River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-03-12


William Esser, the Brooklyn IN.
W mechanic arrested charged with
having stolen models of torpedoes
from the E. w Bliss company, was
held in $1,000 bail.
Mrs. Hattibell Cook McReynolds
of Chicago was granted decree of
divorce from George S. McReynolds,
former member of the Chicago board
of trade, but now in Joliet peniten-
tiary $3.50 1850
King Edward travelled incognito as
a duke to Paris.
William Adler, the missing express
ident of the State National bank Of
New Orleans, was indicted by the
United States grand jury, charged
with misapplying national bank funds.
The central part of Girardville, Pa,
mining town, was swept by fire
which burned seven houses and a
store
]. E. Levy, a New York salesman,
shot himself in the head, dying short
ly afterward.
Two negroes, Curry Robertson and
John Henry, were lynched near Haw-
kinsville and their bodies burned.
They were charged with a double
murder
According to the terms of the new
Congo annexation treaty, King Leo
pold of Belgium agrees to abandon
the crown domain to Belgium. Bel
GUM shall assume all the Congo OBJ
legations, amounting to s21, 100000.
| The Nebraska Democratic state con-
vention pledged allegiance to the pres
idential aspirations of Bryan at
Omaha, Neb.
B. F. Bush, at Baltimore, Md, was
appointed receiver of the Western
Maryland railroad. Bush is president
of the road.
Lave Martin, 60 years of age, shot
and killed his wife and then commit
! ted suicide at Kirkland, o.
The funeral of the late Senator Red
! field Proctor was held in the Proctor
Union church at Proctor, vt.
Mrs. Bridget King of Sheffield, ILL.,,
is dead and her son John, Is years
DID, fatally burned following the ex-
plosion of a lamp in their home.
Charles B. Lands was renominated
| for representative by the Republicans
of the Ninth Indiana congressional
district in session at Frankfort, Ind
Fire which swept through the five
| story structure of the Armstrong Cork
| company in Chicago, caused loss of
| 100000, after spreading a panic.
The principal school building in
Sturgeon Bay, Wis, was burned. Loss,
| 100000
Gov Frear at Honolulu appointed
a committee to prepare an entertain
ment for Rear Admiral Evans battle
ship fleet when it arrives there.
Japan threatened force to recover
the Japanese steamer Tatsu, which
was detained by China at Huangpu.
The Union Bank of Commerce i'll
Rio Janeiro closed its doors. Other
banking institutions were affected.
Miss E. l.. Cavanaugh, an actress,
has written to President Roosevelt
asking him to assist her in recovering
property valued at $4,000, which she
says was stolen.
ten-dollar- a-month fiat block from
the ferry in Hoboken, N. J.
The interior of the Court theater at
Meiningen, Germany, was completely
burned out. No performance was on
at the time and no lives were lost.
According to an official note En-
peror William will meet King Victor
Nf fol ut ,riv
the course of his Mediterranean
cruise.
Attorney Conner of Kentucky sued
the American Tobacco company for
$1,000 and the International Harvester
company, alleging both are trusts.
Railway officials in Chicago and
throughout the country say they are
seeking to obey to the letter the nine
hour law.
The third of the Pennsylvania Rail
road company's series of four tunnels
under the East river, connecting New
York and Long Island City, was
opened.
The charge was made on the floor
of the house by Mr.. Hitchcock of Ne
braska that the committee on ways
and means was a party Ito gigantic
schemes of plumber
Surgeon General Walter Wyman OF
the public health service submitted to
Secretary Cortelyou at Washington a
report on milk in it's relation to pub
lie health"
The body of Miss Rice Hill, an In
dian woman, was found at Black River
Falls. Her death was caused by
stab wound inflicted by some unknown
person.
Former State Treasurer Frank p.
Glazier was placed under arrest at
Chelsea, Mich, on charges of misap-
applying state funds. He had pre-
viously been indicted
A great audience assembled in Bos-
ton and heard addresses by Secretary
of War Taft, United States Senator
Elmer j. Burkett of Nebraska, Gov.
Curtis Guild and Lieut. Gov. Eben S.
Draper.
Mayors of nearly 20 Illinois cities in
the state attended conference called
for in Chicago, at which financial leg
islation for the state was the subject
for discussion.
Judge c. Richter, in Laporte (Ind)
circuit court, on application of stock
bO1dorc raprocaOfino 9 000 charoc IF