The state herald., 1907-11-01
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On her last trip the turbine steamer
Lusitania made the run from New
York to Queenstown in four days, 22
hours and 46 minutes.
Two men were killed and three Sc
riously injured in wreck on the Ohio
Central railroad at Pomeroy, Ohio.
The resolutions adopted by the Ma
tional Civic Federation at Chicago de-
clare for nonpartisan commission in
which the interests of capital. labor
ard the general public shall be repre-
sented.
President Schneider of the Chicago
school board wants to adopt the Japa-
nese imperial rcscript on education as
the standard for moral and ethical
teaching in the public schools of that
city.
The British steamer Pampico, from
Baltimore to Rotterdam, was aband
oned in midocean. The crew were
President Roosevelt has been urged
to recommend a revenue tax on fire.
works to the next congress. the pro-
tanus and Its treatment.
An attempt was made recently to
destroy the entire Muskogee, J. T., OIL
held by fire.
The cannery men OF southeastern
Alaska are demanding revision OF
the Chinese exclusion law. Tne scar.
city of coolie labor is hurting theif
business.
In an address before the National
Civic Federation at Chicago Charles
J. Dawes. former comptroller OF the
currency. defended the Wall street
financiers. and charged the federal de
,artment of justice with making
gallery plays"
At Ashland, Wis. n mixing mill Of
he Atlantic Dynamite companys fac.
tory exploded, killing four men.
The Oriental liner Empress OF
china sank recently alongside Its
dock In Vancouver. u. C.
The official rir line measurements
II the two leading balloons In the Ben
nett cup race IL i'omflern. S73,i milcn
and LIsle de France. sG7.i miles.
chance 10 get their affair In shape.
More than 500 persons lost their
lives In the recent earthquake shocks
In Italy.
The net earnings Of tho Missouri
Pacific and Iron Mountain systems for
the fiscal year ending June 30 were
,is.iss .272,4s.
The Kansas board OF control. which
has charge Of nine state hospitals and
|, ,omca. wants n hospital for the care
of the criminal insane.
Owing to the general feeling OF un.
roat In Nevada financial circles Gov.
Sparks declared three days legal holi.
days In order TO give tho banks
New York fnnncicra believe the
worst OF the furry In Wall street iH
over now. The Trust Company Of
America successfully withn,ood n run
OF iarHc proportions and better feel.
ing prevailed generally.
The INST OF the balloons entered
IN IN. race for the James Gordon Ben.
nett cup. which started from 81. Louis
.ame down near Hamilton. Ont. about
700 milcn In n straight line from the
starting point. Tn. balloon was the
United States" In charge of Mai,
iicrnoy,
Figures prepared upon the general
expenses Of the delegates 10 Tho
Hague peace conference show the cost
TO have been f5.7es.s .s.v. including din,
,ers and telegraph tolls.
The whsa, acreage In Oklahoma II
ss per cent greater taia year than
last
Judge CARRIER Of Oklahoma hsa or.
iarod the Western Union Telegraph
company to better i,s service IN tho
state or show reason for not doing ~.
Ivy. used In the decoration Of a
Methodist church In tho village Of
New Haven. New York, poisoned near,
~ half oi the congregation
The supreme court oi the United
States has declined 10 grant the r..
quest of Kansas To reopen the Karsaa.
Colorado case.