The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-10-28

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Isle and Alpena counties, Michigan
stands at A., with several people still
reported missing and growing prob
ability of severe loss Of life in North
ern PulawsH and Krakow townships
, in Pressure Isle county.
Forest fires driven by high winds
were reported to be raging fiercely In
the AdiroDdacks.
Sugar Island, Mich, was reported on
fire from end to end. Near Detour
several towns were surrounded by for.
est fires.
Fires in Vincennes, Ind, destroyed
the grain elevators of Bartlett, Kuhn
& Co. and the plant of the Empire Pa
per Company.
Two sisters, aged y and six years.
are accused of a long series of rob-
berries at Beverly, Mass.
Two men were killed and five in
jured. one fatally, in a wreck of a
gasoline speeder on the Newton &
Northwestern road near GOwrie, Ia.
Emperor Williams fourth son,
Prince August William of Prussia, and
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schles-
wig-Ho:stein were welded in the
chapel of the imperial palace at
Berlin.
Many thousands of citizens of
Tokyo marched in lantern parade in
honor of the officers of the American
fleet, the demonstration being one Of
the most remarkable ever witnessed
in any country.
The Italian cruiser Fieramosca has
been ordered to await the duke of the
Abruzzi at New York, whittier the
cruiser Etruria also will be dispatched.
1t is understood that the two warships
will escort the duke and his bride to
Italy. Mr.. Elkins is to be given the
title of chevalier of Annunciade.
Maurice Tannenholz, New York
jeweler, was robbed Of two diamond
earrings and fatally shot by the
thief.
Mayor Tom Johnson and the three
cent street car fare suffered a crush
ing blow, when the franchise under
which the Municipal Traction Com
pany is operating the local street rail-
way lines on the low-fare basis, was
defeated by majority of $40 in the
Train service and business in the
were demoralized by Sc.
we're snowstorm and blizzard.
The supreme court of Nebraska sus-
tanned the legality of, the Nebraska
blue laws forbidding all Sunday bust
ness transactions.
Seventeen of the women suffragists
who were arrested in London during
the ''storming" of the house of COM
mons were sentenced to terms of i'm
prisonment varying from three weeks
10 three months.
Benjamin F. Gilbert. aged Is years,
was found guilty at Norfolk, Va, of
in the first degree for killing
MS sweetheart, Miss Amanda Morse.
Miss Lucille Mulhall, known as ok
ahoma's Cowgirl" and Martin Van
8urgan, a vaudeville singer, were Sc
:retly married in Brooklyn. N. Y, Sep
ember IA, 1907. according to an
made in Topeka, Kan,
~ the couple.
DIR. Irving J. Cook of New York, &C.
FUSED of causing the death of a young
committed suicide in the Wal
hotel.
TOrrential rains caused serious
loods in San Salvador, Guatemala and
honduras.
The officers of the American battle
hips were entertained at fine dinner
md ball by Premier Katsura at his
esidence in Tokyo.
Col. Zachary Taylor escaped from
he mob that murdered Capt. Quentin
rankin at Reelfoot lake, Tenn, by a
odd dash in a rain of bullets. He was
lnhurt.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commits
ion awarded medals to 48 persons for
cts of bravery and gave about SAC, 900
ash to some of them.
Belated reports at Manila indicate
hat the storm of October IL in the
;agayan valley was the worst and
most destructive within the memory
I living Inhabitants of the valley. 1t
5 believed 300 lives were lost.
As a result of ptomaine poisoning
hree children of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Iackert Of Schenectady. N. Y. are
cad, the father Is critically i'll, one
on and three daughters are less seri-
usly affected.
A grand jury at Coalgate, Okla,
the officials of the Bank Of
'oalgate and recommended the remov-
of H. H. Smock, the examiner who
ad closed the bank.
Frank c. Marin, formerly q we'll
nown Brooklyn lawyer who was con-
icted of swindling Mrs. Caroline |
larry. a widow, out of $4,000. was
entenced to from Is to 20 years in |
tate's prison.
Three burglars blew the safe of the |
ost Office at Mayville, Mich. but were
riven away empty-handed by citi-
ems.
Mrs. Nels Ingvarhorn and her two
hildren were killed by the explosion
a gasoline stove at Sisseton, 8. D..
William P. Dillingham; and Carroll
. Page were formally elected to rep
esent Vermont in the United States
enate, at joint session of the gener-
assembly.
An incendiary fire destroyed the ele-
ator of the Hungarian Mills Com
any at Denver, the loss being $780,
DO.
The timely Intervention of a physi-
ian who was not satisfied with the
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