davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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always up, the s'halfway stone" was
reached they were glad indeed to
rest fifteen minutes and indulge in
sandwiches and chocolate.
1t was II o'clock fore they were
finally on the road again. In the
upper reaches Of the mountain side.
where the snow had been blown and
packed in until 1t averaged a depth
OF four feet, their troubles began in
earnest. In one spot a ski stick
failed to sound bottom. Snowshoes
afforded the only means Of getting
from point to point and a side slip
would have meant being buried in
snow to ones armpits.
BY cautious work tho party
reached the edge Of the "slide" and
found themselves confronted by the
problem of beating up through the
brush and four or five feet of snow
or Of crawling on hands and knees
up the ice covered Slide" with its
treacherous coating of six inches
of snow. Choice Of the very edge
OF the slide was made, and Miss
Macdonald, as skillfully as the
masculine members Of the party,
pulled herself literally hand over
hand up the treacherous "slide,"
making use Of friendly bushes along
the way and dragging her snowshoes
behind her.
Five hours Of this nerve racking
effort were required before fairly
secure footing was obtained and the
summit reached, where biting wind
careening along at thirty miles an
hour was tempered by the warm sun
of perfect day. Thoroughly ex-
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was Immediately taken up for
$1,000, but is worth much more to-
day. This rare coin is larger but
thinner than the dollar of to-day. 1t
bears the bust Of Liberty, the ma
tional arms and the heraldic eagle.
On the face side are thirteen stars
with the word Liberty" in large let
ters at the top: Efforts to counterfeit
it have been detected, the counter
feiters using it's twin, the 1901 dol
lar, and merely changing the figure
II" to ~. ."-Minneapolis Journal.
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told to explain the mystery. One is
that the whole output Of coinage was
sent to st. Louis, then a frontier
trading post, to relieve a money
shortage, but that the carriers were
robbed on the way and the money
buried by the robbers. But the evil
fate that so often overtakes those
connected with buried treasure came
upon the thieves. Some of them
were killed, the chart locating the
buried coins.
But the opinion Of several other
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

authorities is that the shortage Of
1904 dollars is directly due to the
fact that few were coined. Scott's
Standard Catalogue, everywhere ac-
cepted by numismatists as something
like final word on such matters,
inclines to the opinion that only
about twenty Of these dollars ever
were struck off the dies. That the
csfsst existed is certain; they were not
destro Jed until 1869.
The last 1904 dollar to aspear
came to light in Berlin in 1885 It
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hausted and PROSTATE on the snow.
covered summit, the members of the
party reveled in the beauty Of the
scene before them; their eyes rang.
ing the circle of the horizon, through
an atmosphere devoid Of clouds or
intercepting mist, from the Cana.
dian border on the north to the ex.
treme south; from Mount Mansfield,
looming across Lake Champlain, ia
the furthernost ridges Of the ori,r-
inal Brown tract.
1t is of the return trip thai
Miss Macdonald remarks: "Perhaps
father had better tell YOU"
That trip down the slide was made
IN record time and considerable shoe
leather was saved, but later there
was plenty Of work for the clul
tailor. "But what else could we do?s
says Mr.. Macdonald.
Back at rne nasrway stone, pauss
was made for bacon and coffee. The
final dash down to the landing wa,
through the dark and was marked
by many spill over roots and falles
trees. The journey down the lakes
was by the half-hearted light Of
new moon. OF the fourteen hour,
between leaving and returning ts
the club twelve had been spent IL
actual nerve racking effort. Blu.
what Of it?
why, it was simply grand" eu
claimed Miss Macdonald.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08
MISS JESSIE MACDONALD, the first aooman to scale
'A Mount WhitefGce IN the acinter

had been In many years and the
mercury was playing around 13 de-
grees below zero. The way to the
foot Of the mountain. the summit of
which looms 4,871 feet above sea
level, lay across Mirror Lake to the
Garry, connecting with Lake Placid,
thence over the ice of that lake, past
Pulpit Rock and Moose Island, to
Whiteface Landing.
Lake Placid is five and one-half
miles long and the going was rough.
1t was 8 o'clock before the landing,
which is at the foot Of the noun
tain, had been reached, and the first
streaks of sunlight were simmer
ing on the top Of Whiteface.
Then began the real work of the
party. The trail, over which hum
dreds make the ascent each summer.
had not been opened since the first
snow had fallen. The short stretch
of lowlands at the base was buried
beneath two feet Of snow.
There are two trails up White
face: that on the Lake Placid side.
which is shorter but sleeper, and
that on the Wilmington side, which
is longer but easier. Those who
think the ascent on the Lake Placid
side difficult in summer should have
been with Miss MacD Donald and her
friends in their winter ascent.
When in the ceaseless climb up, up,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08
Woman Scales
Adirondack Peak
rOUNT WHITEFACE, grim
sentinel Of the north and,
- next to Mount Marrv

n HOUNT WHITEFACE, grim
~ sentinel Of the north and,
next to Mount Marcy,
most famous Of all the
Adirondack peaks, has at last been
scaled by woman in winter. Since
she made the memorable trip on
January 20 Miss Jessie Macdonald.
daughter of Pirie Macdonald, New
York City photographer, has many
times been compelled to recount the
adventure to her friends at the Lake
Placid Club, where she and Mr.. Mac
Donald are spending their winter
holidays.
Miss Macdonald, who is a gradu-
ate Of the University of Chicago, is
athletic and fond Of outdoor sports,
She has taken an active part in the
gymkhana games at the club, and
when she learned that her father
and others contemplated the ascent
of Whiteface she insisted that abe
be allowed to go along. Besides
Mr.. Macdonald and his daughter the
party included T. Morris Long,
streth, Haverford graduate and
author, and Henry Baldwin, Yale
graduate and instructor in chemistry
at Saranac Lake High School.
When the party left Placid Club
after breakfasting at $50 in the
morning it was pitch dark in the
forests, the snow was deeper than it
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08
Prince Christopher's Wife Taken
Into Greek Church as the
Princess Anastasia

also had his name mentioned in con-
nection with matrimonial gossip. In
1909 Miss MargaritasA. Drexel, Of
Philadelphia, issued in London a for
NAL denial of her rumored engage
ment to the Greek prince.
In 1910 Mrs. Leeds had much
trouble with her stepmother, Mrs.
William G. Stewart, and her STEP
sister, Miss Ferne Parkhurst,Stew-
art. The family feud eliminated
when Mrs. Stewart was forcibly
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08
Mrs. Leeds, by Baptismal Rites, Becomes Of
American Woman Is Now Real
Princess - No Morganatic
Marriages in Greece

Leeds in 1908 his widow played a
prominent role in English and in
European society generally. The list
Of her suitors included Prince Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte; Prince Murat
general of cavalry in the Russian
army and descendant of King
Joachim of Naples; Count Helie de
Talleyrand- Perigord, Lord Alexander
Thyme, Lord Falconer and the
Prince Of Faucigny-Lucinge. Her
only son, William Leeds jr., was edu-
Gated at Eton.
Condemns American Rich
That fact has a story. In 1911
Mrs. Leeds, who was spending the
winter at the st. Regis, decided that
she would take up residence in Eng
land. She gave two reasons. The
more important related to her son.
She said the circumstance that he
will inherit a great deal of money
would turn his head If he were al
lowed to grow up in an American
atmosphere.
William will grow up 'rich,' as we
say" Mrs. Leeds was reported as
saying. II don't think wealthy
young American men are precisely a
credit to society. Their idleness
makes them dissipated. Young Eng
lishmen are different. They have a
lot of healthy amusements and grow
up clean, fresh and strong.
"Then, too, at an English school
no one will toady to William because
he is wealthy.
American Society Dull
cit will make no difference to them. |
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.HE 1904 dollar is one whose
value has not shrunk in these
days Of high prices and low

powered money. In fact,
the 1904 dollar is the most valuable
of all. If you run across one of that
date you may consider yourself
somewhere between $1,000 and
$4,000 better off, for the 1904 dollar
is worth that much.
Must why the 1904 dollar is so
valuable is a matter of uncertainty
to numisnatists. Many stories are
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

elected by constables from the Leeds
home at Montclair, N. J. It was as
serted by Mrs. Leeds's lawyers that
she had been prompted to take that
extreme measure by her stes-
mothers extravaganza, which had
reduced her father to poverty. Mrs.
Stewart, in her turn, charged cruelty
on the part Of her husband. Mr..
Stewart, who had been a wealthy
Ohio banker. died in 1914, during
his daughters absence in England.
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? Supreme Court decided the case in
his favor. The $4,000 was re.
! funded.
In 1910 there were rumors that
Mrs. Leeds was to wed Prince Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte, the brother of
Prince Victor, pretender to the
French imperial throne as the right
full heir Of Napoleon and III.
Prince Louis was forty-six years old
at the time and had been lieuten-
ant general in the Russian army. He
won distinction in campaigns in the
Caucasus and Turkestan. Several
years previously society gossip knew
of love affair of his with the Grand
Duchess Helen, a cousin of Gear
Nicholas of Russia. The grand
duchess later married Prince
Nicholas Of Greece, second son of
King George and elder brother of
Prince Christopher. In this wise the
grand duchess becomes Mrs. Leeds's
sister-in-law.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

PRINCESS ANASTASIA of the royal house of Greece
formerly Mrs. W. B. Leeds qOido1v of the American mil
homalre At the upper left is her husband Prince Christopher
acle of the present King of Greece At the left is poloce
of the royal family IN Athens
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

the 10 per cent duty, or $22, 900, on
that amount when the customs off,
cials set up the contention that, ac-
cording to Mrs. Leeds's own testi-
mony, she had agreed to buy the
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

pearls for $4,000. M. Citroen had
to pay $4,000 to the customs au-
thorities, but he brought suit after
ward, and at the end of almost six
years. litigation the United States
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08
= By Eugene S. Bagger
IT r ER Royal Highness
- Princess Anastasia of
u Greece"

art, the Cleveland girl who, by he,
marriage to Prince Christopher o.
Greece, has attained the highes,
rank ever held by an American
soman. She is a member of thu
soyal house Of Greece, the House
Of Schleswig- Observation-Disclosures
Lyksborg, which is also the reign
ing family of Denmark and Norway
The democratic laws Of the King
dom Of she Hellenes-this being the
official style for Greece-know no
such thing as an unequal or "mcr-
ganatic" marriage. Although a
commoner by birth, the former
Mrs. William Bateman Leeds, as
wife of the youngest brother Of the
former King Constantine is a men,
her on equal footing of European
royalty. She is now an aunt Of
hing Alexander Of Greece, a cousin
Of King George of England and of
Queen Victoria of Spain, and eve 4 a
sister-in-law Of the former Kaiser
himself, whose sister .was Queen
Sophie of Greece, the wife of the
oeposed King Constantine.
Through her -mother-in-law, the
Queen Mother Olga, who was the
Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna
Of Russia, Princess Anastasia is re-
lated to the House of Romanoff, the
former ruling house of Russia.
Baptized Anastasia
Before her marriage to the
prince Mrs. Leeds was baptized
according to the rites of the Greek
Orthodox Church and received the
name Anastasia. The title Princess
of Greece, with the qualification
royal highness, was bestowed upon
her by the King of the Hellenes.
who is the head of the royal family.
Prince Christopher himself is the
youngest uncle of the present King
and the brother of the exiled Con-
stantlne. Born in 1883 in The
Castle of Pavlovsk, near Petrograd,
he is now thirty-two. He is a major
OF the lst Infantry Regiment OF
the Greek army and an aide-de-camp
to the King, knight of the Russia,.
Order of ST. Andrew and of ii.
Danish Order of the Elephant. b
SIDES holding number of other de..
orations.
Prince Christopher Is said to be
the most popular member of the
Greek royal family and young
man of amiable nature and demo-
cratic inclinations. He has two hob
bies, languages and athletics. Be-
sides Greek, he speaks fluently Eng
lish, French, German, Italian, Span
ish and Danish. He is the chief
patron Of all outdoor sports in
Greece, and was member Of the
executive committee Of the Olympic
1ames at Athens. He is known as
the best dressed man of the Greek
capital and sports monocle-there
10 rumor in Athens that he even
goes to sleep wearing the single eye
glass.
A Keen Patriot
A graduate Of the Military Acad-
emy Of Athens, Prince CHRISTOPHER
is one Of the few men who have
studied the art of war at Aldershot,
IN England, and also at St. Cyr, the
West Point of France.
The prince is a keen patriot.
There is a story about his retort to
the Gar Alexander III, who was
leasing him-then a little boy not
ten years Of age-by calling him a
Russian.
mo, sir, am a Greek" the little
prince protested.
But how can you be Greek,
'onny2" the Gar went on. "Your
'atner Is a Dane, your mother a
'WWsslan, and you were born in Rus
''a' So you arc a Russian, if any
hing"
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First Rumored in 1916

The possibility Of marriage of
the wealthy and beautiful American
widow-the French painter Helleu
once declared she possessed SO out
of the 100 points constituting fem
mime perfection-and Prince Chris
topher first broke into the newspa-
pers in June, 1916, when London So
ciety was much interested in rumors
of prospective engagement. At
the time it was indicated by Mrs.
Leeds's friends that the report was
entirely without foundation.
Prince Christopher, on his part,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

Of publicity. In 1906 Hugh Citroen,
a Paris jeweler, landed in New York.
carrying a chamois bag with pearls
destined for Mrs. Leeds and invoiced
at $220,O00. He was about to pay
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

They will respect him for what he
is, not for what his father has
earned for him. T.. He will learn
that overdrinking is not tolerated
in good society, as l fear it some
times is here"
That was one reason. The other
was that Mrs. Leeds found Ameri-
can society dull.
zone thing in America" she told
newspaper reporter, "is that con-
versation here seems to be just one
scandal after another. Abroad they
talk Of things worth while-art,
music, literature. Oh, if my country
men and countrywomen only took as
great an interest in tho welfare of
the state rs they do in unimportant
things! hate to come to these coz
clusions, but it Is result Of obser-
vation and as humiliating to me as
it must be to all Americans who
know"
Dowry Fourteen Millions
Princess Anastasia does not enter
empty handed the royal household
Of Greece. Her dowry amounts to
$14 200, ,000-her share Of the estate
Of her second husband, the "Tin
Plate King" and formerly president
Of the Rock Island Railroad.
In Paris, where Mrs. Leeds was
won't to spend portion Of the year,
she became the center Of social
attention by the splendor Of her
gowns and jewels. Her collection
of emeralds, valued by experts at
more than $1,O0O,O00, was one Of the
wonders Of Paris society. In June.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

At THE right are Sophie,
deposed Queen of Greece
and sister of the er-Kaiser,
and Alexander, the present
KING of Greece. By her maar-
rage the former Mrs. Leeds
b e o M e s. slster-im-laqV of
Sophie and amt Of King
Alexander
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

1912, she gave a ball to an extremely
exclusive group of 15O' guests, prior
to her departure for America. The
cotillon favors were, for the women,
hats by the leading Paris milliners ;,
for the men, specially prepared
cameras and gold matchboxes. This
created sensation, for no such ex-
pensive souvenirs had been distrib-
uted before at a Paris ball. But
that was forgotten as soon as Mrs.
Leeds, her gown covered by million
dollars worth of emeralds, entered
the hall.
Once before Mrs. Leeds's Jewels
had attracted a considerable amount
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-11-23
Mine congress
PROVES HELPFUL

RENO, Nov. 23.-The mining in
dustry Of Nevada should profit by
the election of w, J. Loring as
president of the American Mining
congress, in the opinion of Henry
NJ. Rives, secretary of the Nevada
Mine Operators association. who has
returned from the mining congress
at Denver. Mr. Rives was one of
three delegates from this state. The
others were Governor Boyle and Pro
fessor w, S. Palmer.
Mr. Loring has extensive interests
in Nye county and is familiar
with conditions in all sections of
Nevada" said Mr Rives. The new
president is western man and may
be expected to do much to advance
the interests of the west"
The Denver meeting was interest
ing and instructive, according to
Mr.. Rives, who said that matters af-
fecting the mining industry received
comprehensive and definite discus
sion. There were many confer
enCes," he said "All phases of the
industry received attention and dis
cussions were led by experts Among
the subjects discussed were the ex-
cess profits tax, the McFadden bill,
tariff on war materials, labor, etc
The McFadden bin, which is de
signed to aid production of gold re
ceived the fullest endorsement Of the
congress and a committee was named
to urge congress to pass the meas
ure"
The sessions continued five days,
'and every day full of results Mr
Rives concluded
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-11-23
BUSINESS GOOD
THROUGH STATE

RENO, Nov. 23-- Business con
ditjons generally over the state are
satisfactory, according to Gilbert c.
Ross, state bank examiner, who re
turned Saturday from business
trip on which he visited all sections
of the state.
The most noticeable thing in the
state is the favorable condition Of
the sheep industry said Mr Ross
The droves | saw were all in fine
condition and most will enter the
winter season fat and in fine shape
to withstand the rigors Of snow and
cold. The fall rains have made the
ranges rich with fodder and feed has
been plentiful.
Weather conditions have also i'm
proved the quality of the wool" he
said. Usually in this state the
wool stops growing for Il brief per
iod in the fall during the dry wealth
er This year there was no dryness
to affect the sheep and the clip will
not contain that break in growth,
hence the quality of the clip next
spring will be better"
Mr.. Ross said the banks of the
state were in very good shape al
though money is tight over the coun-
try. There is money obtainable
for business purposes in every sec
ton of the state" he added, but
speculative demand finds it hard to
obtain funds, Interest rates have
been steady at about the figures
prevailing for the past several
months but loans are carefully
scrutinized by bankers before money
is advanced"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-11-23
Highland Oil Secures
Permit to Sell Stock

1t is proposed to start drilling a
we'll about the first Of the year, ac-
cording 70 present plans The rig in
stalled is TO be Of standard size so
that there will be no necessity of
redrilling when the ground has been
proved. Incidentally the Highland
we'll will be- the first to be sunk in
Nye county. and other property
owners in that district are awaiting
the outcome with decided interest.
One OF the directors Of the com
pany speaking Of the outlook. said
he had the utmost confidence in the
field and that lnasmuoh as every
conceivable visible indication point
ed to OIL be- had no hesltancy in rec
ommending the project TO his friends
as q decidedly worth while invest.
ment that carried promise Of pos
sible great gallo
Discussing oI siogk Investment 10
Teneral hat particularly that ia
connection vtb he development
work bsue carried on ia the Nevada
Helt thH gentleman said
alt a a ba regretted thar there
are maag uafaaus who are n.
rlaeH 90 H a. the sHnrts u
companies uewB tormst e. asyslol
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-11-23
MAYFLOWER Mine
DOES MUCH WORK

The Mayhower at Pioneer has done
much development work during the
past year, according to reports from
the southern dis riot. and it is sail
that more mneos are to be employ
ed in the near future During the
summer months the company estab-
lished an assayng and surveying
department and more than 300 large
samples have been taken All of
the underground workings have been
resuveyed and working and assay
maps that have been prepared will
be a big help in the work planned.
Because of the high price of fuel
oil the Maytlower has followed the
policy of many other companies and,
instead of buying oil in small guam
titles, d 10000 gallon tank has been
built and fuel is now purchased in
large lots from the refneries at
greatly reduced prices.
Three shifts of miners are now
employed in the most important
work being done in the mine, the
driving of the long working into
| Starlight hill to cut the Starlight
vein under which rich ore was mined
yaars aPo Tho vein OutcrOOs on
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-11-23
REVISION Of
LEAGUE URGED
BY HOLLANDER
Article Eighteen Under Fire by
Representative of
Netherlands

GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov 20, ---
Revision of the covenant of the
leaEue OF nations again was discuss
ed today, Van Karnebek of Holland
urging the revision of article XVIII
in order to clarity the registration
of treaties.
Germany's protest against the
leagues method of apportioning the
mandates for former German col
onies will be discussed tomorrow
and a decision will be made then
as to whether they will go direct to
the assembly or to a committee
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-11-23
JHRINERS Dance
PLEASING EVENT

The dance given by the Fez club,
consisting Of the Shriners Of Tono-
pah, last evening at the Airdome,
proved to be one of the most en-
ioyable affairs of the social season.
The music was furnished by Lich-
ten5erg's orchestra and dancing was
enjoyed until the early hours of this
morning a very large crowd was
present and one OF the most pleas
ing features of the evening was the
appearance OF every member of the
club wearing his fez
During the evening "Zem Iem'
was served, and due to the fact that
the house was rather warm, it prov
Cd extremely popular with those in
meudance.
The committee in charge deserves
much credit for the manner in which
they handled the affair, fand all the
guests voted the Fez club as being
among the most royal entertainers If
the city. The members Of the com
mittee were Austin R Wardle, chair
man; Thomas Lindsay, Fred c. Min
mis-, Ray f. McMullin and Ray w.
piercy.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-11-23
FOOTBALL GAME
THURSDAY P. N.


On Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
a picked team of the old timers
about town will play the high school
boys a game of football The high
school team has been hoping to
stage game with Reno high school
or with the Carson Indians on
ThanksgivinE day, but because Of the
expense Of financing such a game the
plan had to be given up. It would
cost over $500 to put over either
proposition In order to furnish
some entertainment for Tonopah
fans on Turkey day the local boys
have arranged this conflict with the
veterans. After the game both
teams will enjoy d turkey banquet
and the surplus Of the proceeds will
go to the student body fund OF Tono-
pah high school.
When the high school team re
turned from Bishop a sack Of foot
ball clothes was lost from one of
the machines. 1t is hoped that the
clothes may be found before Thurs
day or the boys may have to play
in oyeralls. If such is the case, the
boys are praying that the weither
man may be kinder than he was on
October 80. Both teams look for
the support of the towuspeople at
this spectacular game