davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-21
FEDERAL LEAGUE WINS VERY
IMPORTANT CASE

Buffalo, N. Y, July 21.-Hal Chase,
stellar first baseman, formerly of the
Chicago White Sox, is free to play
baseball with the Federal League.
Justice Herbert P. Bissell in SUI
preme Court today granted the mo-
ton to vacate the temporary injunc-
ton obtained by organized baseball to
stop Chase from playing with the
Buffalo Federals.
Lack of mutual obligation in
Chase's contract with the Chicago
team was the basis for the courts de-
cision quashing the injunction. The
larger question for alleged violation
of the Sherman antitrust law was
denied by Justice Bissell, although
the court held organized baseball to
be a monopoly of the baseball BUSH
ness in contravention of the common
law.
Federal League owners and a num-
Der of players, including Chase, were
in court. They expressed great sat
isfaction with the ruling.
Attorney John w. Ryan, represent
ing the Chicago White Sox, stated
later that an appeal in the case had
as yet not been considered.
-O-O- "
BITS OF NEWS -
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
SHRINERS WILL ENTERTAIN,

The Mobiles of Naja Temple at Dead.
wood have planned another big enter.
tainment, for the special benefit ol
Masons and their immediate families.
This entertainment is distinctly fra,
ternal affair.
On May 4, both afternoon and even.
ing, there will be given at the Dead.
wood Theatre the well known play Quo
Vadis in moving pictures. According
to reports of those who have seen this
photo-drama in the large cities, where il
has been shown to capacity houses, this
is the most stupendous moving picture
reproduction ever attempted. The pic
lures require over two and one-hal
hours for run, being divided into
acts, following the dramatization of the
famous novel.
Special music has been provided fol
the afternoon and evening and the
Shriners are making the best possible
effort to provide a pleasant entertain
ment. The committee in charge ex
poets full house, for the demand fol
admission tickets has been very active.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
ALL ABOUT VERA CRUZ
Interesting Notes Relative to the Quaint
Cosmopolitan City Now Occupied By
United States Forces.

Vera Cruz is the principal port of
Mexico and was founded by the Span
iards in the Sixteenth century. 1t is
approximately 100 miles from the City
of Mexico and has a population of
$4,000. The city is built on low, sandy,
swampy ground and is only four feet
above sea level. Until recently it was
subject to scourges of fever. Up to the
last four or five years the harbor was
very poor and very unsafe, but the
moles and breakwaters constructed by
the Mexican government uuder Pres
ident Porfirio Diaz have improved it
until it is as safe as any on the east
coast of Mexico. The city Of Vera
Cruz is defended by an old fort called
the Castle of San Juan de Ulua, sit
uated about a mile from the mainland
on an island which also contains an
arsenal, dry dock, lighthouse and mil
itary prison.
The is the quaintest and most cos
mopolitan of Mexican ports, a mix
ture of antique and modern. There
are many fine new buildings, and in
some places these are set adjacent to
churches and dwellings that date
from the Spanish conquest. The low
buildings of the old walled city are
largely built of coral, and look ex-
ceedingly picturesque from the harbor.
The city was in the hands of the
United States forces in lS47, being cap
tured by General Winfield Scott and
received a severe bammering up in
process. Being the main port of entry
to Mexico City, the capital, it is an
important strategic base.
The sanitary conditions are very
good of late years, the oldstyle open
sewers having been eliminated. Asphalt
has been quite extensively used on
the best streets, the lesser thorough
fares being paved with cobblestones.
There are many churches of interest
and many relics of the days of old
when Cortez and his Spaniards used
the port as their base of supplies in the
war of conquest against Montezuma and
his Aztec warriors. In after years Vera
Cruzwas thebase from which the famous
silver fleets of galleons set sail for Spain.
The last Spanish flag in Mexico
came down from the San Juan castle
when the MexiCans rebelled and drove
the Spanish out.
Tampico is the second important har.
Dor town and has population of about
1900. 1t is situated 225 miles north
west of Vera Cruz and has an excellent
harbor. Tanpico is unlike other Mex
icen towns inasmuch as the sroofs of
the buildings are pitched and gabled
instead of fiat. 1t is estimated that the
government spent $1,000, 600 on the new
custom house and mammoth piers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
THOSE CAUTIOUS CANADIANS.

Hudson Hudsonite: John Miller, the
well known Garfield township hog rails
er, says he thinks he knows quite a bit
about hogs, but at that he is learning all
the time just the same. He received an
order from Canada recently for one of
his famous Poland Chinas, with the
assurance that bit later dozen more
would be sent for. So John sent the hog
on his way. Minneapolis informed John
that the hog could 60 no farther, owing
to the strict laws of importation in Can
ada, and John wired and had the hog
sent back for he found that not only
must the hog be inspected by reliable
veterinary, but he must also make affi-
davit before notary public that no hog
cholera has been prevalent within five
miles of the farm where the hog had
been raised within the last six months
Then the hog would go as far as the
Canadian line. where he would be kept
for month and if he did not show any
signs of inconsistencies by that time the
hog would again be inspected and il
passed would then be allowed to enter
the dominion. Some red tape all right
and those Canucks are certainly cautious
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
SOUTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY. MAY 2. 1914
A SAD HAPPENING
SUNDAY NEAR PRINGLE.

One of the saddest occurrences of this
part of the country was the accidental
poisoning and death of the four year old
baby boy of John Mollenbrink and his
companion playmate, Lloyd Raver, the
5-yesr old child of John Raver which
happened Sunday evening, April 26,
about 5 o'clock at their ranch a few
miles from Pringle.
The children were playing about the
place and il is supposed accidentally got
hold of some poison which they
drank. A trained nurse living in the
neighborhood hurried over to the house
and voluntarily did everything possible
for the children until the arrival of DIR.
Spiegelberg at 7:45 p. m. be having
been summoned from Hot Springs by
phone. The DR.. pronounced the symp-
toms those of strychnine poisoning. The
little Mollenbrink boy expired in great
agony about 6 o'clock. The Raver baby,
though suffering intensely, fingered un-
til about 8 p. m. when he too, passed
away. Everything possible was done
for the children, but in vain. Lloyd
Raver was nephew of Robt. McAdam
of this city, who was at his bedside
when he died.
Deputy Sheriff Ennis, Coroner Nc
Fadden, Frank Garlock and Robt. Nc
Adam went down to the ranch immedi-
ately on hearing of the accident.
Funeral services we're held Tuesday
afternoon for Lloyd Raver conducted by
Rev. Powell of Custer, interment being
made at Cold Springs cemetery.
Funeral services for Baby Mollen-
brink were held Tuesday at the home
of Mr.. Myron O'Connor, Rev. E. ]. Fish
conducting the funeral, interment being
made in the Custer cemetery.
The bereaved parents of these little
ones have the heartfelt sympathy of the
community in their sad loss.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
ABOUT THOSE r. r. RATES.

1t is unofficially stated that the Bur-
lington railway being in mountainous
country and consequently more expens-
i've of operation was not included in the
ruling for the 2! cent passenger fares.
The Burlington, however, has met the
reduction put in effect by the North
western between points reached by both
lines between Deadwood and Hot
Springs whichwas reduced from $3.l5 to
S2 6S and this necessitated a reduction
by the Burlington to Minnekahta and
several points in that vicinity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
SCHOOL NOTES,

Report cards were issued to all pupils
last Wednesday. In the high school the
following were awarded with a quarter
holiday yesterday, having averaged
above So per cent
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02

The wedding of Miss Marguerite
Carroll, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]
Carroll, and Perry E. Altaffer occurred
at o'clock p. m, April Goth, at the
home of the bride % miles east of Gus
ter, Rev. K. w. Powell officiating. Only
the immediate relatives and few in
innate friends witnessed the ceremony
A dainty wedding dinner was served at
5 O'Clock. The young people are too
well known in this city to need any in
PRODUCTION, haying resided here fol
many years. Their friends will wist
them everything good in their married
life. Mr.. and Mrs. Altaffer have gon'
to housekeeping on East Custer Avenue
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
CLAIMS WIRELESS KILLS BIRDS.

Humane Off Ger Mutters of San Diego
has appealed to Washington to make its
wireless station there stop killing peli-
cans. These used to be plentiful there
but are getting scarce. The officer is sure
the powerful radio waves sent out by the
station kill the birds, claiming that he
has seen scores of birds suddenly strick
en- in midair and fall dead in the sea.
He thinks the waves might be toned
down.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
WHEN IRVING SMILED.

Pierre Dakotan: When a call was
made for funds to carry on the campaign
at the bull moose convention in Mitchell
Basford set the ball rolling by dopating
$40. Mundt, Sutherland and Billing
hurst followed suit with like amount
and it required some time for the chair
man to get any more responses. The
total amount raised, in the neighbor'
hood of $50. was ordered paid to Irving
H. Jones, the secretary, and for the
first time during the proceedings, Jones
smiled.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02

Sunday morning the local Odd Eel
lows and members of Rebekah lodges
attended Congregational church in a
body, where Rev. X. w. Powell preach.
ed an appropriate sermon, the occasion
being the 95th anniversary of the found
ing of the order in America. Monday
evening they held social gathering at
their hall to which they inyited few
of their outside friends to be guests.
After rendering short program refresh
ments were served, and an hour OF
so spent in playing games and having q
merry good time in general.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
Lines in memory of Little Lloyd Raver
and Millard Mullenbrink- ink------.-


Fold the little hands 80 waxen
Der the little pulseless breasts,
For our little boys are sleeping
In deaths long and dreamless rest.
Press the gold-fringed eyelids gently
Der the sunny bright blue eyes
Eyes that closed on earth forever,
Opened up in Paradise.
Vain we questioned why it happened,
How 1t can be for the best,
Asking why those feet so early
On their journey needed rest
But, though mothers'hea are breaking
With dull increasing pain,
Though the light of life seems vanished
Never to come back again.
Would their mothers wish to calrthem
From their homes of light above;
Would they ask that God had left them
Here to cheer them with their love;
Even with their love to guide them
In the paths of good and right,
Would they still have entered Heaven
With soul so pure and white?
Mas. J. F. MENDENHALL,
Pringle, s. Oak
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02

For more than week good rains have
fallen supplemented by soft snow which
fell Sunday night and Monday in this
vicinity. The precipitation is reported
general throughout the Hills, North
eastern Wyoming and Southeastern
Montana, and as consequence farming
districts are in better shape than for
some seasons. None of the hitherto dry
districts have been missed and prospects
are good for crops of 1914.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02

The u. s. Senate has passed the Kim
caid homestead bill, intended to save
many Wyoming and other western girl
homesteaders from becoming spinsters.
and the President signed it Monday, ma
king it operative at once, says the Lusk
Herald. Under this bill they may marry
and retain their homesteads, although
living elsewhere with their husbands,
provided improvements are made and
kept up,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02

Rev. E. ]. Fish returned Sunday
evening from a weeks visit to his ranch
near Wall, s. d. Mr.. Fish reports the
ground in splendid condition and the
outlook for good crops never more
promising than now. During the
months of March and April considerable
moisture has fallen in that part of the
state, and the ground is thoroughly wet
down,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
SENIORS

The senior class has asked Mrs. Powell
to give their baccalaureate sermon. The
sermon will be given on Sunday, May
II.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-02
U. s. TROOPS SENT TO COLO.

1t was decided Wednesday by Presi-
dent Wilson to send federal troops into
Colorado to restore order in the coal
strike districts where virtually a civil
war exists.
, 1914-10-15
~Un-American Tariff

We denounce the tariff policy of
the Democratic administration as
being unequal, unfair and damaging
TO the best interests of the state.
II protects the manufacturers of the
Atlantic seaboard and places practi-
cally everything that Wyoming pro-
duces on the free list. Wyoming's
sheep are equally entitled to protec-
ton with Texas goats and Wyoming's
grain a Just as much right to tar
iff protection as southern rice. We
favor that measures of protection
which will equal the difference be
tween the cost of production at home
and abroad.
Resolved that all foreign meats ad-
mitted to this country shall be subject
to laws now controlling domestic
meats and that all such meats shall
be stamped by government inspect
o1 stating the country they arc ad-
mitted from.
law has disseminated against the
stockman and farmer and has turned
over our markets to foreign lands.
The home producer has been injured
without any corresponding benefit to
the consumer because the cost of
liTiRg ia higher than In 1912.
Plans for new beet sugar factories
in and near Wyoming have been
abandoned aud the growth of beets
10 this state discouraged. An insiRi-
cot industry is thus destroyed, en-
, 1914-10-15
Republican
Platform

involved in conscrvation-the prin-
ciple which prevents waste, prohibits
fraud and nurtures growth and de-
velopment, whether the thing involv-
ed is a forest or a mine or a field.
We favor such conservation but OPP
pose and resist with all our might
that regulation which e strangu-
lation, laws that throttle development
or Withdrawals that would preserve
for the remote future that
are needed by the present generation.
There should be lawful and rational
mean by which honest men may de-
velop our coal, oil and other lands
without hazarding their personal
liberty or losing their capital. Pres
ent conditions are i%ntolerable and
conductive of monopoly on the part
of existing companies, especially in
the matter of coal development.
, 1914-10-15
Better Conditions for Convicts

We reaffirm our opposition to the
present convict labor system that is
'arried on at the state p~enitentiary.
Our unfortunates who are for one
crime or another denied their liberty
should be given every opportunity to
redeem their manhood and reputat-
ion and with this end in view they
should be given greater opportunities
for educational improvement, worked
in the open air, upon the public high
ways, upon the state farms and in
other useful pursuits not in conflict
with the fret labor of the state, a
fair share OF their earnings being
pledged to the support of their fam
lilies. If they have any, or reserved
for their benefit when liberated.
, 1914-10-15
Cooperation Invited

We invite further counsel of Re-
publicans, ~Progressives and Independ
ents, and urge all voters who are OPP
posed to the dangerous heresies and
bungling efforts of the Democratic
party, all voters who believe that the
Republican party is the most effect
ice agency with which to defeat DEM
ocracy and thus restore confidence
and prosperity, to join us, in crystal
izing the foregoing declarations into
law and to unite with us in electing
men to office who vii Garry out the
letter and spirit of these resolutions.
, 1914-10-15
HARRY X. BENNETT
REPUBLICAN I'D FOR

Harry X. Bennett, who has been coroner of Carbon County for several
years past, comes again before the voters of Carbon County, asking their
support for reelection. Harry has proven to be a very efficient coroner
and during the time he has held this position he has given universal
satisfaction. His popularity is atteted to by the fact that he was
nominated at the recent primaries by a good majority and by the fact that
his many friends throughout the county are actively engaged in working for
his reelection.
Mr.. Bennett is a undertaken and is thoroughly competent to fill the
office to which he aspres.
There is no question but that Mr.. Bennett will again be reelected at
the approaching election.
, 1914-10-15
LAWS for WOme

In the early stages of a social and
economic government, many laws
discriminate against women, and the
welfare of children is often neglected
We. therefore favor the enactment of
laws hat will protect all the just
rights of women and encourage the
moral, mental and physical develop
men of children. We favor also
the selection of a matron at
the Wyoming Industrial Institute and
any other state home where a wo-
mans services can be used advan-
tageously.
, 1914-10-15
large Homestead Act

We give uneuuivocal endorsement
to the Mondell enlarged homestead
act under which a citizen would be
enabled to make a living for himself
and family, without being compelled
to depend upon the public range or
the bounty of others and under which
vacant public lands would soon pass
into private ownership, thus greatly
enhancing the taxable wealth of the
commonwealth and increasing its
productivity many fold.
, 1914-10-15

We believe in economy in the ad-
m~inistration of the affairs of state
and that the legislature and all pub
lie officers should be required to ex-
ercise the same diligence in keeping
down expenditures as they demand
of the officers of the. counties, cities
and school districts.
, 1914-10-15

Public highways are the real arter-
les of trade in rural districts and
knowing Wyoming will not reach its
highest development until permanent
modern roads connect all important
centers, we favor a constitutional
amendment by which counties under
proper restrictions and safeguards,
may vote bonds for public roads.
We also favor federal aid to inter
state highways.
, 1914-10-15
Workingmen,s COMPENSATION

Believing that every reasonable
precaution should be taken by en-
ployers against accidents 10 employ
ees. we favor a shop inspection law
and in order to facilitate and adjust
eauitably between employer and en-
or, we favor a workingmen's compen-
sation act. The settlement of aues-
lions involving life and limb should
be a matter of law not luck.
, 1914-10-15

We favor such changes in our
laws as will enable the state to oar
its surplus funds to its people upon
lands thus giving a more stable fl
nancial system under which loans
could be secured on long time and on
a reasonable rate of interest. Long
time loans and fair interest charges
form the very essence of agricultural
development.
, 1914-10-15

We advocate the passage of an
act that will protect Wyoming in
vestors and investors of other states
who are looking to the stocks and
bonds issued in this state as securities
worthy of confidence. Such an act
would stop the farming of bond buy
ers and turn attention more directly
directly to the farming of lands.
, 1914-10-15

Realizing that it frequently occurs
that the best interests of the people
can be preserved by giving them the
right to nominate candidates on more
than one ticket we favor the repeal
of the state law prohibiting the same
person from becoming a candidate of
more than one party. There should
be the freest possible expression of a
popular vote.
, 1914-10-15
Weakness Deplored

We condemn the foreign policy of
President Woodrow Wilson as weak
and y%acillating and criticize his Sc
lection of untried and unknown men
for diplomatic positions in order to
cancel political debts. He has sub
iected the powerful American nation
to the ridiculc OF the world.
, 1914-10-15

Fully approaching the prime i'm
p%ortance of education, we believe the
time has come to relieve the state
superintendent of public instruction
from the multiplicity of duties on
divers boards outside of that de-
partment. We urge a constitutional
amendment that will bring about tEe
desired result.
, 1914-10-15
mLtintiNe and Referendum

Ours is u government of checks
and balances and the people. the
source Of ali law, are entitled to a
direct voice in proposing needed legis-
lation or in setting aside lilly advised
or dangerous statutes. We therefore
favor the principles of the initiative
and referendum.
, 1914-10-15

Believing hat the people of Wyo-
ming are entitled to know what the
Republican party in Wyoming pro-
poses and pledges itself to do, we
who are assembled as voluntary dele
gates in a general mass meeting in
Cheyenne, Wyoming. on April 6, 1914
have adopted the following resolu-
tion:-
, 1914-10-15

We are in favor of strengthening
the laws against political corruption
and unlawful expenditure of money
in campaigns and in so safeguarding
the ballots as to insure an honest
expression of the voter.
, 1914-10-15
Woman Suffrage

We favor woman suffrage and urge
a memorial to the next legislature to
the congress of the United States and
the legislature of the several states
requesting them to give women the
right of suffrage on equal terms with
the men.
, 1914-10-15

In connection with our excellent
pure food laws we favor a pure fabric
amendment, that will enable our
people to ascertain just what kind
of goods they are buying. They are
entitled to know whether a piece of
goods is all wool or whether it is a
cheap imitation.
, 1914-10-15

failing the loss of millions of dollars
in the next few years. All tariff re-
visions should be made after the
fullest investigation of world con-
ditions by a competent tariff board
made upof non-partisan experts.
, 1914-10-15
utilities Commission

We hereby declare for a public util-
tiles commission with broad and fixed
powers that will make it a just arbi-
ter in all disputes rightfhily coming
before 1t.
, 1914-10-15

Kleber H. tadsel is another candidate upon the Republican da
who is truly a Carbon County product. Kleber has lived in this count
practically all of his life and is of the most popular and most ~
able young men in the entire state.
1t is needless for us to say anything regarding Kleber to anyone Vi
knows him and to those who re not personally acquainted with him
will say that he is honest, conscientious and everything that one should
to represent a county such a s this one.
Kleber Hadsell is qualified in every respect to act a a representa-
from Carbon County in the State Legislature and his record in that body wi
be such that the entire county can be proud Of
Remember when voting N November 3rd to place an X after d
name of Kleber Hadsell-a man who has the interests of the entire stat
county and community att heart, and who will act in the Legislature wifi
the same intense honesty of purpose as is shown by him in his business u