The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-27
News of
A Week
Paragraphic Photographs Of the
Worlds Doings

locomobile won the elimination trial.
which determined the FIVE American
representatives in the Vanderbilt cup.
race on Oct. 6, on the Long Island Van
derbilt cup course. He covered the
297.1 miles at an average speed of fif-
ty-four and half miles an hour. Ira
cy declared that the report that he
had won bride by his victory in the
race was correct.
Fred j. Buenzle, yeoman in the
navy. began suit for $500 damages
against a Newport Or. H. dancing pa
vilion because his uniform barred him
from the place of a4RAement. Presi-
dent Roosevelt conf@bdted 800 to-
ward the expenses of Buenzle's suit at
the same time expressing his indigna-
ton at discrimination against the navy
uniform Rear Admiral Thomas is also
aiding Buenzle.
TO avoid litigation which must have
entailed enormous counsel fees, to say
nothing of revealing any idiosyncracies
Russell Sage may have had. his wild
ow made known compromise by
which each of the benefciaries receives
double the amount of the legacies nam
ed. Twenty five nephews and nieees
had requests of $4,000 each.
The Waters-Pierce Oil company is
defendant in suit filed by the state
of Texas praying for custer proceed
ings against the company and a judg-
ment for s.. DDS, 400 in penalties for VIC
lating the antitrust laws of the state.
The petition sets forth that the Wa
ters- Pierce Oil company is a part OF
the Standard Oil company.
Further rulings in connection with
the enforcement Of the meat inspection
law after oct. l next were made pub
lie by the secretary of agriculture.
Anything savoring OF falsehood or Ge
ception will not be tolerated. aud ne
picture design or device which gives
any false Indication OF origin or quail
ty will be permitted.
Edward McElroon Of Yonkers N. Y.
came back TO life after lying apparent
" dead i'll Il hospital for half an houl
with stilled respiration. a heart that
had ceased beating snd a body that
already had grown cold. The case is
one of the most remarkable in the
medical annals of the world.
Mark Twain at the Associated Press
dinner at the Waldorf Astoria New
York, made a vigorous and humorous
plea to the association to adopt the
simplified spelling advocated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt He cited some of his
experiences with the long words of the
English language.
Nearly $500 physicians of New York
state are signers of petition present
ed to Governor Higgins in behalf Of
Albert T. Patrick, the New York law
yer under sentence of death for the al
legged murder of the aged millionaire
William Marsh Rice in September
1900.
Unusual wealth was ruled an insur
mountable barrier to admission to
Mortified seminary. made famous by
the late Dwight L. Moody. 1t is said
to be the determination of the semi
nary managers to guard against wide
extremes in social standing.
Jacob A. Riis, ths presidents old
friend and fellow reformer. has an,
neunced his disagreement with Mr.
Roosevelt on the simplifed spelling
question. hr. Riis says the changes
Endorsed By Mr. Roosevelt are mon.
strous"
The case of Captain Oberlin NJ. Car,
ter was reopened in the federal court
in Chicago, the government seeking to
recover 81 5000 alleged to have been
stelen while Carter was in charge OF
work at Savannah, Ga.
Al Patchogue, n. Y, Rosamund b
Downs, seventeen years old, obtained
n divorce from Nathan A. Downs, aged
eighty. The plaintiff said she was un.
der the legal age when she was mar
risd to the defendant.
The common council of Fond du Lac,
Wis. has passed an ordinance proyid.
ing that pictures of all habitual drunk
ards shall be hung in every saloon IL
the city, together with warning not
to sell liquor 10 them.
James F. Smith was inaugurated
governor general Of the Philippines
In his address he announced that bis
policy would be the education. and
preparation of the people for self gov
eminent
Paul o. Stensland, the indicted pres
idsnt Of the wrecked Milwaukee Ave