River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-16
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Dairy and Food Commissioner AUX
eny of Ohio, show the presence of
preservatives and in some cases
traces of tin and zinc poison. The
latter are attributed to the use of a
poor quality of containers. One sam
pie labeled "Potted Chicken" was
found to be veal.
The Standard Oil company was in
dicted at Chicago by the federal grand
jury for receiving rebates in the form
of nonpayment of storage charges to
railroad companies. The Lake Shore
e Michigan Southern Railroad COM
pany was named as having given
these rebates.
After writing note stating that he
took his life rather than again earn
his living by selling liquor, Ernest
Steinhardt, 81 years of age, commit
ted suicide by drinking morphine at
st. Louis.
Alexander Mckenzie was found
guilty at Roseau, Mimi, of having
murdered John Stewart last December
and was sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the state prison at Saltwater.
The crime was committed for robbery.
Alfred Munkiewicz during a family
quarrel at Milwaukee, shot his wife
in the breast and another woman in
the arm, then turned the pistol on
himself, inflicting what is said to be a
fatal wound. The women will recover.
The Santa Fe railroad division Of
ficials at Temple, Tex, report the re-
sumption of traffic on the San Angelo
branch, which has been tied up by
floods. The waters have receded and
normal conditions have been resumed.
Five children of Thomas O'Daniels,
of Seymour Park, suburb of Omaha,
persisted in a fire which destroyed
the family residence. Mrs. O'Daniels
and her husband were badly burned
in an effort to save the family.
The collier Nero, wrecked on Block
island, is holding well and with larger
pumps which have been sent to her, 1t
is expected that she can be floated if
there are no heavy seas.
While driving over a country road
at Evergreen, nine miles from Pitts
burg, Pa, a wagon containing 20 per-
sons of a picnic party plunged over a
30-foot precipice and all sustained
more or less serious injuries. None
was fatally hurt.
William Esler, of townsville, Wis,
killed his seven-year-old daughter by
striking her over the head with gal
Ion jug. He says he killed the child
because the mother did not want it.
Before killing the child Esler chased
his wife with an ak.
The browning event of the tenth
annual reunion of the Ohio Maryland
association was the reception at
Springfield to Gov. Edwin Warfield of
Maryland.
A cloudburst and flood at Durango,
Mexico, caused the death of three
persons. Water was six feet deep in
the streets of the town, and many
houses were badly damaged.
Frederick E. Coyne, former post
master and well known in Chicago
political circles, failed, the Chicago
Title & Trust company taking charge
of his bakery and luncheon business
as receiver in bonds of $4,000.
That the honor of the United States
is of more Importance than the pun
ishment of million criminals was the
statement made by Judge Hough in
the United States circuit court at
New York in the habeas corpus pro.
ceedings instituted on behalf of
Charles G. Browne, formerly employed
in the customs service and was extra
dited in Canada and taken to Sing
Sing prison to begin two years term
for conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment
An unidentified man committed sui
eide on 500 coast train near Venlo,
N. D. The porter found the stranger
lying on the platform of the car. The
bullet from revolver had gone COM
pletely through his head.
The last session of the Newfound-
land legislature passed law requir-
ing Chinese entering the colony to pay
head tax of $500 each, and 1t has
been put into force by the colonial
cabinet
William Rice, John Wright and
Isaac Francis, miners, were fatally
injured by an explosion in the Berry
mines at Pipe Creek, o. Accumula-
ton of gas were ignited by the min
ers' lamps.
When tombstone and Emslie, the
umpires, assigned by President Pull
liam, arrived at the entrance to the
polo grounds, New York, tombstone
was refused admittance and Emslie,
who accompanied him, declined to
take any part in the game so long as
his associate was not allowed to per-
form his official function. tombstone
then declared the game forfeited by
New York to Chicago, basing MS de-
cision on the local clubs refusal to
admit him to the grounds.
Sailing above the clouds and over
225 miles of panoramic land and water
from New York city, and landing at
the little sea shore resort of Brant
Rock, near the historic town of Ply
mouth, Mass, DR.. Julian p. Thomas,
of New York, and Roy Knabenshue,
professional aeronaut, made one of the
most successful balloon trips yet un-
dertaken in this country, and learned
much, it is believed, that will assist in
the development of aerial navigation.
William J. Bryan visited Pompeii.
He will proceed from Naples to Rome.
Suit was instituted in the supreme
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