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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Villages Are Flooded.

Vidalia, La, May 3.-Flood water
from the break in the Mississippi
river levee near Gibson's Landing con-
tinued to spread in all directions, in
undating many villages Thursday.
The damage will run into thousands.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
"F,rebuo' Kahn Is Sentence

South Bend, Ind, May ben
Kahn, convicted of burning his store
here, was sentenced Tuesday to serve
from two to twenty-one years in the
Indiana state prison by Judge Funk
in the circuit court.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07

Fifty-four Thousand Strike.
Beuthen, Germany, April 3G.-The
spreading rapidly late Monday at
rernoon. The total number who had
laid down their tools up to that time
was $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Feel Earthquake Shocks.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, April 29.-Earth-
quake shocks we're felt throughout the
Thousand Islands regions Monday.
Dishes, vases and other movable OBJ
jects in the hotels and resorts were
tumbled to the floor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Call Five Power Loan Void

Call Five Power Loan Void.
Picking, China, May 1.-The senate
passed a resolution Tuesday censur-
ing the government and declaring the
$125,0O0,O00 five power loan null and
void because Of the failure to refer
it to the assembly for approval.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
ch.rn. Ao,ins+ Marshal

Creston.- Charged with manslaugh.
ter, Henry Knott. city marshal of
Gravity, has been bound over to the
Taylor county grand jury on $4,000
bonds. Mr.. Knott is claimed to have
killed Edward Brand with a club while
attempting to arrest him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Strike Loss $2o,ooo,o 900.

Brussels, April 9.-Economists
reck. the loss caused by the recent
strike for manhood suffrage at 100000
900. This, Socialist leaders declare
was well lost if the country thereby
won the suffrage reform fought for.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Mrs. Vanderbilt raklno Cure.

Mrs. Vanderbilt Taking Cure.
Bad Nauheim, Germany, April 30.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt arrived here.
Monday to take the cure. Emperor
Williams sister, Princess Charlotte of
SaxeMeiningen, brought her from
Frankfort In her auto!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
No Increase In Price Of Ice.

New York. May 2.-Despite the short
ice crop. due to the mild winter, the
ice trust does not propose to increase
prices to the family trade. This an
nouncement was made Wednesday by
Wesley M Osler. $50 -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Mrs. II. II. Shepard Freed.

Mason City-Mrs.7 H. H. Shepard
was granted a divorce from H.. H.
Shepard. Mrs. Shepard retains the
custody of two children. A private
settlement Of property was effected.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Jon,e. Farm Sold.

Z, Davidson, a
former resident of Monticello, but
now of Ames, has sold his residence
property, situated about half mile
from town, with the forty acres ad-
joining for $4,000 to Charles Kettle
sen of Wyoming.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Wolf Cubs are Caught.

New Hampton. Ten young wolves
were captured alive and brought to
the office OF the Chickasaw county
auditor. The finders. who received
the bounty of $40, were Edward and
Ernest Fenniman
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
PLUNGE. 20 Stories to Death. {

Chicago, May 2.T-John Wagner, q
steel worker, fell 20 stories from the
Conway building, in process of cree
ton at 1875 West Washington street,
opposite the city hall, here, Wednes.
day. He was killed instantly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Duchess Of connaught Worse.

London, April 29.-Anxiety was
caused here Sunday by the condition
Of the duchess Of Connaught, wife Of
the governor general of Canada. She
underwent an operation for appendi.,
citis April TO-.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
at,t. sunday school Convention

Burlington.-The program for the
forty-eighth annual Iowa State Sun
day school convention to be held here
three days commencing June 3, has
been issued. Several thousand dele
gates and visitors are expected to be
present.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Mu,rderer Given Llfe een,tence.

Murderer Given Life Sentence.
Davenport.-Floyd NJ. Sheets. 49,
year-ofd boy bandit, who confessed to
the murder. OF Ernest Dalldorf on
January 80, a street car holdup, and
various robberies, was sentenced to
q life term at hard labor at Fort Madi-
son. III s5, X w.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
stop. Miss Wilson's Taxi.

New York, May 3.--William j..
Greenwood. taxicab Chauffeur, was
fined IS for driving Miss Margaret
Wilson, the presidents daughter, and
her escort UP Broadway, at speed of
"a miles an hour Thursday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Force Ten Tlmes pvnIa,mIte,,.

Force Ten Times Oynamlte's.
Paris, France, May PROF. Arsene
d'Arsonval OF the College of France
discovered a new explosive Tuesday,
said to be ten times as powerful as
dynamite. It is lampblack and lique-
fed gas. ~ z5 s.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
start Bed Oak Ruildina.

Red Oak-Work has been begun
on the $4,000 federal building. The
contractor says work will have pro-
crossed sufficiently to allow the cor
ner stone to be laid on Memorial dBy
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
contraband LIQUOR Burned.

Waterloo.--Nearly 1000 quarts OF
whisky, wine, alcohol and champagne
were burned on the city dump here.
It was contraband liquor, seized by
Sheriff Shores from drug store sew
eral weeks ago by authority of .
search warrant. - &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Murdered at Joliet.

Joliet, Ill, May 3.-Michael Kane. a
barber, displayed Thursday in sa-
loon $4,000 which he had inherited
from his fathers estate. Later his body,
with the skull crushed as by stone,
was taken from the Des PLANES river.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
To Spend 81 ,ooo,o for Enoines,

Norfolk, Va, April 29.-The Sea-
board Air Line railway awarded a
contract Saturday for so locomotives
of the Pacific" type at total cost Of
about $1,o00,000. Contracts for 1000
box cars have been made.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Police Embezzier ParoIed.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 29.--John
M. Healy, former secretary Of the St
Louis Police Relief association, who
was convicted of embezzling its funds,
was released from the penitentiary
Sunday on parole. .E
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07

Gotch Undergoes Operation.
Marshalltown, Ia, May frank
Gotch Of Humboldt, Ia, champion
wrestler, underwent an operation in
a hospital here Tuesday for the re-
moval OF successive growth of the
turbinate bones in his nose. r..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
E.,, KIN. ,llinoI. Sleep Walker

Fall Kills Illinois Sleep Walker.
Leavenworth. Kan, April 29.-James
Kelley was killed at the Soldiers
home by falling downstairs while
walking in his sleep Sunday. He was
a member of Company E, Forty-first
Illinois infantry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Many AeropIanea Burn.

Hampstead. L. l., May 3.-Ffve Of
the big hangers on Hampstead plains
aviation field, where some of Ameri-
cas- foremost aviators learned to fly,
were destroyed by fire Thursday. Five
.arnnlanes were burned.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Iowa Edltor prop. pead.l

Ames.-Lon G. Hardin, editor of
the Ames Times, and for a number
of years one of the most prominent
newspaper men Of Iowa, dropped dead
in his Office. Death was que to heart
trouble. wy IA =.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Road Work In RinuooId.

Ringgold county supervis-
ors have purchased a ten foot road
grader and employed man with
gasoline engine to pull It. "A large
amount OF dragging is planned this
season.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Leon Farmer End. Life.

Leon.-Ben johnson, aged IS, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself.
He was found upon the floor in the
home of his sister, Mrs. Fogleman.
No cause for his act Is known.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
. state Bar TO Convene.

Sioux City.-Committees have been
named by the Sioux City Bar asso-
citation to make arrangements for the
annual convention OF the Iowa Bar as
ISOLATION to be held here June 26-27.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
To pave - Weat Union.

NJ r, 3.S PaVe II We1t UNION.
@..s West Union.-The city council OF,
West Union has ordered the laying Of
almost three.quarters OF a mile OF paw
ing. on the principal business streets.
This will be the first paving ever
done in West Union.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07

Creston.-The business mems club
elected the following officers: George
A. Perry, president; Bernard Foster,
vice president; George Holmack. sec.
rotary; Paul S. Junkins, treasurer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Man Dies Suddenly on Train.

Milwaukee, May 2.-While enroute
to Milwaukee Wednesday to enter a
sanitarium, Frank Seeger, aged fifty,
Of Chicago, was stricken on the train
and died while the train was entering
the Union depot.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Youth Accident Victim.

Sioux City-Louis E. Hiles. son of
William Hiles, a prominent jeweler,
is dead as the result Of the accident
al discharge OF shotgun he was
cleaning. He was 20 years old.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Identity Cathedral Suicides

Identity Cathedral Suicides.
Antwerp, April 29.-fhe sweethearts
who committed suicide by leaping of
the clock tower of Notre Dame
cathedral were natives Of Antwerp
and belonged to well-known families,
it was learned Sunday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Prof. A. c. Miller Gets a Post.

PfoT. p. 9. MITIer GETS Poet.
Washington, May 2.-Secretary of
Interior Lane announced the selection,
late Wednesday afternoon of Prof.
Adolph C.. Miller Of Berkeley, Cal. to
be first assistant secretary of the in.
terror department. 800
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Bavarian Aviator Dies,

Munichm, Bavaria, April 30.-Leu-
tenant Won Germerscheim of the Ba-
varian army flying corps died Mon
day from injuries sustained when his
aeroplane crashed into tree on April
% w. r. ~ ..-.- g.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
! Mil Strikers, Children Moved.

tl7- WIZ - ~ . S1T''T1' StI WVVS0' .I7I
New York, May 3.-One hundred
and ten of the children Of the most
destitute of the silk mill strikers in
Paterson. N. j., were conveyed Thurs
day to New York and distributed
among several families there
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Refuse. $50, 600 OFFER {, for Horse.

Lexington, KY, May &C. F. Bush
meyer of Louisville. owner of Haw-
thorn, the favorite for the Kentucky
Derby, refused $4,000 offered for the
gelding by syndicate of New York
horsemen Wednesday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Canadian.

Rev. DR.. Joseph Krauskopf says that
failures lead to success. Well, there
is. some consolation in knowing one
is on the right road.--Washingto
Post. ~ .ts
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Iowa EanIe. Celebrate.

Creston.-The Eagles lodge home
opened with dedicatory services and
a public reception at the newly re-
modelled and refurnish&d home. A ball
was given in the evening. r.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Baby Girl Burned to Death

BABY GIT burneo to Death.
Tomah, Wis, May 2-Elnore, four
year-old daughter of William Thinner
man, was burned to death in brush
fire raging near her home Thursday.
Arthur Zimmerman, brother, was
burned trying to save her. .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
WOMAN SUFFERED + !; / |:
ten YEARS
From Nervousness Caused By
Female Ills Restored to
Health BY Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta- 5z5
BE Compound.
Auburn, N. Y. suffered from
nervousness for ten years, and had suca

/ organic pains that
sometimes ] would
lie in bed four days.
ut q time, could not
eat or sleep and did
not want anyone to
talk to me or bother
me at all. Some
times I would suffer.
for seven hours at q,
time. Different doc!
tors did the best
thew could for mo
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07

Mrs. windows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infinmma-
tor. allays PAIN curas wind collie Csc bottle.Aee
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07
Boy Stealing Third Is Killed.

Pipestone, Mimi. April 3O.-As the
result of being hit in the head by a
ball while attempting to steal third,
Monday, Clyde Portexter, aged twelve,
who lives near Chandler, Is dead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07

Many have smoked LEWIS Single Bind
er cigar for the past sixteen years. Always
found in reliable quality. Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07

Needing an audience for job lot
OF hard luck stories. misery loves
company. rs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07

uHul 4OuI WOutnD ago began R1Vlu&
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound . trial and now am in good
health" Mrs. WILLIAM H. Gill, Is
Pleasant Street. Auburn, New York.
~Doctor's Daughter Took IT,
St. Cloud, MINI. 60 was SO run down
by overwork and worry that I could NOT
stand it to have my children talk aloud
or walk heavy On the floor. One Of my
friends said, Try Lydia E. Pinkham' .
Vegetable Compound, for know . doc
tors daughter here in town who takes
it and she would not take 1t II It were
not good. ss:
81 sent for the Compound at once and
kept on taking it until l was all right. :,
Mrs BERTHA NJ. QU1CKsrADT, TT 9Th
Avenue, S., St. Cloud. MINI.
Lydia E. Pinkham' . Vegetable Conn
pound may be relied upon - the most
efficient remedy fer female ills. Why
don't you Try 1T
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-07

Love levels all things. when love is
on the level VI
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-07-28
PLAN "HOME COMING y
Will Be One of Events of
the Festival.

Come Back to Richmond" will be
one of the slogans of the boosters for
the homecoming feature of the Rich
mond Fall Festival. October l, and
3, and though the committee in charge
of this department of the festival has
not made public its detailed plans for
bringing back hundreds and perhaps
thousands of former Richmondites and
the sons and daughters of former
Richmondites, it may be said that the
preliminary work is already under way.
Richmond citizens are to be asked
to lend their aid in furnishing the
committee with the names and ad-
dresses of persons who formerly lived
in Richmond, and with these secured
the committee will lombard them with
literature concerning the festival in
general and the homecoming feature
in particular. Just what form of en-
tertainment is to be provided the
home-comers has not been determined
it appears, but the committee pro-
poses to have appropriate exercises at
which some of the more illustrious of
the former Richmondites VIII be heard
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-07-28
A NOTORIOUS BLIND TIGER
RAIDED BY LOCAL POLICE

caps were found in the hole under
the floor.
The house is a frame one, consist
ing of two rooms. 1t is a square from
any other house in the neighborhood.
1t has been a meeting place for every
crook in Richmond. Police Chief Cor
mon went to the place several weeks
ago and ordered knight to stop sell
ing liquor.
Mrs. Knight was arrested and
brought to police headquarters two
weeks ago for stealing chewing tobac-
co from a grocery store. She said she
would leave Richmond if given an
opportunity to do so. She was given
the chance to do this, but she failed
to do So knight said he built the
shack himself. There are no windows
in the house, and it is freQuented by
only the lowest class of people. Many
complaints have been registered
against the place by residents of the
south end.
Although knight at 6rst denied the
charge against him when arraigned in
police court this morning, he finally
admitted selling whisky TO Lock, and
was found guilty by the mayor.
Mrs. knight said she was not drunk
She said she took some pills contain
ing morphine. which a physician had
given her. Patrolman Rottinghaus said
she talked incoherently about what
she termed a joy-ride in the patrol
wagon. She said the machine was
easy riding and thought the wagon
was an automobile. Mayor thinner
man said if she thought the patrol
wagon was easy riding she must have
been drunk and found her guilty Both
knight and his wife are well-known
police characters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-07-28
AS Member of indianapolis
Police Force He Is Charged
With Insulting a Young
Woman.

Chris Remmert, formerly of this
city and a patrolman on the Indiana
polls police force for two years. has
been suspended from his position in
definitely by Superintendent of Police
Hyland of Indianapolis as a result of
charges made against the officer by
a girl giving the fiCticious name and
address of Alice Warner, 557 y East
Washington street, indianapolis.
The charge against him, il is said,
will be drawing a weapon against a
brother officer. On the night of June
%. according to the investigation
made by Supt. Hyland, Patrolman
Remmert was met by Miss Warner at
the edge of Brookside park. The girl
is said TO be a telephone operator
working for the Central Union Tele-
phone company at the Woodruff ex-
change. She is alleged to have told
Remmert that she had been compelled
to work late and was afraid to walk
through the park alone and asked
Remmert to escort her through the
park so she could catch an East
Tenth street car for downtown.
insulted the Girl.
Remmert, it is said, accompanied
the girl through the park but made an
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-07-28
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.

WASHINGTON, July 28.-"Ambass-
ador Wilson, 2:30 o'clock"
This simple announcement at the
bottom of President Wilson's list of
official callers today was the only in
dication at the white house that the
most momentous conference since
President Roosevelt maneuvered the
Russian-Japanese peace conclave, was
due to take place.
Secretary of State Bryan, the first
caller at the white house today, was
closeted with the President for more
than an hour while he discussed the
details of Ambassador Wilson's report.
In discussing the Mexican situation
with the newspaper cabinet" today
the president authorized the statement
that nothing had happened within the
past ten days to make matters better
or worse. The president further stat
ed that no future policy with respect
to President Huerta or Mexico had
been decided upon.
The President assured the CORE
spondents, however, that he had or
dered a rigid investigation of the Dix
on shoot at Juarez, and that the state
department will do everything possi-
bic to bring the guilty parties to JUS
tice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-07-28
is HEARD
FROM GRUBBS YET

Nothing further has been heard
from Warren Grubbs, Richmond
young man. who is now in MADEIRA,
Mexico. When last heard from on
June %, Mr.. Grubbs was in Ell Paso
and in the letter received here by his
relatives he stated that he and a num-
Der of others were prepared to start
for MADEIRA.
A letter has been received by John
F. Miller, 223 North Tenth street,
from his son Harry Miller, vice presi-
dent of the Pierson syndicate, for
whom Grubbs has been working. The
letter stated that the writer believes
that Grubbs is in no danger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-07-28
Ova Knight Arrested and
Heavily Fined-Wife Also
Fined For Being Intoxi-
cated-Much Booze Found

Ova knights blind tiger" on South
@ street between Fifth and Sixth
streets, was raided last night by Pa
trolmen Rottinghaus and Yingling, who
arrested the proprietor and his wife
and confiscated four large jugs of
whisky, a case of beer and many emp
ty liquor bottles. knight was arraign-
ed in police court. charged with sell
ing liquor Illegally, and was fined
500 and costs. He langufshes in Jail
in default of same Mrs. Knight was
charged with public intoxication and
sent to the Home for the Friendless
for fifteen days in default of a fine
of S5 and costs.
The raid was the result of Edward
Locks attempt to prevent drunken
negro from beating a horse after the
negro had just emerged from Knights
joint The negro was ordered by
Lock TO stop beating the horse. He
refused to do this, and struck Lock
with the butt end of a whip, causing
sever scalp wound and a bruised nose.
Lock Reported Assault.
Lock reported the matter to the po-
lice, who were aware that knight was
operating a blind tiger. and were
waiting an opportunity to get in
eliminating evidence against him.
Lock agreed to go to the knight
chased a half-pint of whisky, which
he carried to police headquarters.
Then he swore out a warrant against
knight He said he had no trouble in
procuring the liquor.
Yesterday afternoon Patrolmen
Westenberg and Staubach were de-
tailed to search the house. and if pos
sible, locate the liquor. They were
unable to do so. because the proprie-
and hid the liquor. Several men
were standing in the house at the
time. They said they were merely
seeking refuge from the storm
Last night as soon as it became dark,
Yingling and Rottinghaus entered the
joint Mrs. knight was lying on a cot
drunk Her husband denied that there
was any liquor in the place He said
the police had been there all day and
had failed to find any
Failed 70 Find Liquor.
The policemen, after a thorough
search of the two rooms failed to
find any liquor. When Lock entered.
he noticed a trapdoor. which he report
ed to the police After the arrests the
police found the liquor. which was OF
poor quality and mostly alcohol.
knight said he did not sell the
liquor, but drank it himself A large
bag of empty beer bottles was found
hidden near the house. Between five
hundred and one thousand beer bottle