Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-04
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John Sartain, an eminent artist and
engraver, died in Philadelphia.
John w. Garry has been appointed
receiver of the Lexington hotel, Chi
cago.
At Sacramento Aunt Nancy Daniels,
a. coIored woman, died at the age OF
119 years.
Ellen Peck, known as the queen OF
confidence women was convicted in
New York.
Dan Mcleod took two falls from
Farmer" Burns at the indianapolis
wrestling contest.
The duchess of Teck, cousin OF
Queen Victoria and mother-in-laW OF
the duke Of York, died.
The preliminary examination OF J.
e. Nipple, at Pierre, S. D., resulted IN
Nipple being held for trial
Robert Kneebs, the horseman, ex-
meets to be Cleared of all charges
against him III Germany.
The Mckinley administration has
appointed 179 colored men to posi-
lions under the government.
Mrs Booth-Tucker tainted While
addressing a meeting at Minneapolis.
Physicians order a season OF rest.
The Democratic State committee
brought William ]. Bryan into QUO
for the last four days Of the campaign.
Stephen Watson of London, OHIO,
left a bequest of $4,000 to Ohio Wes-
leyan University for new professor
ship.
Andrew Hasche, the New York boy
whose neck was broken during a
game of football in Long Island City,
died
At the national convention Of the
Sons of Philadelphia at Nashville,
New York was elected the next place
of meeting.
Frank Havaland, a newspaper man
known throughout the country, died
at Denver of consumption. He was
SO years old.
Admiral Matthews, chief of the bu-
reau of yards and docks, recommends
the construction of four new dry
docks for the navy.
Bonai and Weeks, for whose arrest
$4,000 was offered after the Nichols
murder in Connecticut last spring,
were captured.
Railroads in Ohio are responsible
for excess baggage if destroyed in any
way according to a decision of the
supreme court of that state.
Several points in southwest Vir-
ginia report having experienced an
earthquake shock. No damage was
done.
The Empire Athletic Club house, at
Maspeth. L. l., burned. Tt was one of
the largest structures of its kind in
the country. Loss. $4,000.
sheriff and his deputies who at
tackled railroad strikers at Mammoth
Tank. Ariz were put to flight and
one of the deputies was wounded.
Twenty bodies have been recovered
from the wreck of the New York
Central train which plunged into the
Hudson river near Garrison's, N. Y.
DR.. Otto Nordenskiold, we'll
known arctic explorer. will superin-
tend an expedition to be fitted out at
the joint expense of Norway and
Sweden to ascertain whether any trace
of Andree's balloon can be found
near Prince Charles promontory.
a. s Franklin. who was interpreter
with the Wellman expedition of 1894,
declares that Lieutenant Peary's find
is not a meteorite, but a mass of tel
luric iron.
A blizzard ragged in parts of Colo
RADIO, Wyoming. Utah. Nebraska,
Kansas and South Dakota More than
100000 damage was caused in Den
yer alone.
John Steward of Kohomo. Ind,
claims to be the Oldest odd fellow in
the world. He has been a member of
the order SIS years, and is IS years
old
Edward F. Ferguson, sheriff of Lee
nawee county, Mich, was fined $3.50
by Recorder Golf at New York for
permitting a prisoner to escape from
his custody.
In Lyons n. Y, Hiram Gilbert
Hotchkiss, president of the Prize
Medal Essential Oil company. and
known as the peppermint oil king"
died. aged 81 years.
John Schlegel. who in July last
killed DR.. A l.. Berger of Kansas
City. was acquitted. The doctor took
advantage of his professional services
TO rape Schlegel's wife.
General Flagler. chief of the bureau
Of ordnance. has submitted his annual
report. The amount expended was
S4,901 ,10S. During the year 24,564
rifles were furnished the militia
Peter James. alias Edward
Jacques. arrested in Baltimore and
convicted at White Plains. N. Y. of
murder in the second degree, was
sentenced to Imprisonment for life.
High ecclestiastics think the nope
will not interfere in the case of Mon
signor Schroeder, of the Catholic Uni
versity, but will leave the decision
entirely to the bishops of the Ameri-
can church.
After consultation with Minister
Hoshi it is believed the japanese
government will send a reply to Sec
rotary Sherman's note affirming the
the right Of this country to annex
Hawaii.
At Danyille, ILL.,. Mrs. Carrie Cor
bett, aged 80, a widow, was awarded
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