Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-31
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AOuIIudL6u WHILe lOI SOV0IuOT.
Threshing outfits in Michigan form
ed a combination and advanced prices.
Victor Rouillot, Philadelphia
broker, committed suicide by inhaling
gas
Senator Foraker declares Roosevelt
the choice of the people for reelection
in 1904
Frank Morrison of Cleveland shot
himself dead at his sweetheart's side
in carriage.
The More brothers have made $40,
100000 by the rise in Rock Island
railroad stock.
At Jennings, La, water and steam
have extinguished the oil fires withou,
the use of chemicals.
E. G. Platt, confidential man to J.
w Mackay, estimates the lattar's
fortune at $8O,O00,000
Corn and oats quotations at Chi
Cago are on par at the highest price
for oats in thirty years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
at Skibo castle, Scotland.
Fire in Winslow Bros Iron works,
Elizabeth street and Carroll avenue,
Chicago did $4,000 damage.
C. L. Vicks of Rensselaer,, Ind, %
years old, is found to have three
wives in as many localities.
1t is said upon reliable authority
that diplomatic relations between Chilli
and Peru will be resumed soon.
Town Marshal James Cockrill was
shot from the courthouse at Jackson.
Ky, by one of his feudist enemies.
In 1890 the 5,739,657 farms in the
United States were valued with equip
ment, livestock, etc, at $40, 514 ,OO1 ,S3S
Cabinet members who can make
speeches will take part in the cam
paign at President Roosevelts sug-
gestion.
Harry Tracy, the fugitive Oregon
convict, appeared at logging camp
near Kansaskat, Wash, and got
dinner
The Pennsylvania railroad probably
will refuse the anti-pass agreement
next year because of violations by
rival lines.
w D. Bynum is working to land a
position on the board of general ap-
Iraisers at New York, with prospects
of success.
Russell Sage. the New York
flnancier, was thrown down and
dragged by a trolley car, but was not
seriously hurt.
The Virginia legislature NAV -,
vesugate the cowhiding of Rev. G. III,
Crawford by Judge c. ]. Campbell of
Amherst county.
J oantos-Dumont arrived at New York
and declared he will be I; de to sail
Brighton Beach airships around The
statue of liberty.
President Roosevelt entertained two
university presidents, Jacob G. Schur-
man and Nicholas Murray Butler. at
Oyster Bay
The Turkish minister has informed
the state department that consular
vlses of passports are good only for
one year in Turkey.
In st. Louis, DR.. S. L. Gettys was
fined S. and costs as a DESTROYER of
the peace, for using profane language
over the telephone.
In New York nine different unions
are now engaged in the garment
workers strike, which includes some
10000 people.
The war department is notified of
the death of t. A. Crawford, teacher
at Manila, formerly a resident OF
Gagetown, Mich.
At Trenton, N. J.. the Tocaio Cocoa
and Sugar company, capital $4,000 900
was incorporated to grow and manu-
facture sugar cane and cocoa.
Samples of an alleged cure for
leprosy will be forwarded by the gov
eminent to Honolulu, New Orleans
and San Francisco for testing.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger has
been sold to Adolph S. Ochs, publisher
o. the Philadelphia Times and the
New York Times, for 100000.
Reginald Vanderbilt's engagement
tc wed Miss Kathleen Nelson, sister
OF Mrs. Arthur Kemp of New York.
IS expected to be announced soon.
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the East river, New York. The
proposition is to tunnel Broadway
from the Battery to Union Square.
At Buffalo, n Y, Dennis Bowen. a
guard with Forepaugh's circus, beng
reprimanded, answered with a re-
volver, killing Lee Bruce, teamster.
The Ohio legislature was called to
meet by Gov. Nash to provide new
laws for city governments, which
supreme court held invalid recently.
At Bloomington, H.. Captain Hob.
sons frequent visits are construed
to mean an early marriage with Miss
Letitia, daughter of Adlai E. Steven.
son.
Russell Wilson of Milan. Ohio
acting as physician with an alleged
flibustering expedition in Nicaragua
was captured and sentenced to death