Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-09-04
GENERAL NEWS.

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William H. Taft and Senator For
aker met in Toledo and entire har-
mony between them was assured. the
senator promising to take the stump
for the Republican ticket.
Charles O. Jones, noted aeronaut,
fell 500 feet with his blazing dirigible
balloon at the Central Maine fair at
Waterville, and was killed. The acci-
dent was witnessed by $4,000 persons.
Forest fire threatened the destruc-
tion of the famous Calayeras group OF
giant seQuoias.
The parade of the Grand Army OF
the Republic at the encampment In
Toledo was reviewed by Mr.. Taft,
Senator Foraker and others. About
$4,000 veterans were in line.
James s. Stackpole. member OF the
arm of Stackpole Brothers. publishers
of the Lewistown (Pa) Gazette, while
mentally unbalanced committed sui
eide near Mifnintown by shooting.
Fifteen thousand Americans and
Australians took part in a grand re-
view and parade at Pennington, SUI
burb of Melbourne. The Victorian
Journalists gave reception in honor
Of Rear Admiral sperry. 1t was his
birthday and the city of Melbourne
commemorated the occasion by pre-
senting him with silver bowl bear
ing suitable inscription.
The United Spanish war veterans
drew the color line by declaring the
Charles M. Thomas camp Of Washing
ton unattached"
Daniel Walser, a Detroit confec-
toner, was shot and killed by burg
lars at his store.
A Paris newspaper prints an inter-
view with Sidi Ell Mokhrl, Moroccan
minister of foreign affairs, in which
he declares that Abd-el-Aziz has def
nitely resolved to give up the strug-
gle.
DR.. Frederick T. Rustin of Omaha,
Neb., one of the most famous sur
geons in the west, was shot and killed
by an unknown person.
Unknown persons dynamited the
bank of the Illinois and Michigan
canal at Channahon, II miles south
west of Joliet, and the entire district
was flooded.
Frederick Cornelius Of Muskogee.
Okla, and his sweetheart, Miss Bah
bic Metcalf OF Tulsa, were drowned
while boating.
Foreclosure proceedings against the
Pittsburg Wabash Terminal Railway
company were begun in Pittsburg by
the Mercantile Trust company of New
York.
The Nevada Democratic state con
vention nominated Francis G. New
lands for United States senator and
George A. Bartlett for congressman.
A new comet was discovered at the
Yerke's observatory at Lake Geneva.
Wis, by Prof. D. w. Morehouse OF
Drake university.
The cruisers of the Pacific feet,
each towing a torpedo boat destroyer,
reached Honolulu without any acci.
dent worth mention. t'T&
Wisconsin primaries resulted in the
nomination for United States senator
of Isaac Stephenson, Republican, and
Neal Brown, Democrat; for governor,
James o. Davidson, Republican, and
]. A. Awkward, Democrat.
Seven summer visitors out OF q
party of ten were drowned by the
capsizIng of a 35.foot sloop in Penob-
scot bay, of Deer Isle.
Mayor Busse Of Chicago issued a
proclamation extending the time for
wearing straw hats from September
/ to September IL.
Oficial returns compiled by Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Coburn show the
population of Kansas to be 1855, 799,
an increase over last year Of $3.50.
The formal entry OF the Americans
into Melbourne took place. Admiral
Sperry and his staff landed at the st.
Kilda pier, where they were met By
the prime minister, Alfred Deakin. the
premier of Victoria, Sir Thomas Bent,
and the other members of the com;
monwealth and state MINISTRIES.
The Bank Of Easton, at Easton, Mo-,
was robbed OF $3.50, the funds belong
ing to the post office. IA
Insane as the result Of having slain
his wife and fatally wounded his son
in error, julius Turner, farmer
committed suicide in the county jail
at Clay City, Ill. .x
Louis v. Falardeau Of Chicago was
shot and killed in his store by hold-uI
men, Ell 35 ~
After having their automobile
wrecked, Al. M. Dun Walter Ranger
and Joseph y. Hayes OF Minneapolis
MINI, were attacked by three Negro
bandits and robbed 81 S235, 81