davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Fish

Fish
 Wholesalers Selling Price) Perch-SMc. Salt Water Trout-12xc. Blue Catfish-Thc. Red Snapper-9lsc in bbl and 1oc in smaller lots. Gray Snapper-6c. Mullet-5M @6c. Shrimp-10c. Spanish Mackerel-15c Sheephead-Shc Oysters-$1.65 gallon.
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Hides and TalIow

(Dealers' Buying Oher.) Green Salt Hides-15016c. Green Salt Hides (half cured)-14Q15c. : Green Hides (fresh) )-13Qc14c. Dry Flint Hides-27@2sc. Dry Salt Hides-25GD26c. Damaged 1fides--Half price. Sheep Skins-26060c. Horse Hides-$afD3. Sherlings-16@6c. Goat Skins-30@35c. Kid Skins-10c. Tallow-5@6c. Beeswax-260Nc Washed Wool--35@3sc. Clear Unwashed Wool-250Nc. Burry Wool--1762Oc. Ginseng, wild-$506.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, October 5.--Cotton, spot firm CT. Good middling. 1.57d middlins. 725d; low middling. 6.7Gd. Sales. 5000; for spec ulation and export, 500. Receipts, 140o0. Futures steady. October, 713l4d Oeto- ber 7.1Shd; October and November 7.131td; November and December, 715lsd December and January 7.16ld January and February, 7l7i1d; February and March, E1Sl1d; March and April, 720d; April and May 7.2Oltd May and June. 7.Hhd; June and July, 7.191kd July and August. 717Hd; August and September, 7.0811d
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Spinners' Takings


 This week, 264,000; same seven days last year, 157.000: same seven days year before, 248.000; total since Au- gust ]. 1.S65,000 same date last year, O1,000; same date year before, 1,575, 900.
 Worlds Visible Supply
 Total visible this week. 4.176; total visible last week, 4,016,OO0; total visible same date last year, 2,962,000; total visible same date year before, 2,y12,- 900; of this the total American this American last week, 2.SS2,O0O of this the total American last week, 2,yy2,- 900; of this the total American last year, 1,734000; of this the total American year before. 1.914.O00; all other kinds this week, 1,113,0OO all other kinds last week. 1.133,0O0; all oth- CT kinds last year, 1,22S,000; all other kinds year before S93,O00. Visible in the United States this weeg, 1,573, 900 visible this date last year. 6S0,0O0; vis- ib1e in other countries this week, 2,6O3,- 900; visible this date last year, 2.273,- 900.
 Note-Foregoing table delayed by in- 'terrupted wire service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-08

GERMAN LINERS TIED NORTH RIVER AT HoBoKEN
passenger sight belonging
the Hamburg Line An idea of the superiority in size of
the Vneand gained her tunnels here
up so companion ships.
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RUSSIANS OCCUPY
ARMENIAN TOWNS

TlFLlS. Transcaucasia, Thursday.
June "a. via Petrograd and London,
June p. 6:25-The occupation by the
russians OF Cob. a town 25 miles
north OF Lake Van. and a movement
OF Russian forces toward Bitlls, Arm.
enia, where the armies OF two Turkish
commanders have been concentrated.
point TO general Improvement In the
Caucasian situation from the stand.
pOfnt OF the Russians The two cit
les mentioned are connected By a tlm.
Der OF comparatively good roads. Re
cent activities have greatly decreased
IN numbers the Turkish forces occupy
ing this region. There has been a not.
able weakening in Turkish and Ger
man influence with an ACCOMPANYING
increase in the strength Of Russian
FEELING in north and central Persia.
This is accentuated by the spirit dis
played among the Musselman sects.
Various isolated mountain tribes are
meeting the Russians with declare.
tons OF allegiance.
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BRYAN EXPLAINS
RECONSTRUCTION
SAYS STATEMENT THAT AMERL
CAN NOTE SHOULD NOT BE
TAKEN SERIOUSLY
rs UNTRUE.
Matter Came About Through Misun
derstandlng Of Statement Of
Or. Dumba, Austrian
Ambassador.

WASHINGTON. June 27.-An inter.
esung episode in the negotiations be-
tween the United States and Germany
over the sinking OF the Lusitania came
to light tonight through the issuance
OF statement by former Secretary of
state Bryan denying published reports
that, after the first American note had
been sent TO Berlin, he gave DR..
Dumba, the Austrian ambassador. the
impression that the grave and inconsls.
tent tone OF the communication was
not TO be taken seriously.
II develops that the Incident which
give rise TO these reports resulted from
a misunderstanding by Herr thinner
man, OF the Germoan foreign office
Of message from DIR. Dumba
Secretary Bryan's statement fol
lows:
Il have noticed that a number OF
the lingo papers are publishing a
statement TO the effect that after the
sending of the first nte to Germany
/ gave Ambassador Dumba the i'm.
preston that the note was not Intend
ed 10 be taken seriously. I am not
willing that the uninformed shall be
misled by that portion OF the press
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WAR BRIEFS
German Statement.


BERLIN. June %. via London. 2 20
p. m.-German troops after fierce
lighting have crossed the Dniester
river between Bukazsowice Chodorw.
in Galicia, and have taken BY storm
the hills on the northern bank. accord.
Ing TO an official statement issued To-
day by the German army headquarters
stan.
The text of the statement follows.
In the western theatre: Enemy
artillery stationed In the neighborhood
Of the catedral at Arras was lombard.
ed by US. One storehouse for mines
was blown up.
In the ArEonne. northeast of
Nienne-le-Chateau. a portion OF a
trench was taken by storm and main.
tanned against several enemy counter
attacks
In the Mouse hills. attempts by the
enemy in the last few days TO recap
ture territory on both sides OF the
trenches which we took June "a. were
frustrated.
We took the enemy by surprise YES.
terday. with an attack on the ridge OF
hills directly southeast OF Les EparEes.
After a short fight this ridge was I'm
our hands. Our opponents made at
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which is endeavoring to force this
country into war. | reported to the
PRESIDENT the conversation which
had with Ambassador Dumba. and re-
celyed his approval OF what / had
said. When We learned that the con-
yersation had been misrepresented In
Berlin brought the matter TO the
attention Of Ambassador Dumba and
secured from him statement certi-
lying TO the correctness OF the report
OF the conversation which had made
10 the President Ambassador Dunn
ba's statement was sent TO our en-
bassy at Berlin and the ambassador
also telegraphed the German govern
ment Affirming the correctness OF my
report OF the interview and denying
the construction that had been placed
upon It. These are the facts in the
case"
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C0NPESSES
toontinu.a IRON Firss PAGE,

ever. was reflected a deadly fear Of
McHenry by FOrney
Forney's Statement
Early to-day tho prisoner summoned
Captain Homer Crooks. of the dotec.
tive department. 90 his cell. saving he
wished 90 talk 10 him FOuey said.
according 10 Captain Crooks. that
about three months ago. he decided
That N his fatherin-law was "out OF
the road ho would in all probability
come into possession Of part Of
Schneider estate. through Die wife.
Forney said DO sent for McHonry and
the latter came t0 hia office Cap.
tain Crooks said that Forncy de.
clared BE- made proposition 10 Mc-
Henry whccrhy The latter wae 10 rp.
ceive $1,000 if ho "Got rid of the old
man Mclienry agreed. Fornoy said
and the latter gave Mcilcnry n prom.
lssory note
The note read something Ike this .'
said Foruey TO Captain Crooks. O" u
hereby certify that 7 win pay GEORGE
McHenry $1,000 vhen Do dispose of
=. r Schneider
Il signed tho note and DO wac the
terrible fear Of &c. the fear OF the Ter
rible consequence Of &C. publication.
which made me a tool In the hands of
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BOOTH CONFESSEs IN
MOONSHINE FRAUDS

FORT SMITH. Ark. June 27.-David
a. Gates. deputy internal revenue
commissioner. announced tonight
that Knox Booth. former internal
revenue agent for Tennessee and Ala
bama had laid bare the details OF the
alleged "moonshine" whiskey frauds
which federal Officials assert cheated
the government OF many thousands OF
dollars in taxes. According to Gates.
Booth confessed TO accepting brides
from distillers, aggregating nearly
$4,000.
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THE WAR AT
A GLANCE

oALIciA-without pause the Aus
troGermans are continuing their ef.
forts TO sweep the Russians out of
Galicia- The French are still ham
mering at the Germans in the Arras
region and on the heights OF the
Mouse.
The Germans have launched anoth-
err attack against Warsaw. moving
from the North, through Przasnysz,
which is not far from the East Prus-
sian frontier. down toward the Polish
capital over that section embraced by
the Orzyc rivers.
GERMANY DIR. Van Bethmann.
Hollweg. the German imperial chan
cellor and Gottiieb Won Jagow, the
German foreign minister. have been In
conference at Vienna, with the Aus
TRAN foreign minister, and the chan
cellOr has conferred also with Em-
peror Francis Joseph.
According TO unofficial reports, the
Turkish ambassador at Rome has
asked for his passports from the
Italian foreign office, although no de
elaration OF war has passed between
Italy and Turkey.
GALlCIA-Galicia still remains the
scene of the most important military
operations. The stubborn resistance
which for several days was offered by
the Russian forces to the southeast OF
Lemberg, after their retreat from the
GalictHn capital. has finally been over
come after a protracted and vilent en-.
gagement The Teutnic forces have
penetrated the Russians main posi-
ton in this sector. according to vi
emma, and thrown the Russians back
The invading forces are said to be
retreating along this entire front. and
also to be retiring before the advanc
ing Austro-German troops north OF
Zolkiew and Rawa Ruska. A German
official communication says that the
Teutonic forces have crossed the
Duiester north OF Halicz and have
driven the Russians some miles into
the hills.
FRANcE-ln that section on the
heights OF Mouse. known as the Cal
onne trench a violent engagement
characterized by the use OF flaming
liquired and asphyxiating gases by the
Germans behind which they sue
ceeded in reaching their former first
line. which had been carried some
time previously by the French Here
hand TO hand encounters ensued and
according TO the French war office the
Germans were repulsed with heavy
losses. This territory In almost It's
entirety Is now held by the French.
The Germans claim that attempt,
by the allies on the heights 81 IN,
Meuse to recapture territory have beer
repulsed and that a ridge OF hills di
rectly southeast OF Les Eparges hai
fallen into German hands
tTALY-In the Italian theatre IN,
Italians are developing their oper
ations along the lsonzo front II 4,
have blown no the Monfalcone cana
under a heavy Austrian fire. for th,
purpose OF fastening the subsistence %
the floods 80 that operations may b,
conducted more speedily. West Of tn,
pass OF Monte Croce the Italian troopi
have occupied the sumlt OF Zeillen
kofel.
An Austrian submarine has torpod
oed and sunk an Italian torpedo boa
In ghe Adriatic.
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ALLIES
HOLD CONFERENCE

VIENNA. June -. via Amsterdam
and London. 6:55 p. m.-Dr. Won
Bethmann-Holiweg. the German i'm
perial chancellor. and Gottlieb Won
Jagow. the German foreign minister,
arrived I'm Vienna to-day to confer
with the AustrO-Hungarian foreign
minister. Baron stephan Burian Won
Rajeoz. During the day DR. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg had an audience
with Emperor Francis Joseph.
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tempts an through the night to re-.
capture the ridge. but they failed
The statement In the French on.
cial communication OF June 20 regard
ing the capture OF four German ma
chine guns al Ban de- Sapt was invent
ed After his defeat the enemy aid not
get near them On the contrary. our
booty increased to PCS prisoners. three
revolver, cannon, Eve machine guns,
and several large mine thruwers.
In the eastern theatre: There were
no important changes.
In the southeastern theatre. Ger.
man troops have taken the hin on the
northern bank OF Dniester. between
BukaszowiCc. northeast OF Halicz and
Chodorlow by storm after fierce strue-
giles During pursuit OF the enemy we
Reached the region around Prehorow
halt way between Zurawna and
Rochatyn
The prisoners Of the enemy north
OF Rawa Rusky were taken by the
hanoVerian troops. We took $50 pris-
oners and several machine guns.
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MISSIONARY MEETING CLOSES.

CLIFTON SPRINGS. y. Y. June 81
n ne 32nd annual meeting OF the Interna-
uonal Missionary Union closed here to-
night after the farewell services. con-
Quoted by The Rev. J. Thompson Cole
had been held. In accordance with GUS
tom. Il missionary workers who expect
90 return 60 foreign fields came forward
introduced themselves and outlined
briefly their work
The annual memorial services for mis-
aionnry workers also was held to-day.
ne list contained % names. some Of the
departed workers having seen more than
titty years services In foreign fields.
one name was that Of the Rev James
tcatitc. who Was lost on the I,usltania
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EPISCOPAL BISHOP DEAD.

CHICAGO. June 81. The Right
Rev William W Toll suffragan
bishop Of Chicago diocese Of the Epis.
copal church. dropped dead to-day on
the stairs leading 10 the elevated rail.
road lie was n years old and had
been minister for as years.
Bishop Toll was born in ENGLAND
lie was consecrated bishop In
Chicago. December %. 1911.
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CAPTURED PRISONER
AGAIN MAKES ESCAPE

SCRANTON. Pa-.June 27.-Harry Bar
ton. Of Philadelphia. who escaped from
a penitentiary at GAINESVILLE. n. Y. win
two companions and who was arres Ted
by the local police last Friday. has again
secured his freedom. when he walked out
Of the state hospital early this morning
dressed In a boys knee breaches and
bHthruhc. Barton was removed to the
hospital with an injured foot
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MADE LEAGUE RECORD.

CHARLESTON. W Va. June FL
\ record for the Ohio State base. ball
league was made here to-day when the
charleston Lexington teams engaged
pm twenty inning game. The final
score was 20 3 IN favor Of the visit
orF. Each side used only one pltchcr
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OLDEST ODD FELLOW DEAD.

PITTSBURGH Pa. Juno 27.-Jarrs
Taylor Lutton. aged SCI. said 10 be- tho
oldest odd Fellow in the State. died
a. his homo here today fTr was aIso
The oldest surviving graduate Of tho
University ~ Pittsburgh
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MeHenry." Forney is alleged to have
said.
Used Note as Club.
Forney declared that within two
weeks after he had given McHenry
the note. he was sorry for what he
had done and sent for McHenry. When
asked to return the note, McHenry
refused. the prisoner said. saying he
would Just keep II for future refer
ence." Since that time McHenry has
compelled Forney to support him,
Forney said.
The typewriter statement signed
by Forney Is full OF conflicting state
ments. marked here and there with in
serts made by the prisoner, each OF
which is signed with his initials. In
the alleged confession he admits that
he frequently gave money to Nc
Henry, paid his railroad fare from
Washington TO Pittsburgh and prom
ised to give him $500 in cash II his
father-in-law met death. In an insert.
however. he adds that il was all done
TO keep McHenry from threatening
the exposure of him with some mya-
terious knowledge OF Forney's past
life which McHenry was said 10 pos
sess. He said in another place though
that he intended all the time TO pre-.
vent MclIenry from carrying out the
alleged plot. The statement also saws
that when the blow struck, Forney at.
tempted to defect IL.
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AtaAAan STATEN enE.
ROME June 20. Via Paris. June q. (
a. m.-Ar official statement issued To-
niEnt 90 the headquarters OF the general
on ne Tyr0I-Tr,ntino frontier long
ranFe aruiiery duela continued at sew
Or Carui9lia Iast nlrht the usual vain
alta an treikufcl was repeated.
Yves OF the pass of Monte Crora our
troops occupied the summit OF Z,iicukJ-
Along the Isorzo frontier our rr1-
tf.ss beyond the river o. developing
slow but without pause. To- mas Tea
al Hrr fia lower Isouzl the dfefrurtton
wa. .rgrrcd Of the MUufaIc0nf canal La
it7 mouth. The operation was conducted
si"-ers under a violent fire from the
en.wy.
storms on the afternoon ~ tbe 2sth
action OF our troops. cspeginfI. fn no
mountainous part or the theatre Of war
Admits Retreat.
fEIEoGltAu. June 20. Via London.
Jun" at. -.it a. ma Russian official
aiemcnt given out here tonight as
front between Uobrka and ZuraWna In
Gaiicia. south Of LcmborF. orc falling
S.es De -tatemcnt adde chat in one
Turkish Armenia. haffir between Fus.
sian Troops and q great hostile force is
ME Tort of the statement follows.
N..r" I" nH chang. fU fH. rHrfnnr ~
shawl Dc NHr0w river and across fI8
eng sectors af these fronts have b..u re-
CON tb- Lore tant of the vi-,ufa the
an fHa front cHrHw-l swi-faet but tria
1fi'' met NIth no success on fhs
.iH the Eab-ka region vs captured
during counter ATTACKS boz tHr course IN
ILg 1000 prisoner. with IG ofu-
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TURKISH AMBASSADOR
DEMANDS PASSPORTS

LONDON Juno &c. $40 %. m
Nahy Bey the Turkish ambasraeo-
io italy TODAY went to The Italian
forcig0 office and demanded thai be-
Do eIven h.a passports. says q de
patch from Rome
No declaration OF war between
Italy and Turkey has as yet boon Ia.
sued By either country.
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FOREIGNERS FIGHT
Moundsvtlis Man Seriously Cut During
froe-for-An Battle at
"T1pperary."

In frec-for-sn fight among several
Foreigners at ''Tipperary.'' oposite
moundsFille. on the Ohio side several
persons were cut and bruised. yesterday
afternoon The most seriously fniures
was a Moundsville man. who received a
NUMBER severe cuts about the body. II
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ITALIANS como sAck

SCRANTON. Pa. June PA train
bearing rescrvists bound for ITALY. ana
hIrh started from So Louis. ra-ard
throuoh here a. $3.50 thla morning
One hundred and twenty-five local
Italians boarded The train here
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Rector (to yokel who e. about TO get
mnrried)-But Peter can YOU really
afford 20 keep q wife?
peter--Weh EUR. 4 can almost afford
to keep myself. and It's a poor woman
that can't help a bit"-London Opinion.
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French officinln

,..ttA'i@. j Inc =. ? $50 b. ma terrific
oS'i,e ~ which both coinbatants resort
~ ~ tht H-' OF hand grenade. wns
Fought by the French and C;grr1s,,. -,
nlfhi in the vicinity of OuenncVferes
a al near the recently captured German
positions called The IAbyriuth' acrcrd+
ing 20 the official statement ISSUED b,,
lhe French war department this aftfr
.,ISl',i ne , report adds that a German
..orraine border failed. 'N0
The text Of the statement follows.
There Is nothing 90 add to our cor-
munlchton Of lasf night coucarufne@ tbo
region 10 the north Of Arras except that
the Germans have succeeded In retfins
i9otlng again on the CreuN d'Abiai6
road To Augrcs. along front Of shoiif
zoo metres 600 fcot.J
An Intermittent bombardment took
place during the night between Neuviile
and Augres.
Between the Disc and the Aisno great
a'llNitcy Was displayed during the utrbf
.ap'claly near Rucuucvieres where, az
YER combat ~ which hand grenades
were used feeble attempt was made M,
the Germans TO advance from fheir
trenches. The attempt was easily re-
In the Argoune forest. At gaeatelle
lhc Germans made an attack Of extreme
violence early ln the night. After "a very
NOT struggle they unaly were repulsed.
-I,pn the heights OF the Meuse. az tho
aluLhe trench uEhting continued an
night OUR positions. and our gains made
previously "ere maintained in their
I'm the Lorraine region the enemy sr-
ter Trims number of iucendiary shells
on AffaDu1rt attempted Eurprise at
N'.N on lNt Town win company and
% nAlf ~ men. The attempt failed
on June IS our aVlators dropped
about bombs on the station az Douai
70 miles northeast M Arras) and on
age appears to have been caused az tho
bouai station
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SUBMARINE SINKS SCHOONER.

LONDON June g. 1922 % m-A
German submarine h1a sunk the
schooner Edith. Of Barrow % Yourhat
ireland. The crew was saved
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sTEAMsnIp MovrMEM1s

NEW YORK. june %. Arrfvs1.
steamship Philadelphia. Liverpool
LIVERPOOL - Sailed Steamer 81
Louis. New York.
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i said that many OF the participants
were drinking.
This place has caused the authoritisa
considerable trouble. recently. 4 few
DAYS ago the Belmont Officers raided an
alleged speakcasy.
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Used Note as Club.

MeHenry.' FOrney is alleged to have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-24
REQU|S|T|0N IS FOUGHT
Men Deny Presence in Virginia on
Night of Alexandra
County Crime.

NEW YORK, January 23.-The two
men who were arrested here several
days ago under the names of Michael
de Bono and held in connection with
the investigation of the murder of
Isaac Waldrop and Nicholas Cofiina 8
and the assault upon Mrs. Matte A.
Hughes, near Clark Station, Va. u short
distance from Washington, two weeks
ago, were arraigned before Justice Leh-
man today. The prisoners denied their
identity under the names stated in the
Virginia requisition and declared they
We're not in Virginia the night OF Janu-
ary 10, the date on which the crime oc-
CURED.
Attorney, Mark Alter, COUNSEL for the
prisoners, obtained a writ of habeas
corpus for his clients and hearing on
the petition was set for Thursday.
Sheriff A. H. Barbor and Deputy Sheriff
III. T. Palmer of Alexandria county, Va,
brought the requision here from Nir-
ginia.
Commemorative Attorney Crandal
Mackey of Alexandria county, Va, and
Detective Charles A. Evans Of Wash
ington returned home before the requi-
sition was presented to Justice Leh-
man They interviewed the prisoners
In the presence of counsel, but, it is
stated, did not obtain any information
of value from them.
1t is proba BILE Mr.. Mackey and Mr..
Evans will return here in order to be
present at the hearing before Justice
Lehman Thursday morning. They may
bring witnesses with them to identify
the prisoners.