Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-07-04
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T. G. Barker was sentenced to five
years in roIitentiary for his attack on
Rev. John Keller in New York.
Miss Ellen Lee, daughter of General
Fitzhugh Lee, was married to Lieu
tenant Rhea of the 7th cavalry.
1t is said that by September 1 the
price of anthracite coal will have been
advanced 80 cents since April 1.
The new 100000 coal barge Clark
sound, and the cook was drowned.
Judge Stevens of Manatee county,
Fla, was killed in duel with knives
and his antagonist badly wounded.
The Texas supreme court decided
the state had no interest in mineral
lands sold to settlers on school tract.
Speaker Henderson had an audience
with King Edward and expressed great
admiration for the English sovereign.
Some pension attorneys work up a
campaign against Commissioner Evans
because he prevents too many frauds.
Arrangements have been made by
the Turkish government for having a
swift cruiser built at the Cramp yards.
The Southern railroad shops at
Columbia S. c., were attacked by a
mob and several men were wounded.
Jessie Morrison was found guilty of
manslaughter and given prison sen
tence for killing Mrs. Castle in Kan,
sas.
Secretary Long administered a
severe reprimand to Paymaster J. r
Martin, convicted by court-martial OF
advancing money to officers of the
navy.
Portions of North Dakota were
visited by hailstorm which die
much damage to window glass anG
crops.
Judge Brown in the Federal circuit
court in Boston decided that the Eel
| Telephone company's monopoly was
illegal.
A minister at Detroit asked for 6
divorce because his wife made him dc
the washing on Sunday and get his
own meals.
J. l. Kiefer Of Washington has {
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Canadian falls at Niagara in one CRANE
sheet Ct water
A British steamer arrived at Sal
Diego and reports six deaths from
bubOnic plague aboard while en- route
from Hongkong.
Three thousand Independent repub
leans held mass meeting in Philadel
phia to plan a campaign against the re
publican machine.
Major Thomas e. Sloan, a well
known resident of New York, wa
drowned at Norwalk, Conn, by tn
capsizing of his boat.
At Lewiston, Maine, Nicholas Doyll
Jr., Guy N. Ross and Joel A. Bloomel
all of Lewiston, were drowned by tn
overturning of a rowboat.
Rev. Franklin H. Kerfoot, formerl
of Baltimore, and corresponding secre
tary of the Baptist Home Mission
Board, is dead in Atlanta.
A prominent New York republica
who went to Newburg to see Cox
Odell, found him delivering ice on on
of his fathers ice wagons.
John H. Trice, prominent demo
crat politician of Missouri and lat
member of the board of police commits
sioners, died at st. Joseph.
Deputy United States marshal
attempted to serve notices of il
junction on Virginia miners and wer
forced to fly for their lives.
At Newark, N. j.. Rev. Clarenc
Young. who was recently convicted c
bigamy, was sentenced to five year
at hard labor in states prison.
George Williams, dying at Vinits
l. T., confessed to the murder of T. Z
and Green Smith at Pryor Creek, l. T
and revealed two accomplices.
An international salt company to cor
troll the worlds supply is planned, wit
capital of $1OO,OO0,OO0 The Rockt
fellers ars said to be behind it.
Mrs. Pelmiera Decker, widow of
soldier of the war of 1912, nearly 8
and blind, has been granted a pension
and arrears amounting to $4,000.
The forthcoming showing of tn
foreign trade of the United States
to be issued July l, will show
balance in our favor of 100000, 900.
The Derby at Chicago was the frs
horse-race ever seen by Susan f
Anthony, who thought it cruel for tn
Jockeys to bestride the horses necks.
The funeral of the late Gen. Charlie
G. Bartlett, United States army, re
tired, a victim Of the Mortified
disaster in New York harbor, was helc
The president of Yale announced
gift Of $135,000 to begin work on ney
auditorium and memorial vestibule
The bicentennial fund is now S1,1S5
900.
Adelbert S. Hay, son Of Secretar
of State Hay and late consul t
Pretoria, was killed by falling from
window in a hotel in New Havana
Conn.
Senator Scott of West Virginia wa
) who gave the pledge that Pensio
Commissioner Evans should be di:
missed.
Benjamin f. Meek, inventor Of tn
fishing reel, died at his home in Franz
fort, KY, of old age. He was Z
years old and never in his life wen
fishing.
George K. Nash was renominate
for governor by the Ohio republica
convention, and Senator Foraker wa
Endorsed for reelection. Hanna was
control.
Geronimo, the Apache chief, wit,