davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14
County Went DRY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. /
COLUMBUS, O. Jan. 12.-In to-
days county election, according to
returns from every precinct. Washing.
ton county today went wet by % vot.
es. Although the drys have conced-
ed their defeat by thirteen votes, they
have announced their intention of de
handing a recount. This will be hen
on Monday. Marietta, with popula.
ton of 10000 gave wet majority Of
$40.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14
New AeropIane Record is 1884 Miles
Per Hour and is Third Fastest
Method Of
Travel.
vEDRINEs TURNS TRICK
Automobile Leads With Cunning
Man as the slowest Thing
in the Sporting
Line.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PAU AERODROME, Paris, Jan. IS.
Authorized officials of the Aero
club OF France. who timed Jules We'd
rines in his record breaking flight TO.
day during which he covered 142 kilo.
meters, $50 meters in one hour, de-
clared all requirements had been ME,
by the aviator and that his record
would stand. The distance was 1884
English miles. the fastest aeroplane
flight ever made. Cedrines used De.
per Dussin monoplane, equipped with
a Ia cylinder Gnome engine. He suf
fered greatly from the cold
The greatest previous speed was
S2.72 miles made by e. import, al
Hourmelon, France. June 81, 1911.
Vedrines first came into promi,
nence by winning the Paris-Madrid
race. He has made number of long
distance flights which have put him
in the front ranks OF French flyers
Vedrines has been particularly un
lucky and has been severely injured
on numerous occasions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14
Mail Sack Famine.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Jan. ia famine of
mail sacks was felt in the local post
office today due to the severe cold
weather that has blockaded SO many
railroads of the west. scores of cars
containing mail sacks are blockaded
on the western prairies with little
hope of getting them here before the
present supply runs out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14
The stock Market.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, san. 13-FinanciaI
America in its issue Monday will say:
Probably nc event ever disturbed
business conditions to SO great an
extent as the destruction of the
Equitable building. Not only We're
hundreds of millions in securities
tied up in the fire zone, but no bust
ness could be transacted.
Energies of many important interests
In the Wall street district were nee
essary to readjust conditions.
The absence of banking support
was taken advantage for time by the
speculative element and sharp de-
clines were forced. Later in the
week an abrupt recovery occurred
when it was found the huge blocks
of securities In the burned building
had escaped damage.
The statement of untitled orders of
the United States Steel corporation
was extremely favorable.
The Lehigh Valley company at last
took action declaring stock dividend,
this being in the form of shares in a
coal selling agency corporation.
Canadian Pacific was one of the
weakest features of the last few days,
falling two points in the half day
with which the week ended.
The Grain Market.
CHICAGO. iJan. 49, Bear opera
tions held the wheat market in check
during the last two days of the week
and for time today it seemed as
though their attacks would result in
wholesale lowering of prices.
Their activities were based upon
easier markets In Europe and weak
ness in Buenos Ayres, due to better
weather conditions. News of the sale
OF 100000 bushels of No. 2 red here
end the loading of 100000 bushels in
vessels here now to be delivered in
Buffalo at the opening of navigation
caused the bear feeling to disappear.
The net result of the weeks activi-
ties was a drop of 13s in the price of
May and one cent in July wheat
Weather conditions had much to do
aj,h the corn trade. Definite pros,
poets for milder weather and larger
movement of the crop caused a weak
opening today. There has been no
concerted movement in this cereal
during the week. Local receipts for
me week We're 2,46S,0O0 bushels and
shipments aggregated 100000 bush
els. Price movements have been mar
row, the net result Of the weeks
trading being gain of one.half cent
in May and July futures.
Throughout the week, oats reflect
ed conditions in the wheat and corn
trade. The trading was principally
in small lots. May oats was three
eighths lower at the close today than
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14
EDWIN HAWLEY
WORKED TOO HARD
Is Sick at His Home But Condition is
Said Not to be
Serious.

United Press Leased Wire Service. !
NEW YORK, Jan 13--Edwin Haw
ley. the most ambitious railroad pro
moter since f. H. Hartman died from
oyerworis, is i'll at his home here as
result of heavy cold complicated
with nervous Indigestion but his con
ditior was much improved tonight. It
was said his condition was not ser.
ioIs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14
Date is siunificant.

Omitted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Jan Speaker
Champ clarll's friends here tonight
were elated over the action of the
Missouri state democratic committee
today in setting February 20 as the
date for state convention at Joplin
which will name Missouri's favor
lite SON in the presidential race
Ciarks friends say that this action
is blow to the presidential aspira
tons of Ex-Governor Folk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14
THE WORLDS MARKETS

a week ago, and July was down three
fourths for the same period.
The provision trade was stead!
throughout the week except for o.
casional flurries due to strength o.
weakness in the hog market. Com
mitments We're small The shipment
of lard were 2.2l2.ooO pounds les
than last year. Prices were abou
the same as at the close week ago
Daily Range of Prices.
CHICAGO, H., Jan. 49,.
Open, High. Low. Close
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14
Mercury is Climbing up Now After
Its Long Stay In the Very
Depths of The Their
mometer.
WAVE SWEEPING
Eastern Cities Begin to Remove Their
Earmuffs and overshoes and
Bring Out Palm Leaf
Fans.

Hunted Press Leased Wire aervice.]
NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-With rising
temperature tonight. and the arrival
of a warmer wave from the northwes,
forcasted for Monday, Tine eastern
states began to feel slightly the influ,
ence of the moderating wave sweeping
down from the north Pacific.
At 9 O'Clock the temperature was
degrees above zero, going as low as
four above at II O'Clock.
Mortified, Vt, had the lowest tenn
perature in the east with is below at
IL o'clock.
Temperatures at eastern portions at
that hour follow:
Mortified, Vt, is below; Albany,
n. Y, 4 below; Pittsburgh 4 below:
Boston above; Atlantic City 6
above; Philadelphia above.
All Above Zero.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Reports from
all over the west and northwest to-
night indicate that the wave of ex-
treme cold weather has passed except
in a few localities, which include
North and South Dakota and the Ca
madam provinces. Temperatures of
from 10 to 40 degrees higher are
general.
The forecast tonight for this vicini-
ty is light snow and colder tomorrow
and still colder Monday.
1t will be some time before railroad
conditions can be brought back to
normal. Train service has not been
much improved during the day and
the prospects are that before much
Improvement can be made the new
cold wave that is headed this way
from northwestern Canada will grip
the middle west The following tenn
peratures are reported tonight:
Lincoln. Neb., 20 above.
Keokuk. Iowa, is above.
Omaha, Neb., 10 above.
Des Moines, Iowa, 10 above
Kansas City Is above.
Springfield, Mo-, is above
Houston, Texas, SO above.
Milwaukee. Wis, s above.
indianapolis, Ind, above.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14

The feat OF Pierre yedrines, French
aviator, in driving his monoplancs at
the rate of 1884 miles an hour,
places the aeroplane as the third fast.
est speed vehicle in the world, a
place until today held by the motor.
cycle.
The following table shows the rec
ognized speed records of the world.
Other records. claiming to be faster,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1s.--Cattle, 1,5oo'
market weak; beeves. s4.T5@S5oi
Texas steers, $430@5.S5; western
steers, s4.50a7.25; s.ockers and feed
ers, $3.50@5.S5; COWS and heifers'
$2.0oG6.65; calves, s6.50@9.50.
Hogs, $1,000; market slow to %
lower; light, $5.s5@G.25; mixed
s6.o00G.35; heavy, s8.o5@6.40; rough
$G.05@6.15; good to choice, heavy
s6.15@6.40; pigs, s475@5.65; bulk o.
sales, s6.15@6.30.
Sheep, 5000: market weak; native
$S.25M4.95; western, s3.50@5.Vv'
warnings, $5.25@6.20: lambs. native
$4.75@715; western, $5.25@715.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-14
ST. Louis Hay.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13.--The marke.
is strong OH timothy and clover, mix
ed, with moderate offers and aemanoi
better: high grade timothy scarce
Good No. ] choice prairie in light Oh,
foring and in demand. but No. 2 anu
lower grades plentiful, dull anu
weak. Glover in fair demand and az
falfa slow sale and easy.
New timothy, $4,000 to $3.50 lot
choice; mixed, new clover, $1,000 70
$2i.oo; prairie $500 to $1,000; aifsi'
IA, $1,000 to s1s.oe
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
GIVES PRESIDENT AUTHORITY
Resolution in Senate 70 Permit inys.
-~ts.- sion Of Mexico.

Washington, Feb. 27.--Gsneral turbu.
1spce in. Northern Mexico,7 menacing
the lives. and interests OF Americans
along the border, drew from the Wash
ington government definite plans for
selfprotectiop.
Captain Mahiin Craig Of the general
staff was ordered from San Francisco
to investigate conditions in the. Inn
perial valley and along the California
border. Two companies Of the Fourth
cavalry we're dispatched to Douglas
and one company to Nogales, two
points in Arizona which suffered In
the last reyoiution. go
Admittedly there are complications,
both foreign and domestic, which
hamper forceful action on the part of
this government. To relieve this en-
sbarrassment somehow Senator Stone
introduced resolution similar to one
which he presented last May, designed
to give to the president authority to
send troops across the border to pre-.
vent firing into American territory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
WILL SWING Their
SUPPORT TO COLONEL
La Toilette Men MayLeave Candi-
date After First Ballot.

Milwaukee, Feb. 26-It has de-
reloped that the Wisconsin slate OF
delegates which has heen named to
carry the La Toilette banner into the
Chicago i Republican convention is
ready at the slightest hint that La
Fol1ette's nomination is impossible to
desert the candidate from their own
state. All but one of the delegates
named, it has developed, are ready to
swing their entire support to @Roose-
welt the moment there is a second
ballot necessary In the national con-
ventiOn.. ....:. T. * x, ~
None of the delegates will talk for
publication, but it has become known
that all but one have decided that La
Toilette cannot win, either in the con
vention or in the election, and that
Roosevelt will be the recognized pro.
gressive leader. This condition, it has
developed is in spite of the senator's
hope that he can have his home state
delegation standing by his candidacy
~. EA
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
Aaed Man Dies In Fire.

Maiden Rock, Wis, Feb. 27.-Henry
Mattson, eighty-two years old. was
burned to death in a fire which de-
stroyed his home on Pine creek, FIVE
miles from here. The body was con-
sumed. He lived alone. It is sup
posed that the Are was caused by
some wood put in the oven to dry and
which evidently caught. <..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
COLONEL DIDN'T SAY ENOUGH
Bryan, However, Thinks Letter Unirn'
=. portant to Democrats.

Ogden, Utah, Feb. William Jen'
nings Bryan began an address here By
stating that the announcement made
by Theodore Roosevelt was of vastly
more Importance to the Republican
party than to the Democratic party.
Il do not regard the announcement
" Mr.. Roosevelt Of any Importance to
the Democratic party" he, said. my
only objection TO the announcement ia
that it is too brief. 1t does not explain
enough to. the public. ! should like to
know why Mr.. Roosevelt should be
called back into thesring after he left
it to give place to Mr.. Taft. 1t would
seem that Mr. Taft has thrown the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
Senator 10 Called to His Bedside al
~. pes Moines.

! Des Moines, Feb. -N27:-Thomas l.
Cummins, father OF Senator Cummins
IL critically i'll with pneumonia at the
home of his son, J.,C. Cummins,2 here
Attending physicians announced thai
his condition was growing worse anu
little hope for his recovery is enter
tanned. q" -
Senator Cummins left Washington
following the receipt of telegram
from relatives ~.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01

Representative of Minnesota in con-
xress we're for Roosevelt.
Senator Clapp headed the Roosevelt
adherents. He uneauivocally declared
himself for the former president.
with him were Representative Davis,
Anderson, ,Steeperson, Miller, and
Lindbergh. Representatives Stevens
and Nye announced themselves for
Mr.. Taft, while. Senator Nelson and
Representative Volstead declined to
commit themselves.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
CRUISER BACK FROM MISSION
West Virginia Returns Mysteriousiy
to Honolulu.

Washington. Feb. 27.--Atter ten
days absencs the armored cruiser
West Virginia turned up In Honolulu
hsrbor as mysteriously as she disap.
peared. The navy department. still de.
clines to make any statement as to
her: cruise, but it is understood that
she, was sent to look into the report
upon conditions, on Palmyra island,
about the title to which there is said
TO be some doubt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
RECEIVES LETTER BLANDL1
Governor Eberhart Declines to Make
Any Comment. =.

= st. Paul, Feb. 26.-The announce
ment that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
would accept the Republican nomina-
ton for president If it We're offered
him was received in st. Paul with
every degree OF expression in the
gatnut of political emotion, ranging
from despair On up through silence,
apathy, lukewarm interest to elstion.
Governor Eberhart, his supporters,
members Of the state Republicans com.
mittee and others of like inclination
did not rise to any great demopstsa'
ton over the news from .Oyster Bay.
Progressives, If OF the Rough Rider
school, gloated with the sky as the
limit, while La Toilette men,. like
Taft's followers, had little to say.
Governor Eberhart declined to COM
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
Nelson Draws with Togo.

Fort Smith, Ark, Feb. 27.-Battling
Nelson, former lightweight champion
Of the world, and Young Togo, the
Japanese boxer, fought to draw here.
Nelson lost his end of the purse which
he had agreed to forfeit unless he
stopped the japanese in six rounds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
I3itt UT thRC rEDJNS''-
ROOSEVELT Is ONLY h5frEE
Texan Says Republicans Will Lose
"s Unless Colonel Is Nominated.

SVtSSS SotS1SI TNStlbiIatVus r.."r
10 San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 27.-Cecil
A. Lyon, national committeeman and
chairman of the Republican executive
committee of Texas, said of Colonel
ROosevelt's announcement; q =
while all the initiates knew it was
coming it's effect will none the less be
electrical. <...+ iii & =
The candidacy of Colonel Roosevelt
will appeal to Americans OF all par
ties. If he is nominated, as. i confident,
ly. expect, he will sweep the country
rs he did in 1904. If he 10, not nomi-
nated-that is, if Taft Is nominated
We might as we'll begin addressing
Woodrow Wilson, or. who eterl else
the Democrats name, as :. Mr. Presi'
dent 's'.. ~ =
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
Pastor Russell on the AIl-Per:
vadlng Love Of God,
BIDS FAREWELL TO BOMBAY,
Preacher Sees hopeful Signs That the
Religious Sentiment Of India Will 30
Illumined With the True Lisht---oi-
vine Power Viii 30 Exercised to
Awaken the People to an Under
standing of the Glory Of God.

Bombay, Feb. 20.
Tho Committee Of
the international
Bible Students As
ISOLATION for the in
vestigation of For
eign Missions have
spent three weeks
in India and trav-
elled over thrc e
thousand N IL g s.
The seven mem
bers divided the
work a m 0 II ss t
themselves. at the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
HOW MINNES0TANS LINE. UP
Most Of Congressional Delegation Are
for Roosevelt,

Washington, Feb. Ella the stress
Of political circumstances following
the announcement OF Colonel Roose-
velt's candidacy for the presidential
nomination 1t became apparent
through public and private state.
Ments that six Of the ten Republican
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
OFFERED To. HEAD REGIMENT
Colonel Roosevelt Volunteercd for
Campaign in Mexico. =. "a

Washington, Feb. 27.-The an
nouncement of Colonel Roosevelt's
Willingness TO accept the presidential
nomination and his consequent open
break with President Taft. was de.
clared here to have removed a pic.
turesque possibility in connection with
the threatened trouble In Mexico
Senators, who, claimed. to be CONVEX.
SAINT with the facts, stated that Just
about a, year. ago, when the. Madero
revolution.:w at-its height in Mexico
and the possibility of American inter
vention was being discussed, Colonel
Roosevelt wrote a letter to President
Taft volunteering to head q regiment
Of cavalry which was to be In the fore.
front of the invading force, s'>
Colonel Roosevelt, it is said, stipl-
lated that his subordinate officers were
to be Of his own choosing and went
SO far as to name some OF the met
RECEIVES, EETTER Al Andy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01

Republican party into political bank.
ruptcy and MIR. Roosevelt is being
called back in an effort to make good
the mistakes Of the man he selected
as his successor g...t So.
CUMMlNS' FATHER VERY ILL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01

How our hearts glow with gratitude
toward God as we perceive that His
original design for His human crea
lures is yet to be carried out to the
letter! His Word that is gone forth
out Of His mouth shall not return unto
Him void, but it shall prosper in the
thing whereunto He sent it." isaiah
". III He said. Let Us make man i'll
Our image" and when he was made
the Divine judgment expressed was
that he was "very good" only "a little
lower than the angels" Hebrews ii.
~ Moreover. he was crowned with
glory, and with honor, in sense that
The angels were not crowned. for man
was made the king. the ruler. the Di-
vine representative of all the lower
creatures of the earth. As we read.
Thou didst set him over the works of
Thy hands ali sheep and oxen,
yea. and the beast Of the field. the fowl
of the air and the fish Of the sea. and
whatsoever passetb through the paths
of the seas. '-l'salm viii. 6-S. In.
This Godlikeness in the lesh and
This Divine authority associated with
It has been ntarred and much Of it has
been lost The six thousand years Of
the reign of sin and death hare not
changed the Divine intention. On the
contrary. the human family has been
multiplying; it has been given valu-
able lessons on the exceeding sinful
ness OF sin: it has learned to know
eut first. Next it must be brought to
knowledge of good aud to an appre-
citation of Divine mercy. This will
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-17
ACTION OF. big four" MAY
STIR BUSINESS men TO PROTEST

The award of contract to supply
the city fire department with two ad-
ditional Seagrave combination motor.
driven chemical engines, also an 80
horsepower tractor, besides quantity
Of incidentals, making the total
amount involved $i5,927, without call
ing for competitive bids, has produced
about the heads of the so.called big
four" on the Board OF Supervisors, a
storm of protest.
The last Seagrave machines, two in
here some weeks ago, were purchas'
ed through the Schuman agency.
Supervisor Mcclellan explained last
evening that the Seagrave company
had in the past few weeks passed to
the Lynch company. II was pointed
out that when the first tenders were
received for Seagrave trucks one bid
with which Mcclellan is identified,
1--WE propose to let the contract for
these additional Seagrave machines
whether you like 1t or not,
declared Murray last night, in rising
and expressing his contempt at the
objection offered by Members Low and
Dwight.
''Let us have a square DEAL" advis
ed Low when the proposal that Sea
grave trucks be purchased from the
Lynch company came up. There are
other manufacturers of auto fir,
trucks. Let US give some of the 9th
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-17

bridge Is declared unsafe to traffic Of
any kind, while the Kahaluu bridge
may be able to stand up for some
months.
Paving Galore, but on Paper.
All kinds OF permanent paving Is
mooted, but so far II Is all on paper.
Last evening Chairman Dwight prov
ed the center of an amused bunch OF
municipal lawmakers In his effort 10.
ward securing estimates and specilica
tons of the cost of permanent paving
OF number of down town streets.
Dwight was sincere enough In his in
tentionB, but the trouble Is that the
municipal Golfers are bare.
The Board did pass an appropria'
ton bill calling for the pavement of
Bishop street from Merchant to Queer
streets with bitulithic. This will co.'s
s44O0, according to figures secured
from Agent Joseph Gilman.
Dwight would also pave King stree
from Nuuanu to Alakea with ohli
block and Whitehouse has been re
Iuested to prepare estimates on the
same.
Vacations.
Herr Berger has been given si'
months vacation with full pay. A. O.
Marcallino, clerk in the Auditors of
fee, who was elected delegates to
the G. o. p. vacation, will get two
wc"ks' pay on six weeks vacation
Murray announced that In event OF
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-17

Kruger now comes forward, and he
would have all the present garbage de.
partment equipment thrown out and
motor-driyen wagons substituted.
Last night, practically the entire
membership of the Board took a fling
at the matter of roads. The City and
County roads have staunch champions
in Supervisors Low, Dwight and Ar.
mold. These three took the stand thai
something should be done and without
delay. 1t was argued that while THE
fire department had secured its one
hundred per cent. Of the proposed In
crease and improvement, the roads OF
the City and County went begging.
Low attempted to point out star
ing deficit Of nearly five thousand dol
lars but his figures failed to appeal ia