Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-07-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending July Is.

For the Week Ending July Is.
; Hlgh water IL Woodbury. county. Ia, did
damage o. The extent OF SIp"p.ooo
MI Amanda George. aged ~. died at An
Cttevu, lrl.. after a fast Of - days
Floods are st.li causing heavy damage 10
eE - ard railroad property ~ the west.
f9oi w. +. Hoyt has been elected pres
at Sa.ra
Tie steamer W.rdwarG. with the Peary
It.lvi exp clifton, sailed from New York
ios tLc forth
The Baptist Young Peoples union con-
Ntie4 at froNlc Ice, X. L. with lVpUJ dele
satts present
G'r. .urg Is likely 90 succeed Gen MICS
=. ,Ae Atal ~ tae army or The Iattcr's re-
ireu.ert DtNt year
Estimates based upon the figures Of the
LtW cry directory show the population "
chicago 90 be -I4iru
NJ. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton has closed his
ati.Fc IA-4-t-lry career. having reached the
retiring axe ~ "a years
Mort Fe.ee oD The island of Martinique
has bet1 again !u eruption. emitting az IN
Htise column OF flame,
Nine ives were lost by drowning While
heating AID swimming ir Chicago auc aG-
Jac'tt cities on sunday
weekly reviews of trade show c0rt.u-
-'l sprriy ll spite of weather CraW-
b~lk ar- .abor disputes.
One hundred arc eight Beers who We're
Ir.s Jrers "a, BtrmuCI arrived IN New York
e. route 20 South Africa.
Postmaster General Payne left WASH
Exon Tor las home H. Wisconsin lIl cA-
poets 30 be & ODE until fa..
|lfs. Joe. l.. " Na..,. the author who
"i.,r books ard short stories for children.
Gee 10 her home .l Denver
A census bulletin says there are Is i47
c.otEilg factories I the United States,
"i,L capital Ji $yis9.y.f4
The gigantic corn corner ir Chicago ls
sand 10 TO- hack.. Us st,e. .rat,s. Who
centre. wealth % Sl3uC,p.clp
a J. Ee.tlrg shot AID killed his WIFE
arc htr father arc mother and Frank
w COO worth al Port..LG. ore
The Cleveland co. police hav, ordered
a. tune te.lers aL4 o.alrNoy ants 90 either /
GAtt -Ae-r Gaming or leave Tic city.
Because ~ tLe .1ss Ct her bet pug cog. /
Mr.. Lizzie Hambr.ght. a. years OF age. /
q. mMltitc suicide IN Philadelphia
Joseph r. sparks. co.UTel, was hanged iu /
tLt county jail at cambridge Ca. IOl The /
Muf-er o. his wife Two months ago.
There are 500 licensed hotels o. the I
state ~ New York, and about SOD OF these
are SITUATED 20 Greater New Ork
Coun;,rieits are ia circulation OF the so
GOO certihcate, series OF IssZ, and five
Cc4.as silva certificate. series OF 1899
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson, of Cleveland,
announces that he is q candidate FOR The
democratic nomination for president
The historic CampaLile on s.. Marks
PIAZZA IT. Venice, % feet high, collapsed
after having weathcr,d ten centuries.
John Feuirger shot and killed his wife
at Evansville, Ind, because she refused
10 i've with him, and then shot himself
a call has beer Issued for a meeting %
state bank examiners 10 be held IN Detroit
on july - 20 form national organization.
Mrs. Jacob Cox OF Mount Vernon. H.,
mas been left S42Oc0 by a man who was be-
iilendtc When poor b. her husband FAM
The comptroller Of the curreno. has ap-
pointed +. Il. Shaw, OF West Union, Ia. na-
t!ohal bank examiner for the district Of
Iowa.
Minister Powell cables that all is row
quiet al Port al Prince. and the new gov
err ment IN san Domingo has been rccog-
r:zeG
George Washington Stephens. president
and founder 0f the Moline Plow company,
lied at his home In Moline, Ill. aged 8
years.
MAJ. Gen. Adra r. Chaffee has been or
Tered home from the Philippines az his own
request; Maj. Gen. George Davis Will sue
-esd him.