Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-14
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seven fatalities.
Paderewski denies the report of his
engagement to wed.
The town of Dunsair, Cal, was al
most destroyed by fire.
The monument to Henry George
was unveiled IN New York.
Mrs. William C. Whitney's recoy-
cry has been retarded by the heat.
The populists of Tennessee nomi-
mated B. N. Richardson for governor.
The North American Turnbund had
its biennial gathering at San Fran
cisco.
Women were elected without op-
position to govern the town of Lin
coin, N. J.
Governor Black has called an extra
session of the New York legislature to
meet July II.
William K. Carlisle, son Of the
former secretary Of the treasury, died
in New York
The international convention of the
Society of Christian Endeavor began
at Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. Topham, the divorced wife of
a distinguished physician of Brooklyn,
committed suicide.
Express and transportation COM
panies must affix stamps to bills OF
lading issued by them.
Henry M. Flagler Of New York will
build a hospital at Miami, Fla, for the
Red Cross, paying all the cost.
Ex-senator Edmunds in a Fourth OF
July address at Philadelphia spoke
strongly against imperialism.
A storm at Hampton, N. H., wrecked
a skating rink, causing the death OF
three persons and injuries to many
others.
Canadian soldiers cheered Presi-
dent Mckinley and the Americans
shouted for Queen Victoria at Bur-
lington, Vt.
Assessment rolls for the current
year show an increase on realty in
Manhattan and the Bronx of 500 ,2S1,
1872 over 1897.
Prof. CASTOR Bonet of the Univer-
sity of Paris has accepted an invita-
ton to lecture at Chautauqua and
Chicago University.
The local typographical union OF
Chicago repudiated the strike Of the
stereotypers, and the daily newspapers
resumed publication.
A new movement has been started to
secure permission for mothers and
children to sleep in the New York
parks during torrid spells.
The Chicago real estate board has
appointed a committee to obtain a
legal opinion on the war tax law as it
affects real estate men.
Chicagos board of health is trying
to force the federal government to re
turn to Greece a case Of leprosy dis
covered in that city.
Mrs. Martha Place, who, it is
charged, killed her stepdaughter, Ida
Place, in Brooklyn several months
ago, was placed on trial.
The steamer New England arrived
at Seattle, bringing the first quota OF
returning miners from Dawson City
and $500 900 in gold dust and drafts
Floods along the Yukon are said to
have done damage to a number OF
river steamboats, and to have greatly
delayed the outward shipment of
gold.
Philip Becker, twice a republican
mayor Of Buffalo and in 1891 a gubet-
Material candidate at the Rochester
state convention against J. Sloat Fas-
sett is dead.
The Marion Cycle company OF
Marion, Ind, made an assignment
The liabilities are estimated at $50 600
The assets will fall considerably be-
low that figure.
The Columbian Catholic Summer
School at Madison, Wis, opened with
an attendance of about two hundred
comparing ravorably with opening
of former years.
The fire which started at the Bear
Greek plant of the Standard Oil
company at Marcus Hook, Pa, is still
burning. The loss so far amounts
to nearly $4,000.
Captain Carl Brandes. a heroic
soldier of the civil war, and formerly
volunteers, is dead in Washington, in
the S0th year of his age.
A large number Of persons were on
board the steamboat Surf City when
she was struck by a squall and sunk
near Beverly, Mass, and fully 20
are believed to have persisted.
EX-United States Senator William
A. PETER, who was formerly sent
to Washington by the populists OF
Kansas, has written a letter accept
ing the prohibition nomination for
governor.
The Chicago Stamping company
manufacturing the United States
bicycles, has confessed judgment on
notes aggregating s244,134 in favor OF
Frank Sturges, father of Lee Sturges
president of the company.
The annual meeting of the American
Medical Temperance association open
ed at Prohibition Park, S. l., in con.
junction with the International TEN
perance congress. About seventy
five members were in attendance
Honor Lame, a Cuban correspondent
who is an officer Of the Cuban army
Will probably have to answer to
charges before a court martial. He
is said to have Dragged that he muir
dered Spaniards who had surrendered
Many persons were killed or drown
ed by tornadoes in New Hampshire
and other states.
Admiral Dewey's blockade i'll the
Philippines threatens to create a
cordage dearth throughout the civil
lied world. 1t has doubled the price