The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-29
Tvs OF The WEEK
LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
(1H, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
kion Lands, Throughout the Ma
bon. and Particularly from the
Great Southwest.

4 ion. and Particularly from the
Great Southwest.
million-dellar leaf tobacco poo
formed In Madison, Wis by The
nbers of the Wisconsin leaf tobae
rewers' department of the Ameri
Society of Equity. Delegates re
enting growers of 100000
Ids of leaf tobacco pledged them.
es to pool the crop and as far as
ible sell direct TO the tobacco
ufaeturers.
epidemic of typhoid, which has
prevailing in Montreal for
eral weeks, is assuming serious
portions. All the city hospitals
filled and are refusing additional
ents. Private physicians are
trun with calls. So far the num-
of deaths have been eompar-
|eIy small. The bad water supply
impure milk are given as the
pes
the adoption of an amendment to
Constitution prohibiting the seat
in the annual convention of any
egate not engaged actively at his
BE-, the Illinois Federation of
Dor. put up the bars, against
hticians and those who the mem
claim have worked TO the injury
the organization by entering the
MENTIONS in the interest of their
II, IN
Constitution was presented by
legate Brady of Chicago.
ginging in 10-eent moving picture
pw at Fresno, Cal, May Yohe, once
5tiy Frances Hope. now Mrs. Put
m Bradley Strong, is trying to save
enough money to sue her husband
i divorce.
While 5000 feet in the air the
Parseval dirigible balloon met with
m accident and dropped to the
ERround. causing great damage to the
apparatus with which the balloon
vas equipped. Mai. Perseval and his
assistant were badly shaken up by the
fall. The bursting of the eompart-
ment forming the tail of the ship,
cnnsed the accident.
Il is officially stated at the Adj
Mlralty that the Duke of the Abruzzt,
VIC is to marry Miss Katherine
@Xkins. has received three months
Extraordinary leave. with permission
~ go abroad
DIG body and seven injured EN-
6yes have been taken from the
bris which buried from 40 to 80
en and boys when fhe roof of the
nigh Valley railways roundhouse
IIapsed at North Wilkes-Barre,
The body recovered is that of
her Mullen It is feared that a
anber of bodies still remain under
wreekage.
The supreme court has sustained
legality of the Nebraska blue
Is, forbidding almost all Sunday
siness transactions.
1t the trial of Ray Lamphere for
Implicitly in the Guinness murders,
korneys barrow and Worden declar-
that they expected to prove Mrs.
nness alive. They declare they have
lee witnesses who saw Mrs. Gun
is July 9.
Whatever doubts may have been
fertained by the Japanese OF the
huineness of American expressions
good will is removed as the result
the memorable meeting between
mikado and Admiral Sperry at
imperial palace and the inter-
hinge of greeting on behalf OF the
peror and President Roosevelt
he Isthmian canal commission
Is 5000. 900 for work on the Pan
"a canal during the fiscal year lsos
eording to estimates submitted to
tfetary of War Wright by Col.
etliais. chairman of the committee.
e appropriation for 1908 was S2l,-
.OO0. of which s1,500000 was for
purchase of three transports.
liberalization of all the tracks OF
Illinois Central railroad within the
ky limits of Chicago was authorized
the annual meeting of that roads
Dckholders. J. ogden Armour,
les "A. ItdDouy anu
ackstaff are to succeed themselves
stockholders.
A eloudburst at Gale, six miles
est of Shawnee, Okla, caused the
puth Canadian to rise at an unpfe-
edented rate to a height OF two rect
Dove the former high water line.
UGH damage has been done to pro-
erty and to crops, but SO far no loss
life has been reported. Train SER
Ice was demoralized. all trains being
etoured
While it has been impossible thus
II to obtain a confirmation OF the re-
ort from Washington, it is rumored
New York that President Roosevelt
to become associate editor OF the
outlook company. after his retirement
rom the presidency.
Five hundred Harvard students fled
ell nell from their dinner in Randall
all, Cambridge, when the ammonia
eservoir in the ice making plant
nrst, flooding the building with SUI
beating fumes. A dozen maids in the
3tchen were overcome and rescued
9TH difficulty by the firemen.
Mrs. Rebecca E. Mitchell, daughter
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