The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-09
BRIEF REVIEW OF
A Weeks EVENTS
RECORD or THE MOST lMPoR.
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers Of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the PervsaI Of the
Busy Man


eago. fined the Standard Oil com
zany $29 $4,000. the extreme Emit
u the penalty fixed for the acceptance
u Illegal rebates under the conviction
Fl last April This fine is by far the
largest ever assessed in any case in
the history Of jurisprudence II was
accompanied by a scathing criticism
II the oil trusts methods Then the
Judge instantly called for a special
grand jury for August IL to follow up
the same violations OF Law from the
standpoint Of conspiracy between The
Standard Oil. the Alton road and the
head officials Of both This charge. II
proved. may land some OF the railroad
and oil officers in Jail.
Herbert Knox Smith. commissioner
~ corporations. in his latest oil indus
ny report. scored the methods OF the
Standard Oil company as unfair and
not morally justifable and denied the
trusts claim that it has reduced the
Price Of oil.
Swift Tarbell. q. l. WoOdsOn and
William Catchings. well known young
New Workers.. were dangerously in
jured when their automobile was
struck by a trolleE car and smashed
% pieces
The papers were prepared in a suit
% enjoin the city Of Milwaukee from
erecting a proposed million dollar
electric light plant. to compete with
she present private corporation. the
ground for the injunction being that
ne city needs TO invest one and one
half million dollars in bridges. via
ducts. schools and other necessary
improvements
Forty passengers in a third class
railroad car and the engineer Of the
train were drowned near Anglers.
France, when the locomotive and car
plunged into the Loire river.
Attacks on women and children
we're continued in New York and sew
eral men were nearly killed by mobs.
Five thousand whites and blacks
n New York fought desperately for
several hours and two men were fatal
b injured. The battle started in q
dispute over a bali game.
By the bursting Of a tire on an
automobile as IL was racing through
Southport. Conn. Peter Henderer was
Killed and william Mallory was badly
bruised.
Augustus St Gaudens. the noted
sculptor. died at his home at Cornish.
NH
Ihe large fertilizer plant at Jack
sOnville. Fla. Of the Armour Fertilizer
company was destroyed by FIRE which
vas started BY lightning Lass $685.
600. fully insured
y VI. Scott. city editor Of the Helena
ARK World. vas found dead on the
sidewalk Two bullets had entered his
head II is generally believed the kill
ing was due to personal quarrel
Robert Orr. OF Dwight. Ill. vas
Killed. and seven others were seri-
S1sIy injured in a collision Of inter
urban cars near here
ChgIes c. Smith. formerly Of Au
rora. fH.. was arrested-at Honolulu on
arrival Of the United States transport
Thomas. on instructions from Attor
asY General BOnaparte. He is &C
~eused Of obtaining money under false
yretenses in the Philippines.
indictments have been returned in
Chicago against A Booth & Co. the
Kew York. Chicago & St Louis Rail
road company nickel Platel and thS
Lehigh Valley Railroad company
charging them with violating pro
vision one of the Elkins Law prohisii
hg rebates
The Union Pacific railroad has or
sered the construction Immediately o
IN gasoline motor cars for use Of
branch lines OF the company.
- The great potato crep Of ArOsseool
10y. Maine. estimated this seasOi
100000 bushels. is seTiousl
- ed by the continual vet Seaihei
ReOple's State bank. Of Browns
Ind. was closed by the state 3
...sjies. being found hopelessly ii
r,,-1ent-
70. A Bryant, aged so years. de
Iresfdsnt Of the Kaiser Lumber con
,sny at Chippewa FAILS. Wis. drOppe
sraf on the street Besth vas due I
19lplsxy-
David Christie Murray. novelist ar
vaywright. died b London. aged
Tears.
Aio;se K. Care. said TO be a mel
Ter OF a wealthy family OF bankers
Mexico City. committed suicide in b
Boarding house in Brooklyn. y. Y
rAs IS years old.
several Koreans have been arrest,
N Honolulu charsed with counts
Setting $40 gold pieces
IN convention at Exeter ne Britt
Medical lssOciatiOn has almos' una
nass supported a contention :
Eanced by a member that sick peoI
should be treated at public expense.
Jimmy Britt obtained the decisi
aver battling Nelson al San Francis
after 20 rounds OF hard lighting.
Fathe< Marioogessian. the Armeni
yriest who is accused Of bei0g leas
a a Matchmaking society. was indie
fuAr llmes1R New York for attemp'
r,hherr Al ext0rlIon.