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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-21
Mystic Charm Which Was
Great Source Of Income
to Witch

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CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-Differences ~
translations Of passages from the
Black Volume the book Of magic,
again delayed the trial of George A.
Pupaulsky, its author, charged with
Using the mails to defraud, in Judge
Landis' court today. Pupaulsky' 3
lawyers announced that one point OF
their defense will be that Pupaulsky
vas guilty of no fraud, that he AS well
as most Of his countrymen believe IN
the charms, philtres and magic cures
OF which he wrote. 1t Is aslo said
that the banker-magician was writer
OF fables and story teller and that
II he wanted to charge one man $ss
for his book and another SIS. he had
right to do so.
y was learned today that Pupaul
skys charm of the Golden Grail, o.
the Golden Grain.' will form one o
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-21
FO|LED
ON IOWA TRACK
Five Masked Men Attempted to Hold
UP Early Morning Passenger
Train Near Cedar
Rapids.
ENGINEER ON GUARD
Refused to Obey Signal to Stop and
Got One Bullet In His Arm
From Fusllade.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 21.-En-
gineer d. Mansfield of Clinton, was
shot through the arm as he ran his
Chicago and Northwestern fast mail
No. 9 through a rain Of bullets fired by
five masked train robbers at Bertram,
Ave miles east of here at 2:25 this
morning and saved his passengers
from the bandits.
The train left Chicago last night and
is due here at 2::30 a. m. AS the train
approached Bertram, the engineer
slowed down to four miles an hour
because Of poor track upon which a
crew is working. Evi-
IDENTIFY the robbers knew of this for
one of them with lantern at the
side OF the track signaled the train to
stop. Engineer Mansfield was sus
picious o. the signal and instead oi
stopping, opened wide the throttle and
as the train plunged ahead the dis
appointed robbers opened fire, one
bullet going through the arm of the
engineer as he held the throttle open
When the train arrived here at 2:3(
the police were notified and every
available man was rushed to the
scene in automobiles and commenced
/ 9 search Of the fields and timber fol
/ the bandits. The passengers In thu
cars were frightened by the firing 0
1.-The bandits hut no one was injured
Engineer Mansfield Is in the nos
pital here today but viii recove
from his injuries. He held y tls
throttle eor seserAl minutes after ,s
i ing shot but loss OF blood made biz
4 faint and the fireman ran TIE trai
into this city.
i In the express car was q heax
shipment Of bar gold, par silver, q
press packages and registered ma
i said to be worth 100000.
4 Up to ten O'Clock no trace OF tn
robbers had been found.
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Weather Conditions.

The depression in the western gulr
has developed marked storm, which
moving northeastward, is central in
Tennessee this morning.
The temperature has risen in its
immediate path, with heavy rain and
there is light snow from the Rockies
eastward to the lake region.
The pressure remaining high on the
northwestern coast is causing colder
weather in the mountain region,
freezing temperature extending to
western Texas and the colder weather
extends to the Mississippi valley, with
the temperature below zero in North
Dakota.
Conditions indicate generally fair
weather for this section tonight and
Thursday and colder tonight, with the
lowest temperature between fifteen
and twenty above zero.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-21
Would Challenge Assailant
But He Was a Man Who
Is In Trade.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Alternately
nursing his bruises and discussing
with friends whether he, scion of one
of the Oldest French house, could
challenge plebian former municipal
court judge, bearing the name of
Rosenheim. the Compile Gnillaume de
Classon was very unhappy today
This, too. despite the fact that he
was the recipient of dozens of sym
pathetic notes and telephone calls
from persons who had seen portions
of his anatomy come into violent con-
tact with the toe of the boot on the
Rosenheim foot early today. thus
breaking up what was said to have
been one of the most enjoyable
soirees of the "society-Bohemian' set.
Former Judge Edward G. Rosen-
helm had horned his way into the
acme of exclusiveness, as represent.
ed by Mrs. Jackson Gourraud. Edmund
Russell, Mrs. Allen-Sommer, and 9th
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What Did He Mean?

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Oratory
without words astounded the house
when Representative Theron Akin, Of
New York, obtaining five minutes for
a speech, arose, unwrapped huge
flat bundle and calling page, sent it
to the clerks desk. Gentlemen:
wish to deliver speech without
words said Akin and waved his hand
toward the rostrum where the clerk
had set up huge placard bearing
side by side two dinner pals. Across
the top was the legend: THE Full Din
ner Pail" One large, well filed din
ner bucket was marked 1900 and an
other bent, battered, empty pail, was
marked 1913 Akin sat down.
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Young Artist Was Victim Of fH1e 4 !.
cab Bandits Who Beat Him 3
cause He Was Not
Flush.
SUPPRESSION
Officers Tried to Hush up the Crime
But Friends Of the Victim
Made the Affair
Public.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--Mistaken for
the scion of wealthy house who had
blazed path along the White Way
throughout the night with empty wine
bottles, displaying each time he paid
the check, the proverbial "roll that
would choke a horse,' Robert S.
Schearer, young artist, was the VIC
tim early today of the taxicab ban
dts who have terrorized this city for
a fortnight.
Schearer was hustled into taxicab
near Forty-Second street and Broad
way by two men who became acquaint-
ed with him in an all-night restaurant.
They went through him while in the
cab, taking a watch and $50, and, dis
appointed that they had not secured
the thousands they expected, and ap-
parently realizing that they had mis-
taken their victim, they beat him into
Inconsistencies and tumbled him into
the street.
Schearer was found by the police
and hurried to Bellevue hospital. He
will recover. He gave good descrip-
tion Of his assailants and In many re.
spects it agreed with that of the men
who last week beat two bank messeng
ers unconscious and stole $4,000 from
them.
The holdup and assault .was partie
Iaar1y daring, taking place while th,
caF mns 1aln4iiJ1n- rlo,,rg stf<4s*u fro
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most Of those driven from their homes
were able to carry their clothing with
them.
In the excitement many families
were separated, while their exper-
fences caused most OF the refugees to
believe that the whole city was going
to he total loss. Wild reports that
nothing could be saved were circulated
although the better part of the busi-
ness section was not endangered up
Ito ten o'clock.
The fire spread across into the
Southern Pacific yards where a num-
Der of laden box cars caught fire and
were consumed. Hurry up orders were
sent to all Of the yard force of the ROAD
and engines were rushed to the scene
| to drage out all the equipment that
could be reached.
When 1T was seen that the fire was
beyond control, the firemen resorted
| to dynamite to clear space ahead
of the flames. They We're hampereo
| by lack Of knowledge Of explosives
and experienced men were borrowed
from the railroad to take charge OF
this work.
Loss Mounts Into Millions.
! is2BsTC Texas, Feb. 81 81 Fire
which started at an early hour this
morning threatened to completely wipe
4 out Houston A section Of the city
seven blocks wide and eighteen blocks
long was destroyed. The loss may
reach s5,000,0O0.
A thirty-five mile wind drove the
i flames from house to house and with
lin a half hour after it was discovered
the fire was beyond control of the
Il fire department. Churches, schools,
upwards of one hundred residences,
! ware houses, lumber yards, cotton
| congresses and small factories were
]; lquickly eaten by the flames.
4 More than FIVE hundred persons
were rendered homeless by the blaze
The severe weather added to the suf
3 fering of those routed out OF theil
: homes.
i At 10 a. M the fire was under con
o1 troll. 1t was not until after blocks O
. houses the direct path Of tht
flames had been dynamited that thu
I firemen got the situation in hand. Th'
e area burned over adjoins the yards
of the Southern Pacific railway Cot
y ton warehouses and loaded cars her,
!; were destroyed. 1t was this tina
I; brought the loss up.
/; The heaviest losses are the McFad
q den Compress and the Cleveland Com
j. press, both Of which we're filled wit
j, cotton: the big plant of ! H. Hal
d raj Lumper company, including mill
and yards, and st. Patrick Catholi
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21.--The entire
southwest Is today in the grip of the
worst blizzard of the winter. A foot
Of snow had fallen in st. Louis and
Missouri, Kansas and Okla
homa this morning and was still fall
Ing steadily. The storm extends down
to the Panhandle section of Texas.
The temperature in southern Texas
dropped from 70 degrees to below
freezing over night. All trains are
from two to five hours late. Wire com
is practically paralyzed. In
the larger cities business was nearly
at standstill.
In ST. Louis and Kansas City the
streets were blocked with snow ana
heavy hauling was impossible. Street
car traffic was completely demoraliz-
ed.
Reports from Shreveport, La, state
that eight negroes were killed and a
score injured by tornado which
swept that city. The damage Is esti-
mated at 100000.
Throughout Kansas. Oklahoma and
Texas, 1t is feared the loss to live
stock will be great. Roads are i'm
jpassable and the live stock caugh
upon the ranges In che blizzard can
mot be reached
! A high wind accompanied the storm
/ in Oklahoma and Texas, Funroofinf
buildings and drifting the snow into
railroad cuts and blocking traffic,
| With the disastrous fire raging ir
Houston, 1T was impossible for the
/ city to summon outside aid because
of crippled wire conditions, Nearby
towns did not hear of the fire for sew
eral hours and the press associations
were unable to get into direct com
munication with Texas points unit
neraly noon.
Fifty Mile Gale.
1 AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 21.--It wa
estimated that s2,000,O00 damage wa
4 done bv a so mile gale which swep
Texas last night and early today
1 Hundreds of small buildings were dc
4 stroyed and the less in live stock vii
be heavy. All street cars We're pu
out of commission here and at othe
points while telephone and electri
Il light connections were cut off. Austi
spent the night in darkness.
Frozen to Death.
i. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb. 21.-
w. B. Parker, 49, was found frozen
death OH the street here today. Fl
became lost in the blizzard whic
: struck here late yesterday. Five an
r one-half inches Of snow fell through
2 out Oklahoma.
Illinois Getting It.
e SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb 21s-Cel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-21
CIRCUIT
DATES ANNOUNCED
First Races viii be Held at Marshall,
Michigan, the Week of
July I'd.

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CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-The following
great western circuit race meetings
and dates have been announced by
the stewards Of the association here:
Marshall, Mich. week of July 2; Grand
Rapids, July 9; Kalamazoo, July is;
Detroit, July 23; Cleveland, July 80;
Decatur H., August 6; Peoria. Aug
ust 10; Galesburg, August 90; Des
Moines, August %; Hamline, Mimi.
Sept 8; Milwaukee, Sept. 10; st.
Louis, Sept. &c; Sedalia, Mo-. Oct. 3;
Springfield, III. Oct. 10; Muslkogee, Ok
lahoma, Oct II; Dallas, Texas, Oct.
A. Phoenix, Arizona Nov. 1.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-21
.OTTUMWA FOR TAFT
BY BIG MAJORITY
Six out Of Seven Wards In That
City Send Solid Delegations


OTTUMWA, Iowa, Feb. a!.-The
city of Ottumwa last night gara Pres
ident Taft an overwhelming endorse
ment when six out of seven wards in
structed delegates to the county con-
vention for him. The total vote was.
Taft $40, Roosevelt so.
The result OF the city primaries
coupled with the Taft success in the
country precincts last Saturday will
send to the county convention over
$50 Taft delegates out of the 179 the
county is entitled to.
Four precincts in Washington town
ship and Columbia First are yet to be
heard from but Washington Is fore
gone conclusion for Taft while Colum-
hia may send seven Roosevelt dele
gates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-21
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.

For Keokuk and vicinity-Generally
fair tonight and Thursday. Colder to-
night.
For Illinois-Clearing, colder wealth
er tonight and Thursday
For Generally fair tonight and
Thursday. Colder tonight.
For Missouri-Fair tonight and
Thursday. Colder Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-21
Local Observations.

Feb. 20, p. m, 30 degrees, cloudy
Feb. q, a. m.. "a degrees, snow.
Mean temperature for Feb. Goth, so
degrees, highest 32, lowest IS. lowest
last night "a.
FRED z. GOSEWIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-21
Victim of the Storm.

EAST PEORIA, II Feb. 81 James
Ellison died today, victim of the
storm and cold. He was found near
his home here, having lost his way
in the blizzard last night He lived
only a few minutes. Ellison was
scavenger about 40 years old
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-21
Entire Southwest is Shivering Today Amid Gale
of Wind, Deep Snow and Sudden
Drop in Temperature
RAILROADS AND TELEGRAPH SUFFER
Storm is Creeping Up Through Illinois Now
After Having Given the Southern
States Hard Rap.

trail Illinois today is being swept by tha
worst storm OF the winter. Snow which
began to fall last night increased in
volume and driven by a high wind
today Is sweeping over this part OF
the state. More than foot OF snow
already has fallen and indications are
that 1t will continue throughout the
day. 1nterurban and railroad traffic Is
badly hampered by the storm
Comes Up North.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.--This city was
enveloped in whirl of snow by
storm that ragged all last night Traffic
was badly interrupted on both surface
and elevated lines and railroad trains
are all running far behind schedules.
One person was killed and three In
jured in accidents due to the binding
storm.
Five hundred men were put to work
clearing the streets early In the day
and later orders were issued to take
on as many more.
The weather bureau reports the
storm general throughout the Ohio
and Mississippi valleys. Lower tenn
4 peratures for all points in the storm
, area are predicted for tonight
According to the government on
: cials the storm gathered carly yester
day on the Texas prairies and head
s ed north in the form of full fledged
blizzard.
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-13
STRIKING MINERS RIOT
Homes Of Non.union Men Are Riddled
by Rifle Fire.

As the result OF wild rioting among
the striking coal miners in the Paint
Creek field near Charleston. w. Va.
orders have been issued to the two
regiments OF the national guard to
hold themselves In readiness for field
service.
II Is known that the striking miners
received 400 additional rifles. mostly
Winchesters. the latter part OF last
week.
The men have been on a strike since
April, and 1t has been only few
weeks ago that coal detectives and
miners engaged In a pitched battle.
In which several were wounded.
Several hundred miners. who were
armed. scattered along the hillsides at
Mucklow and opened fire on the homes
of non.union men. but none OF the &C.
cupants was injured Several hundred
shots were fired and some Of the
houses were fairly riddled.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-13
SHANANDOAH STRUCK
BY Big STORM
One Man KILLED by Live Wire
Blown Down.

Shenandoah, Pa, was terrified on
Wednesday by the severest electrical
storm In that vicinity in many years.
The storm was accompanied by q
heavy rainfall and q wind OF extra
ordinary velocity. which aided In caus-
ing considerable damage. One man
was killed by stepping on a wire that
had been blown down.
The sky became black and the rain
and wind quickly followed. Large trees
on the main streets and In various
sections of the town were caught In
the blast and hurled TO the ground.
Several small shanties were blown
down.
The operation of telegraph, tele-
phone. trolley and electric light com.
panies was prevented.
In the height Of the storm Paul
Gluse. a miner. twenty-five years old.
stepped on a high tension wire and
was instantly killed. Many persons
tainted on seeing the accident. and
numbers of women were overcome by
fear nj the intensely vivid lightning
and deafening roars of thunder.
Lightning struck the house OF Peter
Fabian. ON West Coal street. and fired
Il, but the blaze was extinguishcd In
a short time. The family was slightly
shocked.
Several pedestrians had narrow es-
capes when large tree on South
Main street was riven by lightning and
fell to the ground.
The fury OF the storm was such that
several collieries and washesies were
compelled to suspend work.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-13
Bandit Shot by Posse.


Two of the three highwaymen who
have been ,errorizing tho residents Of
Upper Merton township near Norris.
town. Pa. r. the past week. are lodg-
ed In the county prison. while the
third Is lying dead In the morgue OF
the Charity hospital. having died Of a
gunshot wound received after the
three men had held up and robbed
William Paul. a farmer. while he was
on his way home from Conshohockcn.
The three mon surrounded Paul and
made him hand over about 50 In cash
after they had threatened to shoot
him. Instead OF going home. Paul re.
turned to Conshohocken and notified
the authorities OF that town. A dozen
men armed themselves with guns and
revolvers and, headed by Officer Me-
SEhane. made search for the rob.
bers.
A short distance from Swedeland
the posse came upon the three rob-
bers, who at first refused TO surrender.
William McDermott. a blacksmith. of
West Conshohocken. fired load of
bird shot into one Of the robbers. and
he fell to the ground MORALLY wound.
ed. The other two highwaymen then
surrendered.
The wounded man gave his name as
John Gesogne. OF Pottsville. His COM
panions were Joseph Lerons and Jo-
seph Pollard.
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four STRIKERS
SHOT IN FIGHT
Furnaceman at Pa|mcrtOn Zinc
Plant WaIkOut.
A THOUSAND ARE IDLE
stockade Has Been Erected About the
Works and Armed Men Are Now on
Guard.

Following the inauguration of 0
strike OF thousand fulnacemen at
the plant of the New Jersey Zinc
company In Palmcrton, Pa, serious
riots occurred there.
In n pitched battle between a mob
OF foreigners and force OF deputies
under Sheriff Bcgel, of Carbon county,
four foreigners were seriously wound
ed. They are John Morcll. Steve War
mack, Joe Baston and Cyril Wassnk.
The last named was taken to the
Palmerton hospital and is reported TO
be in critical condition. The other
three are being concealed by their
friends
The trouble began last Saturday.
when the foreigners, In addition TO
demanding the reinstatement of seven
men. asked for an increase In wages.
II seems as II ehcompany were
determined at all hazards TO keep Its
other plant going. although earlier In
the trouble a threat was made to
close that also. A stockade has been
formed around the west plant, with
guards ut entrances and along the
lines. and the workmen who were In
side are being kept inside. To furnish
them meals. provision trains have ar
rived from New York with cooke. and
cots have also been secured.
The rioting began when II was pro-
posed to make the shift. Rocks were
thrown and officers retaliated. Sheriff
Begel was sent for and he Is on guard
with twenty-five men. Searchllghts
were put into service during the night,
and when strikers came In sight the
guards chased them.
At midnight there was an inter.
change of shots between the guards
and the strikers, but nobody was hurt.
A dead line was established by the
sheriff, and whenever picketing is at.
tempted the strikers are driven on.
During one of these clashes the four
men were shot by the deputies.
The foreigners are leaving In scores.
aud trains were fairly packed with
them. At the Palmerton station Con.
stable T.. r. Bach, of Lehighton. serv.
Ing as a deputy. was knocked down
by handcuffed striker whom he was
going TO take to jail. Before the con.
stable recovered the prisoner had been
helped across the canal by friends
and he made his escape. the handcuns
being smashed with stones.
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Cali Eor New Party.

Colonel Roosevelt's third party con.
vention will be held in Chicago on
Aug. 5. either In the Coliseum or In
Orchestra hall.
The call for II, signed by Roosevelt
leaders of forty states and addressed
''ro the people OF the United States
without regard to past political differ.
ences," was issued In New York city
through Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon. cam.
paign manager. In the new national
headquarters of the party at the Hotel
Manhattan.
The party will probably be called
the Progressive National party. The
convention will decide as to that.
Fight states-Maine. North Carolina.
Delaware. South Carolina, Arkansas.
Mississippi. Idaho and Nevada--arc
not represented In the provisional
committee which signed tho call for
the convention.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-13
TAFT FREES WOMAN
Poem Causes President TO Commute
Wcman's Sentence.

A prisoncr.mother's poem, woven
about the desolation Of her only child,
so touched President Tait's heart that
he committed. to expire at once, the
Ave and half year sentence OF May T..
Brown.
She was convicted at Salt Lake City,
June 90. 1911. Of violating the white
slave law. The trial judge and United
States district attorney endorsed the
woman's appeal for clemcncy. the first
granted In a white slave case.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-13
KATHERINE FORCE ENGAGED
Sister Of Mrs. John Jacob Astor 70
Wed a Banker.

The rumor OF the engagement OF
Miss Katherine Force. the sister OF
Mrs. John Jacob Aston. has appeared
again. both in New York and in New.
port. and this time II appears to be
authentic.
II IL said that Mrs. Aston and Miss
Forces parents have confirmed the re.
port and have named Henri C. Har.
nickel. n young broker and banker,
who lives In Brooklyn. as the man In
the case. Miss Force Is nineteen years
OF age.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-13
LIGHTNING KILLS FARMER
Fierce Electric Storm In the Obey Val.
ley, Ten Miles From Reading.

During terrific electric storm that
swept over the Obey Valley. ten miles
from Reading. Pa. James RUPERT, q
farmer. aged thirty-fve. Was killed by
lightning that struck lead of grain
on the farm Of Morris Hoffman. near
Obey Line.
Edwin Houck. who was working
with Rupert at the time. was so bad
~ stunned that an hours work was
required to bring him to. The four
mules In the team were killed.
Little rain fell. but the thunder and
lightning were the most severe In
many years.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-13

Robert N. Hopkins. who Was clerk
Of United States District Judge Han
ford's court In Seattle. Wash. from
the time Of its establishment In 1889
until Hopkins was removed In An.
gust. 1911. pleaded guilty In the United
States court 10 an Indictment charging
embezzlement OF $is.26s. lie was sen
fenced TO imprisonment OF two years
and fined $1,000. Hopkins counsel said
that Hopkins had repaid nearly all the
sannav