River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-01-03
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/ Howard Valentine, a boy at Mason
City, Iowa, while acting as Santa
Claus, narrowly escaped burning to
death.
A lone highwayman held up the
stage near Hot Springs Junction, Ariz,
securing about $40 from the passengers
and the express box.
According to advices from Sydney,
N. S. w, fire broke out in the British
ship Melville Island. Oct. IS, and for
days the crew was fighting but sue
ceeded in extinguishing the fire.
Charles May. an ex-convict, shot and
fatally wounded Robert Martin and
John Niece at dance near De Kalb,
Mo. Martin is dead and McGee can
not live.
Lieutenant Gordon Freeman, VINO
served with the First Nevada cavalry
in the Philippines, committed suicide
while suffering from temporary men
tai alteration.
In duel between two gamblers in a
Harlem cafe in New York, one Of the
combatants was hit in the leg and
two bystanders were fatally wounded
The duelists were Myles Mcdonald
and Thomas Kennedy. Kennedy re-
eeived a bullet in his leg The mortal
~ wounded men are Edward Courte-
ney and George Price.
The steamer Primrose was wrecked
off the British coast and all but one Of
her crew of thirty-fve men were
drowned.
A mail pouch containing 100000 in
negotiable paper was stolen from the
station Of the Grand Central railroad
at Wyandotte, Mich.
George Fuller, q negro, was lynched
near Marion. Ala. lie was charged
with burning the barn of Dennis Cum
Minis, of whom he had been a tenant
johnnie Tonhose, the 9-year-old son
OF Mr. aad Mrs. Lew Tonhose. OF Judd,
Iowa, who was supposed to have been
kidnapped 10 days ago was found hid
ing in hay loft. The boy had lived
on vegetables which he had taken
from the cellar His feet and legs
were frost bitten.
William West!ake. the well known
inventor, died in Brooklyn, n. "
Yester Griffin, colored, was hanged
at Danville Va, for the murder of
George King on the night Of July 80
last.
An explosion of dynamite in a rail-
way camp near Ellxins, w. Va, killed
SIX men and fatally injured q number
Of others. The men We're eating dim
ner at the time, and the dynamite had
been placed about the stove to thaw.
Z, L. Wales editor OF the Ava INA
Advertiser was horsewhipped in pub,
lie by Mrs. John Common.
A blizzard tied mp the street car lines
and bloekaded the streets OF Omaha,
Neb., the 30th
Eddie, 5-year. old son Of Raymond
Thicry, a resident Of Dollar Bay. Mich,
was kidnapped by William sullivan.
The crime is supposed to have been
committed out Of revenge.
The Beers captured the British post
at lIelvitia, killing so and taking zoe
/ prisoners. The Beers then rctreated
and the place was reoccupied BY The
British
A constitution for the new republic
OF Cuba will be adopted by the consti-
tutional convention within four weeks.
Senior Sagasta declares that a change
of the Spanish ministry is inevitable.
The Chinese government has con.
sented to the demands of the powers.
Rev. A. Z. Motine, pastor Of the
Scandinavian Free church at West Su.
perior, Wis, dropped dead in the pull
pit.
f. A. Cudahy. the Omaha packer re-
ceiyed letter stating that unless he
withdrew his offer of $4,000 reward
for the arrest Of the kidnappers Of his
boy they will kidnap another Of his
children.
The United States has been invited.
through the German ambassador nj
Washington, to take part in the inter
national exhibition of fire preventing
and fire saving arrangements, to be
held IN Berlin during the months Of
| lune and July next, in commemora-
tion of the anniversary of the Berlin
ire brigade.
In Egerton, suburb of Kansas City,
Kan, q woman CARRIED in black threw
Icarbolie acid in l4-year-old Eleanor
Bare'S face, severely burning her
cheeks and forehead No cause for
the assault is apparent and no clue to
the woman has been found
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