davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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broke out United States army trans
port was an unknown unit in Uncle
Sans war equipment. Nobody, except
the steamship men and the govern
ment officials, realized how unprepared
was Uncle Sam for that contingency.
especially in this respect The only
Tour suitable merchant ships f1yin. the
American flag We're pressed into the
naval auxiliary service. and but few
OF the coastwise vessels were adapt
able for the transportation of troops.
But Uncle Sans sons of the steam
ship fraternity got together. They
stretched point with the maritime
laws of this and other nations and
two weeks after the declaration of
war they procured for Uncle Sam a
fleet of vessels, at a cost of over
Sl0,o00.U06, ready to transport men,
animals and munitions of war to the
hotbeds OF the strife. Being half pas
senger and half cargo boats, they were
troop ships in fact, troop ships like
those in the days of the galleons. But
most of them proved excellent sea
boats, and most of them were, there
fore. permanently transferred to the
American registry Thus. with this
firm basis, Uncle Sam has built up "A
transportation line of his own, excell-
necessity had compelled them to main
tain for years.
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The living conditions ON some of the
makeshift transports used in the trans
fer of troops during the Spanish
American war were little short Of
frightful. Those were hot days. espe-
cially so in the tropics, and there is
no hotter place for man or beast in
not weather than the depths of the
hold Of big sea-going steamship. The
men needed ice in tons. but they did
not get it, on many of the ships the
refrigeratins machines were no more
able to freeze water than to boil 1t,
while on some of them even the con-
densers. which made fresh water out
OF salt water. were out Of repair.
When they loaded those transports
tons of supplies were packed in the
bottom of the hold with hardtack,
canned meats, vegetables. bales of hay
and oats. The ships generally had. four
or five cargo decks from the bottom to
the main or open deck, the only out
let's for which were the big hatchways.
Just above the supplies came layer
of mules, then a layer of men and so
on upward to the main deck.
Uncle Sam at the close OF the war Sc
lected the best of this fleet of tempo
rary transports and rushed them of
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men and about fifteen seamen. Likewise
in the engine department an amply full
complement of assistants and crew help
the chief engineer in his multiplicity OF
responsibilities, for he is not only in
charge of the propelling machinery, but
also the pumps. hydraulics, refriseratins
machines, electric plant, auxiliary en-
gines and the air, water and steam pipes
used for sanitation, ventilation, heating,
cooking and other purposes.
The government holds these members
of his service under strict discipline and
for violations of the regulations an Off
Ger may be punished by private repri-
mand, suspension from duty or even con-
finement, while a member of the crew
may receive reduction in rating, con-
finement with or without irons and live
on bread or water for a period not to
exceed five days, deprivation of liberty
on shore or extra duties, or he may for
felt a certain amount of his pay
The commanding officer of an army
transport means that he is the army
quartermaster who has been detailed as
the permanent quartermaster Of the snip
and he is directly responsible for the gov
Consequently his duties compel him to
see that the entire equipment of the YES
sci is complete from the ships marine
implements down to the small est utensil
used in the galley He also acts as the
ships purser and it is in that capacity
that his duties sometimes become disa-
greeable.
Frequently when officers and their
families are travelling under orders
the quartermaster finds himself between
two fires. AS the assignment OF
cabins must come from him and as
such assignments depend upon the rank
Of the travelling officers, he finds himself
i'll ticklish position when he has to
provide for two officers of equal rank.
And to make matters worse. the Kicks
do not come from the officers themselves,
but from the wives who have been as
signed cabins. 1t requires some tact and
diplomacy to work matters out in sat
isfactory way.
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sho"eF uF 'uo oath WIN Iresh OF SAT-
water: ls coHee and an appehzIng deck
stroll and his breakfast at s O'Clock
D,rfr the morning he ca, while away
St. :: - -, ,,,--
inc '4''t' III q "eii e4uippeu itDi"iS'
gymnasium or with various deck games
AL noon he sits to an elaborate luncheon,
in the afternoon a doze on deck in n
,o,,,f,r,ahI. sta.mo- ch.,- fro,,, r,hi.h
s'---''- ,t|D'e I'm
ne a"akes 10 nnd tea at o CLOCK AT Z
he is served a dinner which equals any
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charge of each transport there is an army
officer detailed from the quartermaster
generals department who is virtually in
command of the ship, while an officer
from the commissary department looks
after the ships supplies in the edible
form. and a surgeon from the Hospital
Corps is in charge of the ships hospital.
Fhese off ers are in addition n tho ~egu-
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to various shipyards for TRANSFORMED
ton. The acquisition of insular pos
sessions made apparent the necessity
of permanent fleet. The two lower
decks were reserved for supplies, those
above were opened for light and air
with huge portfolios stretching in even
rows from bow to stern. The living
quarters We're transformed so that they
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home port has its own governing Off
GERS. The home ports Of the service at
present number five, located at Boston.
Philadelphia Newport News, San Fran
cisco and Seattle.
To Show that Uncle Sam intends to run
this service on a business-like basis he
has equipped each home port with gen
eral and assistant superintendent sub
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o travel by one Of
Uncle Sans army
transports under
the equipment now
in use means the
enjoyment of every
phase of modern
steamship travel
from the suite de
luxe to the plain
cabin. Rising in
the morning, one
finds his needle,
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F you We're d gov
ernment official in
charge of a big
charitable institu-
ton t h a t W a s
h a n d i c apped by
lack of facilities,
and Congress ap-
peared to be in no
hurry to provide
for it's II e e d s
would you, Mr..
Average Citizen,
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sistence superintendent and medical su-
per1ntendent. who are officers Of the
army detailed from their respective de-
partments. In addition to these there are
also a marine superintendent and an as
sistant, a experimenting engineer and an
assistant. a port steward and a chief
stevedore, who are all expert in their
various lines Of marine knowledge, and to
execute the routine work there is also a
force Of clerks.
manning his soldier-carrying boats. In
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equaled those of the best equipped
army barracks on shore. They were
practically new boats when again put
Into commission.
As at present organized the transport
service Is a distinct branch of the quar-
termaster generals department. of the
army, being governed by its own officers
and operated by its own employees. with
the general head of the service located
here in Washington. In addition each
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In the department of eats there is an
officer of the commissary department of
the army in charge, and directly under
him comes the ships steward. with his
corps of assistants. who see that the food
is cooked and served. There are five sepa-
rate messes on an army transport The
saloon mess is similar to that found on
all ff-st-class ocean steamers, and on
GERS muet ray for this Gt tie rate "f 81
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

the fault of Biddy. the hen, who does
her thrifty part to salve the "high
cost Of living" laying yearly over
$400, 100000 worth of eggs. Not a
bad one does she lay. How then
do we, her beneficiaries, manage to
despoil ourselves of two in every 12
of her gifts?
Biddy's product is kept by the
farmer week or two or more before
II gets to the country store, where
Il abides another several weeks be-
fore shipment to the city commission
merchant From the retailer, In
due or undue season. Biddy's eggs
reach the consumers pantry or ice
box, and then appear by relays on
his table. Now, here is a problem
of delays which Biddy cannot solve
and II is up to us, mere mortals. to
do it. Everybody can help little,
and everybody who helps little is
doing public service-helping to
feed our big family.
No less an agent than the govern
ment of the United States seeks to
sustain Biddy's efforts to feed us,
and to cooperate with the farmer
in getting fresh eggs to the market.
The suggestion has often been
made that we substitute thrifty. pro-
ductive. domestic Biddy for the eagle
as our National emblem. She GER
tainly deserves position on our
coin.-Christian Herald.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

(First insertion. Feb. 6, 1914; 4th
insertion, Feb. 81, 1914.)
State of Oklahoma, County of
Bryan, SS.
In the County Court in and for
said County and State.
In the Matter of the Guardianship
of Will Hubbard Bacon, Minor, w.
H. Bacon, Guardian. No. 1917.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of an order of the county
court of Bryan county, Oklahoma.
made and entered on the 3rd day of
February, A. D.. 1914. in the matter
of the guardianship of Will Hubbard
Bacon. a minor, the undersigned, as
the guardian of the person and es-
tate Of said minor, will sell at pri-
vate sale, to the highest and best
bidder, for cash. subject to the con-
firmation of the said county court
on or after the 2Sth day of Febru-
airy. A. D., 1914, all the right title
interest and estate of the said Will
Hubbard Bacon, a minor, in and to
the following described real estate
ana premises lying, situate and being
in Bryan county. Oklahoma, to-wit
The So of NE4 of NE4; So of NE4
OF Sec. 90, Township south, Range
East; and the NE4 of NW4, less
O.30 acres for the st. L. o & S. Ry.
and the E2 of NW4 of NW4 of Sec
tion 25. Township South, Range
East; and the SW4, less 4.9C
acres for st. l.. o. & S. Ry., of Sec
tion "a, Township South, Range
East. containing 314.8O acres ol
land;
upon the following terms and condi
tions, to-wit: Cash in hand, upon
the execution and delivery of the
proper guardians deed.
Bids must be in writing and may
bo left at the offices of Utterback C
Macdonald, Attorneys at Law, Du-
rant, Oklahoma, or may be deliv-
cred to the undersigned guardian, at
Colbert, Oklahoma. or may be filed
in the office of the County Judge
Of Bryan County, Oklahoma.
Dated this 3rd day of February,
a. d., 1914.
w. H. BACON.
Guardian.
BY Utterback & Macdonald. at
torneys for Guardian.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

First Pub. Jan. 20. 1914; Fifth
Pub. Feb. 20, 1914)
State of Oklahoma, County Of Bryan,
IS.
In the District Court in and for said
County and State.
The First National Bank of Du-
rant, Oklahoma, Plaintiff. VS. w. II.
Beavers. defendant. No. 1171.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF's SALE OF
LAND.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of sale issued out
OF the District Court of Bryan Coun-
ty, Oklahoma, on the 10th day of Jan
uary, A. d., 1914, in an action where
in the First National Bank of Durant,
Oklahoma, was plaintiff, and w. H.
Beavers, was defendant, directed to
me, the undersigned Sheriff of Bryan
County, Oklahoma, commanding me
to levy upon. appraise and sell the
following described property, towit
Lots One % and Two (2), in
Block Thirty Seven (3O, in the
town Of Kemp, Bryan County,
Oklahoma.
to satisfy a judgment and decree In
debt and attachment, in favor of the
said plaintiff and against the said de-
fendant, obtained and made in said
court on the 18th day Of June, A. d..
1912, for tho sum of $350.6O and
costs accruing, together with inter.
est thereon at the rate Of ten per
cent from April 1st, 1912, until paid
amounting in all to the sum of $414.
Sc. / will, therefore, on the 21st day
of February, A. D., 1914, at the hour
of 1880 o'clock, p. m, Of said date,
at the front door of the court house
in the city of Durant, Bryan county
Oklahoma, offer for sale, and sell to
highest and best bidder for cash said
property above described, or so much
thereof as will satisfy the said judg-
ment, interest and costs.
Witness my hand this, the 18th day
of January, A. D., 1914.
LIB HART,
Sheriff
Utterback & Macdonald, attorneys fol
plaintiff.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

George Peabody of Maryland was
thanked by Congress for his philan-
thropic gifts. These included among
other things. $23, ,OOO,O 900 for educa-
tion OF the South. He was offered a
baronetcy in England but refused it..
Henry M. Stanley was voted thanks
for his African exploits, but Stanley's
subsequent actions left sore spot in
Congress. Stanley's American citi-
zenship was questioned at the time
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

For sale: My home on Sixth and
Live Oak streets in Durant. Seven
room, modern house, five rooms
down stairs two upstairs. bath room,
sleeping porch. God barn, chicken
yard, strawberry patch, nice garden,
sidewalks, lot 73x14O feet. Low
price and terms to right party. T..
G.. Cole, Durant, Okla. -W6&S4T
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13
After Four Years Of DiscOuragins
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
UpinDespair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-In an interesting letter
rom this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: "a suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
his time, | could only sit up for little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, | would have severe pains
n my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
nent relieved me for a while, but was
'oon confined 10 my bed again. After
hat, nothing seemed to do me any good.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

rons are not disposed to agree with
old Solomon. He claims that he
hears little muttering thunders by
some of his patrons He claims that
he is not frightened from this: it is
the lightning that hurts.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

Congress occasionally has recogniz-
ed the victories of peace, despite the
preponderance of the names of war
heroes in the brief list. To Cyrus
Field Congress gave its thanks on
the completion and operation of the
Atlantic cable. To Twefick Moham-
med, Khediye of Egypt, Congress
voted thanks for his gift of obelisk,
which stands in Central Park. New
York. Conelius Vanderbilt was
thanked by Congress for the gift of
his yatcht for naval purposes during
the Civil War although this was a
.quasi-naval event.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

thanks was bestowed. Subsequently
he VAS quoted as speaking dlsparag
ingly of the action of Congress and
when he became a British subject
and was elected a member of the
British Parliament the resentment Of
certain American clique was man
ifested.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

know wtes
formula printed label showing that contains
QuNINE
and Tasess Malaria cils
Weakness debility and loss Gives life and
Mothers and Pale Sck Children Removes Blouness without pugng
Relieves depression and the liver
puri6es the blood and Acomee
No family should be whou Guaaaeed by Druggist We soc
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER.
(By r. d. Elkins. }

IBy K. d. EIkins.)
Washington. d. G. Feb. Ito
rush Congress in giving due recogni-
tion to Colonel Goethals. the Panama
canal builder, an alphabetical list of
the men who have been recognized
by Congress as worthy of the graf
itude of the American people short
ly will be published under order of
the Senate. The lists promises to
be valuable contribution to a
branhc of Americana given little at
tention in recent years.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

Since the Declaration of Independ-
ence in 1916 the thanks of Congress
have been given to 104 persons This
is at the rate of less than one a year;
as matter of fact so many heroes
were thanked during the Revolution
airy and Civil Wars that the thanks
of Congress rarely are given during
the time of peace. The thanks ex-
tended to Captain Henry Rostron of
the Carpathih. for his rescue of sur
vivors of the Titanic. is the most re-
cent instance of thanks given for a
peaceful mission.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

John Adams, the second President
of the United States. was among the
first men to receive the thanks of
Congress. Before he was elected
vice-President in 1896 Congress pub
licly thanked him for his ten years
service as an American diplomat In
Europe.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13
WARNING ORDER.

To Eli p Williams, the defendant
in the above entitled cause:
You are hereby notified that YOU
have been sued by Lewis Paullin in
the District Court of Bryan County.
Oklahoma. upon cause of action
sounding in tort, the plaintiff charg-
ing you in his petition with the COM
mission of certain acts resulting in
the slander of plaintiffs title to th1
realestate described in plaintiffs petit
tion, property of the plaintiff and must
answer the petition of the plaintiff on
or before the Goth day of March,
1914, or the said petition will be TAX
EN- as true and confessed, and judg-
ment in favor of the said Lewis Paul
lin and against you. the said ELI p
Williams, for the sum of $4,000 and
sustaining an attachment upon the
ground that you are a nonresident
of the State of Oklahoma, levied upon
the following described real estate.
title to which is in your name, to-
wit: SwA of Sw u OF sen of Sec.
4, Twp South, Range 8 East, Of the
Indian base and meridian, and lying
and being in the said county of Bryan
State Of Oklahoma, and ordering said
real estate to be sold in satisfaction
of plaintiffs claim and demand, will
be rendered accordingly.
Witness my official signature and
seal this the 14th day of January,
1914.
w. A. JONES.
Clerk District Court, Bryan County.
BY Richard Nicolds, Deputy.
Crockett & Fowler, attorneys for
plaintiff.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13
Hog Cholera Serum.

DIR. w. b. Miles of the bureau OF
animal industry, United States de-
partment of agriculture, who has
donemouch to develop hog cholera
serum as a preventive of hog chol-
era, has given DR.. E. A. Flowers,
president of the Texas Swine Breed
ers, assurance that he will be pres
ent as a representative of the bu-
reau and take part in the program
during the National Corn exposition
at Dallas, February 1917. The sub
ject of hog cholera is one that ev-
cry breeder and farmer should be In
terested in because this disease costs
our people millions every year The
srum treatment is the only reliable
preventive we have discovered thus
far and our people should take ad-
vantage of every opportunity to
learn more about innoculation.
Biddly, The Hen.
The lost egg-more plainly, the
bad egg-costs the family circle OF
the United States over $4,000, ,0OO
annually. This loss is by no means
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

W ARflNW OhAfIshs
State OF Oklahoma, County Of
Bryan.
In District Court, March Term, 1914.
]. F. Hodge, Plaintiff, VS.. Ida Hodge,
Defendant. No. 1883
The defendant, Ida Hodge, is hereby
notified that she has been sued by ].
f. Hodge, and must answer the petit
tion filed by the plaintiff on or before
the 2Sth day of February, 1914, or the
petition Will be taken as true and
judgment for divorce will be rendered
accordingly.
Witness my official signature and
seal, this the 18th day of January
1914.
w. A. JONES,
Clerk Of the District Court
BY Richard Nicolds, Deputy.
Utterback & Macdonald, attorneys
for Plaintiff
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

The list of war heroes who have
been thanked by the passage of a
joint resolution by the two houses
of Congress includes most of the
prominent figures in American his
tory. beginning with Washington
who received the thanks of the Con-
tinental Congress for the capture of
Boston.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

In the whole list there is the name
of only one woman. She was Eliza.
beth Thompson, who represented the
government Carpenters painting of
the signing of the emancipation proc
lamation.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE

| had gotten SO weak | could not stand.
and ! gave up in despair.
AT last, my husband got me bottle OF
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and COM
menced taking it. From the very first
dose. ! could tell it was helping me. |
can now walk two miles without its
firing me. and am doing all my work"
lfyou aie all run down from womanly
troubles. don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman'stonic. thas helped
more than a million women, in its so
years OF continuous success, and should
surely help, YOU too. Your druggist has
sold cafdti for years. He knows what
il will do. Ask him. He will recor--
mend II. Begin taking Cardui today.
Write o.: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies'
ADVISORY Dept. Chattanooga Tenn. for Special
lastfucfiolS on your case and o. page book "Houe
ifeAimehi Tor Women. sent In plain wrapper. J-61
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

Crops should be sown for grazing,
For sows, hogs, horses and sheep,
oats, wheat, rye or barley may be
sown Any of these grains under ia
vorable circumstances should furnish
grazing early, and when the grain
crop is grazed off the land may be
turned and crop of peas, soy beans
or peanuts sown. In this way the
land will be improved by the sum
mer legume crop and two crops of
feed secured.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

o o o o o o 8 9 o o o o o o o
We are having some real cold
freezing weather.
Two families. viz Parry South
ers and George Turner, some two
miles southeast from Kemp. have
the smallpox.
j. X. Price, some three miles north
west from Kemp has smallpox. The
health officer has quarantined them
A number of our citizens have been
exposed.
DR.. Newberry and wife have re-
turned from a visit to relatives in
Arkansas.
Ernest Miller has been confined to
his bed for the past week.
John Flemmen is installing his
phone office on the old bank lot.
Grandma Duckworth is sick with
pneumonia.
Glad to learn that Sister Sears is
improving.
A farmer some three miles from
Kemp started to Kemp Saturday
with eggs. They froze before he got
to town.
Our school is progressing nicely
under our energetic Prof Lot. As
sisted by three lady teachers. He
has some two hundred enrolled. and
says that some of his large pupils are
receiving instruction by absorption.
He is demonstration that by applying
Proverbs 23:14.. 1t reads thus:
Thou shalt beat him with the rod,
and shalt deliver his soul from H
Prof Lock says that some of his pat
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

Senators Robinson and Townsend
and Congressman Stephens and Car
ter of the joint commission to inves-
tigate Indian affairs have been call
ed to Carlisle Indian school to in
vestigate charges made against the
superintendent and other officials.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-13

More cows are needed on our
farms. No animals are better for
soil improvement and the conserva-
tion of human food than cows. More
cows should be kept and more homes
abundantly supplied with milk and
butter. A few pounds of butter a
week or few hunderd pounds Of
butterfat per month would mean
more cash in the home.