River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-11
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president OF the Detroit National
bank, and also of the firm of Parke,
DAVIS & Co, chemical and drug man
ufacturers, dropped dead on the street
near the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New
York. Death was due to apoplexy.
Ten persons, two of whom were
women, were rescued from death by
life savers at the Nays Head IN. c.
station when the four-masted schooner
Louis Bossart was blown ashore.
Because he had been urging that
Enrique c. Creel, ambassador of Mexi-
co to the United States, could not be
elected the constitutional governor of
the state of Chihuahua, Silesvtre
Terrazas, editor of Ell Correo, daily
newspaper published in the city Of
Chihuahua, was put in Jail.
Judge Josiah Turner, for "a years
Judge of the Seventh judicial circuit
in Michigan, died at his home in
OwossO, aged SO years.
The executive council of the Ma
tional Civic federation decided on Chi
cago as the place, and May %, 20, 80
and 81 as the date for holding the ma
tional conference on combinations and
trusts.
Speaker Cannon landed at New
New York highly pleased with his
trip to Panama and the West indies
and with the progress made on the
canal
The heaviest snow of the winter
fell in Plainfield, Wis.
Mrs Helen Mcneil, of Denver, Col,
was burned to death in Columbus, O..
Fire in Tyler, Tex, destroyed sew
erel of the best buildings, including
the opera house.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Cox, of Gin
cinati, were robbed of jewels valued
at $4,000 in a New York hotel.
Richard M. Waite, assistant to the
president of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company, died at Denver.
]. w. Arras, of the United States
engineering corps, said Pittsburg was
in danger of being devastated by a
food as was Johnstown.
A fire captain was killed and sew
eTal firemen injured in a fire that
partly destroyed the Metropolitan
power house at One Hundred and
Forty-sixth street and Lexington ave-
nue., New York.
State Senator David Campbell of
Illinois was appointed postmaster of
Chicago to succeed Mayor Fred
Busse.
DR.. Paul BettiX, professor of Greek
and Latin in the Central Holiness
University of Oskaloosa, Ia, is
preaching a new crusade and branded
his forehead with a cross.
p A. B. Widener asked permission
Of Philadelphia authorities to erect
$10,000,000 municipal art gallery on a
site to be furnished by the city
The placing of Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy's property in the hands of trus-
tees was attacked as a part of con-
spiracy to keep the head of the Chris
tian Science church in hiding, in a
supplemental bill filed by her rela-
tives
John W. Heron. father-in-law of
Secretary of War Taft, and other Off
GERS of the Bracket Iron company of
Cincinnati, were indicted for conspir-
Rey in restraint of trade
Strikers at LODI, Russia, killed ten
workmen because they attempted to
resume work.
Suits to recover $4,000, 900 from IA
fire insurance companies for violation
of state antitrust law were begun
by the prosecuting attorney of Ar
kansas
John F. Stevens, retiring chief en-
gineer of the Panama canal, sailed
for the United States after being Civ
en- a great farewell reception by the
canal forces.
Ex-President Jose Lizandro Barril-
las of Guatemala was assassinated in
Mexico City by a young Guatemalan
named Cabrera.
Ten thousand factory hands at
Shuya, Russia. quit work and demand
the release of the noted revolution
ist Arzenius, whom the police ar
rested
Secretary of War Taft and party
arrived at Havana for a four days
visit
The Michigan senate passed bill
reducing railway fares in that state.
a warrant was issued at Greensboro,
N c., against Earle Varetare, a palm
list and cIairvoyant, accused of taking
3ewelry and money to the amount of
$4,000 from prominent women and
others for telling their fortunes
William Pore, retired steel man
ufacturer of Pittsburg. gave $25, 1000 to
Carthage college. of Carthage, ILL.,
George S. McReynolds, who was
sent TO Jail for fraud in connection
with operations on the Chicago board
OF trade. was released on a writ of SUI
persedeas.
House owners of Colon complained
to Secretary Taft of unjust and intol-
cradle conditions" imposed in the car
rying out of sanitary improvements
there.
Walter Scott of Boston shot and
killed Agnes Bates. his sweetheart,
and seriously wounded himself.
Albert E. Thornton, president of
the Atlanta (Ga.) National bank, and
well known throughout the south,
died. aged 90.
The Arctic brotherhood has raised
$4,000 TO send the crack Nome (Alas-
ka) basketball team on q tour of the