River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-07-02

tired of life at Harrodsburg, KY, and
committed suicide by taking paris
green.
Five persons were killed in a wreck
on the Chicago & Northwestern road
near Chadron, Neb.
Harvard won the varsity boat race
from Yale. Griswold, the Yale stroke,
collapsed a mile and half from the
finish. Secretary Taft and the family
of President Roosevelt were among the
spectators.
The list of honors accorded on the
occasion of the official celebration of
King Edwards birthday was issued.
Four new peers have been created, ten
new privy councillors, IL baronets and
rs knights.
Two hundred armed and mounted
men believed to be revolutionists, at
tackled and captured the town of
Viesca, state of Coahuila, Mex. Three
persons were killed and several wound
ed in the fighting.
Five persons, including mother
and her three children, persisted in a
fire in Chicago that followed an ex-
plosion in a cehmical works.
The United Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America decided to erect a
new ladies' hall at st. Olaf college,
Mortified, Mimi, to be called "Mohn
Hail." in honor of the late Rev. Prof.
Thorbjorn N Mohn, who was the first
president of st. Olaf.
Every claim set up by the state of
Illinois against the Economy Light
and Power company in the litigation
over the Desplaines river dam was
knocked out by Judge Mack at Chi
cago and the injunction dissolved.
While temporarily insane Mrs. Au-
gust P. Johnson drowned her four chill
dren in the cistern at their farm home,
near Ida Grove, Ia.
Max and Theodore HOPPER, partners
composing the firm of Klopfer Broth
ers, bankers, of Munich, committed
suicide, despairing of their ability to
meet heavy obligations.
Reports from Teheran said nearly
500 persons were killed in the two
days fighting in the streets, and that
the reactionaries were in control.
Two men arrested at the Sleeps
head Bay race track for violating the
New York anti-betting law were dis
charged by Justice Bischoff.
Papers have been served upon
Frank j. Gould in suit for absolute
divorce brought by his wife, who was
Miss Helen NJ Kelly
Eighty-five persons are believed to
have persisted when the steamship
Larache sank near Muros, Spain.
Iowa Democrats in convention at
Sioux City indorsed the state ticket
and William J. Bryan for president.
The Locke anti-racing bill was
signed by Gov Sanders of Louisiana
and is expected to put the race tracks
out of business.
Two burglars blew the safe of a
grocery in Springfield and took
$3.50, but were caught.
The cornerstone of the new capitol
of South Dakota at Pierre was laid by
the Free Masons.
Fighting was renewed in Teheran,
the Cossacks starming and looting the
residences of grandees. The shah de-
clared the city in state of siege.
Over 100000 barrels of oil consumed
by fire, three valuable oil refiperies
destroyed and an estimated loss OF
about 100000, were the results of
electric storms which passed over
western and northern Pennsylvania.
no frCf
Spanish naval vessel to enter Cuban
port since the REIMBURSEMENT of Span
ish sovereignty over the island, ar
rived in the harbor of Havana, and
was hailed with delight by the entire
Spanish colony of the city.
Iowa Republicans in convention in
dorsed Gov. Cummins, progressive leg
islation and Senator Allison.
Miss Jean Reid, daughter of the
American ambassador to England, and
Hon. John Hubert Ward, brother of
the earl of Dudley and equerry-in-wait-
ing to the king, were married in Lon
don. The ceremony took place in the
Chapel Royal of st. James palace, and
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
witnessed it from their private gal
lery.
The United States now has no diplo-
matte representation in Venezuela, the
legations affairs being cared for by
the Brazilian representative. Jacob
Sleeper, secretary of the American le-
cation and in charge during Minister
RusselIs absence, has left Caracas,
presumably because of the disputes
with President Castro.
The Toledo Ice and Coal company
pleaded guilty in the United States
court on three counts to receiving re-
bates from the Ann Arbor Railroad
company and was fined $3.50 on each
count.
The Spanish steamer La Rache went
on the rocks near Muros, Spain, and
was sunk 1t was believed a number
of lives were lost.
H. d. Everett, a government for
ester, T. R. Wakely, a teacher, and
four Filipinos were killed by hill
tribesmen on the Island of Negroes.
Meyer Newman, a New York dia-
mond salesman is supposed to be held
for $4,000 ransom by kidnapers.
George Willoughby of Milwaukee
pleaded guilty to a charge of wife
murder and was given life sentence
Mrs. Mary Whitecamp, aged As
years, wife of Henry Whitecamp. one
of the wealthieSt landowners in Madi-