davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1914-07-29
Makes Cape Cod an Island.

The canal is in reality river, MAXI
ing all Of Cape Cod an island. for there
is considerable difference between the
tides in Massachusetts, bay and Buzz
yards bay. causing q sluggish current
The canal is destined to play an i'm
portant part in the future commerce
along the Atlantic coast of North
America At the present time more than
100000 tons of freight arc trans
iy. including coal. 10000, 900 tons; stone.
100000 tons: Nova Scotia plaster. 350.-
0Ov tons. Rockland- Rockport lime, no..
900 tons: cement, $4,000 tons; oil. 2l0
ice 81 tons ans ntbsg eom
modities carried in barges and freight
ers amount to 100000 tons, while reg
uIar steamship lines OF the higher class
carry as cargo 100000 tons OF ireight
around the cape every year
An absence Of fog along the course OF
the canal will make it particularly de-
sirable to both freight and passenger
carving vessels. Because OF the heavy
fogs that prevail off the cape at all
times of the year many freighters and
barges are forced to lay to until the
weather is more favorable for pas
sage.
Thousands of Wrecks.
1t is estimated that 100000 persons
a year are carried around Cape Cod. In
the past sixty years. it is said. 1000 YES
sells of various kinds have been wrecked
while attempting the passage. and be-
tween seven and eight hundred lives
have been lost.
Tolls for vessels passing through the
canal will average in the neighborhood
OF cents per cargo ton per passage.
and for vessels without cargo. over 500
tons gross register, the rate will be
about 5 cents per ton Motor boats.
yachts and other vessels not engaged
in commercial trade may pass through
the canal for as small a toll as SO. The
tolls depend upon gross tonnage and
length over all.
Evening star., 1914-07-29

and small -bowider.. This rip-rapping. q
large portion Of which was done by
hand. runs from six feet below to four
feet above the high-water mark. At
the eastern end much money has been
spent in the building Of sand
catcher" a device calculated to keep
moving sand from choking up the
mouth.
Evening star., 1914-07-29

It pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star., 1914-07-29
Horror of the Inferno.

1t was with The greatest difficulty
that the man at the wheel could see the
compass. through the thick dust that
filled the room. Lurid flashes OF light
ming glared continuously, while con-
slant boom Of thunder. sometimes coin
Gliding with the fash. increased the hor-
ror Of the Inferno around U.S., As far as
seeing or hearing anything pertaining to
earth, we might as well have been miles
above the surface OF the water. And
still we knew the sun was two hours
above the horizon. Birds houndered.
Evening star., 1914-07-29
In Both English and French.

The parchment is yellow with age. but
in excellent condition and perfectly legi-
BILE, though some Of the signatures are a
bit faded. The text is divided into two
parts-in English on the left and French
on the right. Antiquarians and students
Of history have frequently sought permis-
sion to copy the quaint old document
which reads as follows:
IAN ordinance to dissolve the union be-
tween the state Of Louisiana and other
states united with her In the compact
entitled the Constitution OF the United
States of America
ana. in convention assembled, do declare
and ordain, and it is hereby declared and
ordained, That the ordinance passed by
US in convention on the 22nd day Of No
Constitution Of the United States Of
America and the amendments Of said
Constitution were adopted. and all laws
and ordinances by which the state OF
Louisiana became q member OF tne rsu-
repealed and abrogated and that the
union now subsisting between louisiana
under the name Of the United states OF
America is hereby dissolved.
That the state of Louisiana hereby re-
sumes all rights and powers heretofore
delegated to the government OF the United
States OF America; that her clti1ens are
absolved from all allegiance to said gov
ernment, and that she is in 1ull possess
sion and exercise Of all those rights OF
soyereignty which appertain to a free
and Independent state.
1--WE do further declare and ordain,
That all rights acquired and vested under
the Constitution of the United States or
any act Of Congress or treaty or under
any law Of the state and not incompatible
with this ordinance shall remain In force
and have the same effect as If this ordi-
nance had not been passed"
Evening star., 1914-07-29
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Ordinance of Secession
Joppory DC 1881

This is the only one Of the ten other
possesses, Different stories exist as to
the means by which the relic reached the
capital 1t is said that Gen. Butler when
he took New Orleans seized all the offi-
cial papers he could find and sent them
to Washington It is possible the old
brown tube containing its message came
north With other trophies Of the war.
As far as the record shows, the ordi.
nance first came to light in q drawer OF
Lieut.. Col. Corbin's desk. In the ad1utans
generals department. It was delivered
to Nal Gen. Davis now retired, in 1895.
and from him It went to the Secretary
Of War, who ordered It placed on the
files
Evening star., 1914-07-29
WARDEPARINENTF|LES
TO LOSE ODD DOCUMENT
Louisiana's Ordinance Of Secession
viii Be Returned to
State. =

When the pending bill passes Congress
providing for the return Of the ordinance
Of secession of the state Of Louisiana to
its native archives the files OF the war
Department will lose one OF their most
curious possessions.
No one remembers exactly how the old
zinc tube containing the record OF the
convention which voted to leave the
Union reached the department. Tho case
bears the simple legend painted on us
Evening star., 1914-07-29

5-4-width Sanitary
Oilclotii, in pure
white or tiling de-
signs. These goods
are slightly imper-
feet. ...
Month-end Price.
Evening star., 1914-07-29

New Long Tunic and All-wool Ste
Dress Skirts, in black and navy b
fect-fitting models; high waistban
All lengths and waists.
Month end Price.
Evening star., 1914-07-29

We have culled
the stock apd have
thrown out some
mighty good values.
White Crepes, Col
ored Crepes and
Very Fine Sheer
Organdie Lawn. in
cluding black and
white stripe.
Month-end Price.
Evening star., 1914-07-29

The remainder OF
the lot of ''Simp-
son" Fas t-color
Prints, principally
in light grounds,
with neat design In
black, blue or pink
effect. Included in
this lot are crepe
and colored figured
lawns.
Month-end Price.
Evening star., 1914-07-29
S5.98 Corded Ratine
Stripe Crepe Dresses i.

Russian Tunic DRESSES OF expensive quaI-
itv material beautifully modelled garments
lily collars revers cuffs and vest front of fine
white embroidery organdie; pearl button
trimmed.
Month end Price
Evening star., 1914-07-29
$3.50 Silk
Petticoats


Fine sheer quail
ity; very pretty
horal or rosebud de-
signs in exquisite
Organdie Lawns.
Month-end Price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28
FELL FROM BALCONY.
George Nininger Killed by Fan While
Asleep.

George Nininger, who left Topeka
Sunday. evening to work for the Ander-
SON electric car company. Thirty-Third
and Main street, Kansas City. Mo-, was
instantly killed when he rolled off the
balcony Of a boarding house at Thirty
First and Main street at 4 o'clock this
morning. Nininger fell about twenty
five feet to the pavement. It IL thought
that he was asleep when he fell. MIN
niger was "a years OF age and was well
known in Topeka, having lived here
practically all his life. He left Topeka
Sunday to work for the. Kansas City
automobile firm. Monday evening he
decided to sleep on the balcony OF his
boarding house on account Of the heat.
Before leaving Topeka he was en-
ployed at the New Method electric car
company, $50 Kansas Avenue, which ID
owned by his brother-in-law, J. H. Tay-
lor. He was in the employ of Taylor
for about two years. Previous to this
time he was employed in the electrical
department of the Santa Fe shops.
Mr.. Nininger il survived by his moth
er, two brothers and four sistetrs who
live In Topeka. His mother Mrs El-
vira Ninfnger, lives at 1884 Kansas Ave-
nue.. His sisters, Emma Barge SIC Lin.
coin street: Mrs. May Taylor. 1872 To-
peka Avenue; Mrs. Grace Doueherty.
liz West Eleventh street and Mrs, Lis
zie McNair. One of his brothers orr
Nininger, II q trap drummer. at the
Orpheum. His other brother, Andrew
Nininger. IL employed at the Santa Fe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28
BORN TO HER TRADE.
Ella Bradna II Aristocrat OF the Cir
Gus Ring.

In anticipation OF the coming of Bar
mum and Bafley's Circus on Thursday.
July 30, one hears a great deal about
the aristocracy Of the stage. The JEFF
Ieisons ana Drews and the Barrymores
point with pardonable pride to a long
ancestral line which has achieved
greatness behind the glare Of the foot
lights.
One hears little OF the aristocracy of
sawdust and spangles.' The reason
Tor this. perhaps. is that the. circus is
not always in the public eye, while the
stage il omnipresent. with the circus
the season is short and quickly does II
spread its ytlhGs aif0 cover the county.
The real arist6cf4cy of the Amusement
world, however, '1is efoGffd In the circus.
Il saw you ride the other night" re-
marked young woman in q sEroup
that met Ella Bradna after = PERFORM
ance. OF the Barnum and Bailey circus
which comes to Topeka, Thursday. "a
wish could ride as well as you do: /
think you are really great eques-
trienne'
Thank you,' replied Miss Bradna
My maternal grandmother was a
really great eQuestrienne.', The Hash
In her eye denoted the great pride she
felt in her lineage. While the aristo-
cracy of the stage is fast becoming a
memory. this is due to the changes
made by the times. In the old stock
days actors made long stops in cities
did not live nomadic lives and had
homes Their children seemed to fl
naturally into the theatrical groove
When the era of travel came in and
the actor had no settled abode for any
length Of time he either did not marry
or II he did, and had children, they
were kept away from the influence
of the playhouse. Conditions with
the circus today are practically the
same az they have always been. II
is a form Of entertainment that il
given IN large part by families
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28
Topeka IS READY.

All is ready for Topeka's big sum-
mer trade campaign that begins to-
morrow. The Rock Island, Union Pa
cific and the Santa Fee will run special
trains and add extra equipment to
trains running into Topeka
Nearly every line of trade in Topeka
will be represented in the big bargain
sales. Even the drug stores are plan
ming to have articles on special sale
at cut price. Thursday a special
train will he run from Horton to To-
peka. and one from Manhattan to To-
peka. Special trains will return to
Manhattan and Horton in the evening.
Thursday h expected to be the big
day for the merchants Barnum 4
Bailey,s big circus will show in To-
peka on that date and it il expected
that that event will draw q big crowd.
Business houses that will make special
sales during the four days OF the trade
campaign include every ''live wire
firm in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28
The SKY HAS CLEARED
Topeka Teams Financial Clouds Arc
Rolled Back.

Members of the board Of directors
Of the Topeka Baseball association
have solved the financial difficulties Of
the club, at least for q time. The
members of the board Of directors
held meeting Monday night, and
with the finances already ON hand. q
sufi1cient amount was subscribed to
pay the players all money due them.
The association has lost $4,000 this
season. 1t is said.
There appears to be no danger of
losing the baseball club to Topeka this
season. One or two members Of the
board claim that they cannot afford to
surrender the club and franchise, on
account Of the debt which lis hanging
over the holdings. To surrender the
club and franchise would cause them
to lose the, amount they have invested
as we'll as to cause an additional loss
Of 81, 800. the amount OF the indebt-
edness of the club. The German
American bank has been given q chat
tel mortgage on the club holdings.
All financial affairs, due Just now,
in the way of salaries and current ex-
pehses. hare been paid and the team
lis going 8bod. Manager Dick Cooley
will make an effort to make it four
out of five from Des Moines this after
III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28
BATTERY A TO SILL.
Topeka Guarilsmen win Camp II
OkIahoma In August.

Battery A, consisting Of one hum
dred enlisted men and five commits
stoned officers. will leave Topeka
August 8 for Fort Sill. Oklahoma,
where 1t will encamp and engage in
practice maneuvers for ten days.
The battery will take none of its
equipment to Fort Sill. but win use
equipment and gums Of the regular
batteries there. The ten days will be
spent in rifle and artillery practice
and artillery maneuvers. The militia
men will be instructed by men and
officers of the regular army stationed
at Fort Sill.
Captain Clarence ]. Grimes has
been in command of the Topeka ar
tfllery branch OF the Kansas National
Guard since the resignation of Cap
tain Patttson some time ago. Cap
tain Grimes says he 10 willing to take
on as many men as care to enlist on
the trip to Fort Sill. Able bodied men
with previous experience in any state
militia organisation or in the United
States army or navy are qualified to
enlist In the battery.
More than one hundred men are
now enrolled. There will be re-
cruiting officer at the Armory, on
Jackson street. between IL and { II
o'clock each day..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28
Railway Revenues II 1914 De
creased Nearly 50 l[iIlion.
THE LOWEST SINCE 1907
Operating Expenses on Big In
crease Despite Revenue Loss.
Other Items Of General Interest
in the Traffic World.

Railway revenues for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1914. decreased $79.-
776.279. while the operating expenses in
creased SIS. 191. z37 during the same
length OF Time The net income was
the lowest since 1907. except for the
panic year of 1908. The rate of oper-
ating expenses to revenues was 72.3s
per cent. the highest in the history Of
American railways.
Not within decade has the net in
come Of the railways in the United
States been as low per mile as for the
year ending June 30. 1914. declared the
Bureau of Railway News and Statis-
tics. This is the most conspicuous fact
disclosed by a series OF tables giving
their income account for the last fiscal
year. as computed from the monthly
reports to the Interstate Commerce
Commission. with the figures for June.
estimated from incomplete returns.
The final figures may involve minor
corrections, but will not alter the sig
nificant results and comparisons
Significance Of Shrinkage.
When it il considered that a mile of
railway in the United States represent
ed net Investment of over $64, 900 in
1914, against only $50, 900 in 1904, the
true Significance Of the shrinkage in
net income per mile becomes startlingly
apparent. The difference of 81. 900 per
mile represents the additional invest
ment of over $1,000. 00o. 900, with no in
crease in revenue per mile to take care
Of.
The total operating revenues for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1914. amount
ed to =, O91 ,669, 713; the total operating
expenses, e ,236. 1872, 518.
The matter Of gravest concern in
these figures is the shrinkage in the
net operating income from $842, 409. 1886
in 1913. to $712. 133. 12e in 1914. Analysis
cannot add anything to the signifi-
canoe of these figures. For seven years
the railroads have been practicing such
enforced economies that today. when
revenues fail to increase, they do moi
know where to turn to curtail expenses
without impairing efficiency. AS a con-
sequence. they face belated expendi-
lures of hundreds of millions Of dollars
The figures of net operating income
since 1907:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28

driver She knew an about Il, and
| that was the reanofl she ran over 8
hog In the road. Of course, tho hos
re up. and course the vehicle
tipped over on its side.
| It cannot be said that OF courpe Nrs,
| Aimes received q broken arm, while
Miss Allie eqcaped with . brufse or two
put sucn wax the fact And while they
! were iamentfnx and weeping. who Of al
tue ninety-three million people Of the
Onitea states should come along in his
auso out the loser Of the diamond ring!
II am sorry to see you in trouble" he
saiu' ana ne cot busy at once.
II gilbert Qeni4on had been slothful
ABOUT the ring he made up for it now
mai there WIS an accident to straighten
out me nsst thing was to bind up the
nuIt OF the sufferer: the next to in
spect the capsfxed runabout.
1t may not have suffered any dam
age az all. said the young man. .'but
come to the village with me, and we
VIII nave that broken arm set. Then
VIII take you home and see that the
1uEanout gets there all right
.but II we could get word to Mr..
Aimes- began Miss Allie.
We mustn't lose a minute seeing
q uoctor interrupted Mr.. Denison.
ana ne fairly burned up the dust Of
the road reaching the village. A doc
tor was fortunately found at once. and
aIter DIT the bones were set and the
splints IN place.
Miss Allie meant to tell about the
ring on the way home, but her sister
lequired All her attention. It was not
until the latter was in bed and the rur-
anout mad been brought home that she
round opportunity to say to Mr.. DENT
son' nope your losing the ring didn't
oIeak the engagement Z
Hng! Engagement" he uueried.
xee. Tho five-stone diamond ring
you lost In the depot in the city q few
weeks ago. Sister and I found 1t ana
aovertised the fact. but you never an
MT: Denison leaned against a post
on the veranda and laughed until he
tnouent the girl might take offense,
ana then he sobered up and said: 81
pCugnt That diamond ring at Coney
Island for fifteen cents! I took It home
70 grandma. and just for a Joke I told
ner the stones were genuine. She
knocked ne Of them out, and I had q
new piece of glass set in and was carry
ing 1t nome. never could think tust
where lost it. Poor old grandma il
mourning yet" -
| The engagement ring bought for Miss
Aliie SIX months later was the genuine
thing. and SO was the one she presented
grandma on the morning Of the cere-
mony.-(Copyright, 1914, by the Nc.
| CURE Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28

Paris will be overlooking a wonoer-
81, opportunity if it does not arrange
80 real tournament for the staging
of the many duels that the CaiiiAoA
trial has engendered. Arrangements
should also be made to take MOVING
pictures Of them SO that the rest OF
the world can enjoy the excitement
ma the buffOOnery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28

With the Mexican situation Just
about as unsatisfactory as 1t has been
for couple OF years. with troublous
problems to solve in connection with
the revolutions in Hayti and San Dom
lingo, and with q general European war
in prospect. William Jennings Bryan.
the nations secretary Of state. has hit
the chautauqua trail with the Alpine
yodlers and legerdemain artists. The
answer IL that he gets a guarantee of
At least $3.50 for each performance,
His salary a. q member of the presi-
dents cabinet b only $4,000 g year.
- szApe 5uloa thirst = expensiNe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28

A good deal Of the bully seems
present in the attitude of Austria to-
wards Servia. The reply of the latter
70 the formers ultimatum is as near
an abject crawl as could possibly be
made. 1t looks as though Austria
was using the murder of its archduke
on Servian soil as a blind for obtain
ing satisfaction from Servia, because
Austria got something the worst Of 1t
In the settlement Of the Balkan war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28

NE Wn0L 1Ecz3e r u UESS MS8Ms :
There is no need of searching into
the byways and dark passages OF rail-
way finance. says the Bureau Of Rail-
way Statistics. to find out what atls
the. railways. II they are being loot
ed"-as runs the favorite phrase of
their inQuisitors- : is by conditions
as inexorable In their results as the
laws of nature. Between 1907 and
1913, the average freight receipts of
the railways was hammered down
from 7.59 mills per ton per mile to
1923 mills. These are interstate COM
merce commission figures. That re-
duction Of three-tenths of a mill re-
duced the railway revenues by q round
$50, 100000.
In 1907 the average daily wage Of
railway emp 1yees was $2.20; last
year it was $2... That little increase
Of 20 cents a day added $3.50. zoo, 900
to the payroll. Put these two items
together and you have a quarter of q
billion dollars lost in one year, over
which the railways have no more con-
troll than the wind which bloweth
where it listeth.
The New Haven Trouble.
Take the concrete case of the New
Haven road, over which the railway
baiters gloat. says the bureau. In
1907 the average freight rate was
i.436 cents per ton per mile: in 1913
it was 1.345 cents. That apparently
insignificant 81 thousandths OF q cent
represented loss Of 2.303, 900 on the
freight carried in 1913. In 1907 the
employees Of the New Haven road.
exclusive + general officers, worked
II, 234,231 days, for which they re-
ceived $23,754,Sc7 compensation; in
1913 they worked IL, 304. $50 days and
were paid $27.7s3.112. an increase of
$4,038, 305 for practically the same
a .vyUv These fXuf ifAvno n
rate reduction on one hand and wage
advances ON the other. account for .
loss of $6,341, 305 In the net reverses
Of the New Haven in 1919. and the
proof IL easy OF access in the archives
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion.
These reflections are only pertinent,
goes on the statement of the bureau.
because rate reductions are proceeding
apace, rate advances are suspended
almost invariably, and wage increases,
at the point of a strike or arbitration.
ways must not falter in their public
service, and there il NO knowing what
road may next fall under the harrow
Of a baseless hue-and-cry.
The Remedy OF the Problem.
There can be only the permanent
remedy for the present intolerable
situation, Is the opinion of the sta
tistics bureau. Like Saul on the plains
of Damascus, the interstate commerce
commission must see q great light and,
awakening to its vast responsibilities,
cease to pefsecute the industry 1t waA
created to conserve a. we'll as regulate.
TT must realize that rate discrimi-
nation may be due to unreasonAbly low
rates az well ~ to unreasonAbly high
"" the pamphlet recently published
| by the bureau declared. 1T must also
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28

Sleep encourages strange dreams, SO
q IN no more than natural that a Phiia-
de,nhian should come to this part OF the
country tn an idea tnat II woulu VIC
perfectly proper for him to mako
noise like a had man" and indulge IN
the old-tashioned sport Of shooting UT
. town. One Of them tried 1t In Kansas
CITY the other day, but to his sorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
away from home during the summer
may have the paper mailed regularly
each day to any address ut the rate
a. ten cents . week or thirty cents
. month (by mail only). Address
clynneed as often as desired. While
ont Of town the state journal will be
% you like . daily letter from home.
Advance payment IL requested on
these short dime subscriptions, to save
Bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news NJ
sanitation for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news IL received in The State Joaff
nal building over wires for this sole pus-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28

Hereafter the French army VII,
-..r hlue-sray instead Of fiery req
..o,.er. notes the Philadelphia Led
.rd n 8: Now they'll be able
- cross a field without being cnaseo
bv the bull.