The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
hundredth birthday next Wednesday
without wrinkle on her face.

NEW YORK Swapping her chill
dren to the bed, so they could not
hurt themselves before some one
found them, Mrs. Anna Halperin plac-
ed toys to amuse them anc then hang
ed herself.
NEW YORK.-Five women teachers
i in the public schools of New York
have been dismissed because they
are mothers and are rearing families.
NEW YORK. Judge E. H. Gary,
of the Steel Corporation, has just
completed finding pearls to match up
for 100000 necklace he has pre-
sented to his wife. 1t took years to
match the pearls.
| NEW YORK-The historic Hoffman
house, known for It's famous political
conferences, will he torn down to
make way for business building. It's
too far down town to pay, the pro-
prietors say.
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CHICAGO. Mrs. Ola Flagg Young,
Chicago's superintendent OF schools.
and the only woman occupying such
position in large city. has been re-
elected for another term. She has
already served two and half years.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Five suffraget-
ties interviewed the western COVER
ors and were overjoyed when they
found Ave of them in favor of votes for
women.
CLEVELAND. O.-Women OF Cleve.
land have organized thirty cent
egg club Eggs, now at nfty cents
will be boycotted until they come
down to thirty.
CLEVELAND, O.-An auto has been
built here for use in California. which
will pillow, plant potatoes and then dig
them and carry them to the station,
for shipment.
WASHINGTON.-A shining pin
which she swallowed when her moth
er's back was turned, caused Milton,
the baby daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Riggles, to choke to death.
| DES MOINES-Mrs. B. F. Carroll
wife of Governor Carroll. has been
asked to accept position as lecturer
for the National Purity organization
She has attracted attention ny de-
handing that sex problem be taught
| in public schools.
WASHINGTON The record in the
Lorimer case today comprises $780,
600 words, encased in eighteen fat
volumes. Senators may read 1t over
on Sunday Afternoons suggests one
lawyer.
| WASHINGTON.-Uncle Sam may
summon Aunt Samuelia to be official
nurse to American kiddies, if congress
votes for the children's bureau, to
have charge Of child welfare, labor
and health.
NEW YORK-Arthur Hinckley, aged
5, simply cannot subsist on 5000 a
year and his mother has asked the
court to fix his income at $4,000
from the $2.OOO,0Oo estate left by his
4 father.
i NEW YORK-According to DR.. H
H. Goddard, of the New Jersey state
school for feeble minded, detectives
i increase twice as fast as normal mind
ed persons.
/ NEW YORK They have my for
giveness. but they'll have to scratch
for themselves said Geo. Waters
wealthy ship builder. when told his
20 year old daughter had eloped with
an Is year old youth who is poor.
CH1CAGO-Arthur l.. Lynn adver
tised in local papers today a genera
appeal to "all burglars and SECOND
story men, not again to rob his fla
: for six months. He says three rob
berries have cleaned him out.
CHICAGO-Housewives may expec
cheap turkeys for Christmas dinner
according to the prediction of Chi
cago commission houses.
8 PHILADELP HIA.- Burglars though
q the statues of St. Peter and st. Pau
I in the studio OF Giuseppi Donate wer
/. human beings and dropped their lar
/ terms and ran, getting no loot.
WILKESBARRE, Paw ]. Thorn
as, a farmer, advertised for a wife
Five hundred women want the job an
Thomas has given up the idea Q
g marrying.
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PITTSBURG. Thieves robbed tn
Il cradle in which lay asleep the te
4, months old baby of Mrs Harrity. q