Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-01-21
RWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

A New York family of four is ex-
terminated by gas escaping from
heater.
Anti-saloon enactments are inpos-
s;bte at the current session o. the
Wisconsin legislature.
Frcsident RooseY cit opposes the
plan TO Limit the salaries Of lie in
surance presidents by law.
The state of Illinois begins suit
against the Illinois Central railroad
for the recovery of back taxes.
The attempt of the United Mine
workers of America to replenish the
$1,000 900 defense fund failed.
Secretary Shaw, speaking at Hary-
ard urged greater merchant marine
as a means of building up commerce.
A young New York woman, while
fixing her garter, was robbed Of $685.;
but. Disgusting herself, found the
chief.
W B. Leeds plans a $1,OOO.OOO
mansion in upper Fifth avenue. New
York and S. B. French a S1,500,000
one.
A Montana girl still in her teens
eloped with man over 80 years old
VINO had already been married three
times.
An acetylene gas explosion during
a card party at Wilmington, Ill, killed
two persons and injured several
others.
The town of Jackson, KY, is in
terror of feudists owing to the Hargis
trial and the judge. appealed for
troops.
Brooks Adams in opening a fight
of Spokane, Wash, for lower rates
charges James ]. Hill with breaking
his promise.
Standard Oil Company and allies
are indicted 939 times at Findlay, o.
They face fines of $58,00O,O00 and
939 years in prison.
Western Federation of Miners or
tlered mine owners in the Cripple
Creek district to keep out of the
Nevada goldfelds.
President Hanan of the Shoe Manu-
facturers' association urges a cut in
tariffs in products that no longer need
protection
a Rock Island passenger train
bound for Chicago dashed into an
open switch at Barney, N. M, and
eve were killed.
Enrique c. Creel, new amba5sado"
Sro1n Mexico, while governor of one
at she states put about 5000 saloons
ont of existence.
The foreign mission boards of the
United States and Canada appealed to
President Roosevelt and King Edward
for aid Tor the Congo people
a freight steamer was driven ashore
on the beach near Chatham Mass,
by a heavy sea and, though still
tight, is in a perilous position.
An effort of priests, especially in
South America to get the pope to
change the church law forbidding
them to marry met with failure.
Frederick c. Fairbanks, son of the
vice president, was indicted in Ohio
on charges of having sworn falsely
to secure a marriage license.
John Smith, the defendant in the
Hargis case at Jackson, wy, con
fessed that Judge Hargis and Sheriff
Callahan hired him to kill i. Cox.
District Attorney Jerome in
prosecuting George w Perkins says
other New York Life Insurance com
pany officials also may be arrested.
Governor Cummins of Iowa will
probably order an inquiry into the
Iynching of a white man at Charles
City, and arrests are likely to follow.
Stockholders of Pennsylvania rail
road are asked to issue $100,000,000
stock issue and $1OO,OOO,OOO bond is
sue at the annual meeting March u
expert investigators say n C.
4sougherty, the convicted Peori,
schccl superintendent, is keeping
5000. 900 of school funds from the pub
NC.
County commissioners at Marion,
Ind, have ordered a suit against the
four county officials who retired Jan.
J. There is an alleged shortage of
$4,000.
An outcast who died in an Omaha
poOrhouse was identified as the
daughter of a British naval officer and
as the heiress to a large estate in
England
Governor Deneen of Illinois sent
message to the legislature asking an
appropriation of S15O,000 with which
TO sue the Illinois Central railway for
back taxes.
Professor ]. F. Greer, principal of
vie public schools at Waco, Tex, was
ShTOwn from a buggy while the horse
WAS running away and instantly
killed.
The jury in the New York tobacco
trust trial found MacAndrews &
Farber Company and j. S. Young