The Springfield herald., 1907-12-13


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The six surviving members or the
first Kansas territory free state legis-
lature met recently in Topeka to cele-
brate the semi.centennial of that his
torical gathering. A large crowd was
present.
Rice hall. at Washburn college, To-
peka, was recently destroyed by fire,
involving a loss of 100000.
The jury which will try George
Pettibone for completely in the muir
der of ex-Gov. Steunenberg at Boise,
Idaho, has been secured.
There occurred in one day at st.
Joseph. Mo-, recently 20 hold-ups by
masked men, one murder and three
suicides.
The Southwest Bridge company. a
Joplin concern, one of the largest
manufacturing plants in the district,
has gone into the hands of receiver.
The State Bank of Admire, in lyon
county, Kan, has closed it's doors. 1t
had $2S000 in the failed National
Bank of Commerce at Kansas City.
The Fort Pitt National bank Of
Pittsburg, Pa, organized in 1853, has
been closed by order of the comptrol-
Ter of the treasury.
At the suggestion of Secretary
Straus the National Council of Com
merce was organized at Washington
recently. The body will be composed
of representatives of the commercial
bodies from the leading cities of the
country.
The comptroller of the currency has
called for a statement of the condi-
tion of the national banks of the
country at the close of business on De-
cember 3.
Tyrie l.. Ford, an attorney, has been
acquitted of charge of bribery at San
Francisco.
At the opening of the National Riv-
ers and Harbors congress in Washing
ton every state was represented by
delegates as well as Alaska and Ha-
wall.
Wichita. Kansas, defeated the COM
mission plan OF municipal government
by vote of nearly to /.
e. " Moorehouse, OF st. Joseph,
Mo-, killed himself at his home there
recently. His father. former Gov. A. P.
Moorehouse. killed himself in the
same manner at Marysville, Mo-. in
1891.
Ambassador Aoki has been sum-
moned to Jupan by his government to
explain in detail the precise situation
in this country in regard to the Japa-
nese immigration problem.
Property in the business heart Of
Houston, Texas, to the value of $780,
900 was recently destroyed by fire.
II. ]. Groves, editor of the Kansas
president and manager of the paper.
were shot recently by Gen. r. C..
Horne, has died of his wounds.
The first message of Gov. Haskell
to the first legislature of the new state
of Oklahoma was delivered orally to
the members while in joint session at
Guthrie, amid the widest enthusiasm.
Leading horse breeders of Ken
lucky have taken steps to form a new
jocky club to govern racing in the
west.
The Jury in the trial of Mrs. Bradley
who killed former Senator Brown in
Washington a year ago, brought in a
verdict of acquittal. The crowd in
the court room when the jury reported
vigorously applauded.
In rear-end collision on the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad near Baltimore,
three persons were killed and 20 others
injured.
The senate has confirmed the NOM
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Kentucky to be member of the 18TH
mian Canal commission.
A bomb was recently exploded un-
der the carriage of President CABRERA
of Guatemala, but he escaped with a
few scratches and bruises.
In an attempt to loot the savings
bank at Salisbury, Mo-. robbers shot
and dangerously wounded the city
marshal before being driven away.
Five men succeeded in cracking the
coin safe of the bank at Carney, Ok,
recently, securing $4,000 and safely
getting away.
The first message of Gov Haskell
to the legislature was read to both
houses in joint session by the gov
ernor in person at Guthrie.
Congressman Scott of Kansas ia
vors prohibition for Washington city.
He thinks the nations capital should
set an example to the country.
Defective electric wiring caused a
fire at Fort Leavenworth which de-
stroyed wing of the barracks. The
loss to the government is $4,000.
Nearly 1000 bills were introduced
in the senate on the third day of the
present session.
Mo-. recently in one night.
Six hold-ups occurred in st. Joseph,
Congressional.
Representative Atchison of Pennsyl-
vania has introduced joint resolution
in the house placing an annual tax of
81 on every barrel of beer manufac-
tured in the United States to raise a
fund of s50,0OO.0OO yearly for the de-
velopment of the country's waterways.
Senator C. A. Culberson, of Texas,
has been chosen chairman of the dem
ocratic caucus. The position carries
with it the minority leadership on the
floor of the senate.
The senate has elected William F.
Frye of Maine its president pro TEN.
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