Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-08-05
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Henry G. Spencer, prominent banker
of Grennell, Ia. and his son, ClarkeSH.
Spencer, were drowned in Arbor lake.
The American steamer Ventura, which
sailed from Sydney, N. S. W.. foESan
Francisco. has on board $1,000,000 in
gold. =
Fred c. Robinson, Dubuque, Ia..Was
elected grand exalted secretary blythe
Elks' grand lodge by bare majority OF
2. Buffalo was chosen for the next an
nual reunion of the Elks.
Hon. J. w. Cochrane, Judge 1.-THE
state supreme court, died at his home
in Grand Forks, n. D.. from a stroke Of
apoplexy. S.%
The Illinois Tunnel company pnr-
chased in Chicago site for its terminal,
paying $2500,000 therefor, and expects
to have its underground freight line in
operation late in the fall. i 4:
John Holland, inventor Ct the Holland
submarine boat, thinks he has solved the
problem of aerial navigation. ~
A truce was reached in the stock yards
strike after eight days, the men agreeing
to return to work while differences are
submitted to arbitration. ~
A general strike was declared In all
Fall River cotton mills and30 900 opera
| tives are affected by the decision.
Frank Pierce shot and killed his wife
| at their home in Canton. ILL.,, and for
time held the entire Canton police force
at bay, who finally captured him after q
desperate fight. They were forced to
| chloroform him. Pierce is supposed to
be insane.
Mrs. George. widow Of the late Henry
George, the political economist, died at
her home in Monticello, Sullivan coun-
| ty, N. Y, at the age of 60 years.
| A boy was burned to death and his
father, mother and three brothers se-
verely burned In Chicago.
The Harrison county infrmary, two
miles west Of Cadiz, O., was burned to the
ground. It was valued at SIS, 900.
| A tornado passed over the eastern part
Of the city of Augusta, Ca. doing SCI
rious damage to buildings, trees and
fences. Two negroes were killed.
Herbert M. Tisdale, professor of Eng
lish in the Armour institute of tech
nology at Chicago, has been elected
president of the University of Wyoming.
The State bank of East Moline, ILL.,.
was entered by robbers who blew open
the7vault- The entire front of the build
ing was wrecked by the explosion. The
officers Of the bank declare that no
money was secured.
Mrs. Lucinda Kupch Marshall, COLI
onel on the national staff of the Salvation
Army, is dead In st. Louis. Mrs. Mar
shall had been prominent member OF
the corps for 20 years.
Strike breakers leaving the Chicago
stockyards were stoned by a mob Of
5000. Their cars were pursued for
blocks and battered by volleys Of mis-
siles.
! George Byers, the first president of the
Meat Cutters union, Kansas City, has
been offered and has accepted the place
on the strike arbitration committee to
represent the butcher strikers.
4 Columbia is again into full diplomatic
relations with the United States and the
Panama matter will be closed incl
dent between the two republics.