The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-19
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be cited Tor contempt III VIC i"'o
case, He admitted that freight dis
had been Destroyed.
Machinists of the Southern railway
ara voting on a proposition looking to
settlement Of the strike.
The strike Of students at Drury col
lege, caused by desire to make up LOT
holiday. comes to an end.
Benjamin Combs, aged 81, pioneer
settler, dead at Clarence, Mo.
Miss Iona Kerstine, l7-year-old
daughter Of MIS-. Polly kerstine'
Williamsyille, Ill.,, was accidentally
shot and killed by Don Darlington, a
Young gentleman friend, who called
while on his way to hunt ducks.
Southwestern lines at Eureka
SPRINGS meeting consider question or
reducing mileage rate and favorable
action will result upon approval by
chief executives.
Woman socialist candidate for con-
gress in Texas stumps district, advo'
eating federal ownership Of packing |
plants.
President Kimball resigns from one
Chicago, Peoria & st. Louis and Gen.
eral Manager John P. Ramsey is elect
ed vice president in charge OF the
property.
Isle Of Pines will be given United
States provisional governor pending
settlement Of its status as Cuban soil,
is Havana statement.
Curtis Barbee found guilty OF muir
der of sweetheart and punishment is
fixed at Is years in penitentiary.
Roy Knabenshue, in his airship,
makes two successful flights and calls
on governor of Tennessee.
Latest move in railroad manage
ment gives control Of Chicago & Alton
road to Rock Island.
Available cash balance in United
States treasury Thursday, 1920, 453,37O.
The Imperial Bank OF Germany has
raised It's discount rate.
/ Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
spoke before the Kentcky bankers
Wednesday.
Colored men complain to the inter-
state commerce commission that Jim
Crow cars furnished in the south are
inferior in all respects to the service
l provided for other people, and raise
!, the question of equal facilities.
I Interstate Commerce Commissioner
! Prouty reports to the president that
railroads have practical monopoly OF
western coal lands.
: Prisoner held on two charges at Mt.
Sterling, ILL.,, locks sheriff In jail and
J makes his escape
Miss Mackey loses In the golf tour
ney, and the Misses Bishop and Os-
" good are also put out Of commission.
D E. B. Pope Of st. Louis is elected
president Of the American association
y Of travelling passenger agents.
y Speaker Cannon opens his Ohio
Ia tour, and while he pleads for a candl.
4 date news comes that the man is dy.
g. ing.
q Missouri Pythians elect J. E. Thorn
10 as, railroad man, grand chancellor
Southwestern tarffic officials are ex
al pected to make a fiat 2-cent rate fol
as travelling men.
;e Sister Of Mrs. Howard Gould re
penis marriage to Chinaman and de
serts her husband.
j. Annual report Of Missouri Pacin,
and Iron Mountain roads shows ne
y earnings for the year of s per cent.
President Gould submits the TWEEN
ty.sixth annual report Of the Missouri
~ Pacific system showing good net re
- suits and handsome surplus after pay
49, ment OF dividends.
~ Eight indictments are returned b
,, the federal grand jury in New YorI
~ in the sugar rebate cases.
no Annual election Of the Wabash 4
~ Toledo leaves Gould board in contrc
,rt OF the property. One new directo
no fills the Sage vacancy.
mt Concessions granted Dowle In Me,
leo forfeited and plan for new zio
falls through.
ok. w. r. Hearst is i'll at his home wit
nh a severe cold.
III. Josephine Frank. 1e years old. {
he Aurora, ILL.,. is abducted from he
vas home, taken to an island. and bruta
zen ly assaulted by two men.
A. Secret Of the Sultan's recent nlne:
md Is said to be that he was stabbed b
TIA. a jealous MEMBER Of his harem.
ers Missouri supreme court refuses
vas grand Mrs. Aggie Myers. under Sc
tcnce to hang, writ Of errcr to a
peal her case to the United States s
preme court.
re, Argenta feud and mob record shoy
cot, five were killed and five wounded
OPP less than a month.
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