Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
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Financial conditions In New York and
the east generally were nearly normal
again. The need OF currency to move
the cotton crop developed in the south
and a committee from New Orleans
conferred with Secretary Cortelyou
The California Safe Deposit & Trust
company's bank in San Francisco
closed but was believed to he solvent
Bankers in the state OF Washington
ignored the holiday proclaimed by the
governor.
Indications that the available sup
ply of cash would be materially IN
creased within a short time, both py
imports of gold and the increase o.
the bank note circulation, and that
the movement of cotton and gram
crops would be facilitated in every
way possible with the result OF In
creasing our credits abroad. were the
salient features OF the financial situa'
ton.
Relief from monetary stringency
can only be secured by system oil
credit currency which shall meet the
requirements of trade and he re
deemable in gold. according to Con
gresham Charles Fowler OF New Jer'
sey. chairman of the banking and
currency committee OF the house.
AS a result OF the murder OF Tom
Thompson, assistant chief OF police al
Talladega. Ala. Fred Singleton, a
negro, was nddled with bullets 10y a
posse.
A lone highwayman armed with
knife entered fvc hotels in Prescott,
Ariz.. fatally wounded one or the
guests who offered resistance. and
made his escape after robbIng score
OF people.
Fire destroyed the plant of the
Grand Rapids mich Clock add Man
tel company The loss Is $4,000
Joseph Walker. United States Sc
cret service man. was shot and In
stantly killed 10y an employe OF the
Hesperus mine. located several miles
west Of Durango. Col
Raffile Ruffanu aud his wife An
tonette were murdered 10 GARFIELD, N.
j.. by unknown persons
Rev. Dauici X. Lucas. "A national fig
ure In religious aud q A. H. circles.
died suddenly al his hume Ia lndiauap-
oils.
Homer a. Green. president OF the
bloomington business M-u's associa-
ton, aud one or tile best-known resi-
dents OF that city. died suddenly. He
was past grand commander OF the
knights Ternplaf OF ILLINOIS
Capt Edward } Lewis. aged 70. died
at Bloomington. III He was pioneer
editor of the bloomington Paragraph.
postmaster at Normal. Ill. for eight
years. and commanded company in
the Thirty-third regiment. Illinois vol
unteers. during the civil war.
Albert TrosteI. among the best.
known tanners OF the United States,
died In Milwaukee,.
Three trainmen were killed in a
collision between two freights ON the
Baltimore a. Ohio road on the Gran.
berry grade I'm West Virginia. One
injured by the wrecking OF the Quaker
City flyer on the Jersey Central rail
road about half d mile north of Pitt
ston, Pa. Three men were killed
and nine severely injured In a col
lision between a passenger train and
rf..l.s 4. nj
near Morganvilie. ia An Alabama
Great Southern passenger train
crashed into "A freight. two men being
killed and seven hurt.
Lieut. Gov Jared Y Sanders, OF
Louisiana. having refused to fight O
duel with him. Donelson Cafferey OF
that state. son OF the late Senator
Cafferey. covered the billboards oi
New Orleans with huge posters in
which he calls Sanders IA common
liar and poltroon."
Jefferson Polk. president of the
Des Moincs street railway. an in
terurban magnate and multi-miIlion
aire, died at his home in Des Moines
John Sweeney. married mau. 81
years old. narrowly escaped being
lynched by a mob at Marietta. o.. foI
an assault on Anna koun. l4-year
old girl.
Isaac Surratt. whose mother was
executed for completely In the assas
sination OF Abraham Lincoln. died In
Baltimore. aged &C years.
Hugh y. ELY. superintendent OF the
insurance department OF the pcnnsyl
vania Railroad company rs years. died
at his home In Beverly. ~. J.
John ID. Rockefeller Is reported tC
have cornercd all available Iaborer,
in the Tarrytown district To work OF
his new home on Pocantico hill.
Elmer ii. Deartb. former Minneap
oils Insurance commissioned. who wa,
indicted by the grand jury on charge
OF accepting bride from w. r. Bech
tel. former president of Minueapoli,
life insurance company. was acquitted
OF the charge Ia the district court al
Minneapolis.
Raymond Hitchcock. indicted ir
New York for alleged misconduct with
three little girls. disappeared and this
district attorneys men say that he
either has fled To Europe or has com
mitted suicide. His wife. known on
the stage as Flora Zabelle. says she
thinks he has been murdered
The pope communicated Fathe
Tyrell and other critics OF his EN-
cyclicai on modernism.
Nearly 5000 Chinese arrived at th'
port OF Salina Cruise, Mex. On thci
way TO the United States, where the,