Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-20
NEWS OF THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

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arrest of choir singers who chewed
gum during service.
Omaha saloon men, angered at
"lid" forced the mayor to order every
thing shut down on Sunday.
Three Portland, Ore, bankers were
arrested on the charge of accepting
deposit for an insolvent conceEn.
Charles e. Perkins, for many years
president of Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railway, died in Massachu-
sets.
The French government has con-
ferred the cross of the Legion of Hon
or upon Carroll D. Wright, former
commissioner Of labor.
Congress will be asked to adjudi-
cate Georgia's claim for s60o,756 for
the use OF the Western & Atlantic
railroad Immediately after the war.
Crazed by jealousy of his 17-year-old
charge, John Bjoring killed ]. P.
Theobaud. son of millionaire New
York broker, and then shot himself.
A plan for identifying New York,
at a cost OF sS6S00. 900. has been re-
ported by Nelson J. Lewis, city en-
gineer. Widening the principal ave
Rues Is part OF the plan.
Believing he was highwayman.
John Ffala shot and killed Joseph
vaclena. IT, who with several other
young men, were creating disturb
ance IN front Of Fiala's Chicago sa-
loon
At Fernalda. KY, as the result OF a
quarrel over an election bet William
Hopkins, son of Rev. Thomas Hop
kins. and Frank Foley fought a duel,
Hopkins was killed and Foley fatally
wounded
Mre. Mary Baker G. Eddy leader OF
Christian science denomination. has
been awarded a diploma Of honor by
the International exposition OF book
and paper industries. recently held in
Paris. An exhibit was made up largely
OF Mrs. Eddy's writings.
One of the coaches in Atlantic ex-
press train No s, from Chicago to
Pittsburg. on the Fort Wayne divis-
ION of the Pennsylvania railroad, was
dera!.ad in Allegheny. Pa. Many Of
che passengers were severely bruised
and shaken up. but none were se5i-
ously injured
Sighting a school OF twenty whales
on Cape Hatteras, Capt. Nader of the
steamship Admiral Farragut supposed
the huge fish would disappear when
the vessel approached Instead, the
whales continued playing right in the
steamships path and the sharp prov
cut a sixty-footer in two.
As a result OF remarkable opera
ton in Maryland University hospital
Richard Swanger win carry quantity
Of gold leaf in HIS head. A falling tree
crushed his skull, separating the brain
covering and the gray matter. me
gold leaf was used as a film. swanger
will recover
Giovanni de Chiclicia held at the
Tombs, New York, on charge of
threatening his brothers life because
ne refused MIN money. killed himself
by jumping from a balcony Giovanni
deserted from the Italian army be-
cause he could not support his wife on
an officers pay.
After pursuing her with unwelcome
attentione for ten years Joseph
Schmilowitz Of Cleveland, O., shot and
instantly killed Mrs. Dora Stebel in
the presence of her two children In
her apartment in Myrtle avenue.
Brooklyn. According to the tale told
by Mrs. Stebel's little boy to the DO
lice Schmlowjtz had been writing let
ters to his victim for ten years.
It is reported that the Bethlehem
Steel company is one OF the corpora
tons that are after the I.ackawanna
iron and Steel company's properties
at Lebanon, Pa. Several weeks ago
rumors regard ing a probable sale If
the LaclzawLnna properties named the
PENNSYLVANIA Steel company as a
likely purchaser.
Helen Maloney was the victim Of
the so-called English marriage gvndi-
cate which has furnished many
wealthy American wife for lmnecuni.
GUS Englishmen." This quasi-defense
of the clipping daughter of Martin Ma.
ioney was offered for her nv Timothy
Jurley Of Spring Lake, Pa. an old
friend OF the Maloney family.
A wedding that was looked forward
TO with interest in Chicago and Pitts
burg society was anounced cancelled
by the young woman's mifher without
any explanations The princ'ra
are Miss Isabel w. Pontcsract, a Pitts
burg heiress, and John Cudahy. Jr.
son of the Chicago packer. Cudahy
is % years of age. The engagement
was announced last summer. The ac,
quaintance began at Mackinac island.
A battle of beer and coffee for su.
premacv as a mental factor was waged
at the Sherman house. Chicago. the
occasion being the opening session Of
the Chicago ekat congress Fullv 40n
followers of the game had gathered
to get into form for the national
tournament that is scheduled for De
oember. 1t proved the most exciting
session held bv the Chicago Skat club.
The crowd was evenly divided over
the beer and coffee question. In
nearly a'l cases the coffee drinkers
won their games.
All records in the transportation OF
passengers acsoas the Atlantic were
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