davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
SALINE BEGINS COUNTY
COMMUNITY PLAN

Salina, Jan. 20.-With the idea
of bringing the people of the coun.
try districts and the citizens of the
towns into closer touch with each
other, the merchants of Salina are
forming an organization to be known
as the county community plan. The
plan has been partly formulated in
the city and the farmers in the
various townships are preparing to
organize individual societies which
later will become affiliated with the
city organization.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
LAMAR UP AGAIN IN
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION

Washington, Jan. 19.-David
Lamar. who furnished sensational
testimony before the senate lobby
investigation committee last sum-
mer, and who is under indictment
in New York for impersonating con-
sressrnen in telephone conversations
with big financiers, was revealed as
interested in the effort to initiate
official investigation into alleged re-
bate giving by railroads to the
United States steel corporation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
THROW SUFFRAGISTS OUT
OF A LONDON HALL

London, Jan. O.-Suffragettes
made determined effort to break
up meeting at which the Rt. Hon.
John Burns, president of the local
government board, spoke on home
rule. Three men, champions of the
enfranchisement of women. strapped
to seats and surrounded and aided
by suffragettes, tried to howl him
down. After lively scrimmage the
men were pitched into the street,
still strapped to the seats.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
NORMAL'S NUMBERS UP
TO 2486 THIS YEAR

Emporia, Jan. 20.-The state nor
NAL school at Emporia shows an in
creased enrolment over any former
year.. The enrolment from June /,
1913. the close of the last school
year. to January 1. 1914, was 2436
according to the report Of w. H. Sim
gular, general secretary of the nor
NAL school. For the same period in
the preceding year the enrolment
was 1902, showing an increase of
1874.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
CONFESSES WIFE MURDER
TO WED STEP-DAUGHTER

Galesburg, ILL.,, Jan. 19.-Robert
Higgins confessed he murdered his
wife at New Henderson, ILL.,, jan
uary 5. so he would be free to mar
~ his step-daughter. Julia Flake.
Is years old.
He was arrested after the girl
told States Attorney John M. Will
SON of Mercer county OF her infatua-
ton for Higgins, and that she i'm
portuned him to dispose of her
mother, who, she said, was the
only obstacle between her and hap
piness.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

McAlester, Ok, Jan. 20.-Armed
with revolvers, three convicts, one
OF them serving a 4O-year sentence
for manslaughter and the others
serving shorter terms for larceny
and forgery, made a break for lib
erty between and o'clock yester-
day afternoon at the new state
prison here. killed three prison Of
fIcials, a former United States dis
trict Judge, wounded a young wo-
man telephone operator and two
prison guards, and finally were slain
by another guard in a revolver fight
after they had got into buggy out
side the prison walls and were on
their way to freedom.
How the convicts obtained revolt
vers is not known.
The prisoners were being return
ed to their cells after the days
work. The three with revolvers,
China" Reed, notorious criminal
of the old Indian Territory, sentenc-
ed a year ago on charge of horse
theft; TON" Lane, sentenced for
forgery, and Charles" Koontz, SEN
fenced to serve 40 years for man
slaughter, had been working in the
tailor shops.
They approached the back door of
the office in the administration
building and told the turnkey they
wanted to see the parole officer.
As he opened the door, China"
Reed shot him down with a 6-shoot-
er. The turnkey FELL wounded in
the cheek, and the convicts seized
his keys.
The men went toward the war
den's office, killed the assistant Dep
uty Warden Oates. killed a guard
In the next office room, and shot
to death Judge Thomas sitting in
the warden's office. They seized
the telephone girl and after over
turning the switchboard, carried the
fri before them out into the yard
o keep the guards from shooting.
n some manner the young woman !.
vas shot. but not killed. The merf Z
opened the front gate. got through :
ne WAL, jumped into the warden's !
'uggy and drove away. Guards saw :
hem coming and In running fight ~
ne three prisoners were killed. :,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
MISSIONARY WOUNDED
AS BANDITS LOOT TOWN

Hankow, China, Jan. 2O.-Dr. Lii.
liegaard. missionary of the Amer
lean Lutheran mission, was wound
ed in one arm on January Is, in
the course Of fighting at Kwang-
Chow, in the provence of Honan. An
army of bandits under the white
Wolf" who has been devastating
the district, on that date captured
and looted KwangChow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
The Dead

Judge John r. Thomas, former
congressman from Illinois, Musko-
gee, Okla.
ID. G. Oates. assistant deputy war
den, Oklahoma state prison, Nc
Alester.
F. C. Godfrey, day sergeant at
the prison.
II. H. Drover, Bertillion expert.
Charles Kuntz, Cheney Reed and
Tom Lane, escaping prisoners.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
SENATE CONFIRMS WILLIAMS
AS CURRENCY COMPTROLLER

Washington, Jan. 20.-The nom
ination of John Shelton Williams,
now assistant secretary of the
treasury, to be comptroller of the
currency, and as such, ex-officio
member Of the federal reserve bank
board, was. confirmed by the senate
in executive session late yesterday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
NO NJ. U.-K. U. GAME IN X. c.
Missouri Valley Conference Rules
Against the Plan

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 20.-Repre-
sentatives of the governing boards
of the Missouri conference voted
against the abrogation of the rule
prohibiting college athletic contests
on other than college campuses.
This means that the regulation pro-
hibiting the playing Of the annual
Missouri-Kansas football game at
Kansas City stands.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

telegraph to resume their runs
without reporting here.
Slade and Lynch were discharged
more than year ago when a car
on their train jumped the track and
bumped along the ties for three and
a half miles. The men were dis
charged on the ground that they
we're negligent, had violated COM
pany rule, and caused much dam
age to property.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
MANHATTAN MASONS
PLAN $4,000 TEMPLE

Manhattan, Jan. 20.-The Man
haitian Masons plan to build a $780,
900 temple. The Masons secured
an option of the site some time ago.
Now that the site has been secured,
the building plans will take definite
form.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

Topeka, Jan. 2O.-The petrified
lower jawbone of a mastodon was
today presented to the Goss orni-
illogical collection. The jaw is 20
inches long, Is inches wide and
the prongs are each Is inches in
circumference at the widest part
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
TWO-YEAR-OLD CHOKEs
TO DEATH on POPCORN

Dodge City. Jan. 2O.-Esther May
Kindred. two years old, choked to
death on popcorn. Her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. ALT Kindred, were
attending a family reunion in the
south part Of the county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
DEATH TO 7 in
A PRISON FIGHT
Three Conyicts Attempt Escape from
Oklahoma Prison
KILL 3 OFFICIALS, ONE VISITOR

Guards shoot the Three Prisoners
As They Dash for Fre0dom
Obtained Guns Some
Way
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-03


ing those conditions should exist. But
we have now several thousand kitch-
en- girls and chambermaids in the
restaurants and hotels of Chicago
who are the least protected, the least
able to defend themselves, of any
class of girls in the city.
In this case complaint came to
my Office from girls working in the
Knab restaurant. l sent Atty John P.
Reed to make an investigation. He
came back with three affidavits and
stated that he personally believed the
whole affair ought to be thrown open
in court trial with a view to getting
a fair chance for the working girl who
doesn't know how to beat off the boss
who tries to use her.
IF a place has a women's rest
room, let the men employees keep out
of that room. In this case the aft
davits say that Merritt came into the
girls basement rest room and went
to the cot where Annie Nieczerwoska,
the chief complaining witness, was
trying to sleep. She resisted him.
Two other employees came in, Miss
Anna Javrak and Mrs. Jennie Hib-
ner. They will testify Tuesday.
please don't class me with the re-
formers and the nice people who are
all the time fighting vice. don't look
at the situation as those fellows do.
81 am going into this more as a
citizen and human being than a
public official administering the
health, comfort and safety act. l
want to see a clear line drawn in the
relations between the bosses and the
girls who work under them.
"a wage slave is one thing. A love
slave is another thing. Each should
be bought in a separate deal.
''The girl who is hired as potato
peeler has right to say Hands Off if
the man who is boss comes along and
insists on other kinds of service from
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-03

New York.-Although the public
knows her only as an actress, Miss
Constance Collier, leading woman in
"Thais" and other plays Of Oriental
flavor, is also a successful dramatist.
In collaboration with Edward Shell
don she has made dramatization of
'tAIice in Wonderland" Maude Ad-
ans is to play the role of the inquisi-
tive Alice.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-03

A means of carrying on labor
strike was seen in Salem, Mass,
where a girl striker stood on the
sidewalk opposite the window where
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
NEW WARSHIPS WILL
FILL GAPS IN FORCES
OF KAISER ON SEAS
German Admiralty Has
Vessels of Latest Design
Nearing Completion-Ar-
mament Supply Is Weak
Point.
LONDON. Sept. 2s

LONDOINy OSpl' 90
The measures which 1t has been re-
ported the German Admiralty Is taking
to replace ships already lost in the war
directs attention to their building pro-
gram. Indeed, among the reasons put
forward to explain why the High Sea
Fleet has not yet come from behind the
shelter of its fortified bases is that 1t
may be waiting to receive reinforcements
from the vessels now In an advanced
stage of construction. Not only are
these ships of all classes, and by no
means few in number, but they are nat
urally of newer and more efficient types,
more powerful, better protected, or
faster, than the last ships passed into
commission. 1t may be pointed out, how
ever, that our own authorities have moth
ing to lose, from material STANDPOINT
by such a period of waiting. Whatever
may be the number of vessels turned out
b. the German shipyards within the next
few months, we have the assurance of
Mr. Churchill, in his speech at the
London Opera House on September II,
that English establishments will turn out
more than double the number.
In regard to battleships, the next YES
sells to be added to the German Navy
are the three of the 1911 programe, the
They are understood to be fitting out at
Wilhelmshaven dockyard, the Weser
yard, Bremen, and the Vulcan yard.
Hamburg. respectively. They were all
launched during 1918, the koenig on
March /. the Markgraf on June 4, and
the Grosser Kurfuerst on May o. AT the
launch of the last-named vessel, the
baptismal grafton, which is a prominent
feature of such functions in Germany,
was delivered by Prince Oscar OF Prus-
sla, the Kaisers fifth son, who made
reference to the inheritance which the
Great Elector. after whom the ship had
been named had left to the Fatherland.
The Prince continued:
THE new German Empire has assumed
this inheritance of the Great Elector
with understanding. and has cherished
it faithfully. Through the initiative or
our imperial master. supported by the ap-
preciative, patriotic. and self-sacriticing
attitude of the German people, it's
princes and representatives, the war flag
has followed t'ade on its peaceful ways,
and the German eagle now spreads Its
protecting pinions over the children or
German lands on far seas and foreign
shores"
This has a curious ring at the present
time when, owing to the rapacity OF the
German eagle. nearly all the ships which
formerly carried children of German
lands on far seas have been either cap
tured or driven into neutral ports. AS
tc the German possessions on foreign
shores, Togoland, Samoa and New POM
mern have already been removed from
the protecting pinions of the same eagle,
and it can only be matter of time be-
fore the rest will follow suit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES

That's natural, school is interest
ing," said his mother.
"Oh, is it, mother; what do you
know about it?"
II know lot about it," she re-
piled with contented little -four
ish of her feathers, and she settled
herself to tell him about it. Gs there
anything more fun than telling all you
know-and maybe a little more-to
somebody who can't dispute you?)
You see, last year l had a nest
under the caves Of the schoolhouse up
the street, and I learned much about
school them
Dear me, wish you had built
there this year." said the sparrow.
We'll, l didn't" replied the mother
comfortably, 80 III tell you all
know instead. The children sit in
rows and read things out of a book;
then they stand in rows and say
things out of their heads"
Dear me-" said the little sparrow
in puzzled voice, ''that sounds very
queer and uninteresting."
That's because you are bird.
Children think it is fne," answered
his mother. They like to do things
in rows"
The little sparrow pondered over
that for quite while. then he said:
II wish birds could have a school"
THE ideal" scoffed his mother,
don't think SO much, you'll get
foolish"
@Oh, no, I won't" replied the little
bird pleasantly. Then with sudden
inspiration he added, "but I'm going
to start bird school. Then maybe
the little boy will like ME again"
"Where will you have it?" asked his
mother. Birds are not used to doing
things in rows, you know"
"Yes, know that" replied the little
bird. 80 | mean to have it on the
wires here, on the clothes lines and
the telegraph wire"
And would you believe the didl
He called all his friends, and they sat
in rows on the telegraph wires and
pretended they had school.
The kind little boy saw them, too,
and was so interested he stayed at
the window a long time and watched
So, of course, the little sparrow. was
proud and happy-and he played
bird school" many a fine day.
Tomorroto-The Poplar's Story.
Copyright. 1914, by clara Ingram Judson>
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
CARDINAL FARLEY BACK:
COMES WITH REFUGEES
VIM. Dreer Tells of His Encounter
With Soldiers in Germany.

NEW YORK, Sept 29--Cardinal Far
ley. of New York, who took part In the
conclave which elected Pope Benedict
XIV arrived home today on the Italian
liner SAINT Anna.
There were 1872 refugees on board the
liner, most Of whom had interesting
stories to tell.
On the voyage over five Of the Turco
stokers mutned and had to be put in
irons The captain of the ship tried to
land his mutineers when the ship put
into Alemeria, SPAIN but the Spanish
authorities refused to take them In
charge. so they were brought on to
America.
VIM. f. Dreer, OF Philadelphia, one of
the passengers, said that he had an
amusing time getting out of Germany.
"Once a German soldier held us up
said Mr.. Dreer, "and he was so excited
that he discharged his musket over our
heads and then took to his heels In
terror.
"On another occasion the captain Of
a squad of German soldiers stopped my
party and after looking at our pass
ports upside down said that they were no
good and that we could proceed no
further. Finally we persuaded him to
look at them right side up which he did
and then ordered us to go ahead"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
OBITUARIES
HUGO REISlNGER

Art Collector Strove to Promote
Friendship of U. S. and Germany.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2s,--word has been
received here Of the death last Saturday
night of Hugo ReisInger, Of this city, at
Langen Schwelbach, Germany.
Mr. Reisinger was we'll known as an
art collector and for his efforts during
many years to create a better under
standing between the United States and
Germany.
He left New York last April as COM
missioner TO the Anglo-American Ex-
position in London. From London ne
went to Germany intending to return 70
New York early in the present month
but was delayed by the war. The body
will be brought home for burial
Hugo Resinger was native of Wies-
baden, Germany, where he was born on
January %, 1856. He was educated In the
Royal Gymnasium. and in early life came
to this country and became merchant
in the general import trade. He was ar
honorary commissioner to Europe for
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition al
st. Louis In 1904.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
PERSONS KNOWN
SOCIALLY RECEIVE
REQUESTS IN WILL
Testament Of Jane Norris
Gives $4,000 to Anita,
Princes de Braganza, Mar
garetta NJ aidstone and
Others.

requests of $4,000 have been paid Anita,
Princess de Braganza and Margaretta
Maidstone from the estate of Jane Mckee
Norris, who died in July 1918. Other
individuals prominent in Philadelphia So
ciety are beneficiaries under the will
The first account of the estate of $780,
23 81 has been filed by w. Barklle Henry,
executor, for audit by the Orphans
Court.
disbursements made in settling the es-
tate amount to s5435n55. From the bal
ance of si75,s63,12 there has been s422 $50
distributed in compliance with the terms
OF the will as follows: PRESBYTERIAN Hos
pital, $4,000; Home of the Merciful Saw
lour' SoVoo; Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Hospital. s5OOO the Female
Association, $4,000.
bequests to individuals are Reta Arm
strong Drexel, $4,000; Mary White. s15 ooO
Fannye Norris. $4,000; Dorothea Norris
$4,000; Anthony j. Drexel, Jr.. 5000; Ena
Thompson, s5oO0 Sophie r. Haughton,
$4,000; Maud Haughton, $4,000: Louise
Haughton, $4,000; Robecca 4. Henry s1o :
Ooo' Mary White, $4,000; Margaretta Maid
stone; 5000; John A Drexel. 5000: w.
Barklie Henry. $4,000; Annie A. Smith
$5o.eoO; Mary Sutherland 5000; Anita
Princess de Braganza, 5000: Louis c, N
DreNel $4,000; Morton ]. Henry, $4,000:
Alice Ellen Henry. &OO0 Barklie Mckee
Henry, 5000.
The Will of Helen V. Summers, 3245
North Fifteenth street, was admitted TO
pronate today. disposing of 5000 in pri
vate bequests. Personal propertv of WI
liam Allen has been appraised at s205 sS7
30; Hannah F. Friedenberg. s36. 500
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
JOSEPH E. GAY

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Joseph E
Gay, a mining man died yesterday
at the Touraine Hotel. at the age ol
SO years. Until two months ago he
kept in touch with his interests. In.
frmities due to age ended his activity
and also sent him from the Union League
Club, where he had lived for years, to
the hotel where he died In 1896 John
Stanton. with whom Mr.. Gay had beer
associated many years. died and Mr.
Gay became president of the Michigan
Copper Mining. Mohawk Mining and
Wolverine Copper Mining Companies. He
had been president for . years of the
Atlantic Mining Company. John r
Stanton. son of his former associate,
succeeded him in the direction of the
companies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
PLAN REPUBLICAN RALLY
City Committee Arranges Mass Meet
ing at Academy October 90


Plans for large Republican marty
mass meeting in the Academy of Music
on the night OF October 20 were formu-
lated today at meeting of the Repub-
lican City Committee in their headquar-
ters. Eleventh and Chestnut streets.
1t has been arranged to have DR.. Mar
tin @. Brumbaugh, candidate for Gov
ernor. and Senator Boies Penrose. candi-
date for reelection, as we'll as all cam
didates for Congressional offices, among
the speakers.
Before the mass meeting, IL is expected
a parade will take place which will be
participated in by loyal supporters of the
party from all sections of the city, This,
however has not been finally decided.
Prior TO the meeting of the CITY Com
mittee, which was an executive session.
there were meetings of the Campaign
Committee, the Speakers COMMITTEES and
chairmen of all the Ward Committees
1t was decided to arrange for rallys 10
be held at stated intervals in all congress
sional districts.
After the executive session former A.
torney General Of PENNSYLVANIA Hamnton
l.. Carson addressed those assembled at
headquarters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
CALLS BILL A BETRAYAL
Senator Reed Continues Attack OF
Clayton Antitrust Measure.

WASHINGTON. Sept. Ex-senator Reed.
of Missouri today in the Senate declared
that the Clayton antitrust bill 'as
drafted, by the conferees is betrayal of
the Democratic party OF the country.
The Senator first took up the action
of the conferees on the section of the
bill which prohibits tying or exclusive
contracts. He said:
The section as reported by the con-
ferees does not provide that such con-
tract in itself shall be void because 1t
Is against public policy. 1t merely pro-
vides that the contract shall be void in
case 1t tends substantially to lessen COM
petition"
Senator Reed insisted that this provi-
sion would be ineffective and would re-
suit in opening up new field of litiga-
ton. The Senator also pointed out that
the penalty clause attached to this sec
tion in both Senate and House had been
eliminated by the conferees.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
DIR. HARRY NEwMAYER
Young Physician Had Been III Eight
Months

DR.. Harry Newmayer. 2OO7 North 33d
street, died this morning at that address
after an illness of eight months with a
complication of diseases. The funeral
services will be held from the Newmayer
home next Thursday morning at 1890
o'clock, with burial at Adath Jeshurun
Cemetery.
Doctor Newmayer was born in 1889 and
was a graduate of Central High School
and of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School. Glass of 1911 He had
been connected with the Jewish Hos
pital and with the Childrens Hospital.
He also was member of the County
Medical Society and other medical organi-
ZationS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
MEN ACCUSE EACH OTHER
Two Warrants Sworn Out on Charge
of Assault.

Each claiming that the other was guilty
of assault and battery, DR.. George B.
Irwin, of 20 South sd street, and Thomas
A. Harper, of 80 West Gravers lane,
swore out warrants and caused the ar
vest of each other last night. When
Doctor Irwin appeared before Magistrate
Renshaw. of the Central Police Station,
this morning his accuscr was not present
to testify against him. and it was said
that Harper was being held by Magistrate
Beaton, of the police station at 253 North
Fifteenth street on a warrant sworn out
by Doctor Irwin.
According to the doctor, Harper en-
tered his office last night and an argu-
ment ensued. He declares ne did not
strike Harper first.