Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-07-18
SUMMARY OF 4
Weeks EVENTS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
AT HOME TOLD IN CON-
DENSED FORM.
LATE FOREIGN DISPATCHES

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Interesting Items Of News Gathered
from All Parts of the Globe and
Outlined in the Briefest Manner
Possible.
John N. Faithorn, former vice presi
dent, and Fred A. Wann, formel
freight agent, were fined $4,000 each
by Judge Lands in the federal court
at Chicago for rfebating. The Chicago
& Alton Railway company was fined
$4,000 on each of two counts, the
limit under the law, and the individual
defendants $4,000 on each count.
Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture concluded his work in
Chicago by issuing statement in
which he denied meat packers the
use of the United States government
inspection label as guarantee to the
world OF the fitness Of their products
as food, until they have made perfect
the sanitary conditions in the build
ings where food is prepared.
The steamer Quincy of the Diamond
10 line, burned near Trempeauleau,
Wis, with 200 people aboard. The boat
ran into the bank and turned half
over, when the fire started. One babe
was drowned.
At Sevastopol an attempt was made
by mutineers to assassinate Vice Ad-
miral Chuknin, commander of the
Black sea fleet. The admiral was
wounded and taken to hospital.
A train of two trolley cars, west
bound from Lockport on the lines of
the International railway, ran into an
open switch at siding just east Of
Martinsville, N. Y, and crashed into
a trolley freight motor. Five passen-
gers were killed outright, and a score
injured, some of whom may die.
The Continental Limited, No. /, on
the Wabash railroad had a remarkable
escape from disastrous wreck. When
speeding at the rate of so miles an hour
it crashed into some track construc-
ton work near Cass station, Indiana.
Robbery is believed to have been the
motive of the brutal murder of Miss
Mile Ellison, of Ellsworth, Wis, who
was attacked while in her room in q
Minneapolis hotel.
In the United States appellate court
at st. Louis, former Attorney General
Grow, of Missouri, for the government,
began searching investigation into
the methods by which rates on coal
are made and maintained by the rail-
roads ON the east side of the Mississ-
ippi river.
The Association Of Rhenish and
Westphalian Grain Importers has sent
circular to the various German and
foreign chambers of commerce and
produce exchanges regarding the al
legged incorrect classification of Amer
lean grain.
The parole system was attacked by
Lieut.. Gov. Sherman in an address de-
livered before the Illinois States At
torneys association at it's annual con-
vention in Springfield. He said that
of all the criminals paroled most of
them had returned to their bad life. \
The automobile bearing Vice Pres
iden Fairbanks and party from Dan
VILE, ILL.,, to Champaign crashed into
a buggy driven by Joseph M. Dough-
erty. The two vehicles came together
with a loud crash at a curve in the
road, and Mr.. Dougherty was thrown
out and painfully bruised.
A half score of persons were injured,
five painfully, by the stampede of a
bucking broncho during the perform
ance Of a wild west show at Granite
City, Ill.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was arrested at
Cleburne; Tex, charged with having
misused the mails.
At the Sanitary Inspectors confer.
ence at Bristol, Eng, delegate said
II the British public only knew a
quarter Of what was going on in the
slaughter houses Of the country the
Chicago scare would become insign1-
ficant by comparison.
The long coal strike in the Dubois,
Pa, region was settled in a confer
ence between representatives of the
coal companies and miners officials.
The National Brotherhood OF Oper-
alive Potters will build a home for
aged and INDECENT potters
Because Of misunderstanding the
miners Of the Hooking valley, 10000
men, went out on a strike. Negotia.
tons resulted in the misunderstood.
ing being cleared up.
The warehouse of the Hub Furnf-
ture company, containing stock valued
at $4,000, was destroyed by fire at
East st. Louis, ILL.,, entailing total
loss Of about 100000.
Grain fires have swept over large
area about Modesto, Cal. Over $4,000
acres of wheat, barley and pasturage
have been destroyed and numerous
ranch houses and barns burned.
The dry dock Dewey arrived at
Olongapo. The trip from Singapore
was uneventful.
George Proctor VANITY, United
States Judge for the western district
Of Michigan, underwent a surgical op-
Grafton in London and failed to rally. {:
The navy department was advised
that the United States army transport
Thomas which went ashore at Guam
was lfoated. ..-.a -, :
!. Deputy Sheriff Murray arrested
Capt. r. w. Talbot Of the mine guards
al Bradley, O., and Guard =. B. Pres
ton for murder growing out Of the
shooting at the mines Of the United
Stass Coal company July !. Guards
areSdeserting Bradley for fear Of pros
ecutions. l. !, +. S.