davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Williams news., 1915-02-25

The boxing game is drifting soutf ward. Juarez, San Antonio, New Or leans and Havana will soon be tn centers.
Williams news., 1915-02-25

The legal sharps of California hay, found loophole in the boxing law b. which amateur bouts are permitted.
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too soon, for exactly a week later,
July IA, the British man of war Col
lingwood, commanded by Sir George
Seymour, arrived at Monterey to pro-
claim British sovereignty. 1t was
thus only by narrow chance that
England did not become the possessor
Of California, which she had greatly
coveted.
On the fourth day of July, 1884, two
barks which had been sent by Sir
Walter Raleigh to discover and annex
the American continent north OF
Florida arrived of the coast. Sailing
along for 1870 miles, they entered the
mouth Of a river and took formal pos
session Of the country for the queen
Of England, naming 1t Virginia. They
landed on Roanoke island, afterward
occupied by the first English settle
ment In the new world. This
colony, consisting Of ITO persons sent
out in April, 1855, was abandoned In
less than year, the settlers carrying
back with them to Europe the first to-
bacco and the first potatoes, which
latter were planted experimentally
on RaleIgh's estate not far from Cork,
In Ireland.
On the fourth day Of July, 1854,
Benjamin Franklin laid before the
commissioners Of colonies, at Al
bany. plan for federal constitu-
ton, aimed to accomplish a union for
defense against French encroachment.
1t was adopted, but afterward was re-
jected by some Of the colonies and by
the British government. This was ex-
actly twenty-five years before the
signing of the Declaration of indie
pendence. Curiously enough, the doc
ument was rejected by the colonies
because 1t put too much power into
the hands Of the king; and 1t was We
toed in England because It gave too
much power to the assemblies OF the
colonies.
On the fourth day Of July, ITO, um-
brellas were first introduced into this
country, a shipment Of them arriving
at the port Of Baltimore. They we're
generally regarded as an absurdity,
and it was considered that only fool
ish and effeminate persons could pos
sibly use them.
The massacre OF Wyoming valley
occurred on July 4, ITS.
In the previous autumn two COM
panies had been raised In the valley
and had been ordered to Join General
Washington. Several stockaded forts
had been built during the summer.
but those left behind 10 guard them
were mostly old men,
A raIdlng force o. tories, Canadians
and Indians. under Mai John Butler,
tory Of Niagara, entered the valley
and set Ere 70 some Of the forts.
Forty Fort. three miles above Wilkes
Barre. had assembled q garrison OF
500. largely old men and boys. This
force decided 10 march against the
invaders, which It did with disastrous
result Taken in dank. II was routed
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you are a governor. president or SUI
preme court Judge. Ordinary social
prestige viii count for naught.
The only thing that weighs at this
dinner is age. bat even that doesn't
amount to anything II Il Is under
century. Il is TO be a banquet Of the
bluest Of blue blood Il business. No
firm less than 100 years old VIII pike
It's feet under the table At this dinner
and even then eli business Is barred
which has not come down directly
through the male line since before the
battle Of Waterloo.
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honorable terms. This was ON the
morning OF July 4. He marched out
with his little army of 400 men, drums
beating and flags flying, and he and
his soldiers returned peaceably to
their homes.
On the fourth day OF July, 1916, the
independence OF California was de-
clared.
There was at that time in California
-as yet OF course a part OF Mexico
about two hundred Americans, nearly
all of them men of exceptional vigor
Of body and alertness of mind. OF
Mexicans there we're 5000, and the
aboriginal Indian population num-
bered perhaps 100000.
Capt. John G. Fremont had been
sent to California on an exploring ex-
petition a year earlier. He was on
his way to Oregon when he was over
taken by an officer sent from Wash
ington with a message ordering him
to wait and to cooperate with the Pa
cific squadron in case OF hostllities
with Mexico. The message had been
In writing, but the officer was obliged
to destroy 1t while crossing Mexican
territory, after committing 1t to mem
CRY.
Accordingly Fremont returned TO
California and took up his headquar-
terssat Suffers Fort.
A few days later, June IA, a party
Of fourteen Americans organized a
small revolution on their own &C
count, captured Sonoma and declared
war against Mexico. Needing a flag
and not daring to use that OF the
United States. they made one, lot
out of an old lady's petticoat. as has
sometimes been alleged, but from
Mexican rebosa or scarf OF I'M
bleached muslin yard wide and FIVE
feet long. Along. the bottom they
sewed a strip Of red flannel and In
the left hand corner they painted a
star In red Ink. The middle OF the
flag was occupied by a picture OF
grizzly bear, beneath which were the
words California Republic"
The temporary government thus set
up is known in history as the Bear
Flag Republic. It's banner now orna-
ments the rooms Of the Pioneer So
ciety In San Francisco. The grizzly
bear was rather crudely drawn, and
the Mexicans said It was a pig, call
ing the flag the pig flag.
Meanwhile news had come OF the
outbreak Of war along the Rio Grande
and on July Fremont called a meet
ing at Sonoma which formally pro-
claimed the independence of Cali
fornia. He was appointed governor.
Soon afterward there came intelll-
gence that Commodore Sloat had ar
rived at Mcaterey July . and bad
Taissd the American flag; also that
By bis orders Commander Montgom-
cry OF the q. s. sloop Of war Ports
mouth had taken possession Of San
Francisco. s-~ssn-.l ssssss
Sloat, having heard Of the hostilt
ties with Mexico, had sailed immedL-
ately from Mazatlan for California,
where he took possession OF the coun-
Try and raised the American flag on
bis own responsibility. He was none
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WILL BE EXCLUSIVE FEAST
Only Representatives Of Firms one
Hundred Years Old Are TO Partl-
elpste In II.

There soon win be the oldest din
ner party which Philadelphia has yet
seen, says the Public Ledger OF that
city. II win be far more exclusive
than the lord mayors dinner In Lon
don.
Wealth VIII not bring you an fnvi-
sztion nor win public omee. even Il
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Patriotism Makes Her wssIthy.

The other day an old woman came
into bank In Prague and handed to
the clerk an antique savings book,
which showed a credit OF SIS. She
asked whether this would serve for
the war loan, since she had no other
money. she explained that this book
was left By VIII to her mother. who
dying, gave It to her.
ANYHOW" she added timidly, 7
would Ike 50 much to help a little
BIT"
The clerk took the book and disap-
peared. After o while he came back
and with him his superiors. including
even the president Of the bank. and
then they broke It gently to her that
the book dated since 1886 and that
therefore the SIS amounted nov. with
compound interest. to about ss.so0.
Without her patriotism she would
never have known how rich she wa
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More Tolerant Attitude.

Everybody Is making fun OF your
new meter car
I'm glad 70 hear Il" replied Mr..
Chugginss IT'S better to have EN-
laughing at Il than regarding n "a Il
natural enemy. IS thsy dc NJ ole
ons.=
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y Y iish loss being two
white men killed and eight Indians
wounded.
Incredible deeds Of cruelty and fe'
rocity are said to have been commit
ted by the tories on this occasion,
and the whole valley was left scene
of desolation But 1t is not true that
women and children were massacred
On the fourth day Of July, 1880, con-
tinental currency notes were worth
two cents on the dollar, and, 1t was
said, "a wagonload of paper money
was required to pay for a wagonload Of
provisions" Nothing could well give
a more vivid notion Of the desperate
situation of the Revolutionary cause
at that period.
On the Fourth of July, 1926, Thorn
d Jefferson, third president Of the
United States and author Of the Dec
laration of Independence, died. aged
eighty-three, Just fifty years from the
date OF that historic document On
the same day died John Adams, sec.
ond president of the United States,
aged ninety-one.
James Monroe also died on the
Fourth of July, 1881, his age being
seventy-three.
On the fourth day OF July, 1S4S, the
treaty of peace with Mexico was pro-
claimed at Washington. And on the
same day the cornerstone OF the
Washington monument was laid with
great pomp and ceremony. Money for
building It had been subscribed by In
dividuals, but the sum thus obtained
proved SO far inadequate that the
structure remained q mere stump.
only about one-third Its present
height, until 1881, when congress APP
propriated the amount necessary for
its completion.
There was a similar and even more
important ceremony In Washington
on July 4, 1851, when President Fill
more initiated by the laying Of q
cornerstone the construction Of the
two great white marble wings OF the
capitol There was an impressive
assemblage Of dignitaries and an ora
ton was made by Daniel Webster.
then secretary of state. OF special In
terest was the presence of a few per
sons who had witnessed the laying OF
the first cornerstone Of the capitol
by Washington on the eighteenth day
of September, 1898.
On the fourth day of July, 1888.
John Fryth. an English preacher, was
burned at Smithfield for the heresy Of
Lutheranism.
July 4, 1850, was the day on which
Jack Cade plunderod the city of Lon
don or g portion thereof. beheading
Baron Say and Sele and numbering
several other personages Of import
ance.
Cade had fed from England for
some crime; but after serving In the
French wars he went back to that
country and settled in Kent under the
assumed name Of Aylmer. marrying
q lady OF good position. When the
men of Kent rose in rebellion. in
May, 1850, he led them. The rebels
made their way into London on July
8. A portion of the populace favored
them, but the opposing party gained
strength when Cade began to plumber
and KIN. He retired to Southwark.
and was prevented from re-entering
the city after fierce struggle 90
London Bridge. Afterward he was
captured, and being severely wounded.
died In the cart which was conveying
him to London.
July &. 1897, was the date OF the
battle Of Dorylaeum. great victory
Of the Crusaders over the Moslems
under Soliman, who had attacked
them on the march.
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and destroyed. But
Ter reported taking
227 scalps and FIVE
prisoners, the Eng.
ILL La hnlnn Amn
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There are only about 40 ellsibles in
the entire United States. and about
thTeefourths Of them are in PhiladeI-
phia-a nice testimonial to the stabil
ity OF trade In this town.
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HISTORIC EVENTS OF +
OTHER fOURTAS & !

URPRIsING It is to discover
how many important events
in history have occurred on
the Fourth Of July.
On the fourth day of July,
1854, Col. George Washing
ton surrendered an army.
1t was only a small army,
hitf a fort rrn,A r-Ilh q IL
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had been placed In com
mand Of a small body
OF troops which was
marching toward Fort
DuQuesne. At a point
on the Monongahela
river, less than forty
miles from his destina-
ton, he heard of the ap-
proach Of a party OF
French and Indians,
sent to intercept him.
Accordingly, he fell
back to the Great
Meadows, fifty miles
from Cumberland, and
hastily erected a stock
Rde, which he called
Fort Necessity.
With the help of a
friendly Indian sachem,
Half King. he attacked
the French In their
camp at night, killing
their commander, Ju-
knoxville, and taking a
number of prisoners.
It was the first blood
shed in the French and
Indian war.
A few days later Fort
Necessity was at.
tackled by 1900 Indians
and French under De
Villiers, and Washing
ton surrendered on
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Out Q IUIl Went WIN IL he
experienced on this occasion his first
defeat In war, at the hands of the
French.
Although at that time only twenty
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THE RIGHT WORD IN THE RIGHT
PLACE.

1t is told of the poet, Coleridge, that
he was once standing near another
man in an art gallery contemplating
the same painting and that after a
moment of silence, the other man re-
marked of the picture, TT is males
tic.''
THANK you," said Coleridge, "you
have supplied me with the very word
1 was seeking to express just what
the picture is. It truly is majestic"
Their, the other man, flattered by
the remark, began to praise the pic
ture still further by giving it a va
riety of adjectives. But Coleridge
quickly answered, Let me retract
my thanks. I see that your use of
the word majestic was simply an &C.
cident."
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FORMER ANGLICAN cLEReYmEN
ORDAINED IN ROME.
From the Lamp.

from the Lamp.
On February ~ His Eminence Car.
dinal Pompili, Cardinal Vicar of His
Holiness, in the Church of st. John
Lateran. ordained to the priesthood
the following ex-clergymen of the
Church of England: Henry Edward
George Rope, graduate of Christ
Church, Oxford, received into the
Church in 1907; Charles B. White
foord, graduate of Merton, Oxford, re-
cetved In 1910; John Cyril Halves,
graduate of Kings School, Canter-
bury, and Lincoln Theological Col
lege, missionary in the Bahamas,
190S-1911, received at Graymoor on
st. Joseph's Day, 1911.
At the same time the following con.
verts were ordained to the deaconate:
Walter Scott Hill, curate of st. Mat.
thew's, Burnley, 1907-12; Peter Laun.
celot Pears, received in 1906; John
Wilson Cosser, of Brighton, received
in 1908.
Father Halves left behind him at
Graymoor an :mperishable monument
in that he drew the original plans of
our monastic church on the Mount OF
Atonement, as a thank offering to AL.
mighty God and st. Francis of Assist
for his conversion to Catholicism. He
has been adopted by the Bishop OF
Geraldton, West Australia.
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I've got nothing to do and I'm lone
some.
"Of course, may never get to
Montana. I'm not so foolish as to
think that I have long to live. The
priest says that am good for twenty
years more, but l may be gone in a
week. | feel fine. For the most part
I will have a horse and will make
some improvements and il can get
any help will do some farming"
Brady has been farm hand, a
"lumberjack," a sawmill hand, river.
man. a merchant, and his old place
at Concord and South Robert street
still is known at "Brady's Corner" He
smokes every day, not a great deal
but always several pipes each day
land before each meal he takes drop
of the crather."
He comes from County Monaghan
Ireland, where he was born November
21. 1919. The old man has grandchil.
dren and great-srandchildren all over
the Northwest. He will exercise his
soldiers homestead right, but this
advantage only permits to deduct
from the term Of residence the period
he served in the ARMY The frontier
life and the privations of homestead
ing have no terrors for the aged man
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A0LYFATHER OEPlORES
EXTENDING H0ST|L|T|ES

An Associated Press dispatch from
Rome under Date of May 81 says:
1.-THE hour which we are traversing
Is painful, but our prayers will go out
more frequently and more fervently
than ever to those who have in their
hands the fate of nations" is a declar-
alton made by Pope Bendict in let
ter to Cardinal Vannutelli. Dean of
the Sacred College, published in the
"Obeservatore Romano" the Vatican
organ. The Pointiff recalls his first en-
cyclical, in which he urged the bel
lgerent nations to make peace,
but points out that his voice was un-
needed and the war continued until
the terrible conflagration has extend
ed to our beloved Italy"
while our heart bleeds at the sight
Of SO much misery" the Pope writes,
I'VE have not neglected to continue
our work for relief and the dminu.
ti0n of the deporable consequences Of
the war"
The Pope then recalls his efforts for
the exchange of wounded prisoners UNI.
able to fight again. The needs of the
soul, re writes, especially attracted
his attention, and exceptional facili-
ties are consequently afforded all
chaplains called under the colors OF
attached to the Italian army in any ca
p1city.
He exhorts all Catholics to practice
with him for three days strict eccle-
sfastical fast, and he accords a plenary
Indulgence applicable also to souls in
Purgatory.
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Dublin, May 26, 19l5.-Events OF
tremendous importance are occurring
here with such bewildering rapidity
that one has scarce time to grasp the
import of one, before it is succeeded
By another that displaces it in the
public mind.
Already the sinking Of the Lusitania
has apparently faded from memory,
and the question of the hour now is:
What are the prospects of Home Rule
under changed conditions in the gov
eminent?
As predicted in a previous letter, a
feeling of gloom pervades the country
over the strange events transpiring in
the ministry.
Say what we will about the abso.
lutte good faith of Premier Asquith,
and his positive assurance that when
the right time comes the Home Rule
law will be put in operation, the peo-
PIE of 1reland-people of all shades
q nationalism, from the most staunch
and conservative Redmonite to the
most radical Sim Feiner-look as
kance at the make up of the mongrel
cabinet now entrusted with the reins
Of government.
One of the most unfortunate of the
selections made was that of Sir Ed.
ward Carson for the Office of Attorney
General.
Who would have dreamed even twelve
months ago that the fire brand-the
frothy demagogue who at the head of
thousands EARNED Orangemen threat
ened rebellion and repeated the old
Orange boast that they had kicked one
kings crown into the Boyne and
could kick another into it if occasion
called, would today be q member of
the cabinet-one of the officials of
that crown against which he had so
lately threatened Instruction?
Anyone predicting such thing then
WUUlu nave UCCu CldAy.
Then there is the austere cold
blooded Balfour, the author or orig
inator of more than one Irish coercion
act, the consistent, determined enemy
of Home Rule. His presence in the
cabinet, even under present extraor-
binary conditions, is looked upon as
ominous in the extreme.
Taken all in all there is ITO blinking
the fact that the prospects of our
~scrap of paper"-the Home Rule act
with King Georges name attached to
fever going into operation are not
encouraging.
The Life of Parliament.
In the first place it must be borne
h mind that under agreement the
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Home Rule act must remain in abey.
ance until the close Of the war. The
coalition ministry will unquestionably
be in power at that time, and, unfor.
tunately, the time does not seem likely
to occur in the very near future. The
natural life of the present govern.
ment will have expired long before,
and there can be no doubt that the
close of the war will be followed by
dissolution of Parliament and a gen.
eral election.
What the result of that election will
be no man can say. Conjecture is
idle at this time because no one can
foresee what conditions will then pre-
vail, or what occurrences of vast i'm
portance may take place between now
and then. One thing, however, is
certain and that is that there is a
strong possibility of the Tories being
returned to power. What, then,
would become of the Home Rule act ?
will not venture a prediction, but
there are some so pessimistic as to
say that its repeal would not be i'm
possible or even improbable.
Again, conceding that there would
be no attempt to repeal, would a Tory
government undertake to enforce the
Home Rule law against an armed
Orange insurrection?
Not very likely, to say the least.
So that it would seem that the fate
of Ireland, so far as her hope and
centuried struggle for national auton-
omy is concerned, must continue for
some time at least, and that an i'll
definite period, the fate of Tantalus.
Check on Recruiting.
One effect of the extraordinary up
heaval in the cabinet has been sud-
den congealing of the cordial senti-
ment in favor of recruiting aroused by
the warm eloquence and masterful
pleading of Redmond. No longer do
we hear the tramp of Irish volun-
teers as they march to join the colors,
and it must be said that until very
recently Irishmen were doing more
thar their share in this regard when
one contemplates the sluggishness of
the English people in the matter of
enlistment.
This brings up the question of con-
scription. That the government will
be forced to have recourse to the draft
seems more and more likely every
day. If this should occur it is feared
there may be trouble in Ireland. That
there will be disturbances If an at.
tempt is made to force Irishmen into
the army is certain, and this, of course,
would only tend to complicate matters
still more.
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A Catholic employment bureau
started in Chicago a short time ago
under the patronage of Archbishop
Quigley, made a good showing for
the first month of its existence, having
secured positions for one hundred ap-
plicants. The bureau is supported by
members of the affiliated Catholic
societies of Chicago, who subscribe
one cent each per month. No charge
Is made for securing positions.
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SELECTION OF SUCCESSOR 7
BISHOP MACS.

Rectors of the Covington, KY, do.
cese conferred Tuesday, May IS, with
Archbishop Moeller, of Cincinnati, re-
garding the selection of names for a
successor to the late Bishop c. P.
Macs. The date fixed for the choice
of three names by the diocesan coun.
cillors was June 2, and the names
were given to the Archbishop
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PRESIDENT WILSON URGES Gov
EMINENT SHIPS.

President Wilson's reference to the
need of shipping facilities to South
America. at the Pan-American f1nan-
cial conference last week in Washing
ton, was interpreted in official quarters
as indicating that the ship-purchase
bill, would be brought out as one of
the administration measures at the
new Congress and pressed.
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II have seen hard times In ireland,
and in Minnesota, too, for that mat
ter, and this trip doesn't worry me
at all" he continued. when l get
a shack up for myself and a horse
I'll be all right.
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AGED FRESHMAN TAKES UP LAND.

Thomas Brady Felt All cooped Up
s3 at Minneapolis; Decided He'd Come
Out to Grow With West.
4 (From the Denver Catholic Register.)
Thomas Brady Of Minneapolis has
come west, out to Montana, to grow
r with the country. Brady is Civil
III 80 veteran. He's just ninety-seven.
Isae started few days ago for Miles
sEsty. Mont, and soon after his arrival
Isf1l BE housed in little pioneers
II haek on q government homestead,
u sre he intends to live until he has
n n !1llsa,ldirsd undisputed title to the land.
1y does he do It? Let Brady tell:
se'S yys been used to an active life and
7 ~ u ROOM" explained Brady at
I'D home in st. Paul. Thine
I Ij1li,u heavy on my hands and now
fS91 III IN no longer in business l feel
111ai1I = IN psd 5up among al these houses.