The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-25
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Attorney General Hadley, of Mis-
souri,, announced that he had notified
the attorneys for the international
Harvester Company of America that
the state will present no further tes-
timony in that custer suit which the
Attorney General is prosecuting
against the concern for alleged VIOLA
ton of the anti-trust laws of Mis-
souri,.
Frank Cain. city marshal, was shot
and fatally wounded and Elmer Ma
gruder was instantly killed in the
Jail at Higbee. Mo-, by three men
whom Cain had arrested on charge
of robbing railway station at Sails
bury, Mo.
Robert B. Parker, brother of
President John M. Parker. Of the
Southern Commercial Congress, was
found dead in his room at hotel
In New Orleans. Near him lay
vial which had contained prussic acid.
Judge Thurmont, at Warrensburg,
Mo-, has decided that there is no law
In Missouri prohibiting the practice
Of healing by members of the Chris
ton Science Church.
Oscar Hammerstein has secured
temporary injunction against the New
York World, restraining the newspa-
per from publishing letters alleged
to have been written by the impress
sario to Miss Frances Lee.
Herbert F. L. Funke and Arthur
Andrews testified that Thornton
Hams held the crowd at the Bayside
Yacht Club at bay with revolver,
while Capt. Peter G. Hams, Jr., shot
William q. Annis.
The steamer Catalone, from Boston
to New York, collided with and sank
the British steamer Daghestan south
Of Gedney Channel. The crew of the
Daghestan were saved.
President-elect Taft arrived in Au-
gusta, Ca, and was received with a
joyous demonstration. Mr.. and Mrs.
Landon A. Thomas are entertaining
the Tafts until Monday.
1t is reported that interests iden-
tilted with Standard Oil are behind
the plans to build places to rival the
American Smelling and Refining
Company.
The committee appointed by Gov
ernor Hughes to investigate Wall
Street methods of transacting bust
ness held its first meeting and organ
ICED.
Anton Rudy, a plumber, of New
ark, N. j., obtained damages from
local union for keeping him out of
work.
Thirty-two million dollars of the
Dime Savings Bank will be carted
through the streets of New York.
The telegraph companies at Chi
cago reported rain and fog generally
from the Colorado line to Philadel-
phia and from St. Paul to Louisville,
rendering wire connections disar-
ranged, but not putting them out OF
commission.
A naval board composed Of Com
mander William Gill, Commander
Edwin A. Anderson and Lieutenant
Commander F.. N. Freeman started
to inspect sites for the establishment
Of torpedo station on the Pacific
Coast.
The unique opportunity of buying
real elephants, lions and other deni-
zens of the jungle for Christmas pres
ents is afforded on account of the
Involuntary bankruptcy of the Nor
ris & Rowe circus.
As result of the closing of the
Citizens' State Bank of Napoleon,
o., the creditors of the Ohio German
Fire Insurance Company, now in the
hands of two trustees, may lose
s139,0O0.
Governor j. Franklin Fort, of New
Jersey, presided and made the prin-
cipal address at the International Tu-
berculosis Exhibit in the American
Museum Of Natural History at New
York.
Henry F. Agar, formerly secretary
and treasurer of the Princeton Mill
ing Company. Princean, Ind, charg-
ed with forgery and embezzlement
approximating 100000, was arrest
ed at Harlingen. Tex, after two
years search.
Aftor an entire day devoted to an
attempt to get jury to try eight
alleged night riders on charge or
numbering Capt. Quentin Rankin,
court adjourned with only two men
In the jury box.
Miss Sarah Campbell, trained
nurse, who spent 10 weeks on bar
rem island in the Pacific Ocean with
So shipwrecked men, arrived in San
Francisco with her hair turned
white.
The prosecution outlined its case
and witnesses described the shooting
of William e. Annis at the trial of
Thornton Jenkins Hams.
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