davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Oscar Wilde as funny, without being
vulgar"
So Tree returned TO eccentric make
up as SrenodH in "Trilby." as Bottom
in "A Midsummer Nights Dream" as
RIP in RIP Van winkle." as Zakkuri
In 1.-THE Darling Of the Gods" as Cali
ban in "The Tempest" and as Fd0in
In "Oliver Twist" almost outdoing him
self as Nero and Mephtstopheles.
In England and in the United States.
Tree appeared in varisus revivals. but
Hamlet" was never resurrected. New
ertheless. the role remained a favorite
with the noted actor-manager. and in
private remarks and public speeches
he often quoted the Melancholy Dane.
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by tho johnson Iron Works. near the
Hudson River outlet Though the
channel at that part Of the Harlem
River Is in q fair navigable condition
a. to width and depth, the turn abreast
Of the foundry is so sharp as to make
the passage difficult and. under GER
tain conditions. dangerous.
Cutting the Point Authorized.
The rivers and harbors acts of March
8. 1909, and March 4, 1918. authorize
the Strengthening Of the channel at
the Johnson Iron Works. and the act
OF March 4, 1915, provides for the
cession to the State of New York of
the land occupied by the present chan
mel after a new channel has been
cut. 1t is now up to the city of New
York to take the necessary. steps 70
acquire the land in question so that
the army engineers can proceed &c
make the authorized excavation
Finally. the Bronx Kills must bs
dredged sufficiently to insure a depth
OF fifteen feet Of water at mean low
tide.
| With these various Improvement.
completed. It will he possible for YES.
sells of considerable size to use the
Harlem River as a short cut wher
bound from the East River north or
the Hudson. and vice versa That /.
to say. traffic via the State Barge
Canal thus can reach or leave termina
points on the East River and avoit
that section of the North River which
Is inevitably bound to become more
and more frequented by great ocean.
going ships In various sorts. where
barge traffic would imperii the free
movement Of these big craft and invit,
disaster to the canal boats In short
the Harlem River Is logically destined
to become a ship canal which will
facilitate the passage Of steamships
drawing not more than fifteen feet Of
water. from the Hudson north of
spuyten Duyvil and bound east OF
seward by way Of Long Islant
Sound. or the reverse.
The East River entrance to tn,
Harlem River is eight and half mile
north Of the Battery. while the Hud
son River entrance to that stream 4
thirteen and q half miles north Of tn,
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Battery. To-day river boats and canal
barges loaded with freight at points
contiguous to the Hudson River
mouth Of the Harlem River-not to
mention craft coming from further
up State-must pass down the North
River, around the Battery and up the
East River. a distance Of twenty -odd
miles. The run from end to end Of
the Harlem River and Spuyten Duy-
vii Creek is a matter Of not more than
eight miles. AS q question of economy
Of effort and saving in time. fuel
and expense, the complete moderniz-
ing OF the Harlem River is a pressing
one.
Another subsidiary waterway tribu-
tary to this port Of ours is Newtown
Creek, which Ia a tidal arm of the East
River and forms the boundary between
the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
The mouth Of the creek Is nearly OPP
posite Thirty-fourth street, Manhat-
tan, and four miles northeast Of the
Battery. It's length is about four miles
and its width varies from 1875 feet to
200 feet. The creek drains an area OF
approximately seven square miles
WHICH, IOr tno HlOst part, Is ociSciy
built UP. particularly along the banks
Of the stream. AS waterways go. New
town Creek does not loom large. and
offhand It may sound well nigh farrell
| ca! to draw any comparison between II
and the Father OF Waters, the Missis-
sippi, having a length Of 2,471 miles
And yet so bustling is the movement
of craft upon the creek that the vol
ume and the value of the freight ear
ried upon its surface far outstrips the
kindred service up and down the
Mississippi.
Figures Prove Newtown's Case.
A short while back Commissioner
Hubert compiled for the Merchants
Association of New York comparative
data covering the tonnage on New
town Creek for 1917 and the similar
traffic on the Mississippi within the
important districts of st. Paul. Rock
Island, st. Louis and New Orleans
According to his figures, to quote
from Greater New York;:
'"In the st. Paul district there were
carried during 1917 277.2s1 tons OF
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ageways. According to some Of the
authorities, the sweep Of the stream
at certain stages of the tide attains q
velocity Of approximately six miles an
hour, and undoubtedly this current
speed is measurably Induced by the
presence Of the bridge piers. which
narrow the channels through which a
given volume Of water must flow in q
fixed period. The Chief Of Engineers
Of the United States Army within the
past year has reported:
THE through waterway OF the Har-
lem River IL Distracted by the piers
Of High Bridge. It II believed that
these piers should be removed before
any further work In done between
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In 1887. nine years after his profess
sional debut, he entered into manage
ment on his own account. appearing
as a fat old man in THE Red Lamp"
and as a thin young poet in The Ballad
Monger." After that he specialized
in eccentricities Of makeup. attracting
attention as the dashing hero of Cap
tain Swift" the awkward hero Of 1.-THE
Merry Wives OF Windsor" and In the
dual roles OF "A Mans Shadow" But
he rather resented the caustic manner
in which certain critics referred to his
reliance on grease paint and crepe hair.
so in 1892 he appeared at the Hay
market Theatre, London. az HdmIet.
This Interpretation was described by
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Putnam Bridge and the Hudson
River" It Is also essential that the
New York Central Railroad bridge, at
spuytsn Duyvii, which now is so low
that Il IL hardly possible for q row.
boat to pass under. should be re-
modelled. The Deputy CHEZ Engineer
OF the Department Of Dock, has de-
clsred the railroad bridge to be POSI-
tive barrier to navigation. A structure
that will facilitate the passage Of large
craft 10 needed In Its stead.
But there L. q third and natural
obstruction to the fullest practicable
use OF the Harlem River: this IN the
abrupt change OF the course Of the
stream around the point now occupied
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Parts Which Players Like Best Often Suab
Their Talents of Their Interesting Experiences

Ada Rehan was born in Limerick.
Ireland, was educated in Brooklyn,
N. Y. and made her stage debut in
Newark, N. ]. In 1875 she Joined
JohnS Drew's stock company at the
Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia,
where she played a great variety Of
parts. In 1879 she Joined Augustin
Days Stock Company. in New York,
remaining with that organization until
Mr.. Days death in 1899, during which
period she played more than two hun
dred parts. In comedies, tragedies,
farces and melodramas. her Shake
spearian interpretations including
RosaHnd in "As You Like It." Rather-
Inc in 1.-THE Tanning OF the Shrew,"
COrdeItd IN King Lear" Viola in
Twelfth Night" Miranda in 1.-THE
Tempest" and Portia in The Mer-
chant OF Venice"
Miss Rehan's associates in this cele-
breted organization often heard her
say. especially the latter years when
she was being cast for such unsym-
pathetic roles as Lady Gdrnett in
THE Great Ruby" that her favorite
part was Pe00u Thrift in The Coun-
try Girl" In this old English comedy
by David Garrick the star had a
chance to don boys breeches and be
glddy and kittenish.
Gabrielle Rejane, the noted French
actress who is second only to Sarah
Bernhard In the affections of Pari-
sian audiences. made her theatrical
debut in 1875 and soon gained popu-
larly In farces and comedies, her usual
role being that of a coquette or
cocotte. Her greatest triumph came
with Madame Sans-Gene," in which
she toured France. England and the
United States, Since then she has
appeared IN "Zaza," "Sapho" and
many other profitable productions, but
she had frequently revived Sans
Gene" because as she herself has de-
clared, "The public likes the play and
so do I! Business becomes a pleas
ure when I can act such a partI I
like to interpret the natural emotions
Of a normal woman! Other parts are
more theatrical. more spectacular, but
'Sans-Gene' is undoubtedly my favor
ite!"
Lillian RusselI's Triumph.
Lillian Russell made her stage de-
but in 1877. After being in the chorus
or Il. T.. Rice's production of III. NJ. s.
Pinafore," she appeared at Tony Pas
tors Music Hall. Her remarkable
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River and bay during the calendar
year Of 1917 amounted to 2S,721.77s
short tons valued at s1.945. s65, sS6-a
superiority for that vast industrial re-
gion Of only s157,e34,714. AS a matter
of fact the Harlem River actually ex-
ceeded the traffic confined to Philadel-
phia harbor by 1856. .s56.
The natural question invited by the
foregoing data is, What would be the
value OF traffic on and through the
Harlem River II that waterway were
deepened and improved agreeably to
the project now calling for concerted
action on the part OF the citizenry Of
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limits, with their longest dimensions
at an angle with the direction of the
current. These conditions cause ed
dies and high current velocities at
certsin stages OF the tide. thereby rem
dering navigation through the bridge
channel extremely hazardous for all
but the smaller craft"
Even Small Craft ImpertIIed.
Indeed, as one OF the illustrations to
this article discloses. even "the smaller
craft may be caught by the currents
and smashed against the foot of a
pier, thereby blocking one of the pass
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currents and the passing Of time have
scored ieep passageways for shipping
along parts of both shores OF Manhat-
tans the layman has come to believe
that Natures processes have done quite
enough for the local needs Of water
borne traffic. AS a matter Of fact,
Nature. while dealing somewhat Law
ishly in this respect in some directions,
has handicapped US. yes. -tantalized us.
In others, where she has failed to COM
plete the channels which Just lack
enough to make them part OF a po-
tentially marvellous system OF naviga-
ole highways.
New York IL Muscle Hound.
The burden is upon the dwellers in,
all FIVE of our boroughs to leave no
stone unturneN to bring about the
early coordination of our several ship
ping lanes, thus opening easy avenues
TO and from all Of our industries and
10 amplify the areas within which our
multiple businesses may expand and
to which other enterprises may be
1rawn without adding to congestion or
the cost OF living, In a productive
sense Greater New York has become
akin to muscle bound giant
How many Gothamites grasp the
commercial significance OF the. Harlem
River? 1t Is safe to say that the vast
majority of our citizenry that has any
knowledge at all Of this stream looks
upon 1t as Of little more Importance
than a mere creek--a chance link be
tween the Hudson River and the East
River--an intrusive stream that has
made Manhattan technically an Island
and formed q seemingly undesirable
gap which must be bridged or under.
mined with tunnels In order to facili-
tate intercourse to and from The Bronx
Whatever may be its present measure
Of Inconvenience to the people on it,
two shores. 1t is going to be brought
lone to us in the course of the com.
Ing years that prehistoric processe.
did US q kindly turn In excavatint
the Harlem River Valley and In max,
Ing a water bond between its two
great relatives.
Hudson and the East rivers appeal.
to the eye and grips the Imagination
principally because Of the character
Of vessels engaged in 1t. Deep Sc,
freighters. monster liners. not to men
ton the splendid sound and river
steamers, come and go with restless
frequency, and the mind instinctively
accepts these standards Of magnitud,
and quite fails to appreciate the vol
ume Of service that may be rendered
by humble craft, the barges, the cana
boats and the moderate sized schoon
ers. And yet 1t Is vessels of thes,
modest displacements which are doinl
an extensive service as intermediates
In transferring vast quantities o
freight to and from oceangoing ship
and busting railroad terminals.
The HarIem's Busy Commerce.
Despite the fact that traffic through
the Harlem River is extremely ham
pered. yes. restricted, still the tide O
freight in and out of that waterway
especially by way of the East Rive
entrance, is OF volume that woul,
make many of our seaports proud 1
heir individual commerce reached SINH.
lar proportions. The following figure
are from the last annual report O
the chief OF engineers of the Unite,
States army and these commercial sta
tistics relating to freight traffic Oh
the Harlem River reveal an economi
tmDOrtanca NJ robust
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local traffic; but. even so the move
nent OF freight on the Harlem River
for the calender year Of 1917 was
worth four times that OF the foreign
trade of the capital port of Massachu-
sets.
Twice Baltimcre's Commerce.
During the same year the record for
Baltimore was as follows:
Foreim-Cargoes. Short Tons. Value.
imports ............... LBS, 80 $36,s6a1It
Exports ................ STA,4Ts s7,62s, 800
Canadian articles en-
- ported ................ 1T1,57s n,es2, 021
Coastwise and domestic. s,1b7.is1 t1t,0s7. SOC
Totals ................. t.065,ssS $sii, 6ts, sot
These statistics show that the Har-
lem River traffic for 1917 had a value
Of more than double the entire freight
handled in the busy port Of Baltimore
during that twelve months. Thes ac-
tivities OF the Harlem River were ex-
ceeded two years ago by Philadelphia,
but only when local and canal traffic
were added to the coastwise and for
eign trade. The grand total Of the
freight movement on the Delaware
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Accustomed as we have grown Of
late to talk In terms OF millions and
hundreds Of millions, perhaps the fore
going totals may not alone suffice to
BRING out the real claim to recognition
which belongs rightfully to the Har-
lem River. Therefore some compare
sons OF the traffic Of certain OF our
great seaports will serve to put this
local stream in its true light. Accord
Ing to data compiled from statistics
and records OF the Boston Chamber Of
Commerce for the year 1917, the value
Of the exports Of that port amounted
to s2os,se7, sol and the imports were
t22s,402.o74-giving a total OF s4as :
B6s's75' To be exact. these figures do
pot include domestic. coastwise and
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Lillian Rus.eiI's Triumph.

Lillian Russell made her stage de-
but in 1877. After being in the chorus
OF e. f. Rice's production of III. NJ 5.
Pinafore." she appeared at Tony Pas
tors Music Hall. Her remarkable
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-17
HALLOWEEN is
TO BE OBSERVED
The Y. M. C. A. and the Y. w. c. A
Will Have Joint Party In
Celebration of Event--Wilt
Have Special Program.

A big joint Halloween party be-
tween the members of the Y M. c. A.
and the Y w. c. A. is being planned
for tuesday evening, October %, and
it is to be held in the Y. M. G. a.
building.
They will have open house at that
time, and all the boys of the Y. NJ.
are expected to invite their girls to
tie affair and all the girls from the
other association will extend an In
,vitation to the boys and men among
their visiting list
1t Is the first Joint party that the
two organizations have had for long
time, and everyone is anticipating a
fine evening Of 1t when this one comes
off. A program is under way in which
both the boys and the girls are to have
a share in The girls stunts will be
a surprise to the boys that night, and
visa versa
The lobby and game rooms in the
Y. M. C. A. will be decorated appro-
priately for the occasion and the first
floor OF the building will be dressed
up in festive attire to greet the ladies.
Miss Katherine Engelhardt left
Yesterday for Chillicothe. Mo-, where
she will spend few days with Mr..
and Mrs. w G. Engelhardt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-17
WANT MORE IN
THESE CLASSES
The Matrons' Glasses in Gymnasium
at Y. w. C. A. Have Room For
More Members-keokuk
Women Invited.

There are some married women in
Keokuk who are taking advantage
of the matrons' gymnasium classes at
the Y. W. c. A., but there should be
many more of them, Miss Cervenka
the physical director, said today. and
she hopes that those classes will
increase their enrolment
The matrons' classes meet Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons at 2:39
o'clock, the advanced one on Tues
days and the beginners on Thursdays,
and a special invitation is issued to
all married women who are inter
ested in this work to sign up at the
Y and then report for classes. All
gymnasium activities are open to
Keokuk girls and women free.
Columbia is rapidly becoming an
fnnortant n1atinurn producing nation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-17
CITY NEWS.

For sale: Fine pears. Tel. R-566.
dance Woodman hall Saturday,
Oct. Is. Agnes orchestra.
St Johns market at LAUDER.
sheimer's Saturday.
Chickens, full dressed. 3Sc per
h., at F. D. Haubert's, 1928 Main.
Phone 207.
II have limited number Of hats
will sell for IS. $3.50 and $40. Miss
O'Brien's shop.
"A marriage license was issued
in the court house to Benjamin f
Uptgrove. age sixty years, and Mary
Brown, age f1fty-seven.
Big shipment of trimmed hats
Just received. Prices $500 to $40.
Lowitz.
I'm the list OF marriage licenses
issued yesterday at Quincy appear
the names OF Hershel e. Harrison
and Lola n. Arend. Keokuk couple.
James Cahill. placement agent Of
the federal board Of vocational train.
ing, with headquarters at ST. Louis,
was here yesterday and conferred
with officials Of the Home Service
Section OF the Red Cross.
Big shipment OF trimmed hats
just received. Prices $500 to $40.
Lowitz.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-17

Eyes CNovero) wadsl 90,
Sing Ne I saaGpn InS % Wsi Wsdvor lo5noh
saxophone Orchestra accompaniment 000
And Say (Ruby Billy o7e,
Oh! s OH OH Tness sess as
tenor solo, Orchestra accompaniment '
rs 1ssii ct: :; NJ s:s p..s.. Mature. 1esss
prano Orchestra accompaniment Cello obbgao by Paul $1oo
o a (squrs) Henry Burr, tenorsol
m (vhat to oinoh
say). "a Won Tlzer) HenryBurr tenor solo Orchestra
accompaniment
The Hestatng Blues (Handy) Adele Rowland coined
Dixon Line (sohwart.) 1oinoh
Harry Fox Character Orchestra accompaniment 000
Bs BS BABY sn to s 1s. win
baritone as duet 9st Or, Orchestra accompaniment 1onoh
tenor solo Orchestra
Carolina Sunshine (schmidt) Sterling Trio ono
Give sg ME- sms ana K tsn, and 1oinoh
Charles Harrison, Orchestra accompaniment 500
lei Lovin' ANY Love- (skid-o
:s s:ss' s''' s'7.; @'s''' Orchestra 1ss.s
Nanny Pickaninny Cry (n1ccarron and Nor $50
GAM Nora Bayes coincidence Orchestra accompaniment
rss + S:s s $::ss ' r, r r 'e
Evangelist Orchestra accompaniment 900
DANCE RECORDS
Wild Honey Davidl Fontrot Dance o7eo
Hawaiian Smiles ssp Waltz ats0' e sreef k y 1oinoh
whisting By Joe Belmont $50
ds '''sR ens a kass Hawaiian las n
Hawaiian Nights Waltz Roberts. Hawaiian $50
Beauooupl lrhank You) (Richmond) onestep
a Z104
NV e. s Zamecnkl Fnvtro+ 1Ta1darf
Astoria Dance Orchestra Joseph Kneh, director $40
The Alcoholic Blues CA. Tizer) Fox-to Introduc j
ing % Minnie Iawdy Cream
and Iayton) Victory (Iandfed) Louis 1n;nob
lana Five
Kansas City Blues (Bownan) Foxtrot Wilbur Sweat -
Band
Dance Orchestra A 2773
Karavan (Wedoet) Fox-trot Happy lonch
$50
12-nch Dance Records
Easy Piclin's (Pinkard) Introducing Soneal
Pig Blues. Cinkard) Yerkes Novelty GIG
Sensation ARRANGED Jazz Band 12mch
Jazz Yeke Marimbaphone Band $125
Arlesenne sute-Farandole (Bzet) French Army Band
under the direction of Captain 611A
1spasnole Pinch
French Army Band the Of Captain Gabriel
Pares. 4-'-o
Hungarian Fantasy Part Giszt) Granger piano. 49,
Fantasy Part 1iszt, Poror cr.;nror
solo, Orchestra accompaniment oe' p $I5O
verdi) Coumbial .
4sf45 a 6lls
uTa 12inch
bia Orchestra N&4.F $.2o
Schell-D emple Furniture Company
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-17

FOR SATURDAYS SELLING.
Ask the clerk for those all wool
dress goods. s2.4S; flannelette gowns,
$3.50; unblea muslin. 21c; blankets,
$495; child's- fleece-lined suits. rec:
sleepers, SOC.
LOWITZ DEPT. STORE.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-17

Columbia Is rapidly becoming an
important platinum producing nation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-16
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2y .Me1z1!1fe f4M2!1asosz'' AZ
0lvE A LIFT.

wv HEN I'm chugging In my motor
w up and down the country side, and
behold IA weary voter ! remark.
Get In and ride" And he al
ways looks ~ sratefui that. In sooth.
wonder why any man should be 90
hateful a. TO pass = walker by. All day
long the cars 80 skitins up and down
tho dusty pike. and few drivers are In
vlting weary Pete or footsore Mike. and
these weary men ara heapins curses on
tho idlo rich, as from danger they 70
leaping 10 the bottom OF a ditch
repent this simple motto. as along ths
road ! drift. when you're riding IN
your auto. give the weary jay q Mt"
oh. my car is large and roomy. seven
delegates twill seat. and call tho pill
grims to me. naylnS. ride ana rest
your feet" And II fllls my hoart with
gladnesH, and II makes my bosom glow.
when | rescue from their sadness seven
ds'cgates or so, In my chr I'm xrand
and stately. Ike n monarch on his
throne. but I'd ioaths and hate me
greatly. II | rode IN there alone, while
lot Of weary fellows laborcd in the
dust and heat, breathing through their
leaking bellows. weeping DER their ach~
ing feet. keep saying whlio I'm skids
ding In my wagon large and swift. 'Seis
fIshness In most forbidding - givs the
other chnp n mt"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-16

Of the state government with respect
to prohibition, were adopted during
the annual session OF the Ger
man.Anerllan society Of Oklahoma
here today.
Get off the carth' The HALEY
comet is coming this way at the rate
OF a million miles a day.
BOSTON - President Taft spoke
las, nigh, a, Mechanics hall as the
beginning OF ll0OO-mile tour, which
will carry him through two.thirds OF
tho state, Of the union and from
Boston to Seattle and back to Wash
ington.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-16
EE:isto1c:g9
Bits -

One Hundred Years Ago To-Day.
lSl9--king OF the Netherlands de
creed that none other than the ma
,ional language, the Flemish. Dutch,
should be used in public business.
Scventy-tive Years Ago Today.
lS4.--Wlliam j. Sanford, repre-
sentative in congress and governor
OF Alabama, born a, Greenvlle, Ga.
Died at Tuscaloosa, Ala, June II,
1901,
Fifty Years Ago To-day.
lSdo--Ihomas Graham, celebrated
chemist, died in London Born in
Glasgow, December u, 1904
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today.
lS}4-Japanese defeated the Chin
csc in battle at Ping Yang
One Year Ago To-day in the War.
September 10, l9lS-American
batteries began shclling the fortress
OF Metz; British begin great drive
against III Bulgars IN Macedonia
French and British advanced several
miles on FlauderS front.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-16
Ola Stories
zzzNleWnzPe
from NE EmeS ,,TXlec
Twenty Years Ago.

Twenty Years hgo,
Miss Anna Kendall has been Sc
lec,ed maid OF honor TO represent
Norman at the Oklahoma street fair
next week. She is one OF Norman,
most popular young ladies.
Frank Harrah has reopeSM his
general merchandise store at Rsrrah
and will reside there in the future.
A, Wichita a pretty Jeweo |, be
ing doomed for carnival queen and
the Dreyiu, sen,lmen, is so strong
that she is sure 10 win.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-16
Wanted His DOUGH.

Judge understand that you prefer
charges against this man?
Raker-No. sir, prefer cash, and
that's what | had him brought here
for-Pcarson's Weekly.