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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
BIG EXCURSION
FROM QUINCY
A Large and Attractive Crowd From
That City Came Up on the
Steamer w. w.

A very genteel and attractive crowd
of excursionists came up the river
this afternoon about I2:3D O'Clock
from Quincy on the steamer w. w. It
was from the st. Boniface Catholic
church of that city and was mostly
made up of women and young people
and numbered passenger list of
about 600. Many Of them came up
town and enliyened Main street for a
time while others viewed the water
power works and other attractions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
Major League Results
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS Results.

Chicago, TOO; ST. Louis. s.6-2. Bat.
teries-Benz and Kuhn; Allison and
Stephens.
New York, 6-11-2; Philadelphia 5
1872. Batteries Fisher, WARRIOR and
Sweeney; Plank, Bender and Fgan
and Thomas. Second game: Philadel-
phia, 11-14-S; New York. 1-S-3. Bat
teries--Coombs and Lapp; Quinn,
Thompson and Sweeney.
Detroit, $50; Cleveland, Isl. Bat
teries-Lake and Stanage; Knapp and
,O'Neil.
Washington, 3-6-4; Boston 2-6-2 (1u
innings.) Batteries Groome and
Henry; O'Brien and Carrigan. Second
game Boston,: $40; Washington, Oh
.. Batteries-Wood and Cady; John
son and Ainsmith. (
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
THE GOOD OLD
SUMMER TIME
A Race Between Yesterday and Tod
day as to Which VIII Be
the Hotter.

Yesterday was the hottest day OF
the GUNNER with prospects at 2 o'clock
this afternoon that today will exceed
it in the matter of heat,
At 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
thermometer marked 90
degrees above zero. That was the
first time the thermometer had climb
ed to that point this year. It is usual
ly hottest at about o'clock in the
afternoon.
This afternoon the thermometer had
reached the 80 mark and was still
climbing, with two hours to go to
reach or 90 beyond the mark attain
ed yesterday at o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27

Muscatine. dad" Is not satisfied
with the team, according to reports.
and is going to have real baseball
club or throw up his job Might be
well for the directors OF this club to
send Manager Queisser or Secretary
sterne out to look over some Of the
talent going to waste In the semi-pro
ranks.
President Justice has pushed fine
of twenty dollars over towards Third
Baseman Anderson, of the Muscatine
club, for hitting his august highness'
Jumps Aglr, at Hannibal last week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
CAMERA HERO SAVED TRAIN
Spoiled Films an III Reward for Act
That Deserved Better Things
of Fortune.

The slave Of the camera was doing
in the smoking car when half dozen
shots rang out In the night air.
The train slackened. There were
more shots.
Train robbers!" shrieked a pallid
passenger as he crawled under the
seat.
The camera man grasped his black
box and tripod, and, running to the
car platform, sprang off into the dark
ness.
The robbers, most Of them, were
grouped about the express car. There
was much money in the express safe.
The company said not over SIT, but
1t must have been thousands Any
way, the robbers were determined to
get 1t, whatever it was. They had
done lot Of wild shooting and sew
eral persons had been hurt. Now
they had showed stick OF dynamite
into the car and were just about to
ignite the fuse
Suddenly binding glare filed tho
air with dazzling fire.
With wild shrek the robbers ned
to the woods
The flashlight Of the camera man
had saved the train.
When they found him he was
crouched before train hands Ian
tern, weeping bitterly.
Something went wrong with the
dun thing" he moaned. 1.-THE films
spoiled"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27

Somebody once said Colonel Roose- !
welt was the greatest little precedent
buster that ever presidented at the
White House. 1t didn't look like
Roosevelt had left single solitary
little precedent unshattered
when William Howard Taft moved to
the White House. Remains of the
dead and dying precedents Uttered the
lawn, or were decently packed away
in the cellar with miscellaneous col
lection OF 553 big sticks, which ador-
ing friends had forwarded the unpre-
cedented predecessor.
Hurriedly moving over to the exc
cutive Offices, with copy Of the con-
stitution under his arm, Taft started
right in on March 4. 1909, for little
precedent punishment himself Dur
ing the next three years Taft has Jug
gernauted over more precedents than
Teddy Roosevelt ever dreamed OF do
ing. AS matter of fact, before he
made that trip to the executive offi-
Ice with the constitution under his
arm) he had already scored one. NO
! body ever heard OF a presidents wife
riding down Pennsylvania avenue with
her husband following the inaugera-
ition. It wasn't customary But Tart
saw that it was done. He always ad-
mitted that If it hadn't been for Mrs.
/ Taft he would have accepted Colonel
Roosevelt's opportunity to place him
on the Supreme bench, and never
entered the presidential race So he
wanted Mrs. Taft to enjoy his inaugu-
ration.
i Just as he was getting acquainted
with the job, Taft discovered that
Teddy Roosevelt had made 1t q pre-
(, cedent that chief executive should
write long messages to congress.
Several thousand words was about
. right.
But Taft's first message. converting
an extra session OF congress, was
measly little $50 words Credible
witnesses assert that Secretary
Latta, his arms all sinewy with the
netting of ponderous communication
under the old regime, almost tainted
when told that single sheet Of paper
was a message"
= Well, Taft kept that precedent bust
. ing stunt up. He attended private
!. dinners at the home Of friends IL
Washington something stern Gus
tom" never permitted before. HI
coaxed congress, rather than bullie,
it. He made General Leonard Wood
a doctor and not West Pointer, hea,
= of the army. He served refreshment
at the state receptions. He discard
2 ed White House carriages, and pei
: suaded congress to appropriate 70
:, automobiles. He appointed two demo
= Gratis to the supreme bench, maxim
: one Of them chief justice. He starte
the mo luncheon" fad He added
= COW to the landscape features OF h
Z backyard. He put an economy cor
!. !. mission to work. He got congress
: lay out fine boulevard on the p
!. tomac and ordered the marine bar
= to play there regularly. He cut OF
= foreign servants at the White Hous
: and installed Sons of Ham He buste
:, :. to infinitesmial molecules all previor
records for presidential travelling. Il
:. made Teddy Roosevelt's strenuo,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

feats Of train hustling look like frav
ed limitations.
There are 30 many other litt,o
precedents all dead and gone that Il
would require the space Of one Of tbo
Roosevelt messages to chronicle tharr
And the peculiar part Of it is. thai
Taft never did very much preceden,
smashing before he became president
He had the judicial temperament
He came by 1t naturally. His fathe,
was q lawyer, and at one time secra.
tary OF war. The son started a Law.
yer, after graduating, with honor.
and at the age Of FL, from Yale. II
'TS He got his first political iob il
1881. and has been holding appointiys
or elective offices ever since.
He was "Roosevelt's candidate "a,
the presidency. The strenuous on.
got behind him, helped his campaign
and rejoiced in his election. If Roose
welt had his renown for certain dental
characteristics, Taft's smile has be.
come catch phrase. 1t is contagious
that smile--it begins with an inward
chuckle that wobbles the third and
Ilowermost presidential chin, and then
crops out with subdued chortle. A
grayish moustache doesn't hide ii
either.
One OF. the precedents T. R. estab.
lished that was continued around the
white house, was the physical culture
stunt. But where Roosevelt mixed Il
with jiu jitsui artists. wrestlers, prize
| fighters and fencers In the white
gym, Taft has an exercise expert
DR.. Barker. It is one long continuous
battle with Taft to keep down his
weight The president now weighs
800 pounds. He doesn't look 1t be.
cause he is large all over. He diets
ltoo. He doesn't smoke and never
1 touches even the lightest kind Of
wines.
! The physical culture stunt has kept
Taft in perfect physical trim. Except
for insignificant colds, he hasn't had i
sick day throughout his administrators.
Stout as he is. he likes to hustle
over the golf links and plays betty
game.
The president likes theatres On
Ian average, he has attended at least
: one performance every week though.
out his term He delights in automo'
billing. and is so used to- 1t that he
: can sleep comfortably sitting upright
, In the tonneau on his long trips.
There never was man in pubic
life who stuck to those he c,elevet
In, more than Taft witness Ballinger
) He is even tempered. and ordinaril,
! soft-spcken. But on occasion. he Cal
: make things hot. He carries TN
r judicial attitude always. He neve
: permits himself to hurry. He take
g ibis time, visualizes everything, aehatel
d 1t to himself. gets the views OF hal
a dozen outsiders. reads up On it, ant
Is then announces himself.
al Nobody will ever know how much
o the personal side Of the presilentia
o. issue has hurt Taft. He couidn, Y
d made to think that Roosevelt wonl
it come out against him in the earl
g, pre-convention months. He said h
d had been hit below the belt r,
is Roosevelt. and that is the way h
e feels about the break with he VINO wa
IS his closest friend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
Indians Only Error.


The Climbers pasted the ball timely
and often after the third setto when
four runs were garnered by each club
Keokuk's only error, that OF MURRAY
on third base, was very costly, as it al
lowed pai- of runs TO be showed over
the rubber. Easily the feature of the
weird contest was the hard hitting OF
the captain. namely Edward Mengatis
Painter, and William Ferolious Don
avon, the fellow with the woody top.
Each Climber banged out trio of hits
during the fray and no wonder the
locals piled up fourteen smacks with
these two fellows hitting the ball
hard Painter secured a triple, double
and single while Donavon smacked
out two doubles over the right garden
wall and bingle good for one base
Journey. Ollie OMara was the only
da.shing Climber who failed TO secure
a hit The Climbers ran bases at will
piling up a total of Ave swipes. Art
Queisser didn't seem TO care and
probably was Disguised with the pool
showing of O'Connell and severa,
other members of the Indians.
The Indians presented patched
lineup. Three of their best men wer,
out of the game because of injuries
With Htlly. Bresnahan and Dav,
Moore PLAYING, the Indians nigh
have basged yesterdays game. Mul
ray, who had been doing the thir
base stunt, was forced TO retire froi
the game IN the sixth inning after h
was unintentionally spiked by f
Painter who reached the third sack
the melee. Murray's finger was bad
mashed and it will be several days b
fore he will be able to resume dutie
Kelly, the regular third sacker, play
consistent game at the short fie
and secured three of the eight swa
totaled by the Indians off Donayon dl
Ing the nine stanzas
Boosters Day.
About three hundred ana ffty 10
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Resu,ts.

cStSfUdy HSsutSS'
Pittsburgh, 4-s-1; ST. Louis. 3-1o-2.
Batteries-Camnitz and Gibson; Sal
lee and Wingo.
Chicago. 40; Cincinnati, 0-5-4. Bat
teries-Richie and Archer; Suggs,
Fromme and Clark.
Boston, s-12-3; Brooklyn, 2-s-2. Bat
teries-Tyler and Rariden; Ragon.
Kent and Phelps.
New York. 3-6-3; Philadelphia. 2-6-1.
Batteries-Ames and Wilson; Schultz.
Seaton and Killifer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
Three More In Sixth.

Continuing their classy slanming
and manipulation Of work which got
the Indians TO guessing. the Climbers
by some additional hard smacking,
showed a trio of counters over the
plate in the sixth. Roy Brown favored
the fans with single selection which
took stop in the center spot OF the
outfeld. thanks to the fast fielding of
Barnes. Donavon put forth every eff
fort and sent the horsehide over the
right garden wall for double. Smyth
fouled out to Queisser Professor
Henderson obeyed orders from the
boss when he secured center field
bingle which scored Roy Brown Roman
ipoked the leather to Whitaker who
accepted the chance and clawed the
pill Painter cleaned the sacks with
a vicious triple which went to the
rather tall weeds near the fence in
center field, running parallel Dona-
Won and Henderson counted on the
wallop In the eighth inning Roman
singled, went to second on Painter s
one base slam and scored on Louie
woerth's single. In the meantime
Painter swiped second and later came
home on Milligan's sacrifice fly &c
Jones
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
Sporting Views
By the Editor

It is reported that NUT" Ems and
Infelder Bowling, of the Galesburg
club, have been sold to the Chicago
White Sox Just when the men will
report to Comiskey is not known
The Indians arrived home last night
from Hannibal with record OF two
out of three games lost Today they
opened a nine days stay at home, be-
ginning with Hannibal II ia very
likely that some changes viii be made
in the personnel OF the team and some
new faces may be seen in the lineup.
Hilly and Bresnahan will be in the
lineup this afternoon, but whether
they are in a shape to stand tho hard
grind of regular work, remains to be
seen.
Manager Krieger, Of Muscatine, has
4 left the town and is said TO be out
scouting up some ball players for his
bunch, No one knows where he has
gone or when he will get back into
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27

Score by innings.
Hannibal ......... 0o4 1o3 O2x-1o
Keokuk ........... 1o4 100 o02- Z
Summary.
Three base hits Painter.
Two base hits-Milligan. Donavon.
2, Woerth, Smyth, Jones. Painter.
Struck out-By O'connell. i; BY
Donavon. 8.
Bases on ballsO or Donayon. 8; on
O'Connell, 4.
Stolen bases Roman. Painter,
woerth, Milligan. Donavon.
Sacrifice flys-Barnes, Roman, Mil
ligan.
Sacrifice -Queisser.
Double plays-Henderson to O'Mara,
Hit by pitcher Murray, Painter.
Balk--O' Council.
Time Of game so.
UmpireAgur.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
Standing Of the Clubs.

Where They Play.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Washington.
Detroit at Cleveland.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
Cinton's Storage
Ointon's Transfer

Merchandise, Machinery, Furniture
Stoves, Musical Instruments, Pictures
and everything In the Storage Line.
Large, clean, safe warehouses. Prices
reasonable Including Insurance..
TRANSFER LINE IN CONNECTION
Office 625 BIondeau. Both phones 10
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
And MIspronounced at First.
Cor. 18th & Blondeau

Brevity is not 30 much character
istic Of American speech. as might 90
supposed. Let me quote one example.
In England we choose the short, put
will not plagiarizc and say ngller.
word motor" whereas in Americs
the word motor" is never used, ou'
the longer and more difficult one au,
tomobile" is.-Rev. DR.. John Clinotu
Of London.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
Hannibal Plays Erratlc Game In the
Field But Hit the Ball Hard
and often, Winning
Easily.
standIno Of the Clubs.
Results Yesterday.

Hannibal. 1o-13-5; Keokuk, ISL.
Monmouth. 5-s-1; Burlington, 2-S-2
Kewanee, 10-14-3: Galesburg, 9-12-2
ottumwa, 9-15-s; Muscatine, AL.
Games Today and Tomorrow.
Hannibal at Keokuk.
Monmouth at Burlington.
Muscatine at Ottumwa.
Kewanee at Galesburg.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27

Common Trait Of Mankind.
It Is the care Of q very great part
Of mankind to conceal their indigance
from the rsst-Johnson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
Committee Named by the Civic
League is Meeting With More
Success Than Was An
tlcipated.
Pure Food Exhibit to be Given Down
Town In the Near Future 10
Now Being
Planned.

The committee appointed by the
civic league to secure regular collec-
ton OF garbage in the city has met
with a greater degree of success than
was expected. The condition Of the
garbage wagons has been improved,
one wagon having covered iron cans.
The attempt has been made to have
the garbage burned or buried In cases
where it is not fed to stock Condl-
tions in this respect are improved
but are far from sanitary. The dump
ing ground in West Keokuk has a
hole dug in the center with the loose
dirt piled at the side, SO that the gar
lbage men can very easily bury the re-
| fuse. Some of the collectors have
| been dumping refuse out on Anschutz
hill making a very offensive condition
| out there. If every house-keeper
would make inquiries of the man who
lempties the garbage can at her back
door as to what disposal he makes OF
lit, conditions would be improved. II
lis hoped that before another summer
q plant will be Installed to dispose OF
all city refuse.
Main Street Fountains.
i The committee on public fountains,
acting for the woman's club, hopes 70
install new fountains on Main street
Instead OF merely remodeling the old
Zones already in place. Plans are be
ling made to add one new public drink
ling fountain at Third and Franklin
street.
The program committee has about
completed the outline for the year
4 work. One of the attractive features
Twin be a pure food exhibition to bs
given in some public building dowr
town, and will probably last seyera
DAYS. One meeting will be given K
1.-The question of pure milk. Before
this meeting local conditions will D.
Investigated, both as to. the iarg
dairies and to the small milk dealer
Another meeting will be given to garo
lens, both flower and vegetable gardens
study will be made as TO the Des
methods of utilizing small space
There are in Keokuk a number OF es
EXCEPTIONALLY fine gardens, notabl,
among them being Mr.. John Carver
garden, which is beautifully laid ou'
and planted in such way as to ge
1.-THE largest result from small space
Mr.. vert Quinn, on North Fifth street
has for years raised unusually fine ves
letables and flowers on small space
Miss Ida Howell has at the back Q
her beautifully kept lawn trelii
' built and over 1t grow vegetabl
t vines.
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Games Today and Tomorrow.
TSpecial to The Cate CITY

i vi
HANNIBAL. No. June 27.-Playing
an erratic game in the field but loom
ing up strong as hard hitters, the
Climbers put crimp in Art Queissers
hopes yesterday when they defeated
the Indians in hard fought battle,
10 to Z. With the score standing to
nix against them the Climbers com
menced an uphill fight in the third
frame and came within one score of
tying the count in that frame In the
following stanza the count was tied
and later the Climbers garnered
enough runs, winning the game easily
Keoknk, although badly crippled. play
ed a good game and fought hard but
was unable to overcome Hannibal's
lead which was secured by the locals
in the sixth inning.
Bill Donavon, the Climber with tbs
real fire top, proved TOO much for the
indians after the third inning wher
his wildness. an error by Roy Browr
and three hits gaye them four runs
RED" held the cripples until tht
ninth when they managed to shove
across brace OF runs, thanks to Don
avon's wildness, three smacks and {
sacrifice pop. Art oueisser pitted hi
new finger, Mike o'Connell to defea
the Climbers but they refused to dis
continue their climbing and as result
OF the bagging Of the fray the local
are resting with ease in fifth plac'
until this evening at least, if they faT
pen to lose todays game at Keokul
end Galesburg should take notion I
bag their game. o'Connells pitchin
was not as good as Queisser expecte
It to be but at that he should wi
some bali games for the Indians.
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Hannibal.
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-13
az AUTHORITY.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals win be received at
the Office of the Hawaii Loan Fund
Commission, Room 9, Bank Building,
Hilo, Hawaii, until o'clock in the aft
ernoon of August /, 1912, for the i'm
proyement of the following sections OF
the Belt Road in the County of Hawaii
Contract No. 2-Hakalau Guleh to
Pohakupuka Gulch, length 55S miles,
District of North Hilo,
Contract No. 3-Kaawalii Guleh to
Kealakaha Gulch, length ass miles,
District OF North Hilo and Hamakua
Contract No. 5--Kahuku Lava Flow,
length 2.ll miles, District of Kau
Proposals shall be on forms furnished
by the Commission. Each proposal
shall specify the, gross sum for which
the work will be performed according
TO the plans and specifications, together
with a unit price for each of the sepa-
rate items as called for.
Proposals shall be in a sealed en-
velope, addressed to Albert Horner,
Chairman, Hawaii Loan Fund Commits
sion. County of Hawaii. and plainly en-
dorsed as required in the specifications
under Notice to Contractors" page /.
All proposals shall be accompanied
by certified check as provided for in
the specifications for sum equal to
5 per cent. of the amount of the pro-
poSal.
The Commission reserves the right to
reject any and all bids and waive any
defects.
Plans may be seen and specifications
and proposal forms can be obtained on
application to. the Engineers Office,
Room 6. Bank Building HiIo. Hawaii,
on and after July 8, 1912.
ALBERT HORNER, 81
Chairman. Hawaii Loan Fund Commits
sion 52S3-10t
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-13
.EX-KlNG MANUEL
ONCE MORE IN LOVE
Deposed Monarch Looks With
Longing ON Duchess of
Fife

LONDON, Eng, June 29.-Gossips
say that young exKing Manuel, who
came back from the continent a week
or two ago. looking very glum AMI de-
jected, is perking up again. Furtlfsr.
they say the cause of his heartiness is
the young Duchess of Fife.
1t will be remembered that the Duke
died recently as the result of a chill
contracted after the wreck of the liner
Delhi of Morocco His daughter su&-
ceeds to the title and great wealth hy
special remainder While he lived
he frowned on the advances of Man.
uel, declaring he would rather see his
daughter married to Highland peas
ant than any ex-king. AS he had a
downright way with him, Manuel got
the blues" to such an extent that at
one time he talked of going into a
monastery for life.
Philandering has not helped to re-
lieve his woe, it seems. SO for two
Scotch Jessie The other day at Buck
ingham Palace they were given another
chance to meet and society looks for
an announcement of their engagement
soon.
Meanwhile it is interesting to note
that the British authorities have sIven
Manuel a stiff reminder that if he
lish soil he must cease active plotting
in England to upset the Repuorican
regime in Portugal.