Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-07-25
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


Swoope.
Mrs. James Huff, her daughter, Mrs
Thornton, and the latter's four-year.
old daughter were killed by lightning
near Newcomerstown, o.
The thirteenth annual report OF the
interstate commerce commission
shows a big increase in earnings OF
railroads and an aggregate length OF
mileage of ,7ss miles.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States and Canada on the 18th
was: Wheat, 27,979,oOo bushels; corn,
100000 bushels; oats, 1921 200
bushels; rye, $4,000 bushels; barley,
391, 900 bushels.
Five persons were killed in a col
1ision of Missouri, Kansas 6 Texas
freight trains near Muskogee, Ind. +.
Gov. Docllery, of Missouri, asks the
people of the state to pray on Sun
day, July 81, for rain.
Joseph Cramer, IS years old, was
under arrest in Philadelphia for hav-
ing seven wives. all living.
Louis Thomas, a negro, was lynched
near Girard, La, by a mob for steal
ing a bottle of pop.
John Alexander Dowie took out his
first naturalization papers in Wau-
kegan, III.
More than $4,000 men are idle as a
result of the Amalgamated associa-
TONS strike in the sheet steel, steel
hoop and tin plants of the United
States corporation.
Lewis Elkins, of Philadelphia, left
his 100000 fortune in trust for the
benefit of aged women teachers.
Rains were reported from various
points in Missouri, Kansas and Hi
nois.
Two policemen were wounded and
q negro killed in a race riot at Amer
icus, Ga.
The packing plant of Jacob Dold &,
Sons at Wichita, Kan. was destroyed
by fire, the loss being 81 100000.
Albert Sears, who masquerade as a
woman for seven years at Huntsville,
Ark, was arrested for a murder com
united in Texas.
The net increase in the pension roll
last year was 1928, despite the drop
ping of 3s,0s2 names from the rolls.
Fifteen negroes were killed in fight
with Mexican railroad laborers in New
Mexico.
Nation, H., and Saltwater, Mimi,
have been given public Libraries by
Carnegie.
A pearl worth $4,000 was found at
Round Island, Wis, in the Mississippi
river.
Frank Wennerholm, the Chau-
tauqua county murderer, was put to
death by electricity in the prison at
Auburn, n. Y.
The transport Indiana arrived in
San Francisco from Manila with 1000
soldiers of the Forty-second regi-
ment.
Robbers at Alexandria, O., held a
crowd at bay while they blew open
bank vault, but they failed to secure
any booty.
The steel trust has accepted the OPP
portunity for a finish fight with la
Dor unions. No compromise is to be
made with the Amalgamated associa-
ton, whose absolute surrender is de-
teremined upon.
The military department Of Alaska
IS to be abolished.
Roy Jones, ~ years old, and Byron
Jones, his brother, four years old,
were burned to death at Broad Rip |
pie, Ind.
The crop report issued by the Wash
ington weather bureau says that the |
corn crop in the great corn states of |
the central valleys has sustained Sc
rious injury from drought.
ID. S. Burch, of Macon, Mo-, who was
married in Milwaukee two months ago,
gave his wife her freedom when he |
discovered she loved another man.
The president of the Iowa Bar asso-
citation at the annual meeting in Coun-
Gil Bluffs made startling statements
regarding the prevalence of perjury
and bribery in American courts of JUS
tice.
Three alleged horse thieves, Buck
ing Bill" Fred CONNIE and Pete Wal
ter, were hanged by a posse near Ju-
nth, Mont
Edwin II. Conger, United States
TO China, sailed from San
Francisco for the orient.
Robert Cooke, Charles Swisher and
Charley Scott, were instantly killed
oy lightning at Arthur, III.
Fred Feurheim, of Pacific Junction,
a., made insane by heat, killed his
wife, daughter and himself.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ng houses in the United States dur ,
ng the seven days ended on the 18th !
aggregated $2,136,321, O47, against ST. '
4O,373,61o the previous week. The in
rease compared with the correspond
ng week of last year was 40.1. {
Andrew Carnegie has offered Lead
Tile, Col, 100000 for a public IL i