davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gilpin observer., 1916-11-09

Hughes carried New York by a plu-
rality estimated at 100000. Wilson
carried New York City by about 49,
600, but that was more than offset by
the Hughes votes upstate. The re-
turns outside of New York City are in
complete, but they indicate an upstate
plurality of 100000 for Hughes
Illinois has gone to Hughes by plu-
rality that may approximate Roose-
yelts' record of 100000 in 1904.
Southern Illinois, the Republican cit
adel, was solid for the Hughes elect.
ors. President Wilson made no gains
In any of the downstate except for a
small increase around Centralia, where
William Jennings Bryan made per-
sonal appeal to boyhood friends.
Ohio. according to the early returns,
had been carried by Wilson by a tire.
mendous plurality. Later the figures
favorable to the President were con.
siderably reduced and the Republican
managers asserted the state would be
found eventually to have gone for
Hughes by 10000.
Unless, however the vote in the ru-
raj districts which has not been re.
ported should prove overwhelming for
Hughes, Ohio must be conceded to the
President.
Hughes developed a strong lead in
West Virginia which, II sustained by
succeeding returns, will give him the
state by small margin.
Kansas was in doubt, according to
Gilpin observer., 1916-11-09
WILSON AND HUGHES IN NECK
AND NECK RACE FOR
THE PRESIDENCY.
WILSON HAS 232 VOTES
NEW YORK AND ILLINOIS GIVE
BIG MAJORITY FOR RE-
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE.

New York, Nov. S.-Early this
morning the returns, while still incom-
plete, made Wilson reasonably certain
Of 232 votes in the electoral college
and seemed to give Hughes 21S There
were 81 votes still in doubt, 266 being
required for an election.
These states were counted for Will
son: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee.
Texas. Utah and Virginia. Total, 232
For Hughes were claimed: Connec-
tiout, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania Rhode Island,
South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin
and Wyoming. Total, 2lS
At 5:15 a. m. returns from Chey.
enne took Wyoming from the Hughes
list and placed its three electoral
votes in the doubtful column, with
Wilson leading.
These states were doubtful: Cali
fornia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon,
Washington and West Virginia. To-
tai, 81.
Gilpin observer., 1916-11-09

Electric railways Of the United
States represent valuation of $780,
100000.
Gilpin observer., 1916-11-09

Suffrage Defeated In West Virginia.
Charleston, w. Va.-The suffrage
amendment is defeated on the face OF
the returns thus far received.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
PAULINE FREDERICK IN
AUDREY" AT THE HIPP

Monday. Tuesday md Wednesday the
offering viii be Pauline Frederick IN
Audrey" Mas Ffederes's character in
this play IL different than any part she
las eyer played on the screen. Audrey
II simple nnsophlaticsied gir Of the
woods who Inns haen rescued from the
Indians when . child, made the houss
hold drudge of n bypoentien minister aud
IFS wife, and IL finally nearly drowned
by mob that believes hsf 10 be ~ tho
power ~ witch.
Though abe Il ~ innocent ~ NOUN
tain breeze. the constant nstent'o ons of
young Lord Howard. her guardian, led
10 tho belief that their relations are more
Intimate than IL tho cRse, She IA publicly
denounced Howard IL forced 10 fxbt a
duel IN defense nf her name. and she Is
elected from the house Ia which shs has
labored - long Tho friendship of Lord
Howard and Audrey develops into a
tender and stirring romance
Thursday Friday ana aaturiay Hlanehe
sweet appears IN Tho Howara q dfami
~ Russian political intrigue founded upon
Henry Seton Merfiam'a novel n Tho same
name,
Today no ili1p offers srhe Love Liar"
featuring Crane Wilbur The story u
THE Love Liar u that n ihouGhiiasa
ana unaofnnhaua musician who fifda
great enjoyment Hitting frum one love
lo another untll Dc finds ons that dges
not love him aud whom be wants NOR
ihan iLfn llMelf
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
WHAT'S The PRICE
OF FILM STARDOM?
Cleo Ridgely Says that II Requires
Unlimited Bravery and Def.
ance 0f Death
STARS OFTEN RISK THEIR LIVES

Venus iaableFed fame tfoAgaa ~ bgf
exquisite besUtY AfheDs beeaHse nm
was wise, ana Diana becauHs she Was
shY N0Ho of ibsse, according - the
present aaY standards ~ mgii0H pif'
tore producers would Quality NE a great
screen plsY9f, Unless 10 tii0 we'll Known
ailafms n haIii s0ino 0ibsr great claim
nefe Gdqea GEO tiidaeit declares maj
II IL defiance ~ death mhieb VII H0fe
surely tbsn my other virtue place y
young woman among The fanka ~ me
motion picture stars
M considerable degree Mis- Hldssly
poseesssa HI combination some N no
qualities N Venus, Athens and Diana
she IL pretty, Ulse AMI M. fsht these
aloDs VIII bring bsf little ~ this W6dI
sis mn Therefore ub6n she 1seldt1
some ye9fH aBO ~ enter motion pm
lafes abe stsftfe ~ ihs general theory
that tie public neeef vas 70 intefeste0
IN anything ~ n narrow es0ape ff01
death p0f esvstsi laats shs has tssh
do1gin0 the Big Negthe,
Mrs Hidaeiy ~ considered one ~ the
most eNpeft horssv0fnsh n The country,
Boms years sk0 uben y0u ssu woman
falling d0Wn a. pfeelpios on the baok
N horse that woman was Giro ltidEss
~ sho IL nov star ~ fhe tsaskY
company and her na1 pb0topiay, sp'
tilted. "Ths iHYs MASK II ons whste
she N seen On ne top N . stage coaeh
stopping runaway n IL y dannl
feat as thrilling ~ vas ever seen N 4
photopiay ana bsafs 0ut Miss nidselys
Defiance ~ Death theory
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
By Beatris MicheIenG. No. T.

deliberate miasielemtnia M These schools
AnnihrF q their fsFeflta afsffliana. made
Do dlfsfi opposition 70 pgerY fale q euu,i
inon afnsa. i lhat Hspaflsnfa founis faf
NalhlAs N malieH AHlWre seliAE
NJ mF laihs e8Al8 aHfeehRfHll eaWNaf
ihf lami laHs lufhieMfe af ihHaf schools
] aNNA fffi mF fffats mahf tlnes o.
#HAfA slihaHsh lies ~ mnliah no
Nlhff 8lra iH ils total issWNs ihs apFfa
ilnn ~ aNN n ihtte iase a0hHiia il va
Wen iiMlnal lhHH MFNaaF mhheN
pfaffifslif iNa HHlf nffein ia Hefirf Al
lna HsAts Hf lW mAshHl maAlaaffs 10
ht lmmafilsi0 tlfiiNt MAnf hHaeftN in
aAaAisA II WA MmtsF#llfriF NV ffam
bam lhe Hmif iF sNlpa ais hi8ita
tf ihasa saNnla
M aNse y iha sshs alaMae tsu ,ripaa
Ntff iha nFMifsAlNN Hlan elgl8 HiAm Nai
ta iHfNtf NiiWt seiffNafH mtlNnNi aAt
.nialR equipment m tiihU aHTaeh 81
shlilil fatf taiifse ihsl tnff hstr a
fisHF Ms4 o. instantaneous aa5sHa fhff
hH aNasiNltiA Na appreciation af hs
Alff Nlilf ih#i NJ hlNsen ihfm sHl
WNf'f 6asi NHsfgHfulli lNa ilfai bnHt
8iasm Hrssiff eIN lu tH ttsH sHist
~ hsafHiHinHhf lH #Nk q aaut
bW RHl tNH "a NaFnt atg8l
lNiW tl N WHfa iiaf M
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
STRAND SCREEN OFFERS
STRONG WEEKS BILL

CFe ~ ils strongest pfosrems ever
sssh at fhs strand II iAia assk's, ins
ifoqgalBe tuo sofoe1 stars snd one
man.
commsaelnR tosag ~ 81 ofieek a0a
e6ailHuibK iemmfaw ySbB gaaefssB VII
~ 6sea IL fDs useoitg drama ~ 100
eaAe0 sTfs flgina T0fpedeH 'ftlis has
~ % nit6 ne possible invasion ef his
eoabffg aGd ths fepsiliDg ~ ne ensmt
w the figlnR tafttao. ne Haei modern
i8esHa ~ warfare Polly Moran, IN
"Tha Viiisas Blacksmith. Il ths aes
feippaHflHR Kegslane
Tgss6aY wednesday And Thursday
Hteaie hafHsfsis n Hullsis ana hrgNn
Egsf4 Niil De- ahoaH Thls Il ssd "
~ Miss iiaffiaeaies nfafsst offsHHK
, go 4 Is = Nefg II 80 imaginary e0uns
~. agnfthlnE "a fha order ~ "afa9s
! siafA." with stirring tBiia seenea ans 4
dtiiahtfHi iste STORY The Village Vana
/ rifs. eHs N ihe meai rsakless " Key
+ stones. u alan ah iHp
tflaag ana saturday marks tha reap
\ pfAfanaa N Theaa iiafa W N90d aha
/ lhe woman kef since "a rggi There
Nas has Niss liafa teen pfa4ld1d with
tpfh Nanaffai pleinfe
The Himnd u noW aWfn from II n
/ ~ ulBBlnF uHll N a. MBhl rilh mae
fieal FfpAtam st seffy Performance
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
AN ACTUAL KNOCKOUT IS
REGISTERED IN "DISCARD'

During the rehearsals ~ scenes for the
Icssanay feature. THE Discard" a fistic
encounter between Harry BEAUMONT and
Ernest Maupain, went off IN excellent
shape However. when ths camera started
iisaumonts foot slipped Just as he started
10 plant Sleeping potion" according
10 the yernAcular. under the character
artists ear The result was all that
could be expect n.
MAupain was laid out for SONS time
ana a retake was necessary ~ this
amount N realism waa not necessary,
Although he las been Ia this country
Tor several years Ernst Maupain still
speaks very broken English and that
with q decided French accent. However,
beaumont claims be had no trouble IN
interpreting tho sense of the Femafka
that followed the hlow
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
pH0T0PLAY FEATURES
ON THE EMPRESS BILL

Fear N the man he Nf0ugsd followed
him ana NJ iast ha diad, Witan confronted,
aDoh II the ihdiilnR eiimaK of "ths
Febr.a first run Dletafe beiHg fan fof
foaf days beginning today ~ The En-
press The dfaHa leiis tie story ~ how
defelist ~ restored w n compassionate
fnah an1 feRafds hin ~ flepiBE WIN
tis Wlfo Hhe deserts him. ana hs, filled
With fesf NJ the man whom he WfGHgeq,
lives IN continual dfead. Then ~ Inst
fhag niat death w feaf IL me result
The seanp side N Ne n tho strong
feai0fe M ath fbo Hbuffle showing faf
three dsYs commenting 1hus1ay. Apfl
q. 1sbs drama dips INTO tiie underworld,
bat lbe s0f1id IL len out fiie plot pie'
tutes me feRaHafaii1t N fhe young gam"
bier. Tta love plot, though s'o6ndgty, u
m eEifome interest, Th0 picture IL inter
esiing aHd filled With Reti9H,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
RuhneKedencA X,SB
FARNAM THEATER NOW
PLAYS ONLY FEATURES

Tie Farnam thsater IA now playing
features exclusively This change IN
system vent into effect yesterday. TIC
new arrangement VII give Fafnan pm
irons a new feature every Day
To-day the offering ~ George Bsban
In THE Pawn 0f Fate" This actor II
the greatest imDersonator Of italian
ana French characters.
Monday The Farnam viii play Jf0i-
brook BIinn In 'efh6 objectionable Eln,
a striking drama of New York society
and regeneration. The management hss
Installed new wDriltzer orchestra dur
Ing the last week.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
IHART'S WESTERNS
ARE VERY POPULAR
lAPpEAgg KEzr IN THE AEYAE'

me nas bieiafss afe amlHR ibe 8g
,9esi afapios fag4e feieae1a fhf1ysb mn
'tsshsnae JtsifWNhg m ibts faes We IN
ifbs fteefd lsa has htsa asAs fteffr
zhffe Hifb fisf apfeefaDfs " 'gfjis Die
f@Ds" hFfiWfef Nm mn "jtflfs
ltfjHHes aHa fle IeW ssafgfe @fbs
ihftAA bfe1aises e4Hsi p1piienig fef
lIiaU
Wa3am y u8t ~ Tnasglf sss1
iuHo neEs ~ eedffa' 0zefe in fissf fss
4iaasee tbe sl9piae inn gafsm IN "ffN
Z Iyiff3gs. Mn 8fsffU Dfeepati0f Nto
ifits ihe esNffp 8ttHs Wsfkei N n 1fess
tNf sna beaf ~ lgllf al4 seefs A.
ifbSsF eza RsDa 81 eIsefwssH Hfg| ~
nm f0aN ull9 iarff aeD9 DDf M mii1, ~
/ @Baps iii0ges. 8H1 ~ iBeanafion N
( hafe ~ efhe hfgaH" n tga fHsfnDsi
sapefseDf ~ iis nfsief8 DllofgpisT t,faI
Des4 Wssf gsSjSsass,
Ezh.gs1fs lnembeg n5e tsoor1 re-
feitss idst Bs4a ~ eofqs II Win ne
HfsssfN peigfss befDfs fhe4 nsys bur
! lesilsg eYf N fzisieDee, q slleNsa tbat
( ~ psepie dla na esfs M NesitfH
( bgresq8a, bgi me nsw Usft Hfuff sbpus
fi.Ft hisy aHi egRs D&Nk ~ fss tfHs
4etftfs1Esl ~ ne WssisfB NE.
~ Jfaff. ris We fais1a On ths Disigs
NJ soffh ifskota snSnK fils Flgpr In
aiANs. isf NfFt DAans teo mueh ~ -
bafesq4ss Ij)a e6SfN1ssYs sfs men ang
woiatti H5lh tbe ftfengtb ena ebsfeftff
? ~ fis faDnsef fils klff1 ~ Ds1Dis uie
1tat 80 ap1 taieeg he Wssf aii1 ma1s
Z n 2,,ss9 plaes m DeoDiS % ligs ana
msks la9neg II DssNs TbAss fgiks have
I ninass bsa . strong appeal % tlis bmsfs
TsB p4tiie aAd aAsr efau toasy ss
nsed ~ sgsf
special tsfstsst Nsw.
TIs lfaft fiims haze . special Interest
nv. I,ssiGsg hsyln9 heart interest,
s4sfs, tilrfts saa p.lDeiI, fbsg afs eiossiT
eomgecfs1 Win rims ~ our batloHai
problems IN fiiat they deal viii sTaen1
~ syft n peopls iiie trouble N the
Nszi1aB befcef strikes,
Tlss Igsa nestsfHs. unlike fiis wssts
tos fhat hare ggns into ths 6isesfa.
ceAj N1fh flHpis Dhii0s0Dhiss aBd sa1s
tsiiisiwenfs that s1gs them ehsfseter
mn lfsalel1Baliig. Ths1 ere staRed IN
NeSteru aifaDsghsfe sHa touch bBDsn
pDffs tigat oan bs gBdefsfg11
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
LET KATY DO II" is
L0THR0P OFFERING TO-DAY

Tat KATY nn ~ win IAAa tireR hhA
tho rransle kiddies head ths hill Al the
l.uihfon thia week teslHniaH today Thii
plaf tltaiod favorable eHmmenl wien
fsfu At iho strand ana lust a. tlAa tlHa
with Ameh an lfnana IA NNsioa u Kiset
tnid liea nf troubles in Nefifo Thafe
q fish alih Atsltaua thai q hsiF
faiHHT
fha halanea - lhu wees ia prNsfAn
mmas N MaIday are auaa va lne .
iifr FUesfaF rHe MHtesIt 10 ths
las "Wednesday fhs rlahlhF llpHe
Th0fstsf fn0u tluth lu hpm %
rrlAhp latsH lltinh ia iha Mlsalis
links Haiautaf "An tHemF q sa
plftg
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
"THE RULING PASSION"
At THE R0HLFF TODAY

TodaYa offminH a. tho nohlff starts a
Ntak II diversified screen plays Fae
HullnE Passion with william w. Rhay
IN the leading rolls u the first West
Indies play 70 be released hY the rax
people claire whitney supports hhaf
W this production
ror ths rest ~ the week The nohlff
program eonsiats ef Monday. This ifoa
ClaW TUESDAY HFha l,0faa n llieh 10
eltlan WfdnssAat The MsalHk
iin Thprsdar Tina Wamhns iAni 3
Friday Henry WoeiHff ~ rHe ueehon.
lns tlams saturday "A Mntsgn Knoaa
Ardsn ard iietausa ita ia4et iisf
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
GIRL "sEEs WRONG" AND
BLAME LAID TO MOTHER

In mf8e blindness m HiftasP playing
~ ths Monroe f9dsY, ths Essanay people
haze turned OF picture that depicts
dearly the evils NJ raising girls n ig'
nofahee, The play is the perturbation
adapted from th0 DlaH by eosino Ham
it0H. N viii make mothers faBiiza thaif
duty 10 their children, especially theif
daughtsrs
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

fHa N#fH iifai HGFH NHaiN NM "
hal la 4 IA aH faiir #llmalaA NJ ih6
aeilala lhsl ifsf iaea aaaf ifrm tAfi.
Nas8AIssiisF NNgllf Naf pHfm lHsa
ihse Z sha islae lHt8 lief matH
iltuHN iNeli aHilslNs HhH lWegal8tF
iaHs s Naf ifmHlll iH WpilHe fl
i4a Htissts Hfa N sli #iA ffeils
ia As8 fRAH iaHN H iei Hf hH
lHsllAta iNffiN a iQiHfM Hgt laf
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

corded 70 bls feature. Little Mary fun-
shine, N which the olsvsr littis Etfi,
Marie Osb0fnt. wab 10 captiYaiins. Thefs
N no harder task for director tha1 -
direct a child, no mattof how clever an1
be vas aided Dg lis natural love ~
children IN ths task King gave fire
performance. himssif. IN addition " act.
Ing as director,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

Hbfa r. las
mateE 4 w0nla
~ iNt To-
iliNilNht ~ devils
ina uiwls ~ paH
lhHeAf severe
fneeh f@F tAF
fAai8 4
tN# iHHHHlffahl
fHku bii M
HiHlt4H p iafe
r. liH tNHt ha FH
tt# ttF iilfNiai
aHf tb iiiiiit
lhfn N liHl
'l.is fiaa .
lFafH Hs llfIlltf
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

TREMENDOUS end0rAsmeBt N ths motion
picture Industry when ons nBds ibe
highest elass magazlnes roglfNiH9 fbe
noTk ~ one ~ fbe most prominent ar-
lists ~ must b. Kfatifting ~ Henry B
W8itbali ~ be singled out mr. special
recognition In this regard Years ag0
they Bss1 70 laugh at the l0ea " an
set0r becoming great IN pictures. bot
n9wa1ags the true an ~ tbs better class
N pictures ~ ree0g1ized and 90 actor
can bs jgst ~ prominent ana receiYs the
same recognition foF genius IN the screen
plays ~ he aopid on the speaking stage
Nalthaii ean claim no little share ~
tils hanors N bringing about Tits state
ef things, both bT hls work and bic
psrsonolity.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

ANN efilasfsf 1ess not beYf n ~ het
MN WY ~ nhs swing iinf npH,
coTDss 0uhlfh, ne Yoygs actress, Nio
nss disagesfsd ~ pfo1pgef EglliD =,
stgfgees. sfd nho Il iH line ~ ~ soines
thing NK, sisg msHlpsistss needle,
bgt tsf particular fabRg N smbrgiderY'
fzDsfsBssa Anna heigsfsf sHg apiigs
siasile GenBHs are g0DG sfeWpifs ~
uhst ls bsst ~ fiini artists Beta are
iegslg uomsB respected w All around
th*m
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

Having ridden horseback from hew
York cily 70 tsa AnEslss without an AZ.
fldeni, Cleo illdElsy t.aska star, eat
ienaminlousif huehed off dsfrplt
hfonnho dufing q rehearsal N THE lagp
MARk m which aha IL easRlurred Nth
Wallace Haid. The fhlf siaf suffered na
injuries except 60 hsf feellnRa Smith
NsFs considerably laeefaled Whs3 she
viewed The animal, chs sald q wu amt
have mindad " n VAS regular h4rsp.
hHi thai
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

What N tiiis5 Home scribe has written
tllst Walihhil IL isafniHg how ~ rlde
LsamingY Why, WaiiH could ride bars
bsek before be could walk, ~ could hia
brothers and sisters 10 The Little
Colonel" n 'fThe Birth ~ u Nation =
Walthail dld q lot N hard ri6lng al TIE
head ~ the biaB, snd hs bas been seeB
on h0rsabach iB many q Telegraph picture
fha ldea thai b. u y poor fiier must
afnlss lienfR ante q i1i. almost - much
No q does bis friends who have ridden
With him
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

James YoHnE i.sakY aifsolof dnFlna
rshaaeal ~ hWeet KuiV neliaifes to
Rn fAitA man Arc gNH an setter
nAlA man Npli ! hin lR el0sa UPS
htrnH hands restrained ulfpfl0f thHH4
una eysnlns whlls snfatlng N a yauhs
tiliu lhtaieF in hpbalf af the aaiHfA fan3
Klpinr MaaFs wha u ts siaF " ihr
lAssF prediction ~ Sine haGa Maa
introduced o. abe audience hf iha HiAn
aaaf " lha thsaiaf aa Nbiff Mlafe. thg
iama8i tamtliaM nNA tVtal "a a.
HlaNsa vas hehfA ffam tahlHa me aHts
TtlAhiNg q NAH mmH actor ihn msn.
ssaF sitprsi afnupA ia lerfafa him hH'
faQHd a Trained teai SIS fN ihf Stare an
tsaAF u mtlaW MF naaFs nHs 4 thN
Has haa maAa lhb aHrieHta wi'h NIF
liiFntF AT thfauHh ~ slnUfes 8rfaal
lbs zeal mislllssnlll eppianiet he iellms
aiatt
WAmeH Nsmiasn haa ttth wesnns
lhs aslHWf N b iiaHaf aaflbH tha lss
Hfah aHt tha We inaAs - ylsliega haFi
Halebta hls hsndsama sppeafaWss aili
HfFai lNlsWai Nno siH wHs ntAfbNari N
@f, iiH ais nAWifa sHA Na itaH Fusf
slfH eisA { Ntf ilH Hsfte ia H6alaasl
IN NnH
itsm hM iha tatla ms n
m p'gaH wtih tt HiiHN
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

Bessie BBffiseale. having cAst aside the
dark viz ehe WOro IN thn MYmp feature
iuat completed IL ms tahiBR a part
which viii ha reminiscent Or tho part she
took IN The NuD of f4fs a. that II IL
totally different sort ~ part. bat II points
hiK moral and, what II Just hA impor.
lani Y gives her another great acting
opportunity, ana what more could
hafnfcais loving public desifsf
]. Warren herrifan. the Universal star.
a playing eonEanal character Ia the
figasrealsf. ''H0H ~ tbe lmmoriala Mr
ksuiEan says II IN ons of the best Dar.s
be ever played, and under the difa14oa
~ Uiia Turner - splendid feature ia ~ ihe
making ksuignn aas never IN betr1f
health and Is enjoying his work as much
as ha ever dld
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

fejHfN ft1ssgH, iiis 20 lN ~ nfh tlb
ne AmeHeeg tofHbanI bas ~ ~ y
ffgHffg s. Ref Gfls1iDe fgpp 8tid tef
eaiisfs e1mpialH af Hif aellg faflt
piafes p>ttAt hrf q th9i iDf4 fg ~
sseDfe4 ~ M pfief flsi eae eeh 1gii
fiilga ~ eseogaf aH9 si'h8t ~ ~ ~ Htba
iisg least akDs@ q my affirm ibat
l}athn ~ "a thW 8a q sliiess mn . tefFo
~ i0x ezpeHw rgts NV tllafe is
stisf ns3t19 NJ y iff ~ Bs ~ msds
h1sas
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-01
PAST HISTORY.
(By VIM. d. S.

y
Our newspapers are publishing some
old trials that are news to our present
generation; that our magistrates had
power to sentence man to be hanged.
Of the Davenport negro for insurrcc-
ton. The Abbcvillc Banner the trial
OF the Barmore negroes for the mur-
der OF Maddox. | am going to tell
about three noted magistrate trials
that occurred here in Laurens county
All in one settlement around Poplar
Spring church, and. think all three
were tried by one magistrate, Thomas
j. Sullivan. 1t is wonderful how long
these old officers served the people,
and how they were respected and what
an influence they had for good in their
communities. Joel Smiths man Ike
was tried in a magistrate court, and
found guilty of the murder of Mr..
Manley and was hanged near Brewer
ton. DR.. Charley Wolff put up a tent
above the Smith store and dissected
lhc DOus VI lllc lcSGO.
Next was the negro of Rabriel South,
tried for an attempt to commit rape.
He was defended by Jack Jones, ESQ,
Of Abbeville courthouse. He was very
rough in the examination Of the wo-
man. and her people resented it and
they nearly had a serious time at the
trial. The negro was condemned to be
hanged but died in jail before the day
Of execution. Tho other case was the
inquest over the body Of Mrs. Robert
stephens. Her husband fed to Texas
and was noted character during the
Texas revolution under the name Of
lGavid Brown and is widely known
over the state Of Texas. lie has caused
as much legislation as any man that
ever lived in Texas. There has been
continued suits over his lands since
his death, and even today these suits
are going on in the old fields around
Beaumont.
Our fathers had their peculiar i'm
prcssionS about the public executions
When one was to come off they loaded
up their wagons and sent all their
slaves to see the sight. They were un-
der the impression that it would have
Il dctcrring influence upon their lives.
II an oversccr was killed these days
how much do YOU reckon would be the
amount OF the suit Of damages that
would be brought against the land
lord?
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-01
COBURN MINSTRELS NEXT WEEK.
Popular Performers Will he at the City
Opera House March 10th.

CoDurns Minstrcls will play in Lau-
rens again this season, the contract
having already been made with Man
agcr Switzcr Of the Opera House. They
arc scheduled to show here on the
night of Friday, March 10th. The fol-
lowing from the Jacksonville Times
Union will prove better than anything
else how unusually fine this popular
minstrel is this season.
"Coburn's Minstrels appeared at the
Duval Thcater last night and to say
that it palcs its former appearances
here, almost into insignificancc Is not
saying too much, for the aggregation
Of comedians. singers and dancers is
greater and better than at any other
time 1t has ever been seen in Jack
sonvillc.
The performance last evening was
witnessed by fairly filled house and
at the close Of the entertainment the
audience filed out Of the exits well
pleased, to say the least. The opening
scene represented a view Of the Palm
Beach Club in Old Venice, and it was
prcttily staged. In the opening num-
bcrS the numbers are swiftly changed,
and for the first half hour the per-
formancc is one Of song and dancing
in rapid succession.
Charles Vermont, in his midnight
cakewalk ball. pigeon walk and Aunt
Skinncrs' chicken dinner, was especial
ly pleasing to the audience, and he,
with Rccs Prosscr. in song numbers,
were roundly applaudcd after each and
every effort. Prosscr, we'll known in
the minstrel world, exhibited his old
time sweetness Of voice, and he was
a real favoritc Of the evening.
The closing scene of the show was
a political satire in two scenes, the
opening one representing meeting
OF William Jennings Bryan and TheO-
dore Roosevelt. The closing saw them
in Jungle Land, w. ]. as Tcddy's guest
in the wilds Of South America, along
the River Of Doubt.
Frank Decker, as the jugglcr, proved
himself far above the average in his
line, and his few moments before the
audience were all moments OF enter
tainmcnt
The Three Musical Cate Brothers. as
sarophinc artists, were also worthy Of
special mention
The singing and dancing in Coburn's
Minstrel show this year IS excellent
and the collection of artists. the best
that has ever Travelled under that
name, is deserving Of all the patron
age that is accorded it,