Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-19
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The Illinois state board of pardons
refuses to grant freedom to Paul o.
Stanslend on plea OF Ill health. Right
eous conclusion.
Wilson Mizner, ex-husband of Mrs.
Charles T. Yerkes, was locked up in
New York for assaulting two men. but
was later released.
d. NJ. Parry of Indianapolis flays
both Bryan and Beveridge for their
debate on the labor question, holding
that both evade the issue.
A New York Jury decides that ed
ward Vanderbilt is mentally incompe-
tent and his spiritualistic bride may
be called on to return the property
decided to her.
Wall street denizens were shocked
the other day to see James J. Hin
and Il. II. Hartman walking arm In
arm, and rumors of terrible conspira.
cles were set ahbat
Looks like Philadelphia will land
the American league pennant And
then 1t will be Chicago VS.. the Qua.
ker City. And our money goes on the
| National leaguers this time.
General Booth OF the Salvation
army left London Saturday on his
trip to Quebec. whore he will begin
campaign which is to extend over
Canada and the United States.
The second international pure milb
congress is in session at Brussels
The congress will discuss important
| questions regarding Infant hygiene
| The American delegates include Ma
read paper on THE American Solu
| tion of the Milk Problem
Something like 10000 Americans
| have visited London this year. Be
| tween them these 10000 Americans
have spent about s7.50O.0OO, chiefly in
London. This calculation Is based on
figures supplied by one of the largest
hotels, which alone has housed 5000
| Americans since March, and the av-
erage hotel bill of each has been $3.50.
| There are at least FIVE hotels which
can give similar figures.
Showing progress and prosperity,
the twenty-frst annual report of the
read was issued Saturday to the stock
holders Of the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad company for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1907. The income
of the corporation was $21, ,652, ,42O.s9
an increase OF $1.7O4. 1925, as com
pared with the previous year. And
the net earnings were sS,156,929.46 an
increase OF s574,9S683.
BY pitching both games OF a double
header and shutting out Shreveport
ia both, Wilhelm broke n worlds record
Saturday at Birmingham. Ala. Includ
ing the IS innings he has gone 50 sue.
cessive innings without allowing 4
score. Pitcher Johnson OF Washing
ten, before this held the worlds rec
old. he having gone through six sue
cessive games In the Idaho State
league without allowing a run.
From the Imperial Colony at Braw-
10y. Cal, in the heart of the district
whose ruin was threatened by the re-
cent overflow OF the Colorado river
into the Salton basin. there were ship
ped by the Brawley Cantaloupe Grow.
ers' association total of 209 cars in
the past season, and the net receipt1
aggregated $146.91S.83, divided among
twenty-three growers. making an av
erage OF S6,3S7.S2 per grower.
Declaring the Sherman antitrust
taken legislation ever put on the stat
ute books of the United States, the
president of the interstate commerce
commission Saturday praised the pres.
ident as being the only man who dared
to tell the people that undestrained
competition is no longer to be con-
sidered o blessing. Mr.. Knapp be-
lieves great corporations will ultimate
ly control all great Industries of the
world.
That there Is no money in furnish
ing hogs and pigs with glass eyes.
mending their broken limbs or giving
them false teeth Is seen In the an
nouncement of the failure of Howard
Kimmell OF Tiffh, o., who filed O
petition In bankruptcy in the United
States district court. The debts are
335.414 and the assets 31l,107. Kim.
mells business was to set glass eyed