The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-09-09
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For the Week Ending Sept. 3.
So far as is now intended, jude
Parker will make no speeches during thsB
| campaign. III, II. IN 4 3S$ 5i} Il
John e. Craig, OF KeoHuk, was unani-3%
mously nominated for congress BY dem
ocrats OF the First Iowa district
r Perry Lundy and Mrs. Woods, q Lin n I.
coin, ILL.,, were struck by q train near
Lawndale. ILL.,, and instantly killed. HI.
Charles A. Durand was nominated Tor !
congress at the Sixth Michigan district
democratic congressional convention.
A parcels post convention has been
concluded between the United States
and Norway, to take effect October I
next. = E&$ s.. ''" "s ., = s3aazsi
Rear Admiral John c. Watson has
been placed on the retired list Of the
navy, having reached the age Of 81
years ~ =, 5s-s. @
An excursion boat filled with people
was caught in gale near Volo, Greece,
and capsized. Twenty-Five people were
drowned. 5,a .a,E
Judge Parker has changed his mind
in regard to his st. Louis trip and, in all
probability, will not leave Rosemount
again during the campaign. htlsr +.
The new United States mint in Denver.
COL, was opened with presidents sa-
lutte of 81 guns and raising Of the Amer
lean flag over the building. ~
Nathan A. Frye, for eight years treas
urer of the Watertown (Mass) savings
bank, was arrested, charged with en-
bezzling $4,000 from the institution.
The democrats of the Thirteenth In
diana congressional district nominated
F. e. Herring for congress after he had
twice declined to accept the nominal
ton. =
| An elevator carrying four men and
nearly a ton of acid fell at Rabbits
soap factory, in New York city. Two
persons we're killed and two fatally
hurt.
The Harvard club, of San Francisco.
has awarded to Yasunoske Fukukita, .
Japanese graduate of Stanford univer.
sity, scholarship at Harvard univer.
sity.
The plant of the Mitchell & Rowland
Lumber company, at Toledo, O., was
completely destroyed by fire. The loss
| is estimated at $3.50, 900, with insurance
of $l1S,000.
The National Negro Business league
Booker T. Washington president and Sc
lected New York city for next years
meeting place.
Fire completely destroyed the cement
plant of the Struthers Furnace COM
! pany, five miles east of Youngstown, O.
The loss is placed at $120, 1000, with $780,;
900 insurance.
Mrs. Charles Thresker, wife of Charles
Thresher, proprietor of the Union ho-
tel Of Amherstburg, Ont, and her eldest
son Wesley were drowned by the cap
sizing of a sail yacht. - .e@
Dr. Albert G. Miner, one of the best
known men in northeastern Ohio, and
his wife, Jennie Van Lew Miner, were
killed Wednesday evening in grade
crossing collision at Warren, o. ,- e
| Alexander Garrett, who on November
Is last shot and killed Mai, ]. M. Nc
Clurg, retired army officer. at tho
Palace hotel, San Francisco, was con-
victed of murder In the second degree
The entire business portion of Gem,
$daho, and large part of the residence
district was burned, entailing loss Of
$4,000, destroying nearly 100 houses
and rendering scores Of people home
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Six Filipinos will enter the state
normal university at Normal, ILL.,, to
take course in pedagogy, preparatory
to returning to the Philippine islandsas
teachers. The government pays their
| expenses. rl a.t'
The fourth of the stipulated 100000
semimonthly payments to liquidate the
government loan of $4,600,O00 has been
made by the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition company. The total amount re-
funded to date is 81 0S,149.19. !
Three thousand or more Smiths gath
cred at Peapack to celebrate the annual
reunion Of that famous family in New
Jersey. Every county in the state was
represented and there were visiting
Smiths present from many other states.
Eight hundred kegs of powder explod-
ed Wednesday in the pressroom Of the
Latin & Rand powder works, two miles
east Of Punxsutawney, Pa, instantly
killing one man, seriously injuring
three others and costing costly destruc-
ton of property. '-''