River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-23

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The Northwestern railroad has start
ed a good roads special through lows
to educate farmers in the building and
maintenance of highways.
The president OF the National Chris
tian League for The Promotion of Pur-
ity advises chloroforming those unfit
to be parents.
The president will reorganize the
Panama commission on the basis OF
"all work and no play"
The Modern Miller reports the winter
wheat outlook as most promising.
Manuel Garcia, singer and inventor
received honors from kings during the
celebration of his Tooth birthday al
London.
DR.. Horace Wardner died at La
Porte, Ind, from blood poisoning, due
it is said, to running silver under his
thumb nail IA years ago.
A jury found Mrs. GindelspergeI
guilty of manslaughter in killing hef
husband near Greenfield, o., July 2
1896.
Deposits of Chicago National banks
on March IA were 22,915, 101, the
largest in history.
Former Senator Hawley, of Connec
ticut, died in Washington, d. G..
hotel
Weekly trade reviews report an Ill
crease in the volume of production and
distribution, with active retail bust.
ness and a new high record for banE
deposits.
President Roosevelt attended his
niece's marriage in New York and al
night spoke at two banquets.
The French government contem-
plates decisive action in Venezuela and
proposes to act along parallel lines
with the United States in clearing uE
the situation there.
Prince Mestchersky, an influential
Russian reactionary, comes out strongly
for peace.
The German government has been
informed that the Russian emperor
has again put aside all peace sugges
tons and is mistaken in his resolu-
ton to continue the war.
A dispatch from Palm Beach, Fla.
reports the death of Meyer Guggen-
helm, of New York, the copper CAPT
talist. Death was caused by pneu
monia. He was Is years old.
Vast fortunes amounting to total OF
SAL 100000 have been amassed through
the present rise in stocks by William
Rockefeller, e. H. Hartman, C. M
Schwab John w. Gates and Chicago
pool.
A young woman was APPARENT,
murdered at Newark, N j., in hotel
She is supposed to have been chOked
to death by male companion, who
left the hotel after locking the dool
behind him.
Two negroes were hanged at Rich
mond, Va, Edward Austin, for Grim
inal assault on ten-year-old Negro
girl, and Peter Danch for murder oil
negro woman.
The vault in the Bank of Peters.
burg at Petersburg, Tenn, was blown
open and all the cash taken. The
amount stolen is reported to be $1,000
The burglars escaped.
Fire destroyed the entire business
section of Shannon City, Ia, entailine
a loss of over 100000, partially insured
Two business blocks and number Of
| smaller houses were burned.
Fire and water damaged Music Hal
block in Providence, r. L., to an
amount estimated at 100000.
A pamphlet inspired by Castro plans
the invasion of New Orleans by 10000
Venezuelans.
Charles j. Hlinka, president of the
Hlinka Brothers, cut stone contractors
of Chicago, killed his brother and COM
mitted suicide after quarrel over bust
ness affairs.
Mrs. Frederick Schoff, of Philaiel-
phia, was elected president of the
National Congress of Mothers for the
ensuing year.
John Duncan, aged 81, dropped dead
while at work in the machine shops al
Princeton, Ind.
A passenger train on the p, w. & B.
railroad was wrecked near Northeast
Md. Three persons we're injured.
While being conveyed in the police
ambulance to the Brokaw hospital at
Bloomington, ILL.,, Mrs. julius Klemm
suddenly expired.
Larkin Barnett, a wealthy Warrick
county Qnd) farmer, living near Ell
befeld, was fatally injured by hay
knife falling on him.
Secretary Taft says the government
will hold the Philippines for at least a
generation.
Dowie, the apostle of Zion City, is be-
hind in his payments of interest on the
purchase of land, and the owners may
foreclose on the best sites at any min
ute.
A strong probability that the next
congress will place tariff tax on coffee
is said to be the result of conferences OF
republican leaders as to means to over
come an expected treasury deficit.
A New York bank official testified in a
bankruptcy hearing that large loans are
frequently made by banks to brokers
with no security save the good name
of the borrowers.
The downfall of the Balfour ministry
is apparently near, and the cause OF
home rule in Ireland will be the gamer.
as the approaching general election may
give the nationalist the balance of pow
er in the house of commons.
Along the Pacific coast various towns
have suffered from high seas. At Santa
Monica two piers were destroyed, and
the damage along the shore there is es-
timated at $500, 900. At Long Beach the