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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-18
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ON BAD KIDNEYS
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The Most Chronic Hackache or Any
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ALL SUCH WORRY ENDED

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tism, nervous headache. dizziness. ir-
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swollen eyelids, worn-ort. sick feeling
and other symptoms OF sluggish. in
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Uncomfortable, smarting frequent
urinatfon Especially at mighty and all
bladder misery ends.
Feeling miserable and worried is
needless. because this unusual prepa-
ration goes at once to the disordered
kidneys. bladder and urinary system
and distributes its healing. cleansing
and yitalizing influence directly upon
the organs and glands affected, and
completes the cure before you realize
it.
The moment you suspect any kidney
or urinary disorder or feel rheumatism
pains, begin taking this harmless med
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is no other remedy at any price, made
anywhere else in the world, which
will effect so thorough and prompt a
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can supply.
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or any mercantile agency will tell you
that Pape. Thompson G. Pape. OF Gin
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of your confidence
Only curative results can come from
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kidneys. bladder and urinary organs
land no backache.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-18
stromquist Became ! Father on the
Same Day That he Was Arrested
FOR Marrying Second
wife.
LIVED AT ELvAsToN
sisamist Was Indicted Also For Per.
Jury and Was Sentenced to the
Penitentiary For One
Year.

/ On the day that he became a faith
er, Reuben ]. Stromquist was arrest
/ ed for bigamy. He was sentenced this
week at Pittsfeld. II to one year in
the penitentiary for his crime as
noted in The Gate city before. His
first wife is living at Elyaston and
has three children.
The following special from Pitts
field. tells of the case:
Pittsfield. IlI-Reuben ]. Strom-
gust alias Ralph J. StromQuist, enter
ed a plea of guilty in the circuit
court before Judge Guy williams on
Tuesday afternoon on charge of big
amy. He had been indicted for per-
jury and for making false afidayit.
but the states attorney nolIe pressed
all but the bigamy charge He was
given a sentence under the indeter-
inmate act. the minimum period Of
punishment being one year and the
maximum five years.
On October he was married to
Miss Mabel Conrad popular tele-
phone operator in this city. Suisse
qnently she discovered that he was a
married man and made complaint and
he was arrested at Mt. Sterling. He
had a wife and two children living at
Elvaston. H., and on the day of his
arrest another child was born. He had
been sent here by the wabash rail-
road to relieve the regular agent, T..
E. Smith. who was taking his vaca-
ton. He had been with Miss Conrad
during his stay here.
He stated that the father oN Miss
Conrad compelled him under threats
of his life to go through thu cere-
mony. He also stated to the court
that he was intoxicated. In all its
features the cast was one OF the most
peculiar that ever happened in this
county.
The wife and mother were here to
witness the final chapter. The father
is a section foreman on the Burling-
ton road at Alpha, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-18
#ards Cedar Rapids has waned and

Yards Cedar Rapids has waned and
Monmouth stock has accordingly gone
up Representatives Of Monmouth
have made the rounds OF the Central
in an endeayoz 10 swing the sentiment
from the Iowa city to Monmouth.
Some Of the towns OF the Central have
openly Iavore the Maple CITY, that
Is 70 say. the press OF some Of the
toEEs have favored the admission of
Monmouth As far as Quincy is con-
ceued. the admission OF Monmouth
should be opposed to the last ditch
Vita growing sentiment il this city
Tor better ball. with representation
in league composed OF cities OF the
size Of Quincy, such move as al
nlifting Monmouth could not be CON
dueive 10 better baseball conditions in
this ctr. Monmouth claims TO hare
a population Of 1900 people. and
guarantees an attendance of q, 1000
without Sunday baseball, or $4,000 If
Sunday games are allowed. The past
season, with a team that landed the
pennant in the In league Mon
mouth drew $1,000 attendance ard it
is hard TO see where a town of the
size of Monmouth can reasonably be
expected to exceed that figure. With
the exception OF Quincy and Burling-
ton, the remaining towns in the Cen
trail are small ones, so small, in fact.
that If the support OF the former was
denied, the association would be Ter
iously crippled Where the Central
hopes to profit By the addition of a
town Of. say 10000 people, is hard
10 determine
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-18
SILVER WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
Pleasant Social Event at the Home
of MIR. and Mrs Henry Trump
at DonnelIson, Iowa.

DONNELLsoN. Iowa, Noy.1s.-
Twenty-Five years ago Saturday. No
Febmer Is, Henry Trump and Dora
Bolhnger we're united IN marriage By
the ReF Rasche and on last Saturday
vhey celebrated their silver wedding
anniversary in the presence OF about
80 near relatives and especial friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-18
mEDILL MO.
. 9N4NANNN~HNH~A%AAH

VVVVV
With the coming of the double
track, the Santa Fe keeps two sec
ton crews at this point.
Houses TO rent are thing of the
past. and Medill is looking up.
Chris Sarr and family have return
ed from an extended western trip.
A protracted meeting will begin at
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
next Sunday.
Mrs. Maggie Malloy has built an
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-18
CENTRAL PRESS
FAVORS MONMOUTH
VITA Time Almost at Hard When
Action VIII be Taken. Illinois
City Looks Good.

Quincy Journal: Despite the fact
that short time ago. When feeling in
the Central favored Cedar Rapids as
the eighth city Of the Central. If the
comment going the rounds Of the Cen
trai press expresses the sentiment Of
the various cities, the sentiment To-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-18

addition to her restaurant and put in
stock OF groceries.
W 7. White and wife are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Eaken in Kansas
City They may remain for the
winter.
William Sherwood. the liverynan, is
preparing to erect livery barn on
the sight OF the one burned last July
Mrs. H. L. Anterior is on the sick
list.
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Epitaph on i Bore.
He was not for a time, bur for all
Punch.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-10
TIMES PARTY IS
ON THE OCEAN
Sailed at Daybreak From Month cal
After Enjoying Visit in Canada's
Metropolis.

MONTREAL, July 10.-(Special) -
Just one thing Is lacking TO make our
t0rip complete success, declared
Mrs. Watt, nominally the chaperon Of
The Detroit Times European party,
though none of the ladies' will admit
the necessity Of a chaperon. And
this one thing is the presence of Cir
culation Manager Dan Gahagan to ac-
company us and share in our pleasure
We have wired twice urging him to
come but he is too busy"
The ladies were assembled in the
main cabin OF the Ottawa, on which
they had just embarked for Liverpool,
and were recounting the events OF
their first two days away iron: Detroit.
They agro ed that the trip 10 Montreal
and the day spent here In viewing the
beauties of Canada's metropolis. now
at their best. was a fitting prelude to
the enjoyments to come. Not one OF
them has the slightest nisgiving OF
mai.de-mer or other discomforts. In
fact" said Miss Guenther in conf
dental aside, I'VE had three or the
-eFaHAest meals in your three SWEETEST
hctels Just TO prove that we weren
afraid
All OF the party spoke In terms OF
delight at the generosity OF The Times
which made their outing possible.
There are three other parties OF
American newspaper tourists aboard
the Ottawa and the members Of all the
Iarties were quick 70 fraternalize. The
ottawa sailed at daybreak.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-10
NEW REGULATIONS FOR
PICTURE THEATERS FRAMED
Aim 1T Greater Safety for Audiences;
Show Owners Think Code
Too Stringent.

A hearing on the new code OF reg
ulations for moving picture theateTs,
drawn up by the fire. police. public
lighting and building departments,
was held by Mayor Breitmeyer, Fri
day afternoon. President Stratton, OF
the building commission, and Chief
Inspector Wells explained the proVt-
sions OF the code, while Attorney l..
l.. Tracy, w. w. Smith and \. X.
Thomas represented the showmen.
The latter objected TO certain Sec
tions OF the code, claiming that ex-
pensive remodeling of their thea. ers
would be required. They also baked
on having TO maintain a fireman in
each theater who should do nothing
except look after the fire apparatus.
Another hearing will be held.
The code provides that theaters OF
this class must seat not more than
400 people, that the seats must be
fastened TO the floor. 80 inches from
back to back and not more thar sew
en- on each. side of an aisle there
shall be two exits plainly marked and
aisles must be kept clear; the oper-
ating booth must be located above
the entrance. be OF fireproof material
and OF such size that the operator
can move about; the wiring must be
In accordance with the electric wiz.
ing code; all scenery must be o. fire.
proof material; there shall be n fire.
alarm box in each theater and each
shall have fire-hghting apparatus TN
deF-the charge of uniformed e.
man; the stage Enclosure and dressing
rooms must be flreproof
The Detroit times., 1909-07-10
TAFT AND PRESIDENT
DIAZ TO MEET IN FALL
Will Exchange Greetings in FL Paso-
itinerary for Lengthy Trip to Coast
and Return Given Out

WASHINGTON, July 10.-Referring
TO the probability of meeting President
DiaZ, OF Mexico, President Taft said
today he mad written the Mexican
president that he hoped to meet him
in FL Paso this fall. The date OF the
meeting of the two presidents has not
yet been settled, but President Taft
said he hoped IL would occur before
Nov. /.
Discussing his coming trip to the
west, President Taft said he expected
TO leave his summer home at Beverly.
Mass, about the date OF his birthday
Sept. Is, when he would be SO years
old, and would take about ten days to
reach Seattle, stopping at Denver and
Salt Lake City en- route to the coast.
Then he expected TO travel south 10
Portland. San Francisco, the Yosemite.
Los Angeles, where he has sister.
and San Diego. He will then pay
visit to New Mexico and Arizona, and
from there he will go to meet Presi-
dent Diaz at FL Paso. From FL Paso
the president expects TO visit the
ranches of his brother. Charles p.
Taft. near Corpus Christi. Tex. Thence
lac heads for New Orleans, by way of
Houston, and San Antonio. From New
Orleans be will head to Jackson. Miss,
Birmingham. Ala, Atlanta and Macon.
Ga. and then on to Augusta. Ca.
where he wants to play little golf.
From Augusta he will go to Savannah
and thence 10 Wilmington, n. c.
While in Louisiana the president
hopes to be able to take trip through
the beautiful Bayou Teche country.
All told. mis- itinerary will consume two
months
The Detroit times., 1909-07-10
B0YAJ|AN' AUNT
4, DIED A LUNAT|C
Testimony of Accused Doctors
Brother Strengthens Taint-in- Blood
Theory of Defense.

Mardiros Boyajian, brother OF the
accused doctor contributed an inter
estins chapter 10 tine Boyajian muir
der trial, Friday afternoon. Though
his knowledge of English Is book
taught and his speech. therefore, rath-
6r stilted and his vocabulary liISitcd.
he was able To hold the interest OF his
auditors, and the occasional inlerJec'
ton OF coloquial expression served
as a refreshing contrast 10 this steIeo-
typed English.
AT times, especially In his word pic
lures OF his native land and refer
ences 10 his brothers home life since
the latters marriage. the witness grew
really eloquent The defense had call
cd him for the purpose OF bolstering
Up the insanity theor yon which II
relies to save the doctor from prison;
to show that there is an hereditary
faint in his blood.
The witness himself exhibited a De.
lective eye as an inheritance from his
ancestors. but the one fact that seem
cd To impress his auditors more than
ell others was that. in spite Of the
iaaeh-rtweit-ttP9ft hereditary draw
BACKS, this ono representative OF the
.amiiy. II least, had managed TO reach
a veiJ high plane OF usefulness.
Ia there WAS any insanity faint in
The family, here was one members who
lad escaped its dreaded influence.
Like MS brother, Garabed he had
come To TINS country as u boy, and
W. the face of serious obstacles had
mastered the English language. lie
lad become so proficient. in fact. is
lie himself related on the stand. that
he had assisted his bruthe" IN his lee
lures. ana once, when the doctor
iainted in the midst of lecture. Mar
eros was able To take it up where the
Loctor LETT OFF and carry it TO com
lietion.
Mardiros is a cleanCut young man
of IS. he has travelled widely, and
his story showed him to be keen
observer OF men and things, When
asked To tell OF the doctor home life,
lie said:
We'll, I've travelled a lot in America,
and have probably had a better OPP
rortunity to study American domestic
life than the average American. and
I'll say that nowhere have ! .ten an
american more devoted TO AI. wife
than was GaraDed to Mrs. Boyajlau,
CNGH AuOuEH Nv - a AhltlShtls
And was Mrs. Boyajian devoted TO
the doctor?" was asked.
"Her love to him was the same as
his To her. What | mean is their AZ
lection was mutual. Do you get it?'
The witness said that while there
were occasional quarrels. the doctor
always made up with his wife before
dinner and sacrificed much to her, ne
said. The doctor. the young man de-
,lared, had even a greater regard for
Iostanian than for him.
Il guess that answers the question:
ne added. with great positiveneFs.
Madiros corroborated his sisters
testimony as to the fits his father
-4Sed 10 have and went into a detailed
description OF these spells. giving In
eresting glimpses OF Armenian life.
rhe most important bit OF testimony
10 the defense was his declaration
that sister of his father had died OF
insanity. She had gone insane
through fear of the Turks. he said.
Continued on Page Six.)
The Detroit times., 1909-07-10
CHARIOT RACE SIGN TO
BLAZE FORTH THIS EVENING
Greatest Electrical Display of Its Kind
in World TO BE Shown On
Mcmillan Building.

Saturday night for the first time
the people of Detroit will have the
opportunity to see the greatest cleo
tricai sign in the. world, and what Ia
to become one of the great attractions
OF Detroit. After weeks of labor the
immense chariot race electrical pic
ture on top OF the Mcmillan building
is ready for display. All tests have
been made and this marvellous mech
aHism is to be turned Oh fer It's first
public display this evening at 8
o'clock.
That an immense crowd Will gather
on the Campus to witness the first
running of the chariot race Is certain.
IL is fortunate that the first view or
this sign comes at the same time as
the gathering OF hundreds OF out-ef-
town visitors In the city for the start
Of the Gldden tour. since the fame
of this new attraction. the grandest
permanent Illuminated spectacle that
has ever been built-will be carried
at once to all portions of the country.
Preparations have been made by
the II. X. Sign Co. of Dayton, o.. the
builders, TO take an immense fash
light picture OF the throng on, the
campus just after the big sign ic first
lighted Caywood, OF New York, Is
the photographer. and the negative
he will make will be as large rs the
show window OF store. showing in
detail the central square of the city,
rendered brilliant by huge flares OF
flame from the high buildings sur
rounding the Campus.
bond concert in front OF the Nc
MILAN building will entertain the pub
lie preliminary to the display.
One of the most wonderful feat.
ures of the mammoth sign Is the fact
that it's workings are almost entirely
automatic Three switchboards con-
troll the thousands OF high-power cleo
trio globes which pierce out on the
background of the night the swing
and movement OF an ancient Tucs IN
the Roman arena. How complicated
must be the mechanism by which tho
lights are constantly changed TO chow
the rush of the chariot, the whirl OF
dust behind. the fiutter Of the drivers
robes and the lungeing stride of the
horses. can only be understood when
this marvellous machinery has been
seen in operation.
Enough lights TO illuminate the city
are grouped in this one great design.
Above the sign proper will be printed
in letters OF light the names OF lead
above "Detroits Leaders" being an
indication OF the care taken to CHOOSE
the most enterprising firms.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-10
PREDICTS GREAT IN-RUSH.
Daniel Gueeenheir Says Mining
Activity VIII Be in Alaska.


Activity viii Be In Alasks.
NEW YORK, July 10 make the
statement after personal investigation
In the field that the great mining te-
velopment OF the world In gold, silver.
copper, tin and coal will In the
future be in Alaska" declared Daniel
Guggenheim, president of the Ameri-
can Smelling & Refining Co, yester-
day GuggenEeim will sail for Eu-
rope 'on the steamship Mauretania
next Wednesday, and has completed
the annual report Of the American
Smelling Co. and the Sme!ter Securi-
ties Co, which holds the bonds OF The
Guggenheim enterprises in Alaska
and elsewhere.
Guggenheim was enthusiastic about
Alaska and the future wealth OF the
great northwest.
las soon as the Alaska railroad is
completed" he said. and this Will
be by the end of next year, there viii
undoubtedly be an thrush TO the new
country in many ways equal 10 the
rush to California In the gold fever
days"
The Detroit times., 1909-07-10
HARMS SENDS SHARP
REPLY TO SEC. WILSON
Former Meat inspector Rehearses His
Charges and Calls for Open
Probe AZ ST. Louis.

FREMONT, O., July 10.-James +.
Harms, yesterday. forwarded to Seere-
tary Of Agriculture James Wilson a
sarcastic reply to notice OF his dis
missal from the bureau OF animal In
dustry. following an investigation of
Harms,echarges that the pure food and
meat. Inspection laws were. being dis
regarded at the National stock yards
at East St Louis. In singing vein,
Harms rehearses his charges aud
calls for an "spen investigation" At
ter reiterating the charges that tub
ercuiar. Texas fever and otherwise
diseased cattle are passed by the In
spectors at the st. Louis packing
houses, the letter continues in part:
"The packers meat and meat pro-
duced were not only diseased, but
filthy beyond description. The spill
ing of lard onto the floor and into
an open sewer IN the floor. taking said
lard up from the floor and out OF the
sewer, and your doctors, Clancy and
Meadcrs. passing the same to the
packers, are some incidents which |
want probed openly.
This same lard went TO the pub
lie, u. s. Inspected and Passed Also
in the offal coolers, as | have said.
the rats held forth during the night.
AS | told you before, the bulk of offal
in that cooler passed by your DR..
Meadors went into sausage and the
sausage went 10 the public marked.
u. S. Inspected and Passed | pre-
sumo that Mr. Julius Bischoff, OF Belle
Vile, H.. was just as disgruntled as
was, for his testimony before your
committee was that DR.. Meadors
passed over his head and Judgment
some $4,000 pounds of summer sau-
sage that was not fit for human TOO"
The Detroit times., 1909-07-10
PROBE F|NO|NG
OF TWO BODIES
Warren G. ROLAND and Wife Had
Been Dead for Two Weeks
Room Full of Gas.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. July lC.-
The police are today investigating the
finding OF the dead bodies of Wa~rea
c. ROLAND. 20 years old. and his wife.
Vashti. "a, In a room OF a vacant
house at 81 North Division-st. late
yesterday afternoon. The room was
full OF gas, the keyhole, all the cracks
In the door and windows having been
stuffed up with rags and pieces or
clothing. Mrs. Hollands body was
found on the bed. partially dressed,
while her husband was partially on
the floor. They conducted a rooming
house where their bodies were found.
up TO a few weeks ago.
ROLAND was employed in the Office
of the G.. X. & /. as bill clerk. ho
lost. his leg while working In the yards
year ago and was identified by his
artificial limb.
The couple are said TO have quar-.
relied recently and Mrs. Roland 1led
suit for divorce. alleging intox,ca
ton and cruelty. ROLAND filed a cross
bill. making the same charges against
his wife. The suit was never pressed
and is still pending
June 26 they were seen together.
riding In a carriage. That WAS the
last seen OF them alive. They were
headed In the direction OF their old
home and II Is the supposition mat
they went there. entered the place
with a key they are known TO nave
retained. and went to the room where
their bodies were found
ROLAND had a police record and
his reputation In this neighborhood
was bad. In May, 1906, he was sent
to Ionia from Mt. Clemens. where he
was convicted OF larceny. for .erm
of from six months to Ave years. He
was released the following year on
parole.
ROLAND came to Mt. Clemens from
Oakland. Cal, where his parents lived
The police claim his father sho. his
wife in San Francisco and then killed
himself Following the tragedy Rol'
land came east
Mrs. ROLAND was the daughter Of
Mrs. Flora O'Brien. of Pontiac. Be-
sides her sister. Heel. she had a
brother, evils. who left her few Gays
ago to work In Kent City.
Mrs. ROLAND was married~in Grand
Rapids four years ago.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-10
WILLING TO BE KILLED.
Burglar Who Slew Woman Would
Allow Her Son to Shoot Him.

NEW YORK, July l0.-"If Staber
will take a gun will gladly stand up
in front of him and let him shoot me
dead" said Frank Schmidt, alias
John Smith. the wounued burglar,
who admits he killed Mrs. Sophia Sta.
Der in her bedroom early Thursday
morning when he was caught robbine
the Staber house at Flatbush.
Mrs. Staber and her son are the
ones To be planned for this killing,
he said. srhey were fools to try t.
stop such men as us when all WE
wanted was to make a getaway. II
we had been left alone there would
have been no shooting.
SchmidCs pal, Carlo Gro, alias
Meter, who was silent at first, Tade
a full confession in which he tried to
lay all the blame on his mate.