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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
ILLINOIS ELKS
ARE IN SESSION
Get Increase in Wages and Are Taking
Up Their Picks After Two
Months.

ST. LOUIS, May 24-Two thousand
coal miners in st. Claire county, H.
will resume work today after having
been out for nearly two months.
Agreements were signed yesterday by
representatives of of the United Mine
Workers and operators, giving the
miners 3 cents per ton increase over
their former wages and the company
pays the shot firers. The companies
signing the agreement are t1.ose who
are now in no ways connected with
the Coal Operators association and it
is said Others may deal Independently
with the miners
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
DE LESSEPS DID
NOT RETURN
Wind Prevented Him From Makinu
the Return Trip in His
AeropIane.

LONDON, May 24.-Owing to a
stiff wind and haze Sunday, Jacques
de Lesseps, the aviator, who yester-
day crossed the English channel from
Calais to Dover in monoplane, de-
cided not to attempt to make the re-
turn aerial fight. He went back in
the French torpedo boat which WIS
detailed to accompany him on his
flight to England, leaving his aero.
plane to be packed and shipped home.
Dispatches from Calais state that
when he arrived there the people gave
him an enthusiastic reception.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
One Steamer Sank Almost Immediate.
ly and Eighteen Of the Crew of
Twenty-Three Went Down
in the Lake.
DAvY JONES LOCKER
The Frank H. Goodyear Sent to the
Bottom by the James B.
Wood on Lake
Huron.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May "a. -Efgh-
teen of the crew of % men were
drowned this morning with the sink
ing of the steamer Frank H. Good
year. owned by John Mitchell of CleVe-
land, in collision with the steamer
James B. Wood at Port Huron.
The Wood rammed the Goodyear
which sank almost Immediately.
The collision between the two boats
occurred off Point of Barcques In
Lake Huron. The Wood arrived at
Port Huron today with two big holes
stove in her bow. Her crew refused
to talk but admit that the crash came
in the fog that hung over the lake.
Most of the crew of the sunken
steamer lived in Algona, Mich
Among the known drowed are Mrs.
T. D. 3assett and daughter Of Mariana
City, Mich.
The steamer William is believed to
have rescued several of the crew and
proceeded to the 500 where she is
due to arrive this afternoon
The Goodyear foundered WITHIN
twenty minutes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Train Left the Track and Turned Over
lnjurine Thrty-Five of the
Passengers, Three of
Whom May Die.
THE CAUSE is UNKNOWN
Train was Going at the Rate Of Thirty
Five Miles per Hour When
1t Jumped Off the
Rails.

ROGERS, Ark May 24.-Thirty-fve
passengers were injured in a wreck on
the Frisco two miles north Of Rogers.
Three of the victims are probably IA
tally hurt.
The train, No 4, fast express from
Texas to ST. Louis, was travelling thir-
ty-five miles an hour when the engine,
mail and baggage cars left the track
and turned over. The chair car fol-
lowed, but remained upright. The
cause of the accident is not known.
All the injured were taken to Rog-
ers Immediately The wrecker was
sent to the scene Of the wreck immedi-
ately
The most seriously injured, are:
Miss Jennie Wheat, Fort Worth,
Tex; back wrenched. head and face
bruised.
c. E. Butler, Kansas City; face cut.
John A. Reed, Berryville, Ark;
shoulder crushed face cut
E. T. Baker, Berryville, Ark; arm
injured.
E. L. Hartman. wife and child, Pop
lar Bluffs. Mo-
| Rob Murchison.
Thomas Shores.
]. A. Reed
/ j. F. Williams.
J. w. Guessing, Fayetteville, Ark.
H. G. Eekhart, Pierce City,
c. J. Daniels, Lone Oak, Ark.
! Nj. ]. Hicks, Springfield
| DR.. J w Walker
Henrietta Buchanan. Bentonville.
Ethel Baker and daughter, Lebaa-
on, Mo
F. Wilson Nicholson, Pa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Insurgents Claim to Have Had the
Support OF Roosevelt Just
Before He
Quit.
WAS AGAINST CANNo1
1t is Said That He Pleaded with Taft
Just Before Inauguration
to Help in
Fight.

WASHINGTON Ma. 24.-With
Roosevelt and insurgency for bat
tie cry for reelection this fall, the
house insurgents are today planning
to sweep Theodore Roosevelt into
the midst of the terrific campaign
which confronts them.
Hitherto secret information on
which the insurgents base their hope
for support of Roosevelt on Cannon
ism became available today by re-
vised unpublished report made to the
insurgent organization in caucus in
March, 1909.
Nelson, Madison and Gardner,
charged with obtaining the endorse
ment of Roosevelt to insurgent pol
icies during the closing days of the
Roosevelt administrators, made re-
port which has just been made public.
On March 8, 1909, Roosevelt pro-
posed to give Nelson letter endors-
ing the fight on Cannon and the
house rules He expressed himself
as thoroughly in sympathy with the
progressive movement particularly in
the fight against Cannon and said:
Cannon has been the greatest
obstacle In the way of my efforts to
secure good legislation for the people
of the country throughout the seven
years of my service
On, March. 4, he begged to be ex
cused from writing the letter AS q
ground for his change of attitude, he
said that from conversation with Taft
| he was afraid such course would
embarrass Taft.
One of the last acts of his admin
istration was to take Gardner and
Nelson by the hand, lead them over
to Taft and plead with the president
elect to take up the iEsurgent cause.
He expressed his sympathy with
the insurgents. Gardner asked if he
would ask Mr.. Taft to do what he
talked about With an impulsivc ges
ture Roosevelt grasped the two by the
hand and led them over to where
Taft stood Roosevelt briefly ex
planned to Taft the plan of the insur
gents III their HSHC against SdhnoA
and the rules and asked for his
support. He plead with the presi
dent-elect for five minutes. Taft lis
tened, threw Up his hands and took
the matter in joking way.
Within half an hour Roosevelt turn
ed over the presidency to Taft and
was out of politics. He has been out
of it ever since.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
With no Happiness in It for Him,
Young Man Ends Life by
Means Of Bullet from
Rifle.
OVER PAVED STREETS THE CURSE OF EPILEPSY
Pay
OF
City
Blocks


FAIRFIELD, Ia, May 24.-,'If they
can't be no happiness in this world,
l don't want to see it no longer
This brief note in his own hand
writing pathetically explains the sui
eide of John G. w. Teeter, a sufferer
from epilepsy, at his home near Ba-
tavia.
The lifeless body of oJhn Teettr,
the 26-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. R. Teeter, was found by the young
mans father in the hay NOW with a
powder marked bullet wound at his
heart. Still clutched in his hands cold
in death, was 22-calibre target rife.
Everything pointed plainly to suicide.
Coroner j. S. Gaumer held the in
quest at tie Peebler home and the
verdict of the jury was suicide by
shooting self with target rife.
w. R. Teeter, the father, stated
that his son was unmarried and had
suffered from epilepsy since he was
twelve years old. He was subject to
the blues. John was left alone with
his sister The father returned to the
home about Ave o'clock and began to
hunt for his son. About O'Clock he
found the body waich was then cold
in the hay NOV. The neighbors were
then notified.
The family lives about three miles
southwest of Batavia aaad.s Is d vel
known. The young man committed
the rash act after escaping from the
watch of his sister
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

A little three-year-old chap, who had
been accustomed to seeing his father
tip the walters in the hotels while trav,
cling, attended church one Sunday
with his mother and baby brother
The baby talked so much he had to be
taken out, and the little three-year-old
chap followed his mother out and
said to her You might have paid
the waiter. mamma. anyhow" know
ing that the collection had not yet
been taken up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
BLOODY THUMB
ON The TICKET
Be-Allion Traces Murder to Two
Soldiers by Means of This
- Very Slight
clew.
IN EXECUTION IN VIEW
Special Military Ticket Taken Upon
the Train is the Only Bit
of Evidence in
Case.

PARIS, May PA bloody finger
print on special military ticket, dis
covered by DR.. Bertillion, is likely to
bring about either the execution or
life Imprisonment of George Graney
and Herr Michael, two soldiers who
are charged with numbering Madame
Doulin, widow of the late millionaire
governor of the bank of France.
The bloody ticket was taken up by
the conductor after the murder of the
woman, but although the print was
slight. DR.. Betillion believes he can
identify it as made by Michaels
thumb.
The trial started today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
MINER SLAIN IN
UNION QUARREL
Tragedy at Danv;IIe, and Murderer is
Placed Under Heavy
Guard

DANvILLE, H., May 24.-Joseph
Smith was shot and killed at West
vile last night by John Welsh, secre-
tary of the local Miners union. Welsh
recently disarmed an Italian. who
threatened to shoot John H. Walker,
president of the United Mine Worker
of Illinois. Last nights tragedy re-
suited from a quarrel over the Incl
dent. Welsh surrendered. He is
guarded by a strong force.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
kiistcry Of the Beer.

3eets were first found growing wild
II sand? coils near the sea in Eu-
one and western Asia The wild
1eet still found there is regarded by
suthority as the original type. This
lid beet is slender rooted and has a
aste so different from the beet we
lnow today. that one must consider
he first man who tasted and thought it
ossible to develop. had gifts of
ope and imagination far beyond or
mary. The beet has been cultivated
S.nce 100000 b. C.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
MINISTERS WANT
TO STOP FIGHT
VIII Ask Board of Supervisors to
Refuse to Grant Permit
For 1t.

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 24-The
ministers and reformers of San Fran
cisco have decided to ask the board
of supervisors to refuse to grant a
permit for the Jeffries- johnson fight.
Every preacher urged his members
to attend a meeting and urge that the
permit be not issued
The Broadway Athletic club has ap.
piled to the supervisors for a permit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
FLEW OVER BERLIN
AN JOHANNISTHAL
Notable Feat of Herr Frey in a Far
man Ri-PIane in Making Sky
Voyage.

BERLIN. May 24-Herr Frey, a
German aviator, made splendid
flight in Farman bi-plane last night
over Berlin and Johannisthal. He COW
cred distance of twenty miles and
returned to the starting point.
Thousands applauded the aeronaut,
as he flew $50 feet above the houses
and around the place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Strength of Love.

Love feels no burden, Thinks moth
Ing of trouble, attempts what is above
its strength. pleads no excuse of i'm
possibility; for it thinks all things
lawful for itself, and all things pos
sible. 1t is, therefore, able to under
take all things, and it completes many
things, and warrants them to take ef-
feet, where he who does not Iowa
would faint and lie down.-Thomas a
Kempis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
PRESIDENT LOOKS
AT THE COMET
Taft Was More Interested in Jupiter
and the Moon Than in tie
Comet.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Through
a 26-inch telescope, at the naval OBJ
servatory, Taft last night for the first
time saw Halley's comet. Taft show
ed more interest in Jupiter, the moon
and some of the other heavenly bodies
than In the comet.
Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin,
saw the comet to night for the sec
ond time in his life, having witnessed
it in May, IS years ago, when he was
only 6 years of age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
DRY DOCK DEWEY
GOES TO BOTTOM
Sank in Seventy Feet of Water at Ma
Mia From Some Unaccountable
Reason.

MANILA, May 24.-The floating dry
dock Dewey, which was towed from
the Atlantic seaport to Manila, was
sunk here today in seventy feet OF
water The valves had been opened
and for some unacccuntable reason,
could not be closed in time to prevent
the mammonth structure from sink
ing.
1t is believed it can be raised but
the intricate machinery is probably
ruined
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
ON TRIAL FOR
SLAYING GIRL
Young Man Accused of Atrocious Muir
der Now Before the
Jury

MAYS LANDING, N. j., May "a
The trial of William Seyler, a young
married man, accused of numbering
Jane Adams on the pier in Atlantic
City last February, was begun here.
The jury was secured in less than
two hours. Prosecutor Goldensburg,
in an address, said that "Jane Adams
met her death defending her honor :"
The girls body was found on the
beach.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
SOME ACCIDENTS
OF THE DAY
Two Killed in Monmouth Hotel Fire
and Thirty Injured in Car
Accident.

MONMOUTH. H.. May 24.-Two
persons We're killed and one seriously
injured in fire which destroyed the
City Hotel here early this morning.
Edward Calhoun was hurt in jump
ing from a second story window. The
origin of the fire is mystery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
AN OLD THEORY
is EXPLODED
Coroner Decides That Cat Did Not
Cause the Chld's
Death.

CHICAGO, May 24.-Although it is
believed that Andrew Blakely, nine
months old, lad been suffocated by
cat the coroner's investigation re-
vealed that the infant died of pneu-
monia Just before the infant died
the household cat was found lying
across TIE baby's neck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Weather Conditions.

The pressure is low from the Mis-
sissippi to the Atlantic coast, with
the greatest depression over Lake SUI
perior. and there have been rains,
with slight rise of temperature, over
the entire eastern portion of the
country.
The northwestern field of high
pressure, moving to the Plateau re-
gion, has caused generally fair, cool
weather from the Rockies to the
Mississippi valley, and san area of
low pressure in the southern noun
tain region is followed by an area of
high pressure on the Pacific coast.
Conditions indicate fair weather,
with slight change in temperature for
this section tonight and Wednesday,.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
QUEEN MOTHER
/ EXPR[ S }ES THANKS
Tells Roosevelt at an Audience That
She is Grateful for the
Sympathies of
America.
THE HUMANITARIANs
Say That the Colonel WantonIy Killed
Many Animals in Africa
During His
Trip.
HUMANITARIANS
THE

LONDON. May Alexandra,
the queen mother, received Col. Roose-
welt at Buckingham palace today and
through him thanked America for the
sympathy that country has extended
to her for the death of King Ed
ward
-oosevelt today declined to answer
the attack on him by the Humanitar-
ian society which said that he want
only killed many animals in Africa.
Roosevelt, Kermit, Sellus and Cum
iiinghame, the African hunter, spent
much of today sight seeing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Jealous Italian Bicycle Riders Spiked
the Chances Of Leaders in
Race, to Win the
Event.
SIX OF THEM POISONED
Cross Country Run May End in the
Death of the Six Who Were
Leading the
Bunch.

TERAMo, Italy, May 24-Six Ital-
ian cyclists. participants in a race
across Italy. are believed to be dying
her as a result of poison put in thier
food last night by rival cyclists.
One of the sextette was sure to win
the race as they were punched and
leaving the rest Of tie field.
The police arrested the other racers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
cupid's Whlmsicalities.

May and December joined hands at
Bristol (Eng.) the other day, when
bachelor of twenty-three married a
spinister of sixty-one. In the same
office was notice of wedding be-
tween girl of seventeen and wild
over of tifty-seven
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
More Than Forty Houses Were De-
molished by the Storm, Which
Swept Five
Cities.
TWO PEOPLE ARE KILLED
Falling Tree Crushed Out the Lives
Of Man and Little Daughter
During the
Blow.

NEW ORLEANS, May 24-Two per-
sons We're killed and more than 40
houses were demolished by a torn
ado which swept through five Louis
lana towns late yesterday.
The towns Of ANA, St. Rosa, Alb
byville. Covington and Etherwood
were damaged.
Edward Villoc and his ) year old
daughter were killed by falling tree.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nav 24.-Thirty
persons We're injured, seriously,
when a south bound street car this
morning crashed into an interurban.
More than 100 passengers were In
the two cars when the accident oc-
cured
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
MIKE RYAN WON
THE MARATHON
seat Out the Canadians in the Big
Three-Hour Running
Race.

: HAMILTON, Ont, May 24.-Mike
i.yan' carrying the colors OF the Irish.
american club of New York, won the
marathon here today, covering the
distance In 2.48:29.
oharlie Cook of the Hamilton club
was second.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Tit for Tat.

Stranger Ito prominent clergyman
II came in here, sir, to criticise your
church management and tell you how
1t ought to be run.
Prominent Clergyman (amazed)-
What do you mean, sir? How dare
you? Who are you anyway?
Il am the humble editor of the pa.
per you have been writing to."-Life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
BIG DEAL AW
BUTTON FACTORY
Ten Thousand Dollars Worth
Blanks Sold Yesterday at
Montrose,
Special to The Gate City.

MoNTRosE, May 24-The Mont
orse button factory sold Yesterday to
an Amsterdam, n. Y, firm, $4,000
pounds of blanks, valued at almost
s120oc
This is said TO be one of the largest.
if not the largest single purchase of
blanks ever made in this territory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
River Bulletin.
KEoKUK. May q.
Flood Height Change Rain
Local Observations.

KEOhITk, WaV a
Bar Their Wind Weather.
%. p. M. $3.50 CT sW Cloudy
a a. M 20So IS NV Clear
May % Mean temperature 81 de-
grees; maximum a; minimum, 50.
River Forecast.
The river viii rise slowly for the
next twep v-fci,r hours.
FRED z. GoSEWIscH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.

(Until p m. Wednesday,
For Keokull and vicinity: Fair to-
night ard Wednesday; not much
change in temperature.
For Iowa, Illinois and Missouri:
Fair tonight and Wednesday; not
much change in temperature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Cultivate Lauohter.

Laughter is the salt of life: and
facetiousness and humor. if materi-
allied and retailed, would be worth
many dollars box.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
II she lIasn,t. she Win BE.

Almost every American girl has
been voted the queen of beauty a;
some kind of festival or fair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Advice for the Lovelorn.

When a girl begins to talk a great
deal about some other man it is an
excellent time TO propose to her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Keeping Clear of Danger.

u you wants to keep yoh con.
=, pS,enee pufhckly easy" said Uncle
h' soeh' ita good idea never to trade
1otses nor borrey an UMBRELLA
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Ireland's Potato crop.

Nearly three and a quarter million
tons of potatoes were raised in Ire.
land last year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

Read The Daily Gate Ctty.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-14
U

The engagement is announced of
Thomas Kearney, of Church street, and
Miss Anna Pfeiffer, of Brooklyn.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the First Presbyterian Church, South
Orange, will have a sewing meeting in
the parish house tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. Women of the congre-
cation will be welcomed to help the
sewing for the Society for Lending
Comforts to the Sick.
Burton Warren Beach, official dog
catcher of the village, captured six UNI
muzzled dogs Saturday and one this
morning.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Thomas Preston, of
Ridgewood road, and Miss Anna
Cogan, of Maplewood avenue, Maple
wood.
lillian NJ. Glover and his two chill
dren attended the dedication on Satur-
day afternoon of the new administra-
ton building of the Jennie Clarksyn
Home, at Valhalla, Westchester
county, y. Y.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-14
TAKES OATH Of
OFFICE AS MAYOR
Of WEST ORANGE
DIR. S. A. Muta Will Not Assume
Duties, However, Until
January |.

DIR. Samuel A.. Muta, who will be
mayor of West Orange after January :,
was sworn in this morning by Recorder
Edmund Con5it, in the West Orange
Town Hall. There were few men in
the Council chamber when DIR. Muta
took his oath to maintain the laws
and care for the duties of the execu-
tive office of the town. and after Re
corder Condit extended his fluctuations
DIR. Muta was greeted warmly by the
folk at The Town Hall. Councilman
Max Brodesser vas one of the officials
who arrived as DIR. Muta was finishing
his obligation and wished him a sue
cessful administration.
And l am sorry you are going out
of office" remarked DR.. Muta. Il think
you and l could have helped bring to
West Orange affairs some harmony
that is needed here"
Mr.. Brodesser shook the mayor-elect
by the hand and offered his best wishes
in carrying out his announced plan of
departmental harmony. Policeman
Bernard Heslin shook the new officials
hand n then DIR. Muta hurried out to
make his morning calls.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-14
CAPTAIN MASON'S FUNERAL
WILL BE HELD TOMORROW.
Fought With Farragut at Battle
of Mobile BAY.

Funeral services of Captain Thomas
Mason. of 233 Burnett street, East Or
ange, who died on Saturday morning
of heart failure following a years Ill
ness, will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock at the First Reformed
Church, East Orange. The Rev. DIR.
w. Warren Giles will officiate, and in
terment will be in Rosedale Cemetery.
With the death of Captain Mason
there passed way a man who was
identified with United states naval af-
fairs for many years, and who was at
the side of Admiral Farragut in the
famous battle of Mobile Bay. Captain
Mason, then a first lieutenant, stood
with the intrepid Union admiral on
the Hartford while the fierce contest
ragged. At the clase of the war Cap
tain Mason joined the revenue service,
and during his lengthy period of serv-
Ice had visited every port in the world.
He was born in New York seventy
years ago. He retired some years ago
on account of i'll health. He is sur
vived by his widow, a daughter, Mrs.
William c.. Maui. Of Chatham, and a
son, Charles Mason, of Madison. Cap
tain Mason had resided in East Orange
about twenty years. He was a mem
Der of Anglo-Saxon Lodge, Brooklyn;
Loyal Legion, New York. and the Far
ragut Veterans Association.