The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-15
BRIEF REVIEW OF
A Weeks EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST IMPoR.
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM.
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
information Gathered from All Quar-
ters Of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal Of the
Busy Man.

Busy man.
Charles w. Morse, organizer Of the
ice combine and of the Consolidated
Steamship company, and few months
ago regarded as one of the greatest
financiers in America, has disap-
peared His creditors attached all his
property in New York, including his
suit for $243,321 begun by Charles A.
Hanna, national bank examiner, as re-
ceiver of the National Bank OF North
America, which Morse controlled.
Billiards and snow and sleet storms
were general throughout the northern
states, paralyzing transportation and
causing great suffering.
Mrs. Felix Jobes, an 1S-year-old
bride, was shot and instantly killed at
El Dorado, Ark, by her father, An
drew Bradshaw, as she attempted to
shield her husband.
President Roosevelt temporarily
suspended as public printer Charles A.
Stillings and appointed William S.
Rosster temporarily to fill the duties
of that office. The action, as explained
officially, is to facilitate the investiga-
ton now being made of the govern
ment printing office by congress.
Sir Birrell Barnes, president OF the
divorce court In London, granted the
countess of Yarmouth, who was Miss
Alice Thaw Of Pittsburg, decree null
lifying her marriage to the earl OF
Yarmouth.
Residents of Lanesville and Still
River, In the Housatonic river valley
between Brookfield and New Milford,
Conn, were startled by two distinct
earthquake shocks and several large
cracks appeared in the earth.
George f. Goddard, 70, well known
as one OF the pioneer millers and
flour dealers of st. Louis, died sud-
denly from heart disease.
Mrs P. II. Hough, wife of the SUI
perintendent of the Beardstown divi-
sion of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad, was shot in the head
and seriously wounded by lad who
shot at the train on which she was
passenger.
Mrs. Honorah Kinney died in Beloit,
Wis, at the age of one hundred years
and three months.
DR.. H. Laidley, one of st. Louis
most prominent physicians, and who
was medical director of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, died suddenly of
cerebral hemorrhage.
Columbia, Mo-, voted in favor Of
prohibition by majority of AZ votes.
The election ended long and bitter
contest
Louis Auklam of Menasha Wis,
shot and dangerously wounded his
wife and son.
Judge Peter s. Grosscup in the
United States circuit court of appeals
granted writ of supersedeas in the
case of Rev. James e. Kaye of Oak
Park, H., who was convicted Of coun-
terfeiting.
Fire In the business district of Pc.
oria, H.. destroyed nearly a block OF
buildings, the loss being 100000.
Four persons were burned to death
in farmhouse near Preston, MINI.
A Christian Science church in Mil
waukee that was nearing completion
was burned. the loss being $4,000.
Two large buildings of the John A
Roeblings Sons company, wire rope
manufacturers In Trenton, N. j., were
destroyed by fire, involving a loss OF
about 100000
Secretary Metcalf asked the house
committee on naval affairs for an ap
preparation of $73,77O,0OO for the con
struction and conversion of war yes
sells.
According to an average established
by Investigations undertaken by the
Pittsburg survey typhoid fever cost
Greater Pittsburg the enormous sum
Of $721,436 for the year ended In June
1907.
Daniel f. Fitton, In charge Of Los
Animas forest reserve, reports fully II
per cent Of the homestead entries
there fraudulent.
The Los Angeles limited on the San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake rail
road was wrecked at Fettly Station
Cal. Five passengers we're injured
The graduate school of the Univer
sity Of Illinois, Urbans, ILL.,, was for
mally opened. At the last session OF
the Legislature $4,000 year was
voted to maintain the school.
The four-story brick building con
tanning the mechanical department oi
the Cleveland Plain Dealer Publishing
company was practically destroyed by
fire.
William Brace. well-known Chica
60 lawyer. was found frozen to death
near his suburban residence.
Z David Barrie, Sir Thomas Lipton's
representative in this country when
the Irish baronet raced Shamrock T.
and Shamrock II. for the Am~:ica's
cup. was killed in the Jersey central
depot in Jersey City. slipping on the
ice and falling In front Of locomo-
tive.