River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-14
WEST AND SOUTH.

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Kentucky citizens presented TO the
battleship named after the state sill
yer service of 20 pieces, which cost
$4,000
Ex-Gov. Taylor announced that he
would not again be a candidate for
governor Of Kentucky.
In St. Louis there was renewed riot
ing. one policeman and one boy being
fatally shot and many other persons
hurt.
Virginia, Mimi, was destroyed by
fire and 1000 persons were homeless
and the property loss was estimated at
100000
Near Stockbridge. Wis, eight men
were killed by the fall Of heavy tim
bers
a number of houses and a church
were wrecked by wind al Miami, |. T.,
and several lives were lost
In session in Milwaukee the Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs decided not to
admit colored' delegates.
Nearly the entire plant of the Wis
consin wheel works, one of the largest
bicycle factories in the state, was
/ burned at Racine, causing loss of
$4,000
A tornado nearly demolished the VIII
lage of Faulkner. Kan.
July 25. 90 and 81 negroes are TO hold
a national congress in Montgomery.
Ala.
At Columbus. O.. Admiral Dewey wit
messed a parade and vas given a ban
quet.
On July % the national democratic
(gold) committee will meet in Indian
apoIis.
Peter York. Tom Jenkins. Harry
Davis and Peter Virgins, all colored.
were killed by lightning at Jacksonville.
Fla.
Boer ENJOYS met with hearty recep-
ton a ST. Paul, MINI.
At Amesvillc. La. the lcvee broke.
destroying several fine plantations.
Near Oswego. Kan. wind blew a
train from the track and several per-
sons we're seriously injured
Clayton Schock, of Seattle. and win
IIilliker of Helena two bridegrooms,
were drowned at Tacoma, Wash
BY the sinking Of barge an I'M
known party OF three men AMI two
women were drowned near Tacoma,
Wash.
In Kansas haistorms destroyed
large areas of W. heat
Wheat was badly damaged by
frost in portions of North Dakota.
Rehecca Lowe, Of Georgia, has been
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Grafton of Women's Clubs
Henry T. Blake. commanding the
revenue cutter Galveston, died at Gal
weston. Ten He was native of
Brooklyn. and was G5 years of age
Near Guthrie. Okla, thousands of
acres of wheat were ruined by hail
and wind and many orchards stripped
of all fruit
While in Chicago Gen. Otis said or
gained resistance of Filipinos is at
an end. hut chaos. absolute anarchy
and ruin would follow American with
drawal
ADMIRAL and Mrs Dewey were en-
/ tertaiued in Detroit
In ST Louis mobs of women de-
nuded. beat and smeared with green
paint three women patrons of the
Transit car line.
In Fort Scott. Ran, } NJ. Anthony.
brother of Susan II. Anthony. dropped
dead of heart disease
Evangelist johnson killed Deputy
Sheriff Carey at Carmel Ind. and in
turn was shot dead in fusillade
which followed
Near Jackson. Ala, John ovess, a
prominent planter. and his young son
were Killed by some one in am
! bush
4 boiler in sawmill near Fife
/ Lake Mich. exploded. killing three
men and iniuring ten others
Askew and Ross (negroesl. believed
I TO have murdered Miss Wintersteip
near Biloxi, Miss, were hanged by a
mob
In Oklahoma the wheat crop breaks
an records. The yield Will exceed 3d.
/ 100000 bushels
BY the gold brick deception William
Korr. banker at Hastings, Neb., was
swindled out of $4,000.
In mine disaster at Glonster. o.
eight men were killed and 50 overcome
by gas