davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1915-06-28
.ELKTON HAS SURVIVOR
OF BALAELAVA FIGHT
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ELKTON. Nd, June 2s.-A five
o'clock tea was given at the Hotel Nc
Alpin. New York. on Friday evening
by Miss Beatrice Shippers, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Shippers, Of
North East. The engagement of Miss
Shippers to J. Frederick McGinnis of
Philadelphia, was announced at the
dinner.
On Friday afternoon the Junior
Christian Endeavor, of the Elkton
Presbyterian Church. neld a picnic on
the lawn of the Misses Bratton's
home in East Elkton.
( Nearly fifty ~ cheers of the Cecil
county public schools will avail
themselves of the offer of the school
board to allow them S25 each, to help
defTay their expenses at the summer
school at Delaware College.
A surprise was given Mr.. and Mrs.
William Stephens on Wednesday even
ing. This young couple have recent
ly been married and are occupying
the handsome home built by the
groom.
The fast dwindling band of sur
vivors of the Charge of the Light
Brigade" at Balaklava on November
4; 1854, is represented in Elkton by
Austin Augustus Brown. who on Mon
day evening celebrated his eighty
seventh birthday anniversary. Mr..
Brown was granted a queens pen
sion by Queen Victoria.
/
Indiana " DeValinger for the mar
riage of her daughter, Elsie May. and
Paul II. c. Cameron. of Elkton The
ceremony will take place at the home
of the brides mother on East Main
street, Wednesday, June 30.
William Pepper Constable of Bal
timore. was a recent Elkton visitor
Mrs Mary r. Tull has returned from
short visit to WashingtOn-Mrs
Frank II. Harris is the guest OF Mrs
f. Jerome Jenkins-Mrs. Helen Wells
Kirk of white Oak Farm" spent Sat
urday in town-Palmer Hinchcliffe ha:
accepted a position in Northheld
Mass. for the summer-Miss Kath-
crime Bowen Of Newark. has returned
from a visit to her aunt Mrs George
A. BROWNIE and Mrs. BENJAMIN
Mccullough Walmsley of New York
are visiting Mrs. Waimsley's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Scott-Mrs
Walter S. Maxwell has been enter.
tanning her nephew. William II
Wharton of Alliance. O.-Judge vic
tor B. Woolley was the guest of his
aunt, Miss Florence E. Wolley OF
Sunday-Dr. Harry A. Cleaver o.
Wilmington was a recent Chesapeake
City visitor-Mrs. J. NJ Rowan o.
Earleville, is visiting friends in VIII
mington-Miss Emma Minister has re
! turned from a visit to Miss Ruth Gif
ford of the Ninth district--Willian
, McVey of Wilmington. is spending
some time with his sister, Mrs. Err
nest Miller of Elk Mills.
Evening journal., 1915-06-28
MEMORIAL TO MRS. EDDY.

Construction work has been started
on the memorial to be erected TO the
memory Of Mrs. Eddy in the Mount
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge. Mass.
The memorial consists of an open
colonnade of eight columns, resting
upon a stylobate of three steps. sur
rounded on the front by a circular
platform slightly the natural grade,
from which platform a double fight
Of steps leads to a lower platform
10 the edge of lake. The extreme
width is about fifty feet. and the col
onnade is eighteen feet in diameter.
The columns themselves are fifteen
feet in height and are similar in char
acter to those in the Clepsydra of
Andronicos of Cyrrhus.
The memorial was designed by
Egerton Swartwout of New York
City. and it is to cost including a fund
for its future maintenance, $11O.-
600.
Evening journal., 1915-06-28
MRS. BURK. Who killed
HUSBAND. OUT OF JAIL

CHESTER, June 2s-Mrs. Eliza
beth Burk. who recently shot and
killed her husband when he is alleg-
ed to have attacked her in their home
in this city, was released in $4,000
bail by Judge Johnson after a hearing
on a writ of habeas corpus at Media
on Saturday Edward Bradheld and
Anthony Foltz. both of FELTON,. we're
the only witnesses. Both OF these men
together with the FIVE small children
of the Burks, saw the shooting.
The bond was signed by Charles
Longbottom. farmer Of Upper Chi
chester township; Edward S. Fry. Of
Chester, and James Barker, Of Up
land.
Evening journal., 1915-06-28
In Milady's Boudoir'
Atannble Beauty For Most Women By GWEN SEARS
at No Expense. ~ "''t' SA4'~"
Copyright 1918. By H. Y. Taft
About Sunburn Again

remedy
protecting
tion agains he Old
sensation
the peeng but the ultimate the skin
powerful that the under lay
able TO
with
elycer andw a don't
the
let
cloth subsidized
to
with
yourself the best preventative known
Evening journal., 1915-06-28
INDEPENDENCE DAY
TO Be SAFE AND SANE
Use of High Explosives Will
Be Prohibited By the
Police
CRACKERS LURE
THE KIDDIES EARLY

Wihningtons celebration of Ipdepend
enco Day this year will be safe and
sane, but patriotic II will take the
form of city celebration with patriotic
addresses, band concert and fireworks at
Washington Heights. 1t win bc the first
AUGMENTATION Day celebration here.
The iobhcrs and dealers of the city
have laid in the usual supply of fire
works aud explosives TO delight the
hearts of the city's Juvenile population,
displays of which are already beginning
to appear in store show windows.
Observance OF the Fourth of July,
which to Young Americas way OF
thinking is unique this. year since it
falls ON the fifth, will, OF course, be
under strict police surveillance. Mem
hers OF the police force have been eau
toned by Chief OF Police Black to make
il their business TO lessen all danger to
the Riddles and older folks. in seeing
that there is no violation of the laws
pertaining to fireworks
The bright red OF the Ere cracker and
the lure Of the miltishaped articles
which are occupying a prominent place
in the displays have proved too much
for the young folks during the past sew
eral days. and Independence Day nolscs
are already being heard IN various Sec
tions OF the city. Chief Black, however.
has requested, IN view OF this, that gro
GERS of the city and other persons who
sell fireworks. suspend their sale until
sometime near the Fourth. Young
America, the chief says, will. between
the hours Of u O'Clock noon. to mid
night of Saturday. July 3; and mid.
night, July 4, until midnight, July 3. I've
given ample opportunity to celebrate
Americas declaration of freedom. Of
tenders of the order. both sellers and
users, he says, will be summarily dealt
with.
The approach Of the fourth. gro
GERS and confectionery dealers say,
has made itself felt on their sales dur
ing the past few weeks. In order that
they might fttingl,- observe Amer
ica's secession from monarch control,
the "kiddes" are denying themselves
sweetmeats. and the pennies in
stead of finding their way into the
Golfers behind the candy counters.
are being daily dropped into the banks
of the little folks
Saturday, July 3, II is expected. will
mark the usual exodus of a great
many Wilmingtonians from the city
to take part in house and fishins
| parties which will be held at bunga-
lows and points along streams over
/ Sunday and Monday. Celebrations OF
all sorts, marked by many amateur
baseball games in city and county
will according to present plans, b'
numerous.
Evening journal., 1915-06-28
MIppLETOMN,s SOCIAL Side.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN. Del. June 2S.-Mr.
and Mrs Thomas Taylor had announ-
ced the marriage or their daughter,
Miss Maude Eta Taylor and Mr. Cliff
ford r. Bender of Port Penn. who
were married this afternoon at the
brides home, Mr.. and Mrs. Bender
will make their home In Port Penn.
Miss Bessie Doolittle has gone to
Carnegie. Pa. where she will make
her home-Mrs Paul Thatcher and
children have returned to Whining
ton-Mr. and Mrs. Palmer have gone
TO Atlantic City-Mr and Mrs. ]. P.
Algire and Mrs. Algire's sons, Chas.
Shelter and William Meyers have
been at Doylestown, Pa. for a visit
with relatives-Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mons Jones of Wilmington. visited
Mrs. Jones' father. John l.. Byron
this Week.-Mrs. Minnie Shay of Bal
timore visited Mrs. John Smith over
last Sunday-Mrs. c. ]. Freeman en-.
tertained Miss Lydia Thurman of
Philadelphia part of this Week.-Mrs.
Lillian Hodge of Elwyn. Pa. was a
recent visitor with Miss Josephine
Biggs-Mrs. n. J. Williams has re-
turned to Middletown after a stay at
Atlantic City-Mrs. Rosa Evans is in
Wilmington-Mrs Irving S. Valandig-
ham is spending some time in Will
mipgton-Mrs. Mary Naudain Daniels
has for recent visitors her son Wal
lace NJ. Daniels and Mrs. Daniels of
near Elkton-Mrs. Henry ID. Roberts
and son Harry have returned from
visit with relatives in Wilmington
Mrs. Thomas Cochran is entertain
inc Miss Lena Short of Glenside. Pa.
Miss Annie Alice has been in Phila-
delphia for a visit with friends-Mr.
and Mrs. William Chance of Balti-
more. are visiting their son, owen
Chance and family.
Evening journal., 1915-06-28
HORSE sTEPs ON RIDER.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
BEwES. Del. June 2S.-Penrose
Moray Of Pilottown was severely in
iured about the face when the horse
which he was driving became fright
ened an threw him to the ground,
stepping on his face, cutting severe
cash on his cheek and closing one
of his eyes. He was attended by DR..
Hooker
Evening journal., 1915-06-28
TRUST COMPANY DIVIDEND.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del, June 2S-Mrs. Sam
uel c. Mitchell entertained a party of
friends at her home on Depot Road
Saturday morning in honor of guests
she is entertaining from Virginia.
Directors Of the Newark Trust and
Safe Deposit Company at a meeting
last week declared the usual three
per cent. semi-ammual dividend and
also an extra dividend of three per
cent. payable July 1. The annual
meeting of the stockholders for the
election of directors will be held Mon
day July IL.
Evening journal., 1915-06-28
DRAW RANK ADDITION.

Brown and Whi;eside architects,
have prepared plans for extensive inn
provements to the Second street Office
of the Wilmington Trust Company
Second and Market streets. The Office
will be modernized by the addition of
a 6S-ton Harveyized steel safe. and IL
IS proposed 70 merge the present bank
at Fifth and Market streets, with the
Second street office. Plans for the
converting of the Clayton House. the
present Fifth street office Of the com
pany. into a theatre, are now being
prepared by Messrs. Topkis and Ginns.
the new owners.
Evening journal., 1915-06-28

Yam cannot, Mr. or Madame Worker
hope to make your fire effective unless
you sight your gun of ability and en-
terprise upon the Want Ads.-Adv.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-18

Oh, my dear, my dear, write me.
No, 1 won't ask that, for if you do
not love me so much that you can't
help writing when you are away I
would rather you would not write to
me, although it breaks the heart of
%
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
ANNIE NJ. WILSON'S WILL
BENEFITS VARIOUS CHARITIES
Anti-Cruelty Societies and Firemen's
Pension Fund Among Legatees.

The will and CodicIl of Annie NJ. Wilson,
a former resident of this city, who died at
Aylmer, Canada, on July 3, bequeathes
various sums to the Society to Protect
Children from Cruelty the Firemen's
Pension Fund and various other organ
izations.
The estate is valued at $4,000 and
upward" The Girard Trust Company is
trustee and executor.
The will was executed on March 3, 1910
1t provides for friends and relatives, and
instructs the trustee to pay S120 each
year to Sarah Hughes during her life,
and TO pay the same sum annually to the
S. p. G, G. after her death. Alfred Bright
Is to receive $500 year during his life,
with the same proviso regarding the s.
P. C. c.
Widows and orphans of firemen killed
while on duty are to be benefited by the
bequest of $500 to the Pension Fund The
residue is to be placed In trust, and the
net income is to be devoted In equal
shares to the Pension Fund and S. p.
C. C.
The colicil provides, however, that
As,9O0 be held in trust and devlses the
net income OF $4,000 of the trust 10
Margaret A. McKelway, the interest to be
paid to the Jefferson Hospital after Miss
Mchelways death. Three beds are to be
established to be known as the Wilson
Memorial Beds for the Benefit of Re
duced Gentlemen"
The net income of 5000 from the same
trust is bequeathed to Sarah Hughes, and
the income, after her death, to the S. p.
c. c. To Alfred Bright $1,000 is be-
queathed, with the S. p. C. C. as bene-
hciary after his demise.
The net income of S7SO0'is devised to the
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals Cwomans branch),
ana the revenue OF a similar amount to
the Firemen's Pension Fund
The testament provides that all be-
quests shall be taken from $4,000 received
from the sale OF premises at 17l2 Walnut
street The Day Nursery. Home for Aged
and lnfirm Colored Persons, the INDECENT
Widows and Single Women's Society and
Home for the Aged at 18th and Mount
vernon streets, are also mentioned I'm
the document
Among other Wills probated today were
those OF Ida b, Abrams, 18th and Dia-
mond streets. $3.50; Ellen Dickson, giIs
cambridge street, $1,000; Leonard j. Wolf
Earl street and Allegheny avenue $500.
Friedrich Foellner. 61s5 North Cleveland
avenue, $500, and Harry X. Mullins. 69t
North S2d street, $500,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
CRAzED MOTHER KILLS
HERSELF AND 2 BABIES


Continued from Page One
nj 4443 Germantown avenue.
The letter follows:
Dearest Earl: 1 hope some day you
will realize your mistake with me. /
know 1 can't explain this as would
like to. l have heard you say hem
pecked you, but didn't 1 ask you from
the first only to be true to me and
make me your friend and companion,
and stop being more Of companion to
other women and find your biggest and
best interest in your own family?
For it does not pay to gain popularity
and friends outside IL you are neglect
ing your own to do so.
What I wish to explain, If can is
you have never known what / have
suffered for your unfaithfulness.
can't see how l can go through the
same thing again. / will die by my
own hand first. II you could realize
how 1t hurts to be disappointed by the
one whom you expect more of, you
would have no eyes for any one else
or see any pleasure in picnic, party
or anything like that without me or
the babies.
But oh dear, II hurts me so to know
that you feel different and say that I
am dead. All that 1 hope is that I
will be when your eyes read this.
oh, If 1 had had n man as loyal as
l have been to you, l would have
acted differently and even looked
different. / know it's my starved
heart that kills all that is best in me.
felt 1t when we had our first
troubles. l can't understand why
God has given me such an unfortunate
life. If I had married one who loved
me as truly as / did you we would
nave been nice couple. and a picture
of our lives would have been a cozy
little home, happy father and mother
and two dear little babies to bless our
lives. Look at me nova broken
hearted, sad, lean-faced creature,
whose greatest longing is that Justice
may come soon. I can't understand
l think God was unjust when He
gave me such sad married life. /
always prayed for a good, true, loving
husband and some dear little ones
It's too cruel when I realize 1t.
l can't stand 1t any longer and they,
nope Will so soon before they have
unolHer care, You know, Earl, you
talk unjustly and cruelty when YOU
say that am insane and backwoods
woman. And then all those things
you have called me. which / can't
stand! 1t hurts too much. You know
lhat none of your friends or folks
could or would say that 1 am crazy,
II you had told the truth to them
You are crazy for telling such lies as
you must have told.
would be neglected more and more.
and I could never stand 1t. So 1 will
say good-by With our best love.
from me and the babies. INIlz.
p. S.-This is all. so 1 will close.
with best and truest love, I. A. M.
To Deputy Coroner Braun, ManshIp de.
Ned his wife's charges. He said that his
wife was Jealous of him and ALWAYS
imagined that he was in the company
II other women.
Mrs Manshlp was a native OF Pike
county Pa. Her mother is expected here
oday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
SPY ROsENTHAL EXECUTED
Convicted German Meets Death in
Tower of London.
LONDON. July ia

LONDON, July 18,
Robert Rosenthal, the German spy,
who was convicted OF sending informa-
tion about the British fleet to the Ger
man Admiralty, was executed this morn
ing in the Tower of London.
An official announcement of the exc
cution of Rosenthal says:
Robert Rosenthal, who on July was
tried by n general court-martial on
charges of espionage, was found guilty
and sentenced to death The sentence
was duly confirmed and was carried out
this morning"
Rosenthal is the fourth convicted spy
to he executed in the Tower of London
since the war began. He was arrested
early in June MS he was about to leave
the country after short sojourn. His ar
rest was brought about through the in
Perception of n letter he had sent to
Captain Won Prieger, of tho German Ad-
mlralty, and the head of the Kaiser's sky
system.
Two alleged German spies were placed
on trial for their lives in Mddlesex Guild
Hall today. The proceedings were held
in camera.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
POWDER-LADEN BALTIC
SAILS, STRONGLY GUARDED
Sand Bags Protect Ships From Gun
fire of Hostile Vessels.

NEW YORK, July 16.-Loaded n
capacity with $4,000 tons OF cargo. Iarrely
supplies for the British army, and hsr
forward deck piled high with arhmunl.
tlon. which was being lowered into tha
holds as the ship steamed down the bav,
the White Star liner Baltic left for Eng.
land at 5 o'clock yesterday Afternoon
She was five hours behind the schedulsd
time for departure. Among the 344 pas,
sengers were 10 Americans.
On the Baltlc's upper decks, from
amidships to the stern. were Thousands
OF sand bags, placed there for protectIon
against the fire from small guns on Ger.
man submarines On the pier, or A.
near 1t as a heavy guard allowed per.
sons not holding tickets to approach. h
was said the sand was for "holystoninr,
the decks.
Every trunk and suit case was opened
on the pier and searched for bombs ba.
fore 1t was taken aboard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
AGED NEGROES PICNIC
Seventy-fve Inmates of Institution
Visit Georges Hill.

at was jes' LAX goin' froo de air."
That's how Mrs. Elmira Burr, a 100
year-old inmate of the Home for Aged
and Infrm Colored Persons, described
her lrst automobile ride. With 7l other
inmates of the home she went on a pic
ME at Georges Hill, in Fairmount Park
II wuz suah I'd bump into one of 'em
cars evrah time, but dey jes' stopped dat
mobile in the right spot.
at wuz glorious ride, but jes' de
Same do lalS to see dem hosses like dey
use to be when l wuz n gal"
The ride was good for her appetite.
too, for she ate two hearty meals be-
fore returning to the institution.
Aunt Mary Shriggs, 1O3 years old, was
TO have gone also, but complained OF ILL
ness at the last minute Still she was
slad to see the others have a chance
for a good time.
One woman. 80 years old, and two
others, SS and 50, were among the happy.
picnlckers. The outing was in charge OF
Mrs NJ, c. Dickson. matron of the home,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
"HonorD Prisoner Escapes

SING SING. N. Y. July 1s.-Louis pl.
lods, in the sixth of his 19-year term At
Sing Sing Prison. escaped yesterday-ths
second member of the Mutual welfafe
League to break faith with the warden
in "a hours Last night keepers and is
leaders of the convict government
searched in vain for him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
BODY FOUND IN TUNNEL
Form Mangled by Train, but Police
Suspect Foul Play.

The unidentified body OF a man, believed
BY the poliee To be George Davis. was
found shortly before midnight at the
mouth OF a tunnel on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad near 10Th street and Penn
ayivania avenue. The body was mangled.
There may have been foul play. Letters
found on tbs body addressed TO George
Davis, House Of Correction, and the m
itials G. J. .. tattooed on the left arm,
led the police 70 believe that the mans
name vas Davis He about So years old.
The gruesome ina was made b j. #.
Hallman, Of SIS Pennock street; Il. H. pa
Wis, of $50 North z5th street. ana A. Luck
eabach. or lo4 stella street. empioges ~
the railroad The letters found on the
DEAD man were signed - George a. Kear-
nsY u lais Plum aiglst with whom fhs
police are ir4Ine g - 3, taach
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
ESCAPED LUNATIc CAUGHT
Fled Lancaster Asylum in Nightshirt
Fully Clothed When Captured.

LANCASTER, Pa, July 1s.-speneer
Adams. the lunatie who escaped from me
local asylum in a nightshirt TUESDAY
night was arrested yesterday afternoon
near Marietta, by threatening to Elll M
ana Mrs, Phagan. Of that place. fIe NJ.
came enFaged when his request Tor food
was refused. Efforts are being maas -
una where he obtained the suit of eioth-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
GIRLS AssAILANT CAUGHT

Officers Secrecy Cheats Crowd, Bent
on Lynching Prey.
FREDERICKSBURG, Md. July 16.-The
Negro that attacked Miss Mildred Clark
yesterday was captured this morning by
Sheriff Temple. Thomas Nichols and
Harry Eddington. He proved to be
Aloysius Sheppard, alias wish" Shep-
pard. a fredericksburg Negro about 20
years old, with a bad record
Miss Clark identified Sheppard. So
quietly did the officers get their prisoner
TO the home Of the young girl that the
proceedings were over and the prisoner
was on his way TO Denton Jail before
the citizens were aware that the much
hunted man had been captured II the
people had known positively the girl had
identified Sheppard n lynching could not
have been averted. He was captured in
marsh here near the railroad station.
a reward of $500 had been offered for his
capture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
WATER ENGINEER QUITS
Farley Gannett Resigns From State
Supply Commission.

HARRISBURG, July 16.-Farley Gan
nett has resigned as Chief Engineer oF
the State Water Supply Commission 10
engage in business as consulting engineer,
he Is son OF Henry Gannett. president
or the Geographic Society at Washington
and has been In the State service sinrs
1902, He has had charge OF the Pvma-
tuning swamp reclamation project the
inventory OF State water supply ana the
stream flow measurement system that has
played large part In food prevention
In recent years.
Governor Brumbaugh will appoint two
mission shortly TO mn the yacsncIa,
caused by the death OF John Birkenbins
and the resignation OF Congressman B n
Foeht. Mr.. Gannetts successor WIN NOT
be selected until after these anno,v,te :
ments have been made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
NEGROES WILL URGE REFORM
Civic League Will Be Formed to Study
Needs of Race.


A civic league, which has as its object
the Improvement OF educational, political
and housing conditions, will be organized
by leading negro professional and bust
ness men tonight
The meeting win be held In YaIyric
Auditorium, 1920 Lombard street. Tena-
tive plans for the organization call for the
establishment OF permanent bureaus to
study the needs of the negroes generally,
and 70 devise ways and means to bring
about the desired results
Members OF the committee are DR. w
a. Edwards, the Rev. e. w. Moore, Mrs.
W. Layton, the Rev. w. Spencer Carpen-
ter Prof. r. r. Wright and DR.. @. A.
Lewis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
MeFadden md Wanamaker Sal

John WanamakeF Jr., were among the
Philadelphlans who sailed on the HOl-
land Auerica liDer Rotterdam yesterday
iqF Rotterdam via Falmouth Eng. from
NeH York Air. MeFadden sald the length
of his stay ln Eazlana Nonld od indea-
nlts.