The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-10-26
NO. IL.
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Mexican Town Destroyed by Tornado.
american Battieships to be Equip
ped with Wireless Telephones.
Cholera Spreading
IN Russia.

Cholera is reported as still spread.
ing in Russia.
a high official and two attendants
were killed BY natives in the Congo,
Fire at Florence, Miss, DESTROYED
property valued at more than 500 600,
Practically the entire business dis.
trlcb OF Florence, Ala, was DESTROYED
BY fire.
IN arailroad wreck at Orio. Spain.
twenty seven persons were killed or
injured.
oae person was killed and thirty in.
lafed in a trolley car accident at Gin.
einnati, Ohio.
Two men were killed as the result OF
boiler explosion in cotton oil mill
at Belton, Texas.
twenty seven wireless telephones
were ordered installed on the vessels
OF the Atlantic fleet.
The Hamburg. American line will
oufid 1900 ton steamship to eclipse
tne taneeP Lusitania's s record.
The town Of Conception, Mexico.
was destroyed by a tornado and many
inhabitants were killed.
Three persons were killed and. thirty
seven injured IN wreck on the South
ern Railroad at Rudd, N. G.
Commercial wireless telegraphy was
lnangurated between Glace Bay, Nova
Scotia, and Clifden, Ireland.
six people were killed and sixteen
badly hurt in Southern Railway
wreck near Greensboro, N. g.
a disastrous storm swept over tho
entire southern coast Of Europe, dam.
aging property to a great extent.
Inc United States signal corps ball
loon won the Lahm cup in the long
distance balloon race at ST. Lonis.
Two persons were killed and eight
seriously injured in an automobile
collision near San Sebastian, Spain.
An American named Green was
beaten by Russian police at Kiev af-
ter he had bsen robbed on the street.
Three persons were killed and Ave
severely injured ia wreck on the
Big -Four Railroad at Versailles.
Ohio.
It was reported that Japan is now
manufacturing more munitions Of war
than at any time during the war with
Russia.
The Standard Oil Company acquired
land near Elizabeth, MI, on which to
srect one OF the largest refineries ir
he east.
Mrs. Milton Anderson was burned
Q death at stringer, Miss, while pre-
barring q fire 10 heat water for her
weeks washing.
one officer was killed and another
while attempting to effect the
capture Of James p. Strong, an insane
nan, near Atoka, Tenn.
At Ingram. Pa, two women were
'aught in folding bed, one Of them
Iying from her injuries and the other
ne being seriously hurt.
- IS stated that the leader OF the
.ang that stole SIS, 900 from the Gpan.
lato Mining and Milling Company 10
lexieo had been captured.
Y. W NIAGARA, prominent English
plnner, warned American cotton
rowers against attempting to main.
ain prices At an abnormally hieh
svel.
residents OF Washington, d. c., are
p Ia arms because of a contaminated
xtra charge in railroad fare TO helm
ay for the new union depot at that
lace.
eelsmogfaphs in Washington, Al.
any and Baltimore reported a vio.
snt earthquake shock, but the loea-
ien OF the disturbance could not be
scertained.
u was stated that thousands of cows
'ouid be destroyed in efforts which the
apartment of agriculture at Wash.
agton Is making to stamp out bovine
Iberculosis.
onclals OF the postofiee department.
" Washington, D. c., have started a
oller-skating fad and employees will
required to go to their Offices on
1e little wheels.
Morethan seven hundred bales o cot.
N held by the Farmers Union at Ad-
ance, Miss. were destroyed by fire
I'd their loss. was complete, no in
arance being carried.
The government authorities seized
1000 worth of tobacco and cigarettes
eiongtng TO the Britsh-America To-
aceo Company al Norfolk, charging
at 1t was the property of trust.
Angered because he had been dis.
1arged for ineompetency, A. D.
neatman, printer, shot and seri-
nsiy wound his foreman, L. B. Nay
n, 10 newspaper Office at Memphis.
enn.
One of the most up to date cotton
ills In the world is located in Kyoto.
apan, employing 1000 hands. Repre-.
sntatiyes OF the japanese government
'onred the world to secure the best
achinery for the plant and it is
edit to the industrials of America to
ose that nearly all the equipment was
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