Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-24
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washington DeSSau, macon, Ga,
lawyer, dropped dead in Atlanta while
arguing a case in the supreme court.
The National Council of Women de-
nounced the mormons and elected
Mrs. Swift of San Francisco president
In Chicago Mrs Ralph Hill shot her
husband and took poison The hus-
band is out Of danger, but she may
die
The Santa F'e will expend $10,000OOO
on a cutoff to the Pacific coast in or
der to eliminate the heavy mountain
grades.
A resolution was offered in the Ten
nessee senate asking the consent OF
congress to create a new state Of east
Tennessee.
The president will use the Panama
route to compete with the trans
continental lines, the rates to be
greatly cut
The prudential committee of the
Congregational mission board stands
by its acceptance Of 100000 from
Rockefeller.
Postal receipts in Chicago for March
of this year were Slips, 1854, an in
crease of 1880 per cent over the same
month last year.
Attorney Thomas r. Shay was found
guilty of contempt of court and fined
$3.50 in the United States district
court in Cincinnati, Ohio
Delegates to the national council
of women say President Roosevelt
should look to the woman of his own
scial set for race suicide.
Milwaukee health officials say the
proposed tuberculosis law, If passed
by the Wisconsin legislature, would
save the lives of hundreds.
Judge James G.. Jenkins was guest
of honor at banquet given in Chi
-cago on his retirement from the
iUnited States circuit bench.
The lower branch of the Illinois
legislature passed bill to prevent the
marriage of divorced persons within
one year from the date of the decree.
Chicago strike pickets made a
brutal attack on policeman at an
elevated station, but were finally
routed. Many small riots took place.
W1nnebago Indians of Nebraska
sent a protest to the secretary of the
anterior charging fraud and robbery
by spectators and government agents.
A newspaper exposure leads to
shakeup on Philadelphia consolidated
stock exchange, several members re.
signing and several being expelled or
suspended.
United States Senator John H.
Mitchell, indicted in the land frauo
cases made an attack on the grand
jury when he appeared in Portland
court to plead.
Veachel Dfckerson, against whom
charge of arson is pending in Nash,
vile, ILL.,. and who has been a fugitive
from justice, has been apprehended in
st. Louis.
The post Office department excludes
from second-class mails after Sept.
cut-out pictures and other forms of sup
plements not essential parts of Sunday
newspapers.
Five hundred employees of the tube
department of the Longmead Iron COM
Philadelphia, went on strike for an in
crease in wages,
Charles F. Murphy, Tammany lead
er, was subpoenaed as a witness in
the the gas inquiry in New York city.
Contracts and campaign contributions
will be investigated
Chicago employers plan to lessen
the risk of Transfers strikes In the
future by organizing a teaming COM
pany of vast size and guarantee de,
1tveries and shipments.
A bill to enable stockholders OF the
Equitable Life Assurance society TO
take steps toward the naturalization
of the company was introduced into
the New York legislature.
The panama canal commission
executive committee decide to expert
ment by employing 1000 coolies, and if
the plan proves successful will use