davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
One Hundred Years Ago.
WAR WITH sPAIN2

The Quebec Gazette of the 18th or
 February contains the following
 among other remarks on the recent
 correspondence of the Secretary Of the State with the Spanish Minister They are of a different complexion from former articles of Canadian manufac-
 ture
 .sWiu there be war between the
 Tinted States and Spain? This will depend upon the spirit of Ferd1nand 10 fhe adored: that the Americans will keep what they have got, and ardently desire to have more, that they Viii trade where they can advantageously' and make their country a refuge TOT a population of nations, is not to pc doubted. That they will fight rather than foregoi any of these advantages
 we have ample evfdences and we are greatly mistaken if the government and a great proportion of the popula- ton would not be glad of declara- lion of war on the part of Spain
 The beat>o the drum would nm mediately assemble large army pe- v,,nd the AIIeghanies for an expeo1- fion to Mexico, nay, they would even enlist for Peru. The -Decaturs, ~Ihe fPontsrs. the Perrys, and the hordes or kprfvateersmen, would glory In a war with Spain.
 But will Great Britain interfere? Such an event no doubt would De un- knleasant: but after the result of the Mast war. it is not to be expected, that even in that case, the Unitedt States ATwouId readily yield up and Of thelr Ftpresent pretensions.e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
CHINESE REBELS
 HAVE AEROPLANEs

Pekin, April 22-Much uneasiness has been caused in Peking by insist ent rumOrS that the revo1utionists have constructed a number of aero planes in Yunnah province and have purchased flying machines from abroad, which they intend to use in attacking the government troops throughout the southern provinces. The central government already has several flying machines on duty along the Yang-tsel river. and has four ma chimes at the aviation school near Picking. aS
 Recently the department of military affairs has issued instruction to provin- cial officials concerning~the protection of their districts against aeroplanes. The instructions provide that a search shall be made throughout the noun tains and forests to discover possible hiding places for aeroplanes. It has ordered that watchtowers be built on high hills for the purpose of observing approaching aircrafts, and roofs of all Important buildings and all watch towers are to be covered with cotton soaked with water to a depth of six inches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
GRAND OPENING.

Ayres, the invincible boot and shoe Isnan, in the Connecticut Bank Build ling. completed his enlargement oh Saturday, and has now the most Eroony and best arranged store of the kkind in the city. In the Nevening he xhad a grand opening andS gas light til1umination- As was to be expected. he was crowded with customers, from sthe opening until the close. This is { the same Ayres who once made us a spair of Congress bootsV We have fnevef forgotten him. But, oh and alaas Going to Congress is1one thing, and wearing Congress boots is an
 other and very different thing!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
Licorice Trade of
 U. S. May Be Grabbed
 By Mongol Merchants

Kalgan, Mongolia, April 22-Mon- golia will probably supply the majority of the worlds supply of licorice until the end of the European war and the restoration Of Turkeys licorice trade. Exploring agents are going from Kal- gan into various parts of Mongolia to contract for large quantities of licorice root.
 Licorice grows in abundance on the Mongolian plains, but heretofore it has not been exported from Mongolia in large quantities because the Turkish product could be sold more cheap1y- Much of the Hcorice is to be shipped to the United States, where the root will be boiled down and the Hcorice paste prepared. The EdtIty on manu- factured licorice entering the United States is so high that it is cheaper to import the Hcorice foot and reduce the product in America.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
EDITING APAPER.

Editing a paper Is a pleasant busi- Phess. If it contains too much poli- ktical matter, people. won't have it, If { the type is too large, it doesn't contain enough reading matter. If the type is smaus people won't read it. If we publish original matter, they damn us for not giving selections. If we pub fish selections, men say we are@1azy for not writing more, and giving them what they have not read in some other tpaper. If we give a man compliment tary notice, then we are censured for sbeing partiak If we do not, all the hands say we are mercenary. If we 83nsert an article that pleasese the F1adies, men call it silly. If we do not cater to their wishes, the paper is not lift to have in the house. If we pub E1ish poetry, we affect sentimentalisna. Eff we do not, we have no literary Etaste- If we remain in the office and tattend to busin esss folks say we ought to mingle with the people. If we are mot there constantly, they say we never kattend to business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
BUILDING SIDEWALKS.

One of the problems that the mod ern town has to meet. is the building fof sidewalks fast enough to meet the needs of the community. High cost of labor and material. higher stan dards of public comfort, make it an expensive proposition. Most towns spread out now in a scattered way, and do not huddIe together as they used to. It was com parative1y inex- pensive to provide walks for an old fashioned concentrated town, but very costly to build them past all the vacant lots found in the outskirts.
 But there seems a certain injustice in spending a lot of money for road improvement, and doing little for the great mass of people who walk The practical result in many places is to drive the pedestrian element to the middle of the street, where they suf- fer disconforts, of dust, dirt and mud, to say nothing of having to turn out for every vehicle that passes.
 sThe man who demands now the finest type of cement walk, was pleas ed as a boy when they ran a tai concrete walk past his house. His
 father probably thought it a great
 advance when they laid a cinder ol l gravel path However. a. town /nust kkeep up with the times, and 1t has | to compete with US ne1SnpOFSs
 The great majority of places seem tc 1 be laying cement walks. It is costly but probably pays in the long run il well laid. Many towns, however
 have spent large sums on this con structfon, but, owing to carelessness or
 dishonesty of contractors, they now see their costly cement showing many l broken sections.
 l A town that builds walks to it's out slriyts with, reasonable promptitude makes itself very attractive to new corners Probably every dollar spent that way comes back in the form of new taxable property.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22

Of St. Paul and is only a. little more than a year the junior of the Phan- tom He is feet SIS inches in height, being fraction of an inch taller than Mike. The latter likes nothing better than to talk about Tommy and on occasions Mike has ex- pressed the belief that he couldn't whip Tommy himself is about the same as to say that he considers his buddy unbeatable. l Tom has had the benefit of his brothers handling and advice, and from the day of his debut he was a good boxer, and has since improved steadily. Among the contestants for the niddIewefght hon CTS, Tom already looms pretty formid- able, and the Gibbons family seems to have a cfnch on the title.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
EaHzEHEHEzEyEHEzE2EsSHY YE2EzEzME2E2E3B2E3Ssz8
azE23EaEaEaHaMka1zE2EsaEa

they usually did do without any back talk. The Parson was perhaps the only man who ever tanned Jim Hall, the Australian midd1eweight. Hall was a hard man to manage, and when under the influence of booze he had an ugly disposition. On one such occasion in Detroit, when the Par son was his manager, the pugilist threatened to beat the Parson within an inch of his life. Jim hadn't been long with the Parson, and didn't know him, else he would have made no such threats. The argument took place in front of a bar, and, when Hall was most threatening, the Par son reached over and picked up a small, sharp knife which the bar keeper had just used to cut a, lemon. Without a. word Davies lodged the clenched fist of Hall and stuck the blade into the pugilist's neck. Hall was effectua1ly sobered, and the bleeding boxer was led away by his | manager to a surgeon. Hall carried the scar to his dying day. and he never afterward trifIed with the Par son.
 Parson Davies was the manager of Tommy Ryan when the Syracuse fighter defended his title against Mys- terious Billy Smith at Coney Island in 1895. The Parson posted a thousand dollars weight forfeit, and Ryan had a. hard time saving it. Tommy was in poor condition when he climbed into the ring, and Smith had all the
 best of it for several rounds. In the eleventh round Billy landed a clir
 on Ryan's jaw that looked like a ] knockout wallop but the cops swarm ed into the ring and Tommy was
 saved. After an interval of ten min
 utes the fight was resumed. Tommy l seemed to have gained his second
 wind, and he was giving Smith thor
 ough drdbbing when the harness bulls again interfered with the festivities ir
 the eighteenth round. The Parsor | had entered into an agreement with
 Jim Westcott, Smiths packer, that the
 fight was to be called a draw in case
 of official interference, and so the
 affair went down in the record books
 as a draw battle. In reality, there were two fights, Smith winning the
 first and Ryan the second.
 l The PaFson was the stakeholder in the famous o1d-time battle between Billy Myer, the Streator Cyclone, and Harry Gilmore, at North Judson, III.
 in 1888. Although this contest was
 staged in a village hall, it was for $5,' ] GOO a side, and more than $25,0OC changed hands when Myer knocked
 out the Canadian in the first round.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
SEES THE DUTCH IN WAR SOON

London, April 22-The Rotterdam correspondent of the Daily Mail cables that the crisis in Holland continues to cause great anxiety. It is understood, he. says, that Germany has informed Holland that Great Britain intended to attack her and offered ito send Ger man troops to Holland.
 The Socialist newspaper Volk, which at first protested against Dutch mili- tary measures, especially the stoppage of Easter holidays for the troopsy now writes in a different vein, saying: r. After an interview between a So- cialists leader and the Premier we held that these military precautions are very necessary. The people must support the government and must recognize that Holland may be at war in eight days
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
Japanese Would Build \ Submarines Entirely <
 Upon Own Territory

Tokio, April 22.-Kojiro Matsukata, president of the Kawasaki Shipbui1d- ing Go. of Kobe, is going to the United States to open negotiations with Amer tcan steel companies for a regular sup ply of steel for Japan.
 Representing all the shipbuilding in- terests of Japan MT. Matsukata will also visit England to negotiate with the British government for the aboli- ton of the ban on steel shipments and on his way home he will visit Italy to study the building of submarines. It is hoped to construct Japanese sub marines entirely at home, instead of depending on foreign countries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1913-Tom Gibbons outpointed
 Tommy Bergen in 10 rounds at New York. This was the start of the metro politan ring career of the younger brother of the famous Mike. Tom was intEoduced to the New York fight fans by Michael with the statement that he possessed more latent ability than he himself did at the same stage of his career. Tom has been doing his best to live up to his brothers s praise in the three years that have elapsed since then. and has made a pretty fair show. Tommy is a native
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22

Lindley street; Adam Grohs, 2O3 North avenue; August Miller, 65 Dea- con street; Henry Emt, Evergreen avenue; Aug. Miller, 153 Lindley street.
 WILLIAM SHERRY, at 710 Main street. Endorsers are: John O'Shea, 39 Linen avenue; Stephen Ennis, 118 Lafayette street; Henry Johnson, Az Gregory street; Patrick Brady, 27 Columbia street: John O'Brien, 175 Lexington avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
Fifty Years Ago.
DISCOURSE ON MIR. WILEY.

St. Johns church, yesteRday after 1noon was crowded with people to hear the discourse of Rev. pr. Hallaha, of knJew London on the life and. character E of the late Rev. J. M Wiley. MT. fE1a1lam was intimately acquainted with eNIr- Wiley. and delivered and eloquent and affecting tribute. to his memory. E We hear that the discourse will prob sably be printed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
PUPILS WIN ESSAYS.

A celebration is being planned by the pupils of the\High school in honor of those of their number who were successful in the Sons of the Revolu- ton prize essay contest. The fact that Messrs. Turner and Wooster received honorable mention in no way shows that the standard of their work was low as there were only six second prizes offered, and all could not re- ceive one.
 Jonathan Trumbu11, of Norwich. president of the society of the Sons of the Revolution, will be invited, as we'll as the members of the board of Education, Supt. Deane, Rowland B. Lacey, Rev. Richard J. Carroll, of St. Mary's church, and Rev. Frank Rus sell. of the South church. Out of a possible ten honors in the prize essay contest, Bridgeport took five, or as much as the rest of the state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
Twenty Years Ago.
B1Ra11NGHAM,s WARNING.
Cops Must Not raIk on Beats


 6upt Eugene Birmingha last even ing notified all of the night policemen, that for the future they must desist from carrying on conversation with civilians on their way to and from their posts when going out and re- turning from duty, This order was Issued because Policeman Q- was reprfmanded by Commissioner Baldwin Monday night for talking to persons
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
GERMANS SEEK DANES AID.

Copenhagen, Denmark. April 22- An employment bureau has been es- tab1ished here for twenty large fac tories in Germany. Contracts are made for two months with travelling and passport expenses. Wages are about 35 cents an hour, the working day usually consisting of from ten to twelve hours. The bureau has already secured 400 workmen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
BRIDGEPORT as T WAS
1Oo-5O-2 -2O-YEARs AGO


while on duty. The commissioner was going along Water street early in the evening and noticed the policeman conversing with a gentleman. About 20 minutes later, as the commissioner again sauntered along. he discovered the big policeman again in converse ton. Commissioner Baldwin report ed the matter to the Superintendent and ordered that a stop be put to the practice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
BRIDGEPoRTERs WIN PRIZES

The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution offered prizes for excellence in essays on revo- lutionary subjects as follows, viz: To pupils in High schools for essays on ''The Continental Congress- on first prize of e$2O; six second prizes of $5 each. The pupils below the grade of High schools for essays on 'tBurgoyne's Invasion" one first prize of $20;i six second prizes of $5 each.
 Prizes were awarded in the High school division to: First prizA Fred erick Ernest Pierce, of New Britain; second prizesS Cassius Hinds Watson, Danbury; James A. Holcombe, She1- ton; Ralph H. Tibbals, Cornwall Bridge; D. M. Kabe1, Charles E. Weeks and Edward, Francis McGoyern of Bridgeport; honorable mention, Julius s. Wooster and James A. Turner of Bridgeport; F1orice Watkins, South Manchester. si
 Common School Division-F,irst prize-Lyrnan Reecher Stowe, Sims bury; second Prize-Julie M. Morrow, Norwich; Robert Bulke1ey, Danbury; Walter B. Sherwood, Hartford; Emily Townsend Sanford, Danbury; Thomas H. Knott, Copper Hill; Clara Cross man, Meridep; honorable mention Margery M. WhippIe and A. Ernest Cherry, Norwich; Evelyn B. Robert son, and Agnes c. Dow, Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22

Traffic on the westbound NewJEIa.- ven track near Auburn; R. T., was de- 1ayed for several hours when three cars of 3, freight train left the rails after N"picking up'' a loose rail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
RUSSIAN BEAR AT TOKYO.

Tokio, April 22-A big live Russian bear has come to Tokio as a gift and tribute to Premier Count Okuma from the office of the Russian Volunteer fleet at Vladivostok. The premier sent the animal to the Geological Gar den which is one of the best in the Orient.
 Lieut.. J. H. Hazen,l of the Canadian Artillery, son of J. H. Hazen, Canadian Minister of Marine and Naval Affairs, has been killed in action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22

Italian prize commissioners hay seized 29 Austrian ships and four mo tor boats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICANT.


 JOHN J. RYBURN, at 39/ Frank street. His endorsers' are:' Louis K Gould, PTS Lafayette street; Daniel Hennessy, 38 Wallace street; William Clampett AT Hurd avenue; Walker s. Tomlinson, 344 Fairfield avenue; Michael Coulfield. 34 Frank street / k LAWRENCE F. HALL, 502 Main street. Endorsers to his application are: Webster W. Walker, S3 Congress street; Henry w. Walker, 2O3 Park avenue; Laurence J. Gill, 572 East Main street; George A. Weisener 40 James street: George Vorschmitt, 115 Madison avenue. 1 THOMAS O'LEARY, at 285 Water street. His endorsersl are: John Con nor, 21 Columbia street; Martin sulli- l van, 1855 Gregory street; Henhy John son, 82 Gregory street; Justin Me Carthy, Al Grant street; Cornelius Donnel1y, 182 South avenue. 1 JOHN PJURA, at 92 HaIlett street 1 Endorsers are: Charles Hanson. 30 Main street; Henry Mulford. 72>New- field avenue; Michael Brophy, Jeffer- son avenue; James Flinter, 96 Harrall avenue;~ Theodore Schmitt, IT Clinton avenue.
 JOHN MODEM, at 32 Bank street. His endorsers are: H. F, Veit, PIP La fayette street; Christ Haug, Il Parallel street; Robert J. Veit, 76 North Wash ington avenue; Julius Weimar, 25A Thompson street; John Schick, 12 Hall street.
 JOHN M. LEvERTY, at A Bank street.. Endorsers to his application are: Michael Eberhard, AZ Bank street; William Griesfnger, ITS John street; Patrick Stone, Seaview avenue; Owen J. Keenan, III Fairfield ave nue; John N. Near, 188 Fairfield ave- nue.
 1 JOSEPH SAAR, Gold street En- dorsers are: Herman Metzger, 1O6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22

Patrick Joyce, a ''trusty' who es- caped from Auburn State Prison sew eral days ago. was arrested at Btng- hamton, NY.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22

An export duty from E per cent to 5 per cent. is proposed on diamonds in the budget of the Union of South Africa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22

By vote of ST to s7 the New Tor2z Assembly passed the bill provfdiEs for a State Board of Motion Picture Censors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
PRESIDENTS vEroEs.

The Washington Chronicle has talk len the trouble to hunt up the number fof vetoes issued since the formation iof the government It is as fo1lows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
BRIEF NEWG NOTES.

Collector Malone of New York was ordered to grant clearance papers to the armed Italian liner Giuseppe Verdi.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22
WBEELMEN LIN THE DANCE.


 The annual reception of the Bridge port. Wheel club at the Armory last evening was a very pretty affair The AfmoryE was handsomely decorated and the boxes were very prettily ar ranged. Jerome Mays banjo 0rches- tra furnished the music for the danc- ing.
 The boxes were occupied by Mir and Mrs. Henry Atwater, MT. and Mrs. Philip Holzer. MT. and Mrs. ". A. Trubee, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bishop, Mrs. w. E. Trubee, MT. and Mrs. s. w. Lockwood, MT. and Mrs. John B. Foster, Mr.-and Mrs T. J.. Ferguson, and Mrs. J. R. Laubscher, MT. and Mrs. Walter J.. Hanford, MT. and Mrs. w. F.. Schweiger, MT. and Mrs. B. $. Sperry, MT. and Mrs. P1att, MT. and Mrs. Matthews, MT. and Mrs. M. H. Nanwaring, MT. and Mrs. w. K Mol Ian, MT. and Mrs. H. I. Hunt, MT. and Mrs. G. F. Hertha1, Mrs. Gosier, MT. and Mrs William Hunt. Mrs. Naphier, MT. and Mrs. F. T. Benedict, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Brautfgan, Dr. and Mrs. E.. s Warnes, MT. and Mrs. Frederick Tracy, MT. and Mrs. w. J. Steele, and MT. and Mrs. Frederick Atwater. Among the ladies present were the Misses Brautigam, schread, Green, Campbell, Phillips, Fones,s Brown, Thompson, Townsend, Kron, Keager, 1 Kinsella, Perento. Pfau. Flint, Black man, Moore, Kingman, Bogart Mayme, ,NThonpson, of New York, Nor :! by. Phrophett, Van Seiber, Curtis Rowland, Wakeley, Richardson, Pow Rell, Blinn and Wren.
 Among the prominent young men present were Messrs. Ewald, Cook Orters, Cone, Wake1ey,. Bowman Beers, Ed Bogart, Frank Bogart, Will liam Hindles Charles Moore, Joe i Smith, E. s. Willett, Charles Jewett l.. R. Blackman, Robert Houston, c Ford Seeley, of Stamford, Percy Da- wis, Guy Hunt, Frank Slasson Charles A11en,ss Benjamin Terry, Harry Illus ted, Charles Crowther, William Hart i well, -Dr. Cowelf, William Finn, Fred | Breckbi1l, George Shelton, Fred Pfau I Charles Fox, Frank Ballard, and Ed. ward F'reyler.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22

Thousands of persons are reported homeless as the result of disastrous fire at Belgrade. formerly the capital of Serbia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22

Capt. Geoffrey F. De Teissier of tn Scots Guards, and Miss Katherin SeIigman of New York were marie in London.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-22

Traffic on the Sixth avenue ele vated north of 53rd street was sus pended by a fire at 2s1 Sixth ave