Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-11-28

Four persons we're killed in col
lision between a steam engine and a
street car at Toronto, Ont.
The death of DR.. t. G. Conklln al
Pennington, H., revealed the fact that
he had lived a double life.
Eight men were rescued at sea
afer clingng to the masts OF a hall
sunken vessel during gale.
A movement was inaugurated to Sc
cure an endowment fund of $2,OOO,OOC
for the University of Virginia.
A boy of Is at La Crosse admits
that he killed powerfully built man
in a fight on lonely road.
Two persons were killed and nine
injured in collision on the Pere
Marquette road near Grand Rapids.
Sanford Williams, farmer, OF
Johnstown, O., committed suicide be-
cause Of grief over his wifes death.
Elsie Gesterling killed herself in the
Vendome hotel, Chicago, at the hour
OF her finances funeral in st. Louis.
DR.. Dowie advises his followers to
grow the best boards they can, say
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man.
George Tubbs, a wealthy Michigan
| farmer. killed a ditch contractor whom
his father ordered to stop work on
Sunday
William Allen White, the author,
was horsewhipped by woman. AS
he couldn't punch a lady he ran like
a rabbit.
An explosion of acetylene gas
killed four men, injuries nearly a
score and wrecked a 100000 plant in
Chicago.
Lena Herzoff 4-year-old child of M
Herzoff, is dead from hydrophobia at
Sioux City. She was bitten by house
dog July 3.
Telephone girls were rescued from
fire by being lowered from third
story window by means of the rope at
Decatur, ILL.,
Two ordinaces were presented to
for the elevation of railway tracks to
cost $6,OOO,OOO.
The will of Miss Sarah c.. Tracy of
New York left 100000 for the found
ing of schools and asylums and for
other charities.
The tobacco trust started war TO
the death at Philadelphia and the east
ern Independents prepare for the bat
tie for existence.
The Missouri state building at the
worlds fair grounds burned. One
person is dead and four were injured.
The loss is $225,O0O.
Prince Fushimi, before leaving
Washington for st. Louis, presented to
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Hay personal
gifts from the mikado.
The United States treasury calls on
the national banks to turn in one
fourth Of their government deposits
before March Is, 1905.
The anti-saloon league convention at
Columbus charged army officers with
lack of cooperation in effort to abol
ISL liquor traffic at posts.
The Hackley hospital was dedicateu
at Muskegon, Mich. The structure
cost 100000 and is the gift of Charles
4.
The report of the American commits
sion on international exchange shows
that Chinese officials have been won
over to a gold currency basis.
President Roosevelt delivered an ad-
dress at the unwilling of statue OF
Frederick the Great, gift of kaiser to
the people of the United States.
President Roosevelt offered Senator
Cockrell of Missouri the isthmian canal
commissionership, made vacant by
the resignation of Colonel Hecker.
At GAINESVILLE, M. Osterhout, whose
home is supposed to be in Chicago,
was caught in the shafting at the sugar
factory, and died from his injuries.
Bandits dressed as women robbed
one suburban station on the Chicago
and Northwestern and three with
masks held up an agent at another.
Add Casey, son of eX-sheriff Tom
Casey, who was defeated in the demo
cratic primary Saturday for county
judge, shot himself at Cynthiana, Ky.
Major Sampson, Chicago poll
tician and former leader of market
street gang" is dying in a hospital
from the effect of blow on the head.
Robert J. Jerran a ticket broker,
was fined $3.50 at ST. Louis, Mo, on the
charge of violating the anti-scalping
law by selling a nontransferable ticket.
Department storekeepers in New
York have organized an alliance
against shoplifters, ella ming to have
lost 100000 by thefts during the last
year.
Felix Richey, Matilda Fleming and
Ella Brown, charged with the murder
of Dave Monet at Decatur, Neb., on
Sept. 3, were acquitted at Tekamah
Neb.
The trustees of the Catholic univer-
sity issued financial statement ignor-
ing the apostacy of MarQUise de Mon
stiers-Merinville, founder Of the insti-
iutiOn