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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
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Died at her home near Bonaparte,
Friday, August 30. 1909, Mrs. jose
phine H. Young, wife of C. p Young.
Mrs. Young was born in Kentucky
May 80, 1880, but has lived in Iowa
since she was four years old. She
was united in marriage to c. p.
Young April IL, 1863. To this uni.,n
was born one daughter. Funeral
services were held Sunday, Rev Trel-
erry officiating. Interment was made
at the Sharon cemetery.
Mrs. Bertha Stecker and Mrs. ]. N.
McDavitt were united in marriage
Wednesday, August %, 1909.
Married at the home of the brides
parents, Wednesday, August Is, 1909,
Mr.. Otto McCracken and Miss Elsie
Sanderson, Rev. McElheinny officiat-
ing.
DR.. C. P. Schenk returned to Bur-
lington Thursday after visit with
his sister, Mrs. Bertha Stecker.
Roy Smith returned from Buxton,
Friday for short visit with relatives
here, after which he Will attend the
engineering department at Ames
college.
Miss Margaret Stebbins returned to
New York City, Friday after an ex-
tended visit with her mother who
has been Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H Meek went to
Des Moines Thursday to visit rela-
tives.
Miss Bessie Harris is seriously i'll
of typhoid fever.
Mrs. K L. Meek entertained the
whist club Tuesday
Miss Nellie Jones went to Chicago
Saturday where she has employment.
w. S. Lane and family are visiting
relatives in Carthage. Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
CITY NEWS.

Reserve your seats for Merry
Widow" Seat sale now on.
Baseball Hubinger Park Sunday,
8 p. M, Bob White VS.. Kahoka.
Captain William Burke, the we'll
known master of the steamer Du-
buque, has been taken to st. Louis
where he is in the ST. Louis hospital
at that place, being taken i'll at Bur-
lington several days ago. Captain
Burke has been on the riv~r for over
forty years and is one of the Oldest
men in river service today.
r. c. Illustrator. the new general
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon from
Chicago and this morning found him
comfortably located at the associa-
ton building after his long ride OF
yesterday. He is an interesting con.
versationa'ist and In speaking with a
Gate City reporter this morning said
he was much impressed with Keokuk
and the many people he had met since
his short stay here. He will take
active charge the first of the month.
Quincy Journal: Mr.. and Mrs. r.
H. Summers of 1872 Hampshire street
entertained Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Rayburn and three children of Keo-
kuk, Iowa: Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Powers
Mr.. and Mrs Elda Hazen of Hamilton.
Ill; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Powers of OF
tawa, ILL.,; MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith and two
children Of Kansas: Mrs. G. w. Sum
mers and two children of Melrose at
dinner yesterday. Seventeen Of the
party came down on the steamer
Keokuk from Keokuk Master LLOYD
and Curtis Summers of Oktaha, Okla
are also visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. R. H. Summers.
Burlington Gazette Judge Henry
Bank of the Lee county district court
will preside at the September term of
court in Des Moines county opening
September 20, and Judge James D.
Smyth will preside at the Lee county
session, commencing August 80. This
change Is ordered by the supreme
court in compliance with an act of
the Thirty-third general assembly.
authorizing the judges of the two
districts to exchange benches. Judge
Bank is no stranger to the members
of the Des Moines county bar, having
presided here on former occasions
when Des Moines and Lee county
were in the same judicial district.
Burlington Gazette: The annual
convention Of the Iowa Tea and COT
fee Dealers closed last evening in this
city. The next place of meeting was
decided on as Mason City. The fol.
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, A. ]. Benner; first vice presi-
dent, G. B. Cox of Ft. Dodge; second
vice president, N. E. Noble of Dav-
export; third vice president. H. H.
Scannell of Abba; secretary, A. E.
Charles OF Cedar Rapids; treasurer,
w. H. Widemeyer of Oskaloosa. An
executive committee was selected as
follows: B. w. Scannell of Marshall
town, w. S. Rust Of Waterloo, P. G.
Benner of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28

When the digestion is all right, the
action Of the bowels regular there is
natural craving and relish for
food When this is lacking you
may know that yon need a dose
of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They strengthen
the digestive organs. improve the APP
petite and regulate the bowels. Sold
by Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy and j.
T.. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
Vital Strength

comes from proper
food. II you WanttO
be ready for 0ppor-
tunities, food that is
quickly absorbed by
the blood and stored
up i'm The brain,
nerves and muscles
as vital eReray,must
be made a part of
your regular routine
Suppose you try
GRAPE NUTS with
cream for breakfast.
Eat slowly and note
the comfortable feel
ing of vitality that
"sfays with you" till
noon.
There's a Reason"
Re lad "Tlle Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
CITY NEWS

Merry Widow" at the Grand
Opera house. next Thursday, Sept. End
The excursion steamer J. s. is
ON the upper Illinois river this week
running excursions. The big boat is
at Peoria today.
The body of the late Sadie WiSi-
fred Dimond was brought to this city
this morning from Mount Pleasant, in
charge of e. @. Hawkes. at $40.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
FATHER O'REILLY's
CONDITION WORSE
Specialist From St. Louis Pronounces
Trouble Cancer Of the
Liver.

The members of st. Peters parish
are much worried over the condition of
their beloved pastor. Rev 1nos.
O'Reilly, who has been sick for the
past month or more. A prominent
specialist was in the city yesterday
and pronounced that Father O'Reilly
had cancer of the liver and gave little
hope for his recovery. A trained nurse
from Peoria has been called to take
care OF him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
RexoIta At Cold steel.

Your only hope. said three doctors
to Mrs. NJ. q. Fisher, Detroit, Mich
suffering from severe rectal trouble.
lies in an operation. then used DR..
Kings New Life pills" she writes.
till wholly cured" They prevent
Appendicitis. cure constipation. Head.
ache. Csc. ct Wilkinson & Co. and
]. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
Meeting Was Held Last Evening Ii,
the Commercial Club Rooms
cf the Directors and FL
nance Committee.
PUBLIC WEDDING
Will be Ono Of the Special Features
Of the Fall Celebration to be
Held on Elevated
Platform.

A meeting of the board Of directors
and the finance committee of the fall
celebration, was held last evening at
eight O'Clock at the Commercial club
rooms.
Chairman OF the finance committee.
Ed. s. Lotion. reported that since the
previous meeting about two hundred
dollars had been collected and there
is still a large amount to be ccXected.
over eight hundred dollars yet to be
raised in subscriptions. OF this
amount there are several hundred dol.
lars in sight. The finance committees
will continue their work of soliciting
and on next Tuesday evening another
meeting will be held for the purpose
of making a report.
On motion Of Ed. S. Lotion, Presi-
dent ]. R. Roberts appointed the fol-
lowing committees who will take
charge of the various departments Of
the fall celebration:
Music. L. Hawkes., Geo. w.
Ewers, George Seibert, D. F. Hassett.
Transportation-J R. Roberts, Rice
H. Bell, J. B. Well. Ed. Vaughan.
Decorations-Geor Seibert, T. N.
Conner, Bert Thompson, j. F. Salzer.
Special features-Ed. S. Lotion, j.
w. Winger. Joe Carwalho.
Light. R. Roberts. Rice H. Bell,
T. N. Conner, ]. B. Well
Free attractions-Ri H. Bell, ].
R. Roberts, Ed. Vaughan. T. N. Con-
ner.
Street Fair Wedding.
On motion, the committee was 10
structed to see to it that public
wedding was held during one day of
the fair. Every one who has attend
ed a platform wedding in Keokuk,
knows what enjoyable affairs they are,
with the abashed groom and the
blushing bride standing on platform
eight feet high with thousands around
to watch the justice of the peace tie
the knot. Since all of the gentlemen
named to look after this feature are
old heads at the business, something
good can be looked for in the way OF
special feature, public wedding be-
ing uppermost in the minds of all at
the present time.
j. R. Roberts and Rice H. Bell will
look after the location Of the pay
shows.
| On motion of George Seibert. T. N.
Conner was elected vice president of
the street fair association. On motion
of T. N. Conner, James H. Finnigan
was elected treasurer of the street
/ fair association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
Washington Once Gave up

washington once Gave Up
TO three doctors; was kept in bed for
five weeks Blood poison from spid.
er's bite caused large, deep sores to
cover his leg. The doctors failed. then
"Bucklen's Arnica Salye completely
cured me-" writes John Washington,
of Bosqeville. Tex. For eczema, bo'1s,
burns and piles. It's supreme. Csc az
Wilkinson 4 Co. and J. Il. Kiedaiscb
& Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
Take Notice.

All persons are recommended to take
Foley's Kidney Remedy for backache,
rheumatism. and kidney and bladder
trouble. It will quickly correct urin-
AIRY Irregularities, which II neglected.
may develop into serious illness.
It viii restore health and strength.
Do not neglect signs OF kidney or
bladder trouble and risk Bright's dis.
ease or diabetes. Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28

Be sure an. take bottl, of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy With you when starting on
your trip this summer. 1t cannot be
obtained Oh board the trains or steam
ers Changes of water and climate
often cause sudden attacks of diarr-
hoea, and it is best to be prepared
Sold by Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy
and j. F. Kiedaisch G. Son
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01
Sufferers Tell Awful
Story OF The Disaster

PaleriJo, Dos &ber sl.-Suvivors of the
destruction of Reggie are beginning to
arrive here. They all tell the same story
of horror indescribable. The experiences
at Reggie were practically the same as
at other towns. For two entire days
the survivors were cut off from the outer
world. Looters took possession of the
ruins and ultimately respectable citizens
were forced to arm themselves and fight
for food to escape starvation. The sta
tionmaster at Reggie says that immed-
lately after the first shock a chasm so
which there gushed forth flood of boil
ing water, some jets arising to the height
of an ordinary house. Many persons who
were in this vicinity were horribly scalded
by the flowing steam.
AS the stationmaster made his way to
a place of safety he saw human limbs
sticking out from the masses of ruins.
Frenzied relatives strove to free their
dear ones from the fallen masonry, while
shrieks and imprecations from the mser-
able fugitives, rushing half naked and
bleeding through the streets, filled the air.
The sea inundated the suburbs of Reg
gio and destroyed countless acres of
orange groves The smaller houses of
the peasants have completely disappeared,
the receding waters leaving them buried
in mre.
Corpses were encountered everywhere in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01
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the outskirts of the city. The bridge near
Peltarlo has been carried off by the sea,
as have also entire sections of the rail-
roads.
Looking toward Messina one can see five
huge columns of smoke rising and rolling
heavenward and obscuring the vitw. At
the village of San Gregorio there are 100
dead. At Sbarre Supiore the survivors Of
the district surround everybody who goes
by, crying out:
I'VE are starving; in Gods name give
us food but the passersby have no food
to give. The village of Misitano is no
more and hundreds of dead bodies are de-
composing in the streets.
Everything possible in the way of relief
is being done at Reggie. Almost burned
the dead are taken out, and to free those
who are still living, and the bodies of the
dead are being covered with debris.
The searchers are forced to guard
themselves against the onslaughts of hun
dreds of dogs raging with hunger which
spring upon all corners. They are being
shot down as fast as possible
The dead at Reggie are mutilated and
distorted, their faces set in expressions
of infinite terror, and their poor bodies
shattered and misshapen. Many of the in
mented. Some laugh while others cry.
of a ruined house and started a ghastly
dance He cried out that the whole thing
was only a dream; that Reggie was safe
and that his wife and children were un-
burned and peacefully sleeping in their
heds
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS

Page I.
Greater disaster added to Italy's woe.
Warship fleet to aid Italians
Experiences of survivors.
Survivors tell story of disaster
Refugees die in sight of ruins.
Page 2.
Near beer taxes must be paid in.
Big increase in prison inmates.
Military scandal may be brewing.
Griffith bound over on charge.
Page 3.
Anniston makes good years record.
Gadsden becomes great show town.
Alabama goes into dry column.
Pare 4.
Editorial comment.
Page S.
King says he will have new Greater
bill ready.
Interesting statistics on year-end in Bir-
Three counties sign convict leases.
Committee leaves today to invite Taft
to Birmingham
Avondale working in harmony with Bir-
Big decrease in fire losses for year.
Page 7.
birmingham society.
Femnine Fancies by Dolly Dalrymple.
Page 8.
Secret service will be probed.
Taft and Foraker are out of race.
Holiday quiet rules In trade.
Page 9.
Stocks advance slightly in quiet mar
ket.
Cotton goes a few points higher.
Wheat and corn are lower.
Page 10.
Final meeting of educators.
Fast teams will meet on basketball
floor tonight.
Notre Dame gets { tat
st. Paul and Ensl
Henline gets his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01
Inquiry for Americans.

Rome, December 31.-The foreign of
flee has completed arrangements for
Lloyd c. Griscom, the American am
bassador, to leave Naples tomorrow on
board an Italian steamer for Messina.
Mr. Griscom's purpose is to get to tn e
spot and gather information regarding
the fate of the Americans who are sup
posed to have been in Calabria and
Sicily at the time of the disaster. The
ambassador will take with him several
consular officers, among whom he will
divide the work. AS soon as the SER
vice of investigation Is started the am
bassador will return to Rome.
Large numbers of kilograms ad-
dressed to people in Messina have been
forwarded from here by mail, because
of lack of wire facilities. There is
practically no chance of these messages
being delivered.
There are still numerous small VIII
lagos in Calabria from which no news
has been received. Many of them are
inaccessible, and it is feared that when
the reports come in they will only
swell the fatalities. Every fresh dis
patch received is monotonous in its
recital of death and desolation. The
same heartrending story doubtless will
come from practically every village
1t has been learned that the Capucine
monks at Reggie escaped death and did
brave work In rescuing the less for
tunate. OF the 21 nuns at the convent
of San Vincenzo di Paola, only seven
remain alive. They are now engaged In
nursing the wounded.
A naval observer of the destruction
of Messina says there were four tidal
waves. ranging in height from 12 to
80 feet. Thirty minutes elapsed be-
tween the rolling in of the first and the
destructive onslaught of the last wave
The weather in Calabria continues
abnominable. Heavy rains fall and at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01
REFUGEES DIE IN SIGHT
OF THE BURNING CITIES

priest who had escaped from Reggie,
advanced toward the group, some 1000
persons in ALL and blessed them. Then,
turning in the direction of Reggie he
solemnly called down the blessing of
God upon the desolated city
Peace to the dying" he cried.
Peace to the dead" Men. women and
children knelt to the ground and rails
ing their hands to heaven, prayed for
the deliverance of the multitude.
The band then took up it's toilsome
march to Palmi where the refugees
arrived 10 hours later in a torrent of
rain. Two thousand had set out in the
beginning, but only 500 ragged and
emaciated wanderers reached heir des-
tination. The others had succumbed
on the awful journey and fallen pow
erless by the wayside.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01
AERIAL WARSHIP
WILL BE BUILT.

New York, December 31-An aerial
warship, 700 feet in length, with accom-
modations for 100 passengers, food and
fuel enough for a voyage across the
ocean, and full compliment of guns is
to be built Immediately at the Nixon
yards. according to Lewis Nixon, the de-
signer and constructor of many war;
ships. Mr.. Nixon said that the giant air
craft will cost more than s1,0o0,0OO.
The order was given by interests ex-
pecting shortly to be incorporated as the
Aerial Navigation Company of America,
with capital of s5oOoO,OOO, and it is said
Thurlow Weed Barnes will be the presi-
dent. The ship about to be constructed
will have a gas envelope of silk encased
in one Of aluminium.
Mr.. Nixon declared he was positive the
shin will be perfect success.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01
Geologic CatacIysm.

Rome, December 31-A dispatch received
here from the observatory at Riposto says
the center of the earthquake probably was
at sea in the southern part of the straits
of Messina The seismograph at Mileto
continues to record slight shocks.
Signor Stancei, distinguished scientist
attached to the Florence observatory, is
of the opinion that the cataclysm was
geologic rather than volcanic. According
to Signor Stancei the trouble was caused
by a subsistence of the lower strata. AS
a result of this depression huge cracks
appeared in the form of semi-circle. the
center of which was the local point of the
disturbance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01

Monte Leone, December 31.-The eX-
periences of a band of refugees from
Messina and Reggie who made their
way on foot into Palm is distressing
beyond words. The Messina refugees
succeeded in getting away from the
Sicilan coast in sailboats After
frightful experience in crossing the
strait they landed on the .Calabrian
coast. Here they were met by
haggard refugees from Reggie and
the various groups of unfortunates
joined forces.
Together they painfully climbed the
hills. At a certain point they all
turned to give a last look at the burn
ing cities. They stood on the noun
tain side, plunged in despair young
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01
Valuable Relic for Sale.

London December 31.-One of the two
warrants issued in 1874 for the arrest of
John Bunyan was offered at auction this
afternoon in London and evoked a bid of
only $22. The other warrant, presumably
a duplicate of the specimen offered today.
is owned by j. P. Morgan, who is said to
have paid $4,000 for 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01
Ship on Mission of Mercy.

ship on Mission OF Mercy.
| New York, December 31-The United
States supply ship Celtic, which was to
have met the returning battleship fleet
with holiday cheer, sailed out of New
York harbor this afternoon on an entirely
different mission, but without changing
single item of her cargo. She will go
\ to Messina, after a brief stop at Gibral-
! tar, to give a million and half of navy
rations to the earthquake sufferers.
! The idea of changing the Celtic into
! a relief ship came to her commander
Harry Mel. P. HUI, last night. Red tape
was cut in a jiffy, and the Celtic, with
, Christmas trees still lashed to the mast
heads-it had been designed to make the
| Celtic the Christmas ship for the fleet
sailed late today. Her supplies will not
| be eaten by American sailors, but by suf-
| fering survivors of the Calabrian and
\ Sicilian disaster.
| In the face of the overwhelming need
| of the Italians the department is con-
, sidering it's own men secondly; how they
will be provided with food is something
| that will be considered later. The navy
| department takes full responsibility for
| this sudden gift of supplies belonging to
| the United States government to the Ital-
| ians without warrant of law. 1t prob
| ably relies upon Congress to approve of
It's action, but the expectation Is that
Congress will be only too we'll pleased at
| this evidence of American pluck
Just as its ships were the first to reach
Kingston after the West Indian earth
quake disaster, so the American naval
| flag on the Celtic may be the first to
bring actual food supplies to Messina
| from any country, even though we are
| $500 miles away. Certainly the ship has
| been dispatched to sea in record time In
| less than Is hours after ner captain con-
ceived his humane idea.
The Celtic has in her cargo $15O,00O worth
of provisions, sufficient food for $4,000
people for one month; $4,000 worth of
clothing, tents enough to accommodate
1000 persons and a large quantity of
| medicinal and surgical supplies.
According to her orders the Celtic is
to proceed first to Gibraltar, which port
she should reach in II days, and where
she should receive the formal authoriza-
tion from Congress.
The Celtic is taking 1900 suits of outer
clothing; $500 suits of underwear; %, 900
pairs of socks and $500 pairs of shoes All
this was broken OUT and put aboard
in two hours.
Her food supply comprises all staple
articles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-01
a;o Sums for Sufferers.

Paris, December 31.-Baron De Roth
schild has sent to the Italian ambassador
s2O,o 900 for the earthquake sufferers. The
cabinet today voted to open national
fund and has requested the newspapers
to start subscription lists. President Fal-
Heres has subscribed $4,000 for the relief
of the distressed Italians and the cab
met 32400.