Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-07-17
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THE Associated PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western HsmIsphsrss
During the Past Week-N National,
Historical. Political and Psrsonal
Events TerseIy Told.

President Roosevelt is to make an
important address at the New York
state fair on Labor day.
The Cuban governments receipts
for the fiscal year ended June 30 were
s17,767.000: the disbursements. $751;
339, 800.
Chicago has passed the 1000 900
mark. and its present population is g.
S21, 900, according to the publishers Of
the Chicago city directory for 1908.
William Kratz and his brother, A.
A. Kratz. were recently held to an
swer before the superior court at San
Francisco on the charge of felony en-
bezzlement.
James Beasley, who was arrested in
South Africa, charged with having
forged postal orders at Cape Nome,
Alaska, has sailed on the steamer st.
Paul for New York.
Thirty-eight deaths and So prostra-
tons in and around New York and
Brooklyn tell the story of one days
record recently. 1t was the hottest
July 10 in the history of the weather
bureau.
A lumber deal has been made at San
Francisco in which 1884 acres Of heay-
lily fimbered land were sold by Isaac
Minor OF Humboldt county to Mcclure
& Rupp Of Saginaw, Mich. The price
was about 100000.
| The most sensational crime in the
history of Mason City. H., was COM
mitted recently by Springfield man
named Edward Barton, who fatally
shot Julius Frank and Irving Rosen-
held, leading merchants.
In five mile motor paced trial
against time Nat Butler recently coy
cred the distance In 6:24 3-5, which
lowers by Is 3-5 seconds the worlds
record on the same track last Satur-
day by Harry 3. Caldwell
The San Francisco police are con-
fronted with murder case that is
shrouded in absolute mystery. The
body Of Joseph Hansel, a German
brewer, was found on the streets in an
i outlying residence district.
i The magnificent new La Sale street
station of the Lake Shore. the Rock
Island and the Nickel Plate railroads
at Chicago just completed at a cost
of about $3,000.000, opened for bust.
ness. All trains are now using the
new terminal.
Miss Marie Murphy, 81 years of age,
daughter Of J. s. Murphy Of Pontiac,
ILL.,. may lose her life as the result OF
a peculiar accident at Denver, Col,
recently. She stepped on match care.
lessly dropped in the street, and II
ignited her clothing.
A plot Of ground consisting Of 10
acres, located on a hill at the worlds
fair in st. Louis, formally dedicated
recently, as the site for the replica Of
the city OF Jerusalem, one OF the dis.
tinct exhibits Of the exposition. The
/ dedication ceremonies were conduct
ed by about so natives from Jerusa-
lem, and fully 10000 people witnessed
the oriental rites and ceremonies.
Ex-senator George Turner and Mrs
Turner of Spokane have left for New
York. On July "a they will sail from
New York for Europe on the Celtic
and will spend several weeks on the
continent before the Alaska boundary
commission, of which Judge Turner ID
member, meets in London. The com
mission will meet September 8, and
Judge Turner believes It will conclude
its sessions in time to permit Of his
arrival home early in November
The commission is composed Of Sec
rotary of War Root, Senator Lodge Of
Massachusetts, and Judge Turner. ap
pointed by the United States, and Jus
tice Jett, retired. Of the supreme bench
: OF Canada, and Lord Aiyinstone, lord
chief justice Of England. The THIRD
member appointed by Canada, Justice
Armour of the Canadian supreme
court, died recently and his place hal
not yet been filed.