The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-05-31

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Women at work in the United
States is the subject OF a report Is
sued by the census bureau based on
the returns in 1900 Exclusive OF Alas
ka. Hawaii and other outlying posses
sions. the women l6 years old mum
bered 23.4S5. $50 Those at work mum
bered l4.S35.630
After being out more than "a hours,
the jury which has been trying Mrs.
Laura Cramer. charged with ordering
her son. a mere boy. 10 shoot and Kill
her husband. Fred Cramer. at Page.
y. d.. Feb IA last, disagreed
Five hundred postal officials OF New
York attended dinner given to Geo.
b. Cortelyou. now secretary Of the
treasury. but formerly postmaster
general, at the Hotel Astor.
The recommendation of the COM
mittee on laws OF the supreme coun-
Gil OF the Royal Acanum at Boston.
compelling new members TO start with
- 500 death benefit, was accepted.
Milton ID. Purdy, OF Washington. as
sistant attorney general OF the United
States arrived in ST. Paul 10 assist in
| the prosecution for the government or
\ the case against the Standard Oil Co.
4 case Of yellow fever was discov-
cred in Havana. being the second case
\ this year The patient had recently
come to the capital from the interior.
The largest most representative and
most harmonious convention which
ever assembled in Ireland repudiated
the plan for a limited council. which
was an the liberal government had to
offer in fulfillment OF its campaign
promises.
! Thirty persons were injured. some
! seriously. in a collision between a
I three-car electric train bound for New
1 York from Coney Island and a trolley
car OF the Thirty-ninth street line at
Y Bay Nineteenth and Eighty-siXth
streets. Bath Beach.
Bids were opened by the purchasing
agency OF the Panama canal here for
+ 5000 tons OF steel rails for railroad
construction on the isthmus. Only two
bids were received, one making the
price s15S.750 for the rails delivered a.
/ Colon and the other slG2 $50.
Frank w Berkshire. who has been
in charge of the Chinese inspection
work in the New York city and Malone
I u. " districts. was appointed in
spector and chairman on general i'm
migration on the Mexican border at
$4,000 per annum
At Southwest City. a small town in
! Mcdonald County. Mo, A. A. McGhee
shot and killed Geo. Oyler. aged p
son Of a prominent merchant Oyler
had been keeping company with Nc
Ghee's daughter against the fathers
wishes.
Ships OF the Pacific squadron have
won the highest honors of the United
States navy for every class OF which
il contains a vessel.
The announcement is made that
Lieut.. Gen. Joseline Heneage Wode-
house has been appointed governor Of
Bermuda. in succession to Sir Robert
McGregor Stewart. recently resigned
1t is predicted that the first
witness testifying 70 circumstances
connected with the crime in the Steun-
enberg murder case Will take the
stand one week hence.
Former Judge William Lumpkin. a
lawyer and wealthy citizen OF Eldon,
Mo, was arranged before United
States Commissioner Giesberg on a
charge OF sending obscene matter
through the mails
At the biennial convention of the
Switchmen's Union of America It is
probable that a proposal to make q
contribution for the defense OF Meyer
Haywood and Pettibone, at Boise
Ida, will be brought up.
The secretary OF the interior ap
proved the selection of 1924 acre!
Of land selected by the State of Col
, orado in lieu OF school lands other
wise disposed of.
/ The French cruiser Chanzy is ashor'
/ on one OF the Saddle islands in tn
E Chusan group. Her position is danger
i GUS. Assistance is being sent from
D Shanghai.
i The executive committee OF tn
National Hardware association, in ses
(. sion in Philadelphia, decided with tn
n jobbers. A plan to do away with tn
= jobbers has been under consideration
n for some time.
5 Refusing TO work with material fror
mills operating with non-union wooC
e workers, nearly 1000 carpenters en-
G ployed by building contractors i
S Denver went on strike.
n Henry Becker. Of Manhattan. \. Y
D. was arrested on suspicion Of havin
murdered Amelia. the 15-year-ol
q daughter Of William stafeldt, a farm
3 er of Elmhurst, l.. l.
o A British torpedo boat destroye
e the name Of which was not know
grounded on Diarber sands. six mile
r north OF Great Yarmouth.
D Haskell b. Talley. young lawyt
is and politician OF Tulsa. !. IT,. shot
IF r Pettus. cousin OF Senator Pettus
y Alabama and a leader in Oklahom
n democratic affirs
Giacomo Puccini has definitely
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