davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

Mir. and Mrs. M. C. Treat and Miss Neila Treat, of Washington Pa, are the guests of Col. and Mrs Charles w. Gale of Pinehurst
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

Mrs. Charles A. Burnham has opened her house on Lincoln avenue after spending several weeks at East Gloucester, Mass. and at East Bright on. Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

Rev. pr. James F. Allen. for years a Methodist preacher in the West Worthington circuit of the Springfield district has been selected as the new field agent of the board of stewards for the New England conference
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Hurd of Somers entertained Rev. c. H. Ricketts of Nor Wlch over Sunday Mr. Ricketts was pastor of the Somers Congregational church and preacaedl there Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

An automobile party that visited Giants Neck for the day Monday com prised MT. and Mrs. Moses K. Harvey ana MT and Mrs. Silas Lefingwell and children of East Great Plain.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

A bitter fight over the liquor ques- ton is expected in Groton this fall The town Is now dry but the petition for license being circulated seems sure of getting enough signers.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

Rev. Myles Calvin of St. Patrick's church, this city, was deacon Sunday at the first solemn high mass of Rev. thomas Francis Lynch in St. Patricks s church, Waterbury,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

A country fair is to be held on the grounds of Miss E.. D. Beninger in Litchf1eld in behalf of a sewage plant on the farm of the George Junior Re- public association, Sept. 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

Arthur M. Brown of this city is a member or the committee of arrange ments for the annual midsummer meeting and dinner of the Connecticut State Bar association today at the GrlsWold hotel at Eastern Point.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

The will of the late Mary A. F. Hotchkiss of Madison leaves an estate worth about $750,OOO to Yale univer- sity, but it is being contested by a disinherited grandchild, Louise Thorn dyke GOodno. of Pasadena. Cal.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

There will be night firing at targets from the large guns at Fort Michie and Fort Terry at the eastern end of Long Island sound this week and all vessels are warned to avoid the water area between Fort Michie, Cor berus Shoal, Fort Pond bay, Gardner's Island and Fort Terry.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19

The raising of cucumbers has been made profitable thing around Rock Vile the last three years and just now loads Of cukes are being harvested for picklfng purposes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
WALDO C00Ps UP GAMBLERS.
Keeps Guard on House and Nobody
Comes Out.

Commissioner Waldo cooped up all per.
sons In the house at 10 East Eighteenth
street last night until long after midnight
because he suspected the place Of being n
gambling house. Those inside apparently
disliked leaving when there was an array
OF dozen policemen outside and taxi.
cabs they had called TO get away in
chug-chugeed lonesomeiy.
Two plain clothes men had been watch
Ing the place early In the evening and
about 10 o'clock Waldo arrived and looked
the place over. The policemen reported
to him that they had been taking the
numbers Of automobiles that had driven
up TO the place and had tried to get the
names OF persons in them
Then the Commissioner went around to
the East Twenty-second street police sta
ton and got Capt. Sexton and twelve men
to augment the force in the street. Mr.
Waldo stayed ON the Job until about mid
night, and by that time two taxicabs had
driven M before the house
Men were watching the back OF the
house and those inside were stll coy at
! O'Clock this morning
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
KAISER JOINS RANKS
OF THE TEETOTALERS
but He Doesn't Force His
Drink. Lemonade. on
His Guests.
Special cable Despatch 10 Tnr spS

BERLIN. Aug. 22.-1he Kaiser hps ioineti
the ranks OF teetotalers. lie has foresworn
the Fatherland's famous beer and cut out
It's choicest wines. His favorite drink il now
lemonade with dash OF orange iuice but
ne does not force this "Bryanade" on his
guests. to whom the usual wines are served.
These facts have leaked out since the
kaiser returned from his vacation cruise
Little space Is given to them in the news
papers for the same reason perhaps as when
the Minister OF Education Of n South Ger
man state some time ago opposed the cs-
enlistment OF Good Templar lodge on the
ground that II threatened one of the most
important industries of Germany IL is
reported that the Kaiser did not touch any
alcoholic beverage throughou his northern
cruise. Persons who are In close contact
with him say that this il the result Of the
Emperor's conviction that alcohol lessons
the working capacity of n man. lie often
expresses the opinion to members Of his
encourage that immoderate drinking ia one
Of the greatest factors in retarding the
development of nations.
Some time ago the Kaiser demanded the
latest alcoholic statistics a. TO suicides
accidents and crimes which resulted from
immoderate drinking. After u study of these
statisttcs he experimental on himself and
found that even small quantities Of liauor
lessened his energy and capacity for work.
~hereupon with characteristic impulsive-
ness he cut out alcohol entirely. He never
misses an opportunity to descant on the
value OF temperance and the result is that
the members OF his suite who like their
wine touch IL lightly when dining in his
presence.
While he was swearing in the naval re-
crults at Wilhelmshsven recently the Fin.
peror took occasion to deliver lecture on
temperance and drank a toast in water. lie
also recently told army officers who asked if
there would be any objection II his health
were drunk in water that on the contrary
he would be well pleased
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
BRITISH VIEW OF BRYAN.
London "stanaard" Depiores secre.
sasy's Lack Of statesma nship.


Special Gable DespoicA to Tux srx.
LONDON, Aus. ?3.--The Stondard, criti.
.'s'ns the American policy In Mexico
declares II ID Interested In knowing
whether Secretary Of State Bryan pro.
posed to continue his Chautauqua lecture
tour. II says:
one might imagine that a virtual
Foreign Minister would fnd enough tc
occupy him In dischargins or even in
iearning the duties OF his important office.
OUT foreign affairs do not seem to be
taNen quite seriously by the present
administration. One cannot be surprised
at a certain amateurishness In American n
diplomacy when one remembers that Il is
under the supervision OF a statesman
whose best energies have been reserved
Tor the platform and the press. and that
United States Ambassador must be a
professor. publisher. essayist or appa-
rently anything but an expert in the
dimcult and complicated science of inter.
national relationships"
The STANDARD thinks that President
Huerta OF Mexico could not be expected
to accept President Wilson's conditions.
1t says that II would stultify all his
previous acts and deprive him Of his only
excuse for his murderous coup d'etat. II
suggests that the Huerta regime may be
the best available to save Mexico from
anarchy, although II Is deplorably below
the best standards.
1t does not seem to be the duty Of
foreign States" the article continues, TO
be more particular In regard to his case
than they were In that Of Diaz."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
DIES TRYING TO LAND BIG FISH
DR.. Van RieMpst Catches In LINE
when Boat Upsets and Drowns.

SARANAc LAKE, ~ Y. Aug. 22.-Dr.
Theodor Schaepkens Van Riempst of
Hudson was drowned last night in
upper Saranac Lake when trying to
land great northern pike which he
had hooked and played for half hour.
W. j. Hoysradt Of Bronxville. the host of
DIR. Van Riempst. who was In the boat,
escaped drowning because Of the quick
action OF Harry Baldwin. a guide. who
responded to cries for help.
DR.. Van Riempst was trying to gaff
the pike when swells of passing
launch struck their rowboat. capsizing IL.
In the struggle In the water the physician n
became entangled In the fish line, sink
Ing at once.
DIR. Van Riempsts body was recovered
and was taken tonight to Hudson.
The death OF Dr. Van Ricmpst came
one day after that OF hiS friend and fel-
low physician on the Polyclinic Hospital
stan DIR. Cleveland Ferris. who died OF
blood poisoning at his home. 32O Lexing-
ton avenue. ON Wednesday.
For the last eight years they con-
Quoted Joint research work Both were
regarded as authorities. DR.. Van Riempst
served at the Massachusetts General
Hospital OF Boston and In EurOpe His
home was ut Is? West Seventy third
street
DR. Ferris became inoculated with
some virulent germ by the simple act of
pulling out a hair. Infection spread 10
wv vSob
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
WIDOW ACCUSES EX.F1ANCE.
says Man Who smoked On Way I.
Marriage stole $500 Rins.

Mrs. Louisa Garland. widow who lives
at the Hotel Martinique. made Il charge
or grand larceny In the Yorkville police
court yesterday against Dwight A. =.
Phillips, a real estate man. of 35 West
Ninety-third street. She complained that
on August while calling on her he took
a $500 diamond ring and would not return
II.
On cross examination she said that on
March I. while living at the Hotel Endi-
colt, she advertised q Pomeranian for sale
and Phillips was one OF the callers.
He called again and again and finally
proposed marriage. she said. On July
the two took trip to Patchogue, "for
the purpose OF marriage" she explained.
But Phillips made the mistake of riding
all the way in the smoking car, and she
refused to get married when they got to
Patchogue.
Mrs. Garland came here from WASH
ington after renting her home there to
Senator HOke Smith Of Georgia, She
has been widow for three years.
Magistrate Breen adjourned the hea ring
to Tuesday and held Phillips In 81. 500
bail.
WAsHIN0ToN, Aug. 2?-Mrs. Louise
Garland was formerly Frances Louise
ment here Several years ago Miss Scott
was married to an attache of the Peru
Wan Legation named Garland. Garland
was the victim OF a stabbing ARRAY in
front Of the De Soto some time ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
ANDERsoN's MEDAL FOR SALE.
Rowery Dealer Has R-Iics os Com
mander Of Fort sumter.

A silver medal and a pistol which he =
longed TO Major Robert Anderson. the
commander OF Fort Sumter. are on sale
In the window OF gun shop at go
Bowery. The medal is a handsome one
that was presented TO Major Anderson
by the citizens OF New York as a token
of appreciation of his patriotism The
pistol was made to order by Adams of
London and Is heavily inlaid with silver.
+. Reside. owner OF the store. said that
at the time OF the death of Major An
derson at New Rochelle all his effects
were sold at public auction. Mr.. Reid of
that city. collector. purchased the medal
and the pistol. 1t was through him that
they fell into Resides hands. the price
set on them is $500
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
WOMAN TRIES TO KILL
DR.. HOWARD G. TAYLOR
Fires Shot at Him in Street, but
Bullet Just Misses
Physician.

DR.. Howard Canning Taylor. visiting
gynecologist OF Roosevelt Hospital. grad
uate of Yale and the College of Phys-
clans and Surgeons. missed being killed
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon because
Of the nervousness OF woman who shot
at him at arms length on the sidewalk
at Sixth avenue and Fiftieth street.
She pointed the revolver at his face.
but the bullet sang past his cheek and
broke the window OF fruit store.
A street railway motorman grabbed
the woman before she could fire again
and two policemen carried her of to
the East Fifty first street station house.
She said she was Helene Turczer. 90
years old. a servant girl from Hungary.
now living at 4l6 Third street
She cried because she hadn't killed DR..
Taylor. She told rambling story In
which she said she hadn't been able to
work since Dr. Taylor operated on her
for appendicitis at Roosevelt Hospital in
December last. She thought the doctor
was responsible and therefore decided
to kill him.
She said she went to the District At
torney's Office yesterday morning and when
man in the bureau OF complaints told
her he could do nothing she replied that
she was going uptown and shoe; DR..
Taylor.
An eighteen year old girl who stood
with Helene Turczer at the moment Of
the shooting was arrested as an accessory.
She is Matilda Boerke. Of German birth,
and she lodges with Helene at the
Third street address in the home Of a
family Of the name OF Norak.
DR.. Taylor said last night that he
did not remember that the woman who
shot at him had ever been a patient Of
his, but he found In his records a name
something like hers. Whether the opera
tlon had been performed by his assistant
or himself he did not recall.
DR.. Taylor had just left his home at
80 West Fiftieth street to visit a patient
when the woman confronted him. She
shouted Historically You ruined my life
and I'm going to kill you.'' and fred.
She said she was originally sent to Dr.
Taylor by Mrs. c. Cortlandt Hay for
whom she worked at 3l4 West Eighty
seventh street. After being at Roosevelt
Hospital twenty-five days and facing an
other operation she says she departed
while her nurse was at supper.
Later. she says. she was at Bellevue.
the Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwelrs
Island. the Hungarian Home and the Isa-
bella Home Recently she tried to work.
but couldn't.
After trying the District Attorneys
office and the Legal Aid Society yester-
day she and Matilda Boerke went to
New Jersey and bought revolver for 81.
The salesman threw In three cartridges.
Then they went to the doctors home. found
he wasn't In and waited for him in the
street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
NoTABLEs ACT AS LIFE SAVERS
Ions Beach Guests Take Place Of
Guards ON strike.

BECAUSE two professional life guards
NJ the bathing pavilion at Long Beach
i. l.. went on a strike few days ago foi
hisher wages we'll known men who are
spending the summer at the resort are
patroliing the beach daily. having organ.
lied volunteer life saving corps.
Some Of those who are on daily patro
10 rescue bathers are Edward II. Croker
ex-chief Of the New York Fire Depart.
ment; Douglas Bomeisler. a Yale football
player; Ted Coy. another gridiron star
commodore Fred Powers. Tom Thorpe
Reginald Ronalds. John J. Gleason, State
Senator Foley. State Senator James J.
Frawley. Judge Hammond, George w
Meyer and Charles Flanagan.
Already several rescues have been
made Of exhausted bathers, ex-Chief
Croker and Tom Thorpe bringing In q
woman who was unconscious
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
FIRE PANIC IN SUMMER HOTEL
100 Guests Of Colonial At Croton
Lake Have Had scare.

CRoToN LAKE. y. Y. Aug. 22.-One
hundred guests Of the Colonial. "A larr.
-FOUR story frame summer hotel, at this
place. were thrown into panic this eve
ming when the building caught Are. Many
OF the guests had retired to their rooms
because OF the cold and rain. The cry OF
fire and the smell OF smoke brought these
scurrying from their rooms. CARRYING
whatever belongings they were able to
grab In their haste.
The fire originated in the faulty f,ue
OF an open fireplace. which had been
hastily put into commission because OF
the chill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
U. s. ToRPEDoEs FROM ABROAD
whitehead 4 20. Of England 10 Sun.
ply 4. y. Navy.


LONDON, Aug. 22.--It is said that the
British Whitehead Company expects
shortly to begin work on a large order for
torpedoes for the American navy. The
torpedoes will be OF the type Just sup
Piled to the new Japanese warship konpo.
They are great Improvement over the
British navy torpedo. which has a range
or 5000 yards. The new torpedo has "A
range OF 10000 to $4,000 yards and n
speed of forty-eight knots. The motive
power Is the same as heretofore. 1t is
heated by compressed air, but the heat
ing power instead OF petrol and water
contains chemical compound which
doubles the heat
United states District Attorney Younr
OF Brooklyn asked Judge Chat1eId on
June for permanent Injunction re-
straining the Il. W. Bliss Company from
revealing to the English Government
through Whitehead AZ Co, the secrets of
the Bliss-Leavitt torpedo used by the
United states navy since its Invention in
1880. The ground for this request was
that the Bliss company proposed to give
away secrets which consisted of informa-
tion Of confidential character that could
not be made public without detrment to
the Government.
The injunction was granted a few DAYS
later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
MAY PREVENT BOOK ON WILDE.
Injunction Filed Against Appear.
ance Of Lord DOuElas's Work.

Spec'H 'dOie Despdfch 10 THE SrN.
LONDON, Aug. c2-John Lane. the pub
Usher. announces that he recently agreed
with Lord Alfred Douglas to publish
the latters Oscar Wilde and Myself in
October.
He has now been surprised at the re-
cept of writ issued at the instance of
Robert Ross. the executor of Oscar
Wilde's estate. notifying him that he will
ask an injunction from the courts to re-
strain the publication on the ground that
the book Incorporates matter to which he
takes exception.
The hearing on the application has been
fixed for August 20
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
AUTO AND JOY RIDERS MISSING,
Dr. Mailer says Chauffeur Stole Car
and Took Girls Away.

DR.. Emil A. Muller OF 31s East l2oth
street asked the East l26th street police
yesterday to send out general alarm for
his forty horsepower Colt automobile.
valued at t2.60O. which was stolen. he
said. from a garage at Sylvan place and
12Oth street on Wednesday at s H. NJ.
The car was taken. DR.. Muller said,
by his chauffeur. James Murray. 81 years
old. Of 12Sd street and Eighth avenue
who had been three years In his employ.
Murray. DIR. Muller said. drove away with
Annie Murphy. Is years old. Of 500 West
l20th street. two other girls. Is and II
years old. and AdOiph Nehers, 10 years
old. of %63 East 10th street. None has
returned. he said.
Dr. Muller said the mothers Of tho
girls had been teiephoniny to him for In
formation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
BIG TRUST OF GEN THIEVES,
n Responsible for &87B,OOO Pear
Theft and Other HauIs.
Specie, Cob,e Despotch q. Tar Sun

Special Cable Despafch 70 THE SUN
LONDON. Aug 22.-The Daily Citisen
says that International detectives who
were searching for the Ss76.0OO diamond
necklace which was stolen from the regis
tered mail between Paris and London
and which was the property of London
merchant named Mayer discovered the
existence OF gigantic trust Of Jewel
thieves.
The trust comprises half a dozen gangs
Who are working In the most scientific
manner. 1t includes two American gangs
who work independently. but cooperate
with the others In dispOsing OF the loot.
Ten very big hauls were made In the
last eighteen months OF Jewels valued at
3l,662,6O0.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
FIFTY KILLED IN GOLD MINE.
Hurled TO Death when CAGE Falls Il
Bottom Of shaft.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE srS
CALCUTTA. Aug. 22.-Fifty miners were
Killed In the MysOre gold mine at Ban
galore to-day when the cage taking them
down into the workings broke away from
its cable and crashed to the bottom OF
the shaft.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23

The Mayors statement reached tina
newspapers a few minutes before several
Of the chairmcn OF various Gaynor com
mittees called at the City Hall r. Ross
Appleton came AT the Mayors request,
They talked for half an hour and at Ats
o'clock the Mayor left his office. II.
walked down the corridor of the City
Hall. alone, reading a letter, until some
one wished him a good afternoon.
Good afternoon" said Mr.. Gaynor.
Have you anything to tell us about
the proceedings to-day" he was asked
'If YOU only quote mo on what
wrote over my own signature" he said.
and not mangle It nor pervert its mean
ing | will be very much obliged to YOU.
No, there is nothing else to say about IT,"
But MIR, Appleton. who left the Mayors
Office minute or two behind Mr. Ga,nor.
had a good deal to add to the skeleton
statement.
"Will he run independently MIR Ap-
pleton was asked.
lie win"
Has he told you he will In SO many
Words"
'He has"
Mr., Appleton then went on TO tell how
the hackers of the Mayor are bent upon
iahiIB tHeIlSeiNeS INTO fuSlon COM
mittee OF their own. They will name a
ticket. at the head OF which will appear
the name Of william j. Gaynor.
I'VE are going to put the strongest
ticket under the shovel ". can pick"
was Mr.. Appletons way of putting it.
I'VE will also put up candidates on the
county and borough tickets. and name
men for the Assembly and the Board OF
Aldermen In every district in the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23

Frederic Van Rensselaer, Dey. who
for many years wrote Nick Carter story
every week, lives at SIS West l22d street.
He left for Los Angeles two weeks ago
on vacation. His health is bad and he
has been In several sanitariums. lie
isn't chronicling Nick Carter's adventures
any more. bat series OF his detective
yarns is now appearing in monthly
magazine under pen name. His friends
here say that when he liz i'll he has hallu-
cinations and sometimes imagines that
he is one Of his own story book detec.
tives.
Dey is about As years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-23
THINKS HE'S ONE OF HIS HEROES
Author Of Nick Carter Stories I'm.
pcrsOnatcs Detective,

DENVER. Aug. 2?.--Frederic Van
Rensselaer, Dey. who says he IL the author
of the Nick Carter detective stories. is
under arrest here charged with imperson-
ating a secret service officer He was
starting to get applicants for the secret
service by promising salary Of $4,000
for the first year and a $1,000 raise at
the end OF twelve months He had not
enlisted anybody when he was arrested.