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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
]. PIERP. NOW A RED EAGLE
Honored by Kaiser When He Pre-
sents Latter With Historic Letter.

Kiel, Germany, June 26.-J. Pier
pont Morgan today presented Emperor
William with an autograph letter witt
ten by Martin Luther to Emperor
Charles V. and for which Morgan rn-
Gently paid s25. 800 His majesty wa
SO pleased he forthwith conferred the
grand cross of the Order of the Red
Eagle on Morgan. The letter is OF his
tirOcal importance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
Chilean Cyclone kiIIs 200.

Valparaiso, June 26.-The great cy-
clone which devastated the coast os
Chile a few days ago extended from
Pisagua on the north TO Antofagasta
to the south. 1t is estimated that more
than 200 persons were killed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
lesson committee Renorts.

San Francisco. June 26.-The re-
port Of the lesson committee, by Sec
tethry Price of Chicago, was the
important business confronting the
international Sunday school conven-
ton today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
BIG DAM BREAKS
CAUSING FLOOD
Five Thousand Acres Of Water Re.
leased st Grand Junction, Col.
Damage 100000.

Grand Junction, Colo, June 26.-A
reservoir containing 5000 acres of
water, burst yesterday, causing prop
erty damage Of about 100000. Five
thousand cattle were drowned, and
several bridges swept away, but no
lives lost. Along the path Of the flood
for Is miles crops were washed out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
SWEDISH BOAT
WRECKED; FATE
OF 400 UNKNOWN

HeIsingfors. Finland, June &C.
The Ffnnish-Swedish steamer. Bor l.,
with 400 Stockholm excursionists
aboard, was wrecked on Korpe is
land today It Is not known here
whether there was loss OF life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
JOHN SPRECKLES
A SUGAR WITNESS
President Smith of Mormon Church
Is Excused by Committee Sub
ject to Call

Washington, June 26.-President
Smith of the Mormon church, sum
imoned to testify before the sugar
Investigating committee arrived to-
pday and was excused subject to call.
The principal witness today was John
D. Spreckles of San Francisco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
RE0RGANlZED TRUST:
is ALSO INDICTED
Eastern Boxboard Club" Takes Tn
Work OF Dissolved Fibre and
Manila Association.

New York, June 26.-An Indictment
under the criminal provision of the
Sherman law was returned today by
federal grad jury against the East
ern Boxboard club" alleged 10 be the
successor of the dissolved" fibre and
manila association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
BALLOONlSTS FALL
INTO THE NORTH SEA
Two Men Carried Away and Lost
When Accident Occures at
Bremen.

Bremen, Germany, June 26.-One of
the four balloons which ascended ut
Paris Saturday fell into North sea
near the island of Juist and was cal
ried out to sea. Two persons were
aboard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
Two Drown In Lake.

Racine, Wis. June 90. - Manly
White, aged s5. and S. Regan of Ak
horn. Wis, were drowned in Lauder
dale lake last night by the capsizing
of q boat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
c.aIIIa New PrrmIer.

Paris. June '26.-President Falle-ies
today asked Joseph Cailla, minister of
finance In the Monis miistry that re-
tired yesterday, to form new cabi-
net
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Erom noon today to noon tomorrow)
Sun sets 7:31, rises 4:27; moon sets
S:27; moon fartnest north and highest;
$50 a. m, moon in conjunction with
Neptune, passing from west to east
of the planet This day, 1919. the
earth passed through a comets tail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
Fire Chief Killed.

Portland, Ore, June 26-Chief Camp
bell of the fire department was killed
today and three fremen seriously in
jured In a blaze at the plant of an oil
company. The loss is 500, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
ENTHUSIASM is WANING

Mexicans Not So Wild in Greeting
of MaderO as They Were.
Mexico City, Mexico, June 26.-
Francesca l. Madero made his sAc-
ond appearance before the populace
of the city yesterday when he review
ed the flower parade arranged in his
honor by the Aquiles Zerdan club.
He was greeted with applause, but
there was not manifested the wild
enthusiasm which characterized his
arrival in the city less than three
weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
SEAMEN'S STRIKE SPREADS
Prospect of Settlement of Shipping
Trouble in Great Britain Fails.

London, June 26.-Last weeks
prospects of a settlement of the sea-
mems strike at Liverpool have not
materialized. The labor leaders have
issued a list of As federation firms
whose sailors have been ordered TO
strike. The dockmen, also, are rest
less and threaten to join them. The
strike is most active at Hull.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
Evangelist Converts 500.

Galesburg, Ill, June 26.-Evangelist
Scoville closed his months campaign
here last night with a total of 509
oonrarfs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
ARE CITED
To OPPEAR
Gompers and Morrison
Face New Contempt
Charge.
COURT PRESSES CASE
July II Set as Date for Hearing
in District of Columbia
Tribunal.

Washington, June 26.-Justice
Wright, of the district supreme court
today, issued a rule against Gompers
Morrison, and Mitchell, the labor lead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26
Waterways Bill Taken Up
bv Illinois Senate Prom
ises to Garry.
FRIENDS STAND FIRM
Determined Not to Be Caught
Mapping by Speaker as
They Were Before.

Springfield, Ill, June 26.-The
Illinois Legislature this afternoon re-
sumed the waterway fight when a
new bill covering substantially the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-26

ers, requiring them to show July II
why they should not be judged guilty
Of contempt Of court.
FOLLOWS ATTORNEYS REPORT.
This action followed the filing of the
report of special committee of attor-
neys appointed by Wright to inquire
into the matter of contempt proceed
ings in the Bucks Stove and Range boy
colt case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-21
Bids for kansas City Depot Opened.
WATER IS ALL OUT.
Pumping Mud From About the Maine
VIII Now Begin.

Havana, July 21.-All the water in the
cofferdam surrounding the Maine has
been removed. showing the wreck en-
bedded in the mud from an estimated
depth of 81 feet around the after part
of the vessel to an Understandable
depth. That portion Of the ship imme-
diately forward of the central super
structure, which was demolished, has
disappeared, except for some Jagged
pieces Of rusted steel protrudlng ABOVE
the slime.
The engineers will now begin the
work of drawing out the soft mud by
suction. simultaneously they Will be-
gin the work Of dissecting the great
confused masses of metal. The bow sec
ton, represented by the plates and
beams of the bottom of the ship, now
stands upwards of 20 feet high. All
portions of this section have been fully
Identified, including the remains of wa
ter tanks originally located on the low
est deck and apparently not affected
by the explosion. All these parts have
been photographed for future eXaTni-
nation and to confirm the identification
prior to the dissection of the wreck
age.
A curious feature resulting from the
total removal of the water is that the
amidship main deck and central super
structure, remaining practically level,
constitute in effect, a great cantilever,
any direct under support. All the struc-
tural members of the ship beneath this
section have been destroyed and the
cavity has been half filed with mud.
The aft midship section of the berth
deck. on which were the ward room
and the officers state rooms, is fully
exposed. but is almost entirely filled
with mud, especially on the port side,
the removal of which will be slow and
difficult.
Hopes are entertained that in this
section may be found the body of AS
sistant Engineer Merritt, who is be-
leved to have been in his state room
at the time of the disaster
Some fire scorched bones have been
discovered in the vicinity Of the over
turned coming tower. where the re-
mains of probably four bodies were
previously found. 1t is believed these
were members Of the crew, who at the
moment of the explosion were sleeping
in hammocks suspended from the cell
ing of the forward boiler deck which
was blown up and folded back over the
central superstructure 80 feet ait OF
its iriginal position. The remains OFFER
no hope Of Identification.
In view of the total demolition of the
crew berthing space, hope diminishes
that any considerable number of re
mains will be recovered. From present
indications three or four months VIII
e1anse before the mud surrounding the
wreck is removed and all portions OF
the ship made visible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-21
HARRY RIGGS RISES QUICKLY
Lawrence Boy Granted Degree by Uni
versity of Michigan.

Lawrence, Kan, July 21.-Harry E.
Riggs was reared in Lawrence and he
graduated from the engineering de-
partment of the university. Last year
he was honored with being granted
the letters @. Z. to attach to his name
by the University of Michigan. This
was the first time that great school had
ever granted this degree to any gradu-
ate of the school,
Mr.. Riggs won this on a paper which
he prepared on public utilities. He
went into an extensive study of the
public utilities of the country and II
was such a complete document that
the American Society of Engineers has
since had it published for the use of
all engineers.
Mr.. Riggs has been an engineer in
Toledo since his graduation but of re-
cent years has been doing more and
more work of investigating and re-
porting on physical valuation He was
first attracted to his work by being
recommended to Governor Pingree of
Michigan to assist in making a phys
ical valuation of the public utilities of
Michigan. One of the other big works
he did was to make an exhaustive re-
port on the Central Georgia railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-21
Los ANGELES TO ST. LOUIS.
GouIds Will Give New Direct Service
Between Points.

Los Angeles. Cal, July 21-The
railroad system dominated by the
Gould interests has made arrange
ments for a new through direct pas
senger service between Los Angeles
and St Louis and the Missouri river.
Announcement of this service in con-
nection with consolidation of the
International and Great Northern rail-
roads, is of interest to the Paclf1c
Coast. in as much as it will facilitate
service between this part of the coun-
try and Mexico.
Notice of the new train service was
received here by s. c. Nash, general
agent Of the Texas and. Pacific, at Los
Angeles. The new through passenger
service between st. Louis and Los An
geles, by extension of Texas and Pa
cific service in Texas, provides for a
through daily passenger train each way
between St. Louis and FL Paso, con-
Meeting with a through sleeping car
service from Ell Paso tC Los Angeles
over the Southern Pacific.
Ultimately through passenger trains
will be operated between St. Louis and
Los Angeles over the tracks of the st.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
and the Texas and Pacific betw St
Louis and FL PasO, and the Southern
Pacific between Ell Paso and Los An
geIes.
This is the third through passenger
route gained by Los Angeles within
the last few months. Recently the
Rock Island and the Southern Joined
in through service from the Atlantic
Coast by means of through train
over the Choctaw route of the Rock
Island from Memphis to Ell Paso, and
the Southern Pacific between Ell Paso
and Los Angeles. The St. Louis and
San Francisco and the Santa Fe lines
entered into a traffic agreement by
which the Frisco will operate through
passenger trains from St. Louis, Mem
phis and New Orleans, using the Santa
Fe tracks from Award, Okla. to Los
Angeles and San Francisco. The Santa
Fe will soon put in operation the Cole
man cutoff, which will give the Pa
cific coast a new short line between
| Galveston and New Orleans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-21
HEALTHY NERVES
Impossible Without Pure,
Rich, Red Blood.
A Cure Which Proves the Value of Dr..
Williams Pink Pills in the Treat
msnt of Even Severe Nervous
Diseaaes.

Mrs. Donald Galloway, of No. 1915
Hardesty avenue, Kansas City, Mo-,
suffered from nervous prostration with
out relief until she tried DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. She says:
i suffered for a year from what the
doctors called nervous prostration, due
70 overwork. / was dizzy all of the
time and very nervous. I would get
short of breath and felt as though I
would fall at each step. At times I
would be so nervous that I would shake
all over and it seemed as though I was
being pricked with needles. I could
not hold a plate for fear of dropping it.
There were severe pains in my side. /
was reduced in weight, could not work
and was confined to bed for a month.
/ had sick headaches twice a week and
could not sleep nights.
The doctors did not seem to help
me and they said it would be long
time before l would get we'll. l also
tried many medicines but without help
and had given up hope Of getting well.
A friend recommended DR.. Williams
Pink Pills to my husband. I did not
see much of an Improvement until I
had taken three boxes of the pills.
From then on I began to sleep and eat
better and felt better in every way.
The pills did me so much good that I
kept on taking them until cured and I
have been well ever since
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are the most
direct cure for nervous troubles because
they remove the cause of these diseases
by building up and purifying the blood.
The pure blood which they make fur
nishes the nerves with needed elements
until they are restored to their normal
strength. The pills have made so many
remarkable cures in nervous disorders
that no sufferer can afford to neglect
giving them a trial
They can be obtained at any drug store
or direct from the DR. Williams Medi-
cine Co., Schenectady, n. Y, at so
cents per box; six boxes for $3.50.
While so promptly effective, Dr. VIII
iams' Pink Pills contain no harmful
stimulants or opiates. They are per-
fectly safe and create no drug habit
Write for a free copy of our new book
let, Diseases of the Nervous System
The booklet describes symptoms and
gives much useful information. It viii
be sent on postal card request.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-21
HERINGTON IMPROVEMENTS.
Division Offices Will be Enlarged
New Officers.

Herington, July 21.-It comes from
a reliable source that the Rock Island
road has made an appropriation of
SIP, 900 to enlarge and remodel the Of
fees at this point. For long time
there has not been sufficient room here
for the force and it has been known
that it was only a question of time
until larger and more convenient quar-
ters were secured. Wher the addition
is made it is said that the accounting
force, the master mechanics office and
probably the master carpenters office
will be moved here. This means that
from ten to twenty-five more men win
come to Harrington. While official an
nouncement of the appropriation has
not been made. the story comes so
directly and from such a reliable
source as to warrant it, publication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-21

The large appropriation irsures an ex-
ceuent structure, one that will be a
credit to the company and to Herring
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-21
TRAIN RULES OF LONG AGO.
How Trains We're Dispatched in Kan
sas without Telegraph.

SaS Without Telegraph.
Concordia, Kan. July 2I.-Robert
Merriman, chief clerk for Dispatcher
Peterson, has been cleaning out the
store room in the Missouri Pacific de-
pot and while doing SO ran across
some of the old reports of the Central
Branch when the western terminus
was Waterville and there were no tele-
grams to assist in the dispatching of
trains. Among these early records is
a time card when there was one pas
Senger train each way per day
The instructions on the time card to
the engineer are, when the west
bound train arrives at Pennington if
the train from the west is rot there, the
engineer will wait fifteen minutes and
if the eastbound train does not arrive
he will proceed to bingham" The
waiting to be repeated Until the trains
met at some station and passed, the
WeStbound train always waiting until
the eastbound would have time to
make the run from the next station
train should be delayed the other
would soon become as kate by waiting
the required fifteen minutes at the sta
tions.
The conductors in these days were
required to report the time of the ar
rival and departure of their trains
from every station and when they
came in from the runs would turn this
report in to the dispatcher. Travelling
on trains in those days was rather
haphazard sort of a performance.
The old reports and f1les from the
Office here are being sem to St. Louis,
where the paper is turned over to the
paper mills. The Interstate Commerce
commission requires all reports to be
kept on file ten years.
Bids for Kansas City Depot Opened.
fC.-
struction of the proposed new $40, 900 900
union railroad station at Kansas City,
were opened here at a secret meeting
attended by President w S. Kinnare,
of the Terminal Railroad association of
Kansas City, and Architect Jarvis
Hunt. There were seven proposals re-
ceived. but the contract will not be
awarded for several days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
Ladies VIII Give Another
Big Excursion, Possibly Aug
uSt II

The seventeenth of August will IN
ali probability be the second excursion
date of the summer for the Unitarian
Woman's Alliance Although not
definitely decided, that date has been
offered the society by the streclgfus
Boat Co. The next trip will be to
Burlington, it is thought.
In point of numbers, in the matter
of pleasure and in entirety, the ex-
cursion given to Quincy Friday last,
was the most successful ever spon-
sored by the Alliance Ladies'. Mrs. a.
e. Buck chairman, assisted in a most
capable manner by the other members
of the society, gave their supreme eff
forts in making the day one of great
enjoyment
In all there We're 906 paid admis-
sions to the excursion and ii would
be safe in saying that the crowd TAX
ing the outing, numbered a thousand
or more, Warsaw contributed III to
the Keokulz party and of Hamilton
people aboard, there We're more than
iA1g Iiiits INV boetS VI lS9 Ietul II
from Quincy We're 81 from here, who
boarded at Warsaw.
That a keolkuk society should be so
finely successful in their entertain
ments, is praiseworthy and speaks es-
peeially Tor tho social ability of the
ladies Of the Unitarian church who
are members Of the Woman's Alliance.
Last year, the ladies We're unfor-
tunate in not being able to secure a
boat for their second excursion, the
j S. which had been chartered for the
final event, having burned on the
fourth day Of August and plans for
the outing, set aside because Of this
loss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
Miss Catherine L. Muff and Mr.. Ed
ward E. Meeks Will Marry

A marriage of two we'll known Keo-
kuk people that will be of interest will
occur tomorrow evening at seven
o'clock when Miss Katherine L. Muff
and Mr. Edward e. Meeks will be we'd
ded at the residence of the brides
uncle, Mr.. c.. Muff, of Bowling Green,
Mo. The ceremony will be performed
by the Rev. w. Gardner of that place.
The bride and groom will remain at
Bowling Green for a week, visiting
with relatives and will return to Keo-
kuk to make their residence at 1902
Morgan street next Sunday, they an
ticipate
Miss Muff who has been forelady at
the Irwin Phillips Company for the
past fourteen years, and recently re-
signed, is favorably known among a
large circle of friends. She has been
making her residence for the past
fourteen years with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. w. Steiger,
of 1927 Fulton street.
Mr.. Meeks is one of Keohuk's bust
ness men, being engaged in the groc-
cry trade at Twelfth and Morgan
streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
keokuk Girl WEEDS In burlington.

In recounting the marriage OF a
former K,eokuk young lady, Burlin-
ton society notice o. Friday evening
tells the following of interest to
many friends here: The marriage OF
Miss Grace Elizabeth McCafferty and
Mr.. Thomas A. Daley was solemn
lied at St Patrick's Catholic church
this morning at O'Clock, Rev. Faith
er Thomas Browning officiating. A
nuptial high mass was celebrated by
Father Brownrigg and the service
throughout was of most imposing ma
ture. The ceremony was witnessed by
large number of relatives and
friends of the bride and groom and the
affairs We're decorated with flowers and
brilliant with the light of candles.
Miss Alice McCaffertv, sister of the
bride, acted as bridesmaid and Mr.
Edward Daley, brother of the groom,
was groomsman. The bride was simp-
~ attlred in. a lingerie gown of white,
Wore white hat and carried brides
roses, while the bridesmaid was sim
llarly gowned, The full choir of st.
Patrick's church with Mrs. Edgar R.
Coolidge, presiding at the organ, sang
the mass and Mr. Paul B. Frawley
sang Hearts and Flowers, while
Miss Pearl Hid sang the Agnus Del.
Mrs. Coolidge assisted by Miss Nc
Partland, violin, played Mendelssohn' s
wedding march, when the wedding
party entered the church and Lohen-
grin's when they came forth. A we'd
ding breakfast was served at the home
OF Mrs. Ellen Daley, mother of the
groom, and a reception will be tender
ed there this evening. After a honey
moon trip in the east, Mr. and Mrs
Daley will be at home to their friends
at their home on Marshall street. Mr.
and Mrs Daley start their welded
career under the most happy and aus
| pIcious circumstances. Mrs. Daley is
a charming young woman and durine
her several years residence in Bur
lington has won the esteem of scores
of friends. She will make an idea
wife. Mr.. Daley was born and reared
in Burlington. He is a young man o
exemplary habits and likewise pos
sesses all the attributes necessary fol
the head of happy household
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
House Party for Children.

Saturday afternoon at her residence,
100 Franklin street. Mrs. Joseph NJ,
Furlong entertained company of
young people in honor of the Misses
Mary and Aileen Concannon of FIT
Dodge, two little friends who are visit
ing her. The party also honored Miss
Roberta Lowitz Of this city whose
birthday it was. Childrens games
We're played and a luncheon Of inyit-
ting nature was served making the
hours from three to five O'Clock pass
pleasantly. The guest list included
twenty