River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-03

ana CIVIC SUBJECTS ana topics DSdFluS
on sociology and history, were pre-
scented at the assembly of scientific
and historic societies at Brown uni
versity, Providence, r. /.
Leroy J. Kelly, aged %, of Crooks
ton, Mimi, is believed by his friends
for his money.
1t was reported at Capetown from
the German border that a peace be-
tween the German forces and the
warning Hereros has been signed in
Damaraland.
Articles were signed by William De-
laney, representing James J. Jeffries,
and B. f. Taylor, representing the
Rhyolite A. c., for a fight for the
heavyweight championship of the
world and $4,000 purse at Rhyolite,
New, next April, between Jeffries and
William Squires of Australia.
Yaqui Indians massacred eight Next
cans at Lencho, Sonora, IL near Val
encia and probably others on ranches.
The race riots in Mississippi are
ended and the troops have gone home.
Henry Laurens, in a paper before
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science, warned against
the concentration of wealth.
masked mob at Las Animas, Col,
took a murderer from the Jail and
lynched him.
A colored soldier at FL Reno, Okla,
threw white woman into the street
and the citizens threaten to lynch
him.
William J. Bryan virtually admitted
he would be candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination.
Clifford Pinchot, head of the forest
service, defended the withdrawal of
100000 acres in the Indian Territory
for forest reserve.
President Roosevelt, his family and
guests went to Pine Knot, in the Vir-
ginia woods, for four days outing.
w. d. Hill, aged 73 years, an attor-
ney of Defiance, o., died suddenly on
a Wabash train while en- route to Los
Angeles, Cal.
Father M. J. O'Dwyer, founder and
pastor of the Sacred Heart Catholic
church of Kansas City, Mo-, was found
dead in bed at the parochial residence.
Fire which started in the Philadel-
phia Strawboard company's plant
practically destroyed four buildings in
the manufacturing section of Phila-
delphia and badly damaged four other
buildings. The loss is estimated at
$250,000.
Baron Hengelmuller, the Austro-
Hungarian ambassador, denied the ru-
NOR that he will resign the Washing
ton mission.
Former Probate Judge A. J. Shores,
of st. Louis, aged rs years, died at his
home from heart trouble.
The correctional at Nancy, France,
fined Bishop Tetrinaz $40 for striking
a gendarme on the occasion of the
formers expulsion from the episcopal
residence there.
The governor of the province of ORR
entail Negros, Philippine Islands, has
reported that IA natives were killed
and 13 injured in a panic at mid
night Christmas mass at Tanjay.
Heavy snowstorms throughout Aus
tria-Hungary have resulted in the
death of number of persons from
freezing
Charles B. Fink, editor of the La
trobe (Pa.) Advance, dropped dead in
that city, death being caused by apo
plexy.
Edward II. Thompson, ST., president
of the Maryland National bank, died
suddenly in Baltimore of acute indi-
gestion. He was about so years old.
Mrs. Charles Weeks, 60 years old, of
New Rochelle, N Y, died at her home
from hydrophobia. She was bitten
three weeks ago by small fox terrier
her husband found in the street.
Walter S. Clarke, well-known art
list and illustrator, died in New York.
He was 81 years old.
A negro ran amuck at Marlin, Tex,
killed colored girl IL years old and
fatally wounded Hunt Broddis, col
ored The culprit escaped.
The sword of John Paul Jones has
been placed in the library of the navy
department in Washington by Com
mander Reginald Nicholson.
The Russian consul at Liverpool,
Col. de Hermann, was found dead in
bed, having been killed by a pistol
shot and knife. The wounds were
inflicted by himself.
In a San Francisco fight following
a discussion of the Japanese school
question Antonio Diora was so badly
injured he will die. Two others were
wounded.
Princess Alexandra Victoria of
Schleswig- Holstein Sonderburg-
Glucksburg has been betrothed to
Prince Augustus William, fourth son
of Emperor William.
A maniac held possession Of the
switch tower at Cavanagh, Ind, for
hours, disorganizing traffic on three
railways.
Nearly all trains we're sent out on
schedule time by the Southern Pa
cific and the firemen's strike seemed
about broken.
Minnesota began action to prevent
the contemplated stock issue by the
Great Northern railway.
Archbishop Ireland's statement on
the Franco-Vatican conflict did not
please the pope.
Earl Northup, aged %, was probably
fatally stabbed during saloon brawl
by Private Howard of Troop K, Thir-