davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
MOOSE LEADERS CONFER WITH
 HUGHES

NEW YORK, June 22. -. It Is ex- pected that Republican and Progress sive harmony will be developed to- day at a conference between Hughes and Progressive leaders, including General Leonard Wood, Oscar Straus and James R. Garfield
 Roosevelt came to New York today, and probably will confer with the Pro gressive leaders.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
CARRANZA WANTS PEACE.

WASHINGTON June %. - The state department reports that Carranza making every effort avoid break with the United States will do everything in his to make every reparaon possible and concde to the demands of this country as a result of the Carrizal battle
 A communication the Mexican foreign office an- nouncng the battle of Caza and seeking explanation for the American troops far from their bases has been handed to Lansing The contents of the note indicate desire to disclam responsibility for the affair.
 Callers on President Wilson today given the impress sion that war he is determined that the United States will act promptly large scale He is ready to use the maximum available military strength of the nation for snor decisive campaign after which he will establish staple gov ernnent in Mexico
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
LORD WlLsERuNE RESIGNS.

LONDON, June 22. Premier As Quith has announced the acceptance of the resignation of Lord Lieutenant offered shortly after the Dublin rebellion.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
OLDEST sHARPsHooTER
 ATTAINS AGE OF to4

BERLIN, June 20, - In the best of health, Robert Dodenhoff, of Frei- burg-on-the Elbe, oldest rifleman of Germany, has just celebrated his one hundred and fourth birthday. He re- ceived letter and gold watch from the kaiser. Until two years ago he regularly took part in target prac- tice
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23

time when the entente allies are in need of shipping facilities.
 Members of the guild at sea were advised by wireless of the strike, and to take their ships into the nearest port and leave them there.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
GREGORY TO SUCCEED HUGHES,

WASHINGTON, June 9. It is reported that the nomination of Gen eral Gregory to succeed Hughes as justice of the supreme court, has been practically decided upon by the pre- sident.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
WIckERsHAM NAMES CADETS.

WASHINGTON, June 21. James Wickersham, delegate to Congress from Alaska, has appointed Sampson McKinnon, of Juneau, to Annapolis, and Ennis Babcock, of Valdez, to West Point.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
MExICANs SAY 12 AMERICANS KILLED.

FL PASO June 22-The official Mexican report ot the fight between the and the American troops Carza says that twelve Americans were killed including the commander and captured The Mexcans lost fourteen killed including General Felix Gomez and thirty wounded The Americans removed their wounded and the Mexicans had way determining the number disabled
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
GREECE YIELDS.

ATHENS, June 22. - Greece today accepted unconditionally the demands made by the allies.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
BOAT FROM U. 5.
 WARSHIP TARGET FOR MEXICANS

WASHINGTON, June 22-Commander Kavanagh, of the gunboa Annapolis reported today that boat from his vessel was upon and American officers seized without pro- vocation by the officers and soldiers at Ma zatlan. .....
 Mazaan he reports is fired with excitement and pract cally every Mexican is armed.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23

WASHINGTON June Secretary Lansing today sent
 morandum to all the Central South American countries reviewing the Mexican situation and announcing that if hotes eventuate will be the purpose of the United States defend itself from further invasion ana not an vention into the affairs of Mexico.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
AMERICANS AMBUsHED.

COLUMBUS, June 221t is reported that Captaln Norey in command of the American forces at Carrza was amousned bv the Mexcans rode into pitfalls prepared for hls men
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
TAKE OVER COPPER PROPERTY.

KANSAS CITY June 22-The 900 property of the Consolidated Copper Company at Cananea Sonora has been taken over by Caranza according to sreports received here today
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
EvACUATE JUAREZ.

FL PAsO June 22The Mexlcan garrison al Juarez mas evacuated the city.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-23
SOUTH DAKOTA SAILS.

SEATTLE, June 22.-The cruiser South Dakota sailed for San Diego today.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
A GENTLEMAN WON'T.

Any gentleman can swear, get drunk,
tell stories that would lower him in the
estimation of his mother and wife, and
go where he would be ashamed to be
seen by the boy he loves he won't.
Any gentleman can drive sharp bar
gainshe can take advantage of the other
mans necessities; can drive him into a
corner; he can rub his hands gleefully
and say to himself as he sees him writhe,
Business is Business but he won't.
Any gentlemen can kick a dog, abuse a
horse, misuse a child, laugh at another
mans failures but he won't. Any
gentleman can grow cynical, sour and
pessimistic; he can feel that everybody
is against him and he against the world;
he can scott at all good things, ridicule
your religion and damn your judgment -
but he won't. Any gentleman can say
harsh, sarcastic and cruel things; he can
crush flowers and fertilize weeds; he can
stab you with words-but he won't
Any gentleman can make this old world,
this tospy-turvy, this greatly misunder-
stood, this too finite not-to-be-under-
stood world, a far better place because
he CHANGED to pass along this way-and
he will!-Exchange.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
Looms Up AS
|Guberm0tOr1UI
| P0sslb9lltY.

While attending the state editorial
meeting at Minneapolis, last week, we
we're impressed with the fact that men of
all political parties seem to sense the
power of the county press and delight
to touch elbows with We editors, who are
admittedly a representative body of men,
men who are in position to know what
the average man thinks about matters
political.
Among those we had the pleasure of
meeting was Senator S. D. Works, In
surance Commissioner of the State of
Minnesota, who looms up quite formid2-
bly, as gubernatorial candidate on the
Democratic ticket. On the Republican
side the contest for honors has sirnmered
down to Governor Burnquist and former
State Auditor S. G. Iverson. In the Demo-
cratic party, sentiment has as yet not
crystalized.
Senator Works has proven himself a
vote getter and man of strong person
atty. Every office that he has held, he
has filled with credit to himself and his
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
PEOPLE LOOKING FOR SUITABLE
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR.

Politics began to warm up the be-
ginning of this week, when the friends of
Hermann Nagel began the circulation of
petitions for his candidacy for alderman
OF the first ward. The other aspirants
for city officers will no doubt be heard
from in the course of the week, but so
far no candidate for mayor has been put
forward who is willing to accept the
honor. The name of Charles Vogtel
seems to be the one most prominently
mentioned, the others being Retzlaff,
Eibner and Weiser. No petitions have
been circulated for any of these, how
ever. For City Clerk, the present in
cumbent, VIM. Backer, will no doubt file
again and for city treasurer, Gottlieb
Oswald. It is not expected that either
of these officials will have any opposition.
Mayor Fritsche has been urged to file
again, but he announces in positive terms
that he will not accept the office because
he has not the time to devote to the
office and furthermore wants to see the
honor passed on to some other citizen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
Nationality Racket
In Politics.

Commenting on the proposed entrance
of well-knOwn newspaperman into the
political arena of the state, who in his
announcement plays up the fact that
he represents certain nationality, the
Mankato Free Press says:
There is pestiferious Individual in
Minnesota, who, so we have been told,
is thinking of running for state office
on the ground that he is member Of a
certain nationality Who ever heard
of a native born citizen laying claim to
public office on the ground that he is an
American? We never have and we do
not believe that anyone else ever has.
''The question of nationality should
not enter into any campaign. Merit,
regardless of where they were born, should
govern in the selection of men to fill posi-
lions of public trust. This nationality
talk should be eliminated from politics.
AS it is, right-thinking men do not give
it any consideration when they mark
their ballot on election day.
However, if certain men keep faunt-
ting the nationality racket into the faces
of the voters, there will be such revul-
sion Of sentiment against those individ-
uals that they can never hope to win
their way to an Office. Any man who is
seeking election on the ground that he is
of a particular nationality ought to suffer
most humiliating defeat"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
PGn-Amer1cans Evidently
An U7aQrQtefuLLOt

People who have felt emotions Of bro
therhood yelling UP in their hearts at
thoughts of Pan-American union, found
ed on mutual good will and justice,
must have been panied by the report Gen.
Goethals made to the House Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
on the decisions of the Joint Land Com
mission, an international court, appointed
to assess the value of land in the ten mile
strip along the canal condemned for use
of the government. Gen. Goethals says
that this land in 1908, when the canal
was started, was worth $1,000, 900, but
that under the awards Of the commission,
the government will be forced to pay
ST., 100000 or $18,000,000 for it. He
gave striking instances of robbery Of the
United States by Panama squatters, who
after getting one high award, move to-
another piece Of ground and again mulct
the government. The generals char
acterization of this as robbery does
not appear too strong term, when the
specific instances are studied: =
If there is any country in the world
that should feel grateful to the United
States, it is the little Republic of Panama.
Not only does it owe it's continued exist
ence to our protection, but the excellent
condition Of its finances, contrasting so
strikingly with the habitual bankruptcy
of other small republics, is due to the huge
payment for canal rights and the safe
guards against it's dissipation provided
by our government. The building of the
canal created practically allof the land
values in Panama and brought not only
health but business opportunity to the
inhabitants. The prices of property
condemned under the exercise of the
right of eminent domain are always high,
but the awards by the Joint Land COM
mission are unreasonably so. If the
case may be taken as typical illustra-
ton of the Central and South American
conception of the United States, as COW
to be MIXED, it will make Americans
hesitate about agreeing to submit all
controversies to similarly constituted
international tribunals. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
Prohibition and Crime

If our Prohibitionist friends would read
some of the greater and better Southern
papers, they would doubt the efficacy of
their prescription for human betterment.
Papers like the Memphis Commercial
Appeal, the Nashville Banner, the At
lanta Constitution, the Macon Telegraph,
the Chattanooga Times are too big to be
bought by "booze''. Yet all these papers
agree that spontaneously with the i'm
position of prohibition on the territories
with which they are most familiar, there
has been an increase in crime, conspicu-
ously murders and assaults. This in
crease is attributed by these newspapers
to the illicit traffic in liquors.. Closing
the saloons has meant the opening Of
dives. The bootlegger is everywhere
and the whiskey he sells secretly is the
worst, the most maddening stuff that ever
wore the name Of liquor. The milder
drinks are driven out of dry COM
rnunities, while the harder, fiercer
beverages are brought into play. The
police, the sheriffs, the marshals, the
constables could keep saloons in order,
but now there are so many walking sa-
looms and secret dives it would require an
army to locate and watch them. Crime
records are higher in all the cities named
for 1915 than they ever were before. In
several of these, citizens mass meetings
have been called to devise means of
checking crimes. Moreover, the crime
waves are noted in country places. There
were 1900 more arrests in Memphis in
1915 than in 1914; in Nashville $500
more; in Chattanooga, 1884 more.
Drunkenness in Chattanooga showed an
increase of 80 per cent. The Prohi-
bitionist theory is that saloons cause
crime. Driving booze to cover certainly
causes more crime. Possibly this in
creased crime could be stamped out, but
it would require a police establishment
so numerous as to bankrupt the COM
munities. Indeed, it is doubtful that
any police army could stop the secret sale
of booze. The sellers would be found
in the army itself. 1t is plain that in the
South, not temperance but intemperance
is promoted by Prohibition. The news
papers that present this chiefly con-
spicuous phase of Prohibition cannot be
said to do so because it is good business,
for it is not good business. The very
cutest publishers in the United States
find it good business to fight the liquor
interests, to refuse liquor advertise
ments. There would be circulation for
these Southern papers in boosting pro-
hibition, but they cannot seek circulation
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
Freak .L.eg'i'l;'siIa.tiioll''.,. J
Directed Against
Netuspdpers. -.

1t seems that every session of the
national congress must produce its
batch of freak legislation directed against
the newspapers, instigated no doubt
by disgruntled polititions, societies OF
doubtful standing or religious sects OF
such standing as to incur the ridicule
and censure of the news agencies. The
present session is no exception to the
rule, the proposed law being as follows:
"That whenever complaint in writing
shall be filed with the Postmaster General
that any publication making use Of or
being sent through the mails contains
any article therein which tends to expose
any race, creed or religion to either
hatred, contempt, ridicule or obloquy,
he shall forthwith cause an investigation
to be made under his direction, and shall
within twenty days after receipt of such
complaint, if the facts contained therein
are true, make an order forbidding the
further use of the mails to any such
publication, but nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to prevent the POST
master General from restoring such use
the mails to any such publication when
ever it shall be established to his salts
faction that the publication has ceased
to print or publish such prohibited matter
and given him satisfactory assurances in
writing that there will be no further re-
petition of the same"
The above law is even more drastic
than any of it's predecessors, as it not
only empowers the postmaster general
to cause an investigation when his
attention is called to some article, but
it is made his imperative duty to inves-
tigate and if the complaint is found true
to make an order forbidding the further
use of the mails by the publication.
There is absolutely no need for more
legislation against newspapers to curb
their sphere of activity. The libel laws,
both criminal and pecuniary, ARE stringent
enough to give any one ample recourse
at law should he be attacked by news
paper. If the above proposed law has
for its purpose the protection of societies,
let the libel laws be so changed that
societies attacked can sue collectively.
The freedom of the public press is
guaranteed under the Constitution and
while the proposed law is not in direct
violation of that section, it's effect would
be the same since there would be little
use publishing a paper if it could not be
mailed. Readers Of newspapers should
make it a point to inform their represent
tative in congress that the proposed law
is not desired, much less needed.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
NICOLLET FARMERS WILL RAISE
ALFALFA

County Agent Stewart Leaning has
secured the consent of twenty-one far
mers around Nicollet county to estab-
lish alfalfa demonstration plots on their
farms this summer. The purpose of es-
establishing these demonstration plots in
the various localities thruout the county
is to assist the county agent in his en-
deavor to teach the farmers the many
advantages to come from raising alfalfa.
The plots of ground where the alfalfa
is to be planted will have the soil thorough
ly tested previous to the planting of the
seed. After suitable plot of ground
has been chosen the seed will be inoculat-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23

The editor of the Springfield Free Press
evidently took the advice of the Mankato
Review to "see the home town first, -
seriously, as he reminiscently remarks:
I'VE 60 that one better and suggest that
some people could proftably get acquain-
ted with their own immediate families
first, or even better still, see themselves
first.'
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23

Shakespeare may have been right when
he said: "There is nothing neither good
nor bad, but thinking makes it so;", still
lot OF thoughtless people are getting in
bad.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
ed in order to insure it's being pure.

Exhaustive experiments have brought
out the fact that alfalfa is the best hay
that can be raised on the farm. Once
started it will yield great deal more to
the acre than any other hay, and it's
feeding value is higher. At an expert
ment station in the state of Illinois it
was found that alfalfa was worth approx
mately $65 more per acre for feeding dairy
cattle than timothy hay, previously re-
cognized as the best hay for that class
of cattle. IL. g.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23

This counting the inhabitants of our
neighboring towns remindsus of the sheep
herder who counted the sheep coming
through the gate. He counted as far
as he could-to five-and then went on:
and another, and another" etc.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23

in that way when they seelthat Prohibi-
ton as it works before their eyes Is work
ing for social anarchy. Licensed liquor
selling may not bean ideal social activity
but it is infinitely, better than clandestine.
lawless liquor selling with it's resultant
carnival of drunkenness haring up too
frequently into revels of red murder
Reedy's Mirror. .'.:..>. - .
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23

Gen. Nelson A. Miles puts his foot
down on the preparedness program thus
ly: IF 100000 men were landed on either
OF our coasts and we were unable to raise
enough men to drive them out, would
want to move to another country" II.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23

A Wisconsin congressman wants to
move the national capital to Milwaukee
to keep it wet We nominate New Ulm
as the summer capital. '-Springfeld
Free Press. The capital is not needed
by New Ulm to keep it wet.''
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23

An exchange sagely compares the
salaries of Charley Chaplin and the
president, saying that Chaplin receives
three times as much as the president.
But then the former has to "act" the fool.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23

party. He g broad minded and has q
flrm grip on the business affairs 81 the
State and he would, in our opinion, prove.
the strongest gubernatorial candidate.
the Democratic party could select as its
standard bearer, -.l,..5 7. ..tr !
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23

If all the Pay-Up-Weeks now being
planned are successful, the bill collectors
will starve to- death. = ...H>.x ..*.f
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23

The one term plank in the Democratic
platform was about as effective as a New
Years resolution. .-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
Mr.. Leaning is also nlann;nr ~

Mr.. Leaning is also planning on
establishing pruning demonstration
orchards in several parts of the county.
He will select number of orchards
which ne will prune and spray at different
times during the summer, and in that
manner show how the farmer can in
crease his fruit yield by giving the trees
proper attention:-St. Peter Herald.
county Attorney Frederickson of
oprlngheld was in the city Monday and
Tuesday of this week. b Il.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
SHILOH

Bert Comstock and family are visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. /. B.
Comstock.
Binks' show was here all last week.
Miss Letha Allen, who has been
quite sick, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Decker of
Lake Odessa, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Decker and Helen. called at Charles
Cranes Sunday.
Miss Mabel Brown and lady friend
spent over Sunday with home folks.
Mrs. L ID. Easterbrook and daugh-
ter returned home Wednesday after
spending a few weeks at Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Brown spent
Sunday evening at III. Hulbert's.
F. Mikesell and mother spent Sun
day at Ray Mikesell's.
+. E. Brown and wife accompanied
L. ID. Easterbrook and family to
Bedding Tuesday evening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
KEENE HEIGHTS

Mrs. Eleanor Denny Of Grand
Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. George
Kingdom were Sunday visitors at
Archie Denny's.
Fred Bowen autoed with his moth
err, Mrs. w. Bowen, Lora, Gale, and
Maggie to Grand Rapids Sunday to
visit Harry Arnold's.
VIM. Rickert was given party in
honor of his birthday Thursday
evening. Supper was served. All
had fine time. A rocker was pres
ented.
Ralph Bigley and Archie Denny
sold carload of potatoes last week
to George Lake Of Lowell, loading the
car at Saranac.
Mrs. John Fisher and baby Of Ber-
lin visited Saturday night and Sunday
at Frank Heether's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gramer of Lowell
visited part of last week at Fred
Gramer's.
Edward Burns and lady friend Of
Greenville visited at d. Burns Sun
day.
Jesse Hunter returned to Belding
Saturday to work, after being laid
off with a sore hand.
Melbourne Welch of Grand Rapids
visited over Sunday with his aunt,
Mrs. Frank Hunter.
Mark Bowen visited Sunday at w.
HI. Ricketts,.
Nolan Rickert of Saranac visited
Bernice Rickert Thursday night.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
RIVER RIDGE

7. II. Antcliff was in Bedding on
business Wednesday.
Riley Owens was in this vicinity
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Bidwell called
on Mrs. j. M. Farrar Saturday.
Mrs. James Farrar called on Mrs.
John Moore Thursday.
The storm Friday night did con-
siderable damage to Geo. Moulton's
barn; also killed horse and cow and
did other damage.
Mrs. T. H. Antcliff spent Wednes-
day forenoon with Mrs. James Farrar.
Geo. Hetchler was in Bedding Sat
urday.
Harris Bolster called on T. II. Ant
cliff Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Knudsen is improving his
house by building an addition and al
so remodeling the inside.
T. II. Antcliff and wife called at
Arthur Jones' Saturday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
COOKS CORNERS

Florence Werner spent Friday
and Saturday with her teacher, Miss
Eggleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Geiger were
Sunday guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bonner.
School closes here Friday with a
picnic at the Bedding park.
Mr.. McQuaker had the misfortune
to lose a horse last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dimmick were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Storey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gleason and
father, Mr.. Gleason of Greenville
were callers at l.. Taylor's Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas called on Joe
Warner and wife Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Hoppough and
mother, Mrs. ID. Hoppough motored
to Lansing Saturday to visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Hoppough. They re-
turned Sunday night.