Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-01
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The first whaleback built at Everett
Wash. was launched.
The American line steamer Paris
sank an unknown ship in mid-ocean.
Hoodlums attacked train and
Christian Schaubel, a resident of Oak
Park for forty-fOur years, is dead, at
the age of So.
Remains of the late Monroe Heath,
ex-mayor of Chicago, were inferred
with masonic and civic hOnOrS.
Male voters now on the Chicago
registry lists number 3OS,00O, showing
an increase of nearly 10000 since 1892
Lxequaturs have been issued by the
president to the cOnsuls and vice con
sGlS Of the new Hawaiian republic.
The national convention of German
EpwOrth leagues met at st. Paul with
large attendance.
Green Bay fish are to be shipped reg
ularly to Fulton market, New York
city.
Burglars broke into the safe Of the
postoffice at Lebanon, H., and secured
about 81 900 in cash and stamps.
conference looking to union of
the various farmers organizations of
Indiana is being held at Indianapolis.
Pittsburg has withrawn from the
new National baseball association and
the organization may collapse.
An advance in wholesale prices of
anthracite coal has been ordered. Re
tail rates will go up in ten days.
Democrats of Lake county, Illinois,
have been denied a place on the Off
cial ballot for their county ticket.
Flying Jib paced an exhibition mile
in 2:O3 II at Louisville. The track
was slow.
At Mascoutah, ILL.,, George Centril
pleaded guilty to the murder of Fred
Kahn and was sentenced to be hanged.
Citizens of Battle Greek, Mich, have
surrounded Il swamp in which tramps
who shot police officer took refuge.
One man was killed and eleven
Others entOmbed by Il cave-in in the
Pewabic mine at Iron Mountain, Mich.
A ten-acre tract of hone stone, a val
liable mineral, has been discovered in
Hardin county, Iowa.
The convention of the American mis-
sionary association opened at Lowell,
Mass.
IL. Of in In hn hnN
been stricken with a mysterious
plague.
A big anti-TammaDy meeting was
held in Cooper Union, New York, to
ratify the ticket of the committee of
seventy.
The president and his family left
Gray Gables on their return to Wash,
ingtOn, and stopped at Greenwich,
Conn, to visit e. c. Benedicts family.
c. NJ. Mcclure, prominent young
business man of saltwater, and cap
tain in the Minnesota national guards,
committed suicide.
San Diego, Cal, was visited by an
earthquake, which caused consterna>
'ion among the inhabitants, but did
No further damage.
Cutting NJ. Aaron, the Stockbridge
indian, is on trial at Milwaukee for
She murder of Mrs. Warrington in
february of 1898.
The shops and round-house of the
Big -Four, at Wabash, Ind, were COM
oletely destroyed by fire. The loss is
estimated at 100000.
Searcey, the Acquia Greek train rob
Der, took the detectives to the spot
where he and Morganfield had hid
their plumber.
An explosion from an unknown
cause wrecked a Marion, Ind, pho
tograph gallery. Three persons were
seriously injured.
Colonel J. II. Tucker, Il former resi-
dent of Chicago and commander of
Camp Douglas during the war; died
In New York, aged rs.
John J. German, of New York, was
elected sovereign grand commander of
the supreme council of Scottish Rite
MaSons.
Oh straight course at Buffalo, n.
Y, John S. Johnson rode a mile on
n bicycle in l 80 %, breaking all rec
srdS
I-ioertine beat Cash Day at Harlem
and covered the mile in 1:3S 81, low
erIng the running record for a circu-
lar track
The appeal Of the government in the
sugar case. brought under the anti
trust law was argued in the supreme
court
In an action for damages, Judge
Field, of Louisville, decided the Pull !
man car company was not common
carrier.
An explosion from an unknown
:ause wrecked a St Louis grocery
store and injured five persons, one
fatally.
Mrs. Addie &. Hallan, postmaster of |
North Grand Rapids, Mich, has been !
arrested on the charge of defrauding |
the government
Detective Benson, If Duluth, failed !
to identify Fred Smalley, held at !
Spring Valley, H., as Austin. the MUIR
derer of Lena Olson.
Wisconsin's supreme court has Or
sered a new trial for Koetting, the
Milwaukee banker convicted of lille |
gaily receiving deposits.
Troops will not be sent into Indian |
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