Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-01-08

The Briquette machinery, for mold
ing coal dust into fuel, is reported by
Consul General Mason, Berlin, as
successful in Germany, France and
Belgium, although failure in Amer
lea; to 10 per cent. of pitch is re-
quired.
| After throwing a switch for a
freight train at the Bloomingdale road
J crossing of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
st. Paul railroad F. l.. Boone, a switch
man, stepped in front of a rapidly
moving passenger train and was in
stantly killed.
After an animated discussion OF the
question of loaning the Greek letter
badges to non-members the grand
chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma, in ses-
sion at Pittsburg, Kan, decided ad-
ve1sely. l. Hartley Merrick of Phila-
delphia was reelected grand alpha.
The presentation of four medals for
the saving of life in the past year in
Chicago will be made by Rev.
| Frank w. Gunsauus at Central
church Sunday morning. The medals
are those offered by Henry E. Weaver.
This is the second annual distribution.
President Roosevelt's new years re-
cepton was attended by $500 persons;
the remodeled white house was open
| ed to the public for the first time;
the presidents plan of having the
| guests pass between himself and the
receiving party worked successfully.
Morris X. Jesup of New York city
has given $4,000 to the trustees of
the Hampton normal and agricultural
institute and the same amount to tie
trustees of the Tuskegee normal and
industrial institute for the endow-
ment funds of those two institutions.
Failure in an attempt to find his
daughter and penniless because of
robbery committed while he was con-
Quoting a search through the "levee"
district caused Rudolph Hekstra, so
years old to commit suicide in front
of resort on Chicago customs house
| court.
Maj. Kingman, United States en-
gineer, received bids for the construc-
ton of hull for one tug and an en-
tirely new tug for work in Cleveland
harbor. 1t is possible that a tug that
is already built will be purchased. as
the specifications provide for such
movement.
AT Racine, Wis, runaway team of
horses crashed into car seriously in
Juring S. F. Christianson, the motor
man, killing one of the horses, wreck
ing the car and creating panic among
the eight passengers, who Were
thrown to the floor and somewhat
bruised
The United States Steel company
has a profit sharing plan announced,
by which the employees may become
stockholders; 100000 is set aside
for 1902 earnings to buy $4,000 shares
OF preferred stock, to be afforded at
$S2.50; percentage of profits will be
Joined to salaries.
At Pert Washington. Wis, Louis
and stephen Preissler. charged with
torturing and robbing George Witt
man, were discharged by Justice
Groety because of lack of incriminat-
ing evidence against them. Mr.. Witt
man. the victim of the brutal attack,
was unable to identify the prisoners.
The Alliance Electric Railway com.
pany and the Stark Electric Railway
company of Stark county fled a GER
tificate of combination into one COM
pany with the Ohio secretary of state
under the name of the latter, with a
capital stock of 81 900, 900. C. r. Nor
ley is president and Il. S. Cook Sec
rotary.
After Feb, l, 1908, the lines in the
Central Passenger association will
withdraw from sale all skeleton forms
of coupon tickets. Skeleton tickets
have always been a source of trouble.
say passenger men, as they were used
Tor the manipulation of tickets by
scalpers as one of their best revenue
earners.
stephen Lumkin, James Kennedy
and Arthur Mcclure, all colored, were
held by the coroner's jury at st. Louis
that inquired into the death of Orrin
Worthen, the murdered coachman.
The jury decided that the three had
guilty knowledge OF the murder. but
brought no direct accusations of hav.
ing committed the crime.
In Kansas City, Kan, one of two
men shot and fatally wounded Jesse
B. Dulin, aged 3S. keeper of stall at
the city market on the Missouri side
firing from behind. Dulin. who was
driving a wagon, arose in the seat
after being shot and fired at the two
men. wounding one, but both escaped.
! leaving no clew. Their purpose evil
| IDENTITY was robbery.
| Wort has been received that p: EST
| dent Roosevelt has 1nounced that
he will not interfere IN the plans Of
the war department in its decision.
supported by an act of congress, to
build hydraulic dredge for the use of
the Cleveland district. II is expect.
ed thai, following this announcement
the order for the construction of the
dredge will be placed at once.
The combination train on the South
Park railroad, which left Denver was
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