River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-27

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delivered a heavy speech at the Audi
torium spoke at Orchestra hall and
talked at banquet at the Union
League club.
Richal Czopezak, a laborer at Gary
Ind, was killed by a fall to the bottom
Of a tunnel shaft 100 feet deep.
Thirty-three alleged detectives
armed like an arsenal, were scooped
in, weapons and all, by the Chicago
police The police say the arrest
frustrated an unusual and elaborate
plot to hold up a gambling house in
West Hammond
Herman Billik, convicted of killing
six members of the VrZal family by
poisoning in Chicago, may get a re
hearing as result of an affidavit to
the effect that sworn testimony at the
trial was given under duress.
Crosby S. Moves, editor of the
Washington Evening Star, died al
Pasadena, Cal Mr.. Noyes was. SO
years of age and had been a journal
list for go years.
Eleven indictments charging embez
element of $4,000 were returned by q
Kansas City, Mo-, grand jury against
]. r. Brady, formerly president of the
Merchants Refrigerating company.
Turks raided the frontier village oil
Carina, in the Province Of Van, Adri
attic Turkey, and captured 81 Armeni
ans.
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daughter of o. H. Belmont, and so
ciety favOrite in New York, Newport
and Washington, was found dead in
bed. Death was due to gas poisoning
The 'jobless' demonstration in Phil
adelphia was followed by numerous ar
rests. Chief among those was Vol
taire de Cleyre, professed anarchist
The date for the Massachusetts
Democratic state convention, which is
to select delegates at large to the
national convention, was fixed fol
May Z.
The Russian duma adopted reSolu
ton condemning terrorism by big
majority
All of the students of st. ClouC
(Minn) high school walked out owing
to the action of the school board in
demanding the resignation Of Prin
cipal Macheney.
1t is reported the United States is
about to confer with the powers with
the view of protesting against the
policy adopted by Japan in Man
churia.
A broken rail caused a switch en-
CINE to plunge down an embankment
near Fort Dodge, Ia, and Switchmar
Scott was instantly killed.
w. G. Griffin, a wealthy mine op
orator, committed suicide at Galena
Kan.
Gov. Deneen of Illinois signed the
had been examined by the attorney
general to ascertain whether it was il
proper form.
Latest reports from the scene of the
dynamite explosion at Pinole, Cal.
place the number of dead at 80.
Authenticated copies of the Il
treaties negotiated at the recent
Hague conference reached the state
department at Washington.
While ten miners were being low
cred into the Stanton mine at Wilkes
barre, Pa, large body of ice in the
shaft fell, striking the hood of the
cage and killing three men.
State Auditor Mccullough began ar
investigation of the Tri-City State
bank at Madison, H.. which closed
it's doors.
Chicago had it's first glance at the
contestants in the New York-Paris
automobile race when two of the
members of the French De Dion cal
arrived by rail.
The first of the tunnels under the
Hudson river, across Manhattan
island and under the East river tC
Long Island City was completed.
Bishop John MONK of the Mennonite
church, aged 62, died at his home near
Midway, H. He had lived in the vii
lage for more than so years.
Democrats in state convention al
Hutchinson, Kan, unanimously in
structed delegates for Bryan.
Without exception the police have
ordered all clubs in Greater Pittsbure
closed at midnight in the future.
Fourteen miners lost their lives by
an explosion in the Glebe pit in the
village of Washington, England.
James A. Deane broke into the
home of Charles Mckay at West
Forks. Me, and killed Mrs. Mckay
with an ak.
The proposition to devote $4,000,
900 of relinquished Chinese indem
nifty to erecting American colleges in
China has been brought to the atten
ton of President Roosevelt.
William J. Bryan in an address tC
Democrats of Illinois at Springfield
said he will not fight again with bush
whackers and asked that only friends
be put on guard
A gigantic national federation Of
the liquor interests has formed to give
battle throughout the country to pro
hibition.
The Tri-City State bank closed a
Madison, H., and the home of Z
trusted employee of the institution was
placed under police guard.
An explosion at Pinole, Cal, was re
ported to have killed "a Cinnamon and
four white men,
A New York paper printed cable:
from Europe telling of an alleged dea
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