The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-09
LOCAL AND srRrRRAN.

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Attorney F. " JudsOn lectures before the
Missouri Historical Society on the admins
tration Of Governor B. GratZ Brown
An appropriation OF $1,000 is allowed the
St Louis Post Office for extra clerk hire
and increase Of salaries.
The Public Library Board will be given
deed 20 Exposition Hall and have control
of its management until after the Worlds
Fair, when It will be raZed for the new Car
negie Library.
Mrs. Mary Keiukel paid license on TWEEN
two-dogs to prevent their being taken by
imfOunder and herself from going to prison.
Conductor ]. c. Irwin finds 1862 in a street
car and says he was not tempted TO keep 1t
The Grand Jury will investigate the Beef
Trust with a view TO enforcing the pure
food laws.
John E Fowler. trustee Of the Liggett
estate, pays s2l25O for the Turner building
site.
Republicans use the name Of Secretary f.
A. Hitchcock for Senator to frighten Ma
tional Committeeman Kerens
Part Of the Eads birGge from Main to
Third streets. win be rebuilt. gasses and
smoke having weakened the iron work.
Detective Desmond is threatened with ar
rest at Guadalara IL he attempts to kid
nap Fugitive Charles Kratz.
Doctor E l.. Feehan, brother of Arch
bishop Feehan and veteran st. Louis ply
sican. is dead.
flag has been practically chosen for
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
The John A. Roebling's Sons Company is
said TO have purchased site for big steel
plant in East st. Louis.
Forty-four young men are awarded de-
grees as doctors of medicine at the Odeon
by the medical department OF Washington
University.
John A. Lewis was elected president Of
the Credit Mems Association last night.
GENERAL DOMESTIC. {.
The Police Chiefs in session at Louis
Vile. discuss the Bertillon system of iden-
tifcation and anarchists. Chief Kiely Of
st. Louis reads a paper.
The Postal Department has made a
sweeping ruling against chain-letter adver-
tisement and canvassing schemes.
Hetty Green. the richest woman in the
world. has obtained a permit from the New
York police to carry revolver. She will
use 44-caliber weapon. She says that she
has no fear of anarchists. but is in great
dread Of lawyers. She believes that her
father was murdered by schemers and that
her daughter was made infrm by a design
ing lawyer.
It is rumored that the packers in Mis-
souri, are eager to stop the investigation of
their methods and dealings and are willing
10 pay the fines without taking any more
evidence. Attorney General Crow states
that he will make vigorous fight not only
for cheaper beef. but for better beef. as
well.
In the Illinois Republican Convention at
Springfield. the observation-disclosures
. crowd carried the day, nominating their
State ticket and securing an Endorsement
of Hopkins for Senator by overwhelming
majorities. Dawes has withdrawn from the
race for Senator, but Mason has Issued a
defiance to the Governors forces.
The Club Women's Convention elects Of
6cers at stormy session.
Paul Leicester Ford, the novelist, is killed
By Malcolm w. Ford, his brother, who i'm
mediateiy commits suicide
! FOREIGN.
The United States Minister to Santo Do
mingo has gone to Hayti, where a revolu-
ton is said to be brewing.
Details Of the terms on which the new
steamship merger is formed are made pub
lie through the Associated Press in London.
SPORTING.
In sensational ninth Inning finish at
League Park the Cardinals won from Phila-
delphia by the score OF to l.
Winners at the Fair Grounds yesterday
were: Joe Doughty. 10 TO l: J. Sidney Walk
er. 6 to /; Colonial Girl. to 10: Found.
TO /; A ID. Gibson, TO /, and Little Tim,
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