumored in all parts of the civil ized world. Instead, his holiness is en- toying his usual health and continues his daily audiences.
 He received Cardinal Della Yolpe, Prince Borghese. Seno- de Estranda, the Argentine minister at the Vatican. and his family and Count and Coun. tess Jonghe.
 Afterwards the ponuT greeted q number of Italians and foreign per sonages.
 The Vatican has started an inyesti- gation to determine the basis for the report of the pope's death. which em- anated from Madrid.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
President Asks for Aid.

Washington Taft sent to congress a special message urging the immediate appropriation of amounts aggregating nearly $7Ss,oOO for use in controlling the floods and helping flood sufferers The message asked for $3oo.oo3 in addition to the $5000o already appropriated, to be used in strengthening the leyees; s275000 for expenses of the quarter. master general department in furnish ing shelter, forage for cattle and horses, transportation. etc.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
STUDENTS WRECK A THEATER
Arrest for Playing Baseball on Street Starts Trouble and 5000 Smash
 Windows in Riot.

Valparaiso, Ind Three thou sand students of Valparaiso uni versity rioted in the streets here. driving the police and fire depart ments before them. smashing win dows, firing revolvers and causing gen eral havoc.
 The rioters burst into the Memo rial theater and drove the audience out in panic. The theater furniture was smashed.
 The arrest of students for playing baseball in the streets started the rioting.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Harvard Gets Observatory.

Cambridge, Masculine Hill Me neurological Observatory has come into the possession of Harvard through the will of Abbot Lawrence Rotch of Milton. who died on Sunday. In addition Mr Rotch leaves $500000 to the college to De held in trust.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
5000 MEN RETURN TO WORK
Chicago Carpenters Win New Con- tract for Three Years Calling
 for 65 Gents an Hour.

Chicago ii. - Nine thousand car penters were ready to go back to work. Next week all the men who have been out are expected to be back at their places. and the threatened spread of the strike 10 other branches of the building trade is over.
 The adjustment was reached through the mediation of Judge Newcomer. who was asked to endeayor to arbi- trate the case
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
HIDES BODY OF SON A WEEK
Davenport Qa.) Woman Tiles to Buy Coffin and Sanity Inquiry
 Is Ordered

Davenport, Ia.-After she had monrned in secret for more than q week over the dead body of her son, Albert, Mrs Wilhelmina Fahlen- kamp attempted to buy coffin with out telling the undertaken who 1t was for.
 An investigation by the coroner dis, closed the death. The woman is in custody for observation as to her san ity.
 About $2000. mostly in gold, was found sewed up in Mrs. Fahlenkamp's clothing when she was searched by the police matron.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19

New York.-Whie the fate of the majority of the 2,100 persons on board the mammoth White Star liner Titanic, which sank near New Foundland banks after a collision with an ice berg. still remains in doubt. and it is feared more than 1,200 persons were lost A wireless message from the White Star liner Olympic. one of the vessels lowering near the scene of the disaster
 She flashed the news that S66 of the Titanic's passengers. mostly wom. en and children. were being brought to port by the Curnarder Carpathia. Other messages later brought confirm atory tidings.
 First reports were that the Car pathia had saved but 675 persons. The later figures reduced the list of those for whose fate fear was felt by nearly 200, and if as seems probable, practically all of those saved were passengers, it would appear that all but approximately 450 of the vessels passengers are accounted for, the re- mainedr of the lost being members of the crew.
 A partial list of the survivors re- ceiyed from the Carpathia includes the names of many women of promi- hence who were on the steampship
 After the first desperate calls of the Titanic for help had been sent flying through space and had strated steamers for hundreds of miles around speeding to the scene. what seems to have been an impenetrable wall of silence was raised between her and the anxious world. The giant liner, so far as advices appear. went to her fate without so much as a whisper of the scenes of terrible tragedy that must have been enacted on her decks.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
House Army Plan Rejected.

Washington.-Every feature of the army reorganization plan included in the army appropriation bill as passed by the house was stricken from the measure by the senate, The plan tc !engthen enlistment from three to fly. years was rejected.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Flood In Arkansas and Lot

Greenville. ss.-The MI Is taking its tithe in southerI sas and northern Louisiana.
 tirhated that 1000 square East Carroll and Madison and Chicot and Desha counti' are flooded,
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Girl May Keep Engagement Ring.

Chicago.-When young woman jilts her fiance she does not have to return the engagement ring or pres ents, a Chicago jury held. John La Eew sued Fannie Kaplan for the pric9 of the ring, and lost
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
AMERICANS AGAIN FEARFUL Fl, THEIR LIVES-OAOzCO nE.l
 FEES UNITED STATES.
OUTBREAK IS THREATEN
Mexico City Residents Declare sa ish Newspapers Are Trying to Is
 cite Riots - Missourian
 Killed by Rebels

Mexico City.-With a strike I the National Railways certain. wh may mean the tying up of ni ly all railroad lines in Mexico. \ Gen. Orozco refusing to recognize rion Letcher, United States ConsuI Chihuahua, together with serious velopments at Mexico City, Ameria here are again fearing for their sad
 President Madero has issued and der forbidding Americans to b} more arms into the capital, saying r he considers the arming of foreig dangerous to Mexicans. Of the f5 Krag- g-Jorgessen rifles shipped r few have been taken out by All cans, owing to the prohibitive at which they are held, and the d of foreigners are unarmed. The Al jeans charge that the Spanish pa here are uniformly against them through published articles are end bring to incite fighting.
 Should the United States hau take any action in Mexico, Ameri in this city believe there would b USrising against them. Talk of vention has been revived, and ru were spread that an invasion md expected,
 A concession involving S15,01 has been granted by President NJ, to Christian Schetman for the q lishment of a Mexican Monte on an island in Lake Chapola.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Wears Monkey az a Locket.

New Wearing 8 little mon key suspended from her neck, Mrs. Miilicent Miller of London landed here from the steamer Cedric. She kidnapped the little fellow from his mother in Africa
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Founder of Red Cross Dead.

Washngton.-Mis Clara Barton, founder of the National Red Cross So ciety, died at her home near Gen Echo, Md She had been in poor health for months.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Sneclnan Entera PenLtentIaru.

Lea3enWorth, Kas.-Ward D. Speel- man, former teller of the Merchants National Bank and leading society man of Topeka, was brought 10 the federal prison al noon 10 begin five year term.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
WORST DISASTER
 EVER RECORDED
Bio Liner Titanic Sinks With Approximately 1,500 Souls
 on Board.
WAS ON HER FIRST VOYAGE
Only Meager Messages Was Sent From Doomed Sh,p-Vessel Went to
 Bottom Quickly.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Boston.-A wireless message picked up and relayed from the Olympic, says that the Carpathia is on her way to New York with SG6 passengers from the steampship Titanic. They are mostly women and children, the mes sage says, and 1t concludes:
 Grave fears are felt for the safety of the others of the passengers and crew"
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
RUNNING JURORS DISAGREE
Vote Save for Conviction and Life Sentence.

Hillsboro, Mo - Mrs. Anna Hun ming. jointly charged with Joseph Seidl with the assassination of her husband, failed to be acquitted and will have to stand trial a second time because Grover Wilson, juror. an nounced he never would vote for any thing but her conviction Eleven jul TOTS favored her aequittal
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Time Devoted to Handwriting.

Fort Worth.-Praetieally the entire court session of one day in the case of the Rev. J. Frank Norris. charged with perjury in connection with his testimony before a grand jury regard ing certain anonymous letters the pas tor received preceding the burning of his church. was devoted to the opin- ion of witnesses who had experience in studying handwriting.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Homestead Bill slaned.

Washington.-President Taft bill permitting a years exten time of payment when such a tions are approved by the land 10 certain homesteaders on the enne River and Standing Rock excavations.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Girl Falls in Bathroom. Killed.

Chieaao.-Niola Schlanker, 16 years old, high school girl. slipped on the tie bathroom floor in her home and struck her head against the bathtub Her skull was fractured. and before help could be sumoned she died.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
orozco Defies Uncle Sam.

Chihuahua, MeX-A serious situation for Americans Vas created here when Gen Orozeo, commander of the Lib eral forces. announced he would no longer recognize Marion LetcLer as American consul.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19

A London magistrate has decided that cabman cannot recover a fare from an intoxicated person. but prob ably London's eabmen will go right on recovering several fares at time from intoxicated persons.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19

New York.-The steamship Olym- pics dispatch follows;
 "Carpathia reached Titanic position at daybreak. Found boats and wreck age only. Titanic sank about 2:20 a, m. in 41:16 N. 50:14 w. All her boats accounted for, containing about e75 souls saved, crew and passengers included. Nearly all saved are women and children. Leyland liner Californ- ian remained and searched exact po- sition of disaster. Loss likely total ,S00 souls"
 It is believed here that this is an error-unless the Titanic had more passengers on board that reported. The list as given out showed 1910 passengers and a crew of SG0 or g. TO persons in all. Deducting 675, the known saved. would indicate a loss of ,495 persons.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19

Moberiy, Mo-Zack Farmer merly a resident of Moberly shot and killed by the rebels Irapuato, Mexico, according to sage received by his sister, NJ I. Slusing, of Moberly.
 Farmer was an engineer, em on a Mexican railroad.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Aoed Woman Burned

Hopkinsville. Ky.-WhiIe' , trash in her garden, Mi.s l kins, aged so, was burned Her sister, Miss Alice Jenl 7S, tried to smother the Y was badly burned.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Powers Ask Turkey to

St. ePtersburg. is oHi' nounced that the powers hs proposals of mediation to ! nople, with a view to brlngl end the war between Turke! over Tripoli.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Robbers Hold Up Cafe Gue

New York.-Four men arme
 revOlvers invaded a restaura East Fourteenth street and Morris Last of tewelry and mol gregating s7,000. Thirty persod In the restaurant, but the made no attempt to modest th(
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
New OrIeans.-Parts of the B DAT

New Orleaus.-P Parts of the 13 par. ishes in northeastern Louisiana are feeling a delgge unparalleled in the history of disastrous floods of the lower Mississippi valley Numerous small towns in East Carroll and Madi, son parishes already are wiled out, vast stretches of valley lands are coy cred by from six 10 29 fee of water and a wall Of the desaating flood water. 20 feet high and more than d mile in width is rushing drought the great Tegtan creyasse rear Alsatia, La
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
snnn nnn Fire in Omaha

Omaha. Neb.-One ot 'NeI uable blocks or retaii p7 omaha was seriously thfea| damage amounting to nea. was done by a fire whlca the Ames & Tate building
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Fall Kills Army Ava

Bar Le Due, France. W Il noitering in a monoplane' L court lost control of his macI dropped 200 feet to the gr was killed instantly.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19

Among the new fl eds In education Is the proposal of woman to teach girls to flirt. Before long the appetite 10 have everything taught will re- Quire course in teaching young ducks 10 swim
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19

Lima Center, Mtch.-0ne man wae killed and almost a score of passen- gers were injured when two interur- ban cars on the Detroit United rail way met in head-on collision about [ miles cast of here.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
PostailIee Robbera eot ss5.ooo

Seville. O.-Sate blowers robbed the postaaiee here and escaped With moFe tHaH te9p i'll money and postage stamps h theIast ten weeks post office robbers have stolen abo1t $55, 0Q0 in northern Ohio towns.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19

Now Spanish prince Is trying to get the royal consent to his marriage with an American girl If the royal. ties only knew the truth of the matter. they would substitute entreaties for the match for mere consent, for the American girl is the queen\of creation.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Murder Is a Mysterl

Lynn, Mass.-With failure end of every clew. the polic' city and the state police adm the murder of George Marsl lionaire, 73 years old. was mysterious In history.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19

''It your fec, are cold. you are dis pleased about something" says an emi. nent authority II is true also that oft in the st.lly night. when your wife's feet are cold. you are displeased about something
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Ticket Scalper Gets Two Y

Kansas City.-Bert Boehm, broker, was found guilty of names and dates on railroad and sentenced to two years penitentiary.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19
Church and Postoffice Bl

Fonda, N. Y.-Fire destro Methodist church, the boston, business blocks and several buildings, with a loss of $500
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-04-19

It appears that 2,OOO fewer books were published in this country last year than in 1910 This is distinctly good news to lovers of good litera. ture.