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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
Great Marble Structure.
Home Of Equitable Life,
DestroyedbyFire Today
One Of the Most Disastrous Bazes in the History Of New
York. Three Lives Were Lost
Believed That ALI Records Of Many Corporations Occupying
the Building Are Safe
First Tine in History That All Borough Apparatus Was
Called Out For One Fire

Ne" York. JAM 9Ths fire today with which
the New York fire Started AZ 5oo
In storeroom in the with such rapd
that by the time the first fsmen was
seehins Volcano
At Fire CHIEF ksnton out al available
paratus from down town Manhattan. apparatus was
hastily brought from Brooklyn a. M kenon for the first
time the history Of New York alarm cano
to the apparatus in the five
Prsina New York City.
hsTe than $ooooooooo property
ed by the flames that sweeping across
from the west picking blocks burning hurInu
them direction $4,000 office men are smpovsd
in the building vicinity of the
building in the finanei district.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
PAYS WITH LIFE
FOR GIRLS DEATH
NEW YORK MAN, WHO KILLED
DAUGHTER, ELEcTRocuTED
IN SING SING.

ossining, N. Y, Jan. s.--Philip Man
sano, formerly interpreter in the mar
riage license bureau in New York, was
put to death by electricity in Sing
Sing prison here for the murder of
his daughter.
Mangano shot, and killed his daugh-
ter Anna on the morning of March
"a, 1909, while she was on her way to
a school in New York city, where she
was employed as a teacher. There had
been frequent quarrels in the Mangano
family, as result OF which Anna, no
was "a years old, ana her mother had
left home few months previous to
the crime. -
Testimony given at the trial was 10
the effect that the fathers treatment
of his daughter was such that she
easlld not remain at homo and retain
her self-respect. Mangano claimed he
was not responsible when he fred the
fatal shot.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09

New York, N. Y, Jan. 9.-The great
nine-story marble building of the
Equitable Life Assurance society. 12o
Broadway, the home of the Mercantile
Trust Co., the banking house of
Kountze brothers, the Mercantile Safe
Deposit Co., and the Hartman lines,
was DESTROYED early today by fire.
Three men lost their lives by leap
ing from the building. The property
loss is $6,0o0,O00. Millions of dollars
in cash and securities are loci-ad up
in the vaults of the Assurance society
and the banking and trust companies,
but are not believed to be affected by
the flames William Giblin. president
OF the Mercantile Safe Deposit Co.,
was imprisoned with three other en-
ployes in the vaults and was rescued
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
LAKE SHORE
TRAIN WRECKED

Erie, Pa, Jan. s.The Knickerbock-
er special, running from Chicago to
Boston over the Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern railroad, was wrecked
near Dunkirk, N. X. at 1880 this
morning. Three coaches left the rails
when the engine of the special crashed
into a switch engine.
The relief train has been unable to
reach the scene of the wreck on ac-
count of the binding snow and high
wind. The engineer, fireman and
brakeman are known to be injured.
How many passengers we're hurt has
not been determined. The train was
running seven hours late.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
Only One Daughter Left 0ut Of
Family Of Six
FIRE WAS At MOTLEY, MINI.
FATHER MADE HEROIC EFFORT
TO SAVE FAMILY, ALTHOUGH
TERRIBLY BURNED HIMSELF
BLAZE STARTED FROM A DE.
FEcTIvE STOVE PIPE.

Brainerd, Mimi. Jan. 9.-Five chill
dren Of Irwin Carlile were burned to
death and Carlile was seriously burn
ed in a fire which destroyed the Carli-
lie residence, at Motley, a small town
twenty three miles west Of here, last
night.
The dead are
MYRL. aged 13.
MILLIE, aged IL.
PANSY, aged 9.
IDA, aged s..
BESSIE, aged 2.
Mrs. Garlic and a twin daughtee
Pearl, aged 13, were saved.
The fire broke out at 9:30 o'clocx
last night, due. it is believed, to de.
fective stove pipe When the blaze
was discovered, the father ran to the
second floor of the house to extinguisn
the flames, but he was oyerwhslned
by the fire and smoke and fell back
down stairs, severely burned.
UnmindfuI of his own wounds how
ever, he sought to save his daughters
and wife. He was taken to a Brain
erd hospital.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
STREET CARS FOR
The MAGIC CITY

Minot, N. d., Jan. s.--Minot il ta
have an electric street railway. An
ordinance granting Joseph Roach.
president OF the Second National bank
James Johnson. A. j. Brunner. Erick
Ramstad and L. j. Palda, q twenty
year franchise was introduced ia the
city commission last evening and waa
referred to City Attorney McGee.
The ordinance provides that three
miles Of the system shall be in opera 4
ton within three ysa1s and the bal
ance by Nov. /. 1878. The fare ahaal
be not to exceed eeiats and cents
for students Of the public schools ana
the state normal.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
JOY RIDES FOR
H. S. STUDENTS
ARE Forbidden

Los Angeles, Jan. 9.--High school
boys are forbidden to take high school
girls automobile riding and all high
school fraternity and sorority members
are ordered expelled IN edicts issued
here today by J. H. Francis, superin-
tendent of schools here. Francis as
serts that practice Of automobile rid
ing has DEVELOPED which is bad for the
students Fraternities and sororities
are being organized, despite an ..honor
system" under which the pupils bar
themselves from membership in such
organizations
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
WITH
$3I5,0OO THEFT
ANOTHER JOHN M'NAMARA is IN
TRou5LE-sAip TO BE BRIT.
IsH COLUMBIA RoR5ER.

San Francisco, Jan. 9.--Mrs. John
McNamara, whose husband was .r-
rested in New York on charge Of
having robbed the bank of New West
minister, British Columbia, branch OF
the Bank of Montreal Of $S15,00, Sep
tember last, denied today that she had
received any such sum as $1,000 from
her husband
It was declared that through q le.
ter containing $1,000, sent to the wife.
who lives here. from New York, Nc
Namara's whereabouts vas learned.
The arrest followed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
PRIZES 70 BE EXHIBITED.

The pictures Of the Red river
valley land show prizes have been
received by the First National
bank today and the cups Will be
on display in the show window
next week when they arrive.
The four cups are for the best
brsfael Of wheat grown in the
American northwest for the best
sectional exhibit in the show, the
best sectional exhibit from North
Dakota and the best bushel OF
wheat grown IN North Dakota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
FIRST WIFE STARTS
A DIVORCE SUIT
MiNoT MAN NOW CLAIMS He WAS
NOT MARRIED TO WOMAN
WHO PASSED AS WIFE.

Mfnot, N. D., Jan. "a suit for di-
wore from A. A. searl. proprietor Of
the orpheum theatre was brought to-
day by Mrs. Anna B. searl of st. Paul,
who alleges desertion. Mr.. Searl some
time ago announced his marriage to
Miss Evelyn Dare Of Minot, who since
has been introduced to society as Mrs.
seari. Since the filing of the divorce
suit OF the st. Paul woman the second
Mrs. Searl has left Minot.
Mrs. Searl, the second. is an excep-
tionally fine singer and has been in
troduced to the exclusive society cir
cles of this city. Mr.. Searl now claims
that she is not his wife.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
MGR. ROGAR RYAN
DIED FROM FALL

Dubuque, Ia, Jan. s.--Mgr. Rogar
Ryan, vicar general of the Catholic
arch diocese OF Dubuque, lied he:e to-
Gay. Death was result Of a fall on the
Icy pavement several weeks ago, in
which he sustained fractures in the
side and limbs.
Monsignor Ryan was 70 years old.
he was native Of ireland and had
been prominently mentioned for arch
bishop in former years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09

after the firemen had sawed through
several two-inch steel bars One man
Is believed to have lost his life i'm a
vault.
Deputy Fire Chief Walsh was res
cued after being imprisoned in the
burning structure nearly two hours.
The fire was in the heart Of the f.
nancial district and the flames were
fought mainly from the tops of tower
ing sky scrapers. Business was
brought to a complete standstilI among
the banking and brokerage house, the
employees of these being unable to get
to the scene of their daily activities.
Most of the vital records of the
Equitable Life Assurance society were
kept in the branch offices of the So
ciety in the Hazen building, several
blocks from the main office.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
POVERTY CHIEF
CAUSE OF DIVORCE
SO SAYS DIVORCE PROCTOR w.
w. WRIGHT or KANSAS
CITY.
ontinued on Page Seven.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 9.-Poverty
Is the chief cause Of the present di-
vorce evil, according to w. w, Wright.
divorce proctor who spoke before the
Socialist Education society here yes
terday.
The fact that the average working
man is seldom free from debr causes
more marital unnappiness than any
other influence, Mr.. Wright said. "The
peace and quiet necessary to the home
disappears with the homes financial
security. There are comparatively few
divorces among the rich in this sec
tion."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
.DEMS. Go TO
BALTIMORE
National Convention VIII Be
Held June Is
Peace Reigncd Supreme At the
Session Today

Washington, Jan. s.-Baltimore gets
the democratic national convention. 1t
is to be held June 25, one week after
the republican national convention.
The decision on the time Of holding
the convention was the first business
transacted by the national commit
tee reassembled today. Peace reigned
The troublesome contests and bitter
ness that marked their disposition be-
ing thing of the past The jackson
day banquet last night was veritable
love feast, and the democratic atrnos-
phere had considerably cleared.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
ALASKA BANKERS
ARE ARRESTED

Juneau, Alaska, Jan. S.-CIem III.
Summers, former president OF the
First National bank Of juneau, and
Stewart 9. Holt. former cashier Of the
Juneau bank. entered pleas Of not
guilty yesterday to ! indictments re-
turned against them by the federal
grand jury charging fraudulent bank
ing.
Both are at liberty on bonds pend
ing trial. The indictments against the
two bankers contain fifty-six counts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
SAYS STORY OF
MURDER Is ABSURD

Chicago, Jan. s.--Dr Harry EIgin
webster. in the county jail at Oregon,
Ill, under Indictment for the murder
of his wife, Bessie Kent Webster. de-
clared absurd the story which connects
his name with the murder of Mrs. r.
b. Mize in 1906, according to detec-
tiyes who returned today after ,ques-
tioning him.
Webster admitted having roomed at
the home of Mrs. Letitia Moulton, who
told Of her suspicion that Webster
might have been implicated in the
Mize shooting, but insisted he had no
knowledge Of or part in the Mize MUIR
der.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
j. ". SMITH OFF
ON WORLD TOUR

Washington. d. G., Jan. 81. w.
Smith. wife and family Of Fargo,
sailed today, from New York for a
tour OF the world Representative
Hanna secured passports for the party.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
FARMING IS
GREATEST
BUSINESS
Elliott Delivered Great Speech
at St. Paul Today
Farmer Owes It to Nation to
Get Most From Soil
Railroad Mans Duty to Fur
niSh Transportation

4 >
st. Paul. Mimi, Jan. 9.--At the an
nlIal meeting of the Minnesota Agri-
cultural society. held here today the
principal address was made by Howard
Elliott, president of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad.
Mr.. Elliott said in part:
Farming is the greatest business In
the United States. In this great
north star state, rich in natural wealth
and resources, other forms of business
have grown. but agriculture has al
ways been the most important occu-
patton and will continue to be If the
state is to reach it's destiny as place
where the highest type of man and
woman and the best type of citizen
will be developed
The meetings of this society, formed
to improve the methods of farming
and to carry on the great annual state
fair, have a marked influence upon the
business Of farming, upon which the
prosperity of Minnesota so largely de-
pends. These meetings should be
most helpful in pointing the way to-
ward better methods of agriculture
howard increasing and making more
profitable the production from the soil
and toward making life on the farm
more attractive to young men and
women.
Any man who is not himself a farm
er, or an expert on agriculture must
necessarily feel great hesitation in ad-
dressing this society, and my jlsti-
fication for accepting your invitation
is that | represent business which
is very closely associated with the
best development of agriculture and
is much interested in doing all that it
can in reason to promote that great
business, as well as all others in this
state
Farming Older Business.
Farming is an older business than
transportation, bat that business I
represent is also old and began as soon
as the tiller Of the soil produced more
than he could use himself and there
by exchanging some of the things Of
which he had too much for other
things that he needed.
Agriculture, however, has not al
ways preceded the railroad in the
western states; on many occasions the
railroad struck out before there was
much farming and opened up the
country. Since the early eos agricul-
ture and transportation, both of equal
importance to the country and state.
have worked side by side in bringing
about the development and use Of the
land, of which that should yield today
a comfortable income and AFFORD a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
SUPREME COURT UPHOL LOWER
RATES ON [ LUMBER FROM N. W,

Washington sorders cornn
restoring
states % the Mississippi valley before
Nov y o7 4ns
United States today. anu
Minnesota haa
Z enforcement of the @ ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-09
THE WEATHER

Generally fair and continued cold
tonight and Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
MINOR JOTTINGS
FROM THE LEVEE
The River Front, Barring the High
Water Begins to Assume
Normal Appearance.

Everything begins to look livlier
down on the levee and if the river
would only recede, normal conditions
would be resumed there now that
the boating season is in sight. The
river at the levee is perceptibly few
tenths higher this afternoon than it
was at the same time yesterday after
noon, but not enough to cause any
sense of alarm.
The first boat through the bridge
draw for the season of 1912 was the
steamer Taber which passed through
without having any steam aboard.
She was towed through Wednesday
evening by Millers gasoline tow boat
If things occur as expected the
steamer Keokuk of the Carnival City
Packet company will be down some
time Sunday or before and start out
at $50 O'Clock Monday morning on
her regular trip to Quincy, which will
open the boating season between that
city and Keokuk.
The steamer Grace passed down
at 1905 this afternoon.
The tow boat for government con-
tractors, Gardie Eastman, passed
up at 1890 this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
MANY COMPLAINTS
ABOUT CHICKENS
Police Are Asked to Make People
Keep Their Chickens Penned

Apropos of the spring garden max
ing there comes frequent complaints
to the police concerning chickens that
are being permitted to run at large.
1t is evident that there is going to be
some spring gardening by Keolluk
residents and that they do not care
about their neighbors' chickens dig
ging their efforts up.
There is a city ordinance against
permitting chickens to run at large
and as fast as these complaints reach
Chief Scheyers, he informs the com
planners of the ordinance. An infrac-
ton of the ordinance is classed by the
ordinance as a misdemeanor, ana
punishable with healthy fine.
Frequent complaints have also been
made recently about dogs on which
there has been no tax paid, and very
frequently some unlucky dog pays
the penalty for his masters negli
gence. In the last two years. about
one Thousand such penalties have
been paid by the sacrifice of ca.
nine life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
ELKS ORGANIZE
BASEBALL TEAM
Alvin Craft Will Pilot the "Bills'
Through Stormy Sea of Baseball

Alvin Craft Will Pilot the "Bills"
Through Stormy Sea of Baseball
oIosy the Coming Season.
The local bunch of Elks have organ
lied ball team from among their
members and will start the season one
week from Sunday when they will
tackle the Keokuk Central Association
team. The team will be managed by
Alvin Craft with L. c. Worley as sec
rotary.
Uniforms of white with purple trim
mings will be purchased and games
are being arranged with Elks from
Quincy, Galesburg, Burlington, Fort
Madison, Peoria, Monmouth, Oska-
loosa and Ottumwa.
The following men will try out for
position at the first practice which will
be held at Hubinger Park next Sun
day morning at nine o'clock: Catcher
Belt, Rovane or Griffey; pitcher, Stat
ford; first base, Conrad or Sheldon
second base, Cook or King; third base
Irwin; shortstop, Manley; left field
Griffey or Belt; center. kepler, Has
set or Jester; right, Rovane, Stafford
or Walsh.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
NERVOUS WOMAN
Lost Sleep and Appetite -is Now
Well and Strong.

If men only understood better how
fearfully woman's strength is taxed
by her monotonous round of house
hold duties, they would not be sur
prised at an occasional spell OF
nerves."
When woman is strong and we'll
she does not know what it is to be
! nervous--it is only when she is weak
that her nerves go to pieces.
Mrs. M. A. Robinson, of West Grove
Pa, says: Il had nervous trouble
for some months, affecting both my
appetite and my sleep. Soon after
began to take Vinol | felt ever so
much better and now am as well as
ever. Vinol did me lot of good"
i Our advice to all nervous, run down
women is-Take vinol and regain
your strength, then you will have nc
more nervous spells. This delicious
cod liver and iron remedy without oil
always agrees with the stomach, and
/ it has made thousands Of weak, lis
couraged. sickly women well and Wig
orous We guarantee it-money back
if Vinol does not please you. McGrath
Bros. Drug Co, Keokuk, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
FIREMEN MAY NOT
GET THE VACATION
Attitude Of Council Towards City Fire
Fighters May Be
Opposed.

A vacation each year for Keokuk
firemen, although favored by the
city council, may not materialiZe.
Such facts have been developed since
the council discussed the proposition
and for the present, the proposition
stands precisely where it did before
the council had taken the matter up.
1t is known and generally conceded
that the firemen need every consider
alton, still Chief Anderson is of the
opinion that such rule, if established
would interfere with the present rules
for the firemen.
Present plans of the council are to
have Chief Anderson before the
council at an early date. where he
will explain his idea of the proposed
vacation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
GOING WESTWARD
TO SEEK NEW HOME
Several keokuk People Will Start for
Oregon and California in a
Few Days.

Mrs. Ella F. Currier having sold
her residence property at 900 Frank
lin street to DR.. J. w. Marsh, she and
her daughter, Miss Leo L.. Currier, are
making preparations to go early in
this month to st. John, a suburb OF
Portland, Ore. to make their home.
They have been longtime residents of
Keokuk and have hosts of friends here.
They will join Ed. S. Currier, Mrs.
Curriers' son, who has been in bust
ness at st. John for a number OF
years and during his many years resi-
dence in Keokuk was a valued at
tache at the postoffice here, resigning
his position to so west.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
DISTRICT COURT
PROCEEDINGS
Judge Hamilton Finished Work Today
and Left for Fort Madison to
Hold Court.

The wind-up of court business for
this term came to close this morn
ing, and Judge Hamilton left this
afternoon for Fort Madison, where he
will open court April Is. Judge Bank
will be on the bench here next week,
beginning Tuesday, when case that
has been hanging fire for some time
will be disposed of. The Williams
and a decree was signed in the Hop
lsins divorce suit. A number of de
cisions will be handed down by Judge
Hamilton next week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
Farewell Party.

This evening at the Collier home,
1915 Franklin Street, Miss Margaret
Collier will give farewell party In
honor of Miss Leo l.. Currier and
Miss Emma Schrader, at which a
number of their friends will gather to
bid them a regretful and tender fare
we'll on the eve of their departure for
new homes in the west. Miss Currier
and Miss Schrader have spent their
young lives here and are held in high
esteem by a large circle of friends
and acquaintance. The former goes
to Portland, Ore, and the latter to
Los Angeles, Calf. This farewell,
and the thoughtful hospitality of Miss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
Another Departure.

About the middle of next week Miss
Emma Schrader of Keokuk, and Miss
Tillie Beversdorf of Nauvoo, will leave
for Los Angeles, Calf, which thriy-
ing city they have selected for their
permanent homes. Their many friends
are already regretfully extending
adieus and the very best wishes for
their future happiness and success in
their new homes on the western coast
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
PERSONALS.

Miss Ida Howell returned Thursday
from a weeks visit to Chicago.
Coroner Korschgen went to Fort
Madison today, where he will go be-
fore the board Of supervisors to file
his report for the three months, Jan
uary, February and March.
Rev A. V. Kendrick went to OF
-tumwa this morning to spend the
day with his brother, Rev. John Ken
drick.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
Easter EGG Hunt.

The Sunday school of the First Uni
tartan church gave a party last night
at the church building which included
an Easter egg chase which greatly
delighted the little folks, who also en-
ioyed during the evening refreshments
of ice cream and other choice delica-
cies. This pleasant affair was under
the management of Miss Lucy Elder
and Miss Rachel Roberts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
Collier will long be remembered by
the guests of honor and others who
attend.
The Shamrock Club.

This evening at the association
rooms, the Shamrock club of the Y.
w. G. A. will hold it's regular meeting,
which is always source of much So
cial enjoyment after the practical af.
fairs of the club are concluded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
aSZ|{'|l|IE[zI
Invitations issued,

Invitations have been received by
Keokuk friends from Mrs. Russell
sturgis, Jr., requesting their presence
at the marriage OF her daughter Ger
trude to Mr.. Dexter Parshall Cooper
on Wednesday after-/on April "a,
1912. o'clock Emmanuel Church,
Boston, Mass.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05

FOR SALE-Soda fountain at a bar.
gain. g. j. Elwell, Warsaw, III.
FOR SALE-Lot 50x70, corner 18th
and Palean. Streets macadamized
and cement gutter and sidewalk. One
of the best south side building sites
Henry F. Kruger, IA South Fifth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
Licensed to Wed.

7. NJ. Story, Revere, Mo-, age "a, and
Catherine Doyle, Kahoka, Mo-, age "a.
George Seaton, Basco. ILL.,, age 81,
and leila Burlington, Lima. ILL.,, age
"a.