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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-05
William Ho1yQrd Taft Becomes President Of United States
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IN LOS ANGELES?-XXVI
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though Evidence Against Gamblers is Secured
Without Slightest Difficulty

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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-05

Bill for woman suffrage killed by territorial
council OF Arizona
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-05
BY CHARLES A. THURSTON

My statement to the capper that
had no money of my own. but
that / had a good roll that be
longed to my employer, rather
added to his eagerness to get me
into the game. Of the five play
ers at the table, / sized three up
as house men. With utmost
suavity the ministerial dealer in
vited me to play. I declined to
sit in at straight poker, explain
ing that stud poker was my
game. Again I saw signals ex-
changed. The game in progress
was cheap and tame affair, the
men playing in half-hearted
fashion. The "rakeoff' on all
pots was S cents. White chips
were q cents and red chips rs
cents.
Within FIVE minutes the dealer
arose, explaining that they would
play stud poker in the next
room. Two or three other. men
strolled in and we went into the
room where the stud poker game
is indicated on the diagram. The
three men whom I had suspected
of being house attaches, or cap
k1.A
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-05
NEW EXECUTIVE
INAUGURATED IN
SENATE CHAMBER
BLlZZAR7 C0MPELS OATH TO
BE TAKEN INDOORS
FIRST TIME SINCE 1888 CEREMO.
MES HELD THERE
Successor to Roosevelt Accorded One
of the Most Brilliant and Gorgeous
lnductons into Office Known
in History
lRx Associated press.l

VIZ ASHINGTON, March a.
wv The first chief executive to
" take the oath of office III
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
HALLEY's COMET IS ON WAY

with all these facilities astrono-
mers will this time work in absolute
harmony with each other, and COM
mittee was some time ago formed for
the purpose of reporting plan for
observing Halley's comet. This com
mittee reported yesterday at the final
session of the Astronomical and AS
trophysical Society of America at the
Yerkes Observatory, on Lake Geneva
near William Bay, Wis, The president
| of that society, Professor Edward Y
Pickering of Harvard College Obserya
tory, was chairman of the committee
other members being Professor George
lG. Comstock of the University of Wis
consin and Professor Bernard of the
Yerkes Observatory.
Arrangements have been made To-
CO operative observations between thu
great observatores of the world, b!
which series of telescope photos VII
ibe taken at the Lick, Yerkes, Nava
and other observatories in this countr.
and all of the large observatorie
abroad, including those at Berlin, Wen
ma, Paris and Greenwich. We want t.
Fget long series of actual TELESCOPE
photos of this comet"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
SPORT EVENTS FOR THE WEEK

Windsor, Ont, where the meet ended
on Saturday, to Fort Erie, where a
nine day meet will begin Thursday
under the direction of the Niagara
Racing association. The meet at Van
couver will continue through the week.
In the far west, Reno, New, will at
tract the lovers of the sport of kings.
Tennis Tournaments.
Among the important tennis tour.
naments scheduled for the week are
the Allegheny Mountain champion
ships at Cumberland, Md; the West
Virginia championships at Parkers-
burg; the intermountain champion
ships at Kansas City; the Colorado
championships at Denver, and the Tex.
as championships at Dallas, all begin
ming today. Tomorrow an information
al open tournament will begin at Ma
CARA on the Lakes, Ont. Tine tri-tate
championships of Ohio, Indiana ana
Kentucky will open Saturday in Gin
cinnati
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
LAY DUST WITH THE OIL
WORK OF SPRINKLING STREETS
GOES MERELY ON.
Successfully Carried Out on Front and
Fifth; Other Thoroughfares Are
to Be Soused.

Oiling streets engrOssed the members
of the board of public works, the city
council and street force today. The
car tank of crude oil donated by the
STANDARD Oil company arrived recently
and was applied to certain streets with
the oil sprinklng wagon, the use OF
which was also cautiously given the
city by the big oil concern.
The officials are very highly pleased
thus far and believe they have made
"real find" 1t is claimed that the
treatment now being gwen the streets
on which the experiment is being tried
will make it unnecessary for them to
be sprinkled or repaired until next
/ June at the earliest. The oil forms
waterproof coating, which not only lays
the dust but prevents any danger of
washOuts.
This forenoon two blocks of Front
street those between Spring and Rock
streets were treated with the crude
oil, and early this afternoon the sprink-
ling wagon was taken to Fifth street
to oil the section of that street be-
tween Main and Mulberry streets. To-
morrow LeSueur street, from the wa
tering trough at the intersection of
West Front to the Blue Earth river
bridge will be sprinkled with oil and
! this it is expected will exhaust the
supply donated to the city
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
TROPHIES FROM TEDDY
VICTORIES OF THE HUNT ARE RE.
CEIvED IN WASHINGTON.
Choice Collection Is Taken in At the
Smithsonian Institute; Bagged
BY Roosevelt.

Washington, Aug. 25.-A big express
wagon loaded with nine black barrels
and one huge box containing trophies
of the Roosevelt hunting expedition
in the jungles of Africa have arrived
at the Smithsonian institution.
To the horror of Secretary Rich
ard Rathbun of the institution the
packages were marked with the initials
"T. R." placed there with white paint
and large enough to be seen a city
block away.
Secretary Rathbun had regarded as
a hoax the report that these initials
of the former president were on the
packages and he at once pronounced
them to be the evidence of trick
Iby newspaper men, -
"Not photograph shall be taken
of them," declared Secretary Rath-
bun "Drive away to the store house,
he commanded addressing the team
ster.
81 am simply mad" he continued
while smile forced it's way behind
a savage frown, 81 have lawyer
here, and if any one attempts tc
photograph these packages he will bt
dealt with according to the law"
Later Mr. Rathbun modified his or
der SO that the photographs might
be taken so as not to show the OBJ
iectionable "T. r." No photographer
being on hand this offer was not tax
| Ell UP. The stuff looked more like q
cargo of molasses or Jamaica rum
than a choice collection of African
mammals.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
IN THE COLD, GRAY DAWN.

l dreamed that l dwet on an isle of
cracked ice,
In the midst of lake of champagne,
Where loomed the mint juleps in
meadows of green,
Amid showers of lithia rain.
| reclined on divan of lager beer
foam,
With pillow of froth for my head,
While the spray from fountain of
sparkling gin fzz
Descended like dew on my head.
From araway mountains of crystal
line ice,
zephyer refreshing and cool
Came waiting the incense of sweet
Muscatel
That sparkled in many a pool.
My senses were soothed by the soft
purling song of brooklet of
pousse cafe.
That rippled along over pebbles of
To river of absinthe frappe.
Then, lulled by the music of tinkline
From the schooners that danced on
the deep,
dreamily slipped highball or two
And languidly foated asleep.
And then | awoke on a bed of rocks
With bolster as hard as brick
A wrench in my neck, rack in my
head,
And a stomach detestably sick,
With sand in my eyes and grit in my
throat,
Where the taste of last evening still
chung,
And felt bath towel stuffed in my
mouth,
Which l aftcrward found was my
tongue;
And CROPPED for the thread of the
evening before
In mystified maze of my brain,
Until great light burst upon me al
last
I'm off the water wagon again.
Chattanooga Times
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
WILL CUT THE TINE.
LONDON is TO BE BROUGHT NEAR.
Err TO NEW YORK.
Cunard Mauritania to Take a Newer
and Shorter Course to the British
Isle; Carve Off Five Hours; Land
Passengers and Mail at Fishguard
on the Coast of South Wales;
Record Run. a.
Especial to The Free Press.1

New York, Aug. 25.-With the sail
ing of the giant Cunarder Maure-
tania from New York today, it is con-
fidently expected that the trip will re-
suit in bringing London at least five
hours nearer to the American metrop-
oils. The Mauretania will take new
and shorter course and for the first
time will land mail and passengers
for London at Fishguard, on the coast
of Pembrokeshire, South Wales. II
is expected that she will land hei
passengers at the Welsh port so thai
they may arrive in London on Mon
day afternoon. Captain Pritchard is
confident that if weather conditions
are favorable he will make this ex
perimental trip over the new route q
record breaker.
Will Make the People Sit Up.
The Mauretainia and the Lusitanis
will now be able to land their pas
sengers in London with regularity OIL
Monday afternoon or evening five day
after their departure from this port
The Campania and the Lucania will
do the trick in one day more, or Oh
Tuesdays. On the return trip tn
ships will stop at Fishguard to ge
the late London mails for America
which will be sent by special trail
on the Great Western railway, max
ing the run in about five hours. TIL
railway company has spent million
of dollars on new piers at Fishguar
with the probability in view of Fish
guard becoming great seaport.
has now only small population
about 1000, most of whom doubles
will turn out when the swiftest an
biggest merchantmen in the worl
pokes her nose under the cliffs of tn
little town.
Secure the Irish Mails.
Naturally after the Cunarders tax
| the late London mails at Fishguar
they will have to wait at Queenstow
only for the Irish mails and passer
gers This delay is very short and
is expected that the ships will be abb
to steam out past Daunt's Rock bt
tween six and seven O'Clock on Sur
day mornings instead of between tie
and eleven o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
.BALK At BALD HEAD
YOUNG MISS AT CHICAGO CURED
OF HER FOOLISH NOTIONS.
Wrote Name on One Dollar Bill; Re-
ceived Marriage Proposal, But There
Won't Be Any Romance; She Re-
grets Having Penned Cognomen and
Address; Answer From One Who
Has Hairless Think Apparatus.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-When Edna Plum
tree wrote her name and address on
ST bill she failed to count on bald
headed bachelor" as the possible man
who should find that particular piece
of currency and accept her challenge
to write.
She received letter on Sunday from
d. w. Wing, who asked to become
acquainted with her, pleading that fate
had brought the marked bill to him.
But she disagreed with fate and there
won't be any romance.
One week ago she wrote her name
on one of the paper dollars she found
i'm her purse because she wouldn't take
dare. She scrubbed with fine
pointed pen write to Miss Edna Plum
tree, 4S2 Colorado avenue, Chicago, III.
Sells Bill at Auction.
Nothing was heard from the mes
sage until last Friday, when it appeared
in the pay roll funds of the Southern
Traction company. An insurance bro
ker, who attends regularly when the
workmen of this firm are paid, was
present to make collections and re-
ceived this paper dollar.
! When he reached his office he offer
ed it at auction to the unmarried men
employed there.
Mr.. Wing was the highest bidder.
He composed short business like let
ter and mailed it. 1t read:
/ "My Dearest Edna: According to your
request as per the 81 bill on which
found your name and address, | would
be pleased to know you. l am Il bach
elor, slightly bald, good looking, worth
about $4,000 with an income of about
$4,000. l have seen thirty sum
mers. If this description meets your
approval please address ID. w. Wing,
$40 Tribune building, Chicago. Trust
ing to have the pleasure of meeting
you, l am yous truly, d. w. W."
Girl Says She Is Sorry.
Miss Plumtree states that she wrote
the name and address on the dollar
bill, but professed extreme penitence.
81 am sorry that | ever saw the
hohey, she sdiu. was loollsH enough
to write my name on it in the
spirit of fun, but | regretted it as
soon as | had let the money 60
don't want to hear of it again, and
will not answer any letters which
come because of it.
, ! SIT is not because this man is
slightly bald, and the fact that he
is worth $4,000 makes no differenc,
! to me- / didn't realize what | was
, doing until it was too late, but it il
[ all off now
: Miss Plumtree lives at the home o.
: her brother, Oliver l.. Plumtree 48:
3 Colorado avenue, and says she is per
5 fectly coDtented with her home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
VESSELS COLLIDE
INA RAIN STORM
More Than a Hundred and Fifty
Persons Drowned.
! EWwT

Montevideo, Aug 25.-Between 100
and 200 persons were drowned or 9TH
erwise killed when in driving rain
storm the Argentine excursion steam
er Colombia and the North German
Lloyd steamer Schlesien collided at
the entrance of Montevideo harbor.
The Colombia was entering port and
the Schlesien was outward-bound for
Bremen. The Colombia's bow was
crushed in and she sank almost I'M
mediately.
The Colombia carried 200 passen
gers and a crew of 4S men. Most oil
the passengers were asleep and panic
followed the crash. Almost imme-
diately small boats put out to the
sinking steamer, but the work of res
cue was rendered very difficult by the
high sea. About seventy persons were
brought ashore. Most of the deao
are women and children. A majority
of the survivors are men.
The Colombia was carrying eXcur
sionists from Buenos Ayres to fes
ttyal at Montevideo and the disaster
has caused the keenest emotion. ThS
Uraguayan government, in conse
auence, has postponed the fetes ar
| ranged for the celebration of the In
auguration of the port.
The Schlesein was only slight!
damaged and has been detained herr
/ by the port authorities. Her com
monder attributes the collision to tn
wind and the high seas, which mad
both steamers almost unmanageable
The channel is now partially obstrucl
! ed by the wreck of the Colombia. Mos
of the survivors of that vessel wer'
} taken from the masts and many o
! them were injured. While great mum
bers of women and children wer
drowned, almost every one OF tn
| ships complement was saved. Score
of bodies have been recovered and ar
now lying at the custom house. bu
many of them have not been ldent
| fed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
STAR CATCH MINUS STAR
POUND MASTER THOMPSON AR
RESTED EQUINE TODAY.
Collects a Fine of Fifty Cents From
Woman Who Received Wrong Tip
From a Neighbor.

The "star catch of the season with
out his "star" on-that is the big rec
ord made today by Tony Thompson,
janitor of the city hall and master of
the city pound.
How did he do it?
Mr. Thompson was out on dog
hunting expedition this morning when
he found loose horse grazing on the
boalevards just north of the Union
school on Broad street. He captured the
equine specimen and because of tie
limitations of the city pound, which
was designed principally for dogs, look.
ed the horse up in Gates Phillips liv'
cry stable.
Almost before the animal had switch
ed the first fly, young man called
and demanded that it be turned over
to him at once. He said that Mr.
Thompson has no police star on hi,
shirt and The absence of the insignia
of office meant the absence of police
authority-the lack of right on Mr.
Thompson's part to exercise his author
ity as pound master. But with q
few well chosen words emphasized will
sundry gesticulations, Mr.. Thompson
convinced the young man that his con
tentions were untrue.
Mrs. Peterson, who claimed to owl
the horse, arrived at the police station
and soon regained possession of the an
imal on payment of so cents, remark
ing that he sum asked was nothing
but the principle was wrong-her neigh
Dor had told her she might tether tn,
horse on the boulevard, and the hors
was doing no harm. She thoroughly dis
approved of the procedure, and deploret
the fact that anyone had complaine,
to the police, if such was the case
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
SWING ROUND CIRCLE
GOVERNOR HUGHES TO VISIT ALL
THE FAT HOG SHOWS.
New York State. Executive Has Be-
gun an Extensive Stamping
Tour; Many Speeches.
Especial to The Free Press.1

Albany, N. Y, Aug. Ex-Governor
Hughes will be competitor of the
prize pumpkins and the fat hogs at the
county fairs of York state this fall.
He began an extensive stumping tour
at the Oswego county fair at Sandy
Creek today, and tonight he will speak
at direct primary meeting in SYRIA
cuse. Tomorrow he will address the
Patrons of Husbandry at Summit
Park. For the weeks to come scores
of engagements at county fairs will
occupy his time.
The governor undoubtedly will re-
new his recommendation that direct
nominations bill be passed when the
legislature meets again in January
and as direct nominations promises
to be the chief issue in the assembly
elections this fall Governor Hughes
is expected to make that his principal
theme at the county fairs he is SEIZED
uled to address during the next two
months.
Syracuse will welcome the governor
on September 10 during the state
fair week, and as President Taft i:
scheduled to make brief stop in that
city OH his westward journey about
that time, Syracusans are bestlrrinS
themselves in the hope of inducing
, the president to lengthen his stay
there more than ten minutes stoI
now planned. In that event the!
want Governor Hughes to welcome TIT
president to the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
new DESIGN FOR STAMP
UNCLE SAM WILL HAVE SOME
THING SWELL ON MARKET.
It Will Commemorate the Discovery OF
the Hudson River; Also the
First Steamboat.

Postmasters throughout the country
have been advised that new design
in two cent stamp is being issued
by the government, and that it will
be ready for sale Sept. 20.
The new stamp is designed to com
memorate the discovery of the Hud
son river by Henry Hudson in 1909
and also the introduction OF steam
navigation by Robert Fulton in 1907
The new stamp is oblong in shape
and is the same color as the ordinary
two cent stamp now in use.
On the border along the top of the
stamp are the words Hudson and
Fulton Celebration" and underneath
and towards the corners are the dates
1909 and 1909, representing the three
hundred years since the river was
discovered just below the dates, IL
a curved line, are the words UNITED
States Postage"
At the bottom of the stamp in eth
eral two, with the words "Tw'
beral two, with the words 1.-TWO
Cents" in the panel between.
In the center of the stamp is an en-
graved picture showing the pallisade
of the Hudson in the background
with the boats the Half Moon an,
Clearmont sailing up the river. In TIN
foreground is picture of an Indial
padding canoe while in the dis
t,poo ;uSt diSoarno hla iS auOf her "a no
Z, in which are four Indians.
| The canoe in the distance with tn
+, boats on the beautiful river are mean
to show the difference between tn
first navigation and navigation as
is at the present time. q
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
viii Be Out Again Tonight.

While DR.. +. L. Stephan was driving
his Rambler car near the residence of
Mrs. r. ID. Hubbard this afternoon,
one of the front wheels came off and
the jar to the car smashed the
springs. Repairs were quickly made,
and DR.. Stephen expects to be using
his car this evening again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
Half Million in Costumes.
Especial to The Free Press. ]

Seattle, Aug. 25.-It is estimated
that not less than 100000 represents
the value of the elaborate costumes
worn by the Shriners at today's con
clave of the order on the exposition
grounds Today's affair will be the
only Masonic demonstration during the
fair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
Found petrided Buffalo Head

1t was rather of a unique find that
B. f. Rhoades of Ceresco fell heir to
Yesterday in the Watonwan river. Mr..
Rhoades find was the petrifed head of
a buffalo or bison that was thirty-two
inches between the horns, the horns
being four and a half inches in dia-
meter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
Mean siam at the women.

Milwaukee, Sentinel .ir Perhaps won
en-, as Professor WilIctt says have not
changed in $500 years, hut '.what
would Helen of Troy thought sof' "a
peach basket hat? 4 SO 80
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
Will Talk to Empty Seats.

st. Louis Globe Democrat: The boun'
tiful crops this year will make 1t I'M
possible for the democratic party to
get hearing from any intelligent atl-
dience
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
All Bids Rejected.

A bankrupt drug stock at Window
was offered for sale, but the highest
bid was only about $l,l0O, and the
bids were rejected today by Referee
Elittic and the stock win be adj
vertised second time, for sale on
Sept. %,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
Will Cost More to Die.

Duluth Herald: 1t will even cost
more to die. The new tariff law. it is
claimed, win double the cost OF the
white gloves distributed by undertake
ers at funerals.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
MUSINGS OF A BACHELOR.

What people mostly like about good
music is pretending they can under
stand it. f
When woman says she, knows her
husband like book, she generally
means like check book.
It's simply wonderful the way it in
creases baby's yelling power for 1t
to belong to somebody else.
East Grand Forks Valley View;
Hanging on the mirror of local sa-
loon is the following sign: MAN is
made of dust. Dust settles. BE
man."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27

The Gentlemen of Ireland cricket
team is scheduled to sail Thursday Tor
America, and will make an extensive
tour of the United States and Canada,
meeting the best players of the Eng
lish national game to be found ON
this side of the water. After meeting
the leading clubs of the Dominion,
the team will come back to New York
for d series. and then viii go to
Philadelphia. 80 IN
i,12 Racing Meets. '
= Racing in Canada will shift from