The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-07-08
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Charles Schultz, of jackson Junction,
Ia, accidentally shot himself while
handling a revolver.
A cloudburst near P~ittsburn, Pa,
did at least 500, 900 damage. At Rob
lnson IN Italian was drowned.
Former Senator John L. Mitchell
died at his home in Milwaukee.
The new high school building at
Plainfield, Wis, was destroyed by
lightning.
During d fire in New York city, 43
firemen were overcome by smoke, four
of whom will probably die.
A heavy wind and hail storm passed
over La Crosse, doing much damage.
1t is unotficially reported that the
Chilt- Wan-Shan, Chit-An-Shan, and
SO Cho-Shan forts, southeast of and
part of the Port Arthur d~efenses, were
captured on Sunday after IN all-day
fight beginning with an artillery duel.
So-Cho-Shan was first captured, then
the other forts. The Russians retreat
ed west leaving forty dead.
Betting on Cleveland takes a boom
owing to the knowledge that German
is promoting Growers candidacy.
Fugitive murderer of sheriff passes
through guard in role of farm hand
and catches freight train at Wlnona.
Guard captain at worlds fair says
Santos Dumont refused even to have
wire netting over gas bag that was cut.
New York National league team wins
thirteenth successive victory.
Grand jury calls forty-seven witnesses
to testify in the .Slocum disaster case.
The Lehigh Valley railroad declares
a dividend, the first in ten years.
The towns of New Boston and Den
ton, Texas, were partially wiped out
by t~ornadoes.
In a shooting affray near Birming-
ton, Ala, Matt Bum and Walker
Wheeler were killed by a negro des-
perado.
Two children were fatally injured
and several others seriously hurt by
near hastings, Mich.
A tornado swept over Moscow, Rus
STA, killing 200 persons. Hail stones
weighing three-quarters Of a pound
fell during the storm.
An attempt has been made to lynch
Charles l.. Allison, a well known citi-
zen and Sunday school worker of
South Haven, Mich, who was arrested
on the charge of assaulting 4-year-old
Edith Secor.
S. D., was shot and killed by A. j.
Ault, a police officer. Ault left town
to escape lynching.
John Kangas, a former temperance
worker, while in a drunken rage, shot
and killed a bartender at Moss City,
Mich.
DR.. Seymour T. Jarrecki, of Denver,
Col, was called to his door in the even
ing and shot and killed by unknown
parties.
Senator Clark of Montana returns
from Europe, much improved in
health.
The American Smelling company OF
Pueblo, Colo, will distribute 500, 600
among employees who have been with
the company two years.
All trace Of the bandit Smith has
been lost.
A locomotive boiler exploded near
Ehrenfeld. Pa, killing the engineer,
and fagman. Two Others
were badly injured.
It is reported that Canada is to be
divided into seven military districts
with the same boundaries as the pro-
vinces and q major general is to be APP
pointed to command each
I'll is believed at Paris that enyious
rivals had Santos Dnmonts' airship in
iured orsthat he did 1T toavert fasco.
Prohibitionists nominal s. c. Swal-
low 81 Pennsylvania for president and
q. Nv. Carroll Of Texas for vice presi-
dent.
Japanese troops occupy Wolf moul-
tain, near Port Arthur, after q battle
iii which 8 Russian regiment IS almost
annihilated
It Isl announced from official sources
that the Russian yladiqostok squad
ron, consisting OF three cruisers ana
ten torpedo boats and ~destroyers ap-
peared off Gensan and threw $50 shells
into the Japanese settlement.