davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1916-12-17

Plants in the window garden should
Sc watered with slightly warm water.
''old water reduces the temperature
81 the soil and checks growth.
The sun., 1916-12-17

Never spray sugar naples with oils.
The sun., 1916-12-17

Willows and poplars have q borer
~ their own. II there were more
birds there would be fewer borers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-16

The prosecutor turned away with n
shrug amid a ripple Of smothercd mirtb.
and Langdon, laughing himself, patted
the boy cncouragingly on the shoulder
as he sent him back to the witness
room and called i'm his stead Randall
Williams, the erstwhile leading man Of
Mary's Inflated company,
'Mr. Williams. how long did you re.
main In tho banquctrocm Of the Ho.
tel Republic on the night that Miss
Page was sent for by James Pollock"
asked Langdon.
why, was there from the begin
ming Of the affair till just before we
heard the sound Of the shot"
did all the other guests remain ex.
ccpt Miss Pager
Eyes That is. everybody except
Daniels"
"Oh! Mr.. Daniels left did he?
When
"a few minutes after Miss Page had
gone. He said he was going to see
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what IS the use OF my telling your
You won't believe me-
what I believe has nothing TO DO
with the matter" cried The prosecutor.
you must answer the questions put
10 you while you are on that stand"
II tell you"-begun Mary. Then,
with little choked exclamation she
caught at the rail with cropping hands.
Phillip she called Philip" And
as he sprang to her side, she collapsed
half fainting into his arms. shuddering
and sobbing I'm such obvious hysteria
that It did not need Langdon's plea for
short recess to make the Judge say
briefly:
court VIII adjourn for fifteen min
utes-or until such time as Miss Page
IS in a condition to be brought back to
the stand" -
With a grateful glance at his honor,
Langdon half carried, half led Mary
toward the prison door. Then, as the
bailiff came forward to relieve him, he
:urned sadly back toward his table to
try again to think Of some new wit
ness, or some method other than by
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where she was, and would try to bring
her back again"
"Where were you when you heard
the shOt?"
Just outside the door of the ban,
quet-room."
What dld you do?"
Il ran down the hall in the direction
from which the sound came"
Did you meet anyone
Yes. | ran bang into Daniels nj the
corner where the corridor turned. |
nearly upset him, guess for he
caught ut my arm and held on as If
to steady himself"
Ibid you say anything?"
Yes. said, Did you hear a shot?
Somebody's killed And Daniels said,
Oh my God, | know ia"
"Dl he seem very much excited"
Yes and sick. He was almost green,
and re sept saying, 'God-God-I must
pull myself together But for that
matter We We're all pretty much upset,
and when we got to the door of-of-
the gray suite he wasn't any more ex-
cited than the rest Of us"
That Is all. thank YOU, Mr.. VIII
llams," said Langdon; but while the
words were still on his lips the prose
cutor was on his feet
II petition the Court" he cried in
ringing tones. "to have all the forego-
ing testimony. together with that Of
the detective Brennan ana the boy Joe
Murphy. stricken out as irrelevant All
this is wasting the time OF your honor
and the gentlemen of the fury. If is
NOT what this man Danicls dld but
what Mary Page Gid ON the night that
James Pollock was brutallv murdered
with which we are concerned The
state has proycd that This ,yom,D
Mary Poro entered fine room whore
James Pollock awaited her That
shot and % .crcgu came from tbo+
room. and tAat the defendant was
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facts let Mr.. LangdOn introduce them
as testimony. Your Honor, this Is Il
Dalpable effort on the part of my learn
ed opponent 10 mislcad the jury"
ION the contrary" stormcd Langdon,
q stand ready to bring out each one
of these facts in the testimony Of my
witnesses"
Langdon turned 70 the bailif with "A
smile Of satisfaction.
"Call George Brennan" he said, and
dashed look Of encouragement at
) Mary.
"Mr. fireman." said Langdon, when
the witness had given his age as thir-
ty and his state as unmarried, "will
you please tell the Court the result OF
your investigations into the disappear
ance of William Daniels"
II called at the Daniels apartment"
said the detective quietly, lat Mr..
Langdon's request. lie wanted Mr..
Daniels as a witness and also wanted
him TO call at his (Mr Langdon's) Of
1ee"
"Who was in the apartment when
you calledT
"Mrs. Daniels and her daughter. \
young girl Of sixteen or seventeen
"Did you notice anything unusual IN
their behavior
swell don't know as ia call it I'M
usual. sir I'm the circumstances, but
they were terribly upset Mrs. Dan
les said that her husband had gone
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-16
SYNOPSIS.

Mary Page, actress. Is accused Of the
murder Of James Pollock and is defended
by her lover, Philip Langdon. Pollock
was intoxicated. At Marys trial she adj
mits she had the revolver. Her maid
testifies that Mary threatened Pollock
with 1t previously. and Mary's leading
man duplicates Langdon. How Mary dis
appeared from the scene of the crime Is a
mystery. Brandon tells of a strange hand
print he saw on Mary's shoulder. Further
evidence shows that horror Of drink pro-
duces temporary insanity In Mary. The
defense is depressed psychosis" Wit
nesses described Mary's flight from her in
toxicated father and her fathers suicide.
Nurse Walton describes the kidnapping OF
Mary by Pollock. and Amy Barton tells
of Mary's struggles to become an actress
of Pollocks pursuit of her and Of another
occasion when the smell of liquor drove
Mary insane.
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but in both instances, gentlemen, he
has failed 10 prove the truth Of what
he says"
MY unsupported word has been TAX
on in the court room without question
before this Numbered Or. Foster
what l have written ana said would
be accepted before any medical board
in the world
But this" Interrupted the prosecu-
tor suayely. lis not Il medical board
This Is a court of law; and l petition
his honor Jo strike out the evidence
advanced REGARDING this mental state
of the prisoner. contend that unless
the facts can be PROVED before his
honor ana tbc gentlemen of the jury
that the entire testimony Is most qucs.
tionable-uul of no value
With l'ltlc moaning gasp of dis
may Mary half rose from her chair
her lips fol uiing "A mute appeal against
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"He-had-a glass of whiskey."
tortming Mary herself upon the wit
uess-stlnd to prove the truth of the
statements Of the alienist.
Halfway to his seat, however, he was
arrested by a long, low wailing scream
that echoed and throbbed through the
stone walled corridor.
Twice it came-the horrible scream
Of a woman in mortal agony or in the
thrOes of delirium. The Judge-haltcl
midway as he was leaving court
stood as If frozen, and even the prose-
cutOr dropped the papers that ne held
and stared Mortified at the door to the
prison, which was suddenly flung VIC
lently open, revealing Mary struggling
in the grasp of the bailif. Her face
was livid, her eyes wide, and her hands
were clutchlng, clawing and beating at
the stronger ones that held her. Then
again she screamed and wrenching
loose, took two or three lurching steps
forward, painting like one whose breath
is almost spent.
With a hOarse roar of excited horror
| the spectators sprang TO their feet and
surged forward but Langdon was
quicker than they. and i'm three strides
was beside her, his arms around her,
calling her name with poignant agony
that filled the courtroom and echoed
for days in the memory Of those who
heard It.
1t even pierced the mists of delirium
in which Mary's tortured soul was
sunk, and for a moment she lay quiet.
supine, In his arms, moaning softly.
In the instant silence which fell over
the room, two voices in the corridor
rose with unexpected shrillucss.
81 didn't mean no harm. cried one
hotly. Il saw the lady was faint like
and l thought bit Of liquor would pull
her round. That's all, so help me
Gawd, and the minute l puts the bot
tie in front Of her-it-it happened"
With sudden harshness his honor,
stepping back to the bench. said:
Bring in those men from the hall.
And let everyone in the room be seat
ed Immediately"
Awed by his tone, the spectators
skunk back, while two Of the court Of
lcers hurried into the hall returning
with a pair of sbeepish Dolicempn. one
Of whom was hastily thrusting a bottle
Of whlskey into his breast pocket
At the sight Langdon gave a cry OF
triumph.
"Your honor-that man has a bottle
Of whiskcy. What is more-he is
druuk-aud his presence in the corri-
dor through which the defendant had
TO pass, eXplains-her condition. That,
your honor, ana gentlemen Of the jury,
is surely proof enough OF the truth OF
the statements made by Dr. Foster"
The Judge, obviously impressed.
crowned down mt the policeman. whose
flushed and unsteady gait made his
condition impossible to DISGUISE
Were you u the corridor when the
prisoner was led from COURT" l. asked
sycruly.
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relief Coated from Mary's pale llps ut
the words. and two little flames Of hope
and excitement leapt into her eyes.
Even Langdon had seemed at times
20 cherish vague doubts and had press
ed her cruelty 10 try TO remember
even hazlly--the events that were a
blank to her; and in consequence the
words Of the great alicnlst were balm
TO her aching heart and seemed In
truth w0ndrous vindlcatlon.
Langdon, watching her in amazed
concern, saw her slender body shake
like a reed in a storm Of emotion, and
reading In Il not the breaking OF the
icy fctters Of i'm G2SS,le despair, but the
SCATTERING Of a wonderful self-contr0l,
fastened ~ her side, with an admonl-
tory and reassuring whisper of encOur-
agemeut. TO his surprise she smiled
at him through tie unshed tears and
caught his hand for an instant I'm Il
fevcrish grip as she murmured tremu-
lousy,
There's nothing the matter, Phil |
lam just hopeful"
81 may have to call you to the stand
for a littlc," he went on anxiously.
"Do you think you-you-will be able
to?"
"Why, Of course" she answered. with
such a surprised note in her voice that
LanSdon was pcrfcrce reassured, and
turned his attention again towards DR..
Foster. who was flushing angriIy un.
der the rad-cring of the prosecutor.
What you tell us is very interest.
ing" the latter was saving sarcastical-
ly. "Aud so You followed the life Of
the defendant or let us say you traced
her life baeE year by year. And did
you decide which event was the direct
cause ot Ler-er-peculiar mental
breaido"ns:
u did.
what was ilt
'licf fathers brutality on the night
she fed i,uI the house i'm wild terror.
Miss PAGE uHl suffered from her horror
Of alcohol iro1 30 baby.
''.i o. N'" l.i A''.''t ~ Java 'lA''Il g
rather than his intoxicated condition.
that drove l'r iusuuc| persisted the
PROSECUTOR but Dr. Foster saw the
drift of .G' question and shook his
head emgh"Dea.Iy.
1T WAS lm. ]. was the sight Of his
intoSicattrn. ana the rrek of the wills
key on lis breath. Tho pain of his
brutal grip uu her shoulder, and the
sight OF bis i..-tr.sJmcut of her mother
naturally had their cficct-but they
were not tie main causes Of her de
lirium.'
How do YOU know that Mr.. Page
grippcl her shoulder brutauy? Isn't
that merely laarsay evidpnceT
"NO. The marks of the hand were
plainly visible ON the shoulder Of Miss
Page when she was brought to me.
These heavy bruises overlap a curious
birthmarl, that came aud went. and the
nails Of Mr. Pages hand had dug such
burrows into the flesh that the scars
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being into the world differing
In some fashion from his fell
low men and women; not merely in
feature but in emotion and character.
Yet, taken in the aggregate, all these
contrasting personalities may be sway
ed as one man.
1t was not merely sympathy for Mary
that swayed the crowd on this partlc-
ular morning, however; it was eXpec-
tancy-a psychic sense Of something
impending-and there was a whisper
that might have been excitement or a
mere composite, 81 told you So" when
Langdon, bundle of papers in his
hand, stepped forward and addressed
the court.
"Your Honor and gentlemen Of the
jury" he said'quietly, 'it had been my
intention to call upon Mr.. Daniels,
} manager for the defendant, as my
next witness. But"-he paused dra-
matically-"Mr. Daniels has disappear
ed! And in searching for him such
important facts have come to light that
1 crave the indulgence of the court 10
recall some former witnesses in order
to introduce fresh testimony for the
defence. 1t has been learned that, un-
known to Miss Page, james Pollock
supplied the money to back The Seek
ers,' in which the defendant was star
red, and there are such suspicious fea-
lures connected with the partnership
of Daniels and Pollock that T.
81 objectr' interrupted the District
Attorney hotly, leaping to his feet. "lf
there are suspicious features or new
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-16
A NEW CLEW.

AZURE with her prodigal Gre
atiyeness sends every human
being into the world differing
In some fashion from his fell
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-16
CROSS MOUNTAINS
ON HIGH GEAR
Automobile Party Left Bennington for
Srattleboro This Morning with Car
Locked in High Speed.

+. W. Williams of Bennington, with
hudson Super Six locked in high
speed, left Bennington late this fore
noon, with ex-Lieut. Gov. Frank E.
Howe and several other passengers. in
an attempt to drive the car over the
mountains to Brattleboro The route
chosen was the most difficult across the
mountains in southern Vermont, via
Woodford, Searsburg and Wilmington.
At the highest altitude the main high
way in Woodford is almost 5000 feet
above sea level. The party arrived in
Wilmington, and after dinner there
continued the journey to Brattleboro
expecting to reach here about .
o clock. Coming over Hogback the
elevation is above 1000 feet, but Mr..
Williams on arrival at Wilmington ex-
pressed confidence that he could make
the journey successfully. His destina-
tion here will be the Manley garage
and later his party win visit The Re
former office. The test if carried
through as expected, will be a wonder
full demonstration of the power of the
Hudson car.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-16
CROCkER FINED FOR
RECKLESS DRIVING
state s Attorney Changed Original Com
plant of Driving While Intoxicat-
ed-Licenses Revoked.

Alfred NJ. Crocker, who was arrested
last week on charge of driving an au,
tomoblle while intoxicated appeared
IN the municipal court this morning be
fore Judge Frank Z. Barber. He was
represented by Attorney Harold Z.
Whitney.
State 5 Attorney O. B. Hughes
changed the original complaint to one
charging reckless driving and to that
charge Crocker entered a plea of nolo
contendere. The court imposed a fine
of $50 with costs of $lS.05. and the
money was promptly forthcoming.
The young man had an operator s Ii
cense to drive an automobile in both
Massachusetts and Vermont, and it was
announced in court that both of those
licenses had been revoked.
Henry Ingram is plaintiff in a suit
Tor damages of $4,000 against Crocker.
alleging that the latter drove his ear
INTO a carriage occupied by the plain
tltf and causing injuries to him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-16
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
BY HEALTH BOARD
NO Person III Town Where There Is
Case Of Infantile Paralysis to At
tend Convention Here.

Health officials have been directed bv
the state board of health to take m
usual precautions to prevent the
spread of infantile paralysis through
the medium of the state Sunday school
convention in BrattIeboro this week
The following notice has been issued
under date of Oct. 10:
On account of the continued 2rey-
aIenea of infantile paralysis in the
state, It is necessary to take unusual
precautions against the spread Of this
disease. 1t is therefore the ruling of
the state board of health that no per
sons from town in which there is now
a case of infantile paralysis shall be
allowed to attend the state Sunday
school convention at Brattleboro this
week on the 18th, 10th and 10th.
This includes towns in which cases
may occur at any time previous to the
dates of the above gathering.
Will you please give notice in
your town accordingly.
" Per order of the State Board of
Health. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-16
VILLAGE SHAKEN
BY EXPLOSION
Report That Submarine
Base Was i'm Use at East
Machias, Maine
NOTHING DEFINITE TO
CONFIRM SUSPICION
The Location of the Shack Blown IN
Pieces Was Such That Only Light
Draft Vessels Could Reach It from
Sea at High Tide.

EAST MACHIAS, Maine, Oct. l6.-In-
vestigation of the explosion which de-
stroyed fish stand at the entrance OF the
East Machias river Saturday had failed to
determine its origin today
1t was learned that warning had come
to Carroll Dennison, owner of the shack,
not to build any more stands. Dennison
said he had no idea who was responsible
either for the warning or the explosion.
The location of the shack is such that
only the lightest draft vessels could reach
1t from the sea at high tide
These facts were stated as answer to the
question whether any outside agency
might have used the house as a base of
supplies.
The explosion, which damaged cvcry
house in this village, was felt for a dis.
tance of 10 miles or more
The building had been locked up for
months The report gained wide circula-
tion that the building had been used as a
secret base for submarine, but there is alb
solutely nothing to prove this assertion
and it is not generally believed here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-16
DIED SUDDENLY
OF INDIGESTION
Henry Stowe Was for so Years Prom
incnt Man of Green River-Funer
al Wednesday.
Especial to The Reformer.)
GREEN RIVER Oct I

phET1N III ER, Oct. l6.
Henry Stowe, 76, for neorly 80 wears !
prominent business man of this place. died
suddenly yesterday in his home. He had
been in failing health for several wears
and for the past few weeks had suffered
severely with indigestion, although able to
be around up to the day of his death He
had severe attack Saturday night but
apparently was improving when he sud
denly was fatally stricken
Mr.. Stowe was born in South Halifax
July 81, 1910, IA son OF Israel and Lavjna
tWoodard) Stowe. For many wears he
owned and conducted a store in Green
River, as well as grist mill and wood
working shop where chairs and other arti-
cles were made in large numbers. He had
been postmaster and had served the town
IN various official capacities
He leaves his wife, who was Susan Pack
or OF Halifax, and one son. Fred II
Stowe of this place, who was associated
with his father in his business interests.
Another son, Frank, died about 20 wears
ago He also leaves one brother. the last
survivor OF a large family, Warner W
Stowe of Colrain
The funeral will be held Wednesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-16
NOTED CIVIL ENGINEER DIES
Virgil Gay Bogue Passes Away on
Board Steamship.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 : Virgil Cav
Bogue of this city, one of the foremost
civil engineers in America, died vester-
day on board the steamship Esperanza
Of the Ward line on the way from Mex
leo to New York, according to wire
less message received in this city.
Mr.. Bogue built the most difficult
part of the famous trans -Andean rail.
way system in Peru and he planned and
built the mountain part of the North.
ern Pacific railway, dug out the STAN.
pede pass i'll the Cascade mountains
which he named. Recently he had been
consulting engineer for various cor
porations and railways in this country
Mexico, South America and Europe.
Mr.. BogUe was born at Norfolk, St
Lawrence county, New York. in 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-16
Teutonic Thrusts at ImpOr-
tant Pass Aimed i'm Direc-
ton of Bucharest
THE FRENCH DRIVE
Is UNRELENTING
Gtill Keeping Up the Vigorous Offensive
On tho Sommo Front, and the Brit
ish Advance in the Thiepval Region
ON Northerly Flank.

Tcutonic pressure against the Ruma-
mans along the Transylvanlan frontier
continues, undated, according to the lat
est official reports, and at one point at
least King Fcrdinand's forces have been
driven back well within their own terri
tory This crucial point for the Ruma-
mans ica southwest of Kronstadt in the
southern reaches of the Torzburger pass,
where they are making determined stand
at Rucaru, some seven miles south OF the
border
The Tcutonic thrust here is aimed in the
direction of Bucharest, which lies IS miles
across the Rumanian plain from its edge
at Campulung, 10 miles southwest Of
Rucaru.
On the Somme front in northern France
the entente forces are keeping up their
unrecntng drive. The French last night,
after having checked German counter at
tacks on the positions won Saturday in
their pocketing attempts around Chaulnes,
south Of the Sommc resumed the offensive
north OF the river, and according to Paris
today they succeeded in penetrating Ger
man positions at Sailly-Saillisel pushing
up TO the edge of the Bapaume road. Re
newcd lighting brought on by a German
counter attack was in progress when the
report was issued
The British recently have been advanc-
ing in the vicinity Of the Stuff rcdoubt and
the Schwabcn redoubt in the Thicpval re-
gon on their northerly flank.
Last night the Germans made a strong
attack Oh the new British positions They
were beaten back with heavy losses, Lon.
don declares
In Macedonia the entente forces have
resumed their strong offensive south Of
Monastir Sofia declares the Bulgarians
frustrated attempt, on their line west OF
the Florina Monastir railway line and in
the bend of the Ccrna. Along the line
Of the Struma on the eastern end of the
Macedonian front the British have pushed
patrols further, having entered Bursuk.