davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13

a trained Manatee, or Sea CIV
weighing 1000 pounds, is having the
time of her young life in large tank
on the yacht Tamiami. which Is an
chored at the city harbor. The Sea
Cow is only one of the 500 deep sea
marvels exhibited on the yacht. IT
was captured in Florida and actually
eats out of the hand of its owner,
Captain Charles H. Thompson.
The Sea Cow shares a part of the
Yacht Tamiami with what has been
called one Of the most mysterious
marvels of the present age-a deep
sea monster weighing 10000 pounds
and having length of 45 feet This
monster was captured after 39-hour
fight off the coast of Florida. 1t has
proved 70 be mystery to scientific
authorities of two continents 1t is
neither shark nor whale.
The Sea Cow is one of the few In
existence. 1t is estimated that there
are only about 100 remaining in the
waters Of Florida, and the govern
ment is carefully protecting the few
remaining ones. A penalty of $1,000
is imposed for the killing or ca2tur-
ing of Sea Cow.
Several years ago tdpt. iiloLnpSoh'
who is probably the best known
sportsman in Florida. captured Sea
Cow with it's two babies. He kept
one of the babies until it grew large.
and trained 1t. 1t became so well
trained and gentle that Capt Thomp-
son would let it swim around in the
Miami river She would come when
called Bessie"
Later he trained the Sea Cow to
tow his boat, and at his command 1T
would turn to the left or right, go at
full speed or stop. Last year Capt.
Thompson turned Bessie loose when
granted permission to capture an
other one.
The capture of a second Sea Cow
proved difficult tasi- Cant. Thnn1p~
son had to travel to Eau Gale. Fla.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
YHE pAl.Y GATE CITY AND CONSTITUTIONS DEMOCRAT
49, 49, ,GZD[1HXX/~GI
|aagaz - NEWS q

home runs in The eighth. breaking
tic and giving the Red Sox the opener
with the Browns, to 4
Mails won his third American
lIaarne game for the Indians by de-
feafins the Mackmen. to 2.
Pipp and Lewis came through WIZ
homers while Ruth went hitless IN
the Yankees IS TO slaughter OF the
Tigers The Babe walked four out OF
six times.
The Giants lost the opener TO the
Cards. S 10 3, despite the triple pay
executed by Kelly and Bancroft III
the seventh.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
1000 POUND SEA Cow LIVES IN LARGE
TANK ON YACHT AT CITY WHARF
Trane From
Bessie
500 OTHER MARINE MARvELs ON EXHIBITION.

on the Indian River Here he offered
a reward Of $500 for Manatee. After
weeks a fisherman succeeded in cap
turing one. Capt Thompson has
named ii Bessie II. 1t has been train
ed to eat from Capt. Thompson's hand
and exhibits its face when called
upon to do so. It's food consists Of
grass and shrubs shipped daily from
Florida.
The Sea Cow grows to weigh 5000
pounds They have large. fam
shaped tail, two small flappers. one
on each side. Immediately back of the
head, and the ribs are solid ivory.
They live their entire life in the
water and never go on land. Their
head resembles that of COW. They
bring forth their young alive and
have two breasts, one under each
lapper. When the baby Manatee is
young the mother carries It under her
flapper and swinis from place to
place in this manner.
There are more than 500 marvels
OF the deep sea on board the yacht
Tamiami, which will remain three
days. The wonders and marvels have
brought comment from leading men
throughout tho country.
Among the rare specimens are an
octopus, one of the most repulsive
creatures Imaginable; devil-fish:
hammerhead shark; ANGEL fish. a
giant sail fish with sail two and a
half feet wide: giant barracuda
over seven feet long that weighed 40
pounds. and with mouth and teeth
large enough to bite mans head
off. to say nothing of hundreds nt
other marvels of the great deep. all
of which are shown in their natural
forms and coiors.
The yacht is open to visitors from
q a. m. to 10 p. m. each dav It is
anchored at the city wharf, levee
front foot of Johnson street All
streets TO the yacht are fully illumi-
mated at night
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13

depth which 1t inhabited, its body be-
came distended with air and gases. its
diving apparatus was ruptured and
the animal was unable to dive. Dur
ing the many hours of its frantic
struggle to escape its pursuer it never
once attempted to dive, but kept to
the surface until it became exhausted
and was finally slain.
Thousands View Monster.
The skin is three inches thick.
scaleIess, and so tough that the many
bullets fired at it hardly penetrated
it at all The liver alone weighed
LOO pounds, and 10 barrels of for
maldehyde and other disinfectants
we're required to preserve the skin.
while wood and steel framework
was constructed along the lines of
the fish's proportions by Professor
J. Warmbeth, one OF the most skilled
taxidermists in the country, who had
been recommended by the Smith
sonian institute at Washington to
Captain Thompson as being eminent
ly fitted to do the work in the most
satisfactory manner. A number of
able assistants were pressed into
service, and after weeks of arduous
labor the Deep Sea Mystery was sue
cessfully mounted and made ready
for exhibition.
News of the strange fish travelled
far and wide, and although it was
midsummer end Miami practically de-
populated of tourists, which formed
greater part OF its population, when
the monster was landed more than
5000 people crowded the docks and
lined the river banks in order to see
the wonder prize. Everybody in Nj.
-ua. jHcludiux the mayor and council
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
STANDARD FOUR
WINS AND LOSES
dictionaries of kahoka are Beaten in
Ten Inning Scrap Yesterday and
DonneIlson Wins Satu--
day.
ONE PLAYER rs INJURED
oobbs' Wrist is Broken When He is
Struck by Pitched Bafl-Dark-
ness Causes keokuk's
Defeat

The Standard -Four baseball team
won from Kahoka yesterdas after
noon IN a ten inning game, the score
being Ii 10 6. The tire makers push
I'd sig fallies over in the extra IN
ming. while the best that the legion
aires from kahoka could do was tc
make one in their half Of the ma
frame. Saturday the Standard -Four
team lost 10 Donnellson by the score
Of three TO two. The game was
played ar a big farmers picnic at the
fair grounds.
Dobbs. third baseman for the
Standard Four team was struck on
the wrist with a ball, and examina-
ton disclosed the fact that bone
was fractured. The accident occurred
In the ninth inning
In Sundays game with Kahoka.
JoTce who caught for the Standard
-Four team, demonstrated that it was
unhealthy for base runners to try
stealing. The first man who tried 10
steal was thrown out handily, even
though Joyce dropped the ball and
had 10 throw on the recovery Met
ginger gave the second man a short
Had on his wind-up, but Joyce naboed
finn In short order. As a result no
ne else tried TO fiirt with that death
ealing peg 10 second.
The Standard Four tied the score
ii the ninth when with two outs,
aIetzinger hit over the infeld, stole
second and scored on an error by
the shortstop. In the tenth the keo-
kuk team batted around
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13

men ministers. merchants and, in
fact, practically everybody in the
county. saw the fish during the few
days it lay on the docks.
Many scientists learned in fish lore
went to Miami for the special pur-
pose OF examining the strange crea-
ture, and, II possible, to classify IT,
But no one was able to tell what it
was or to what order of the finny
tribe 1t belongs. So far as is known.
it is the first and only specimen OF
the kind ever seen by the eve of
man, unless. indeed. some far-off pro-
genitor of this creature of mysterv
appearing in the nick Of time savei
Jonah from watery grave after
ward TO spew him ont on dry land
when he had repented
Considering that the Mediterranean
is a semi-tropical sea. with tenn
perature about like that of the Carl
bean sea, and with fauna of SINH
lar type. such a surprise Is by no
means impossible.
Captain Thompson is now prepar-
ing to exhibit his prize throughout
the entire country
His itinerary will include all the
leadirr cities and towns Of the Mis-
sissinDi and its tributaries on the
compilation of which he will GO via
the Chicago canal into the Great
Lakes, thence to Buffalo and the
Erie canal tn the Hudson river on to
New York CITY and the Atlantic sea
board and back to Miami r-Adver-
tisement
Lectures on Deep Sea Life that are
both interesting and educational are
feature Of the exhibition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
Scientists Are Baled by Strange Monster Here in Keok
Which Was Captured Off Florida Keys.
LEADING SCIENTISTS DECLARE
IT Is THE WORLDS LARGEST FISH
Captain Chas. a. Thompson Of Miami It's Captor, Give
Weight at 10000 Pounds and Length 45 Feet.

What
Captured
the
from a. m to 10 It big fact
twenty Sonahs without suffering slightest
mldest sort. - - " - "
That is big fish every
detail by the highes. uhorfies
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
Watching the Score Board

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
Yesterdays hero: Burleigh Grimes,
the Robins pitching ace. He pitched
to twenty-eight Cub batters and turn
ed them back ) to 0.
Frank Courteny held the White
Sox to five hits and the Senators
won, 5 to 0.
Hooper and Menoskey contributed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13

Boston. 9: St. Louis, Z.
Cleveland. 5; Philadelphia, 2.
New York, 10; Detroit, s.
Washington, 5; Chicago, O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
Summary

Summary.
Three base hits-Dickey.
Bases on haIls-OF Schwiete, 2.
Hit by pitched ball-Burke.
Struck out-By Schwiete, ); by
Burke, 5.
Stolen bases-Dickey. 2; Higgins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
National LEAGUE.

St. Louis, s; New York, 8.
Brooklyn, 5; Chicago. o.
Open dates for other clubs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
TODAY'S SCHEDULE.

American League
Boston at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cleveland
New York at Detroit.
Washington at Chicago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
National League.
American League

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
National Leas

St. Louis at New York
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13
Score by Innings.

Score by Innings.
std. Four ..2O2 0 0 0 0 0 l Sd
Kahoka 100 0 0 0 0 / s
Summary.
Bases on balIs-Off Metlnger, .;
off Davidson. 2.
Hit by pitched ball-By Metzinser,
l.
Stolen -Metzinger, Robert
soD. Wirdler,
Two base hi.E-McManus. Wtndler,
Oxenbusche-.
Three base hits-Seward, TauhL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13

The Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13

Lectures on Deep Sea Life that are
both interesting and educational are
feature Of the exhibition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-13

xBatted for Wolf in ninth.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
NAVY IN READINESS

WASHINGTON, May Cby Associ- ated Press) Secretary of the Navy Daniels has ordered a division of de- stroyers now with the Atlantic fleet to sail immediately for Key West, to be held for possible duty in Mexican waters.
 No reports of serious disturbances have yet been received. Carranza is reported to be using airplanes against the rebel strongholds in the neighbOr- hood of Mexico City The lombard ments are reported to have resulted in Pablo Gonzales, an ardent supporter of Carranza, desertjng the president,
 The federals are reported to have turned back in their march north through Jalisco to check the advance
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
INTERESTING SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO MAGAZINE BY
 YOUNG RESIDENT OF CORDOVA

w. Norman Bratton, son of our townsman, c. s. Bratton, who is gain ing national prominence as a metal lurgical and mining engineer, contrib utes an interesting article in a recent issue of the Scientific American on "The Latest Word in Steel: How Molybdenum Has Gained a Place Among the Foremost of Allowing Agents" which follows:
 Developed in the stress of war, a practical, new alloy steel has come into commercial being, possessed of qualities that forecast sweeping changes in many industries where. a steel combining lightness and strength is required.
 Molybdenum steel known to Ameri- can metallurgists for some years, is making it's appearance on the market in commercial quantities. Several grades for various purposes have been developed after successful use employ ing scores of thousands of tons. These are today being marketed by three of the largest steel manufacturers in the country, and more than a dozen others are starting to deal in them.
 Makers of automobiles, trucks, trac- tors, airpIanes and parts used in auto motive industries, makers of fOrgings of all kinds, of springs and of gears, are most directly concerned in the development of molybdenum steel. Such manufacturers are hailing moIyb- denum steel with real interest. To them, because it has the greatest avail able strength of any alloy steel, it's use means a reduction in the weight of machines through the possible de- crease in the size of machine parts without loss of strength.
 The greatest significance of molyb- denum steel to American manufactur- CTS, however, is that the discovery of the molybdenum ore deposits in Ch- max, Colo, and the use of this ore in producing new steel alloy on com mercfal scale, assures the United
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
JOHNSON WINS
 AT PRIMARIES 
 INCALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, May (by Asso- ciated Press) ).-Reports from two thirds of the precincts of the state give Hiram w. Johnson plurality of 130,0O0 over Herbert Hoover in Tues days primary, and later returns are increasing his lead.
 e The contest between the adherents Of United States Senator Johnson and Herbert Hoover, former United States food administrator, both Californians, for the states delegation to the Re- publican national convention held the chief interest in the, primary. The two other party tickets voted upon, the Democratic and Prohibitionist, pre- septed nc contest, the delegates being unopposed. The Prohibition delegates are pledged to Henry Clay Needham of Los Angeles.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06

States of world independence in the production of high-grade alloy steels. The Colorado deposits of molybdenum represent from 60 to 80 per cent of the worlds supply. The mines there, tapping the proverbial mountain of ore," are already developed to 1000 tons of ore dav, and have not at- tained as yet anything like maximum production.
 This is the age of steel alloys, and in this age steel manufacturers are dependent on five allowing clements nickel, chromium, tungsten, vanadium and molybdenum. They are the chief alloys that have been proved conner cially practical. And only now are manufacturers learning what the war has taught of the tremendous possi- bilities of molybdenum steel.
 The United States is compelled to import practically all of it's nickel, vanadium and chromium used in the steel industry. Chromium and tung- sten, while mined in this country, are far from plentiful here; before long tungsten, too, must be imported. Thus far four of the five aIloying clements the United States is dependent on for eign supply, But of molybdenum ore we have a practical monopoly. If American manufacturers are ever shut off from their imported supply of nickel, chromium, vanadium or tung- sten, they will still be in position to manufacture alloy steel that will not only compare we'll with steel of other manufacture, but even surpass it in many respects.
 Great stimulus to the development of molybdenum steel was given by the need of light, tough steel for use as armor plate for fighting tanks, for helmets, and for gun shields, as we'll as for crank shafts and connecting rods for airplanes. Previous to the rise of these military exigencies, ex- periments with molybdenum as an al-
 (Continued from Page Two )
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
 DIES IN SEATTLE
 FROM DIABETES

Ralph R. Stewart, for several years manager of the old Arctic Lumber Company at Cordova, died at the Providence hospital in Seattle on Wednesday, April 28. He was 42 years old
 MT. Stewards last illness was of about two weeks duration. He had been a sufferer from diabetes for nearly three years but remained at work the greater part of the time. He was connected with the A. c. Dutton Lumber company, of Portland, as a buyer up to the time of his last illness.
 MT. Stewart was born in Denver, Col, and educated in the public schools there. He came to the north west in 1904 and after a short period in Seattle came to COrdova, where he was manager of the Arctic Lumber company. He remained here a. num- Der of years and was prominently identified with the progress of Cordo- va during that time. About four years ago he returned to Seattle and became connected with the Stimson Mill company and later with the Puget Sound Mills and Timber com pany.
 MT. Stewart was a son of wealthy pioneer family of Denver. His par ents, MT. and Mrs. Ralph w. Stewart, survive him. His father before his retirement a number of years ago was one of the leading lumber men of the Southwest states In addition to his parents, MT. Stewart is survived by a widow, Mrs. Leora Conn Stewart, society editor fthe Post-Intelligen- cer; a son, Ralph Conn Stewart, 4 years old; a brother, James A. Ste wart, COvina, Cal; three sisters, Mrs. Armistead Carper, of Goldfield, New; Miss Kathleen Stewart, Denver, and Mrs. William Grier, of Cheyenne, WyO. A brother, B. M. Stewart, mining engineer, was killed in an automobile accident about a month ago at Glendoro, Cal.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06

 OF CRUDE
 ISCURTAILED

BAKERSFIELD, Gal, May (by Associated Press).-In a comprehen- sive statement made here today, R. B. Robb, of Los Angeles, secretary treasurer of the Independent Oil Pro- ducers Agency, nOn-profit concern, explained the resolution passed by the Agency at it's session here recently urging cooperation.
 With the exception of the recent increase of 25 cents per barrel in the price of crude oil at the we'll, the price has been stationary since May 1917, when the increase of 25 cents per bar rel was posted at the request of the Oil Division of the Fuel Administra- tion," said Robb.
 "The absence of an increase in price to cover the increased expense has had the effect of discouraging the development work and, with the eX- ception of the activities of the larger marketing concerns, has totally ar rested exploitation work, with the re- suit that the production of oil has net kept pace with the demand.
 Sufficient crude oil to supply the requirements of the Pacific coast trade for fuel oil and gasoline is not being produced, and were it not for an accumulated reserve tanked during the time of excess production, the present supply would not satisfy the existing demands. These reserves are rapidly being exhausted, and un- less the development and production is soon resumed, the use of crude oil and gasoline must shortly be restricted to essential usuage. This will mean in the case of fuel oil that all consumers thereof who can secure some other fuel will be compelled to do so, regardless of cost or inconven- fence. Tn the case of gasoline, it will mean the curtailment of the use thereof to business and industry, thus depriving the owners of pleasure cars of the enjoyment of these facilities
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
Y. C. M'ADOO
 MODEST ABOUT HLSCANDIDACY

NEW YORK, May (by Associated Press) Former Secretary of the Treasury w. G. McAdoo, in a letter to the Metal Trades Council of Brook lyn, says that he is not interested in the political fortunes of any man, and least of all of himself The welfare of the people, he declares, alone should determine the choice of the next Presi- dent
 The office of President, says MT. Mo Adoo, demands the highest order of statesmanship and other qualifications which he doubts whether he posses ses. He advises labor to assert it. self against reaction.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
SAYSOFFICIALS
 ARESPREADLNC
 PROPAGANDA

WASHINGTON, May 6 (by Associ- ated Press) ).-Assailing what he de scribed as @ "despicable propaganda against labor" Timothy Shea, presi- dent of the Brotherhood of Stationary Bremen and Oilers, charged before the railroad labor board today that high officials of the government had been used to deceive the people into believing that if a man works for a living he is an enemy of the govern ment."
 The names of the officials were not given, but much of Shea's statement dealt with the announcement by the department of justice regarding the threatened May day troubles.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
RUSSIAN SOVIET
 PROPOSITION IS
 NOT APPROVED

SEATTLE, May 6 (by Associated Press) ),-The Seattle Chamber of Com merce, at a meeting held Tuesday, expressed it's opposition to the pro- posaI that Americans trading with Si- beria must do so through the Russian soviet. Notification has been sent to the National Civic Federation that~the Seattle body is opposed to any com promise between Russian Bolshevism and American democracy.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
FUMICATIONI
 ORDERED FOR
 FRISCOCOURTS

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 6 (by As sociated Press. s).-Declaring that recent revelations indicated that depIos1ble and corrupt conditions in certain courts in San Francisco, Governor Stephens has authorized the attorney general to cooperate with the district attorney in a cleanup campaign, talk ing over the duties of the district at torney if necessary.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS ARE DESIROUS OF ESTABLISHING ERA
 OF COMFY WITH UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, May 6 (by Associ- ated Press).-Offcial interest in the sweeping revolution in Mexico has been stimulated by reports of the in tention of the revolutionists to bring about better understanding with the United States.
 The leaders of the revolutionists an nounce that Obregon will be selected president within sixty days, and that a friendly attitude toward foreigners will be adopted immediately.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
EXPLORER HANSEN TO
 REPATRIATE PRISONERS

WASHINGTON, May (by Associ- ated Press) Nansen will head League of Nations organization charged with the task of repatriating two hundred thousand German, Aus trian and other war pisoners now held in custody.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
ALASKA DOG MUSHER
 LOCATES AT WINNIPEG

WINNIPEG, May 6 (by Associat- ed Press) Walter Goyne, "The Go ing Kid" whose dog team recently won the Hudson's Bay Dog Derby race here, is to locate here and work his team carrying mail and passen- gers between The Pas, Manitoba, and a copper mine eighty miles away Goyne formerly lived in Alaska, where he won several races.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
LECALLYVED HALF~BREED
 GETS LAND

SAN FRANCISCO, May (by Asso- ciated Press) ).-Elizabet Harkrader was awarded title to a parcel of land in Juneau by decision handed down by the United States circuit court of appeals yesterday, sustaining the de- cision of the Alaska court, that her mother, Lilly Clark, was a halfbreed, and legally married to George Hark- rader.
 The territorial law prohibits the in termarriage of whites and Indians.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-06
ADDITIONAL LOAN IS rrE
 WANTED BY RAILROADS

WASHINGTON, May (by Associ- ated Press).-An additional loan of $5OO,000,O0O during this year to finance the construction of freight cars has been asked of congress by the execu- tives of the railroads.