davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
Labor Day

Many states have many legal holi- days but the first Monday in Septem- Der is Labor Day in every state. Only few other holidays-Christmas, Washington's birthday, the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving-a so widely observed.
 A year ago the European war had caused business conditions in this country to become paralyzed. New York was panicky, the bottom had dropped out of the cotton market and nearly all industrial activity had ceased. Hundreds of thousands of wage-workers were out of employment and as consequence of the acute de- pression prevailing in manufacturing centers, there was little of the wonted festive character of Labor Day cele- bration. Here in the Birmingham dis trict the occasion was observed quiet ly. There was no parade in this city and the day in it's outward appearance was much like Sunday.
 Conditions are very different now Labor is well employed in most sec tions. In all industrial districts there is an increasing demand for skilled workmen. In the Birmingham district the pay rolls are larger than they have been in many year. Therefore, the celebration here today will be on a large scale. This holiday is intended to accentuate the dignity of labor and all labor, both organized and unor- ganized, will rejoice in it. Toilers are surely entitled to happy outing of their own once year, and on this first Monday in September everybody should be filled with the spirit of fra ternalism and good wishes.
 All honor to the men of brawn and to the good women who are compelled to strive for livelihood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
WHY THIsu MEDICATION,
Rochester Herald.

From the Rochester Herald
 | It has recently been reported that Miss Mary Phillips of Boston is going to de- l vote the rest of her life to the task of ''vindicating" Edgar Allan Poe Why
 should she do it2 Might not her ener- gies be employed to better advantage? We think that they might. Edgar AL
 Ian Poe is in no need of vindication. He sometimes needed a meal while on the earth that nobody gave him. He some times needed better lodging place, and on many q winters day he needed coal for his stove, and there was nobody around who felt like supplying him with
 these things. Poe had a hard time of 1t while he was here. As he said him. self. he lived in a country where above all others ''to be poor is to be despised . But he has been dead for 66 years, and the troubles that he knew are now of a past that is not going to be resurrected to plague his soul At least we trust not Of curse. people have said malicious things about Poe. They always say ma- licious things about great men. And some of the things that they said about him were true, as many malicious things said about other great men have been true. He has been accused of using opium, and perhaps he did. He has been accused not the slightest doubt that he was seen, upon more than one occasion under the influence of liquor. Perhaps Miss hil- lips is going to devote the rest of her life to vindicating him from this accusa- ton. If so. she will have her trouble for her pains
 As for the rest, we know that Poe was genius, that he wrote short stories the like of which in their kind has never been equalled that he wrote some of the most musical verse in the English lan- guage. and that he was one of the best lit- erary critics of his day. Those who Knew him well say also that he was gentleman in the best sense of the word. But he stood aloof from the crowd, and he had no intimate friends The man whom he trusted most was Dr. Griswold, and 1t was Dr. Griswold who wrote the biographical sketch that convinced the world Poe was no saint It is always so. As Oscar Wilde said, after reading Froude's life of Carlyle: Every great man has his disciples, but it is always Judas who writes the biograpy." It Is not worth while, however, to spend lifetime in vindicating character from literary Judas. The literary Judas sell dom means to lie. He has facts on his side. but he sees them under a mag nifying glass. Carlyle told F'roude to tell the whole truth about him, and to suppress nothing. And F'roude tried to, but. unfortunately, he carried a magni- flying glass Yet he could declare that Carlyle was the noblest man he had ever known. And man can be noble, in spite Of a fault. or several faults We believe that Edgar Allen Poe was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
Unnamed Heroes

For more than a year column after column of newspaper space has been devoted to praise of brave deeds, stories of soldier heroes and their ac- complishments on many battle field. People never seem to grow weary of reading of examples of true heroism.
 One thing the European war has brought out strongly-and that is the inherent heroism in almost every man, even down to the sneaking "toughs' of the slums. The quiet, retiring clerk who formerly meekly took orders and impertinences from his superior in a dingy office, on the field of battle exhibits a quality of courage and initiative that is apparently at vari- ance with his natural characteristics In time of peace.
 And yet, when it comes to final an- alysis, thousands of men risk life daily in purely peaceful pursuits. And they risk life with no excitement to buoy them on, and no clamoring crowds to cheer their efforts.
 The engineer takes his mogul and drives it forward along the track through winter blizzard, not know ing on what curve death may await him.
 The structural iron workers life lit- orally hangs by a strap, and he swings hundreds of feet above the pavement and tolls with his automatic riveter. A single slip, the breaking of the strap, and form hurled through the air and lies mangled on the pavement
 The miner, for an ordinary wage, plunges into the bowels of the earth where death in the form of gas or caving may await him.
 For hundreds of years men have faced death on land and on sea-faced daath calmly and as befitting a man. In every man there is that divine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
Passenger Train Statistics

"Of the 175, 465 regular passenger trains operated by the Southern railway during the fiscal year, ended June 30, 155, ,536, or Ss per cent, made schedule time and 14s,- 2SS, or B per cent, were on time at all stations" said District Passenger Agent M. Coxwell.
 During the year 149,100 strictly local
 trains were operated and of these 133,-
 S66, or 90 per cent. made schedule time,
 while 127622, or S6 per cent, were on time
 at all stations. Of the 26,3O3 limited trains
 nearly all of which cover long distances
 and are handled by other lines in con.
 nection with the Southern railway. 21,-
 744, or sS per cent, made schedule time,
 while on the Southern and 1S,637, or Il
 per cent, were on time at all stations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
DEFUNcr HOUSE OF GOVERNORS

DEFUNCT HOUSE OF GOVERNORS
 From the Portland Telegram.
 The house of governors has been in ses-
 sion at Boston during the past week.
 We heard little about 1t, and :or the very good reason that there was littlc
 to hear aside from the personal mention incident tc such a gathering of notablas A few years ago when. under advice and supervision of Mr. Roosevelt, the house of governors was established. most peopIs had far higher expectations of it Han have been faal'zed. There was general recognition of the assur ed solidarity of state sentiment with regaid to many mt. scrs, and f was believed that intef st and rersr;c; city on the part of those eminent men who are elected to admin ister the affairs of American common wealths would, in deliberative conference, bring this about. There was hope for uui- formity of state law governing many re-
 lations social and economic: there was special discussion of some of these; and there was even the intimation, if not the prospect, that the house of governors
 would agree upon certain policies and
 would urge the adoption of these by their
 several respective rtate legislatures. Nothing of the kind happened.
 It might be proper to inquire the reason
 why, but what's the use? The fact itself Is all sufficient It announces clearly and definitely that to all practical intents
 and purposes the house of governors is
 defunct. It has degeneratec to a thing of form. without a purpose and without & s5ul. 1t is an occasion for plea sant Junkct On the part of the gentlemen who participate. and beyond that it is of no important concern to anyone whatever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
TAX ASSESSMENTS IN DENVER

From the Denver Post
 The value of all property in Denver for taxation purposes for the year 1915 has been fixed at $a1O,Sse,OoO by the assessor s office. Compared with the preceding year this is a decrease of ss,ss6,s7 caused chiefly by lower assessments of money on deposit in banks
 Following is the table of assessments as prepared by the assessors office, subject to an arbitrary increase by the state tax commission that probably will make the total about $40O, GOO, 900:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
Very Brisk Autumn

Tn all industrial centers through the east the pay rolls are now enormous. and consequently general trade is active" !" said l.. F. Saul of Boston.
 Tue country has become used to dis quieting events. Many industries are op- erating at full capacity and many lines or business go on with a rush. There is every indication at the present time that october and November will be the brisk est months that this country has ever witnessed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
He is we'll paid, that Is we'll sati6ed.
 Merchant of Venice.

BEGINNING THE DAY-O great God. deliver me from fear. I walk in n dark vale- afraid of failure, afraid of pain. afraid of death. Lord, my heart smites me for it, but I am afraid of men. I fear their dfspIeas- ure. fear their condemnation. l an, even afraid of Thee, my God. Save me from all of these, and may I fear not one thing, save the slow death, which comes from disobeying Thee. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
HOTEL LOBRIEs
In Southern AInhama

When I was in southern Alabama recently found the farmers in good spirits over the outlook for the cotton market said Columbus Teacher.
 Conditions have improved greatly n this state and doubtless throughout tne south. The cotton crop is small but 1t mas been made at comparatively little expense and that will offset the de- creased production"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

Franklin Democrat: When this part of the county is supplied with an ade- qnate number of dipping vats for the eradication of the cattle tick then we'll see better stock and stock bringing bet ter prices than heretofore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
Regarding Sensational Matter

T have often questioned the advisa- . b.lity of giving murder cases such wide- spread publicity as they generally re- | ceiye at the hands of the press of this country" remarked Tom L. Jackson of | Louisville.
 Naturally any crime mystery shou;i bo thoroughly aired in the city or neigh : borhood in which it occurs so that citi gems may have some means of telling whether or not justice is meted out; but fail to see why the whole country should become aroused over some un- | usual brutal crime occurring in Provi- dence. R. l., by means of shrieking l headlines appearing in the yellow press | or elsewhere. for the matter certainly does not concern any one outside of the section directly interested.
 The only reason I can see for this
 kind of publicity is the fact that tho public demands some sort of divertise- ment from the hum-drum affairs O. | life, and the newspaper Is supposed to
 be medium for supplying the kind of news that the people demand. However, | in my opinion, there are many publica- tions that over play this kind of sensa- tional stuff and make themselves look ridiculous in the eyes of well balanced people. Many papers. I believe, would I do well to cultivate a more conserva- | tive manner of treating affairs of this kind. Let me say in this connection that I believe that uncommonly good judc-
 ment Is displayed by The Age -Herall l management in handling sensational matter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

paigns result in lasting good Even in towns where there are many back sliders, the "shakeup" given by the evangelist continues to be felt in an improved moral tone and a general betterment of civic life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
County Bonds in Good Demand

Our concern recently purchased s125,- coo of Franklin county road bonds at par, said J. M. Levine. superintendent or the Steriner Brothers bond depart ment. Franklin county is in fine shape financially. This bond issue represents its entire indebtedness
 The bond market generally is strong and every county in Alabama finds it easy to sell road bonds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

Gadsden Times-News: Do not overlook the fact that more dipping vats are need ed In this county. Marshall county has solved the cattle tick fever question, and we can solve it the same way. Let us profit by her experience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
PETS ON THE FIRING LINE
From the 2ittsburg Sun

one may be left to the food faddists to discuss. There is however, this great differences that whereos in the one case the joy of the encounter Is all on the side of the cat or rabbit, in the other the soldier is the gratified party. Early in the war in Indian regiment lost touch with it's supplies for few days owing to Its being continually on the move from one point to another of the Brit ish line The men had consequently to live on what they could procure from the peasants, which was little enough, so their delight may be magined when a message came from a battery that the gunners had found and rounded up some pigs in a deserted farm near. Be- ing Sikhs and fond of pork, they acted upon the information with alacrity To save them from a lingering deat,i the pigs were shot, cut up with entrench- ing tools and cooked in the cooking pots of the same kindly gunners.
 A Hindu regiment had an adventure in which COW played a prominent part. The COW is sacred to the Hindus, so the men were propertionately disturbed and distressed by the piteous mooing of poor old cow that was shut up not far from where they were entrencheo, and two or three of them set off to let her free. It was a perilous task, for they were under fire all the way; but, wonderful to relate they not only sue ceeded in setting the COW free but re- turned themselves to safety The enc my, irritated at havong missed the sepoys, shot and killed the wretched COW, which sacrilege so infuriated the Indians that they were for scramhling out of their trenches and hurling them selves on the Germans then and there Their British officers had much diffi- culty in holding them back
 No article on domestic animals and pets at the front would be complete without some reference to Hafiz Hafz is perky chestnut Arab, and he came from India as an officers charger. On the whole he finds war less strenuous than peace for he sees his sahib but rarely. He has sampled many kinds of stables, but his guardian sees to it thet he is comfortable and well fed, so hs has no complaints, and as for shells, they leave him cold. Even when part of his quarters was destroyed and a fellow charger wounded, Hafiz remained unconcerned, but the mere sound of motorcycle, an object with which he was familiar in India, prompts him to emulate his compatriots the dancing dervishes. His coat is sleek and glossy, and he is keeping himself in good con- dition, for he hopes to take part in 8 joyous entry some day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
ALABAMA PRESS

Andalusia Star. Between obiectiona ble local bills and objectionable general Dllis' the Alabama legislators have suc- ceeaed Tn arousing much resentment They can't adjourn any too soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
AFTERGLOW

AR'IEMOAOW By J. w. Baird. Have you ever heard, in the lonesome night,
 The call of the wind-swept sea, Mighty and strong. the great sea song. Ever pitched in a minor key? Have you ever stool on a barren plain When the red sun sank below The curve of the world. and the night was
 hurled
 Like a pail o'er tine afterglow? Have you ever seen a single leaf Alcne in in the wintry tisst, Like an old man, gray. ou:living his day, With his heart in the wistful past? Then surely you know how the sombse things / Which God in His wisdom sends To turn mems thoughts lr kindlier vein When the days mad labor ends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

The neutral nations of Europe are wax. that's why Norway, Denmark and Swcd.
 eli bear up so we'll when one of theil ships is sunk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
A Great Good Roods Meeting

'"The nineteenth annual session of the Alabama Good Roads association will meet in Birmingham on October 12 and 1S, and We are striving to make it the greatest event in the history of the or ganization,' said Secretary J. A. Roun- tree.
 The association has accomplished much in Alabama for the cause of good roads The first years were devoted to edu- eating the people on the benefits of im- proved highways. We then branched out and urged counties to issue bonds to build good roads. The next step was to educate the people on the subject of state aid. We created and crystallized
 the sentiment for the passage of the good roads constitutional amendment, propriations for the building of first class highways. The people at the polls in dorsed this constitutional amendment. We
 urged the establishment of the state
 highway commission. We inaugurated good roads days in Alabama and throughout the nation.
 Now our organization is not living in the past or resting on its laurels. It is a forward. enterprising organization, alive to its purposes and is battling and advocating the building of good roads by convict labor; also to establish trunk highways throughout the state. It is as- ssting counties in creating public senti-
 ment. We have organized good roads associat tons in 55 counties in the state. We have field agent who is workin g constantly to stir up still further in- | terest in good roads. The newspapers of the state carry nearly every week l some article on the subject of good roads which Is furnished from the headouart- CTS of the association. It has the honor of being the oldest organized state good | roads association in the United States. It was the fountain head of organizing
 the United States Good Roads associa- ton. It originated the Tennessee to the
 gulf highway movement. which has de- veloped into the Jackson highway, The coming meeting promises to be the most largely attended and most in- terestng yet held.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

A Chicago business man is being sued for $5o.o00 for ''peeking" into a maid s
 room The girl show is cheaper in the long run for the Hired business man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

Judging from his recent remarks. tn Kaiser has great deal of iron in hi constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

Gadsden Evening Journal: At the rate the American dollar is increasing in value fl is about time for MT. Bryan to make an attack on that putocratic article.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
roo BIG A TASK

From the Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
 The submarine F-4 has been raised in Honolulu harbor. but no engineering skill of the navy is sufficient to raise tho dead entonbed within her hull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

Although apparently as placid as ever MT Taft is listening intently to the sounds that come from the various DO. litical camps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

| President Wilson's great moral vic-
 tory was won without firing a shot. Iris | just as well, in our present state of
 unprepa aredness, that no shots were needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

The international bill collectors will have to make a great many calls before Europe pays it's war debts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

When the high-brow finds a little idle time on his hands he has something to say about the poor quality of magazine fiction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

Champ Clark's eloquence was put to the test when he saved a negro mur- derer from a Missouri mob.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

Those Mexican bandits who cross iron, Mexico into Texas learn what it means to jump from the frying pan into the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

What President Gompers thinks of the friends of peace" is hardly fit to print but it's being printed, anyhow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

Out of the depths, so to speak, Vice President Marshall lifts his voice in favor of national preparedness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

Thirteen families own one-fifteenth of the borough of Manhattan. which goes to show that IS is not an unlucky num- ber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

However, Gary was on the map to some extent before German conspiracy
 was ever heard of in this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06

The Germans have an idea that "kul. tur" would be just the thing for the Bel. gian Congo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
LACK CONFEDERATION

From the Kniokerbocker Press. Notice neither of the two ex-presideite
 is afraid to say what he likes, where he
 likes and when he likes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
IS GERMANY sINCEREs

Art dealers say September Morn" still the one best bet There's a reason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
WOULD BE IMPRrGNAnLp

From the Washington Post. Senator Rood says hot air cannot stop shells. If it could, Congress would be
 the national defense.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
MRS. GEORGE RUBLEE
WILL HEAD BRIGADE
Peace Propangandist to be In
Charge Of Mounted Welcome
Of Suffragist ENJOYS.

Mrs. George Rublee. prominent peace
propaganda. Is to head the brigade OF
mounted suffragists who are to form
Iart Of the procession of 1000 WASH
inston women TO meet the ENJOYS from
the women voters Of the West, Decem-
ber 6. and escort them into the city.
Mrs. Rublee was one Of the women VINO
accompanied Miss Jane Addams ABROAD
for the women's peace conference AZ
The Hague.
Other women who will be included
In the procession are Mrs. John D.
White, Mrs Thomas Burch. Mrs. MAR
xnret II. worrciI. Mrs. William A.
Wood, Miss Louise hopkins. Miss "
Salisbury, Miss Esther Praeger. MISE
Marguerite j.ouden. Miss Mary 1'"udon
Mrs r. r. Ballard. and Miss Lucy
Neill.
The color. ben rers who will head tte
proce ssion and who will be In ireeH
costumes and will carry the purple
gold, and white nf the Congressiona
Union are tho Misses Elisaocth smith
Florence Morrill, Blanch Waters. mar
ian Tompkins, Beatrix Post; Mary hurS' nI,a
holder. Dorothy Terry. Marie Teagie
Giendora Gibbs. Marse Gordon. bessS
Myers and Lamar Latham
The Washington times., 1915-12-03

Patricia Elizabeth Ryan. / day. s324 Seven
teeIith street northwest.
Robert llOgue, month. Children's Hospital.
Infant ot r. 4. and NJ. T.. Thompson, day,
t13,z Maryland avenue southwest.
Eaith Santillo, ) years, No. 4 street south
west.
Sarah Gerber. 80 years. Garfield Memorial
Hospital.
Mary Alice Clark, years. % Eighth street
southeast.
Leonora Freeloye II. Day. so years. 3so7
Fulton street northwest.
Edward Is. r.. Mccormick, 81 years. Wash
ington Asylum Hospital.
John English. - years. Providence Hospital.
Laura Pierce. 10 years. Washington Asy-
lum Hospital.
John NJ Grader. 7s years. Government Hos
pitHl for the Insane.
Orlando B Lester. s. years. 20 Indiana
avenue northwest.
John Dousherty. '2 years. +N Eleventh
street mort theast.
Laura v. Smith, 6; years. lii3 NJ street
northwest.
Emory ;. Huston, 20 years. The Hamilton
Hotel. Fourteenth and X streets.
Sophie I. Finckel, - years 1870 Meridian
street northwest.
James II. Ricketts,, " years. sas g atrce,
southeast.
Thomas Miller. 5s years. 1916 Seventh street
northwest.
Robert u. Hunter. Il years, $50 New Hsmp-
shire avenue northwest
Susie Williams. 10 years, Sll Dumbarton ave
nue. northwest.
| Annie Cokey, 81 years. ?1os Poplar street
northwest.
Mary Cane. 20 years. Emergency Hospital
william H. Thomas. 81 years. Tuberculosis
Hospital.
| Mary Jones. ~ years Emergency Hospital.
Perry Gray. s months. sl2 New Hampshire
avenue northwest.