Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08

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not build street railway tracks to be
leased to an operating corporation.
Judge Mcmahon at Hammond, Ind,
decided to allow Indiana to destroy
the Dearborn Park poolrooms owned
by the Smith-Perry-White syndicate.
Six colored men were badly beaten
by mob of white men at Greensburg,
Ind.
d. Max Gregg, son of Col. H. H.
Gregg, wealthy mine owner of Jop-
lin, Mo-, in st. Louis on his honey
moon, was arrested on a charge of
having attempted to ship four fish out
of Arkansas.
A terrific hurricane swept over a
part of Campeche, causing loss of
millions of dollars and the death of
several persons.
The seven men who were impris-
oned in the Berwind White Coal mine
near Johnstown, Pa, by sudden rush
of water, were rescued after four and
half days, alive and unhurt, but
greatly exhausted.
G. R. Scrugham, manager of the In
ternational Policyholders' committee,
| and two watchers for the same or
ganization were arrested on charges
of conspiracy to cause the counting of
| defective, altered and forged ballots
in the recent election Of New York
Life Insurance company directors. ia
cob Frank, an agent for the New York
Life, was arrested for forging the
names of policy holders.
President Cabrera, Of Guatemala,
narrowly escaped death when assas-
sins exploded a mine under his car
riage. The horses were killed and
several men injured.
William January, the federal con-
Wet who escaped years ago and was
recaptured, was told by his wife the
| news that President Roosevelt favor
ed his pardon.
The month just ended was the cold
est April in the last 26 years and with
in degree of the coolest April ever
experienced, according to the weather
bureau at Washington.
Samuel Rittenour, foreman at the
West Virginia Brewing company
plant, at Huntington, w. Va, commit
ted suicide by taking carbolic acid. A
few days before Rose Spears, to whom
Ritten6dr had been paying court, end
ed her life in the same manner be-
cause she thought Rittenour had de-
serted her.
American sailors won all Of the
places in two international races be-
tween the crews of warships In Hamp-
ton Roads, but the British tars took
first and second places in third con-
test.
John P. McManus, editor of the Pi-
lot Rock (Ore.) Leader, and formerly
of Pierre, 8. D., Was acquitted of the
murder of Robert Estes, a gambler
whom he mistook for a robber.
A Canadian Pacific freight train ran
through small bridge just east of
Port Arthur, Ont, carrying to their
death Engineer William Fixter, Fire.
man Veaudrey and Brakeman Will
neauve.
Levi C. Lincoln, who is alleged to
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zled $4,000 since 1890 from the Woon-
socket Electric Machine & Power COM
pany, of which he was treasurer, was
arrested.
George H. Phelps filed a suit at
Findlay, O., against the Standard Oil
company, its subsidiary companies
and directors of the companies asking
that they be enjoined from doing bust
ness in the state of Ohio, and claiming
they are operating against the provi-
sions Of the Valentine antitrust law
Capt. Charles D. Chandler, U. S.
signal corps, and J. G. Mccoy
assembled from st. Louis in a balloon
to make tests and attempt to win the
long distance record.
President and Mrs Roosevelt enter
tanned at dinner all the principal Off
GERS of the United States navy and
foreign navies who participated in the
ceremonies attending the opening OF
the jamestown exposition.
George II. Cottrell, one of the pi-
oneer captains on the great lakes, died
at Marine City, Mich, aged 80 years,
after an illness of one week.
Rev. J. D. Simmons, of Parkersburg,
w. Va, editor of the Baptist Banner,
died of apoplexy.
The government transport Buford
sailed from San Francisco with 1000.
900 pounds of -four for the starving
Chinese.
Miss Sarah MCGOWAN, 80 years old
was burned to death early in a fire
which damaged the fve-story tene
ment at 239 East Thirty eighth street
New York.
Fire broke out in the Regal hotel
Leesville, La, and spread rapidly, des
troying 18 buildings. The loss Is es
timated at between $4,000 and 500,
900.
In letter to the editor of the Re
view Of Reviews President Roosevelt
takes exception to an article on race
suicide that appeared in the publica
ton and reiterates his own views on
the subject.
John Hamlin, of Grand Island
Neb., has been found guilty of the
murder of Rachel Engle, aged 10, and
his punishment fixed at hanging.
Fire in Union City, Pa, destroyed
the plant of a chair company and 9th
er buildings and threatened large
part of the city. The damage was
100000.
People in Mexico were wildly Ell
cited by a report that mob had
stoned the American and Mexican lega
tons in Guatemala City, and Mexican