davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
H0 " " E
 WON OUT
We Saw the Prize and
 Grabbed It

Everybody in town knows that we are first in getting the best of every thing. Last week we received letter from Professor Munyon showing us a plan whereby he could rush his Home opathic Remedies direct from his Laboratory into our store without losing any of their curative properties. We saw the importance of this offer and immediately sent in our order for a full line of his remedies.
 We want to say that we received a letter from Professor Munyon stating that if anyone bought the remedies and they were not perfectly satisfied with results, that we were to return tine money. He says. "I want you to specially push the Rheumatism Rem- edy in order that people may know. Find the hardest cases in town, those that Doctors have failed to cure, and get them to buy 25c bottle, and if 1t 6oesn'l relieve stiff and sore joints, pain iu tte back side, or in any part of the body before orc bottle has been ,sed, give the people back their money" This certainly must inspire confidence as everybody knows that Munyon's Homeopathic Remedies are absolutely harmless and millions of bottle are sold every year.
 He also sent us a few hundred packages of his Paw-Paw Laxative Pills and wants us to give them away absolutely free. He says these pills are the best stomach and liver reg,I- lator that the world .hassever known They don't SCOUT they don't gripe. They school the bowels to act natu- rally and take out of the system all the poisons and matter that irritate the nerves and causes biliousness, headache and general debility.
 We are also to give away four page sheet of music free to everybody who calls.
 Eugene Jacobs Drug Store
 1904 Second Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Auto Catches Fire

Considerable excitement was caused yesterday on Twenty first street be- tween Avenue and Avenue when the automobile of Mrs. E. C. Dubis sudden ly caught fire. Mrs. Dubis, the chauf- feur, and Mr. and Mrs Smalley were in the car at the time. IT, B. Hodges Of the Hodges Automobile company was painfully burned about the arms when he went under the flaming car with an extinguisher in an effort to prevent an explosion. The blaze was finally checked before 1t had done great dam age to the machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Charles M. Mooney

Charles M. Mooney, aged 51 years, died yesterday morning at 9:50 o'clock at local infirmary. Funeral services will be conducted from the late resi- dence, 1903 Avenue II, this afternoon at o'clock. Interment will be in Elm wood cemetery. The deceased Is sur vived by his widow and three daugh- ters. Mrs. Aline Biles, Miss Bertie Mooney and Miss Lora May Mooney, and one son, Percy Mooney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Montgomery Market

Montsomery. July es.-(SpecialD Spot cotton was quoted here today as follows: Middling fair. assc; strict good middlns. 9.13c good middling, S.Ssc strict middling. s.6sc; middling, 23Sc: strict low middling, 7.sSc; low middling, 73Sc; strict good ordinary, e.SSc good ordinary, 6.5oc; market, ouiet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Mrs. Margaret F. DeSevanon

Mrs. Margaret F. DeSevanon. aged S5 years. died yesterday afternoon at the family residence. 167 Fifty-second street. She is survived by two daughters. Mrs G. A. Hoover of Birmingham and Mrs. J. T. Benedict of New Orleans. The body was sent last night to New Orleans by the S. w. Woodin Undertaking company for fnterment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Howard DOwdry, Jr.

Howard Dowdry, Jr., the 16-months- old son of Mir. and Mrs H. M. Dowdry. 3426 Norwood boulevard, died last night at 8:30 o'clock at the family resi- donce. Funeral services will be con ducted this afternoon at o'clock from the late residence. Interment will be iE Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Negro Instantly Killed

Arthur Morris, negro, was knocked In the head with a brick, it is alleged, in the hands of Henry Cochran, negro. and instantly killed on Seventeenth street and Avenue B. Ensley. last night about Il o ocloclS. Cochran made his escape and up until late hour last night had not been apprehended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Mrs. Nora Ball

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs Nora Ball, aged 22 years, who died Tuesday at a local infirmary will be conducted this morning at o'clock from the private chapel of Lige Loy. Interment will be in Elmwood ceme tery. The deceased is survived by her husband T. A. Ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29

charge of harbors.
 Many Funerals
 Funerals of POO victims of the East land catastrophe were held today, while the whole city was in mourning under an official proclamation by Mayor Thomp- son.
 A corps of divers today followed 40 motorboats with grappling hooks for blocks down the river in an effort to find more bodies but only two were added to the S29 victims previously recovered More may be found when the vessel is righted.
 Wreckers today started putting the ship on it's keel but the operation will be difficult, it was said.
 Walker Complains
 John H. Walker president of the IT, linois Federation of Labor and John Fitzpatrick. president of the Chicago Federation of Labor. tonight attacked Secretary Redhelds plan for investi- gation of the Eastland disaster by the steamboat inspection service.
 They issued statements saying they had telegraphed to President Wilson entering our most emphatic protest against members of the inspection board, and MT. Thurman of the depart ment of commerce having any hand act or part in the investigation.
 Fitzpatrick's statement adds
 Now we find MT. Redheld institut- ing an investigation with Solicitor Thurman in charge and then to insure an impartial investigation instituting citizens auxiliary and as q member of this auxiliary a representative of the Western Electric company (whose em- ployes were on the Eastland when 1t sani).
 "We call on the President of the United States immediately to appoint disinterested commission"
 Walkers statement declares the civil Ian board appointed by Secretary Red field is a travesty on representative government. It adds that the largest corporations and financial interests in Chicago are represented and that the Lake Seaman's union and the travelling public are ignored
 Hull Starts for Chicago
 St. Joseph, Mich, July 29,-William H. Hull, vice president and general manager of the St. Joseph Chicago Steamship company, owners of the Eas stand, left tonight for Chicago in response to a subpoena ordering him tc appear before the federal grand jury summoned for investigation of the Eastland disaster.
 Attorneys for the line asked the Unit ed States court to guarantee protection to MT. Hull while he is in Chicago. They also asked that he be conducted safely outside of Illinois after he has given his testimony to forestall any ef- fort by the Chicago police or States Attorney Hoyne to arrest him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Complete Report Made
 On Sinking of Leeldnd7v
American Consul Dennson of Dundee Scotland Files Report CapainState Department Preparing Note to Germany
 Requesting Payment of Damages for Destroyed Boat

made in the case of the William r Frye was therefore virtually ready for consid- eration tonight
 Consul Dennison's report said:
 "Beelanaws crew here. All safe. Sail Saturday on St. Paul. Master under oath states sighted German submarine July 20, SO miles north of Orkneys En- deavored to escape Fired on at distance of two miles, shot falling short Hove to and stopped Submarine signaled for ships papers which were sent. After ex- amining them submarine slgnaied abandon ship. Ample time given crew to leave ship. Five shots then fired at Leelanaw without effect followed by torpedo. Crek then taken on submarine with lifeboats in tow after which two more shots were fired. last one setting fire to ship Sub marine headed toward Orkneys Leela- nav was seen to sink one hour and 20 minutes later. At S:So D. m another steamer being seen approaching. crew or dered to boats in which they proceeded re- mainder distance to Kirkwal arriving 6:SO following morning. Leelanaw laden with flax and tow only. Before leaving sub marine master demanded ships papers. Request refused his register, customs manifest and bills of ladins being re- tained. Master had no complaint of treat ment on submarine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
FURTHER PROGRESS
 MADE BY ITALIANS
Report of General Staff De notes More Advances
 Against Austrians

Rome, July 2s.-tvia Paris. July 2s, ress' was made yesterday by the Ital- ians on the Carso plateau. according to an official statement issued tonight at the headeuarters of the general staff The communication follows;
 Our adversary, profiting by fog, attempted an attack against our posi- lions at Passo Del Cacciatore, between Mounts Chiadeni and Avanza, in Carnia. but was promptly repulsed by counter attacks. Our Alpine detachments at tackled some of the enemy's trenches in front of positions at Val Piccolo and conquered the greater number of them.
 ''On the Carso plateau yesterday was spent in strengthening the important positions captured the day before.
 Tn the center nevertheless. further remarkable progress was made, thanks to the conquest of some strongly held enemy trenches which enabled us to stra ighten out our line of deployment of officers taken prisoner on the 26th at 102
 "On the rest of the front there has been no especial change in the situa- ton"
 ->---~-~~-----~- and Eckliff be held to the grand jury we recognized the possibility that the courts of Illinois might not have Jurisdiction over them. Should the courts of Illinois not have Jurisdiction We recommend to the department of justice of the United States that it undertake to mete out justice to these parties.
 Grand Jury Adjourned
 The county grand jury tonight ad- jCurned till tomorrow without returning indictments. It had been arranged for the jury to finish its investigation to- night, and draw up indictments charging a half-dozen persons with blame for the Eastland disaster. but as the coroner s inquest dragged into a night session, it was decided to wait until the conclusion of that inquiry.
 A dozen members of the Eastland 5 crew testified before the grand jury, bu. added nothing, it is said. to evidence ad- duced by Coroner Hoffman.
 Investigation by federal grand jury and by the steamboat inspection service will start tomorrow. Secretary Redtield tonight reiterated that nothing had been found to reflect on the federal steamship inspection bureau. He said there was no provision under which the government should pass on whether the design of ship provided for a seaworthy vessel.
 In preparation for the federal inquiry two Chicago inspectors today made soundings of the Chicago river around the half submerged Eastland. The maxi mum depth at the dock was found to be 20 feet, and the minimum II feet and 2 inches. Witnesses at the coroner's in- quest had asserted that a possible cause of the ships listing was a mud bar, on which It's keel was pressed by the 250o persons on board. Experts tonight said that the Eastland should have floated freely in IA feet of water but that if 1t were shown that a bar caused the steamer to upset, the war department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29

Washington, July 2S.-With the re- ceipt late today of n virtually complete report on the torpedoing of the Amer lean steamer Lceianaw by German submarine, state department officials begnn preparing a note to Germany re auesting payment of damages on the ground that the Prussian- Ame rican treaty of 1928 has been violated.
 report from American Consul Denni- son at Dundee, Scotland, brought to light the fact that the captain of the Leela- nav attempted to escape, but submitted to visit and search after warning shots were fired. The right to escape, officials declared, Is conceded by interna tional law. only repeated attempts to evade capture or forcible resistance being regarded as affecting the case.
 The unofficial reports that the German submbarine commander was unwilling to 1ettison the cargo of the Leelanaw ana to allow her to proceed the treaty If 1928 provides cleared up doubts here on this point. The material necessary for presentation of a claim similar to that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Criticizes System

We further recommend that the states S attorney and the grand jury investigate carefully the circumstances of the con struction of this boat to ascertain if there can be found legal methods by which those responsible for it's defects in con- struction can be held accountable.
 Tt is our opinion that the federal gov ernments system of permitting the con struction of vessels for use by common carriers is unscientific and menace to public safety. There is not now nor has there ever been an inspection service maintained by the federal government for the purpose of determining the stability of boats offered for passenger service It Is the judgment of this jury that the present method of determining the pas seneer carrying capacity of vessel is not founded on any proper basis.
 'Jn recommending that Inspectors Reid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
CORONER'S VERDICT RETURNED AGAINST
 COMPANY OFFICERS
ocontinucd from Page One)

be made of the corporati ton or individuals responsible for the management of this boat with a view to discovering if other members of the corporation or other in- dividuals were responsible for acts con- trbuting to this disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29

and Eckliff be held to the grand jury we recognized the possibility that the courts of Illinois might not have Jurisdiction over them. Should the courts of Illinois not have jurisdiction We recommend to the department of justice of the United States that it undertake to mete out justice to those nartfes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Many Funerals

would be at fault as that department has charge of harbors.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of P. S.
Underwood, late of Audrain County,
Mo-, deceased, have been granted
the undersigned by the Probate Court
of said Audrain County, bearing date
the 23d of February, 1915. All per-
sons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me
for allowance within six months after
date of said letters, or they may be
precluded from benefits of said estate;
and if such claims are not exhibited
within one year from the time of
the publication of this notice, they
will be forever barred.
ELMER UNDERWOOD,
7. B. UNDERWOOD,
Executors.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29
FORMER MEXICO BOY.
Now in Business at X. C.-TeIIs of
Road Meet at WeIIsville.


Kansas City, Mo-, April 24.-Ed-
itor of The Message: / notice in the
last issue of the Message list of the
roadoverseers and the nice write-up
you gave them. 1t seems as tho
they might be getting interested in
good roads, and If they are it will
sure prove fine thing for the
county.
thought you might be interested
to know that on April 2Sth and 29th,
Wednesday and Thursday, of next
week, we will give road grading
demonstration with our 5000 Gas
Tractors at Wellsville, Mo. This is
the best engine on the market for
road grading or any heavy work.
At Wellsville we expect to pull two
large engine graders with IL blades
or, if the commissioners desire. we
will pull the large Jumbo Road Lev
eler This leveler puts the road in
perfect shape, after it, has gone over
it once. 1 am enclosing some cuts
of road grading scenes and you will
notice they were all taken in Illi-
nois. Almost every township in IIli-
nois either owns it's engine or hires
an engine to pull their road machin-
cry.
If you can get away 1 wish you
would run down to Wellsville on
either the 2Sth or 29th, both DAYS if
possible, and see this heavy road ma
chinery at work. We intend to pull
off stunt that will open the eyes of
the commissioners in that section of
l will not be able to attend the
demonstration at Wellsville, but if
any of the County Judges of Au-
drain, or the Special Road Commits
sioners, or any one else interested in
good roads, will go to Wellsville,
they will find the time we'll spent. II
will appreciate it if you will tell
anyone who is Interested in good
roads of this demonstration.
e. With kindest regards to all my
old Mexico friends,
E. E. LAWS.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29
MCMILLAN NOTES.
BY Fred Lavender.

Uncle Sans VISIT in the High
School auditorium Thursday after
noon and Friday night was a great
success. More than 200 children
from the two grade schools took part
in the performances. The plot of the
exercises was a visit by Uncle Sam
to the historical Old Woman who
lived in Shoe and all her chill
dren-the children being from near
ly every nation on the globe. Their
costumes were so perfectly de-
signed and arranged that their iden-
tity was discernible at once.
Groups of about eight represented
each country, and after they had
been introduced to Uncle Sam and
his daughter by the messenger boy
they appeared on the stage and sang
and danced folk songs and games
of that particular country. The
Frenchmen were very good. Third
and fourth grade boys dressed in
long trousers, swallow-tailed coats,
high silk CD hats, glasses and with
full black Vandyke whiskers, and
canes, were typical French gentle
men. After each nation had sung
and danced for Uncle Sam eight Am
erican boys and girls dressed in red,
white and blue danced the Virginia
Reel. The entire group which was
then seated on the stage sang several
American songs, finishing with the
Star Spangled Banner.
The four main characters were
Enoch Craig as Uncle Sam, Helen
Heller as his daughter, Miss Column
bia, Hazel Mcintyre as the Old Wo-
man and Ralph Jesse as the messen-
ger boy who introduced each party
of visitors to Uncle Sam. Miss Maude
Orito Wallace trained the children
and much praise is due to her for
the excellent work.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29
CALIFORNIA; Wei
come GIaddenS Elk
position Visitors

The whole Golden State
is on the Reception Committee
to make exposition visitors
glad they came. You feel this
cherry, thoughtful hospitality
in a hundred ways. 1t greets
you at beautiful Los Angeles.
At San Diego and San Fran
cisco, not only the wonderful
expositions, but the people
contribute lavishly to your
enjoyment.
Go sure! But come into the
Burlington Office and let us show
you how to go for the mos
scenery at the least expense. Our
Grand Circle Tour takes you via
scenic Colorado, Salt lake City and
Great Salt Lake in daylight
the best of California, the two Ex-
positions and the famous North
Pacific region, the majestic Column
bia River and the beautiful Cascade
Mountains. A shorter tour affords
daylight ride through Colorado
and Salt Lake City and both Ex-
positions. But the Grand Circle
Tour, for only slight additional
charge, is the big value.
Let US tell you about these tours
we will gladly plan a special
tour if desired and supply you
with complete, illustrated de
scriptive literature, maps, etc
Call, write or phone today.
T. L. MARSHALL,
Ticket Agt: Burlington Route
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29

The Auxvasse Review says: Fred
Roberts, the extensive South Au-
drain buyer and shipper, received a
car load of fat hogs at Auxvasse last
Thursday from the following farm
ers: George Python. one, 46O lbs,
$22.sO; A. r. summeryille. IS,
2,ssO lbs, $1sS.s5; Robert Brown,
10. $3.50 lbs, S224.7O; 1. t. Van
Note, 2, $40 lbs. $4S.4O; D. B.
Guthrie. 60. 1896 bs.,sssS.72.
Mr.. Roberts had three loads of hogs
on the market last week and ship
ped two loads from Mexico and one
from Ortiz Monday Of this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29

Saturday was Stallion Day in Mex
leo. At 1880 there was parade of
the horses around the Square head
ed by the Mexico Band. Some fine
animals in the show. Among them
were: Clydesdales owned by f. l..
Crosby, Gallant Sturdy, Black sambO
and McOrgery; Etourdi and Ike
Squirrel, owned by l. l.. Rudasil; All
Mcdonald, by Rex Mcdonald, owned
by Ed Hamilton; Rex Mcdonald,
Jr, property Hamilton Bros.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29
HARDIN COMMENCEMENT DATES

HARDIN COMMENCEMENT DATES
April 29--voice and Piano Rect
tai pupils of Miss Gupton and Miss
Covington.
May g. Senior Recital, pupils OF
Prof. Guerne.
May 1O-Recital, pupils of Prof.
Guerne
May 13--Graduate Recital, Ex-
preston and Piano, pupils of Miss
Dickinson and Prof. Wing.
May 2O-senior Recital, pupils of
Prof. Guerne.
May 24-Graduate Voice Recital,
pupils of Mrs. Adam.
May 27-Senior Recital, pupils of
Prof. Guerne.
May 28-Art Levee.
May O-Baccalaureate Sermon.
June l. Glass Day.
June Graduating Exercises.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29

McMillan's fondest hopes were
very nearly realized Friday after
noon when they met Hannibal in a
baseball game. This school is our
greatest rival in athletics and when
the two schools meet on the field the
fur flies. When they met on the
Academy field the Mcmillan boys
had in mind that 26-1 game and
nearly got their revenge, the score
being 1911. The home boys opened
the game with rush and scored
three runs the first inning. Morris
Keath, our smuggling second
baseman, knocked their big left
handed pitcher out of the box with
a screaming home run to left field.
Hannibal tied the score in the Sec
ond, iand though it continued to
grow rapidly it was always close dur
ing the remainder of the game.
Heavy hitting was done by both
teams and any number of three bag
gers and home runs were made.
However, some of the home runs
were freaks. The outfield was
smoother than a majority of the in
fields, and a hard hit ball would hop
or roll for miles. One sharp skim
mer went between an infielder's legs,
passed an outfielder, and rolled I'M
der a fence into a cornfield a half
mile away.
At the beginning of the last half
of the ninth with the score 1873 in
favor of the enemy the boys went
after that old ball game with a ven
geance. Two crimson and gray boys
got on bases and scored when Henry
Greer, our new rightfielder, knocked
scorching single. He stole second
and was anxiously waiting to score
the tieing run when the batter fan
ned for the third out.
Bryan Atchison and Howard
Wayne pitched for Mcmillan and
both did good work. The boys back
of them did good fielding but were
unfortunate to make their few err
rors at critical stages of the game.
Hannibal had no license to win from
us, for they surely must have horse
shoes concealed about their person.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29
Judge Charles Bledsoe WAS eiver

Judge Charles Bledsoe was given
a surprise 800" party by his wife
on the occasion of his birthday
Thursday Judge w. w. Fry, Jr. ,on
behalf of the invited guests present,
in neat speech, presented Mr.. Bled-
soc with handsome umbrella-to
keep the rain off this summer, If it
rains. 1t is said Judge Bledsoe does
not confess his age.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29

Henry D. Llewellyn attended the
meeting of Shriners in Moberly
Thursday night. A large delegation
of shriners was present from Kan
sas City. Rev. E. ]. Forsythe, who
is conducting big religious revival
in Moberly, was taken "across the
burning sands"-initiate into the
Shriner order.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29

Mrs. DR.. Johnson is back from a
visit at Excelsior Springs. She will
spend two months with her sister at
Centralia this summer and in the fall
will return to good old Mexico again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29

Mrs. w. S. Barbee of near Van
dalia passed thru Mexico Sunday on
her way to attend the funeral of her
aunt, Mrs. John Keithley, at ORAL
Ion, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-29

WilkersOn m. & o. Co., north of
Hotel HOxey, Mexico, Mo-, still have
a good assortment of Nursery Stock
on hand. Fine large trees. Special
Prices for new Orchard setting. -.