River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13

In freight wreck on the Rock Island
road near Leighton, Ia, six men lost
their lives.
Throughout the country intense
heat prevailed and many deaths from
sunstrokes were reported IN Chicago,
st. Louis, New York and OF CT places.
At Detroit, Mich. the D,l.l Lumber
company filed mortgages aggregating
100000 TO protect creditors.
At Columbus. o., John X. Gentry, the
pacing stallion who holds the worlds
record. reduced that record from 2:03h
TO 2:O3H.
Thomas ]. Rogers. aged "a, killed his
aged wire at Nashville, ILL.,, by cutting
her throat aud then killed himself. No
cause is known.
Near Riverview, a Chicago suburb,
the entire family of James Pitt, seven
in number, were struck by lightning
and three were fatally injured.
Georgia populists in convention at
Atlanta nominated S. A. Wright. Of
Rome, for governor, and Endorsed the
st. Louis platform.
A mob lynched Lorenzo SaladiIo,
Becino Sorcoro and Angelo Marcuso at
Hahnville, La, for murder.
The death of Alonzo j. Edgerton, who
succeeded Senator Window, of MIN
nesota, in the United States senate. oc-
CURED at his home in Sioux Falls, s. d.,
where he had resided since 1889.
William Thomas, James +. Mcclure
and J. I. Tallman, said TO be the princi-
pals of the worst combination of
swindlers that has ever preyed on the
American public, were arrested III Chi
eago.
The first meeting in Indianapolis Of
the national executive committee of the
"sound money" democracy elected w.
ID. Bynum, of Indiana, chairman, and
John r. Wilson, of indianapolis, secre-
tary.
Populists of the Seventh Kansas dis
trict nominated Jerry Simpson for
congress.
Along the Great Northern railroad in
North Dakota every town from Crary
to Larimore was damaged by a storm,
the loss 10 crops alone being immense.
While bathing four men were drowned
near Benton Harbor, Mich.
Through out the entire COUNTRY IN
tense heat still prevails, the deaths from
its effects in various cities on the 9th
aggregating 16l.
In San jose. Cal, Harvey Allender
shot and killed Mrs. Wally Fielner and
V. Crosette and then attempted to kill
himself, but failed. Jealousy was the
cause.
During % hours four distinct storms
visited Michigan, causing Widespread
destruction of property and the loss of
81 least 20 lives. The fatalities were
largest at Detroit and Benton Har-
bor. In Saginaw so buildings were dam
aged.
At Toledo. o., Linn O'NeilI, aged five
years and blind, one of the greatest
musical prodigies the world ever pro-
duced, died from the effects of the
heat.
Democrats of the Ninth Iowa dis
trict nominated Louis T. Genung, of
Hastings, for congress.
On the 10th hot weather ssh pre-
vailed throughout the country and the
number of deaths reported from pros
tration was large.
The execution of William Wright, n
negro who killed mis- wife with an AK
in June. 1895. took place at Nevada, Mo.
Losses in South Water street. Chi
eago. during the heated period have
amounted to 100000 on fruit alone
buildings were unroofed and large
trees were snapped like pipe stems
during a storm at Baldwin. Wis.
Morris Jacobs and Bob Pierson, pu-
gilists. who attempted TO fight near
Cincinnati, were arrested ard fined
s10O-each and sent to Jail for 81 days.
In a storm at Cleveland many small
boats were wrecked, but no lives were
L.