The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-01
Old Father Knickerbocker Was Busy Tangoina|
This Morning in Honor Of the Coming
Of the New Year.
ARIZONA HAD ONE LAST GRAND SPREE
Clocks Were Turned Back Six Hours in Order
to Give People Fair Trial at Drink
ing Up Everything.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-Old MAN
Knickerbocker Is still tangoing today,
having failed to put an end to dane
ing that ushered in Baby 1916 while
1914 was getting the gate. Long
after sun-up the ball rooms OF various
Broadway cafes and hotels were
lighted and tired and worn-out musi-
clans were grinding out music wnile
happy .celebrants. a little worse for
wear but still able to go, were float
ing about the floor. Oh what a night!
Never in the history Of Manhattan
has new year been as happily ana
noisiIy ushered into being. The wine
that spilled didn't indicate any tight
ness Of the money market. POPPING
corks all night sounded IKE the bat
terry Of many guns Money was spent
with more than a lavish hand
Up and down the white way crowds
OF young and old surged all night
long. Every noise-making device ever
Invented was in evidence and many
ear drums went out OF business.
chicaso's Welcome.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Chicago's vel
come to the new year, cost twelve
year old girl her l.fo She was acci-
dentally shot to death by a new
years reveler. Two other children
were seriously injured by revolver bull
let's fir.sH to celebrate the birth OF
1918, and 10000 joy seekers in loop
restaurants and elsewhere spent
quarter OF a million dollars in bubble
water and the more plebian line OF
drinks. Despite the fact that police
kept their promise to break up some
of the noisier crowds, the crowds last
ntaht were the gay.est Chicago mas
seen for some time. The lid was torn
off and thrown away until long after
4 o'clock this morning
President Up Early.
WASHINGTON, Jan. clad IN
warm bath robe, President wilson
battered down the main stairway OF
the white house at 8 o'clock this
morning into the office of CHIEF usher
Isaac Hoover on the main floor and
touched the telegraph key opening
the San Diego exposition.
Contrary to a previous understand
ing the key was not placed at his
bedside. The key was the same one
presented to President Taft when the
latter opened in similar way the
Alaska Yukon exposition. Despite his
interrupted sleep, the president was
up again early for a trip to the golf
links. The president had dinner with
his daughters, Miss Margaret and
Mrs. Francis Bowes sayre, and his
cousin. Miss Helen Woodrow Bones.
He took an auto ride this afternoon.
New Year greetings from five mon
archs were received at the white
house today, in addition to messages
from admirers all over the United
States. King George sent the follow
ing: "It affords me sincere pleasure
to convey to you on the commence
nent Of the new year, my hearty good
wishes for your personal welfare and
the prosperity of the United States OF
America, to which we are united by
such close ties Of friendship and in
timacy."
King Albert of Belgium sent the fol
lowing from the general army head
quarters of his country: AT the oc-
casion of new year I send my most
sincere congratulations and the wishes
I for mfor the welfare Of the great
American nation whose generosity to
Belgium has been so much at this
tinoa Of distress and sorrow"
Others were received from the
kings of Sweden and Norway.
Mourning for Mrs. Wilson and also
the presidents personal wishes caus-