Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31

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A witness in the L. X. Salisbury case
at Grand Rapids told how the latter
was paid 100000 to get waterworks
ordinance through the council.
President Roosevelt is receiving as
surances that many southerners d.
not condemn him for entertaining
Booker T. Washington at his table.
Charlotte Christian, aged IS, OF
Ottumwa. Ia. fed to Chicago, where
| 81. planned to earn her own living
rather than go to a boarding school.
John Robson, well known through
out the northwest on account OF his
lumber interests in Wisconsin, is
dead in Chicago of Bright's disease.
Mrs. Thomas b. Blackstone gave
Chicago 100000 branch library
building to be erected at Forty-ninth
street, Lake and Washington avenues.
DR.. n. W. Thomas resigned the
pastorate Of the Peoples church, Chi
cago, because of impaired health. Rev
Frank Crane was invited to succeed
him.
Mrs. Charlotte Nichols, wife Of a
railway man and DR.. Burnette, d
dentist, took poison at a Chicago hotel.
The woman died but the dentist will
recover.
Rumor that Frank Jay Gould is eli
gagged to marry daughter of the late
Commodore Kelly was neither con
frred nor denied by the young lady's
mother.
General Miles annual report will OF
pose the repeal Of the caIteen law.
He declared there is less dissipation
and drunkenness now but more
assertions.
All automobile records for one to
ten miles were broken by Alexander
Winton OF Cleveland at Detroit. y
mile was made in zoe 20, and the ten
miles in 100
Mrs. Anna e. Taylor went over
Niagara falls in a barrel and came out
uninjured with the exception Of few
bruises. Thousands of spectators
witnessed the feat.
Burt A. Spauldng. believed to be
the leader of gang of burglars that
robbed Maurice Epstein of Chicago of
$4,000 worth OF diamonds in 1897, was
arrested in Kansas City.
The Universal Tobacco company of
the. United States and the Imperial
Manufacturing company of England
entered into combination to fight
the Consolidated Tobacco company.
The Reformed Presbyterian church
has suspended a member who took out
naturalization papers for swearing TO
uphold the constitution of the United
States, which it regards as immoral
Senator Platt of New York was at
the white house again and talked
with the president regarding federal
patronage in the empire state. 1t is
said the situation remains unchanged.
The Illinois supreme court affirmed
the decision of the lower court that
the state board of equalization must
assess the capital stock and fran
chises of corportions to their full
value.
An express messenger in southern
Pacific train near Eugene, Ore. pre-
vented the looting of his car by
robbers. He fought off the hold-up
men with n revolver after his car
was blown open.
Grenville Kane injured in the
automobile accident in which f. II.
Benedict was killed in New York. said
he believed MIR, Benedict got his foot
ON the wrong pedal when the machine
got out OF his control.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railroads have purchased
9G.75 per cent. OF the Burlington stock
The National Bank of Redemption Of
Boston will absorb the Shoe and
Leather bank of the same city.
The second day of Yales blcenten.
NAL celebration included an address VI
welcome by President Hadley, the
dedication of memorial gate and
grand parade at night, with nearly
1000 students and graduates in line.
The community of interest idea as
/ applied to banks is to result in two
giant financial concerns in New York
controlled by powerful moneyed i'll
terests. The First National bank is
to acquire control of the Chase
National
BY the payment of 100000 to the
attorneys OF Dedmachy & Sellers. the
Paris banker. Samuel Eewhouse. has
come into control of the Cactus group
of mines, in southern Utah. Fully
81 100000 will be spent in the equip
mont of thasa mines
In New York Richard George has
announced that he will vote and make
speeches for Seth Low. and his
brother. Henry George. declared for
Shepard several days ago. The
brothers have decided to so on the
stump and have agreed to meet in
joint debate.
Fire ut Hammond. Ind, destroyed
the plant of the Hammond Packing
company and caused loss of $500. 900
Three men arrested at Corning. n
w. had small satchel full OF
stamps and carried burglars tools.
They are suspected OF the Chicago
postofiice robbery.
President Roosevelt left Washington