Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
BRIEF REVIEW Of:
A Weeks EVENTS
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TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Quar-.
tiers of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the PerusaI of the
Busy Man.

Busy Man.
The case against Harry X. Thaw
was given to the jury, and six hours
later, not having reached an agree
ment, the jurors were locked up for
the night. Jerome's closing address
was a merciless faying of Thaw and
his wife. The judges charge was con-
sidered unfavorable to the defendant.
Senator Foraker in a speech at Can
ton, O., declared his independence of
dictation, defended his public course
and denied any part in or knowledge
of the alleged rich mems conspiracy
to thwart President Roosevelt
John Temple Graves, speaking at
banquet at Chattanooga in honor of
w. J. Bryan, urged that Bryan nomin-
ate Roosevelt for president on the
Democratic ticket
Secretary Taft declared that Cuba
was to be turned over to the Cubans
as soon as possible. made recommend
ations as to the holding of elections
and sailed for Porto Rico.
President l.. W. Hill announced
that the Great Northern would build
plant for the manufacture of cars in
Superior, Wis.
Fifteen persons were burned to
death in a fire that destroyed an
apartment house in Lisbon, Portugal.
Congressman Longworth came out
in favor of Taft for the presidential
nomination.
The New York Herald. James Cor
don Bennett, its proprietor, and it's
advertising manager were fined $751;
600 for sending improper matter
through the mails.
Seven hundred members of the
union organized at Bisbee, Ariz, by
the Western Federation of Miners,
employed by companies which refused
recognition of the union, went on
strike.
A train bearing $40 political exiles
left st. Petersburg for Siberia. This
is the largest consignment of politi-
cal prisoners sent to the far east for
several months past.
Commander Eva Booth of the Saliva
ton army became seriously i'll at Can
ton, o.
The Chicago. ST. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha railroad and H. NJ. Pearce,
acting freight agent, were found gull
ty of granting rebates by a jury at
Minneapolis.
Four trainmeh were killed on the
Southern Pacific in California by the
explosion of two locomotives.
Mrs. Mary Bechtel, aged 81 years,
and her son Charles, aged AZ years,
we're burned to death in their home
in Philadelphia.
The Akron Printing and Paper COM
pany went into bankruptcy, with liza
bilities amounting to $4,000 and as
sets the same
The crew of naval barge No. l
which went adrift in a storm, were
rescued by the steamer Professor
Woermann.
Directors of the Provident Securi-
ties and Banking company of Boston
are accused by the receivers of hav-
ing squandered 100000 Of its money.
Annie IAdair of Triumph. Ill.,, is
dead from swallowing muriatic acid,
which she mistook for sleeping
medicine.
Richard Croker is in exceedingly
poor health, according to John Fox, a
Tammany leader, who has just re-
turned to New York from England.
With a bullet in her brain Mabel
Guy, the ten-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Charles Guy of Middleton,
N. Y, walked a mile to Thrall hos
pital for treatment. She may re-
cover.
The United Engineers society
opened it's new home in New York
for the erection of which Andrew
Carnegie gave $1,500,000.
The Lincoln Savings and Trust
company of Philadelphia was closed
by the state commissioner of banking
because it's capital was impaired.
1t is said that the death of the late
Congressman Galusha A. Grow was
FASTENED by gang of New York
swindlers, who levied blackmail upon
him, using woman as their willing
tool
One person was killed and about
IS injured in wreck on the st.
Johnsbury & Lake Champlain railroad
near Hardwick, Vt.
Richard NJ. Waite, assistant to the
president of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company, died at Denver. -.
Or. Paul Bettix, professor of Greek
and Latin in the Central Holiness
University of .-Oska1oosa, Ia.,s is
preaching "a new crusade and branded
his forehead with cross. -.
=. State Senator David Campbell of
Illinois was appointed postmaster of
Chicago to succeed Mayor Fred
Busse. =
n p. a. b. Widener asked permission.
of Philadelphia authorities to erect a
$4,000, 900 municipal art gallery on q
site to be furnished by the city. 4,+ IL
JohnSsW Heron, father-in-law of
Secretary Of War TAFT, and other off,
GERS Of the Bracket Iron company OF
Cincinnati, were indicted for conspir-
acy In restraint of trade. 5,.9=
Strikers at LODI, Russia, killed ten
Il workmen because they attempted to
4 resume work. .. =S y -zs55s 81.
Secretary Of War Taft and party
arrived at Havana for q four days
visit. RS " 5=.3}=. h.
At 9 meeting Of q committee Of the
Allied Provisions Trades union 81