River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-29
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The scandal involving an English
countess and an Anglo-American mil
lionaire is said to have been hushed
by the use Of money. The earl and
his wife, well supplied with funds,
left London together, and no legal
steps will be taken by the husband.
Commander Peary reached Sydney
and said he may make another polar
trip, for which he has designed a ship
in the style of monitor
Resolutions offered by w. j. Bryan
declaring against private monopolies
and favoring arbitration between ma
lions of international disputes were
adopted by the Transmississippi con-
gress after the committee on resolu-
tons failed to report them out.
Wages of 10000 employees OF the
United States Steel corporation, Fall
River mills, New York Central and
other companies were advanced from
FIVE to ten per cent.
Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco,
arrived in New York from Europe and
denied all charges against him, declar-
ing that they were the work of polit-
ical enemies.
Enrico Caruso, the Italian singer,
was found guilty in New York of in
quilting women and sentenced to pay
a fine of $40.
Gov.-elect Hughes in an address at
q Republican meeting in New York
served notice on the party machine
that his administration is to be indie
pendent and have for its aim only the
public good.
Mrs. James Fl. Delaney, of Chicago,
killed her husband, president of the
American Shipping company, and then
committed suicide.
Street car strikers at Hamilton, Ont,
became violent and troops were sum-
money from Toronto to restore order.
Joseph Il. Smith, president of the
Mormon church, pleaded guilty to a
charge of unlawful Capitalization and
was fined $500.
Premier Laurier announced in the
house at ottawa, Ont, that Charles
Hyman had announced his resignation
as commissioner of public work on
account OF poor health.
Custer suits were brought in the
Kansas supreme court against the
mayors of Wichita and LeavenwOrth,
because of the non-enforcement of the
prohibition law.
Thomas Forsyth Hunt, professor of
astronomy at Cornell, has accepted the
position of dean of the Pennsylvania
college of agriculture. Prof. Hunt is
graduate of the University of Illinois.
As the result of friction over pub
fishers privileges in the United States
and Canada, the dominion has notified
the Washington government that the
postal agreement between the two
countries will be abrogated May 7,
next.
Edward L. Cronkrite, former mayor
of Freeport, ILL.,, and for six terms
member of the Illinois Legislature, be-
ing Democratic caucus nominee for
speaker at the time of the historic
fight between Logan and Morrison for
the United States senatorship, died
suddenly.
A new counterfeit five-dollar silver
certificate announced from Washing
ton, D. c., as circulating in Chicago
was discovered by clerk in the sub
treasury.
Ernest d. Keller, of New York, dem
onstrator and professional driver of
racing automobiles, was killed and
Henry Luton, of Colwyn, Pa, was
dangerously hurt in a collision while
trying out racing cars.
DItaf Ill IN nd
eastern New Mexico have swept over
a million acres of grazing and home
stead land.
Alarming earthquake shocks in Ger
man New Guinea, the Bismarck archi-
pelago followed by tidal waves, caus-
ing much loss of life among the ma
tives, are reported by the steamer Mo
vera from the South Sea.
Capt. Andrew Crockett, of the Ches-
apeake Bay oyster schooner dredge
James A. Whiting, indicted under the
new federal "shanghaiing" law, was
found guilty and sentenced to pay
fine of $500 by December / or serve six
months in Jail.
In a fight over a pool game James
Mclean, Cincinnati contractor, was
shot and instantly killed by George
Scherd
Secretary Taft ordered that dis
charges of colored troops be suspend
ed pending further ,advices from Pres
ident Roosevelt.
The anarchist, Saverio Lagana, who
stabbed and killed Prof. Giovanni
ROssi, of the University of Naples.
was arrested.
Careless remarks of a citizen caused
a foolish run on the savings bank of
Chillicothe, o.
The German Insurance company,
which reinsured in the Royal OF Liv-
erpool, was placed in the hands of a
receiver, the Chicago Trust & Title
company being named.
A Swiss governess threw an immi-
grants baby into the sea from the
deck of an ocean liner.
Charles Thomas, serving a life i'm
prisonment term for the murder of
Mabel Scofield seven years ago, was
denied new trial by the Iowa SUI
preme court.
Episcopal court of review affirmed
the heresy verdict suspending Dr.
Crapsey from ministerial functions.
Secretary Root, in Kansas City
tho TTpifod States