Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-14
BRIEF REVIEW Of
A WEEKS EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST lMPOR.
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal Of the
Busy Man.

western Union operators at LOS
Angeles struck because the company
refused to reinstate discharged
man. The boilermakers in the South
ern Pacific's shops walked out. Brick
layers of Washington voted to join the
other building trades in their strike.
Mounted on white palfrey and
decorously clothed in masses of hair,
pink fleshings, and clouds of gauze,
modern Lady Godiva gave repre-
sentation of the historic ride through
the streets of Coventry, England.
Miss Katherine Eddy, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus N. Eddy, of
Chicago, and niece of Mrs. Marshall
Field, was married to Senator Albert
]. Beveridge, of Indiana, in the Amer
lean embassy at Berlin. The religious
ceremony was preceded by civil one.
A race between two big automo-
biles from Milwaukee to Okauchee
ended in a frightful accident to one
of the cars, which resulted in the
death of two of its occupants and
painful though not fatal injury to two
others.
Miss May Bushnell, of Winchester,
Va, was killed when her automobile
struck log placed in the road by
miscreants.
United States District Attorney Sims
and his assistant were said to be
gathering evidence in Indiana for fur
Their prosecution of the Standard Oil
company and the railroads.
George Wallace Delamater, once
MIA, and who served as state sena-
tor from Crawford county from 1887
to 1890, committed suicide by shooting
in his Office in Pittsburg.
In a series of ii runs over a meas
ured mile course outside of the harbor
of Rockland, Me-, the frst-class battle
ship Connecticut, the first battleship
of the class built by the government,
made a showing which was highly sat
isfactory to Rear Admiral Robley D.
Evans and the trial board. The aver
age speed of the best five runs was
1878 knots.
Four anarchists were seriously
wounded in Lisbon by an accidental
explosion in a bomb factory operated
by an anarchistic group.
Former Policeman Ben Curruth was
arrested in Helena, Ark, charged with
the assassination of J. NJ. Scott, city
editor of the Helena World.
The comptroller of the currency an
nounced that the Peoples National
bank, of Gallatin, Tenn, which was
declared insolvent and placed in the
hands of a receiver on July IS, has
been permitted to reopen it's doors for
business.
The Chicago directory for 1907 esti-
mates the population of the city at
100000
The Catholic Order of Foresters
adopted rule barring liquor dealers
and bartenders from membership.
The United States district court has
refused to issue an Injunction to re-
strain the enforcement of the Kansas
StOck-foOd inspection law.
In joint session the Alabama legis-
lature elected former Gov. Joseph F.
Johnston to the upper house of the
national congress for term ending
March 4, 1915, to succeed the late
Senator Pettus.
Twenty creameries in the northwest
have gone out of business as the re-
suit of special rates granted their
competitors by railroads, it was testi-
fed before the Nebraska railway CON-
mission.
A proposed franchise for the Coun-
Gil Bluffs (Ia.) Waterworks company
for term of 25 years was defeated
at special election by vote of 2,1O3
to 789.
Bears invaded the town of Standish,
Mich, forcing suspension of bust
ness for several hours. Forest fires
drove the bears from the lowlands.
In family quarrel Victor Linde,
young New York man, fired four shots
at his wife, seriously wounding her.
He then fed to the cellar and hanged
himself.
Three-fourths of the Golden Cycle
Mining cOmpany's million dollar re-
of Colorado City, COL, was destroyed
by fire. Loss estimated at $75O,OOO.
Insurance, 100000.
The government officials at Los An
geles say they have unearthed land
frauds in California which equal those
in Oregon.
Richard Hierney, former harbor-
master of Racine, Wis.,, and we'll
known lake captain, died in that city,
aged IS years.
Thomas Myler, who said he was the
first man to hoist the stars and stripes
over Santiago, Cuba, was drowned
near ArMOw, Ireland
The Union Pacific railroad has or.
dered the construction Immediately of
100 gasoline motor cars for use on
branch lines of the company.
Attacks on women and children
were continued in New York and sew.
eral men were nearly killed by mobs.
Five thousand whites and blacks
In New York fought desperately for
several hours and two men were fatal
ly injured: The battle started in a
dispute over a ball game.
Indictments have been returned in
Chicago against A. Booth & Co.. the
New. York, Chicago & ST. Louis Rail
road company nickel ssPlate). and the
Lehigh Valley Railroad company,
charging them with violating pro-
vision one Of the Elkins law prohibit.
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