The state herald., 1907-10-11
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appropriate ceremonies.
The camp of the Oklahoma National
Guard at Fort Reno was destroyed by
fire causing loss Of $4,000.
The attorneys general of is states
met in st. Louis to discuss matters
pertaining to the enforcement of laws
particularly those pertaining to trusts
and railroads.
The Santa Fe has announced an In
crease Of two cents an hour to its 5000
machinists, boiler Irakers and helpers.
The balloon Nord which sailed from
Paris was picked up at sea after COW
ering distance of 159 miles and was
declared the winn ,r Of the grand Prize
of the Aero club of France.
In the presence of a distinguished
gathering at Portsmouth; Ohio, a tab
let marking the site of the house
where Gen. U. S. Grant was born was
unveiled recently. Lieut.. Gen. Corbin
presided and Gen. Fred d. Grant re-
sponded to the addresses.
Forty-two persons. including 30 jap
anese soldiers, were killed or injured
in railroad wreck in Korea recently.
The dowager empress has issued n
decree declaring the government Of
China to be constitutional monarchy.
Suit has been filed in the district
court at Sedan. Kansas. by Mrs. Ora
Thompson, grandmother of the cele-
brated incubator baby, for $4,000
damages against the three parties
who attempted to kidnap the baby
from her recently.
In his speech to the Lakes-to-the-
Gulf Deep Waterways convention at
Memphis President Roosevelt an
nounced that he would call conven-
tion to meet in Washington on Janu-
ary next to advocate the preserva-
tion of the natural resources OF the
country including coal, water power,
oil. etc.
Four miners were caught behind a
cave-in in mine near Birmingham.
Alabama, anc are believed to be dead.
Federal officials are to be stationed
along the Canadian border in Wash
ington to stop the influx of Japanese
immigrants from Vancouver.
In an address to the National Asso-
citation of Cotton Manufacturers at
Washington Secretary Straus came
out squarely in favor of a revision OF
the tariff
In the federal court at Omaha the
Union Pacific railroad pleaded guilty
to violating the safety appliance
laws.
The special grand jury which invcs-
tigatcd the charges OF President Mof-
fet of the Standard Oil company. that
there were other beneficiaries OF re.
batcrs from the railroads besides his
company, reported TO Judge Lands
that the statements were without foun.
dation.
United States Senator Piatt. OF New
York. has made formal denial In court
that he ever married Mae e. Wood, of
Omaha.
Three American Mormon mission
aries Were recently summarily cx-
PEELED from Germany.
The conference OF attorneys general
OF various states held In St Louis ad.
journed after adopting memorial to
congress asking that some action be
taken to prevent federal judges from
nullifying state laws, A permanent
organization was formed with Herbert
S. Hadley OF Missouri as president.
The charge of assault To kill against
Zach Mulball. OF Oklahoma. growing
out OF n shooting anair during the
worlds fair at ST. Louis has been dis.
missed.
The i5th triennial convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal church OF Amer.
lea has begun n three weeks session
at Richmond. Va. with 500 delegates
present. The bishop OF London Is the
central figure.
Prominent Methodist ministers Of
Nebraska have been sued for s2s 900
damages for alleged SANDER of Rev.
Wilbert =. Ferguson. who recently
withdrew from tina. conference under
firo
Arrangements arc under way for the
consolidation OF the Capital National
and the Central banks of Topeka
In 1906 there were 9.eGo marriages.
2i.367 births and 9.2s2 deaths In Kan.
sas.
The total coinag. OF the United
States mlnta In September was So .ooi..
COG.
Near oaunka, Illinois. n tramp. bo.
cause he was refused food. beat n
woman TO unconseiousncss and then
tied her four'yearold boy to a trco aud
burned him 10 death.
One hundred OF the ii9 counties OF
Kentucky have voted against the sal,
OF intoxicating liquors within their
borders.
During the trip Of President Uooso.
welt from St Louis to Cairo, III, he
was tho guest of the St Louis nusi.
ness Mems league nt n banquet on