The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-08-05

and Killed his l(-vear-Olu Drlue VI less
than week at Lebanon, Mo-, and
killed himself.
Tony Martin, said to come from
prominent family of Quincy, ILL.,, was
arrested charged with robbing the res
idence of j. E. Murphy of Peoria.
Mexican troops and, revolutionists
had an engagement in Mexico opposite
Comstock, Tex, and two American
residents of Mexico were killed.
John Schultz, paying teller Of the
First National bank of Racine, Wis,
and his accounts were
found to be $4,000 short.
Following up his crusade against
the appearance of unclothed women
in the Paris theaters, Project of Police
Lepine has given orders that the sale
of obscene pictures on the boulevards
be suppressed.
The Manitoban government an
nounced that 10000 men are needed
to harvest the wheat crop in western
Canada.
Thirty-si prominent bookmakers OF
New York were indicted for violating
the anti-gambling laws.
Joseph Chamberlain returned to
England from the continent in a very
grave condition. His eyesight is seri-
ously affected.
The independence party in its first
national convention at Chicago nom
mated Thomas l.. Hisgen of Massa'
chusetts for president and John Tenn
pie Graves of Georgia for vice-presi-
dent. Friends of Mr.. Bryan made an
effort to bring his name before the
and the man who at
tempted it produced a riot and mar
rowly escaped physical violence at the
hands of the indignant delegates.
DR.. Andrew Bergen Cropsey, the vet.
Urinary surgeon who shot and killed
his wife in her home at Bath Beach,
died suddenly in the Raymond street
jail, Brooklyn.
President Castro has issued decree
prohibiting the dispatch of vessels
with cargo for Grenada or other
islands in the Antilles, thereby clos
ing the Venezuelan gulf ports entirely
to export and import trade with the
West Indies. Great indignation Is felt
in the British colonies, and it is ex'
eminent will be sought to secure pro.
lection against the methods of Presi-
dent Castro.
James S. Sherman, Republican vice
presidential candidate, announced that
he would be succeeded as chairman OF
the congressional campaign commit.
tee by Representative William B. Nc
Kinley of Illinois.
In the presence of the Sheik VI Is
lam, the head of the hierarchy in Tur.
key, the sultan of Turkey took the
oath of allegiance to the constitution
on the Koran.
Peter Sendak Of Cleveland, O., shot
and killed his wife and himself.
Andrew Haag, prominent resident
of Cullom, Ill.,, was shot and killed by
his 21year-old son, Albert Haag, fol
lowing family quarrel.
A band Of men attacked the Office
of the cashier at the railroad station
in Tiraspol, Russia, and got away with
$4,000.
The interstate commerce commits
sion decided that shippers might com
bine small quantities of freight Of
various ownership either by arrange
ment among themselves or through
the medium of the forwarding agency
and ship the combined lot at the rela
lively lower rates applicable to large
shipments.
Tad" Smith, negro boy accused o.
assaulting a white girl, was burned tt
death by mob at Greenville, Tex.
The several suits pending against
the Waters-Pierce Oil company in Lit
tie Rock, Ark, charging violation o.
the antitrust laws of the state, were
terminated when the attorneys for thu
defendant company agreed to com
promise penalty of $4,000.
Many Chinese were killed, build
ings were unroofed and vessels driver
ashore by a typhoon that swept owe
Hong-Kong.
The Olympic games at Londol
closed with the presentation of medals
and trophies by the queen. In the fielt
and track events, in which the points
were counted five for first, three TO
second and one for third, the standing
was: America, 114h; United King
dom, sc 1-3; Sweden, 1914; Canada
IL; South Africa and Greece, 8 each
Norway, s; Germany, 4; Italy, 3; Hun
gary, 2 1-3; France, 1-3; Australi
and Finland. 1 each.
Angry residents of Curacao threat
ened the Venezuelan consul, who too
refuge in the German consulate; an
also forced Venezuelan to make pull
lie apology for articles he had write
attacking the Dutch government.
Officers of the Democratic nations
committee were chosen, as follows
Chairman, Norman E. Mack, Buffalo
N. y; vice-chairman, E. L. Hall, N,
braska; secretary, Urey Woodsol
Kentucky; treasurer, Charles N. Hal
kell, Oklahoma; sergeant-at-arms, job
l. Martin, Missouri. 1t was decide
that central headquarters should be
Chicago.
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