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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-05-10

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-05-10

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
TED LEWIS is
WELLER CHAMP
Wins Title by Defeating Jack Brittor
In Twenty Round Bout at
Dayton,
Ohio.

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e DAYTON, Ohio, June 26.-Ted Lew
Is, fighting Briton, is today world
champion welterweight, by decision of
Referee Lou Bauman. Cincinnati.
Matching superior strength against
superior strategy, Lewis won from
Jack Britton. New York, in the last
round of twenty round decision fight
here last night.
Lewis was awarded seven rounds to
one for Britton. The others were
even.
BY superb ring generalship and eff,
fective left hand jabbing, Britton held
even during the first half of the fight
AT about the twelfth round, however
he seemed to tire.
The crowd did not entirely approve
the decision. Many thought the bout
q draw.
y Lewis, a Londoner. is %. Height
feet tx inches tall, and weighs lac
pounds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
sENToNsPoRT

People are busy working their
crops Some low lands that were
overlooked have been planted in buck.
wheat. A good many are putting out
pickles. The prospect for large pO-
tato yield is good
The children's exercises at the Ben
tonsport church was we'll patronized
Sunday evening. Exercises were held
at the Vernon church week ago. A
good program was given. Otto Moin-
ett's two little girls played two solos
which were well rendered.
Glen Sargent of~,Douds Leando was
calling on friends recently.
The Ladies Aid society met at
their hall Thursday with nineteen
present.
The M. r. church will be papered
and painted soon.
Carrie Walters will return home
this week from a visit with her broth
err Elmer at Ames. Iowa, where he
has a position as teacher in the col
lege.
Stock hogs are selling for eighteen
and twenty cents per pound.
There is great complaint about the
birds taking the cherries and fruit
The trees seem full of birds. More
birds this year than usual, they say
Some complain Of them taking their
peas and picking off the bean bios
SONS.
George Blount Of Ottumwa made
Oliver Sargent short visit recently
George Seward of Bentonsport is In
critical condition with compltca
ton Of ailments. He has been i'll for
number Of years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
BALL OF EARLY
'9O'S VINTAGE
Teams of Old Time Stars of Game to
Play for Benefit of Red Cross
July Twenty
first.

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81 CHICAGO, June 26.-Baseban OF
the vintage of the early eos will be
staged at the Red Cross benefit in
Weeghman park, July 81. Several
stars who are practically unknown to
the present generation will participate
In the revival.
Jimmy Ryan and Tom Dawson today
announced their respective lineups as
follows:
Nationals: Ryan, right field; Arson
first base: O'Brien, third base; House
mann or Pfeffer. second base; Scan
ion, center field; Mccormick, left
field; Sauter. catch; Geiss or Nc
Nichols, short stop; Hughes, pitch
Bidwell and Sweitzer, utility.
Americans: Comiskey, first base;
Hudson, left field; Stahl. second base;
Mu1lane. right field: Speilman, center
1teld thinner, short stop; Moriarity
third base; Reading, catch: Callahan
and Dawson, pitchers.
Umpires: Ban Johnson and Harry
Gibbons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
STRING PRAIRIE.
8 . 9 Q o . . . . 80 = 8 90

- y y " y "
Henry Felt, Mrs. John DeKloe and
daughter Helen, Louis Fett, Mr.. and
turs. Albert Haffner and baby Mar
garet, and Andy Burke were recent
Argyle callers.
Frank Price of Argyle was in this
vicinity recently buying cattle and
lambs.
Miss Bessie RUDE, Leslie and Ray
mond Horsey and Herman RUDE
spent Sunday afternoon at the Louis
Felt home.
Miss Marion Hebel of Mt. Pleasant
is visiting her aunt Mrs. Daniel Berg
thold and family.
Henry Horsey, Harry Nelson,
Henry Felt and Andrew Anderson
hauled lambs to Argyle Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Webster Downey and
family of Keokuk visited last week
with relatives in this vicinity.
Mr.. John Vegalins Of Nebraska
visited recently with his sister Mrs
Daniel Bergthold and family.
Mr.. and Mrs v: j. Burke, Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Felt, daughters Hazel and
Nellie. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Pickering
and family and Fred Felt were recent
Donnellson callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Young Of Keo.
kuk came Friday for visit with the
latter's sister Mrs. George RUDE and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Felt and daugh.
tiers Hazel and Nellie visited Sunday
evening at the Daniel Bergthold
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Haffner and
baby visited Sunday at the Ed Hent-
eel home near Primrose
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Vegalius and
sons of near Mt. Hamill visited Sun
day at the Daniel Bergthold home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
RIOTS IN CORK
AND DUBLIN
Irish Question Not Settled, Blood
Being Spilled and Attacks
Made on the
Officers.

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LONDON, June 26.-Rioting In
Dublin and Cork by the Sim Feiners
was causing apprehension here to-
day that the Irish question was Tar
from settled, despite the supposed
solution arrived at through the Irish
convention plan.
Yesterdays disturbances at Cork
resulted in the killing of one man
and wounding Of more than q score.
Sim Fein agitators tried to make q
Jail delivery of political prisoners ana
attacked recruiting stations. Police
and army reserves were called out
and there was a spirited fight IN the
streets.
Several people have been wounded
in rioting at Dublin during the past
week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Saved From Mob.

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CHICAGO, June 26.-Robert J.
Fitzgerald, motor truck deal IT,
owed his life today to the combined
efforts Of policemen and fremen.
Fitzgerald ran down and instantly
killed Tabaius Bronicewski, four, last
night. A mob of 400 men and women,
led by the boys father, tried to lynch
him. He took refuge in fire sta
ton. The firemen held off the mob
until the arrival of police reserves.
Proof that he had made desper-
ate effort to avoid hitting the child
resulted In Fitzgerald's release.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
poIno More Than Their BIT.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service!
NEW YORK, June 26.-Two OF
New York's socially prominent and
ultra wealthy young women, are en-
route to Europe today to serve as war
nurses on the battlefields of France;
They were Mrs. Vincent Astor and
Miss Ethel M. B. Hartman. They
had lust completed intensive nursing
courses here.
on the same ship was Francis b.
sayre, son-in-law of President Wilson,
going to France to do Y. M. 9. A
work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Ship Yards Men Strike.

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NEW YORK, June 26.-Despite the
shipping crisis in the United States,
twenty-one of the largest eastern
ship yards will be tied up Saturday
by a strike of their 10000 employees,
Il the employers do not give them 80
more a week Secretary OF Labor
Wilson after pleading with the build
ers for days, announced that his
efforts to get bosses and men to-
gether for a conference had failed.
The wrang1e began a year ago. The
men, all employed in New York and
New Jersey yards, say they Will not
compromise.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. s. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG. City Clerk.
Resolution No. 400.
Be 1t resolved, By the City Council
of the City Of Keokuk:
That the following described. side
walks be, and they are hereby order
ed constructed in accordance with
the plans and specifications now on
file in the City Engineers Office, and
which are made part hereof by
references:
Cement sidewalk II feet wide
alongside of rear 80 #. lot 6, block &,
City of Keokuk, 80 feet.
Cement sidewalk IT feet wide in
front of the following lots, towit:
Lots Z, and 9, block 4, City Of
Keokuk, $50 feet.
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, block IS,
City of Keokuk. 800 feet
Lots ! and E 20 it, Of 2, block ga
Estes add, 70 feet.
Lot 6, block 1856, City of Keokuk,
so feet.
Cement sidewalk feet wide in
front of the following lots, towit:
Lots Z, and 8, block 1876, City Of
Keokuk,' $50 feet.
Lot Z, block II, City of Keokuk, so
feet.
| Cement sidewalk feet wide along
side of the following lots, towit:
| Rear 105 feet lot 8, block 119, City
OF Keokull, 105 feet.
Lots l and IL, block 81, City of
| Keokuk, $50 feet
Lot 1, block 1877, City of Keokuk, 40
| feet.
Lot 1, block Isl, City of Keokuk,
40 feet.
Lot I. block 1876. City of Keoxuk.
1 40 feet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Central Association.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Marshalltown, 4 Fort Dodge. 2.
Cedar Rapids, 4; Clinton, 3.
Mason Cfty-Waterloo, postponed.
Dubuque at Lacrosse, wet grounds
Games Today.
Mason City at Waterloo
Fl. Dodge at Marshalltown.
Dubuque at Lacrosse.
Clinton at Cedar Rapids.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

Lots and 2, block 80. City Of Keo-
kuk, $50 feet.
Lot 6. block IA, City OF Keokuk,
lao feet.
feet.
Said above described work to be
commenced on or before June IS, and
completed by July Is, 1917.
Adopted June 18th, 1917. by the fol-
lowing vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert. Hickey.
ED. 8. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 401.
Be 1t resolved by the City Council
of the City Of Keokuk, that 1t is
deemed advisable and necessary to
make improvements by constructing
cement cutters and combination curb
and cutters in front of and alongside
of the following lots, to-wit:
Five foot cement gutter in front
Of:
Lot Z, e. 81 feet lot 8, block 4, City
of Keokuk-87 feet.
Lot IL and e. SO feet lot IL, block
10, City of Keokuk-86 feet.
Five foot cement gutter alongside
Of:
Rear IS feet lot 6, block 4. City of
Keokuk-78 feet.
Rear feet lot 1, block 5, City of
Keokuk-8 feet.
Combination curb and gutter in
front Of:
Lots /. 2, 3, and 5. block 10.
Mason's upper addition-237 feet.
Lots 2, 3 and 4, block Z, Mason's
upper addition-2O7 feet.
Combination curb and gutter along
side Of:
Lot 1, block 9, Mason's upper addi-
tion-140 feet.
Lot Z, block 8, Mason's upper ad-
dition-140 feet.
Lot 1. block II, Leighton addition.
-140 feet.
The foundation to be prepared and
curb and cutters to be constructed
in accordance with specifications to
be prepared by the City Engineer,
and approved by the City Council.
The expense of making said i'm
prOvement to be assessed against all
privately owned lots and parcels of
land abutting thereon and adjacent
thereto, according to area, SO as to
include one-half Of the privately
owned property between the street
improved and the next street,
whether such privately owned prop
erty abut upon said street or not, but
in no case shall privately owned
property situated more than three
hundred (300) feet from the street
so improved be 50 assessed, to the
extent that the same is assessable by
law, said assessments to be made In
accordance with the law governing
the same.
Be 1t further resolved, that the
City Council will meet at o'clock
a. m, on the Both day of June. 1917.
in the council chamber in the City
of Keokuk, for the purpose of consid-
ering objections to the passage Of the
said proposed resolution, and to the
construction of the said Improvement,
at which hearing the above resolu-
ton may be amended and passed, >or
passed as proposed.
Be it further resolved, that the
City Clerk be and he is hereby in
structed to cause notice of the pend
tency of the above resolution and the
time at which the said proposed reso-
luton will be considered by this coun-
Gil, and objections to the passage
thereof heard, to be published as
provided by law in The Gate City,
newspaper of general circulation,
published in the City of Keokuk
Adopted June II, 1917, by the fol-
lowing vote:
Lofton-Aye.
Hilpert-Aye.
Hickey-Aye.
Ayes, 8: noes, 0.
Approved and siEneds
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

is RECORDED
Extremely Severe Shock Some Place
Early This Morning,
Perhaps In South
America.

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CLEVFNl AND, Ohio, June 26.-An
extremely severe earthquake shock.
distance between 1000 and 5,ooo
miles, was recorded today by the
seismograph at st. 1gnatius college.
Father Odenbach said the quake
might have been in Chile.
The shock registered from 1903 a.
m to a:25 a. M, with the main shock
at 1886.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

Placing watch near charged wires
or powerful electrical apparatus tenus
to magnetic the works. A magnetlzea,
watch is an unreliable timepiece anu
will usually perform in an erratic man
ner, running fast or slow. jewelers.
detect magnetism In watch WIN .
small compass and demagnetlu1
watches by placing them inside con
of charged wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

"The high cost of living? Doesn't
bother me at ALL" replied Mrs. Henry
Collins to curious quizzers as she
registered the birth Of her fifteenth
child at Springfield. Ill. Her hus-
band is a coal miner. They have
been married twenty-five years. and
all the children are living and husky
'You see," she said, 1--WE don't need
to 20 to the movies. We have our
vaudeville in the living room every
night"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
ED. s. LOTION,
Mayor of the City Of Keokuk.

ED. s. LOTION.
Mayor of the City Of Keokuk.
Attest: 0. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk
There being no further business,
Council upon motion, adjourned
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
June IA, 1917, a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes OF meeting of
June II, 1917, were read and approx
ed.
There being no further business,
Council took recess until June Is,
1917, 8 a. m.
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest, Mayor.
o. W. sANDBERG. City Clerk.
June 15, 1917, 9 a. M
Council convened after recess with
all members present Mayor Lotion
presiding.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

The lid has been slammed down
good and plenty in Minneapolis as a
war measure. An order issued by
the public safety commission closes
cafes and saloons at 10 p. M. pro-
hibits dancing and cabaret perform
ance in every place where liquor is
sold, and forbids the sale Of liquor
to women and girls In any saloon or
cafe in Minneapolis, st. Paul or
Duluth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

San Francisco consumers wonue.
as they dig up how long the deaLeis
will persist in digging into then
financial vitals. The Chronicle 70 :,
ports that output and shipments -.
vegetables are greater than yea
ago, yet prices cling to the wv
notch.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
American League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.

National League.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q
New York O.
At Brooklyn-Brook "a, Boston
.2-2.
Open date for other clubs.
American League.
Observation-Disclosures 9,,St. Louis
6.
At Boston Washington 4-3. Bos-
ton ORA.
AT New York-New York II, Phil
adelphia 0-5.
At Chicago-Detroit; postponed;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

Geddes News: The man who is
able to work and needs to work, but
will not work, should be made to
work. We are willing to work to
help provide for the needy and I'M
fortunate, but for the lazy and shift
less never.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
rain.
ToDAY's GAMES.

National League.
Chicago at st. Louis 1.-TWO ,games).
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Brooklyn.
American League.
st. Louis at Cleveland.
Detroit at Chicago.
Philadelphia at New York
Washington at Boston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26

The production of copper in .he
United States geological survey. nv ~
previous records. according to .no
United States geological survey o no
total output was valued at s5Zo,ovV,
900, more than double the value OF tn0
metal produced during 1915.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Martin to Join st. Louis

Martin to Join ST. Louis.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
OAKLAND, Calf, June Speed
Martin, former Oakland pitcher. left
for St. Louis today to join the st.
Louis Americans. He YVES the prop
erty of the Chicago White Sox but re-
fused to report. A new deal between
the White Sox and Browns has effect.
ed his transfer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
To Hoist Pennant.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, June 26.-Brooklyn.
now languishing in the National
leagues second divisions will hoist its
championship pennant. won last sum-
mer, next Tuesday at Ebbets field.
The Giants will be the Dodgers
guests.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
Army-Navx Clash Off.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The IA
nous Annapolis-West Point annual
football games are off for the duration
of the war. The war department to-
day ordered that all West Point con-
tests with outside schools be discon-
tinued
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-26
TWO National League Teams Are
Holding Lime Light at Pres
ent Time-Chicaao Press
Ing Close.
CUBS IN THIRD PLACE
Have Scored More Runs This Sea-
son Than Two Rivals and May
Prove Stumbling Block to
Both Before Long.
lBY HI. c. HAMILTON

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, June 26.--The New
York Giants and Phillies ere arguing
today over who shall lead first place
. for the time being and IRE leaving the
rest OF the National league out of the
running for publicity honors. In spite
OF the lime light positions OF these
eastern teams, it is a fact that the
Chicago Cubs have scored more runs
for the season than either Of them.
The evidence Of good pitching begin
ming to crop out again among the
Cubs and the fact that the Chicagoans
are holding third place in the aver
ages may mean anything but happy
summer for Pat Moran and the
Giants.
The Giants, favored everywhere in
this years dash for championship hon
ors, have scored 223 rms since the
Beason opened. The PhilIies have
tagged the rubber just one less than
the Giants while the Cubs with team
rated much weaker as hitters than
either Phillies or Giants, have denied
the plate 277 times. ST. Louis, fourth
place team, has scored 201 times, few
or than the number of runs scored
against 1t.
Philadelphia has allowed 1877 aliens
to get across the pan; las opponents
have tailed on the Giants; the Cubs
have permitted 220 marks against
them. while the Cardinals have 227
counted against them.
Home Run Baker entertained the
boys who played for the man he used
to work for by hammering baseball
into the Polo grounds grand stand.
Walter Johnson appeared as pinch
hitter. He's still trying to win for
Washington.
Thirteen hits caromed off the In.
dams bats and they defeated the
Browns to 6.