River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-06
The lower house of the Michigan state

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use of cigarettes and cigarette material
The locomotive of a freight train on
the Mexican Central exploded near Gu
dad Juarez, Mexico, killing Fireman
Sam Sanders, blowing him 200 feet
away.
Crete with Greece was passed at a mass
meeting of 1000 Cretans in the Olympian
Jupiter square, Athens, Greece.
On Sandstone creek, in Mingo county
w. Va, a boiler in a small sawmill
owned by Walter Farrell blew up, kill
ing three men and injuring two others.
The axle grease factory of Hisgen
Bros, on the outskirts of the city of Al
bany, N. Y, was entirely destroyed by
fire. The loss is about $4,000.
Rev. DR.. Stanley A. Mckay has re.
signed as president of Shurtleff college
Baptist institution of Alton, Ill. The
resignation was accepted. The reason
assigned is growing cares ofthe institu-
ton.
Edward Hines, of Chicago, has closed
a lumber deal with N. Ludington & Co.
Of Marinette, Wis, for 100000 feet OF
all grades. The consideration is 1,500,-
O00
The bill prohibiting shooting of live
pigeons or other birds in marksman-
ship matches was passed by the Illinois
house of representatives. 1t now goes to
the governor
Nan Patterson's brother-in-law and
sister were arrested in Cincinnati fol
lowing indictments in connection with
the death of Bookmaker Young.
Peasant disturbances continue tC
spread in Russia and landlords desert
estates.
President Castro, of Venezuela, has
informed President Roosevelt that
Minister Bowen has become persona
non grata and asks for his recall
The plague of spotted fever con-
tinues to spread in New York, and
both it's cause and cure battle the ply
sicians.
Three United States war ships will
be stationed off Monte Christi, San
Domingo, to be on hand in case OF
trouble due to agitation.
Congregational clergymen opposed
to the acceptance of John d. Rookie
feller's 100000 gift to the American
board of foreign missions met in Bos-
ton and decided to lay the issue be.
fore the country.
Thomas H. Watts, great incohonee
of the Red Men of the United States
died at his home in Montgomery, Ala.
of some rheumatic affection, aged sc
years.
The distilling department of the
Zhukoff oil works in st. Petersburg
was completely destroyed by fire which
is believed to have been of incendiary
origin. The damage is estimated al
$250,000.
The president has issued a proclama-
ton inviting the nations of the earth
to be represented by their military or
CARNATIONS and naval vessels at the
celebration to be held in the vicinity
November. 1907.
Gov Mickey, of Nebraska, sent tC
the house his veto of the McMuller
bill for the regulation of the practice
of medicine in the state, better known
as the anti-Christian Science bill. He
believes the bill to be in violation OF
the constitution, which demands relig-
ious liberation and freedom.
Margaret Gindelsporger, jointly in.
dicted with Carl Ballard for the muir
der of her husband in 1896, who was
found guilty of manslaughter at Chill
licothe, O., was sentenced to eight
years in the penitentiary
Edmond Booth, of Anamosa, Ia.
editor of the Anamosa Eureka, who
claimed to be the oldest editor in the
United States, is dead. He was born
August "a, 1910, in Springfield, Mass.
Col. Jacob l.. Greene, president OF
the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
company, died of apoplexy at Hart
ford, Conn.
Mrs. Roosevelt and family will go on
southern cruise while the president
enjoys an outing with his rough rider
comrades
Daniel Shaw, an OK driver in Chi.
cago in 1887, and who served 68 years
as a justice oil the peace in Laporte
Ind, his record believed to be without
precedent in the United States, died
in the latter city at the age OF 81
years.
The Wisconsin senate passed the
Evans anti-cigarette bill. The bill
which absolutely prohibits the sale or
manufacture of cigarettes or cigarette
paper, has already passed the assem-
by, and now goes to the governor.
A fast freight on the Omaha road
going down grade was wrecked at
Mankato, Mimi, by the engine jump
ing the track. Engineer Morgan was
crushed and scalded to death.
I Five small western colleges have
asked Andrew Carnegie for 81 900, O0C
each, saying they need the money to
compete against the big institutions
of learning.
Adrian Iselin. the banker, died at his
home in New York, aged 80 years. Mr.
Iselin was the founder of the banking
firm of A. Iselin & Co., New York.
An indictment was returned in the
federal courtin Chicago accusing Thomas
J. Connors, director and general SUI
perintendent of Armuor & Co., of tam
pering with witnesses in the beef trust
inquiry. Connors was arrested and gave
bail in the sum of $4,000.
A fire at Hanson, KY, destroyed prop
erty valued at between $50 900 and $780,
600, including churches, tobacco fac
tories, business houses and residences.