The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-11
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It Is again rumored that Emperor
Francis Joseph may aEdicate % king
Of Hungary because he is tired OF DO.
litical life. Private information de.
clares the emperor is not ready to
grant the army concessions demand.
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A general strike began Aug. 20 at
Ekaterinoslav, Russia, resulting in q
complete tieup Of business In q clash
with the soldiers eleven. strikers were
killed and twelve wounded, work be.
ing resumed under military protec.
ton. - 1902, -. s5ssssf
After drinking together in q saloon
at Queenstown Sunday night, mum.
Der Of German sailors from the war
ship Stosch and English artillerymen
fought in the roadway. Knives were
used, and two Of the artillerymen were
stabbed and seriously wounded: ..
Sin and Sinners.
There has been no clue found as to
the murderer of four-year-old Alphonse
Wines at Detroit.
An electric car was held up at Los
Angeles and the conductor and motor
man were robbed of $14 and two
watches.
-Four masked men held up the guard
of the Featherstonehaugh mines in
Allan, Alaska, and stole nearly $50.
600 worth of gold dust.
While crazed by drink, John Brown,
laborer, ran amuck at Lancaster,
Pa, stabbing three men, two of whom
are in critical condition.
Alfred Crosby Owen is under arrest
in New York fl impersonating the
son of Senator Elkins and signing
checks in the name of S. B. Elkins.
An attempt was made to wreck two
passenger trains near Quindaro, Mo,
but without success. Dynamite and
an open switch were the means used.
Maidie Demrow, stolen by gypsies
| ten years ago when but ten years old,
escaped from them in Alabama and
reached her parents home in Urbana,
ILL.,, recently.
Sam Stiles, colored, convicted of
murder at Cuero, Tex, was granted a
two days reprieve as he stood upon
the gallows awaiting the adjustment
of the black cap.
] A thief smashed the window of W.
| A. Worthman's jewelry store in the
heart of the city of Canton, Ohio, and
escaped with a tray containing $4,000
worth of diamonds.
Claude Bird, son sof Auditor C. D.
Bird of the Chicago, Burlington q
Quincy road, is under arrest at Chi
chago charged with forging the
payee's name on check for 1914.
Marcy X. Brown, prominent law
yer and Democratic politician of Kan
sas City, shot and seriously wounded
Frank Hunter, a shipping clerk. Hun
| ter was attempting to force an en-
trance into Browns house.
Amos Acre and son, Doc, were SHOT
to death by Granville Tabor and Eph
Rector at Mount Union, church, near
Somerset, KY, and Pierce Hubbard,
bystander, was hit by stray bullet
and killed.
An automobile containing w. H.
Kirkpatrick of Cleveland. his wife,
mother, and a man named Cavanaugh,
became unmanageable and backed
down hill. 1t upset, killing Mr.. E1tz-
patrick's wife and seriously injuring
the others.
Mrs. Fanny Land of Louisville, KY,
will probably die, and her daughter
Matte, and Enoch and Palmer Gore,
are seriously i'll as the result of ar.
senical poisoning, the arsenic being
taken in coffee, presumably prepared
by some one bent on murder.
Winfield Baker, formerly of the
mountains of Kentucky. was convict.
ed in Danville, ILL.,, of assault to MUIR
der Sheriff Whitlock, and was SEN
fenced to term Of from one to four
teen years, this being the first trial
and conviction of a member OF the
mob that attacked the Danville Jail
in July, after having lynched the ne
gro James Metcalt and burned his
body.