Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-29
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News of the Industrial Field, Personal
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at Home and Abroad.
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DOMESTIC.


baby elephant was born, the first hap
pening of the kind in the United
States.
The French liner LAquitane, with
Sarah Bernhard, the actress, on board
arrived in New York.
George Putnam was executed ut Fol.
som, Cal, for the murder of fellow
convict named John Shoers.
The 10Th was the one hundredth ar
niversary of the meeting of the first
congress in Washington.
The battlcship Kentucky has been
ordered to Smyrna to collect 100000
from Turkey.
Leonard NJ. Nash, of Bradford, Pa,
freshman at Princeton. attempted
10 climb a water tower, but fell 11O
feet and was killed.
The annual report Of ex-President
Sanford b. Dole. governor of Hawaii,
says the total valuation of real and
personal property in Hawaii is $07,-
491.5S4.
Miss Frances Cunningham was
awarded 100000 damages in Chicago
for injuries received by falling from
an Illinois Central train.
A package of $1,000 carried by the
American Express company disap-
peared ut Sioux City, Ia.
Pennsylvania has n population OF
$500, 115, an increase of 1.O44,1O1 in
ten years.
The United States supreme court
has taken recess for two weeks.
A scow belonging to ID. y. Mcleod,
of Newberry. Mich. sank in Lake Su-
perior and five OF the crew were
drowned.
The population of Minnesota is
1851. 39I. a gain Of 44g.56s since 1890.
A committee will urge congress to
legislate for deep waterway from
Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
The annual report of the govern
Ucnt hospital for the insane in Wash
fngtor shoas a total of 2,O76 patients,
an increase of 1873. the largest in
crease in its history.
Twelve robbers wrecked the bank at
Ashley. o., with dynamite and stood
off citizens, but were frightened
away,
The census gives Illinois a popula-
tion of 1921 $50, an increase of 905,-
100 in ten years. Rhode Islands popu-
lation is APPS, $50, an increase of 1850.
and Florida's SIS, 542. gain of 49,, 100.
Plantations in western Tennessee
and northern Mississippi were laid
waste by a tornado and over 20 per-
sons were killed.
Drs. Stiles and Howard. of the gov
eminent service, say mosquitoes cause
malaria and advise the killing Of the
pests.
A plea for a wide expansion of
rural free delivery is made in the an
nual report of w. NJ, johnson, first
assistant postmaster general.
The estimates of the department OF
agriculture for appropriations for the
next fiscal year aggre gate $4.G59,O5O.
A ST. Louis Judge says that labor
unions cannot fine members for fail
ure TO obey a boycott order.
Twelve men were killed and 10
wounded during the 90 days deer hunt
ing season in Wisconsin.
The past seasons Klondike output Of
gold is placed at $20,OOO,COO, against
s17OOO,oOO in 1899.
Six masked men robbed an Iron
Mountain passenger train near Gift
ford, Ark. but secured little booty.
The state BOARD of transportation
of Nebraska has been abolished by
the supreme court as Illegal.
Snow blocked railway traffic in the
west and hurricane did great dam
age to buildings in Colorado cities.
Republican members of the ways
and means committee have decided
TO reduce the war revenue taxes $780,
900, COO a year.
Five people were killed near Santa |
Barbara, Cal, by the upsetting of a
stage.
The national good roads convention |
in Chicago resulted in a permanent or
with w. II. Moore, of Mis-
souri,, as president, and headquarters in
Chicago.
A storm caused numerous disasters |
on the great lakes, many vessels being
sunk, driven ashore or badly crippled
and several persons were drowned.
The census gives New York state a
of 7,26s,o12, an increase of
| ,270,159 in ten years.
Peter Johnson killed his son and him
self with poison in Chicago because of
family troubles.
If precedent is followed in reappor-
comment the next house of represent
ltives will contain 3s5 members, an
Increase Of 2s over the present num-
per.
The German national bank at New
port, KY. closed its doors because of
he alleged defalcation of $2O1 900 by
Frank NJ. Brown, assistant cashier.
In the pulpits and in mass meeting
he people of Denver, Col, expressed
heir indignation over the burning of
he negro Porter. u