Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.


of numbering Amelia Staffeldt, a Long
island farmers daughter.
Congressman Tawney, speaking at
Gettysburg Pa, says the nation Is
rushing toward a despotism.
W. D. Haywood recovered from an
attack of Indigestion and the jury
for his trial at Boise was completed.
Citizens of Canton, o., have
plan to keep the Mckinley home in
tact, establishing a new American
Mecca.
A St Louis man believes he has
recovered the famous portrait of
St. Jerome painted by Titan in
1881
Senator Foraker in an address at
Steubenville. O., said the growing
power of the president is menace TO
the nation.
Buck High a 15-year-old negro, was
hanged at McDonough. Pa, for as
sault upon a 4-year-old daughter of a
white citizen.
Striking New York longshoremen de
cided 10 reduce their demands for an
increase in wages in the hope Of end
ing the strike by compromise.
Mailer Brothers of Milwaukee have
purchased the Neenah Knitting Mills
company for $4,000 and viii move the
equipment to Milwaukee.
Snow fell in New York on the first
Sunday Of the summer months, and
cold winds drove people from the
streets and summer resorts,
The cornerstone of a 100000 Ro
man Catholic cathedral was laid at
Minneapolis with impressive religious
and civic ceremonies and a monster
parade
The altruistiic attitude of the United
States toward Cuba Porto Rico and
the Philippines was the subject of
address by Secretary Taft at St.
Louis.
The Pocahontas Memorial associa-
ton has announced that the unwilling
Of the statue of Pocahontas at James
town island is postponed until late in
The fall
gift of $50 600 to the Agnes Scott
institute, college for young women
at Decatur Ga, is announced The
glver is Samuel NJ. Inman. wealthy
Atlanta citizen
Former Police Captain Jacob
Schriba of Newark, n. J., charged
with derenetion in Office. was gi"en
the maximum punishment for his Of
fense-a fue OF $1,000.
Delegates to The Hague conference
are left free to arrange their own
program of procedure, their hosts only
providing for welcoming addresses at
the opening session.
Albert CroweIl of Henderson. \. c.,
was found dead in his room in a New
York hotel with a bullet in his brain
The police believe the man registered
uLder an assumed name
The trial of former Judge ". G.
loving, charged with the murder OF
Theodore Estes, will take place at a
special term OF court to he held at
Houston. Va. beginning June "a.
President Roosevelt feels certain
that republicans will name man
who will carry out his policies and is
more firmly fixed than ever in his de-
termination not to accept third term.
Details Of the April foreign trade
statement show the heavy preponder.
ance in the import trade increases,
both manufactured articles and food
frvfT vic Na - 4,
year ago
William J. Bryan in a speech at the
jamestown exposition in observance
of Patrick Henry dag says the effect
Of the rate bill is to enable the rail
roads to keep the money formerly
paid cat as rebates.
Mrs. Catherine Killeran. wife Of
James Kileran. foreman Of la,
boTers in tunnel construction, was
found dead in her home in the
Bronx, New York. with half dozen
knife wounds in her body. Her hus-
hand has been arrested
Ten persons were injured in an ele-
vator accident at the plant Of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber company at
Akron, O., the most seriously being
w F. Stafford who may die The
cable ropes supporting the elevator
broke and It dropped two stories
The suit to dissolve the alleged mer-
ger Of Gould interest railroads In Mis-
souri, was argued in the supreme
court on demurrers filed by the de.
PENDANTS TO the information OF Attor
ney General Hadley Decision is ex
pected within thirty days.
The most extensive railroad shops
OF the Rock Island syte,n west Of tht
Mississippi river will / in operation IN
Kansas City, Kan within the next
year Twelve buildings VII be erected
and 1850 men will be employed, with
a monthly pay roll Of 100000
Signboards reproducing famous
pictures in the Carnegie institute
but with advertisements on them for
bathtubs and beer raised a protest in
Pittsburg from people who think
true art should not be debased to the
level Of commercialism
1t is said that the naming OF
America was due to an error of q
geographer. Americas Vespucius. who
long was believed to have robbed
Columbus of the honor due him, was
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