The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-18


pronounces the roadbed unsafe and
recommends a restriction of the speed
of trains.
Up to date there has been 64 cases
and 81 deaths from bubonic plague in
San Francisco.
The first game in the worlds cham
pionship series between the Detroit
and Chicago baseball clubs ended in a
tie score of 3 to after 12 innings had
been played.
The steel steamer Cypress wa.
wrecked on Loke Superior with 20
persons aboard all of whom were
drowned except the second mate who
drifted ashore on d raft.
The report OF the United States Ex
press company filed with the Kansas
railroad commission shows gross earn
ings of $6O,137.O9 and operating expen
ses of $63,53477.
Canes and swagger sticks for youns
women is the latest New York fad.
Four young men, all residents OF
Perth Amboy. were recently drowned
in Raritan bay. near Keyport. N. J.
The Metropolitan street railway
company OF New York has been placed
in the hands of a receiver.
A body supposed to be that of Jacb
Simpkins. the long missing member OF
the Western Federation of miners
was recently found in Shoshone coun.
ty, Idaho.
Mrs. Charles ]. Romadke, wife of q
millionaire manufacturer of Milwau
kee, has been arrested in Chicago
charged with theft. She confessed to
many robberies which have bafled the
police.
Two prominent physicians of Paris
created sensation in the Academy
of Medicine by a report that they had
succeeded in removing birthmarks
with radium. The operation is en-
tirely painless and may be applied tc
an infant while asleep.
The turbine steamer Lusitania
broke all records on her second west.
ward trip from Queenstown to New
York, making the distance in -four
days and 20 hours. The fastest days
run was GIT knots.
The mystery in tie disappearance Of
Miss Helen Maloney. daughter of q
Philadelphia millionaire. and a youna
Englishman named Clarkson, was
deepened recently by the statement Of
New York broker that he waT secret
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1905.
Joseph Powers 4 Burlington opera
tor at Waldron. Mo, has been arrested
by United States authorities charged
with interfering with messages in or
der to harrass operators who took
strikers places.
Wheat for May delivery recently
sold in Chicago tor $l.11k cents a
bushel.
Chicago won the fourth game of the
worlds championship series from De
troit by the score OF to l. The game
was played at Detroit before crowd
of 5000 people.
Robbers recently blew the safe Of
the bank of Hanna, l. r.. securing
$4,000.
Passengers on liners going to and
from Europe may now enjoy thea
trical performance every night in the
week
The Santa Fe railroad has been con
victed in the federal court at Los
Angeles. Cal, of giving rebates to the
Grand Canon Lime and Cement COM
pany of Arizona. The maximum pen
atty which may be imposed is $780,
OO0
A new railroad has been chartered
to build from Englewood. Kan
through Guymon. Ok, to junction
with the Santa Fe in New Mexico.
Federal Judge Lawrence has rend
cred a decision in which he holds that
all malt and fermented liquors re-
gardless of the amount of alcohol con
tanned are contrabund in Indian terri
tory.
The boarding house keepers of West
Springfield, Mass. have organized a
union for their own protection.
Cuban labor leaders have aban-
doned their intention Of calling a gen.
eral strike.
The Russian council Of ministers
has appropriated $c.50O.00O for coloni
zation purposes in Siberia
Three negroes were lynched at Tun.
lea. Miss, for series of burglaries.
The vote of the New York Teleg
raphers' union to call out the men
from leased wire Offices has been
rescinded.
The earnings of the Santa Fe for
the year ended June 80 were $93,6S3,.
407. an increase of nearly $13 3,OOO, ,0OO
over the previous year.
The attorney general of Kansas is
preparing list of questions the in
surance companies made defendants
in an antitrust suit will be asked to
answer
Rumors that the Amaleamated Con
per company were to close all their
mines indefinitely cause a s!ump in
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