River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-19
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cant by Fifer'S retirement.
A New York murderer dismembered
| the body of his victim and was caught
| carrying away the limbs in suit case.
| Charges that United States Judge
Baker of Indiana levied campaign con-
tributions on post Office employees at
Goshen, with the jurist's admission
| that they are true, were laid before the
department of justice at Washington
by the civil service commission with
the statement that the statue of limi-
tations is the only defense.
Five Omaha councilmen, backed by
the mayor, had policemen stationed at
the door of the council chamber to pre-
vent three others from breaking the
quorum while they passed a ten-year
contract with the Omaha Gas COM
pany, which has been opposed bitterly
| The thirty-first annual convention of
the American Bankers association was
opened in Washington, with more
than 1000 members present.
Yankee Consul, a noted thorough
bred horse, died at Lexington, KY. He
was valued at 100000 and belonged to
"Bud" May.
| The Northwestern Saengerfest will
be held in st. Paul, Mimi, from July
26 to 20, 1906.
There is much evidence to show that
Germany's meat famine is growing
worse. Reports from all parts of the
country make mention of the measures
that are being taken to abate the fam
inc.
j. A. Erickson, ex-president of the
defunct Second national bank, of Min
OF, N. D., on plea of guilty was SEN
fenced to five years in the penitentiary
for making false returns to the comp
troller of the currency.
The British steamer Leho struck a
| floating mine 80 miles east of Shang-
tung on September 80. OF the crew
and passengers Is are reported miss
ing.
| Capt. Rumill and four of his crew, of
the four masted schooner Harry A.
Berwind, were slain in nutiny while
the vessel was bound from Mobile to
Philadelphia.
The post office at Wilton, Wis, a
small town on the North western rail-
road a few miles from La Crosse, was
blown up by robbers. The bandits Sc
cured $3.50 in stamps, but no cash.
William Ellis, an Australian horse
man, was struck over the head with a
blunt instrument in a room in the
heart of the residence district of
Berkeley, Cal, and robbed of $4,000.
Scott G. Bone, for many years the
managing editor Of the Washington
Post, has resigned that position.
1t is economically announced that
Sir William Lulock, the postmaster
general of Canada, is to retire from
public life.
Judge A. G. Brandner committed sui
eide at his home in Kansas City, Mo-,
| by inhaling Illuminating gas He
grieved for the death of his wife.
The Calhoun report will show a dis
graceful state of affairs in Venezuela,
and ENHANCEMENT with France may
lead the United States to exert force
| Cuba, on account of her treaty with
England, may also be chastised.
| Cigarettes at last find a champion in
DR.. William B. Fletcher, well-known
Indiana physician, who, speaking at
Indianapolis, says they never caused
insanity.
Walter Blue, who was shot in Chi
cago by Robert Newcomb, the negro
who murdered Mrs. Florence PORES
and Sergeant John Shine, died in the
hospital, making the third victim of
the desperate.
President Roosevelt persuaded Yale,
Princeton and Harvard coaches to go
on record with q declaration that they
will try to enforce the rules of football
relating to rougbness and foul play.
A contract has been signed whereby
an American line gets from 100000 to
100000 year for carrying the Euro
pean mails.
Isidor Wormser offers 100000 for
the conviction of Ia hoodlums who as
saulted a young domestic in New
York.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Metcalf are working in harmony to Sc
cure federal supervision of corpora
lions.
Joseph Ramsey, Jr., met final defeat
in his battle with George Gould for
control of the Wabash. He was forced
off the board of directors.
Eight Americans, three women and
| five men, have been chosen to receive
tablets in the Hall of Fame at New
York university. They are Maria Mitch
ell, scientist; Mary Lyon, founder OF
Mount Holyoke college; Emma Willard,
famous educator, and author OF
Crooked in the Cradle of the Deep" AL
exander Hamilton, John Paul Jones,
Agassiz, John Quincy Adams and James
Madison.
The arrest of cattle rustler in Mon
tana lead to the exposure of an organ
lied band involving prominent bank
er and federal office-holder.
The report of w. J. Calhoun, special
envoy to Venezuela, is expected to
show that neither parties to the as
phalt case are entirely in the right, and
also that courts are corrupt.
S. Fred Nixon, speaker of the assem-
bly,, died at Westfield, N. Y, from the eff
feet of an operation for appendicitis.
A package containing 100000 disap-
peared from the Adams Express Office
in Pittsburg and missing clerk is ac-
cused of theft.
Horace Meyers, q years old, who was
| taken i'll with yellow fever few hours
after he had returned home from Mad
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