The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-02-11
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Nearly one-half of the people Of the
world live on rice.
Secretary Of War Taft weighs three
hundred and twenty pounds
The United States produces IS per
cent Of the refined copper Of the world.
The German government issues a
proclamation of strict neutrality in the
Eastern quarrel.
More than 100000 acres of land have
been opened for settlement by the Col
orado state school land board.
the 1roquois theatsr is to be reftted
and redecorated and will be reopened
under the name Of the North West"
Breakfast food companies have ap-
piled for enough space at the St. Louis
exposition 10 fill the agricultural build
ing.
W. R. Hearst has mortgaged his sew.
eral newspapers for million dollars.
The mortgages were placed on file on
January 20.
The initiation in New York of a no.
torious gambler into Masonic circles,
has caused the withdrawal of the char.
ter from Mount Zion chapter 23l.
II. l.. littman, a wealthy farmer OF
Georgia, is another who holds negroes
in slavery and abuses them. He Is un-
der Indictment in the federal court,
Ability to speak several languages
will be required of detectives on duty
at the Worlds fair grounds next sum-
mer. About 500 additional men will
be needed
Lake Village, Arkansas, is almost
totally destroyed by fire, which burned
% business houses, dwellings, post
office, Masonic temple and many other
buildings,
In less than six hours after the
fire at Baltimore had consumed tele.
graph offices the Western Union had
established three offices and before
daylight the Postal was handling bust.
ness from a new place.
Thousands Of letters containing
money are arriving in Los Angeles in
response to an advertisement in a
Chicago paper, addressed to the Golden
Gate Land company. There is no such
company and officials are tracking the
swindlers.
The East st. Louis & Suburban cleo.
trio railway Misplaced telephones upon
every fifteenth post 80 that the men
operating tic cars can connect with
headquarters from any point along the
line,
Trolley lines and telephone and tele
graph service have been seriously in.
terfered with by a blizzard that swept
over Michigan.
1t is probable that the Sells show
will be taken in by the Floto dog and
pony show, and thatthe Floto company
will start circus next season,
The gift Of $4,000 by John Hays
Hammond, Of New York, the mining
engineer, for a metallurgical labora-
tory at Yale, has been increased by
Mr.. Hammond to 100000.
Justice Brown, Of the U. =. supreme
court, has resumed his seat on the sr.
preme bench after an absence Of sew.
eral months on account Of danger Of
losing his sight.
An epidemic Of poisoning is raging
in a large territory Of Hungary, as the
result Of drinking brandy made in
lead-lined stills.
The Ohio supreme court has declared
unconstitutional the law permitting
trust companies to administer es.
tates.
Fire broke out In the wholesale dis.
trict Of Knoxville, Tenn, causing the
death Of two fremen and tho loss Of
100000.
A Burlington, Iowa, dispatch Of Feb.
8 states that the mercury reached e6
below zero on the previuos day.
The schools Of Bloomington, ILL.,,
have been close indefinitely on account
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