River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18


cago, is II New York to continue
course of treatment under fluorescent
rays, and declares he has received
great benefit. and is much stronger
than a month ago.
Justice Gaynor in the supreme court
in Brooklyn has decided that a con-.
tract declared illegal by the courts Of
Kentucky is illegal and void in New
York.
A boa constructor, II feet long, was
killed in the street in New York.
A complaint has been sworn out by
trolley car motorman in Kansas City,
Mo-, against Jesse James, son of the
famous outlaw of that name. charged
with usury. Young James, who is a
pawnbroker and money lender, is &C
cused of charging 10 per cent. interest
month.
Francis H. Palmer. former cashier
of the Peconic bank, of Sag Harbor,
L. r., was arrested Wednesday on
charges based upon an alleged short
age of SAL 900 in his accounts, which
caused the bank temporarily to sus-
pSlu Op0IdLlOuS Ou Nudy J..
The transfer of Count Cassini to the
embassy at Madrid and the nomina-
ton of Baron Rosen to succeed him
as ambassador to the United States
is officially confirmed.
Advices from Alaska and the North
west Territory say that the output in
gold from the northern country this
A tornado struck Quinlan, in Wood
ward county, Okla, on the line of the
Santa Fe railroad, destroying the
home of Mrs. o. W. Cox and killing
her two sons.
The case of Mrs. Anna Valentino,
the New Jersey woman under SEN
tence of death, will not be reached in
the supreme court of the United
States before next fall.
According to private advices from
Zhitomir, Russia, the fruits of the anti
Jewish riots there are 16 dead and
over 100 wounded, mostly Jews.
John Colby and Harry Smith were
crushed to death and John Chambers
was fatally injured by the collapse OF
the Harroun grain elevator during
tornado at Elwood, Kan.
Returns to the chief of the bureau
of statistics of the department of agri-
culture, made up. to May 1, show the
area under winter wheat in cultivation
is about 29,723,OOO acres.
Frank Holbrook and his wife. an
aged couple, were Drained with an AK
at their home, four miles from Wat
kinsville, Ga. and their bodies drag
ged to the front porch. Their little
store had been burglarized.
The Connecticut legislature, in joint
session, formally declared Frank B.
Brandegee elected United States sena-
Senator o. H. Plat, which began
March 4, 1908.
The Minnesota state census bureau
rules that women cannot be compelled
to give their age when questioned by
enumerators.
The federal grand jury in Chicago
has begun an inquiry into the cOnnec-
ton between big packers and the poul-
try and game business.
The Michigan Central railroad broke
the grip of the Armour car lines on
the Michigan fruit trade by announc-
ing that it will use it's own refrigera-
tor cars and reduce icing charges to
actual cost.
John D. Rockefeller will continue
his benefactions to needy institutions,
despite criticisms as to tainted
money"
The launching of a National Frater-
nal Sanitarium for Consumptives near
Las Vegas, N. NJ, was made possible
by $1,OO0,OO0 gift from the Santa Fee
railway.
The government report suggests
winter wheat yield promise on May
of 461 100000 bushels. The yield in
1904 was 325,000,000 bushels; in 1903.
401, 686.000 bushels.
The Mckinley National Memorial
association approved design for a
mausoleum for the late president.
Republican members of the senate
commerce committee criticise Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft for
interfering in rate legislation.
Twenty-Five lives were lost in tor
nado that wrecked part of Marquette,
Kan, and did much damage in that vi
entity. A total of A persons were in
jured.
Ira Green and William Dillon were
hanged at Belleport, Pa. for the muir
der of Jerry Condo, turnkey in the
Center county jail
In a head-on collision between two
trolley cars on Staten Island 80 per-
sons were injured.
Protestant churches in Chicago plan
a big tent revival campaign for the sum-
mer
The interstate commerce commission
is making close inquiries in Chicago
into the peculiar rate situation which
enables packers to buy lard pals more
cheaply on the Pacific coast than in
Wisconsin.
The arrest of a man giving his name
as William DAILY in Stroudsburg, Pa,
disclosed the fact that the Equitable
Life Assurance society has been the vic
tim of large fraudulent loans on a pol
icy.
Secretary Taft sstounded members
of the international railway congress
at banquet by stating that railway
rate regulation must come. President
Fish, of the Illinois Central, defended
the attitude OF the railways.
Fritz Nelson, aged 80 years, killed
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