The Glenwood post., 1907-11-09
Miscellaneous.

Three Americans and 20 F1llplnos
were injured recently by the collapse
of the new railroad bridge over the
Pasig river near Fort Mckinley, in the
Philippines.
lany of Fort Scott, Kansas, has been
barred from doing business in Texas.
special session OF the Louisiana
legislature has been called to consider
regulation of railroads and other cor
porations.
Mrs. Katie Cathors, of Wichita
Kan, who was recently swindled out
of $4,000 by Sylvester Harrison of
that city, has become insane from
brooding over her loss.
Federal Judge Pollock, of Topeka
Kansas, has decided that he had no
jurisdiction to Interfere with the pros
ecution of theatrical people who vio-
lated the Sunday closing law at Kan
sas City. although he took occasion
to criticise the criminal judge for en-
forcing the law.
A replica of the famous Turnbull
sun dial at Corpus 1hristi college, Ok
ford, England, has .een presented to
Princeton university by Sir William
Mather, NJ p.
Small investors are flooding Wall
street with orders for low priced
stocks The orders are for from one
to 20 shares and are purchased out
right for cash.
After indictment for grating by the
grand jury, Councilman George c.
Linde, of St. Louis, made confession
duplicating several other members OF
the council.
The Commercial State bank OF
Grand Island, Neb, has closed its
doors. Fifty thousand dollars of the
banks funds were in the First National
bank at Charlton, Iowa, which recent
ly failed.
The German emperor and empress,
and it is said, the imperial chancellor,
Prince Won Busiow, will pay visit
of state to England during November.
A violent earthquake at Samara-
cand, Asiatic Russia, did comparative
ly little damage, but the inhabitants
became panic stricken.
Eta L. Mclean. stenographer in
the federal building in Chicago has
been arrested in company with A. b
Gordee. printer, charged with steal
ing important papers in connection
with the prosecution o. John r. Walsh
for the Misrepresentation of funds OF
the Chicago National bank.
A toy balloon released in Paris has
been found in Finland.
The Modern Woodmen of America
have s350,000 tied up in the failure OF
the First National bank at Charlton
Iowa. The order is fully protected by
bonds several times in excess of the
sum on deposit.
A verdict for s-s9, 900 against Joseph
Ramsey, jr. former president of the
Wabash railway, in a suit brought In
New York by John S. Jones. finan
cier was recently rendered by jury
The eastern railroads are refusing
shipments of grain for export.
Nearly the entire town Of Karatagh
Russian Turkestan, has been destroy
ed by landslide. 1t is estimated
that 1900 persons lost their lives.
Members OF the Southwestern Traf-
fic Association OF Railroads will hold
their 37th anniversary on board a
steamship in the Gulf CT Mexico.
The beer tax collected in Missouri
during the month of October amounted
to 1913 8,400.70.
A destructive wind storm recently
visited Galveston, Texas. demolishing
a number of residences and injuring
several persons.
A fast passenger train going 70
miles an hour collided head-on with a
freight train near Morganville. Ca,
two men being killed and 26 injured.
The enlisted men OF the North At.
lantic fleet are to present handsome
loving cup valued at $4,000 to Helen
M. Gould In the near future.