River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
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TIE returns from all except two out
of 10 towns that held elections in
Connecticut shOX a re- ublican gain of
twentv-three towns.
CoBBEIT has decided to accept the
challenge issued by Fitzsimmons.
DIREcTUM trotted mile in 2:OSl4 at
Portland, Me-, defeating Nelson and
lowering the record for New England.
Mrs. URCHITTEL testified before the
LeXOw committee that police of New
York put her children in an asylum in
order to eXtors money from her
The death OF Mrs. Mary Sheehan oc-
Cured at the almshouse in Pottsyille.
Pa. aged 1O3 years.
BY an explosion of nitroglycerine
in the,- home A. J. LIEN, wealthy
resident of Liemville, Pa, and his
wife were killed. The perpetrators of
the deed were unknown.
4 WOMAN testified before the Lexow
committee that The New York police
had forced her to buy diamonds for
hem and furnish their h uses to Sc
cure their protection.
Col FRED GRANT and Gen. T. NJ
Clark are about to sell the secret Il
torpedo explosive 10 the Chinese gov
eminent Tor l,OO0. 900.
II New Bedford, Mass. mill opera
tives numbering 20, 900 were advised by
their leaders to accept a reduction and
end the strike.
". l. STRONG, president of the Cen
trail national bank. was selected for
mayor of New York by The republicans
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The nominee for judge of the court
of appeals o. New York by the demo
Gratis, Judge Gaynor, has declined to
make the race.
The Non-partisan Wcmans Chris
tian Temperance union national con
vention will begin at Washington, Pa,
November IS.
The brokerage firm of Coffin & Stan
ton in New York failed with liabilities
of s.. 600. 900.
NEW YORK won the second of n
seven baseball games of the Tempt,
cup series with Baltimore by score of
8 - g.
NEW YORK democrats made the fol-
lowing congressional nominations:
Twenty first district, w T. Henderson;
Twenty-ninth. \. }. Roberts, Thirtieth,
Francis Murphy.
JAMES NEEDHAM, of Philadelphia.
was elected grand master at the ma
tioual convention in Boston of the
Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows.
THE republicans of Massachusetts in
state convention at Boston renom-
mated J. 4. Greenhalge for governor.
Al the age of 20 years Andrew &.
Curtin died at his home in Bellefonte,
Pa. He was governor of Pennsylvania
from 1860 TO 1856. aud in 1863 Gen.
Grant appointed him minister to Rus
STA The death of Mr. Curtin leaves
but one war governor living, Sprague,
of Rhode Island.
Is the third of the seven baseball
games of the Temple cup series be-
tween the New York and Baltimore
clubs New YORK won by a score of
To 1.
BEATRICE NANDECEssDEN, aged l.,
fell from parachute, l, 500 feet, at Buff
falo. y. Y, and was instantly killed.
THE famous poet, essayist, philoso-
pher and scientist, Oliver Wendell
Holmes. died at his residence in Bos-
ton of heart failure. Or. Holmes was
born in Cambridge, Mass, August 20,
1902
SENATOR Hill formally accepted the
democratic nomination for governor
of New York. Charles F. Brown was
nominated by the state committee for
Judge in place Of W. j. Gaynor, who
declined TO accept.
A LETTER written by Senator Nc
Pherson. Of New Jersey, states that he
will not again be candidate for the
office.