davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-03
Kills Self to Avoid Arrest.

Blocker, Okla, Oct. 2.-As q consta-
BILE was approaching to place him IN
der arrest, Ernest McCantis, Is years
old, shot himself to death at Blocker
He was wanted on charge of throw
ing a rotten egg at a minister at re-
vival service
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-03

Johnny, the caterpillar eats twice
it's own weight
"Gee-I'd hate to be a lady cater
pillars gentleman friend and have to
send it candy."-Ex.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-03
j. M. Pope

D. M. Pope
VS.
A. L. Smith, Mrs. Sue R. Smith,
DIR. H. w. Smith, L. A. Smith,
Bradford Smith, Willard Smith, l..
II. Smith, Frank McWilliams, Mrs.
Fannie Hargrave and Mrs. Geor-
gia Parrrott.
EQUITABLE petition to quiet title
IN Sumter Superior Court, November
Term, 1918.
. L. A Smith, Bradford Smith and
Millard Smith:
you and each of you are hereby
noClned and commanded to be and APP
pear at the next term November Term
1879 of Sumter Superior Court, then
ana there to answer the complaint OF
. NJ Pope VS. A. L. Smith ct al, or in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-03

Currency doesn't seem to be an il
sue, but a Chinese puzzle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-03

$1,000 cash premiums for Swine
81, $50 premiums for cattle
S 125 cash premiums for Sheep
S 700 premiums, Boys Corn Club
S 225 premiums, Girls Canning Club
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-03

SEE THE AZTEC MARINE BAND.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-03

Billy Lightfoot and Twenty Other Funny Glow
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-03

Smallest Mites of Adult Human Beings Living
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
lake oppenheimer, Noted Grim
inaI Is Put to Death.
Murdered Many Men-HavIns Added
Several Killings to His Record
While In Prison, for One OF
Which He Hanged.

Folsom, Cal.-"Jake" Oppenheimer,
known as THE Criminal OF the Cen
tury" and The Tiger Man." because
of his murderous ferocity, was put to
death on the gallows here for the muir
der of a fellow-convict In Folsom
prison.
Oppenheimer was probably one OF
the most remarkable criminals OF the
age. He had at least four murders
to his credit and innumerable murder
4. Gus assaults. He commenced MS
criminal career when a boy. Dis
charged by the superintendent OF
telegraph company in San Francisco,
he thereupon shot and killed the Of
ficlal
Oppenheimer, In some way, beat
the case but three years later was
sentenced to fifty years imprisonment
for robbing a drug store. This severe
sentence was given him because OF
evidence showing that he was a dan
gerous and habitual criminal. A man
named Ross testified against Open
heimer at his trial. at which time The
Man Tiger 'swore to be revenged.
Not long after Oppenheimer's ar
rival at Folsom prison, Ross was sent
there as a convict Oppenheimer wait
ed for him at the safe and stabbed
him to death before the guards could
interfere. A short time later Open
heimer murdered a guard named Nc
Donald. AS punishment he was placed
In solitary confinement, but obtaining
a file he made his way out and at.
tackled a fellow-convict named John
Wilson with butcher knife. Wilson
died few days later
In 1901 the state legislature passed
a law imposing the death penalty upon
any prisoner who should make an as
sault upon a prison official or fellow
prisoner. Under this law, Oppenhei-
mer was tried in October. 1907. for
the murder of Wilson. He was found
guilty, and was sentenced to die on
June 6, 1908.
Apparently supplied with plenty OF
money Oppenheimer fought his case
all the way up to the Supreme court
OF the United States, but finally lost.
He then endeavored to obtain his
freedom by writ of habeas corpus, but
in vain.
While awaiting the decision OF the
courts in his efforts to save himself
from the gallows, Oppenheimer was
kept in strict confinement at the Fol-
som prison. There he continued his
criminal career with unequaled cum
ming and ferocity. In company with
two other criminals, prisoners. ]. w.
Finley and San Francisco Quijada. Op-
penheimer made an attempt to break
out Of the prison at midnight on Jan
uary 4. 1910. by saving the bars OF
their cell. They would have succeed
ed had not Night Captain Quigmire
detected them sneaking along the cor
ridor.
Quijada, a half-breed Yaqui Indian
had attacked some Of the prison guards
several years before and had been sen
fenced to death under the law OF 1901
He appealed to the courts, and bis
case was pending at the time when
Oppenheimer began his fight for his
life. There was considerable illfeel'
ing between the two prisoners from
the very beginning. and their mutual
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
$1,000 RUG is BIG LUXURY
Secretary Of Navy Balks at Fine Floor
Covering Offered for His
Office.

Washington. - Secretary Of the
Navy Josephus Daniels has lofty ideas
of artistically beautiful things. and
is specially fond Of oriental and Per-
sian rugs, but he is also loyal to dem
ocratic simplicity.
When the secretary went to his Of
fee a few days ago he found the
place crowded with rugs Of every de-
scription. Of1cers and clerks on duty
had been joking among themselves as
to when the auction was going to
begin"
The secretary was informed that
there was a balance left of an appro-
priation for furnishing his apartment,
and that the rugs were there for him
to make a selection for his Office.
Mr.. Daniels finally selected one
large rug as being to his liking. A
clerk had told him that the purchase
must be made before he left the Of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
NAILS UP WIFE TO STOP TALK
Husband Closed Windows. Says Wom'
an In Her Action for Divorce
Against Him.

New York.-''He nailed up all the
windows In the house to prevent me
from gossiping with the neighbors."
This is one of the allegations of
cruelty mentioned in the petition for
divorce submitted by Mary L. Carem
Dennis Carem is the husband accused.
The couple at one time lived in West
Hamilton place. Jersey City. The hus-
band recently sued for divorce, alleg-
ing desertion, but failed to get de-
cree. The Carems were married a
quarter of a century ago and have two
children, q son twenty years old and a
daughter eighteen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
WAS LURED BY GOLD
How Plague Ship Captain Sc
cured an Engineer.
DeIuded Man Was Later Startled by
Elaborate Courtesies Of His CHIEF
and Succession Of 8urials
at Sea.

New York.-The favorite story OF
Capt Walter Ancker, superintendent
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroads
floating equipment at pier No. %, foot
Of Jay street, North river, who died
some time ago, was Of his expert
ence on a plague ship.
Ancker was assistant engineer on
the German steamer Minister Achen-
bach, which lay at Nikolaiev. on the
Bug river. One day he and Captain
Kahmke were discussing bubonic
plague In the cabin on the bridge
deck when Captain Stringer Of the
British tramp Sea Gull came along
side in one of his boats, very much
excited.
"A hundred pounds in gold for an
engineer!" shouted the caQtain. I'm
short of engineers. I'll drop him on
at Constantinople and there you can
pick him up"
accept the offer, saying the Achen-
bach would be at Constantinople in
about a week Ancker accepted it
and turned over half Of the 100 pounds
in gold to his captain for safe-keepfng
and tucked the other half inside his
| belt.
| Inside of half an hour the young
| engineer was aboard the Sea Gull.
which already had steam up in the
| Bug. She was low down in the water.
She had Just returned from India, and
her crew embraced Lascars, Russians,
Firms and English. All the officers
were English.
The captain was unusually hospi-
table. He came to the engine room.
bringing a flask of brandy and a box
/ of cigars to the engineer and asking
him not to leave the engine room and
not to spare the cigars and brandy.
1t looked suspicious-such liberal
hospitality.
At four bells of the first watch En-
gineer Ancker decided to steal a lit
tie sleep in comfortable armchair
which the skipper had sent below. He
stepped first into the alleyway, where
were the berths labeled respectively
Engineer" First Engineer and
Second Assistant Engineer" In the
first room he saw the form Of a man
in the bunk In room No. 2, darker
than the first, he touched man aD
parently asleep, a bottle Of brandy by
his side. From the bunk in the
third room Ancker grabbed blanket
and wrapped himself in 1t In his chair
In the engine room.
Whats the trouble?" the new en-
gineer asked q sailor
do you think 1t is measles?" 70
turned the man contemporary.
Questioning the sailor more closely
Anchor learned that nine out of the
crew Of 36 we're already dead, includ
ing the regular engineer, the first as
sistant and the second assistant
whose hunks the understudy had Wis
tied during the previous night
Twice again on that day there were
splashes alongside. Ancker took FIRE
quent small nips of brandy, smoked
cigars, drank boiled water only and
ate sparingly.
II Ancker bribed q bumboatman II
set him ashore at Pera on the oppo
site shore.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
EXECUTE IMAM TIGER"

hatred increased in the course of time.
The climax came in September Of 1901,
when one morning Quijada challenged
Oppenheimer to a combat for life.
while the prisoners we're permitted to
exercise in the corridor Of the prison.
Oppenheimer, who had secretly pre-
pared himself for such an emergency,
flung himself upon the Indian and
stabbed him to death with sharp
piece of steel, which he had picked UP
in the prison yard several months be-
fore, and which he had secreted In his
mattress ever since.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
To Remove Rust.

Having trouble with the steel In
my kitchen range becoming rusted
while not in use last summer, says
correspondent, l have found the fol-
lowing method very good for polish
ing it: Moisten a piece OF soap and
rub it all over the steel. Then pow
der the range with some bath brick
and with a dry rag rub the steel well
with this. Then polish the steel for
the last time with another clean dry
rag and you will be surprised at the
change this makes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
DOGS LIFE TO SAVE CHICKS
Fights copperhead, as venomous Rep
tile Imperiled His
Mistress.

Pottsvilfe, Pa.-When Mrs. Robert
Helms went to the chicken coop to
see why her fowls were making an
unwonted noise, she found that a
four-foot copperhead had coiled up In
the yard and was giving battle to a
dog, which had driven the reptile away
from a half-devou' ed chicken.
She endeavored to strike it with a
broom when the snake made a thrust
at her. narrowly missing Her screams
brought men from their work near
by. and they soon killed the snake.
The dog was a victim of the fangs
of the reptile, and will likely die from
the poison. which he endeavored in
vain to lick from his wounds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
precepts of his favorite author

precepts of his favorite author to
guide him.
please, sir" he said to Patrolman
Burke at Graham avenue and Broad
way. Brooklyn, can you tell me where
Is the proper place for me to start out
to be millionaire"
There are some things New York po-
licemen do not know. so Patrolman
Burke took Louis to the Stage street
police station on charge of vagrancy
Then the boy was sent to the Chill
dren's society. in Schermerhorn street.
where he will stay while his ambitions
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29

fee, as the allowance would lapse II
not used.
Il thought those rugs might be
bought for something like the figures
we poor folks down in North Carolina
pay" said the secretary. Il picked
out my rug, all right. But they told
me the price was $4,000, and wanted
me to sign a warrant for it. 1t was a
beauty-pearly blue. with all the iri-
descent misty amethystine shades OF
a mountain sky. But $4,000! My
ideas of democratic simplicity could
not get up to that figure. and told
the boys to take the whole blamed
outfit away and that didn't want any
rugs at ALL These here are good
enough for me-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
FINDS FAILlNGs OF FICTION
Boy Who Sought to Shine Way to For
tune Arrested by New York
Policeman.

New York.-Louis Brown read all Of
Horatio Alger, Jrs' books. There he
found out that the quickest way to be-
come a millionaire was to start as a
bootblack or to sell papers. So he
came to New York with bootblack
box slung over his arm and with all Of
his twelve yeays of experience and the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
BEES swARMED IN HIS BEARD
An Aged Pennsylvania, s'pne
Death by the insects Before rep
Could Come.

Pittsburgh, Pa--Jeremiah kramI
seventy-two years old and han Dn ~.
ran into a big swarm OF bees ~ ~.
were about to swarm on proleer.s
beam in his wagon shed on "ina y,
road. Instead of taking to the 80 &.
the bees enveloped Kramer -
piled upon his face and long -
kers. -,
Kramer yelled for help and IO.s y.
the bees as best he could. but DC 80 80
soon helpless from their stings -
onslaught of the bees rendered ~ =,
unconscious and he was found " 3.
son three hours later lying on
wagon shed floor with the myrlAu.
bees on his head. arms ana -
which were swollen twice tnen '.
raj size. Although medical az
hurriedly summoned Kramer e'ss
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
snanIsh shortcake.

Three eggs. half cupful Of butter,
one cupful of sugar. twothirds of a
cupful of sweet milk. teaspoonful OF
cinnamon. two cupfuls Of -four and
one teaspoonful Of baking powder.
Stir the -four in, do not knead; the
eggs, butter and sugar should be beat
en- together until very light. Bake
in a shallow tin When 1t is done
spread a thin frosting over the top
made Of the white of one egg, a lit
tie pulverized sugar and a teaspoon
full Of cinnamon. Set in the oven to
brown.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29

nent in the imperial gardens at
Schonbrunn.
The aged Emperor Francis Joseph
is the first in Austria to take up"
the sweet peas. The director Of the
imperial gardens was sent to London
and brought specimen plants back
with him. Now the tables at the cas-
tie at Schonbrunn are decorated with
sweet peas In one color. or, at most,
two The emperor prefers pink and
white to other combinations.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
To Make Smooth eravles.

First, have the liquor to be thick
ened ready to boil, then take a spoon
full of -four and with little milk or
water work free from Jumps; then
thin so that it will pour easily. With
a stirring spoon in one hand stir the
boiling liquid vigorously, with the 9TH
er hand pour in the batter. The secret
of having it free from Jumps is to
have the liquid hot enough to COOK
the batter at once, and to keep stir
ring it until 1t is well cooked. Never
try to stir raw -four into hot liquor
nor to make smooth gravies in luke
warm stock.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29

man caught 1t by the throat Frantic.
Mrs. Rounds sprang at him. gnsppled
and forced him to drop the child. The
man fed just before help arrived.
Mrs. Rounds was In the back yard
when she heard a muffled cry from
her baby. She ran to the house. The
baby, with blanket wrapped tightly
about its head. lay Just inside the
dining room door. AS che sprang to-
ward It a man appeared
IT you make a sound ril shoot her
ana you, too" the burglar said to Mrs.
Rouncs. The burglar caught Its little
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29

from him in the case. that the govern,
ment permits its subjects to marks,
the raw products on their lands with.
out a license, and he cannot see the
justice of a law that will punish him
for changing the same products into
a more valuable form and selling Il
without a license. 1t Is not matter
of conscience with the moonshina.
The only point he considers is that Of
detection and capture. The govern.
ment is regarded as a prosecutor and
the moonshiner the injured person.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
ATTACKS THIEF CHOKING BABY
Mother Undaunted by Pistol and
Threat to XIII II outery
10 Made.

Boston.-When Mrs. Henry j.
Rounds Of Maiden Unexpectedly came
upon a burglar in her dining room.
he snatched up her baby from the
floor. took out revolver and threat
ened to shoot the baby II she made a
sound.
Wheu the baby startcd 20 cry the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
WHERE is OUR QUEEN MARYa
London Graphic Asks What Womsn 10
U. S. Approaches Her In In
fiuence.

London.-An amusing question Is
asked by the Weekly Grapic in the
course Of comment on q statement By
an American editor that In English
novels "the women invariably set tie
worst Of it." which is not to the IN
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29

ing of American women readers "
fiction.
The Graphic quotes Prices Collier
saying. England is mans COUNTY,
and continues:
But II the American man place.
his woman on a pedestal. be does no'
let her affect the serious side o. ~
national life. Is there single No"-
in America today who possesses
thousandth part of the influences
Queen Mary and Queen Alexanoia
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29

throat and pressed so the baby stran-
gled and gasped for breath. I could
not stand that and I sprang at him.
He pulled the trigger. but his revolver
did not work, and he dropped the baby
to fight me.
"a neighbor chased the burglar till
he lodged into the woods and van
ished."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
aIoek and EaIl 70 eury W0m.N.

Perth Amboy. N. IA block 4
fall were used to lower the cOp. IN,
Mrs. VEGA Michansh. tnirs 80
from the third floor Of her home -.
The woman weighed about nv W,
dred pounds. The coffin and 'ns -
weighed about eight hundred s1.ef
It was also necessary to use AZ
and fall to lower the body in'0
grave
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
Cherry Tart.

Pick over tx pounds of cherries,
turn a tiny cup upside down In the
middle Of a deep pie dish. I'LL all
around 1t with the fruit. add sugar to
taste. Lay a wide strip of plain paste
around the edge Of the dish, cover
and press the edges firmly together,
bake in a hot oven, and serve with
powdered sugar sprinkled thickiy on
ton
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29

Plainfield, Conn.-Residents of this
place have organized to exterminate
millions Of brown tail moths which
have descended upon the town
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
AUSTRIA LOVES SWEET PEAS
Unknown Some Few Years Ago, the
Flower ls Now In Many
Gardens.

Vienna.-Sweet peas, which were
practically unknown in Austria only
a few years ago. are now promi-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29

are investigated. Louis said DC ~
IN Providence.
Morris tribune., 1913-07-11
REFORMS IN AMERICA.

One of the superstitions of
America is that all reforms will
proceed from education; there
fore there is a prospect of early
development of the educational
system. giving equal educational
opportunities to all. This is the
alleged ideal of America today
1t is defeated by the exactions
of the industrial system, dis
examinations against race and
sex and the early materialistic
ideal of culture. These give
promise of being transformed be-
fore many more fundamental so
cial changes take place. Our hui
manitarian tendencies will lead
us to provide for detectives and
dependents more scientifically
than we do today. Leniency to
first offenders, a generous parole
system, the employment of pris-
oners and the payment of their
wages to their families, Will
transform the penal system. De-
fectives are treated scientifically
in many parts of the country,
and the study of eugenics has
not only begun, but has led to
significant applications in many
of our states. The great depend
ent classes for which no pro-
vision has as yet been made are
the two kinds of unemployed.
the jobIess worker and the subsi-
died parasite. Employment
agencies and a just system of
taxation will tend to eliminate
hese.-Professor Charles Zueb-
lin.
& i-E Z
Morris tribune., 1913-07-11
A Good investment.

w. D. Magli, we'll known mer.
chant of Whitemound, Wis.,, bought
a stock of Chamberlain medicine SO
as to be able to supply them to his
customers. After receiving them
he was himself taken sick and says
that one small bottle of Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
was worth more to him than the cost
OF his entire stock of these medicines.
For sale by all dealers.
Morris tribune., 1913-07-11
Citation for Hearing on Petition
for Administration.

Estate of John King, Decedent.
State of Minnesota, county of Stevens,
in probate court
In the matter of the estate of John
King, Decedent,
The State of Minnesota to Johanna
King, Alfred III. King, Emil A. King,
Hannah G. King j. Henry Killing, David
I. King, Nellie A. King, and all persons
interested in the granting of administra-
ton of the estate of said decedent: The
petition of Emil A. King having been
fled in this Court, representing that John
King, then resident of the County of
Stevens, State of Minnesota, died mites
tate on the 18th day of December, 1912; and
praying that letters of administration of
his estate be granted to G. G. Ersted, of
Donnelly, Minnesota, and the Court, hav-
ing fixed the time and place for hear
ing said petition; therefore, you, and
each of you, are hereby cited and requir-
ed to show cause, if any you have, before
this court at the probate court rooms in
the court house, in the City of Morris in
the County of Stevens State of Minnesota
on the 18th day of July, 1918, at 2
O'Clock pm, why said petition should not
be granted.
Witness, the Judge of said court, and
seal of said court, this 25th day of June,
Court SeaD AL. sTENGER,
Probate Judge.
Morris tribune., 1913-07-11
SCOTT

Melvin Holman, of Morris, is
spending part OF his vacation at the
Eystad home.
Emma Hill and brothers were in
Alberta Tuesday.
Mrs. Carrie Eystad and son Eddie
were Alberta callers Wednesday.
The Barry Bros. started haying
Monday.
Simon Wickstrom and son were
business callers in Alberta Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs J. M. Buckley were
in Alberta Wednesday evening.
A number of their friends gather
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Anderson to spend the Fourth
and every one had good time al
though the day was stormy.
Paul and Joe Buckley were in
Morris Sunday.
Mrs. and Chas. Eystad and son Joe
were in Chokio Sunday.
Harley NARROW was a caller at
Buckeyes Sunday.
Those who were at the lake Sun
day we're Mr.. and Mrs. Becker and
children. Ernest Clark, Gus Pillen
and son. Willie and Alfred Doe.
Mrs. Lillian Russell left for
Sisseton to spend the Fourth.
j. M. Buckley was an Alberta cal
Ter Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Russell and son were
Chokio visitors Monday.
Carl TomaIla and daughter Agnes
were Morris callers Tuesday.
Carl Tomalla traded a horse to
Puerso n Bros. of Chokio the first
of t5zs week.
Hans Anderson has made quite a
start haying, putting up good sized
stack Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Eystad were
business callers in Alberta Tuesday.
Alfred Sanders was seen in
Alberta Tuesday.
Robert Ross was a caller at Robt.
Marlow's Tuesday.
Carl Raasch was an Alberta caller
Tuesday.
Cal and Johnny Foster were trans.
acting business in Alberta Tuesday.
Andrew Erickson was hauling
sand from Lake Hattie Tuesday.