Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-08-08
al EpIToME OF THE MOST I'M.
poHTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
Carefully Digested and Con-
densed Compilation OF Cur
rent News Domestic
and Foreign.

h;bitien committee, enthusiastic over
coorgia's Punishment of liquor, says
tomnerance should rule throughout
the country.
Court refuses to act to prevent John
Armstrong Chanler's being taken back
to an insane asylum, and he stands
in that danger if he goes to New York
to prosecute suit now pending tnere'
New York public service commits
sion orders an investigation of the
rights of New York tunnel company
under franchise.
ANALYSIS having failed to find evil
dence that Mrs. Pet Magill died from
poison, the states attorney at clinton
hopes to show that she was smothered
with quilt or pillow.
More than $1,5O0,000 of the $4,000
600 paid by the state of Pennsylvania
for metal furnishings in the state cap
itol was graft, report to the lnVestl-
eating committee shows.
Shippers meet in Chicago to plan
for permanent representation before
the commerce commission.
]. P. Morgan & Co. buy $15,O0O,OOo
of Atchison convertible bonds.
Jnly fire insurance losses in the
west reach about the normal ratio, the
years record still being unsatisfac-
tory.
An Injunction preventing elevator
Il mip
houses from the public's use is upheld
by Judge Carter of the Illinois SUI
preme court.
Chicago policemen uphold the rec
ord of force for bravery by Staying
two desperate criminals.
Tug Chicago causes intense excite
ment by turning turtle at the Rush
street bridge, with the night excur-
sion boats near.
New York stakeholder in the Chi
cago City Railway company attacks
the traction settlement ordinance in
proceeding in mandamus.
True bills are voted by the grand
jury at Clinton, Ill.,, against Fred H.
Magill and Fay Graham Magill for the
murder of the first wife of the for
mer
War department at work on the
problem of filling the depleted ranks
of the army, getting information ready
for action by congress.
Charged with having gone through
mock marriage with woman who
lived with him for four years, until
she discovered she had been duped, a
New York policeman is tried and his
dismissal from the force is recon-
! mended
Iroquois fire damage suits against
Klaw & Erlanger, theatrical mana
gers, are ended finally, federal court
In New York refusing to reopen the
cases.
Congressman Jenkins, chairman of
the house judiciary committee, de-
plores the action of compromise in
the North Carolina rate case, and
4 fears another civil war as a result of
agitation.
Stuyvesant Fish says that he will
attend the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Illinois Central,
vote his stock and that of those
whose proxies he may hold, in the in
lerest of the whole capital stock.
and that he will make a statement to
the shareholders.
Fight over Milwaukee's municipal
lighting plant is headed toward court,
as city comptroller refuses to sign
Oils for payment of work on project.
Jimmy Britt will probably get the
next fight with Joe Cans as the result
OF the formers victory.
Sank City Qowa) woman seeks re
tease of daughter who joined Holy
jumpers and fed to Waukesha, Wis.
burlington railroad files charges
Win the interstate commerce commits
SION accusing the Beatrice and two
Diue valley creamery companies of
having monopoly.
United States Steel Corporation re.
ports net earnings of $45, 900 fof
last quarter.
William Jennings Bryan talks on
rrlnce of Peace" at Epworth League
ndutauqua, but state democratic
qaders fail to appear for conference.
torture for the tax dodger would
good thing, according to ser
Ph In the Austin Baptist church by
9v' A. H. Harnly.
1lutual Reserve plans to transfer its
Paining assessment policy holders
Sne legal reserve basis.
eStern railroads angered by the
Vofhce departments order impos
INES for tardy delivery. consoles
oIPen break with the government.