Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
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Mrs. Mary Root OF Monmouth, H.,
so years old. while crossing n railroad
track, was struck by train and killed,
Professor Draper, superintendent OF
public instruction of New York, favors
purgIng football Of its brutal features.
Authorities at Washington arc
alarmed over Cuban yellow fever re-
ports and the possibility Of n quaran.
tine Is discussed.
Michael Hortier. aged so, was
crushed to death at pana by eight tons
of coal falling on him.
Secretary Shaw demands more rev
onuos to meet the treasury deficit and
congress may put duty on coffee.
The rivers and harbors bill Is endan-
gered
The contract ha sheen let to n Pitts
ourg firm for furnishing $l,0i6 worth
Of steel ore cars for the Duluth, Mis-
sahc and Northern roads
Add Casey, son OF OK Sheriff Tom
Casey, who was defeated In the demo
cratic primary Saturday for county
Judge, shot himself ut Cynthiana, Ky.
City Marshal i. G. Hughes was kill
ed Mt Mill Creek |. r., and John Work,
whom he was summoned to arrest on
trivial charge, was shot and fatally
wounded,
Two large tlshcanning plants, one
owned by l.. -. Clark & Sons and the
other by the Seacoast Canning Com
pany, were burned at Passport Me"
loss, $4,000
United states Consul Norton ut llar.
put reports II doplorahle condition of
affairs IN the Mush district, where
population of 10000 are facing death
by starvation.
Frank and Arthur Thayor, aged IA
and II years, respectively, sons OF
Captaia Arthur Taylor, broke through
The ice in pond In West Point, N w.
and the Older boy was drowned,
Government inquiry into the stand
ard on company will he thorough the
president aud Secretary MotealI being
determined to get at the lncts, even II
harsh measures are necessary
Vast wealth is behind the scheme To
construct the great subway beneath
Chicapos streets, aud President stu.
man of the National city bank of New
Work has called meeting to outline
plans
Rev Charles Edward Locke of New
York City declares the selling of liquor
ON the empire state express cstnh'
fishes in the state saloon il0 miles
long, reaching from the Atlantic ocean
Ia Lake Erie.
One man Is dead throo are IN the
hospital suffering from burns and cuts
and several others are seriously hurt
as the result of an explosion In tho
plant of the Consolidated Gas company
in New York City
Hnthclds. the noted mountaineers of
West Virginia, whose feud with the
McCoys lasted nearly thirty years and
cost the lives Of forty persons, are
wagng n vendetta with the Duty fam
lily. and two already have been slain.
Walter Wcllman declares national
society has been organized To attempt
the emancipation OF child slaves, 2.
100000 of whom now are working in
mines and mills in engaging In other
forms Of toll throughout the country
The secretary of the interior has set
aside for irrigation purposes the North
Platte project. Wyoming, 1850 acres;
tho Colorado river project, t3,i40 acres
in California and 23,040 acres in Ne.
yadn, and the Milk river project, Mon.
tan a,46,0S0 acres
William e. Curtis writes Of the vain
apeals made to tho Astors by the pro
moters Of the coming fair In Portland
oregon, and ascrihes the familys #