The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-22
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IN HeOrld. Ill, uenleu tndt lHey are tuc
famous long and short men of Chicago.
The Breen medal for excellence in ora
tory was awarded to Stephen A Gavin
In the annual contest held at Notre Dame
university.
Banker Beckwith and his wife called
on Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick in he- cell
at Cleveland and expressed hope that she
will be cleared of fraud.
The Colorado Supreme Court has de-
cided to throw out Denver returns. The
effect will be to give the Republicans all
State offices except Governor.
Three separate fires in Minneapolis
destroyed the Holy Rosary Roman Cath
Ole church, the Lincoln school and the
500 railway bridge. Loss $4,000.
Gov. Peabody may retain his seat, if
q decision of the Colorado Supreme Court
throwing out the entire vote of a Den
yer precinct is carried to finality.
The University of Nebraska has de-
cided to accept the gift Of SCI, 600 from
John D. Rockefeller, about which a
storm was raised in the State two years
ago.
An expedition in charge of the astron-
omers of Indiana university will be sent
to Spain to observe the total solar eclipse
which occurs on the 30th of next Au-
gust.
Charles j. Russell, charged with using
the mails to defraud in connection with
alleged wildcat insurance companies,
plead guilty in the Federal Court at
Chicago.
Suit was begun at Logansport, Ind.
by the Cass county commissioners against
County Treasurer Elder +. Obenchain
and his bondsmen to recover $24, 427 al
legged to have been embezzled.
No more visitors for Mrs Cassie L.
Chadwick, champion borrower of the age,
is the order of the United States Court
to the authorities of the Cleveland Jail
In which she is held prisoner.
Mail Clerk George Burr of New AL
bany and Fireman Harry Hardin of JEFF
fersonvilIe were fatally injured in q col
lision between a passenger train and a
switch engine at Jacksonville, Ind.
William Holden, who in an attempt to
rob the bank of Platte Center, Ohio, shot
and wounded Cashier Schroeder, was
found guilty at Columbus, Ohio, of an
assault with intent to commit murder.
By decision of Judge Allen of the
Circuit Court Mrs. Mary Lord Harrison,
widow of former President Harrison, won
a substantial victory over Col. Russell
B. Harrison and his sister, Mrs. Mary
Mckee.
Frederick B. Richmond, formerly as
sistant city clerk of Minneapolis, shot
and killed his fancee on the steps of a
church, afterward committing suicide. He
was believed to have been unbalanced
mentally by reason of i'll health.
Joseph Ryant and Paul Wienewsky,
fishermen, were drowned in the bay at
Traverse City, Mich. They had gone
out to fish in heavy fog. Several hours
| later their boat was discovered floating
ovrturned with their fishing apparatus
near by.
The will of the late George e. p.
! Dodge leaves nearly 100000 to numer-
| Gus Chicago religious and charitable or
CARNATIONS. The Central Church
Hahnemann Hospital, Hull House and
| Children's Aid Society are the principal
| benefciaries.
Senator Fairbanks. Vice President
elect. is to be initiated into the Masonic
order at Indianapolis and the loca
lodges are preparing something out OF
| the ordinary for the distinguished candi
| date The President has been asked tt
| grace the occasion.
| Dr. Charles H. Richer. assistant pro
lessor of logic at the University of Cali
| fornia, is at work On a machine which
be says. will eliminate all errors In TIT
consideration of syllogistic proposition
and show at a glance what conclusion
may be drawn from a given premise.
/ Ernest Linn missed the tin can which
the boys had balanced on the head o
4 little Sylvan de Lote instead of an appl
while playing William Tell and tn
charge from his shotgun tore through tn
head of De Lote. killing him instantly
The tragedy occurred at Belmont, Neb-
A fnst mail train on the Chicago, Bur
Iington aud Quincy railroad, running a
the rate Of fifty miles an hour to max
1p few. minutes lost time, jumped tn
track two miles west of Bristol, ILL., Os
car Johnson, fireman, was killed ant
Engineer John Cowdrey slightly injured
! DR.. A. A. Ames, former Mayor
Minneapolis, was freed BY the Distrlc
Court of all the indictments for briber
\ and corruption. Ames was tried nv
{ times on the charges. The indictment
against Erwin A. Gardner and forme
Police Captain Hill also were dismissed
In Coldwater, Mich, indignation is .
q high pitch over the death OK fniii
Miller, q 15-year-old pupil of the cat
school. which followed about mont
after the lad had been given corpo{'
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