The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-02
General.

Philadelphia has won the American
league pennant.
The New York Republicans unani-
mously nominated state ticket, head
ed by Gov. Odell.
Inspectors of the county prison at
Philadelphia paid $14 per ton for hard
coal, bought in the open market
F.. Augustus Heinze, copper million
aire, who is fighting Senator Clark for
political control, is trying to organize
a new party in Montana.
Hiram High of Ovid, Mich, called to
Guthrie, Okla, by a telegram that his
brother was very i'll, has disappeared
and no clue can be found.
Billy Barrett, the American, beat
Harry Chamberlain of London at Liv-
erpool on points in a fifteen-round
boxing contest for $3.50.
The new British armored cruiser
Drake is reported having steamed "a
knots an hour, the fastest record ever
made by British cruiser.
Judge Chytras of Chicago will dis
solve the injunction restraining the
board of trade from trying the charges
against the Weare Commission COM
pany.
The pres oytery at Chattanooga,
Tenn, adopted resolutions against a
union with Northern PTesbyterians,
unless the creed of the latter is re-
vised
At a meeting of the New York board
of health, the section of the sanitary
code relating to contagious diseases
has been amended so as to include
whooping cough.
AT the municipal outing at Toledo.
Mayor Jones entered into the sports,
winning foot race. romping with the
children, and as climax, stood on his
head for thirty seconds.
A. H. Hummel, counsel for Mrs. FL
liot F. Shepard of New York in her
suit for absolute divorce, denies most
emphatically report that any recon
Citation has been brought about.
The wife of Senator Hanna, hearing
that non-union painters were employed
on one of her husbands houses, visited
the scene, and forced all who could not
produce union cards to quit work.
The continuous rainfall over the en-
tire eastern slope of the Rocky Noun.
tains, has saved the late crops, and al.
layed all fears of shortage of water
Forest fires have also been quenched
Jesse STREET, bicycle man on the
Indianapolis police force, was sus-
pended and charges formally preferred
against him to the board of public
safety for the expressing of wish
that President Roosevelt would die.
With a concession of 25 cents an
hour in wages by the city of Chicago
the strike of the Thirty-ninth street
| intercepting sewer laborers is ended
The city retains the right to discharge
any one of the men.
An additional $4,000 has been re-
| ceived at Canton, Ohio, from promi'
nent Philadelphians, which completes
the $4,000 that had been promised To
the National Mckinley Memorial asso
| citation. Each contributor gave 81 1000
A telegram was sent by the North
| western Kranken Understandings
Verein of Chicago to President Roose
| Welt and Secretary Hay, in which the
| Jews of Chicago rendered their heart
felt thanks for the effort In behalf OF
Il
| their race.
| Four hundred coopers engaged In
| the manufacture of whiskey barrels al
| Peoria, H., went out on strike. Theil
| demands for an advance In wages was
| made some time ago and the strike
was called without giving the employ
| ers any notice.
President Edmund j. James of tn,
Northwestern University of Chicago
has sent letters to the alumni asking
them to contribute 100000 toward!
the construction OF new gymnasium
He has been promised 100000, pro
viding the same amount can be raised
The Nebraska Central Irrigation
company has completed arrangement
for the construction Of a $3,000,0 0'
power and irrigation canal and tn,
work of building 1t will begin in ;
short time.
Indignant co-eds at the Universit,
l.of Chicago and members OF the alum
nae association OF the university, de
clare that, in the desperation Of il
fight to eliminate women from campus
life, DIR. Harper's party has reflects
upon the character of the women, and
by .nuendo, suggested that one reaso;
for desiring the change cannot be Eut
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