River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-12-06
SUMMARY OF A
WEEKS EVENTS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
AT HOME TOLD IN CON-
DENsED FORM.
LATE FOREIGN DISPATCHES
Interesting Items Of News Gathered
from All Parts of the Globe and
Outlined in the Briefest Manner
Possible.

Samuel Spencer, president of the
Southern Railway company, and recog-
nized as one of the foremost men in
the development of the southern
states, and six other persons were
killed in rear end collision between
two fast passenger trains ten miles
south Of Lynchburg. Va.
Otto Young, multimillionaire, form
er Chicago merchant prince and phil
anthropist, died at his summer home
at Lake Geneva after an illness, aris-
ing from complication of diseases, of
but two weeks. He left fortune es-
timated at from SIT 1000, 900 to $35,0OO,-
600.
Three banks conducted by G. v.
Chandler at Macomb, Colchester and
Bardolph, H., closed for lack OF ready
cash.
Michael Cusack, who founded the
Gaelic Athletic association in 1884 for
encouraging Irish games and which
now has hundreds of branches, died
IN Whitworth hospital, Dublin, at the
age Of So. He was famous teacher.
Congress will be asked by the bu-
reau of navigation of the navy depart
ment to make an appropriation for
official entertainments on board naval
vessels when sent to foreign shores.
Two women were seriously injured
in q battle on New York's East side
over a rise of the price Of meat
William e. Tillotson, aged 64 years,
a wooden manufacturer, and one of
the wealthiest men in PittsfieId, Mass,
died following stroke of apoplexy.
He was unmarried and was a large
property owner in Chicago.
Col. Theodore Ewert, who was as
sistant adjutant general under Gen.
Jasper N. Reece, died in the soldiers
home in Quincy, Ill.
Sir Edward J. Reed, formerly chief
constructor of the British navy, is
dead. He was born in 1880.
A rubber combine has been formed
in Montreal, known as the Canadian
Consolidated Rubber company, with q
capital Of $5.OO0,OOO.
Admiral Touchard's French squad
ron sailed for Tangier, Morocco, to
see that order is maintained there.
Ten OF the most desperate prisoners
in the county jail at Long Island City
escaped from that institution and are
still at large.
AT the Track and Field day meet of
the Olympic club, San Francisco, a
worlds record in putting the 12-pound
1no} n hrr Dol, vLO
put 1t 55 feet, 61s inches.
A sensation which may end in a
prison term for Cornelius p. Shea was
sprung in the trial of union teamsters
in Chicago, when Albert Young, for
mer president of the Transfers In
ternational brotherhood, and three
other defendants pleaded guilty.
Thomas Mccarthy, clerk in a
Newcastle, Pa, hotel, and his brother,
Michael Mccarthy, of Wampum, a
suburb. have received word that an
uncle, Timothy Mccarthy. has died in
Australia, leaving them the sole heirs
to a fortune of $3,O0O,O00.
The president has announced the
appointment of John A McIlhenny of
Louisville to fill the vacancy on the
civil service commission caused by
the promotion of A. w. Cooley, to be
assistant attorney general.
Receiver Wilson, of the wrecked
Aetna bank, of Butte. Mont, received
check from Augustus Heinze for
100000. Mr.. Heinze formerly was
president of the bank, but withdrew
In 1903.
Fooled in an attempt to hold up the
Bank of Bendena, at Bendena, Kan,
Jesse L. Harris, farm hand, OF West
port, Mo, fired shot into his brain
which caused instant death.
Elsie Jacobs, the 1S-year-old col
lege student of Mount Pleasant, Ia,
who attempted to swlndle the First
National bank of Galesburg out of
$1,000 by means of a bogus check, was
sentenced in the circuit court at Gales
burg to an indeterminate term In the
penitentiary.
An unknown man was swept over
the Horseshoe falls at Niagara in q
small boat after daring attempt had
been made to save him.
Senator Platt denied an interview
in which he was reported to have said
he would not resign his seat in the
senate.
Jean Daniel Debs. father of Eugene
Y. Debs, former socialist candidate for
president, is dead at Terre Haute, Ind.
Mr.. Debs was a native OF Aisace,
France, and was a friend aud neigh.
Dor of August Bartholdi, sculptor OF
che statue of liberty. He was IS years
old.
Lashed to the wheel of the almost
disabled schooner Gold Hunter, buf
feted by a fierce gale for As hours
Mrs. Frank Mcclure, wife of the cap
tain of the vessel, chung to her post
and to her heroic struggle Is due the
safe entry of the ship into port, eleven
days overdue from Portland. Ne.