Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-29
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

President Roosevelt has ordered the
reinstatement of the assistant foreman
of the public printing Office who was
removed because expelled from la
Dor union.
The Golden Gate hotel at Nome, Alas
ka, was destroyed by fire and Robert H.
Hayes, millionaire pipe contractor, of
Pittsburg; Mrs. Hayes, and Sherman D.
Gregg, Of Freeport, Pa, were burned to
death.
The Constitution was again victor
over the Reliance in a race off New
port, r. T.
A tornado destroyed the Methodist
church, courthouse and other buildings
in Atlantic. Ia.
Wholesale trade in bogus immigrant
credentials has been traced to Phil
adelphia by secret service officials.
President Roosevelt, through Secre-
fary Hay, sent a message of condo
1ence to Cardinal Rampolla on the
death Of the pope.
A wind and rainstorm did damage
to the extent of $1,O0o,OOO in Rock
county, Mimi, and in northwestern
Iowa all crops in the path of the
storm were destroyed.
Matthias Zimmerman shot and killed
his wife at Mosher, Ark, and then killed
himself
Fire destroyed the New Britain opera
house at New Britain, Conn, one of the
best known theaters in the state.
By the capsizing of sailboat at Ever
EFT, Wash, Miss Nina E. Solomon, Miss
Edna Warner and P G. Foster were
drowned
Crane Green (coloreO was hanged by
a mob at Pine Bluff, Ark, for an assault
upon a young white girl.
Two persons were killed and II seri-
ously injured by a hail. rain and wind
storm which broke over Chicago and
many W 1dows were broken and trees
stripped.
4-crsa traders resisted arrest at Eddy
vile, Ia, and four persons were shot,
one fatally.
There are now only 81 counties in Tex
as where the sale of liquor is unre-
stricted. Prohibition is making remark
able gains
Employees at the government printing
office at Washington threaten to strike
because of the reinstatement of an OBJ
jectionable assistant foreman.
Joseph T. Tanning, of Indianapolis,
Ind, was elected grand exalted ruler of
the grand lodge of elks at Baltimore, Md
Jealousy prompted James Ford to
shoot and fatally wound Mrs. Louise
Harding and kill himself at Elgin, H.
In dispute concerning his daughter
in-law John Cations, an aged farmer,
shot and killed his son, John Cations Jr,
near Joliet, Ill.
Frank " La Boundie, confidential
clerk Of Wilson & Smith, Buffalo IN. W
attorneys, is accused of $500 900 embez-
Element
Railroad gross earnings for the first
week in July increased 49, per cent over
1902.
The largest fresh water pearl on rec
ord was found at Genoa, Wis, by IT.
year-old son of Willis Hastings and sold
for $2,675.
The governments weekly crop report
shows temperature below normal in
central valleys, lake region and Atlantic
coast districts, with damage by local
storms; corn advancing favorably
everywhere.
Jason Ramsey, aged IS; his nine-year-
old granddaughter and two other chill
sdren were drowned at Sparta, Tenn.
Five miners were drowned near Ma
hanoy City, Pa, by the bursting through
of a large body of water from an aban-
doned mine
The town of Landers, Okla, popufa-
ton 900, was wiped out by fire and Mrs
Jason Burgess was burned to death.
John Gilbert, negro, was lynched
near Pinckney Landing, Ark, for the
shooting of H. J. Hubert, a prominent
white planter
Charles Hedges has been removed
from the Office Of superintendent of free
delivery of the post Office department on
the charge of classifying his diary.
Congressman Cannon called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Oyster Bay to discuss
the financial situation.
The government is threatened with a
labor strike if President Roosevelt re-
tains Assistant Foreman Miller in the
government printing office at Washing
ton.
The Norcros5 Brothers, of Worcester,
Mass, the largest contracting and build
ing concern in New England, were placed
in the hands of receivers with liabilities
of $800,000
The operators and miners in the New
River (Pa) coal fields have resumed
work after an 18-months strike
Mirthful, John e. Madden's S100, 900
thoroughbred stallion, was burned to
death in his stall at Hamburg place in
Lexington, Ky.
The Pine Lake Qnd.) Chautauqua as
sembly, national organization of Bap-
lists, convened for ten days session
The elks in national convention in
Baltimore marched in parade about
1000 strong.