River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20

ever experienced.
The International & Great Northern
extra freight train from st. Louis
was derailed at Prices Switch, 16
miles north of Palestine, Tex One OF
the cars carried half car of matches
and these were ignited and flames
| spread to IA cars of the % derailed.
A monument to George Washington
was unveiled in Budapest, Hungary,
and the entire population from morn
ing until night gave itself up to en-
thusiasm over the unwilling on mon
archical territory of a monument to
the first president of the United
States. The Stars and Stripes and the
Hungarian colors intertwined were to
be seen everywhere.
Capt. Roaldy Amundsen, the dis
coyerer of the northwest passage,
reached Seattle on the steamship Sar-
atoga from Nome
President Diaz opened the autumn
| session of the Mexican congress in the
presence of senators and deputies and
a brilliant audience.
Father James H. Brady, assistant
rector of ST. Johns cathedral, Mil
waukee, died at ST. Mary's hospital of
acute diabetes, after an illness of
about three weeks.
| While standing near the third-base
| foul line watching the baseball game
Kuno Schilling, of Milwaukee, was
struck on the back of the neck by a
swiftly batted ball and died immedi-
ately.
With panic threatening in crowd
estimated at $4,000 people, surging
about the stand erected in the capitol
grounds frantic to secure a glimpse
of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, the pres
ident's daughter, the exercises ar
ranged for the dedication of the Nc
Kinley monument were suddenly term
mated after the statue of the martyred
president had been huriredly unveiled
by Mrs Longworth.
An anti-jewish outbreak is likely to
occur at Warsaw. Fugitives have
called on Herr Daszynski, a member
of the Austrian reichsrath, requesting
him to inform the European press that
massacre of Jews is preparing for
the Jewish New Year.
Christ Burmaster, who disappeared
from Burlington, Ia, 81 years ago at
the age of II years, and who has not
been since heard from by his family
returned a wealthy man. His family
had supposed him to be dead.
Several persons were killed and
property valued at thousands of dol
lars was damaged or destroyed in a
terrific storm and cloudburst that
broke over Zacatecas, Mexico.
David Ross, secretary of the Illinois
state bureau of labor, received a tele-
gram announcing the death at his
castle near Edinburgh, Scotland, of j.
j. G. Simpson, formerly of Mount Oh
i've, Ill. Mr.. Simpson was president of
the Consolidated Coal company
-Four masked men attempted to hold
Rock Island road one and one-half
miles north of Peoria, ILL.,, and but for
the presence of mind of Conductor
Robert Murray, who disarmed one of
the men after being struck on the
head, the passengers would have been
robbed.
While driving from Sycamore Hill
to Oyster Bay, Miss Ethel Roosevelt,
daughter of the president, was thrown
out of her buggy, her horse becoming
frightened at an automobile. She was
not hurt
Four persons were killed, two fatal
ly injured and number hurt in tor
nado which prevailed between Elk
Creek and Tecumseh, Neb
Two men were drowned in the mo-
torboat races on the Hudson river.
They were Mr.. Ferry and Oberon, who
were on the motorboat Vesuvius, OBJ
eron being drowned in an attempt to
save Ferry.
The grand circuit judges announced
the expulsion of A. l.. Thomas for
withdrawing his horse, Main Sheet,
without permission from the chamber
of commerce stakes.
G. M. Daniels, of the New York A.
c., holder of many amateur swimming
records lowered his own, and the
worlds record of 220 yards at st.
Louis. The New Yorker set the mark
at PAP 2-5.
R. G. Dun e Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says: Volume of trade con
tinues beyond precedent for the pc
riod, the end of the vacation season
restoring normal forces in most occu-
pations, and there are no important
labor struggles to handicap progress.
Autumn distribution is very heavy,
traders as a rule preparing for needs
we'll into the future, while mercantile
collections are quite as prompt as
could be expected in view of the tight
money market.
Congressman Robert W. Bonynge
was renominated by the First Colo
RADIO district Republican convention.
The Wyoming Democratic state
convention adopted resolutions en-
dorsing w. ]. Bryan the triumphant
candidate in 1905"
Mrs. E. H. Pavitt, wife of farmer.
was beaten to death at her home in
Springfield township, Pa, with a
Ratchet in the hands of an unknown
assailaut, during the absence of her
husband.
Rivalry between the battleships
Louisiana and Connecticut as to which
shall take the president to Panama
may be settled by sending both