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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
ONE PARDONEO
FROM STATE Pen
Manserving Twenty five Years
Will be Permitted to
Die a Free
Man.
CUT A BOYS THROAT
Several Others Refused the Request
to be Released From
Their Stone
Cell.

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SPRINGFIELD, H., March lion
the recommendation of the state
board of pardons, Governor Dunno to-
day commuted the sentence of Frank
Sineni, convicted on charge OF MUIR
der in Cook county in 1904. He will
be released from Joliet penitentiary
on st. Patrick's day, March II. Com
mutation is granted because physt-
clans represent that he is in the lasu
stages OF locomotor ataxia and can
live but short time. His sentence
was for tweaty-fivs years.
Sineni was barber. One day his
father came into his shop and COM
planned that number OF young men
were following him about the street
and annoying him. Sineni rushed
from the shop with razor and cut
ths throat of youth named Guam
stron, who 1t was afterwards learned,
was not with the gang that was an
! noying the old man.
The governor refused to grant a
pardon to Leonard Leopolu, serving q
sentence for murder as an accessory
! to thu killing of Actress Margaret
Leslie In the Palace hotel in Chicago
Oct. Is, 1868. The murder was com
.mitted by Howard Nicholas, who aft
1 erwards committed suicide at Joliet
LEOPOLD sold some or the Jewels be
longing to the actress.
Pleas for pardon were also denied
I in the following cases:
Joseph Smith, Cook county, murder
4 Lewis Simpson, Franklin county
rape.
John Davis, Franklin county, rape
4! Geo. sakowitz, Cook county, mur
Ger.
/ Curtis Barbee, White county, mur
der.
John Poleet, sangamon county. mur
Ger.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
MISSING TWO Months.

NEW ORLEANS, March H. Elroy
r. Stewart and his young wife have
mysteriously' disappeared. leaving a
table laid for dinner in their beautiful
home. The couple have been missing
two months, but it was only today that
relatives became alarmed and broke
open the house.
Indications We're that the couple had
left just before a meal which was
about to be served. Stewart came
rom Marquette, Mich, where his
mother lives. A wire from her states
she has heard nothing from him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
post. Operated Upor.

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ROCHESTER, MINI, March H. A
successful operation for appendicitis
was performed on c. W. Post, the mil
lionaire cereal manufacturer here.
The operation disclosed the fact that
Post had been suffering from chronic
stomach trouble. II is believed that
this has been permanently cured by
the operation.
Post went to the operating room in
good condition. The surgeons report
ed that his complete recovery would
be matter of days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
Omaha Special Election.

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OMAHA. Neb., March IA light
vote cast yesterday at the special
election here defeated the proposed
home rule charter. the proposed bond
issue of $250,o0O for the purchase and
equipment OF an auditorium, the pro
posed bond issue of 100000 to estab-
lish garbage incinerator, and car
ried the proposition demanding that
the street railway company sell sew.
en- car tickets for twenty-five cents
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
Burned public BUILDINGS.

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LONDON, March 11.-Continuing
their campaign of retaliation for the
rearrest of Mrs. Emmeline Panhhurst,
suffragettes today burned all the pub
lie buildings of the town of Bulcote,
six miles northeast of Nottingham.
The damage was estimated at many
thousands of dollars. The 'arsol cites
scattered militant placards and litera
turs about the place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
Hand to Hand Fighting Re
ported From Several Spots
Where Rebels and Fed
erals Clash.
GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
Coluuitt Makes President Vii.
son and Secretary Bryan
as Nervous as the
Mexicans,
rBy John E. Nevin. staff correspon-

FBy John E. Nevin, staff correspon-
dent Of the United Press.]
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE de-
hant attitude OF Governor Colquitt OF
Texas mar result in change OF the
border patrol methods Of the federal
government. 1t was understood today
that the president is considering the
advisability OF ordering some OF the
troops now at the manoeuver camp
at Texas City to patrol duty. Unless
the Texas governor withdraws from
his present truculent attitude, fede'al
regulars may watch every foot of the
Texas Mexican frontier.
Senator Sheppard and Representa-
tive Garner of Texas, have both told
the president that such action would
be welcomed by the people Of Texas.
Garner, in fact, was emphatic in eX-
plaining to the president that the
best citizens OF the Rio Grande terri
tory were unit in the belief that II
the regula;s were actively in the field
there would be no further friction.
s However, this action will depend on
NE sssc praants of the next fort
night ut Aistin 4
The action in the Nerga1a case has
been transferred to Mexico City. The
complete report of Consul Garrett,
which places the responsibility for the
murder OF the Texas ranchman di-
rectly on the Mexican federal com
mander who ordered his capture, has
been transmitted to Charge O'Shaugh-
messy at Mexico City, Included in the
documents now with O'Shaughnessy
is the complete story of eye witnesses
who saw vergara decoyed into Mexi
ssan territory, who saw him first strung
ssP to tree and later shot and who
name the Mexican federal soldiers re
sponsible. O'Shanghnessy will submit
this to the Huerta government ans
demand reparation
1t was accepted today by both the
state department and the British EN-
bassy that there will be no furthe,
immediate development In the Ben
ton case. The British embassy is sat
isfied that it has proven that Bentol
was slain in Villas headquarters b.
the bandit general or one of his aides
The so-called commission named b.
Carranza to investigate the entir
Benton matter, according to the cor
fidential advices received at the stat
department, has not made singl
move in the case. It remains a
Juarez, seemingly doing nothing.
All Of the information regarding tn
Mexican situation which reache
Washington today was OF a most r.
assuring character.
Secretary Bryan received a scor
of dispatches from consular and dill
lomatic agents along the border and ]
Mexico proper So much improve
did the scretary of state consider tn
entire situation thst he took anothe
fiier into the lecture field. He lie
here for Annapolis where tonight i
will address a joint session Of til
Maryland legislature on the initiati1
and referendum President Wilso
was told today by Senator Sheppal
of Texas that the utterances Of Go
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
Love at Zion City.

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ZION CITY. H., March H. Angry
because two love-sick young follow
ers of John Alexander Dowie made
eyes at each other in the Zion taber-
nacle. Overseer yoliva today served
notice that Dowieites who practicef
"puppy-love" in public would be pub
licly doused under fire hydrant.
"If young man called on my
daughter and stayed after 12 o'clock
II would kick him with this foot ann
then with this like that" said the
overseer. illustrating with violent
movements
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
At $50 Tonight.

DES MONIES, March 1.-THE only
eclipse of Importance visible to Iowa,
the coming year will take place at
$50 tonight when the moon passes
through the earth's shadow from the
sun.
The annual eclipse of the sun visible
in the south Pacific ocean, occurred
in February. A total eclipse partially
visible in the northeastern portion Of
America, Europe, Asia and northern
Africa will occur August 81.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
Ended Their Misery.

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ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March 11.-Twenty
mules burned and injured in fire
which destroyed the barns of the
Union Sand and Material Co, were
shot today to end their sufferings.
They were worth $3.50 apiece.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
Coroner Expects to Find More
Than One Corpse Buried
There.

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WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, March H.
believing they may find the body OF
beautiful young woman, workmen
under direction of Coroner Hes and
the sheriff, continued digsing UP the
yard In the rear OF Charles Bembara's
hotel on Tarrytown road today. Miss
Concetfa is said to have been used by
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
Fought Off sheriff's Deputies
Who Came for the
Body.

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BEI4LEFoNTAINE, Ohio. March
ia tiny mongrel dog. pitifully
frowsy and neglected, but with all the
defiance his little dirty white body
could muster, today furiously Tough,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
Weather Conditions

The pressure is low throughout the
southern states with depressions cen
tral in the western gulf and in Ten
nessee, which have been attended by
rain in the lower Mississippi valley.
over one inch falling at Little Rock,
Ark. and there has been light snow
in the upper Mississippi valley ann
the lake region.
A field of high pressure with its
crest in the Dakotas, covers the north
ern plains states, causing fair, some
what colder weather throughout the
west the temperature falling to s
above zero at Bismarck, N. d.
Conditions indicate fair weather for
this section tonight and Thursday, be-
coming warmer Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
WOMEN ON TRIAL
FOR KILLING men.
One is Accused Of Killing Her
Lover Who Had Threat
ened to Desert
Her.
SAYS IT WAS ACCIDENT
Other Shot Her Husband and Claims
That She Mistook Him
For Burg {
lar.

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CHICAGO, March II. Stella Gem
erowska flaxen haired Polish girl,
charged with the murder of Frank
her fiance, took the stand
in her own behalf this afternoon.
Her attorneys believe the girls
own story, together with the testimony
of host of character witnesses in
troduced this forenoon, Will convince
the jury that Kocszinski WAS shot ac-
cidentally when Miss Czemerowski at
tempted to kill herself after he Tilted
her. The defense expects to rest late
this afternoon.
Il wanted to kill myself, not Frank, ;"
said the slender girl defendant.
When he told friends of mine he in
tended to leave the city and desert
me after he had promised to marry
me, was desperate. | shot myself
twice and when he tried to wrest the
revolver from me it went off and
killed him.
officers of a Polish choral society
and Of several lodges and social or
ganizations were character witnesses
for the girl today. They described
her as possessed of an .amiable dis
position, sweet tempered and loyable. I
! The state rested with the testimony
/ of a policeman who was called to the
scene OF the shooting. He said be
found the girl seriously ~panded and
that she told him she wanted to die.
She denied that she had shot Kos
lczinski, he said.
4 Mrs. vankueren's Trial.
/ CHICAGO, March 11.-W Wearing her
mourning veil, pushed back over her
/ lips, Mrs. Louise yanKueren, on trial
for the murder of her husband, held
whispered conferences with her at
torney today and aided in the selec
ton of the jury. The panel probably
will be completed this afternoon.
i George Penrose, alleged affinity O
! Mrs. Vankueren, sat across the cour
room with his attorney, Clarence
Darrow, and his wife.
i Penrose is on trial as an accessor,
to the shooting of John B. VanKuarer
in his wife's fiat
4 Il hate to hear that word DEATH
said Mrs. VanKueren with litti,
shudder. as the prosecutor put thu
lquestion, Would you hesitate to in
flict the death penalty?" to each tales
man. "All my life / have been God
fearing woman, loving my husband a
II love him today. know / cal
prove shot him by accident and
know they will not convict me"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
Election at Farminaton.

FARMINGTON, Ia, March 1l.--At
the school election Dr. G. L. Paisley
and H. F. Barton were elected direc-
tors and B. F. Ketcham treasurer,
each succeeding himself.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11

This is the unique way in which
the janitor of the depot here phrased
his resignation, which he says was
due to the increasing weight of mails
which he carted to and from the trains.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
Local Observations.

Melted snow for the past "a hours,
.0l hundredths.
River above low water of 1854, TT.
Change in "a hours, fall @.
Mean temperature 10th, 3s
Lowest temperature. 90
Highest temperature, A.,
Lowest temperature las night. 81.
FRED 2. GOSEWTSCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11
PARCEL POST
CAUSES RESIGNATION
Janitor Bursts Forth Into Poetry Be-
fore Throwing Up His
lob

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MEDFORD, Ore, March 11.-When
Jonathan Bourne Jr., conceived the
parcel post idea, little did he think
that it would be the cause of a South
ern Pacific ianitor bursting into the
effusion:
81 have served you long and have
served you well;
This parcel post is giving me hell.
The only way out of 1T | can SEQ
Is to sever my connections with the s.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-11

l lift all day and roll all night,
For man in my fix it sure is fright
(signed) DAD TIMOTHY"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-23
B!0LDEN NAMED
To Have Charge Of the State
Building at the Panama-Pa-
cific Exposition.

At the meeting Of the West Virgin
la Commission of the Panama-Paitic
Exposition. held Monday at Charles
ton. with all the members present exc
cept Mr.. Lowther Of Parkersburg,
a number Of appointments were
made.
G. A. BOiden, state archivist. will
have charge Of the state building on
the exposition grounds, and will be
the resident secretary. He viii trans
fer all the work of the commission to
San Francisco and arrange for the
moving picture displays OF West vir-
ginia products.
Mrs. Frances B. Kenna, of Charles
ton, was selected as the official ste
at the building, and Harry
F. Cochran, OF Wheeling, Will be the
custodian OF the building and
grounds.
Several hostesses viii be named,
but their selection was referred to
Governor Hatfield, who will make the
announcement later. There will be
no salary attached to these positions.
the state merely furnishing transport
tation to and from this state to San
Francisco.
Architect II. Rus Warne will leave
December 26 to take over the build
ing from the contractor and arrange
for identifying the ground.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-23
OLE AND 6AS


On Big Elk creek. sardis district,
Harrison county, w. Va, the South
Penn OIL Company has drilled its No.
4 on the 7. +. Ogden farm into the
Gordon sand and the hole has filled
up ! 900 feet with fluid. 1t is still drill
ing and q second pay is expected. The
same company'S Nos. 3 and 5 on the
Alice 9. Bean farm are due in the, sand
this week The same company has
the rig completed for a second test on
the Jennie Harbert farm.
In Warrington district, Marion coun-
", the Hope Natural Gas Company
has drilled test on the Jeptha Hall
farm through the Fifth sand and has
q fair gasser. Clayton & Company
have completed q. second test on the
J. M. Campbell farm and has gasser
IN the Big Injun sand. In the same
district, Pope &. Company's No. 4 on
the s. c. Mcintyre farm is producing
ffteen barrels day from the Big In
jun sand. 81
In Greenbrier district, Doddridge
county, the Carter Oil Company has
put its test on the o. Coleman farm
~ PSAhARAA6 6uu ~ N VIuuuCluE lCIl
barrels a day from the Big lnjun sand.
In Murphy district, Richie county,
Pritchard & Westfall are due in the
sand at a test on the E. A. Allender
farm. In Ellsworth district, Tyler
county, Cuirans & Dickson are start
Ing test on the c. F. Starkey farm
In Walker district, Wood county,
Brown & Watterson have drilled No.
on the j. D. .Nowery farm through the
Cow Run sand and have a light pump
er. In the same district. Drake &
Company have completed test on the
Sykes Nowery farm and hid the same
luck. In McKim district, peasants
county, the Smith Oil Company has
drilled its second test on the William
Locke heirs farm through the Keener
sand and found it barren. 1t is now
drilling to the lower sands. In the
same locality, the Naughton Drilling
Company has the rig completed for q
test on the j. Griffin farm.
In the Elizabeth district, Richie
county, Shields & Stephens have
drilled their No. 10 on the West vir-
GINA tract through the Berea grit and
have very light pumper. In Williams
district, Wood county, George L. Craig
has completed No. on the Drain
heirs farm and has light pumper
in the Cow Run sand. On Laurel creel.
Of Hepry's ford, Smithtield district,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-23

Roane county. the Fisher OH Company
has the rig completed for second
test on the w W. Short farm:
Ohio Operations.
In the deep sand territory In South
eastern Ohio, in the Junction City dis
tricts Jackson township, Perry county,
the Holiday CLARK oil Company has
drilled q test on the John Clark farm
through the Clinton sand and has d
fair gasser. It is estimated to be good
for one and one-half million cubic feet
a day.
In the shallow sand territory, in the
Rinards Mills district, in Ludlow
township, Washington county, the
Garter Oil Company has completed and
shot No. on the Mary Edwards farm
and has light pumper in the Berea
grit, In Perry township, Monroe coun-
ty, one mile west OF production, the
Plainyiile, Oil Company has completed
"a test on the ]. II. Burkhart farm and
has natural producer good for eight
barrels a day In the Big Injun sand.
In Island Creek township, Jefferson
county, ]. j. Crawford & Company
have drilled their test on the Winter
heirs farm through the Salt sand and
have light gasser The location Is
one-half mile west Of the producing
wells on the Cunningham farm. In
Springfield township George Kiel &
Company have completed No. s on the
David N. Lawrence farm and have a
light pumper in the Berea grit. In the
same locality, the Scott OIL & Gas
Company has completed a second test
on the Nancy Hozneck farm and has
Ia light gasser in the same formation.
The OH Market.
Pennsylvania, $1.45; Mercer, black,
S1.02;; New Castle. $1.02;; Corning, $.s5;
Cabell, $i.05; North Lima, $.s3; South
Lima. S.SS: Princeton, $.s9; Wooster,
$1.15; Indiana, $.ss; Somerset, s.S5;
Ragland, $.65; Illinois. $50; Kansas
6 Okla. $50: Corsicana, light, $50:
Corsicana, heavy, $50: Electra, 500;
EHealdton. $50; Henrietta, SIS; Cad
do, 3S degree, $50; Caddo, IS degree,
$40; Caddo. 80 degree, SEA; Caddo,
crude, $.45; Canada, ST. 80.
Producers and Refners' Company
quotes s1.45 for crude of the Pennsyl-
vania grade.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-23
Sore Throat or Mouth.

You must keep the throat and mouth
clean and healthy Any disease that
attacks the canal through which must
pass the food we eat, the beverages We
drink and the very air we breathe is
q serious matter. Why neglect Sore
Throat or Sore Mouth when T0NSIL INE
makes it so easy for you to get reliefq
.TONSILINE is the remedy speci-
ally prepared for that purpose. II.
TONSlLlNE does its full duty s1Sf
you can depend upon it. Keep a
bottle in the house where you can
get it quick when needed Use. III
and SOC. Hospital Size $1.00. n,
All Druggists. "a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-23
RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN
Among Colored Churches 81
the United States Provided
for by Huntington Man.

GRAFTON. Dec. ga prominent
churchman. OF Huntington, has fur
nished funds for an interesting de-
nominational campaign among the
negroes of the United States, and the
support Of the various white churches
will also be given to the movement.
The Rev. Chauncey 1. Withrow, one
of the leading colored preachers Of
Norfolk. Va, will be the evangelist
that will conduct the campaigns in
various states. This is the first time
that an effort has been made to have
the negro churches work on lines
other than those of the particular de-
nominations.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-23
TO OBSERVE cHRIsTMAs.

The banks. barber shops. courts.
public Offices and most of the bust
ness houses will be closed Christmas
day The postoffice will observe the
usual holiday hours.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-23

Write your Lost Article. ad. for
the Telegram classified columns so
clearly that the finder may have no
doubt as to your ownership Of the
article. And write the ad. as soon
as you discover the loss.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-23

The best VALUES in town in a
furnished room may be indicated in
one Of today's classified ads in the
Telegram.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-04

ported that Petit & McKeown the
Nam street store still persists in
keeping open at nights when all
other stores in the city are closed.
In the future the Labor Day pa
rade will be strictly union affair.
Complaints have lately been made
by the different locals about office
holders who are allowed in the pa
rade and who are not friendly with
organized labor. If the Office
holder or candidate for Office is
union man he will be expected to
walk with his union and rot ride
in hack Beginning with next
year the parade will be strictly a
union affair and no candidates, or
office holder will be invited.
Committee to wait on Strauss &
Co, reported that Mr.. Strauss
stated that if the committee signed
up with the rest of stores for the
Clerks store card he would do like
wise. Committee continued.
Labor Day picnic committee re-
ported progress, and everything in
readiness.
The committee TO wait on Manche
the Main street meat man reported
that after several meetings with
him, the committee was unable to
persuade him to employ union car
penters on his slaughter house.
The carpenters have taken action
on Manche AID the Council con
Cured in the action of the COM
mittee and also the carpenters.
The committee to wait on Lamke
the Hanover street grocer reported
that the committee could get nc
satisfaction from this man. He
would not recognize the committee
and it is up to the union men not
to recognize Lamke.
The secretary was instructed tc
write President Wilson and notify
hi II that the council favors the
Government ownership of the new
proposed Merchant Marine and noi
by private ownership.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-04
FORMATION.

First division will form on South
side of Court facing Third. The
second division will form on the
south side Of Court, facing Second.
The city and county officials will
form on North side of Court facing
Second and follow men on foot.
FIRST DIVISION.
Grand Marshal, c. J. Owen.
CHIEF AIDS.
Andy Lentz. VIM Babb.
Mayor Hinkle
Police Department.
Women's Union Label League.
City Band.
LOCAL. HORSE MARSHALS.
Geo. l., Pop. P. Thueman.
A. D. Howard. Geo. A. Hill.
Geo. Macy. P. r. Lewis.
Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council and Labor Day Celebra-
tion Committee.
Middletown Trades and Labor
Council
Teamsters Union No. No. 175.
Laborers Union No. 256.
Bakers Union No. 81
Plumbers Union No. 108.
Electrical Workers Union No. GAS
Stage Employees Union No. 1876.
BARRIERS Union No. 1872.
Retail Clerks Union No. 119.
Cigar Makers Union No. 123.
Painters Union No. 135
Carpenters Union No. 637.
Musicians Union No. 81.
Sheet Metal Workers Union.
Plasterers Union No. 214.
Cement Workers Union No. 214