The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-04
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IN the Ohio Supreme Court another
of the lawsuits growing out OF the
contest between Mayor Johnson, or
Cleveland, and the old Street Rail-
way Company, of that city, over
street car fares was argued.
Richard Walton, the negro arrested
In Springfield, ILL.,, for the murder Of
Mrs. Lillian w. Grant, has told the
police that another negro, Marcus
H. Lemoyne, is her actual slayer.
In wreck on the Southern Pacific
work train, which collided with
freight near the entrance of Tunnel
II, two miles west of Tehachapi, Cal,
eight Greeks were killed and 20 in
jured.
Indictments for the violation OF
the Interstate Commerce Law were
found in San Francisco against the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company and
the Southern Pacific Railway.
The ninth explosion of myster-
ious series of violent occurrences
credited to feuds between factions OF
Chicago gamblers occurred in the
Morrison Building.
officers at the New York navy yard
have been requested by letter from
the COMMANDMENTS office there to
write to the senators and represen-
tatives of the states from which they
have been appointed asking their ia
vorable consideration of the Army
and Navy Pay Bill.
The report of the currency COM
4 mission of the American Bankers
Association recommends a measure
introd uced in the last session of Con-
gress, known as the credit currency
bill.
Forces of the Guggenheim Rail-
road, the Copper River and North
western, shot and wounded six sur
veyors and workmen employed by
the Alaska-Nome Railway, at Key
stone Canyon.
l.. B. Williamson is charged in
Findlay, o., with attempting to bride
a juror in the case of the State OF
Ohio against Standard Oil Company.
Cyrus Baldwin, IS years old, took
a fatal dose of paris green at his
home, in Elgin, ILL.,, after having
confessed that he murdered his wife.
Richard Walter, colored, wanted
for the murder of Mrs. Lillian White
Grant, a school teacher, of Chicago,
was arrested in Springfield, Ill.
John Hoffman dropped into
sewer while making repairs and was
carried by the swift current of water
into the Harlem River.
John FRANKLIN, Northwestern en-
gineer, has received a check for $10,-
900 for saving the life of woman
at Devils Lake.
The Chicago Board of Education
decided to admit adults, both for
eign and American born, to Chicago
high schools.
Eight persons were injured in a
fire which damaged several buildings
in Louisville to the extent of $780,
600.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva has announc-
ed his intention of giving up the
fight in Zion City.
Acting upon the governments
promise of immunity to the Chicago
and Alton, Judge Lands, in Chicago,
ordered the grand jury to drop the
prosecution against the company.
All the living members of McKin-
ley's staff when he was governor of
Ohio expect to be present at the dedi-
cation of the memorial at Canton.
According to the New Orleans
Picayune the proposed bear hunt of
President Roosevelt will be made in
East Carroll Parish.
Several persons were hurt as the
result of a jam on Brooklyn Bridge
caused by collision between two
electric trains.
ABE" Brokaw, who numbered
among his friends nearly every living
general officer of the Army, died in
New York.
John w. Fort, president and treas
urer of the Monarch Cotton Mills, at
Union. S. c., was found dead in bed.
A gasoline launch exploded ON the
Ohio River near Gallipolis with %
men ON board and 4 were drowned.
Street car strikers cut the trolley
wires and attacked car, putting the
crew to fight, at Latrobe, Pa.
Foreign.