Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FOR THE BUSY MAN
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
ROUND ABOUTThEWORLD
Complete Review Of happenings Of
Greatest Interest from All Parts Of
the Giobe-latest Home and For.
eign items.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.


ceedings of the secretary of the treas
ury in connection with the financial
crisis and also to make inquiry con-
corning clearing house certificates.
An annual tax of one dollar on every
barrel OF beer brewed in the United
States, for the creation of a "perma'
nent investment fund" of $50,O0O,Ooo
yearly for the development OF the
country's waterways, is the proposal
carried in joint resolution intro
duced i'm the house by Mr.. Acheson, OF
Pennsylvania.
Senators Aldrich and Crane, two OF
the Republican leaders of the senate,
after call on President Roosevelt,
announced that they were convinced
honors
MISCELLANEOUS.
Disastrous panics in the Studebaker
theater and Fine Arts Music hall in
Chicago were narrowly averted when
fire in the Chicago Musical college
building, adjoining, filled the corridors
Of the Studebaker building with dense
smoke.
Charging that George A. Pettibone,
the defendant at bar, is the most
guilty of all those charged with caus-
ing the death of ex-Gov. Frank Steun-
enberg, James H. Hawley outlined
the states case in the trial at Boise,
Idaho.
The Democratic state committee of
Delaware passed a resolution Indoors
ing Judge George Gray for the presi-
dency.
Fire destroyed the big Central ho-
tel In Colon.
Three thousand dollars in $40 gold
pieces was found by J. T. Jones on
his farm in Connecticut
Thomas B. Wallace, second, aged
II, eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
c. Wallace, of Tacoma, Wash, died at
the residence of his grandfather
Chief Justice Fuller, in Washington.
c. E. Lambert, for many years gen.
eral passenger agent of the West
Shore railroad, died at his home in
Thiells, N. Y.
High water caused the collapse of a
new bridge in course of erection over
the west branch of the Susquehanna
river at Mifainville, Pa, and resulted
In the death of seven men and the in
jury Of nearly score of others.
Great damage was done by floods in
central and eastern Pennsylvania
The Fall River line steamer Provi-
dence was in collision with, and mar
rowly escaped sinking, crowded
East River ferry boat at New York.
The men passengers on the latter
were accused of cowardice.
Two alleged night riders died as the
result of wounds received during the
visit Of the 500 night riders to Hop
kinsville, Ky.
Andrew Carnegie added the sum Of
100000 to the $1o,ooo,00o endow-
ment fund of the Carnegie institute
In the closest and hardest fought
election contest which Boston has
known for many years, the city went
Republican by about 1000 votes.
Worcester, Lynn and Woburn voted
Francis I. Burton was shot and
killed at Nina, New, by J. Holman
Buck, editor and proprietor of the
Western Nevada Miner.
Chief of Police John A. Suggs and
Night Policeman Lewis Woods, of
Fort Gibson, Okla, are under arrest
charged with robbing the post office
there.
Maj. Gen. Alexander Hamilton,
grandson of Alexander Hamilton, Sec
rotary of the treasury under George
Washington, died at his home in Tar
rytown, N. y, at the age of go years.
John v. Coggey, New York commits
sioner of correction, announced that
he has decided to put an end to stripes
and lOck.step in the BlackWells Island
penitentiary as he believed that they
did much to kill any smoldering spark
of decency that may remain in the
prisoner.
to be equally divided between Ernesto
Teodoro Moneta of Italy and Louis
Renault of France.
Ambassador Bryce has been sum-
moned to England for a conference
and is not expected to return to
America.
The late George F. Porter, million
aire OF Minneapolis, in his will left
100000 to Miss Stella M. Blethen, his
confidential stenographer.
Flames destroyed the big implement
warehouse o. oDavid Bradley & Co. at
Council Bluffs, Ia, the loss being $685.
900.
James Bartlett Hammond, head of
the Hammond Typewriter company,
was declared sane and given his free
dom.
Twenty bandits attacked a .monas-
tary near Pskov, Russia, but were re-
pulsed. Six monks were killed.
The steamer st. Marys of the Mary
land, Delaware & Virginia Railroad
company, was burned at Hallowing
Point, on the Patuxent river, in south
eTn Maryland. -,- g.. -.
Rice hall, at Washburn college, To-
peka, Kan, was destroyed by fire, the
loss being 100000. - IKE
Murdered by "Black Hand" enemies,
Il Is believed. Gottlieb Voegelt, 80
years old, was found shot to death In
q freight doorway Of the La Sale.
strest station Ct Chicago.
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