River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-30
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and sorrow, death being haSIened Dy d
recent stroke Of paralysis.
British premier will announce the
governments programme for the Irish
bill, and is then expected to drop it.
ireland will revive the bitter struggle
agains the government.
Archbishop Ireland, in Memorial day
speech, decried ignoble peace and
glorifed just war.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Clements advocated prison term for
railroad jugg1ers.
May Irwin was welded to Kurt Els
feldt, her manager, at the stars sum-
mer home in the Thousand Islands
After five years of waiting the gov
eminent is said to be ready to take
action against coal trust.
Overthrow of the Chinese govern
ment is said to have been aim OF J.
Edward Boeck, wanted in New York
man claiming to be mining
engineer from Mexico was arrested at
New York on charge of larceny Of
$4,000
Principal corporations Of the United
States, numbering 800, will disburse in
interest and dividends in the month
OF June the sum of $70000,0O0, ac-
cording to a report from New York.
Harry d. Sellers, aged 20, member
of an old and wealthy Pittsburg fam
lily, was found dead in his bedroom in
his residence, 1922 Wightman street,
Squirrel hill The family claims the
death Of young Sellers was an &C
cident, but it is believed he committed
suicide and the coroner is making an
investigation.
John Redmond said the death of
the Irish council bill cleared the way
for home rule campaign.
Japanese in Toxic are reported not
to be worked up over the latest out
rage in San Francisco.
District Attorney Jerome declared
New York is morally a model for
other cities.
IL. g. Frick denied as absurd the
story that he is to erect a $5,000,000
art academy in Pittsburg in rivalry
to Carnegie's gift
The body of a murdered New York
priest was found in a trunk in room
ing house as security for a rent bill.
Police are searching for two men who
occupied the room. ChicagOan is
said to be trunk owner.
Ernest Doll, five years old, shot and
killed his mother, Mrs. Frank Doll,
at their home in Airyille, Pa. A shot
gun was left standing n the room and
the boy, who had seen his father load
the weapon, did the same during his
mothers absence. As his mother re
turned the boy turned the weapon
upon her and pulled the trigger, kill
ing her instantly
The Belgian, Van Houvaert, won
the Bordeaux-Paris bicycle race, his
time being 19:39:27.
The ringing Of the farm dinner
gong by a pet collie saved the family
of William Beattie, a farmer near Ok
ford, Pa, from being burned to death.
The fire began in one of the back
rooms and the dog grasped the bell
cord Neighbors, hearing the noise,
ran to the rescue.
Giacomo Puccini has definitely de-
cided to compose the music of an
opera based on the life of Marie An
toinette, the libretto of which will be
prepared by Illika Schumann.
Several hundred strikers at Buenos
Ayres attacked a refrigerating and
meat-packing factory in which they
had been employed They were re-
pulsed by soldiers and police after
fight in which four persons were killed
and many wounded.
Charles f. Grotefend, former pay
ing teller of the Washington National
bank, ST. Louis, who fled to Sweden
last year, short $4,000 in his accounts,
was brought back to st. Louis.
Sixty thousand persons celebrated
the centenary of primitive Methodism
with services on the lonely Now Cop
mountain at Hanley, England. The
meeting lasted from early morning
till late at night.
Citizen of St Paul. filed complaint
with the commerce commission accus-
ing the Pullman company of discr!m-
ination against occupants of upper
berths.
Alleged agent of China disappeared
from New York with gems valued at
S250,O00 and sent back pawn tickets.
Nineteen women, the first legisla-
tors of their sex ever to be elected in
Europe, took their seat in the new Fin
nish diet, which assembled at Helsing-
fors.
Five lives were lost by the burning
Of the steamship Naomi during trip
from Grand Haven, Mich, to Milwau-
kee. Four stokers, imprisoned. died as
the rescued passengers looked on.
One passenger was burned fatally, the
others being saved through heroic
deeds performed by the crew.
Heavy frosts fell over the eastern
half Of Kentucky, damaging gardens.
and is believed to have about complet-
ed the work Of killing fruit.
Five men were killed and four fatal
iy injured at the Eliza furnace of the
Jones G Laughlin steel company at
Pittsburg.
A cablegram from President Ze-
laya of Nicaragua, stating that a rev.
olution broke out in Salvador was re
ceived by the Nicaraguan consul at
New Orleans
Rudolph Spreckels criticised Mayor
Schmitz' committee of seven and the
supervisors of San Francisco.