River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-28

The mail steamer Berlin from Har-
wich, England, was wrecked off the
Hook of Holland in terrific gale and
of the IA persons aboard only one
man was rescued.
Eleven persons were rescued from
the wrecked steamer Berlin, the life
savers being helped personally by the
prince consort of the Netherlands.
Two women and child could not be
taken off,
The three last SURVIVORS of the
wreck of the steamer Berlin at the
Hook of Holland were rescued by the
gallant life-savers. Fifteen were saved
out of 143 aboard the vessel.
Five women passengers were seri-
ously cut and bruised when the Phila-
delphia express on the Pennsylvania
railroad ran into an open switch at
Pittsburg. One coach was telescoped
and two derailed.
President Zelaya, of Nicaragua,
cabled that President Bonilla, of Hon
duras, was to blame for the war and
that Nicaragua had won four vic
tories
President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt,
Mrs Longworth and Miss Ethel
Roosevelt returned to Washington
after spending two days in Boston and
Groton with the presidents sons.
James r. Mcclure, secretary and
treasurer of many of the subsidiary
companies of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, was stricken with apoplexy and
died while attending services in
church in Philadelphia.
Mrs. j. Oscar Richardson, wife of a
stationary engineer, rushed between
peacemaker at their home in Rose
dale, Kan, and was stabbed to the
heart by Richardson.
The Lyric theater at Altoona, Pa,
was burned.
Another violent earthquake shock
occurred at Kingston, Jamaica, but no
one was killed.
Elma Dare, charged with kidnap-
ing George Rhodins, said to be feeble
minded, at Indianapolis and marrying
him in Louisville, KY, was arrested at
Cambridge Springs, Pa.
All the passengers on board the
Austrian Lloyd steamer ImperatriX
which ran on rock near Cape Ella
phonist, Crete, but 40 members of the
crew persisted.
Jabez Bunting Snowfall, lieutenant
governor of New Brunswick, dropped
dead.
Rev. Everett D. Burr, a prominent
Baptist clergyman of Newton Center,
Mass, was killed by falling from a
moving train.
Cubans have petitioned Gov. Ma
COON to rescind the order forbidding
cock fighting.
The daughter of Mayor Tom L.
Johnson, of Cleveland, o., is to wed
Sig. FREDERICK Mariani, a wealthy
Italian.
Victor B. Dolliver, brother of Sena-
ator Dolliver, of Iowa, was found dead
in bed at Fort Dodge, Ia.
All but four of the street cars in
Warren, Pa, were destroyed by fire.
Thousands of opponents of munich
pal ownership made a great demon
stration in London.
Gen. Booth of the Salvation Army
sailed for New York on his trip round
the world
A bomb was thrown at the chief of
police of Odessa and he was severely
injured.
Alice Nielsen quelled an incipient
fire panic at the opera in the Chicago
Auditorium by singing The Star
Spangled Banner"
John G. Carlisle, former secretary
of the treasury, is to marry Mrs. Ger
trude T. Logan, of Virginia.
Gov. Hanley, of Indiana, committed
to life Imprisonment the death SEN
tence of William A. Spores, who killed
William Fawbush.
William H. Musham, former chief
of the Chicago fire department, died
of pneumonia.
Mrs. Sarah Walters, her daughter
Florence, and Albert Miller, the young
woman's fiance, were asphyXiated by
escaping gas in Chicago.
Mayor Dunno, of Chicago, was re-
nominated by the Democrats on a mu-
nicipal ownership platform.
Prof Matteuci of Vesuvius observa
tory says the world will run into the
tail of a comet toward the end OF
March and all life probably will be
destroyed.
The governor of Rhode Island in
addressing the legislature, picked
many flaws in George Washington and
was severely criticised by the speak
er of the house.
The little steamer Marion burned
off Charleston, S. c., and eight ne
groes lost their lives.
The Indiana two-cent fare bill was
sent to the governor for his sigma
ture.
William Foster, Jr., a personal
| friend of President Lincoln, and one
of the builders of the two New York
city elevated railroads, died of old
| age at his home in New York.
Seven firemen, including the chief
were seriously injured by falling walls
at Sumter, S. G.
The Warsaw (Russia) post Office
was robbed by band of terrorists
who killed the postmaster, two clerks
and two soldiers.
Mrs. Cora Stebbins Courier, aged
"a years, of Sheridan, Mich, is under
| arrest. charged with poisoning hel