The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
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Fer the Week DnAing July ~. s.sSs
Fire destroyed ten buildings at Tower,
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Indiana packed 24ooo.ooo cans Of peas the
past season. 90. 49, 'tt.,s.i ~ s$:a ,i4 }
Four persons were instantly killed By
lightning at Grove City. Pa. =" e. %&st%FSS
The Baldwin-Ziegler arctic expedition Y
sailed from Tromsoe, Norway.
The United States training ship Hartford
arrived at Stockholm, Sweden.
The new series Of ten-dollar certificates
are to be known as "Bunalo BILL. SE
Gen. Corbin is likely to enlist An army OF
1000 natives to serve in the Philippines NJ
American capital is to complete the trans, 4
continental railway system Of South Amer
lea. go, 80 ,;jysssl
Omcial figures on the value Of exports Of
manufactures show they are holding tneir
own. .-a4s&
An unknown negro who fired upon an
oflicer at Crowley, La, was hanged Dy
mob.
A volcano under the sea at Hawaii was
Indicated by peculiar phenomena OF the
water.
Ex-Congressman Simon J. schermerhorn
died at his home in Rotterdam, N. Y, aged
70 years.
Eighteen incendiary fires last month at
g. 10000
Cornelius Vande rbilt promises TO revolu-
tionixe locomotive construction by his In
ventions.
In drunken brawl Edward Whittier shot
and killed James Murnin and John Daily at
Urbana, Ill.
Kansas temperance women destroyed
saloon at Eldorado and policy shop at
Leavenworth.
Miss Mary Anderson. Of Portland. Me-.
has been selected to christen the new bat
tleship Maine
DR.. Aston Ellis. of Hamilton, O., has
| been elected president of the Ohio univer"
sity at Athens.
]. H. Ferguson and William Fletcher.
young farmers, were killed by the cars at
Brunswick. Mo.
The town of Riceville. Ia. which has
about 900 inhabitants, was practically de-
| stroyed by fire.
Lewis Elkins, Of Philadelphia. left his
| &, 0O0 900 fortune in trust for benefit OF aged
women teachers.
A bulletin issued by the census bureau
places the number of illiterate voters IN
Chicago at 20.S72
The German Exchange bank of Chiffon.
| Wis, has failed, with liabilities of $6Oo,ooo
and 500, 900 assets.
The c. T. Yerkes Underground Traction
! company has been incorporated In London
| with s., COO 0oo capital.
Congress may retaliate should Germany
Weld to Agrarian demands and increase the
duty on farm products.
Charles McClumsy shot Miss Mamie Reed
and himself at Spirit Lake, la. A lovers
quarrel was the cause.
| The Italian government has filed formal
| protest against the lynching OF Italians
| by mob at Erwin. Miss.
| Rear Admiral schley intimates that he
will bring suit against Historian Maclay
for his recent bitter attacks.
The shelter for homeless girls in SYRIA
| :use, N. Y, was destroyed by fire and one
teacher was burned to death.
Rabbi Frey Of Wabash, Ind. declares he
has invented a car that will travel 300
miles an hour over sea or land.
| Flint glass bottle manufacturers OF the
United States have formed combination
with capitalization Of $50. 100000.
Frederick 8. Williams, founder and pub
Usher Of the Lafayette Qnd.) Sunday
Times, died at the age Of So years.
! A mob Of negroes at CORTLAND. Ala.
| hanged Alexander Herman negro
charged with killing Sallie Swoope.
| The trotting stallion Cresceus made two
| heats in succession in 2:06A and 2:6 In
Detroit. breaking the worlds record
Frank Wennerholm, the Chautauqua
county murderer, was put to death by cleo"
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Henry King Elkins. commercial pt-
oneer OF Chicago and one Of the last Of the
sons of revolutionary soldiers. is dead.
| Secretary Long has barred Maclay's his
| tory Of the navy as a text book at Annapo-
lis because Of its harsh criticisms OF Schley.
Freight trains on the Louisville & Nash
Vile road collided at Nortonville. KY.
| killing two men and fatally injuring two
| others.
| A prospector jumped a claim to the Big
| Helen iron mine at Michptcoten, Mich.
and restaked 1t. The property Is worth
SIS, .000.
Samuel T. Cushing. brigadier general
! United States army, retired, formerly COM
| missary general of subsistence, died IN
Washington.
Robert Folger Westcott, of New York.
| founder of the express company that bears
his name, died suddenly at Rlchfield
| Springs, N. Y.
Three Chicago students of electricity
| have invented system Of wireless teleg-
raphy which Is said to be decided I'M
| provement on other methods.
Fred Fourhelm, farmer Of Bartlett, Ia.
| insanely jealous. murdered his wife. his
| six-year.old stepson, killed his favorite
| horse. set fire to his house and committed
! suicide.
The suggestion to send Admiral Dewey to
| represent the United States at King Ed
wards coronation is causing enthusiasm
| in all parts Of the country. Gen. Corbin
may represent the army.
| Jesse Phillips, negro preacher, labor agi-
| tator and lodge organizer, was lynched at
Cleveland, Miss, for the murder Of Lucius
ly shot by the lynchers for making threats.
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