River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-06
MISCELLANEOUS,

William j. Bryan was given
rOusing welcome in New York,
which eliminated in meeting
at Madison Square Garden, where to
a crowd Of 10000, he outlined his
the trusts, for the revision of the
tariff and for public ownership of
railroads. Democratic leaders from
all parts of the country took part
in the homecoming celebration.
The visit of William Jennings Bry-
an to Connecticut must have strongly
reminded him of the strenuous days
during MS presidential campaigns for
he delivered four addresses, each of
considerable length, attended two re-
ceptions and was the center of hand
shaking bees whenever his admirers
could reach him.
w. ]. Bryan and " r. Hearst have
accepted invitations to attend the dis
trict fair to be held at Radford, Va,
the second week in September
Two Italians were instantly killed
and two others probably fatally in
jured while at work in excavating a
sewer in Edgewick avenue, High
Bridge, New York. The accident was
caused by one of the men striking
a dynamite cartridge
Anna and Blanche Ignasiak, aged Is
and four years, respectively, were
burned to death by the explosion of
an oil can which they were using to
light the kitchen fire at West Wyan-
dotte, Mich.
United States Commissioner FL
more at Montgomery held the Erdman
law unconstitutional and discharged
Frank Young, dispatcher of the Louis
vile e Nashville railroad. Young
had been charged with violating the
law in discharging members of the
Order of Railroad Photographers in the
employ of the railroad.
All the trainmen of the Texas South
ern went on strike with the result
that several trains we're tied UP. The
men demand a reduction in hours
from IL to 10, and an increase in pay
for overtime.
r. G. Dun G Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade, says: mo check to COM
mercial progress can be discerned,
while the outlook becomes brighter
each week through most encouraging
crop reports. Jobbing trade. is on
large scale. wholesale business is
much better than last year, and after
the holiday retail distribution of fall
merchandise promises to be very
heavy"
Complaints against Al railroads OPP
Grating in the state of Indiana, have
been forwarded to the Indiana state
railroad commission by the National
Petroleum association, which has
headquarters at Cleveland, O.
Many prominent Jewish anarchists
have left Bialystok emigrating to the
United States.
The United States cruiser Charles
ton, with Secretary Root and party on
board. has anchored at Lota, Chilli.
For the fourteenth time the legisla-
tive council of Victoria rejected the
proposal to confer the right of suf-
frage on women.
Otis Eddy, the oldest living Master
MaSO0 III Tue WOT1u, celebrated the
one hundred and second anniversary
of his birth at Rockford. Ill.
A sweeping decision against all la
hor organizations of Racine, and one
which, if sustained by tho higher
courts, will affect all labor organiza-
tons in the country, was rendered by
Chester Fowler, of Portage, Wis,
judge of the Eighteenth judicial dis
trjct.
Walter Wellman has decided not to
attempt voyage northward this year
on account OF defects in the mechani-
cal equipment of his airship. Accord
ing to the announcement made last
winter in anticipation of such posi-
bilities the expedition will continue
next year.
Gen. Rennenkampf has been ap-
pointed successor of Gen. Skallon, gov
ernor of Warsaw
The five-year-old daughter of Ed
ward Albright, a farmer near Ber-
trand, Mo-, was assaulted by Charles
Goforth, farm hand employed by
her father.