davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1924-04-25

/ I adjust my feet comfortably
in taking my stance, with my
toes nearly on a straight line. This
means, of course, a practically
square stance. I open In somewhat
The Washington times., 1924-04-25

Finally, the great Sullivan grab
bed a boat and went 70 England
for a rest. AS he arrived in the
land Of pipes and fog he was
again assailed by the sporting
press. There were a number OF
English canvas kissers ready to
take a fling at John, providing
their end was fat enough. John
loved his title and his country.
Speaking to a friend one day
the champion, with curl OF his
lip, said: II ought to let one Of
these English dubs lick me, then
see how they'd feel in America
about il" |
Canada Calls Cheerful Chirps.
The radio announcer gets the
Arlington time signals,
Then the true standard time he
doth call;
And the fans set their fast or
slow timepieces right,
So a good time is had by all.
It seems to be a hard matter to
get any of the pugilists to fight
Wills. Which is strange, con-
sidering how many wills are con-
tested in the courts. ~.
The News says: "During the
debate on the second reading of
the Welsh temperance bill in the
English House Of Commons, Lloyd
George said there was a real de-
mand for the measure in Wales?"
But Lloyd George didn't say
whether it was for the pint or
half-quart measure.
The cigar-store Indian is said
to be coming back again. He
might be able to stage some from
tier fights with the drugstore
cowboys.
INTERLOCUTOR-Bones, what
do you think Of this? There is
q colony Of gold-beaters out in
California who take gold that is
the thickness Of a sheet of heavy
paper and they beat it out to one
acknowledgements Of an
inch: Pretty thin, isn't It?
BONES-Yes, dat story am
pretty thin.
INTERLOCUTOR-But it's the
gold they beat to that thinness.
Wonderful, isn't it?
BONES-Oh, All don't know.
A fren' OBJ mine broke into a
bank an took all de gold he could
find, an he beat it three thousand
miles. Wondawful, wasn't it?
The troubles of our neighbors
sometimes interest US. AS the man
remarked to his wife, while they
stood at the dumb-waiter shaft
listening to a family quarrel in
the rooms below:
"The air is full Of things we
shnIIldn'k v,o;SS -
The Washington times., 1924-04-25

II the motion liz
not free, but I
am very careful
not to let the
g ( an . become
to open. As you
take your stance
you should feel
O. comfortable
e v en- distribu-
ton Of weight.
This is one of
the first rules
you should learn
by heart. I keep
both heels on
the ground at
fhA h1orfnnfyS~
The Washington times., 1924-04-25
Juniors Name Leaders,

The Handley Juniors have named
Jerry Richards, captain. and James
Bell, treasurer. Teams desiring
games with the Handley juniors
should phone Adams 1890 between
$50 and $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1924-04-25
Herbs Seek Foes.

The Herds want a game with a
fast unlimited class or senior team
for Sunday. Jake Milwit, phone
Franklin 4902-W, between $3.50 and
1880 p. M, will handle challenges,
The Washington times., 1924-04-25
JOHN LIS CONTEMPT OF FOREIGN
FIGHTERS

lust present about the foreign
ssers who brezng this country seeking the losers
end of fat purses
We today have coming Senior Aphonse Fish
cake of SPAIN Henri de Sardne of France Herr Mattresses OF
Berlin, and so forth and forth
them are the variety but with the bay
they erocous and the bayho like the
date with dentist is bound to
Suvan there real foreign fighters There
Peter Jackson who good
These good that the Boston Strong Boy them
tumble them though he pesered
with challenges and by the American press
The Washington times., 1924-04-25
SEAT PLEASANT HOLDS
SMOKER TOMORROW

The Seat Pleasant Athletic Asso.
citation will hold a smoker tomorrow
night in the Seat Pleasant engine
house to which all members and
baseball players and candidates are
invited.
The Washington times., 1924-04-25
Tartan Midgets Win.

The Tartan Midgets nailed the
Tivoli Midgets, 81 to IA. Goldsmith
and Fischer pitching and Kendall
O'Dwy er catching for the winners
The Washington times., 1924-04-25
SWINGING OF MIDIRON IS
DELICATE TASK
By CHARLES (CHYCK) EVANS. yR.

grasp the midicn club with swinging finger grip and bal
ance my hands as one excellent thing to have little part
OF the leather grip sticking the end. The
thumbs down the shaft but them
of a pendulum. y - S-s
The Washington times., 1924-04-25

for in the one and four-mile champ.
ionships, the pole vault, high and
broad jumps the two weight events
and remaining specials.
The Washington times., 1924-04-25
Big Purses in Olden Days.

Billy Mccarthy, the old Aus
tralian middleweight, who is now
almost blind, still loves to chat
about old times.
In the Sydney Referee lately
we read the following:
Billy Mccarthy, the wonderful
old Australian fighter, sends along
the following "reminiscences:
I'm 1893 was running "a saloon
in New York on Staten Island.
The Worlds Fair was in full
swing at Chicago. Young Critic
had just arrived in the United
The Washington times., 1924-04-25
Radio Kids Con.

NoutV MUS SOPs
The Radio Midgets trimmed the
Park Road Eagles, ~ to IL, In an
exciting game.
, 1924-05-31

parties. An attempt by the Communists
to fierce recognition Of several T~Oljt.cal
motions was frustrated and the R DIS
thereafter reserved their so%hotaging am
n @uuition, how ing down their political
opponents as the names were checked
off on the official roster by the House
Clerk. When Prince Won Bismarks
name was called the Left responded
with woe unto yet that you ere lis
grandson" shrill WhistIing and fog
horns or eted he name of Admiral Won
1upi,z General L~uCendoitf got the
benefit Of a stratagem employed by bis
party and friends who started up a
deafening cheer when his name was
called GU. This pat a damDer On most
Of the ammunition the Communists had
stored up for him but they scored by
sending one of their members to the
speaker with a huge pair of blue specta-
clpS. a reminder Of those worn by the
quartermaster General when in disguise
hp took secret leave for Sweden in the
early days of the revolution. Nine
Communists who were elected 10 the
r .sh ta4 are either serving time TOR
% ! icH oafe }ses or are loc.iti up await
ing trial. Their release Jls iouIy de-
ma ldSi by their co nrades. Ruth Fis-
cnaf. wh1 leads the Rejs vocal on
slaught on the floor Of the CHAMBER,
was much in evidence, While Thomas
Wendeiein, the longshoreman from Ham
burg ard one of the Communists strong
armed men. appeared clad in a sweater
and persisted throughout the session in
smo&ing a pipe which half a iozen
ser|geant-at arms failed to remove.
Prince Won Bismark, the Reichstag
Youngest member. c r~cuIated among his
party's veterans as though he were any.
thing Out a newcomer to the Parliament
tary arena. At q he is exactly fifty
years younger than William Book Socia-
list, who is the Re:chstag oldest mem
Der and was today's temporary presi-
dent.
London, May 27rh.-The West India
Regiment Band. under Lieutenant Sal
fer and Bandmaster Turner, arrived
here yesterday. They were met at
Euston Station by Mr.. Algernon Aspi-
nall, Commissioner Of the West Indies
and Atlantic group of the British En-
pire Exhibition. and G. N. Knight, the
Honorary Secretary. Later they pro-
ceeded to Mill Hill. The first engage
ment which the band will fill will be
at Wemb ey on June 2nd.
Land1n. May 28th-Their Maiesties the
King and Queen, accompanied by the
King and Queen of Italy, the Prir &c of
Piedmont and Princess Mafalda, to-
6av visited the Bermuda Pavilion at the
D.:,;,L Er,vira Fvb;hiti0n Tho rOvoI
, 1924-05-31

An extract from the oil Nclrs OF April
5, reproduced in the p. d S. Gazette
gives particulars of The disappearance of
an island which appeared suddenly Iast
November off the Arakan Coast, in the
Bay Of Bengal. AS sudden as it came So
il disappeared four months later. tn
island was more than a thousand feet
long and thirty feet high, and mainly
composed of mud which had been force
from the bottom Of the sea by the ac
emulation OF petroleum gases. Thj,
phenomena served to recall a similar
one in Trinidad of the coast of Erin ia
1911, but The Bai Ia Parte, as the Trim
dad island was called, disappeared with
in a few days. Ijd
, 1924-05-31

the Prince Of Wales at ST, James Palace
Port-au. Prince. Haiti May 28,h An
earthquake shock Of ten seconds duration
yesterday wrecked a building at Port
de Pa X, killing thee persons and injur-
ing several OILERS. A church steeple was
demolished and the gendarmerie barracks
were badly damaged.
Berlin, May 8th-Chancell0r Marx to
day accepted President Eberts commits
sion 10 torn a new Cabinet.
Toxic, May 28th-Foreign Minister
Malsui TODAY asked aud obtained the as
sent Of ;he Prince RegeD, to the forward.
Ing Of japan pr0lesC against enactment
of the U~nitedStates immigration Bill. bar
ring Japanese, The proceeding was eX-
tarordlnary and is interpreted as indical-
ing thar unusual Importance was attach
ed to the document. The Foreign Sc
rctary went to the Imperial Palace imme.
dlately after the extraordinary cabinet
session called Yesterday to give final APP
provaI to the protest, had ended, The Re
gent sanctioned the protest The pro-
test, it is learned is based on aIleGed VIC
lation Of Japan's treaty rights under the
first article of the treaty Of com nece aaI
navigation between the United States
and japan.
Toxic, May 18th - A bitter editorial
bathurst marks the final enactment Of the
United States immigration bill. including
the exclusion Of japanese. A majority
Of the newspapers express disaDp1int-
ment with the action Of President Coolidge
and called his statement, following his
signing Of the bill. unconvincing and un-
satisfactory. the statement" says The
'HDOhi - NAV satisfy America hnt new
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
Sudden Death Of Mrs. Fred Cyr

An unusually pathetic case was the
death of Mrs. Melvina (Coro) Cyr,
wife of Fred Cyr On Monday after
noon. She was removed from her
home in Thompson Gardens, east of
North avenue, to Somerset Hospital
where she lived but two hours, dying
in commissions, occasioned by child
birth. The infant is not living but
there are nine surviving children, the
oldest of whom is about fifteen years
old. Mrs. Cyr was herself only
twenty-nine years of age She was
native Of Caribou and the family
came here from Oldtown last April.
Mr.. Cyr is a teamster. The parents
of the deceased we're natives OF Cana
da and Mrs. Cyr was a member OF the
Catholic Church. Funeral services
today at 9 o'clock from the church of
Our Lady Of Lourdes. Burial in Cal
vary Cemetery
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
Town Improvement Society Has
Guest Day

Another very pleasant meeting Of
the Town improvement Society was
held Friday afternoon in the parlors
OF the Public Library. with Mrs. Ellen
Nj. Smith and Mrs. Nellie E. Hobart
serving as hostesses. The president.
Mrs, Florence Waugh Danforth an
nouneed that $3.50 had been sent to
the Crosspatch Community Home for
children by the club and spoke of the
federated meeting with the Womans
Club and Sorosis which takes the
place of the next regular meeting
The Town Improvement Society will
resume its meetings with a birthday
party on February Sth The pro-
gram opened with piano solo, Re
turn OF Spring played by Miss Eth
elyn Mills Miss Gertrude S Weston
reported that the District Nurse had
made 146 calls during the month of
December and that II girls had made
night clothes for small children. She
announced that the District Nurse
needed old sheets in her work and
night clothes for adults The paper
of the afternoon was given by Mrs.
Annie Nichols ana her subject was
Women in the Bible. In this she
especially considered Martha and
Mary. Mrs. Nichols addresses and
papers are always much appreciated
by Skowhegan club women and on
this occasion her somewhat unusual
subject was handled very ably.
About a year ago Mrs. Nichols gave
paper on Women OF the Bible" in
which she began with Eve and ended
with the Mother of Jesus The pres
ident announced that both of these
papers will be sent TO the State Chair
man of Literature to he distributed
over the state, in the different clubs,
The program closed with another
piano solo. Cascade of Roses" played
by Miss Mills. There was a good
attendance of members and guests,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
Compliments Local Postmaster

Postmaster Elliott has received a
letter of congratulations from F. C..
Ayres, Director, T. s. Savings Organi-
cation, First Federal Reserve District
on the success achieved by his Office
In December In connection with the
issue of Treasury Savings Certificates.
During December there were sold
for cash and issued in exchange for
the 1919 War Savings Stamps which
matured on January LIST $3.50 worth
of Treasury Savings Certificates. Mr..
Ayres states that this is a record to
be proud of AMI gives to our communi-
ty a per capita average which COM
pares favorably with any in New Eng
land.
Postmaster Elliott declares that the
new issue Of Treasury Savings Ger
tiflcates, which went on sale Deem
Der list last, is proving very popular
as an investment. He learns from
Director Ayres, that incomplete re-
turns for December indicate an invest
ment of nearly $1,000,00O for New
England and upwards of $25,OOO,O00
for the entire country.
He wishes to remind his patrons to
look up their 1918 and 1919 issues of
War Savings Stamps and bring them
to him for cash redemption or ex-
change to Treasury Savings Certifi-
Gates without delay. The further ac-
emulation of interest ceased when
these issues matured on January /,
1923 and January /, 1924 respec-
lively, but there are still many stamps
of both issues still outstanding.
Any money involved in these securi-
ties is now idle and should be rein
vested in Treasury Savings Certifi-
Gates at once so that it will continue
to produce an income for the owner
and be safe from every possibility of
loss.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17

We note at this time the following
on filament regulation:
"As al general rule most experiment
ters are tempted to have the filaments
of vacuum tubes burn too brightly.
The proper brilliancy is the lowest
one at which the signals are good.
Increasing the filament current be-
yond this point does not increase the
signal strength, but does lessen the
life of the tubes considerably. A
good general rule to follow is that of
keeping the filament as low as posi-
Bile, consistent with good reception.
Moreover, certain types Of vacuum
tubes operate at very low filament
temperatures. 1t Is therefore best
for the novice to follow closely the
directions furnished with each. vacuum
tube receiver"
At this time We. are calling on our
outside towns In Somerset County for
letters of any kind In regard to what
is new to them in radio. We are
able to judge, from the results OBJ
tained here in Skowhegan, that Jack
man, Bingham. Canaan, North Arson,
Madison and East Madison are receiv-
ing good concerts and programs. Let
us hear from the Central Maine Pow
er Company at North Arson. We are
sure they are getting some good re-
suits ON their Radiola V.
Code practice is being transmitted
each night, with the exception of
Sundays, from station 1BZL, Show
hogan.
The Peoples Garage have installed
some sets this past week that are
giving the receivers satisfaction. Holt
& Hight are still continuing with their
activities in the radio work.
Owing to. the strain of other bust
ness and the combined work that
was necessary with the installation of
radio apparatus, Clyde H. Smith sold
his radio business to the Somerset
Radio Company. All of Mr.. Smiths
customers are being taken care of by
the new firm.
During the coming week if one will
follow station WGY at Schenectady.
N. Y, an interesting schedule of
speeches will be heard. The Gov
ernors of several different states,
from all parts of the country, will
broadcast their views on the news of
the day.
Station WIZ will also broadcast a
series of after-dinner speeches, COM
mencing On Monday January 81 1924.
1t will be of especial interest for
those interested in>1 hearing the
speeches Of the most prominent men
in the United States to be sure and
follow during that week very closely
all that is transmitted from the above
station.
Questions submitted by Monday
morning will be answered in our col
umn. Address Radio News, Indepen-
dent-Reporter, Skowhegan.
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Local Officers Attending to Duty

A. W Cushman, a member of the
State Highway Police Force, has been
attending 10 his duty with commend
able care since the first OF the year,
Those few ears which ventured out on
January 1st without the 1924 number
plates we're promptly tagged. 1t is
possible that the warning was not al
ways the same. One car, five pas
sengen Buick Sedan, left in front of
tho Odd Fellows Hall last Monday
evening was labelled as follows:
This ear must be kept in until
properly registered A. u. Cush-
man.
In this particular instance the
warning was carefully obeyed and it
is to be supposed that other ear own
ers have been equally anxious TO com
ply With similar instructions.
This particular car, il seems, was
left with one wheel on the sidewalk.
This did not escape the eagle eye OF
the police force and they attended to
their part OF their duty by affixing a
tag as follows:
This sidewalk is only to walk
on. Police
No doubt the owner will duly re-
gard this admonition and park his car
wholly III The street hereafter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
Mrs. &. II. Haynes OF Madison

Mrs. aBernice Haynes died January
8th at the home of her brother, Enoeh
Markham in Fairfield after an illness
of several months. Mrs. Haynes I'M
derwent a surgical operation for gall
stones last August and for time
seemed to be on the road to recovery
In November she became worse and
failed gradually until her death.
Mrs. Haynes was born in Spring
field, New Brunswick, June 2, 1896 and
when a small girl moved to Smith
field with her parents. She attend
ed the public schools for time and
later went to the Waterville high
school for three years. On Febru-
airy 7, 1915 she was unite in marriage
with Chester II. Haynes.
Mrs. Haynes besides her husband,
leaves one son, Clifford, who is a
student at the pleasant street school;
two brothers, Enoch and Clarence
Markham of Fairfield; one sister, Miss
Blanche Markham who is nurse in
the Worcester, Mass Hospital.
Mrs. Haynes was a member of the
R. N A. Lodge of Madison. The flu
neral services were conducted by
Rev. e. B. Tetley at the Free Bap-
fist Church on Friday afternoon,
January II at O'clock the r. N. A.
attending the services in a body. The
remains were placed in the receiving
tomb at the Forest Hill Cemetery and
later will be inferred in the family
lot in the same cemetery.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
High School Happenings

A general assembly of the students
of SkoWhegan high school was held
Wednesday afternoon. January is, in
Fire Engine Hall. The following
program was given by the social COM
mittee; Popular piano selections,
Doris Tantish; reading, Gordon
Grundy; piano solo, Dorothy Nye
value of the social committee at the
high school, Dorothy Kilbreth; violin
solo, +. Russakoff.
SKOWHEGAN HIGH SCHOOL
NEEDS YOUR HELP
Skowhegan high school has always
been very proud of her athletic teams.
The citizens of the town have always
been proud of these teams. The
basketball season is herel Are the
people going to stand back of the
team? Yes or No? Are you going
to buy a season ticket and enjoy good
clean sports? encouragement means
a lot to a player-giye them plenty of
1t. Have interest, be faithful, be
generous and attend all of the games.
The town is useless without the
school, the school Is useless without
the town. Let's have cooperation.
phyllis Whiting)
The Literary Committee of the Stu
dent Council met and chose four class
reporters and a general reporter to
report all school happenings to the
following papers, The Independent
Reporter. The Daily Kennebec Journ-
al and The Waterville Sentinel. The
class reporters are: Senior class re-
porter, Richard Laney; Junior class
reporter, Phyllis Whiting; Sophomore
class reporter, Marjorie Tozier;
Freshman class reporter, Lucille
Moore and the general reporter is
Mammie Seamans.
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The Late George NJ. Lessard

George NJ. Lessard born in Compile
de Fossele. Canada, July Is. 1857,
died Sunday at his home on Milburn
street from cancer of the stomach. He
sustained shock twelve years ago,
while in the Sanford Reynolds bar
Der shop and has never been able TO
work since that time. Mr.. Lessard
came to Skowhegan when sixteen
years old and on May II, 1879 mar
ried Miss Georgianna Lessard of this
place. His father, the late Peter
Lessard, came to Skowhegan a few
years later than did his son.
The deceased was employed in the
woods soon after his arrival here
and later drove the mill team, while
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
STATE OF MAINE
Supreme Judicial Court
In Equity

In Equity
WILLIAM IT. DULEY
VS.
RIEL B. NORTON and
CARROLL H. COLLINS
George II. Viles, Receiver in the
owe entitled cause having presented
report and also a petition for au-
ority to pay bills a list of which ac-
|mpanies said petition, 1t is hereby
fORDERED that a hearing on said
3port and petition be had at the Court
|ouse in Bangor on Saturday, the Goth
by of January A. D. 1924. at eleven
'elock A. NJ. and that notice thereof
r. given to all parties interested
herein by publishing an attested copy
II this order once a week for two sue
essive weeks in the Independent Re-
orter, newspaper published at Show
egan. Maine, said County, the last
publication to be at least seven days
efore the date of said hearing in
rider that such Interested parties may
e present and show cause If any they
ave, why said report should not be
ccepted and said petition granted.
Dated January 2. 1924.
CHARLES J. DUNN,
Justice of Supreme Judicial Court
SeaD
A true copy
Attest:
W. W. T. sEEKINs, Clerk.
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Ames: centers Groder and Whiting.
S. II. S Valliere "A, Chabot II,
Demo g. McQuade 4,
Arson girls Williamson
Scorer Beaufort. timer Corvette,
Time three ten minute periods.
After the games a dance was held
with music by an orchestra made up
cral high school students.