The Breckenridge news., 1906-09-05
PUNCHED PARAGRAPHS
VERBlAGE CAREFULLY AVOIDED
IN THIS COLUMN.
Important Events, Occurring Both at
Home and Bbroad. Will Be Found
Briefly Chronicled and Duly ar.
ranged In This Column.

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William H. Maxwell, superintendent
of schools Of New York city, has a.
cepted membership in the simpl.i-l
spelling board.
Lady Campbell-Bannerman, wife O.
the British premier, Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman, is dead, She La /
been an invalid for years.
AS the result of a quarrel over the
settlement0 0f an estate at McCracken.
Kan, Omar Young shot and kilel
Alexander Walker, Jr., and Grant Pet
tyjohn, and later killed himself
An engagement between insurgents
and government troops is reported 70
have occurred near Artamisa. prov.
ince of Pinar del Rio, near the Ia-
vana border. The result is pot known.
An imperial ukase authorizes the
Russian minister of finance to issue
$25,000,00 in four per cent rentes to
cover the expenses of the relief Of the
districts affected by the failure of the
crops.
Governor SObrado of the province
of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, who has peeu
spending the summer in the United
Estates, has gone home, and hopes tC
settle matters with the insurgents
within a week.
Major Alfred Dreyfus will retire
from the French army in October on
a pension
Dewitt Adams, 27, and Miss Carroll
Jones, II, were drowned in attempt
ing to ford Fall river, near Fredon.a,
Kan.
The commander and the third Of
fcer of the British steamer Balakani,
from Philadelphia for London, were
washed overheard Aug. 20.
With all the securities held by Fred
E. Smith, late treasurer Of Summit
county, o., taken at their face value,
the examiners report he is still over
$4,000 short.
At Winona, Miss, as the result Of
the renewal of an old quarrel, Samuel
Hightower and his son, James High
tower, were killed by Walter Cooper,
who was seriously wounded.
City Sealer Joseph Green Of Chi
cago has directed that suits be in
stituted against the Anglo-American
Provision company, Armour & Co.,
Swift & Co., and Morris & Co. on a
charge of selling short-weight lard.
An incendiary fire damaged Hilz
Brothers dye house in Hamilton, o.,
to the extent of $2,500.
Eli Sutherland, a bartender, shot
and killed May Jackson. an actress, at
Butte, Mont. and then shot himself
He will die
Twenty-one persons on the burning
steamer Charles A. Eddy, in Lake
Huron, were rescued by the crew of
the steamer City of Mackinaw.
A sudden rise in the Appomattox
river inundated the wharves at
Petersburg. Va. and flooded a number
of business houses in the lower sec
tion of the city.
Mr. f. Elliott, general counsel for
the Standard oil company, denies the
rumor that that company has taken
steps to acquire all the distilleries in
the United States.
Otto b. Schultz, baker of Racine,
Wis, has been awarded damages in
the sum Of $4,000 against members of
the trades and labor council for boy
cotting his business.
Frost reported from Iowa lowlands
in vicinity of Creston and Charles
City.
Martin link killed at railway cross
ing in Norwalk. o. Leaves wife and
two children.
Scenic railway car at amusement
park near Indianapolis jumped the
track. Five persons hurt.
A light frost was reported from
Reading Kan, breaking the record of
the last 10 years for early frost