Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-01
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMSPRERES.

Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Presented i'm Condensed Form, Mos
Likely to Prove Interesting to OuI
Many Readers.
Investigation of boodlers continues il
Missouri and Illinois.
Irving M. Scott, of San Francisco
builder of the battleship Oregon, is
dead.
William R. Hearst, of newspaper
fame, was mari led in New York to Miss
Millicent Wilson.
A movement is on foot in Portland to
organize sn association of employers to
resist growing power of unions.
Three blocks, practically the entire
business portion of Melbourne, Ia ,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
$4,000
Twenty people gathered about the
coffin OF Mrs. Martin Meyerhoffer at
Chicago were precipitated into the cell
lar with the corpse by the giving away
of the floor. Seven were injured.
President Roosevelt will lay the
corner stone for Y. M. c.. A. building
at Topeka, Kan, during the session of
the international convention OF the
railroad r. Nj. C.. A., April 80 to May
5, in that city.
Gioranni Banale has asked New
York magistrate for permission to carry
a revolver. His life has been threat
ened for causing the arrest of five 1tal-
ians, who, he says, attempted to ex-
tort money for defense of prisoners in
the Maduena murder case.
More serious rioting has occurred at
French monasteries.
A great ovation was accorded King
Edward on his arrival in Rome.
It is reported that Mise Ruth Hanna
will be married at Thomasville. Ga, on
June 9.
Russia denies that she wants to close
Manchurian ports and offers conces-
sions to the United States.
Fire destroyed large part of the
woods at W. K. Vanderbilt's country
home, "Idle Home," on Long Island.
General Chaffee says the officers ac-
cused by General Miles have already
been tried and their cases disposed of.
John D. Rockefeller. Jr., and his son
of tho no or in or mt dP0od
of assassins and are guarded by de-
tectives.
Judge Fitzpatrick, of the United
States supreme court, in New York, has
ordered the receivers of the Ameri, an
bicycle company to accept the offer of
1000, 900 made by the reorganization
company.
A posse of citizens who were on the
LOOKOUT had running pistol fight with
six would-be bank robbers at Frank
fort, Ind. The intrnders escaped.
Governor Davis, of Arkansas, has
signed an act of the legislature making
it unlawful for nonresidents to hunt or
fish at any season of the year in
Arkansas.
Four burglars blew open the safe of
Mum & Sons private bank at Portage.
o., and secured $1,000 in silver and
paper money. They made their escape
on handear.
The New England manufacturers and
ereetors of structural steel work have
Withdrawn from the national associa-
tion recently formed by Sc concerns in
various parts of the country.
John D. Rockefellecr has signed the
contracts by which the Rockefeller in
stitute of medical research becomes |
owner of three blocks in New York on |
which laboratory is to be built.
Three men blew up the safe in the
postoffice at Ferguson, Mo-, securing
$l20 cash and SIS in stamps. The
noise aroused. the citizens, who gave
battle to the robbers. No one was hurt. |
John Wanamaker's son Rodney has
taken out policy for an additional
s l 900, 900 on his life. He carries $2,- |
900, 900 insurance now. $780, 900 more
than his father, but not as much as
King Edward of England.
Great Northern trainmen will vote
on strike.
Turkey is sending vast army into
Macedonia.
Robbers held up Burlington pas
senger train, robbing the passengers.
The charge against Funston has been
found to be unworthy of further in
quiry.
The Illinois legislature has turned
down Speaker Miller and elected anoth-
er man.
Religious riots in France have again
broken out. Numerous arrests are be-
ing made.
President Roosevelt has left Yellow.
stone park for ST. Louis to attend the
dedication ceremonies of the exposition.
Tom johnson hae declined to become
a candidate for the presidential nomin-
alton. He prefers to see Cleveland run.
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