River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-28

Oceana, w. Va, a numbering vii
lage, was almost destroyed by fire.
The American Federation of Labor
declared a universal eight-hour day
| paramount to all labor questions.
Edgar N. Jennings, for IL years a
coachman for John G. Stevenson, a
capitalist of Bloomington, ILL.,, and a
brother of former Vice President
Adlai Stevenson, attempted to shoot
his employer
The marriage of Prince George of
Greece, second son of the king of
Greece and high commissioner for the
powers. in Crete, and Princess Marie
Bonaparte took place at the Marie at
Passy, France.
Col. Kaighn, close friend of former
Senator Brown, testified for Mrs.
Bradley in her murder trial and pro-
duced Browns written acknowledge
ment that he was the father of the
woman's two youngest children.
Gov. Cummins of Iowa ordered out
company of the state militia to stop
the Mcfarland Herman prize fight at
Davenport, but the men fought with
out decision, and Capt. Kulp is in dan
ger of being court-martialed.
William Jennings Bryan suggested
as a financial relief measure that the
government guarantee the deposits in
all national banks.
Officers and crew of the steamer
Dick Fowler, charged with reckless
navigation that endangered the life of
President Roosevelt during his trip
down the Mississippi river, were found
not guilty.
Mrs. Mary Hartje won complete vic
tory over her husband in the superior
court at Philadelphia and then col
lapsed with joy. Hartje said he would
carry the case to the supreme court.
William Randolph Hearst was held
to the grand jury in New York on
charges of criminal libel preferred by
William Astor Chanler
Mrs. Evelyn Romadka, of Milwau-
kee, was taken from Chicago to Joliet
to begin her sentence of from one to
20 years for burglary.
Edgar Grub, his wife and baby
were cremated in their home near
Beverly, o., and it was believed they
were the victims of foul play. !.
The Kings county grand jury,
which investigated the recent manage
ment of the suspended Borough bank
of Brooklyn, returned indictments
charging larceny and other offenses
against Howard Maxwell, who was
president of the institution when it's
doors were closed; Arthur D. Camp
bell, the deposed cashier, and William
Cow, director who holds controll-
ing share of the banks stock.
Nearly 100000 of new business
has been placed on the books of the
Westinghouse Machine and the West
inghouse Electric & Manufacturing
companies by concerns west of Chi
cago and the receivership may soon be
ended
The village of Chain, Ia, was wiped
out by fire, but one building being
saved.
Five children of Thomas Zuver per-
ished in a fire that destroyed his home
near Titusville, Pa.
Miss Maggie Sawyer, of South Mills,
N. c., was married to Edmund Daily,
who forcibly took her away from John
Hall when she and Hall were on their
way to be married.
Percy Zimmerman, right end for
Eastern Illinois Normal school, was
dangerously hurt in a football game,
suffering conclusion of the brain.
The door of the Buchanan county
jail at independence was blown open
by charge of nitroglycerine or dyna-
mite and two prisoners escaped. One
was recaptured.
Three thousand barrels of beer, val
ued at $4,000, will be dumped into
the sewer by brewing company of
Guthrie, Okla, unless a special dis
pensation be granted and the brewery
allowed to ship it out of the state and
sell it.
The corporation commission of Okla
homa issued an order notifying all
Oklahoma railroads that 60 per cent.
reduction in coal rates would go into
effect January 2.
William w. Atwood, aged 20 years,
prominent resident of Peoria, Ill.,
committed suicide by tying a shotgun
to tree and using leather strap to
pull the trigger.
Charles F. Caswell, associate justice
of the Colorado supreme court, died
of paralysis of the heart.
John ID. Rockefeller declined an in
vitation to a banquet in his honor by
| the Commercial club of ST. Paul
In an explosion on the Eastern
! Construction works of the Grand
| Trunk Pacific at Dryden, Ont, seven
men were killed and four injured.
Congressman Gilhans of the Twelfth
| Indiana district is aiding campaign
in favor of canal from Toledo, o.,
| to Chicago, and will introduce a bill
providing for government aid.
War on saloons in Chicago and
East st. Louis that violate the law
was planned at the closing session of
| the State Anti-Saloon league conven-
ton at East ST. Louis.
Daniel Sinclair, the oldest editor in
| Minnesota, died at Winona, Mimi,
aged 76 He contributed largely to
the defeat of James G. Blaine for the
Republican nomination for president
| in 1880.
John Moissant, fugitive from Sal
| yador. is back in San Francisco. after