davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1916-03-05

electorate of the state If the travellers
suffrage bill (voting by maiD sue
80, 900 people of this state. of which
number 1000 are travelling men, and
others are railway mail clerks, train
men and many others who have to be
away from the polls on election days.
Charleston. w. Va-Ronceverte, in
Greenbrier county, is suffering seri-
Gus epidemic of measles. according to
reports of physicians to the state
health department. According to these
reports the little town has at least
l50 cases of the disease, many OF them
in yirulent form, and further spread
Is expected.
Strnsburx, Va.-Death in revolving
form was barely averted last week
when little Helen Noon Ellis, two-year-
old daughter of MIR and Mrs. w. H.
Ellis, was rescued by Mrs. D. w. Tuck
from a slop barrel, into which she had
fallen, head first The child was play
ing on the back porch steps of the Ell
and toppled into the barrel, which was
uncovered and about half full of dish
water and kitchen refuse.
Moundsville. w. Va.-Before Judge
W. c. Hervey. in circuit court here, At
torneys Martin Brown and J. NJ. Ritz
were put on trial on the charge OF sub
ornation of perjury. 1t is alleged
that they induced a witness to swear
to falsehoods during the murder trial
of AL Moore. whom they represented as
counsel. Attorney Moore is a member
of the house of delegates from Marshall
county.
Wo0dstock, Va.-The board Of SUPER
visors of Shenandoah county at the last
meeting unanimously decided that it
shall be unlawful to take fish from any
Of the streams of Shenandoah county
from March to May l OF each year.
The reason for this order is that flsh
spawn during this season. and to catch
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-03

Doctor Piercs.s Pellets are unequaled
90 Liver Pill<s Q.e &4ys rSseqar, seated
R!leta D0se. Cure Sick Headache,
Bilious Hesdaches Diz7hess, Constipa-
ton, Indigestion,- Bilious Attacks, and
|sall derengemeqts ef thss1 Stomach
and Bowels. :, - =. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-03

adoptedgev congress ann tAe deciaTa-
ton VS. considesed b1thed pmmittee
Of the whole, being again taken up
the hext-day, July 8.
On July 4 the declaration, which
included the first paragraph of the
resolution, was agreed to by the COM
mittee of the whole and reported to
conaess.sa1A adopted.
EAe.ipaependence Of Hhe United
Colonies twas thusH declared, and
thereupon congress Immediately or
dered that the declaration be authen-
ticated and printed under the super
vision OF. the committee previously
oppointed to prepare It, to all state
assemblies and to- the commanding
officers Of the army.
In accordance with the above or
der, the declaration was issued as a
printed .broadside on July. s, with the
heading:
"In congress, July 4, 1776. A Dec
laration by the Representatives of
the United States OF America in Gen
eral Congress Assembled"
It bore the name in print Of John
Hancock. president Of the congress.
and was attesteda by, Secretary
Charles Thomson. but, bore no other
names.
On July 10 it, was resolved in con-
gress: .... ...,........... ~, 55~..... .
That the declaration passed on the
.4th, be fairly .epgrossed, on parch=.
ment, with. the title and lstil e (style)
of ::'the sunanimops declaration of the
thirteen United States of America, "
and that the same, when engrossed.
be, signed. BY every member of con- :
gress. J.: a.. I'LL. . -,
It could not .have, been. headed "Un-
animous" on July 4, for the, New
York delegates had not been auth
orized to agree to it, and it was not
until sJuly Is that IT. WAS announced
in the continental congress that the
assembly of New York had approved
! the.deelaratioa and. thus made it IN
sanimOus.
On Aug. 2, 1875, the Declaration Of
Independence, beingssengrossed and
compared, was signed by the mem
bers; those who were not present on
Aug. 2 affixing their signatures at
later dates, all but one signing be-
fore Jan. 10, 1777.
1t has. been ascertained that Of the
fifty-six signers, more than one
fourth were not present on July 4,
1776, andssseven of them Thornton,
Williams, Rush., Clymer, Smith, Tay-
lor and Ross-were not members on
that date. On the other hand, seven
members. on that date-George Gin
ton, John ,Alsop, r. RI Livingston,
Henry Wisner, Thomas Willing,
Charles Humphreys and John Rogers
had not-the-privilege of becoming
"signers,'' for. the membership of all
but one had ceased prior to- Aug!i2.
'+ The first official issue of the dec
,laration bearing the, names of the
sigpersnwas printed f4asz A. obroadslde
in, Baltimore under the, resolutionEof
jan Is, lit, ordering that. copies
be sent to each Of the United States.
There are only four copies of this Is
sue now known to exist, one of which
lis in the library ofgeongress attWashi'
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DO YOU KNOW THAT

- . . ~. d Z 3D..
Better wages make better health
Better health makes better citi-
zens?
Better citizens make q better ma
ton?
The U. S. Public Health Service
found 70 per cent of the rural homes
in certain county unprovided with
sanitary conveniences of any kind?
Cholera is spread in the same man
ner as typhoid fever?
Scarlet fever kills over 10, 900 AM
orleans each year?
.Hookworm enters through the
skin? -i. &&z,.- -, a~
He who builds up healths lays
up treasure in the Bank of Nature
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-03

Most Eminent Medical
az 7:
u ..., ..s.s;.s:AuthQrities Endorse II.

Y Dr.. Eberles and DR.. Braithwsite %
We}l aasDr. Simonzwzsalls distinguished
authors agree that whta4eYeS1aay b.
the disease, the urine seldom fails Il
furnishing US with clue to the princi-
plesz upon which it is toa hei treated,
and ACCURATE knowledge concerning the
nature Of disease can thus be obtained.
If backache, scalding urine Of frequent
pEination bother or distress syou, Or If
uric acid in the blood has caused rheu-
matism, gout4 or sciatica OF YOU suspect
kidney or bladder trouble lust write Or.
Pierce ae the SUR ical Institute, Budhalo
N.Y. send q sample iof urinei ana de-
scribe symptoms. You Mill reeeiye tree
medical advice after Dr, Pierce chemist
has examined the urine ~ this will be
carefully done without charge, and you
will be under no obligation. DR. Herces
during many years Of experimentation
has discovered new remedy which he
finds ia thiEtyseYen times more power
tul than ithia in FemoYing uric acid
from the system. II you are suffering
from sbackache or the pains Of rheuna-
ham, goto youxshestf druggist and ask
fQr. cent box ofisssAnNfsc = iputiup
BY DR.. Pierce. Dr.. Rerce's .Favorite
Prescription for weak women and Dr.
Pierce Goldans Medical Discovery for
the blood have been fayorablyr known
tor the, past forty years and more. They
are standard remedies to-daY-aa well
- Doctor PieFce's Pleasant Pellets for
thea liver and bowels. You cans get q
sample at any one of these remedies
Ry writing pr. Pierce. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-03

The name of Thomas Mexican,
which does not appearing among the
signers in the printed copy, was ad-
ded later-possibly not until 1871,
making the fifty-sixth signer.
Little has ever been done to per-
petuate the memory of these fifty
six early Americans, only few of
whom are well known, but it is in
teresting to know that the, National
Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution, in cooperation with the
Society of Descendants of the Sign
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-03
STATE GEOGRAPHICAL I
NAMES AND THEIR HIS
: TORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

prepared by the Minnesota
Historical Society for the
United Press.)
WADENA COUNTY
The name ,Wadena, an old
8 Objiway word, meaning "a
little round ,hill,"" was given
j. first to. a trading post of the
old trail from Crow Wing
to- Pembina, located on the =
u. west bank of the Grow Wing
river. between the mouths Of
( the Leaf and Partridge
rivers. and had reference to
the rounded appearance of the
l. bluffs at this point. With the
abandonment of the TRAIL: the
post diminished in import
ance, and at the present time:
hardly a trace of the old
buildings remain. The name
was applied to the county on
it's establishment in 1858,
and at later period. was be-
slowed on the present county
seat which, is located some
fifteen miles. west, Of the or -
- iginal .Wadena, trading post. L
The word is accented on tn e.
second syllable, and each "a'
+, is pronounced as in father
/
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ingtOn. 80 1t aisaauthenticated in writ
ing by John Hancock as president of
the congress and attested by secre-
-tary Thomson.
i Contrary to popular opinion, there
fore, lit; is seen that the declaration
was not signed on July 4, the day it
passed, but between Aug. 2, 1876,
and Jan. 10, 1777, after it had been
engrossed and compared, and then
only by f1fty-five members, all of
Whoma were ordered to do so by the
passed July 10, 1776.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-03

ers, is locating the graves Of those
patriots and preparing memorial
volume to include a biography of
each Individual
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-03
FIRST CALL MADE .z. :.
FOR HARVEST HANDS
(By United Press)

St. Paul, MIMI, July 3.-Minne-
nesota today first felt the call from
the southwest for harvest hands.
Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas are:
calling for as many men as last year.
Northern Texas and Oklahoma don't
want as many men as last year.
Peaceful Scandinavians who -inhabit
this section don't relish ,warlike
southern Texas ~ .a =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-03
FOURTH OF JULY.

In view of the fact that the forty
eight states of the union, together
with Porto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska,
will celebrate the Fourth of July as
= Independence day, it is interesting to
note how this nationwide holiday
came to be celebrated and whatzcit.
" should signify to all Americans.
July the fourth is now holiday
concentrating the birthday of. the:
nation, for on. that date in >1776I the
continental congress. of the thirteen
= colonies of America adopted the dee.i
laration of independence which pros
claimed them free and independent
states, absolved from all allegiance
with the British crown. *&ss
The original of this .sbirth certifi-
cate" written by hand on parchment,l
and. now much worn and faded, afs
preserved carefully in an air tight
and light proof case in the library
of the department. Of state at Wash,
ington. Only fac-similes. are now ex--
. 4hibited, the original being far too
precious a, document to- risk in the,
light and air. ETft
The, history of the origin and draft
ing of. the declaration of is-of inter-,
est. In. the second continental con-
igress,1 which was meetingain Pfila-:
delphia, Richard Henry Lee Of Viz
ginia on June 4, 1776, introduced
the following resolution, which was
q seconded by John Adams.
Resolved, That these United
i Colonies. are, and ofright. ought
2 to be- free and independent.
/, states; that stheyttrare2 absofved
- from all allegiance tosthe Brit us,
to ish CROWN ,andathat all political ~
1ieg connection between them ana >
y athe state Of Great Britain is,
ought to s5beF totally Il dis,
solved. .-s = IL -
fa7e3 That it, is expedients forthwith
shsSto take the most effectual meas
srssures forthcoming !; foreign alli-
s,t ances. r, @: ~t" SSH
XIX THAT a gplana ofsJeonfederation
a.. beapreparedoandst transmitted to
I'll the respectivei colonies for their
appreciation.
Consideration of this ! resolution
was postponed and on June II.
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben
jamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and
r.. r. Livingston were appointed
committee to prepare declaration
to serve as preamble to this inde-
pendence resolution.
This committee, known as the JEFF
& ferson committee, submitted draft
Of the declaration on June az, which
was laid on the table for later con-
sideration. On Julye1 congress, sit
ting as "a committee of the whole to
, consider the resolution respecting In
4 dependence, agreed thereto and re-
ported II, to congress. sa
On Julys2 the resolution itself was
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-03

WANTED will buy city Of Bemidji
warrants. See me before selling.
g. B., care of Pioneer. sa.s 1916
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5uscEI1AnIjloUijb

Observation-Disclosures
ADYERTIsERs-The sgfeatastats OF
q North Dakota oftses ualinits4 oD-
:, sportunitiesa for business. to elassi-
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advertising medium nsthssFargo
Daily and Sunday Gourtsr-Nsws
the only seven-dayz papaEs In the
= state and the paper which carries
p, the largest amount OF classified
,, advertising. The . gCouries-Nsws
:. covers North Dakota like q blank
4 ct; reaching, oil parts Of the state
the day Of publication; 1t 10 the
paper to use. in order to get ~
suits; rates one cent, psr. word 1rse
8 insertion, rone-half5 cent0Dsr word
- succeeding insertions: sahfty scents
sTper, line per month. Address the
r -Courier-News, Fargo. n. d.
FOR, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tor
every make of typewriter on the
: market at 80 cents and rs cents
" each. Every ribbon 1oid for Is
cents guaranteed: oPhons orders
promptly filed, Mall orders given
the same carsfuI attsation ~ when
you appear In person: Phone 81.
The Bemidjf Pionesr once supply
Store. -
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-11
Birthday Party

Friends were entertained last
Monday evening at the home of
John Sweetman, Cooches' Bridge
in honor of the sixteenth birthday
Of their daughter, Miss Clara
Sweetman. Miss Sweetnan re
ccived many useful gifts. Tho
house was tastefully decorated
with autumn leaves, ferns, and
golden rod. Singing, dancing,
games, and selections on the or f.
anola and accordian afforded en-
tertainment for the guests. Re-
freshments were served.
The guests included Misses Elsie
Timmons, Ruth Baker, May Brown
Martha Pogue, Clara Thorp, May
Pogue, Clara Sweetman; Messrs.
Lewis Ash, Joseph Slack, Cooper
Lloyd, john Smith, Clifford Slack,
David Pogue, John Cunningham,
William O'Connell, John Sweet
man, Ncrebrt Cashell, Thomas
Sweetman, Maker Cashell, Lam
bert WINS, Charles Smith, Mr..
Ware; Mr.. and Mrs. Cashell, and
son Irwin, Mrs. Johnson and son
Mr.. John McCarns, Mr..
and nephew, Mr. and Mrs.
John Sweetman.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-11
NEW SERIAL BEGINS
AT OPERA HOUSE
First Of Picture Series Shown
Last Tuesday

The Consolidated Film Corpora
ton recently rendered the critics
of the different trades papers and
newspapers an informal luncheon
After enjoying the sumptuous re-
past, the guests adjourned to the
Metro projection room and wit
messed an advance showing Of the
first two episodes of "The Grim
son Stain Mystery" which will be
shown by the Newark Opera
House Company, beginning CHS
Tuesday evening.
Three episodes give promise of a
thrilling and aborbing serial that
will undoubtedly hold audiences
in suspense from the first to the
last episodes.
Maurice Costello and Ethel
Grandin play the leading role and
are given ample opportunity to
show their ability. They are sup
ported by an excellent cast COM
prised of Thomas J. McGrane as
DR.. Burton Montrose, Olga Olo-
nova as Vanya Tosca, the adven-
turess; William H. Cavanough as
Felix Driscoll, N. J. Thompson as
Jim Tanner, and The Crimson
Stain Mystery CD as Pierre LIE
Rue. The story is as follows:
Harold Stanley Maurice Co.'S
tello) is the son of a big news
paper owner and editor, and is
working on his fathers paper.
Men in New York are being muir
dered wholesale by a band of
strangers, the police being help
less to stop them when the story
begins. Stanley and Florence
Montrose ethel Grandin), while
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-11

walkig one night, witness the muir
der of a man, silhoutted against a
window curtain. by the straglers.
While Florence goes for the police,
Stanley breaks through the win
dow and for the first time the
band is seen at work. Harold sees
a crimson stain in the eyes of the
leader of the gang. Stanley's faith
err offers a reward Of $4,000 for
the capture of the Crimson Stain
band. That same night, while din
ing at the Montrose home, is
strangled to death.
DR.. Mortrose (Ethel's father is
al eminent scientist and discovers
biological element which he be-
lieves will improve the mental fac
ulties of the human race, but,
when tested, reacts, making muir
Gerers instead. The doctor is in
no way suspected of his connec-
ton with the band.
In the second episode, Stanley
takes charge Of his fathers news
paper and uses all his efforts to
capture the muz derers to avenge
his fathers death. The gang de-
eide to kill Stanley, and Vanya
Tosca is sent on ahead to Clay
toms studio to put Harold out of
the way.
Florence visits Clayton's studio
and La Rue threatens to kill her.
Stanley, coming up the stairc at
that moment, hears her screams
and goes to the rescue. He meets
Tanner and fight takes place. In
the meantime, LaRuc hypnotizes
Florenceandcarries sdna no Tocw
Florence and carries her out
through another door Just as
Stanley breaks in the main do yr.
Tanner takes Florence in an auto
and makes for the den of the band.
Stanley, looking out of the win
low, sees them and gives chase in
lis auto and rescues Florence.
When they arrive at her home, her
,ather states that only the one
Who hypnotized her can bring her
'ut of the trance. ADV.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-11
Stag Surface For Improved Road

About sixty leading taxpayers
CT New Garden township, Chester
county, met last week and favor
ed the Improvement of the road
leading from Toughkenamon to
the Delaware line by township
and individual subscription. En-
gineer n. r. Rambo of West Ches-
ter, was selected to supervise the
work. The road for a distance of
about four miles will be graded
and improved and surfaced with
Stag which gives satisfactory re
suits. The road will be improved
this fall for l 3-4 miles from
Toughkennamon to the New Gar
den village store on the Lancas-
ter and Newport pike. Next year
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-11

| the rest of the road to the Della
ware line will be improved in the
same manner.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-11
$3.50 to $40 Suits at Only
SIS.
Sizes to 18 Years. Newest Norfolk STYLES

That they distinctive
"heh they
who their eto
There's complete Styles shapes color and dimension, will,
soft hatThe
green browns esn blue mixtures NAV he bent m
shapes worm II ~ ~
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-11

COMPLETE NEW FALL LINE OF JOHN B. STETsON,s
DERBIES AND SOFT HATS AT $3.50 Sd oo Ann se m
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-29
DR.. J. B. CLARK TO
ADDRESS Y. w. c. A.
Will Speak at Opening Vesper
Service Next Sunday.

At the opening vesper service OF the
fall, the Y. w. C. A. has procured as
speaker the Rev. John Britain Clark,
d. D.. pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church OF this city.
DR.. Clark will speak In the association
parlors Supnday at 4:3o. His subject will
be the need and value OF Bible study.
The wife OF the Secretary Of War. Mrs.
Newton d. Baker. will sing,
Mrs. Mary c. Stevens. In charge Of
this years religious work. has planned.
in addition to the vesper services, q
number Of Bible classes. to meet weekly
throughout the year. Among these
classes will be the Sunday school classes
at $3.50 on Sunday, the Bible students
class, meeting Tuesday evenings with
Miss Mable N. Thurston. and a course
on Lives Worth Living" a series OF
character studies with special applica-
ton to the economic and industrial prob
lens of women today.
The executive committee Of the South
American Club will meet tomorrow
night to plan their work for the fall.
Tho vesper service, an important part
Of the clubs work. probably will be held
at Vacation Lodge. In Cherrydale. late
In October.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-29
D. c. militia TO TRY
FOR RIFLE HONORS
Coast Artillery Company and
Naval Battalion VIII Start
Elimination Firing Saturday.

Details Of members Of the Coast
Artillery Company and the Naval Bat
TALON Of the District militia have been
ordered to report at the Congress
Heights rife range Saturday to par
ticipate in q competition TO select q
rife team to represent the District
militia In the national rife matches at
Jacksonville, Fla.
The personnel OF the rife team this
yedr will be selected entirely from the
two organizations that have not been
called into the Federal service. Nine
teen officers and men are to be selected
for the team as q result Of the COM
petitive shooting at the range satur-
day.
when these selections have been
made, provision will be made for the
team selected to practice at the range
until October II. when the members viii
depart for Jacksonville.
An ample supply Of ammunition has
been obtained for the practice OF the
team, and II IL expected that with care
full coaching the District will make q
good showing.
Many OF the best marksmen in the
national guard are in the organizations
that are now In the Federal service.
It has been decided not to take any of
these men for the District teams.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-29
DAHLIA SHOW. ON AT
BERWYN TOMORROW
More Than Three Hundred Differ
ent Varieties to Be Shown.

Dahiia fanciers. take noticei
More than three hundred varieties OF
dahlias are to re shown beginning To-
morrow Rare dahiias and common'
dahlias both will be present.
The occasion r. the frst annual ex-
hibition of the Southern Dahlis Asso-
iation. at Berwyn. in the knights OF
Pythias Hall Both amateur and pro-
fessionai growers are to take part.
Cactus decorative. pompon. peony
lowered, single and collorative dahlias
lin fact, all kinds-win be there. Ad-
Exhibits OF other flowers will be, wei.
come, though the show IL primarily OF
dahlias.
of Prof. J. B. s. Norton. president by
attsville; w. Il. Claim, secretary, Col
lege Park, and A. b. Cahan. Berwyn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-29
Justice Peelle to Speak
At Law College Opening

Hon. Stanton J. Peelle. former chief
Justice of the United States Court
of Claims. will be the principal
speaker at the formed opening OF the
Washington College of Law tonight
at the college building. 1877 New
York avenue.
Lessons will be assigned tonight,
til October 2. The enrolment is
larger this year than ever before.
officials of the school say. The
school IL co-educational and has q
large force OF instructors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-29
Officers of Choral Club
OfY. w. G. A. Announced

OFFICERS Of the Choral Grub Of the z.
w. @. A have Just been announced.
Miss Gertrude Ellis was elected presi-
dent; Miss Anna Pinncoch. vice presi-
dent; Mrs.. Elizabeth Funk Waldo.
librarian; Mrs. F. A. Reinohl. secretary.
and Miss ZELDA Starr. treasurer.
A rally Of the club will be held Oc-
tober to meet the now leader Of the
club. Mrs. Blair. now travelling in Eu-
rope. All old members OF the club
and those desiring to become members
are invited TO attend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-29
TEACHERS MEETINGS
AT AN END TO-DAY
Miss Comstock Talks on Nature
Study.

The series OF meetings for public
school teachers for the past week will
end today.
Lectures By Mrs. Anna Il. Comstock
on nature study and its uses and vari-
GUS meetings Of teachers of different
grades will complete the program.
School officials state that the series OF
tend. have been valuable.
On Monday, when school opens, the
teachers are ready To return TO their
work with new ideas that can be put
into practice at the beginning OF school.
Because of this. school officials believe
the short time lost by the postponed
opening Of school will readily be
made mp.