River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-12
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som state prison, Sacramento, CAL, foI
the murder OF Charles Horigan at Dix
on on November 81, 1904.
Fire at Portland, Ore, destroyed the
top story Of the Chamber of Commerce
building and caused the death of Ho-
mer H. Hallock.
Rev. DR.. Edward Lathrop, president
of the board of trustees of Vassar col
lege, died at his home in New York,
aged 92 years.
Announcement was made from Sena-
tor r. A. Ayers Office in Detroit,
Mich, that he will not be a candidate
to succeed himself in the senate when
the legislature meets on January 1.
next
The supreme court of Kansas grant
ed a decree in Topeka ousting W. w.
Rose from the Office of mayor of Kan
sas City, Kan, for tolerating joints.
This decision was made in spite of the
fact that Rose had resigned from the
Office
The San Francisco Bulletin says
that the boycott on American goods in
the orient is practically broken. Re-
turning tourists, business men and
Chinese say that it is only a matter of
time when the discrimination against
wares from this country will entirely
disappear.
The state department has received
an additional $4,000 from the Chris
tian Herald, of New York, for the re-
lief of famine sufferers in Japan. This
makes total of $150,0OO raised by that
paper for the Japanese.
The woman's suffrage bill, providing
that women as well as men may par
ticipate in the election of presidential
Island state senate.
Dowie's plan to divorce his spouse,
take seven wives, and found a polyg-
amous colony in Mexico was revealed
at Zion City. Dowie has left Mexico
for Chicago, determined to defy his
enemies and resume control of the af.
fairs of Zion.
Fifty-five persons lost their lives and
100 were dangerously injured by the
collapse Of the hotel Zum Hirschen
(the Stag hoteD, in the Black Forest,
in Germany, while the guests were at
lunch
A new insurrection in San Domingo
is reported by the commander of an
American warship located there
Chancellor Won Bulow tainted while
addressing the German reichstag on
the Morocco question, but recovered.
Forgery is charged in connection
with w. R. Hearst's mayoralty petit
ton in Greater New York.
The Republic Oil company has quit
the states of Indiana, Iowa and Ne.
braska.
National board of the Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton fixed on Monday, April 16, for the
converting of the fifteenth continental
congress.
Board of directors of the American
mining congress announced the ninth
annual convention of the congress will
be held in Denver, November 13 to IL
next.
Mrs. Edith Rowsen killed herself
while in the Palmer house, Chicago,
two hours after registering as the
wife of Emo Bardeleben, wealthy
New York lace importer.
Federal license is suggested as an
adequate method of curbing trusts if
the decision in the beef case proves to
be good law.
Andy Fields, handler of the Mu-
tual Life's yellow dog" fund, who
has been absent since the beginning OF
the insurance investigation, returned
to his New York home.
Archibald Anderson, aged 27, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself at
st. Paul. Ind.
President Roosevelt is expected to
chastise the magazine writer's who are
attacking the lawmakers of the ma
ton in a speech to be delivered at the
Memorial day celebration of the Army
and Navy Union at Norfolk, Va.
Emperor Francis Joseph sent for
leading Hungarians to talk about con-
ciliation between Austria and Hun
gary.
The New York chamber of commerce
champions the cause of the Philippines
and asks congress to pass the tariff re-
duction bill.
The car restored the old censorship
on the press because of the victory of
the constitutional democrats at the
polls.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is
assuming alarming proportions. Five
streams of burning lava are descending
the mountain, threatening everything
below. Roaring explosions are heard
for 20 miles around.
Fire completely destroyed the plant
of the Hallack Lumber and Supply
company in Denver, Col, entailing an
estimated loss of 100000.
Claud Whistler, charged with the
murder of Frank Ogden at Whisler's
home, near Bloomfield, Ia, April 1,
1905, was found not guilty.
Overwork in the gymnasium of the
University of Iowa at Iowa City caused
the death of Leo Struble of Laporte
City, freshman.
Russia opened negotiations in Paris
for loan of 100000. 900 or more if it
can be raised, and is making especial
efforts to reestablish the nation in a
strong financial position.