davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26
A Scarecrow.

Miss Brush suppose you don't
mind my being In your field. Mr..
Gobel?"
Farmer Gobel (heartily) long
er you stay. the better. miss. Fact Is,
the birds ave been very troublesome
this season.-London Tattler.
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26
Print Brings s1,,so.

London.-A copy OF the most famous
print OF the Japanese artist. Utamaro.
THE Divers Of lse." realized the rec.
ord price Of $I.150 at Messrs. Sothe.
by's rooms. In 1871 a copy made $40
and In 1907 another copy realized $500.
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26
e Easy.

Does 1t cost much to clothe .
family?" asked the economical man.
Not mine," replied Mr.. Sirius
Barker. my only daughter is bare
foot dancer and my only son is mar
athon runner"
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26

When the suffragettes get in power
the office may really seek the man,
simply because it is trying to dodge
the woman.
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26

For over fifty years Rheumatism, Neu-
ralgia, and other painful ailments have
been cured by Hoinlins Wizard Oil. 1t is
good honese remedy and you will not
regret having a bottle ready for use.
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26
Tell WelIman.

80 you have a new idea for a d.
rigible balloon?"
Yes. Make the equilibrator larger,
put motor into It, and let it pull the
balloon"
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26
Many Feel So.

I'm SO sorry about 1t, but my hus-
oand actually hates music"
How strange!"
Isn't 1t. His prejudice is SO strong
that he has to jump up and leave the
heater whenever the orchestra is play
ing an entr,acte."
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26

True charity will seek to purify
the we'll and not rest content with
painting the pump.
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggis,s refund money If 1t fails TO cure. h. w
GROVES signature Is on each box. 25c.
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26

Mrs. Winsrow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums reduces n
nammation. .allays palm wind collie. sc bottle
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26

Calculated piety is the poorest kind
of calculation.
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26

Hiding a tallow dip under a bushel
1oes not make 1t an arc light.
Gilpin observer., 1911-01-26
Army Of Teiegraphers

Army Of TeIegraphers.
The telegraph companies of this
country employ about 10000 persons.
This does not include the railroad
service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Astnr May Have Trouble.

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-Whether the
great wealth and social position of
Col. John Jacob Astor can secure per-
mission of the council of bishops of
the church to his remarriage, is a
question. Bishop Charles S. Burch of
the Episcopal. diocese of New York
admitted today that the question of
sanctioning the colonels wedding was
most momentuous. He insisted that
unless the colonel can convince the
council that he was the innocent par
ty in the divorce, the marriage cannot
be sanctioned. The majority of the
bishops and ministers of the Erisco-
pal church are opposed to divorced
persons being married at all, but the
laws of the church do not prohibit it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
ROBINSON CRUSOE
AND MAN FRIDAY
TWO Sailors Spent Two Months on a
Barren Island and Ate
Raw Fish.

VALDEZ, Alaska, Aug. S.--Attract-
ed by signals of distress from Bard
we'll Island, near the entrance to Res
surrection Bay, the steamship Bertha
on Aug. sent out a small boat and
took off two ragged and starving men
Charles Alexander and Alvin Ane
ss1i. The men had been on the island
for two months.
The men sailed from Kodiack May
II in dory. About June storm
upset their craft off Bardwe,l Island
and their provisions and outfit were
lost In the sea.
They had few matches and lived
for a month on mussels, clams, youna
gulls, seaweed and wild herbs which
they cooked.
After their matches gave out, abou'
July i, they ate their food raw unit
they were rescued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Weather Conditions.

The temperature has risen in the
lower lake region and northeastern
states as the depression from Min
nesota passed to the lower lake reg
ion, and there have been showers in
Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota,
upper Michigan and in portions of the
lake region.
There have also been scattered
local showers in portions of eastern
Missouri Tennessee and Florida.
The pressure is moderately high in
the Atlantic and southern states, and
the field of highest pressure is in the
northwest, while the pressure remains
low with high day temperature in
the southern mountain region
Conditions indicate generally fair
weather, with not much change in
temperature, for this section tonight
and Wednesday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
KEPT BOY IN
CAGE WITH HYENAS
Carnival People Run AfouI Of the Law
For Their Cruelty to
Youth.

RAPID CITY, s. D., Aug. s.-Kept
in cage with pair of South Amer
lean hyenas, which we're being shown
with carnival company, and bitten
and scratched until he moaned when
any one touched him, is the expert
ence of a 5 year old boy named Jen-
rec, according to States Attorney
Dem, who caused the arrest OF the
child's foster parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James ]. Johnston. at the instigation
Of his real mother,
When the child was eighteen months
old his father placed him in an or
phanage in Omaha. The Johnstons
got possession of him, although the
records do not show the child was
legally adopted by them.
The mother of the boy, Mrs. Henry
N. Weakley of Omaha. learned the
child's whereabouts and conditions,
and she started proceedings to take
him from the Johnstons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
RECALL FOR
COMM|Ss|ONE'.
zell Roe, In Charge Of Public sas>~y
Of Des Moines, Played Politics
During street Car
Strike.
ADVOCATE oUsTING HIM
Police Department Under His Author
ity, ls Criticized for Failure to
Properly Handle
the Mobs.

DES MONIES, Aug. s.-Application
Of the recall feature OF the Des Moines
plan to Commissioner zell Roe be-
cause Of his alleged failure properly
to handle the mobs of strike sympa-
thizers last Saturday is being advo-
Gated by prominent citizens. At the
noon meeting Of the greater Des
Moines committee the situation was
discussed at length.
George B. Hippee, formerly presi-
dent OF the Des Moines City Railway
Company and member OF the com.
mittee, criticised the police depart
ment severely for Its attitude during
the strike. Other members were equal
ly severe in their criticism. 1t
charged that Commissioner Roe was
playing politics" throughout the
whole affair.
It is expected that the street car
company will this afternoon file a
motion for the dissolving of the court
injunction which stopped the strike
of the street car men. H. w. Byers,
former attorney general Of Iowa,
issued statement today giving the
grounds upon which the city acted
He said the city had three grounds
for the action; first, the company
used the city streets; the city and the
public is in a sense one Of the bene
ficiaries Of the company third. sun
der the law the city's duty is to keel
the streets clear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
BOTH LEGS CUT
OFF BY TRAIN
Section Boss Found on Track and
Died After Being Taken
q TO Hospital.

MORRISON, Ill. Aug. Sherman
Anderson, the section boss of the c. &
N. W.. at Union Grove was found just
west OF the depot in Union Grove. un-
conscious and with both Of his limbs
cut off. Mr.. Anderson was IN Morri-
son Saturday evening and was seen
on Main street about 8 o'clock. He
came to Morrison on his railroad
speeder. and it is thought that he
was still on the tracks at Union Grove
when he returned home. and was
struck by a train.Ie was taken to
the hospital at Sterling. where he
died. He was an unmarried man.
No inquest can be held until the
train crew who found him get back
from Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Kansas Flood Recedina.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 8.--Reports
from various points in the flooded dis.
tricts of Kansas show that the waters
Of the rivers, with the exception of
the Solomon river, are receding. In
southeastern Kansas and southwest
ern Missouri the danger is now said
to have passed. At Minneapolis and
Delphos, Kan. on the Solomon river,
the water is still at a dangerous point,
and there drift wood and debris is
piled high along the shores and above
dams. This is causing some appre-
hension.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Tree crushes Two to Death.

JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Aug. s.
VIM. Norris of Virginia, H.. and Fred
Holcomb of Diamond Dale, Mich, were
instantly killed in a tent north of
Chandlerville, The men had sought
refuge in the tent from heavy thun-
der storm and wind when large tree
80 feet distant was blown onto the
tent. The men were employed by the
Virginia Timber company and had
been clearing away the timber The
coroner's inquest gave a verdict of
accidental death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
CROSSED PLAINS
WITH THE MORMONS
Joseph Perry Known as the Father
Of irrigation Survived by
Five Wives.

OGDEN. Utah, Aug. s.Josepn
Perry, Father of Irrigation" and
founder OF the asphaltum business in
the inter-mountain region. died Of gen
eral debility. The deceased was S6
years old and one of the pioneers of the
state, having crossed the plains with
one Of the Mormon wagon trains.
He was the father of twenty-three,
fourteen OF whom, together with one
of his five wives survive him. He had
a family OF nine grandchildren and
twenty-one great grand children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Beaten by Thieves.

REVERE, Mass, Aug. s.-With
their clothing torn, their bodies cover
ed with bruises and robbed of $3.50
by three robbers last night, Davis
Lampert and his wife were taken to
a Boston hospital in serious condi.
ton. The Lamperts own several
small stores in Lynn. They left f
Boston last night in wagon and
were attacked by three men who as.
saulted them. Mrs. Lampert's cloth
ing was torn and her shoes and
stockings torn off. The unconscious
couple were Tloced in the wagon anad
the horses started toward Lynn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
William LaldIaw, Clerk Whom Mi.
llonaire Held In Front OF Ex-
plodIns Bomb Intended
For Him.
HE DIED IN POVERTY
Won $4,000 Damage Suit But Verdict
Was Set Aside and He Never
Got a Pen.

NEW YORK. Aug. s-Penniless and
friendless and an inmate Of the home
for incurables, VIM r. Laidlaw, the
clerk used as shield to save the
life Of Russell Sage, died today The
millionaire escaped unharmed when a
bomb was thrown by Henry w. Nor
cross of Boston in 1891. 1t inflicted
1870 wounds on Laidlaw. making him
an invalid.
The court gave him $4,000 damages
and the verdict was set aside Pen
niless, he could not appeal the case
He was cared for by two sisters un.
till they had spent their savings and
he was then sent to the hospital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
BOYS SET FIRE
TO HOSPITAL
Were Reprimanded and Took Revenge
in Rather Dangerous
Manner.

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-Oscar Miller,
10. VIM. Braziel 13, Edward Haury IL
and Alden Rhodes IL, inmates OF the
Ulrich Evangelical hospital today re-
fused to obey the laws of the hospi-
tai and we're denied the use of the
park.
The boys went to the attic where
they set an old mattress on fire and
the $50 inmates were in serious peril
until the blaze was extinguished.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
CHECKED FULL
OF ELECTRICITY
Sky is Liable to do Peculiar Things
These Days and Display
Some Brilliant
spectaeles.
A VIVID DESCRIPTION
| Thunderstorm at ST. Louis Last Night
Was Rather Peculiar One
and Alarmed Some
People.
i VIVID DESCRIPTION

ST. LOUIS, Aug. sA thunderstorm
from the north, which swept st. Louis
with wind and rain at 8 O'Clock last
night, furnished brilliant electrical
display for weather gazers for several
hours before 1t bore down on the city,
1t was the most spectacular as we'll
as one Of the heaviest thnnderstorms
this summer. Beginning at sundown 1t
became sharply visible In the north
ern heavens and with growing intensi-
ty as the storm came nearer a dag
zling play Of lightning II, up the heav-
ems.
The meteorological pyrotechnics
were at their height between s and 9
o'clock. At that time the storm was
estimated to be about twenty to twen-
ty-five miles north Of st. Louis. 1t
advanced slowly, and it was not until
nearly 10 O'Clock that the thunder
could be heard.
Thunder is seldom heard more than
ten miles off. With vast bank OF
billowy clouds as a theatre the light.
ming staged brilliant spectacle. The
flashes were continuous, and zigzae
bolts and spiral darts loosed them
selves in a riot of electrical splendor
and color.
The storm moved from the north
west to the southeast, and at the
| time itloomed up at it's best was del
1uging the country above Alton OF
both sides of the Mississippi with
heavy rain. Many city people be
cane alarmed at 1t, fearing storm
of fearful intensity was scoming ant
might produce tornado The ex
pert observers could see nothini
/ dangerous in 1t. At the weather bu
reau the men said the storm wa
/ moving too slowly to carry any higl
wind, and the worst they predictet
was some damage by lightning.
Coincident with the approach O
! the storm an unusual phenomena
appeared In the southern sky. Thi
was band of clouds which extende
4 in an unbroken half circle from tn
/, eastern to the western horizon. TIL
line Of cleavage against the clear SIX
4 below was as regular as If draw
with the pencil of az artist. Thi
spectacle excited the wonder of thou
4 ands of observers. The cloud bank !
the southern armament was not stort
clouds, and the band, which littl
Imagination could stretch into tn
tell of a comet was one of the freak
III cloud formation which have n
Isptcial significance in weather wa
The moon was thinly yelled by til
cloud bank. and stars shone faint
through 1T. The spectacle was bio
ted out when the storm clouds fro
the North advanced into the southel
sky.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Burglar Was Followed by Citizen in
His Car and Caught on the
Street With the Goods
on Him.
RETURNS STOLEN STUFF
Night ProwIer Was Recognized on
the Street and Placed Under
Arrest After Dissorsins
His Loot.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. s-If you
surprise night visitor in your house
and he runs off with his pockets full
OF jewelry, don't consider 1t mot
worth while to call the servants,
have the motor car brought around
to the front door and give chase in
leisurely style.
John Walster entered the home of
Lawrence H. Fox about 2 o'clock
through the den window on the
ground floor, and helped himself to
the contents of several jewelry
boxes and other valhables. He
worked deliberately, apparently
without fear Of discovery. Then he
accidently struck his foot against a
step as he was returning up stairs
from a visit to the dining room.
Mrs. Fox was awakened by the
noise. but at first fancied it was her
husband. After considering for a few
minutes, however she decided to
investigate. She went quietly to the
front room and found her husband
in bed asleep But near the foot OF
the bed she saw man in good
clothing emptying several of her
jewel boxes and stuffing the con
tents In his pockets. Many valuables
were scattered about on the floor
She screamed.
At the sound OF her voice. the
burglar rushed from the room and
downstairs. Mr.. Fox followed, re
| volver in hand He called to him tc
stop, but the burglar ran out the
front door and across the lawn Mr.
Fox pulled the trigger, but the re
volver didn't go off. Calling to his
| two hired men to get his machine
ready, he hastily dressed and the
three started in pursuit in the motor
car They drove along Seventy-thirt
street to Broadway, where trey saw
two men running to board stree
car.
I The motor car ran alongside thu
street car nearly half a block before
the motorman noticed them. HI
brought his car to stop and MI
Fox and his two men searcned tn'
/ two men whom they suspected. The.
proved to be innocent. Mr.. Fol
apologized for the delay he hat
caused and started away in the ma
chine again
AS they drove along Seventy-thirt
street they were Joined by a motor
cycle policeman At Holmes stree
thev saw a man walking along AM
calmly smoking a cigar. Mr.. Fo,
! recognized him by his clothes. Whel
/ first questioned he denied the charge
apparently surprised that he shoul
be suspected. But he surrendere
i without resistance when the office
started to search him. In his anxiet
4 that everything should be returne
he even gave up several pieces Of hi
! own jewelry
4 Property valued at nearby $500
( was found. When Mr.. Fox returne
4 home after the chase he found
{. glass cutter, piece Of gaspipe an
pair of leather gloves that Walste
had left behind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Fish as Brain Food.

The saying that ash is the best
brain food comes of an old tongue
windbag years ago saying: Thought
is impossible without phosphorus,
So Swiss chemist, knowing that fish
contained phosphorus, put two and
two together, and brought forth say
ing that will never die.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Wind Blows Down Tents.

MOUNT VERNON. H., Aug. s.
Wind blew down the main auditorium
tent at Chautauqua Park and many
of the smaller tents occupied by
campers were waterlogged. The dam
age did not interfere with the pro-
gram, which will be conducted through
this week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
HIGH DIVER
CAUGHT ON FIRE
Another Blazing Act Results In the
Performer Going TO the Hos
pital to
Die.
BURNED TO A CRISP
upper Part OF Mans Body Was Ter
rlbly scorched Before He
Got Into the
Water.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. Aug. s.-Sliding
down a slack wire while encased In a
bag soaked In gasoline, A. R. Howard
a high diver, was fatally burned here.
Physicians declare at the hospital
that he cannot live.
He plunged into the river when his
clothing caught on fire, but before he
could do 30, the upper part of his
body had been burned to a crisp.
Twenty thousand persons saw the
accident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Ancient Menu.

without meat there is no pleasure"
is very old saying. Maimonides
talked of disnes good for the health.
He recommended bread baked from
fine wheat that is not too new, not too
old, nor ground too fine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
CARVER
LOSES AUTOMOBILE
Lightning struck His Garage and the
Machine Went UP In
Smoke.

FARMINGTON, Aug s.--The auto
mobile shed belonging to Joseph Car
yer. who was republican candidate
for state senator in Lee county last
fall, was struck by lightning and de-
stroyed, together with large tour
ing car and farm tools, He carried
800 insurance on It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
PRESIDENT TAFT at chautauqua Asks
the People 70 use Their Moral
Influences Upon the
Senate.
WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
Not Only Are England and France
Included But Central America
Is Now Under
Consideration.

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Nd,
Aug. s.President Taft travelled 400
miles through Maryland and West
virginia by special train to appeal
to the people Of the United States to
use their moral influence to have the
senate ratify the British and French
arbitration treaties and the treaties
with Nicaragua and Honduras. His
appeal was made direct to the Modn-
tain Lake Park chautauqua Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, but in it
the president included the rest OF the
nation as well.
Il observe said the president,
that there is some suggestion that
by ratifying this treaty. the senate
may in some way abdicate its func-
tion Of treaty making. confess my
self unable to perceive the treaty in
any such point.
ITO have these treaties not ratified
BY the senate OF the United States
or to have any hesitation and discus
sion OF serious character in respect
to them would halt the movement
toward general peace, which has
made substantial advance in the last
ten years TO obtain the ratifica-
tions, therefore. appeal must be made
to the moral sense of the nation, and
while that is not entirely in the
keeping OF the churches. certainly
they may exert powerful influence
in the promotion Of any effective in
strumentality to secure permanent
i peace
Leaving the arbitration treaties be-
hind the president asked for the same
sort of popular support of the treaties
with Honduras and Nicaragua.
There is no issue before the SEN
ate SO acute In respect to the cause OF
peace as the confirmation Of these
Central American treaties said the
president. while admit the great
er Importance of universal treaties Of
arbitration, in the long run and as
affecting the world at large, yet, In
respect of American interests, in re
spect Of peace In this hemisphere
they are not equal in Importance te
the confirmation Of these Centra
American treaties"
In making his plea for the Centra
American conventions, the president
highly praised former Presiden
Roosevelt. He spoke of the tendepc,
Of the United States to extend theil
helping hand to less powerful people
and instanced Mr.. Roosevelt's inter
vention in Cuba.
That tendency was evidenced also
ne said, "by the wonderfully success
full intervention by Theodore Roose
velt as president of the United
States In securing peace betweei
Russia and Japan.
The president left Washington at
o'clock with q carload of Baltimor'
and Ohio railroad officials to he'll
run the special He spent just al
tour in Mountain Lake Park, leavins
for Washington at o'clock. His ad
tress was made to several thousan'
persons
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
pone ,s still Weak.

j ROME, Aug. s-There was no no.
ticeable improvement today IN the
condition Of the pope, despite the eft.
forts to minimize his condition 1t was
learned today that the aged pontiff
has had more fainting spells than
have been made public.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Hole in the Ground,

LOS ANGELES, Aug. S.7.-The hole
in the lawn of Gen. Otis will be one
of the exhibits in the trial of the
McNamaras on the charge of dyna-
miting the Times building. The hole
has been dug up and will be shown
in court This hole was made by a
dynamite bomb short time after the
Times was wrecked
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
KISSED so MUCH
HE COULDN'T SMOKE
Cause for Travelling Man Cutting His
Wrists In an Attempt at
Suicide.

ST. LOUIS, Aug, s-Phillip Nick
erson, travelling salesman who tried
to commit suicide by slashing his
wrists, declared in the hospital today
that he wished to die because his
bride of seven months kissed him all
of the time and did not give him time
even to smoke his pipe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Friendship Too Costly,

"Are you going to send the Sparkler
girl a wedding present?' No, old
Sparkler and had squabbie yester.
day" "That's too bad. What was
the cause?" II can't afford his friend
ship. He has FIVE marriageable
daughters rs.o-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
UNIQUE Tomb ornamentation.

Maspero, in his Dawn of Civiliza
tion," tells OF a rich Egyptian noble
who lived more than 5000 years age
and whose splendid fruit, flower and
vegetable garden. formally plotted
and laid out. was described upon his
tomb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
Gordon Is Very Sick.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. S.--Gen.
George B. Gordon, commander in chief
Of the United Confederate Veterans,
III here for three weeks, is In q
critical condition today. Friends think
ne will not survive many hours. He
WIS strinknn on train
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
The Joy OF Today.

1t is a serious thing that we should
see the full beauty of our lives only
when they are passed, or in visions of
a possible future. What we most need
is to see and feel the beauty and JOY
of today .--Moncure D. Conway.