davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01
Extra Fine Fruit Ranch

kxGE9 6I00 xxu1G 6&uCn
If you are interested in fruit ranch
of the better than usual quality here
is just what you are looking for. Twen-
ty acres one mile from railroad town
in splendid community with church and
school privileges; all planted to apples
of the best varieties, Jonathans, Rome
Beauties, Ganos and Stayman Winesap
in four tracts; great care was taken in
selecting and planting these trees. The
land is choice in character and an extra
good water right goes with it. There
is four-room house on the place and
about 5000 worth of tools go with the
property. The trees are in healthy
and thrifty condition and are just COM
ing into bearing, having produced their
first carload of apples this year. If
you are looking for place where you
can really enjoy country life and WOO
back your failing health among the
chickens, pigs, bees, garden and fruit
you need not look further. Owner is
professional man in the city and
cannot enjoy the place as he had
planned to do, without more Of sac
rifice of time than he can afford, but
it is just the right place for someone
who can come here and make home
of it. This property has cost the owner
over $4,000 cash as checks will show,
but he has authorized me to offer it
at $4,000 with cash payment of $3.50
or upwards and time on balance to suit
buyers convenience, or might exchange
for Denver property of good value.
The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01

No. 1890
As acres. 43 acres in cultivation;
about so fruit trees; crops are hay,
grain and potatoes; sandy soil; 5-room
house; . good barn and out buildings;
fine water right; 4-wire fence; "
mile to loading station and school. 2
large horses, mule, colt, 100 chick
ems, pig, / calf and all the machinery
to work the ranch.
Price, $500; $3.7OO down and bal
ance to suit at per cent interest.
The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01

No. 1872
go acres. 40 acres in cultivation; !;
about 10 acres more can be cultivated; !;
"a acre in apples; crops are hay, grain
and potatoes; Broom house, barn and
sheds, fine potato cellar; good water
right; 4-wire fence; all the machinery
to work the ranch; horses, l colt,
cows, 3 heifers, l fine Jersey bull.
Price, $4,000.
The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01

No. 1851
80 acres. % acres in cultivation !;
crops raised arc hay, grain and pota,
toes; a good Groom house, barn and
out buildings; a No. l water right;
4-wire fence; u mile from loading
station, also a small town.
Price, $4,000; $4,000 down and bal
ance $3.50 per year until paid at 3
per cent interest.
The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01

No. O233-
Illinois Farm: 80 acres of fine land
in Marion county. Illinois, rs miles E.
of st. Louis; " miles E. Of Salem,
the county seat. This town is on 8
railroads and has population Of 5000.
Good 2-story Groom house, barn 40x60
with silo, 2 good wells and cistern,
pump and sink in kitchen, 40 acres as
sorted apple orchard fenced with
woven hog wire. balance under cultiva-
tion. Price $4,000, mortgage, $4,000
at 5h per cent, due December. 1915.
Farm we'll fenced and cross-fenced. On
account Of climatic conditions owner
wants to live in Colorado and is willing
to trade equity for Colorado farm or
stock ranch.
The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01

Tho riefelant abp aavertIses In his
home paper IS . ffend both to himself
and his town.
The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01

Coed IS tfW'y is ,a IN. reduction
in itself md yra.,. -, irnpress'o.
al IL valusp1r ("l. '-,nd sse whAt
re can DO FOR tdr % 'ais line
The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01

No. 1883
40 acres. About 25 acres in cult
vation; fruit trees; crops are hay,
grain and potatoes; q good 4-room
house, good new barn, q small cellar,
also large potato cellar; good water
right; 3-wire fence; all the machinery
to work the ranch; 8 horses, 1 COW,
some chickens and turkeys; wagon,
buggy and harness.
Price, $4,000 with q payment down
and balance to suit at per cent.
The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01

No O231-
100 acres miles from Grand Valley,
~ miles from loading station; l
mile to school; good soil, good
water right, 20 acres cultivated; !;
10 acres in alfalfa; 100 acres can
be cultivated; bitches in good condi-
tion; property close to good range.
$4,000 will take this property, $1,000
cash, terms on balance to suit pur-
chaser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
arena GOES DOWN
Two Hundred Persons Injured
at Colorado Springs.
Big Crowd in Panic at the
WeIsh-White Fight.

Colorado Springs. Sept. A por-
ton of the arena filled with men and
women who were waiting the start of
the Welsh White fight collapsed short
ly before 2 o'clock.
Two hundred persons were more or
less injured but no fatalities have been
reported.
The injured are being removed to
the hospitals.
City ambulances, patrol wagons and
autom obiles were used to convey the
injured to hospitals. Many of them
had broken legs and arms.
The section of the stands which col
lapsed was the portion occupied by
holders of SO seats who arrived early
to get the choice of positions
additional details in Postscript edi-
ton at O'clOck.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
Santa Fe Head Wanted to See
Strike Test Made.
Strange Code Messages by Un-
ions Called 1t OFF.

Chicago, Sept. 4.-From Chicago
the railroad unions sent kilograms to
every division point on western rail-
roads, informing both railway officials
and trainmen that the strike is off.
A general attitude of relief was ex-
pressed by railway officials. Presi-
dent E. P. Ripley of the Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Fe railway, said, how
ever, that he was sorry the question
had not come to a critical test.
Il am sorry it has been called Off -
Mr.. Ripley said. 1.-The Adamson bill
doesn't become effective until January
/. Between now and then we can de-
eide what to do. I can't say just when
we will do anything, but the law sure
ly will be tested
In congress and among the railroad
officials there has existed doubt as to
the constitutionality of the law, but
what steps, if any, may be taken to
test it has not been indicated
All the code messages calling off
the strike had been prepared in ad-
vance. No two of the more than SIX
hundred dispatches were alike. One
of them read: at is reported that a
big fire is raging in Toronto" Another
said: There is danger of your house
burning down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
NO RAIN 70 DAYS
Last Night the Warmest in Topeka
Since August Fl.

Temperatures today averaged l. de-
greeS above normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of % miles an hour
from the southwest. Today was the
warmest day since August 25.
Last night was the warmest night in
Topeka since August 21. A south
wind blowing from fifteen to twenty
miles an hour was responsible for the
high temperature. The wind con-
tinued this morning and increased to
twenty-four miles an hour. The mini
mum temperature last night was 72
degrees, 10 degrees above normal. To-
day is the SEVENTEEN consecutive day
without a good rain, according to S.
D. Flora, local weather observer, and
there is nothing to indicate an early
end to the dry SPELL
The forecast calls for generally fair
weather tonight and Tuesday; slightly
cooler tonight. Altho the mercury
stayed above the 20 degree mark last
night, the night was not uncomforta-
BILE owing to the wind. The highest
temperature Sunday was 81 degrees,
altho the day was cloudy and a fresh
wind blew all day. A light trace of
rain fell Sunday morning. Today the
sky was clear and the mercury was
expected to go higher than Sunday.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is 100 degrees, establish
ed in 1915. The low record, Al de-
grees occurred in 1891. The Kaw
river is stationary at as feet. the low
est stage since February, 1915.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
Congress and Eleven State Leg
iSlatureS Enacted Them.
Federal Employees Get Personal
Injury Compensation.
AFFECTS 40O, 900 WORKERS
Many Designed to Protect EN-
plOye From Machinery.
Child Labor One of Most I'm
pOrtant Ever Passed.

New York. Sept. An addition to
the eight-hour law passed last week
by congress to avert a nationwide tie
up of railroads, ninety-two labor laws
have been passed by congress and state
legislatures during the past legislative
year, according to a survey which was
made public last night by the Ameri-
can Association for Labor legislation.
'"The most significant items in this
legislation says the secretary, DR..
John B. Andrews, "are two national
laws, one prohibiting the shipment in
interstate or foreign commerce of GER
tain products in the preparation of
which the labor of children has been
employed, and the other providing a
model scale of workmen's compensa-
ton for personal injuries among fed
eral employees, of which there are now
more than 100000
700 Introduced in Congress.
Several hundred labor bills were
introduced into congress this year.
Doctor Andrews adds, while eleven
state legislatures in spite of the re
action ground out their full share of
the annual grist''
The associations summary of the
IContinued on Page Five.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04

Mr.. Kouns, few hours before his
death. had arrived home from Wash
ington, where he had been taking part
in the wage negotiations as a men,
Der of the committee of seventeen
general managers representing the
railroads. During the last month of
the controversy he worked almost day
and night.
santa Fe employees from the shops
and offices here will attend the fu-
neral in a body.
The offices and shops both will be
closed Wednesday from noon.
Many officials from all over the sys-
tenn will be in the city to attend the
funeral. Officials of other railroads
have announced their intentions of
coming.
Three years ago Mr.. Kouns suffered
an illness which physicians say was
the forerunner of that which caused
his death. For some time he suffered
from an attack of rheumatism and in
digestion. After his recovery however.
he did not experience much trouble
of similar nature until recently.
Went East in J1ly.
MIR. Kouns left for Washington in
Jrlv. August % he suffered what
physicians told him was an at
tack of indigestion. His trouble
was similar to that which he
suffered three years ago. However.
he refused to go to bed and was at
work with his committee every day
until the following Saturday when his
condition became worse. His illness
became so serious that DR.. ]. P.
Kaster, head of the Santa Fe hospital
here. was sent for, and left imme-
diately for Washington. Doctor Kas-
ter was at Mr.. Kounss side until the
officials death. Mr.. Kouns started
home Friday.
He stood the trip well. according to
physicians. 1t was said in the general
offices here while he was en- route
home that he was recovering. How
ever, when he arrived here at 1925
o'clock Saturday night his condition
was critical His condition became
worse and a few hour later he passed
away.
Mr.. Kouns was probably one of the
most prominent railroad managers in
the country. He was one of the old
school of officials that is growing less
every year-those who rise from the
ranks.
Sketch of His Life.
He was born in New Holland. Ohio.
He began his railroad career in 1871
as a brakeman on the Kansas Pacific.
now merged into the Union Pacific
Later he served as telegraph operator,
station agent and train dispatcher on
that line. In 1877 he went to Texas as
a conductor on the International &
Great Northern, where he was soon
promoted to trainmaster. a short time
later he went to the Galveston, Harris
burg & san Antonio railroad as train
master and superintendent of trans
portation.
In 1888 he was made assistant su-
perintendent of the Union Pacific,
Nebraska division, and in 1885 he
went to the Texas & Pacific as chief
clerk to the general superintendent
He began service with the Santa Fe
in 1888 as chief clerk to the general
superintendent. In 1889 he was made
superintendent of car service, servi'
in that capacity until 1901 when he
became assistant general superintend-
ent Then he became superintendent
of transportation. In 1907 he became
assistant to the vice president in
charge of operation. He became gem
eral manager OF western lines in 1907
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
GRAB GERMAN AGENT
Director of German Propaganda in
Greece Captured on Allies Cruiser.

Athens, Sept. 8. via London, Sept a.
Baron Schenck. chief director of the
German propaganda in Greece, has
been arrested and taken on board a
cruiser of the entente allies. Sixteen
additional warships of the entente
powers have arrived at Piraeus.
Diplomats of the entente allies had
demanded that Baron Won Schenck
and sixty co-workers in behalf of the
central empires be expelled from
Greece. 1t was reported that he had
barricaded himself in his house at
Athens and surrounded it with a score
of armed guards and his friends to
protect him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
Means Work That Has Been
Done in Ten Hours
Will Now Be Done in Eight, He
Declares.
WAS FOR BETTER SERVICE
That Was the Object of the
Threatened Strike.
Speaker Touches on Other
Phases of Labor Problem.

Declaring that no fair minded per-
sons excepting those befuddled by the
publicity agents of the railroads will
for one moment stand on the side of
the railroad companies in their fight
against the railroad brotherhood,
Louis F. Post, assistant secretary of
the United States department of labor,
this afternoon at the Labor day cele-
bration at Garfield park, outlined the
position of the railroad brotherhoods.
Mr. Post was introduced by Governor
Capper, following the big two-miie
parade.
You have been told said Mr. Post
that the threatened strike was to Sc
cure an eight-hour day with ten hours
wages You have been told and still
are told that this will cost the rail-
road corporations millions upon mil
lions of dollars for the wage increase.
do you realize that no such con-
dition is involved?
"The threatened railroad strike was
for the purpose of securing better rail-
road service At one time the rail-
road men were kept on duty for thirty.
forty, fifty and even sixty hours at a
stretch. Their only chance for sleep
was in a caboose. or on a locomotive,
during all those hours.
Same Old Cry.
1.-The reason for it was that the rail-
roads were being controlled not by
railroad men, but by financiers; not in
the interest of good transportation
service, but in the interest of plunder-
| ing profits. Senator LaFollette Sc
cured a law which limited consecutive
service to sixteen hours a day. The
same outcry was made against him
that is being made now-that the rail-
roads could not afford it.
nd
thru bad management of the fnan-
ciers-the kind of management that
has wrecked the Hartford &c New
Haven, the Rock Island and the
Frisco-are forced to make less than
reasonable speed. A fair rate of speed
would be 12z miles an hour. They
have been kept down to ten miles an
hour and less.
What the men threatened to strike
for was 12h miles an hour, which
would cover 100 miles in eight hours,
the hundred miles that have been COW
cred in ten hours or more. Now why
should it cost the railroads any more
to cover 100 miles in eight hours than
| to cover 100 miles in ten. If they
will manage their roads decently they
can cover the 100 miles at the same
wages at which they are covering that
run now"
Average Wage Too Low.
| PracucalIy every phase of the labor
! problem was discussed by Mr. Post in
his address. Laboring men should be
proud, he declared.
Mr.. Post quoted statistics to prove
that the average wage Garner in
America does not receive living wage
for family.
The Single Tax.
In closing. Mr.. Post made a strong
argument for single tax, a tax that
will take penalty off of industry and
derive money for government from in
creases in land values. At present, he
declared, half the people of the
United States are tenants and there is
hardly any public land left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
CAR SHORTAGE WORSE
Threatened Strike Caused Factories
and Mines to Release Cars.

Chicago, Sept. 4.-Shippers thruout
the country may expect a car shortage
for a few days on account of the re-
cent threatened tieup of transporta-
ton scheduled for today, according to
railroad officials.
Nearly all factories and many coal
dealers loaded all surplus cars in an
ticipation of the strike and it will re-
quire two or three days to bring about
normal condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
WRECK KILLS 26 RIPLEY is SORRY
Bandits SIay Soldiers and Garry
Off PIunder.
Claimed Allegiance to Mexican
Rebel, Torres.

Laredo Sept. 4.-Twenty-five Mex
lean soldiers and eleven passengers
were killed last Thursday when a con-
stitutionalist train was wrecked by
bandits claiming allegiance to Carrero
Torres, according to advices reaching
the border today. The bandits butch
cred the train guards and carried
away everything movable, these ad-
vices say. The wreck occurred be-
tween San Luis and Tampico. below
Carde0as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
General Manager of Santa Fe
Dies in Topeka Home.
Following Siege on Strike Sit
uation in Washington.
DIPLOMAT IN RAILWAY WORK
Well Known All Over Country
as an Authority.
Funeral Will Be Held in To-
peka Wednesday Afternoon.

c. w. Kouns. So years old, general
manager Of the eastern lines of the
Atehison, Topeka and Santa Fe, died
at $50 o'clock Sunday morning, in
his home, 907 Topeka avenue, in this
city after an illness of only a short du-
ration. Death. according to attending
physicians, was due to oVerwork and
a complication of indigestion and
heart trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
COLOR LINE HITS CHURCH
Commission Disagrees on Whether to
Have Negro Bishops.

New York, Sept. A joint COM
mission of clergy and laymen appoint
ton of the Protestant church to con-
slider the proposal to have negro bish-
ops-at-1arge to supervise negro
churches. has failed to agree and has
prepared two opposing reports for the
next general convention beginning
October 8. at ST. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
ALLIES GET CONCESSION
Greece Grants Demands to Surrender
Telegraph and Postal Service.

London, Sept. 4--The Greek gov
ernment at Athens has accepted the
demands of the entente powers in their
entirety and agents of the French and
British governments are today taking
over the control of postal and tele-
graphic communication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
SEE POSTSCRIPT!

You can't afford to misss Postscript
EDITION of State Journal tonight.
Look:
Welsh-White Fight.
Motor Car Races.
Baseball Games.
Latest telegraph and local news.
On streets at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
SPANISH WAR VETS MEET
Open 18th Annual Encampment at
Chicago With Parade.

Chicago, Sept. 4--The United Span
ish war veterans will open the thir-
teenth annual encampment here to-
day with a street parade. Gov. Ewd
Dunno will address the veterans and
other speakers will discuss prepared
ness,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04

and general manager of eastern lines
in 1910. He succeeded the late ]. Z.
Hurley in the position he held at the
time of mis- death
Known as a Diplomat.
Mr.. Kouns was active in represent
ing his railroad and railroad interest
in general before public service COM
CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
CYCLONE HITS KANSAS
Sweeps Area in Southeast Corner of
State During Night

Columbus, Kan, Sept A small
cyclone east of here travelling in a
southeasterly direction caused small
damage last night. 1t partially wreck
ed a bridge over Spring river twelve
miles from here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
Richard Kerens Dead.

St. Louis, Sept. 4.-Richard C
Kerens of St. Louis, former ambassa-
dor to Austria. died at the home of his
daughter in Philadelphia today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
Had Given Up Hope.

Punta Arenas, Chile, Sept Ma
rooned members of the Shackieton
South Polar expedition rescued from
Elephant Island by Sir Ernest
Shackleton's relief expedition had
abandoned hope of being saved, they
said today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
WHITE and WELSH BOTH
Confident OF WINNING

Colorado Springs. Colo, Sept. 4.
Welsh and White gave the fol-
lowing statements this morning
after they were officially weighed
at 9 a. m:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
CROWN AT STAKE
Battle of Lightweights Prom
ised To Be a Classic.
White Conceded a Good Chance
to Win on Points.

F1ght by roundsin Postscript edi-
ton of State journal on streets after
contest is over.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
By FREDDIE WELSH.

Freddie Welsh, worlds light
weight champion-I think I stand
in better condition today to win
from White than in any of our
three former battles. 1 am In good
trim, feel great and bear no uneasi-
ness regarding the result. / do
not underestimate my opponent 1
realize that the battle will be hard
but / think 1 can beat him easily
and perhaps stop him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
BY CHARLEY WHITE.

Charley White, challenger-No
man who ever fought a ring battle
could possibly have felt better than
I do today. / have trained hard
for many weeks in the belief that I
will take the title from Welsh and
and intend to do it today. / think
my Dig chance has come to bring
the title back to America and I'm
sure Welsh is due to be beaten
That's all. I'm not afraid of the
result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and Tues
day; slightly cooler tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04

In closing, Mr.. Post made a strong
argument for a single tax, a tax that
will take a penalty off of industry and
derive money for government from in
creases in land values. At present, he
declared. half the people of the
United States are tenants and there is
hardly any public land left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
a Motley Crowd.

Miners from remote camps in the
hills, business men, clerks and toilers
Continued on Page Two.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04

TO bring a real rain in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04

Gould, Beebe. Boehling and O'Neill;
Boland, Coveleskie, Dubuc and Spen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-13
VERDICT IS SPOILED
A Member of the Jury Is Seen to
Shake His Head.

When a juror unconsciously shook
his head in answer to a special ques-
ton put by Judge G. H. Whitcomb,
to all the jury, all chance Of verdict
in the case of L. R. Casebeer against
Harry Finch disappeared.
The case was on trial in the second
division of the district court. Case
beer was suing Finch for a real es-
tate commission. The jury had been
out once before and failed to agree
1t was sent out again and came in,
apparently with a verdict. Foreman
Patterson reported that a verdict had
been reached.
Judge Whitcomb started to put a
list of special questions and to each
of them Patterson answered in the
affirmative. H. Ward Page, one of
the attorneys, was watching the
jurors and as one particular question
was asked, saw a juror shake his
head. He thought he detected dis
agreemnt and called the attention of
the court to it.
1t developed that four of the jurors
disagreed with the other eight. The
jurors explained that there was no
chance for an agreement at any time
but that they had decided to do the
best they could in bringing in a YER
dict. Judge Whitcomb criticized the
jurors and sent them back. Later
they reported that they were unable
to agree and were dismissed.