davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-11
How many tributaries has the
Mississippi River?

tfAI'oHooIppI ANAFCI
The number of tributaries and
tributaries to tributaries OF the Mis-
siSSippi aggregates ABOUT $50. of
which more than fifty are navi-
gable. The more important of these
are the Minnesota, st. Croix. Chip
pewa, Black, Wisconsin, Galena,
Rock, Iowa. Des Moines, Salt, Hi
uoiS, Missouri, Kaskaskia, Ohio, st.
Francis, Arkansas, Yazee, Big Black
and Red.
Does ii, injure a platinum ring
set with a diamond to dip it in wa
ter several times a day?
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
SHOOTING
TO Be PROBED

Al thorough Investigation OF the
shooting of two young boys by
Policeman n. g. Nicholson, of the
Twelfth Precinct. while pursuing
two burglar suspects near Sixteenth
and Al Streets Southeast. Friday
night, has been ordered by Major
Edwin B. Hesse. Superintendent OF
Police.
Inspector Albert J. Headley Is
expected to file q report today.
after which Major Hesse will de-
eide whether or not to. cite Nichol-
son before the Police Trial Board.
Frank J. Hunt. 1900 block East
Capitol IT.. father of one of the
injured boys. has made formal
complaint against Nicholson.
Gordon Gray: jr.. IS. 1900 block
Of East Capitol st.. was shot
through the hand. and the same
bullet pierced the leg OF Edward
Hunt. Is. when Nicholson fired
~ two negroes he was chasing on
information that they had tried to
break into his home.
Gray was treated at Gallinger
Hospital, but young Hunt. fearing
. scolding from his parents. kept
his wound a secret until Saturday
morning. when his father discoV-
cred 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
MOORE SET TO SAIL

Alexander r. Moore, new ambas-
Sador to Peru. called to say good
bye 10 President Coolidge today
Moore will sail for Lima on Thurs
day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
READY
FOR POLE HOP

nv International News SefV1cs
OSLO. NOrwa.' May 2l.--Gen,
Umberto Mobile, Italian Arctic ex-
plorer. plans to hop off at Kings
Bay tonight in the dirlgible Italia
for a direct flight to, the North
Pole. according to radiosram from
SpitzberSen today.
General Mobile intends to halt for
two hours directly over the Pole,
weather permitting. t" enable two
cienti,.ts-Pref. MslmRren and Prof.
Croia milo leave the ship. The sci
entists will he landed on the Ice
with rope ladders to make scientific
studies.
1t is learned that General Mobile
received a'letter from his wife warn,
ing against dropping the Papalcr0ss
at the North Pole for fear that the
consequences might prove fatal.
Before his departure from italy
Pope Plus XI" presented General
Mobile a wooden CROSS. 1t was
planned ~ plant II In the. Ice 1T
the North Pole with a brief re-
hgious ceremony
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
To SEEK
BAN ON MI.
RAGING
-Tlmss stait rh0to
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Continued from First Pagel
metal trades department. American
Federation Of Labor. representing
william Green. president Of thu
federation.
Acting Mayor Musey, made tina
speech of welcome to which Irwin
Hamilton, of Cumberland, president
or the Federation, replied.
Officers will be elected at We'd
nesday's sessions and 1t il con
sidered likely that Henry F. Broen-
ing. as former president OF the
federation and resident Of Balti-
more, will oppose the incumbent,
Hamilton.
A full program awaited the dele
gates, their officers told them ut
the opening session. Speakers
stressed the fact that the eonVen-
ton has no social or entertainment
features, but ID strictly business.
Among the subjects to be taken
up in the three days are:
The opening of hotel taxi stands
In Washington to independent cabs
A year-round Saturday half-hOli-
day for Federal employees. and i'm
provement OF retirement methods.
The Great Falls power project.
The federation went on record
against private ownership of the
falls some time ago. when a protest
against granting a charter to the
Potomac River Corporation was
made to the Federal Power Commits
sion,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
YOU I H ADMITS
Staying
THREE

RusHVILLE. Neb.. May 2I.-
Henry. sherman, is.year-old farm
hand, 10 In jail here accused of
waginz a killing spree against
the family Of his employer Satur-
day. He Is charged with killing
three members Of the family of
Roger Pochon, wealthy rancher.
The Polchon's young baby, beaten
over the head with the butt OF a
shotgun. IL not expected to live.
The youth. according to author
tiles, confessed. when .appEehended
that he had intended wiping out the
entire family of seven. Only the
pitiful .pleadings of the PochOn's
14-year-oId daughter, Nellie, whom
he says. he loved. deferred him,
Sherman is alleged to have declared.
Scores Of Infatuated ranchers
stornied the county jail. but author
tiles succeeded in holding them at
bay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
Gas ROUTS
RAID|NG COPS

The use of tear gas by officers
of prisoners has been used with
success since the war. but now that
offenders themselves are making
use OF the weapons of the law, "
may herafter become necessary for
.raiding officers to wear gas masks4
Sergeant Lettermann and Detecr
tives William +. Burke are consldeG-
ing the adVisa bility of asking the po4
lice department to add those articles;
to their list of equipment since theiN
experience Saturday.
The officers. who have been lhSS
nemesis OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oH
late, were seeking new fields to cor4'
Quer Saturday, and thought to reNEI
a rich harvest on Derby Day.
Entering suspected p1AcN
reversed, the door closed behind
them. Unsuspectingly they ap4
preached a second door near at
hand. where they heard voices e14
citedly cOnVersiDg in the lexicoH D
of the race track. Unable to entet4
the second door, they prepared 4
force their way, when q cloud q
tear gas streamed through the key.
hole. .- .,.,, ~ &
Caught like rats In a trap. tho
officers were unable to force opeR
the door through which they had
entered until their eyes were flows
ing with tears, and when they
finally emerged into the fresh ain
they had lost all interest in derbis4
and those that bet on them.
Their eyes are still badly swolleI
from their experience.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
MINE E.XPL 0S|ON
DEAD PUT
At 80 !.
1centinned ron. E'Ir.t Paae.l

Continued from First Paae.l
day. officials directing the rescue
work said.
The rescue craws are digging
through each room In each Of the
SUITS between Nos. fE to IS. in
which the bodies are believed to be
Any faint hope that any OF the
miners would he found alive In the
mine was dlspelled by the ccndi.
ton Of the five bodies. removed
today. They were burned almost
beyond recognition.
As Bodies Recovered
Meanwhile. in the vine-covered
recreation hall OF this model min
inR village lay As mangled bodies.
first OF the victims. I'll, TO be taken
from the blast.wrecked mine.
Fourteen other men escaped death
eight OF whom are in Waynes-
burg and Brownsville hospitals.
Crews ara digging around one
debrIa.chc d working face OF the
NJ inc in the hope that if the rescue
crews can get behind the spot where
the full force of the blast struck
JmGyEt uA0. IIWu hHGbh pANNNaSIA 49,
in canvas rooms which could have
checked the spread II the gas.
Experts who hurried here at first
news OF - explosion, however, have
abandoned hope. because Of the way
in which GAS has spread to every
crevics l., the mine 30 far explored.
Gas or Dust
While - majority OF the experts
assign ss4i ~ the reason for the
blast, the, were some who claimed
that dust. possibly ignited by n
spark from \ mine car trolley,
caused the explosion.
Overlooking no chances to save
aAy men who may have heen able TO
hrattice themselves in from the gas,
thousands OF cubic feet OF pure aiI'
we're being forced into the workings
today.
A picture Of the force Of the
blast was given by Marcus Cobb,
leader OF the first seven-man rescue
team to reach the base Of the shaft
after the explosion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
Cop Has Gun
Shot From
Hand
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Continued from First PageJ
picked up his pistol from me
ground and started shooting. He
fired four times as the men ran
cown the tracks.
Kenney has Deen on the police
force about a year.
A cOlored man giving his name
al Louis Brice,. SO. living on Mon.
teIlo Avenue Northeast, received
a broken left leg early today when
two, policemen fired at him az a
suspected thief He is in Freed
mems Hospital.
Two shots each were fired. police
report, by Officers G. f. burlington
and J. M. Crawford. of the Tenth
Precinct. The policemen said they
saw Brice carrying a telephone slot
machine which had been stolen from
an apartment house in the 270O
block of Eleventh st. N. W.
They saw him at Eleventh and
Girard Streets and fired when he
failed to obey a command. to halt.
they said. He was taken to the
hospital
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
SENAT0RS FIND.
No TRACE OF
n. c. 'SLUSH'

RALEIGH, NJ. c.. May 21.-Not
more than $1,000 has been sent
into North Carolina on behalf Of
ali Presidential candidates. John q.
Dawson of Kinston told the Senate
campaign funds committee today.
The committee came here after
hearing charges that vast sums had
been expended to win delegates both
by Secretary OF Commerce Hoover
and Gov. Al Smith Of New York.
Dawson, who had been described
as Smiths state manager. denied
that he was identified actively with
the campaign. and said the, only
smith expenditure OF which. he
knew was 1880 used by Sheriff X.
III. Edwards. of Wayne county for
travelling expenses, sea-. ~
-, Ignorant Of Outside Aid
The inquiry was conducted in the
legislative chamber of the state
house by . Senator's Steiwer R2 OF
Oregon and Bratton DJ OF New
Mexico.
speaking of the campaign ex-
nenditures. Dawson declared Il
don't know when so little outside
aid and comfort has been received.
He said he was first amused and
then embarrassed by reports he
was Smiths manager.
Dawson also took occasion TO
deny emphaticalIy that Senator
Simmons Cd OF North Carolina.
was in any way involved In the
local fight for the State delegation
except insofar az his leadership
is concerned" He said he re-
garded. az unfortunate the persis-
tent newspaper stories that Sim-
mons W"s leading the fight against
Smith, although he admitted the
Senator was personally against the
New York governor.
Dawson concluded his testimony
by requesting the committee to tell
him who had furnished the infOr-
baton that prompted his summon
ing.
Steiwer said he had been fur
nShed the list OF North Carolina
witnesses by Senator Barkiey Cd
of Kentucky.
Sheriff On Stand
Sheriff Edwards told OF receiving
the $1,950 In sums of $500. $50 and
81 500. The last came from George
Gordon Battle, native Of North
Carolina. who Is now living in New
York. while the rest was, raised in
the State. He still has some OF the
money left. He knew of no other
expenditures for Smith. ,.
>. His work was to make friends all
over. the State for Smith, he ex-
planned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
Missing Chicago Boys
Body Found in RiveE

CHICAGO, May 2t.-The frantiS
search for S-year-Old johnny Pyrek,
the sand pile boy" Is at an end.
His little body was recovered late
yesterday from the Chicago River.
thereby revealing that the last story
told. by his playmates was sub~
stantially correct.
The child disappeared from his
home a week ago today. Bruno
ROgdOn, his playmate, fabricated
several wild stories az TO Johnnys
tate before declaring that he had
fallen into the river,
A coroners physician said ths
body borO NO marks Of violence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
RepOrt Due Here Soon
Veterans of District
To Get Spanish Flag

The last Spanish flag to fly over
the Cuban town of Ponce will be
presented to Gen. Nelson A, Miles
Camp, No. l, United Spanish War
Veterans. at a meeting of the camp
Friday night.
Col. e. r. Andrus, retired. for
Inerly OF the Fifth United States
Cavalry, who was on duty at Ponce
during the war. will present the flag
and make an address in which he
will give It's history.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
Probe Warsllip
Rum Party
Charge
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Continued from First Page.)
the alleged sale oil liquor by some
members Of the crew.
Keys has returned to washington
TO make hts report. taking is aft
davits. Prominent citizens said
Keys told them charges had been
lodged with the Navy Department
and he had been assigned to in
gvestigate them.
According to these charges, the
destroyer came 10 Brunswick with
4 full cargo of choice liquors. The
Overtons had been in Cuba for tbs
winter maneuvers and reached
Brunswick in April, remaining for
10 days.
The officers and crew were en-
.tertained extensively during their
stay, and numerous social affairs
were given aboard the destroyer.
These parties were said to have
been decidedly wet.
Report Due Here Soon
j. M. Doran, prohibition COM
missioner, declared today he ex-
pected 4 report soon on the inveSti-
cation OF an alleged liquor party
last April on the naval destroyer
Overton at Brunswick, Ga.
The Navy Department declared
no court of inquiry had been
appointed to investigate the alleged
incident.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21

licenses and destroy their business, -
said Reed. 80 ne made It iYnpos.
siole for any miller or wheat dealer
TO pay more than 500, and inn
possible for any farmer to get more
than $50. 5t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-21
WOMAN EoR sENcH

Nomination. OF Miss Genevieve
GINS, 81 Cleveland TO q place on
the United States customs court
bench was approved today by the
senate Judiciary Committee.
The Kusko times., 1928-09-22


 until morning. The three had decid- ed to leave one man to watch the na- tive and the other two to take the, provisions up to the trapping ground. which would take about four hours. Harvey Keivig decided to stay. lie was cautioned to keep good watch and not let the native get to his gun The other two left anl were gone about five hours, returning about noon. They landed at the place and Smith shouted Here we are" How ever, they got no answer, and things began to appear different. They got out of the boat and went up to the tent, and there they found Kelyig shs. through the arm and the back of hls head cut open with ana X.
 Evidently the native had got to his gun and shot at Kelvig, creasing him across the chin and knocking him down and finishing him with an ax. The native had fled and had taken his gun, ax, grub, and few traps be- longing to the trappers. However, he left his skin boat.
 Neither Smith nor Peterson were armed, so they returned at once to report to the marshal. Smith swore out a complaint, and the commis- sioner and marshal left together with a coroner's jury for the slene of the murder. The inquest was held and the jury decided that foul play of some kind was the cause of his death and that the crazy Indian was most likely responsible for the death. Kel- wig was buried where he fell.
 Jack Aho went back and wintered in the upper reaches of the Nushagak, about mile above the Chu-chit-nok river. Sometime in December Aho visited Sid Lohr in his cabin at the mouth of the King Salmon river, about four hours walk from the Aho cabin, and at that time Lohr told him he would call on him as agreed on, the 1st day of January, 1928. He called, an dAho was gone, having evil denttly just left that morning, be- cause there was fresh bread and other. things to show someone had been thee recently. .Lohr stopped there that night. Leaving a note, he re-. turned to his own cabin the next day. About the Is tof March Lohr visit ed the Aho cabin, about 35 miles up. the river, so Lohr did not report the circumstances, for he thought Aho. was up at that cabin. Now that the, trappers ae all down with their beaver and other fur, Aho has not turned up. Natives stopped at Aho's upper cabin, but stated that nothing had been touched in the cache. Evidently Aho has not been there since leaving his | other cabin. [ tis now forty days past time for him to show up on the lower river., and he has not shown ups so foul play is feared in his case also.
 Unless something is done at once 1 to apprehend this crazed native, the entire district here will have to be abandoned and the Indian given su- preme. command of the entire region.
The Washington times., 1928-05-23
KNIGHT MOTORS
WIN FRIENDS

statistics reveal that the past
tendencies Of Americans to turn to
the products of Europe when In the
market for an exclusive motor car
nave been definitely reversed during
the past few years, but to more
marked degree in the last is months,
according to manufacturers Of the
leading quality cars OF America,
This decided reversal Ii said to
Pc recognition 81 the rapid strides
made BY American automotive engi-
neers and designers in producing
quality cars that are on 1 parity
and in some cases superior to the
best craftsmanship Of Europe.
It was 4 notable fact that up to
= short time ago Americans who
sought the best in motordom in the
old world. ii the majority Of in
stances selected from 4 group head.
ed BY the Minerva OF Belgium,
Daimler Of England. Panhard- Lee
vassor and Peugot Of France, each
Oe these Internationally famous cars
employing the knight sleeye-valve
Fl i said thar the sleeve.valve
type Of power plant used in those
cars contributed materially to the
outstanding regulations they had
won throughout the world.
The Washington times., 1928-05-23
FEW HAVE Good
HEADLIGHTS
ny international News Service

ny AuhermatlonaA NEWS SerVAee
Only five motorists out OF every
hundred keep their headlights prop
erly adjusted. according to a recent
national survey Of the American
Automobile Association.
There are close to $4,000 900
motor vehicles travelling the high
ways OF the nation with improperly
adjusted lights" the survey de-
clares. Properly adjusted lights
are Of vital Importance 10 safety in
night driving.
The peak of automobile accidents
occurs about $50 in the evening,
when traffic is heaviest in city
streets. Inasmuch as it is dark at
this hour during most OF the year,
badly adjusted lights unquestion.
ably contribute to collisions
In cooperation with the Bureau
of Standards and the A. A. As
Loaf affiliated local clubs. the ma
tional body has launched q cam
paign to bring all headlights up to
the safety standards established by
State laws.
The Washington times., 1928-05-23
Broken Lock on. Room
InprisOns N. Y. Justice

NEW YORK, May 23.--While at.
taches of the Brooklyn Supreme
Court wondered about the hardness
of Justice Cropsey. the iurist, locked
in the shower room at the court
The Washington times., 1928-05-23

Attempts to force the lock were
futile. Finally. a carpenter was
called. He took panel out Of the
door and Justice Cropsey emerged
on his hands and knees.
The Washington times., 1928-05-23

house. pounded and banged and
shouted for nearly half an hour.
Justice Cropsey had finished his
customary shower before begin
ming the days work. On turning
The Washington times., 1928-05-23

the knob OF the shower room door
he found that the lock was out Of
order and that he was a prisoner.
A court attendant finally heard
the Justices calls and investigated.
The Washington times., 1928-05-23

Motor
thoIcht the ruesp road"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
BRENTWOOD PAVING
CONTRACT AWARDED
Sl1,z55 to Be Spent for Concrete
Work, Including Curbs and
Sidewalks.
SPECIAL Dsspstea to me star.

Special Dispatch to The star
BRENTWOOD. Md. July 2S.-At a
Epecial meeting Of the mayor and town
council last night contract for con-
crete paving. curbs and sidewalks on
several streets was a rarded Daniel
Marine of Baltimore. whose bid OF
sff.g55 was the lowest submitted.
The streets to be improved are
EaIderuan avenue from the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad avenue, distance of
500 feet, and Sneetz avenue from
FIdridre avenue 10 Haldeman avenue,
400 feet Concrete curbs and side
walks will be built on Rhode Island
avenue and Eldridge avenue from
TEfrty-ninth street to Newton street.
the work is to be completed in 30
working days and viii get under way
promptly.
with this work completed the first
years program If permanent street
Improvement In Brentwood under the
act Of the last legislature will have
been finished The cost Of the work is
assessed against the abutting property
owners.
Streets on which Improvements al
rpadv have been made are Newton
street. Sheetz avenue. Thirty-ninth
street. Dewey street and Charles street.
The cost NJ. the entire program for
The year viii be 10000, which is the
maximum under the law Prof S. s.
SteinsocrE. head Of the department of
civil engineering OF the University Of
Maryland is consulting engineer for
Brentwood and in general charge Of
thu work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
GROUP Of WOMEN
IN RESEARCH WORK
Sonora Perez Diaz of vene-
zueIa to Join Interameri-
can Commission Here.

Sonora Lucia Luciani de Perez Diaz-
representative of Venezuela on the In
ter-american Commission Of Women,
will come to Washington next month 10
take part in the commissions research
work. according to message received
from her today by Miss Doris Stevens,
chairman of the commission.
Miss Stevens will leave August / for a
short trip to Europe on work connected
with the preparation of resolution re-
garding nationality to be presented to
the World Conference on Codif1cation
of International Law. called by the
League of Nations at the Hague. While
abroad she viii confer with feminist
leaders and will speak on the work OF
the commission before the international
Association of University Women in
Madrid.
Sonora Perez Dlaz is leading young
intellectual Of Venezuela and socially
prominent In diplomatic circles in
Caracas. She has been interested in
historical research. is editor of a mag
azine. writes poetry and short stories
and is author of novel AS delegate
to the Latin American Press Congress
in Havana she wrote up the proceedings
there is a series Of articles that created
interest throughout South America. She
was appointed by the governing board
of the Pan American Union as commits
sioner for Venezula on the Inter-amer-
lean Commission.
The commission was created BY the
sixth Pan-American conference to carry
on an extended research of all laws
affecting the civil and political status Of
women in each of the 81 American re-
publics II has taken up the theme Of
nationality as Its first subject for In
vestigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
RECORD FOR RAILROAD
SAFETY BEST IN 1927
Only One Passenger Killed for Each
e,1o0, 900 Carried, Report
Shows.

The safety record Of United states
railroads IN 1927 was the best in his
tory, according 70 Samuel o. Dunn.
ecitor Of the Railway Age As quoted
in the Baltimore 81 Ohio Magazine,
Mfr Dunn says the number Of pas
SengsYs killed was only ni1e-one or one
for ezch 9.f00, 900 carried, The best
previous record was i'm 1928 when one
passenger in each 7,2l6000 carried was
killed. The number Of fatalities 10
passengers laGt year was only a third
e great. IN proportion 70 the number
carried as 10 years ago and less than
sixth Is great. IN proportion TO the
number carried. as 20 years ago.
Railway employees killed In 1927
folsled 493. fne lowest record ever
rrlaos, being less than third as great
IN proportion as % years ago
Mr. Dunn holds that safety progress
hsf been due il great measure to the
investment Of large sums Of money for
this purpose IN the last eight years.
he says, 1924 600 000 mas been spent
exclusively 70 increase safety. Organ
tzed cooperation Of arrangements and
employees 70 insure safety has been an
cttler important help
Highway crossing accidents, however.
have Increased In 1907 deaths in such
acc5eente we're 834 IN 1917 hey were
1859 and Ia 1927 they were 2.37l.