davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Adjustable Axle.

An adjustable axle features q new
motorcycle sidecar to accommodate Il
to loads carried.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
DupIex Sprjno Invented.

0oPsSN OP'H"0 '"vSTse0s
Duplex automobile springs have
been invented by a Californian, an aux
Hilary spring coming into action IL the
main one breaks or is overloaded.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
ChHdike Disposition,

She was named Baby" by the
nurses because of her sweetness and
chlldlike disposition; especially was
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
The Home Stretch,

Keep this thing firmly in mind
The boys whom we have sent to
France are fighting for the things
in life which we hold most lear
Without these things, life would not
be worth living.
The life of civilized nations is
built upon the principles of truth,
good faith. honor. If you can't de
pend upon other peoples agree
ments, of what use is it to build
houses or acquire property o: make
any effort for per: Onal community
advsr cement.
Our enemies openly disregard
and break their agreements and
defy all laws of God and man. They
deliberately revert 10 the conditions
of 10000 years ago, when the man
with the biggest club ran things.
They are attempting TO upset and
destroy everything man has ac
compllshed in 10000 years to make
life worth while.
They soil wOmanhoOd, and they
trample upon old age with their
cruel feet
The world is going to be an intol-
cradle place to live in if that Find
of thing is to be allowed to rule
and have its way. Every man with
a spark of manhood either ought Il
get out with gun and fight it, o.
if the government does NOT want
him as a fighter. 10 stay at HON:
ard earn and save money for thos,
who fight it Everything we low
hold dear, and reverence, all on
business profit end all civic pros
pprity, is threatened by this reve'
sion to baGbariSm
So we must al take hold with {
will and give a solendd and ampl
support to the boys that are fight
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
Trustees Sale.

On Friday, November 1, 1918. be-
tween the hours of 8 o'clock a. m.
and S O'Clock p. m. of that day. at.
the Nest Court House Door in the
city of Paris. Monroe County, Mis-
souri,, will sell at public auction
for cash in hand all of Lots and z
in Block S of Warmers Addition to
Monroe City, in Monroe County.
Missouri. This sale is made by rea-
son of default in the terms of a
Deed of Trust dated Jan. 26, 1912,
made by Mary E. Jordan and her
husband Doc Jordan and recorded
in the Deed Records OF Monroe
County. Missouri, in Mortgage Book
48 at page 637.
! W. R P. jackson, Trustee.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
Trustees Sale.

On Friday. November l, 1918. be-
tween the hours of 3 o'clock a. m.
and S o'clock p. m. of that day. at
the West Court House Door in the
city of Paris, Monroe County, Mis-
souri,. will sell at public auction
for cash in hand all of Lot 9 and 10
and West 80 feet of Lot II in Block
8 to Peirsols Addition to Monroe
City. in Monroe County, Missouri.
This sale is made by reason of de-
fault in the terms of a Deed of Trust
dated Feb. 6, 1909, made by Ida A.
Wilson aud her husband. Tony, and
recorded in the Deed Records of
Monroe County, Missouri, in Mort
gage Book as at page 457.
W. R P. Jackson, Trustee.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
Government Takes Control.

The government assumed COM
plete control over all buildings in
the state when the Missouri Coun-
Gil of Defense received a far reach
ing order from the War Industries
Board.
Under the order, all buildings
must first apply for permit from
the county council of defense, which
will make a report to the state
council, where the application will
be passed on If the proposed work
is approved as essential the applica.
ton will be granted. If classed as
non-essential the permit will not be
granted. Final jurisdiction and
power in controlling the construc.
ton of buildings will rest with the
War Industries Board.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
Farm Going At Sacrifice.

We have a 100 acre farm that
must be sold. The company that
owns it, made a loan on the place.
and had to take it in.
Ii is DOW offered for sale. aud, of
course, all they want is the amount
of the loan and expense.
Any one acquainted with the way
a company loans money on land.
will know that this is a bargain.
Call and let US give you more par
ticulars.
A. S. Jayne & Son.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18

When conditions are as at pres
ent, the man or woman who will
hide money and thereby take il
out of use, is as disloyal as is the
person who helps the Germans
fight against our country. Every
we'll informed persons knows every
conservative bank in the country
is restricting its loans in order that
it may assist in financing the war.
Banks are doing this every where
at a heavy loss of business and
every dollar withheld from the
banks reduces the aid they can ex-
tend to the government just one
dollar, Banks every where are
borrowing money today and yet
some people are walking around
with dead money in their pockets.
Live people should keep money
alive.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
Permits for Road Work.

No construction or maintenance
work on roads can be done after
November 1 without a special gov
eminent permit Instructions TO
this effect we're sent out to county
surveyors last week by the State
Highway Engineer Alexander W..
Graham, of Jefferson City.
Road work that is now under
way and cannot be finished by No
vember 1 also comes under the
special permit ruling The depart
ment urges that no new contracts
be let or other work arranged for TO
cover periods after November l
without first consulting with the
state highway department. The
new ruling is to conserve cement
and other building materials neces
sary in government construction
work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itoss and others interested in the
estate of Alfred G. Jones, deceased.
that the undersigned administrator
will make final settlement of said
estate at the next term of the Pro-
bate Court of Monroe County, Mis-
souri,, to be begun and holden at
the court house in the city of Paris.
Missouri. ON Monday. the nth day
of November, 1918.
H. B. Mudd, Admr.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
Paving State Debt.

The State Fund Commissioners
Wednesday authorized Auditor
Hickman to pay $4,000 Octo-
Der 20 on the state loan of $4,000
600, which we negotiated by Gov
ernor Gardner at the. beginning of
his administration to take care Of
state debts This payment will
leave balance of $500,0O0 and the
commissioners hope to pay this
January l.
The commissioners instructed
Hackmann to invest $1,000 in
Fourth Liberty Bonds from the
seminary fund There is a surplus
of ST 100 in the fund
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
TAXPAYERS Notice

| am preparing TO meet you at
the places and dates mentioned
below. Remember this is my last
year and it is necessary that every
body pay up ia order that nv an
nual settlement may he com
plete. The penalty will 60 on af-
ter January / All delinquent
personal taxes must he paid with
out further delay. Please meet me
if possible when l come around as
follows:
Ash Monday, October II.
Duncan's Bridge-Tuesday, Oc-
q tober %.
Woodlawn Wednesday, Octo-
Der %.
Granville Thursday, October "a
Santa Fe-Monday and Tuesday
October % and 20.
Florida-Wednesday, October 80
and until noon 31st.
North Fork Monday, NoVem
Der 4.
Stoutsville Tuesday and Wed
nesday, November S and 6.
Indian Creek November IL.
Monroe City November IL, Is
ID and Is.
Madison Monday and Tuesday
November IS and 10.
Holliday-Wednesd Novem
Der 20.
overwhelmingly, Novem
Der 81.
A. C Beaver. Collector.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18

The directors of the Chicago Pub
lie Library have decided to throw
out all German books on military
subjects. But there is nothing
strange about that. The Huns
themselves have about reached the
point where they are ready to throw
away their military books and or.
der a new set written by a gentle
men named Ferdinand Focn
The life of a great many people is
work, eat. sleep, the same old round
day after day. The monotony
wears a man out faster than the
actual toll. The human body needs
a certain amount of variety to keep
il at its best. A diversion is al
ways Wholesome.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18

After rea ling the symptoms of
Spanish grip we are at a loss to un-
derstand how hay fever victims are
to tell where the hay fever left off
aud the grip commenced.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18

An exchange records all incident
of an individual who married three
women and then enlisted in the
regular army. He was possibly
seeking a nice. quiet, peaceable
position.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
$1,000 Reward.

Lost. Saturday September %, be.
tween Monroe City and the Less
Osborne place. gents open face gold
watch and chain Above reward
will be paid for return of same
0 Elliott
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18

Some women are awful touchy
A widow has brought an action
against paper which said her hus-
band had gone to a happier home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18

NOW is the time to have your
Christmas pictures made Miss
Belle Johnson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18

ing this great battle so nobly Let
us make them feel that we are back
of them to our last dollar. Ii is so
slight a sacrifice we make for them,
in fact no sacrifice at ALL In buy
ing Liberty bonds. with one act we
make a splendid business invest
ment, and help to save all we hold
dear from the claw of the be asst
Twenty bucketsful of indentifica-
ton tags we're taken from the Ger.
man dead who fell in the first
weeks fighting of the German drive
which opened on March Fl. 1918.
according to press report from
Holland These Identification discs
are about the size of an American
quarter. and it is estimated that
there must have been $4,000 il
this one shipment. The German
casualties of the first three week:
of the drive were estimated al
100000 BY the end of the frs
week 10 September the total Ger
man casualties in 1918, as estimat
ed from the most reliable reports
obtainable, had grown to more thar
a million, killed, wounded ano
prisoners.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18

He caugike rapwith only chance million
coming out alive He thought Of
While trembling
hundred
throwershac told what they
adventure
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-10-18
A Closeup of the War

Newspapers and magazines the along broad
ncsthey speak of nations and armies. But these stories
tell about the daring audacous and heroic deeds of
MEN-irdviduals. They tell of exploits which
think could happen. No professional author in
the history Of literature could tell such Stories for mans
could think them Yet each of these stories
truc-and startling that the mind simply agape
wonder They thrill with 6old Ash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23
GIVE MEN TRAINING
Camp Funston Will Be Turned Into a
Winter University.

Camp Funston, Dec. 23.-Camp
Funston will be turned into a winter
university in which soldiers stationed
here for any length of time will be
given training along industrial and
mechanical lines, as well as military
training. The following statement of
the plan was made today by Maj Gen.
Leonard Wood, camp comma nder:
I'm order that each man who comes
to Camp Funston and remains any
length of time may receive not only
military training but other training
which may be useful and which will
increase his citizenship and industrial
efficiency and make him a more val
liable member of his community on
returning to civil life. 1 have decided
to utilize in part the winter period.
Afternoons, when the weather inter
feres with outdoor work, such educa-
tional. mechanical. industrial and ag-
r1culturai training as possible Will be
given to the men Of the command who
desire it, also all illiterates will be
placed under instruction.
The Kansas Agricultural College
has offered to take not to exceed 500
men for training in its machine shops.
The training is practical in character
and will cover various lines of me-
chanical work and instruction cover
ing various types of motors, etc. The
college has also volunteered to send a
number of professors to the camp to
lures and to conduct instruction in the
various branches of animal husbandry
and agriculture for men who are in
terested in agriculture, and who in
tend to take up or return to cattle
raising, agriculture, fruit growing, etc,
| on release from the service.
AS many competent instructors as
| possible will be drawn from the COM
mand and enlisted personnel of the
camp to conduct courses of instruction
in the different branches of general
education In other words, it is pro-
| posed to devote a considerable portion
| of the winter period to work which
| will tend substantially to improve the
men. or instead of a period of idleness,
/ it will be one filled with military and
| all around training.
| 1T is believed that this line of pol
| icy will tend to the contentment of the
| command and unquestionab bly, will
| tend to the betterment of the indi-
| vidual from every standpoint"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23
AN ACROBATIC FORD
Car Turned Two F1ipflops and Landed
sOn All Fours

1t was hard to believe the story re-
lated at police headquarters Sunday
night by Patrolman George Moore.
even tho it concerned a Ford car. He
said he was on his way to work in
North Topeka Sunday morning and
just as he reached the south approach
OF the Melan bridge Ford car ap-
peared from the north travelling at a
terrific rate of speed. Moore said he
stepped into the street and yelled to
the driver to stop, which he did with
such suddennes& that the car turned
two flip-flops and came down again
on its wheels.
When taken to the police station
and booked for speeding. the driver
of the alleged acrobatic car gave the
name of r. E. Jordon. He was re-
leased on IS cash bond and could
not be found today to verify Moore's
amazing yarn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23
'ELkS' XMAS TREE
Arrangements Complete for Annual
Holiday Affair.

Holiday Affair.
All of the Arrangements incident to
the annual giving of gifts by the Elks
lodge are complete. The annual
Christmas tree celebration will be held
as usual and yet not as usual.
The tree will be in place. all deco
rated up" Christmas eve. The pres
ents and the candy.>everything dear to
the juvenile heart. will all be ready for
distribution Christmas eve, but the
real tree celebration will not be held
until 10 o'clock Christmas morning.
This year the Elks, have placed an
age limit on the prospective receivers
CT their bounty. Children twelve years
of age or younger are the chosen of
the club and children within the speci-
fled limit will be the only ones who
will be the, recipients of Elk giving
Christmas morning.
On account of the flu ban the Elks
are forbidden the usual celebration
indoors, but they have arranged so
that the music and stuff which al
ways goes with the occasion will take
place in the street. 1T 10 o'clock the
doors will be open and in single file
the children will pass thru the lobby
of the club to receive the gifts which a
benevolent Santa Claus has left there
for them.
1t is urged that parents take every
possible step to prevent their children
from arriving at the club on Seventh
street too long before the opening OF
the doors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23
ALL CLOSED TIGHT?
Sunday Night Raids by County At
torney Proved Futile.

That the questionable houses of To-
peka have been frightened into COM
parative inactivity WAS evidenced Sum-
day night when raids on four different
places by County Attorney Fisher and
a squad of policemen in charge of Ser
geant Hiram Sturm failed to reveal
even so much as a drop of liquor. No
one was found in" and there was no
evidence that the places were other
than law-abiding.
The efforts of number OF club
women of the city to induce Fisher to
reveal the names of the prominent To-
pekans who were alleged to have Wis
tied the A. A. Saum place at 724 Mon
roe street, have proved unavatling.
The county attorney is still steadfast
in the matter of secrecy.
A letter signed by "a taxpayer" has
been received by Fisher asking why
the girl inmates of the place should
be arrested and compelled to submit to
a physical examination while the men
who were alleged to have visited the
place are allowed to go free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23
Knapp Thinks Governor Should
Receive $4,000 a Year.
He Would Increase All Other
~ State Salaries.
MOVE AGRICULTURAL BOARD
He Wants 1t Taken to Agricul-
tural College.
Recommends Legislature Make
War on DandeliOns.

The coming state legislature is urged
to equalize the salaries of state cleo
tive officers in recommendations from
the office of Fred w. Knapp, state
auditor. Knapps recommendations
would. in most cases. provide for a
all elective officers. There should be
a law. he says whereby the governor
would draw not less than $4,000 a year
and all other elective officers not less
than $4,000. He cites that the figures
are. still less than the average salaries
paid elective officers in other states
ranking with Kansas
The governors s:~ry is at present
$1,000 u year. and the pay of the other
elective officers ranges from $4,000 to
$1,000 a year, altho only two officers
draw the maximum of $4,000.
Move Board OF Agriculture.
Some of Knapp's recommendations
much damage to Topeka. This par
ticular recommendation urges that the
state board of agriculture, and other
boards dealing with agriculture and
horticulture. now located in Topeka,
be consolidated and moved to the ag-
ricultural college at Manhattan. He
also urges centralizatioin of all live
stock boards and commissions.
= The state auditor does not, however
overlook the many much needed inn
pfoVementS at the State mouse ana on
the grounds surrounding. He reviews
the surplus dandelions which infect
the lawn every summer and declares
that the lawn should be built UP with
soil which viii grow blue grass.
Increase Other Wages.
In addition to his wage recon-
mendations for elective officers
Knapp urges that the wages of ap-
pointive help in the state house SHOULD
also be qualified. lie asks a wage OF
$500 a year for chief clerks. s1.5Ot
for bookkeepers and other clerical
hciD and . uniform salary Of s1.20C
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23
Red Cross Hero, Decorated
Twice, Visiting His Parents.
Confirms Story of Coming Mar
/, riage to COUNTESS.
SIX MONTHS OF VALOR FOR HIM
He Witnessed Last Great Drives
on Italian Front.
Saw Carnage of Austrians
When Piaye River Rose. r.

/ Distinguished by a medal decoration
man other than an Italian, and affirm
ing his intention to marry a beautiful
woman of the Italian nobility, of royal
descent, Topeka man, Milford Baker.
appeared in his home town Sunday for
a visit to his parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. NJ. w. Baker. of 1908 Bodies ave-
nue..
An announcement Of young Bakers
engagement to the Countess Rina
Waldemarco de Rossi, daughter of
Count de Rossi. was made in Topeka
a few days ago. Skeptical Topeka
shook her head. and said, How
come ?" But it is really true. and an
elaborate, official betrotha1 ceremony,
such as is used to make public the
engagements of titled heiresses of
southern Europe, was held to make
known to the noble families of Italy
the news that the beautiful young
countess of Rossi was to marry a
young American with no title but plain
, Mister" then engaged in the business
of ambulance driving to carry wound
ed soldiers from the battlefields. Ba-
ker's titles come after his name, and
are in the form of letters indicating
college degrees. for he has a degree
from Washburn, and will have one
from Harvard university this spring.
| Being an ambulance driver for the
Red Cross, subjects a man to the rigid
ness of military orders. and being
| ordered out to duty at the time the
! elaborate, formal betrothal ceremony
was to be held. the young hero missed
/ the sight, and escaped the ordeal of
| taking part in the ceremonial used to
/ publish the tidings-to the elect of the
! Italian public. He expects to return
/, to Italy in June and his marriage is
! to be solemnized about the first of
! July. After that he expects to manage
the estates of the bride. She belongs
to one of the oldest noble families OF
| Italy, a branch of the royal house of
| Savoy. The lands of the house of
Rossi lie in the valley of the Piave
| river.
| Baker is a little shy in speaking OF
his fiancee. except to declare her alto
| gether beautiful and charming. She lie
the only child of the family. and is
! highly educated and cultured. The
| conversations between the young low
| ers were carried on in French. in as
much as both understood that Ian
guage and neither understood the
native tongue of the other. "Al1 edu-
Gated Italians Baker says. speak
| French about as well as they'd their
own language.
Wears Two Medals
: Baker wears two METALS both be-
slowed in recognition of courage and
| valorous service under difficulty. The
/ given to Baker for service in an all
raid. in which he went beyond the
duty assigned by his orders and
r-ndered valuable service in the care
of the wounded. King Emmanue
pinned the decoration upon him, an6
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23
W. F. HAYSLIT is DEAD
He Was Chief Clerk in State Auditor.
Office Twelve Years.

Word of the death of William F.
Hayslit. who until two years ago was
chief clerk in the state auditors Of
flee for twelve years, was received in
Topeka today. g
Haysiit was well known in state
house and state political circles. Two
years ago he resigned from the state
pay roll and went to Salina. where he
b lame affiliated with an insurance
company. His death occurred in
Bartlesvi1le, Okla. The body will be
brought to Topeka for burial. accord
ing to word received by state house
officials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23

year for photographers. These sal
aries now range from $1.10o to s2,40o
a year.
Knapp also asks that the legislature
pass a law requiring that all state
warrants be presented for payment
within two years after the date of is
sue, and authorizing the state treas
urer and state auditor to cancel all
warrants outstanding in excess of that
limit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23
FIRST GAME APRIL 20
Major Leagues VIII Play First Game
on That Date

Chicago, Dec. 23.-ThA 1919 ma jor
league season will open on Wednesday.
April %. President Ban johnson Of
the American league announced today
on his return from New York. The
opening date was agreed upon att
conference with John A. Heydler.
president of the National league. The
majors have definitely decided 20 play
schedules of 40 games instead Of 1874,
he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23
British Navy In.

London. Dec pa report was cir
culated here today that the first and
fifth battle squadrons of the British
navy will participate in Americas
naval review. 1t was also stated that
French and Italian warships might
also participate.