davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-29
Athletics Win at Last

Philadelphia. August 2S.-Philadelphia
ended its losing streak of nine straight
today by IA to 2 victory over New
York Meusel has now hit safeiy IN -
stroiobt sames Score: R.H.E.
Rev York ..... 020 900 0O0- 2
PhiIadelpha .. 200 260 22'-14 Is 0
Batteries: Winters. Dubuc and Snyder;
Hogg and Adams.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-29
SPORTS.
LocAL--Ry WIRE

the "NonpareiT of the bygone days
probably didn't earn $4,000 in purses
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01
SALES LOOK GOOD TO
BETHLEHEM MOTORS

Never did the sales outlook seem
| better than at present with the
! Bethlehem Motors corporation. Allen
| town. Pa, according to information
| received from Roy Davey. assistant
general sales manager. Mr. Davey
says that In making this statement
he has not taken into consideration
the present increase of orders. but has
only looked al the various Indications
OF the future as n whole. One of
the best barometers of the truck mar
ket is the car market said Mr..
Davey.
Individual prosperity u always IN
dicated by car saleA" no continued
Truck sales today are becoming
stoad Of corporation sales. A. In the
past Corporation Gales will always
exist, and the additional market "
found In individuals who purchase
trucks for contract work. and farm
ers who have awakened to the fact
that II II not always profitable to con-
fine their load to the capacity Of
their touring car tonneAu. Farmers
have found that tho bigger load on
the truck means more money return
The truck Is q twelve m on tbs In the
year selling proposition, while car
sales are up and down, according to
the season. The passenger car busi-
ness Is dependent upon ability to
secure cars from the factory. The
government is giving valuable assist
ance in It's educational efforts with
the traffic men and farmer, to
whom 1t liz showing clearly tho Ad-
vantage OF motor truck hauling. Such
an educational propaganda means
sales In some parts Of America
large contractors who sub-contrAcx
their hauling are unable to get equip
ment and this means moro individual
sales. A tremendous amount Of road
county. township and city In the
United states. and this means more
sales to individuals interested IN this
work. The Bethlehem Motors cor
poratton can see nothing TO worry
about in the sales outlook today"
For the second time in his history
~ one Of the leading automobile
manufacturers and designers OF
America, Benjamin Brtscoe Il now
bringing forth an international an
In the designing Of the wen known
Briscoe car, Mr.. Rr4scoe spent much
time In France bringing forth a
model for American manufacture,
and emhodying in Its design well-au-
thenticAted European practices, while
now he b bringing forth a car en-
bodying American design throughout.
and to be assembled largely OF Amer1-
can parts.
Wherever advisable. the parts may
be manufactured In the immense
plant OF Bellanger Freres. OF Paris.
Tor whom Mr.. Briscoe and his right
hand man. Rodolphe Stahl, are do
ing the work from their Offices in
the Book Building, Detroit
The car being brought forth IL to
be manufactured in large numbers,
as Benanger Freres, through heavy
war work. built a plant OF command
ing size covering what would be in
America three square blocks The
company manufactured $4,000 shells
per day. manufactured airplanes, and
was engaged in ship-butlding also
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01

Through its war work, Bellanrer
Freres grew to an important position
among the manufacturers Of France,
and, In fact OF Europe, and with the
start which II 10 making in automo-
bile mAnufacturi..g will take a posi-
ton akin 10 the Ford company in
America. should TIN every plan ma
terialize, AZ II likely to be the case
under the able leadership in its
American Affairs Of Mr.. Briscoe.
whQse vast experience in the past will
be 6f material value to him in organ
king the American end OF the bust
ness
This American business must Of
necessity. under the plan OF manu-
featuring, be the most important por-
ton of the immense business, for the
materials. the machinery and the
tools must come from Anne. lean
sources. For this work OF designing
the car which will be on the roads
within . few days now, and OF tool
ing mp, Briscoe and 6tahl will have Z
zclEdl(81 11as3~dK~1JS7S
house At the seaboard 1t which viii
DO gathered the material
There this material win be sorted
for shipment to keep an evan balance
on supplies going forward. Careful
checking viii enable the balancing OF
pupplies to . nioety. whSle the adop-
hon Of American parts ana Of Ameri-
an machines and American methods
of manufacture will make simple tho
OF the necessary material
md In any quantities desired after
American makers Of parts, accessories
and so on have started real quantity
production. Particulars regarding
he. car and other matter OF interest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01
How Jasbo Brown
Of Chicago, Please,
Started jazz Craze

Chicago. May 31.--Chicago disputes
New Orleans claim of being the home
of jazz music which first tickled the
toes Of the United states and has now
spread to France and England.
Good or bad. fad 1or institution, Jazz
music was born in Chicago. developed
in New Orleans exploited in New
York, glorified in Paris and CONNER
c.alizcd in vaudeville.
A thousand theories have been al :
vanced az to the origin OF this pccu-
liar school Of music and its name.
Roger Graham, Chicago publisher OF
jazz music. delvcd into its history and
found:
Five or six years ago there held
forth In a Chicago cafe . group OF six
negro musicians, whose loose organixa-
tlon hardly warranted the title Of 4
band. In this group was . negro who
doubled with the pieoolo ana csrnet
His name was Jasbo Brown.
When he WAS sober he played ortho-
dox music, but when he imbibed freely
of gin his piccolo had away Of scream
ing above the melody with a strange,
barbaric abandon.
One evening Young woman fire.
auenter Of the cafe tired OF the con-
ventional manner in which the music
was being played.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01
MOTORCYCLE NEWS

Reports are coming from all parts Of
the country that the motorcycle clubs
are making the biggest plans ever, for
the third annual Gypsy tour. which will
be staged Saturday and Sunday. June
IA and Is.
The hrst Of these tours was held dur
ing the summer of 1917 and they have
increased in popularity beyond all pre-
dictioNs
The nature Of the tours Is an open
air outing for motorcycltsts, in which
the motorcycle clubs over the country
gather their members for q tour OF ono
OF two days Of seventy-hve or a hum
dred miles . day. The party camps
out Gypsy style enjoying the recrea-
ton Of outdoor picnickinE. Many Of
tourists will start the tour Saturday
morning and camp out over night. re-
turning Sunday evening.
The popularity Of the motorcycle
has increased like magic since the in
PRODUCTION Of the sidecar. which now
gives family vehicle for mother and
the Kids to join in such excursions as
the GYPSY tour.
Many new clubs have been formed
this season and realizing the instruc-
tions needed. the Harley Davidson
Motor company. OF Milwaukee, wis, has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01

"A little more Jasbo In that piece"
she cried in the middle OF = number.
More ,Jasbo. jazz. jazz" some Of
the regulars cried.
And jaxx 1t was.
1t spread like wiidnre. All Chicago
soon was playing jazz. The six must
clans were taken to New Orleans, where
the first piece was set to music A
vaudeville dancer introduced jazz music
ard jazx dances In the metropolis. His
salary went to $500 week.
Jazz music was carried overseas by
the soldiers. 1t reached Paris and
in xxed up all France. negro reHi-
mental band played 1t 10 100000 in
Paris and could have been playing It
vet IL other engagements and home
sickness had not interfcrcd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01
! ties RUBBER CO. HAS
BIG RECESS TINE

snver, Colo, May 3i---A deep
ed gong changed somewhere neal
center of the acre OF office desks
spewriters stopped clicking. There
shuttle of feet and a hum oil
cs that recalled recess tune IN tbs
district schuoi room. Eight
dred men. women, girls and boys
out of the group Of dozen
IS brick factory buildings Tney
lcd for an instant III an adjoining
5sa street then formed into lines as
drawing up for military review.
pair OF coauess athletic directors
q mp posittons on elevated plat
ms In front Of the waiting army.
force stood ~ attention.
Coordinate exercise In eight
,nts." shouted the directors.
5lowly At drst then with increAs-
apea6, the army went through .
10 az caltsthAnics, arms. legs and
iies moving and swaying with
chine like unison.
or n minutes the class was
IN over the paces'' from toe
ching 10 the breathing exercises.
en- the eight hundred--faces rudy,
~ Z little disheveled--fiied back 10
.elr desks. or tyrewriters. or
achineA The mid morning pep"
Tes OF the cafes HnoDer coHp pan!
~ cer.
N inc nont ro~ OF tne men CLASS.
! - coatiess ann exercising rs
I'd - the next fellow" Charles c.
ateR. head and founder of the Gates
rporn ton. took his place with the
- He takes that place twice
~ a M-ailu
Ioeen M pay sNai eu,euc
mt . IItn'uny Aho a. reg oIaI,s
r1 1ns uS Jan m 1919 a
oAIy nepApe1 90 uo me heAe1
e1y oSpAl. IA Ane plAne.
tus ana stehosr .Phe1' .no
ses Io.ee ma tne pulchoslnS OF
Won the ns room anu tne
M tnop sHpioyeoe ano 90 90 sons
lnose ~h0 pIon the manual
Dor OF me pig factory, no one y
fseu NJ onS ~ toTcs0 Nor s'ops.
nIteen minutes eacn morning aha'
efnooh' i,too employees KNOCK
LOT recess. ana just a. many ~
sire JOIN IN Inc Sates pop classes.
'ere - nothn4 ABOUT geuths IN WIN
g eans up 10 Inc lnoiVioual--
fFe0oeht safes iong on axioms.
'Ss one on ms caii6nenics Glasses:
~ can keep crows reef from
ming ABOUT the eyes, But rs
ms own 1uie II ne les wrinkles
oW on MS heart ana soul Tnaf
g. TOT women. 20.
fneee classes started a. defen-
e against the nu When that
asue opened its winter drive ON
'nver last November. the casualty
was forty-tFee In the fsrst forty
yht hours OF assault at the Gates
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01

requested all Its dealers to aid every
motorcyclist in getting desired data In
forming a Gypsy Tourist club
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01
CAanpioasAip to Re D<ei1&A-

Championship to he DeeiAeA-
The Pacific Coast championship will
be decided at Ascot Park track Las
Angeles. on June ~. Los Anzeles pro.
moters have scheduled pne Of the biz.
gest motorcycle racea In the history 81
locked for. Such crack riders as DuA
Perkins. Irwin g. Baker. Roy Artiey
and Wells Bennett have already placed
their entries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01

Race Meet ut sheepsheaa nay.
New York motorcycle dealers have
organized to promote a monster. mos
tcrcycle speed carnival on the Sleeps.
head Bay speedway July I. Thiy VIII
be the frst big race meet In therEr q
this year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01

N this novel and practicable method
or International manufacturing have
been withheld for the time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01

Features which have been Standard Candr quaties n
the past continued. The cushions are unhoafer1 ~
Genuine hand bued plated leather The front ccmuerf
msnt moor boards are covered with heavy 1ray nolsm
aluminium bound The two comfortable auxiliary caa1 fod
away, entirely concealed when not In use.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01

Inc Chandler continues for 1919 III III dstnAuiahed
mecnenical features solid cast aluminium motor bass
eatcnoine nom frame to frame Silent chain drivs te
summary motor shafts annular ball beafin1s. Roach
Ma4neto ignition and many Other features q desan md
construction.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-01-09
ELMDALE IrEMs

1 thought / would let the readers
know that ! am alive and we'll.
John Blunt, wife and daughter are
on the sick list.
Grant Blunt and family are taking
care Of Mrs. Fox. Mrs. Blunt's mother
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Keeney had New
Years dinner and invited your scribe,
Mrs. Walton and Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson
and family Had an old fashioned
sleigh ride. It seemed like old times
q long time ago in Illinois.
]. J. Wisecup was telling me how
much money he made raising toma-
toes. I think it was over s400 on 1900
hills. He got $500 bushel. If | try
farming this summer, I'll try my
hand at it. There are few points to
know before one goes in the business.
One is the right kind Of seed, second
setting them out and third, putting
them on the right kind Of soil.
had a letter from Roy Clover.
Said his boat would start from Fort
Monroe to go to France to bring SOL
diers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Keeney received
a letter from their son, Ernie, in
France, saying he was well but didn't
know when he would return to U. S.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-01-09

tell where am and where 1 have
been. M
Well, on Aug. Is, landed in South
Hampton, England. From there we
went aboard a small boat and crossed
the English channel and on the l8 of
Aug, on a bright Sunday morning,
saw the shores of France for the first
time. About 10 a. m. we landed in LIE
Havre. From there we marched about
three miles to an English camp. /
stayed there one day and then started
on my tour Of France.
From that camp we went back to
LeHavre and took the train for SOU
thern France. was on the train one
day and hall, then started on Z
mile hike for place named Monitors
Saint Jean. There we stayed until
about Sept. Is. We got the most of
our trainig at that place. We lived
in the town for there were no bar
racks. Some o fthe buildings were
very old. will have to wait until /
get home to describe the place more
for | have vet long, story. On one
fine September morn, we strted back
for the train. We got there that night
at about 8 p. IN. We loaded for some-
where. The next day at noon we
landed at Belfort. From there we
liked to little place called Danioutin
just outside of Belfort, and we STAYED
there about two weeks, still trainig.
The first night we were there the
Boche came to visit us with his air.
planes, buts the anti aircraft drove
him home, so he did no damage.
From there we moved up closer to
the front to a place called Phaffans.
There we could hear the roar of the
big guns on the front. Then one day
they called for the Companys best
men to go up to the trenches so at
$3.50 we started. We hiked about ID
miles and at midnight we got there.
The bunch were sent out on guard
the minute we landed. They put me
on post called post four, out in no
mans land. In the morning, when it
got light enough to see, 1 saw the
horrors of No Mans land for the
first time. l will not try to describe
it until l come home.
We stayed in the trenches three
days then were relieved and wnt back
in the reserves.
Things were very quiet while we
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-01-09
Letter from Frank Burke
Somewhere in Germany.

/ somewhere IN Oerm8Ny
Nov. 26, '18.
My Dear Mother:
hope, Mother dear, you will for
give me for not writing to you sooner.
believe the letter wrote about the
middle Of September was the last. l
have been a mighty busy boy since
came back to the company. ! re-
Joined them about the 4th of Oct,
and have been chasing Boche ever
since.
know how the good news has
been welcomed by you dear folks at
home, and now all I want is to get
back with you again. We certainly
have been repaid thousand times
over for our service to France. simply
by the way the people who have
stayed in the reconquered towns have
welcomed US. Their joy has brought
tears to my eyes many times. We
have been on the march practically
ever since the first of November, and
believe me we have covered some
ground.
We have stopped for few days
rest, and surely appreciate it. This
is the first time my feet have ever
tired out on me, but a couple Of
days will fix me out all o. X.
have gone up great deal higher
since you last heard from me. am
now the First Sergeant or "Top
Kicker" Of the Company. There is
lots Of work connected with it and
responsibility, but l am holding it
down all o. X. Dewey Wolfe has been
made Corporal. He is the only one
Of the boys left with me. We have
both received lots Of hard knocks,
but no damned Boche ever hit either
one Of US. / can't say what will happen
when we get little further into this
country, because we may have fist
fight or something similar.
was in hopes we would be the
first ones to go back home but they
have found something for the best
division in the A. E. F. to do. and
we are going to do it right before we
come home.
Well Mother, l hope to hear from
you soon. It has been almost three
months since heard from any of you
folks, SO 70 ucan imagine how it has
been.
With lots of love to all,
Frank
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-01-09

work pretty sudden. / am working
here in an office now and have been
for a couple of months. Who would
ever have thought that Pipe Filter
would ever turn out to be a pencil
pusher? You never can tell what will
happen. Dick Fry works in the same
office with me and we bunk together.
suppose that Bill will be getting
home soon from what we hear over
here, and hope that it is true. Ethel
said in her last letter that her hubby
would soon be home again. As far as
l am concerned, they can't get any
Of US home too soon / for one am
ready, at least.
We have been having pretty good
weather here the last two or three
weeks. that is, it has not been very
cold, but it has rained great deal
and is sure sloppy and muddy. Don't
suppose it will dry up again until
spring now.
Have any of you folks had the Flu
yet? If not, sure hope that you
don't. ! guess the folks had their
share of it. Think they are pretty
lucky to pull through as we'll as they
did. Grace and her babies all had it
at the same time.
Well the bugle just blew to go to
work, so guess that / will have to
bring this to a close, toot sweet, so
| hoping that this finds you all we'll
and in the very best of health, 1 am
as ever.
Your friend
Ben.
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year to all, is my sincere wish.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-01-09

We're there so we came out oil O. &.
Then we started back for the town
of Phaffans to join the rest Of the
company. Then we moved up to the
front again to give the rest Of the
company a taste of the trenches. We
moved to a little place called Hecken.
We stayed there until the rest Of the
bunch came out of the trenches then
started back toward Belfort. In the
morning about o'clock, we got to
little place called Gros Magony, not
far from Belfort. We stayed there UNI
til we got rested up then went to
Belfort and entrained and landed
where we are now. We are in some
woods but / don't know their name.
but we have pretty good barracks to
live in. The place is about 10 miles
northwest of Toul, between Verdun
and Metz.
On Nov. 9 we got all ready to go
into the last big battle that finished
this war but we could not get trans
portation so were denied the privilege.
On the morning Of the 1lth there was
one fthe biggest barrages sent over
that was ever sent over during the
war, but at II o'clock the big noise
stopped and, thank the good Lord, it
has never started again and don't
think it ever will for think the
Boche were willing to quit.
Well Dad, in few days we are
going to move to some camp in
Southern France to better quarters
but by and by l will come home q
better man in every way. but until
l get home, you take care Of things
the best you can and keep the place
for me. ! don't know just when I
will start back but from now on I
think | will be allowed to write longer
and more interesting letters. To save
paper and to save me writing this
letter over again, you can show it to
'Leta and | will write her few lines
in few days.
There is a little town about three
miles from here where they have
Y end Salvation Army in which we
can buy candy, cookies, jam and ali
kinds Of tobacco, but have never
touched a cigarette since have been
over here. Joel and were over to
the town last night.
Well Dad this will be all for this
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-01-09
Letter from Corp. VIM. Boulder
Saveney, France
Dec. /, 1918

Ny Dear Mother:
] am on my wa yto America, OF
at least / have started. l am now
near the Atlantic and hope to be OF
it before long, but how long l do moi
know
am at the same camp that Flor.
ence's brother was for awhile but he
gone SO ! know no one here but my
self and the friends I have made
since came here
left Orleans last Saturday morn
ing and landed here Sunday morning
and have been here all week. They
are sending the men out daily so |
may be home by Xmas. if God grants
it.
do not like this place very we'll
because it rains continually but can
stand anything now that am coming
home.
went to real nice minstrel show
last night and after the show I met
boy from Sioux City and he lives
on the same street that Ed Spencer
lives on.
am feeling fine now. Ny wounds
are all healed up and I have full use
Of my arm 1t seems to be as strong
as it was before.
We have about thirty thousand boys
here in camp who are bound for home
and you meet every race in the world.
have not received any money for
seven months with the exception of
the five dollars you sent me, but I
will get it when I get to the States,
so will be able to get me nice uni
form before come home.
You w illnot know your baby boy
when I get back because l am getting
as fat as pig and believe I am
much broader than when I left home.
l had my picture taken but l never
sent any home because l left the
day after got them. I made some
prints myself but they are not good
because / did not, understand the
French paper. l will send the pic
lures | made and bring the films
home with me and make some there.
Well, as news is scarce, will close
and go to the movies tonight. With
love to all, I am,
Your son and brother
Bill.
Don't look for me until 70 usee me
coming.
Letter from John Weber
France. Nov. "a, s1s
My Dear Father:
Well Dad, now that the war is
over, I am allowed to write you and
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-01-09
time 70 ! will close with love to all.

time 70 I will close with love to ali.
Your son,
Corp. John "A. Weber.
p. 8. Well Dad have . little more
paper 30 I will use it to let you know
that / got your letters Of Oct. 27sand
Nov. Z and also one from Frank i
also got the present you and Mother.
sent. was sure glad to see some
good old U. s. money for the stuff
they use over here is sure bum stuff.
In this letter ! am sending you a.
little bill just to show you what it is
like. This is five Francs, equal to
about one Dollar in U. S. money I
would like to send you folks all a
little Xmas present but you probably
never get it.
.Jnhn